Motorhead Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor

[TheTruckerox]

Legend!



[Pantera66ful]

avesome. Philthy is the god!!

[rocketjunkie88]

Great drummer. And he drinks special brew too, proper geezer.

[SantaKalauz]

is this from some kind of documentary ?

[aivopark]

That man is an artists and a drummer too !

[fortheloveoftunes]

"Mikkey Dee" light .-)

[TheTurbobooster]

Phil BIG Taylor.

One of my preferite drummers.

Your sound, tecnick and velocity are GREAT!!!

Thanks, Phil.

Matteo by Aspide.

[klepetar]

damn he;'s good... i didn;t know dat!!

[jfutach]

The best drummer for Motorhead! He might be a bit sloppy here, and he was never on a technical level of, say Mikey, but his playing is just pure awesome. Knows when to do what, has energy and power, and who needs perfect timing.

[TheDevilsSwitchboard]

The diff between Phil and Mikkey? Phil's soul was etched in the grooves of the original recording...nuff said!

[eddie1kanobi]

he was my idol

[vikingraider1]

Great snare drum sound!

[redmanthinks]

Ah Philthy. God bless `im.

[A7XShadowzx]

He's my Dad's cousin, which kinda makes him related to me, right? Anyway he's a pretty fucking awesome drummer, I hope I can one day be as good a drummer as him.

[elvispercival]

phil taylor is fuckin ace drummer.....he may not be perfect but you know when a riff is breaking down, about to bost off into a solo or chorus, phill knows exactly what drum roll or fill to put in at the exact time....aggresseive timing cant be acheive by perfection....stick ye click tracks up ye ass for this guy....listen to "fire fire", the drum roll in the middle gives me goose bumps every time...mikkey aint got a patch on this guy...as for pete gill...well..lol

[cloudoni]

The Classic lineup, Eddie, phil and lemmy was so great, so raw! But mickey dee has more power and is more tight. I like both line ups. I think phil campbell is a exelent guitarist and he fits motorhead perfectly.

[Hardrockstorm]

@cloudoni ... never...Mikkey D is absolutly fantastic but nobody can replace Philty.It were nice to see both on a spezial tour.together with Eddi and Phil...but thats a dream that will never come true... :-(

[sidderssidders]

@agentalbert You are so wrong. Lemmy, Eddie & Phil had a magic about them that is missing from the current line up. If you'd been there you'd know.

[tzum77]

we want the "classic" motorhead again: phil, lemmy and eddie!!!!!!!

[cfmidenceh1]

@tzum77 well Lemmy said "what for? right now we have the best motörhead ever" if that answers your request...

[miisu]

@cfmidenceh1 Do you think he would call the current line-up the second best, even if it was true... The truth is that todays Motorhead is nothing compared to to Bronze-era Motörhead...IMHO of course.

[cfmidenceh1]

@miisu not my words man. Lemmy said that in That metal Show, if you wanna complain talk to the metal god... becouse seems like you dont agree with him

[battlestarone]

cant stop watching this,how the fuck does he play like that,just magic.

[agentalbert]

Phil is fine. I think Mikkey is better, and its not just some "technical vs. organic" mumbo jumbo which is a backhanded way of saying Phil is better. He's not. The band isn't missing a thing with Mikkey and Phil Campbell over Philthy and Fast Eddie. Love the old stuff, but the lineup now is the best the band has ever had.

[miisu]

@agentalbert Yeah they don't miss a thing exept good songs.

[agentalbert]

@miisu All you show with that comment is how ignorant you are of Motorhead's great current work. Study up, son.

[kirmet79]

Phil"Animal" Taylor, so fucking good... this is old Rock and Roll, soooo cool man...

[Freakylittlethingy]

PHIL IS OLD SKOOL BUT FUCKING GREAT!

[frankisfunny2007]

Phil is freaking funny! He can still drum...

[freethis222]

Awesome video! Thanks for uploading :)

[battlestarone]

i dont play drummes i play guitar,but this guy was one of my heros growing up,when motorhead was on tv mr taylor would always get my attention,my dad was an old fart and he would say look at his guy playing the drums.

[aivopark]

My hero !

[robdukes]

mikkey mouse cant play like phil

[jimmcom]

gotta love philthy

[vegaspauli]

Hell Yeah!

[killahsockenkerl]

he looks like albert einstein, but a fucking drumming einstein!

[SilverTounge85]

Sorry Mikkey, but Animal Taylor is the only true Motörhead drummer there is...for me anyway. Mikkey is still a great and perhaps more technically advanced drummer, but he lacks the rawness and attitude Animal-Taylor has. I say, get Phil back into Motörhead, Phil and Würzel. Loved the 4-piece band.

[Angus1973Young]

@SilverTounge85

but lemmy and philthy thought 2 guitarists were too much

but i get your point

[SilverTounge85]

@Angus1973Young I've readand watched a tons of interviews with Lemmy and Animal, and I've never come across where neither of them have said this, sorry. Würzel left after the recording of 'Sacrifice' back in 1995, he is still friends with the others, but he wanted to do other musical projects. I think he was into electronica for a while too. He has appeared with Motörhead a number of times as guest. Lemmy gave Phil and Würzel kudos for being good, so he wanted both to stay back when they joined

[rizzlaxl]

@SilverTounge85 well said. but i always wondered why phil left. what is the story.

[slantyrock]

It's watching drumming like this that makes me want to learn drums, not the over the top showcase stuff.

[onceonlyaz]

what is the second song they played

[prkl6]

@onceonlyaz

Jailbait

[onceonlyaz]

@prkl6 i just found that out right after i herad it so thanks

[Sreewtyui]

Just fucking awsome!!

[benjironboar]

philty is the shit!

[anthony342]

@benjironboar lol nice play on words .... but ur right mate ....

[65mikechristie]

lemmy phil and eddie thats motorhead for me

[Hardrockstorm]

learning by doing drummer and one of the best in the world.

[Ofidron]

As he ages he looks more and more like an eskimo. Hail Motorhead ! Keep being badasses, guys !

[aassyr1111]

@JMCDS45 FUCK YOU

[robsongremio]

0:35 love his face KKKK

[cornwallgeezer]

Awesome, it's not how technical you are, it's what you add to the songs and how you play it!

[rjh1300]

Phil kicks ass.

[NinjaJedi11]

what a beast

[MrFrontallobotomy]

Fackin hell, he sounds just like Bill Oddie!!

[blsftw666]

THIS KICKS ASS!! MOTORHEAD WAS IN A CLASS OF THERE OWN BACK IN THE DAYS!! LATE SEVENTYS & EARLY EIGHTYS!!

[TheJohnny1965]

he couldnt carry a tune if it had a handle on it...

[CaptainJeremias]

Your filthy AND MEAN God Bless Remember We all have a choice

[haggisman1971]

Great stuff from a man who hasn't played professionally in many years. Philthy was a zany character. Never really had any success playing with other musicians but 100% the right drummer for Motorhead at that time. A bit like Keith Moon in that respect.

[Jonze93]

When I heard Motörhead for the first time I heard Overkill and the drumming of Phil made me say "What the fuck? Who is this drummer?" And that was a big influence for me to start playing drums and I have played now for about 8 years!

[anthony342]

@Jonze93 nice one jonze

[2309davidobando]

i always say no exist a ulrich, lombardo, menza and others with this amazing man

[HamerD]

actually his rhythm is pretty awesome :D still

[kaszpiboy]

Damn, he's still as fast as ever! Good playin'.

[SacredSobek]

He's like a metal version of Billy Oddie. Sounds and mildly looks like him

Philthy is so fucking metal.

[marinos1977]

Just watched him on classic albums. He's just non stop lol. He could've been a comedian

[AAA4509]

You gotta love Phil, he's great.

Wish he was still with Motorhead.

I got to see Lemmy, Fast Eddie and Phil back in 81 when they were opening for Ozzy on his Blizzard of Ozz tour

[Opuskrokus]

What a lovable geezer!

[mutilation66six]

i think he missed the cymbal at 2:13 haha hes a drum god!!!

[trident1702]

Amazing how soft spoken he is! A very underrated drummer without a doubt! Is he completely retired from the music bizz?

[trident1702]

@trident1702 Damn, just googled a bit and just found out that he died from aids two years ago! Holy crap!

[papstbenni]

@trident1702 Friday, April 18, 2008

"Motorblog Philthy Animal Taylor: Is alive and well despite some cruel web-posting to say he died of AIDS after using heroin; in fact, Todd Singerman actually called Phil to notify him of his 'passing' and Phil agreed that both his death and the reason for it are complete bollocks! There was even a comment from Lemmy about his long-time drummer's 'death' which sucks even more!"

copied from "motorblog"

[trident1702]

@papstbenni Gee, Thanks for the reply! I'm glad to be corrected! Thanks!

[abshap9]

surprised he's not chewing gum and wearing some av's

[soter3gm]

buck at 86' In Athens I met 'Philthy Animal' Taylor at the buckstages and wee talk about drums for few time.

And i say that is the better faster-fucking drummer i know ever and is a big mistake to leave the band

except if he tired and stay at home

[scumfuck84]

his drums sound godly, that's such a perfect sound.

[papstbenni]

still the same fucked up hair made by mixer xD

[ashenhooves]

No Philthy = No Lars,No Mikkey, No lombardo etc etc etc etc...Philthy influenced EVERYBODY, MOTORHEAD pretty much started the THRASH movement!!!

MAD PROPS TO PHILTHY!!!

[maxpower2004]

Awesome drummer! Saw motor head in Toronto in like 1980 , many years ago and couldn't believe his stamina! He is still awesome.

[juanfrica1409]

Fuck, I'm impressed of how old he looks now

[Asdolbo]

@juanfrica1409 Well, when some may choose "pilates", I say "rock n' roll stage experience"!!

Hahueuhaeuhauhae!!

Cheers!!

[pitfightermma]

i think mikkey and phil are both very good drummers,

i couldn´t make a decision how is better, but they are both great and i like them both

[twistedsis100]

for me philthy is more of a rock drummer and mickey is more a metal drummer

[Hardrockstorm]

Whats so spezially on phil...he is a real lerning by doing drummer...on the road guy...i'm your fan.

[dantheman8yo]

Anyone who can play like this on drums 16-19 years old, living in Toronto, private message me.

[apexpein39]

mikkey is more technical, but he is like more groovy

[weirdalyankosin]

he may look senile bet he still plays epic drums

[tenda]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..we still love you phil..!!

[kampfalder82]

how he tuned the snare ??

just sounds great

[balerinauzicka]

@kampfalder82 tight, tight

[Euwexxx]

This is the only real motorhead's drummer..... LEMMY TAKE BACK PHIL, PLEASE!!!!

[snipermatic]

@Euwexxx why he left? he got kicked or what?

[SpudAlmighty]

@Euwexxx hasn't Mr Dee been in it a hell of alot longer then Phil? Wouldnt that make Dee more of the real drummer?

[aassyr1111]

once a legend, forever a legend

[thatJCguy]

Man, he ain't what he used to be. Back in the day, Phil was killer, though. Extremely cool style, "frantic" is the only way to describe it. But, as far as ability, Mikkey buries him, any day of the week.

[serback1]

omg to me one of the best

[RafigiRockerHarley]

he kinda misses the strike to the cymbal at 2:10

[GOOTENAGEN]

Phil made it all happen . There would be no double bass as we know it without him

[TWEEKXXROCK]

the mother fucking OG rite there

[larcenhydra1]

He is one of those people that are just wired wrong lol, and he sounds like bill oddie! . . . . . fking legend!

[chiefboy]

this guy sucks

[ivkekosovo]

@chiefboy go kill yourself!

[Typpendahl]

Hats off for the master!

[scumfuck84]

his kit sounds fucking awesome i love that snare sound. This guy is awesome

[TheHuMoCa]

im not a drummer so i dont know if phil is a "technical drummer" but who cares HE FUCKING ROCKS!!! TAYLOR+CLARK+LEMMY=THE TRUE MOTORHEAD!!

[BeconTorpedo]

@TheHuMoCa YES

[SHINOX13]

@TheHuMoCa

i agree!

[NinjaJedi11]

@TheHuMoCa they should do a reunion tour. :)

[NinjaJedi11]

this guy's a fuckin beast

[SpearheadBT]

I worship Philthy. Mckey Dee is obviously better and more energic (younger too), but I prefer Phil's more.... sloppy playing. I sounds pretty damn real and killer.

[EvilNoize]

same ol' hair and moustache since 1970...

[mazzesdirt]

love the snare sound!

legendary play

[heavencharge987]

very good but to bad mikkey dee is better

[chymist66]

The one the only Original Phil Taylor.

Kilmeister, Clarke & Taylor epitomise Motorhead, the other guys for me just guest.

In the current Motorhead set list over 50% of tracks are nearly thirty years old, i.e. from the KCT era. It's those tracks that are the encores and the ones that people go to hear, Bomber, Overkill, Ace of Spades. So whatever the technical prowess of the current drummer (who is good) for me the one who remains imprinted on my brain is Phil Taylor!

[miisu]

@chymist66 Spot on!

[francoizzz]

rock n roll, stop, the best.

[dhorvat93]

song name ??? :D

[danyzul]

@dhorvat93 Ace of Sapdes & Jailbait!

[savagemotherplucker]

get laid, waste your money on booze......dont forget to waste your money on booze, and be sure to get laid...anyway rock and roll for life fuckers!

[drummer66perc]

Somebody remembers in "Muppet Show's" that drummer called "Animal"???

Hahhahaha!! Philty influences! Great video, thanks!

[drummer66perc]

Craaaaaazy man!!!! Long live Philty!!! Hail Jurassic drummer!!!!

[MrAttila1987]

How much I'd love to see Motörhead with him on the drums!!!! Look how crazy he's doing it!!!!!!

[DrumCoalitionWithWar]

EPIC ENDING

[Palm7997]

THE BEST DRUMMER OF MOTÖRHEAD!!!!

[Vomitore]

Phil's technique is philthy phucking phuck you.

[ray180597]

Mickey Dee is technically better and more "metal".Philty Animal Taylor is "the" motorhead drummer> Raw & Dirty Rock'n'Roll! And he got that "swing".

[SerchTV]

Don't take my question the wrong way, I really want to know the answer, not to desmeritate any of the two drummers.

Does Mickey Dee also uses a Hi-Hat clutch?

[cyberyanmar]

the drummer is possessed man! if lemmy is motorhead's brain phil was its muscles

[jimmcom]

@cyberyanmar  totally agreed

[drummer66perc]

@cyberyanmar Correct! Absolutely correct!!!

[cyberyanmar]

@cyberyanmar correction

lemmy is the band's balls

[atimetowork]

what a legend.... the original motörhead drummer.

[fartyblimpfast]

God he sounds just like bloody Bill Oddie.....Springwatch with Motorhead LOL

[UndisclosedHost]

Never liked his drumming when he was in Motorhead. Micky Dee is indeed a far more powerful drummer. His timing in this is off all over the place even if he is a tad older. Most old live Motorhead shows were also always out of time in loads of places.

[NotoriousYeshi]

@UndisclosedHost i think he was good for the band though....mikkey dee is awesome, but the whole thing of motorhead has always been about playing the loudest, rudest shit possible and he fit right in with that philosophy....motorhead sells the same with whoever plays with them..no more, no less

[eeriezebastian]

Amazing...! Groovy! Cool!

[guga41]

Maybe it was the first

[bloodmoonblooz]

I imagine he plays the drums like he bangs a woman, he just goes for it, that's what makes him unique / great. If more musicians did that instead of worrying about impressing someone with skills and technique I think music would improve. It's possible to blow people away without purposely stroking your ego.

[elvispercival]

he knows were and when to put a perfect drum fill / roll......fantastic........kin­da reminds me of bill oddie now

[hungarianbeast]

Lemmy once said that Phil has done some very Filthy stuff that we can only guess it in our wildest nightmares. i still wasnt able to find out thoose things :D anyways total legend !!! and awesome drumming!!

[TheRaulitorocker]

i love this man

[stonedeafforever88]

i know technically mikkey dee is a "better" drummer but i like philthy anumal better for some reason that i cant explain

[Vomitore]

@stonedeafforever88 I still say feel is something you can't learn. You either got it or ya don't. I still like Micky Dee more in King Diamond rather than Motorhead.

[godofslumber]

@stonedeafforever88 Cause he's a bad muther fucker!

[flashpoint2000]

@serchtv : all Hi hats have a clutch!

[SpyTF2Medic]

@stonedeafforever88 Im with you on this one. I like the "Philthy Animal" better :D

He gives this certain kind of vibe that, to me at least, makes the drum beat flow.

[chymist66]

@stonedeafforever88

I know why you like him better it's because he is part of that original groundbreaking sound, that raw and powerful double kick drum sounds.

[houseshoesbto]

@stonedeafforever88 everyone does you want to see the ace of spades classic lineup

[asderso]

@stonedeafforever88, Ill explain it to you: PHIL has a cool kicked back attitude mixed with a next door neighbour face, compared to Mikey who looks all stressed and tired of people and kind of introverted. I feel same when seeing PHIL.

[GOOTENAGEN]

@stonedeafforever88 im with you 1000%

[uofm97]

@stonedeafforever88 Yeah, you're right. Mikkey is technically more well-rounded, but there's something about Phil's playing that makes these songs and the others he played on sound more..."organic" I guess you could say. It just fits, you know what I mean? It's like Phil Rudd in AC/DC...no one else sounded right playing the songs live that HE recorded with the band.

[maziku]

@uofm97 mikkey's best playing and most technical by far is his king diamond stuff. he joined in 85 when he was 21 or 22. its amazing and the reason why mikkey is one of my fav drummers of all time.

[uofm97]

@maziku I totally agree. I love Mikkey's playing, especially with King Diamond. He just likes playing with Motorhead because he gets to just pound the shit out of his skins! lol

[maziku]

@uofm97 That and because KD isn't much of a party band compared to Motorhead lol. He likes to drink :D

[uofm97]

@maziku I'll drink to that! :)

[cooksontrains]

@uofm97 Couldn"t of said it better m"self! He fits like a glove.

[uofm97]

@cooksontrains Well, I just calls it likes I sees it, y'know? lol

[Beholder505]

@uofm97 Ugh. No. No more talk about organic.

[uofm97]

@Beholder505 Okay, thank you for your valuable input on the video.

[Hardrockstorm]

@uofm97 ... it s the same story like AC/DCs Phil Rudd...Malcom and Angus are doing right to remember the old times,old sounds...thats what Lemmy must do.

[uofm97]

@Hardrockstorm Thank you. Somebody else out there GETS it. Not everybody needs to play lightning-fast like Dave Lombardo or Gene Hoglan to be considered good, right?

[Franklinn2000]

@uofm97 Steven Adler too...

[uofm97]

@Franklinn2000 Yeah, before the drugs screwed him up and caused a stroke.....he was an important part of how G 'N R sounded. Ever since, he's been in and out of rehab and playing on occasion but he's but a shadow of his former self. It's really quite sad.

[offroader22]

I agree...Mickey is a polished technical metal drummer, but Philthy was a dirty, speed trippin' loonatic who fitted motorhead perfect

[ThePerryjosh]

Phil's drumming is so amazingly clean!!:):)

[WildGuitarThing]

faster drumer in world ?? i hear that

[lemmycro]

Love his eyebrows

[DomIstKrieg]

Phil Taylor is not a technical drummer by any stretch of the imagination, but he has a machine-like driving quality thats amazing to listen to.

[RoybertitosFan1]

he is simple.... but has that punch, is awesome

[TommyMetal95]

@chrodmerich96 It's not true men... read it on his official myspace

[quackbeef]

the aids thing was just a malicious rumor... he is alive and living in LA doing studio work...