3. Time, I love those drum sounds...
2. Set the controls, Live from Ummagumma

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1. A saucerful of Secrets - all versions

a saucerful of secrets. really fast, really hard to follow. I can't even tap it with my fingers.

I voted Astronomy Dominie

Echoes, especially the Live at Pompeii version.

A Saucerful of Secrets (Pompeii)

(10-26-2009 06:25 PM)FlashTheReadiesWotsUhTheDeal Wrote:  A Saucerful of Secrets (Pompeii)

Definitely. Time would be my #2 with One Of These Days coming it at #3.

I think most people vote for One of These Days(the Pompeii version) because you have this visual of Nick flailing about like a crazed Keith Moon. (The best part is when he loses the drumstick and has to grab another!!!)

I love the drums on The Nile Song. Correct me if I am wrong, but the reason they sound so in your face is because they were miked improperly when the song was recorded.

Out of the songs listed I would choose Money. The odd time signature forces him to play a bit out of his comfort zone, and he does a great job. However, my favorite songs are like Us & Them, Breathe, Shine on, CNumb.... The steady beat with the occasional fill. Those song define him as a drummer.

The fade out of Comfortably Numb is honestly the only time I've noticed his drumming being interesting - he seems pretty basic at what he does.

I can't help it if you look like an angel,
Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain, so...

Nick's drumming suits the band and the music rather well. I suppose it could be viewed as basic by some; but a trap a lot of drummers fall into, is that they include unecessary notes whenever there's room. "Unecessary" is subjective I guess....... Guys like Neal Peart and Stu Copeland thrive on that and it fits that particular musical well. I'm a fan of both those guys....

There's so much opportunity in Pink Floyd's music for Nick to add in additional notes and such. The fact that he doesn't is a credit to him really......