Simon Phillips

[thezombiehonix]

woww !!!! master .... the way you play and feel the music is incomparable

[davelewitt]

Always brilliant Simon P is a total monster!

[noukie2095]

does that drum kit ever break?

[tehpwn3dlife]

BOOGIIE MAAAN

[megamaccedo]

Animal! Monstro!

[joshkosh95]

Does anyone know what china cymbal Simon is using here on the right? And does anyone know a paiste cymbal with a similar sound? I'm looking to get a china with that really loud, aggressive, clashing explosive sound to use for heavy accents. Cheers

[1wayne12345]

Great sounding clip! On my surround system I can hear the floor toms behind me. Awesome!

[MACOSXSL]

Simon has had a consummately great drum sound even playing tam a imperialstar or fiberstar.

[fladepira]

What drum kit is it?



[godzuki444]

I met him a couple of years ago , very nice guy .

[vanderlipriest]

o cara é o cara... da-lhe SIMON

[p47paul]

Check out my channel. The Dirty Cricks cover The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again. I totally use some of Simon's approach to it (like he played on the '89 Tour). Only Simon fans will get it. :)

[SoCalTonyRadford]

Awesome sound! What studio is that?

[ipanemaish]

First part of the solo was boring.Just showing off with all the speed and so.But the second part where he came down,i think thats when he really started to play.Beautiful.

[messidonius]

every time I watch Simon Phillips I am inspired.

[Volentry]

I thought the intro was the intro to One Word by Mahavishnu Orchestra! Haha damn.

[alex6955]

toms tuned to absolute perfection

[soremongs]

Love it when he brings it downnnnn. Much more musical than a drum sola.

[MarioTe999]

beautiful sound :)

[CarbonatedNahte]

that was sweet

[MrBrentR]

That was like having one of my favorite actors do a mediocre movie.

[Victoravra]

Hail Judas! \,,/

[drumm3rboyb]

Wow dis Guy is Sick! ialways played on single pedal.. bt im fina start playin on doubles nw!

[drumm3rboyb]

Wow dis Guy is Sick!

[billpeart]

He has such a "heavy" style, definitely ahead of his time!

[XDrummerSteve]

Amazing sounding drums. I often think I have my kit tuned up well until I hear a set like this. Perfection.

[ty101097]

simon is my all time favorite drummer, hes so quick with his hands, and makes it look so easy! i love his beats, so creative

[liuspang]

i am also a training open hander in drums

[TrickyTolles64]

He's played with so many legends...THEWHO, JUDAS PRIEST, um..isn't that enough?!! Fuck he's AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[captainbimble]

Remember seeing Toyah in concert in 82.Phillips was her drummer and he was awesome!

[mdubb2000]

Outstanding I can't stop watching!!!! : )

[davidO2010]

dream theater??????

[Indusrock]

he is the best lefthanded drummer

[TrickyTolles64]

@Indusrock Bun E. Carlos is no slouch my Rock'N'Roll brother...

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

[blomsterkongen]

@Indusrock He is righthanded, but plays openhanded.

[TeunisLos]

Mike mangini has somewhat the same style. If you like this, u like him maybe too :)

[daddy3449]

He"s the best

[vanhalen515084]

just love guys who play big kits,

[jmboutin]

very good

[dunch101]

who siad this guy was better then carter beauford cause thats the biggest load of shit ive ever heard!!!

[stickstam]

@dunch101 Simon is in a whole other class than Carter Beauford, Carter is Ok

but Simon is one of the greats.

[vanhalen515084]

@stickstam there are so many great players, its not whos better anymore, they all have there own style,

[munnomunno]

@dunch101

100% right. Beauford has infinitely superior technique to Phillips.

[The61769]

pretty basic

[davelewitt]

search:

"DRUM SOLO IN 3 MOVEMENTS"

I meant....

oops

[davelewitt]

Man!!!! Simon is just awesome!!!! his drumming is totally singular, musical and chopsy all at once- truly he is one of the greatest contemporary rock/fusion drummers of the day-

check out this solo from a HUGE Simon Phillips fan and the author of

"The Book of Funk Beats- grooves for snare bass and hihat"

( this book has some very Simon-esque beats!!)

search:

"DRUM SOLO IN MOVEMENTS"

on YouTube

[brantan84]

wow awesome bass drum sound!!

[utahdrumtech]

Great to see someone playing something different - Tama / Zildjian are not as popular as they used to be. As good as DW's sound, it's not all about the drum shell itself. The drummer and the way he tunes his drum heads have a lot to do with the sound created.

[tolisdrums]

@utahdrumtech tama and zildjian are imo probably the highest standard...unfortunately now drums and drumming is all about volume, speed, and company innovations...almost everyone forgot the timeless sound of tama and zildjian and their value through time

[1steviewonder1]

nothing special

[888JimJam888]

I was watching a george kolias video and george said this guy was good. I figured If george says your good you have to be awsome.

I will not doubt george. this is awsome

[tolisdrums]

simon's sound is magic, is unreal, its sensual!!!

[1983jura]

dude sounds good banging on a bunch of drums, but give him something to rock too

[girotube]

I'm a bit late but seams like you have no clue who he is... Thats a shame...

This drummer is a MASTER Groover.. look for more videos about SP.

I'm not hammering you!

[L1J2D3]

@1983jura this is toto's drummer. he has plenty to rock to.

[Masa2Batera]

Thanks for the classroom teacher. It is an honor to have you as a reference. Stay with God.

[trendyjon]

Zildjian forever.

[heartline12]

ya zildjian a customs are so fucking good only bad part about zildjian is they mostly discontinued teh 14" dyno beat hi-hat and sum ppl think meinl is better than zildjian lol

[Theresiaart]

Is prachtig!

groetjes Theresia

[Pontsg]

Shit. Even if i'm a "Paisteperson" i have to admit that those zildjians sound good

[GKOBE]

Of course. Zildjians RoX!!! hehehe

[Roger17drummer]

@Pontsg funny thing is, simon nearly played Paiste. If only they got him new crashes. He broke some and Paiste wouldn't help him out. Just around that time Ziljian offerd to sponsor him with cymbals.

[DrummShooter]

Simon`s is the best drummer^^Love this....so great!!!

[manginifan]

I'm a huge Simon fan, this video is great!!!! I've love his drumming through the years for Judas Priest, Jeff Beck, The Who, Pete Townsend, etc. The sound of his set is incredible. His toms are like cannons, I believe he tunes them higher than most people. I finally got to see Simon live a few years ago, his solo was like rolling thunder, fucking amazing!!!! A living legend, no doubt.

[drumdigger]

Thanks for posting this vid! I'm a big Simon fan and this clip showcases in just 2 mins most of Simon's best licks. Cheers!

[umpchief14]

You guys talking about groups for Simon? How about Judas Priest, Michael Schenker, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, The Who and of course Toto. He's also done some excellent progressive fusion solo work. A 'studio" drummer who has contributed to many world class acts off and on the stage!

[jjbb12Drummer]

Joejacari = is a Weirdo

[iendacard]

Agreed.

[goobs52]

i saw this guy at a Tama, ibanez, laney showcase performance, andy timmons, paul gilbert, steve vai. some great music. excellent drummer. absolutley individual in his style and technique...

[StormBreaker2312]

I saw his clinic a few months ago, and it was insane! One of the major things I noticed is that he can switch his lead hands back and forth like it is nobody's business! He is pretty much totally ambidextrous when it comes to drumming. It was an awesome clinic!

[merdesheatcarajomier]

O_O great!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JoeJacari]

Something disturbs me about the way his cymbal stands make a death head X cross over his drum kit.

Why did he have to set it up like that?

That's strange. His drums sound weird.

Hows come his hair is all frilly and stuff?

I thought he was a tough heavy medal drummer. He's doing doink doink tom tom stuff.

It's all doinky sounding: Toink. Doink. Choink.

Stop the percussive demagoguery.

He's pretty good at drums. Things are OK in drum land. Where did he train?

[camelandu2]

Shame he never settled in with just one band.

[reffaz007]

@ camelandu2

He was in TOTO for a long time: 1992 - 2008.

Simon joined TOTO after Jeff Porcaro died.

TOTO broke up in 2008.

[camelandu2]

True... But still, a shame he didn't play with one band in the '70s. I have an album from 1975 or 1976 where he plays the drums for Dave Greenslade, and that sounds amazing. IMHO I think he should have stayed in the porgrock genre... I'm not a big TOTO fan, and they are a bit too popish for MY taste...

[holajim]

Killer sound technician or Simon Himself probably.

But I like when he ends with a straight out groove smiling. This is too serious-- Movie Track. I need redemption Simon.

Mabe only the drummers will get me.

[collapsexofxmyxheart]

Shit hot drummer

But no match for Jeff Porcaro

[soccernick32]

great

[drumari0]

p.s. thomas lang was FAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR better

[drumari0]

i just saw this guy in glasgow, hes a numpty

[XboxLiveTh0mas0wnz]

lol, thomas lang look at him for a session drummer

[stuartibanez]

Im playing the drum clinic in the rsamd in glasgow tomorrow with simon phillips shall be great:)

[killeroctian]

For some reason I dont like this solo...it seems bland and boring to me. The only real thing he did that was special was his 1 handed roll, but he even did that slow.

[drudoooox]

sicuramente uno dei migliori al mondo!

[GAPDA]

thats right

[samuraifugitivo]

best drummer in the world!

[camelandu2]

Wow. This REALLY reminds me of Doane Perry's solo on Jethro Tull's "Dharma for One". Check it out! Seriously, they're pretty similar, especially the beginning. Simon is a FANTASTIC drummer.

[streetlights0alina]

I met him recently :) really cool guy.

[ArvaF]

He's not only a great drummer, he also manages to get such great sound in his drums!

[UklaTheMokk]

AND...his set also looks awesome. :-)

IMHO though, the coolest looking kit of all time was Stewart Copeland's kit on The Police tour of 83ish. Peart of course had a great looking kit when it was a double kick. Anyway, I'm going off tangent.  Great drummer, great sound, sweet kit!

[yulelovethebeats]

@ArvaF

Absolutely. That's how drums are supposed to sound,

[MrJureSkaza]

@ArvaF uau

[2112LSG]

did he even hit the toms?



[ArvaF]

@2112LSG Yes, several times

[miudd]

I attend yesterdays clinic too, yeep his really a drummer! What a feeling and groove!

[phoneboothplus1]

I attended his drum clinic last night and he was killin'!

[Battosai84]

wht drum clinic??

[phoneboothplus1]

In gothenburg, sweden.

[Battosai84]

Damn, so lucky!! He's doing one in Scotland, but im in London :(

[phoneboothplus1]

haha, ok.

[skbrann2009]

best drummer EVER !!

[booeyats1]

Killer drummer for Pete Townshend solo and The Who in 1989!

[floydgenesisnut]

When I saw him play with The Who in 1989 at the old Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, MA, he knocked me out. He's played with not only The Who and Pete Townshend but also David Gilmour, Mike Rutherford of Genesis (on Smallcreep's Day, drumming is phenomenal on the album, I have Smallcreep's Suite up), Judas Priest on Sin After Sin in 1977 and Toto amongst many others.

[winnerbaby44]

this man is kind of the white billy cobham right?

lol

i guess billy cobham had a great influence on him.. like he did on most of us im sure

[aihoschema]

Agreed. Without Billy there would be no Thomas Lang and no Tony Royster Jr. -and Simon would sound differently - just a little ;-)

[VittorioPetrina]

Cazzoooo

[moedadrumma]

SOund too crazy man hahaha...

Put this shit FULL BLAST!

[zitchwa]

damn that a big drum set

[koflo22947]

Look up Terry Bozzio (another drummer) And he has a enormous drum kit.

[tenordrummercj]

look up terry bozzio or mike portnoy both bigger bozzio's is insane he calls it "a universe of sound" so nasty!!!

[xnideax]

Es un baterista muy simétrico .. a simetric drummer ..to watch

[ThomasFrG]

Holy shit... That was awesome!

[newbydrumer]

i cant find his hihat!!!

[DrummerDaan]

Simon Phillips is one of the few who plays 'open'. Therefore, he can put his hihat really low, almost in level with the snare.

That's why you can't see it.

Note that the hihat is still next to the snare. =)

[sdfnjss]

Is there a drummer on youtube that shows total independence

of both left +right sticking , meaning the left hand is playing a different rhythm to the right at the same time. Please give me some names

[alch3myst]

virgil donati, theres a video of him playing a paradiddle with his left leg and hand and a double paradiddle with his right hand and leg, or a paradiddlediddle...something like that :)

[Jabrada]

Terry Bozzio

[mrpitawot]

Check out Chris Brien, He's had quite a few reviews in Modern Drummer magazine and has totally insane independence. Thomas Lang said in a interview in Drumscene magazine (Aus)that Chris Brien is one of his biggest influences.

Chris Brien uses at least 10 pedals on his set up.

[residentdrummerpete]

tomas haake

[Adudewithastick]

any polyrhytm , 3 over 2 even thats most simple one,thats playing 2 diffrent rhytms at the same time,look for a lesson on polyrhytms

[drummer3101981]

you can take a look at Carter Beauford (drummer of Dave Matthews Band)...it doesnt matter if his kit is set up for left of fight handed. :D

[phoneboothplus1]

Are you pasting that message to all drummer videos?

[shanex1234]

lol the cymbols are so high

[4ff3]

because he is a dwarf :D

[metabog]

WOW!

[Xioooooon]

He is not just a great studio drummer. It's a Drum God live too !

[SoManySwiddens]

He. Is. Great.

[elidrums1318]

simon, the monster-master pure sound

[bermude8]

yes!!

[gitchigoomi]

I don't think this is a solo. I think he's working out, like with his cymbal hits combined with the double taps on the bass. He's doing certain patterns over and over on different sound sources. This is just a practice session! Amazing. I wish mine sounded like this. LOL.

[scotche123]

this is kickass!

[Helipa2012]

Grande baterista com um refinamento técnico inigualavel, parabéns grande Simon.

[DrShrinker]

Those drums sound amazing.

[magnuspsen]

omg hes good

[lonnmaj15]

what do you expect? it's simon !! the best !

[hovernator]

Those are great sounding drums!!!

[igotwritersblock]

some good shit right there

[vasepovver]

he is the best!!

[lorenzopearl]

awsome great solo so simple and so great simon is the best

[DrumMasterclass]

I have seen this solo a 1000 times and it never gets old.Simon really shows what he can do in this Studio drum solo.The are parts in this I cant even believe!Simon is amazing but Too bad you didnt post the whole solo.

[losdragones70]

realmente muy pero muy Bueno,Los Dragones grupo musical.Argentina

[99lif]

It really doesn't matter how old that take is. It simply lay it down that Toto did the right thing after the great Porcaro past away. Notest how well Simon's snare cuts through.

[SGTPINBACK2112]

There are better videos of sp here on youtube.

[DrumMasterclass]

No watch the whole solo on drummer world,It is Incredible!

[tuttskifruttski]

This has already been posted MONTHS ago.