Winston_Wolf
Platinum Member
One piece of Phil's drumming that never gets mentioned is Do They Know It's Christmas, the Band Aid charity single. Apparently he nailed it in 2 takes and considering the people who were in that room watching him and the pressure he was under to deliver on time I consider it to be amongst his best work.
It's actually a really nice groove and although the toms get lost in the mix a bit (thank Midge Ure working all night with no sleep for that) I think you'd really enjoy having a go at it.
Great choice!
And I agree it really shows off Phil's feel and groove. His way of making a groove feel loose and yet perfectly in time is really hard to pull off. Most guys that play along to drum machines or metronomes end up sounding stiff but Phil's drumming is anything but.
Another somewhat forgotten gem is Phil's work on Howard Jones' No One Is To Blame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pekhxxngQ3s