Simon Phillips - Playing 33/8 video free download

thela ofkazi

There are all sorts of ways you could feel this. Any combination of 8th notes that adds up to 33 and so on.

Jason Cavitt

I'd actually call this *33/16 time* -- not 33/8 -- with the main groove feeling *just more than two* measures in length, not four. It's a play on the old 7-plus-9 form of 4/4, but with an extra sixteenth after the first nine grouping: 7/16 + 10/16 + 7/16 + 9/16 = 33/16. The tempo is quarter notes at 103 bpm.The second part, found at 1:30 and 2:29, is actually based on a sixteenth triplet -- which is a 24th note -- and would more accurately be called 33/24 time or just *11/8*. By moving the base pulse denomination from 16ths to 24ths, Phillips gives the time a feeling of slowing to 66-67 bpm (two thirds of 103), while the phrase feels likes it's been shortened to *just less than one-and-a-half* measures in length (two thirds of "just more than two").

Mike383HK

He does something you rarely see in drummers!! He plays from an open bass pedal!! I know Steve Smith does, but I don't know of anyone else!! I did!!

Bill Engebretson

Simon is not only a world-class drummer but also a world-class sound engineer. There was a remark about the 80's drum sound. Well, that's when this was recorded, right? Today, an artist has their pick of drum sounds. Do they want to go for a 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's or whatever sound? It's all valid. A few years from now, we'll see posts where people complain about the over-use of Beat Detective and AutoTune/Melodyne, which are seemingly used on everything in pop today. The kit was played and recorded beautifully. Whether Simon counts the tune in 33/8 or uses smaller subdivisions is up to him. Regardless of the method he used, the tune flows and feels good. Purpose served. 

yrussq

Amazing sounding hat!It's easier to learn/feel the melody then to count it like an idiot all the time.

Diana Burnwood

one of the best all time drummers. Although ya' gotta' hate that mid-late 80's trend of overprocessed drums

Thehushing

QUE BUENO QUE ESTA ESTO LOCOO!!!!!!

Isa Yusuf Ağaç

I see a lot more talent here than I saw in Terry Bozzio's solos

Kristoffer Bæk Kortegaard

I would say that the feel is more like 33/16, considering the quarter notes in the pattern (0:00-0:05)

milkminotaur

Music that will not get you laid.

Davor Mustač

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john Kintgen

cool siman phillps 33/8 coole tromeln coole musik

mtndewman1022

the measures devided into two halves almost so i count it as "1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5" and then on the and of 5 i start the next half being "1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4" so that way the snare backbeat is usually on beat 3cant explain the halftime groove tho lol

Mr. Neptune Blue

It's 17+16; you could count 4+4+4+5 but the feel is better with 7+10 + 7+9

Sam Heard

He just came from the squash court, didn't have time to change. Just wish he kept his goggles on!

Antonio Velkov

You can count it as you wish, but for me the most practical way is to divide it to 4 parts:7/8 10/8 7/8 9/8223 22222 223 2232Easy, huh? :)

Bob Bridges

Its all in the timing! #backintheday! #progressivejazz #jazzrock #tempo#jazzfusion.Enjoy +Pol-Douglas Wilcox (^_*)

Gus Fogle

There is no practical reason for this to be written in 33/8. It just sounds cool when you say it. Time signatures classically are written to facilitate phrasing and counting. This can be written/counted in smaller groupings of 8 and 4 that would make more sense on the page.

chris bennett

i swear he is my god father 

Matteo D'Alessandro

to me it sounds 4/4 9/8 4/4 4/4 ...great Simon!

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