Steely Dan on Bernard Purdie (the Purdie Shuffle)

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  • @mikaeltoivonen7903
    @mikaeltoivonen7903 3 роки тому +313

    "Bernard - we don't know exactly what we want, but we don't want a shuffle."
    - Ok, let me play you my half-time shuffle.
    "We love it."
    - mmm-hmm.

    • @AfferbeckBeats
      @AfferbeckBeats 3 роки тому +33

      Same with Chuck Rainey on bass "We don't want any slapping"
      Chuck: slaps
      Walter and Don: We love it

    • @wizardmoto
      @wizardmoto 6 днів тому

      Can't NOT love DoctaPurdie.

  • @michaeljohn7095
    @michaeljohn7095 3 роки тому +40

    Watching him rock the Purdie shuffle and verbally explain simultaneously is ridiculous. What a talent.

  • @dmreeoogdaq
    @dmreeoogdaq 7 років тому +504

    BOO-BEE, BACKADACKADEBACKADA OOH-BEE, BACKADACKADEBACKADA, BOO-BEE, AH, BOO-BOO-BOO AH...

    • @thegrimyeaper
      @thegrimyeaper 6 років тому +20

      And that's how you do the Purdie Shuffle.

    • @ssonicdeafmonkey
      @ssonicdeafmonkey 5 років тому +11

      Funny, my wife's name is BACKADACKADEBACKADA.

    • @saucedevourer8858
      @saucedevourer8858 5 років тому +8

      Actually it's BOO-BEE, BOPBOODACKADABOOKADABOOKADAaDAaDAaDA, OOH, AH, OOH OOH OOH AH.

    • @gsxerwhite
      @gsxerwhite 4 роки тому

      Eggy Noggy “you gotta come in on the boom chicca not the frappa tappa!” Been there done that

    • @richzito
      @richzito 4 роки тому +1

      You done it.

  • @daveowens271
    @daveowens271 6 років тому +441

    Bernard Purdie can back up every bit of smack he lays down. The man is an unbelievable drummer.

    • @1BuckeyeRob
      @1BuckeyeRob 4 роки тому +8

      Dave Owens He’s becoming one of my faves...and I’m 48 and drumming since I was 15!!!!

    • @darmac8519
      @darmac8519 3 роки тому +18

      couldnt agree more i remember going to a clinic in dublin and someone asked him he use a metronome..his answer "i am a metronome" its that sort of confidence you need to make a great rnb track 😀

    • @canadianroot
      @canadianroot 3 роки тому +6

      Not as conceited or as grumpy as Ginger by a country mile. But still unnecessarily conceited.

    • @danrogy
      @danrogy 3 роки тому +2

      His foot is faster than light!

    • @danrogy
      @danrogy 3 роки тому

      @@canadianroot Listen more. He's 100% NOT full of it.

  • @coltallgood4764
    @coltallgood4764 2 роки тому +231

    Bernard's "Ohh Bee Bap Bah Duh Doo Dadda Dee" is better than 95% of music out there today!

    • @IronMan-tk8uc
      @IronMan-tk8uc Рік тому +4

      🤣 I never get tired of this, ever! Hilarious as hell but certainly one of the highest studio legends of the United States, Mr. Bernard ''Pretty'' Purdie.

    • @giovanna722
      @giovanna722 Рік тому +3

      That's because it's rooted in Black music, which was funkier and earthier then than it is now. His feel is phenomenal.

    • @cameronjoyce2368
      @cameronjoyce2368 Рік тому

      😂 yup

    • @thebasedgodmax1163
      @thebasedgodmax1163 Рік тому

      *ever made

    • @TheMattmatic
      @TheMattmatic Рік тому +1

      When he said "backata BAH" I felt that

  • @EmitRemmus22
    @EmitRemmus22 7 років тому +462

    0:25 finally know where those lines in 1612 by Vulfpeck came from. rad.

    • @ShowTheOreo
      @ShowTheOreo 4 роки тому +3

      Haha that's awesome

    • @acamaroness
      @acamaroness 4 роки тому +2

      Hahahahha

    • @HuntChicagoHomes
      @HuntChicagoHomes 4 роки тому +3

      YES

    • @nils7262
      @nils7262 4 роки тому +15

      I just listened to this and instantly I was like 😳😳

    • @m3psy
      @m3psy 4 роки тому +8

      Wow. Thank you for that hahah. What’s funny is I thought it sounded so familiar when Bernard said it..and I was just let it slide until I read this comment hahaha

  • @michealodwyer7306
    @michealodwyer7306 4 роки тому +103

    Hilarious to hear Donald Fagan talk about that story about Purdie's signs with his typical dry sarcasm while Bernard is going uuugh AAH ungh ungh ungh AAHH in the background

  • @michaeljonesmedia
    @michaeljonesmedia 3 роки тому +566

    I finally understand the Vulfpeck reference to this in 1612. "Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway... FRANK Sinatra."

    • @michaelmcdonald8452
      @michaelmcdonald8452 3 роки тому +6

      What do you mean?

    • @sethbartos9406
      @sethbartos9406 3 роки тому +51

      @@michaelmcdonald8452 Vulfpeck has a song where the lyrics go:
      Aquarion
      Ford Taurus
      A strike on the box
      Ooh, Ford Focus
      Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway
      Frank Sinatra
      It may have come from 0:29

    • @selekeh
      @selekeh 3 роки тому +10

      that's the key to my heart

    • @asianjesus1902
      @asianjesus1902 3 роки тому +6

      LETS GOO I UNDERSTAND

    • @frafrafrafrafra
      @frafrafrafrafra 3 роки тому

      Lol

  • @Apemopo
    @Apemopo 8 років тому +316

    2:55 lol its just so funny when donald starts talking and purdie's still going "oooh aah" in the background

    • @jamesat66
      @jamesat66 8 років тому +37

      lol yeah as if he's just sitting in the other room grooving by himself

    • @bilbono2359
      @bilbono2359 5 років тому +2

      The cut at the end too about him being confident

    • @n8tehgr8est
      @n8tehgr8est 5 років тому +6

      Absolutely fantastic editing on this video

    • @MykeFord950
      @MykeFord950 5 років тому

      LOL

    • @GregorMartinBoyle
      @GregorMartinBoyle 3 роки тому

      for real i thought this video was like a parody for a sec

  • @frankbrenner4852
    @frankbrenner4852 10 років тому +204

    You done hired the hit maker!

  • @11thHrPro
    @11thHrPro 3 роки тому +15

    Not over technical yet differentiated himself enough to stand out. This proved that you don't have to be a fancy drummer just a unique one to make a mark.
    His pocket is like no other.
    This is one of the coldest shuffle beats that I've ever heard.

  • @Smurfman256
    @Smurfman256 9 років тому +476

    Fuck, mate. He could just make an album with him playing and speaking and it would be fantastic.

    • @ruiplas
      @ruiplas 9 років тому +13

      bernard purdie - master drummers vol 1&2, those r what u want

    • @aldoushuxleysattention7153
      @aldoushuxleysattention7153 9 років тому +2

      +Smurfman256 Jeezuz I never clicked what the Dan 'sound' actually was...thought it was Fagen. WOW!

    • @sansocie
      @sansocie 8 років тому +2

      Thanks !

    • @hectorsanaifric343
      @hectorsanaifric343 3 роки тому +1

      I would buy that album and listen to it on repeat until the day I die

    • @snnxcpln
      @snnxcpln 3 роки тому

      Agree

  • @hiatusfromtheworld
    @hiatusfromtheworld 3 роки тому +44

    Sign 1: You Done It!
    Sign 2: You Done Hired The Hitmaker, Bernard Purdie!

  • @handidrummed
    @handidrummed 7 років тому +667

    Can we take a minute to appreciate how when Bernard is playing by himself, but then they start playing the actual track, he's in perfect tempo with it? The man is a human metronome. Unreal.

    • @mightymartianca
      @mightymartianca 7 років тому +36

      That's the mark of an ace session musician, and that's why guys like Brian Wilson and Fagan and Becker went with them for their most important records.

    • @joshuaanzaroot419
      @joshuaanzaroot419 7 років тому +7

      handidrummed that blew me away too!!! Couldn't believe it...

    • @feinstein1
      @feinstein1 6 років тому +8

      Good ear. That is ridiculous.

    • @masao398
      @masao398 5 років тому +20

      thats because they cut from a clip of him to the actual song xDD

    • @juliodicarlo5313
      @juliodicarlo5313 4 роки тому

      Was checked before

  • @melvinlloydmaxwelljr5433
    @melvinlloydmaxwelljr5433 3 роки тому +27

    Bernard Purdie doesn't create a beat. He creates a pulse. A pulse you dance to, nod your head to, feel in your body. That's what makes a song, a song.

    • @bramposthumus9300
      @bramposthumus9300 Рік тому

      Excellent observation.

    • @markm4601
      @markm4601 Рік тому

      The drumming on this track was immediately my focus the first time I heard this song. It's incredible.

  • @foxrod1
    @foxrod1 9 років тому +632

    Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway... Frank Sinatra!

    • @elliottcountess7591
      @elliottcountess7591 8 років тому +73

      +foxrod1 Vulfpeck?

    • @foxrod1
      @foxrod1 8 років тому +9

      +Elliott Countess yep

    • @erix
      @erix 8 років тому +40

      +foxrod1 1612, that's the code to my heart

    • @masonbrown9155
      @masonbrown9155 8 років тому +13

      +foxrod1
      doo doo doo doo doo-doo "Six... Teen.... Twelve..."

    • @63Baggies
      @63Baggies 7 років тому +11

      FRANK Ssssinatra :--) It's shame that Bernard appears to feel underappreciated by the industry. For my money, he's only eclipsed by Earl Palmer as MASSIVELY influential studio player.

  • @kitrichardson5573
    @kitrichardson5573 Рік тому +5

    Steely Dan’s Aja could very well be the pinnacle of music making. Certainly after the classical era.
    It’s in there with a handful of record certainly.
    What a thrill it must’ve been to be in a studio with those two guys during their heyday

  • @partyforalifetimewithbritt5835

    I had the extreme pleasure of getting to see Bernard play and got to meet and hang with him last night! It is a night I will never forget! And the sweetest dude you could ever meet! ❤️ Don’t nobody play drums like Bernard Purdie!

  • @stevendinsmore-george8941
    @stevendinsmore-george8941 3 роки тому +15

    The greatest session drummer of all time. No one was ever better than Bernard “Pretty” Purdue. If you needed a hit, you got him.

  • @UBeesh10
    @UBeesh10 7 років тому +15

    saw this with my parents at 9 and became a drummer....20 years has flown by

  • @JbirdlLester
    @JbirdlLester 3 роки тому +32

    Bernard Purdie is probably one of the most underrated drummers out there. The guy is just off the charts on his drum Technics . No wonder so many wanted him on their Albums he is the Perfect time Machine. Thanks, Bernard what a great inspiration you are to all of us drummers.

    • @TheAbele992
      @TheAbele992 Рік тому

      absolutely

    • @PapaEli-pz8ff
      @PapaEli-pz8ff Рік тому

      Underrated? By whose standards? Unless the definition has changed over the last few decades.. by the way, "underrated" musicians don't get hired to play in so many bands and recording sessions

    • @TheAbele992
      @TheAbele992 Рік тому

      @@PapaEli-pz8ff Ask anyone on the street if they know who Bernard Purdie is. Despite how many tracks he played on, I guarantee most won't know who he is, even if they know the songs he played on. That makes him underrated.

  • @stevenl5652
    @stevenl5652 6 років тому +25

    Glad I can say I was lucky enough to catch Steely live once in my life. This was the Two Against Nature tour so a little late but still epic. As a drummer, Purdie inspires impeccably.

  • @anthonypayne2526
    @anthonypayne2526 3 роки тому +13

    Purdie talking over the groove and then scat signing other grooves over his groove is always so awesome .

  • @funklover24
    @funklover24 7 років тому +21

    Purdie's shuffle is absolutely outstanding and extra-class. Feeling and sense of groove is amazing.

  • @bluemax73
    @bluemax73 Рік тому +1

    Played the drums my whole life, always loved playing to Steely Dan and that's where I learned of Bernard Purdie. I've always loved the challenge of playing to Home at Last. Great video 👍👍👍

  • @rileyjackfansmithandjones8238
    @rileyjackfansmithandjones8238 Рік тому +5

    Purdie, always on time, sets the groove.....and leaves space for everyone else whose playing.....and when required.....killer Drum Fills, and all this Genres of Music.....none ever failed because of Bernard.....he is a Cosmic Touchstone of Percussion and Rhythm.

    • @gasaholic47
      @gasaholic47 Рік тому

      Check out his interview with Rick Beato.

  • @bicylindrico
    @bicylindrico 4 роки тому +8

    Mr. Purdie has become one of my top two drummers of all time right up there with Lombardo. I can't stop searching his videos

    • @hansjavis5854
      @hansjavis5854 3 роки тому +1

      Ha! You sound like me. I thought I was the only one that swung so wildly between musical influences.

  • @ChrisMaxfieldActs
    @ChrisMaxfieldActs 6 років тому +44

    My God I love this song. Everyone else goes for Deacon Blues (fantastic, of course), or Peg (fun single!), but I really love HOME AT LAST. It's a bit pretentious, but the music is so moving to me that it makes the lyrics seem perfect.

    • @egoequus6263
      @egoequus6263 3 роки тому +1

      I always put this song on when I get back from a long grueling trip.

  • @fhowland
    @fhowland 4 роки тому +37

    Home At Last, one of their most underrated songs.

    • @shutouts33
      @shutouts33 Рік тому +2

      Absolutely. That and caves of altamira are my favorite dan tunes

  • @FrankPCarpi
    @FrankPCarpi 3 роки тому +9

    I love when he starts to sing his drum beat.

  • @thebreeze8443
    @thebreeze8443 11 років тому +88

    Fagen is so understated - just say it: the brother's gem, the Purdie Shuffle, was the driving force behind the immortalization of that great song. The hit maker made true on his word.

    • @brettygud4002
      @brettygud4002 2 роки тому +7

      Not just this song but like, over half of The Royal Scam album lol

  • @indiesoc
    @indiesoc 11 років тому +709

    Basically, this guy invented yacht rock, and he has the sweater to prove it.

    • @richardspikman7116
      @richardspikman7116 6 років тому +21

      Bill Cosby called- he doesn´t need the sweater back.

    • @TheDiamondsions
      @TheDiamondsions 6 років тому +10

      its coogi

    • @jmgmarcus808
      @jmgmarcus808 6 років тому +4

      indiesoc He was just a massive session hired gun. Definitely didn't invent yacht rock. Just ask Michael McDonald.

    • @unzoomeretro
      @unzoomeretro 4 роки тому +4

      The Doobie Bounce is the origin of Yacht Rock

    • @allenbrown9457
      @allenbrown9457 4 роки тому

      LOL 😄😄😄😄

  • @graciegolden2290
    @graciegolden2290 11 років тому +57

    You got Purdy on drums. You got everything.

  • @hubertvale9314
    @hubertvale9314 12 років тому +85

    Plays it as smooth as rolling off a log. Insane talent.
    Jeff Porcaro gives Bernard props in one of his instructional videos, so that should tell you something!

    • @HenritheHorse
      @HenritheHorse 2 роки тому +6

      Jeff used to watch his dad making music with Purdie and on a break, ask about the drums and try to learn his stuff.

  • @davegrigsby7807
    @davegrigsby7807 3 роки тому +11

    My respect and regard for Bernard Purdie skyrocketed when I once seen him playing the Purdie shuffle softly, and using his fingers on the snare to play the ghost notes rather than the sticks.
    Something magical about that finesse and touch at such a low volume. As simple as it was it changed how I seen the instrument after that. Thank you BP!

  • @andocobo
    @andocobo Рік тому +1

    Bernard Purdie’s gotta be one of the funnest people to watch speak who’s ever lived

  • @LegitamateToaster
    @LegitamateToaster Рік тому +1

    Its amazing seeing these two legends in awe of another legend. Home at last is probably my favorite SD song and now I understand why.

  • @arklowrockz
    @arklowrockz 12 років тому +551

    wow, Becker and Fagen were a whisker away from actually complementing another musician....

    • @StamfordBridge
      @StamfordBridge 4 роки тому +12

      Lol

    • @jasonfitzpatrick2197
      @jasonfitzpatrick2197 4 роки тому +40

      They’re actually a little bit star struck with Wayne Shorter in this documentary (to make up for ignoring Steve Gadd’s contribution, perhaps).

    • @moondawg3693
      @moondawg3693 4 роки тому +53

      The compliment is being asked to play, for the very best record producers ever.

    • @jasoncarey2092
      @jasoncarey2092 4 роки тому +41

      Funny. I have read interviews in which Fagen is very complimentary of Gadd. And Becker said once Chuck Rainey join the band he stopped bringing his bass to the studio. He mentions in the full doc on Aja that he felt outclassed when they started using strictly studio musicians.

    • @magic.island
      @magic.island 4 роки тому +2

      hah idk 2:20 though sounds like that was it though.

  • @ronkopald
    @ronkopald 6 років тому +9

    This is one of several variations of this I've heard. Bernard is a legend. Love him.

  • @6789uiop
    @6789uiop 7 років тому +54

    Love it. Purdie's pocket is barely street legal.

  • @CapFlipGaming
    @CapFlipGaming 7 років тому +6

    Home at Last will always be my favorite song. Purdie is mainly the cause of this. Thanks Bernie!

  • @bobtis
    @bobtis 7 років тому +41

    Gosh Walter I hate it that your gone. It's just not right. I will miss you

    • @pharcyde4943
      @pharcyde4943 6 років тому +4

      He aint gone ur watchin him right here

  • @Beghty27
    @Beghty27 7 років тому +6

    Even when he is talking about something so very simple, it unquestionable clear that he understands that concept on levels way beyond what I am able to comprehend.

  • @johncharles5043
    @johncharles5043 4 роки тому +5

    What's so super cool about Mr. Bernard Purdie is how he lent himself so accessible and available to so many different artists and groups back in the day ...
    I didn't know he played with legends Steely Dan which is way cool but I'm not surprised ...
    You all want to listen to a really nice album Bernard played on? Go check out an album by an early Sweet Soul group called Family Circle ...
    They have the nicest backing harmonies over these old school love ballads and right there every step of the way is Bernard Purdie placing mood and tone and tempo all over the place!

  • @DennisJohnsonDrummer
    @DennisJohnsonDrummer Рік тому

    I'll never listen to that tune in the same way again. I had no idea he played on that chart. No wonder it grooves!
    I've been playing on my steering wheel for some time now. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @nowitsabadtime
    @nowitsabadtime 7 років тому +33

    I have to go listen to 'Babylon Sisters' now ; )

  • @ENB1968
    @ENB1968 5 років тому +5

    "Home at Last" has been my fav of The Dan for almost 40 years. That drum rhythm is second to none...without it the song never gets off the ground. Walter's solo and "Pretty's" beat makes "Home" the underappreciated force it is!

  • @crawfordfanatic
    @crawfordfanatic 3 роки тому +3

    My husband recently passed and Bernard was his inspiration.

    • @cheferic6969
      @cheferic6969 Рік тому

      Then your husband was class and style and still is. Peace to you.

  • @chefmarkable
    @chefmarkable 10 років тому +15

    Just how Awesome is the "Purdie Shuffle"? Bernard Purdie, the Hit Maker! Listen to the "Shuffle" on "Home At Last", no doubt this Cat is...One-of-a-Kind!...Peace...!

  • @bagley232
    @bagley232 6 років тому +39

    loved when they isolated Purdie, that beat is just killer

  • @nuts0on0a0plane
    @nuts0on0a0plane 7 років тому +6

    I always love it when musicians give homage to their peers

  • @wickbushong2949
    @wickbushong2949 3 роки тому +5

    Unmatched feel and incredible technique. He’s tapping the ghost notes with his finger tips along with those rim shots

  • @rick3747
    @rick3747 3 роки тому +3

    Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro and John Bonham, all brothers from a different mother and my holy trinity of drum grooves.
    RIP Jeff and John.

  • @Kreln1221
    @Kreln1221 6 років тому +45

    "Babylon Sisters...... Shake it!"

    • @MattSmith-iq1ld
      @MattSmith-iq1ld 4 роки тому +1

      Shake it in two takes according to Brian Sweet's bio on SD. Not exactly the easiest tune on the album to play.

    • @IronMan-tk8uc
      @IronMan-tk8uc 7 місяців тому +1

      Damn right! A signature Purdie groove!

  • @scottfishkind5335
    @scottfishkind5335 6 років тому +14

    Bernard Purdie combined with Steely Dan...almost TOO good!!

  • @thunderinaspic
    @thunderinaspic 2 роки тому +1

    This has got to be one of the coolest clips on youtube, peace

  • @fez3327
    @fez3327 6 років тому +1

    An can listen to this all day all day... Bernard!!! Donald, Walter... love it!!!

  • @Americanjazzlady07
    @Americanjazzlady07 10 років тому +4

    That's a great funky tune. God bless you.

  • @Alobander
    @Alobander 10 років тому +1153

    It's sad Purdie is always dropping names... because the only name he needs to drop is Bernard Purdie. Great Drummer.

    • @malvessidrums
      @malvessidrums 9 років тому +54

      I agree man, these artists should be proud they had Purdie saving their records.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 7 років тому +41

      Adolphus Alobander I've watched him play from 5 feet away. Far as I'm concerned, he can say what he wants. He DEFINITELY knows his stuff. I learned more from.him in one drum clinic than a decade of lessons, just watching his hands.
      He was wrong on one thing, he said drummers who sing tend to drop time (why Phil.Collins has another drummer). I forgot to bring up Karen Carpenter.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 7 років тому +7

      Adolphus Alobander I've watched him play from 5 feet away. Far as I'm concerned, he can say what he wants. He DEFINITELY knows his stuff. I learned more from.him in one drum clinic than a decade of lessons, just watching his hands.
      He was wrong on one thing, he said drummers who sing tend to drop time (why Phil.Collins has another drummer). I forgot to bring up Karen Carpenter.

    • @Alobander
      @Alobander 7 років тому +3

      Lucky

    • @MichaelColombo
      @MichaelColombo 7 років тому +15

      or Levon Helm...

  • @rogerleemeyzindi2979
    @rogerleemeyzindi2979 6 років тому +6

    Bernard Purdie is one of the GREATEST drum players in the history of music.He invented the legendary "PURDIE SHUFFLE" played by thousands drummers on the planet.

  • @tombojombo
    @tombojombo 3 роки тому +12

    Rumour has it Bernard is still sat there playing the Purdie Shuffle.

  • @arkmediagroupllc
    @arkmediagroupllc 4 роки тому +2

    Who are the idiots that gave this a thumbs down?! Man, this is what music is all about. 50 years later and it’s still the standard!!!!

  • @Nullhocheins
    @Nullhocheins 10 років тому +121

    YEEEES, this is where 1612 got it's quote from! FRANK SINATRA! got it :)

  • @misfit2022
    @misfit2022 3 роки тому +6

    Great groove and inspired two of the world’s greatest drummers to produce some of their best stuff, John Bonham and Jeff Porcaro.

  • @geronimoblack5826
    @geronimoblack5826 3 роки тому

    I instantly feel better listening to steely Dan thank you so much.

  • @funklover24
    @funklover24 5 років тому +6

    Bernard demonstrating his shuffle-style - a mindblowing highlight

    • @funklover24
      @funklover24 3 роки тому

      @@shamanbeartwo3819 Yeah, this "short" video is awesome. 😅👍🔥🙏

  • @Heyimpetey
    @Heyimpetey 8 років тому +176

    2:20 Caught by the beat

    • @forformgamer
      @forformgamer 7 років тому +6

      Haha noticed that as well. It is one hell of a beat after all :)

    • @pharcyde4943
      @pharcyde4943 6 років тому +1

      mr purdie you ever play with ERIC VAUGHN !

    • @MykeFord950
      @MykeFord950 5 років тому +6

      The groove overtook him LOL

    • @HyzersGR
      @HyzersGR 5 років тому +3

      Seeing Walter choke up is so endearing

    • @sb848
      @sb848 3 роки тому +1

      Purdie will do that to you

  • @ae3898
    @ae3898 Рік тому +8

    Love how Vulfpeck turned Purdie’s name-dropping list into a song lyric.

  • @deagomack2872
    @deagomack2872 7 років тому +1

    Great to catch up to the history of Steely Dan

  • @voidcomm14
    @voidcomm14 10 місяців тому

    this is a masterpiece no doubt, seriously, of the arts produced in the face of the earth for the whole history, there's no paralel to such novelty in the field of auditory perceptions

  • @briang764
    @briang764 3 роки тому +3

    That Purdie is so talented and such a lovable guy

  • @User-1683x2
    @User-1683x2 3 роки тому +1

    You done it!

  • @psonderman
    @psonderman 8 років тому +159

    No one found the pocket and filled it better without overplaying

    • @robertironside290
      @robertironside290 6 років тому +1

      Pretty much was the pocket. Take the drums out of that song and it kind of Pfffft's out lol BP did his thing fo sho!

    • @avidodd26
      @avidodd26 3 роки тому +2

      *Ringo Starr has entered the chat*

    • @DrinkWater713
      @DrinkWater713 3 роки тому +1

      @@avidodd26 To take some notes, I hope

    • @beatleszilla
      @beatleszilla 3 роки тому +2

      @@DrinkWater713 Wym? Like Purdie, Ringo owns real estate in the pocket.

    • @hellooutsiders6865
      @hellooutsiders6865 3 роки тому

      @@DrinkWater713 more like making notes to give to you.

  • @soulfunkjazz
    @soulfunkjazz 6 років тому +2

    What a joy to see and hear that

  • @farclebaba
    @farclebaba 7 років тому

    Oh man, this is so killer. LOVING these Steely clips. What a monster Bernard is. If ever played one beat half as well, no, 1/4 as well as this shuffle, I'd be happy with my playing. It's perfect. Perfect.

  • @drumtravelfun
    @drumtravelfun 3 роки тому +1

    Legend has it Bernard is still name dropping.

    • @robbygaume600
      @robbygaume600 3 роки тому

      No need for it either. Becker and Fagen wanted him.

  • @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists
    @MakeSomeNoisePlaylists Рік тому +1

    amazing man, talented, funny and so skillful.....what a legend

  • @ccrosbyy
    @ccrosbyy 3 роки тому

    home at last is one of my favourite steely dan songs thanks to this man, just so amazing

  • @mangodebango
    @mangodebango 9 років тому +100

    That Cosby Sweater tho...

    • @63Baggies
      @63Baggies 8 років тому

      +mangodebango doesn't matter...

    • @ShiningTrapezoid
      @ShiningTrapezoid 7 років тому +4

      rape sweater

    • @dogcow666
      @dogcow666 7 років тому +16

      not a cosby sweater, thats a coogi sweater, made most by notorious b.i.g

    • @drumdude46
      @drumdude46 7 років тому

      LOL!!!!!! Rape Sweater!!! Ha ha ha! Awesome....

    • @phoneybigfat
      @phoneybigfat 7 років тому +1

      coogi down to the socks

  • @razorcatshark3223
    @razorcatshark3223 3 роки тому +1

    Oh, my. So masterful!!

  • @vibeonup
    @vibeonup 10 років тому +9

    this video made my day!

  • @wezzlyn
    @wezzlyn 6 років тому +5

    Legendary session drummer

  • @williamrobinson4258
    @williamrobinson4258 7 років тому +10

    Steely don't loose that Purdie, it's the only one you own, You Might
    Use it if you feel better when you
    Get back home.

  • @NorthTexasEagle1989
    @NorthTexasEagle1989 3 роки тому +3

    I've actually started researching Purdie's rhetorical rhythm, the way he times the words as he is speaking. It is under-rated all around, on top of him being an amazing drummer obviously.

    • @farshimelt
      @farshimelt 3 роки тому +3

      If you research it back far enough, you'll find its roots in Africa. Very common drum group rhythm. The difference is, Purdy is playing all the parts.

  • @MikeFloutier
    @MikeFloutier 2 роки тому +1

    Love it, this is gold! 🥁🍾❤️

  • @quagjuice45
    @quagjuice45 13 років тому

    Purdie is so awesome, I've been watching his videos for quite some time, love his attitude. That's real swagger.

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 3 роки тому +9

    That drum part is just pure awesomeness, really grounds the song beautifully. Aja is an incredible album, it and Gaucho are some of the best-produced albums I've ever heard.

    • @Rbrbrb56
      @Rbrbrb56 3 роки тому +1

      Aja may be the most complete album of all time. Every single song was a hit. Zeppelin IV is the only other one I can think of in that realm.

  • @Wally-H
    @Wally-H Рік тому +2

    Purdie laid down many great tracks but nothing beats the last couple of minutes of his rendition of Cold Sweat.

  • @radsk8rbigollies594
    @radsk8rbigollies594 3 роки тому +2

    I love this band, They never put out crap. Not many bands can say that.

  • @cliffdiver5357
    @cliffdiver5357 Рік тому

    I spoke with Mr Purdie for about a half hour one evening in Manhattan. Very classy, humble man.

  • @Ultracity6060
    @Ultracity6060 10 років тому +80

    Back when music makers were masters of their craft.

  • @lclaughton
    @lclaughton 12 років тому +1

    I caught Bernard down at Jazz Alley in Seattle after his show and had a drink with him. Way cool guy and loved his sense of humor and how he projects his love of his work...Great story teller...He has a way of winning hearts and minds Hey, what a success!!! He lays claim on being the most recorded drummer in history... But the great Hal Blaine is right in there too!!.

  • @jonsimon5779
    @jonsimon5779 3 роки тому

    I was always into Top 40 as a kid in the late 70's and liked some very talented bands. But these guys. As an older adult now these guys blow me away with how angular yet catchy their tunes were/are. This kind of creativity seems very rare now.

  • @PlanetELA
    @PlanetELA 11 років тому +3

    yep, saw bernard in a tiny basement in CT, he just explained his life story while playing it entirely to poly-rhythms...beautiful...

  • @kerriosullivan1277
    @kerriosullivan1277 5 років тому +1

    Awesome musician..Bernard Purdie.

  • @rogerpr364
    @rogerpr364 6 років тому +3

    Yes Bernard, big names and those names wanted you to join in cause with out You,,, it wouldn't sound as good cause you have THE style and technic and sound and that something that many other great drummers don't have ,,, the way you shuffle without shuffling, Your the best !!!

  • @peterrichards931
    @peterrichards931 Рік тому +1

    What the heck are we doing obsessing over an album 46 years old...??? Because it incorporated so many intricacies and design that at first glance we never realized, that's why...

  • @motophiliac
    @motophiliac 12 років тому +4

    From VH1's Classic Albums series. There are lots of them on DVD and this is from the Aja DVD. Worth a watch. Brilliant musicians and incredible performances.

    • @stephengriffin9992
      @stephengriffin9992 4 роки тому +1

      motophiliac Actually this was a series first done for British Television which was picked up by American TV. Ian Dury who commented on the original show of the Aja Classic Album is virtually unheard of in America.

  • @GravyDaveNewson
    @GravyDaveNewson 6 років тому +2

    this is my favourite rockumentary (after This Is Spinal Tap of course!), everyone in it is hilarious, and the music is great.

  • @SchenectadySlim
    @SchenectadySlim 3 роки тому +1

    He talks about Rhythms like a veteran car salesman getting the song into the perfect car for the perfect price.