I’m a die hard Beatles fan. At a Beatles concert in 1964 did The Whole jumping over the railing, jumping over the barricades with security hot on my trail, got to the stage and got swooped up by security who brought me back to my seat. Now move up about 50 years and I’m going to see Ringo Starr and his All Stars perform. This guy Greg Bissonette is playing the drums --- I don’t think I looked or listened to Ringo once - I could not take my eyes off this guy. He had me mesmerized with his drum playing. I walked out of that concert not really having focused on Ringo but this guy. He was incredible. I felt like it was the drummer’s concert - not Ringo’s.
Gregg Bissonette was a huge influence on me as a young drummer and this brings back fond memories of him speaking and playing live in LA. A really great guy and a legendary drummer. Eat 'Em And Smile :)
Deepest respect for Gregg ..my feeling is he never got the accolades he so deserved...this is a Musicians Musician .Can read it music write it ect and so completely free and innovative. This is what people in the biz should strive for. Pure Platinum Love it Gregg
Greg is hands down one of the best drummers out there. And imo very very underrated.. when he did the David Lee Roth solo project back in the 80s i was blown away at how good he was when i saw them live. He was incredibly good. Blew my fn mind to be exact. But, after the DLR thing i really didnt see or hear mych from him in the whole "band" scene. I would occasionally check to see what hes been up to through the years and hes always staying busy from what im seeing. But he has ALWAYS been and always will be a phenomenal drummer. One of my favorites TBH.. and hes still kicking the shit outta that drum kit to this day man.. fantastic drummer!! Thanks for posting.. ,🤘🤘
Great solo - technique/chops and musical too. GB is much more versatile than most imagine - he can play Heavy Rock, Pop and Jazz-Fusion w/ equal skill+taste.
I happen to know Gregg since 1989 and recently experienced his drum clinic again July of 2018 in San Jose. He's ALWAYS been a true inspiration of mine and will always be!
I can personally attest to this. I worked at a music shop in Baltimore years ago where GB did a clinic. I was basically his errand boy for the day and I got to hang with him for several hours. I don't think we even talked about drums once the entire time. He was super nice, easy going, and down to earth. No pretension whatsoever.
What is absolutely great about this solo that no other drum has done, is that he transcribed every single note of what he played with absolute accuracy and made it available for us on his written drum method.
This IS why I walked out of a class at the university of Wisconsin and went to PIT. Still one of the most incredible things I have ever seen on a kit. Thank you Gregg, you changed my life.
Caught this guy a good ten years after this. Set his kit up with no mics in this little club... amazing... What a nice guy. Talked a lot about Ringo Starr that night, which I thought was rad. An his drumming was twice as good as this recording. So versatile. Rock solid without loosing groove. Technical yet melodic. Had it all... Great guy- brilliant drummer! Sick. One of those times I left wanting to quit playing, that never last long of course.
Watching this brings back some good memories. It confirmed my sentiments that, as a teen drummer during the '80s, I used to think of Gregg as the big brother to all of us who aspired to become pro drummers.
Gregg is such an amazing drummer and person! I'm not at all surprised at his success. Gregg has always been a very versatile musician and openly appreciates all styles of music and his drumming influences and abilities are just as varied. I was so very fortunate to see him play with Maynard Fergusion's band shortly after he left North Texas State. He just killed it! I was so blown away! Thank you for posting this as the video, cassette, and book have been put out of print. Hopefully Gregg can get this great play along series updated into mp3.
at the risk of sounding redundant, I say again that this is some of the most amazing drumming I've ever heard! What an assortment of mixed bags; I can listen to this over and over and each time I find something different to marvel over...such seamless transitions and superhuman fluidity and speed while still unbelievably articulate; If I can play half this good on a consistent basis I'd be a happy camper
Can hear a lot of his influences,,big fan of Greg's skill.and technique, especially when I was a young drummer in the eighties at 15 ,16...Thanks for posting this,Great!!!
GB + Pearl = badass drummer on a badass kit. That was a great and creative solo. The brush section was outstanding! Great mix of style and interpretation!
Saw him with Roth,Vai,and Sheehan in the 80s...his solo was like nothing I had ever seen before...when he got off the throne and came around front stepped up on his bass drums and ass to the audience continued to wail my jaw dropped to the floor...EPIC...something I will never forget
When I hear this video years later ,I realize how much of my playing was influenced by this solo ,thanks Gregg,never played in about 10 years,might pick up the sticks again before its to late
Been drumming for over 33 years. Greg was one of my first inspirations. this is a piece from his VHS video called Private Lesson. I learned a lot of stuff from this video and adapted a some of his style into my style of drumming. and no...that wasn't a wig.
No doubt. one of the best ever drummers in the world of rock/progressive/pop music. This man can do it all!! The hair was a thing of the time (look at Steve Smith). These guys should be forever remembered for what they can and have done!! Wow, this video covers a lot of serious drum lessons. Go Gregg!
Had the great honor to meet and talk to Greg at a clinic in Trondheim Norway back in 2000. I am still starstruck.. what a fantastic person, what kindness, skills, ways to teach.. :)
Saw Eat Em and Smile tour. Being a drummer, I was blown away with his skill. One of the best, and most underrated drummers I've ever seen live, and I've seen Peart and Buddy rich live.. A great drummer to say the least.
P.S. I had the pleasure of tuition from Gregg when he was in U.K. a few years ago, along with some other super players, he was by far the best to me. Being in the room next to him as he played, wow, so much warmth and feel , cannot translate it in language but just so good, and that is not even mentioning his technique and vocabulary. And such a humble guy.
It's amazing... After watching hours and hours of videos from modern drummers, I just ran across this and noticed what a great drummer Gregg is. It's like he had developed many of the foundamental concepts long before they became known. I can hear a little bit of Mike Portnoy and Latin percussion... The man is just awesome.
Greg is awesome behind a kit and away from one. I met Greg in Nashville at Woodland studios while I was doing someone's album. He was doing Larry Carlton's. Greg was SOOO humble..Greg is one of my heros!
Waaaaoooo, great drummer!! I guess I never paid attention to him thinking that he just played rock because of his hair look. But after seen him playing reggae, salsa, songo and a lot more I realized that no matter what race or ethnicity you can play any musical style if you put your heart in it. My respect Greg Bissonett for such a fantastic job in those drums. Amazing.
That hair, is fake. It’s a wig because he’s bald. His playing though......that’s all him. He did a solo during a DLR concert in Raleigh NC. I was blown away. Here’s a guy that looks ridiculously silly and played for a band that most people didn’t take very seriously but after that solo I’ve got nothing but respect for the guy.
Sounds like Gregg Bissonette! Still Excellent! With all the Gospel Chops I've seen in the last 10 years, this is refreshing. Extremely melodic and thoughtful.
Bissonette is the man on Drums.. There is a reason David Lee Roth snatched him up to play on Roth's solo album.. Roth was trying to mimic Van Halen with a line up of Bissonette on Drums, Steve Vai on Guitar and Billy Sheehan on Bass. Bissonette is an amazing drummer.
@@bm8584 Jason Becker joined the band after Steve and Sheehan left. The best of Roth's work is in Eat 'em and smile and Skyscrapper with Vai, Sheehan and Bissonette
@@JorgeOrtegadgets yes, it is a misunderstanding. I meant that DLR had wonderful musicians around and I just thought that it was a must to name Jason also.
@@bm8584 oh, I see! Yeah, David Lee Roth is a very fortunate man! He played with three of the best guitarists in history (Vai, Van Halen and Becker) a great bassist like Sheehan and one of the best drummers like Bissonette. Simply amazing
DLR had to get the best band possible for his solo stuff, and he put together a super group. There are a few bands that are considered super groups because of the talent level, and the DLR eat em and smile and skyscraper albums we’re definitely super group bands.
That drumset now belongs to a man name Aurelio Flores who lives in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He had it set up in a club he owned for use in his house band which my brother was the guitarist for. I got to play that set one night when I visited the club and was invited to sit in with the band.
Gregg is such an amazing clinician as well, so knowledgeable, passionate and personable. I got a chance to meet him after his submarine album came out and still have the signed copy. I'll forever love his performances on the burning for buddy disks, I've stolen a lot of links from this guy! The real deal
I knew he was good but who knew he was the master of virtually every style out there. Absolute fluidity and precision; every note is articulate and concise with not a hint of hesitation even when crossing over from one style to the next. This is how I want to play when I grow up! (the "do" has got to go tho...that's one hairstyle that doesn't work on anybody) One of the finest drummers I've ever heard...
Most musical approach I’ve seen in fusion technique I’ve ever seen, I just found my new inspiration to forge my drumming technique; un like others he other greats all technique and rudiment orchestration, Greg makes his drumming sing and armed with deadly techniques. Legendary and timeless drumming here..
After listening to a Terry Bozzio solo for 3 minutes which was all I could muster. It sounded like a group of Samoan tribesmen with trash can lids. Then this came up in my feed. Now this is a drum solo. Awesome!!
I was fortunate to participate in a private lesson with Gregg and a friend of mine, Mr. Mike Beaston. I played this exact kit and the lesson was on soloing and dynamics.
I always knew Bissonette was gifted, but there were times when I thought his style didn't fit with the music he was playing. Still, he's got a HUGE vocabulary and a great sense of timing, and this solo showcases both; I mean, seriously, the brushwork was great. Of the people complaining, I'll bet if the drums had close mics (in addition to the room mic), it'd sound a lot better. Great clip - thanks for posting it.
Let's not forget that Greg played with Maynard Ferguson Band - simply put he is a extremely well-rounded drummer and the way he mixes many styles fluidly here shows that.
I re-read your reply. That is AWESOME you got to take lessons from Gregg. I live in DFW, TX and it's hard to find musicians around here, with that kind of pedigree, that teach. Right on!
I have been a drummer for 47 years, at least 40 of that professionally, and I say he is a great drummer. I will never understand why you would say such a thing.
So this is the drummer behind Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan in David Lee Roth's first band. I can see why I fell over when I heard those first records and I was totally disappointed with my friends who all could only say "Hair Metal" when they heard I listened to DLR haha!!! Their loss ... :D
Make fun of his hair all you want to. in 1992 Gregg was (and continues to be) one of the most amazing and most versatile drummers on the planet. He's also a decent and humble human being; rare for a guy who played for 100s of thousands of people.
Greg is a helluva nice guy. Our band got to jam with him when DLR was recording in Vancouver. We were playing the pub of the hotel the band was staying at. We were doing a sound check and Greg was walking by and our guitar player says “Hey! Greg Bissonette!” He responds “Hey guys, you playing here tonight?”we said”yeah” Greg goes “do you mind if I Jam a couple of songs? After we pick our jaws off the floor, we said “for sure!” he goes “how about some classics like Start me Up and can’t get enough of your love? So we play those and they were absolutely flawless!...btw, thats his real hair.
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VERY ORIGINAL BADASS DRUMMER!!! End of story. Period.
It's crazy how solid his rock is, and then you see him play jazz and funk with such finesse. Amazing person and drummer.
I’m a die hard Beatles fan. At a Beatles concert in 1964 did The Whole jumping over the railing, jumping over the barricades with security hot on my trail, got to the stage and got swooped up by security who brought me back to my seat. Now move up about 50 years and I’m going to see Ringo Starr and his All Stars perform.
This guy Greg Bissonette is playing the drums --- I don’t think I looked or listened to Ringo once - I could not take my eyes off this guy. He had me mesmerized with his drum playing. I walked out of that concert not really having focused on Ringo but this guy. He was incredible. I felt like it was the drummer’s concert - not Ringo’s.
Legend of a drummer and a great humble guy
Gregg Bissonette was a huge influence on me as a young drummer and this brings back fond memories of him speaking and playing live in LA. A really great guy and a legendary drummer. Eat 'Em And Smile :)
I went to a drum Clinic that he put on here in North Carolina about 20 years ago. He was fantastic! ( and a nice guy with a great sense of humor ).
Every element is absolutely amazing...push, pull, simmering to a rapid boil....with all the spice sprinkled throughout....wow
Definitely one of the most entertaining drum solos I have ever heard -kept getting more interesting as it progressed.
You rarely hear such a perfect sound scan. It is the meeting point between Gadd and Porcaro. Sharp like Jeff and relaxing like Steve.
Huge Stewart Copeland influence here...Nice! And those double-kick flams sound incredible! ❤
Wow, I never knew Greg was this good! i have never heard him play like this before.
This guy was a beast when he was young"!!!!!!
Deepest respect for Gregg ..my feeling is he never got the accolades he so deserved...this is a Musicians Musician .Can read it music write it ect and so completely free and innovative.
This is what people in the biz should strive for.
Pure Platinum
Love it Gregg
Wow. I am now a fan of Greg Bissonette. Incredible drum solo!
Basically a full doctorate degree of percussion styles in 1 drum solo. Freaking crazy.
Greg is hands down one of the best drummers out there. And imo very very underrated.. when he did the David Lee Roth solo project back in the 80s i was blown away at how good he was when i saw them live. He was incredibly good.
Blew my fn mind to be exact. But, after the DLR thing i really didnt see or hear mych from him in the whole "band" scene. I would occasionally check to see what hes been up to through the years and hes always staying busy from what im seeing. But he has ALWAYS been and always will be a phenomenal drummer. One of my favorites TBH.. and hes still kicking the shit outta that drum kit to this day man.. fantastic drummer!! Thanks for posting.. ,🤘🤘
He’s not underrated, ding dong. Stop with the TH-cam cliche.
Great solo - technique/chops and musical too. GB is much more versatile than most imagine - he can play Heavy Rock, Pop and Jazz-Fusion w/ equal skill+taste.
I’m not surprised with the epic teachers he’s had, from his jazz drumming dad to Ringo Starr to Tony flippin Williams!!
@@caprise-music6722 Aye.
I happen to know Gregg since 1989 and recently experienced his drum clinic again July of 2018 in San Jose. He's ALWAYS been a true inspiration of mine and will always be!
What makes this even better is this is a very humble, very cool guy.
I can personally attest to this. I worked at a music shop in Baltimore years ago where GB did a clinic. I was basically his errand boy for the day and I got to hang with him for several hours. I don't think we even talked about drums once the entire time. He was super nice, easy going, and down to earth. No pretension whatsoever.
Met him a store appearance in 2009. Very kind, and down to earth.
Just like Buddy Rich.
What is absolutely great about this solo that no other drum has done, is that he transcribed every single note of what he played with absolute accuracy and made it available for us on his written drum method.
Looks n sounds like his rehearsal for the first Buddy Rich Scholarship concert. He killed his set. Arguably the most versatile drummer of the six!
This IS why I walked out of a class at the university of Wisconsin and went to PIT. Still one of the most incredible things I have ever seen on a kit. Thank you Gregg, you changed my life.
He really is a talented man, chops for days!!
Caught this guy a good ten years after this. Set his kit up with no mics in this little club... amazing... What a nice guy. Talked a lot about Ringo Starr that night, which I thought was rad. An his drumming was twice as good as this recording. So versatile. Rock solid without loosing groove. Technical yet melodic. Had it all... Great guy- brilliant drummer! Sick. One of those times I left wanting to quit playing, that never last long of course.
Watching this brings back some good memories. It confirmed my sentiments that, as a teen drummer during the '80s, I used to think of Gregg as the big brother to all of us who aspired to become pro drummers.
Gregg's one of the best ever... period!
For those about to rock... Lord Bissonette, we most humbly salute you!
Gregg is such an amazing drummer and person! I'm not at all surprised at his success. Gregg has always been a very versatile musician and openly appreciates all styles of music and his drumming influences and abilities are just as varied. I was so very fortunate to see him play with Maynard Fergusion's band shortly after he left North Texas State. He just killed it! I was so blown away! Thank you for posting this as the video, cassette, and book have been put out of print. Hopefully Gregg can get this great play along series updated into mp3.
at the risk of sounding redundant, I say again that this is some of the most amazing drumming I've ever heard! What an assortment of mixed bags; I can listen to this over and over and each time I find something different to marvel over...such seamless transitions and superhuman fluidity and speed while still unbelievably articulate; If I can play half this good on a consistent basis I'd be a happy camper
The best performance of a drummer I've ever seen
Can hear a lot of his influences,,big fan of Greg's skill.and technique, especially when I was a young drummer in the eighties at 15 ,16...Thanks for posting this,Great!!!
Awesome solo! Over 14 minutes long and it never got boring. Serious Chops!!
GB + Pearl = badass drummer on a badass kit. That was a great and creative solo. The brush section was outstanding! Great mix of style and interpretation!
He's so underrated! He's one of the greatest for sure!
Show me a single publication that says he’s underrated. What a ridiculous comment about an industry known drummer.
Far from underrated; he is highly regarded in the drumming world, one of the top players along with Weckl/Vinnie etc
That's some serious mullet super power he has going on here. Never knew he was this good and interesting. Came here from his Beato interview.
Saw him with Roth,Vai,and Sheehan in the 80s...his solo was like nothing I had ever seen before...when he got off the throne and came around front stepped up on his bass drums and ass to the audience continued to wail my jaw dropped to the floor...EPIC...something I will never forget
When I hear this video years later ,I realize how much of my playing was influenced by this solo ,thanks Gregg,never played in about 10 years,might pick up the sticks again before its to late
Been drumming for over 33 years. Greg was one of my first inspirations. this is a piece from his VHS video called Private Lesson. I learned a lot of stuff from this video and adapted a some of his style into my style of drumming. and no...that wasn't a wig.
1 of the best Intriguing incredible drum solos in Drum Percussion History
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No doubt. one of the best ever drummers in the world of rock/progressive/pop music. This man can do it all!! The hair was a thing of the time (look at Steve Smith). These guys should be forever remembered for what they can and have done!! Wow, this video covers a lot of serious drum lessons. Go Gregg!
@ Dan Hair? Thats a fucking wig! Greg was bald as a cue ball! He got that ridiculous wig when he played with David Lee Roth. So bad.
Long wig.
After he left Wayne's World in the early nineties, Garth Algar went solo. Here's his first effort
MMaatthhiieeuu Too funny.
MMaatthhiieeuu lol
LOL yeah the mullet is epic!
As if....
It's a WIG. But great drummer.
Had the great honor to meet and talk to Greg at a clinic in Trondheim Norway back in 2000. I am still starstruck.. what a fantastic person, what kindness, skills, ways to teach.. :)
Saw Eat Em and Smile tour. Being a drummer, I was blown away with his skill. One of the best, and most underrated drummers I've ever seen live, and I've seen Peart and Buddy rich live.. A great drummer to say the least.
Oh, then I probably saw him, too. Was a teen, but Eat ‘em was my first show.
man... the push-pull timing is just sick... what impressive hi-hat work.
P.S. I had the pleasure of tuition from Gregg when he was in U.K. a few years ago, along with some other super players, he was by far the best to me. Being in the room next to him as he played, wow, so much warmth and feel , cannot translate it in language but just so good, and that is not even mentioning his technique and vocabulary. And such a humble guy.
Gregg is a phenomenal drummer for sure! :)
His touch and finesse are insane!
It's amazing... After watching hours and hours of videos from modern drummers, I just ran across this and noticed what a great drummer Gregg is. It's like he had developed many of the foundamental concepts long before they became known. I can hear a little bit of Mike Portnoy and Latin percussion... The man is just awesome.
***** Yes! That's what I meant.
He got lessons from Ringo Starr and Tony Williams. How badass is that!
Had this on a VHS tape for years and years and always enjoyed Gregg's repertoire and tone.
Greg is awesome behind a kit and away from one. I met Greg in Nashville at Woodland studios while I was doing someone's album. He was doing Larry Carlton's. Greg was SOOO humble..Greg is one of my heros!
*Gregg. Show some respect.
He fit David Lee Roth's solo band like a glove. Underrated drummer.
What makes such a well know drummer underrated? If he’s so bad, why has he played with some of the best musicians out there??
Perfection with Billy Sheehan and Steve Vai. What. ??? Oh yes
By whom ? Kirk covington is underrated.......dom famularo is underrated........a guy on tour for 30,years is underrated huh ? 🤮🤮🤮🤮
@@jumpinjojo who said he was bad? I didn't. Don't think too hard. It could damage your drumming.
@@scottykingdavid was that comment an insult? No. So blow it out your ass.
Waaaaoooo, great drummer!! I guess I never paid attention to him thinking that he just played rock because of his hair look. But after seen him playing reggae, salsa, songo and a lot more I realized that no matter what race or ethnicity you can play any musical style if you put your heart in it. My respect Greg Bissonett for such a fantastic job in those drums. Amazing.
That hair, is fake. It’s a wig because he’s bald. His playing though......that’s all him. He did a solo during a DLR concert in Raleigh NC. I was blown away. Here’s a guy that looks ridiculously silly and played for a band that most people didn’t take very seriously but after that solo I’ve got nothing but respect for the guy.
That was a magical solo.... had it all. beautiful. love the reggae/latin feel and fills through out....
Sounds like Gregg Bissonette! Still Excellent! With all the Gospel Chops I've seen in the last 10 years, this is refreshing. Extremely melodic and thoughtful.
Awesome, one of my favorite drummers!
I never knew this guy was that good! Damn!!
Bissonette is the man on Drums.. There is a reason David Lee Roth snatched him up to play on Roth's solo album.. Roth was trying to mimic Van Halen with a line up of Bissonette on Drums, Steve Vai on Guitar and Billy Sheehan on Bass. Bissonette is an amazing drummer.
And Jason Becker!!!
@@bm8584 Jason Becker joined the band after Steve and Sheehan left.
The best of Roth's work is in Eat 'em and smile and Skyscrapper with Vai, Sheehan and Bissonette
@@JorgeOrtegadgets yes, it is a misunderstanding. I meant that DLR had wonderful musicians around and I just thought that it was a must to name Jason also.
@@bm8584 oh, I see! Yeah, David Lee Roth is a very fortunate man! He played with three of the best guitarists in history (Vai, Van Halen and Becker) a great bassist like Sheehan and one of the best drummers like Bissonette. Simply amazing
DLR had to get the best band possible for his solo stuff, and he put together a super group. There are a few bands that are considered super groups because of the talent level, and the DLR eat em and smile and skyscraper albums we’re definitely super group bands.
Just TOO GOOD. This is EPIC in taste and structural finesse.
Brutal hair, Brilliant drummer. Ahhh... the 80's
That drumset now belongs to a man name Aurelio Flores who lives in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He had it set up in a club he owned for use in his house band which my brother was the guitarist for. I got to play that set one night when I visited the club and was invited to sit in with the band.
You can just tell by his playing that he can read and write music. He's so spot on and accurate it's ridiculous.
Yeah, my goodness. It’s one of the things that made me wish I could read music
I think greg doesnt have a heart........its been replaced with a bass drum....incredible
Gregg is a graduate of North Texas State, now UNT, and it Shows. The Man has amazing skills and technique. Fantastic display here. Wow.
Gregg !!!!! this solo was a song in itself ,so many solos today are chops without the flow of a song .
Gregg is such an amazing clinician as well, so knowledgeable, passionate and personable. I got a chance to meet him after his submarine album came out and still have the signed copy. I'll forever love his performances on the burning for buddy disks, I've stolen a lot of links from this guy! The real deal
Amazing! Great power throughout! Best of the best!
My Hats off to you Greg! Fantastic Solo!
15 minutes of pure genius.
I had a poster of him with these drums on my wall. I thought this kit was awesome. This takes me back to being a young drummer. Awesome video.
Excellent drummer, love Gregg's style and sound ❤
I knew he was good but who knew he was the master of virtually every style out there. Absolute fluidity and precision; every note is articulate and concise with not a hint of hesitation even when crossing over from one style to the next. This is how I want to play when I grow up! (the "do" has got to go tho...that's one hairstyle that doesn't work on anybody) One of the finest drummers I've ever heard...
Regarding the do… welcome to the early 90’s lol
Most musical approach I’ve seen in fusion technique I’ve ever seen, I just found my new inspiration to forge my drumming technique; un like others he other greats all technique and rudiment orchestration, Greg makes his drumming sing and armed with deadly techniques. Legendary and timeless drumming here..
the tone on those drums are magnificent!
+Kenny Earl That's Pearl Drums for ya :)
Kenny Earl Is* magnificent. Not are.
amazing drummer. amazing person.
After listening to a Terry Bozzio solo for 3 minutes which was all I could muster. It sounded like a group of Samoan tribesmen with trash can lids. Then this came up in my feed. Now this is a drum solo. Awesome!!
Let’s not miss out on the fantastic use of the mullet.
I just stumbled on this,,,Wow ! Ive never seen any of Greg's solos. Thank you so much for the upload ! Very inspiring !
I love the ridiculously delayed, or open, flames. He makes great use of them all over the place.
I was fortunate to participate in a private lesson with Gregg and a friend of mine, Mr. Mike Beaston. I played this exact kit and the lesson was on soloing and dynamics.
I always knew Bissonette was gifted, but there were times when I thought his style didn't fit with the music he was playing. Still, he's got a HUGE vocabulary and a great sense of timing, and this solo showcases both; I mean, seriously, the brushwork was great. Of the people complaining, I'll bet if the drums had close mics (in addition to the room mic), it'd sound a lot better. Great clip - thanks for posting it.
Best Drum solo I've ever seen
Let's not forget that Greg played with Maynard Ferguson Band - simply put he is a extremely well-rounded drummer and the way he mixes many styles fluidly here shows that.
I knew he was good but wow this is another level! 😮
I re-read your reply. That is AWESOME you got to take lessons from Gregg. I live in DFW, TX and it's hard to find musicians around here, with that kind of pedigree, that teach. Right on!
That kit sounds and looks great with the white hardware...one of the world masters of the drum kit.
amazing!...never loses one
I case you don't know Greg, he is one of the MASTERS, and there really aren't that many of those. One in a million.
YEah, Greg is one of the best all round drummers on the planet. Anyone who says different just doesn't know what they're talking about.
Huge Stewart Copeland influence here...nice! And those double-kick flams sound incredible!
His work with Billy and Steve on David lee Roth’s is phenomenal!!! A super group!
That was the most powerpack solo I ever heard in my life time very inspirational
I gotta give this guy his props. He can flat out play. I know nothing about him, but he seems to be a rock drummer with serious chops.
He played for David Lee Roth, Joe Satriani and many others! Excellent studio drummer on many albums
I have been a drummer for 47 years, at least 40 of that professionally, and I say he is a great drummer. I will never understand why you would say such a thing.
Met him Drum clinic Syr NY! Thank You Music Center
Definitely doesn't suck! Crazy ability and delivery.
So this is the drummer behind Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan in David Lee Roth's first band. I can see why I fell over when I heard those first records and I was totally disappointed with my friends who all could only say "Hair Metal" when they heard I listened to DLR haha!!! Their loss ... :D
Gregg is definitely in the top 2500 drummers category
i just quit drumming now, thanks Gregg.... wow, what skills
Make fun of his hair all you want to. in 1992 Gregg was (and continues to be) one of the most amazing and most versatile drummers on the planet. He's also a decent and humble human being; rare for a guy who played for 100s of thousands of people.
that's true! I've watched this VHS more than 20 times!
Greg is a helluva nice guy. Our band got to jam with him when DLR was recording in Vancouver. We were playing the pub of the hotel the band was staying at. We were doing a sound check and Greg was walking by and our guitar player says “Hey! Greg Bissonette!” He responds “Hey guys, you playing here tonight?”we said”yeah” Greg goes “do you mind if I Jam a couple of songs? After we pick our jaws off the floor, we said “for sure!” he goes “how about some classics like Start me Up and can’t get enough of your love? So we play those and they were absolutely flawless!...btw, thats his real hair.
VERY ORIGINAL BADASS DRUMMER!!! End of story. Period.
I dont want to work, I wanna bang on these drums all day!
Yeah man.....he has the chops and the epic groove
UNT is in Denton, TX (a suburb about 20 miles north of Dallas, TX). And thanks for the reply, I'll definitely check it out. Cheers!