Octobans, rims, high hats, snares, the fastest rolls ever, all 1/4 off the beat. Genius. Any discussion of the top 5 drummers in rock history starts with who is No.2 behind Stewart Copeland

@pcuimac

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, even though I think the mix of Stings composition, Andy Summers hypnotic guitar and Copelands drums is the real magic. It's a synergetical effect. Something new emerges from the combination of parts. I also think musicians don't have to b sorted into sport categories of who is no.1. jm2c

@andreyviana504

4 жыл бұрын

People forgot how Copeland copied Carlton Barrett, Sly Dunbar and Horsemouth style and mixed with some rock beat

@mrmoparrr

4 жыл бұрын

IanJessup1 I should of read your comment first before I commented!

@kurtdahlke5244

4 жыл бұрын

It occurs to me now, and probably wrong, but it sounds like Copeland's whole deal was to play drums live as they sounded on recordings drenched with reverb and delay. Probably decades late to this party, but hey what can you do?

@robertk2007

3 жыл бұрын

Stewart isn't a drummer. He's the ultimate rhytmatist!

Its like hearing 3 drummers perform together but its just Stewart Copeland!

The police had the best drummer, the best guitarist , the best singer, best song writer and bassist ... more over simplicity and making music space is their Genius.. and this song is the proof...

@nygelmiller5293

2 ай бұрын

To ukok There has never been, and probably never WOIL be, a more rythmical band!

Did anyone ever test Steward Copeland for alien DNA? That dude's not human. What an epic sick live version. He kills it. _0_

@jehugo66

8 жыл бұрын

And he says "Anyone can play the drums."

@rtxjohnson

6 жыл бұрын

"Drums are easy. Anyone can play the drums!".....lolol

@austin78993

5 жыл бұрын

Right but he does more than just the bare minimum of playing them. I think Stewart saw the drum machine era that we are still in now coming and kinda just said "yeah anyone can play the back beat on 2 and four, but can you play reggae, jazz, rock, and everything in between all in one song? Can you play the drums like you're the Edge from U2 with delays and echoes all over the place? You can't replace Copeland with a machine. Most drummers you can. I think that fear of "anyone can play drums" drove him to play the drums differently. He made a name for himself as a reason people listen to the band. He was an equal contributor and you really don't see that outside of the realm of Jazz and the 60s era where the drummers were just as famous as the lead singers.

@korhansoydan

5 жыл бұрын

@@austin78993 I feel ur pain man..

@paulfrancis2680

4 жыл бұрын

Believe

I come back to The Police again, again, again. They truly were a band that made some of the most remarkable, and memorable music ever. Hard to believe this performance was a little over forty years ago. Their musical brilliance was just beginning to really show itself. Incredible band.

@flaviuteodorescu4916

6 ай бұрын

one of the four "perfect" bands: Beatles / ABBA / Dire Straits / The Police: no flaw, ever...

@222Lightning

5 ай бұрын

so what you're saying is they had another album after "Ghost in the Machine" in them........I wish they did. Their early stuff really is very hit and miss to me if I'm not in the mood for it. I think I read they couldn't stand each other anymore at the end......so they split.

Stewart Copeland..always loved his style!!

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

6 жыл бұрын

He's one of the best.

@tonygrossmith6223

2 жыл бұрын

Made the police

3 dudes creating a sound that sounds like it could be four or five dudes. That’s The Police.

nobody gets more out of a hi-hat and snare drum than Stew Copeland..flat out...one of the crispiest drummers EVER!...

@Pratt-zp5mr

9 жыл бұрын

Rusty Kuntz Agreed! with both you and gdub454...the guy is simply amazing. Sticks laying across his snare WHILE he's in the middle of a song, octobans, ride bells, toms...simply brilliant and a joy to listen and watch!

@jhetta22

4 жыл бұрын

not to mention the octoban chops !

@IanJessup1

4 жыл бұрын

@@jhetta22 he invented octobans

@andreyviana504

4 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen Sly Dunbar playing? Most of the Copeland style became from this reggae legend.

@testsubject157

4 жыл бұрын

Extra tasty crispy

Not only do the Police play killer reggae, they dub it out live in the middle of the song!

Stewart Copeland 😵 😮 😲 he’s on a level of his own, he is rhythm, be breathes flawless technique and feel, watching and listening to him is like standing at the base and looking up at Everest and just in complete awe of creativity

They can have all the technology today to make a band good but nothing beats the raw sound from a good band.

@austin78993

5 жыл бұрын

It boggles my mind as a millennial that we don't have bands like this right now. The echo effects and reverbs and pedals and stuff that led to this level of creativity for that instrumental break are far more advanced these days and we see nothing even remotely close to this. It's amazing.

@andrewjohn63

Жыл бұрын

Takes me back to September 79 when they played the Top Rank in Swansea, awesome band!

@BlueBeeThemeMusic

Жыл бұрын

Musicianship is a very real limit on Composition. So, NO, Tech can suck my camel.

Stuart Copeland lives in a world on his own when he cracks the drums!!!!

Truly one of the most amazing live performances by any band at any time.

This will always be "the" Police song for me. Differentiator from anything I heard growing up in the late 70's / 80's. Quintessential Police!

Stewart Copeland is like just visiting the planet - mesmerising stuff!

Copeland is a living genius; a phenomenon!

Legendary, I could listen to them just jam away for hours, Stewart Copeland a genius!

@cedrickross6853

7 жыл бұрын

That's it....... the group itself was marvelous. Stuart Copeland rocked it.

@rustykuntz94

6 жыл бұрын

Stew just was a master at his instrument, yes he sped up the tempo too much & overplayed but it fit, it was cool & super tight live. Pissed Stingo off many a night haha.

@BlueBeeThemeMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@rustykuntz94 But you do not know these people, at all. You don't know any of what they feel or experience. Oil your Kuntz.

THE POLICE the best rock band ever the best reggae band ever the best ska band ever

A summary of Summers’ playing: hauntingly beautiful.

Man I love the way Copeland plays the drums!

One of the best drummers/musicians/composers ever. Thank you Stewart Copeland.

this is the stuff that amazes me about people this talented, even though these guys are having fun they are actually working, this is their job and they are good at it, they depend on each other and each one performs their part to perfection, its like watching bees building a nest, fucking beautiful.one of the best bands ever.

@BlueBeeThemeMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but not everyone's cup of spam.

three masters

FUCK!!!! STEWART COPELAND IS A FUCKING MACHIIIIIIIIIINNNNNEEEEE!!!!!!! Best Drummer EVER in my mind. CHRIST!!!!

@DeadlyKiss000

3 ай бұрын

Him and Ringo, best 2 natural drummers of all time!

OMG, this song is #everything. The live version is sublime smh.

Damn this is why I love the Police all these years, right here. Love it

Three very different stars aligning.

Wow. Brings back memories! One of my favorite songs. Had it all. Reggae, jazz, vocals and the lyrics. Saw them more times that I could count in the lates 70's and early 80's. AS good as their recorded albums were, simply tremendous and better live. Simply the best. Stewart is a God, Sting underrated on bass and Summers just mesmerizing. Rock legends.

...absolutely amazing ,specially when play very loud on the good headphones... This was The Police at the top of their game!

7:09 Sting’s vocals 🤯

Just mesmerizing, the musicianship between these three . I can’t name many bands that can create a sound as cohesive as this. And I’m not even gonna start about Copeland. 👮‍♂️ the best always

They are the best example of dysfunctional genius at its finest. Despite their lack of cohesion, musically they are tighter than a cello's string. I love watching them create and contribute to the audible bliss that we all are addicted to. I would follow them to the moon to see them perform together...just one more time.

@jehugo66

8 жыл бұрын

"Walking On the Moon..."

@mackdaddy8739

5 жыл бұрын

jazzytds chaos brought together by harmony...asynchronous harmonies..your insight is profound.

@matthewread1545

Жыл бұрын

Synchronicity

@BlueBeeThemeMusic

Жыл бұрын

You don't understand PR. You follow the story. They made huge piles of lolly. No regrets!

@tamarayoung9861

Жыл бұрын

Never can be replicated

That drum WTF!!!!

in 73 i was 10,my brother brought home Queen 1, and amidst my love of freddies amazing vocals and Brians incredible guitar,there was Rogers innovative drum style,possibly the first time i noticed drumming in a song.I have to say Copeland really does seem to be on some other level than most rock drummers,all Latin and Jazz and rock complexity rolled into one,simply awe inspiring

These early songs are so melancholy. Loved that so much even though I didn't realize it at the time. Beautiful stuff. This version is magic. What interplay between these 3.

The Jazz stuff that Stewart's daddy raised him on, and to which he grew allergic as he says serves him really well here.

@quentinjames981

3 жыл бұрын

totally

all seems magic to me, best band ever !!!!

la mejor banda en vivo de todos los tiempos !!!!!!

excellent, outstanding performance, best period of Police

Magic! Stewart is a genius. This trio was f'n magic.

Beautiful song! Powerful voice! Mighty drummer! Amazin' guitar! I'm in LOVE! Thank You!

The Police couldn't have existed without Stewart Copeland. I was a fan in he 80's but didn't have any idea what he was actually doing back there.

Welcome to the Stewart Copeland show !

this is how drumming should be. holding back, fills in all the right places. stewart copeland was a genius in this regard, like john bonham. completely different drummers, but knew exactly where to put shit. it was ALL ABOUT the song. they knew how to add atmosphere to make a song what it is.

@korhansoydan

5 жыл бұрын

I can sign below this comment. (Guitarist-singer here)

@yuccatree4298

4 жыл бұрын

Shame to talk about him in the past tense. I mean, he is still alive and kicking after all, and most likely still is a genius. Ya dig?

@surfingawaveoflife

3 жыл бұрын

My two favorites. Stewart t and Bonzo.

@BlueBeeThemeMusic

Жыл бұрын

There are many ways to drum. all have a place /\

Wooow awesome...Stewart always the soul of the band's rithym..

Another level

3:44! That's where the really good stuff starts!

@chinaphone

5 жыл бұрын

Dub.

Copeland playing reminds me of Cozy Powell. Very fast, and technically brilliant. Absolutely incredible.

@EleanorPeterson

2 жыл бұрын

Cozy? Really? You have some very strange ears, Sancho S...🙃

if you look up the word Syncopation in the dictionary, it points you to this song

Stewart Copland, the best drummer 🎉

THEY WERE REALLY FEELING THIS SONG ,THAT'S BEAUTIFUL

Still Sounds Damn Good 42 years on.... August 2022 🙏 x

Revolutionary drummer, a wilde horse running in the future. . Sorry i never been agreed for the name of his band. . Thanks him for sharing his so singular rythms of freedom.

Sting is a top 10 bass player very underrated

@Lylith909

6 ай бұрын

None of these guys were ever underrated ;-)

À mon avis, le meilleur titre de '' Police ''. Avec un Stewart Copeland au jeu tellement précis. ❤️👍🥂🎶

MR.Copeland a true master of all things rhythmical.Love the sound of his kit,and what a beautiful piece of Tama engineering.I could sit for hours and just jam on those octabans.

One of their best......this and bring on the night.....always brings me to the women I have known and now married to :)

I don't know how people are not noticing how stingo was out like a light and still delivered one of the most psychedelic performances ever.

Global pop music masters that did it their way..

Jeez, this is so outstanding...

Possibly duplicating what has been said before but for the record. 2 of my personal favourite ALL time bands namely Led Zeppelin & the Police were soooo damn good because of their DRUMMERS. For VERY different reasons BOTH geniuses. Sometimes because of what they left OUT rather than what they put IN at critical times within their grooves. INCREDIBLY TALENTED.......Words to describe their brilliance for both Bonham & Copeland is beyond my limited vocabulary for sure !!!

@BlueBeeThemeMusic

Жыл бұрын

Look, no song, no business. Any drummer you want. No song, nothing.

Mr. Copeland... nadie puede siquiera acercarse a ese tempo y swing que tiene, un maestro fuera de serie, una leyenda.

Totally' amazing especially Mr Copeland on the drums who is a freak!

Great Live performance, wish they got along now to play live again! Probably the best live of this song !

This song hurts me so much right now, I'm glad that I just met this

Para mi una de las mejores creaciones de THE POLICE, excelente composicion, una dinamica increible combinado con el buen gusto y sin perder la frescura, tres genios indudablemente que bueno que volvieron a juntarse en el 2007 y me encanta esta version en vivo en alemania, saludos desde Mendoza, Argentina. THE POLICE FOR EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!

Stewart is a beast

I compliment the taste of my 16 year old self...they were my favorite band. 40 years later I still think they were one of the best.

Great stuff... So cool to see this song live from back then. Classic song, with 1980's embellishments live.

Kinda wild playing a fretless instrument while singing, big up sting💪

Just pure genius

509 - bellissima canzone - ciao da VALERIO !!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I was so blown away by the drum pattern that I now just realized they gotta turn up that damn bass.

I always loved the Police in the 70s n 80s favourite one was beds too big without you mmmm

Saw them in 81 at Festival Hall Brisbane, Australia. They were amazing and have remained one of my all time favourites

Stewart Copeland. What a great beat man. The guy was fantastic

F**king brilliant rendition of one of my favorite Police tracks. 🔥🤘👍

magical performance

This is great! It's one thing to see them play this live, much less an 8 minute version with an improv section in the middle. I've seen Sting three times but I've never seen him play this. I don't think it would be as good as The Police anyway.

THIS IS THE FATALITY FOR ALL THE BANDS IN THE WORLD IN THE HISTORY OF HUMAN MUSIC

One of the best songs of The Police. Great Performance.

Forever missing whatever was live music in 2020

2/14/22 MY LOVE FOR THIS SONG BROUGHT ME HERE TODAY!!!

Love this live version...

When music free and not that complicated.

The best Police song ever

Saw this tour in 1980 in Santa Barbara - XTC and Oingo Boingo opened for them. Awesome show!

This is my new favorite Police Tune.

There is a reason I love this band!

Very cool performance. I saw this live video for the first time. There is a musical instrument maker in my hometown. At this time, the bass guitar and drums they are using were made by this company.

レコーディングバージョンも大好きだけど、こうしてライブ演奏している三人の姿を見ているとより引き込まれます。三者三様のほとばしるエネルギーの結実ぶりが素晴らしい。

@TheGael128

3 жыл бұрын

hm

hypnotizing

YO!!! That boy can drum!

2024❤❤❤

Copeland is absolute magic. The other two aren't bad either. 🤣 One of the best bands ever!

Stewart's off beat drumming makes no sense but, it's perfect

Every concert is different

5:25 wtthhh a hellll 😦😱😱😱😱

SUCH AN UNDERATTED SONG , JUST MAGICAL !!!, THANX GUYS🥰🥰🥰

Expirimentation live.!!!Bravo .!!!!musicians at their best.