Your favourite Taylor licks

Yeah, and the hihat groove at 0:41!

When did Roger learn "Bonham" triplets? First time on record (I think) is at the end of It's Late, and then he got increasingly good at them as his career progressed (check the beginning of Invisible Man for example).

Are the only two times he uses them?

He used it 'live' very often.

Not at all, he did it quite often live:

http://youtu.be/SopSV_Erwzs?t=45s

http://youtu.be/mUOExv_RZ-w?t=30s

Also perfect for their mid 80's boomy endings:

http://youtu.be/lkZGvdIIA6k?t=5m4s

http://youtu.be/f-SPB2kF4Qg?t=57m33s

http://youtu.be/f-SPB2kF4Qg?t=1h25m4s

ludwigs wrote: He used it 'live' very often.

Do you know if he did it live in the 70's? (except for in It's Late)

I've always loved his playing on I Go Crazy, this part is my favourite. http://youtu.be/UnJXNwrK88w?t=1m40s

Yeah, and the drumming is very high in the mix as well. I remember that being my first reaction when I heard the song for the first time.

The rolling toms during the solo to Flick of the wrist have always amazed me; especially during the end.

My #1 fav Taylor lick.

https://cbskluv2.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/roger-taylor-queen-sticks-his-tongue-out-zippo-kluv-getty-tatyana-makeyeva-afp-getty-images.jpg?w=420

tomchristie22 wrote:

Are the only two times he uses them?

From memory I think there's an instance of something similar to this on his reworked version of 'Final Destination' (on the Foreign Sand single). A few people tend to think that because Yoshiki played the drums on 'Foreign Sand' that he also played them on FD; that's incorrect and it's Roger.

BTW, I believe there are (like in 'Staying Power') a couple of smatterings of real drums on 'Party' too!

One that comes to mind is the tom fill towards the end of C-lebrity.

Seriously.

It's one of the best drum sounds I've ever heard.

The Real Wizard wrote: One that comes to mind is the tom fill towards the end of C-lebrity.

Seriously.

It's one of the best drum sounds I've ever heard.

The little fill at 2:50? The drum sound is great, like a crackling thunder, but the fill itself is pretty standard IMO.

Oscar J wrote:

The Real Wizard wrote: One that comes to mind is the tom fill towards the end of C-lebrity.

Seriously.

It's one of the best drum sounds I've ever heard.

The little fill at 2:50? The drum sound is great, like a crackling thunder, but the fill itself is pretty standard IMO.

Exactly. Less is more - doing precisely what's right for the song, not for being showy.

And that's why Roger Taylor has always been excellent at what he does.