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  • Metronome uses Simon to keep beat :)

  • ...guys this drummer is really amazing, quite a solo, but the drums sucks, I don't like Tama, sorry..., ....imagine this same solo but on a drum kit with a better sound contrast between each other, ..the tuning is too high for each drum...

  • READ THISSSSS!: How much would you pay for the drumset that you are watching in this video? I mean, THE SAME, played by Simon Phillips himself...

    Help me with some thumbs up! Who knows, maybe this drumset can be owned by some lucky guy soon :P (for those who are having problems understanding: I'm selling the very same drumset)

  • @PoligonoCurioso How much?

    PS: Eri chileno wn?

  • @aniblaelas sep, voy a ponerlo en una suerte de subasta pronto, si estas interesado te mantendré al tanto!

  • @PoligonoCurioso El set ocupado en esta clínica???!!! CTM

  • Is it just me or the older Simon gets the smaller the kit gets? :S

  • he can play the shuffle like Bernard Purdie, he can roll like Buddy Rich, he can play the double bass like Gene Hoglan, in my opinion the most versatile drummer on Earth!

  • Just to let you guys know, thats the same drum beat from Fool in The Rain by Led Zeppelin but sped up

  • è un bastardo!!!!fermateloooooo....­E

    MICIDIALE!!!

  • I know I will date myself with this comment but its great to hear & see the posibilties of how far drumming skills can go. always inspirational to watch someone play then to just listen to a record :)

  • the best there was, there is, there will be is: SIMON PHILIPS!!!

  • あーもーかっこいい(ウルウル)

  • Quá Tuyệt

  • Travis Barker is to the drum community as red meat is to hungry dogs. I think he does what he does well enough but then the fanboys come out and because they don't know enough about drumming and the great drummers, say stupid @Q#$ like he's the GOAT and then I wind up hating Barker for it. In reality, Barker couldn't carry Jojo Mayer's sticks.

  • ˙·٠•●♥ღ.*♫•* ♫♪

  • god

  • Simon says - I win, now go practice.

    I can't believe how good that hat sounds and how epic that groove is. I'm honestly most impressed by what most would look at and think is simple. Chops come with experience, but this man has something truly his own and I really dig it.

    Thanks for the inspiration!

  • what city did this take place?

  • @turriense This took place in Santiago,Chile 2008.

  • @Oscarbeyond Mish, had no idea xD thanks a lot.

  • superstar kit?

  • @mrboverbro Yes,it's a Superstar the reason why Simon is not playing on his Starclassic is because this clinic was done in Santiago,Chile in 2008,and It's really hard to find a Starclassic kit here,there is only one official dealer for TAMA in Chile,it's impossible to find Simon's Kit downhere,that's why TAMA sent this Superstar in Dark Desert Burst Accel Driver, 24" Bass Drum.

    Anyway these drums sounds great,if you play like SP, you can do amazing grooves even with a Stagestar.

    Viva Chile!!!

  • simon phillips use zildjian cymbals . . . YEAH!!!!!!!!!

  • !!qué calidad!! excelente!!!

  • You dont play simons says with Simon Phillips. You'll loose every time.

  • @RufMixa247 xD ABSOLUTELY

  • Tearing it up!

  • please.... just say simon says and that's it.

  • impressive.. no words

  • yeah,,,,, I tought him well

  • he is a god

  • Not Clean. Who can play the 1/2 time shuffle cleaner than Simon. Purdie does a great job but its much slower. Simon is adding such great double bass variation and mixed time signature fills. Its simply brilliant.

  • nice playin, BUT not clean!!!!

  • @y2rock You are an idiot. Leave the planet now.

  • @drummer25664

    Mad Man your opinion is worthless, you obviously can’t argue on substance!!!!!!

  • @y2rock  I apologize. I was being sarcastic.

  • @drummer25664

    Apology Accepted :)

  • @y2rock I am not mad either, I am actually in a great mood.

  • @y2rock not clean? its clean as a whistle you dick

  • @y2rock i strongly dissagree.

  • @svante1991 Yep, that's crazy.

  • holy shit, I fell depressed.he's better than chuck norris lol

  • Simon can never get a drivers license. Because he has no concept of left and right!

  • @svante1991 Now now... we don't wanna kill them, we just want them to live through regret and learn their lesson

  • every drum clip i watch some body is slagging Travis Barker, surely this more than anything is a testament to travis's succes as a drummer, yes he's known for being a punk drummer but is capable of much more, i'm sure he could play a great half time shuffle too

  • I've been always playing open handed. Just because it was convenient and no-one showed me "the wrong way". I learned that it's not common kind of too late... And now I can actually see how silly it looks ;p. Too relaxed and easy, as if you weren't playing but just sitting there... Usually drummers seem more acrobatic so with open hand you lose half of entertaining value and showmanship... lol.

    but maybe you can get more music ;p combinatorically.

  • @odolany Yeah dude, it's really cool you learned yourself playing left handed without knowing most drummers can't!

  • @odolany I dunno, I swapped to open handed about a year after I started playing because I thought the cross over technique looked shit, also there are far more options for working the right side of the kit. If it's good enough for greats like Cobham and Phillips then it's the way to go IMHO.

  • What a player!!! Real master!!!!

  • Alright after this video I can stop play drums. Even if I've been playing for eight years, I'm really nothing compare to him XD

    No ok, let's keep on studying!

  • My guess (and it's only a guess) is that in trying to make the switch to open handed playing, if you can master the left hand hi hat shuffle, you've got it. A shuffle is a triplet without the second beat, far more "rudimentary" than quarters or straight eighths, it is the key to jazz timekeeping, it is the essence of swing. Get that down and the rest falls into place.

  • @Dorkie123dork I hope you are right. I am in the middle of that process right now and I am currently trying to get that shuffle going with my left hand (very very slowly).

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  • wow, thats the cleanest shuffle ive heard so far.

  • CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME THE MARK OF THIS DRUM SET ? :O!! PLEASEE

  • @Alexodrummer1  "mark"?

  • @fourfriedchickens

    lol I guess he means "brand"...

  • @Alexodrummer1 I think it clearly states in the video title that it's a Tama clinic

  • Simon phillips truly is a drumming power house

  • Play a clean shuffle groove like that, then call yourself a drummer.

  • @chopzmasta07 AGREED!

    

  • virgil donati is the beast \m/

  • who the hell is Travis Barker? Simon Phillips is a god, how dare you compare him with a mere head banger? Insolent bastards.... repent for you have sinned....

  • @luphy73

    lmao good ish

  • Of all the drummers I watch on youtube,Simon is one guy who every solo is completely different each time.

  • Simon and Danny Carey are my fav. Drummers along with Travis barker lol Jk

  • I think people like to bring up travis barker on all good drumming vid's because they know it's gonna stir some shit up haha. because lets face it, travis is like a shitty 4 piece ashton kit when you compare him to talented drummers.

  • @xdrummer2010x And all he does is beats really fast. He has no rudiments or technique.

  • It's Rainman playing the drums! Damn he's awesome.

  • It's Rainman playing the drums! Damn he's awesome.

  • You can actually hear a collective intake of breath from the audience right before "whoop" when they realize how fast and fluently he's slipping in and out of the shuffle and a closed roll. It's literally breathtaking. Cheers.

  • I was there.. simon is awesome and funny

  • Travis Barker: patron saint of *all* poser drummers.

  • Barker is god's f'n blight upon real drummers. It's f'n surreal. You figure you'd escape his pedestrian name on a Simon Phillips clinic page, because anyone looking for Phillips *must* know what real drumming is. Nope. "Travis Barker, Travis Barker, Travis Barker!" Go play your f'n guitar hero you posers. I actually had nothing speciffically against TB before youtube, but he's the saint of all poser drummers....

  • Barker doesn't stand a chance to Simon Fhilips

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  • FREAK !!!!!  i love him!!!

  • Simon is an incredible drummer incredible timing

  • And I will hand him the kick drum!

  • Just breathtaking...unbelievable...­.......

  • 9:25 may be familiar to Opeth fans

  • nice rosanna haha

  • He's got a veryl clea style of drumming.

  • I don't blame Judas Priest for telling this guy back in 1977, "You're too good to play with us." As great as they were at the time and eventually became, this guy had better things to do, as you can still see that to great effect.

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  • @SheenDeAngeli Okay, probably so. I'd read someplace that Judas Priest wanted somebody who wasn't so technically skilled, which is odd seems how they have that now with Scott Travis. It is my understanding that Simon was hired as a session player at first and later wanted to keep him but he was in too high demand as a session player to coninue on full-time. To be honest, I don't really know the full story since I can't seem to find reliable info. Every fan site seems to have different stories.

  • @uofm97 Damn, accidentally deleted my comment >.<

    Les Binks was the who left when they wanted someone less technical, Dave Holland

  • @SheenDeAngeli Ah I see now. Isn't it odd that they had wanted someone who wasn't technical and had him for 10 years, then went back to someone with a TON of technical skill, Scott Travis, as I mentioned before. The big difference between Dave Holland's predecessors and Scott, I suppose, is that Simon and Les were more jazz-oriented while Scott is more a speed-metal skinbasher. Am I right on this?

  • @uofm97 Agreed, actually, I think Simon was the best drummer the Priest ever had... followed by Binks...

  • @SheenDeAngeli I think you're right on that. I do like Scott because he can be very verastile and he's a very smart drummer who can adopt to the styles of his predecessors to play the older tracks (he was PERFECT on the "British Steel Anniversary DVD", though I saw it on an HD channel), plus he gives Priest the ability to play thrashier songs too.

  • winner!

  • I met Simon at one of his clinics back in 1993. He has been one of my favorites. I love the wide open sound, with no dampening on the kit. After seeing his clinic, I went home, and removed dampening (tape etc.) on the drum heads, and learned how to properly tune my kit. He's still awesome... Love that he still plays a large kit!

  • One of the best left hands in rock. Dig those ghost notes cranking the Rosanna half time shuffle.

  • i saw him in Germany he teached me something about the groove that i will never forget

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  • best drummer in the world! i love simons beats and how quick he is with his hands! he makes it look so easy!

  • Unbelievable!

    Simon is one of the best.

    Groove galore and a plethora of cool chops.

  • This guy destroying those drums!!! Crazy stuff!

  • ok......so I just figured out that this guy IS the best drummer in the world!

  • If you compare Travis Barker to Simon Phillips... I will track you down and punch you in the face and if you aren't knocked out cold....I will slam you with a monster 24"x24" kick drum.

  • @chopzmasta07 travis barker a mint drummer and this guy is too probley (never seen him play)

  • @chopzmasta07 well said,sir.I'll hold him down for you.

  • @shamiened Thank you sir, thank you!

  • @chopzmasta07 like animal did to buddy rich? LOL

  • @chopzmasta07 Why you forgot the chinese xian big drum, wouldn't ve even better? XD lol

  • @chopzmasta07 cant even compare travis to simon......simon will take a dirty big dump on him

  • @chopzmasta07 You should just do that to travis barker himself.

  • @alessandrozerbone naa barker is not the problem, he doesn't overrate himself, and actually what he plays even fits the music of his bands, it's the people that can't stop comparing that are the problem

  • he using tama superstar hyperdrive?

  • @azrie8080 It's probably a Starclassic kit in Dark Desert Burst. It's hard to tell though, I have the Superstar kit in the similar finish. They're practically the same.

  • @helbaird It's a Superstar Custom in Tobacco Fade finish. The tom sizes are standard depth I believe, ranging from 8" - 16" in diameter.

  • @helbaird Looks like a Tama Superstar kit and not Starclassic.

  • Great stuff. Wish I could do it. There's hope though: His grip is so low on the stick. Even lower than me!

  • oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  • metronomes uses Simon to keep time.

  • @antibulletdodger101 excellent

  • @antibulletdodger101 Actually the metronome was invented in a laboratory by taking Simon's cardiac pulse, so yes your affirmation is correct XD

  • @antibulletdodger101 lmao!! That is very funny, and very true.

  • @antibulletdodger101 lmao!! That is very funny, and very true. Oh and LESSONS get drum Simons.

  • @antibulletdodger101

    That's awesome!

  • wow he showed me thats its not all about being fast there is su much soul in his playing thumbs up

  • 1:07 mega!!

  • Get hold of a copy of Toyah`s 1982 live album Warrior Rock.Simon was her drummer then and rocked the house down!

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  • Screw Vinni Paul's double bass work, Simon Phillips is better double bass player. In my opinion.

  • Compare it with Bernhard Purdie and Benny Greb .. a bit too mechanical ;)

  • he's working off the rosanna beat lol

  • I like the movement of his head ;>

  • One of the Few...

  • Amizingly sounding kit and great drummer...

  • My god has this man not been given a knighthood yet....amazing drummer!!

  • such a good groove i could listen to it all day

  • Im suprised DW Drums havent picked him up yet?

  • @drums2play1 because is married to TAMA, he has been with them for years and practically defines the starclassic sound..

  • @drums2play1 He got his own signature drumset now. Why should he go away from Tama now?

  • @juliandeal93 tama has some great gear these days, especially their Bubinga stuff, but their no DW...

  • Simon Phillips is best Drummer ever..he is one of perhaps 10 Great Drummer of the world they can take two bassdrums heat with his feets at the same time by two different beats...and quick if you see *smile* ..He plays with all great musicans and groups at his carrier..I love you men.. !

  • I wish I could do that Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro inspired shuffle pattern. I need somebody to show it to me in person and I don't know anybody around where I live that knows. The videos I have seen on YouTube have people show it but they show it too fast. Simon is jack of all drumming trades.

  • @steve311rocks Keep practising it dude. Took me a bit of time but i've pretty much got it now. If you havn't already, cheek this vid out: "Rosanna's Shuffle"

  • @steve311rocks It really isnt that complicated. If i had a video camera i would upload a video of me playing it really slow but i dnt. Listen to a recording of The Joy of Cookin' off of the Basie and Beyond album. It helped me a lot because it is sooo clear

  • estuve ahiiii!!!!

  • Muitoo bom *----*

  • Although this does take skill, it's kind of boring...

  • @KeysUpOnTheTable

    I thought exactly the same, this shuffle is really hard to play especially open handed, but for me its kinda boring!

  • Simon Phillips not only is a great drummer he is also a cool person to talk to when it come's to drumming question's.

  • How can you not love Simon's style.

  • ya! for open hand playing!!!!

  • 0:59 that was awesome! wanna learn to do that bass rudiment!

  • haha nice - the "rosanna"-solo :-)

  • Simon Is amazing, That was so funky......High Props

  • for me one of the best drummers!!! SIMON is an alien!!!

  • Simon is terrible compared to Travis Barker. Only kidding!!

  • adam sandler is playin drums.....LOL

  • OKAY! he's still got it!

  • just one word! PERFECT!!

  • grande simon

  • This is a guy that enjoys being human! Wowee!

  • is not human

  • Kelly Slater of Drumming....

  • @contisplaya Who is Kelly Slater?

  • @puppi3000 he is a world champion surfer

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  • *Porthole* ooops

  • Someone show this to Pothole so maybe he can learn to play a solo that has a great groove and at least any source of direction at all!!!

  • Fricking BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

  • haha check out that old "trap" cymbal stand mounted on his bass!!

  • I dont know what do you think but he is AWESOME :D He is one of the best

  • ah! Thats a Bubinga..is it not?

  • i only like the open tecnique !!!!! because !!! i donst like the form to play with toto!!!!!!1jeff porcaro rules!!!!

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  • Big deal. me and my siamese twin brother can play that in our sleep.......yawn : -)

  • Awesome :D

  • Simon is soo much the man! He has always been a hero of mine. He is one of the few guys that DESTROYS the small-kit fascist ideas. (The idea that drummers should only have a 4pc kit, otherwise creativity is lost). Simon uses a huge kit -all of it- and does it with extreme grace and creativity in any genre you can throw at him.

  • @Acrylicdrums different strokes for different folks buddy, there are some bad ass kick, snare, hat, ride only guys out there that totally kill it, as well if not better than simon. but simon is a bad ass mo fo.