I agree that Marco is a great drummer, but Blundell is a bloody awesome drummer and I have never heard him make Steven sounds either petty or classless. I watched him at the Royal Albert Hall gig, and as a drummer myself, I am super critical, but could find no fault with his playing, his style nor his passion. He's also a bloody nice bloke, which is rare in this industry.
I also thought Marco's Facebook rant at Steven was pretty lame and very unprofessional
Hmmm, weird..maybe Marco hadn't taken his meds that day..
I find it odd that a pro like Marco had blown off his top like that.
Most Pros do not let their worst get the best of them.
He obviously thinks he deserves more credit than what SW gave him, but, in the end, they are ALL SW's babies and not his.
From my point of view, Marco is an excellent drummer (and according to Tony Levin, an excellent guitarist AND bassist), so he might be a bit "diva-ish"...these kind of comments are the kind that , if you know you f*cked up, you'll apologize later...
Burning bridges, ESPECIALLY with someone like SW can get you ostracized very quickly, so I hope he has a real good back up plan...
BTW, if we are gonna get picky and criticize Marco, when I saw U.K.'s "farewell/final tour" show in London in 2015, Virgil Donati CRUSHED the drumming part, but curiously, when I got the U.K. box set and its 2011 reunion show BD in Stereo, it was Marco drumming, and IMHO, his drumming was lifeless compared to either Bozzio or Donati...
Speaking of drummers with SW, I saw his Raven Tour and was a bit disappointed by Chad Wackerman's performance. His heart wasn't into it...he played everything correctly but something was missing...
Now, CRAIG, is a monster!!!
apologize for the derail...now back to your regularly scheduled programming...