Simon Kirke of Bad Company

Drum Solo by Simon Kirke at Turn Right

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[SIERRAHPBT]

Simon, what would it cost me to get private lessons?

[drumsanddrumming]

@truthaintpretty ;)

[truthaintpretty]

@drumsanddrumming this is true, and the opposite isn't always quite so easy. when i went thru my teen sticking-a-fill-wherever-i-cou­ld phase, i couldn't play a solid groove to save my life, nor did i really have that desire at the time. then in college, i discovered jazz and got reacquainted w/ the classics from my childhood. i then got fascinated w/ groove, dynamics and playing tastefully. everything has it's place. but bad co was where it mostly began w/ me as a child. oh, that 1st album!

[drumsanddrumming]

@truthaintpretty yes- and many of the good drummers that play simple are in fact able to play a lot more.

Charlie Watts, Max Weinberg and Phil Rudd are very good drummers!

[truthaintpretty]

@drumsanddrumming for sure! don't get me wrong. simplicity can definitely be beautiful. charlie watts, for instance: the stones wouldn't be the stones without him! and what about ringo? al jackson? tony thompson?nothing complicated, but man does it ever work! simon kirke and boz burrell worked so well together as a pocket, as did simon w/ andy fraser. they worked off each other, and they complemented each other. and simon made his 4-pc Ludwig kit sound so big! the records speak for themselves!

[drumsanddrumming]

@truthaintpretty agree with that many drummers praise "less is more" because they are not talented enough. I think Simon K is pretty good nowadays, thought he played a bit stiff in the 70:ies

[truthaintpretty]

growing up hearing "cant get enough" and "bad company" was the thing that first got me intrigued w/ drums. i was 5. now i'm 40. simple, not flashy, but very effective. many today use the "less is more" approach as but an excuse for lack of talent and genius. but simon knows what to do. hey, buddy, louie, moon, bozzio, steve smith, peart, those guys are all great too and i love 'em. but although simon may not play as intricate, he plays the right drums for the songs, and quite well--it works!

[rg1ish1]

I remember the brilliant drum solos simon did as a teenager , with bands like the maniacs & heatwave love this thanks simon . simon was my mentor Ray from Clun

[usernameismyrealname]

man, i love his drum solo at the live album of bad company (dont remember what its called), the song is fist full of blister, it rocks!

[jasaggio]

the drum track that Mr. Kirke delivered on "Can't get enough" is, to me, one of the finest moments in rock drumming history...The drums literally carry that song and define it...then you put rodgers voice and ralphs sludgy but bluesy guitar and it's no wonder it was a huge hit...also an amazing bass line on that song