Billy Ward at the 2008 Chicago Drum Show

[@gorgoroth777]

thank you for that paradiddle diddle swing pattern! Using it forever now!

[@Slipstream0001]

I'd never actually seen Billy Ward play... he's pretty good... and creative!

[@jimminsc]

awesome

[@beeterolds]

Many of my family members have seen John play live and all said the same thing.. he was an extreme power house hard to be beat.. to say john is the best is long shot.. but he certainly ranks up there with Buddy Rich and many other awesome drummers

[@Ted_Swayinghill]

So FRIKKIN CREATIVE!!! Did you hear the space he created with the cymbals at 4:07? CREATIVE!!!

[@Kolenschopper]

This guy hits so f-ing hard

[@MotorheadDrew]

i was looking for Sabbaths Bill ward

[@trecoolmania]

fukin hell all u guys think u all are so experienced... ha this guy is just one of the most wanted recording session artists and has personally one of the most creative ways of expressing himself on the drums...dnt compare him to other people guys...hes his own drummer with his own style

[@jamesfjb]

@indiscipline At 1:32 that would be a song called Out The Door by The Billy Ward Trio

[@liennto]

this dudes awesome! the paradiddle-fucking-diddle... always done it on the pad but never on the kit. holy shit i'm an idiot

[@beeterolds]

opinions opinions.. did u ever see him play? like live seriously?

[@millercassie3]

whats the thing he pulled 50 seconds into the vidoe

[@jpe102]

wow :)

[@Moog168]

@Kolenschopper He hits so hard because the music calls for playing hard :)

[@dsleeperhold]

billys getting big

[@AaronJansz]

@liennto Well what's the point of rudiments if you're only going to play them on a pad. You play gigs on kits not pads.

[@fbendz]

@eman00418 No it's not Bill Ward from Black Sabbath. Google and you shall find.

[@ProgDrummer9]

this guys amazing. i was a little dissapointed with his performance at the modern drummer festival if anyone else was there. he played more jazzy, light songs, instead of some of this great stuff.

[@handidrummed]

The best thing about Billy for me is his musicality and groove, and that's the thing I take away from the lighter material.

[@badtothebone4444]

ummm no, it's not bill ward from sabbath

[@whateverman666]

Billy Ward has Bonham beat on sheer technicality. Beyond that, the two play in different style, and it's hard to compare the two. Bonham might win if the audience was full of metal heads, Ward might win if the audience contained jazz heads. Ya know what I mean?

[@beeterolds]

Ya but you never SEEN him play live so your opinion isnt completely realistically based.. Page PRODUCED all the albums so he wanted Bonham to sound.. yes i am a drummer ive played for 12yrs.. ive also seen his son Jason play several times and he too is a fantastic drummer.. \

[@jagaerenhest]

hahahahaha " jaaazzz " :P

[@bastifmbh]

so he pracitced his patterns and finished little drum shool(good book btw)..so what..!!?!?

[@another_aaron]

@monkeybrosky (you being the only one)

[@Kolenschopper]

@Moog168 I think he needs to quit coke or whatever hes on. I like his slow play more. He does rock like a beast though :)

[@MaloneyGuitars]

yea, but can you play a paradiddle dooddle diddle?? lol :D

[@beeterolds]

the original meh.. a little menotonus, but it inspirired many future drummers to go their own solos...

[@claxy1337]

Wow Bill Ward has aged great. Last i heard he had a heart attack from drinking too much. Long live Black Sabbath! naw haha

[@chromlech]

This is not Bill Ward! Imposture!!!

[@7merkaba7]

6ace6frehley6 dude, i hope you're not serious about what you said on john bonham, you clearly don't have any notion whatsoever concerning drums, drummers and the quality of the music produced by them, i can be my life that if john bonham was alive he woud turn bill ward to ashes if asked for a drumoff , i hope you reconsider what you said and start listening to some more zep to brin awareness in to your ears dude, i love sabbath and always will, but there's absolutely none comparison

[@espChris93]

wow billy's a common name get it over it people, hes better than bill ward anyway

[@ralfodrum]

Sorry,Billy===This was SLOPPY !! I like you in general....