Who biographer John Atkins wrote that the group’s early test sessions for Pye Records in 1964 show that “they seemed to have understood just how important was … Moon’s contribution.” Contemporary critics questioned his ability to keep time, with biographer Tony Fletcher suggesting that the timing on Tommy was “all over the place”. Who producer Jon Astley said, “You didn’t think he was keeping time, but he was.” In the opinion of Atkins, early recordings of Moon’s drumming sound tinny and disorganised; it was not until the recording of Who’s Next , with Glyn Johns ‘ no-nonsense production techniques and the need to keep time to a synthesizer track, that Moon began developing more discipline in the studio. Fletcher considers the drumming on this album to be the best of Moon’s career.
Who biographer John Atkins wrote that the group’s early test sessions
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