Hewitt2
Senior Member
In my early days as a drummer, when my lessons moved beyond the practice pad alone to incorporate kit training, AC/DC was among the first bands I practiced to. I've always seen Phil Rudd as a backbeat master. His judgement is superb, and he executes rather complex timing with the greatest of facility. His work is really quite misleading. Some claim he oversimplifies, but that charge is itself a grave oversimplification.
Yessir. It's no coincidence that Back in Black went something like 25x platinum in the US. The drumming on that album is damn near perfect with not a note out of place and the dynamics perfectly suited to the songs. It takes real skill to nail that aggressive feel but maintain a sense of swing.
He's kind of like the hard rock Ringo (albeit more straight ahead)...