The Genius Of Bill Bruford

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• TH

  @TheEnderBand · 2 years ago

  Bill's work in KC in particular was absolutely unbelievable- that body of work is unlike anything else in existence

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• HU

  @humbledrummer777 · 2 years ago (edited)

  "Yes" was never the same after he left. His patterns were so expansive, mind-altering, and critical to the texture of their music. As musical as they were and perfectly suited to each song, the man's fills and hits were so unpredictable that after over 50 years of listening to them I still can't duplicate all of them perfectly no matter how hard I try. The absolute most difficult drummer to "imitate," bar none. No wonder Phil Collins, a Master himself, held him in such high regard. Thank you for doing this man justice with such a reverent presentation of his very special and unique talents.

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• FA

  @FacePomagranate · 2 years ago

  My favorite Bruford moment is the interplay between him and Chris Squire in the bass solo section of Heart Of The Sunrise

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• MA

  @MatthewGRedhead · 2 years ago

  Top, top drummer. He was my Music History teacher at music college.

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• VA

  @valeriaibarra1571 · 2 years ago

  Brandon never failing to perfectly perform the most difficult/iconic drum parts is the most underrated part of this series. Legend.

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• CA

  @capstan50g · 2 years ago (edited)

  Bill Bruford's style stood out to me when I first heard it on The Yes Album.  To me, it sounded so intentional, so composed, compared to other drummers of the time.  It wasn't until Stewart Copeland in The Police that I heard another rock drummer with such a recognizable and personal sound.  Thanks for all the great drumming moments, Bill!

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• LO

  @louiseharristhelastword · 1 year ago

  For 'Starless,' I imagine Bruford having pasted pictures of Fripp's face on each drum and pounding on them as if he was pounding on Fripp for disbanding KC shortly after Bruford left Yes!

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• JD

  @jdmresearch · 2 years ago (edited)

  Amazing drummer. The only musician to have played in the so-called 'triumvirat' of prog rock: Yes, King Crimson, and Genesis. And he considers himself more a jazz drummer than a rock drummer. This is just a sign of how he was constantly learning and evolving, often against his own wallet. I'm a drummer and deeply admire him.

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• FE

  @FernandoCuadro · 2 years ago

  Finally some justice to the amazing bruford, he advanced drumming so much on his career

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• DI

  @diegorubelo1789 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m 23 years old and when I was 18 years I discovered the prog rock and I&apos;ve never heard a drummer like Bill Bruford, he just blow my mind and then I learned all the drum parts with Yes, King Crimson and his solo project. All the polyrhythms, odd time signatures and other important things about this particular drum style.<br>Great video!<br>Bill Bruford is my favourite drummer of all time, I hope to meet him one day.

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• TH

  @thecornerkid402 · 2 years ago

  Never seen him interviewed before. He may be the most well spoken drummer in history.

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• JD

  @jdmresearch · 2 years ago (edited)

  Huge Bill Bruford fan here. I&apos;ve many books about him. There&apos;s one particular quote that I always remember. It&apos;s regarding Jamie Muir, the charismatic King Crimson percussionist in the short-lived 72-73 (5-member) version of the band. &nbsp;<br><br>From &quot;When in Doubt, Roll&quot;: &quot;I had come upon Jamie Muir, who was a stalwart in the London avant-garde scene, and his influence was profound. His merciless tongue reduced me, on more than one occasion, to tears of humiliation, as he made me painfully aware that there was more to rythm and drumming than the acquisition of an ever-faster, ever smoother paradiddle. With him, I began to lower my defenses and ego, start listening to myself and hearing myself from the other musicians&apos; point of view. It may seem that it was a little late in the day, but this was my first absolutely major drum lesson&quot;.<br><br>You&apos;ve to remember Bill came from Yes, so he was 1) much more well-known; 2) technically superior to Muir. &nbsp;And still, he listened and learned. It was a lesson for me too.<br><br>(Muir would also have a big influence on another Yes member: Jon Anderson. It was a brief encounter, at Bruford&apos;s wedding reception, in March &nbsp;1973. (&quot;I felt I had to learn from him&quot;, Anderson later said ). &nbsp;There, Muir suggested to Jon that he read the book &quot;Autobiography of a Yogi&quot; by Paramahansa Yogananda. Based on this, Anderson wrote Tales from Topographic Oceans. The four sides of the album represent the &nbsp;four ancient hindu texts that the book describes. And, yes, I&apos;m a huge fan of Jamie Muir as well.)

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