Product Details

• Actors: Phil Collins, Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith, The Buddy Rich Band
• Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hal Leonard
• VHS Release Date: July 1, 1999
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003CX36
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #611,575 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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On October 3, 1998 in NYC, internationally acclaimed artists Phil Collins, Dennis Chambers and Steve Smith performed with the Buddy Rich Band in a spectacular tribute to Buddy Rich. This video includes five rare clips of Buddy, plus insightful interviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Respect for Buddy.. The Drum Prodigy, June 30, 2000

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THOMAS M ADAMS (Lewisville, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Salute to Buddy Rich [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This concert is a tribute to THE drummer, Buddy Rich. He STILL exists in every drummer's (mostly over 40) heart, mind and soul. Phil Collins plays with Buddy's band on most of this video. Unfortunatelly, with all due respect to this great musician, Phil Collins, he should have been the MC and let other well known drummers play with the band who have studied and learned from Buddy. The other fantastic drummers mentioned that are part of this video seem to be mostly talking about Buddy and do very little playing on the video. They should have been doing MOST of the playing instead of Phil. Before I go further let me say that I respect and enjoy Phil's playing and style just as much as I do Buddy's. Phil is an excellent drummer, singer and all around musician's musician, as we all know, but his style does NOT lend itself to the Buddy Rich band. And, he sounded like he had not been playing drums for a while (not practiced) on this video. His usual playing confidence was just NOT there. He came no where near cutting the charts with the power, sting, warmth and sensitivety of Buddy Rich. However, four stars ARE in order for this video for the respect and affection shown for this unbelievable drummer, Buddy Rich. Phil Collins has gained even more respect from me for doing this tribute. I saw Buddy five times in person in my life from The Cellar in Washington, DC in the late 60's to one of his last performances at Billy Bob's (of all places) in the Ft Worth Texas Stockyards. I have been listening to everything I can find by him since I was 14 and I'm now 54. I play a little myself, but if I ever felt like I was "the drummer" when playing professionally, all I had to do was put on a side with Buddy. It'll bring you to your technical knees as a drummer and wipe that "I'm the best" attitude right out of your mind. Maybe that was Phil's problem on the video. Buddy intimidated his playing as well, even from the grave. No one has come close to him , technically, and I don't think anyone ever will.

4.0 out of 5 stars How can you go wrong?, March 22, 2002

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Mike "Squirrel Nutkin" (Fairfax, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Salute to Buddy Rich [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You want to see some good drumming, don't get this tape. You want to see some great drumming, then buy this tape. The best part about this version of the Buddy Rich series is, of course, the addition of Phil Collins to the setlist. Phil is without a doubt one of the best drummers in the world and his work speaks for itself. He has proven himself time and again on numerous albums over the years in the genre of rock and pop, bu t this is indeed something different. First, let me say this, I am a huge fan of Phil's. I really like just about everything he has done (except his last album, ugh) and his drumming has always been top-notch. That said, I feel he is a little out of his league here. I give the man credit for taking on the whole big band project, I really do. I think the songs he does here are better than the stuff he put on the live CD "Hot Night in Paris", on the whole. In the end, I liked watching and listening and studying what all the drummers on this tape did. If you like Phil for his drumming, get this tape and decide for yourself.