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I`ve had a kit since I was a kid, played in numerous pub bands over the years and currently have a Pearl Export kit with a Ludwig snare and Zildjian Hi-hat crash and ride cymbals, favourite drummer has to be Stewart Copeland, absolute legend!!
So, let me get this right. Not only are you a drummer (boo hiss boo boo!) but you are a pop drummer?elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:24 pmJust redressing the balance for us proper musicians![]()
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I`ve had a kit since I was a kid, played in numerous pub bands over the years and currently have a Pearl Export kit with a Ludwig snare and Zildjian Hi-hat crash and ride cymbals, favourite drummer has to be Stewart Copeland, absolute legend!!
POP???? The Police!DB10GOONER wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:48 amSo, let me get this right. Not only are you a drummer (boo hiss boo boo!) but you are a pop drummer?elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:24 pmJust redressing the balance for us proper musicians![]()
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I`ve had a kit since I was a kid, played in numerous pub bands over the years and currently have a Pearl Export kit with a Ludwig snare and Zildjian Hi-hat crash and ride cymbals, favourite drummer has to be Stewart Copeland, absolute legend!!
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Only fucking with ya buddy. A band is nothing without the backline.![]()
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As a (mostly) metal guitarist and fan, I have to admit though I loved the Police. And whilst I hate regular reggae I also love Ska.![]()
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Yeah the Police were elevated above pop music for me too.elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:08 amPOP???? The Police!DB10GOONER wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:48 amSo, let me get this right. Not only are you a drummer (boo hiss boo boo!) but you are a pop drummer?elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:24 pmJust redressing the balance for us proper musicians![]()
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I`ve had a kit since I was a kid, played in numerous pub bands over the years and currently have a Pearl Export kit with a Ludwig snare and Zildjian Hi-hat crash and ride cymbals, favourite drummer has to be Stewart Copeland, absolute legend!!
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Only fucking with ya buddy. A band is nothing without the backline.![]()
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As a (mostly) metal guitarist and fan, I have to admit though I loved the Police. And whilst I hate regular reggae I also love Ska.![]()
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How very dare you sir![]()
Copeland was so technical, hand speed unreal and innovative too, obviously love Ginger baker, John Bonham Keith Moon etc but growing up Copeland was the inspiration, loved him more than The Police to be honest, never heard Sting only heard Copeland!
Yeah!! Sid would be the one in the Gimp MaskDB10GOONER wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 1:53 pmYeah the Police were elevated above pop music for me too.elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:08 amPOP???? The Police!DB10GOONER wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:48 amSo, let me get this right. Not only are you a drummer (boo hiss boo boo!) but you are a pop drummer?elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:24 pmJust redressing the balance for us proper musicians![]()
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I`ve had a kit since I was a kid, played in numerous pub bands over the years and currently have a Pearl Export kit with a Ludwig snare and Zildjian Hi-hat crash and ride cymbals, favourite drummer has to be Stewart Copeland, absolute legend!!
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Only fucking with ya buddy. A band is nothing without the backline.![]()
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As a (mostly) metal guitarist and fan, I have to admit though I loved the Police. And whilst I hate regular reggae I also love Ska.![]()
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How very dare you sir![]()
Copeland was so technical, hand speed unreal and innovative too, obviously love Ginger baker, John Bonham Keith Moon etc but growing up Copeland was the inspiration, loved him more than The Police to be honest, never heard Sting only heard Copeland!![]()
Strangely though, as a guitarist I do love to hear a good drummer. For me the difference between Dio's early albums (apart obviously from Ronnie's amazing voice and Vivian Campbell's immense shredding) and most metal at the time was Vinne Appice's drumming. The man was a genius at spacial drumming. He seldom played a flat 4x4. Off he'd go with Tom rolls and syncopated fills. He really knew how to take a song somewhere. He also understood that what you don't play can often be as impactful as what you do play.![]()
Dude, if we had a singer we could form a Gooner band on here: you on drums, OneBard on rhythm guitar, me on lead guitar, and sid, or an inanimate carbon rod, on bass.![]()
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yeah Steve Gadd is a bit of a drumming god, you also cant go wrong with Taylor Hawkins of The Foo fighters, the way he plays he shouldn`t be good because he looks so tense when he plays but he is quality!OneBardGooner wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:58 pmMy Favourite drummer was/is Bill Bruford, I think Yes went downhill after Alan White joined - I think he only got the gig because he played on Imagine by John Lennon![]()
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2nd would be Neil Peart (RIP) of Rush..Saw them twice and the solo's he did were not only Awesome and Exhausting - But seriously not for one moment was I 'bored'.
3rd would be Steve Gadd (Jazz and Session Musician supreme) there is Nothing he cannot play...saw him with George Benson back in the 80's in London and it was unreal the fills and stuff he was playing, Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever etc) Bass player came on and they did a Duet/Dual that made me want to weep it was so good.
elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:35 amyeah Steve Gadd is a bit of a drumming god, you also cant go wrong with Taylor Hawkins of The Foo fighters, the way he plays he shouldn`t be good because he looks so tense when he plays but he is quality!OneBardGooner wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:58 pmMy Favourite drummer was/is Bill Bruford, I think Yes went downhill after Alan White joined - I think he only got the gig because he played on Imagine by John Lennon![]()
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2nd would be Neil Peart (RIP) of Rush..Saw them twice and the solo's he did were not only Awesome and Exhausting - But seriously not for one moment was I 'bored'.
3rd would be Steve Gadd (Jazz and Session Musician supreme) there is Nothing he cannot play...saw him with George Benson back in the 80's in London and it was unreal the fills and stuff he was playing, Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever etc) Bass player came on and they did a Duet/Dual that made me want to weep it was so good.
1} Stewart CopelandOneBardGooner wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:45 pmelpelsarmy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:35 amyeah Steve Gadd is a bit of a drumming god, you also cant go wrong with Taylor Hawkins of The Foo fighters, the way he plays he shouldn`t be good because he looks so tense when he plays but he is quality!OneBardGooner wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:58 pmMy Favourite drummer was/is Bill Bruford, I think Yes went downhill after Alan White joined - I think he only got the gig because he played on Imagine by John Lennon![]()
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2nd would be Neil Peart (RIP) of Rush..Saw them twice and the solo's he did were not only Awesome and Exhausting - But seriously not for one moment was I 'bored'.
3rd would be Steve Gadd (Jazz and Session Musician supreme) there is Nothing he cannot play...saw him with George Benson back in the 80's in London and it was unreal the fills and stuff he was playing, Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever etc) Bass player came on and they did a Duet/Dual that made me want to weep it was so good.
So who would you say are your Top 3 Drummers mate?
elpelsarmy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:43 am1} Stewart CopelandOneBardGooner wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 4:45 pmelpelsarmy wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:35 amyeah Steve Gadd is a bit of a drumming god, you also cant go wrong with Taylor Hawkins of The Foo fighters, the way he plays he shouldn`t be good because he looks so tense when he plays but he is quality!OneBardGooner wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 7:58 pmMy Favourite drummer was/is Bill Bruford, I think Yes went downhill after Alan White joined - I think he only got the gig because he played on Imagine by John Lennon![]()
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2nd would be Neil Peart (RIP) of Rush..Saw them twice and the solo's he did were not only Awesome and Exhausting - But seriously not for one moment was I 'bored'.
3rd would be Steve Gadd (Jazz and Session Musician supreme) there is Nothing he cannot play...saw him with George Benson back in the 80's in London and it was unreal the fills and stuff he was playing, Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever etc) Bass player came on and they did a Duet/Dual that made me want to weep it was so good.
So who would you say are your Top 3 Drummers mate?
2} John Bonham
3} Buddy Rich