Philthy Animal was a pioneer. Truly one of the greats. He's a great example of meshing insanely fast beats while still maintaining such a GROOVE. He wasn't just spamming double pedals for the sake of it. He made you want to groove with the music! RIP!
His double bass drums were not only pioneering for their time, they are still potent. This fucking double bass has more punch than all the clicky death metal 300bpm bullshit because it was used tastefully and with style. He was a drumming god :(
Peace Sells but WHO'STURNINGTHEFRICKIN'FROGSGAY? Phils my alltime favourite drummer lemmy and cliff burton my fav bassists and james hetfeild and kirk hammett and fast eddie are my fave guitarists
Dutchmetal666 so true . What a great way to describe his style of playing .love me like a reptile is my favorite Motörhead song . He added that special something to that song .
Well said, it is so true and so many people forget the significance a drummer has to a band's overall 'feel'. Two other drummers who had the same impact with their bands were Phil Rudd with AC/DC & Hermann Rarebell with the Scorpions - no other drummer in Motorhead, AC/DC or the Scorpions ever made the songs sound the same... I guess the Clive Burr songs never sounded quite the same with Nicko, but Nicko is ace so hey....
Great call on Rudd, Rarebell and Burr! All three are amazing pocket drummers who grooved and were tight as hell. I'd also add Les Binks' work with Judas Priest to that list.
Mickey D is a technical robot (an elite drummer according to so called expert musicians these days )where as Philthy had the groove n soul called sloppy by these experts
I worship Mikkey D's work with King Diamond, his drum tracks were a work of madman. But, in Motorhead, he played just a bit too tight. I mean, I love some of the Motorhead albums he played on, but Motorhead truely lost something after Philty left.
@@bolid991 listen to Mikkey's isolated drum track for Overkill. There are NO dynamics on it. Nor any variations in tempo. Completely dead. Might as well be programmed.
No no no , philty was an excellent drummer , but dont talk stupid things , mikkey dee its a monster , but we all love taylor because he was the first one .
Ace of Spades, Bomber and Overkill were 3 of the best albums ever in this genre. I can't help feeling those of us who were there at the time assumed Lem, Phil and Eddie would be around forever... You learn the hard way. RIP guys.
@@tombstoneharrystudios584I didn't know he was unwell at the time, you sure couldn't have told from his playing in this Classic Albums episode. I'm not sure if you've seen the recordings for this episode where Phil, Lemmy and Eddie play Chase is Better than the Catch and We are the Road Crew together, but Phil is an absolute monster in those. It's such a shame he didn't do much of note after leaving Motorhead in the 90's, such a great talent who had so much more to give at the top level
This guy had inherent talent, he had an internal pulse that most drummers or musicians dream about. I don't know why he didn't keep on with them other than he was a lunatic. RIP brother, underrated as hell.
Under rated? REALLY? Reverted in the metal community as an outstanding drummer. World tours with a world famous band. Influential to fans and fellow musicians alike. How is that underrated? FFS
Fucking brilliant. I'm an acid/techno guy, but have always bowed down to the altar of Motorhead , Hawkwind (all various manifestantions), AC/DC - powerful music.
Mikkey Dee is an amazing/brutal drummer, but when he quit King Diamond and joined Motorhead it was a mistake. He was already the heaviest in King Diamond, I thought. Philthy just gave Motorhead that perfect speed metal/punk/thrash sound without getting all technical, and melodic like Mikkey.
It's a bummer about Lemmy being sick and Motorhead not touring for awhile, so maybe Mikkey will rejoin King Diamond for his upcoming Fall tour....? Haha, I doubt it, but it would be badass! Mikkey left, because he envied King getting all the credit and spotlight! Which sadly, is true. King and the band is still in a way underground , and its a shame how Michael Denner/Timi Holm/Mikkey Dee, and especially Andy LaRocque don't get that much credit in the heavy metal world!
R.I.P phil the animal taylor. very sad of hearing you are no longer with us. god bless you mate .give my regards to wurzle and all the other great musicians.
God bless you Phil....Kick started a whole genre when he perfected double bass kick drumming. The whole thrash metal scene is forever indebted to you...
When I heard Motörhead for the first time I heard Overkill and the drumming of Phil made me say "What the fuck? Who is this drummer?" And that was a big influence for me to start playing drums and I have played now for about 8 years!
Got to see Philthy in Atlanta in 89 at the metroplex.i was right above him and watched him play his heart out .I was deaf for about 3 days after that show. Lol ! You'll be missed Philthy !!!R I P my friend .STONE DEAF FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
One of my favorite drummers. Heaven has rhe full line up of motorhead up there and when i die thatz all i want to hear! This man hear was one of the inspirations for me to pick up the drums
I met Phil one time. A friend of mine was at Phils apartment in LA. They were having trouble getting a keyboard to midi with Protools. Chris Holmes called me and I went over. I fixed the problem and Phil gave me $100 and the shittiest glass of LA tap water with "floaty's" in it and it was the worst LA tap water I ever tasted. Epic.
First time I saw them on tv, around 1980, the announcer didn't know that it was Philthy Animal, and called him Philthy Phil. Whatever, they were hilarious in the interview, I laughed my balls off. It showed their personalities were as strong as their music, and man is that saying something.
there are some drummers that have an immediately recognisable sound and phil is one of them. he puts so much swing into his drumming that it is hard not to tap your feet along to even teh most rockin' motorhead tune. phil is my inspiration for taking up drums, and will always be in my top five drummers of all time. love ya phil!
I feel like phil taylor is supremely underrated. To call him an amazing drummer would be an understatement. Every thrash band that came after motorhead should know how important phil taylor and motorhead as a whole was as they were the precursors, the original thrash metal band.
Really love this video!! Philty really has that loose groove what gives it that Motor feel. Mikkey Dee is a good drummer to and the songs they wrote with him are good but when they played one of the "Philty era" you can hear he is to straight forward and that he cant groove like this boss! Philty will always be my favorite!
you are right.i take Phil over Dee anytime....i dislike Dee as a person too because in his early motorhead days he gave an interview and he said that Taylor was not a good drummer and he is better and shit like that....Dee might be more technical than Phil but Motorhead was never about technical stuff....he was great with Diamond and that Dokken,which i dislike both, and he should have stayed there.Phil was the best Motorhead drummer....period
i dont play drummes i play guitar,but this guy was one of my heros growing up,when motorhead was on tv mr taylor would always get my attention,my dad was an old fart and he would say look at his guy playing the drums.
Every thrash metal drummer owes him a huge debt.
Theuniverse Isaniceplace
He passed away in November 2015 sadly. All 3 members of the classic line-up of the band now gone.
That was literally true. He loaned money to so many drummers back in the day, and they basically just waited for him to die. It was a sound policy.
I play thrashy stuff and even phil had a certain feel , i never been influenced by him
To me with the riff style , Judas Priest have more to do with
I do indeed.
@@Nissardpertugiu Basically Motorhead is band who inspired thrash and speed metal.
All heavy metal drummers should pay tribute to this guy
many metal drummers do ^^
Indeed
feelthesteelofmetal, it's one of Lars' few redeeming qualities that he pays due respect to Philthy.
Me you and the Animal do you actually think Large Oilrig is a nice person?
Underrated like many other drummers of metal bands
Philthy Animal was a pioneer. Truly one of the greats. He's a great example of meshing insanely fast beats while still maintaining such a GROOVE. He wasn't just spamming double pedals for the sake of it. He made you want to groove with the music! RIP!
His double bass drums were not only pioneering for their time, they are still potent. This fucking double bass has more punch than all the clicky death metal 300bpm bullshit because it was used tastefully and with style. He was a drumming god :(
Agree!
My thoughts exactly... Nowadays everyone wants to go like a fucking AK-47.
Totally agree...style is irreplaceable with only technique. Nothing like this today.
Both are equally valid styles of drumming that should be celebrated.
True triggers sound like shit
everyone praising lemmy and forgetting philthy, one of the most iconic drummers of all time
+HarvesterOfSorrow01 very well said
No one firget Phil.
Peace Sells but WHO'STURNINGTHEFRICKIN'FROGSGAY? Phils my alltime favourite drummer lemmy and cliff burton my fav bassists and james hetfeild and kirk hammett and fast eddie are my fave guitarists
”The most”
Love Lemmy but Philthy definitely deserved greater recognition than he got. An absolute legend.
Rip , the only drummer who could make motorhead swing
Dutchmetal666 so true . What a great way to describe his style of playing .love me like a reptile is my favorite Motörhead song . He added that special something to that song .
Well said, it is so true and so many people forget the significance a drummer has to a band's overall 'feel'. Two other drummers who had the same impact with their bands were Phil Rudd with AC/DC & Hermann Rarebell with the Scorpions - no other drummer in Motorhead, AC/DC or the Scorpions ever made the songs sound the same... I guess the Clive Burr songs never sounded quite the same with Nicko, but Nicko is ace so hey....
Great call on Rudd, Rarebell and Burr! All three are amazing pocket drummers who grooved and were tight as hell. I'd also add Les Binks' work with Judas Priest to that list.
T R U E !!!!
Totally agree, true rock 'n roll
R.I.P. Philthy.
Genuinely one of the most influential drummers ever.
Probably the most under rated drummer of all. Mickey D is a great drummer, but Phil was the best that Lemmy ever found.
Mickey D is a technical robot (an elite drummer according to so called expert musicians these days )where as Philthy had the groove n soul called sloppy by these experts
I worship Mikkey D's work with King Diamond, his drum tracks were a work of madman. But, in Motorhead, he played just a bit too tight. I mean, I love some of the Motorhead albums he played on, but Motorhead truely lost something after Philty left.
@@bolid991 listen to Mikkey's isolated drum track for Overkill. There are NO dynamics on it. Nor any variations in tempo. Completely dead. Might as well be programmed.
No no no , philty was an excellent drummer , but dont talk stupid things , mikkey dee its a monster , but we all love taylor because he was the first one .
@@Tigerloco70 Mikkey played like a robot, with zero dynamics. Philthy was far better. The fastest, heaviest jazz drummer ever.
Ace of Spades, Bomber and Overkill were 3 of the best albums ever in this genre. I can't help feeling those of us who were there at the time assumed Lem, Phil and Eddie would be around forever... You learn the hard way. RIP guys.
R.i.p. Philty Animal Taylor...you are not forgotten...Motorhead best lineup were with Lemmy Fast Eddie and Philty 🤟🇮🇹
R.I.P. Phil Animal Taylor! In the name of metal, we miss you!
Guy is 60 years plus and plays like a boss.I won't forget this guy from my young days over 30 years ago.
And at the time he was unwell & out of practice..some people just have “it”
@@tombstoneharrystudios584I didn't know he was unwell at the time, you sure couldn't have told from his playing in this Classic Albums episode. I'm not sure if you've seen the recordings for this episode where Phil, Lemmy and Eddie play Chase is Better than the Catch and We are the Road Crew together, but Phil is an absolute monster in those. It's such a shame he didn't do much of note after leaving Motorhead in the 90's, such a great talent who had so much more to give at the top level
awesome drummer, a real pioneer of double kicks back in the day. always hilarious in interviews too.
literally one of the first ever, music has never been the same
It's because he's always stoned out of his mind.
Man, dont forget to Ginger Baker, Bill Ward and cozy powell.
Tommy Aldridge first!
@@hugolafhugolaf is there any other way to be?
This guy had inherent talent, he had an internal pulse that most drummers or musicians dream about. I don't know why he didn't keep on with them other than he was a lunatic. RIP brother, underrated as hell.
The Vortex Of Doom they sacked him for being rubbish at the end.
Under rated? REALLY? Reverted in the metal community as an outstanding drummer. World tours with a world famous band. Influential to fans and fellow musicians alike. How is that underrated? FFS
His antics and substance abuse affected his playing and he started sucking.
@@gutworm686 Because he did more coke than anything else.
I dream to play like that
Love that snare sound. RIP PHILTHY
that was the real and the best Motorhead lineup ever, Lemmy, Phil, Eddie
Definitely the greatest drummer, ever! No one can play "No Class" like him.
The Godfather of the double kick. RIP Philthy Animal Taylor
"I'm being improperly handled"....I think I'll shout that out next time it's necessary.
John next TSA encounter lol
Next cop that tries a breathalyser on me....
the man who put double kick drums into the forefront of hard rock...right where they should be! What a classic dude!
One of the most underrated drummers in the history of metal
phil still sounds amazing after all these years...
The one that sparked with Lemmy and Philthy to create that thunderous sound. Brilliant drummer, totally inderated
Fucking brilliant. I'm an acid/techno guy, but have always bowed down to the altar of Motorhead , Hawkwind (all various manifestantions), AC/DC - powerful music.
Ungodly!!!! The main reason Metal drummers along with Bill ward from sabbath should bow to this man!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
There would not be extreme metal music in the form we all love it without Motörhead and Philthy Animal Taylor, that's for sure.
Phil still had it.
love the original Phil, Lemmy and "fast Eddie."
Fkn brill stuff. And he was a natural comic in conversation and his comments. RIP.
Phil and Lemmy both gone in such a short time, unbelievable...
Richard Harrold all right, honestly it is kinda believable
@@samguy7587 dude, it was January 2016 when I made that comment IIRC, I was still shocked.
R.I.P. :(
+Inquisitorshexlein Rest is death. Keep drumming in heaven !
Phil was such a caracteur, i miss Motörhead so much!
Mikkey Dee is an amazing/brutal drummer, but when he quit King Diamond and joined Motorhead it was a mistake. He was already the heaviest in King Diamond, I thought. Philthy just gave Motorhead that perfect speed metal/punk/thrash sound without getting all technical, and melodic like Mikkey.
agreed
It's a bummer about Lemmy being sick and Motorhead not touring for awhile, so maybe Mikkey will rejoin King Diamond for his upcoming Fall tour....? Haha, I doubt it, but it would be badass! Mikkey left, because he envied King getting all the credit and spotlight! Which sadly, is true. King and the band is still in a way underground , and its a shame how Michael Denner/Timi Holm/Mikkey Dee, and especially Andy LaRocque don't get that much credit in the heavy metal world!
Melodic drums. Hilarious 😆
Doom666 i love both but i understand
Phil quit, it's not like Mikkey pushed him out.
Phenomenal drummer with one of the most iconic bands of all time - what more of a legacy would you ever want to leave behind
One of my greatest heroes of music!! RIP Animal Taylor!!
Hell , does this world ever miss Philthy , thanks for the memories man .
RIP Eddie Clark
RIP Phil "Philty Animal" Taylor
RIP Lemmy Kilmister
Thanks for inspiration, Attitude and good music (fast and loudder than hell).
I know the 3 were the definitive line up but rip wurzel aswell
he makes that k ride sound better than i've ever heard one sound before. dark and bright heavy bell rock ride.. sick... drums good...
He deserves much more respekt.his unique double bass and groovy playing was awesome.Rest in Peace old Legend
Phil Taylor .. the one & only one motorhead drummer !! sadly missed .........
Phil ...."do i get the cleaning up job then ?" .....Classic Phil !
legend RIP
Rest in Peace!! One of the best!
R.I.P phil the animal taylor. very sad of hearing you are no longer with us. god bless you mate .give my regards to wurzle and all the other great musicians.
I will always love Philthy.
That's one badass Muppet..I never get tired of his raw energy..best dru
One of my adolescence hero with Clive Burr !!!...thx for all everywhere you are !!!
My 2 fav drummers!
God bless you Phil....Kick started a whole genre when he perfected double bass kick drumming. The whole thrash metal scene is forever indebted to you...
Rock In Peace Philthy. You'll be sadly missed.
He's hand and foot speed are and were incredible
When I heard Motörhead for the first time I heard Overkill and the drumming of Phil made me say "What the fuck? Who is this drummer?" And that was a big influence for me to start playing drums and I have played now for about 8 years!
god we are going to miss him a fine drummer pure rockn roll raise hell mate where ever you are RIP
RIP men thanks for your music.
Philthy Phil is my favorite Motorhead drummer! Rest in peace!
Heaven has a good lineup
"Wot an 'orrible little cahnt! 'es perfect!" RIP Phil
He always got the most badass tone for drumming...plays even more badass!
From a Gary Numan and Depeche Mode fan, this is UNBELIEVABLE drumming! WOowowo!
So wild and so steady at the same time. Rip Philty.
RIP Philthy ! you will never be forgotten! glad to see you live !
Rock in Peace now brother :'-(
His legend will live on
Thanx. R.I.P. Lemmy Philthy and Wurzell.x
Motorhead's best drummer ever
true
Got to see Philthy in Atlanta in 89 at the metroplex.i was right above him and watched him play his heart out .I was deaf for about 3 days after that show. Lol ! You'll be missed Philthy !!!R I P my friend .STONE DEAF FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
One of my favorite drummers. Heaven has rhe full line up of motorhead up there and when i die thatz all i want to hear! This man hear was one of the inspirations for me to pick up the drums
I met Phil one time. A friend of mine was at Phils apartment in LA. They were having trouble getting a keyboard to midi with Protools. Chris Holmes called me and I went over. I fixed the problem and Phil gave me $100 and the shittiest glass of LA tap water with "floaty's" in it and it was the worst LA tap water I ever tasted. Epic.
HAHAHA
First time I saw them on tv, around 1980, the announcer didn't know that it was Philthy Animal, and called him Philthy Phil. Whatever, they were hilarious in the interview, I laughed my balls off. It showed their personalities were as strong as their music, and man is that saying something.
He is still playing as good as the old days on this video. Awesome.
I loved him, since i was 15 till today.
Man mötorheads drumming parts were always top notch, I mean the actual notes themselves are fantastic
R.I.P Phil....
A great guy, funny and fantastic drummer….
Such an Amazing Musician! And what a character? What lovely Lad! I LOVED HIM! RIP Phil! dx
Damn, he's still as fast as ever! Good playin'.
Would have loved to see more of his foot pedal work. Its so impressive
Philthy, truly a legend. My favorite of all time. Funny as hell, crazy as a loon too. Gonna miss you and Lemmy?
So friggin' cool. Love the drums, usually metal drummers don't wow me, but this guy is simply a machine.
What a nut! Moonie is gonna have to make room on stage for Phil in rock n roll heaven.
Love that man ! Rest in peace brother !
there are some drummers that have an immediately recognisable sound and phil is one of them. he puts so much swing into his drumming that it is hard not to tap your feet along to even teh most rockin' motorhead tune. phil is my inspiration for taking up drums, and will always be in my top five drummers of all time. love ya phil!
yeah he still has the feeling of a guy who grew up listening to rock drummers who were born out of jazz and soul
One of the top 20 drummers in the world
phil u are y will always the best drumer of motorhead!!! thank u 4 all
God bless Phil Eddie and Lemmy, and yes Phil was the ONLY drummer that made Motorhead swing
I miss you my dear friend.thank you for the memories.
I know there would be no Motorhead without Lemmy but, Eddie and Phil are the reason I listen to Motorhead.
He's rocking with Wurzel in MotorHeaven.
Exactly what I thought!
REST IN PEACE FRIEND...
R.I.P. Phil. You were a Legend man
R.I.P Phil, you will be missed.
I feel like phil taylor is supremely underrated. To call him an amazing drummer would be an understatement. Every thrash band that came after motorhead should know how important phil taylor and motorhead as a whole was as they were the precursors, the original thrash metal band.
I love his drumming! It rocks, simple as that! He had style!!
The King of the double kick. So underrated it's disgusting. I would've killed to have a drummer like Philthy Phil. Pure instinct and pure feel.
Very sad to think that Lem, Phil 'n Eddie are all gone now .......... 😔
Really love this video!! Philty really has that loose groove what gives it that Motor feel.
Mikkey Dee is a good drummer to and the songs they wrote with him are good but when they played one of the "Philty era" you can hear he is to straight forward and that he cant groove like this boss!
Philty will always be my favorite!
you are right.i take Phil over Dee anytime....i dislike Dee as a person too because in his early motorhead days he gave an interview and he said that Taylor was not a good drummer and he is better and shit like that....Dee might be more technical than Phil but Motorhead was never about technical stuff....he was great with Diamond and that Dokken,which i dislike both, and he should have stayed there.Phil was the best Motorhead drummer....period
i dont play drummes i play guitar,but this guy was one of my heros growing up,when motorhead was on tv mr taylor would always get my attention,my dad was an old fart and he would say look at his guy playing the drums.
RIP Phil Taylor we miss you, but surely you will in heaven!
Philthy!
God Bless the little Leeds Hooligan!!!!
Legend. True Bomber
Il batterista migliore dei Motorhead.Gran batterista,uno dei miei modelli
Btw these are my favorite songs from the album
remember his dancing on totp with girlschool please dont touch wild wasnt he