Chester Thompson: 'Disappointed' about 'Calling All Stations' | Zappa & Prog | Best Drummer Joke

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Chester Thompson speaks of his time with Genesis and his disappointment at not being asked to play on 'Calling All Stations,' working with Zappa and why Ringo is a good drummer. Also, the best drummer joke ever!
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Time Stamps
00:00 - Intro
00:06 - New Album
04:37 - Jazz
08:10 - Drumming for Zappa
10:34 - Captain Beefheart
15:00 - Drums in Genesis
18:26 - 'Calling All Stations'
19:20 - Santana
21:58 - Leaving Frank Zappa
23:06 - Best Drummer Joke
24:10 - Keith Moon & Ringo

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@MrCherryJuice 5 месяцев назад

I know Chester and can assure anyone seeing this that not only is he a great musician and drummer, he is every bit as nice, kind and considerate as he appears to be in this video. For someone of such a giant stature in the drumming world he is exceptionally humble and real. This makes it all the more wonderful to see him being interviewed here.

@brandon1351 5 месяцев назад

I highly doubt you’ve even met the man let alone “know him”

@SueKay-rq1lr 5 месяцев назад

I don’t know Chester, but I always enjoyed watching him play the drums. Awesome player. His interviews are great, also.

@MrCherryJuice 5 месяцев назад

@@brandon1351 Ah, the obligatory dissenting voice. A cynical American, I assume? I have been an acquaintance of Chester's for 30+ years. I can confirm that I do not know you, nor would I have any interest in doing so.

@brandon1351 5 месяцев назад

@@MrCherryJuice going from “I know” to “an acquaintance” now… and no, I’m definitely not an American.

@MrCherryJuice 5 месяцев назад

@@brandon1351 Semantics. I can pick up the phone and call Chester but do I hang out with him? No, we live in different parts of the world. Not American? That's a change. Regardless, he is everything I said about him.

@richard623 5 месяцев назад

We love you Chester. Humble, lovely man, superb drummer.

@michellebell5092 5 месяцев назад

He’s an official member of Genesis as far as I’m concerned. What a fantastic interview, so many interesting and thoughtful and insightful comments

@ilabelle1 5 месяцев назад

Such a great drummer. One of the best when it comes to working with another drummer. Zappa, Weather Report and Genesis what a resume!

@VegasAlien1 5 месяцев назад

I always liked Chester's way of playing Genesis' songs. Very complementary to what Phil recorded and also when playing alongside Phil. A lot of what they did together shaped my own approach to playing musically on the toms and changed the way I tune them. I was lucky enough to see Chester play with Genesis twice on the Mama tour. The man is a legend and seems to be a beautiful soul. God bless him.

@donaldanderson6604 5 месяцев назад

I saw his first gig with Genesis at the Rainbow and have been a fan since. I got into Zappa soon after . What a legend.

@tonyy452 5 месяцев назад

What a guy and what a drummer. I instantly took to Chester when he joined Genesis. I was disappointed not to see him play in the Last Domino tour when Phil's son Nic stood in.

@SueKay-rq1lr 5 месяцев назад

I was disappointed, too. Phil shit on Chester.😮 Chester was a great asset to Genesis.

@user-ru4ct2ul5r 5 месяцев назад

@@SueKay-rq1lrI heard that, what did Phil do ?

@KLanz123 5 месяцев назад

@@user-ru4ct2ul5rduring the Going Back tour Chester struggled with the Motown material, and Phil was pretty precise with his expectations. Phil, in pain and lacking in patience, lost it a few times. I guess it was bad because it ruined their relationship.

@jmdavison62 5 месяцев назад

@@KLanz123 Banks and Rutherford weren't the only ones who failed to appreciate Chester Thompson's contributions.

@scrat8177 5 месяцев назад

Hard to believe a musician of his ability, diversity and experience would struggle with Motown material. Thousands of wedding band drummers make it happen every weekend, many of them executing it quite well. I heard Chester gave Phil the business about his drinking during Phil's original "retirement" and Phil was offended and that ruined their relationship. Could be a rumor. @@KLanz123

@absolutelypositively 5 месяцев назад

I met you, Chester, Beefheart and the rest of the Mothers crossing the street from the Holiday Inn in Baltimore. We had just met Frank inside the hotel. It was springtime 1975. We were 3 teenagers completely thrilled! Thanks for a great show that night!

@ericvancilmedia3108 5 месяцев назад

What’s new in Baltimore? All kidding aside, that was a stellar band.

@Harbottle64 5 месяцев назад

What a lovely man. Thought he would be.

@Coolmore362 5 месяцев назад

Top guy , have seen Chester with Genesis and with Phil on the no jacket required tour , I was really disappointed not to see him with Genesis on the last domino tour , best wishes on his future projects.

@dagsouleyedblue407 5 месяцев назад

Awesome interview, i love Mr. Thompson's drumming, incredible to hear the man talk about some of his experiences

@GG-Wolfhound 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the interview! Chester is a monster!

@theworldaccordingto4555 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this interview, brilliant!

@daniellustgarten5857 5 месяцев назад

beautiful interview , Thank you

@tatedavis2016 5 месяцев назад

Great interview as always! Chester is a legend!

@domaddeo401 5 месяцев назад

Great conversation with a great and gracious drummer. I saw him play with Genesis at MSG NYC in the late 70's and he was not only flawless but exciting to watch and hear. Thanks for this.

@ollednom2780 5 месяцев назад

That was a really good interview. You have to love Chester Thompson what a great drummer.

@MrJangofett69 5 месяцев назад

Another great interview Barry. Lovely talented guy there. Thank you 👍

@mayhem492 5 месяцев назад

Had the pleasure if seeing Chester alongside Phil on the Duke tour in Bradford. A phenomenal experience in such a small venue. He’s was/is a true professional.

@lonegroover 5 месяцев назад

Lovely to hear from Chester, many thanks!

@calummcgregor3662 5 месяцев назад

Excellent interview ... great to listen to Chester ... so many stories ... over so many years ... Loved Santana's 80's output and Beyond Appearances is the one that works for me every time ... a superb album ... CMcG, Aberdeen, Scotland ... p.s. quote of the day " ... dues have been paid!" ...

@scottgillham2000 5 месяцев назад

Always a gentleman!

@hanssipkes8179 5 месяцев назад

He also was fantastic on "a curious feeling" the first solo album of Tony Banks big massive sound

@kaveman1021 5 месяцев назад

Chester was also Steve Hackett's drummer on his Please Don't Touch album right after he left Genesis and he played live with Steve in Tokyo in 1996.

@stevecowder4774 5 месяцев назад

What a storied career Chester has had. And what a fine, class act individual. Great interview Barry !

@jimw6659 5 месяцев назад

Chester, you are a drumming hero and inspiration. You were perfect on Ripples in 2007 and on Tonight, Tonight, Tonight in 1987 - both are standout highlights for me. I was then stunned by your chops and delicate touch with The Chester Thompson Trio. You have also been a complete gentleman, and an example of how to behave with class, since Phil was out of order during Going Back live… but I won’t dwell on that! I saw you live many times with Genesis, and you literally never missed a beat. Thank you so much for the joy your playing has brought me.

@Stevedrums741 5 месяцев назад

I can't imagine what my playing would have evolved into without Chester's influence. He taught me soul, groove, taste, power and musical humility. I've never wanted to meet my heroes, but I wish I could simply shake his hand and thank him. He is easily on my "Mt. Rushmore' of drumming influences.

@satanmolle9368 5 месяцев назад

Amazing drummer and obviously a nice guy.

@serdar.ateser 5 месяцев назад

Very kind and wise comments on Keith Moon and Ringo Starr,...So glad to have listen /watch this episode. Thank you guys:)

@stevedotwood 5 месяцев назад

true, very positive mentality

@stevedotwood 5 месяцев назад

I'm in awe! Chester Thompson! That era was his best, with Napoleon, Ruth & George Duke. The 80s never held my interest generally, same with Zappa's stuff then, and Genesis too. The music sounded too cold as opposed to the 70s. On Genesis, I was more into the P. Gabriel era, and the first 2 albums when Peter left.

@IslandDigital 5 месяцев назад

THANK YOU! Chester has been the MOST influential Drummer in my own drumming. First what an amazing nice man. His Drumming is so musical, solid, metronomic, explosive. I cannot say enough. Thanks for doing this interview, great to see him. I could chat with him for days.

@ra0363 5 месяцев назад

Mr Thompson's Zappa insight at 9:30 was very interesting, tour with a song and then record it...this man is a living history of the era - thank you!

@macmac9284 5 месяцев назад

Chester seems like such a lovely bumble guy

@paulbrookes413 5 месяцев назад

' Bumble ' ?

@7piecebucket 5 месяцев назад

@@paulbrookes413 Imagine signing up for the dating app and then matching with Chester Thompson.

@douglasstruthers8307 5 месяцев назад

A real pleasure listening to Chester Thompson. Amazing how many major artists that he has played with. He and guitarist Caleb Quaye (who he mentioned) are clearly influenced for the better by their jazz roots. Great interview.

@jacksnapp 5 месяцев назад

Thumbs up for the re-mention of Caleb Quaey. A very accomplished musician himself and those looking for some obscure rock , check out Hookfoot !

@DavidLazarus 5 месяцев назад

Fantastic interview!

@classicalbum 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin 5 месяцев назад

Great interview! Nice to hear some kind words about Captain Beefheart. Chester is an amazing drummer!

@Riddim4 5 месяцев назад

Mr. Thompson takes the high road.

@MrWheeler715 5 месяцев назад

My gateway into Genesis was Three Sides Live, and I remember seeing an ad in Circus Magazine for Pearl drums featuring Chester. Not long after that, I saw the Three Sides Live MTV concert. I've always felt Chester to be an essential part of Genesis history.

@danburnes722 5 месяцев назад

Great to see Chester still playing!

@BBlooger 5 месяцев назад

Wow a big one! Chester Thompson, legend!

@MattCarter67 5 месяцев назад

What a lovely bloke and of course brilliant drummer.

@craigfazekas3923 5 месяцев назад

Baltimore's Best~ thank you, Chester Thompson ❣❣❣ 🚬😎👍

@rk41gator 5 месяцев назад

'Inca Roads' is such a great song. Love seeing the live version (just wish the claymation shit was not in there). LOVE the discussion of playing with Phil Collins and his brilliant drumming. Hearing Chester speak about taking the challenge of playing prog rock was surprising. He discussion of Zappa, Carlos, Phil and Steve Gadd was wonderful. 'Make the band better' works for more than just music.

@stevedotwood 5 месяцев назад

right about the claymation. I love claymation but not when there's something important performance-wise going on.

@halcyon289 5 месяцев назад

That quote from Bruford was from the late 1960's .

@stevedrums1675 Месяц назад

I’ve never wanted to meet any musician I admire. I e always appreciated the relationship between musician and fan- performer and customer. Chester is one of the few I’d make the exception for. His drumming has so influenced me that it would take hours to go through. I wish him continued success and am truly sorry that he and Phil no longer speak. They were a machine.

@Stevedrums741 5 месяцев назад

People forget that Chester did a tour with the Bee Gees around 1988. He's never asked about it though.

@craigchapman8220 5 месяцев назад

Great question about Inca roads! Thank you.

@DBTdad 5 месяцев назад

Suvh a sweet and humble man. I want to be like Mr. Chester when I grow up.

@mr.bloodvessel260 5 месяцев назад

Top notch musician!

@paulatB2B 5 месяцев назад

A lot of fans were disappointed too.

@orion848 5 месяцев назад

Chester is a class act. I wish Tony and Mike brought him on for Calling All Stations. Oh well. Love you, Chester.

@christopherdavies3079 5 месяцев назад

An opportunity missed to ask him about the rumours that Phil Collins fell badly out with him after a concert they played together and that led to him not being hired for The last domino tour

@davescryptodays1441 5 месяцев назад

Tried to order via the UK link - 'not available'. - sold out already? Nice interview - did u hear the tracks on the album - would be nice to have talked about specific tracks etc . . . Cheers!

@5Antvin 2 месяца назад

Tony Williams once stated that Keith Moon was one of his favorite drummers bc of how freely he played

@Alanb_69 5 месяцев назад

Chester is such a huge influence on me as a drummer. As much as I loved Phil's drumming, I find myself listening more to Chester's live playing. Genesis should have included Chester on Calling All Stations. Nick D'virgilio and Nir Z are great drummers, but Chester is the man! Additionally, his playing with Zappa and Weather Report was incredible! Also, he is a classy guy. He never speaks ill of other musicians.

@carloscappellini1687 5 месяцев назад

Chester is a beast

@santibanks 5 месяцев назад

Chester is a fabulous drummer. His drumkits with Genesis/Collins where huge and the way he had total command of the set and physically gave the impression he was on top of that kit is something I've never quiet seen before or after. Regarding Calling all stations: kind of an open door question. What would have been more interesting to discuss is how he got involved with the Genesis family again after a decade of non-association because he wasn't touring with Phil Collins either in the 90ies (Ricky Lawson was).

@kaveman1021 5 месяцев назад

Chester wanted to spend time with his son, who was going through some issues stemming from constantly being away on tour between the Genesis and Collins solo tours.

@santibanks 5 месяцев назад

@@kaveman1021 thanks, never knew that

@fullsentimental997 5 месяцев назад

Encore un musicien de légende.

@semmcstevenson 5 месяцев назад

Big mistake not letting Chester and Daryl Play on calling all stations

@michaelcoleman6198 5 месяцев назад

I thought that it was brilliant. Also my first ever SACD

@herrbonk3635 5 месяцев назад

Not so much into either Zappa, Genesis, or Thompson's style, but Chester's answers here were very interesting to me! Especially about the role of the bass in british vs american music and his view on adapting to Phil Collins' playing and character. (Kind of sad though that the interviewer wasn't nearly as interested as I was ... ? 🤔😉)

@goatuscrow4135 2 месяца назад

Chesters’s Thing!

@Genesismw 8 дней назад

What a shame Chester wasn't at the last domino as a drummer...

@ronschwolsky1626 5 месяцев назад

Chester, a fantastic drummer 🥁 and a class act. Stopped respecting the “three” from Genesis because of the lack of respect shown to CT. I still like PG & SH. Saw Genesis with Chester, best show at the Savoy in Times Square, small theater and I was right up front touching the stage.

@mozdickson 5 месяцев назад

Always thought he played keys with Tower of Power 😅

@HakanTunaMuzik 5 месяцев назад

I'm confused when he ways he was there for the Zappa/Beefheart tour because the drummer on that tour was Terry Bozzio not Thompson.

@stevenevans5106 5 месяцев назад

Bozzio came later.

@HakanTunaMuzik 5 месяцев назад

@@stevenevans5106 Nope, you need to do your homework, Bozzio is the drummer on the tour and Album, Chester is only on the 2 studio cuts (200 Years Old and Cucamonga) Zappa name checks him on the muffin man at the end of the album lol

@stevenevans5106 5 месяцев назад

@@HakanTunaMuzik ?

@HakanTunaMuzik 5 месяцев назад

@@stevenevans5106 I don't understand the question mark? you said Bozzio came later, and I am saying no he was around from early 75 and the drummer on the Bongo Fury album, you replied with a question mark so I don't know what comes next lol

@toddrorick117 5 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Spock105 4 месяца назад

I bit too much focus on your prepared questions in my opinion . Always looking down and not keepin eye contact gives an impression of not being that involved of what is being said , but rather on what you want to ask. Again : my opinion. Chester found his way to influencers apparently , since I 've seen a few recently of these interviews . For the good of him, since I suppose a big marketing is not at hand . Lovely guy and great drummer.

@dingbat19 2 месяца назад

was a question about his falling out with Phil Collins ruled out in advance or were you too polite to ask? I'm sure a lot of Genesis and PC fans would like to know Chester's take

@honeybozo 5 месяцев назад

Somehow Collins, Rutherford don't come actoss as graceful, specially if one considers how they treated him when they decided to part ways. Collins' drumming was unique, specially before he started to sing, Rutherford really was just a passenger in Genesis compared to Hackett; none of that compares to where this legend has been: Zappa, Weather Report, Santana... Wishing him all the best in his quest. I am a fan of Genesis, but shame on them to overlook him on the last tour: i mean ffs even Gabriel waa at the final gig.

@scrat8177 5 месяцев назад

i disagree about Rutherford, his writing contributions shaped that band as much as anyone else onboard. Agree about everything else you said.

@PressureOnJulian Месяц назад

Rutherford was a far more important individual in Genesis than Hackett. The number of songs Hackett was a major contributor to as a writer is not far into double figures.

@scottblack9213 5 месяцев назад

Phil's got to be embarrassed about lashing out at Chester in public - I reckon that's one of the reasons he doesn't consider reaching out to Chester. Phil's an incredibly talented man, his talent is one could arguably say, touched by the hand of God .. but he's got a massive ego.

@bertkarlsson1421 5 месяцев назад

Barry, have you listened to Bo Hansson?

@classicalbum 5 месяцев назад

No I haven't

@bertkarlsson1421 5 месяцев назад

@@classicalbum His four 70s albums are some of the finest instrumental prog albums I've ever heard! Especially Lord of the Rings!

@PeterMayer 5 месяцев назад

That total change of direction for Genesis was a disaster.

@slowmarchingband1 5 месяцев назад

He seems like a lovely guy. I thought at the time that Banks & Rutherford pretty much killed any chance of them being succesfull by not including Chester and Daryl Stuermer on CAS and the accompanying tour, a lot of which had to be cancelled because of poor sales.

@jmdavison62 5 месяцев назад

100% agreed. Banks and Rutherford made a number of bad decisions on the way to _Calling All Stations_ . Casting Chester Thompson aside was a huge mistake.

@semmcstevenson 5 месяцев назад

Yeah nobody was buying into it

@evankeal 5 месяцев назад

There is no lineup that didnt have Collins or Gabriel singing that was going to be as succesful as the past. There are a lot of great moments on that long ass album and its b-sides. Nick Davis and the boys wanted Phils sound but Nick just thought you could use some gated reverb on any kit and it would suffice.

@marpsr 5 месяцев назад

Mild-mannered Bill said that? 😂

@MartinCymru 5 месяцев назад

I played in a band . it's very tiring

@fernandodevecchi2597 5 месяцев назад

He says a lot nice things to the interviewer.....but the title is he is "disappointed with"......

@classicalbum 5 месяцев назад

I don't think it should be as he is not dissappointed 'with' the album, but dissappointed about the circumstances that led to his exclusion from it

@scobraw47711 5 месяцев назад

From the thumbnail I thought Chester would say he was disappointed with CAS because that record was awful.

@GizmoBeach 5 месяцев назад

I’d take Stations over Invisible and Dance, though. But they should’ve included Wilson’s songs and kept a couple of others on the album as B-Sides.

@paulbrookes413 5 месяцев назад

I've only heard it the once and I'm impressed ! I'm very much looking forward to listening to it again !

@christianparsons6050 5 месяцев назад

Good stuff....but i wish the interviewer would stop looking at his notes so much.

@douglassmith5037 5 месяцев назад

I agree, I cringed a bit at that, Chester deserves eye contact when he's speaking. Apart from that, good interview, and I hope Chester didn't take offence.

@squintyt4eTSO 5 месяцев назад

Nice interview but that’s a clickbait title and there’s so much more that could be used to title this from your convo that it’s a shame you went with clickbait.

@marpsr 5 месяцев назад

I do like Calling All Stations, but it should have been Chester’s gig. The guy they hired sounds like he’s a Phil imitator.

@paulbrookes413 5 месяцев назад

Well, that can't be bad !

@scrat8177 5 месяцев назад

Nir is a great studio guy, the Phil imitation was most likely an executive direction.

@ShelterCats 5 месяцев назад

Great interview but what a click bait title. Maybe 30 seconds on his “disappointment,” if you can call it that, about Genesis. Also, maybe at least appear more interested in what this legend had to say instead of the constant looking down and mumbling uh huh uh huh over and over? I usually like this channel but this was a rare dud. Chester is the best!

@user-yu8yz8rb8t 5 месяцев назад

The plandemic Chester

@harrynewiss4630 5 месяцев назад

Chester was fortunate to dodge Calling All Stations in my view. A very weak record.

@paulbrookes413 5 месяцев назад

I've only heard it once and I think it's decent - I'm looking forward to listening to it again !

@equinox7125 5 месяцев назад

It could have been a bit better had Hackett been invited to put his stamp on it to make it a bit darker and more intense. A few great tunes on there, some OK, and the rest just bloody awful.

@stuartwaby3081 5 месяцев назад

Steve wouldn't have entertained it unless he had a major input, he's year's ahead of the others.

@harrynewiss4630 5 месяцев назад

@@stuartwaby3081 yep a bit of a fantasy that I'm afraid

@stuartwaby3081 5 месяцев назад

@@harrynewiss4630 Yes i agree, that scenario would never have happened, interestingly while Genesis released and toured CAS, Steve released the first of his Genesis revisited albums which included Chester Thomson and Chester was the Drummer on the subsequent tour! It is some of Chester's best Drumming too and he really gets his teeth into the real Genesis material, absolutely amazing band live. Genesis never managed another studio album after this and folded apart from partial reunions which were extremely poor compared to their heydays.

@gokhanaya 5 месяцев назад

very nice interview, over all, let's get that out of the way.. but that last q was not the way to do it.. why are you directing a hearsay word to another drummer like that (from the same generation and very similar styles)? to me it also sounds terribly un-Bill'ish.. and you or us don't even know in which context he may have said even if he did.. and you are putting your guest in an understandably uncomfortable position.. a very bad way to ask a question I'm sorry to say