The Genius Of Roger Taylor

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Apart from his drumming Roger Taylor's other killer weapon is his voice. Such an important voice in the Queen harmonies. It's one thing to be a great drummer, but only a few can also add the icing on the cake with sweet vocals.

I don’t know why but i always felt that he was underrated as a drummer, but he’s literally a LEGEND!!!!

The man is not just a drummer. He is a musician in a bigger scale. He doesn't play to show off. And like the rest of Queen members. He plays what each song needs.

So glad that Drumeo recognizes Roger's talent. I always loved the way he had roto-toms, over his floor-toms, on the lower end of the spectrum of his kit. When he would do longer fills, he would reach up and hit them, which always gave an unexpected & refreshing sound to the fill. He also employed this often at the end of songs, such as "Tie Your Mother Down" & "We Will Rock You (Fast Version)". He also used electronics (syndrums) to color the song pallette, in such songs as "Get Down Make Love" (live version). Thanks for this great presentation!

As with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Police and others, Queen is another example of a legendary band whose drummer was equally responsible for their respective band's iconic sound. Roger Taylor appeared to have no limits and his work speaks to his incredible range in styles. Oh, and let's not forget his virtuosity on 'Flash' from the Flash Gordon soundtrack.

Not only is he a powerful drummer, but he has a killer voice. He does all the falsetto/high register notes in their harmonies, and he also sings lead on a handful of their songs.

I am a massive Queen fan and in my opinion Roger was the best drummer they could have. John and Roger are both incredibly underestimated. I'm to this day still amazed by his sound in the 80s. Live and on the record. Tough his grooves are relatively simple, no-one can sound like Roger Taylor, even if they try.

That Live Aid performance still gives me goosebumps!

RollingStone Magazine, putting Brian May as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all-time, wrote, “When the lead singer of your band is Freddie Mercury, you're lucky if anybody notices your guitar playing at all.” Same applies to Roger. Nevertheless, he didn’t only gotten as much attention, but also played a crucial role in defining the sound of Queen.

As a soprano in a high school choir, Roger Taylor is the singer I find myself trying imitate most. His high notes are so flawless sounding, in those early Queen concerts especially. I also adore his rock voice on songs like "Tenement Funster" and "I'm In Love With My Car," his distorted lead voice is still as amazing as it was almost 50 years ago. He's incredibly versatile, I only wish to be half as good of a singer as him.

“The Oggre’s Battle”and “The March of the Black Queen” were my drumming inspiration before I started with drums. A legend, a brand/signature in himself.

Being a fan of Queen from pretty much the beginning, I was fortunate to see them live many times. I still think Queen II is not just a great Queen album, but one of the best albums ever. Roger plays a lot of great grooves and fills for sure, but for me he is the master of the well placed cymbal choke!

Just as Deacon, it s always in the advantage of the whole song. Queen is unique because all four members were all composers, lyricists and singers. Well and they were also able to produce, arrange and engineer their own music with a highly critical point of view giving their music this high level quality standard.

Roger taught me that even the simplist of grooves can still be effective and iconic. A true legend.

I’m so excited you guys have done this. Roger is definitely an underrated drummer, he deserves way more recognition. Queen were famous for doing everything from metal to pop, from funk to opera, and in Roger they had the perfect drummer who could switch his style of playing up seamlessly and always with respect to the music. Queen have always been a bit of a divisive band and I wonder how much of that has meant Roger doesn’t get the kudos he deserves. No matter, Drumeo gets it! Thanks guys. ❤

Roger Taylor was so much more than the drummer of Queen. Try to imagine Queen without Roger's voice or without the songs he (co)wrote. Queen ended with Roger's song "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" where he showed that he was a great songwriter as well. Queen fan for life!! Thank you for this video.

Underrated drummer, underrated LEGEND.

Can never forget the Montreal live show, Roger with his insane vocals on I'm in love with my car and the catchy cymbal grabs at the same time!

Always been a massive fan. One of the things I learned from Roger Taylor was showmanship - the stick twirls and jumping up from the stool to finish off a song. And that adding vocals is such a cool thing for a drummer.