Best Bunny Drummer next to Pete

by **King Of Kings** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:12 pm

by **Mr. Brian** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:21 pm

KoK...Maybe you should list what album or tour they played on.

Edit:
I went ahead and added an example of the drummers work

by **JackT** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:26 pm

Yeah, I don't know any of the names. I thought the guy on the Siberia tour was phenomenal. Excellent drummer.

by **Mr. Brian** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:29 pm

I always did like the name "Boris"

by **Crystal Days** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:07 pm

I think that was Simon JT, and I agree.

by **blinkilite** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:56 pm

JackT wrote:Yeah, I don't know any of the names. I thought the guy on the Siberia tour was phenomenal. Excellent drummer.

yes, this was simon finley, and he gets my vote... too bad his other band freemaker needed him more and he left the bunnymen... he was AWESOME 8)

by **black francis** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:42 pm

Live it's definitely the drummer on the Siberia tour but Michael Lee has a pretty good reputation and played with Spiritualized till he complained about money, received a new contract then was fired with the new contract.

by **Red** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:20 pm

black francis wrote:Live it's definitely the drummer on the Siberia tour but Michael Lee has a pretty good reputation and played with Spiritualized till he complained about money, received a new contract then was fired with the new contract.

i never knew michael lee was with spiritualized! i didn't think he was right for the bunnymen though, even though he may have been good. i think he was too 'rock-n-roll' for the bunnymen.

are you only talking about album drummers here, KOK, coz you forgot one live drummer, jeremy stacy. didn't care for that guy much either. (he was on the evergreen tour - 2nd leg, when owen was still with them before gordy.)

si finley is definitely the best since pete!

by **Mr. Brian** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:18 am

I thought Damon Reece was with Spiritualized. Lee was with Page/Plant wasn't he?

by **Red** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:27 am

admin wrote:I thought Damon Reece was with Spiritualized. Lee was with Page/Plant wasn't he?

yes, and yes.

(but after reading that i thought perhaps there was an era i missed or something! i'm not up on my spiritualized member history!)

by **Mr. Brian** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:32 am

black francis wrote:Live it's definitely the drummer on the Siberia tour but Michael Lee has a pretty good reputation and played with Spiritualized till he complained about money, received a new contract then was fired with the new contract.

I also thought that Jason Pierce fired his whole band after "Ladies and Gentlemen...".

by **black francis** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:33 am

admin wrote:
black francis wrote:Live it's definitely the drummer on the Siberia tour but Michael Lee has a pretty good reputation and played with Spiritualized till he complained about money, received a new contract then was fired with the new contract.

I also thought that Jason Pierce fired his whole band after "Ladies and Gentlemen...".

He's been through so many band members it's impossible to keep track of. I just remember the story that Lee and two other members asked for more money, had new contracts created, were immediately fired using the wording of the new contracts and then they formed Lupine Howl. It seems everyone who has worked with J Spaceman comes away pretty bitter. But that seems to always be the case when there is a leader in the band with a distinct vision. They come across as overly demanding and arrogant.

by **Scouser** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:57 pm

Ringo Starr - cant remember what group he used to be in though.

by **mark** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:55 am

blinkilite wrote:yes, this was simon finley, and he gets my vote... too bad his other band freemaker needed him more and he left the bunnymen... he was AWESOME 8)

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From the Freemaker Myspace page.......sorry if its a repost.

UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE CALLED IT A DAY. PLEASE STAY FRIENDS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT ANY NEW PROJECTS.

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT ............ FREEMAKER
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by **candelabro** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:24 pm

black francis wrote:He's been through so many band members it's impossible to keep track of. I just remember the story that Lee and two other members asked for more money, had new contracts created, were immediately fired using the wording of the new contracts and then they formed Lupine Howl. It seems everyone who has worked with J Spaceman comes away pretty bitter. But that seems to always be the case when there is a leader in the band with a distinct vision. They come across as overly demanding and arrogant.

Yep, that was Damon Reece not Lee. He also went to work with Massive Attack and married Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins in the meantime. My vote to Damon, the best one of the above, hands down.