Dave DiCenso Crazy 9's | Study The Greats

In this episode of Study The Greats, we will be breaking down a badass 9 note lick by Dave DiCenso from his insane solo with Two Ton Shoe.
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[@MrBostonrobb]

I grew up around Dave in and around this time period. He's a one of a kind, musical genius behind the kit. These days his groove is deeper than the ocean. Just a special, special person and player.

[@geevee7823]

Been drumming since 1980 and pretty much know every single well known drummer, but this guy no one ever talked about. Came across that video on the pink kit and couldn't believe what I was seeing/hearing.

[@5150eruption]

Been blessed enough to have Dave's dad Mr D for a teacher. R.I.P Sir

[@tdrum21]

Good to see you back my man. Thanks for this!

[@DrSticktrick]

Hey Austin, great vid and great explanation. Glad you like the transcription. Lutz

[@abbdrums]

🙏

[@sevenfacecomplex]

+Austin Burcham do Dana hawkins sweat'n

[@sevenfacecomplex]

+Austin Burcham nah fuck it. spankys matrix fills in sky preformnce

[@kumquatmagoo]

+Austin Burcham Now kiss. But seriously, I don't even play drums and I've been watching all of these 'study the greats' vids. I really appreciate some good drumming; these explanations are good enough that even I understand it all (mostly), and that definitely adds to the appreciation. My favourite drum lick ever is the intro from 50 ways to leave your lover, so damn tasty. Keep making these videos and I'll keep watching! Cheers from England :)

[@Yaboroqe]

Great job, AUSTIN. All these guys you analyse are the masters but you are the professor.....explaining and playing it all perfectly.......Thanks !

[@gotbananas2369]

Crazy man! thanks for all your awesome videos! keep it up.

[@derekbaker2665]

Great lesson. Your drums sound great also. Thanks Austin!

[@BrianHarrisDrummer]

Thank you for the break down, Austin! Dave is a siiiiiiiiiiiiiick bastard! No way would I have been able to figure out what he was doing without your explanation. Cheers!

[@daverobmx]

Man! I've been admiring dicenso long time ago and I think it's awesome that you made this lesson. Once again thank you for sharing. BTW I'm still here because I kinda like your sense of humor. I watch every video to learn but also hoping to laugh at the scenes after you fail at something

[@gruwer92]

THIS IS MADNESS ! I love your videos dude. Whole channel is very professional. I would love to see some Thomas Pridgen study here :) Cheers!

[@MarcosSilva-uv2jh]

Dave is sick! Nice job Dude, Best drum channel on KZbin!

[@SmoothRuffian]

Love this one!

[@ronaldpapa8182]

That is some seriously sick drumming!

[@badnutbeats]

awesome video! thanks!

[@meekoloco]

Another goodn dude! Appreciate it very much!

[@jasoncampbell3955]

I love these exercises. Just a suggestion of what I do to facilitate some of these exercises is I start on a different section (last two notes) of the sticking pattern "loop," such as the 32nd note "flam" shown at 2:23. It seems to help speed up the pattern so I can hear the gestalt of the exercise.

[@erikondrums]

Keep 'em coming, bro!

[@nicholasharrison1015]

Beautiful technique!

[@chetdangelo1743]

Austin is an outrageous player himself.

[@jostego]

Hey, my suggestion! Awesome!

[@UserNameNiemand]

You rock, mr. Austin! At higher tempos starts to sound more flam'ish alike. Sick pattern. Thanks.

[@marchiesmusic]

Love ur vids

[@BergmannsMusic]

Awesome video series, thank you so much! I would love to see a Thomas Pridgen version, 'cause I'm just to dumb to figure his crazy fills out for myself.. :)

[@mrnegronis]

the thing dicenso did on the hi-hat before the snare tom fill was pretty cool. maybe get a transcript of that if you're interested.

[@cardjack7319]

I know you have already made a video studying Billy Cobham, but it would be awesome you you did another one with him playing The Pleasant Pheasant. There is some incredible drumming in that one. Thanks.

[@giovannigramegna8566]

Thanks for your hard work. Mark Guiliana next. Would be great!

[@StompL7]

Badass

[@egutierrez81eg]

Yup seen him mid 90's

[@aaronrios6470]

Dude, please do something from Matt Gartskas PASIC performance

[@linkinreallife179]

My drum teacher goes to his clinics and has taken personal lessons with Dave and he showed me the notes from it and holy crap is all I have to say

[@PerpetualTwilight88]

subscribed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DMeloMan]

Do some Dennis Chambers and Horacio Hernandez study the greats vids

[@EarthWorms77]

I LOVE YOU

[@abbdrums]

+EarthWorms77 I... I love you too?

[@stiflerstang]

Awesome job! Are you gonna do any more licks from this solo?

[@abbdrums]

Maybe down the road I'll revisit it because there's a ton of awesome stuff in it. But, for now I like to switch each episode up and make them all different each time.

[@MrJuan3259]

Please, what model snare is that?

[@mikepostdrums]

Is that .. kefir on top of your studio monitor?

[@michelaraujo4375]

Hey, Austin, awesome video as always. I'm curious as to why you picked that specific segment. I watched the video from Two Ton Shoe after seeing this and it seems like any portion of DiCenso's absolutely insane performance could be broken down into a very tight and creative display of technique, so why that lick specifically?

[@abbdrums]

Like you said, with these kind of players, pretty much anything they play could be a lesson but I try to pick something that particularly stands out to me that I think I could make into a coherent lesson. Usually a pattern that is repeatable or part of their vocabulary instead of just something they were improvising in the moment. I dunno, I just watch these videos until I say to myself, mmm!... and then I try to isolate that part and figure it out haha

[@michelaraujo4375]

Thanks, man! Then i guess your choice of musicians is more based on technique, and importance to the drum world (hence: the greats), but the choice of the techniques themselves is more based on expression/feeling? A sort of unique playing that the drummers developed? Something like that, i imagine. The best explanation really is "something that makes me go HMMM!" hahaha

[@user-dd6fo5uw4f]

What is the title of this song?

[@gaddmatt]

You could have spent five lessons on this video. Great choice. One of my favs.

[@tdrum21]

So in the inverted one you're basically doing a six stroke in the front, right?

[@abbdrums]

+tdrum21 Yes, but that six stroke roll in the beginning starts on the left hand so that makes it a little awkard to get into.

[@JMRSplatt]

I'm jealous of that ride, tho I do love mine

[@kotdrums]

JMRSplatt Д

[@andyprowse218]

Does anyone know what song this is called?

[@AshtonEMT]

It’s called Pill. It was apparently never recorded.

[@andyprowse218]

@@AshtonEMT Thanks!

[@pietromineo898]

I hope you don't mind me saying, that given your original intentions for this series was to improve your own chops I'd say that it has been and will probably continue to be a great success!

[@abbdrums]

Thanks man. Yea I started it as just a form of practice for myself and it definitely has been helping me progress in different ways. Just gotta keep it goin!

[@guitarporn104]

Who else plays that , and how did he even think of that.Using left hand llead ,sick..

[@eliborg]

I live for the mmmm

[@petefelix3616]

so I stopped and watched 2 ton shoe....sick

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

I suck.

[@Chernabog123]

The sticking you’re using while playing is way different than transcribed. The transcribed sheet is way too much to memorize not to mention triple hits with the R hand in the first phrasing. Perhaps the R - L sticking is not correct

[@Joesfosterdogs]

2 people missed the like button. now how can you improve your drum technique when you cant even hit the correct button?