In the Air tonight DRUMS - phil collins on LP

05-11-09: Johnnyb53
Buddy may have been acerbic, moody, unpredictable, self-confident, and
volatile, but pompous he was not.

In my dictionary, pompous fits with several of the other adjectives in the list.

Anyway, the comment was based on anecdotes from musicians with whom I
have spoken. I never met Buddy Rich, so I had no business making the
comment in the first place.

I would recommend picking up a copy of Genesis Seconds Out recorded live in Paris 1976/1977 Phil& Chester do alot of the songs together plus Bill Bruford also plays on that album.

Im a drummer...not pro, just a crazy amature. Phil, for those who understand drumming technique, is an AMAZING drummer. Period. The only reason that he has Chester playing with him (aside from the fact that hes an excellent drummer) is because Phil cannot sing and drum to every song. Its quite simple. He is one of the most relaxed technical drummers out there. So much so, that he looks like he is not doing much. Thats one way you can tell whos great and who ok. Vinnie Coliuta (studio drummer and most recently with Sting) is VERY technical and it shows. But that does not necessarily means he is better than Phil (as an example). If you want to see, or hear, one of the BEST drummers of all time (IMHO) check out Billy Cobham.

Also, I second TVAD's suggestion about Brand X. Heck...Im going to look at my LP FFS...(you never know, Tvad may be in the credits...lol...)

nuff said.