tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post1878572458630710949..comments2023-05-28T11:57:14.268-04:00Comments on Percussion Blog: Phil Rudd-Less Is More (Cliched, but true ! )D'Addario and Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357832642000963005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-30802267513258470412011-04-22T14:14:45.848-04:002011-04-22T14:14:45.848-04:00I am Rob Liotti, lead vocalist and founder of TNT ...I am Rob Liotti, lead vocalist and founder of TNT - The Official AC/DC Tribute. I can tell you with a great deal of expertise after 30 years of dissecting AC/DC's music is that there is nothing simplistic about Phil Rudd's contribution to AC/DC. I think it was Brian Johnson who said that Phil Rudd was "meant to play drums in AC/DC..." He is absolutely right. I can also tell you with no doubt whatsoever that the toughest aspect of preparing for what we do very accurately is trying to mimic Phil's drumming. I have played with some very talented drummers and each and every one had alot of trouble honing in on what Phil does. Phil does have a system and he makes predictable moves in his playing if studied properly, but his timing is metronome-like and his fills sometimes unorthodox. He effective uses off-time 5 counts and sharp roll-offs to accentuate what Mark Evans or Cliff Williams are doing, all-the-while remaining in the pocket and setting the baseline of the band. One thing that clearly makes his sound and tone unique is the fact that his snare strike hand does not cross with his high-hat strike hand. So, his rhythm and cadence is somewhat circular and highly honed. There really is no drummer quite like him. Honestly, Simon Wright did a very favorable job maintaining that AC/DC drum theory and carried it over into Rhino Bucket. <br /><br />"Simple". "Anyone can do that..." NOT. TNT has had three drummers in 7 years. Ask them! Our main drummer, Tommy Mattox, a drum teacher who has played with Molly Hatchet, Aaron Tippon, Clay Sun Union, among others can very readily tell you that earning what Phil Rudd REALLY does is a major pain in the ass and painstaking at best. Phil is stronger than death on drums folks, believe me.Rob Liottihttp://www.facebook.com/RobLiotti(Tnt)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-40315236164641030572010-12-12T22:30:13.241-05:002010-12-12T22:30:13.241-05:00Phil had to leave the band but got to keep his nos...Phil had to leave the band but got to keep his nose. I remember reading in Circus magazine in Fall 1983 "Phil Rudd exits AC/DC" the day after I purchased my concert tickets for the Nov. show. I really didn't even want to go then but did anyway. 1983 was not the best touring year for AC/DC because they were all worn out. The 1985 show exactly 2 years later was much better as they were in better spirits and far more rested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-56383884318315203952009-09-25T16:47:38.526-04:002009-09-25T16:47:38.526-04:00It's nice to read what is written here. Back i...It's nice to read what is written here. Back in 1980 when i was 12 years old, my brother had got me into Permanent Waves by Rush at the time. Later that year Back in Black came out. I always compared it to Rush and dissed it,only because Rush was so much more flashy in a musical type of way. 2 years later while at a party someone played Back In Black a few times. The next day i fell in love with it,especially with Phil Rudds solid style and meter. <br />AC/DC are my favourite band out of anybody. Phil Rudd is a human metronome. He doesn't use a click track in the studio because he is so good at what he does. His style and the less is more theory blows most of them out of the water. Phil Rudd is a part of AC/DC just like AC/DC is a part of Phil Rudd. It's a pleasure to hear him play and endure such a career with AC/DC and in music for the years he has. <br /><br />Phil Rudd Rocks :) CheersGarry Lennoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-68367151276802765172009-06-10T12:33:24.130-04:002009-06-10T12:33:24.130-04:00Great article.
For me it's simple, Phil is the...Great article.<br />For me it's simple, Phil is the drummer that inspires me and gives me the motivation to play the drums.<br />He is just awesome to hear and to look at, what a player and artist.<br />Phil rocks!!!!!!!!gunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-71950223092982085752009-06-09T12:32:56.310-04:002009-06-09T12:32:56.310-04:00Simplicity has a complexity all its own.Simplicity has a complexity all its own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-49004540230916886312009-05-26T23:06:18.153-04:002009-05-26T23:06:18.153-04:00Phil Rudd has a pulsing feel on the drums that is ...Phil Rudd has a pulsing feel on the drums that is deceptively hard to duplicate. There is the slightest amount of imprecision in how the "off quarter note" 8th notes fall when he plays a hi-hat groove, and this makes all the difference. John Bonham, among others, had this same feel and power with the quarter note pulse. Great feel, and very **MUSICAL**, regardless of what the uneducated masses think. I've been playing 33 years, and I just figured this out maybe 10 years ago. I'm a Neil Peart fan, but I appreciate Phil Rudd just as much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-56175979287428378552009-05-18T19:36:00.000-04:002009-05-18T19:36:00.000-04:00I love when other people appreciate Phil's style. ...I love when other people appreciate Phil's style. I hate it when people say, "I love AC/DC, but their drummer sucks!" In my opinion it takes just as much talent to play as perfect as a metronome as it does to play ridiculous beats and fills. Long live Phil Rudd and AC/DC. Seeing them at Gillette 7/28! Thanks for the article. It made me happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8106039342733481216.post-6671164380118640682009-05-04T23:54:00.000-04:002009-05-04T23:54:00.000-04:00Phil is very good at what he does. No fancy stuff...Phil is very good at what he does. No fancy stuff just a solid beat. Thats what AC/DC is all about.<br /><br />MikeMIKE LAUGHRIDGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999567529838512865noreply@blogger.com