Randy's take on Lee Kerslake

[fortress]

Well, personnaly i find Bass line of Bob better than what Rudy was playing but i think Tommy playing more behind the beat helped bring the emotional vibe of a song like Mr crowley or Beleiver, Revelation.

[hansolo]

I always thought Tommy's drumming was herky-jerky, especially watching After Hours. Rudy was pretty generic in his playing. The albums had so much nuance. You could hear something different each time you listened to it. The 81-82 live band just leaves me disappointed because there is something missing. A bootleg like Chelmsford '80 can make a believer out of the worst Bob/Lee critic.

[mojopin70]

I always thought Tommy's drumming was herky-jerky, especially watching After Hours. Rudy was pretty generic in his playing. The albums had so much nuance. You could hear something different each time you listened to it. The 81-82 live band just leaves me disappointed because there is something missing. A bootleg like Chelmsford '80 can make a believer out of the worst Bob/Lee critic.

I like Herky Jerky , flair drumming , you know Kerslake was a solid drummer and im sure he could play herky jerky but he just kept it solid, like Bonham and i loved that theres no doubt if Aldridge had record Blizzard it wouldve sounded weak like Bark at the Moon , when i listen to that production it sounds kind of fliddy.....thin although i do love some of the tracks from Batm............

And then later the drum sound on Ultimate sin ....just sucks balls.........

[fortress]

I always thought Tommy's drumming was herky-jerky, especially watching After Hours. Rudy was pretty generic in his playing. The albums had so much nuance. You could hear something different each time you listened to it. The 81-82 live band just leaves me disappointed because there is something missing. A bootleg like Chelmsford '80 can make a believer out of the worst Bob/Lee critic.

Well at this stage, its a question of taste. They are both professional drummer but i like the feel of tommy better. He make the songs sound more "dramatic"

[GUITARIDOL5682]

All of Ozzy's drummers have been top quality and they have all held their own in different versions of the Ozzy band. Tommy & Randy Castillo are more on the show-man side of being flash and doing mega drum solos. The same with Carmine Appice except he wanted his name in flashing lights LOL!. Lee Kerslake is much more down to earth a very non showman just a good all round tub thumper. Nothing flash but with his own style and did a stella job on both of those Ozzy albums. It's ok for the other drummers to come along and pick up what Lee is playing and do it to their own signature. That's not the same as putting your own seal on it.