Open Drum Solo Madness
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2019
- Please leave a comment if you want a drum lesson video on a particular part of this solo! Skype or Private lesson inquiries please email steveholmes@gmail.com
Reciting licks? Musical stream of consciousness? The same old stuff vs new on-the-spot ideas? Whatever it is it's always a challenge to sit and just play. I try to play complete thoughts and have a pulse going throughout. How do you like to improvise?
Drums are Yamaha PHX
Snare is Dunnet titanium with re-enforcement hoops
Cymbals are Zildjian
i have watched hundreds if not thousands of drum Videos..
Mr. Holmes... beside being a pleasure for eyes and ears.. you are authentic! I learn just by watch your hand move. You definetly belong between the best out there.. and i could imagine your style within any good Funk Jazz fusion setting. Thanks for your Videos!! and best wishes
Thank you Gonzalo.
This is better than any morning cup of coffee... thanks Steve!
His drum sound is perfect. Flawless execution. Beautiful drum technique and flow of ideas. Thanks Steve !!
Thanks Rita!
I’m in love with that left hand
The halftime shuffle got gnarly 👌
One of the best drum solos I’ve ever heard. So much style, dynamics, feel, control, creativity, and originality. Great job Steve!
Smokin’ Steve.
Thanks man! Hope you're well Steve!
A beautiful cacophony of ideas.
Tremendous voice you have there Steve.
Love that you never sacrifice the groove or the feel, even tho you’re blasting away with some wild chops 🤯
That was beautiful Steve. 🙏
Classy! Extremely musical and “listenable” solo, Steve. I think you capture so much attention because so many of us want to play this way. So much feel and groove, yet you’ve got the fireworks too. Thanks for the inspiration!
That scream at 4:00 is classic loved it !!! Tone is incredible !! A joy to watch .
Really fun to see you turn it loose a bit. I've always enjoyed watching your spots. The only thing missing is a table side visit with Mr. Traditional Grip at the House of Drumming.
Steve, your tribute to Neil led me here (of COURSE I has to watch "Open Drum Solo Madness" first!) ...all I can say is that I'm blown away by your playing. So musical and fluid. Your drums sound fantastic, as well. Kudos- and thanks. You have a new follower.
Wow, thanks!
This is incredible.
I don’t surf UA-cam to ‘study the greats’ (no pun intended, I know there’s a video series for that trash). I only try to find inspiration. And this is amazing; this is what my heart beats and what my brain attempts to translate when I playing.
Now I’m going to surf your page and see what else is inspiring.
Thank you
Thank you.. Beautiful feel..!
Phenomenal!
Steve you've been killing it!
Excellent, Steve.
Wow man this is incredible right here I love it.😃👍
Serious stuff. Such flow! As always, a pleasure to watch :)
02:29 to 02:39 sounds just so cool! Reminds me of Kiko Freitas, a great brasillian drummer.
Absolutely amazing! You're musicianship is incredible, and I never get tired of hearing you play. Truly outstanding. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and incredible playing!!!
Damn. That grooved my nuts off bro. #nohomo #notthatthereseanythingwrongwithnthat
fantastic.
Holy Crap!
great stuff..superb..gd luck..
Tasty as ever Steve!
Such a joy to listen to your solos, Steve! I've been stealing your solos circa HOD days where you shared Vinnie, Dave and Steve types of drum licks. :)
That was beautiful
You are... GOOD good.... woah.
Hes really good
NICE WORK
Thanks a lot!!
Toca muito bem!!!
最高にcool👍👍👍かっこいい
Fantastic, Steve! One thing: Angle 1 (left) was not necessary. Angle 2 (right) shows more. Instead a totally different second angle would have been great.
Super cool ....Steve....
Awesome
thank you for share all your knowledge , amazing
Awesome Brother.....
The sound of your drums and playing is very inspiring. 1:38 -2:02 - I would like a lesson or two from you. More on the not losing the pulse while playing different phrases. I will be out of the country until 8/6/19. Please advise of your schedule and how to contact you. Thanks.
Fantastic stuff, as usual.
I'd seriously love a video more about how to develop the building blocks to freely create these kinds of linear phrases and fills. There are definitely some spots in there where I can tell it was a "lick" you had rehearsed at some point (definitely caught The Carlock Lick in there a few times), but most of the time it doesn't seem that way. Did you develop this kind of vocabulary by collecting licks, or was there something more fundamental you worked on that allows these ideas to come out spontaneously? Sometimes I feel like I'm wasting time practicing a specific lick - it's cool to have that lick in my pocket, but I would much rather feel like I am expressing myself more spontaneously and freely instead of stringing together rehearsed licks. How would you recommend developing this kind of vocabulary? Is there a good practice routine that worked for you? I could just start making up random phrases and practicing them until they're internalized, but I can't help but wonder if there's a more efficient way to develop this style of playing.
I'd love to see you touch on this topic, as I really trust your input and experience. You've clearly done a lot of work to get where you are, and I have tons of respect for your playing!
Keep up the amazing content, man. I have gained so much from each and every one of your videos.
Thank you, I'll keep this in mind for future videos.
The 1:40 - 2:00 mark is bad ass. I need to work more on keeping that hi hat going on all four like you're doing. Awesome solo.
Fantastic stuff Steve! Something that viewers might find interesting is a lesson on odd groups in 1/16's (or triplets) like you do a bit at 2:53.
Repeated combinations over the bar line in say, two-bar phrases is great for "opening up the ear". Start with doubles in eighth-note triplets worked up to groups of 5's and 7's in sixteenth notes. Just a thought... I'd love to see what you could do with it!
Thank you - my last video covered that in detail:ua-cam.com/video/1cvctq0sqas/v-deo.html
Hey Steve. Your playing is very inspiring. Your left hand technique is incredible. What do you most attribute to it, Moeller technique or just your way of developing it naturally?
Wow top drawer chops
That K is nasty ..what model?
The crash in the back? Special dark. It's like a china but not!
Hello good
Is this where I would inquire about getting a video lesson with you?
steveholmes at gmail dot com - thanks for the interest!
so. much. control.
Why you don’t make new videos?)
Hi Evgenji - I'm currently working on something that should be released within a couple weeks hopefully. Don't worry - I still plan on making more this year. Thanks.
Hey Steve ..... do you play much brushes
I've done my share of low volume gigs so I used to more than I do these days. They're fun!
@@SteveHolmesDrums I've watched all your videos. Would love for you to touch on brushes one of these days. Is your old teacher Nunzi still around?
Thanks for the suggestion! Ray is still in NJ as far as I know yes.
Where's Steve?
Right here.
1v1 me in the gulag, bro