I'm glad he mentioned "Spirits". when I was in a Police tribute band, the most difficult song for me to really get down was "Spirits". I'm glad I'm in good company!
Just tapping along as a casual listener, when the time signature changes I always seem to miss it. It's right there, it shouldn't be that hard to simply follow along and I still miss it. I love that song, one of my favorites.
@@Eugene-be1pc "On point" means "exactly" exact means to be precise, precision is a good thing. Good is the opposite of bad. Bad is what you don't want. English language learning much goodness time yes.
I’m a guitarist, but I find myself captivated by how he drums? It’s like nothing else I’ve ever heard. Such a unique sense of time and it never makes your ears tired.
Stewart doesn't do the traditional rock & roll backbeat with the floor kick on 1 & 3 and the snare on 2 & 4. He plays around with that and it's absolute magic. Other kids would talk about how amazing Neil Peart was and seemed completely confused when I'd ask, "Have you ever listened to the guy from the Police?" And that ability to not dominate a song but filling in around it is what makes Copeland even more brilliant. He's a percussionist & musician and uses that to his advantage.
I remember being blown away as a 4 year old listening to that song for that exact reason. Drumming is in my blood, I was attracted to the Police at a very young age - and for good reason!
The drums were recorded with multiple tracks one track is just the high hat then he plays to that track so it seems he has 4 hands.I played that song in a cover band 15 yrs ago and found a way to play it live and it went well.
Stewart! You were the reason I decided to pick up the sticks for the first time. You have been such a huge influence on me an my dad, and I love your music so much. Keep playing, man! ❤️🤙
@@pappachookfor me it was both i got excited got a kit and had no real talent at it it’s really difficult to hold the rhythm with offbeat stuff and quit. I still marvel at the unique and awesome mr copeland. Playing guitar and singing are more fun anyhow
I ‘d suggest to others to not buy a kit until you get a practice pad. And you don’t really need a practice pad. Just get sticks and play on any surfaces you have. If that works out then get your kit.
The tastiest pop reggae drummer i ever heard and seen in my lifetime. I liked everything about Stewart Copeland's style, sound choices, and rhythmic approach in general. I'm still learning his approach till this very day 😉
Turned a couple of drivers into kazoos on that one. Sounded great, another beer, louder, sounded great last night, the next day....oops, couldn't take the boogie. More drivers, more better!! Always have and always will love the Police.
Hell yeah! There's a great punk and new wave film (and soundtrack) called Urgh! A Music War focusing on live alternative bands from the late seventies/early eighties and this is our offering from The Police and they kill it!
Stewart, I too think you are rhe best around I started loving drums and playing when my dad said listen to this cat, he's incredible. Thx bro for your tutorials and your enthusiasm. I still play at 68 and loving it!!❤🎉🎉🎉🥁🤙😎🎶
Your drum intro and drumming through out Spirits In the Material World...is the greatest I've ever heard. Absolutely brilliant and unique. My favorite and most 🔂 listened to Police song. So addictive..
This guy has so much style and originality on the kit. Even from a young age,I was drawn to those silky smooth, reggae like grooves, and the master hi hat accentuation. He’s definitely one of the greats imo. 🫡
I recorded (assist) Stewy back in the day. He was playing with Jeff Beck and pino on jeffs album. He didn't wear headphones so we had wedges, and the drums had to be on a riser which is a ball ache in the studio. Great player. Lovely chap.
@gravyblue I know this is out of the blue sir, but is there any way you could get in touch with him? My younger brother and I have been hugely inspired by him in our musical development, style, and attitude our whole lives. I know it's not likely, but it's always been a dream of ours to go out and meet him (or even video chat sometime). It was a particularly hard year for my 29-year-old brother (a former prodigy of Ted Mackenzie, of Buddy Rich fame), as he's been recovering from a mystery neurological illness for over a year now with no apparent diagnosis or cure... Years ago, I had gone to the trouble of producing him (miking, pre-mixing, recording/shooting, post-mix, leveling/mastering, etc.) drumming a couple covers to video mixtape in order to showcase his abilities for an audition, which ended up helping secure him a tour with a Peruvian rock band, Corban ("El Dueno" east coast tour). It's just a shame to see him not playing out like he used to.. I know he misses it, and honestly, he and I both know he's not living up to his full potential anymore (the pandemic didn't help either). If you can help, I know it'd be life-changing for him and I'd be forever grateful. If not, I completely understand. Thank you for your time, brother. ✌🏼
Stewart Copeland, I always dig how you blend rhythms. That, and you always seem to have lots of fun for yourself and that makes you that much more exciting to watch.
There's a reason no one will ever know who you are if you're a musician who doesn't think much of drummers. Singers and drummers are the hardest to replace in iconic bands. Most well-known bands that lose their original or classic lineup singers hardly ever recover, and losing a drummer changes the whole feel of a band, like Guns n Roses, The Who, Slayer, and a plenty of others. Duane Allman and Randy Rhoads were both easily replaced as are plenty of others. The only truly irreplaceable guitarist was Eddie Van Halen.
@@mykull666 pleease!! when your instrument can be replaced by a machine you really don’t count. There are a few exceptional drummers, but I’m guessing you’re not one of them.
@buzzedalldrink9131 yeah, I'm not a drummer, but I was in a band in the early 90s with a shitty drummer and we were going nowhere, then we got a really good drummer and got signed to Roadrunner Records less than 2 years later. He completely changed the dynamic of the band and the direction of our lives. Although the band didn't last due to bad habits, I was able to get a career in the music business as a tech and tour manager. Name one great or even good drummer that got replaced with a machine because I can't think of any but maybe you know of one. Also, I can run a program on my computer that has guitar sounds and tones which means guitarists can also be replaced with a machine. You can even change octaves with a machine and play guitar with a bass. Once again, Duane Allman and Randy Rhoads were replaced and not only did their bands not miss a beat, they arguably got better. You really can't say that about bands losing their classic/iconic singers and drummers. Give me a list of 10 bands that got better after replacing their classic lineup singer or drummer.
@@mykull666 then they got better when the drummer was replaced? Try the Beatles! how about RUSH? or even KISS? better singers that just comes down to taste and Randy Rhodes was the best guitarist Ozzy ever had in his band. I wouldn’t say the band got better but it survived which doesn’t say much because now there’s bands today they have one original member and there’s even bands that have no original members like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet. You can’t tell me that’s better. It’s just surviving.
@@buzzedalldrink9131 The Beatles were unknown when Ringo joined, you had to know I meant after they we a known band. If Randy was so good, why did Quiet Riot suck when he was in the band and got better when he left? Prove to me that he was more than a guy with some good solos without the help of Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and Ozzy, because Badlands and Black Label Society have proven Jake and Zakk were able to write great songs without Bob Daisley's help. I love the mythical tale of Randy leaving Ozzy to go study classical and coming back to blow us all away. Yeah, we already had Yngwie for that and the majority of rock fans don't give a shit about classical music mixed with rock. It's a good story to have a fairy tale ending to a dead flash in the pan, but he was nothing without Ozzy and I don't believe for a second he was gonna come back after years of studying classical and form his own band that would be worth a damn. He would've come back right when thrash and glam were about to take off and he'd be begging Ozzy to take his broke ass back. Randy is a soloist, not a songwriter, which is why he should never be compared to Eddie Van Halen, who could write entire albums of great stuff by himself. Any L.A. shredder could've played on those first two Ozzy records and due to Bob Daisley, they would've been great, like the albums he wrote with Jake and Zakk. George Lynch would've done as well or better than Randy with Bob, Lee, and Ozzy.
Dear Stewart,I think you're an amazing drummer,I always have.. your work with the police is legendary,and you will always be one of the best ever,and I hold you in very high regard
@oliverpearson1577 I'm a metal drummer. In my genre, most people underestimate him. And when I say most, I mean most because people mostly listen to The Police as a whole.. They don't appreciate how much talent Stewart really has.
@@sergiocarlos5395 Oliver is right, though. The term “underrated” means almost nothing anymore. Mr. Copeland is easily in the top ten most well known drummers in the world, and shows up on every list of best rock drummers. Therefore, he is literally rated more than almost any other drummer on the planet. Simply because the metal drummers you know haven’t taken the time to check out his work (despite his massive fame, and the fact that tons of metal drummers love him), don’t regard him as great, etc, does not mean that he’s underrated. He’s rated so highly rated, in fact, that it would be far, far, FAR easier to make the argument that he is OVERrated. Not that he is, of course; just that it would be an easier argument, due to how widely rated in all aspects of rating he is when it comes to great drummers.
@@sergiocarlos5395 This is simply not true. I assure you guys like Rhymer, Carey, Garstka and Portnoy *adore* Copeland. You're literally making shit up. Further, he's a 12 time grammy nominee and 7 time grammy award winner - not solely for drumming. The man is in no way, shape, or form, "underrated." He is as much of a respected master-musician as is possible, in fact. If you hang out with bozos who don't know any music history, that's a you problem, not a "the rest of the world" problem. I promise you Gil Sharone knows who Stewart Copeland is, lol.
I remember in 1981 the Police toured with the Go-Go's as their opening act. They couldn't have picked a better group to open up for them. It was just pure magic and excitement during that tour. In 82 the Go-Go's headlined their own tour and had A flock of Seaguls open up for them. That was a another great show. The 1980s was a great decade for music and great bands. Thank you Stewart!❤
you'd be able to do that too if you played that song for that many times. don^t froget to count the times he played it to develop it, to record it, to play it live, to rehearse it, to play it live. thousands of times
I actually play drums because of you!! Thank you so much Sir. The hard stuff you talking about is called .. Ska beat .. Check Mr Loyd Knibb, people. Blessings, nuff respect every time
@@DrScott666I strongly disagree. Whenever there is a discussion about the best rock drummers, you never hear Stewart Copeland’s name mentioned. You always hear the same names. Keith moon, John Bonham, Neil Peart etc. It would be nice to hear Manu Katche or Stewart Copeland mentioned once in a while, but you never hear about them being considered as one of the best. Hence the underrated comment.
@@shabozz8762 Back to back Grammy wins this year and last year for a total of 7 wins and 12 nominations. Plus he has wins at the Golden Globes, a Cable Ace, and a Primetime Emmy. He's sold over 60 million records and is in the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame... My mistake your right he's quite under rated. I mean if someone ANYONE would please recognize this man's accomplishments. 🤦🤡
Reggae, rock, pop and jazz flavours: Is for me why the Police remain so unique all these years later. So many great Police tracks, yet Spirits In The Material World has always remained one of my favourites❤😎
Thank you Mr. Copeland. You have always been a great inspiration to me and the way I try to play drums. I have tried to mash your talents and skills with many other drummers and I still continue to learn and hear of new drummers today and I'm always trying to improve upon what I do by adding your skills and chops with others. I'm very grateful to have listened to you play
'One World (Not Three)' has some exquisite drumming. The octaban/snare fill that starts at 1:08 always makes me smile: 16ths starting at ff, attenuating to p, ending with a single ff snare note... magnificent! 😊
You are a riot, Stewart Copeland! I saw a video today of Elise Trouw gushing about you and it made me go find you again, and I am glad I did! Saw you in KC with The Police in 2008! Awesome!
Amazing. What's really incredible is understanding guys like Stewart Copeland, Neal Peart, Danny Carey, and other legends ACTUALLY INVENTED THE DRUMLINES THAT WOULD LATER BE PROGRAMMED INTO DRUM MACHINES. It's like a master architect who builds something by hand with his whit, imagination, and genius, and then years later, others try to recreate it by building it with tractors and machines. But there is only one Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Duomo Florence. Nothing else can ever duplicate it! Why because it was made by the masters. And here we have the maste's still mentoring through their passion to the next generation of music lovers.
Ok.....hear me out, my mom got me a copy of Paranoid and Billion Dollar Babies for my 5th birthday. And I was brought up listening to Rush, CCR, The Allman Brothers....etc. as well as East Coast Acadian music from the east coast of Canada. But when I was about 11 or 12 yrs old, I had a paper route, and I saved every penny I could, because one of my aunts was a fan of this band, and when I heard it......I had to get that album for myself. It was Synchronicity. Itnis still in my top favorite albums of all time. I am a 50yr old multi-instrumentalist now. With a few albums under my belt. About 1:30 into Synchronicity I that little flam flam thing, still tears my head apart, hahaha. So held back, but man.......crushing!!!!!!
Some 13 years ago I had the honor of getting on stage with The Police at sound check in Dallas. Greatest day of life (don't tell my wife:). Sting gave me 3rd verse of Message in a Bottle...in his mic...with him! Wild experience. When my turn came, I was NERVOUS!!! I will never forget when Sting heard me, he immediately turned to the band and stopped everything. Silence. He turned to me and joked " Hold on! You're not gonna take my place now". Then, Stewart came out from behind the drums to shake my hand and said something to the effect of "Stick it to him kid'. I'm paraphrasing but it was the single most amazing experience of my life. I actually impressed my hero! After that night my music career was totally different. I didn't care what anyone thought about my signing anymore. Sting liked it! What else is there? My personal Grammy!!🙏 So grateful!
I'm glad he mentioned "Spirits". when I was in a Police tribute band, the most difficult song for me to really get down was "Spirits". I'm glad I'm in good company!
Yeah, I'd say pretty good company
Just tapping along as a casual listener, when the time signature changes I always seem to miss it. It's right there, it shouldn't be that hard to simply follow along and I still miss it. I love that song, one of my favorites.
Spirits is a top 5 Police song for me. Always loved it.
“Spirits in the material world”*
@highmedic2351 yeah, they know, they shortened the title just for ease of commenting I'm sure.
his sense of humor as on point as his drumming has always been... one of the all time greats
Point? What the fuck is Point?? A new saying obviously.
@@Eugene-be1pcyou're kidding right
@@Eugene-be1pc "On point" means "exactly" exact means to be precise, precision is a good thing. Good is the opposite of bad. Bad is what you don't want. English language learning much goodness time yes.
@@Eugene-be1pc you’re not a native English speaker, obviously
My fav drummer. What a talent.
Yes
Heck yea
My fave is Moon, but now Stewart is who I consider the best !!!
@@cmddcd Kai Hahto , sons of winter and stars , band Wintersun, he did the drum bits to that composition. specially when its over 13 min long.
You obviously haven’t seen “EI Estepario Siberiano” he is hands down the most talented drummer possibly in the world. Absolute machine.
I’m a guitarist, but I find myself captivated by how he drums? It’s like nothing else I’ve ever heard. Such a unique sense of time and it never makes your ears tired.
Me too bro im a guitarist too and feel the same way 😂❤
he is top 5 easy...
A fusion of Jazz and Reggae. It melts my brain trying to play some of the stuff.
@@barryb90 💯👍🏼
Stewart doesn't do the traditional rock & roll backbeat with the floor kick on 1 & 3 and the snare on 2 & 4. He plays around with that and it's absolute magic.
Other kids would talk about how amazing Neil Peart was and seemed completely confused when I'd ask, "Have you ever listened to the guy from the Police?" And that ability to not dominate a song but filling in around it is what makes Copeland even more brilliant. He's a percussionist & musician and uses that to his advantage.
The crazy high hat work on walking on the moon always trips me out
a lot of it is actually delay
I practiced for hours trying to get that weird hi hat sound, then I found out he was using effects. I like to think I got pretty close.
Agreed
I remember being blown away as a 4 year old listening to that song for that exact reason. Drumming is in my blood, I was attracted to the Police at a very young age - and for good reason!
The drums were recorded with multiple tracks one track is just the high hat then he plays to that track so it seems he has 4 hands.I played that song in a cover band 15 yrs ago and found a way to play it live and it went well.
What a lovely guy & s true Maestro on the drums. Colour , texture & unpredictable firework fills. Unique one of a kind
Awesome to see Stewart Copeland pop up in my RUclips feed!!! And playing a bit of the Police. What a guy!
Definitely beats U.S. political media! :)
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Absolute legend of a drum player. One of the most musical drummers ever to grace the kit. Total gent too xxx
This guy is a genius drummer; one of the greats. Sting was very lucky he met him.
genius musician, really
- and vice versa.....
@@panchopuskas1 Yes, but Sting never gave him the respect he deserved. That’s the difference.
No Police with out him
Sting and Stewart were always at each others throats. They get on very well if they don't talk about music.
Complex, subtle, driving, creative...a major drum talent. Thanks for all the great music!
Hello Mr. James how are you doing 😊
Stewart! You were the reason I decided to pick up the sticks for the first time. You have been such a huge influence on me an my dad, and I love your music so much. Keep playing, man! ❤️🤙
Same here. It was Stewart Copeland that made me pick up sticks for the first time!
Also the reason why I put them down.
@@pappachook ha!
@@pappachookfor me it was both i got excited got a kit and had no real talent at it it’s really difficult to hold the rhythm with offbeat stuff and quit. I still marvel at the unique and awesome mr copeland.
Playing guitar and singing are more fun anyhow
I ‘d suggest to others to not buy a kit until you get a practice pad. And you don’t really need a practice pad. Just get sticks and play on any surfaces you have. If that works out then get your kit.
Being funny when you’re that good is really fun to watch
The tastiest pop reggae drummer i ever heard and seen in my lifetime. I liked everything about Stewart Copeland's style, sound choices, and rhythmic approach in general. I'm still learning his approach till this very day 😉
That's a very good description of his style, unique for sure
Thank you for all the years of inspiration Mr. Copeland.
No words can express what uv brought to the drum world.
You are a total BAD ASS!
I am so thankful that we gets this content from you Mr. Copeland. Thank you kindly!
There's always someone better....
And here he is!!! 👏 👏
I could spend all day listening to this man...
I am truly happy to have him alive and with us as not only is he in the pantheon of greatest drummers, but is such a character.
Driven to Tears is the most powerful and EXCITING!!🔥
Absolutely correct
Stewart’s drum work on that piece is flat amazing! 👍
Turned a couple of drivers into kazoos on that one. Sounded great, another beer, louder, sounded great last night, the next day....oops, couldn't take the boogie. More drivers, more better!!
Always have and always will love the Police.
Hell yeah! There's a great punk and new wave film (and soundtrack) called Urgh! A Music War focusing on live alternative bands from the late seventies/early eighties and this is our offering from The Police and they kill it!
One of my favorite guitar solos, too.
@@RetroMusicMan369Could not agree more. Stewart's drum licks alone are why that song is in my Top 5 Police songs of all-time. Incredible! 🥁
One of the greatest gods of drumming history. Thank you
Stewart, I too think you are rhe best around I started loving drums and playing when my dad said listen to this cat, he's incredible. Thx bro for your tutorials and your enthusiasm. I still play at 68 and loving it!!❤🎉🎉🎉🥁🤙😎🎶
Your drum intro and drumming through out Spirits In the Material World...is the greatest I've ever heard. Absolutely brilliant and unique. My favorite and most 🔂 listened to Police song. So addictive..
One of the best drummers in the world. At one time, the best for years running. Hey dude, you rock!
Love this dude. A name that should come up more often when speaking of drummer greats
What?
I could watch you play all day and never get bored of doing so. You are amazing!!
This guy has so much style and originality on the kit. Even from a young age,I was drawn to those silky smooth, reggae like grooves, and the master hi hat accentuation. He’s definitely one of the greats imo. 🫡
I recorded (assist) Stewy back in the day. He was playing with Jeff Beck and pino on jeffs album. He didn't wear headphones so we had wedges, and the drums had to be on a riser which is a ball ache in the studio. Great player. Lovely chap.
Didn't he also play with the Doors (Robbie, Ray) and i think the Cult singer for a couple shows?
@@vicvega3614 that rings a bell
@@gravyblue so you got to meet Jeff Beck also? What was he like?
@vicvega3614 very cool. Quite quiet.
@gravyblue I know this is out of the blue sir, but is there any way you could get in touch with him? My younger brother and I have been hugely inspired by him in our musical development, style, and attitude our whole lives. I know it's not likely, but it's always been a dream of ours to go out and meet him (or even video chat sometime).
It was a particularly hard year for my 29-year-old brother (a former prodigy of Ted Mackenzie, of Buddy Rich fame), as he's been recovering from a mystery neurological illness for over a year now with no apparent diagnosis or cure...
Years ago, I had gone to the trouble of producing him (miking, pre-mixing, recording/shooting, post-mix, leveling/mastering, etc.) drumming a couple covers to video mixtape in order to showcase his abilities for an audition, which ended up helping secure him a tour with a Peruvian rock band, Corban ("El Dueno" east coast tour).
It's just a shame to see him not playing out like he used to.. I know he misses it, and honestly, he and I both know he's not living up to his full potential anymore (the pandemic didn't help either).
If you can help, I know it'd be life-changing for him and I'd be forever grateful. If not, I completely understand. Thank you for your time, brother. ✌🏼
Stewart Copeland, I always dig how you blend rhythms. That, and you always seem to have lots of fun for yourself and that makes you that much more exciting to watch.
It's pretty cool for old fan boys like myself who get to see their childhood idols interacting close and personal to and with the fans.
Prolly one of the only things social media has been good for....lol. I like it too. It was a different world back then.
just dont be naive enough to think this is "close and personal".
@humanbean3 wtf you want a blow job from the guy?
I can assure you, for old timers, this is plenty close and personal.
Thanks Stewart. Been listening to the Police since 1978. Caught 3 shows. Awesome technique! 🤟
Which 3 shows?
As a drummer myself,I’ve always loved the work Stewart Copeland has done in and out of The Police❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🥁❤️🥁🎶❤️🥁🎶❤️
Spirit in the material is my number 1 song from all music of the world..love your story telling keep up the good work.
Love Spirits In The Material World. 😊❤ 🥁🥁🥁
The most unique sounding drummer ever. NO way could I ever even cover any of his beats... he's just way to freakin' unique! Love it
Middle Eastern influences really flow thru your parts. 😊
Stewart's personality, attitude and energy is ageless - so inspiring :)
I play guitar and never think much of drummers but Stewart is an exception.
Simply amazing.
There's a reason no one will ever know who you are if you're a musician who doesn't think much of drummers.
Singers and drummers are the hardest to replace in iconic bands. Most well-known bands that lose their original or classic lineup singers hardly ever recover, and losing a drummer changes the whole feel of a band, like Guns n Roses, The Who, Slayer, and a plenty of others.
Duane Allman and Randy Rhoads were both easily replaced as are plenty of others.
The only truly irreplaceable guitarist was Eddie Van Halen.
@@mykull666 pleease!! when your instrument can be replaced by a machine you really don’t count. There are a few exceptional drummers, but I’m guessing you’re not one of them.
@buzzedalldrink9131 yeah, I'm not a drummer, but I was in a band in the early 90s with a shitty drummer and we were going nowhere, then we got a really good drummer and got signed to Roadrunner Records less than 2 years later. He completely changed the dynamic of the band and the direction of our lives.
Although the band didn't last due to bad habits, I was able to get a career in the music business as a tech and tour manager.
Name one great or even good drummer that got replaced with a machine because I can't think of any but maybe you know of one. Also, I can run a program on my computer that has guitar sounds and tones which means guitarists can also be replaced with a machine. You can even change octaves with a machine and play guitar with a bass.
Once again, Duane Allman and Randy Rhoads were replaced and not only did their bands not miss a beat, they arguably got better.
You really can't say that about bands losing their classic/iconic singers and drummers.
Give me a list of 10 bands that got better after replacing their classic lineup singer or drummer.
@@mykull666 then they got better when the drummer was replaced? Try the Beatles! how about RUSH? or even KISS? better singers that just comes down to taste and Randy Rhodes was the best guitarist Ozzy ever had in his band. I wouldn’t say the band got better but it survived which doesn’t say much because now there’s bands today they have one original member and there’s even bands that have no original members like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet. You can’t tell me that’s better. It’s just surviving.
@@buzzedalldrink9131 The Beatles were unknown when Ringo joined, you had to know I meant after they we a known band.
If Randy was so good, why did Quiet Riot suck when he was in the band and got better when he left? Prove to me that he was more than a guy with some good solos without the help of Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and Ozzy, because Badlands and Black Label Society have proven Jake and Zakk were able to write great songs without Bob Daisley's help.
I love the mythical tale of Randy leaving Ozzy to go study classical and coming back to blow us all away. Yeah, we already had Yngwie for that and the majority of rock fans don't give a shit about classical music mixed with rock.
It's a good story to have a fairy tale ending to a dead flash in the pan, but he was nothing without Ozzy and I don't believe for a second he was gonna come back after years of studying classical and form his own band that would be worth a damn. He would've come back right when thrash and glam were about to take off and he'd be begging Ozzy to take his broke ass back.
Randy is a soloist, not a songwriter, which is why he should never be compared to Eddie Van Halen, who could write entire albums of great stuff by himself.
Any L.A. shredder could've played on those first two Ozzy records and due to Bob Daisley, they would've been great, like the albums he wrote with Jake and Zakk.
George Lynch would've done as well or better than Randy with Bob, Lee, and Ozzy.
Could literally watch this all day!
More please.
The Best Drummer!!! In Gardone Riviera è stato fantastico!!!!
Man Stewart I could watch you all day. You are in my thoughts one of the best complex drummers I have ever seen.
He’s got the cleanest stick work of any drummer and always has.
Yes.
So wtf is dirty stick work?
Absolute legend sharing his time and insight with RUclips and the masses. I love it and I love stewart
None of these songs would even stand out without the expertise of their drummer!
Every song needs the rhythm section to lay down an excellent baseline for the song to work
Spirits in the material world is one of my favorite songs! Absolutely love it
Dear Stewart,I think you're an amazing drummer,I always have.. your work with the police is legendary,and you will always be one of the best ever,and I hold you in very high regard
This man is VERY underrated on drums. He is a mathematical mastermind of drumming. Recognize the talent people. 🤘😩
I do wish people would stop saying everything is 'underrated'. Nobody on the face of this planet underrates Stewart Copeland's drumming.
@oliverpearson1577 I'm a metal drummer. In my genre, most people underestimate him. And when I say most, I mean most because people mostly listen to The Police as a whole.. They don't appreciate how much talent Stewart really has.
so what you mean is you socialise with low IQ people then if they call him underrated@@sergiocarlos5395
@@sergiocarlos5395 Oliver is right, though. The term “underrated” means almost nothing anymore. Mr. Copeland is easily in the top ten most well known drummers in the world, and shows up on every list of best rock drummers. Therefore, he is literally rated more than almost any other drummer on the planet.
Simply because the metal drummers you know haven’t taken the time to check out his work (despite his massive fame, and the fact that tons of metal drummers love him), don’t regard him as great, etc, does not mean that he’s underrated.
He’s rated so highly rated, in fact, that it would be far, far, FAR easier to make the argument that he is OVERrated. Not that he is, of course; just that it would be an easier argument, due to how widely rated in all aspects of rating he is when it comes to great drummers.
@@sergiocarlos5395 This is simply not true. I assure you guys like Rhymer, Carey, Garstka and Portnoy *adore* Copeland. You're literally making shit up.
Further, he's a 12 time grammy nominee and 7 time grammy award winner - not solely for drumming. The man is in no way, shape, or form, "underrated." He is as much of a respected master-musician as is possible, in fact. If you hang out with bozos who don't know any music history, that's a you problem, not a "the rest of the world" problem. I promise you Gil Sharone knows who Stewart Copeland is, lol.
I remember in 1981 the Police toured with the Go-Go's as their opening act. They couldn't have picked a better group to open up for them. It was just pure magic and excitement during that tour. In 82 the Go-Go's headlined their own tour and had A flock of Seaguls open up for them. That was a another great show. The 1980s was a great decade for music and great bands. Thank you Stewart!❤
bone chilling how he just starts playing in a split second. legend
you'd be able to do that too if you played that song for that many times. don^t froget to count the times he played it to develop it, to record it, to play it live, to rehearse it, to play it live. thousands of times
@@hazardeur you don't say, Sherlock :O
well then it shouldn't really surprise you at all, especially not to the point that it's bone chilling, isn't it @@riskromer9773
@@riskromer9773 if it's that obvious then why did you say it was "bone chilling"?
@@markl1930 as if that ability wasn't bone chilling. Some coherence, please.
That last 5 seconds of Cymbal and high hat work was masterful...😳🙌🏻
Unique style since always.
I actually play drums because of you!!
Thank you so much Sir.
The hard stuff you talking about is called .. Ska beat .. Check Mr Loyd Knibb, people.
Blessings, nuff respect every time
Most Unique Drummer ever...Absolutely Distinctive, Innovative,creative...Stew Daddy Rocks🔥😎🤘
Still one of the most underrated drummers in rock music.
You do realise "most underrated" doesn't actually mean what you think it means?
Fuuuuk these douches with the underrated BS. Are they trying to make us think they know something we don't know?
Stewart Copeland is far from underrated... In fact he's rated quite often. 🤦
@@DrScott666I strongly disagree. Whenever there is a discussion about the best rock drummers, you never hear Stewart Copeland’s name mentioned. You always hear the same names. Keith moon, John Bonham, Neil Peart etc. It would be nice to hear Manu Katche or Stewart Copeland mentioned once in a while, but you never hear about them being considered as one of the best. Hence the underrated comment.
@@shabozz8762 Back to back Grammy wins this year and last year for a total of 7 wins and 12 nominations. Plus he has wins at the Golden Globes, a Cable Ace, and a Primetime Emmy. He's sold over 60 million records and is in the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame... My mistake your right he's quite under rated. I mean if someone ANYONE would please recognize this man's accomplishments. 🤦🤡
Saw these guys live back in the day, lost count of how many sticks accidentally went flying into the audience that night! What a great drummer.
Could watch you drum all day :0) x
Stewart is one of my favorite drummers cause he’s always having fun and his personality is fun! That’s the was music should be fun!
The StewartMan has spoken! Let us be reverberated! 🎼🎵🥁🥰🙂
Hello Mr. Steve how are you doing 😊
You made up some killer beats, I was in awe in the 70s.
Anyone can copy someone else, by to come up with those beats yourself - that's a rare gift.
What drummer had the most influence on you?
Love older RUclipsrs who print out/write down stuff on paper. Very classy energy
I totally love these videos of Stewart going over drum pieces. Just brilliant!!!
Love all your work! The Police late 70s thru early to mid 80's was the greatest! So unique, amazing trio!
I’ve always loved his playing and his personality, absolute top notch guy with a great sense of humour as well
Thank you master Copeland for sharing your profundities of your mastery of the drums!
Stewart is one of THEEE best drummers in rock n roll ever.
The drummer is the heartbeat of the band, without them, there’s no life or order.
Reggae, rock, pop and jazz flavours: Is for me why the Police remain so unique all these years later.
So many great Police tracks, yet Spirits In The Material World has always remained one of my favourites❤😎
Thank you Mr. Copeland. You have always been a great inspiration to me and the way I try to play drums. I have tried to mash your talents and skills with many other drummers and I still continue to learn and hear of new drummers today and I'm always trying to improve upon what I do by adding your skills and chops with others. I'm very grateful to have listened to you play
Nothing but respect for this innovator. ❤
Love the drums on that track. I used to listen to the Police while I was at the skatepark - boy did it get me grooving!
Loved you guys when I was in the Navy. Wish you all well for Christmas and keep us rocking!
'One World (Not Three)' has some exquisite drumming. The octaban/snare fill that starts at 1:08 always makes me smile: 16ths starting at ff, attenuating to p, ending with a single ff snare note... magnificent! 😊
I loved watching you and Gordie wrestle and fight about every now and then! And to this that fellow was a School Teacher!
The best! Unique! And humble. The heart of all great rock bands resides on the drum stool.
Didn't hear anything from this guy in 35 years now he's everywhere
Always thought Stewart deserved a LOT more love. This video shows why.
I always say that The Police would be an obscure 70s/80s band without Stewart. Mam is a virtuoso. And I am saying this as a pianist and music teacher.
Such a distinctive drumming style .. one of the best .. a Genius
I think you are the greatest ! Thankyou for such glorious rhythms!
Spirits in the material world- one of my all time favorites! So cool and ethereal..
We are spirit's in the material world , are spirits in the material world .... I love it ! one of my favs
You are a riot, Stewart Copeland! I saw a video today of Elise Trouw gushing about you and it made me go find you again, and I am glad I did! Saw you in KC with The Police in 2008! Awesome!
Amazing. What's really incredible is understanding guys like Stewart Copeland, Neal Peart, Danny Carey,
and other legends ACTUALLY INVENTED THE DRUMLINES THAT WOULD LATER BE PROGRAMMED INTO DRUM MACHINES. It's like a master architect who builds something by hand with his whit, imagination, and genius, and then years later, others try to recreate it by building it with tractors and machines. But there is only one Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Duomo Florence. Nothing else can ever duplicate it! Why because it was made by the masters. And here we have the maste's still mentoring through their passion to the next generation of music lovers.
Champion bloke and a champion drummer. Always makes time to help others. 👍👍
Yes! I remember hearing it for the first time and being blown away!
Grande Stewart. I know that you love Italy and Italy loved and loves you! You're the best drummer of all!
Such a cosy music room, like the tuba on the right saying "play something difficult on me too!"
Ok.....hear me out, my mom got me a copy of Paranoid and Billion Dollar Babies for my 5th birthday. And I was brought up listening to Rush, CCR, The Allman Brothers....etc. as well as East Coast Acadian music from the east coast of Canada. But when I was about 11 or 12 yrs old, I had a paper route, and I saved every penny I could, because one of my aunts was a fan of this band, and when I heard it......I had to get that album for myself. It was Synchronicity. Itnis still in my top favorite albums of all time. I am a 50yr old multi-instrumentalist now. With a few albums under my belt.
About 1:30 into Synchronicity I that little flam flam thing, still tears my head apart, hahaha.
So held back, but man.......crushing!!!!!!
Always been one of my favorite drummers. He has a style that's all his own.
I could listen to this guy talk music for hours, cool stuff
Same
Thanks for bringing the one drop to rock and roll Stu, you created a great genre and took rock to a whole nother level!
Some 13 years ago I had the honor of getting on stage with The Police at sound check in Dallas. Greatest day of life (don't tell my wife:). Sting gave me 3rd verse of Message in a Bottle...in his mic...with him! Wild experience. When my turn came, I was NERVOUS!!! I will never forget when Sting heard me, he immediately turned to the band and stopped everything. Silence. He turned to me and joked " Hold on! You're not gonna take my place now". Then, Stewart came out from behind the drums to shake my hand and said something to the effect of "Stick it to him kid'. I'm paraphrasing but it was the single most amazing experience of my life. I actually impressed my hero! After that night my music career was totally different. I didn't care what anyone thought about my signing anymore. Sting liked it! What else is there? My personal Grammy!!🙏 So grateful!
Loving those cymbals..the whole kit realy..sounds fantastic too
Hearing you say that something is hard to play gives me hope. Things are even difficult for the very best players.
MY HERO!! creating textures of sound like a kaleidoscopic tapestry.
Police one of my all time favorite bands hands down. Stewart Copeland is my favorite drummer.
I LOVE THIS!!!! Stewart, you are amazing!!!
Always have and will be one of my most inspirational musicians
You gotta appreciate his sense of humour he demonstrates this with 😄 - brilliant drummer!
I love his fun energy and of course his playing.