Posted by The DOK on 3/26/2008, 8:12 am, in reply to "Bill Bruford"
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Heart of the Sunrise.
I would also look into King Crimson from the Larks - Red period, featuring Bill on the drums. Tons of great fills and grooves there.
Get his solo records too, if you have any interest in jazz fusion.
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: Just a few days ago, I bought Fragile as my
: first Yes album (my only serious exposure to
: prog otherwise has been Genesis). First of
: all, I would definitely like to say I am
: immensely impressed, though I do still like
: Selling England better. But that's not the
: point. While Chris Squire's talents are
: readily apparent to me, for some reason I
: seem to be missing something with Bill
: Bruford.
:
: I really want to appreciate Bill like
: everybody else does and see why he's one of
: the greatest drummers of all time, and I
: realize this is only my first Yes album, but
: I'm just straining to hear what makes him so
: special. Just as a side note, I always tend
: to have this problem with drummers; it took
: forever for the greatness of Stewart
: Copeland to dawn on me, for example. I
: definitely think the problem is on my end,
: not Bill's.
:
: So could somebody give me a specific song,
: instance, or section to watch out for on
: Fragile as far as drumming is concerned?
: That would be greatly appreciated.
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