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Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Hi MAD,

First off - well done, nicely structured and put on reality.
Now I'm enjoying my time with this thread and fixing to come back for the attack with some Simon's B-sides - The Rarities...which I like the most.

Simon Phillips - Dancing Men / Buddy Rich Burning For Buddy.

Check: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlnS-ViVte0&feature=related

Michael Schenker Group - Simon Phillips Drum Solo, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSmU62Z41bg

Cheers,

Ian
 
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Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Hi MAD,

First off - well done, nicely structured and put on reality.
Now I'm enjoying my time with this thread and fixing to come back for the attack with some Simon's B-sides - The Rarities...which I like the most.

Simon Phillips - Dancing Men / Buddy Rich Burning For Buddy.

Check: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlnS-ViVte0&feature=related

Michael Schenker Group - Simon Phillips Drum Solo, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSmU62Z41bg

Cheers,

Ian

Hi Ian

Thanks for the kind comments

Loved this version of Dancing Men, Big Band drumming requires big energy as well as subtility, Simon's got it all, loved the drums & bass bridge, amazing...

The solo with MSG show Simon's more athletics approach while soloing in a heavy rock contest. I do have the original Michael shenker's Group "Armed and Ready" album circa early 80's, but unfortunately, only on vinyl record, so it lays in a box in a cupboard (sigh...)

Thanks for posting

Cheers :))
 
Excellant drummer and a fine musician! Not a fan of the drum sound in that video I liked to hear more distinction between the toms and its possible that the lack of different sizes missing in intricate places lended to that. Great snare sound and kick drum all though it could have been more promient in the mix.
I enjoy listening to Mr. Phillips and he surrounds himself with excellant players now too.
Doc
 
I enjoy listening to Mr. Phillips and he surrounds himself with excellant players now too.
Doc

Good for you Doc!
Check out my new thread "Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities" on the "Drummers" section, you'll enjoy some of Simon's little gems and treasures.

I will post some incredible pieces from Mr Phillips for a few days. And some will be posted by other members too.
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Fantastic thread!!!!! Although I've posted a clip of this gig before, this is a different video. Finesse = no. Vibe, dynamics, skill, groove, balls = oh man, yes yes yes!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8qE5srP4dE&feature=related = incredible drumming energy in the last section :)

I like your description of the feel of this song, quite accurate...

I've got the DVD of this gig and the Steve Lukather's studio album with the featured song, During Simon solo, I've always asked myself " how the 3 guys can keep the ostinato going without loosing it? Simon's going all over the place and they keep the groove going. Simply amazing...

Thanks for posting it Andy, it's so good for our ears...
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Hi guys

Well, so far, so good... I'll post a couple of track everyday for a few days.

Here are the 2 links for today's post:

Rod Stewart's Sailing by Rock Against Repatriation (1990), a charity single and video featuring various artists. Simon and Pino Palladino are the rythm section here, very creative and subtle groove in the first part of the song and then... well... you watch the video and you tell me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S-x54SxlI0

Hymn To Her by the Pretenders (1986), aaah! Chrissie Hynde's voice... and a subtle groove from our man... Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGWyPJYJc4o

That's it for today guys
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

As promised, here are the 2 videos highlighting the grooves and moods of legendary Simon Phillips...

"In The Night" by Russ Ballard first solo album (1984), Simon's and Mo Foster on bass, a rock solid groove (with that nice 16th note's feel on the bass drum).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF6cRvc8fFE

"T.N.K. (Tomorrow Never Knows)" the Beatles' cover by 801 live (1976), a very young Simon already showing patterns that are his trademarks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkCQOdQ0Q8A&feature=related

Enjoy!

A couple's more tomorrow...
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Check out Simon on Derek Sherinian's new cd Oceana...............w/Macalpine, Lukather, Bonamasso, S.Stevens and D. Aldrich..................good fusion going on!

Hey! Thanks Mickey B, that's awesome... AND the album has been recorded and produced by Simon Phillips in his studio!!! Wow, this is good.

A couple of songs from that album:

Oceana : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayuXNeRLMHQ&feature=related

Five Elements : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gccWtV0fXGw

Enjoy! ...I did :)
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Hey folks,

Not as much posts as I would like to see on this thread, but I see that it has been viewed quite a few times... so I'll posts some more.

On today's post I want to share with you some fast shuffles from Simon. Stamina and endurance at it's best.

"Space Boogie" by Jeff Beck from the album There And Back (1980), fast, ghost notes, dynamics and it's in 7/4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij7yR0LubxY

"Face The Face" by Pete Towhsend (The Who) from the album White City (1986), this is a live version at the Brixton Academy Theater in Brixton, London (same year 1986) (I was there !!!),he play the secondary snare with his left hand and the suffle on hats with the right hand and when he switch to the main snare, it's the opposite way, impressive, he's completely ambidextrous.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5R-b6wyN6w&feature=related

"Moonshine" by Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) from the album Naked Thunder (1990), a driving suffle groove with a splendid Phillips trademark's intro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcwlgPM07D8

Enjoy!
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0opdoZJRZ4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Guys, great thread !
Check this rare one out - Shankar 1979 with frank Zappa producing. It's a "Little Stinker"!!

Enjoy.... :)

Hey Tamastar

WHAT a find man! ...I knew that Simon had recorded for Shankar, I read this in a Simon's interview in Modern Drummer years ago, but I never been able to find it... until NOW. I see that from this link to YouTube that we can listen to the whole album, well I know what I'm listening tonight.

Thank you sooooooooooooo much! :))
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

Just got back to here, & listened to every link. Truly great stuff, & a real display of just how prolific Simon is over 35 years (& probably longer) of music making. & that's the key phrase here, music making. I know of no other player who has immersed himself so successfully into so many genres.

Sorry guys, I don't have any clips to offer now. I'm largely ignorant of who's who detail, but super interested to hear what comes up.
 
Re: Simon Phillips B-Sides - The Rarities

...super interested to hear what comes up.

Thanks Andy... makes it worthwile to upload some more.

Here's a couple tracks from the master's master.

"Shadow On The Wall" by Mike Oldfield from the album Crises (1983) co-produced by Simon Phillips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFKwyzb5S34

"Romani" by Mike Rutherford's (Genesis) first solo album Smallcreep's Day (1980) a groovy song in odd time signature by "Si Phi"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzzu8hd4Gs4&feature=related

Enjoy!
 
I appreciate it, I found a video with Simon meeting the Father of Double Bass Drumming Mr. Louis Belison. That was really fun to watch and you can see respect and admiration in their eyes. Mr. Pillips had a grin ear to ear you could see how he enjoyed performing with Louie. Louie was considered one of the kindest musicians ever and would go out of his way to help any musician. Imagine the music in his house hold while he was married to Ella Fitzgerald????? That house was filled with great music for sure. Doc
 
I appreciate it, I found a video with Simon meeting the Father of Double Bass Drumming Mr. Louis Belison. That was really fun to watch and you can see respect and admiration in their eyes. Mr. Pillips had a grin ear to ear you could see how he enjoyed performing with Louie. Louie was considered one of the kindest musicians ever and would go out of his way to help any musician. Imagine the music in his house hold while he was married to Ella Fitzgerald????? That house was filled with great music for sure. Doc

It is this video by any chance? http://www.drummerworld.com/Videos/simonphillipslouiebellsonheartattack.html
 
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