10 Most WASTED Drummers of All Time

[@davetourle4250]

Been a drummer in a band for 6 years and we always follow this simple rule.... Get pissed if you have a good gig, get pissed if you had a bad gig, but never have a bad gig because you were pissed. It's simple.

[@indorr]

Zzzz

[@paulstuartwilson485]

Drummers hit more notes in every song/track than all the other guys combined. Most underrated musicians ever. Bass player making this comment here.

[@humanoidbastard673]

Drumming is soon goddamn hard you're keeping time in like 3 different measures accents w.e it's called, this coming from a guitarist/bassists thats trying to learn drums hahaha

[@Okkvltify]

I think most notes are hit ny the guitars, no offense. At least in many styles of music, especially Metal.

[@juliebryne2903]

Unless you were john entwistle!😁

[@chizorama]

@@Okkvltify Guitarist are only picking & fingering the fretboard, drummers are using all four appendages simultaneously, so wrong.

[@Okkvltify]

@@chizorama the number of appendages you use says nothing about the number of notes hit.

[@jacobhensley8614]

If you’re more drunk than the bassist then you’re doing something wrong

[@larswesterhausen7262]

- What you call the people who like to hang out with musicians? - Drummers.

[@jakemode]

What if the drummer is an alcoholic and the bassist is a pothead 😂

[@Automaticman88]

What bassist is famously drunk?

[@dahness564]

@@Automaticman88 Rex

[@larswesterhausen7262]

@@Automaticman88 Me?

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

That last guy wasn't drunk. His wife had just left him for the trumpet player and that was his way of working through the pain.

[@checkmate8955]

Wrong drummer At the gig

[@zippidydoodaazippidypap2818]

Check Mate A: I heard your drummer couldn’t make it... well, I have a mate called Clive, he’s more than happy to do it. B: ok... er, did you say Clive just came back from Amsterdam?

[@NightlyDaymare13]

That blows.

[@falconreign9158]

Ah dang.☹ Hope he's doing better.

[@xHeadcleanerx]

Which trumpet player?

[@zacharysieg2305]

Honestly, I can’t blame the drummers for being high in some of these bands. Have you heard what the other members are playing?

[@theguythattalksshitonyoutube]

Legit point

[@dalethelander3781]

That chick singing "Hotel California" was a little pitch-y.

[@theguythattalksshitonyoutube]

@@dalethelander3781 Little? Lol

[@DenAssassin]

Not the first band, their musicians are solid

[@zacharysieg2305]

@@DenAssassin True. It's not too far off from this local band I saw once that I really liked, at least in terms of quality. Of course, their drummer was WAAAY more competent. That guy with the accordion was pretty good, too.

[@TheJokesterSCR]

I performed drunk MANY times back in my late teens and early 20's and while I may have played slightly sloppy (even playing physically demanding metal), I was never anywhere NEAR as messed up as any of these guys. I'd have to be dying of alcohol poisoning before before I get to that level.

[@howardsnow6064]

You have this party... and there is this keg... and everyone is on pace for a great night. Your band keeps getting pushed back but hey.. the fun has started so taking it back would possibly be just as bad. One of the worst shows I've played and it doesn't compare to any of this. These people have issues and it isn't booze.

[@pearsecobb6168]

Honestly, I think that the drummer in the band covering Hotel California is just regretting everything he had ever done

[@angelazapata_official]

Yeah that would makes sense. Haha

[@dalethelander3781]

When the Benadryl kicks in.

[@DMSProduktions]

That was a BAND?

[@robertkennedy5414]

Maybe he thought it would sound better if he stuck his head through his snare drum. Sadly, that would probably make it sound worse.

[@slashergeneral306]

He didn't get to sing, that's why

[@ganglu]

With all due respect to the drummer in the band doing hotel California, I'd be wasted too if I was in that band.

[@civilwildman]

They all sounded wasted.

[@missmaynard2310]

As A Bassist It’s Wonderful To See OTHER Musicians Clowned On For A Change!

[@tyshred9251]

Lol I bet

[@manifestationsofasort]

Everyone needs clowning on once in a while

[@vargvikernes2416]

ikr

[@zippidydoodaazippidypap2818]

‘Dream On’ 😜

[@tbeach3617]

You know what they call a Bassist when his girlfriend kicks him out??? Homeless.

[@timothyyoungblood6269]

Everyone in that "Hotel California" crew were trainwrecks. The poor bastard on the drums just happened to be worse off and received the brunt of it.

[@robertkennedy5414]

He was the one lucky enough to lose consciousness.

[@tomaspereira681]

i think the guy at 3:10 just didn't want to be a part of that trainwreck

[@Nelphoto]

I wouldn't either 🤣

[@manifestationsofasort]

Yeah I don't blame him. Those vocals suck!

[@19RaxR91]

Same here - I cant imagine Any other way I could stomach backing those two up without being even slightly drunk.

[@philpants44]

kinda how i feel everytime i hear that song tbh

[@mymohicans]

Still better than the trainwrecks

[@TwoCrappyGamers]

I see nothing wrong with the last drummer. He was overcome by the spirit of music!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Uhh, greed. What right does anyone have to call a drummer in a German Beer Polka band as wasted?

[@juliantorres8818]

I was going to be pissed if I didn't see Keith moon pass out on horse tranquilizers

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

*gorilla tranquilliser

[@vashwolfwood5899]

*Godzilla tranquilizers

[@King-ty7mz]

Was that the "can anyone play drums" clip?

[@juliantorres8818]

@@King-ty7mz yeah

[@vashwolfwood5899]

@@King-ty7mz ye

[@circuitdesign]

The Oom-pah Loom-pah drummer at the end was not THAT bad. The worst part of this video was not the drummers. It was the "vocalists" on Hotel California.

[@jackwhitestripe14]

That last one could play in Slipknot

[@timjaeger6589]

The guy reminds me of Til Lindemann from Rammstein to be honest haha

[@semmert]

I'm not sure he was drunk or just really in to it... his drum not being secured was the main problem. lol

[@АлександрКостиков-л9щ]

what his name

[@DMSProduktions]

@@semmert 1 too many STEINS I would expect ja?

[@chrishanson8496]

He's windmilling to Polka!!! That's dedication

[@UATU.]

Can we just take a moment to remember all the Spinal Tap drummers who spontaneously combusted? RIP 🤟😢

[@dalethelander3781]

And died in bizarre gardening accidents.

[@brownwrench]

RiP Joe "Mama" Besser

[@pjdoesminecraft]

one choked on someone else's vomit and died

[@miameramusic]

They should have just hired Animal; muppets never die.

[@Orchyde]

Thank you so much for this post. I couldn't stop laughing LOVE IT!

[@TheMack]

Most of these drummers would fit perfectly in any stoner band. Except for the last one, he's in a Duracell commercial...

[@anotherone7924]

No shit! 😂😂😂

[@shubhankarroy7266]

😂😂😂😂

[@musickf]

Keith Moon would fit into a stoner band? Um......

[@privatecitizenguy2640]

@TheMack drunks are not worthy of being considered for a “stoner” band. Drunks are pathetic,

[@musickf]

@@privatecitizenguy2640 Pantera, Metallica and most other bands would have to disagree.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

There should be a vid of wasted sound guys too. Holy shit one time this guy was leaning over my toms trying to mic them and sweating VERY profusely. He kept dropping them on me and was mumbling something about chicken and then he fell. Goddam that was the worst one ever. Good times!

[@TheTsunamijuan]

every sound guy is wasted, if they have been at it for more than a few years. After all the difference between a professional and a rookie is the ability to wrap cables correctly while drunk.

[@roelofzinn8227]

The last guy in the Oompah band just wanted to be in a German Thrash band so bad.

[@King-ty7mz]

Not gonna lie, he was killing it

[@rndr_music]

do you know the song's name??

[@JerppeStolenstolten]

@@rndr_music sounds like the Russian national anthem

[@unbekannt8872]

@@rndr_music It's called "Orange trägt nur die Müllabfuhr". The translation is "orange only carries the garbage disposal". Yes I know we Germans are strange

[@rndr_music]

@@unbekannt8872 ahahaha thats a good title, thank you so much then!

[@ezekieljarek7705]

0:33 my man is in a space shuttle😂

[@bloodlegion4874]

1. John Bonham 2. Keith Moon 3.John Bonham 4.Keith Moon 5.John Bonham 6.Keith Moon 7. John Bonham 8.Keith Moon 9. John Bonham 10.Keith Moon

[@hatred9427]

And what about Keith Moon?

[@bloodlegion4874]

Leel André oh that’s right! Forgot him! Lol

[@hatred9427]

@@bloodlegion4874 Yeah man, oh, and there's that guy from Led Zeppelin. I forgot his name... huh... John Bonham! That's right.

[@bloodlegion4874]

Leel André lol

[@vickierobinson627]

Good list my favorite was Keith Moon and John Bonham.

[@stevenjacobsen4260]

Starting at 1:03 minutes is absolute pure comedic brilliance at its best. Great editing for this clip had me rolling I’m sending it to my drummer right now. 🤣

[@thetreblerebel]

1:23 what every drummer needs before a show...is a shot of smack!

[@jakobthonen9411]

Oh wasted as in drunk. I was expecting a list of amazing drummers that were held back by their band members and what they wanted for some reason.

[@LearnItalianCVC]

Cannot stop laughing at the last one.

[@kfizz]

The last one he was good and keeping it together . I also think Keith was on something not just booze.

[@LearnItalianCVC]

@@kfizz He was on the moon!

[@captainspaulding2693]

Last cat was truly a finesse pocket player

[@DaffraontheMTB]

Looks like he's trying to be like the guy in slipknot bangin the barrels.

[@jonathanmosebach2921]

He injected himself with horse tuanquilisers!

[@lhprimate69]

I love how the last drummer was REALLY "exploring the space".

[@dilltaskermusic1407]

Holy shit! Here I was half expecting to see footage of me in there when all of a sudden a video of my actual band shows up at 2:04. It's from before I joined though, but still unbelievably close.

[@cubernikhil914]

LIAR. That's not you

[@dilltaskermusic1407]

​@@cubernikhil914 The band's called Deep Fur. If you look them up, you'll find the full video "Wasted Drummer". That's not me though, it's the previous drummer. The channel does have some live videos with me in them but they're all about 10 years old..

[@cubernikhil914]

@@dilltaskermusic1407 ohh. I'm so sorry. I though that was you. My bad

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

@@cubernikhil914 Learn to read

[@philpants44]

@@dilltaskermusic1407 so they traded one pissed drummer for another lol! Maybe i'll join next.

[@steveurkel4561]

I was a drummer in several shitty touring punk bands back in the day, but I never drank before I played. I learned what not to do by watching other bands.

[@JayZombie1216]

I have like three beers before the show to loosen up, and I bring a bottle of vodka, a cranberry bottle and a cup on stage. If you pace yourself, you don't fuck up and by the end you're feeling great.

[@carlkolthoff5402]

Same here, always play sober. I tend to loose my sense of rythm and drop my sticks a lot after just a couple of beers. I know some drummers can be wasted and still play great, but I'm not one of them.

[@samblack5313]

Me before a cone: can play guitar and sing Me after a cone: 👁👄👁

[@hateinferno]

If Keith moon isn’t on here I swear

[@andyhooper2840]

Wasn't it horse tranquilizers?

[@thetreblerebel]

1:49 that's him ain't it?

[@hateinferno]

Stevie Jo yeah

[@pyroed7044]

@@andyhooper2840 i watched a documentary and it said it was a gorilla tranquilizer.

[@devinthorn8182]

What would the the difference lmao it’s an animal tranquilizer you just change the dose

[@YoloSwagging]

**Plays the most physically demanding instrument on stage.** **Overdoses on muscle relaxers and tranquilizers.** Right.

[@samblack5313]

😂

[@Goodboy0953]

Very lucky he didn’t die that night

[@triciaw3064]

God bless Keith Moon. Such a sad loss. A piss-head after my own heart lol

[@dalethelander3781]

Moon once pulled Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield over at a party and told him he needed to do something about his drug problem. When Keith Moon tells YOU you have a drug problem, that's a whole new level of fucked-up.

[@MegaYoyo911]

Can we all appreciate that microphone trick at 3:56 😱

[@ETGvloggity]

I thought I was the only one lol

[@jeremymorgan9925]

It was pretty smooth

[@ALFYsk8]

I was looking for this comment! :D

[@tyshred9251]

Been here lol wanted to kick my drummer in the nuts for blacking out a few shows.

[@bellmeisterful]

A few? Lol yall didnt nip that crap in the bud

[@Kyle4OH8]

Metallica cover band ? He was just trying to play the part

[@tyshred9251]

@@Kyle4OH8 lol i see what ya did there. But not even for a second! Lol, If I was in a cover band I'd..... well I wouldnt be in one so nvm.

[@tyshred9251]

@@bellmeisterful when your drummer is that amazing you can deal with some alcoholism. But yeah it happened a few times (2-4) over about 12 years. It wasnt all the time but when it happened it was annoying. He still played great, no one would be able to tell but the dudes in the band. But you'd still have to cut the set short that night. That's more than enough to piss you off when your playing 220bpm and everyone needs to be perfectly on time and tight as a nun's cunt otherwise it would sound like shit live. Tech death isnt easy to pull off if you are playing shit that isnt just fast clicky breaks and spider riffs lol. It ain't 2007 anymore. Hopefully that clears it up a bit. Still my point stands. "He shouldnt of done that, hes just a boy."

[@bellmeisterful]

@@tyshred9251 well explained. Yeah, yall are playing that kind of music and you got a guy that can do it and do it well? Very difficult to replace. I play melodic death/black which requires double bass of course but not the frenetic drums hes playing.

[@markj.8491]

0:28 he is my new idol hahah he so high but he played till his ass touched the floor hahah he played the beat, fills and everything slowly bending back! This is so hilarious

[@Automaticman88]

0:26 that poor stratocaster wtf!

[@Pehmokettu]

I remember when one Finnish drummer told in an interview that he once puked during a live show and no one noticed anything weird happening because he puked and played drums at the same time. :D Sadly I do not remember which drummer it was. But he said that he try to avoid drinking alcohol before live show after that. :D

[@joshsteffen]

I've done that.

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

At least it didn't come out the other end.

[@JPX64Channel]

@@joshsteffen hi Josh! Suprisingly you dont have many likes for this comment xd, keep the great work man!

[@joellambert4325]

I’d knock that dude clean out for throwing a guitar at me. Don’t care 🤷‍♀️

[@Mark-gd5vr]

Why? That drummer was an idiot messing up the song and the show that people paid for?

[@leesan8579]

Those guys are brothers they should had each others back no matter what

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

@@leesan8579 tell that to Noel and Liam Gallagher from Oasis

[@watchlistenlearn]

Maybe dont be a fuck up and you wouldnt have to worry about it..

[@scarlettroger1508]

The second drummer had a very relaxed style, very laid back.

[@musicstory2349]

Me in math class

[@trustmeimmexican]

And me in a meth class.

[@THE_ANTI-RAPPER]

I love this channel cuz you go straight into it. No intro, no bullshit

[@TheCymbalProject]

"Go West" (Drunken Polka Remix) gets my vote.

[@Xx-Anwar-xX]

2:24 this was the best one so far hahahha what a piece of entertainement .

[@adamweaver2791]

The last drummer was the best a high energy drink time lol

[@dsharp7441]

I’ve been in a band with a drummer(who was actually good) who started drinking more and more heavy.....and our last show was when he lost both sticks(and had no clue where they went lol) about 4 times in 3 songs...we did agree to jam more as he would be sober.....but,I didn’t have as much fun with the sober version! They’re a fine line between edgey wild rocker...and sloppy mess..lol

[@biggamba06]

0:25 *Top 10 Moments before disaster*

[@Dzeroed]

Loved how you put the Monty Python bit in there, lmfao 🤣🤣🤣

[@oz_medias]

The Monty Python's scene was an absolutely perfect fit.

[@clqudy4750]

2:23 WTAF?! Died laughing 😆

[@Marr0wgar]

0:28 _lean with it_

[@bryondevine4224]

Nice representing HR Giger ☮️☮️☮️

[@mrnohax5436]

*Rock with it*

[@Mark-ix4zt]

The third one with the monty python "AHHAAAH!" Killed me😂😂

[@ppbm8054]

3:33 When your metal band doesn't make enough money and you have to take a part time job

[@Guccimustard]

the Who: *Alright lads, lets rock the house!* Keith Moon: _sure thing!_ *takes horse tranquillizer*

[@jcw91371]

2:22. When your songwriting skills are so riveting, they put the drummer in a trance.

[@micro_6742]

The first kid just wanted to be with the cool dudes in school...

[@User-54631]

The 2nd guy is drumming like he is in the matrix.

[@-MightyMouse-]

I watched a band back in the late 80s. Drummer passed out. Asked if i could play. Been with the band for 25years before we broke up..

[@laughincoffin9842]

Group got tired?

[@-MightyMouse-]

Not just tired we all got married had kids Singer wanted to be with his children. So we just gave it up... It's really a hard life when your older...

[@laughincoffin9842]

@@-MightyMouse- i thinks that's the best ending I've heard for a group. Sounds like a satisfying way to finish.

[@-MightyMouse-]

@@laughincoffin9842 we still see each other and play once in awhile but no more touring.

[@knodel69]

@@-MightyMouse- any songs on youtube

[@evoltnaci]

The last one is just hittin' them drums😂😂

[@snap8626]

Oktoberfest gets the best of everyone at least once. The worlds most EPIC party.

[@jimkeogh8552]

Seems to me, in most of these cases, the drummer was the strongest member of the group

[@zeppelinqueenfloyd8168]

Lars Ulrich: Hold My St. Anger Snare

[@ramona.vargas7298]

Sadder then What I Expected. I was thinking underappreciated Drummers. Any Loaded musician is bad unless the band is equally drunk, & thru Muscle Memory pulls it off. The Drummer is the Spine. If that goes it's over.

[@drumkombat161]

True that.

[@bobbyosborne2375]

Try telling my current gigging band that. Gotta show this weekend at a local bar and these fuckin guys want to go on with a drummer that doesn't know the material. He was given over a month to learn this shit. 6 practices. No improvement. Everyone else thinks everything will be fine. I say it's the fuckin' titanic made over.

[@mymohicans]

Passion on the last drummer. Go west my friend... Go west..

[@saboteurle7975]

3:34 i can't stop laughing 😂😂😂

[@rfrank1980]

If I'm playing, I have to be COMPLETELY sober. I don't touch anything if I know I have to jam.

[@NigelFortune]

I got drunk playing my first ever gig. It was a total nightmare mess. I played in bands for another 25 years and never did that again..

[@natevirtual]

"were you rushing, or were you dragging?"

[@wholewheatlad5079]

I genuinely feel so bad for the first band.

[@evanbarlow5534]

How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 4. One to hold the bulb in place, and 3 to drink until the room spins.

[@donaldellis8952]

Glad I’m wasted, if not then this would really suck

[@synysterkilljoy2857]

back when my dad was working security, he met the band Cinderella backstage before a show and he started talking to them and realized their drummer was completely wasted as he drinking another beer, he just remembers asking if he would be able to perform and they all laughed at him. the guy barely made it to his drum set but put on an amazing show, it was like he just turned off the drunkness for an hour while he played and then continued being drunk after it was over.

[@n.xavierl.6808]

That's the power of Rock and Roll my dude

[@bryanbeard843]

That drummer in the Oktoberfest band was killin it!

[@batmansugar2543]

Dude! Man, you were so wasted last night, it was funny as hell.

[@blckbldng]

we were playing at a friends birthday party once, ou drummer got so drunk he could only remember 2 songs. So we played just those two 6 times in a row. Nobody noticed.

[@chaselearkendall]

When you’re working overtime at a regular job and then your band sets up a gig where your time slot is 11pm

[@LiquidSpartan117]

Lmao not one progressive drummer, those nerds don't drink

[@JayCord00]

Coming from someone who as coronavirus in is yt name , thats hilarious lol ....

[@adamcontreras1486]

Imagine trying to play Dance of Eternity under the influence. No thanks

[@oktaperdana9414]

mike portnoy got the whole saga about AA, so he's an exception

[@matycee]

That rendition of Hotel California absolutely KILLED me!! So funny

[@unsubscribeimmediately9734]

I thought at first this was about wasted potential

[@samblack5313]

As did I, friend.. then I felt like a dummy 😂🥳

[@travboat]

"No I said *WHAT'S* in your pocket? Is that a crack pipe?!"

[@fonnyjootball512]

keith moon is a timeless legend

[@rhino_force7679]

he was not brilliant, just a beatbox.

[@alexis-llemay8064]

Last drummer: 'If I hit this bass drum hard enough we might be done with the show really soon'

[@ImLooKingAtYou76]

2:04 Man Jason Statham was wasted af.

[@robpalmer9051]

Lol! He's really let himself go.

[@TheSkunkyMonk]

Drummer at the end was bloody awesome!

[@ReeceDK]

0:47 the cut made it look like he's a bugged character in a video game Or is he? 🤔

[@TenFalconsMusic]

When Pete asked if anyone in the audience played drums... Someone in the crowd actually got up and finish the show.

[@bobgreen8142]

Highlight of the guy's life probably.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

@@bobgreen8142 Definitely👍

[@oL3kkkk]

3:17 didn't know that rob chapman is playing drums

[@AccordGTR]

I thought you meant their talent was wasted. Hahaha. Oh that wasted! 🤣🤣🤣

[@muxz]

The last dude is at Oktoberfest. I'd be more surprised if anyone in the band was sober =/

[@eily_b]

I have some friends who have done that. It's actually very hard work and they lost weight after the week or two weeks of playing there. And no one is drunk in theses bands, they drink beer but they are used to it and don't drink excessively.

[@muxz]

Just a bit of joking, Eily.

[@eily_b]

@@muxz 😉

[@rndr_music]

did you know the song's name??

[@valentins.2637]

This could be any bavarian fest

[@taebby78]

3:35 the drummer is just at the wrong show. Rammstein's set was next Friday.

[@Kamy.GG.Official]

*You know you might end up like this if you have a bandmate who says: "I play better if i drink before the show"*

[@philpants44]

it's true ;)

[@User-54631]

💯

[@PrimitiveAK]

Dude was NOT having it LMAO 0:26

[@worldsend142]

Should say “when junkies nod out”😂 you ain’t fooling anyone

[@andthoseotherguys]

You should have included EVERY drummer I have ever played with. Lol

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

Lars should be on here...not for being wasted, but no drummer list is complete without him.

[@ClemensRecheisDrums]

lars is not a drummer

[@alejandroalcala8790]

Clemens Recheis Metallica wouldn’t be Metallica without Lars. Put respect on the mans name

[@cvltzilla]

@@alejandroalcala8790 who is metaica?

[@AlbertMoyerJr]

As a drummer all I can say is, "Wow!" My high is my drums.

[@Heavymetallord1]

The second to last one was just all around awful, even if the drummer wasn't hammered they sounded like a dying marsupial

[@MrBruinman86]

That last one had to be during Oktoberfest - where he'd have a good excuse!

[@shawncollins7130]

Ah, good ol Keith "I took a gorilla tranquilizer before the show" Moon.

[@georgeprice4212]

Horse tranquilizer...a handful.

[@shawncollins7130]

@@georgeprice4212 lol, not sure if that's better or worse.

[@georgeprice4212]

@@shawncollins7130 well, I know this: when asked how he felt the next day....all Keith did was moo!

[@georgeprice4212]

According to Pete...anyway

[@SD-he3pp]

3:43 When you're part of a Tirol Folk band, but deep down, you're a Slipknot fan. :D

[@B0RN2K1LL]

To be honest, I dont think the first guy was that bad. Its easy to drop a stick, and he didnt seem to have any others to reach for. Edited cuz of miss spelling

[@randytrader3026]

I love the Swamp castle guards you added...