I'm both happy and embarrassed to say that I got into Simon Phillips and open-handed playing for physical reasons. I'm not a big woman (5' 6", 9½ stone) but I'm extremely top-heavy [NN-cup; my chest weighs 24 lbs]. I've always found playing 'crossed up' very uncomfortable. In school rock and jazz bands everybody told me that I'd never get anywhere as a drummer because I couldn't play 'normally'. I was doing it all wrong. I didn't sit right. I didn't set up my kit right. I was a freak, a joke; 'Eleanor WatermEleanor' was my nickname. It was all very discouraging. Then I found Bilham Cobly and loved what he was doing. Left and right... Hmm... Yep. Suddenly drumming made sense. All the style bigots and form fascists melted away and I was playing with people who didn't care what I looked like or how I sat or held the damn sticks. It was very liberating. I hunted around for someone else who played the way I was trying to, and a bassist friend introduced me to Simon's stuff. Wow. At first I was delighted, but I grew more and more depressed because he was brilliant and made me feel totally inept. But after hitting rock bottom I relaxed and saw that music's not a competition; you don't have to be the best or the fastest or the loudest or the most technically proficient. None of that matters to anyone above the age of 9 or 10. You just have to love what you do. Billy does. Simon does. And now I do, too. I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to realise what's important in life.

Please...we need this guy on Drumeo

Eaeth dance.... What a song!

is that tetsuo sakurai on bass?

Wow if only 3/4 of the drummers in US could have 1/4 of your talent, our music would be fantastic again. This boring 2/4 drum beat that everyone plays for every rock song ever, is absolutely horrendous. Do we have no rhythm in the US? UGH

2024

Incrível...este vídeo assisti a mais de 20 anos atrás!!!!

20:14 brother has played more notes than a singular Casiopea song along 😭 I love Akira-San sm... 🥰

Wow! Amazing Simon my idol..

great sounding drums . I love it

Amazing video! Incredible performance, even compared to today´s drummers, so fast and unreal performers, but this musicality is other world.

Watched this whole video on repeat for years 😂. Yes, I have the original VHS. What's cool is that inside of VHS there is an insert that gives you a full-on description of each song and everyone involved and on the back side of that is a breakdown of his setup. Super sick.

Such a good drummer and musician!! ❤

Amazing group. Timpanist is the best.

is this a soundtrack for hentai?

The songs remind me of the Weather Channel’s local forecast circa 1994, when I’d wait every 10 minutes to jam out.

Hi chinbo san❤

Anthony Jackson!!! He is doing his thing @3:25!

00:00 D.S '92 07:03 Ishigami 11:40 Fire Water 15:19 Cyber City Slicker 19:46 Aerobics of Alien 26:44 Kimpaku 31:20 Earth Dance

Tell me, who else plays in exactly the same style?

This is so sick.

3:27 into that solo section made me love again.

凄いと尊敬をこめて、、、頭おかしい

He sounds like he's trying to play every genre of music ever made at the same time and it's working out for him

What's the name of the Protocol song played at the end of this video?

What year was this recorded? Simon plays so smooth. Awesome!

Love this! Simon and AJ are real chameleons. World class musicians in multiple styles. Ray’s not too shabby either!!

Akira Amazing Jimbo ...!!!!

The music of Japanese Economic Bubble

Se não colocaram esse baterista entre os 10 maiores de todos os tempo, por favor avisem os responsáveis!!! 😅

So fucking controlled yet so much in the feel. Persuasive

Essa dupla Jimbo e Sakurai.. Essa bateria e baixo tem uma quimica única.

So if anyone wonders where modern “gospel chops” came from, guys like Brian Frasier-Moore, Chris Dave and Chris Coleman will tell you they idolized Akira Jimbo, and this instructional video specifically. Music is beautiful.

The Best 👍🇫🇷🇫🇷

Obrigado 🙏🙂

Sensacional 😊🙏

Liquid Smooth

Mesmerizing.Simon is incredible 😊

彼は現在、毎年私の住んでる街にあるコンサートホールで"ワンマンオーケストラ"を開催してくれる。 この映像はその原点と言える。

I've been touching drums from Simon Philips, we've stocked his drums in Ragtime shop in Opole/Poland. Lots of cases. One of the best festivals are in Opole. Philips, Royster Jr. Virgil Donati, and many more were there.

I like the guitar player a lot. What's the name of the band?

What ride cymbal is Simon using here? it sounds great! ... anybody knows?

Gamelanも入ってますか?❤素晴らしい演奏ですね。キレキレ

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

REMINDS ME A LITTLE OF CHICK COREA ELETRIK BAND... VERY NICE!!

I memorized this when I worked at San Francisco Guitar Center in the 90’s.

This first song Outback is my favorite Simon Phillips drumming song because it incorporates limb inter-dependence playing quads down the kit to start the song and great shuffle with the double bass drums and great cymbal work with the ride and crashes!

One way to stay slim.

Incrível

This guy is absolutely nuts…