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Title: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: Hardy Heinlin on Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:15
Perfect in all dimensions: Content, sound, musicality, creativity, technique, timing, emotion ...

https://youtu.be/nrd5UeDJB7g
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: cagarini on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:21
Very Nice!

BTW: What rudder pedals are those he's using ?
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: RogerH on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:55
I don't know if you spotted it, but every other bar he misses a beat. I mean, I'm only an amateur musician, but even _I_ can count... ;-P
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: Martin Baker on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:10
A famous Welsh musician once demonstrated how easy it was to count in 7/8 or 7/4:

One, two, three, four, five, six, se - ven, One, two, three... :D
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: RogerH on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:52
Quote from: Martin Baker on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 12:10
A famous Welsh musician once demonstrated how easy it was to count in 7/8 or 7/4:

One, two, three, four, five, six, se - ven, One, two, three... :D

  :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: RogerH on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:50
This one's even worse - he misses _two_ beats every other bar.

https://youtu.be/_hmV3xQ9qlw

In all seriousness, being a musician of sorts myself, I can appreciate what you're saying Hardy.

He's really actually rather good isn't he?

Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: masselli on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:11
Speaking of Drums...this is one of my favorite drum battles of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QXdi25469U
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: Hardy Heinlin on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 22:40
Roger, what instrument do you play?
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: RogerH on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 22:57
Hi Hardy,

Rhythm and lead guitar and vocals in various bands over the years.

Look here if you really have nothing else to do!

https://www.youtube.com/user/fatcharlieuk

Keeps me off street corners :-)

What about you? Wasn't one of your compositions the soundtrack to a Kai Tak video?
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: RogerH on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 22:58
My favourite drum battle - from 'Blah-Blah' the local (well, international) band in Antibes when I used to work there.

The lead singer is on the drums and the drummer is the one standing.

https://www.facebook.com/alblahblah/videos/10157761777279690/

Great band to go out and have a party.

Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: cagarini on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:13
And since we're at - preferred performers - here's one of mine :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCZZSc8m4eg

TGB...
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: Hardy Heinlin on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:16
Nice voice, Roger: https://youtu.be/N6dJF-QYKlo -- and I like your Strat sound :-)

I play guitar. Yes, "Kai Tak Mania" etc. Actually, I haven't played for a while. I should restart, but I'm too lazy to fix that broken string ...

!-|ardy
Title: Re: Simon Phillips 7/4
Post by: RogerH on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:47
Quote from: Hardy Heinlin on Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:16
Nice voice, Roger: https://youtu.be/N6dJF-QYKlo -- and I like your Strat sound :-)

I play guitar. Yes, "Kai Tak Mania" etc. Actually, I haven't played for a while. I should restart, but I'm too lazy to fix that broken string ...

!-|ardy

Lol! Just play with 5 - when I was a teenager I used to do that quite a lot due to the expense of new strings. Once, at uni, I was playing my 12-string guitar in the bar - but due to spending all my student grant on beer, i could not afford new strings, so I'd taken off six of the them. Two Icelandic students had a £500 bet whether I was playing a 6-string or a 12-string guitar. Can't remember how they resolved it because in a way they were both right. But, £500 in 1977? My whole grant for the year was only £900!

It's a tex-mex strat played thorugh a Marshal 40w tube combo with a Boss Blues distortion pedal.