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September 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 20 – Bobby Colomby

As with many of my early – and lasting – drum heroes, I have my mum to thank for introducing me to the music made by Bobby Colomby. I’m not sure she’d even know the name if I mentioned it. But she would definitely remember the name of his band – Blood, Sweat & Tears. […]
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June 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

My First Ebook: Drummers You Just Can’t Beat

I’ve just made and published my first e-book. It’s available now at that link over at Amazon for a couple of bucks ($3.44 is the NZ rate). It’s comprised of the articles I wrote here under the banner Drummers You Just Can’t Beat and includes some new and edited pieces as well as many of the eulogies […]
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January 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 22 – Giving The Drummer Some…

Drum Solos! – wait, come back! You don’t often hear people crying out for more drum solos, or any drum solos. Even a lot of drummers hate drum solos. But sometimes you see and hear something special. And sometimes the drum solo – or an extended break – is, I dunno, “musical”, and exciting. Well, […]
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November 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 186 Bloodmonster

We’ve been thinking about finally releasing the Bloodmonster album on CD. We recorded it about ten years ago when the band was a very different animal. For the previous few years Les and I had played with a spate of different drummers who all brought their own touch to the band. The latest was Jorden […]
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September 14, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 18 – Mike D (Michael Diamond)

I realised, just recently, that I needed to include Mike D (or Michael Diamond) of the Beastie Boys in these files. There might not be many people out there that think of him as one of the world’s greatest drummers – but for me he was formative, crucial; super important. It comes from being the […]
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December 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 16 – John Bonham

Bonham – or “Bonzo” as he was known – is one of my favourite drummers. And, in a band of virtuoso players, I feel that he was often the difference for Led Zeppelin, the component that made them stand out. Listening to any of the band’s albums is the instant proof of his magic behind […]
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October 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 13 – Charlie Watts

There’s Mick Jagger and he’s incredible really. At sixty-odd. He’s the Monkey when they perform Monkey Man; he ducks and dives across the stage as the band tears another hole in the tune that was Street Fighting Man and of course we all know which side he takes when they offer Sympathy For The Devil. […]
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December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 12 – Mick Fleetwood

I’ll never understand why someone could tell you they don’t like Fleetwood Mac – and, anyway, which Fleetwood Mac are they talking about? The kick-ass blues band? The AOR supergroup? Those interesting years in the middle – the lesser-known, under-explored moments across the early 1970s where English R’n’B and American soft-rock was being combined to […]
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December 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 11 – Stewart Copeland

A guy once told me he’d met Stewart Copeland – The Police were touring or whatever. And he spent some time with him, drove him around. He said “that guy was able to think about music in a way I’ve not seen with anyone else. He could juggle so many rhythms in his head and […]
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December 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 9 – Steve Gadd

Steve Gadd. If you haven’t heard of him then you have at least heard him. Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan and Chick Corea have all used him. But beyond that (and in fact Gadd is surely one of the most recorded players ever) the tunes that Steve […]
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December 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 4 – Ian Paice

Of course I knew Smoke On The Water growing up, from possibly the very youngest age even – but it was a revelation to me when I heard a compilation called The Deep Purple Singles. It stopped before Smoke. (Although you can get an updated version with that track). One of my mum’s all-time favourite […]
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September 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: New Series

I’ve started a new series of pieces called Drummers You Just Can’t Beat. The good folk at Phantom Billstickers are publishing them weekly over at their Facebook page. Here’s the first entry. I wrote about Keith Moon. Each week I’ll add a new story – a new post about a favourite drummer.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Drummers, Drummers You Just Can't Beat, Drums, Facebook, Friday, Music, New Series, Phantom Billstickers, Promo, Writing ·

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