With “Stewart Copeland: Drumming in The Police and Beyond“, Hudson Music documents the career and musicianship of one of the most iconic and influential rock drummers of all time. The book (written by Joe Bergamini) combines detailed biographical and analytical text, note-for-note drum transcriptions, and many never-before-published photos. It covers Stewart Copeland’s body of work with special emphasis on his legendary drumming in The Police.
Hudson Music states:
“Created with exclusive interviews and input from Stewart himself, the book presents a look behind the scenes of the recording of each Police album, as well as Stewart’s memories of his upbringing in the Middle East, early career in London, touring with The Police, and his perspective on the unique brand of drumming he brought to their classic albums. Each album is documented in detail, and a selection of songs are transcribed and broken down by author Joe Bergamini. Beautiful color photos document all the phases of Stewart’s storied career. The book includes a detailed gear section with diagrams of drum setups and specifics on Stewart’s equipment and sound, assembled under the supervision of Stewart’s longtime drum tech Jeff Seitz.”
The songs analyzed and transcribed include: “Roxanne”, “Message in a Bottle”, “Walking on the Moon”, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”, “Spirits in the Material World”, “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic”, “Synchronicity II”, and more. There are also tracks included from Animal Logic, Oysterhead, Gizmodrome, and Stewart Copeland’s solo work.
- 186 pages
- In full colour
- 18 note-for-note song transcriptions
- Biographical and analytical text
- Never-before-seen photos throughout Stewart Copeland’s career
- Behind-the-scenes look at The Police recording sessions
- Extensive gear section
- Detailed drum-set diagrams from each The Police tour
As Stuart Copeland put it in a recent interview for Forbes: “I scrutinized the first three scores they did and the level of detail is so far beyond what I would have had the patience to transcribe. I was like ok I think they got this.”
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