Anyone know a story behind "No Time This Time"?

[TheEqualizer]

So the day after the 11/2 concert in NY, I went out with an old college roommate from NY. He said he told a friends of his who was a huge Police fan that he was going to see me. My old roommate had told him that when I was in college, I told him an interesting story about the recording of No Time This Time but he could not recall it. His friend then asked my old roommate to ask me what this story was.

I then gave my old roommate a Homer Simpson-esque blank stare as I could not remember any story about the recording of No Time This Time. Of course, it has been 15-20 yrs since college, so I may have known some story about the recording of No Time This Time which I can no longer recall. My old roommate seems to recall that the gist of the story was something like Copeland had to be convinced to drum like he did at the end as he actually did not want to be so flashy on the track. I'm thinking that was not actually the case, but at the very least, that little reminder did not jar anything in my memory,

So, does anyone know any interesting story about the recording of No Time This Time? I'm hoping there really is one and that someone can just jar/refresh my memory.
(Man, I'm feeling OOOOOOOOOLD for forgeting a Stewart Copeland story)

[TOWOS]

(was something like Copeland had to be convinced to drum like he did at the end as he actually did not want to be so flashy on the track)



He certainly wasn't convinced!!!! The finale is the closest thing to a SC studio solo I have ever heard....

[zilboy]

I read in an interview (can't remember where) that The track itself was two overdubbed parts. At the end, Stewart did a bunch of fills and they chose the ones they liked. He (Stewart) told the interviewer that he thought that was the song that was going to make him famous. Then Nigel Gray proceeded to playback the drum part from WOTM (with echo and everything) and said, "No, THIS is gonna make you famous!"

[sixteenlaps]

I had to go back and listen to the two songs back to back, and I cant make a decision on which has the better drum part!!

I could see this becoming a new thread "what song has the best drum part" or something like that. everyone would have such a different choice I bet.

[TheEqualizer]

They are two different songs but I think Nigel was right. NTTT has the energy but WOTM has the sophistication that raises him above the ranks of other drummers.

[TOWOS]

All of RDB put him on the map. I could not believe my ears when that album came out.
Every single fill is etched in my DNA and I still marvel at how much ahead of its time his drumming was.

[TheEqualizer]

Seems like Deathwish is really underrated. You hardly hear anyone except diehard talking about that track but Stewart is really killer on it.

[TOWOS]

EQ, I think that ALL of the songs on that album are generally underrated with the exception of MIAB and RDB.

I personally think Roxanne and EBYT don't hold a candle to any of the songs on RDB. There is a raw primal energy in it and at the same time sophistication and finesse. The punk masquerade was peeling off and the Real Huge band was showing through.

[zilboy]

Totally agree with you guys. That was THE album that made Stewart my forever #1 drum hero/musician (although Ghost is still my favorite).

There is some wonderful off-beat triplet cross-stick stuff in WOTM that I never knew existed until the DVD came out. It's buried in the mix on the Reggatta LP, but the DVD brings it right up front.

[sixteenlaps]

[quote="TheEqualizer"]Seems like Deathwish is really underrated. You hardly hear anyone except diehard talking about that track but Stewart is really killer on it.[/quote]

It was my ringtone and people would be like what is THAT?

[TheEqualizer]

My old roommate seems to recall that the gist of the story was something like Copeland had to be convinced to drum like he did at the end as he actually did not want to be so flashy on the track. I'm thinking that was not actually the case, but at the very least, that little reminder did not jar anything in my memory,

So, does anyone know any interesting story about the recording of No Time This Time? I'm hoping there really is one and that someone can just jar/refresh my memory.
(Man, I'm feeling OOOOOOOOOLD for forgeting a Stewart Copeland story)

Anyone know anything about this story behind No Time This Time?

[Maud138]

I personally think Roxanne and EBYT don't hold a candle to any of the songs on RDB. There is a raw primal energy in it and at the same time sophistication and finesse. The punk masquerade was peeling off and the Real Huge band was showing through.

TOWOS I totally agree!

(Hey, you are back!!! Yay!)

[Maud138]

EQ: I don't know the story behing No time this time.
I guess Dietmar is the man that could help you out.....