Stewart Copeland

synthpunk said:

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That is a great interview, but I can totally see why his ego clashed with Sting.

I want that studio and instrument collection! Drooool...

I really enjoyed that, thanks!

I can't tell if he's genuinely vibrant and eccentric and I want to be his friend, or if it's all an act and I hate him. Great interview, though.

He's a lovely guy. Very smart and super talented and one of the finest pop drummers of all time...

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About normal for most the drummers I know

I love Stewart because he was famous for getting under Sting's skin.

Drummer/Percussionists that have really moved me... Copeland, Gadd, Keltner, Elvin Jones, and Evelyn Glennie

Well said Ed.

Stewart Copleand is a legend. Him and Colaiuta are the embodiment of tasteful drumming. Love those guys to bits!

His Spyro the Dragon OST was one of the highlights of the golden age of platform games. Brilliant soundtrack. It has Kurzweil K2500 sounds all over the place

zolhof said:

Stewart Copleand is a legend. Him and Colaiuta are the embodiment of tasteful drumming.

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As I sit here with Ten Summoner's Tales on, praying to the Spitfire gods, I think I'd give the edge to Vinnie though.

I read an interview with Stewart Copeland years ago. Apparently, Sting and Stewart had a Synclavier vs. Fairlight rivalry. Stewart's stance in the interview was "my system worked." The other interesting trivia was he mentioned starting out at home with a reel-to-reel with a track overdub or bounce technology, I want to say Sound-on-Sound, but not Simul-Sync. So, he had to learn to play to compensate for the record and playback head delay.

I found him a bit off-putting, but that's probably just me.

Reminds me of J. Peterman

Mike T said:

As I sit here with Ten Summoner's Tales on, praying to the Spitfire gods, I think I'd give the edge to Vinnie though.

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I'd have to call it a photo finish--love Vinnie's work with Jeff Beck.

robgb said:

I found him a bit off-putting, but that's probably just me.

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Why? I mean, he's close to manic, but the camera is on.

Nick Batzdorf said:

Why? I mean, he's close to manic, but the camera is on.

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I sensed arrogance. I don't respond well to that. Probably because I'm sometimes arrogant myself.

*shoulder shrug*