Simon Phillips - Cosmos

[LastOfSixMusic]

A incredible piece of music.....and vibe...Good stuff...!.

[newfunkdrummer]

Aunque sean diferentes yo prefiero escuchar a simon philips que a weckl. Me parece mas interesante su forma de tocar, es mi opinión, sin ofender otros gustos.

[alesmithmx]

QUE AGASAJO OIR A SIMON PHILLIPS

[mosilflutil10]

appaling music

[gebass6]

@mosilflutil10 Appalingly Good!Yes?You agree!

[ScottFear]

@mosilflutil10 you're an idiot

[jakeronly]

Amazing Anthony Jackson!!

[adam872]

Best toms sound in the business. Fantastic stuff.

[Keksdiebchen]

Watched this at the age of 7....

He is the reason that I started playing Drums and thank god that I did.

[SonorPhonics]

@Keksdiebchen Nice:D

[starfloor95]

ca c'est du batteur et le groupe c'est un miracle

[J0B0S0]

The guy has swallowed a metronome at the age of 5? Such a cool groove.

[aakkoin]

this is so fusion

[scoutali]

Spitze

[pasteryboy]

this is cool stuff

i just never heard of this guy b4

[SMKPIKKA]

what?! oO

[Aplustradomus]

Simon is a MONSTER and Anthony Jackson,i mean what can you say..He is the bass line creater for the song by The Ojays"for the love of money"..His hands are like the size of herman Munster..

[Earesistible]

Simon is producing for Sherinian and Planet X these days - what a music, listen to it!

Amazing music, guy has got balls for doing fusion.

[slowbrain67]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!and besides the awesome performance of all...great gtr synth sound!!!

[mileswarm]

yeah - Ray Russell - amazin´guitarist

One of my favorite

[harnois75]

Simon has been an in demand  pro drummer since about 1974, and before that played in his Dad's (Sid Phillips) dixieland Jazz band. His credits are just too long to list and even the discography on his site doesn't cover everything. But certainly he's played Jazz festivals since the 70's with the likes of Stanley Clarke, Jeff Beck, Gil Evans and the Buddy Rich Orchestra for starters.

[shred88]

WOW!

[drmrsdad]

This is Force Majure band that Simon did with longtime friend Ray Russel on Guitar. This is found on the Protocol CD.

Simon's influence is one that is not like how Ringo or Bonham influnenced, Go to any drum forum today and you will see drummers who say they are influenced in some part by Simon his melodic style and no one, makes their kit sound better than Simon, listen to Jungleyes on Out of The Blue live. You can actually hear he is playing two different base drum sizes!

[jazzdied]

What a completely forgettable piece of garbage. Yeah, they'll be callin' this one a classic for the ages. Miles' Bitches Brew, Tony's Lifetime, and .... Simon Phillips Protocol Band!!!!

LOL at these clowns.

[kalamari]

@ jazzdied, your pathetic piece of jazz snobbery is a completely forgettable piece of garbage. Simon Phillips has contributed a great deal to music over the years, and the fact that jazz fusion or any other of the many genres he has covered is not in vogue does not discredit him and his bandmates as clowns in comparison to musicians Miles Davis or Tony Williams.

[jazzdied]

kalamari, please reply with specifics on the "great deal that Simon Phillips has contributed to music over the years", and don't leave a list of his credits. In musical terms, what has he left behind for the younger generation to build upon? Be specific!

I expect no answer. Ignorant posers are going to be called out from now on. I fed up with posers who think they know about music, especially jazz. You've been called out poser.

[127quinn]

this drummer is very wel respected and has made quite a reputation for himself truly. He has toured with The Who, Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Toto and there are more I am sure that I do not know all of his contributions. Take care.

[kalamari]

jazzdied, obviously I have neglected to return to reply to your comment for quite some time, but I think the other users have covered it. I don't know your definition of a poser but I have to say I'm quite offended that you are calling me one. I don't blindly worship musicians because of popular opinion, nor do I try to put out the impression that know more about music than others. I take heart, though, from the the fact that your user name betrays your true motive for commenting! Poser.

[127quinn]

see what happens when you dont forgive and you get that root of bitterness grown up in your heart you start to spew that bitterness out of our mouth and defile everyone around you truly. Bro you need to forgive someone thats clear.

[127quinn]

also this was only his little side band he threw together in between tours with the Who, at that time nothing more it just happens someone posted it here.

[kupa890]

Hey there, listen i dont know that much about jazz but i think its not about being so radical or agressive dude, as a drummer i respect simon`s work but he is not that great, he loves showing off and makes some people think he is great, of course this is not jazz at all and will never be, i love jazz, and i think it is more about passion than flashing people. i know real jazz is dead but arguing will not make it come back.

[gebass6]

No,this is not jazz.This is Fusion.Although Fusion is a blending of Rock and Jazz,hardline traditionalist want no association of Traditional Jazz with Fusion.Hence the reason for your attitude.

[inkswithbrush]

it's nice to see a pick being used properly on a Bass. A lot of players just hack away at the strings.

[gebass6]

I read an interview with A.J. years ago in which he stated that it was his sessions with Al DiMeola that whipped his picking technique into shape.

[fodera6]

You're absolutely right. AJ has said that Al's parts were so demanding that he could only perform them with the plectrum. It's a hell of a way to learn how to master it! Apparently he still uses one but just not very often.

[Faststick]

JAJA! ray russel looks like a primary school teacher.:-)

Fucking groovy tune! is mitch forman on keys here?? greetz

[127quinn]

I dont know but this is Simon Phillips little side band he threw together back when he was touring with the Who in betwen tours he was just fooling around. All this music was written by him so he might have programed the synthisiser himself it is very possible.

[76alembic]

What a great tune !. That groove is just killer.Notice how Anthony feels every note . Simon Phillips is just great . First heard him on Stanley Clarkes ;Rocks , Pebbles and Sand, in the Early 80,s.For a long time Anthony ,played with a pick , check out Al De meiola ,during Anthony,s Ken Smith time.

[bwdrummer1980]

Simon Phillips is god ! Amazing ambidextry !

[DissidentGenro]

This is just amazing on so many levels..

[gebass6]

The angular,tension laden chords and structure of Fusion is what attracts me to this music form.Sterile "Fusak?"Whatever!

[rhinobassdude]

Pure Class,,, thanks for putting that one up.

[AnonymousCowardX]

SP is all dressed up like he's going to work out or something, haha...

Yes, it's quite sterile fuzak, I have to say. But wtf.

Didn't know AJ plays with a pick, is it ?

[torontonian77]

Yeah, Anthony Jackson plays with a pick as well as fingerstyle - and he's equally skilled with both of them!

[fodera6]

Excuse me but this is a piece of history whether you like it or not. Sorry if this disrupts your sensitive constitution. Perhaps if you had listened to this when it was released you'd have more appreciation for these fine artists. There is more to them than this one song (and period) you know!

[anthonydio]

fill in @ 3:00 - ooh that felt so good!!

[julroy10]

c'est ma préférer music de ce groupe et j'adore simon car il est gaucher comme moi

[Rambonbon]

Anthony Jackson is the man!

[petromaxi]

Cada vez que veo este video me rio, porque Simon se parece mucho a Diego Capusotto :P

[pobz100]

Does he always use a drum kit the size of a small country?

[JRdrummer20]

He looks like neil peart from the front

[smidy82]

Cheers for posting this video... i have the original CD from the Festival at Freiburg (Germany), but it is much more better to see it!

[porongas69]

exelente tio"""

[jafadrummer]

gotta get me some of those tama spandex pants ahahaha!!

[stevepike678]

baaahaha yer i got mine wit my kit hahaha jokes man lol

[MBAF]

This groove is so tight it hurts, plus Simon can make the drums sound so damn wonderful thick! Well - great stuff!

[filp413]

good old Anthony Jackson

[aris9aris9]

AMEN! God bless his soul. a true groove master @ bass guitar

[purplecuriosity]

looks like the guitarist just called in on his way from running moonshine to play a few hot licks....lol

[Slicko37]

LOL he reminds me of the O`l garage mechaninc....but all in all them boys have it together

[dadodrums]

Nice!!!

[LoqueMan]

GOD

[36index]

Simon is truly underrated;he is very musical, and has a metronome internally: truly awsome!

[garyh357]

In the instructional part of this video, he showed how with a metronome playing in your headphones, you shouldn't hear it. If your hearing the metronome while you're playing, you are not in time with it. You should be playing over it, which should make it unhearable (is that a word). He is amazing. That video really helped my timing.

[erikimba]

in actuallity you hear the click very soft almost unhearable, the point is that if your playing is solid and you are in time with the metronome then the sound is mixed with your strokes. so you can say than click simply dissapears

[bas7es]

Why is simon on top of the big circle and the others on small circle's?

:D

[Eddysson90]

As far as I remember he wrote most of the songs and was sort of the "spiritual leader" of the band .

[tuttskifruttski]

Because this is HIS instructional video so it's natural that he's in middle.

[clanbj]

Because it's taken from a Drum instruction video called Simon returns ( it's now out on DVD), so that's why he's the center peace, it's a Simon Phillips film !.

[garyh357]

While you are completely correct, it's also because his drums take up way more space than the other guys guitars.

[engineman0815]

I think hes right handed,playing left open...

[Bmunde]

Is he right-handed, left-handed, or ambidextrous?

[agusstrato06]

He probably is right handed, but he plays drums with a style called "open-handed drumming". The drummer doesnt cross his arms, and the ride cymbal is usually at the left of the kit. This tecnique is more comfortable for drummers who use hihats in fills and for ones who feel unconfortable of crossing their arms.

[Bmunde]

A la Billy Cobham I know, just wandering which was his dominant hand.

[agusstrato06]

Okey

[titanium9000]

It actually has nothing to do with comfort or using hi-hats in fills. I write/draw with my right hand but I'm dominant left on a kit. We use both hands equally but we have a stronger left-hand lead..which is reserved for the hi-hat and ride cymbal. You grow up playing that way. Also, a "right-handed" drummer can actually learn to play "open-handed"

[peaveyboy]

wow good explanation. i never understood y some people played open hand. ( love carter beuford :D )

three amazing musicians :D have a great night/day/evening

peace grace and bass

[titanium9000]

Thank you sir...

Peace grace and bass...I love it

[sergioz07]

Simon es muy pero muy bueno es uno de mis bateristas favoritos y tube la oportunidad de verlo tocar en vivo junto a TOTO.

[manginifan]

Simon is a fuckin' living legend!!!! He's played some of the most amazing drum parts on a slew of different artist's albums. Check him out on Judas Priest's "Sin After Sin" album. His work with Jeff beck is nothing short of brilliant & timeless. He inspired me to play drums. Simon rocks!!!!

[Slicko37]

Plus....back then in 92 there wasnt many drummers that could lay it down like he could ( in his style ) Dennis Cambers could Smoke him but his style was a little diffrent......but for 92 93 that was kick ass.....damit now iam talking to much ROFL

[VFLlions]

i think that also now he kicks asses.....not so many drummers of today got his style and tecnique...probably new drummers are all just drummers to stay in a group not because they love drums...

[Slicko37]

He paved away for other dummers .....this was done in 92 or 93.......he inspired me to kick ass back then....SP would like be a support beam in a big building...like Neal Pert ect.ect. But thats my own opinon and I could be wrong :)

Slicko

[DrumMasterclass]

Hes is one of the greatest drummers of all time and over the years has inspired millions including myself!Not an opinoin but a fact mate!

[kayraythefly]

I am not knocking S.P. but you can hear a million other drummers like him who don't have the fame or endorsments.H e just seems like a good average.

[tuttskifruttski]

Good average? The man has played with The Who, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger and TOTO. for christ sake. You're not average if you play with a band that contains the best musicians in the world (TOTO). He's awesome.

[DrumMasterclass]

Simon is a very deiverse and respected drummer.There really arent any players like him.His abilities are beyond amazing and he has taken drumming to a whole new universe.Calling one of the greatest drummers of all time Average just shows how unintellagent you are musically.

[kayraythefly]

To knock someone you don't even now shows how unintelligent you are.period. Take this song for example.Nothing special about it. My intire drumline can play this on the trap.I played stuff this complicated in my jr. high years. I am not trying to take anything from s.p. but to call him the greatest? come on. Besides...he stole his style and set-up from billy cobham. and toto sux.

[DrumMasterclass]

I cant believe how ridiculous that comment you made just was.First of all you cant spell the word know and second of all I would be suprised if you have never touched a drumkit before based on what you just said.The point of playing a song is not to show off your abilities becuase then you would end up easily overpowering the song howerever this song is not exactly simple and Simon certainly isnt average.

[kayraythefly]

i just don't like s.p. and i guess i pissed some of you off. sorry. toto still sux.

[DrumMasterclass]

You should at the very least show some respect for Toto since they are all very great musicians even if you dont like their music.

[DrumMasterclass]

I cant believe how ridiculous that comment you just made was.First of all you cant spell the word know and second of all based on what you said I wouldnt be suprised if you have never even touched a drumkit before.Simon is just playing the song and the point of playing a song is not to show of your abilities because Simon could easily overpower the song putting all this incredibly complicated music into this song.The music comes first then the playing.

[DrumMasterclass]

The music comes first then the playing however this song is not exactly simple and Simon certainly isnt average.If Simon is average how come every great drummer is simply astonished by his abilities to do some of the most amazingly difficult grooves ever played with an insaine ammount of limb independance and an incedible range of playing in various odd meters?

[joromark]

you are a loser... bet you know it!

[joromark]

kayraythefly, does your ENTIRE drumline know you can't spell?

[kayraythefly]

I was in drumline while you were still sucking your mom's tit jr. Your 25 stay outta of this and let the big boys play. Go text your boyfriend and meet for lattes.

[joromark]

Well if you are so experienced you should know that good music need not be complicated, rather it is the delivery... that's where Simon's secret is. While Toto might not be the greatest band you can't shoot SP down because he plays simple. Often the "simple" songs are the hardest, wouldn't you agree?

[BillSmells]

You are evaluating this guy based on one song. Very shortsighted. There's more to him than this one song. It's his technique, his ability to play different styles of different complexities, and of course, his consistent ability to delivery a performance with any group of musicians. The combination of those elements and his ability to excel at all of them makes him a pretty good drummer, to put it modestly.

[homerinchinatown2]

I think 'evaluating a guy based on one song' is a YouTube tradition. "If this guy can't show me everything he's got in a 2 minute clip, then he sux". People writing stuff like that tend to like the guys who CAN show you everything they've got in 2 minutes - or they tend to like only one style of music, so everything else 'sux'.

[naleyan]

this is so uninspiring

[gitbox23]

Notice the way SP plays open handed drumming i.e. hi hat with the left hand.

[DrumMasterclass]

Yea I think the open handed technique has a better advantage for players because it opens more posibilities.Although their are very few players who do so.

[gitbox23]

Dom Famularo springs to mind. The late Gary Chester did too.

[Slicko37]

Very nice feel and timeing,smooth transtions.Just a kick ass song

[Ultranois]

A saaa?

[timiotul]

que clase !!!!! crema q brota como la espuma , pa arribaaa

[timiotul]

j3j3j3 anthony jackson !!!!!!!

[efergarmx]

i didn't know this drummer and he looks a very good drummer to me.

[efergarmx]

yesterday i saw this video and it sounds very interesting to me. thanks for posting this video.

[laloservin]

Simon is just amazing. He was born to play drums.

[jAmguitar84]

awesome band the bass it^s freak cool

[kittynoumea]

thank's for all simmon

[LoqueMan]

YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

[BOTTOM432]

Cool, Simon's feel is nice and of course A.Jack is ruthless as ever, Slammin ass track!

[jorfimar]

El Arte y la Virtuosidad de un gran maestro en la Bateria.

[minibuddy321]

That bit at 3:07 was so smooth and tight!

[haraldtheman]

ugly

makes me wanna puke

[markb6]

And the best bassist ever!! Jackson is a friggin MONSTER player!!

[Danieldvf]

The best..thank you....

[markee2006]

Anthony jackson is a monster bass player

[BigRickSharpe]

Simon has that "Cobham kinda feel" not bad for a White Cat and I mean that jokingly, wish I could play drums! But the Bass is the Bomb!!1 wit a bullet

[tellezluis]

Niceeeeee Simon Niceeee

[GlaForge]

Love the hairband.

[GeorgeGuitarPer]

espectacular wow

[Leray7783]

This is one of the most infectuous grooves ever ... its soooo hypnotic

[LoqueMan]

This guy isn't a man, but is a Robot!!!

Great!

_____________________

Questo non è un uomo ma un robot!

Ho studiato questa traccia ed ho fatto il primo pezzo, la parte col rullante, presto con impegno la imparerò tutta, sarà dura ma ce la farò :D

Grande Simon the best!

[metalkillspunk]

Just to Clarify i didn't write that second comment about Ray being gay someone hacked my account. He's great :)

[manginifan]

Simon is a genius!!!! His drum sound is killer. Anthony Jackson in a monster bass player, another genius. What a great song!!!!

[Aplustradomus]

Gotsta agree with you on that...The groove is soo silly tight! never have I seen a bass like that..

[fodera6]

This is an early single-cut Fodera AJ prototype made by Vinnie Fodera and Joey Lauricella. Wiki has some good info on their innovations together. Among many other things, Anthony was instrumental in the development of Fodera's then-radical single-cutaway bass that you see in the video which has now become a very, very popular (and copied) bass design. I have a Fodera 6-string bass (hence my handle) and they really are something!

[k1llercod]

haha I know tell me about it. He's just been busy with alot of toto stuff but when I last had a chat to him he said that he was finished mastering the sound for it, so thats all I know at the mo...

[SpiffaJ]

wow! u know him? he's my hero and idol do u realise how lucky u r? what do u play?

[k1llercod]

lol I can assure you he isnt gay becuase I am his son so it kinda rules him out of that im afriad!

This is all being released on DVD and HD DVD very soon so of you are into this stuff then keep a look out...

[tuttskifruttski]

"This is all being released on DVD and HD DVD very soon"

Where did you hear that? I know Simon have wanted to re-relaese these videos but he's been saying that for like 2 years now...

[metalkillspunk]

I retract my previous statement

I hereby claim that Ray Russell is gay.

lololz1!

[3rdeyebass]

Many, many thanks for posting this. It's excerpted from a Simon Phillips instructional video, and it's been 13 years since I last saw it.

Rythm section hog heaven!

[metalkillspunk]

Ray Russell is awesome!

[Homecheese15]

Anthony Jackson is so awesome

He played with my favorite pianist Michel Camilo

[Jazzrockfusion]

Woohoo! Where are the rest of the clips? How can i track down the rest the original video? I love this stuff!

[zdp7051]

The synth _is_ on a prerecorded track. Philips cues on it with those big ol' Keith Moon headphones he's got. Fodera6, any chance you can post more video from this Simon Philips tape? I'm not sure it is available anymore anywhere! Being a drummer's video it gets overlooked by a lot of bass players, especially Anthony Jackson fans. Too bad, because it has some of the best examples and close ups of Jackson's playing technique.

[tattoedsoul]

Es qu Anthony Jackson es un Genio..."Anthony Jackson is just a Genius"...

[carretilludo]

el batero impresionante.

ahora ... no tengo palabras .. anthony jackson...

this bass line ....es impresionante.. las notas que selecciona en el solo del guitarrista...son increibles.. y e sonido de ese bajo fodera 6 modelo anthony jackson....me atraviesa el cerebro , el dia que el mundo comprenda que jackson es un genio.... ese va a ser el dia!

[markee2006]

always thought that simopn philips was a billy cobham clone myself

[tuttskifruttski]

Because he plays open-handed? Are you kidding? They're playing is nothing alike. Then you can say every drummer that plays with the traditional grip is a clone of the first drummer who started with it.

[markee2006]

Nah man billy cobham was a major influence on simon philips His whole drum kit set up with the octa bans was the exact same set up that billy cobham was using in the mid 70s all of simon philips chops are billy cobham influenced

[Alberto68]

Hi fodera6, keyboard is also played by Ray Russel I guess.

[fodera6]

Ah, okay. Wasn't sure because I hear his guitar synth sound and then there's another synth sound, possibly pre-recorded.