Stewart Copeland - Live Shard 1

[dantekillnero]

@HughStirling ur fuckin stupid stewart copeland is amazing in all but can u imagine him being the backing for led zepplian doing all those insane triplets (good times bad times) and offbeats copeland is not a rock drummer all he knows is ghostnotes which he is great at.. sorry stop being arrogant totally different styles ur comparin and by the way no one has and i mean noone has Bonham's foot and distinctive sound matter of fact 100 bucks stewart copelands prolly influenced by bonham

[hornean]

Where and when has the concert taken place?

[telengardo]

Favorite'ed. Did he switch to matched for that last roll @ the end of 'So Lonely'?

[Skallagrim77]

very great style and the best charleston player ever :)

[lamontlewis]

Look at his left hand. See how he holds the stick? That's how jazz drummers play. Rock drummers hold the sticks like clubs and they sound that way, too. Just hit the skin as hard as you can. Copeland was trained by jazz drummers and carried his training into rock. That's why he sounds so crisp. Rock is not the best medium for drums; jazz is. And jazz is full of great drummers.

[stevedrums]

And you're kind of showing you're ignorance by proclaiming that one drummer is better than the other when neither have anything in common stylistically with the other. Thanks for the thought, though.

[stevedrums]

@HughStirling Good lord!!! Please stop the stupid comparisons of drummers who stylistically having nothing in common other than the fact that they play drums. It's so fucking boring!

[dantekillnero]

@stevedrums i didnt say bonham could cover for police fucktard i told u two great totally different types of drummers now stfu and go suck stewart copelands dick

[Ebonyivorymusic]

Stewart was born to play the drums. Hes a machine and becomes part of the kit. Lovely groove.

[ppsgreen]

sin duda uno de los mejores bateristas de la historia

[BusyWreakingHavoc]

130,000th viewer :)

[ciglieggia]

he's just the best. ever. I love him.

[fitzdrums3]

The high-hat king....

[bourgeois666]

@fitzdrums3

have you heard of a little drummer by the name of john bonham just saying

[rlmontenegro]

este tipo es DEMASIADO. Todo el tiempo parece que se va a ir al carajo, que va a doblar el tempo y lo sva a dejar a todos colgados, pero en realidad la tiene re-clara, empuja los temas hasta donde más puede sin perderse.

Lo más insólito es qeu en estudio era un tipo de lo más prolijo, y sobregrababa muy pero muy bien.

[bamdude3]

I think Stewart Copeland is a drumming robot.

[DRISSERY]

Brilliant technical drummer, he has so much going on.Mesmerising!!

[owlcu]

Stuart Copeland didn't need to solo because he was soloing all the time, throughout the songs. Even with the Police's biggest hits on radio, you could hear he was doing whatever the hell he wanted on top. It's a rare style to keep the basic groove but be completely irreverent within it, and you have to earn the right to do it. That's why whenever some clods at a concert would yell for him to "play a solo!" he'd flip them off.

[komunista94]

@owlcu great comment. agreed 100%.

[Deutsche22]

...and he speeds up A LOT!

[Deutsche22]

I am THE biggest Copeland fan EVER, copied everything he did, every drum fill album and dozens and dozens of bootlegs. He IS AMAZING, however, the echoplex helps so much with the reggae rimshot/hi-hat work.

[pleased9]

@Deutsche22 I agree completely. I have had several dreams of receiving lessons from him. Inspirational for sure!

[Offenbacher64]

der beste Schlagzeuger den ich kenne!

[mifaigirarelepalle]

he don't need to make drums solos cuz he made drum masterpieces like message in the bottle, walking on the moon or reggeatta de blanc

[TheRodrigoaquino]

I love copeland style over the top!

[i76hTown]

Every time stewart copeland touched a drum set he was soloing. same deal with sting and his bass. andy summers and his guitar?? not so much

[MABBAFFANCULO]

He's a great drummer but.... he use a delay!!! it's sure!!!

[ndongousman]

in this video ,stewart takes the microphone to speack with the cameraman (at the same time he's playing of course!)

but this video is cuted just before he takes the mike 0:22

[nopleravetpk]

loool cool, how did ya kno?

[ndongousman]

@nopleravetpk i v seen it uncuted

[rmsolympic1]

Copeland: one of the greatest dummers ever. He's like a Van Halen or Hendrix on the kit; he his huge, heroic, and charismatic with the sticks.

[Zeromus7]

<3 Copeland - never get tired of listening to him drumming.

[MamaMacabre]

Gosh, the Police...really takes me back! I wonder if he's still that hot. There's something about drummers.

btw, can you believe Ginger Baker is still drumming?

[seesnap]

he makes it look so easy..

[spershall]

@MamaMacabre Oh god yes he's still that hot!! Just gets hotter with age!

[MamaMacabre]

I'm glad to hear it. Beautiful man....

[whatistimhughes]

@MamaMacabre really? i thought the man was dead :o that guys one of my heros just like copeland.

[bchetsker73]

Dudes ever hear of this drummer?

I stumbled across this drum solo video via Vic Firth's website.

Just type and search:

Paul Wandtke Vic Firth full live drum solo Mandeville, Louisiana

This guy is badass too!!!! Like Tommy Lee meets Thomas Lang or something????

[symboitesRul3]

Lol he's echo on his rim-shots are crazy. But I feel like it completes the reeggae drumming that he has. I only wonder if he even uses delay for his hi-hat.

[pcaporalli]

Triggers. He's got major delay happening in this clip. Rimshot with delay, that's what you are hearing I believe. Stewart definitely does rule! And yes, of course there are many better drummers out there, but Stewart STILL RULES!

[panhead55]

hey worldcitizenforever. sounds like your small penis has finally gotten to you....stewart rules....thats final, cause i said so :)

[jchcomputers]

What is he playing with his left hand to get that double "rim click" sound? I know he has a Tom on the left. I wonder if hes playing the rim of the tom or something????

[Jawbreaker2237]

what is the splash cymbal stewart uses?!

is it a paiste signature?!?!

[DrShrinker]

Signatures were around back then...

[pocketlockit]

That's what made him so good. Just violently on top of the time, delivered with punk energy. He's time playing is slower and more measured now, having seen the tour last year. Back then he started fast and stayed fast. Pure intensity- love it.

[artgod]

Man Stewart rushes so mUCH!

[rlizares]

great drummers don't have to solo to be great... Nuff said. Next?

[tie32101]

@rlizares

Its all in the creativity. Stewart was an AWSOME drummer. Better than Keith Moon.

[Larrynico]

He is the best drummer in the world !!!! he exploded in 1:03. Incredible way and technique of play !!! I learnt from him !!! I am from argentina !! Best regards for all.

[chriswp289p]

you can tell taylor hawkins just loves stewarts drumming style

[nehansan]

lol he's an angry man...

in the last years of Police, he would write "fuck off" (thinking of Sting) on his drum skins with scotch tape, and beat the shit out of them.

anyway, what an amazing attitude behind the kit.

[xKISSfan4lifex]

whoever taped this...how'd they get behind him...w/out a proffessional camera?...

anyways Stewart copeland rocks,,,why doesnt he do drum solos??

[bodiezoffa]

Sting didnt like solos from andy or stewart. And the camerman is Stewart himself who spent a lot of time filming the band while they were on tour.

[xKISSfan4lifex]

o...well thats stupid...although that would be a little odd hearing a copeland solo during a Police concert...Might ruin their mysterious sound.(not sayin he's bad...sayin his solos would be too hard for police)

[bodiezoffa]

Its something that kind of irritated the two of them, but they accepted it about the purpose of the band. I don't think it was entirely to serve the ego of Sting. The lead always becomes the face of the band. Sting has never been like a flashy Bono of U2 anyway.

Summers is an extrodinary guitarist and innovator. He, as well as Copeland are as much to credit for the sound of the police. Sting however remained the creative impetus in terms of song writing.

[xKISSfan4lifex]

I know wat u mean by never flashy because I saw a Police concert yesterday! It was their Farewell tour...

Summers is definately a great guitar player!! I definately agree w/ wat ur getting at w/ Copeland and Sommers bein a very important part of Police!!

[bodiezoffa]

One good example is "Every Breath You Take".

Sting wrote the basic melody. A bit catchy but what Sommers described as "plain fair".

Sting and Andy had knock down drag outs on how exactly to play it. For once Andy one the creative battle and Sting let him play it as he saw fit, some arpeggio version that Andy crafted.

What it became is one of the most recognized guitar riffs in rock history. Sommers is to credit for taking a great song to masterpiece level.

[Lukeblueslover]

solos aren't necessary...and in his case are useless, he's a beast anyways.

[naishbird2224]

What song is this?

[fudds34]

"So Lonely" is the name of the song.

[funtimehappyyes]

I have yet to see a better all around drummer than Stewart Copeland, he has the best style, has power and finesse and has all the licks but doesnt drone on and on like fucking coailiuta or wekcl he is the shit and nobody can touch him correct me if i'm wrong

[mrsoundtrack]

Very Original Very inventive and unique...and he knows it. Stewart Copeland is Tops period

[flesongo]

is the police punk rock?

[gangstable]

well no exactly

they take part influence from the genre though,

i can see why you say that

[borgona362]

great response, gangstable...back then it was considered punk rock because of the genre, however they had that reggae influence..all in all it was just rock...the "punk" part was sort as a fashion thing...hair color, pointy shoes, strait leg trousers, cut up t's....i sound like a 45 year old..lol,lol,....

[borgona362]

at the start of their career i consider them "punk" because of their 1 st and second album...however,things were going too fast..their sound was futuristic if if you know what i mean...the u2, duran duran, and pretty boy image really took a toll on punk rock...thank god for the b52's, the ramones and other groups for keeping alive...

[bearleton]

"..thank god for the b52's, the ramones and other groups for keeping alive..."

For keeping alive what? Punk?

The only thing that kept the flimsy cadaver of Punk alive was The Clash.

Back to Copeland, I remember when the drummer from Canada's metal band Rush called Copeland the world's best. Wow.

[EllerySneed]

I wouldn't really call Rush "metal" but anyways... Rush started out as a progressive rock band, then slide into the 80's and mainstream rock. They have absolutely no aspect of progressive rock left to them alteast not since 1979/80. Do you know where Neil Peart is quoted as saying Copeland is the world's best? Thanks.

[bodiezoffa]

Sting and Summers hated punk. It was more like flipping burgers to make your way through college, before the big internship came in.

Sommers actually credits the Police for the eventual death of the Punk scene in Europe.

Here was a group of some of the most talented musicians who could imitate the rest of these talentless prats in the worst kind of sound called Punk and said, thanks but no thanks this sound makes no sense and means nothing.

[dantekillnero]

@bodiezoffa ur reatarded im not a big fan of punk but that was an important revloution for music without punk their would be no thrash metal or Red Hot Chili Peppers! anyways it pretty low calling punk band talentless ur prolly just some idiot whos not even a musician so stfu

[NotOrdinaryInGames]

Awesome(cliche word) drumming!

[lamecasuelas2]

rock on!!!!!!

[dyrhee1]

yeah baby

[Jawbreaker2237]

i watch this every single time i think about it. this single clip makes my day go from a bad one to a good one. i dunno why lol i bet ive put 1000 views on this vid hahah

[wertyguitar]

Yeah Stewart is a really great drummer, Is playing is very thight, precise and complicated. A song that I particularly love the drumming is Voices Inside My Head

[corsarodorsi]

il più grande senza dubbio...

[Mariasies]

Stewart Copeland great drummer and the most sexy drummer ever!!!

[sherribailey75]

hell yeah. sexy as hell.

[crazysif]

People just cant appreciate how difficult and complicated stewarts drumming is. His cut timings etc. He is amazing.

[slorta]

whoah....holy scheisse!!!! COPELAND = GOD

[kurly1313]

One of my all time favorites,Copeland rocks.

[Dingodile7]

He goes crazy at 1:00 - Awesome

[crispino666]

grandeeeeeeee

[dannick123]

Stewart rules!!!

[thewhox56]

what song is this?

[Musicman0217]

So Lonely

[lamecasuelas]

el es de mis 5 favoritos

[luminousgirl8]

Copeland=Greatest drummer ever!

Gosh, at about 1:00 he is rockin' out! PERFECTION

[miced]

my drumming hero. tried to steal everything from him.

[morsjac]

Yeeehhh me too !!! He is GOD and so glam !!!

[ZoloSound]

This dude is amazing he can beat out alot of drummers easily and if anyone has seen another of his clips Andy Summers has to tell him to slow down during a song he lip says " to fast"

[kichijai]

The most exciting drummer to watch and hear--the John McEnroe of drumming.

[minusman]

Stewart Copeland is a god!

[generaltools]

amen

[ceviche666]

OMG he was playing what they call 'Drum and bass' today.Incredible, he sounds like a track.

[corsarodorsi]

Il miglior batterista di tutti i tempi...sono sempre + convinto!!!

[juninhocongoreggae]

doido vc toca bem mais o istudio esta muito pouco clariado

[Jawbreaker2237]

i get so pumped at 1:02

and by 1:10 everything is freakin shaking damn its so good

[gotthisname]

I wish the new tour had this energy.

[luminousgirl8]

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Smexi Copeland!!!

;) :) :) ;)

[jbav91]

The successful fusion of reggae and punk .... I'd know Copeland anywhere, that signature attack

[luminousgirl8]

COPELAND IS AWESOME!!!!!!!

[breakfastwizard]

amazing,,,,

love the delay on his drums , thats how he got that feel, i never realised he was using a insert delay b4 the drum mix.

[ezekieloak]

That is just sick what he does at minute 0:15 and how he just fully breaks into it at 0:58. And with a slow but steady accel. Bad Ass!

[Stickman53fe]

Nice glasses Sting...You are nothing without Summers and Copeland. Ahh, Copeland one of the first to use triggers and not over do it. Long live Stewart!

[Jawbreaker2237]

what song is this?

[glassoul]

So Lonely, off their first LP.

[SpiritsinMatWorld]

Call "Outlandos D' Amour"

[rebeat2u]

love his use of delay... that was his signature! does anyone know if the delay settings were the same on his hi-hat and snare mics?? it sounds like his whole kit is on delay and how did he trigger it on and off? or was that the engineer? wuld luv to meet him..

[theRhYtHMaTiST1985]

I know that the octobans had the delay on at all times and he has controls to his left that he uses himself. Some songs he has delay on the snare, bass, and hihats.

[rebeat2u]

what about spill thru octaban mics? you would think it would get messy... but it doesnt, hes an inspirational drummer!

[Jawbreaker2237]

this guy just inspired me... i dunno what for, but i feel inspired

[rockyboyjan1999]

The Police were a wonderful and talented group.....BUT Stewart was definitely a stand out and one of rock's best drummers ever..period

[kopeland85]

E' il mio batterista preferito!!!

[generatrix999]

I agree, without Stewart Cpoeland the Police would have tanked. Listen to Stings voice, it sounds 'painfull'.

Rod Stewart has nodes on his vocal chords the size of soccer balls, his voice sounds like shit!

Oh yeah, Sting wrote some masterpices, listen to the lyrics in Roxanne, a 6 year old could have written that song, such a deeeep story... small minded!

To this day, I still don't think Summers knows how to tune a guitar.

[charliejazz64]

a six year old could have written Roxanne? A little inferiority complex?

[Benjomatic]

Few 6 year olds I know write about falling in love with prostitutes.

[PabloMaffioli]

best drummer ever

anyhow neil peart is very good

and carl palmer ,too

[generatrix999]

"greatest guitar riffs and most recognised riffs ever"

Nigger please! Sting is the 80's 'Rod Stewert': Horrible voice and had people shaking their heads, 'How did this geezer make it'? Andy is the ultimate 'non-factor' in the history of modern pop music, as proven by the fact he can do 'nothing' on his own.

[jamesgarvey12345]

i hate you rod stewart may be crap but the police are not, go home to your mama.

[sam42073]

Wow, generatrix, it sounds like you must be a real authority on music! Sting had people "shaking their heads"? Yes, i suppose people were really shaking their heads as they bought millions of Police albums, driving them to multiplatinum success and a spot in the rock & roll hall of fame. And by the way, it's Rod Stewart with an "a", not an "e"

[joesteadman12]

that bollocks was to generatix, cause stewart is one of the best drummers of all time but to say sting and andy had no talent is just unbelievable, who wrote the songs who gave the police a distinct voice who came up with some of the greatest guitar riffs and most recognised riffs ever

[Nellydrums]

he is amazing

[generatrix999]

Stewart Copeland was the only talent in the police.

[joesteadman12]

BOLLOCKS

[theRhYtHMaTiST1985]

You're an idiot.

[judonerd]

rushing!

[bsharpinLondon]

great drummer...one of my favourites but he sure can rush when he plays live

[glandouilleman]

drums with emotions

[trackboy47]

the groove in the beginning is soooooooooooooo good

[fritterpop]

One of the best drumming styles of all time. Clean and technical.  Basically invented the splash cymbal!

[panhead55]

amen to that!

[Ykertube]

From Brazil.... Best Drummer!!!!

Police in RIO December!!! GREAT !!!

[jahwarrior210]

is this on dvd or something?

[DrShrinker]

It's on the "Everyone Stares" DVD.

[ugenesfun]

he did the spyro music. I like hims.

[RomanceChimique]

What a wonderful drummer <3

Love to watch him play !

[pegusipower]

2 questions: delay on snare?

and rototoms above hats?(octabans there last time i saw)

[mmabuff101]

def delay on snare. its all over their first two tours, i love it.

[DrShrinker]

Yes, delay on the snare, kick, and hats. Roland delay pedals controlled by Stewart.

One roto above the hats. The rest are octobans.

He got to using rototoms on the right side of the kit, too... but that was later on.

[sashafairchild]

Ive got a song of Stewarts that i havent seen anywhere else, I posted it under zulu.

[darthez]

What is the genre of this music????!!!

[mmabuff101]

this is the epitome of their reggae rock with pop lyrics. whites man reggae lol. although all their albums had influences from different genres, this and everything from the first few albums are my favorite

[redbloodjack]

great reunion

THE POLICE..... best

LIVA at TURIN (ITALY)

io c'ero!!!

[pcp1964]

Me too!!!

[loucodu]

Saw him last night! Amazing drummer

[fuckinXducky]

mierda como tocaaa!! secoo!!!

[ErnestIdle]

Un dos mellores bateras da historia, sen dúbida..

[SpiritsinMatWorld]

Mierda! Que buen baterista..., me encanta como toca este tipo, a pesar de los años sigue teniendo esa energía, como cuando recién empezaba. Un grosso!

GRAN INFLUENCIA!

[metalcore929]

Listen to what Andy Summers is doing in the background. Great improviser. Great band.

[psyne000]

Stewart is a bad boy, the reason why I thought hitting anything with drumsticks when I was a kid to be normal, after all the police videos wheres hes hitting whatever...great composer too.

[sapper3491]

Love Copelands drumming on this track

[McOwnsYou]

STU IS DRUMMING GOD!!!

[beagleheadfred]

Yes good ole Stewy is one hell of a drummer!

[bergzyboy]

such an amazing drummer...one of the best i have ever ever heard!!!

[weloveyoudimebag]

i met him today:)

[nobrainnobrain69]

U lucky bastard

[jlt4926]

So awesome when he gets going with all those rimshots at :30 or so. Love to watch him play.

[Lukeblueslover]

one of the best...

[georginaelizondo]

Sting and Stewart are like brothers, they fight with each other, but for sure they love each other and are with Andy Summers, so good playing together.

[edmerdson]

People said Sting & Stewart is not exactly good friends, but the sound is AMAZING ,more always be less,long life to POLICE

[garythegod]

One of the best ever!!!!

[RobindeEagle1980]

He realy drives the music forwards with his energetic drumplay .

Just elevates the band enormously .

Strong and tight drummer ,great musician .

[TamaraChing]

the sexiest drummer in our generation

[ZeekChic]

hells yes =P

[j4zzDrumm3r]

his style is perfect for the reggae feel of the police.

[uhoh38125]

dude, did you see coplands "paradigm for the cosmos" video here on youtube? look it up awesome....and is exactly what your saying

[Fudgeya]

My favorite drummer! So tight and precise

[eddiemoon]

STEWART COPELAND!!!!..known for his high hat skills.....and all that shiet....his snare sounds AWEseom too!!

HES THE GREATEST!!

[Jonesy127]

Stewart Copeland is GOOD!!!

(then miss out one of the 'O's...)

[Gillty101]

nice stuff