Your favorite Bill Bruford drumming

[nosebone]

I like just about everything the Broof has laid down, but One Of A Kind is the bomb for me.

[ItalProgRules]

But one of my BB favorite moments is on the live version of 21st Century Schizoid Man from 'The Night Watch' live at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Nov. 23, 1973, during the jamming improv. section when Fripp (& Cross) drop out and it is just Bill listening and answering intently to Wetton's fantastic bass playing. The two of them gradually decrease the volume--with those great Bruford subtle hi-hat accents--before bringing up the volume & intensity to when Fripp joins in again. A true study in dynamics!

Jumpin' Jesus on a jackhammer, that's some mind-blowing drumming. Together with that powerhouse lead-in of "The Talking Drum," that whole NIGHTWATCH sequence should come with a warning label: may cause heart palpitations in the weak of heart!

[arise_shine]

"Trio"

U MAD?

[Spinaltap]

any Bruford is good Bruford as far as I am concerned

Though I do Love the 72-74 Crimso jams

[UnephenStephen]

I agree. I also liked his drumming on Robbery, Assault and Battery.

i always said that i didn't think Chester was a good fit. he wasn't a rock drummer. Bruford fit the bill a lot better.

[Dean Watson]

This clip, from a drum clinic of his I attended, is especially good ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGprBR4Uc88

[Chuck AzEee!]

i always said that i didn't think Chester was a good fit. he wasn't a rock drummer. Bruford fit the bill a lot better.

Hmmm? Forgive me me for going slightly off subject, but Phil Collins couldn't have picked a better drummer for both Genesis and for his solo career than Chester Thompson, while Bill's drumming is technical, Chester's seemed to be more in tune with Phil's hybrid drumming.

Yet back on subject, Bill's drumming and percussion work with Genesis. Might have not often fit Genesis's ridged and to the books music, but he added a different spin to some songs that I really liked.

[Plasmatopia]

Heart of the Sunrise.

[Azol]

Heart of the Sunrise.

+1 hands down

[Lino]

King Crimson - USA

[Chuck AzEee!]

+1 hands down

You're on a long list of those that love Heart of The Sunrise.

[Rand Kelly]

I love everything he ever did,hence him being my favorite drummer of all time. I have a question though. Why does he get so much flack from fans for his solo on the Yessongs version of Perpetual Change? To my ears there is nothing to bitch about. He's playing to the song's feel and having a great time.

[ca1ore]

Hmmm? Forgive me me for going slightly off subject, but Phil Collins couldn't have picked a better drummer for both Genesis and for his solo career than Chester Thompson, while Bill's drumming is technical, Chester's seemed to be more in tune with Phil's hybrid drumming.

Yet back on subject, Bill's drumming and percussion work with Genesis. Might have not often fit Genesis's ridged and to the books music, but he added a different spin to some songs that I really liked.

Fully Agree. SO version of Cinema Show is my favorite - love BB drumming.

[Chuck AzEee!]

I love everything he ever did,hence him being my favorite drummer of all time. I have a question though. Why does he get so much flack from fans for his solo on the Yessongs version of Perpetual Change? To my ears there is nothing to bitch about. He's playing to the song's feel and having a great time.

I never realized that anyone would bitch about his drumming on Perpetual Change. Granted he's done better through out the years, but I always loved the solo.

[Rand Kelly]

Yeah, I think it was a mistake not to include on the official album Supper's Ready version with Bruford. Much sharper than recorded version with Thompson.

I had no idea he played Supper's Ready,where can one hear this?

[Rand Kelly]

I never realized that anyone would bitch about his drumming on Perpetual Change. Granted he's done better through out the years, but I always loved the solo.

Me too.

[Rand Kelly]

I like just about everything the Broof has laid down, but One Of A Kind is the bomb for me.

The song or the album Chris?

[philsunset]

Is there no love for his playing on the Kazumi Watanabe CDs

[Rand Kelly]

Is there no love for his playing on the Kazumi Watanabe CDs

Oh! Yeah! So much so I bought The Spice of Live dvd for a fee of $55.

[Rand Kelly]

I never realized that anyone would bitch about his drumming on Perpetual Change. Granted he's done better through out the years, but I always loved the solo.

I just started a thread about it,please contribute.

[happytheman]

Count me in for Heart of the Sunrise as well...

[gregory]

I had no idea he played Supper's Ready,where can one hear this?

I've seen a video on youtube a year ago or so, maybe 2 years ago.. Here's part 2. Have no idea where's part 1...

[Progatron]

I had no idea he played Supper's Ready,where can one hear this?

Although a YT clip has already been posted, I highly recommend seeking out any of the available live bootleg shows from the '76 tour, where you can hear Bruford play the whole set. Some people are lukewarm on his performance with Genesis (and Bill himself claims he was not as behaved as he should have been) but I quite like the different style of that tour.

[EProg827]

Close To The Edge
Heart of The Sunrise
Any from KC's USA (Get your hands on the unedited version of the full show w/jams and all)
Lucky Seven
Cinema Show (Seconds Out)
Entire first UK album
Entire One Of A Kind album

[Rand Kelly]

Close To The Edge
Heart of The Sunrise
Any from KC's USA (Get your hands on the unedited version of the full show w/jams and all)
Lucky Seven
Cinema Show (Seconds Out)
Entire first UK album
Entire One Of A Kind album

I would add in Gradually Going Tornado in that list. This album gets overlooked probably because Allan Holdsworth is MIA,but damn this is a great record.