Queen's Brian May talks about Cozy Powell

[@batphink2655]

Cozy was a wicked drummer, was always so accurate with timing, had great feel and groove and what can you say about his sound? Amazing and very sadly missed! RIP Cozy. Lovely speech from Dr Brian May!

[@drummingriffin]

A legend discussing a legend. Brilliant, bless you Brian. R.I.P. Cozy.

[@freemarketiconaclastbastar4297]

I have to say what a lovely chap Brian May seems to be and what a fantastic eulogy to a great drummer.

[@jamesharte5882]

Brian May, as always, an absolute gentleman.

[@rosswardrop465]

Cozy was one of greatest players I ever heard.Stargaser was one of The greatest songs he played songs he played.So technical the way he played it.He left us to young.

[@Fuxerz]

Indeed, he was. Rip Cozy 🙏 I love his work with Rainbow 🌈

[@legallyresistingtyranny5901]

God bless your soul Cozy Powell on this April 5, 2022, the 24th anniversary of your passing. RIP Cozy.

[@alexhollins5830]

Well said! Cozy was a legend. His stuff with Rainbow was just fantastic.

[@elisakokkonen7352]

Wonderful speech

[@catshepherd3102]

How can anyone, even two people, dislike this??

[@danielfisch389]

there are always trolls or people without taste and decency

[@zigman8550]

I seen Cozy live in Detroit with ELPowell in 1986. I love Carl Palmer and no disrespect. But I gotta say Cozy was killing it on the drums. He was awesome! It was great watching him blast it out between Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. It was at the Fox Theater which has great acoustics.

[@brianlobo7163]

yeah I saw them at MSG on that tour. Imagine John Bonham with double kicks in ELP and that's what you got. He gave that band some power!

[@AlexandraOcampo-r9u]

I absolutely love ELPowell, I wish they could last a bit more. No disrespect for Carl Palmer, but I think Cozy was a more passionate drummer, he added some extra hot spice to such powerful and extraordinary musicians as Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. I heard him live playing the old ELP stuff, and believe me, Cozy killed it. Shame they are all gone, and no second album. I think that trio deserved much more. In addition, I followed all his career, and had the delight to see him with Brian (another of my heroes, a fantastic guitar player and gentleman) when they came to Argentina in the 90s. I love Cozy with Brian, Whitesnake, MSG, Rainbow. He was an amazing drummer.

[@mdrouin4885]

Saw that show in NOLA. Blew me away,.especially Cozy

[@IM-M]

RIP Cozy Powell. The best drummer ever

[@benvankoningsveld]

I don't remember this being on the news or in the papers or anything. It should have been! Great speech by Brain and very insightful. God bless you Cozy, you will never be forgotten by me at least.

[@sandrahilton3239]

Brian, Freddie had a wonderful voice, but you moved me to tears when you sing. You sing from your heart and you feel what you sing and it follows that we feel it too because its sincere.

[@everlastlove7766]

Brian, as always emotional! Beautiful speech! Love Cozy! I think rock music has lost a great musician and person!

[@leehendri2371]

Thank You for posting this,Cozy inspired me to play drums after seeing him with Rainbow in 77

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Like Clive Burr for me. Great respect.

[@michaelhigton6765]

He's been one of my heroes since 1973, 'the power and the glory' RIP Cozy Powell

[@vaneipontes3279]

Cozy Powell "R.i.P" 🎵🎼🎶😎👊

[@88Gibson1]

Well said one of my favorite drummers

[@ralphcarpenter1973]

It's hard not to mention Bill Ward's name in that list of powerful drummers (around the 2:10 mark), especially when Tony Iommi is learking in the background!

[@midnightadmirer]

Absolutely. Bill Ward deserves more respect and love from fans and fellow musicians.

[@Thalys756]

Bill was indeed a brilliant drummer, and he was one those who hit so hard, and with passion. When I first saw Tommy Clufetos, replacing him in the latest Sabbath's tours, I thought "What a beast" in a negative way, I actually thought weird the way he played, but after rewatching some Sabbath old stuff, I realized it wasn't so different from early Bill Ward in Sabbath. I think that alcohol and drug abuse started to affect his skills at the time they were recording Never Say Die and later Heaven N Hell with Dio. From that period onward he was playing much slower, playing almost no drum fills in the songs, and after that he just kept getting "worse". I think if he had stayed more years playing like he did in early Sabbath, he would be more recognized. He was a beast (in a positive way). It is totally possible to see Jazz and Blues influence in the first album "Black Sabbath". He played awesome drum solos live shows, the 5 first albums of Sabbath are truly drum masterpieces, he played awesome fills and was truly savage. It is sad indeed that he never got the recognition he truly deserves.

[@MikeLike8]

Right you are!

[@highdownmartin]

Touching Thanks for letting me see this.

[@terrydonegan1622]

Absolutely beautiful. my brother bought a drum kit very similar to cozys

[@RockbertoRocks]

Thank you...that was precious 👌

[@tarektumia3287]

Wonderful speech .

[@anthony342]

great speech

[@hermanhelmich]

Great man Great speech

[@georgebarry8640]

BRILLIANT SPEECH!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@tbomberus]

I have yet to see any footage of Brian May speaking where he was anything other than a class act.

[@bungopony]

That was awesome!

[@nickskyrme7128]

Cozy from Gloucs; Ritchie from WsM. Rainbow’s first ever UK gig at Bristol Hippo, amazingly still standing after that onslaught. (Well done Brian)

[@petebest22]

Very nice words from Brian May , cosy was a very good drummer like a lot of my other hero's , Mick Tucker/ Ian paice/ and so on 😊

[@naxalite115]

petebest22 Mick Tucker 😎

[@petebest22]

@@naxalite115 yeah Mick Tucker from the band "the sweet" look him up if ya like, he was very much a power drummer like cosy & ian paice and other great drummers from the early 70s ☺

[@naxalite115]

petebest22 Yup _ ‘man with the golden arm’ is one of my favourite drum solos to listen to. My Jazz Drum heroes: Joe Morello Max Roach Elvin Jones Papa Jo Jones Rock Drum Heroes: John Bonham Keith Moon Bill Ward Mitch Mitchell Mick Tucker Ian Paice

[@petebest22]

@@naxalite115 you have taste like me 😊👍

[@garethjackson4836]

Mick Tucker YES YES YES! Absolutely phenomenal player, so underrated. Like Cozy died too soon.

[@gitaneVYS491R]

Nice words, obviously from the heart.

[@onlygknows7793]

He forgot to mention Ian. Paice.

[@andyrussell1219]

Nicely done Bri

[@adrianalvarado1291]

Cozy one of the top ten drummer ever

[@TweedSuit]

Don't forget Ginger Baker. Cozy modelled his setup after Ginger.

[@stephengoulding1595]

Great tribute

[@euanelliott3613]

Cozy had a great style of drumming, almost swashbuckling.

[@acebrockton1828]

You hit it on the head!

[@euanelliott3613]

@@acebrockton1828 No, that was Ritchie with a slingshot...Graham Bonnet never really got over it.

[@vladislavreznik1968]

Кози Пауэл фантастический барабанщик . Номер 1 !!!

[@jimmyfischbeck9872]

Just due to a great! Whoever disliked this video is a fool. Drive carefully, and get off the road to change your tires!

[@steveblades6967]

yup bryan well said brother

[@rockhard2654]

first time ive ever heard somebody say carmine appice's name in the correct italian way even carmine wont say it right car-min-nay ap-a-chay it even rhymes its cooler that way

[@jameslawrence7959]

plus it sounds like rudiment CHOP,with an accent on the 5th stroke that way!! kinda CAR-MIN-NAP-A-CHEY = PA-RA-DID-LE-CHEY! Or a 5 stroke roll new way of speaking the "Stcking". Better than silly 70;s daft joke= Carmine Ringpiece. Bonehan nicked a bass drum in 16ths pattern of Appice on "Good times bad times" cool steal!

[@mattbarbarich3295]

Should've mentioned Ginger Baker ,Keith Moon and Bill Ward as pioneers in heavy drumming but great speech.

[@francispower1418]

I agree with your about the late Ginger. There again nobody wanted to draw attention to themselves where Ginger Baker was concerned because you never knew what it might start. But yes, when it came to rock drumming he was in truth the greatest of them all.

[@jameslawrence7959]

@@francispower1418 nah..Boneham is. Ginger claimed the Swing crown in a interview. Go listen to Ginger 1 year with the mighty HAWKWIND 50 years & still going. My fav band He did a album and tour called Levitation. He does rock well, but inits hes best swing drummer about. see the doc "Beware mr Baker" he breaks the nose of film maker in it!

[@charlesrenniemacki]

Why is Jack Straw standing behind Brian, next to someone who stumbled in from the pub next door?

[@highdownmartin]

And Ian paice on the drums, yesssss

[@5volts440]

I still have the Ticket when I was in Germany... Oh! in the snow.

[@tysonthomson6847]

and Bill ward was one of them to

[@raymondpowditch9431]

Yes wonderful man met him once cause I plumbed his Wasing machine in for him in first thing he said was I'm getting some breakfast mate do you want some

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Did he really have to bring up his driving? Really? RIP Cozy and Ronnie

[@ukpeacheater]

Driving WAS one of Cozy's passions. Nothing wrong with mentioning it in the context he did. Racing did not kill him.

[@ambroulard]

Yeah,,, whatever dude,,,,, No mention of Keith Moon---? Wtf.

[@hermanhelmich]

M. M. More like a sweeping wind than a pounding tornado I guess

[@xmandlt]

It was a tribute to Cozy. Mr. May mentioned drummers who have a similar style. I'm sure it wasn't a lack of respect for Keith.

[@naxalite115]

M. M. If I remember rightly, when Brian May to put in his advert for a drummer for Queen, the ad said that the desired drummer should have the skills of Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker and Keith Moon. So Dr May wasn’t deliberately ignoring Moonie at this speech.

[@jameslawrence7959]

@@naxalite115 Moonie was more of an natural than a technician like the ones mentioned here.

[@naxalite115]

@@jameslawrence7959 Absolutely!

[@derweisehai658]

yeeeeeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaa