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.
@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.
This content is culturally significant. Posting it on TH-cam will ensure that future generations of drummers will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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 :)
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!
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.
Back in the 60s I held an umbrella over Buddy Rich's head as he was playing at the Newport Jazz Festival. A good friend of mine had an uncle who was Buddy Rich's manager at the time. It started raining and he kept on playing as the orchestra took a rest. One of my finest memories, I was 17yo!!
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
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
+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.
@@ShakenStirred obviously he is great! Especially considering the age factor where it really does get tough. But note he is holding the sticks the right way which these kids don't understand unfortunately. Oddly enough Buddy Rich may not have been as fast when he was older but he seem to make the drums play music which is sort of impossible but if you listen to some of his last performances you can actually hear the song. If you get a chance look for the video with Buddy Rich plays against Louis Bellson on the Tonight Show when they were both young! I think buddy rich one but it was very difficult but he admitted he was dripping with sweat! God bless everyone who ever said a drum set and tried!
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
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
All right question for y'all as you know the king of 10 fingers just died Eddie Van Halen fast Eddie Van Halen Billy Sheehan and rich on the drums what singer trying to figure out what singer would go with him maybe Tony harnell remember the band TNT
@@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.
If you've ever played the drums you would appreciate his speed double tapping that snare. I also liked his cymbal fill that was original I've never seen anyone do it quite like that.
Does any one remember that he played this Solo at this level while having a Heart Attack ? Living up to the hard philosophy he expected from his whole band of just pushing through things and getting the Job done. Look at his facial expression and the couple of breaths he takes and then how he struggles walking off stage.Cathy Rich later confirmed this. Now the solo is even More crazy.
100 degrees in Santo Domingo and Buddy is playing his ass off with THREE LAYERS ON - shirt, vest & jacket.. Poor guy had a heart attack right after this solo. Buddy should've had a huge fan and no jacket on!!.
Three quarters of the way through. I didn't believe it so I looked it up. His daughter confirmed it, that he had gotten half way through or so, recognized the symptoms of the early stages, because he had one before, and decided to keep on playing. Like, if he was gonna go, this is how he would rather do it. Yes, I believe, when he was struggling to take those breaths, that's when it started. Amazing.
He's wearing a tuxedo in 100+ degree Dominican Republic weather under stage lights ripping this insane solo as an old man. And he's only playing 4 of his 5 drums. This stuff is top of the line! Nobody can touch Rich to this day!
+comx427 Moral of the story? If you're a drummer, buy a tux and some stage lights, turn on a couple of electric heaters along with all the burners on the stove in the kitchen, make sure all the windows and doors are closed and hope for the best.
+Dre 93 Show a little respect.. You sound real stupid referring to the great Buddy Rich as "this old fart". He was 64 years old in this video which is middle age for a musician, but looked a lot older only because he was suffering form heat exhaustion and collapsed backstage. That's why you can see him taking deep breaths and shaking his head and blinking several times. 64 is only middle age for any musician. He was a black belt in karate - so much for being an "old fart". Farts come in all ages, dude . How old did you say you were ?
Ivantheterrible666 His IQ is in the double digits and neither of them is "9". But give him a break, because I have it on good authority that he has a special talent. He's known in the neighborhood for standing at a busy intersection and saying "WALK" ..."DON'T WALK"
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!
Im 57..started playing at 12 after hearing buddy rich "the monster". My heart and soul is rock and roll and as a rock drummer, I admit that the above effort blows away ANYTHING I have ever heard or seen visually anyone ever do. Nothing even close. This guy was visually poetic, let alone what your hearing. I have never seen any drummer put on a display of pure rudimentary skill like Rich..I am freaking speechless..jaw dropping for anyone who can remotely relate to the level of skill that this guy developed.Rest in peace man!
John Bonham from led zeppelin was a huge buddy rich fan, he admired all of buddies playing as well as how he used a single bass drum only,John said he picked up a lot from the way buddy used the bass drum,
I'd say there are some rock drummers who are at least at the same level as Rich. Watch Carl Palmer's drum solo, for example: th-cam.com/video/P19BpRijJD4/w-d-xo.html He's practically playing with the same speed as here, but more creatively, using a bigger kit (I think), and for much longer time. Also he's definitely not the only one this good among rock drummers. As a prog fan, I'd say Phil Collins in the 70's was on about the same level. So I say, Buddy Rich drumming is surely very impressive, but I can't say he's the best of all the drummers out there. There is probably no best drummer. Maybe it's just wrong to compare jazz and rock drumming. But one thing I know for sure, that most rock drummers took inspiration from Buddy Rich.
Vasilii Chebyshev woah! Carl Palmer is absolutely tearing it up in that clip! Yeah, it’s no doubt that Buddy Rich earned his status as a drumming legend, but other drummers have definitely gotten to his level or beyond since!
I had the privilege of seeing Mr Rich perform live back in the early 70’s, I was a young aspiring drummer and my mom got tickets and brought me to his show. One word? INCREDIBLE!! Thanks mom.
I'm an old guy. Saw Buddy play in a high school gym, St. Catharines, Ontario, not too long before he died in '87. As I sat there with my older brother, there was this piddly drum kit sittin' up there on stage. I was waiting for the real drums to brought out. But no. That was Buddy's drums. I couldn't believe it. Just a simple basic kit. Unimpressive. I didn't see any microphones hooked up to it either. Unbelievable. I thought of the super drum sets of metal bands (I was into metal) with more drums and cymbals than one can imagine, and the backup sound system that would make a feather stroke sound like a beast. But no. And after a long wait, Buddy showed up pretty wasted and sat down in front of this little drum kit. His band had come out, too. I thought it was going to be an embarrassment because the guy had staggered up onto the stage. Then he began playing. I saw and heard it. We're talking about the greatest drummer of all time without a doubt. Once again, I was confused with what was going on before me. I quickly learned that metal and rock drummers are mere kids in comparison to what Buddy can do. He had it All--even when he did his savage attack on that little drum kit with a kind of speed and ferocity I've never witnessed before....it was truly deafening, even frightening. No speakers and sound system. One had to be there to know this. I was one of the fortunate few.
I live in Hamilton and I’m a long time (16 years) drum student of Dom Famularo one of Buddy’s long time students. I learned so much from Dom and also a ton about Buddy as a drummer and a person as Dom and Buddy were very close! Great story loved it and love Buddy!
I had a teacher back in grade school in the 1970s. If we tapped our pencils or banged too hard on the desk he would say " who do you think you are? Buddy Rich?" LOL!
Jazz is the highest skill level a drummer can go to and Buddy Rich was not a one trick pony. I have marveled at the skill level and styles of many drummers. My opinion is that Buddy Rich ( in his later years ) gets my vote as the best all around drummer that I've seen so far. This solo was outstanding !!
My Dad is a jazz drummer (my uncle was backup drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd) so I grew up with Buddy Rich as an everyday presence. I still can’t believe just how incredible this guy is. Just imagine the wear and tear on his body!
We will never see another buddy rich, because the only person who can do buddy rich is buddy rich. This does not mean there cannot be a drummer that is better.
This dude was in "The Zone" that night. IMO his best work. Master snare drum first....everything else will fall into place....guy is sick! There was Buddy and nobody else technically.
Somebody commented that he was having a heart attack, during the performance, but believed in working hard, for performances, nomatter what. You can tell he's in pain, especially when he got up, at the end.
When I was a senior in high school (1972-73) we were in stage band competition at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. There were workshops offered for all parts of the bands (brass, woodwinds, percussion, etc). Nobody knew who our instructors would be. All us drummers "jaw dropped" when Buddy Rich stepped into the room.
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...
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.
As a drummer, opened for Buddy Rich once in the late 60’s. Studied with Louie Bellson, Ed Shauhnessy & Harvey Mason for a bit. Elvin Jones, Joe Morello, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, Lenny White, Ian Paice, Carl Palmer, great drummers... but no one has ever come close to Buddy... his love, his feel, his energy, his ethic, his technique, his comprehension, his pioneering, his inventiveness and his mastery! Buddy Rich is the living embodiment of drumming... the cosmic drummer personified, and the greatest drummer that ever lived!!!
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.
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!
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.
With all respect to all the drummers,past and present. To all the fantastically played solos(with big drum sets &cimbals &gadgets)... we MUST render our most respect,admiration in all honesty to the greatest drummer of all times. He laid the foundation for all of us(after 27 yrs.,I’m just a wannabe). If I could pick to be a drummer in other existence, I would,If I would have Mr. Rich as my teacher& mentor. Sorry to say it,there won’t be another Buddy Rich, the man is gone and we are still watching his videos! 🥁
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!
@@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.
Mind numbingly great drummer! Throw in the fact he's an "old man" in this vid...AND he's wearing a very restricting tuxedo.....makes it even more special! Without question Buddy is one of the all time....ALL time...greats! Thanks DrummaAddict...for posting this jewel!! ~Kenneth
You gotta be able to leave the structure for a while, then come back to it, and continue the song. The originality lies in transcending what you think you know and surrendering to your self expression, which itself is trying to surrender to the source of all music. Good luck and have fun.
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 !
"Everyone says it's impossible, but once you see someone do it, it's possible." - Buddy Rich
Great quote
@@MikeCeritto Except he never said it. So not a quote.
@@stevet603 I said it
WELL QUOTED!Buddy was a humble man.
"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
Godfather of drumming. Hats off. Skilled like very very few.
He is the best drummer of all times no question lol
@@jancon13xw3It’s subjective.
>hats off
i see what you did there ;)
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
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?
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.
This content is culturally significant. Posting it on TH-cam will ensure that future generations of drummers will have access to it and appreciate it. Thank you for sharing it.
That way the robots have interesting humanated stuff to watch!!!! Lol
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
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
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
😂
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
Annnnd how old are you ?
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
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 !!!!
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
Normally I would not enjoy a 4 minute drum solo but this guy kept me very entertained the whole way through.
💯💯👏👏🔥🔥
What will entertain you more, he suffered a heart attack mid way through this performance and kept playing.
@@johndeeregreen4592 wow, thats impressive and sad
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%
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.
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.
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
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
Now this is my tempo.
WHIPLASH 😂
@@_.pooloo._ Yes😁🥁
RUAHING OR DRAGGING!
@@andrenunez1047 "SO YOU DO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"
Jajajajaja
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 :)
Hands move so quickly it's amazing totally awesome
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.
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.
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!
Back in the 60s I held an umbrella over Buddy Rich's head as he was playing at the Newport Jazz Festival. A good friend of mine had an uncle who was Buddy Rich's manager at the time. It started raining and he kept on playing as the orchestra took a rest. One of my finest memories, I was 17yo!!
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
Lol❤
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?
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...
I don't know how many times I have watch this! But whenever I watch it I am mesmerized! They will never be anything even close to Buddy Rich! RIP
Carl Palmer?!?!?!
@@ShakenStirred obviously he is great! Especially considering the age factor where it really does get tough. But note he is holding the sticks the right way which these kids don't understand unfortunately. Oddly enough Buddy Rich may not have been as fast when he was older but he seem to make the drums play music which is sort of impossible but if you listen to some of his last performances you can actually hear the song. If you get a chance look for the video with Buddy Rich plays against Louis Bellson on the Tonight Show when they were both young! I think buddy rich one but it was very difficult but he admitted he was dripping with sweat! God bless everyone who ever said a drum set and tried!
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
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.
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.
How can you dislike this? I don’t see anyone else actually playing it
😂😂😂
you re a silly😅
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
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 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
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 !
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.
Beginner
Easy
Hard
Expert
Impossible
Theoretically Impossible
Buddy Rich
***** Nah.
James Jeffrys Jealous blah blah
***** TL;DR
***** u r rung
+NRG Player im purty sure theoretically impossible is a lower degree of impossibility than impossible
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
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...
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.
"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 😂
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
Still holds drum sticks old school fantastic
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*
His fucking hand speed
+Jesus Christ lololololol
Hahaha you sir won the internet
That's what she said
its technique...
He’s going to be famous one day.
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Awesome totally awesome
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
This man is an absolute legend and probably the greatest drummer that ever lived.
@Bryan Smith John bonahm and Neil pert are not as good but very close
@@allanaguilar8936 Exactly. These are the top three drummers of all time and Buddy is number one BY FAR
@@allanaguilar8936 there are at least 19 jazz drummers better than Pert and Bonham
@zero one 1. Jeremiah Green
All right question for y'all as you know the king of 10 fingers just died Eddie Van Halen fast Eddie Van Halen Billy Sheehan and rich on the drums what singer trying to figure out what singer would go with him maybe Tony harnell remember the band TNT
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.
This man was a BEAST!!
If you've ever played the drums you would appreciate his speed double tapping that snare. I also liked his cymbal fill that was original I've never seen anyone do it quite like that.
That’s the buddy rich single stroke roll. 20 times faster than anybody else’s doubles.
near the end right? always admired drum skills as a trumpet player myself. he knew when those cymbals were swinging back down!
no i know i know what you're mentioning now...in the middle, towards the beginning...cool
1:52 underneath and stuff!
Frank Burdo - Spoken like someone who actually plays drums and plays them well.
Andrew Neyman is that you?!!
Ahahah
Chango5Voces Hahahaahahahahahaha
Awesome movie
Chango5Voces can't see for the blood
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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"
I get goose bumps every time I watch this video. The man was from a different planet.
Buddy was the best drummer ever. No stick or rim clacks. He was in his 60's when this was recorded. Amazing
He frequently did rim shots, which you, apparently, would have mistaken as errors.
Clacks are mistakes. Shots are not
Buddy Rich... kills a drum solo while playing in the Caribbean heat, under hot stage lights, wearing a tux.
Travis Barker has tattoos.
LanceCampeau travis barker as much as i do t like blink182 i think he is a great drummer.
LanceCampeau also consider his age.
who tf is travis barker..
Rey Leon one of the best drummers to ever live 🤟🏼
Junior Reyes Travis Barker is extremely overrated
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
@@真的有 he was a BEAST on drums.
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.
To misquote the late great Brian Clough "I don't think he's the best drummer in the world, but he's in the top one" 😂😂😂
Amazing！！！！！
拳怕少壯，棍怕老狼！
一代宗師，緣於古典手法的持棍方式，耍來出神入化，妙絕人寰！
午安🙏☕️😋
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已故的 Buddy Rich 是美國著名的音樂家，多才多藝，八七年過世時年屆七十呀！
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Does any one remember that he played this Solo at this level while having a Heart Attack ? Living up to the hard philosophy he expected from his whole band of just pushing through things and getting the Job done. Look at his facial expression and the couple of breaths he takes and then how he struggles walking off stage.Cathy Rich later confirmed this. Now the solo is even More crazy.
Whoa thanks
100 degrees in Santo Domingo and Buddy is playing his ass off with THREE LAYERS ON - shirt, vest & jacket.. Poor guy had a heart attack right after this solo. Buddy should've had a huge fan and no jacket on!!.
WOW!
He had a heart attack and played this well GOAT
Three quarters of the way through. I didn't believe it so I looked it up. His daughter confirmed it, that he had gotten half way through or so, recognized the symptoms of the early stages, because he had one before, and decided to keep on playing. Like, if he was gonna go, this is how he would rather do it. Yes, I believe, when he was struggling to take those breaths, that's when it started. Amazing.
He's wearing a tuxedo in 100+ degree Dominican Republic weather under stage lights ripping this insane solo as an old man.
And he's only playing 4 of his 5 drums.
This stuff is top of the line!
Nobody can touch Rich to this day!
+comx427 Moral of the story? If you're a drummer, buy a tux and some stage lights, turn on a couple of electric heaters along with all the burners on the stove in the kitchen, make sure all the windows and doors are closed and hope for the best.
+Dre 93 Show a little respect.. You sound real stupid referring to the great Buddy Rich as "this old fart". He was 64 years old in this video which is middle age for a musician, but looked a lot older only because he was suffering form heat exhaustion and collapsed backstage. That's why you can see him taking deep breaths and shaking his head and blinking several times. 64 is only middle age for any musician. He was a black belt in karate - so much for being an "old fart". Farts come in all ages, dude . How old did you say you were ?
Ivantheterrible666 His IQ is in the double digits and neither of them is "9". But give him a break, because I have it on good authority that he has a special talent. He's known in the neighborhood for standing at a busy intersection and saying "WALK" ..."DON'T WALK"
I am completely blown away by how efficient his hand movement is
"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
A man in love with his instrument. Utter violence. So precise. Daunting. And till the end - not one milibit beside. What a god.
@Phil Myass"I wish everyone in American was as literate as you, it would be a beautiful place." FTFY
Phil Myass you're here now? Which state did you settle in?
Im 57..started playing at 12 after hearing buddy rich "the monster". My heart and soul is rock and roll and as a rock drummer, I admit that the above effort blows away ANYTHING I have ever heard or seen visually anyone ever do. Nothing even close. This guy was visually poetic, let alone what your hearing. I have never seen any drummer put on a display of pure rudimentary skill like Rich..I am freaking speechless..jaw dropping for anyone who can remotely relate to the level of skill that this guy developed.Rest in peace man!
John Bonham from led zeppelin was a huge buddy rich fan, he admired all of buddies playing as well as how he used a single bass drum only,John said he picked up a lot from the way buddy used the bass drum,
I'd say there are some rock drummers who are at least at the same level as Rich. Watch Carl Palmer's drum solo, for example: th-cam.com/video/P19BpRijJD4/w-d-xo.html
He's practically playing with the same speed as here, but more creatively, using a bigger kit (I think), and for much longer time. Also he's definitely not the only one this good among rock drummers. As a prog fan, I'd say Phil Collins in the 70's was on about the same level. So I say, Buddy Rich drumming is surely very impressive, but I can't say he's the best of all the drummers out there. There is probably no best drummer. Maybe it's just wrong to compare jazz and rock drumming.
But one thing I know for sure, that most rock drummers took inspiration from Buddy Rich.
Vasilii Chebyshev woah! Carl Palmer is absolutely tearing it up in that clip! Yeah, it’s no doubt that Buddy Rich earned his status as a drumming legend, but other drummers have definitely gotten to his level or beyond since!
Art Blakey was pretty damn good too!
neil peart gives buddy a run
Every pantheon has a primordial, absolute and unmatchable God. In drummer's world this God is Buddy Rich: The Drummer's Drummer.
oly sh*t that was awesome
Yeah my friend. It was totally AWESOME. I wish I could listen it live.
I had the privilege of seeing Mr Rich perform live back in the early 70’s, I was a young aspiring drummer and my mom got tickets and brought me to his show. One word? INCREDIBLE!! Thanks mom.
Cool mom
Johnny's mom is the best. Lucky lucky boy
I'm an old guy. Saw Buddy play in a high school gym, St. Catharines, Ontario, not too long before he died in '87. As I sat there with my older brother, there was this piddly drum kit sittin' up there on stage. I was waiting for the real drums to brought out. But no. That was Buddy's drums. I couldn't believe it. Just a simple basic kit. Unimpressive. I didn't see any microphones hooked up to it either. Unbelievable. I thought of the super drum sets of metal bands (I was into metal) with more drums and cymbals than one can imagine, and the backup sound system that would make a feather stroke sound like a beast. But no. And after a long wait, Buddy showed up pretty wasted and sat down in front of this little drum kit. His band had come out, too. I thought it was going to be an embarrassment because the guy had staggered up onto the stage. Then he began playing. I saw and heard it. We're talking about the greatest drummer of all time without a doubt. Once again, I was confused with what was going on before me. I quickly learned that metal and rock drummers are mere kids in comparison to what Buddy can do. He had it All--even when he did his savage attack on that little drum kit with a kind of speed and ferocity I've never witnessed before....it was truly deafening, even frightening. No speakers and sound system. One had to be there to know this. I was one of the fortunate few.
I live in Hamilton and I’m a long time (16 years) drum student of Dom Famularo one of Buddy’s long time students. I learned so much from Dom and also a ton about Buddy as a drummer and a person as Dom and Buddy were very close! Great story loved it and love Buddy!
I had a teacher back in grade school in the 1970s. If we tapped our pencils or banged too hard on the desk he would say " who do you think you are? Buddy Rich?" LOL!
Jazz is the highest skill level a drummer can go to and Buddy Rich was not a one trick pony. I have marveled at the skill level and styles of many drummers. My opinion is that Buddy Rich ( in his later years ) gets my vote as the best all around drummer that I've seen so far. This solo was outstanding !!
This man stops anybody from even trying to play the drums. An absolute genius, don’t stop folks.
My Dad is a jazz drummer (my uncle was backup drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd) so I grew up with Buddy Rich as an everyday presence. I still can’t believe just how incredible this guy is. Just imagine the wear and tear on his body!
You should check out some more modern drummers like jd beck and yussef dayes
that’s a weird way to phrase it
@@j2bigd590 Yes, they are great, too! ✌️
@@oleksandrfedoriv Yeah, I get that a lot lol. I’m a high functioning autistic in a family of serious nerds. I don’t do normal very well 😉
I was 7 or 8 I seen B.R. play in the northeast in '70 and he blew my mind , he is solely responsible for me becoming a drummer 🥁
In my opinion, this is the most important drum solo of all time. Definitely way ahead of his time!
I think you're missing the point actually its not that he was ahead of his time its that he is TIMELESS.
Yes you will never see another Buddy Rich. Bigger than life on the kit
We will never see another buddy rich, because the only person who can do buddy rich is buddy rich. This does not mean there cannot be a drummer that is better.
This dude was in "The Zone" that night. IMO his best work. Master snare drum first....everything else will fall into place....guy is sick! There was Buddy and nobody else technically.
Somebody commented that he was having a heart attack, during the performance, but believed in working hard, for performances, nomatter what. You can tell he's in pain, especially when he got up, at the end.
No words...only total respect.
3 words: only, total, respect.
Nikt tak dziś nie gra!!! Dla mnie mistrz świata!
When I was a senior in high school (1972-73) we were in stage band competition at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. There were workshops offered for all parts of the bands (brass, woodwinds, percussion, etc). Nobody knew who our instructors would be. All us drummers "jaw dropped" when Buddy Rich stepped into the room.
I wouldn't have "jaw dropped" I would have shit bricks.
this is the final solo on whiplash... well this is what they TRIED to do.... Buddy was a King behind the set. amazing
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.
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.
99 years ago, a drumming God was born...happy birthday Buddy Rich ❤️
As a drummer, opened for Buddy Rich once in the late 60’s. Studied with Louie Bellson, Ed Shauhnessy & Harvey Mason for a bit. Elvin Jones, Joe Morello, Jack DeJohnette, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Steve Gadd, Lenny White, Ian Paice, Carl Palmer, great drummers... but no one has ever come close to Buddy... his love, his feel, his energy, his ethic, his technique, his comprehension, his pioneering, his inventiveness and his mastery! Buddy Rich is the living embodiment of drumming... the cosmic drummer personified, and the greatest drummer that ever lived!!!
1.7K dislikes must be from former drummers that decided to quit after seeing this man. 😂 😂
exactly. :-))))))
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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?
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!
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.
@@javlohudzlin4829check out videos from the 1950’s.
3:12 - 3:57 inspired the ending drum solo in "Whiplash."
I noticed that to
+Rawk4Life i can drum the bit from 3.12 to 3.14
+Rawk4Life it's the same song you donut.
It's the same pattern, but a different song.
Indeed
With all respect to all the drummers,past and present. To all the fantastically played
solos(with big drum sets &cimbals &gadgets)... we MUST render our most respect,admiration in all honesty to the greatest drummer of all times. He laid the foundation for all of us(after 27 yrs.,I’m just a wannabe). If I could pick to be a drummer in other existence, I would,If I would have Mr.
Rich as my teacher& mentor.
Sorry to say it,there won’t be
another Buddy Rich, the man is gone and we are still watching his videos! 🥁
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!
He is like the Bruce Lee of drumming 😎
guna krishna Great analogy
Bruce lee was an actor
Bruce Lee is the Buddy Rich of Kung Fu
guna krishna ..exactly! and he was also a martial artist too.
perfectdrug6 Reynolds W H O O S H
"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
Mind numbingly great drummer! Throw in the fact he's an "old man" in this vid...AND he's wearing a very restricting tuxedo.....makes it even more special! Without question Buddy is one of the all time....ALL time...greats! Thanks DrummaAddict...for posting this jewel!! ~Kenneth
In the late 60's, I used th catch Buddy playing at Shelly's Manhole in Hollywood. A wonderful talant and entertainer.
MARK DOLAN
Wow Mark....that must have been great to be able to watch Buddy live!!
Buddy, Shelley Mann and Williy BoBo!!
mark
He was also having a heart attack as this solo concluded, per his daughter.
Scott Reed
Holy...really Scott? Man........Buddy Rich. Never be another quite like him! ~KSK
as a metal drummer I always appreciate the insane technical ability and mental structure jazz drummers have😭
I've seen jazz drummers compliment metal drummers for their stamina; love to see the mutual respect
Rich was above everyone. Not too many could be at this level. Metal, jazz, etc. He is simply the best. Only person I'd put against him is Neal Peart.
You gotta be able to leave the structure for a while, then come back to it, and continue the song. The originality lies in transcending what you think you know and surrendering to your self expression, which itself is trying to surrender to the source of all music. Good luck and have fun.