Imagine you're in a death metal band and feel like you are pretty good. Then grandpa comes over, throws out your double bass pedal and shows you who's boss.
And if you thought this is impressive enough guess again, Buddy suffered a heart attack midway through the solo and not only does he complete the solo and performance, he bows, leaves AND THEN he goes to the hospital.
Modern day death metal drummers would blast the shit out of this guy. They can do 360 bpm snare drum rolls and 400bpm quad fills that old twat wouldn't stand a chance
@@slayer8273 Damn bro. I was just having a little fun. 😜Why are you watching old twat videos anyway? Hit that comment section on the Slayer videos and have yourself a good ol death metal circle jerk at 400 bpm!
His open/close hi hat techique is mesmerising. And the ride fills at 1:53 awesome. To think he did this at his age and in a tux aswell! There will never be a better drummer ever than buddy.
My Mom that was born in 1929 would frequent the jazz clubs with her girlfriends back in the day. She has a drumstick from one of Buddy's shows that's in my storage. It is very beat up.
While having a heart attack! About halfway through, he started having the early stages of a heart attack. I was when you see his face grimace, and he struggles to breath. His daughter said he knew what it was, because this was his second heart attack, but he kept on going, like a boss.
@@Hollylivengoodholy fuck are you serious? I mean I already knew it just from seeing him play…. But goddamn buddy really was THAT DUDE huh 😭 what damn legend
Buddie Rich came to my school one time to put on a clinic. I didn't know who he was at the time, and was thinking an hour of drums. One note and a bunch of banging. Two minutes into his presentation, and I saw how wrong I was. He started with a single cymbol on stage, and taught us how to build a sound. Then after that, he started adding different percussion elements showing how to color and shape it. The last 10 minutes was a solo that had us giving a standing ovation. It was one of the most memerable and enjoyable moments of my childhood. A master and a geeat.
Man that's effing beautiful. When I was 10 my school took us to McDonalds for career day. We got to see the in and outs of making hot fries and filet of fish .
One day a man dressed as a walnut came to give us a talk on the dangers of setting random fires. He said it would be "nuts" to do that. We found out later one of the kids in the audience went missing. We never saw Walnut Man again.
I had the great privilege of hearing Buddy and his band live. His solos were indeed unbelievable but for the rest of the time he was simply the drummer for the band. I love his quote that he was the most fortunate of men in that he got paid for something that he would gladly do for free! What a guy!
I feel your pain. I discovered Al di meola and John Mcglauchlin and Edie Van Halen and Steve Vai and Yngvie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani and Jeff beck over one summer in about 1990. I'd been playing for about two years. I was 17. I just about had bar chords covered. I was ready to pack it all in after hearing them. But Like you I'm sure I was just inspired to keep at it. I knew I was never going to be that good but it was still nicve to know what was possible. It expanded my horizons and did actually inspire me.
He was the best ever. I have been a drummer since I was 10 yrs old and I am 69 now. I have never heard anyone else do what he did on the drums. I remember watching him on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Johnny was a drummer himself, and always interviewed Buddy with much respect. I particularly enjoyed Buddy's performances with Ed Shaunnessey, the Tonight Show's drummer, and they both just hammered out great performances, always.
Buddy Rich is the most technically proficient and fastest drummer I’ve ever seen. He “may” have lost a few MPH of his fastball by the age of 65, but more than made up for it with his bag of tricks. What’s lost in his technical brilliance was the drive and ability to push that big band. A true marvel.
He lost no "MPH off his fastball" by 65 or later. Strange you would write that when the evidence is quite the contrary. Buddy never slowed down, he only got better.
Not only that, but in the middle of the Caribbean summer. He started having a heart attack about halfway through (you can really see he's struggling at the end), and not only finished the song, but walked to center stage and took a bow before going to the hospital.
Picture me actually going back stage poring him a drink, from the audience, in a big cup, pouring the cup in his mouth, and after he’s finished, put a cigarette in his mouth, and light it.......... and he’s still playing like a drum god........ still playing the solo while I’m doing all of this cause he deserve it
This Guy is some sort of alien. Amazing. He was my childhood drummer hero when I was learning as a kid. I mean there are some really great drummers but in my opinion this guy is just in his own league. Nuts. After all that he ends with and explosion. He was the greatest drummer in history in my opinion, certainly the greatest big band/jazz drummer in history.
@Bring me 1k Scrubscribers Matched grip (both hands holding the stick overhanded) is the more widely used technique in almost every style & genre of drumming. Traditional grip (underhanded grip with left hand, overhanded grip with right) is an older drumming technique, still popular among mainly Jazz drummers. It’s widely agreed that playing in traditional grip is more difficult, especially for people who first learned to play drums using Matched grip. Jazz drummers like to use Traditional grip I think mainly because it can feel more natural to capture the groove of a swing-rhythm in this position.
@@nathangarber9644 When the drum kit was first put together in the late 1800's/early 1900's, the young kids learning drum kit were taught by military drummers, because that was the only drumming style in existence. Military players held the left stick that way in order to avoid lifting the elbow, which was both tiring over a long period, and made playing the drum awkward. The only way to drop the elbow was to completely change the grip to underhand, and because that was the way the military players were taught, they passed on this technique to the young kit players. Jazz was the prevailing style at the time, which used a lighter, bouncier feel in the left hand, so the grip wasn't changed. It was the advent of rock in the '60's that made many drummers change the grip to matched in order to play the loud back beats more forcefully, and with less effort. Some drummers play rock/fusion with the military grip, most notably Stewart Copeland, Carl Palmer, Narada Michael Walden, Charlie Watts, and Virgil Donati, but it's making life difficult for yourself. The military grip doesn't lend itself to situations where you are playing loud, forceful back beats.
By today's standards it's quite sloppy. Some parts completely lose their tempo, some parts have the back beat lost while he's mashing around with no intention. All he has is dexterity.
I'm 18 years old and have been drumming for a solid 7 years now. I'd like to call myself good, but then I watch this and feel totally discouraged lol However, mark my words, I'm going to learn how to play traditional grip and follow in Buddy's footsteps.
I know how you feel. A bassist friend and I went to see John Entwistle when we your age and we left wanting to cry, but eventually it drove me to get pretty good on bass. Keep it up, you'll get there.
PrettBadBoyFranklin I think whatever you use the most is easiest. I started with traditional 50 years ago and it is still easier for me. Before you go much further I'd recommend looking at some of Mojo Mayer's tips, such as the one about Buddy's secret weapon. I like Mojo - he says you STILL have to practice, unlike Buddy who never practiced. Rehearse sure but practice? Nope.
Scotty Riles alright thanks. i started with matchgrip but in my high school drumline were required to do traditional, and while i can play different cadences and songs fine with match, my traditional grip still needs practice
How absolutely insane! Directed here from 'Insider' "The 20 best drum solos of all time, ranked". I've seen this a number of times over the years as well. Buddy was and is the GOAT! In 1982 he was 65, had ready suffered a few heart attacks; and still kicked ass and took no prisoners! Just amazing...
Modern drummers still can't outplay this guy and they need big double bass kits. Here's an old man wearing a tuxedo in probably 100* weather under stage lights in the Dominican Republic playing only 4 drums. Awesome and nobody has a left hand like Rich! He was a drumming prodigy who could waste anyone behind a set of drums.
you're soo right! left hand, left hand and right foot. Mr. Rich has credited his learning to tap dance as a kid for his foot independence, get his book, an eye opener.
It was actually well over 100 degrees.. Buddy hated the tux, but for his old friend Francis Albert, he acquiesced. After the job he was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. The band was his on the whole video with Sinatra's rhythm section backing up Frank. Pllease, young drummers. Watch Buddy wherever you can. There is a wealth of ideas spanning the history of jazz and big band drumming there for the losing..
the tux - that was what I noticed too - no idea how hot is was but the heat and restriction from it must have been uncomfortable - imagine just how much smoother this solo would have been if he was bangin a pair of shorts and a tee!
Doug Warren I actually don't think it matters. When I play in a suit and bowtie I don't even think about it. I just get lost in the music and don't really think about anything else. But every drummer is different :)
After you become familiar with your set and rudiments laid out on it, cymbals are usually high so in reality the same smooth movements are the whole time but on that cymbal part his elbows come up and he becomes the wizard in fantasia for a moment lol
I think there are some people who don't like Buddy Rich because this solo stuff is all they've seen and they get the impression that all he did was play fast and furious. The truth is, Buddy largely played in service to his band when he wasn't doing solos. He could play soft and mellow just as well as he could do stuff like this. He didn't overpower the other musicians in his band and would only break out the solos when the time called for it.
RIP Buddy Rich the best drummer in the world. I’m proud to say that the grandson of Buddy Rich, Nick Rich is currently my drum teacher. Your legacy lives on with him.
Solos today don't come close to this. Drummers are far more technically advanced today but their solos just don't have flow to them. It's basically drum machines playing. You listen to this solo and you hear and feel the depth of it. It's rhythmic and even melodic in some sections, and Buddy did all of that at that age! Just amazing. Buddy will live in forever
Hey kids, just listen to this incredible performance you will never EVER hear a drummer of this caliber, ever again pulling off a superhuman performance. Buddy, you are so missed……..and I’ll continue saying this on other videos too!
+samuski36 Buddy Rich was 64 yrs old .at the Concert for Americas in 1982.- he was 69 yrs old when he died.. He also looks a lot older because it was 100+ degrees and he was wearing that tux. He was suffering from heat exhaustion and collapsed backstage and it's incredible that it didn't affect his playing ! You can see signs he was taking deep breaths, and shaking his head . a few times, like something was wrong.
+Marathonracer He does look a lot older. That is true. If you watch the Michael Parkinson interview he did not long before his death some years later, he looked fresher and younger looking. Wasn't under the physical stress he was here though of course.
Steve Melling Yes indeed. Ringo is famous of course but a normal drummer. Just good enough for simple Beatles songs. Drummers of course will talk with respect about him but deep in their heart they know he is the Eddie the Eagle of drumming.
Buddy Rich was leagues ahead of Ringo in technical ability, but Ringo did just the right amount of what was needed to work with the music. As we all know (and i've been guilty of it also) some drummers try to push that little too far within the tune and add beats that aren't required. The beats we don't play can be just as important as the ones we do.... That said, to me also, it's Buddy Rich, hands down!
The master of snare and rolls! Very few out there that can can roll or snare it like Buddy! He got them cross over down pat too! A big band and Jazz legend!
LoL Buddy could double stroke roll faster with just using his left hand than 99.9 percent of all drummers using both hands today, Buddy's playing was above and beyond
It makes sense given that Miles tellers character idolised buddy rich. I think the movie both captures and compliments buddy rich's skill. Also the movie is the best movie ever made!
@@danwillreview No, he didn't have a heart attack during this or any other performance. During this performance he wasn't feeling that great to begin with on top of that the lights were closer than they needed to be making it much hotter than it would normally be so a doctor checked him out afterwards merely as a precaution.
Greatest Jazz drummer of all time. PERIOD. In every way a drummer's ability can be measured. Speed, technique, power, etc... People are quick to forget about Buddy Rich because he wasn't the drummer for a huge rock band.
+Nicholas Adams What made Buddy Rich the best jazz drummer of all time is because he didn't brag about it each time he took the stage. He just sat down at his drum set, and proved it by his technique and speed.
+Nicholas Adams You're a moron for typing 'PERIOD' after already including the actual punctuation mark. The way you intended it only makes sense in spoken context. MORON.
CooManTunes Is it really that big of a deal? No need to cry so hard. Saying "Period" in the context i was using it was as an Idiom, not for punctuation! I would have thought anyone who can read would have known that. Especially a grammar NAZI such as yourself. If you disagree with my opinion then say that. We're here to talk about Buddy Rich. Not listen to you whine like an infant.
My guy mastered his whole muscular system 😂 it's one thing to consistently move so fast, another thing to be doing it rhythmically with simultaneous bodyparts.
Stunning performance. A consummate big band percussion artist even at 65 years old when this was recorded. His vast repertoire spanning decades of creative music experience is legendary.
Thirty one years after this man's passing, millions of drummers, such as myself still watch and listen to study every move and nuance of his playing. If that doesn't tell you how superior a musical giant this man was, then I don't know what will.
Nope. He was a very technically proficient drummer, but he was an absolute asshole and a complete piece of shit. Always ran his mouth about how he was the greatest and talked down on other musicians all the time, abused women, etc. There were and are much better, more well-rounded drummers than him who were/are actually decent human beings. Glad this piece of shit is dead.
Chris Saxton Okay...? What I meant was this is not a formal setting like in classical music performed in a philharmonic stage, where the audience aren't suppose to make a sound during a performance. You could only clap after a piece is done. But what we have here is not that, it's a casual setting and you could cheer when he does a nice beat.
This man IS the encyclopedia of DRUMMING. Every technique is here. This deserves further analysis and a full transcript of this piece should be available. It's majestic and a school that must never be forgotten.
Who or what is capable of analyzing this ? And even if such a transcript was created, who the hell is capable (to this day) of sitting down and playing it note for note with the exact accents and feel as Buddy Rich? ??
Analisis and transcript are worth nothing. Theory is absolute nonsense. What this deserves is a drummer who is good enough for repeating this masterpiece and even make it better.
Cmon folks. There is no "best" because everyone defines it differently. "Favorite" would be more appropriate. Buddy Rich had jaw dropping technique and could swing with the best of them....that is a pretty lethal combination. You have to tip your cap to the guy who invented a lot of the riffs and techniques that modern players use today....he is one of a kind. We may never see another one like him....
gqnelly With any other drummer other than Buddy, I could agree with you. But when it comes to everything that characterizes a superior percussionist, he alone stands above the masses...
@@spacecat673 I don't know what movie you guys are talking about, but from the quotes it sounds like someone is about to be taken outside and shown what it's like.
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Buddy was profoundly aided throughout his career by the fact that he could move his six arms so fast they looked like two.
His Taylor must’ve had a hard time making his suit
Brilliant comment 🤣👍
@@arthurgonyeajr4231 *tailor.
I couldn’t keep
Up with those six arms man
Well, I think you are right !
"I'll cue you in"
Not quite my tempo
@@wheeliebin18 LMAOOOO WERE YOU RUSHING OR DRAGGING?
Andrew what are you doing man??!!!!
Caravan!!
@@daviariddle6839 Russian
"Everyone says it's impossible, but once you see someone do it, it's possible." - Buddy Rich
Great quote
Buddy Rich, the man 99% of drummers aspire to be half as good as!
I aspire at least 1/3, jesus christ
WHIPLASH REFERENCE!!!!😮😮😮😮
Who's the remaining 1%?
@@vova47 everyone else
imagine being half as good at the drums as him - that would be amazing!
Imagine you're in a death metal band and feel like you are pretty good. Then grandpa comes over, throws out your double bass pedal and shows you who's boss.
And if you thought this is impressive enough guess again, Buddy suffered a heart attack midway through the solo and not only does he complete the solo and performance, he bows, leaves AND THEN he goes to the hospital.
I can’t stop laughing
Modern day death metal drummers would blast the shit out of this guy. They can do 360 bpm snare drum rolls and 400bpm quad fills that old twat wouldn't stand a chance
@@slayer8273 Damn bro. I was just having a little fun. 😜Why are you watching old twat videos anyway? Hit that comment section on the Slayer videos and have yourself a good ol death metal circle jerk at 400 bpm!
That's when you become a historian as to not embarrass yourself again EVER hahaha
Damn, even his snare rolls' snare rolls have snare rolls.
Ha
+YepImTheToaster Snare-rolls-ception haha..
Lol but so true
+Jeremy Brown He was a child prodigy--he was a monster by the time he was 6 years old!
well put !!!!
Godfather of drumming. Hats off. Skilled like very very few.
He is the best drummer of all times no question lol
@@jancon13xw3It’s subjective.
His open/close hi hat techique is mesmerising. And the ride fills at 1:53 awesome. To think he did this at his age and in a tux aswell! There will never be a better drummer ever than buddy.
My Mom that was born in 1929 would frequent the jazz clubs with her girlfriends back in the day.
She has a drumstick from one of Buddy's shows that's in my storage. It is very beat up.
@@395PRS name your price!!
@@anthonypapp6349sorry to break it to you man💀el estepario is great but not near buddy rich
While having a heart attack! About halfway through, he started having the early stages of a heart attack. I was when you see his face grimace, and he struggles to breath. His daughter said he knew what it was, because this was his second heart attack, but he kept on going, like a boss.
@@Hollylivengoodholy fuck are you serious? I mean I already knew it just from seeing him play…. But goddamn buddy really was THAT DUDE huh 😭 what damn legend
3:18 I can play this part of the solo perfectly
Hahahahahah
Oh shit I just clicked and belly laughed for a solid 30 seconds. Thanks bud!
ahahaha
Me too
yea but is it in fletcher’s tempo? XD
Buddie Rich came to my school one time to put on a clinic. I didn't know who he was at the time, and was thinking an hour of drums. One note and a bunch of banging. Two minutes into his presentation, and I saw how wrong I was.
He started with a single cymbol on stage, and taught us how to build a sound. Then after that, he started adding different percussion elements showing how to color and shape it. The last 10 minutes was a solo that had us giving a standing ovation. It was one of the most memerable and enjoyable moments of my childhood. A master and a geeat.
Man that's effing beautiful.
When I was 10 my school took us to McDonalds for career day.
We got to see the in and outs of making hot fries and filet of fish .
Great story Chris
Great story Bryan
One day a man dressed as a walnut came to give us a talk on the dangers of setting random fires. He said it would be "nuts" to do that. We found out later one of the kids in the audience went missing. We never saw Walnut Man again.
What missed opportunity you should have said a master and The Goat
I had the great privilege of hearing Buddy and his band live. His solos were indeed unbelievable but for the rest of the time he was simply the drummer for the band. I love his quote that he was the most fortunate of men in that he got paid for something that he would gladly do for free! What a guy!
Thank you for the likes
Normally I would not enjoy a 4 minute drum solo but this guy kept me very entertained the whole way through.
If you went to war and he was the drummer boy , your country automatically wins.
No need to drop a-bomb
All he had to do is drop a beat
One of the BEST comments ever!
Lmao
you win the internet.
Moral +80%
Adrenaline +9999999%
This solo inspired me to give up on drums
NO! You may never reach the top of the mountain, but you might get close enough to see the summit.
I feel your pain.
I discovered Al di meola and John Mcglauchlin and Edie Van Halen and Steve Vai and Yngvie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani and Jeff beck over one summer in about 1990. I'd been playing for about two years. I was 17.
I just about had bar chords covered.
I was ready to pack it all in after hearing them.
But Like you I'm sure I was just inspired to keep at it.
I knew I was never going to be that good but it was still nicve to know what was possible.
It expanded my horizons and did actually inspire me.
Fleshgod is sick
Fuck this I’m inspired and I will be the best jazz player ever take my word mate
😂
He was the best ever. I have been a drummer since I was 10 yrs old and I am 69 now. I have never heard anyone else do what he did on the drums. I remember watching him on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Johnny was a drummer himself, and always interviewed Buddy with much respect. I particularly enjoyed Buddy's performances with Ed Shaunnessey, the Tonight Show's drummer, and they both just hammered out great performances, always.
Karen Carpenter. Hardly anyone remembers that she was a drummer who sang.
Buddy Rich is the most technically proficient and fastest drummer I’ve ever seen. He “may” have lost a few MPH of his fastball by the age of 65, but more than made up for it with his bag of tricks.
What’s lost in his technical brilliance was the drive and ability to push that big band. A true marvel.
He lost no "MPH off his fastball" by 65 or later. Strange you would write that when the evidence is quite the contrary. Buddy never slowed down, he only got better.
Fun Fact: Buddy was not supposed to have a drum solo there, he was only supposed to count to four for the band.
1, 2, 3, 4 minutes
So this was improvised? This isn’t something he has memorized, right?
@@BijinMCMXC the insane thing is that it probably wasn’t, he was feeling it and they gave it to him
you know leading into that he was probably like yeah guys sorry I hadnt warmed up today so it might be a little rough
@@BijinMCMXC you can’t memorize something like this
Please take a moment to appreciate that he's doing this in a god damn three piece suit.
Not only that, but in the middle of the Caribbean summer. He started having a heart attack about halfway through (you can really see he's struggling at the end), and not only finished the song, but walked to center stage and took a bow before going to the hospital.
@@ziggydeer4401 wut o.O
How old was he here?
@@campnou69 65
@@JP5466 Thanks
Buddy Rich is the GOAT, no competition, contest or argument
I get goose bumps every time I watch this video. The man was from a different planet.
BTW he is 65 yrs old in this footage!!
Over 69 yrs
Holy f
@@zenonoktawiec7661 he died when he was 69
@that one again he learns it from Fletcher
So he's dead now?
Jesus, someone get those drums a cigarette...
Fuck that they need a goddamn drink
What is your malfunction boe? Don't you understand your comment is Blasphemy? You are just a clown. Never heard about Dave Weckl for example?
@@hannukoistinen5329 jesus christ fuck off
lol
Picture me actually going back stage poring him a drink, from the audience, in a big cup, pouring the cup in his mouth, and after he’s finished, put a cigarette in his mouth, and light it.......... and he’s still playing like a drum god........ still playing the solo while I’m doing all of this cause he deserve it
Incredible. It doesn't matter how many times I watch this clip, it never fails to leave me with chills. A true master.
Absolutely magnificent !
This Guy is some sort of alien. Amazing. He was my childhood drummer hero when I was learning as a kid. I mean there are some really great drummers but in my opinion this guy is just in his own league. Nuts. After all that he ends with and explosion. He was the greatest drummer in history in my opinion, certainly the greatest big band/jazz drummer in history.
What melts my face the most about Buddy’s drumming is that he’s able to play the way he does (and at the speed he does) using Traditional grip
The greatest drummers in the world use traditional grip. It's easier for the dominant hand to Glide over the sub-dominant hand.
What grip do people normally use
@Bring me 1k Scrubscribers Matched grip (both hands holding the stick overhanded) is the more widely used technique in almost every style & genre of drumming. Traditional grip (underhanded grip with left hand, overhanded grip with right) is an older drumming technique, still popular among mainly Jazz drummers. It’s widely agreed that playing in traditional grip is more difficult, especially for people who first learned to play drums using Matched grip. Jazz drummers like to use Traditional grip I think mainly because it can feel more natural to capture the groove of a swing-rhythm in this position.
that's the best explanation i've heard so far @@nathangarber9644
@@nathangarber9644 When the drum kit was first put together in the late 1800's/early 1900's, the young kids learning drum kit were taught by military drummers, because that was the only drumming style in existence.
Military players held the left stick that way in order to avoid lifting the elbow, which was both tiring over a long period, and made playing the drum awkward.
The only way to drop the elbow was to completely change the grip to underhand, and because that was the way the military players were taught, they passed on this technique to the young kit players.
Jazz was the prevailing style at the time, which used a lighter, bouncier feel in the left hand, so the grip wasn't changed.
It was the advent of rock in the '60's that made many drummers change the grip to matched in order to play the loud back beats more forcefully, and with less effort.
Some drummers play rock/fusion with the military grip, most notably Stewart Copeland, Carl Palmer, Narada Michael Walden, Charlie Watts, and Virgil Donati, but it's making life difficult for yourself. The military grip doesn't lend itself to situations where you are playing loud, forceful back beats.
"Not my tempo"
I'm upset
D0nutLord I CAN STILL SEE YOU MINI ME!
Sunny One It's a movie reference.
D0nutLord Thank You. I realized that.
Let's hear some double time swing
How can you dislike this? I don’t see anyone else actually playing it
as a metal drummer I always appreciate the insane technical ability and mental structure jazz drummers have😭
In addition to everything - speed, style, swing etc. - notice how clean Buddy plays. You can hear every note clearly, nothing sloppy here.
Mortals are sloppy.
Friendly reminder: sloppy drumming is good for groove.
@@kudosmucho6634 Not necessarily. For example, Ringo wasn't sloppy, but he had great groove, in his own way.
Haha I get it just like from whiplash
By today's standards it's quite sloppy. Some parts completely lose their tempo, some parts have the back beat lost while he's mashing around with no intention. All he has is dexterity.
Now this is my tempo.
WHIPLASH 😂
@@_.pooloo._ Yes😁🥁
RUAHING OR DRAGGING!
@@andrenunez1047 "SO YOU DO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"
Jajajajaja
I don't know much about drumming but am PRETTY SURE this guy is either THE BEST or certainly up there close to the top. Amazing.
I am completely blown away by how efficient his hand movement is
I'm 18 years old and have been drumming for a solid 7 years now. I'd like to call myself good, but then I watch this and feel totally discouraged lol
However, mark my words, I'm going to learn how to play traditional grip and follow in Buddy's footsteps.
I know how you feel. A bassist friend and I went to see John Entwistle when we your age and we left wanting to cry, but eventually it drove me to get pretty good on bass. Keep it up, you'll get there.
am i the only one who thinks traditional grip is massively harder? or do i just suck at it lol
***** OK THANKS FOR THE CLARIFICATION
PrettBadBoyFranklin I think whatever you use the most is easiest. I started with traditional 50 years ago and it is still easier for me. Before you go much further I'd recommend looking at some of Mojo Mayer's tips, such as the one about Buddy's secret weapon. I like Mojo - he says you STILL have to practice, unlike Buddy who never practiced. Rehearse sure but practice? Nope.
Scotty Riles
alright thanks. i started with matchgrip but in my high school drumline were required to do traditional, and while i can play different cadences and songs fine with match, my traditional grip still needs practice
Beginner
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***** Nah.
James Jeffrys Jealous blah blah
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+NRG Player im purty sure theoretically impossible is a lower degree of impossibility than impossible
How absolutely insane! Directed here from 'Insider' "The 20 best drum solos of all time, ranked". I've seen this a number of times over the years as well. Buddy was and is the GOAT! In 1982 he was 65, had ready suffered a few heart attacks; and still kicked ass and took no prisoners! Just amazing...
That was the most amazing thing I’ve seen in my entire life
Modern drummers still can't outplay this guy and they need big double bass kits.
Here's an old man wearing a tuxedo in probably 100* weather under stage lights in the Dominican Republic playing only 4 drums.
Awesome and nobody has a left hand like Rich!
He was a drumming prodigy who could waste anyone behind a set of drums.
you're soo right! left hand, left hand and right foot. Mr. Rich has credited his learning to tap dance as a kid for his foot independence, get his book, an eye opener.
It was actually well over 100 degrees.. Buddy hated the tux, but for his old friend Francis Albert, he acquiesced. After the job he was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. The band was his on the whole video with Sinatra's rhythm section backing up Frank. Pllease, young drummers. Watch Buddy wherever you can. There is a wealth of ideas spanning the history of jazz and big band drumming there for the losing..
Only person I've ever heard that has a left hand as good as Buddy's is Vinnie Colaiuta. Another absolute monster
the tux - that was what I noticed too - no idea how hot is was but the heat and restriction from it must have been uncomfortable - imagine just how much smoother this solo would have been if he was bangin a pair of shorts and a tee!
Doug Warren I actually don't think it matters. When I play in a suit and bowtie I don't even think about it. I just get lost in the music and don't really think about anything else. But every drummer is different :)
1:53
the way he just handled those cymbals was aesthetically pleasing, wtf
The way he looks at the plates. When he double hits that "splash" i think it is idk. Gots me evt
After you become familiar with your set and rudiments laid out on it, cymbals are usually high so in reality the same smooth movements are the whole time but on that cymbal part his elbows come up and he becomes the wizard in fantasia for a moment lol
I think there are some people who don't like Buddy Rich because this solo stuff is all they've seen and they get the impression that all he did was play fast and furious. The truth is, Buddy largely played in service to his band when he wasn't doing solos. He could play soft and mellow just as well as he could do stuff like this. He didn't overpower the other musicians in his band and would only break out the solos when the time called for it.
The epitome of perfection and an uncomparable variety of technique. I lack the words, simply brilliant! 👍👍👍
RIP Buddy Rich the best drummer in the world. I’m proud to say that the grandson of Buddy Rich, Nick Rich is currently my drum teacher. Your legacy lives on with him.
Is Nick as good ?
He’s a god
@@ProboscisMan If Budd ever heard play today, he'd beat his ass and throw him off the fuckin' bus. You're a moron.
Larry Smith what the fuck are you so pissed at?
@@danishhazlan1154 There seem to be many bad eggs in this comment section.
i dont know anything about drums, but you just know it that this guy is perfect
Mr Tambourine Man Do you know anything about tambourines though?
Mr Tambourine Man but can you play a song for me?
Would it be possible to take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship?
have you laid your lay lady lay today... (had to get in on the fun)
Mr Tambourine Man I know quite a bit about drums, and you would be correct in assuming that.
Solos today don't come close to this. Drummers are far more technically advanced today but their solos just don't have flow to them. It's basically drum machines playing.
You listen to this solo and you hear and feel the depth of it. It's rhythmic and even melodic in some sections, and Buddy did all of that at that age!
Just amazing. Buddy will live in forever
Hey kids, just listen to this incredible performance you will never EVER hear a drummer of this caliber, ever again pulling off a superhuman performance. Buddy, you are so missed……..and I’ll continue saying this on other videos too!
"Whiplash" anyone?
is somebody out of tune?
TheTurtlemans No I meant,did anyone come here after watching "Whiplash".
Sathvik Rachakulla yeahhh :)
Sathvik Rachakulla that's a fletcher's line. ;D
Were you rushing or dragging?
When your drum roll sounds like a swarm of bees, you know you're a pretty good drummer
with one hand!!!!
“Pretty” good?! 🤔 More like beast mode!
What's even more scary...those are SINGLE STROKES!
Buddy played with THE greatest jazz musicians in the world, in a time that drummers were considered "Side-men" and he STILL stole the show!
And an even greater swarm of bees
Not before and not after another like Buddy!!
His talent, style and performance second to NONE!👌🥁👍😎
Without a doubt, the best drummer to ever live!
Man that dude had to be in his sixties, and with that much energy! Just incredible!
+samuski36 Buddy Rich was doing that into his 70's. Before Peart there was Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. The original Drum Gods.
+samuski36 Buddy Rich was 64 yrs old .at the Concert for Americas in 1982.- he was 69 yrs old when he died.. He also looks a lot older because it was 100+ degrees and he was wearing that tux. He was suffering from heat exhaustion and collapsed backstage and it's incredible that it didn't affect his playing ! You can see signs he was taking deep breaths, and shaking his head . a few times, like something was wrong.
Marathonracer The lengths people will go to do what they love!
+Marathonracer He does look a lot older. That is true. If you watch the Michael Parkinson interview he did not long before his death some years later, he looked fresher and younger looking. Wasn't under the physical stress he was here though of course.
+Jedi Master Smoochie nope... Buddy died at the age of 69...
"Rolling Stone magazine rated Buddy Rich as the 15th best drummer of all time.
Ringo was rated the 14th."
That's so embarrassing.
Steve Melling Well said! Love Ringo for who he is but this man is on a far superior level. Universally respected as THE GOAT.
Steve Melling Yes indeed. Ringo is famous of course but a normal drummer. Just good enough for simple Beatles songs. Drummers of course will talk with respect about him but deep in their heart they know he is the Eddie the Eagle of drumming.
Buddy Rich was leagues ahead of Ringo in technical ability, but Ringo did just the right amount of what was needed to work with the music. As we all know (and i've been guilty of it also) some drummers try to push that little too far within the tune and add beats that aren't required. The beats we don't play can be just as important as the ones we do.... That said, to me also, it's Buddy Rich, hands down!
Who listens to anything Rolling Stone has to say?
Steve Melling lots of people here have varied opinions snd even arguments. but ahat we can all agree on is rolling stone lists are complete rubbish
The master of snare and rolls! Very few out there that can can roll or snare it like Buddy! He got them cross over down pat too! A big band and Jazz legend!
Thank you for this amazing performance and for the headache.
LoL Buddy could double stroke roll faster with just using his left hand than 99.9 percent of all drummers using both hands today, Buddy's playing was above and beyond
More than 99.9 % of a drummers that u know of *.
@@f3arbhy exactly
Yeah. Even Dave Weckl said that. Unbelievable
Have you seen danny carey?
Wow, I see the inspiration for miles teller's last scene in whiplash
Basically just stole the whole solo
@Massive Douche they did that with every song in the movie. They just changed some of the notes and tempo, but it still sounded amazing
Even the guy coming in the corner to fix the the drum set like in the movie
It makes sense given that Miles tellers character idolised buddy rich. I think the movie both captures and compliments buddy rich's skill. Also the movie is the best movie ever made!
@Teddy Holiday I'm upset.
This is absolutely insane.. Been into Buddy & his Big Band for a while but haven’t heard the heart attack solo yet, god daaayum
Around 3:15 Buddy breaks it all down. Single stroke roll rudiment and the wrist speed is beyond amazing as he picks it up.
Nice. he wasn't rushing nor dragging ;)
whiplash
+Noah Milanovi ohh so you do know the movie
Are referring to the movie or were you applauding his skill of precision of not rushing nor dragging?
TheVideoBoy
both :)
Not quit my Tempo
I hope those drums paid him back the money they owed him
Reversed 😂😂😂
That snare owed some serious cash
can't imagine when he was young
@@user-wr2pg2zi7l he was a BEAST on drums.
Bernard "Buddy" Rich
[ "ONE OF A KIND" ] ♥️♥️👌👍👍🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Go Buddy Go 🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥🥰😍😘😜
we got buddy rich here
This must have been the most physically taxing moments of this man's life. 4 and half minutes at like 400 bpm. Whew...
He began to suffer from a heart attack midway through. Just as an added bonus
@@danwillreview No, he didn't have a heart attack during this or any other performance.
During this performance he wasn't feeling that great to begin with on top of that the lights were closer than they needed to be making it much hotter than it would normally be so a doctor checked him out afterwards merely as a precaution.
@Winsociety Actually this was a fairly regular performance for him! Yet another reason he was so utterly amazing.
@@JeffVanRooy r/woooosh
Not even close. This is maybe 140 bpms. Don't take your info from whiplash that movie is very inaccurate.
Greatest Jazz drummer of all time. PERIOD. In every way a drummer's ability can be measured. Speed, technique, power, etc... People are quick to forget about Buddy Rich because he wasn't the drummer for a huge rock band.
+Nicholas Adams 2:29 though
Dexter Stanley-Tauvao RIGHT!!!
+Nicholas Adams What made Buddy Rich the best jazz drummer of all time is because he didn't brag about it each time he took the stage. He just sat down at his drum set, and proved it by his technique and speed.
+Nicholas Adams You're a moron for typing 'PERIOD' after already including the actual punctuation mark. The way you intended it only makes sense in spoken context. MORON.
CooManTunes Is it really that big of a deal? No need to cry so hard. Saying "Period" in the context i was using it was as an Idiom, not for punctuation! I would have thought anyone who can read would have known that. Especially a grammar NAZI such as yourself. If you disagree with my opinion then say that. We're here to talk about Buddy Rich. Not listen to you whine like an infant.
OMG. And all in a 3 piece suit!!! All aspiring drummers have to watch and learn. The best. Xx
Man, been a drummer for years and I've never seen this video. Fantastic!
Thanks whiplash, now I'm watching a playlist of drummers and I got no idea what's going on
Don't feel bad. I'm a drummer, and I don't know either. Lol
Haaahaaaa. Sweet reply. Same here.
deadSkrilla s•k•r•i•t•• at least I can assure you that you won’t find any better than this
@Christian Picardo trust me this is nothing for drummers.
look up Buddy and Ed Schaunessy
His fucking hand speed
+Jesus Christ lololololol
Hahaha you sir won the internet
That's what she said
its technique...
Most creative and fantastic drumming I've ever heard
Woooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!😅😅😅 loved it
Were you rushing or dragging?
Buddy Rich doesnt make mistakes lol hes to awesome
lol that comment made my day thanx bro'
Were you Russian or Dragon?
Shawn C. haha np
HeronOfHeaven clever :P
When you truly have mastered an instrument.
My guy mastered his whole muscular system 😂 it's one thing to consistently move so fast, another thing to be doing it rhythmically with simultaneous bodyparts.
Stunning performance. A consummate big band percussion artist even at 65 years old when this was recorded. His vast repertoire spanning decades of creative music experience is legendary.
これだけ素晴らしいドラマーは、2度と出て来ないだろう!🎉
This guy is like Buddy Rich of drumming
like Buddy? you mean Is Buddy.
Fucking lmao dude
Barry Berry - I don't know about that. But he's definitely the Buddy Rich on a drum set, that's for sure!
@Mark Stevens its the Americans , they don't get irony...
We get very irony with wrinkled shirts :P
So basically, this is the whole finale of whiplash...
Totally!
Awsome
bruh it sounds so similar
With considerably less abuse, I hope
Great movie that...
This is incredible! 😮
Absolutely amazing.
Thirty one years after this man's passing, millions of drummers, such as myself still watch and listen to study every move and nuance of his playing. If that doesn't tell you how superior a musical giant this man was, then I don't know what will.
well said........
His penis
Yes man u know this!!! Class drummer & legend!!!
Amen. It's easy to watch this over & over again. Absolutely astonishing
He was the Mozart/Bach/Beethoven of drummers.
There's a LOT of Good Drummers and there's a LOT of even Great Drummers but there is only ONE Buddy Rich!
#fact
I agree
Great energy ❤.Dancing Spirit Unfolding
Even though I'm not a drummer, I can tell he was a kickass muso, for sure!
"Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer ever to draw a breath." - Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich is the best ever jazz drummer... The best non-jazz drummer is Mike Mangini though
@@mychannelofawesome John bohnan is better
@@kevruss29 Neil peart is even better
@@kevruss29 and its John bonham
Oooh tough call, I think I'm going for, john bonham, Mike portnay, Chris Adler, Nicko mcbrain, Mike mangini, buddy rich, And myself 😂
1.7K dislikes must be from former drummers that decided to quit after seeing this man. 😂 😂
exactly. :-))))))
Best comment
That's a lot of dislikes you know. I think he was too mechanical.
Nope. He was a very technically proficient drummer, but he was an absolute asshole and a complete piece of shit. Always ran his mouth about how he was the greatest and talked down on other musicians all the time, abused women, etc. There were and are much better, more well-rounded drummers than him who were/are actually decent human beings. Glad this piece of shit is dead.
@@officialmetalwill So what did he do wrong?
Simply amazing!!
Absolutely incredible!
always save the aplause for the end, never clap wen a master is performing..
Where is the master ? I dont see one in this vid. I do see a great band though behind the " Hunchback"
This is Jazz, not Classical
Chris Saxton Okay...? What I meant was this is not a formal setting like in classical music performed in a philharmonic stage, where the audience aren't suppose to make a sound during a performance. You could only clap after a piece is done. But what we have here is not that, it's a casual setting and you could cheer when he does a nice beat.
Chris Saxton Uh, sure? No one asked.
when*
He’s going to be famous one day.
Watson Peanut 😂
Watson Peanut 😂😂
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Amazing!!! I was here
Amazing!
RIP Neil Peart. Buddy Rich was his idol.
Buddy rich is every drummers idol
I recall Buddy saying something like " If you really can't drum, you end up in a Rock & Roll Band"
Anton buddy rich was a trash human being who abused his band members and his wife
@@RetroCarbon I don't condon abusing wife's , but the greats always were hard on band members (James Brown ect.)
@@leanidis300 And that is why Neil Peart played the tribute concert
This man IS the encyclopedia of DRUMMING. Every technique is here. This deserves further analysis and a full transcript of this piece should be available.
It's majestic and a school that must never be forgotten.
Who or what is capable of analyzing this ? And even if such a transcript was created, who the hell is capable (to this day) of sitting down and playing it note for note with the exact accents and feel as Buddy Rich? ??
100%
The slow down at 3:20 is mind blowing
It's honestly frightening. Like...this should not be possible.
Analisis and transcript are worth nothing. Theory is absolute nonsense. What this deserves is a drummer who is good enough for repeating this masterpiece and even make it better.
Remembered watching This Jedi Master on The Johnny Carson Show as a Kid!! Makes me watchvin awe than+more so now!! 😊
Utterly unbelievable. He put all other drummers into the shade. Absolutely stunning.
More like he put all other drummers into shame......... I'm one of em
Cmon folks. There is no "best" because everyone defines it differently. "Favorite" would be more appropriate. Buddy Rich had jaw dropping technique and could swing with the best of them....that is a pretty lethal combination. You have to tip your cap to the guy who invented a lot of the riffs and techniques that modern players use today....he is one of a kind. We may never see another one like him....
gqnelly we should form a "Music is not a sport" community. Maybe we could get rid of this comparison bullshit mentality.
Mr Vladalv I'm in because that's a great idea and I could not agree more with you both.
Easy to say 50 years in hindsight.
gqnelly
With any other drummer other than Buddy, I could agree with you. But when it comes to everything that characterizes a superior percussionist, he alone stands above the masses...
Mr Vladalv "Music is not a Sport" Well said. I tip my cap to you sir.
"Why do you suppose I just hurrled a chair at your head?"
I don’t know... the tempo?
@@taylorbugess8500 *THEN WHY DIDN'T YA FUCKIN' SAY SO?!?!?!?!*
lol love that film
@@spacecat673 I don't know what movie you guys are talking about, but from the quotes it sounds like someone is about to be taken outside and shown what it's like.
@@hadronoftheseus8829 whiplash is such a great film man
A fabulous Master !!! The Boss!!!!
Monster !!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Good, but can he play Seven Nation Army?
I bet he can't play Nirvana
hahaha nice
hahaha nice
so nice you said it twice
im dead inside
Or "in the air tonight"
who is watching this video after watching "whiplash"?
:v
Is that really the fastest you can play, you worthless Hymie fuck?
:v
THERE A FUCKIN MARS BAR DOWN THERE?
+Rizwan Ul Karim I CAN STILL SEE YOU MINI ME
Profound,., Godsmacked.
Absolutely awesome and amazing drummer.