@@IMajst3RI Not really. His super famous for being one of the best drummers that ever lived. He's won grammys and an HFI awards for his soundtracks. He's in a super group with Les Claypool.
@@IMajst3RI The Police were once the biggest band in the world, and all members were household names at the time. Musicians respected the hell out them, and whilst the layperson may not be able to understand Copeland's technique (you cannot seriously expect ordinary people to have working knowledge of theory, linear drumming etc), they appreciated it when they danced to the records. He probably moved a billion people over the years. How much appreciation is enough? lol.
@@IMajst3RI Every drummer I've ever met, regardless of genre, respects Copeland. Artists across the board respect the Police. There is at least one documentary about his influence on music. Who exactly is underappreciating him and what could they do to appreciate him more?
Stewart always hit so freaking hard. Really cut through the other sounds. Thank God because that is percussion that needs to be heard clearly. Such mastery.
"World" and "afrobeat" was used extensively by The Police, Paul Simon and Genesis. People now try to call it "cultural appropriation, I call it great music.
I saw them on the Synchronicity tour when I was in high school. Seeing Stewart play in person was incredible. I've had an elevated appreciation for drummers ever since.
I've told people that Stewart Copeland is my all-time favorite drummer. Their reactions are usually ones of surprise followed by "well, yeah I can buy that" lol
Although I like them both, I'd still put rush ahead of the police as for musicianship. All are amazing but neil is a better drummer than stewart, Alex is a better guitarist than Andy and Geddy is a better bassist than sting. Vocally sting is way better that's for sure lol
@@Yourbankaccount so you think sting is a better bassist than geddy? If it's a combination of vocals plus bass I'd take sting because geddys vocals are terrible lol. As just for bass playing geddy is far better and that's not knocking sting as a bassist because he's really good.
@@jlobiafra All three of them had some jazz background & chops. If they wanted, they could've played some much more technique demanding stuff than Rush back in the day
@@fleatactical7390 That's total BS. Drummers typically peak in their 20's. Ringo did. Ward did. Buford did. Mason did. It's an athletic pursuit. Peart and Collins totally lost it in their old age.
@@redrick8900 Because they had illnesses, obviously. Ward had a drug problem, "Ringo peaked" because the band essentially ended earlier than expected. But even he continued to improve as a drummer over time in the years that followed with his own project. If you take illness and popularity out of the way, it's obvious. There are thousands upon thousands of pro drummers... Bruford, Suchermann, Rich, Steve Smith, Weckl, Grohl, Hakim, Mangini, Lombardo, Phillips, Chambers, Portnoy, Bozzio, Lang Gadd... all of them are at the top of their games today. And if they did in fact peak, it was easily when they were beyond 50 years of age. More independence, refined technique, more mature compositions.
@@morbidmanmusic Well its certainly true from my perspective having been a fan since 1979. If you don’t agree on Stewart being the greatest drummer of all time that’s your right but you’ve no right to be abusive to others
@@ImpartiallySpeaking While I don’t agree with Morbid Man’s delivery, he does have a point. The GOAT title is thrown around a bit too easily, and this is, of course, all so subjective. I, too, am a lifelong fan of Stewart, and his incredible drumming is without question highly influential and unique. He is one of my major influences. But let me give you some names to check out: Vinnie Colaiuta, Buddy Rich, Steve Smith, Dave Weckl, Matt Garstka, Virgil Donati, etc. These guys have facility on drums equaled by very few. They can play absolutely anything. Their control, speed and musical feel are legendary. Having said that, I don’t think it’s healthy to even have a label like “greatest of all time” for musicians, because music is a creative endeavor that has no empirical evidence. You either love it or you don’t. It’s not like a sports star, where the scores and stats determine greatness. There’s room for everyone in music, and anyone can make their mark on the map. 😊
@@roelkuiper9919 Hi Roel. Yes it was very much a subjective viewpoint where everyone’s entitled an opinion on GOAT. I’ve followed Stings career since 1978 and drummers like Vinnie and Omar Hakim bring their own sense of identity and style to police material as did an old friend of mine (Ronnie Pearson) who was the first drummer in the world to perform police material long before the police even existed. When it comes to the recent BILLBOARD readers poll of who should play drums with the Foo Fighters at Bonnaroo, Stewart won by an absolute mile. That said I don’t think it’ll happen! But there’s no doubting his influence on new generations of up and coming drummers like Elise Trouw
One of the 5 or 6 best drummers but not the greatest! The best is John Bonham then Keith Moon. There is also Mitch Mitchell, Ringo Starr. But I find Copeland much better than Neil Paert for example
If only the members of the band could've gotten along. I would have liked to hear them do something new. Unfortunately Copeland and Sting seemed to resent each other to the point of almost hatred. This tour was famous for the band arguing and disagreeing on almost everything. To my knowledge they havent played together since.
It isn't that they hate each other. It's that they are bored with being the Police. Sting and Copeland are musicians with incredibly diverse careers. Being stuck on one instrument and one style is tedious for them.
