"Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle!" -Beastie Boys, Sabotage. "Let's go outside and I'll show you what it's like!" -Seinfeld, from the Buddy Rich Bus Tapes. The man made a mark.
Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth. Joe Morello is in 2nd place. Every other drummer is 100 levels below these two drum gods. Be well
Some drummer's have different bone structures of their hand and wrist angles- etc- so not everyone will feel comfortable with the traditional Jazz grip I personally like it a lot - makes me feel more like a painter with my left hand ...i believe if you stick with it long enough you will build up essential muscles in your fingers, hands, and wrists and it will all pay off someday - I like to practice all the grips and try to blend them seamlessly together
I started traditional in the early 80s - probably because of Copeland - But after hearing Peart, I went to match grip - all of the multiple crashes and things that you can do with match grip - I never went back - To each their own
This BUDDY RICH video shouldn't have any negative comments. Everyone that doesn't understand what the greatest drummer in history is saying should sell their drums and quit playing for ever!
I use matched grip. Just works better for me. My doubles are smoother, more speed…Learned playing traditional but my favorite rock drummers were using matched. So I converted. Instantly my doubles were cleaner, so I stuck with it. Buddy is the greatest, no doubt. But look how he’s leaning over to his left side. It’s a wonder he did’nt develope back problems.
Maybe all he was trying to say was: "every rock drummer {"kids"} today is boring because all they ever do is hit the snare on the 2 & the 4" but "there's a lot more to it than that" when you're actually playing the drums as a musical instrument rather than just serving as a human metronome, keeping time.
Drummers who play traditional grip maybe have far greater mastery of tone, especially when playing on a snare. With a lot of matched grip drummers, nearly every beat played sounds the same. But I don't know because I can't play traditional grip. And I haven't sat behind a kit, messing about with the matched grip, for about a decade now. How the snare is tuned will affect tone too obviously.
lmao that grip was invented to get around the strap used to hold the snare when marching, it literally served no other purpose. if you use it, great, but there is no benefit to it on a kit or modern setups. buddy used it because that's how he was taught and for no other reason
Aren’t there clips of him switching to matched grip when he was younger? There’s one video of him ripping with matched grip while playing caravan. He didn’t use it for the whole performance but he used it for a good portion. Weird.
Every talk show I’ve ever seen him on (and I saw plenty during the 60’s and 70’s) seemed to prove that, while he was an incredible musician, he must’ve been an awful person to live with. He had a terrible way of talking down to people. I’m surprised Johnny Carson put up with him. He came across, in interviews, as a pompous self-righteous jerk, I’ll never forget him telling Mike Douglas that country music wasn’t worthy of his talent.
Welp. That's the ole' pal Buddster Rich for ya. Lol. We're gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. But I'll let him have this take. 🤣 Not that I have a choice, but still.
The ironic thing is in the 80s he started using a matched grip for some of the funkier songs his band was playing. Apparently, he discovered that a matched grip is better for some things. Most of the best Rock drummers back then were Jazz influenced and used both types of grips. The best of them were just as good as Rich. Neil Peart was a convert to the Traditional grip later in his career as described in this video. th-cam.com/video/w8lo_FZ5SWM/w-d-xo.html
@@ScottMartinD Neil Peart, Steve Gadd, Cozy Powell, John Bonham, Ian Paice. Danny Seraphine, Danny Carey, Vinnie Colaiuta just to name a few. Neil Peart, Vinnie Colaiuta and Danny Carey in particular were/are exceptional with odd time signatures which Rich never did. Carey and Peart's drum kits are huge with all kinds of percussion and electronic triggers. Rich would be totally lost in a kit like that. Rich was a ground breaker and deserves his place in the greatest list but as with all things, subsequent drummers built on what he did and took it to another level. My list doesn't include any of the great Bebop drummers of the 40s, 50s and beyond who went well beyond rhythmically what Rich did with his swing style.
The man played pro since he was a child and can cook anyone past, present. His musicality is as fine as his skills. He is the street when it comes to set drums. Hes been cheap shotted a million times and like a true street ball player will school your ass both verbal and got game. IMHO only a few world class players like satchmo, bird,miles, coltrane, chick, etc. truly can get him. Jazz is actually the most brutal art form known to man. It is the literal decontruction and reinvention of music itself. Like Bird, all became terrified to cut heads w the man. My fellow Americans, be proud to be part of this incredible American invented artform, we are the true warriors of creativity. (Yes hiphop be the child o daddy jazz)
Carl Palmer said in a recent interview, he was taught traditional grip when he started playing drums. But he said if he had to do it all over again, he would’ve used match grip.
He did not, because it was too difficult for him. Simple as that!
and I use traditional grip because that’s what he uses and he’s Buddy Rich
"Damn kids and their match grip"
This guy...this is not my kinda guy!
Yes buddy rich, i will do as you say
"Buddy Rich when I fly off the handle!" -Beastie Boys, Sabotage. "Let's go outside and I'll show you what it's like!" -Seinfeld, from the Buddy Rich Bus Tapes. The man made a mark.
He was the best
Dude can play, but the moment he switches to tradtional grip he goes into Quasimodo mode...
He was a curmudgeonly old fart, but Christ what a drummer.
Here' s an example of NOT being an arrogant prick and saying much the same thing...👇👇th-cam.com/video/w8lo_FZ5SWM/w-d-xo.html
This dude is insane on drums!
Buddy inspired John Bonham, Ian Paice and Dave Weckl ! Imagine History without buddy rich : we would still be stuck at the Big band Music Era !
Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer to ever walk the Earth. Joe Morello is in 2nd place. Every other drummer is 100 levels below these two drum gods. Be well
He's working you can see the sweat dripping crazy great sadly he wasn't very nice😊
Some of the greatest drummer like Neil Pert don’t use traditional grip but it doesn’t make him a bad drummer
A great drummer no doubt but his grip opinion is very suspect!
"I can't play with match grip so match grip bad"
I think Sina would disagree with him.
Some drummer's have different bone structures of their hand and wrist angles- etc- so not everyone will feel comfortable with the traditional Jazz grip I personally like it a lot - makes me feel more like a painter with my left hand ...i believe if you stick with it long enough you will build up essential muscles in your fingers, hands, and wrists and it will all pay off someday - I like to practice all the grips and try to blend them seamlessly together
I started traditional in the early 80s - probably because of Copeland - But after hearing Peart, I went to match grip - all of the multiple crashes and things that you can do with match grip - I never went back - To each their own
This BUDDY RICH video shouldn't have any negative comments. Everyone that doesn't understand what the greatest drummer in history is saying should sell their drums and quit playing for ever!
he seemed so uptight...
I use matched grip. Just works better for me. My doubles are smoother, more speed…Learned playing traditional but my favorite rock drummers were using matched. So I converted. Instantly my doubles were cleaner, so I stuck with it. Buddy is the greatest, no doubt. But look how he’s leaning over to his left side. It’s a wonder he did’nt develope back problems.
Maybe all he was trying to say was: "every rock drummer {"kids"} today is boring because all they ever do is hit the snare on the 2 & the 4" but "there's a lot more to it than that" when you're actually playing the drums as a musical instrument rather than just serving as a human metronome, keeping time.
Drummers who play traditional grip maybe have far greater mastery of tone, especially when playing on a snare. With a lot of matched grip drummers, nearly every beat played sounds the same. But I don't know because I can't play traditional grip. And I haven't sat behind a kit, messing about with the matched grip, for about a decade now. How the snare is tuned will affect tone too obviously.
Match, as in match sticks?
lmao that grip was invented to get around the strap used to hold the snare when marching, it literally served no other purpose. if you use it, great, but there is no benefit to it on a kit or modern setups. buddy used it because that's how he was taught and for no other reason
Aren’t there clips of him switching to matched grip when he was younger? There’s one video of him ripping with matched grip while playing caravan. He didn’t use it for the whole performance but he used it for a good portion. Weird.
Denis Chambers prove how to be even faster WITH the match grip
I've been playing drums over 50 years! I've tried traditionally grip but my left hand just could not do it!
Anybody know the full video? Or is this a br short?
Oh how i love Buddy rich❤
He's wrong about this.
Buddy would go berserk if he saw Ramon Montagner playing 😂
Every talk show I’ve ever seen him on (and I saw plenty during the 60’s and 70’s) seemed to prove that, while he was an incredible musician, he must’ve been an awful person to live with. He had a terrible way of talking down to people. I’m surprised Johnny Carson put up with him. He came across, in interviews, as a pompous self-righteous jerk, I’ll never forget him telling Mike Douglas that country music wasn’t worthy of his talent.
Traditional grip was created out on nessessity in the military two or three hundered years ago due to the angle of the drum when marching.
Welp. That's the ole' pal Buddster Rich for ya. Lol. We're gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. But I'll let him have this take. 🤣 Not that I have a choice, but still.
The ironic thing is in the 80s he started using a matched grip for some of the funkier songs his band was playing. Apparently, he discovered that a matched grip is better for some things. Most of the best Rock drummers back then were Jazz influenced and used both types of grips. The best of them were just as good as Rich. Neil Peart was a convert to the Traditional grip later in his career as described in this video. th-cam.com/video/w8lo_FZ5SWM/w-d-xo.html
> *"The best of them were just as good as Rich"* Can you name just a few?
@@ScottMartinD Neil Peart, Steve Gadd, Cozy Powell, John Bonham, Ian Paice. Danny Seraphine, Danny Carey, Vinnie Colaiuta just to name a few. Neil Peart, Vinnie Colaiuta and Danny Carey in particular were/are exceptional with odd time signatures which Rich never did. Carey and Peart's drum kits are huge with all kinds of percussion and electronic triggers. Rich would be totally lost in a kit like that. Rich was a ground breaker and deserves his place in the greatest list but as with all things, subsequent drummers built on what he did and took it to another level. My list doesn't include any of the great Bebop drummers of the 40s, 50s and beyond who went well beyond rhythmically what Rich did with his swing style.
@@nyobunknown6983 Thanks.
The man played pro since he was a child and can cook anyone past, present. His musicality is as fine as his skills. He is the street when it comes to set drums. Hes been cheap shotted a million times and like a true street ball player will school your ass both verbal and got game. IMHO only a few world class players like satchmo, bird,miles, coltrane, chick, etc. truly can get him. Jazz is actually the most brutal art form known to man. It is the literal decontruction and reinvention of music itself. Like Bird, all became terrified to cut heads w the man. My fellow Americans, be proud to be part of this incredible American invented artform, we are the true warriors of creativity. (Yes hiphop be the child o daddy jazz)
Carl Palmer said in a recent interview, he was taught traditional grip when he started playing drums. But he said if he had to do it all over again, he would’ve used match grip.
I switched to traditional cause my favorites played traditional. Buddy wasnt one of them tho lol
the only reason i use trad grip is that it looks cool and in the world of percussion, thats literally all the reason you need to do anything
Great drummer, arrogant human being.
Buddys the only one you can aspire too if you play drums ,not these bum pop drummers like Ringo
I don't want my shoulder like him
I Play traditional grip because it’s what I was taught as a kid 🤷♂️
Metal can't play this❤❤❤
Both grips have their advantages. Don’t limit yourself to either one exclusively.
Off course he's wrong...but he looks Like he wants to be right...😂....both match grip or traditional have their moments
Buddy Rich is good at jazz, and I like it :)