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(More customer reviews)This concert is a tribute to THE drummer, Buddy Rich.He STILL exists in every drummer's (mostly over 40) heart, mind and soul.Phil Collins plays with Buddy's band on most of this video.Unfortunatelly, with all duerespect to this great musician, Phil Collins, he should have been the MCand let other well known drummers play with the band who have studied andlearned from Buddy. The other fantastic drummers mentioned that are part ofthis video seem to be mostly talking about Buddy and do very little playingon the video.They should have been doing MOST of the playing instead ofPhil.Before I go further let me say that I respect and enjoy Phil'splaying and style just as much as I do Buddy's.Phil is an excellentdrummer, singer and all around musician's musician, as we all know, but hisstyle does NOT lend itself to the Buddy Rich band.And, he sounded like hehad not been playing drums for a while (not practiced) on this video.Hisusual playing confidence was just NOT there.He came no where near cuttingthe charts with the power, sting, warmth and sensitivety of Buddy Rich. However, four stars ARE in order for this video for the respect andaffection shown for this unbelievable drummer, Buddy Rich.Phil Collinshas gained even more respect from me for doing this tribute.I saw Buddyfive times in person in my life from The Cellar in Washington, DC in thelate 60's to one of his last performances at Billy Bob's (of all places) inthe Ft Worth Texas Stockyards.I have been listening to everything I canfind by him since I was 14 and I'm now 54.I play a little myself, but ifI ever felt like I was "the drummer" when playing professionally,all I had to do was put on a side with Buddy.It'll bring you to yourtechnical knees as a drummer and wipe that "I'm the best"attitude right out of your mind.Maybe that was Phil's problem on thevideo.Buddy intimidated his playing as well, even from the grave.No onehas come close to him , technically, and I don't think anyone ever will.
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A Salute To Buddy Rich, featuring Phil Collins, Dennis Chambers and Steve Smith, features internationally acclaimed drummer and solo artist Phil Collins performing eight compositions with The Buddy Rich Band. Selections include Collins hits Susudio and I Don't Care Anymore plus several pieces from Buddy's original repertoire. Other featured performers on this incredible concert include "drummer's drummers" Dennis Chambers and Steve Smith, percussionist Luis Conte and bassist Will Lee. In addition to Phil's classic performances, the video features Dennis and Steve each performing two songs with the Rich band, along with rehearsal footage and interviews. Also included are three vintage clips of the great Buddy Rich himself.
Running Time: 105 Minutes
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