Yes Union Live - Bruford/White Drum Duet video free download

beng1lh00ly

White is the only person drumming here - Buford is playing the role of second rate percussionist.

Paul Bogan

Interesting to see so many complaints about Bruford's kit and drumming on this tour and the one before it. Having seen him with Earthworks, David Torn, and the '95 edition of King Crimson, I can tell you he was doing different -- and better -- stuff, both in the studio and live, with those Simmons pads than what I heard him do with either ABWH or Union-era Yes. More melody and texture, less clatter. I think that some of it was a matter of context; the pitched/melodic percussion he was doing (especially with Torn and Earthworks Mk I) wouldn't have fit in Yes. Then, too, it's not like YouTube does wonders for sound. The other clip that's floating around (Bill and Tony's ABWH duet) has atrocious sound 'cause it just sounds like he's banging away on trashcan lids, but when you saw them live the drumming had more depth and variety.

derail14

watching these 2 guys playing live in 1991 was a treat.2 of the best drummers in the world,beside niel peart

SamuraiSamara 69

Compare this with what Phil Collins can do with Chester Thompson. This video is embarrassing!

Laura Mounier

When Alan White still had some fire in him. Bill Bruford, don't know what he was thinking with those electric drums or whatever you call them. He is a fine drummer, Bruford.

MandrakeMoorglade

Bruford was better in the 70s, but at least White stuck to acoustic drums. Never liked that machine gun electric drum sound Bruford adopted in the 80s.

Don Donithan

I thought it was gonna be alot more than that...but..nope.

Stormbringer Coming

wouldn't it be great if Tommy Lee played on this? I can already hear it.  Bruford fans begin vomiting please. Actually this is pretty bad considering the talent involved. You cannot tell me this was rehearsed. I don't even think they are listening to each other. It's like two different conversations at the same time. Like eating dinner next to an Italian family.

CodersExpo

What came first? bruford or bozzio

DarkeningSkies1

P.S. Some Yes fans may recognize the snare pattern as part of the opening of "Mind Drive" (which Chris & Alan demoed w/ Jimmy Page as part of the aborted XYZ project), and Yes later fleshed out and recorded in 1995/6. Imagine if all 8 musicians on the Union tour had cut an album after the tour (as Jon had wanted), and an extensive double drum section had led into the ominous Squire bass riff- would have been pretty sweet.

DarkeningSkies1

Nice to see the boys having fun together. Music is meant to be fun, not always a competition.

Mr Schmeltz

In defense of both drummers yeah Bruford and what he did with his career melts White into a pulp. White just played with The solo Beatles and Yes. Bruford did so much awesome incredible work that White would just drop his mouth at... White can't play any Yes material that Bruford played on, Listen to the new Progeny box he just messes all over it. But in White only defense case. Bruford would of not worked out on  albums after Close To The Edge. White is perfect on them.

abinadvd

When there is 2 drummers somewhereBB explode the other..White knows , Collins knows and Bozzio too

Terrence Reardon

Bill Bruford was more adventurous with his drumming. Alan White was a rock drummer. This is akin to if Peter Criss and Eric Carr (may he RIP) did a drum duet. Peter came from Gene Krupa/Buddy Rich background while Eric came from John Bonham and Keith Moon school of drumming. I only envisioned what their drum duels would have been like.

Heronjim

This is shit, nothing felt, just showing off

Sam Meister

I'm sorry, i like alan better than bruford, bruford was an amazingly skilled drummer but had a very light approach to playing, alan does all that but fills the room with his skills, u need that with a band like yes

OKADINADALGISA

Bruford rules on FIRST , then, Graham Lear (Gino Vannelli drummer on first  5 records by Gino ) then Neil Peart ( RUSH ) , on  4° position DEEP PURPLE´S´ IAN PAICE , later Bonzo´s BONHAM ´S Led Zeppelin and at last but not at  least fMr Alan White  LET ME HEAR  YOUR RESPECTFUL AND DECENT COMMENTS. Please no bad words, only opinions THESE  ARE MY POINT OF VIEW FOR ROCK, JAZZ  AND PROGR

Emanuel Lopez

Yes, they are obviously different, white is a common drummer and bruford is THE progressive rock drummer. White We could never have come up with something like Heart of the Sunrise. Unless,'re talking about levels like the crap that is owner of a lonely heart

ball4960

All these comments about how Brufurd is the better drummer... Well, obviously they're being make by non-drummers - or at least, not very good drummers. It's apples and oranges - two very different drummers with very different styles. White is (or was) F'n amazing - and he's done so much with Yes that Bruford couldn't dream of pulling off.

westend117

Bruford is amazing and the Simmons drum kit has some awesome attributes...just listen to some of textures on te duet piece with Levin on the ABWH NEC live album

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