ALEX VAN HALEN DRUM SOLO 5150

[@cfcreative1]

He is one of my fav drummers he throws the funk in there.

[@brianfreel1473]

fave

[@jimwest7890]

I've watched this video countless times and never realized at 4:52 when they are doing the big finish Eddie turns from the crowd to face his brother that just gave an awesome solo. True they are giving each other visual cues but you can't deny their smiles of joy to each other. What a moment to captured, two brothers on stage, both rock stars doing what they love.

[@JewandGreek]

People who want the man to keep playing when he's 67 years old have to realize the toll this takes on your body. It's not like singing or playing the guitar. It's more like a contact sport. You shouldn't expect a man that age to play rock on drums any more than you would expect a man to play running back in the NFL in his 40s. Alex was great 30 years ago. Let's remember him the way he was.

[@brianfreel1473]

no shit bro

[@kevinwilkins3248]

Yes, he was older and not quite as energetic and doesn't have the same stamina and picked his spots to let loose, but he was still pretty terrific on the 2015 tour. I dont expect him to keep playing without his brother, but if he were to do a side project with guys like Steve Lukather and Billy Sheehan, I have no doubt he would be awesome, even if he's not the Animal Al of the past with flaming drumsticks in 1979 or the ring of flames around his gong from 81-84.

[@perseusrex614]

as someone who has played drums for almost 30 years, I can verify you are 100% correct. Its the full contact version of instruments.

[@urbanbader4113]

Yep 💯👍🏽 can you play drums ? Happy Sunday

[@urbanbader4113]

Well spoken with a great empathy

[@urbanbader4113]

Both of father Van Halen boys were most talented you only see Eddie but listen this Alex world class purely Amen

[@warrensegura1241]

Very under rated. Kit sounds great.

[@jumpinjojo]

Warren Segura Very overrated.

[@matty0000]

@@jumpinjojo false

[@RadioNoahW]

⁠​⁠@@jumpinjojoVery overrated, yeah you don’t know the drums tough guy.

[@asianzeusecannon5880]

Awesome band overall n Alex is amazing drummer,cool video thanks for sharing it.

[@brianfreel1473]

yes awesome band overall is astuite comment ty

[@sabkrn]

BEST DRUM SOLO OF ALL TIME

[@rexxcarz]

As Oldscote said below: Young drummers take note - This is a video of the Master at work. Perfect transitioning from tempo to tempo. Awesome.

[@jonathanblack4622]

That was "AWESOME"👌👍👏👏👏 LONG LIVE THE VANHALEN BROTHERS

[@guitarforall]

my drumming inspiration!!! i won’t be as good as him but it keeps me going, never ever gets old. what a genius and master ,, forever love this band

[@revertinotse8582]

All hail to the drummers. Past & Present. 🥁

[@brianfreel1473]

fookin ayy

[@chadkent1241]

One of the best rock drummers of the era. Inspired me to eventually become a signed musician in the early 2000's with now dissolved Wnid-Up Records as the national recording artist Atomship. I mastered jump @ 12 yrs old by ear and wanted to learn every lick of his from there on. Alex the Animal!!

[@JesseBatesDrums]

Great solo !🥁I haven’t seen this in years ..didn’t think it was that great of a solo back in the day...How wrong was I. Great Even in this time of super tech Drummers ! Solo has a tonne of feel great sound flow and he really has the crowd in the palm of his hands..Now I’ve been playing and teaching Drums for years this kind of things so much harder 2 do in front of 10 thousand people than in your Bedroom 🕉🕉one of the greats will be remembered 🎱

[@jasonrhodes5988]

Alex we Love you, and we'll always be with you. 🙏 VH FOREVER 🎸🎸🥁🎤🎤 🎤🎤 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@rogernewcomb6756]

In my 61 years of this life !! On drummz- guitar will never be matched.

[@johnsrous1616]

Alex Van Halen was such a sick drummer. I was a fan from the instant I heard a VH tune on the radio. He'd attack the drums with a ferocity that was unmatched. Alex could do no wrong as far as this fan was concerned. From "Ice Cream Man" to "Dance The Night Away" to "Unchained" to "Panama" and the list continues forever. AVH the GOAT of drummers.

[@timgarcia7984]

One of rocks greatest drummers and very underated ... Rock on Alex and remeber God Loves You Always

[@tjworker5482]

That jazz triple he used on cymbal bell, with double bass going, on hot for teacher! Some can , or try to play it NOW. Elex played it perfectly in the 80’s!🔥 it grabbed my soul and someone, including me was gonna have fun and😂possibly hurt😂 HOT FOR TEACHER! That introduction was amazing!🔥 was fire🌈🔥

[@petebest22]

You can't expect Alex to play as fast as buddy rich when he gets into his 60s , but when younger (like here) he sure could put some energy into his drum solos 👏😊

[@1anskee]

Wow! Fantastic! Awesome!

[@5150pearl]

Love Alex

[@brianfreel1473]

yes i hope he can get over losing his bro but we are here

[@VHDT10]

4:12 Alex is the only drummer I've heard do this so seamlessly.

[@vinceventura2393]

I love Van Halen but this is just a regular Double Stroke Roll. So its like a warm up for every halfway skilled drummer. But yes! It always sounds impressive..

[@VHDT10]

@@vinceventura2393 no, I'm saying his dynamics are near perfect and it's seamless when he divides the beat. I've seen drummers do it, but no one as seamless as Alex. Any technique or beat can be extremely challenging if you want to play it perfectly.

[@VHDT10]

@Kapālin really? I didn't know it was electric

[@VHDT10]

@Kapālin yes but he does the role on his snare, right?

[@VHDT10]

@Kapālin I thought he was doing the floor tom with the snare in the beginning and then when he starts the roles he's on just the snare. Idk, I'll listen more closely

[@revertinotse8582]

1 word. AWESOME!!!!!!!!👍👍

[@katherinepurvis1936]

He's the best of all times!

[@skygames1990]

And Nicko McBrain.

[@rickpope6735]

Rock on Brother... 57 here. Northeast Tennessee...home of the midnight rambler.....

[@jakelawless167]

It really is a kick ass drum solo

[@jasontrujillo15]

KILLIN THOES DRUMS

[@pedrorivera8970]

De mis drummers favoritos

[@mercedesvisage4131]

Goose bumps !!

[@79blackbelt]

This was a great drum solo. Some experts on here giving Alex a hard time about using the Simmons pads. He liked the sound of the pads at the time, big deal. The buzzing part at the end is for entertainment value not necessarily for showing his drum chops. Trust me Alex was highly skilled.

[@FadjarMoeljarto]

Long live alex🥁🔥

[@jjojjorge]

~ 1:45 to 1:55 ; a tiny bit as "outta of love"

[@Blessed_0U812]

Awesome!

[@jeffross8400]

for someone that takes a lot of knocks as a drummer...he is pretty damn good!

[@JoeNJ2]

Incredible bottom end when run through the proper sound system! And how can I get that 'motorcycle sound' from drums nowadays?...

[@adamh111169]

Simmons old school brain and pads. You can find close sounds on Roland V drums

[@roberthagmaier9603]

Triggers

[@doubledragtap]

I just wish once in my life I could see his feet technique... And how the heck he does that bee buzzing sound at 4:15

[@williejones5741]

Great drummer, I love the drunk or sobor part,. And now he's a preacher,. Rev al,.

[@drummertom2006]

@JoeNJ2 V-drums just don't have that sound. The SDSV is purely analog. It's outdated, but still has a very unique sound that can't be matched by even the highest priced digital kits nowadays.

[@thedpsemporiumofdrumtracks5648]

A drummers skill is always confined to the era they grew up in, esp when you're touring for 50yrs playing the same style set list. I'm sure in 70s/80s, Alex's skill was highly regarded but having played in metal bands and always on the lookout for extreme or technical drumming, his solo comes across as nothing more than an experienced rock drummer doing an elaborate sound check. It's hard to appreciate what that impression likely was back then, but anyone with a pulse on how high the bar is today to truly stand out.. this would prob win you first place at a middle school talent show.

[@boarhog1979]

Indeed. Drumming has evolved big time since then. Just look at how good some females are. This would be easy stuff for many today and they would go twice as long if need be

[@thedpsemporiumofdrumtracks5648]

@@boarhog1979 case in point right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnWlhYalo79keqc I'm 32 and this Indonesian girl is 14yrs old at time of this video. So much talent, and so many years left I wonder what she'll be like even in her 20s. Safe to say the bar has been raised since the 70s but no shortage of respect for what AVH brought to the table. He'll be a legend in his own right, which is more than I can say for myself lol

[@joee1213]

One video/solo/show of many. This doesn’t show his skill. He’s an insane drummer. Insane.

[@thedpsemporiumofdrumtracks5648]

@@joee1213 I've heard his body of work as I've been a VH fan since 9th grade (I'm 33 now). I still came away from his career contributions as just above average, it's not disrespectful to say.

[@bossHogOG]

D. How many times you gonna paste the same comment?

[@falconmami7901]

Too cooL!!

[@jamesconnersr6428]

OMG I heard something on 105.9 today come on Alex do this it would be Eddie would love it

[@jamesconnersr6428]

To me you are the greatest I don't think Bonham can even compete I only dream of being able to play like you I tried to get to her I think my drumming sucks but everybody tells me different

[@RPSchonherr]

Holy shit! I saw a live show on TV way back when and Alex didn't go that fast in that show.

[@hir3705]

SLAAYYY YASS QUEEEN

[@JoeNJ2]

@drummertom2006 eBay didn't have any right now but I did see some for sale in the 800s in different colors on other sites.

[@salp6228]

so cool

[@PINKDANIELFLOYD]

To the two people who do not like this, are deaf ...

[@brianfreel1473]

no dumbas

[@simmonsdrums9422]

SDSV- 1981-1984. SDS7 or SDS 8 also good.

[@BigAlWillis]

legs at 2:28 badass

[@patienceleedy9107]

❤

[@rogernewcomb6756]

Seen them both brothers!!! Beat drummer Alex!!!! Eddie best guitar player ever!!!!!! Don't makim like them anymore. Sammy Van Haggar. Love y'alls music.

[@Tomsawyerspit]

Always has the coolest looking kits next to Frank Beard.

[@georgemarutsos808]

Alex Bolsevus volhalen!!! -Sammy Hagar

[@MikeWall-tz6si]

Have you seen any concerts?

[@poppsy69]

bring it on David Lee Roth! cant wait.

[@simmonsdrums9422]

Yes,this is SImmons SDSV. in time 3:10 are two brains!! wow.

[@drummertom2006]

@JoeNJ2 No. The SDSV is from 1982-1983. Simmons closed shop in 1994. Guitar Center has since started marketing cheap kits with the Simmons name, but they really do suck. The best place to find an SDSV kit is on eBay, but they are rare, and will set you back $1000 or more.

[@roberthagmaier9603]

Yea I have a Guitar Center Simmonds kit it blows.I wish I had of got a Roland but I didnt know shit about e kits back when I bought it.I always played acoustic but needed to be quiet where I live now.Plus the guy at Guitar Center was acting like he had no Idea about anything so that didn't really help either.

[@WHNorthcote]

And at this point, the band fucked off to the bar for a drink.

[@totigerus]

Who did the moving drum platform first? Alex or Tommy?

[@JoeNJ2]

@drummertom2006 do they even make them any more?...

[@Terribleathletes]

I like Alex but I never understood the giant row of octobans across the front of the kit. I've never seen footage of Alex using them even once, and from the p.o.v. shots in rhis footage, it would appear that he couldn't even reach them from his drum stool. What were they for?

[@adamh111169]

They were there to hide the Simmons pads

[@simmonsdrums9422]

yes, two brains!

[@paistekid]

SimmonsDrums The top one was live and the bottom was his back-up.

[@mlb4840]

one of the best with Phil Rudd and Chris SLade.

[@80sRockIsKing]

there is only one other person out there ive seen make the bass drums sound like they are running and thats eric carr of KISS. either way its freakin AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

[@VHDT10]

I think Alex destroys him in technique

[@eliasbjorkman1241]

4:11 O.o

[@rogernewcomb6756]

On all of rock and roll? Had a fuckin drum set like THAT!!!???? HOSES to keep from BLOWING the fuckin FACES outta the e Ludwig's. NO ONE!!!!!!!¡!???

[@drummertom2006]

@JoeNJ2 He is using 2 Simmons SDSV units. Those big silver units with all the knobs are the brains, along with the black hex pads. The best way to achieve that sound is to get one of those kits. I have 2 and I love them.

[@drumsanddrumming]

How did he do the end of the solo?

[@poppsy69]

drumsanddrumming by moving his arms and legs.....??

[@drumsanddrumming]

lol

[@alexbond8240]

Also I believe it's the fact that he's using an electronic pad for that part.. It's super easy to do fast buzz rolls on those rubber pads. Not saying AVH is faking being badass, but that's mainly how he's doing it so fast.

[@drumsanddrumming]

thanks!

[@alexbond8240]

+drumsanddrumming No problem!

[@rhythmista7707]

Simmons drums was the worst thing to happen to drummers in the 80s....I bet you he even looks back at this and says, "80s or not, what the fuck was I thinking with that kit ???😅

[@AnthonySandlin-k5p]

Literally Noone close to this guy

[@97warlock]

I think Neil Piert was better & I like Bonham better also, butAlex was really good

[@BFVgnr]

Still.

[@dealinwithit1]

Above average

[@simmonsdrums9422]

My drums Simmons SDSV :-)

[@MrBigblackdaddy]

I can't play like that and I know i'm damm good

You can't be good if you play like that. Alex does the crapiest drum solos ever. These are also all-electric drums that sound thin and crapy.

[@avyonorpheus699]

Jake tapper lol says the KZbin troll

[@JoeNJ2]

@drummertom2006 Wow 1000 for outdated stuff...you can get new Rolands for less than that;

[@rogernewcomb6756]

No one ever!!! Had tubes between bases. To keep from blow in the fronts out. Tell me I'm wrong?

[@areolaman]

Alex is as good as Keith Moon

[@ipwnu991]

this impossible to do....

[@alexbond8240]

That snare head... Its black...

[@adamh111169]

Batter head taped up

[@nissansentraglx]

the electronic drums were a terrible idea but oh well

[@voteforjoe]

Joseph Gordon Levitt should probably play this guy in a movie. Talk about method acting if he could actually play any of these drum parts

[@damone70]

Nope.

[@benjiarehart2878]

Triplets via Simmons. Try getting that same sound actually playing real drums, then I'll be impressed. Jon Bonham didnt need crutches, he was the real deal. Electronic drums in my book is an unrealistic sound of your true skill level. It falsely elevates it.

[@damone70]

Yes, absolutely agree.

[@teesagirl]

Benji Arehart This guy is great, but I still prefer John Bonham. He was more authentic to me. Definitely, the real deal

[@edgarrodriguez2301]

My Phil Collins was a billion times better then Alex!!!

[@blica1]

Fuck i detest the sounds of those bloody Simmons drums..This was his worst sounding drum kit ever..Too many electronic toms, and useless triggers on the kicks..I know it was 1986, but that's no excuse for him to be using an almost entire electronic kit..

[@paistekid]

The sound of the Simmons made 5150 so powerful. Can't say the same for the drum sound from the first 2 albums too weak and thin sounding!

[@benjiarehart2878]

I agree. Been playing 40 years. I've sampled electronic drums, but never bought them. They give an unrealistic sound, and make a person sound better than they truly are, compared to conventional drums. The sound he's accomplishing is not indicative of his real skill level, which is far lower, and less impressive. He was not the greatest rock drummer in the world then, not even close. He hid the electronics, because, back then, most drummers felt it to be cheating. He knew that, hince hidden, for fear of drum shame. Neil Peart was the best Rock drummer at the time, and there were several others as well, that could pick him apart. He was painstakingly average at best. Nothing wrong with that. He did his job, but greatest, thast a very far stretch of a claim.

[@damone70]

@@benjiarehart2878 Agree. His drumming does nothing for me.

[@LennysComet]

hate electric drums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!