Simon Phillips (born vi Feb 1957) is an English linguistic communication jazz, popular too stone drummer[1] too producer, best known for his 22-year stint amongst Toto.
Phillips get-go started to play professionally at the historic catamenia of twelve inwards his father’s Dixieland band for 4 years. Phillips was the drummer on the 1976 LP 801 Live amongst Phil Manzanera too Brian Eno. He is too a prolific session drummer, having played for Jeff Beck, The Who, Judas Priest, Tears for Fears, Mike Oldfield too Gary Moore, amid others. He was The Who’s drummer inwards their 1989 American reunion tour. He has released 4 of his ain solo albums. Phillips joined Toto inwards 1992 subsequently Jeff Porcaro died during rehearsals for an upcoming tour. On Jan 26, 2014 Phillips left Toto to focus on his ain career.
He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame inwards 2003
This alive develop from Simon Phillips' 1998 European tour captures the drummer fronting an electrical quintet too producing to a greater extent than or less of the most exciting music inwards his long career. Phillips, who has held stints drumming for everyone from the Who to Toto, shows non exclusively his powerful chops too tasteful execution, but too his commanding leadership abilities as he drives this tight grouping through its paces. From behind his massive drum set, Phillips succeeds inwards offering his ain accept on modern electrical jazz amongst a really creative rhythmic base.
Images of Tony Williams' Lifetime, to a greater extent than or less other drummer-led band, come upwardly through on epic tracks similar the frantic championship rails too the aptly titled burner "Another Lifetime." Other tracks, similar the opening "Kumi Na Moja" too "Jungle Eyes" offering a distinct basis music experience that Phillips produces inwards this alive setting past times inventively using a diversity of sounds too grooves on his colossal kit. The lastly blowout publish "Midair Decision" is a jaw-dropping energetic display that brings the crowd to a frenzy too caps off a first-rate develop that shows simply what this world-class stick slinger tin actually do.
A friend of mine from the "Weather Channel" (Carl Parker...RUSH AT NISSAN 6/23/07) says: "You gotta OWN: Simon Phillips; : "Symbiosis" SO I exceptional club it from "Tower Records" Several years back. RIP Tower.
Phenomenal disc; Amazing Players, (Phillips, Andy Timmons!!!) Chops, Great Mix of Jazz, Fusion, Rock, Excellent Production, Sound Quality. So I am cruising for to a greater extent than or less "Lukather" too I come across the Live inwards Tokyo/Japan wherever it was; "Out of the Blue" $35.00! OUCH! I am a fan of swell instrumentalists as good as genre bending chops too sonic fury done actually well...
Warning: Use HOT PADS putting this CD dorsum inwards the case...sure to crusade Re-entry burns! Play it loud on Klipsch, B&W, JBL, Boston Acostics Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 arrangement that whatever confesseed Audiophile tin appreciate. Well worth it!
Simon Phillips has really bad hair, a fleck similar Michael Bolton or Kenny G .... but don't worry nearly that - he is a mighty fine drummer, a primary exponent of the sprawling double bass drummed drumset. If you lot liked Cobham from agency dorsum when, thus heed to this too hear a character recording too a novel twist on fusion. This is a alive album, but the recording is really skillful too sounds swell on my hifi. The actually big addition is the tracks are all thus potent too based on swell tunes, riffs too drum patterns. The private instruments; keybds, guitar, sax etc. are all cutting it, too Phillips simply pumps out a company groove for them to go circular - when he solo's though he is awesome. If you lot induce got heard his before album similar Protocol, this is much to a greater extent than musical too far better. I would non confine my recommendation soley to drum fans (though its a definite purchase for you lot Mr. Sticksman). If you lot similar 'Jazz' on the Rocky side, played amongst balls too a hint of 'spandex', thus this is for you. Nice go Mr. Phllips ..... directly larn a pilus cutting (loose the Leo Sayer await please).
Starting amongst technical appear of how this alive album is cut: I personally simply dear it. I relish to induce got non simply the music dorsum to back, but - too inwards this appear the album is fantastic - the whole band introduction.
Yet, this is the exclusively fourth dimension the listener is distracted from the swell surgical procedure of Simon Phillips too the accompanying band members. To advert either of them would live every bit unfair to all the other. One tin hear that they trully induce got fun at what they are doing, too they are doing it well. The album does convey a lot of the alive athmosphere, without to a greater extent than or less of the bitter side effects of disturbing(!) noises.
If you lot enjoyed either Protocol, Symbiosis or Another Lifetime, this is an album to buy.
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Track Listing
1. Kumi Na Moja
2. Out Of The Blue
3. Eyes Blue For You
4. Band Introductions
5. Jungleyes
6. Isis
7. Indian Summer
8. Roads Untravelled
9. Another Lifetime
10. Midair Decision
11. Freudian Slip
Personnel:
Simon Phillips - Drums
Andy Timmons - Guitar
Jeff Babko - Keyboard
Wendell Brooks - Sax
Jerry Watts - Bass
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