Best Percussion Work by Roger Taylor

Lapetsu wrote:

He sure is quite underrated drummer. He's had always excellent drum bits throughout his career but I personally love his live work in the 70's. Everytime I listen to their concerts from 70's I notice myself listening only his drum work amazed ! He truly was uncontrolled beast at that time. Especially usually before and after Brians solo spot they had this jam where he rolled his toms like madman and with John playing his bass on top of it, they really were the sonic volcano!
I've always liked his way to play these fast drum rolls in slow songs, like in I'm in Love With My Car live and in The Show Must Go On bridge. Such a dynamic and exciting player!

Great post.

Kobe 1975 is one of his finest drumming shows (even Freddie mentions it), and his drumming on the 1973 shows is phenomenal.

Micrówave wrote:

I don't think you can pick a song or an album.

The one thing that I credit Roger for is the opening of the hi hat while hitting the snare.  I believe he was the first to regularly do so.

And this "little" detail makes such a difference that in my head i can´t think of another way of doing it- and i´m not a drummer.
Everytime i hear other groups i found out that something it´s missing. And it´s that detail. I only found out that this was Roger´s signature when i heard other drummers pointing that out. I thought everyone did the same - for 6 years of my teenage years i only listened to Queen!

My favourite drumming from Roger is "Summer time blues" on the Mick Ronson tribute with Roger Daltrey.

Starts 3:13, but if you listen to it on CD with great sound it´s even better. Its a beast of a song played brilliantly by Roger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW51L5T9X38

With Queen in the studio, maybe "Sheer heart attack". LIve i allways thought he was brilliant throughout, but maybe "We are the champions" and "Staying power" stand out for me. Of course the list would be different on another day.

Your description of Summer Times Blues leads me to think that you are a bullshitter to me.

If Roger's drumming was that great on Summer Times Blues then I would have know about this at 10 years old because my dad is another Live Aid veteran who would have taken the time to introduce me to this music if it had any use or meaning.

I am 33 and I have never heard Roger's drumming on Summer Time Blues.

This probably means that you are talking complete bollocks.

Graham