he learned how to play simple,from rick marotta,when he came to new york in the early 70's.he was very technical then,and had to strip down a lot of his chops in ordrr to lock with other musicians.the music tells him what to play or not to play.other drummers like harvey mason,jeff porcaro,jim gordon,jim keltner,steve jordan,jr robinson have the same qualities.if you want to hear steve gadd stretch out a little please listen to steps live at the pit,with michael brecker,eddie gpmez mike mainieri,don grolnick.amazing ülaying and not boring at all....do a little research before you judge...
Great excerpt! Thank you for sharing, it is very instructive and helpful to see your comments on the nuances etc. that are very hard to play consistently well. PS. Please just ignore the negative comments, the rest of us appreciate the time and effort you put into these analyses!
The reason it seems hard because it’s a simple lesson but it takes time and discipline. I would pay attention to the groove first and when I’m comfortable with it then I’ll start adding to it slowly but constantly has Steve.
Even dubbed Steve is an influence to many That don’t even realize it . Thank you for teaching us how To play some of the most famous Drum patterns to ever exist . It took me a minute to learn 50 ways . But I eventually found it. Although no one can do it Like Steve.
I didn’t say it took 1 minute Literally. It’s a figure of speech . In reality it took about a Week of first learning the Groove Then another week or so To play it properly and in time . If it takes you less great If not that’s ok too . Exact words are hard to live by Give me a break .
His feel is absolutley insane. And yet again, there he is using a Ludwig supraphonic snare drum to compliment that "simple" groove. The most played and recorded snare drum in modern music history..
i have several modeled versions of the supraphonic within my own vst that i return to for so many funk, soul, and dry rock recording gigs. it's extremely versatile in this virtual state as well. and no one knows it's modeled.
@@RubenvanRoonDrumChanneli like it too, I’m a bass player and i have this clip from “be the drum” channel saved to my phone so when a drummer says i don’t know what im talking about, i can show them Dr. Gadd
Bass player... Important how you're picking out the length of the beats. "Long" and "short". If I'm not mistaken I believe Gadd thinks that way, in cycles of waves (Like Billy Cobham also?) and long/short rather than counting.
It`s not so f%^&@$% hard :))) Really this is not difficult at all, playing with all those dynamics and opening the hihat, that`s just basics. Stop fetishizing stuff just because it`s played by famous people.
It is actually hard to make it sound exactly as good as Gadd does with everything all at once (that exact timing, that exact feel, those exact dynamics, those exact articulations, etc). Though yes, it is all based on basic stuff and there is a lot of overly fawning praise of really basic stuff an annoying amount, I agree.
How many records did you record? and did you played with all the legends in Jazz and Pop music? Quincy Jones , Paul mc Cartney Paul Simon Eric Clapton Mike Brecker, Chick Corea and a 1000 more?
@@wowmanhaha I see so much " maaaan [drummer] could play one hit on the hi hat and you know its them and nobody else could have done that " It's ridiculous. " Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer of all time " - literally any vid I see of him - he's hunched over playing as fast as he can. Every one. Plus he was a renowned POS who hated Matched Grip _for no reason_ when lots of modern drummers say there is NO advantage to Trad Grip. NONE.
Thank you for this post. Excellent!!
Incredible
"its the simple things" :). Great pointing out the gold nuggets that can easily be missed. Thanx boss!
I love how he swings that 16th note pattern on the hats. SG is the MAN.
What a gem!
Great! Great! And this Yamaha sound, oh my God!
I got it. Need to start off with.... THE SIMPLEST THING.
James Cameron and Steve Gadd. Nice
The simplest thing 🗣️📢🔊🔊🔊🔊🔥🔥🔥🔥
he learned how to play simple,from rick marotta,when he came to new york in the early 70's.he was very technical then,and had to strip down a lot of his chops in ordrr to lock with other musicians.the music tells him what to play or not to play.other drummers like harvey mason,jeff porcaro,jim gordon,jim keltner,steve jordan,jr robinson have the same qualities.if you want to hear steve gadd stretch out a little please listen to steps live at the pit,with michael brecker,eddie gpmez mike mainieri,don grolnick.amazing ülaying and not boring at all....do a little research before you judge...
I love when a newish student says I can do that beat, it's easy. Lol
Great excerpt! Thank you for sharing, it is very instructive and helpful to see your comments on the nuances etc. that are very hard to play consistently well. PS. Please just ignore the negative comments, the rest of us appreciate the time and effort you put into these analyses!
thanks so much....
master of time 🎵🎶🎵
Steve God.. That's all!
The reason it seems hard because it’s a simple lesson but it takes time and discipline. I would pay attention to the groove first and when I’m comfortable with it then I’ll start adding to it slowly but constantly has Steve.
Even dubbed
Steve is an influence to many
That don’t even realize it .
Thank you for teaching us how
To play some of the most famous
Drum patterns to ever exist .
It took me a minute to learn
50 ways . But I eventually found it.
Although no one can do it
Like Steve.
thank U!
It took you 1 minute ? Lol..Don't think so.
I didn’t say it took 1 minute
Literally.
It’s a figure of speech .
In reality it took about a
Week of first learning the
Groove
Then another week or so
To play it properly and in time .
If it takes you less great
If not that’s ok too .
Exact words are hard to live by
Give me a break .
Playing at that tempo would be the hardest part for me.
His feel is absolutley insane. And yet again, there he is using a Ludwig supraphonic snare drum to compliment that "simple" groove. The most played and recorded snare drum in modern music history..
i have several modeled versions of the supraphonic within my own vst that i return to for so many funk, soul, and dry rock recording gigs. it's extremely versatile in this virtual state as well. and no one knows it's modeled.
Hes laying it down...😏
MR.GADD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this whole thing sounds like a skit on an 80s/90s hip hop album :) the simple beat, the samples...
Interlude instrumental on an acid jazz album ;)
Are those 15" or 16" hi-hat cymbals?
No Normal 14" inch...camera work can be confusing;)
Too bad they did add the dub echo of “the simplest thing” over each example in the original video
sorry for that I thought it was funny:(
@@RubenvanRoonDrumChannel It is, indeed, really nice, please keep it
@@RubenvanRoonDrumChanneli like it too, I’m a bass player and i have this clip from “be the drum” channel saved to my phone so when a drummer says i don’t know what im talking about, i can show them Dr. Gadd
@@bmodextreme Good one;)
The slower the tempo gets, the harder it gets...
Bass player... Important how you're picking out the length of the beats. "Long" and "short". If I'm not mistaken I believe Gadd thinks that way, in cycles of waves (Like Billy Cobham also?) and long/short rather than counting.
So true!!! That is what we can learn from bassplayers…. Timpani is the secret;)
It`s not so f%^&@$% hard :))) Really this is not difficult at all, playing with all those dynamics and opening the hihat, that`s just basics. Stop fetishizing stuff just because it`s played by famous people.
Thank you! There is way to much fetishizing out there in the drum world - it's a wonder anyone else picks up a pair of sticks at all.
It is actually hard to make it sound exactly as good as Gadd does with everything all at once (that exact timing, that exact feel, those exact dynamics, those exact articulations, etc). Though yes, it is all based on basic stuff and there is a lot of overly fawning praise of really basic stuff an annoying amount, I agree.
@@rickylefebvre no it`s not hard to sound like that, it`s not and Gadd is an overrated drummer.
How many records did you record? and did you played with all the legends in Jazz and Pop music? Quincy Jones , Paul mc Cartney Paul Simon Eric Clapton Mike Brecker, Chick Corea and a 1000 more?
@@wowmanhaha I see so much " maaaan [drummer] could play one hit on the hi hat and you know its them and nobody else could have done that "
It's ridiculous.
" Buddy Rich is the greatest drummer of all time " - literally any vid I see of him - he's hunched over playing as fast as he can. Every one.
Plus he was a renowned POS who hated Matched Grip _for no reason_ when lots of modern drummers say there is NO advantage to Trad Grip. NONE.
Ruben, been playing drums long ?? Doesnt sound it.
40 years;)