Bill Bruford - Beelzebub

Bill Bruford performing "Beelzebub" live at his Drum Clinic at Mohawk College, November 14, 2006 in Hamilton, ON. Best video quality I've seen so far from this clinic, but I should have brought a tripod :-(.
Sorry for the delay; more of these should be coming soon.

[@Defector5]

Yes and King Crimson were both at their peak with Bill Bruford. He's the best I have ever heard.

[@universeconsciouscitizensc592]

Bruford always looks like he's just making a sandwich as he's busting through sonic walls and breaking through time signature barriers.

[@jublaim]

I think his got so much fun in his impeccable timing and all.

[@catkeys6911]

Very well put.

[@barsouk]

Definitely less stressed out than the hero in the movie “Whiplash”. I wonder how Bill would handle the Farmer’s Insurance guy.

[@Robert_11911]

Bills Technique is impeccable. Something I have working on myself.

[@Alun49]

He never overplays. Still my favourite drummer of all time.

[@user-wx2ek3uv1i]

Never overplays? You never heard Fracture or Indiscipline? Or any of the live improvs in the mid 70s? The man went insane on the drums when they unleashed him from the complex technical songs.

[@heatherperleberg7816]

@@user-wx2ek3uv1i I'd say that even on those songs he was matching the energy of the song rather than overplaying.

[@user-wx2ek3uv1i]

@@heatherperleberg7816 True, I've changed my mind since that comment

[@yuribillones5094]

King Crimson - Trio. There fixed. Live improv. Broof waits patiently to come in... only to decide to best leave the song without any drum parts. *contributes silence*

[@kennethpinion8710]

Bill Bruford is one of the few musical geniuses that isn't bat shit crazy in some form or fashion. Long live the "bonk."

[@derekcavin7665]

That made me laugh

[@carpballet]

Well, except for Kanye...

[@oscarbrittingham-detxemend396]

@@carpballet kanye is insane

[@carpballet]

@@oscarbrittingham-detxemend396 That’s what the ellipsis indicates.

[@heatherperleberg7816]

@@carpballet but it doesn't

[@jameshicks7125]

Damn, his precision and sense of time extraordinary! Wow!

[@BrianRussick]

incredibly difficult song, Bruford is such a flawless drummer

[@cypan1]

damn right Extemely well Schooled !!

[@phillipschlegel9590]

Bill bruford my favorite drummer especially from early yes my son looks like him too it's great Bill's older than me though at least a couple years

[@Sebastian-lr4bp]

Master of Masters

[@michaeledwards2919]

Flawless bill, through out his entire career he's simply been ☘️The Best☘️.

[@briansiciliano4125]

And as if you watch till the end of the clip a true unpretentious gentleman that just has a love of music

[@TheLevicka]

Bruford;innovative,slick,relaxed,incredible,I adore,I adore!!

[@michaeledwards2919]

So true, yes Indeed how right you are.😊

[@andresouza7822]

Awesome!!! Absolute control!!!

[@Robert_11911]

Jeff Berlin's bass sound is unmistakable

[@michaeledwards2919]

🌊🌿☘️He's so Great, Bill Bruford was, is. And will always be, quite simply, the 🌿best🌿. He was the power and the brilliant rthymic dynamic, both inhanceing, and providing perfect synchronization with other instrumentle sections. The best albums of Yes, and king crimson, were undeniable the ones with Bill Bruford at the Helm of the Drums.🥁🥁

[@heathersilva6235]

Hi. Bill. Love. You🐵

[@FahlmanCascade]

My favorite track from "Feels Good To Me."

[@nelsono4315]

Maestro!!

[@iaincook5835]

I'll come clean - I've got a man-crush on Bill Bruford. Genius will do that.

[@sethwexler6910]

He and Vinnie are in a class by themselves

[@MegaJohnhammond]

I like listening to Yes tunes with Bruford playing, and the same tune with White playing. They're both such incredible drummers, but completely different styles.

[@corkskrewclubhouse93]

Favorite drummer

[@pyroseed13]

Simply incredible. So technical and precise.

[@gman5689]

I attended this drum clinic, it was awesome!!!! Don't pass up the opportunity to see him if he puts on a clinic in your area. Well worth the $10 admission.

[@PhilmLab]

Watching this puts a big smile on my face.

[@MikeGervasi]

He makes it look so effortless. I can't imagine what the count sounds like in his head while he plays.

[@reneg8223]

That's the secret, to get it where you're no longer focused on counting and just playing. That's why he's so calm.

[@artliquide]

Oh thank you thank you thank you. I love Bruford :)

[@Robert_11911]

My Idol right there

[@michaelhoffman176]

So f*cking relaxed.

[@richardhines8622]

Love the ideas !!!

[@F21012013R]

It looks so easy :)

[@patrickmcginn4435]

I have my kit set up like his now. remote hi-hat so i can place the hats basically right in front of me with no need to cross over anymore. I also use an Offset double-kick so that I can position myself right on front of the bass drum with the snare between the kick pedals. I have toms set up to my left and right so I can roll either way. Ride to my right where its always been. crash cymbals placed here and there. can't believe I used to play any other way.

[@lamecasuelas2]

That's cool Man!

[@briansiciliano4125]

It's a shame that today there are a lot of really good drummers who think the more beats per second they play make them a better drummer I wish more of them knew and would hear Bill buford's tasteful percussion skills just might change the world changed mine

[@jeffreyandrews196]

Bill IS Beelzebub lol, and my all-time, hands-down hero. Fully understand the move to Crimson, also one of my all-time favs; however, sad there is no live footage of Bill playing Close To The Edge in 74-75, as he did not make the tour....

[@dragonfly8341]

Jeffrey Andrews I totally agree with you. Apparently Bill Bruford offered to fulfill the touring obligations for the '72-73 tour supporting 'Close To The Edge', however it was Steve Howe who wished for his immediate departure once Bruford announced his resignation, as he felt his heart was not in it anymore. By '74-75 Alan White was firmly entrenched within the Yes ranks & Bruford's original tenure in King Crimson was nearing it's end.

[@jorgedelacadena4963]

Close to the edge was recorded in 1972 Bill Bruford was not member of Yes . Alan White was the drummer right. Someone tell me im wrong

[@tristangianelli]

@@jorgedelacadena4963 Bruford left right after recording Close to the Edge.

[@aakkoin]

@blondeandblue I agree, but he doesn't change his setup that much (anymore). The hihat in the front of the snare, with the cable stand/footpedal and the toms flat on the side is just ingenious! He says it's easier to play there, and it certainly makes his playing look very comfortable, and the kit looks freaking beautiful in its symmetry. And the playing.. so original and solid, powerful and jazzy, technical yet groovy, with the trademark rimshots, and also composing... I love it... (no homo)

[@benonealexandre8651]

Perfeito

[@jmphax]

Nice Nice the Best

[@PeterSobot]

Ahhh! Duh, thanks for correcting that. I thought I'd screwed something up when copying + pasting from my other vids from this clinic.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

Ja, der Teufel steckt im Detail!!;-)

[@slowneutron6163]

I'n not here to start any debates. I don't care who your favorite drummer is. And you don't care who mine is. But I still like Peart's solo's better than anyone elses. Aside from that, I agree with most of you who think Bill was all around the best prog drummer. And, like so many other's pointed out, he's cool and just a well put together person. If I had any choice of teachers, it would have been him.

[@dapunkof1975]

God damn it, I wish he never left Yes.

[@robertociai6205]

Grande

[@RobFieldFlorida]

Maybe they were arguing about money at the time, but Jeff Berlin told a music journalist that Bruford had "no technique," and I found myself searching for the dictionary, because one of us doesn't know the meaning of the word.

[@edoardozampetti4601]

R.I.P. her majesty ALLAN "GOD PLAY THE GUITAR" HOLDSWORTH... fantastic .BILL "SUPERSPEED" BRUFORD my 1st drummer.. w the united kingdom and his fantastic musicians..

[@CusterFlux]

That right hand, so relaxed, yet deadly precise - Bruce Lee would be intimidated.

[@jamesbryce5187]

It's a tough one to follow - the time changes gi from 9 to 4 to 5 to - aw forget it. RIP Allan Holdsworth. You will be sorely missed.

[@IgnacioFS]

Is this piece some way related to the book: Beelzebub tales to his grandson . . . ?

[@markheller8646]

This sounds so dated …like Return to Forever and yep saw it all way back and it was unreal then. Not today.

[@aeropilot4419]

well it was the early '80s so whats your point again...?

[@f4freddie]

try sync-ing this with the cd!

[@PurdueRules15]

I think I either got married or fell in love within 5 seconds of hearing this. I dunno. I am confused.

[@PolyQuasi]

That bit where he goes to the ride for the solo is just an awesome release after the tension of the bridge build up kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3-QfXeeYq-kh80

[@zwartepiet412]

@Defector5 and the reason he had to leave both bands was because the big shots in each, chris squire and robert fripp, respectively, felt outshined by him.

[@Riddim4]

george412: source?

[@MrFy2013]

nope

[@tinmachine693]

I don't believe that.

[@mrmusic248]

It's all in the wrists, isn't it ??

[@davemidgley7974]

Just two names: Bill Bruford and Nigel Morris - forget the rest....

[@fusionfan6883]

Well said Dave - loved Nigel with Isotope - had that Cobham thing down too. Saw him live with John Etheridge back in the day and what a combo that was!

[@davemidgley7974]

Thanks ff. Unfortunately I never got the opportunity to see Isotope live, but saw John Etheridge once with Soft Machine and once with Stephane Grappelli. Apparently, Nigel Morris became a pastor (or something like that) in the USA...

[@manitheman0806]

Bill joining the Firm would of never made sense

[@heathersilva6235]

Hi. Bill bruford. Can. We. Meat some. Time. Please thanks 😍

[@john42654]

effin a

[@killerproctologist88]

holy polyrythems batman!

[@rocket625]

hard to believe somebody actually miked the drums right

[@Flemmingdoerken]

The description says "Hell's Bells" instead of Beelzebub, but otherwise great.

[@VolodyaVolodenka1981]

but then, no Larks or Red would be a world disaster.

[@killerproctologist88]

i can never spell that word right lol

[@user-gv4we1py8v]

of (

[@jeffreyandrews196]

Maybe I meant 72-73? too many fumes inhaled during that time....

[@margaretbarnes4626]

Bill is good in a jazzy kind of way but not nearly as good as Carl Palmer of course we all know about Buddy Rich then there is everyone else

[@manitheman0806]

Bonham vs Bruford

[@thomasforesman3978]

No Contest at All!! Bruford would kick the shit outta John!!!

[@regaltip8A]

@@thomasforesman3978 Only an imbecile would put Bonham in the same sentence as Bruford. One is a thoroughbred the other a mule.

[@f4freddie]

isnt this a bit odd? why is he just playing along with the cd? is this how he gets paid? Weirdo!

[@JonnyJayJonson]

Sorry I'm 11 years late! That's drum clinics for you I'm afraid, nothing has changed in 2019!

[@alwolf2325]

that snare is insufferable

[@aeropilot4419]

its a poor mix

[@1herbiekritzer]

boring robot