The Genius Of Stewart Copeland

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Stewart Copeland, longtime drummer of The Police, is one of the most unique drummers to come out of popular music in the last several decades.
His innovative sound is often instantly recognizable, between his diverse rhythmic influences, the way he creatively orchestrates patterns, and how he incorporates modern technology into his drum parts.
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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Getting To Know Stewart Copeland
00:55 - Signature Style
06:02 - Early Influences
10:28 - Characteristic Sound
14:02 - Use Of Technology
16:14 - Orchestrational Mind
19:54 - Outro
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@DrumeoOfficial Год назад

Click the link in the description to get a note-for-note breakdown of *exactly* what makes Stewart Copeland one of drumming’s true geniuses. 🙏 Thanks for watching!

@elprogramadellic.vasquezpe4916 Год назад

Stewart playing sense of no time, even thinking their beats are elegantly set on the proper opportunity, leads us to determine that we are in front of a complex and very special brain wiring kind of drummer, he has all my respect.

@iosefhotahi9162 Год назад

Pretty sure he did the score for the original 'Equaliser' starring Edward Woodward. Pretty cool series and remember seeing his name in the credits

@aveahgreen1045 Год назад

@superprocrastination Год назад

Adding to the mystery of his genius, He is also known for just tracking hi-hat and drums, and overdubbing his cymbals later, cutting off all frequency below 1k. Sometimes, it sounds like he has an extra arm - this is why. The overdubbed cymbals are recorded that way for quality control (clean sound). If you listen closely, you hear hi-hat AND ride cymbal during that chorus you posted at 3:03

@beatlemania54 Год назад

One thing you didn't mention, is how hard he hits the drums. He is without a doubt one of the hardest if not the hardest hitting drummers there is.

@jesuscontreras124 Год назад

Every little thing he does is magic

@elizabethanderson2968 Год назад

Barf!

@Mustaine1ify Год назад

Great fill in that song

@jasoneade7978 Год назад

bah doom doom tsssssch

@Fervillasmil Год назад

And it is, Magic. Every little thing. That’s THE THING. He does it.

@laurenaho9254 Год назад

real

@larrymysliwiec6301 Год назад

Due to Miles Copeland owning the record company the band I drummed in (Skafish). We were put on tour in 1980 with Police in Europe. I would stand behind him and watch Stuart every night. At one show my snare head broke and without a blink my roadie grabbed Stewart's snare sitting on the side. It was the tightest head I ever played on. If memory serves me correctly Stewart saw him take the snare, but didn't protest. Thank you for that, and for giving me many nights to watch your incredible playing!

@danielstevenson2772 20 дней назад

Wow, thanks for sharing your story. You must be a very good drummer yourself since your band was paired with The Police. I would have been nervous to play before him every night even though he seems like the nicest guy in every interview I've ever seen him in.

@larrymysliwiec6301 10 дней назад

@danielstevenson2772 our band recorded on his brother's (Miles Copeland's) record label. Miles was instrumental in getting me the gig with Iggy Pop in 1982.

@GootiniMonster 7 месяцев назад

tbh this is why The Police will be my #1 band, Stewart Copeland just plays so uniquely that it makes me want to listen to him over and over again.

@Watchman70 2 дня назад

Totally agree. His playing is intriguing to me. Many times I'm just drawn to the drum track while listening to The Police.

@mountainhobbit1971 Год назад

'music is best when it comes from the heart, not the brain'. Thank you Mister Copeland.

@tommyblack7998 8 месяцев назад

Hardly an original thought.

@leonardoiglesias2394 2 месяца назад

Everything comes from the brain. No brain no music. Heart sends only blood to the brain…..

@leonardoiglesias2394 2 месяца назад

@@tommyblack7998cheap

@BIGREDDOG09 2 месяца назад

hence AI music will Never compare to the real deal.

@pauljordan4452 Месяц назад

@@leonardoiglesias2394 The heart was seen as the seat of intellect, and later emotion. I thought you'd remember that.

@adam872 Год назад

Stewart is right up there with Neil, Phil and Simon for me as my favourite. He plays such unusual but tasty drum parts that never fail to uplift whatever track he's on (probably the best user of hats I've ever heard). What a fantastic player.

@mightyV444 Год назад

Pretty much also _my_ favourite drummers, plus Alex Van Halen = my Top 5 😊

@bilhamcobbly2957 Год назад

Very well said!!! I concur

@mikespearwood3914 Год назад

Who's Simon?

@thomashauge4798 Год назад

@@mikespearwood3914I would strongly guess Simon Phillips. One of the most incredible drummers of all time and my personal favorite

@adam872 Год назад

@@mikespearwood3914 Simon Philips

@robynsegg 4 месяца назад

Ghost In The Machine was one of the first Police albums I bought... mainly for Every Little Thing... being part Jamaican, the song just such a part of my heritage... but it was the opener "Spirits In The Material World" that grabbed me. Sometimes, I could hear the rhythym of the drums and vocals change at the oddest times, especially when Sting sings the line, "There is no bloody revolution..." Even now, 40+ years later... that song can sound one way when I listen to it, but completely different in anothe way. Two words: Pure... Genius.

@elCaxi1971 29 дней назад

I 100% agree with you - Spirits itmw, is a unique and absolutely Brilliant song.. The bassline with Stewart´s beats is simply amazing ! I have always loved it since I first heard it in 1981/82.. Most times now, i count the beat correct, but sometimes I´m half a beat off :D Spirits... and One World are my 2 favorite songs..

@DJ-qi4ry Год назад

I enjoy listening to Stewart talk about anything. Such an interesting character.

@tutubeas10 6 месяцев назад

Stewart Copeland is one of the most interesting and fun drummers ever. And The Police one of the best bands. A trio of very talented musicians.

@gib59er56 5 месяцев назад

He is up there with Simon Phillips, killer drummer!

@stevenbattisti9811 Год назад

I grew up as a huge Peart/Copeland fan. They are both amazing and unique, but when I think about their drumming styles, one thing I've long felt is that a player with technical chops can play Rush songs, and in fact they can sound like Peart, because he has a rock-steady precision that's possible to mimic. But in all my years of listening to drums, NO ONE sounds like Copeland but Copeland. Even if other players do the sorts of things on the hi hat that Copeland does, it just doesn't sound like him. That's one of the things I love the most about Copeland. I'm not saying that to say that one is better than the other, it's just something that really makes Copeland unique to my ears.

@crook8468 Год назад

Yes dude! Peartfectly put;)

@chuck2998 Год назад

Growing up i knew him as a name in the credits of my favorite game (Spyro). In my teens nostalgia hit and i started listening to the game soundtracks. As an adult I've learned to pick out his sound and listen closer

@captainwin6333 Год назад

Because you listen to a very limited type of music. Like it was said in here, he stole the rhythym and beats from Reggae and Lebanese Baladi. I get how many Western people would think he sounds unique but in reality he just sounds like bits of both these other cultures and different from 99.99% of Western drummers who just sound like each other. Nothing wrong with that but it is what it is.

@qkhuve Год назад

@@captainwin6333 Well he doesn't really sound like any reggae or lebanese drummers either does he...

@garycartwright4860 Год назад

@@captainwin6333he hasn’t stolen anything … he’s heavily influenced by them. There’s a difference

@goinhigher Год назад

It’s truly amazing how a drummer can have such an impact on the sound and direction of a band. His rhythms gave the band such a unique and signature sound. Amazing!

@lsdc1 Год назад

You could say that about all members of the Police - singular talents in synergy

@paulcavanagh1294 Год назад

But without the songs.... just an excellent drummer!

@tbartels007 Год назад

Go see a band without the drummer that originally made the songs and the songs don't feel right. Good examples are Slayer without Dave Lombardo and Slipknot without Joey Jordison. It's much more the feel than the composition.

@Repomidnight Год назад

I saw The Police at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia on the 2007 tour. Wasn’t expecting it, but Stewart Copeland stole the show for me. I’m not a drummer, but my eyes were always on him. “Wrapped around your Finger” the highlight.

@MrRgbargee Год назад

You could say this about many bands.

@electriciants7927 7 месяцев назад

Stewart Copeland is my all-time favorite drummer. I remember listening to my dads, 3, 8 track albums back in the mid 80s as a kid. Outlandos D Amour, Regatta De Blanc and Ghost in the Machine. My favorite drum track would be many from their different albums, but One World takes the cake. IMO, Stewart demonstrated great playing and used almost every piece of his drum kit in that one song. Also, the beat was fast and killer. The lyrics were kind of cheesy but also made the song what it was. Their best VHS tape/ concert was the original "Around the world". The band as a whole was unique, and Andy Summers added greatly to that. I think he was underrated as a guitarist because of his simple yet effective style of playing. He did have some good solos, though. Sting, well, he was Sting... Even though I saw their reunion tour in 2008 at the PNC bank arts center in NJ, the energy wasn't the same... Still a great show in the end. I was happy to have seen The Police Live.

@rjafitzgerald 8 месяцев назад

The man behind my eternal love - the Spyro original trilogy soundtrack - love him ❤

@mem7562 Месяц назад

Indeed!

@Redheadtama1 Год назад

As a kid, I would always hear my dad listening to The Police. I would not find out until much later that I was also listening Stewart's music while I was playing Spyro the Dragon as a child!

@mem7562 Месяц назад

Very nice! Me too!

@suffer247 Год назад

That snare sound in 'Spirits...' is one of my favorites. Just an absolute beast of a left hand.

@rembeadgc Год назад

Stewart is not the only drummer I learned this from but, he definitely underlined and highlighted this in a way that no one else did... less is often more. You don't always need to play a lot of notes in order to have lots of impact. A streamlined choice of notes and placement within the phrase is everything.

@audiojunkie1047 10 месяцев назад

I totally agree!! Just to name a few of my favorite guitarist when they slow it down... Jeff Beck - 'Cause We Ended As Lovers Eric Johnson - East Wes' Stevie Ray Vaughan - Riviera Paradise Joe Satriani - Always With You, Always With Me

@LuciTulcea 7 месяцев назад

Just like Sting's bass lines.

@dastja92899829 7 месяцев назад

Very true…e.g., Chad Smith’s 30 seconds to mars cover on this channel. He killed it, and his reaction was, “the original is probably way less busy.”

@rembeadgc 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely!@@LuciTulcea

@OZRIC1985 6 месяцев назад

I totally agree! Well said! :-D

@Fotosynthesis858 2 месяца назад

As a drummer myself, Stewart is my all time most favorite drummer. He’s under appreciated & never mentioned. Yet he’s inspired me more than any drummer ever. “Message in a Bottle” is literally like the Bible to me

@sidyal Год назад

Stewart Copeland is the main reason I wanted to play the drums. His enthusiasm for the instrument is infectious. A drummer's drummer with a wealth of styles and rhythms.

@tictocbang7443 Год назад

Copeland is one of maybe a handful of drummers in history whose names are known to non-musicians. Absolute legend.

@anga7292 Год назад

That doesn't tell anything about his drummming skills, though.

@marc-yv7cu Год назад

@@anga7292 Why, you have doubts his immense talent ?...

@nelsonc6173 Год назад

Spot on with that statement!!

@hobojoe9717 Год назад

I bet if you asked 100 random people who Stewart Copeland is, 99 of them would say they had never heard of him.

@larslan1975 Год назад

90% of drummers maybe,50% of all other musicians,10% if lucky of general public,new generation are prettier clueless!

@chrisbaker9307 3 месяца назад

Stewart's snare hand is as forceful and clear as any matched player's snare hand that I have heard in 45 years of listening to music. He is one the very few extremely talented and creative people in the world who has given some of it back to us to enjoy and take in. Mr. Copeland, thank you very much for being here and gracing us with your knowledge and talents.

@hectorrivera6160 Год назад

I saw him playing with The Police in 2007. He enjoy playing so much that he energy was contiguous.😊😊

@andrewpappas9311 Год назад

Stewart is definitely one of the best drummers to come out of the last 50 years imo, his playing was so inventive and perfectly fit the songs, and on top of that he just seems like one of the nicest guys ever and I love that

@LoneLee2022 Год назад

He has a style all his own.

@Diatonic5th Год назад

As a lot of people have commented here, Stewart Copeland is the reason why I started playing drums. After hearing "Driven to Tears" as a little kid I became obsessed with drumming from that point on. Thanks, Stewart!

@guyelmouchnino6531 Год назад

The same for me. But the song i think was Spirits in a Material World. I was 11 or 12 and the drums struck me and I felt connected with that instrument.

@eschaef71 Год назад

Awesome!! Do you ever get a chance to play it?

@Mustaine1ify Год назад

@@guyelmouchnino6531 Mine was "Another Way of Stopping" that's the daddy for me.

@alanbaum3228 Год назад

@Glib Another Way Of Stopping is a phenomenally underrated track. One of their best.

@user-ys9fg4ol9s Год назад

Driven to Tears was a great choice to "dive into" the drums. You went head first!😄

@dlnnyc64 8 месяцев назад

There is a distinctiveness about his drumming that I love. I never tire of it. It’s elegant, deliberate and has a round sound.

@2face789 6 месяцев назад

The most significant and inventive part of his drumming in my opinion, is the way he's pushing the beat to a point where it almost feels like it's falling over. I think, it deserves a mention at least. It was totally unique and new when he did it with the Police and it completely transformed the entire pop rock music scene. Drummers everywhere are still copying it to this day. It's what gave Police it's hyper energetic feel and it's the reason people still go crazy on the dance floor to the chorus of Roxanne.

@AlexSirota 4 месяца назад

Sometimes you can hear Andy Summer tell him “too fast” in early live recordings.

@stevenmehlman1960 Месяц назад

Stewart blamed sting for all of the over the top tempos... now, my recollection is that he said/realized that when they started rehearsing for the reunion tours...

@jons3808 Год назад

I grew up in the 80s and Stewart is one of my favorite drummers as well as one of my biggest influences as a player and writer (of my drum parts). His snare sound and use of crashes, hi-hats and ride patterns organically found it’s way into my own playing. I remember reading a Stewart Copeland interview in Modern Drummer. He told the story of giving a drum clinic and someone in the audience asked him to play the most difficult thing he knew. He proceeded to play a basic two and four beat to the amazement of the crowd. He went on to explain that the hardest thing to do as a drummer is to put every ounce of your soul and being into every beat you play to make that beat sound the best it can. Also being a fan of Neil Peart and Keith Moon, that sentiment really hit home with me. If memory serves, he also spoke about the importance of the drummer’s role in making each song sound its best rather than as a forum for overplaying to show off. What a gift he is to the world of drumming and music in general!

@mightyV444 Год назад

Yeah, the "overplaying" was saved for the live shows; _Then_ it was all just drums, drums, and more drums, he'd _also_ once said in an interview 😄

@brianstuart3096 Год назад

Without a doubt, Stewart is one of the most unique drummers I’ve ever heard. Instantly recognizable with a style and personality all his own. Without a doubt, one of my all-time favorites, and a big influence on my playing in many ways.

@kylestewart4444 8 месяцев назад

Stewart always had a God-tier snare sound. That’s the sound I’m always chasing and trying to emulate. It was just perfect.

@msg3tr1ght Год назад

As a fellow left handed person, I salute left handed drummers for making do and creating signature sounds before the world adapted to us. Stewart has his busyness and Ringo had his "gaps" in his fills. People thought they were doing if for style but it was literally necessary 🥁💕

@beatlesrgear Год назад

I'm a left handed drummer and I've tried to play right handed. I just cannot do it. It screws with my mind a little too much. I can play very simple beats, but trying to really cut loose and play? I crash & burn! 😝

@grandtheftak3666 Год назад

I'm left handed but I play majority of fills with a right hand lead and it feels weird because sometimes I'll actually go into right handed and it will be weird trying to go back into left handed cause otherwise I'll fuck up 😂😂 but yeah left handed drummers rock!

@reneelunabebeau5449 10 месяцев назад

Truth!

@archstanton4365 9 месяцев назад

*Ian Paice*

@nomobties 7 месяцев назад

⁠@@beatlesrgeari an not a drummer so take what I say with a grain of salt. As I understand it Ringo learned how to play drums on a right handed kit. In fact he didn’t know he was playing backwards. Clueless. In this video the host never mentioned whether Copeland played on a right handed kit deliberately or not. If so what did he do that you could emulate. Ringo gets a pass.

@thewildwil2544 Год назад

Yep, Stewart was one of my major influencers to my drumming. I remember trying to play his parts just a few years ago. A legend

@strungth666 Год назад

stewart is right there with neil peart for me. I am never bored listening to his playing. everytime I listen to a police record, I still get excited like it's the first time I have ever heard it. 🤘🤘

@markusthedrummer8143 Год назад

Crazy how so many of us drummers were listening to The Police and Rush in the 80's given how drastically different those two bands were and yet we were greatly influenced by both Stewart and Neil. So thankful for both of them! I know the bell of my ride cymbal gets a daily workout thanks to both of these genius drummers.

@strungth666 Год назад

@@markusthedrummer8143 and the splash work too! 🤘

@Loke2112 11 месяцев назад

My 2 all time faves as well

@wilfig 11 месяцев назад

Love Stewart Copeland's drumming. I believe the best example of his drumming is on the choruses out on a live version of Message In A Bottle, during the Synchronicity tour. Absolute fire.

@jalbhagwagar3353 3 месяца назад

He's so passionate about his art. I love his drumming. Long Live

@sethcashman1011 Год назад

Rhythmically- and conceptually-speaking, "Spirits in the Material World" has to be one of the most sophisticated pop songs ever crafted. I've been listening to it since it was released in '81 and I STILL get spun around - every single time.

@spagzs Год назад

One World is the best Stewart drumming song ever.

@jckhammer Год назад

@@spagzs demolition man is pretty good too for drumming

@2ndBreakfassst Год назад

Crafted is such a good word to describe the way they put songs together.

@douglasdrain Год назад

If I had to pick a favorite. I couldn’t. However, I do love Man in a Suitcase, Driven to Tears and Tea in the Sahara !!! Oh, let’s not forget Bombs Away !!!

@jmatelli Год назад

Murder by numbers, hands down. What we hear in the record is not only the first take, it is the first time the band ever played the tune.

@michaeljohnson8058 Год назад

Holy moley, i was a police freak ( and a musician ) and I learned a bunch of stuff. Thanks for the insane amount of effort you obviously put in to condense this down to 20 min.

@BrandonToews Год назад

Thanks, Michael!

@withintheether Год назад

my love for playing the bell of a cymbal came from Stewart Copeland and the Police ..... saw them live when I was 16 at The SCG in 1984. Amen.

@withintheether Год назад

CIA !!!!!

@Gonzo6389 7 месяцев назад

I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED BY THIS MAN....THE DRUMMING IS UNBELIEVABLE....FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN LISTEN TO THE POLICE JUST FOR HIS DRUM BEAT...GOD BLESS THIS TALENTED MAN.

@philnorbury9032 Год назад

In my mind Copeland is the drummer’s drummer, absolutely unique and fearless.

@parsazadeh3201 Год назад

One thing I learned from Stewart is you should try to look outside of the basic “back beat” approach for drum parts. He is one of the most unique sounding drummers, which makes him one of my favourite. I wish I could be half the drummer he is!

@rickylefebvre Год назад

Can't remember where but he said somewhere once that he made his career off of playing a normal groove, just one eighth note later, and I wanna say he included that there was still time for someone to do the same thing with one eighth note earlier lol

@giorgiodelpalatinato6718 Год назад

Stewart is the GOAT, even not interested people get that he has his very individual sound, that he is truly outstanding, that The Police wasn't Stings band but the perfect combination of three very gifted musicians getting the best out of each other.

@stephanehalleux2573 Год назад

I’m not a drummer myself but I’ve always valued a lot Stewart’s contribution to The Police. My favourite track is « wrapped around your finger » where Stewart is magnificent.

@astrozombie138 Год назад

Stewart is why i started playing the drums in the first place. any one else?

@buzztrucker Год назад

He's a beloved drummer in my drummers of choice. He has such a signature sound and there's so much genius in his playing.

@LoneLee2022 Год назад

Genius Drummer for sure.

@theaterdreamer 6 месяцев назад

I was supposed to see the Police on their Synchronicity tour, when I was all of 13 years old. But a broken arm a week before the show made that impossible. I assuaged my disappointment with the knowledge that they would do other albums, and there would be other tours. Then, they broke up after the tour had completed, and a last chance effort to resolve the issues that existed between the members of the band ended when Stewart fell off a horse, leaving him unable to play. I resolved myself to the reality that I would never have the chance to see Sting, Andy and Stewart together on stage. Then, the unthinkable happened. The Police were doing a reunion tour. And one of my best friends and I made the pilgrimage to American Airlines Center in Dallas on June 26th. Just before we arrived at the venue, it started pouring. No rain had been forecasted, and so we didn’t bring an umbrella. We watched the show soaked, but all I could do was smile ear to ear. The universe had done me a solid, and what a show it was! The nearly twenty-three year wait was worth it. And watching Stewart reunited with his band, the joy was clearly evident. He loved every single moment, and so did we.

@Dinkyco Год назад

The more I learn about him the more amazed I am. Loved his drumming since the 80s, but never quite understood why until this. 🎶

@cactuscanuck6802 Год назад

I grew up listening to the Police, and was always fascinated by Copeland's drumming. His creative use of the more uncommon items like ice bells, mini cymbals and the like is always tasty. The King of nuance.

@rickykilby4672 4 месяца назад

I remember as a fledgling 15 year old drummer hearing Roxanne for the first time.His use of the cymbal bell and tom toms was amazing.A huge influence on me as a drummer.Obviously drummers have to fit in with the tempo of any song,but Stewart would always put his own totally original spin on any song.Think of the album version of Message in a bottle.He mixes up the rhythms wonderfully,and his interpretation of the song would be totally different from any other drummer.Take the second verse for example,just using the toms,no snare at all.Totally his own way.The man's talent is just breathtaking.

@healthcarethoughtleadership Год назад

I am drummer but I truly appreciate this review of Stewart. He is my favorite drummer of all time..... I had the pleasure of "discovering The Police" in England in 1979 as an exchange student and have loved Stewart's work every since.

@BrandonToews Год назад

Glad you enjoyed this episode!

@markandrewrathof1583 11 месяцев назад

He's a Grammy Award as well for some of his collaborations through the years too. A true artist.

@nweenink Год назад

I learned to keep my ears open. There might be some music floating around in the air. There is so much beautiful music all around the world, in each culture. Listen, listen again, adopt and find yourself opening up some other worlds for yourself. Trust your imagination!

@laurensopjes4745 Год назад

He was my inspiration to even start drumming. Such a legend...I wanted his sound sooooo bad.

@davidjenness7833 Год назад

To me it seems like people never comment on his amazing use of flams to really enhance his snare parts. Really gives it heart.

@petemcfadden3543 Год назад

His use of flams really stands out on Every Breath You Take among others.

@WhatAboutZoidberg Год назад

His opening for the show Dead like me blew my mind and I was obsessed with finding other works from him. Such a fun, crazy unique style and adding in the digital elements is just icing.

@GregM-ws4hq 5 дней назад

Stewart's playing always sounds fresh and you can always hear something new in his playing.

@sylvaind.961 Год назад

Stewart, c'est celui qui m'a donné envie de jouer de la batterie. et c'est celui qui restera dans mon coeur.

@TheRicardoSanchez Год назад

Neil, Danny, John and Stewart are my Mt Drumsmore. Stewart is one of the great legends. Period.

@xaviercrepin2930 Год назад

A really stunning and understated drummer, mixing all beat genres, jazz, rock, reggae, ska, with such a technical fluidity !

@coolcat23 10 месяцев назад

Stewart's drumming played a huge part in the attraction I felt and feel to "The Police" songs. If I could, I'd play every note like Stewart did; his drumming is 100% natural to my sensitivities.

@trafalgerdavis7839 Год назад

Few drummers hit their snare as hard as Copeland. Killer

@mightyV444 Год назад

And he's actually left-handed! AND he uses traditional grip! 😀

@paulreese3071 Год назад

@Trafalger Davis I agree! When they were inducted into the RRHOF didn't he snap the head of his snare during their performance?

@redrick8900 Год назад

@@mightyV444 Traditional grip is more powerful. That's the only reason to use it. It's incredibly limited.

@BlakouttheMM Год назад

@@redrick8900 It wouldn't be used in highly technical genres like jazz if it was limiting. It just requires a different approach and setup. Also allows for more subtlety when using brushes (again, more of a jazz thing.)

@redrick8900 Год назад

@@BlakouttheMM It isn't used that much in Jazz. Pretty much the only people doing it are people replicating music from the last century. I know Jazz. I played it for years. You can't hide your wrongness in "It's a jazz thing you wouldn't understand."

@2ndBreakfassst Год назад

A cover band I was in did Driven to Tears. The more I listened to it, the more I would hear. I could not pull off all the subtleties that he put into the hi-hat, but man what a fun song to play. Great genius of, top tier unique multidisciplinary drummer!

@cloudbloom Год назад

Spirits in the material world is such an ethereal, intriguing opening track to an album. I'll never forget buying that record as a young teenager in the early 90s and being fascinated by the sound of every instrument. Such a great band with an amazing drummer

@markcarmona3074 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for recognizing his genius and contributions to music

@sergio_m Год назад

Simply, he's THE REASON I play drums since 1978.

@stevewilcock4767 Год назад

Stewart is definitely one of the greats. Such a consummate player who performs with power,style and passion. Cheers for all the years Stewart. Blessings.

@koyaaanisquatsi 10 месяцев назад

I was listening to SC's music when I was 5, playing Spyro The Dragon... still love the soundtrack to this day, my childhood was blessed with his music

@mem7562 Месяц назад

Yes! An absolutely Golden OST!

@patrickmedley4852 Год назад

Copeland is a childhood favourite of mine. This video was brilliant for explaining all those things I love about his playing

@adityatyagi4009 Год назад

SC has perhaps the most unique voice on the drums in the pop rock domain. He was able to achieve mainstream success without sounding like anyone else.

@andyparkes6515 Год назад

one of my favourite works from Stewart is the Spyro trilogy soundtracks!

@Thevery80sleon 9 месяцев назад

He was the inspiration for me to take up drumming. And I've still been drumming for over 40 years now.

@napadrummer1143 Год назад

Stewart Copeland has always been an inspiration. His clockwork syncopation, hi hat and ride unconventionality, and surprise fills transcend much of the typical drum rhythms. Thank you Drumeo for showcasing Stewart, including a little family history and his unique influences.

@cpcg Год назад

Stewart is one of the reasons I started drumming- and inspired my air drumming way before that. He always plays with such conviction and taste- such intricate hi hat work and unique placement of the kick. Truly one of the greatest and most influential drummers ever.

@nelsonc6173 Год назад

The Police was a band filled with world class musicians from Stewart, Sting and Andy. Which is maybe why they clashed so often for the entirety of the bands existence! LOL And as a result created timeless world class hits!!! But no one can question Stewart's genius! The guy is a world class all rock and roll hall of fame drummer!

@dawnziegerer182 8 месяцев назад

So great! Such joy listening to him play. The drums of my youth.

@niallwallis880 Год назад

I’m a life-long fan of the genius of Stewart since growing up with the Police as a teenager and realizing that their genius was more than just Sting, but the trio and the basis was Stewart’s constantly changing rhythms and beats within a 3 min pop song. I don’t play any instrument but I recognize Stewart as probably the best drummer of my lietime. Great video. Thank-you.

@skabuoy Год назад

Totally agree with the sentiment (and the timeline 😉) of your comment. I am a bass player myself, but Stewart Copeland is the only musician (of ANY instrument) that I admire for what he does with his instrument. After reading his biography, I now also admire him as a human being for his willingness to engage with anything that he comes across, and taking on board whatever it is he thinks will broaden his horizon.

@FrankDeCoster-FrakkeZeroOne Год назад

What an enrichment this man is and has been to contemporary music, is nearly unfathomable... I had the chance to meet him one day, a quick word and a handshake was all it was, but that brief moment showed me the kind of guy he is: a down to earth, no nonsense man, straight forward and amicable. A real gem!

@jamesbuckley9108 Год назад

Stewart is literally the reason I first picked up sticks. Over the decades , I have really enjoyed his lessons on bass drum placement- you don’t always have to hit on the 1!😂

@dg3483a Год назад

Pure genius, one of my all time favourite drummers alongside Simon Phillips and Billy Cobham.

@mrwilliamwonder 5 дней назад

Stewart is so down to Earth and so cool. Always loved his drumming, it's what drew me in to all those Police songs.

@scott9594 Год назад

He was such a huge influence on me when I first picked up sticks. Learned what off beat groove was from him. NOBODY plays hi-hat like Stewart. So damn tasty!! Great video- thanks!

@RoccoHernandez87 Год назад

"Spirits In the material world" is for me the best song to describe Stewart's style!!! That song has it all!

@aldomassa7473 Год назад

Everything HE does is magic. Thanks Stew for all the great music.

@joedelgado8467 Год назад

I grew up listening to the police and seen them live, in concert, one of the best live shows I’ve seen, never knew he put so much into his profession, knowing this makes me more a fan of his work

@DrumsJulz Год назад

That´s just great! Stewart has a huge influence on my drumming. First off: the sound. all of a sudden, i started tuning my drums much higher. The snare sound is a stapple on my own sound up until this day. Now the playing was also very influential. He´s brought to the table the reggae and ska scene to the masses. Which in itself is such an achievement. He´s recorded some iconic drum fills, transitions, different time feelings that i´d use even today. He´s a freaking genius! Much love from Brazil!

@ThvonS Год назад

I was 13 when Police was at their best, and Stewart has ever since inspired me (being a cellist, bassist etc and not a drummer)

@ThvonS Год назад

15.45 min - its interesting to see another drummer nailing it

@andygreaves6260 10 дней назад

Stewart Copeland is the reason I took up a pair of sticks, the song Walking on the Moon 👍 Fantastic 👍

@shanevermij4780 8 дней назад

Simply one of the greatest drummers of all time, love His brilliant work.

@criticalmass613 Год назад

Thank you. Respect for Stewart Copeland is LONG overdue.

@BrandonToews Год назад

Agreed.

@EddyWoon Год назад

Just a few weeks ago I had put on a lot of The Police on my playlist while going on a long drive and I was in awe of Copeland's work. I was only a small child when I first heard them decades ago and didn't have the skills to appreciate the work.

@chopperdeath 9 месяцев назад

One of my favorites. God bless you Stewart!

@enricobarchi8892 Год назад

Absolutely impressive. I’m a guitar player and a Police fan since 1980 but every time I listen to Stewart sound I discover something new! Truly amazing! Compliments for this video too!

@JC-zw9vs Год назад

Don't forget most drum sounds in the 70's pop were close miked dead sounding, even in punk. The Hi hats were slushy. Contrast that with the crisp bright sound of Stewart's hi hat and live sounding drums with sharp attack. It was the attack that brought it alive for me as a teenager. Still hooked. Such energy.

@Qboro66 Год назад

Ringo had the 70's sound you described already on Hey Jude... Dead sounding snare and slushy hi-hats... Stewart Copeland was definitely a refreshing change with his quick sounding snare and crispy hi-hats...

@stlchuckhd Год назад

I learned that Stewart Copeland's genius went well beyond The Police. Also the influences of his parents and the locations he grew up in. Amazing! Well done video!

@tommyblack7998 8 месяцев назад

It certainly did go beyond The Police. Stewart was 1/3 of the "Equalizer" series. The music in the later episodes, after Stewart left (Season 3, episode 12 onward), sounds very dull and lifeless, with none of the pulse.

@ReadyUpGo 10 месяцев назад

I played drums in the early 70’s in a rock band and if I could have been exposed to Stuart’s drumming genius then I might have reached far greater heights. My professional career gave way to other musical pursuits before the 80’s so I wasn’t active when Stuart surfaced, but he still reinforced a lesson I think critical for every drummer - find your own form of unpredictability. Thank you so much for putting this together. Well done!

@CurlyAndCurvy Год назад

Thank you so much for this amazing breakdown of Stewart's style and influences! I'm realizing now that listening to the Police in my formative years (my big brother introduced me to them) really, REALLY influenced my musical tastes as an adult. 🙏🏼💖

@jalphabet5 Год назад

One Police song that doesn't get a lot of mention is Secret Journey. I love this song, but I could listen to the intro in a loop (when the drums come in) all day long.

@mightyV444 Год назад

Yes, that's an amazing song! 😊👍 Quite cool also how the rhythm becomes clear only once Sting starts singing! 😁

@markchaves6946 Год назад

great job Brandon, Stewart Copeland has always been a huge part of the soundtack of my life

@josephramone5805 Год назад

Thanks for the well-deserved love of The Police and Stewart. One of my favorite bands from my H.S. days.

@badian37 Год назад

An amazing, creative drummer and one the very best! I grew up with my brother playing all the earlier Police albums and love his sound! On certain songs, I always thought he attacked the snare.....as if his life depended on it! As a fellow drummer.....his style and sound is timeless!

@paulinhosorriso1 Год назад

Genius! I just can't find another word to describe the drummer and who put it all together in only 20 minuts time! Genius.

@BrandonToews Год назад

🙏🏻

@julesdrums6167 Год назад

That was amazing. I particularly appreciate his intricate patterns that incorporate really awkward (traditionally speaking) off beat and often half time rhythms, including in odd meters (I think) and triplet grooves. Wild.

@chewfoo Год назад

i love this series, it's so fascinating for me to see the different ways these great drummers express themselves and put themselves a part from all the other drummers. i would love to see a video done on travis barker, and thomas pridgen.