People always want to argue the best of all time like Bonham, Baker, Rich, Peart, etc. Who really cares when there’s such a wealth of great sounds and unique styles for our ears?
dude is actually a mad genius with the drums.. I can't get enough of this song too like seriously I feel it was the best Police song of all jus for how smooth and natural the whole thing is. Really appreciate this.♡
Absolutely love this! Never before had I noticed the double tracked hi hat, much less the bass pedal notes Sting hit that suddenly fill up the headphones. Thank you Juani!
Nope! Not double tracked, but running through a tape delay (Roland RE-201 space echo IIRC) that would have been on an aux and mixed to another track. Very reggae! Fuck I love Stewart Copeland!
Not to gloat at all (no really), but I for one don't even need the vocals, I listened to it so much it is engrained in my brain and I can follow just with the rhythm of the drum.
Is stewart copeland drummer ? No he is just geniouse in walking on the moon some voice com deep to my ears and told me he is the best drummer ever fan from africa exaclty algeria ✌✌✌
He's always been so inventive with his kick drum. Listen to Synch 2, how he changes the kick drum part to fit different sections of the song. His musical intelligence is amazing.
Oooooh, how long has this track been on the net and that I dreamed of finding for so long? (would this be from the super cd?) I had spent a lot of time recreating that on a drum machine. .
2:12 - 2:18 kind of bums me a bit. I rememebr learning this song for our band and i had to practice and thought it was one of the hardest parts to learn as a polyrhythm with 8th notes on the rim and a swing pattern on the hi hat. But im listening to this on here and it really sounds like its just echoes on the rim spaced to make it like he is playing 8ths against the hi hat shuffle. Bit disappointing after 30 years of when i learned this ...not taking anything away from him as a drummer but effects look they can fool you
It was never any secret that Copeland’s track relied heavily on the echo. I remember reading an interview back in the day where Copeland mentioned that he had to learn how to duplicate the effect without the echo so he could play it live.
@@steve16823 yeah I knew lots of echo was used but back in my day of learning the song I couldn't listen to the detail as when I listened to this track now in 2020. Was kind of shocking a bit
Am I wrong, or it is possible to hear (very low volume...I use headphones) the original guitar track Andy was playing while they were recording the drums? 💙
Probably a scrap track where they played live. Vocal is the easiest thing to redo and they probably redid it and overdubbed it constantly until they got it right. They probably scrapped everything but the drums from that initial take and rebuilt the song on top of it everyone playing a track at a time so they could have the best bass track. best rhythm guitar. Best lead. Best vocal. I hope that makes sense.
Sting's voice can be heard due to mic bleed and is mostly singing the 2nd verse and sounds like he's figuring out the melody on the fly. I guess it was kept so Stewart didn't have to re record the drum track but luckily the final lead vocal track drowned out Sting's guide vocal. Tape machines and mic's picked up everything back then.
It's because they probably did a live take, wiped out everything but the drums and maybe Andy's simple guitar riff. Then, they took out sting's vocal and redid it last. Probably some bass and guitar. You can hear stewart say often that "The drummer has to get it right live, nobody else does" and he's right. Unless you use a metronome which they probably didn't, you can pull everything out and redo it except for the drums. That's likely what they did I would guess.
Really interesting. He plays exactly 2 snare hits in the whole of the song, that's why he is unique and his metronomic sense of rhythm is fantastic.
Stewart Copeland is the only drummer that keeps you hooked on his drumming! Every 'little' thing he does is MAGIC!
A lot of drummers can swing, but only a few have soul, Stewart has both
People always want to argue the best of all time like Bonham, Baker, Rich, Peart, etc. Who really cares when there’s such a wealth of great sounds and unique styles for our ears?
Its not about who is best, its about who is best for the song.
The rhythm is like clockwork. His creativity is like colourful chaos.
The delay on the hi hat and rimshot are delicious. Thank you Stewart for blessing us with your talent. We have so much to learn
His style has intrigued me since childhood!
…full of subtlety and precision. The fills are poetic.
To me, the Police always was Copeland and two dudes. Don't really need the music! So this drum enhancing stuff is gold to my ears! Thanks!
If you want to listen him in another band, I suggest you Oysterhead.
Copeland… un poeta en la bateria, de los las mas grandes de la historia sin duda alguna
Sublime feel and technique - drumming legend.
I can hear spring reverb on that cross stick, sounds great!
dude is actually a mad genius with the drums..
I can't get enough of this song too like seriously I feel it was the best Police song of all jus for how smooth and natural the whole thing is. Really appreciate this.♡
Always moving, shifting emphasis, feeding the lyric….brilliant
Perfect! So intelligent!!!!
Absolutely love this! Never before had I noticed the double tracked hi hat, much less the bass pedal notes Sting hit that suddenly fill up the headphones. Thank you Juani!
Nope! Not double tracked, but running through a tape delay (Roland RE-201 space echo IIRC) that would have been on an aux and mixed to another track. Very reggae! Fuck I love Stewart Copeland!
Yep it's just a roland space echo with probably a different mic running into it or EQ'd a bit.
@@Diax1324 interesting that the secondary mic is panned hard right while the main hat mic is pretty much centered in the mix.
I can hear just enough of the vocals to know where we are in the song.
Not to gloat at all (no really), but I for one don't even need the vocals, I listened to it so much it is engrained in my brain and I can follow just with the rhythm of the drum.
F*ck me The Police should have done loads of dub tracks, this drum track is good enough for a b-side as is.
Much better than Flexible Strategies.
Everything has such brilliance and is so well mixed. Is truly astonishing
Waoooo, this is out of this world, The legendary stewart copeland. Love it
Steve is the real genius. He can produce these beats from any surface.
Absolutely wonderful drummer.👏👏👏
¡Rayos! Este man es el amo de la batería
This...is...so...GOOD! Thanks for sharing!
The greatest of all time
He played all instruments on "Rumblefish" soundtrack check out song "Don't box me in " great tune
Always left off "greatest" lists. Definitely belongs.
Great quality recordiing...lots of space and clear
Hermoso ❤️
The beating heart of The Police.
Is stewart copeland drummer ? No he is just geniouse in walking on the moon some voice com deep to my ears and told me he is the best drummer ever fan from africa exaclty algeria ✌✌✌
You have to get the vintage Tama
imperialstar drums with the zola coated interiors!! That is the only way to get that dead mid-range drum sound!!
Got me a replica kit of those Midnight Blue Imperialstars! The Mahogany shells really bark like Copeland described!
world within world of drumming !!!! officially stamped...
Always thought Stewart Copeland should be in the front on stage, he was the show!
One thing is for sure, without Stewart Copeland there was no Police....
Once again The Master performs ...
Didn’t want it to end...
Right click on the video and select loop video, have fun :)
Stunning
thanks for posting
That thing at 3:12 always mesmerises me.
🥁 the beat is very proper, with Mr. Copland at the helm & with wooden sticks.
🤙
He's always been so inventive with his kick drum. Listen to Synch 2, how he changes the kick drum part to fit different sections of the song. His musical intelligence is amazing.
G>O>A>T>!!!!!!!
Insane!!😍
Genio
The Best!!!!
People can say all they want about who the best was yadayadayada.... He has always been my favorite...
Great build-up
Back when bands would live record in a studio at once too by the sounds of it with the bleed
So good
yep! thx!!!
Those paiste's kick ass!
NOW CAN WE GET THE LIVE VERSION OR JUST THE INTRO IT'S SELF CAUSE THAT LIVE CONCERT INTRO STILL GIVES ME SOME TROUBLE
Oooooh, how long has this track been on the net and that I dreamed of finding for so long? (would this be from the super cd?)
I had spent a lot of time recreating that on a drum machine. .
Stewart Copeland was the best part about the Police
From a drummers perspective yes but those songs were what made him play that way.
Only 79 likes? :(
Less is so much more - not many would have the confidence to be so ‘simple’
Somewhere between drumming and performance art. Other than Morello on "Take Five", no other drum solo has so infected my brain...
reggae roots
This is the Rockband Stems version. The ending is definetly edited and was not played like that.
Incredible complex yet simple drumming. Sting was a douche to want Stewart to just play normal drum patterns
I wonder, was that delay ON during the recording or it was added later when the song was mixed🤔 I've seen Stewart playing live with it
2:12 - 2:18 kind of bums me a bit. I rememebr learning this song for our band and i had to practice and thought it was one of the hardest parts to learn as a polyrhythm with 8th notes on the rim and a swing pattern on the hi hat. But im listening to this on here and it really sounds like its just echoes on the rim spaced to make it like he is playing 8ths against the hi hat shuffle. Bit disappointing after 30 years of when i learned this ...not taking anything away from him as a drummer but effects look they can fool you
well it advanced your playing though. I know it seems like a lot of work for nothing but it really improved your skills sounds like.
It was never any secret that Copeland’s track relied heavily on the echo. I remember reading an interview back in the day where Copeland mentioned that he had to learn how to duplicate the effect without the echo so he could play it live.
@@mikereseigh yeah for sure. Good point
@@steve16823 yeah I knew lots of echo was used but back in my day of learning the song I couldn't listen to the detail as when I listened to this track now in 2020. Was kind of shocking a bit
IT's all good. I thought When The Levee Breaks had double kick for the longest time.
Am I wrong, or it is possible to hear (very low volume...I use headphones) the original guitar track Andy was playing while they were recording the drums? 💙
Likely monitor bleed
Alternate/guide vocal..?
Probably a scrap track where they played live. Vocal is the easiest thing to redo and they probably redid it and overdubbed it constantly until they got it right. They probably scrapped everything but the drums from that initial take and rebuilt the song on top of it everyone playing a track at a time so they could have the best bass track. best rhythm guitar. Best lead. Best vocal. I hope that makes sense.
@@austin78993 thanks
Sting's voice can be heard due to mic bleed and is mostly singing the 2nd verse and sounds like he's figuring out the melody on the fly. I guess it was kept so Stewart didn't have to re record the drum track but luckily the final lead vocal track drowned out Sting's guide vocal. Tape machines and mic's picked up everything back then.
Seems that Sting in the background is singing just to let Stewart know where he is in the song, as he doesn't sing like that in the original version
It's because they probably did a live take, wiped out everything but the drums and maybe Andy's simple guitar riff. Then, they took out sting's vocal and redid it last. Probably some bass and guitar. You can hear stewart say often that "The drummer has to get it right live, nobody else does" and he's right. Unless you use a metronome which they probably didn't, you can pull everything out and redo it except for the drums. That's likely what they did I would guess.
human metronome
why does he not have a shir
Also some delay effects going on!