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Stewart Copeland, Incredible

While enjoying Reggatta de Blanc recently the drumming really caught my attention. I would say that Copeland's percussion is the highlight of the album. He plays the drums on his high-hat better then most and never fails to add just the right amount of flair to what could be considered pretty simplistic melodies.
I used to own a green copy of his mini album which was released under the name Klark Kent. A great drummer for sure.
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jorgeparrapuppy
257 posts
 
the main reason why i got into the police: stewart's drumming. saw them in concert a year or 2 ago (the
concert collectively was forgettable, except for stewart's
awesome work).
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mdrummer01
103 posts
 
Check out Stewart's work with the group Animal Logic...both CDs. Stanley Clarke plays bass.
dreadhead OP
353 posts
 
Ejlif, per your recommendation I did check out Oysterhead and think its a great record, lots of fun. Really showcases Claypool and Stewart's abilities.
Mdrummer01, I also got a hold of Animal Logic, a bit more straight edge, here Stewart seems to hold back a little to let the female vocalist shine.
Thanks for both suggestions, I think Oysterhead is a bit more to my liking and anybody who appreciates this great drummer should also check them out.
Its amazing how much great music I discover because of these forums.
berzin
28 posts
 
Yes, I can say without question that the original vinyl release did not have the song "Murder by Numbers".

If you wanted to hear that song you had to by the 45-the song was a B-side if I'm not mistaken.

What The Police should of done was replaced "Mother" with "Murder by Numbers".

That song is absolutely horrible and does not belong on the album.
jasonsobel
29 posts
 
Dreadhead - in addition to the Grand Pecking Order released by Oysterhead, many legal, live recordings are freely available. While the sound quality isn't as nice as the album version, the live shows are great as well. If you use bit torrent, many live shows are available at http://bt.etree.org, and for Oysterhead specifically, use this link:
http://bt.etree.org/?searches=&cat=132
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