Drum Teacher Reacts to Phil Gould - Drum Solo

Drum Teacher Reacts to Phil Gould - Drum Solo
Garey Williams reacts and analysis Phil Gould Soloing.
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[@fusionfan6883]

The fact it took someone as stellar as Gary Husband to fill his seat says it all. Phil was integral to Level 42s sound.

[@andrewkarp5067]

“Hubbo” as Mark King affectionately calls him, still says that Phil was the best drummer for L42. High praise indeed.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Gary was too flamboyant for the band I thought. Phil was all about TASTE, placement and feel. As for the latest drummer for L42....got the chops but soooo immature and messy. To the point of ruining it for me, I'm afraid. The spirit of L42 is about groove....Phil being the best of all three at it.

[@pascalkuilboer]

First of all... Husband is no where near to call even good! Decent maybe , but nothing more if you pay attention to the mistakes he makes live. So calling him stellar is even more overboard ridiculous and he never could reach Phil's level and he overcompensated that lead to those mistakes. That aside and forget that Phil was my role model as a drummer for a second (along with Jeff Porcaro)... He had (and still has) a real natural old schooled groovy play which made him outstanding and especially in combination with Mark. If you look at the other guys Boon and Mike high level of play you could easily "name" the band level 99. Those four together were unbelievable!

[@fusionfan6883]

@@pascalkuilboer What a deeply unpleasant and arrogant comment! Clearly you love Phil - which I also do having seen L42 live in their very early days and followed them ever since - but do you realise how stupid you sound? Gary may not be to your taste, but to call him nothing more than decent is patently ridiculous. I do have to ask what exactly you have achieved musically compared to Gary, because you seem to hold yourself out as somewhat of an expert? And you do realise when you insult his playing by denigrating it in this way, you are also insulting the judgement of those stellar musicians who took a contrary view to you by inviting Gary into their bands. This list includes the incomparable Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Gary Moore and of course the L42 guys! Show a bit of class rather than allow your love of Phil to cloud your judgement and cause you to say these insulting things.

[@lazycalm41]

Phil Gould was to us in the UK what Jeff Porcaro was to the US. Vastly under rated drummer!

[@DrumsetArtistry]

I agree. Thanks!

[@williamparker1085]

not by those who know a little about the art form

[@danlc95]

100% The more I hear Phil's drumming, I hear how he could have done great honor to Jeff's throne. They're both in my top spot.

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

Oh mr Philip Gould, a unique, modest, open off beat drummer of the original line up level 42! A master!

[@coreybondurant]

One of the most underrated drummers. Thanks so much for sharing. Phil is on my Mount Rushmore of drumming inspirations. Thanks, Garey!

[@drumsybatabamboom8022]

A Physical Presence is a live album for the ages!

[@Tramseskumbanan]

Drumsy Batabamboom It summoned up their first five years very good and marked the peak of the bands development quality wise. After the Wembley-86 concerts everything went downwards (my opinion).

[@M2Mil7er]

@@Tramseskumbanan I agree. The commercialisation of their sound didn't sit well with the Goulds either. I loved the hits as a child but really grew to appreciate the earlier stuff more as I got older.

[@Tramseskumbanan]

@@M2Mil7er I grew up with the early stuff and completely lost interest for the band by the time of “Staring at the sun”. In those days I even had mixed feelings about the “Running in the family”- album. In later years I’ve learned to appreciate the later stuff as well. But unfortunately they will probably never be as good as they once were despite how great lineups they have. The fantastic songwriting part of the Gould brothers can’t be replaced no matter how hard Mark and Mike tries. I really hate to write this but that’s how I feel about it.

[@tommo3378]

One of my absolute drumming heroes

[@JBass42]

Take a listen to Phil's solo in 88 on the Physical Presence album....

[@DrumsetArtistry]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@Vup10]

This is great. Phil is such an inspiration. Not many musicians seems to be aware of him though, so thanx for this vid!

[@michaelmarino3013]

Phil did his homework and he kept it simple but really entertaining. Hes a pro...I like it...

[@davidsanderson5918]

Deceptively simple though. So many subtleties, ghost notes, moments of finesse and a groove to die for.....unlike the muppet they've got playing with them these days.

[@danlc95]

Around the time I started playing drums when I was 9 (85/86) I used to watch VH1 constantly. The two songs that I really loved were Something About You by Level 42, and I'll Be Over You by Toto. To this day both Phil Gould and Jeff Porcaro are drummer whom I continue to draw inspiration. When Jeff passed, Phil (along with Vinnie Colaiuta) was someone I thought could carry the torch. And here he is reminding me of the guy who did carry the torch - Simon Phillips! Thanks for the review!

[@ryanmannie7070]

Phil is the greatest drummer Level 42 ever had Gary Husband is a great drummer but Phil is the bollocks. This was filmed in Grughalle Essen Germany for Rockpalast in 1983 and is a solo in the track called 43 which is off the bands debut album called Level 42 from 1981

[@tommytaylor4139]

Phil Gould was one CLASS ACT!!!

[@BigDave0908]

Longtime Level 42 fan here .... thrilled to see this.

[@m623]

Love Phil, saw 42 many times back in the day tight as F*** a great drummer thanks Garey for appreciating

[@Allencartercomix]

Nice choice of a live clip from the Rockpalast performance of their instrumental track "43," where before Phil's solo, keyboardist/vocalist Mike Lindup and bassist/vocalist Mark King both play drums with Phil. Mark and Mike were also drummers before Level 42 was formed.

[@56dinosaur]

The Bruford comparison makes sense. Gould recently conceded that seeing a photo of Bruford at the drums inspired him to focus on drumming. Gould is also a songwriter and an adequate keyboardist and vocalist.

[@DrumsetArtistry]

Thanks for that info!!

[@dissyduster]

He also has a big heart and talks to his fans,I adore his drumming,Massive influence on me ,Iv meet hiim once and told me to keep practicing,Good clean person,GH and PRB tops drummers for sure,But Phil is main man for me,One love and give thanks for Phil Gould,

[@Bavisandmeef]

One of the best, Phil Gould

[@davidsanderson5918]

The showpiece for me isn't based on his virtuosity, it's on his feel. Second track of the album World Machine, called 'Physical Presence'....the placement of his snare!!! Check it out. Soooooo in the pocket. And IMMACULATELY recorded....with beautifully tuned toms (when do you hear THAT now on a pop album?). Not all the virtuoso drummers have that feeeeeel for funk. Especially the white ones!! :)

[@DrumsetArtistry]

You nailed it, Dave! I love that track and have spent hours listening to Phil. He is the groove king!! Thanks for sharing!

[@M2Mil7er]

Absolutely perfect pocket drummer imo. Kept his chops tasteful and left plenty of room for King's busy style. Top guy too. Had some nice convos with him on Twitter before I deactivated. L42's live album, 'a Physical Presence' is incredible, as is their first 5 or 6 albums. Went off them a bit after that, much like the Gould brothers themselves.

[@davidsanderson5918]

The studio track Physical Presence is the ultimate pocket for me. That snare!!!!

[@dornelli1]

even Peart admired Phil, a master of grooves

[@robburgess4556]

I love Phil! I saw Level 42 in the 80s. Awesome band!

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

Some of the Tuning and His Vibe was Some Tony Williams Tone!!!!!! Phil is a bad man!!!!!!!!

[@DrumsetArtistry]

Yes. Thanks!

[@MRG_88]

Wow!! I mentioned he and stewart Copeland being the two drummers I emulated when I first started and you finally analyzed phil. Fantastic player and I have this same video saved. I just happen to mention it when you analyzed stewart and guess you listened as you always do. Your channel is awesome and would love to meet you one day 👍

[@davidsanderson5918]

If you liked Copeland and Gould.....did you get into Peart?

[@MRG_88]

@@davidsanderson5918 I do but I also enjoy listening to other drummers as well

[@mikezdrummer]

One of my all time favorite bands, Level 42. Phil was the OG, but all the drummers in that band have been nothing but stellar! Do a video on Pete Ray Biggin! He's a monster!!!!

[@DrumsetArtistry]

Send me a link. Thanks!

[@mikezdrummer]

@@DrumsetArtistry kzbin.info/www/bejne/npeceYF-gcd7iZo Start at 10:40

[@andrewkarp5067]

All of them have been top notch. Phil, Husband, Neil Conti, Gavin Harrison and now Pete Ray. That quite a run of drummers...

[@tomlehr861]

I just found this drummer,wow

[@thebasementfilmgroup]

In my mind one of the greatest drummers and a great guy to talk to. If you listen to his playing a lot (and boy I have had nearly 40 years of listening to that guy) then you realise that his style is pocketed of that wonderful hi-hat that keeps everything in place - giving room and flexibility for the other member of that band Mr Mark King the space to groove - in my mind Phil was the only drummer ever in L42 to hold Mark in his place - those two created an engine of rhythm that has never been matched by any other L42 combination. Thats not to say the other drummers aren't great.... just that the PG/MK 'in the pocket' relationship was never surpassed.

[@gareywilliams]

The PG/MK combo will definitely never be duplicated. Thanks for your comment!

[@Bavisandmeef]

Well said, was some rhythm section. Unlike any other

[@gregkunkel8704]

Yes, sounds awsome. Keep rockin

[@OneHope4Heaven]

Phil used to play timpani in college as well so maybe that had some influence on his tuning ~

[@steveroberts7458]

level 42....'heaven in my hands' an extremely underrated song😀

[@andrewkarp5067]

steve roberts Absolutely killer song. That’s Husband playing on that one though.

[@owencallaghan4267]

Have you seen the vid @ drum uk I think it was? He is simply a master...arise Sir Phil, king of groove!!

[@bobbydale1938]

Great sounding kit

[@themilksnatcher]

His right foot was crazy fast aswell. Even though he was using as Asba Caroline pedal!

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Oh I know him very well!

[@fitnessisgood4u]

Most drummers that studied with the late great Bob Arnstrong ended up fine players. Phil very much included.

[@ragu168]

Very nice 👍👌

[@martyhopkirk6826]

Nice stuff: slightly reminded me of Simon Phillips at times--very melodic, as Simon is.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Yep good comparison. Wouldn't be surprised if Simon was Phil's hero.

[@SuperGForce01]

@@davidsanderson5918 Simon and Phil are the same age and both emerged in the 1970's. Tony Williams is Phil Gould's number 1 I believe.

[@GPSjammer]

@@SuperGForce01 Phil is also a big fan of Harvey Mason

[@mjm5081]

🙏 ✌ ❤ 🎶 🌎 👏 Garey

[@dirkbrueser8185]

Phil is still unhappy about the Snare-sound, the Sound Engenier disapointed Phil with this Snare sound sooo much. The Solo from the physical presence is also nice. Jeff Porcaro said at the time that if anything happened to him, Phil should take his place.

[@chasthompson7390]

Maybe do a video on the british jazz guys like Phil Seaman and Lenny Hastings, keep up the good work man

[@DrumsetArtistry]

Please send me some link. Thanks!

[@wadsmitter511]

Could you do Billy Cobham?

[@DrumsetArtistry]

Yes! Please send me a link. Thanks!

[@wadsmitter511]

@@DrumsetArtistry kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXrNn2SIgb54qqc Love your videos! It's great how in-depth and explanatory they are - You really learn something as a viewer!

[@Coomberg]

Hey Garey, Really like to see your great reactions. Would love to see you react to Junna doing Fire and the Flames - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3zVYntqf9tpn9U - she has clocked up over 1.1 million views in less that 2 months. She is probably not as technical as other drummers but she is really bringing drums and drum appreciation to the masses - you will see why.

[@DoctorAkikoFukuwara]

Love for you to analyse and react to David Gray of Akercocke. A vastly overlooked technical drummer, I think overlooked as people shun metal drummers. Check him out: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioXam5mnqbmJnq8