vaportrailer Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Joe Morello, really? Oh yes! What he could do was scary.Speed, technique, musicality - Joe had it all, plus he did some great work with odd-times, and making them sound musical (Take 5, Blue Ronda Alla Turk, Unsquare Dance etc). The cool thing about Joe was that he wasn't a show-off, so no stick twirling, but he could play some stupidly amazing things, and look as relaxed as if he was reading the paper. Unbelievable technique. Then again, he studied and worked hard at it. Morello also wrote a couple of very challenging technical exercise books (Master Studies I and II), for those who might be interested. Take Five is a classic, and I love a lot of Brubeck...but never really paid attention to the drumming as a standout feature of that band. Morello can be so subtle, and everything sounds so effortless, it's easy to overlook him at times. Check out some of the live stuff (Carnegie Hall Concert for example), or just go to YouTube. Lotsa stuff on there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgvCVi9b7Qo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9esWG6A6g-k This is a obvious reason why is Rich (who is in his 60s in this video) SUPERIOR to Neil. That YouTube clip didn't work for me. It said it wasn't available in this country (U.S.). Texas King, where are you from? This one should work for those who can't play the original: http://youtu.be/738sdgMNfrA I just realized that the above video that I posted is a joke. It's part of a series of "SHREDS" clips where audio of very bad playing is dubbed onto a performance video. I can't seem to find the legit version of this drum solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 When it comes to dexterity, speed, power, musicality and pure natural ability nobody...NOBODY...will top Buddy Rich. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Any poll pitting any drummer against Buddy Rich isn't fair, regardless of style or genre.Without the use of a machine, who do you think can fly better: me or Superman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas King Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Today I watched a few Buddy Rich's videos and objectively he could easily kick Peart's and Bonham's asses anytime. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94DeieWZgTM re: J Bonham, B Rich almost plays the "Poor Tom" beat here around 3:35. and my god that drum roll that he starts about a minute after...whoa nelly! http://www.barrelselectwines.com/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/imgLBL-WhoaNelly.PN.WIllamette.NV.fdbc390fea388e280a16c4511a01e2821047.jpg Edited June 21, 2017 by vaportrailer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Can I skip them both and go straight to Tony F****n Williams please? :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Can I skip them both and go straight to Tony F****n Williams please? :) Especially for you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsCjeHWXiGY and just stumbled across this: Tony Williams footage has been tricky to find on YouTube at times, hopefully these links stay up for a while. Edited June 21, 2017 by vaportrailer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 haha! Thanks! I mean, I love Buddy and Peart, but Tony is my man. Gawd, could he play!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Permanent-Rush Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Neil Peart, but Buddy Rich is still an amazing drummer no doubt. I agree with 73 this thread is unfair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) ...no one can state absolutely who is a "better" drummer, only who THEY, PERSONALLY think is better, i.e., prefer! there are no valid objective standards for determining who is BETTER,...Nonsense. Rich was more skilled by many objective measurements, and there's no need to list them. Let's not confuse "better" with "favorite". Edited June 22, 2017 by goose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) Joe Morello, really? Oh yes! What he could do was scary.Speed, technique, musicality - Joe had it all, plus he did some great work with odd-times, and making them sound musical (Take 5, Blue Rondo Ala Turk, Unsquare Dance etc). The cool thing about Joe was that he wasn't a show-off, so no stick twirling, but he could play some stupidly amazing things, and look as relaxed as if he was reading the paper. Unbelievable technique. Then again, he studied and worked hard at it. Morello also wrote a couple of very challenging technical exercise books (Master Studies I and II), for those who might be interested.Paul Desmond (sax) reportedly nearly quit the Brubeck band because Morello's playing drew so much attention. The guy was an incredible drummer. Edited June 22, 2017 by goose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Joe Morello, really? Oh yes! What he could do was scary.Speed, technique, musicality - Joe had it all, plus he did some great work with odd-times, and making them sound musical (Take 5, Blue Ronda Alla Turk, Unsquare Dance etc). The cool thing about Joe was that he wasn't a show-off, so no stick twirling, but he could play some stupidly amazing things, and look as relaxed as if he was reading the paper. Unbelievable technique. Then again, he studied and worked hard at it. Morello also wrote a couple of very challenging technical exercise books (Master Studies I and II), for those who might be interested. Take Five is a classic, and I love a lot of Brubeck...but never really paid attention to the drumming as a standout feature of that band. Morello can be so subtle, and everything sounds so effortless, it's easy to overlook him at times. Check out some of the live stuff (Carnegie Hall Concert for example), or just go to YouTube. Lotsa stuff on there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgvCVi9b7QoGo to the 33:00 mark and let it play. Morello pulls off a series of great fills. As you say, effortless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Joe Morello, really? Oh yes! What he could do was scary.Speed, technique, musicality - Joe had it all, plus he did some great work with odd-times, and making them sound musical (Take 5, Blue Ronda Alla Turk, Unsquare Dance etc). The cool thing about Joe was that he wasn't a show-off, so no stick twirling, but he could play some stupidly amazing things, and look as relaxed as if he was reading the paper. Unbelievable technique. Then again, he studied and worked hard at it. Morello also wrote a couple of very challenging technical exercise books (Master Studies I and II), for those who might be interested. Take Five is a classic, and I love a lot of Brubeck...but never really paid attention to the drumming as a standout feature of that band. Morello can be so subtle, and everything sounds so effortless, it's easy to overlook him at times. Check out some of the live stuff (Carnegie Hall Concert for example), or just go to YouTube. Lotsa stuff on there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgvCVi9b7QoGo to the 33:00 mark and let it play. Morello pulls off a series of great fills. As you say, effortless. ha ha! Goose, you devil; the 33:00 mark is the end of the video and those fills are deadly, but silent.Did you mean the 'trading fours' starting around 6:30? Tasty stuff! Something from the Burning for Buddy sessions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY1M10wt62g (The trading-fours start around 3:25.) Not only is Joe Morello kicking ass on the drums, but the old blind bastard had to memorize the arrangement, and nailed it in one take (I figure this is the first take because he misses the crash on his right a couple of times and would've fixed it, or adapted, for a second try).I wonder if Peart has ever mentioned Morello? He should've taken lessons from him, no offense F Gruber. http://drummerworld.com/pics/drumpics4/JoeMorelloJuly1962.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Joe Morello, really? Oh yes! What he could do was scary.Speed, technique, musicality - Joe had it all, plus he did some great work with odd-times, and making them sound musical (Take 5, Blue Ronda Alla Turk, Unsquare Dance etc). The cool thing about Joe was that he wasn't a show-off, so no stick twirling, but he could play some stupidly amazing things, and look as relaxed as if he was reading the paper. Unbelievable technique. Then again, he studied and worked hard at it. Morello also wrote a couple of very challenging technical exercise books (Master Studies I and II), for those who might be interested. Take Five is a classic, and I love a lot of Brubeck...but never really paid attention to the drumming as a standout feature of that band. Morello can be so subtle, and everything sounds so effortless, it's easy to overlook him at times. Check out some of the live stuff (Carnegie Hall Concert for example), or just go to YouTube. Lotsa stuff on there! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgvCVi9b7QoGo to the 33:00 mark and let it play. Morello pulls off a series of great fills. As you say, effortless. ha ha! Goose, you devil; the 33:00 mark is the end of the video and those fills are deadly, but silent.Did you mean the 'trading fours' starting around 6:30? Tasty stuff! Yep, that was it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Something from the Burning for Buddy sessions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY1M10wt62g (The trading-fours start around 3:25.) Not only is Joe Morello kicking ass on the drums, but the old blind bastard had to memorize the arrangement, and nailed it in one take (I figure this is the first take because he misses the crash on his right a couple of times and would've fixed it, or adapted, for a second try). :drool: :nom nom nom: :drool: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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