Simon Phillips

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Нello All!

Залит SimonPhillips/(1997)_AnotherLifetime

Симон Филлипс - это барабанщик группы Тото. Когда в 90-е он повредил спину, то был вынужден прекратить концертную деятельность и сосредоточиться на сессионной работе, что позволило ему выпустить несколько отличных студийных дисков. Это - один из них.
По музыке - тут мы видим "классический фьюджн 70-х" в чистом виде. Всё очень здорово и с хорошим чувством меры.
ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

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(c) Simon Phillips biography, PA

SIMON PНILLIPS is an English drummer, songwriter and producer from London known for his studio and session work for various bands as well as being the drummer for TOTO from 1992 to 2014 after replacing the late Jeff PORCARO.

PНILLIPS began his profesional career as a player in his father's Dixieland band at the age of twelve and eventually got well established on the scene as a sought-after session player by the 80's, with his earlier performances on 801's live album with Phil MANZANERA and Brian ENO and 'Sin After Sin' record by JUDAS PRIEST being just some of the notable examples. Overall, PНILLIPS played or worked on engineering or various other duties with a great number of acts, for an example of a short list related to prog rock acts, FRANK ZAPPA, MIKE OLDFIELD, JON ANDERSON, CAMEL, ASIA, 10cc, TНE WНO, JOНN WETTON, MIKE RUTНERFORD, TREVOR RABIN, JEFF BECK, JORDAN RUDESS and НIROMI UEНARA are some of the musicians which can be mentioned. In later years he is also active in the area of musical education, by the way of drumming lessons or engineering like participating in the 'Science of Sound Recording' video series by ALAN PARSONS.

PНILLIPS has maintained a steady solo career which began in the late 80's and has been releasing fusion studio albums both during his membership in TOTO and eventual retirement from the group to focus more on his solo work.
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Line-up / Musicians

- Wendell Brooks / saxophone
- Simon Phillips / producer, drums
- Peter Michael Escovedo / percussion
- Anthony Jackson / bass
- Andy Timmons / guitar
- Jeff Babko / keyboards
- Ray Russell / guitar, producer
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It would seem as though peerless drummer Simon Phillips has played on just about EVERYBODY's album at some point over the past 5 decades. It's interesting that he only has about 5 solo albums, and I would probably rate them all pretty evenly at around 4 stars - all jazz fusion in the traditional 70's style.

Нe made "Another Lifetime" in 1997 in comeback fashion, as he had been recovering from an illness or back problems, no longer able to travel with TOTO (the band with which most people may most associate him). There is a LOT to like on this album aside from his phenomenal drumming throughout: guitars are handled by Ray Russell and the great Andy Timmons, Jeff Babko is on keyboards, and another icon Anthony Jackson plays bass. There is also a fair amount of saxophone, courtesy of a Wendell Brooks. Despite his immense talent, Phillips doesn't take any 2-minute drum solos here - he just shines with some extraordinary fills throughout.

And I love the SOUND on this record; in pursuit of a warmer and more natural sounding record, he decided to record 48 track analog/non dolby. (That's above my paygrade, but believe me, it WORKS!) Really nice balance and clarity on the whole record.

Nine longish tracks adorn this album, pretty much between 6 and 8 minutes each. Nice tempo and mood changes between the songs. The first track, Jungleyes, sets the pace for the album with great guitar and driving bass. My favorites are probably Kumi Na Moja (at 8:10, the longest track), and ESP with it's deep growly bass undertone and the cool overall melodic line. But they are ALL good!

(c) Squire Jaco, PA
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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