Drummer Reacts To - BUDDY RICH INSANE DRUM SOLO FIRST TIME HEARING

[@matthewcumberland6877]

An old friend of mine was playing on an under card for Buddy and his band. After his set, he went backstage and tried to chat Buddy up a bit. Apparently, that was a bit awkward. The promoter came back stage and told Mr. Rich that it would be about another 5 minutes before they were ready for him to go on. Buddy pulled a fifty cent piece out of his pocket, and held it against the wall with a drum stick. He then began playing a drum roll on the coin and kepping it in place on the wall while he waited out the short delay.

[@snivelinj7612]

Now that is a story I've never heard before. But I believe it !

[@alejandro_mendez_art]

Buddy was not from this world

[@kcinsti]

Always interesting to hear Buddy compared to other drummers, particularly more modern ones, because I've no doubt if you presented Buddy with a clip of those other drummers playing he would take up the challenge and have the skill to emulate them if he wished.

[@Kezza1919]

There are - and have been - some incredible drummers that should be all be appreciated and respected in their own right. Then there’s Buddy, out on his own…peerless. 🥁

[@paulgiacalone4471]

The Goat , no one ever played like that.

[@P-J-W-777]

He’s doing so much with less kit than a lot of drummers do with much bigger kits today do. Just imagine him with one of the big modern kits of today. He isn’t just a drummer he has amazing technical ability and creativity.

[@sammy2840]

The GOAT! Perfect technique! A perfectionist in his craft! Wonderful!

[@bjs001001]

The man was born to be a drummer. He just becomes one with the kit, it's amazing to watch, and it never gets old.

[@TheMerryPup]

Think about this. He was in his early 50s here. Astonishing power and speed but with delicate touch and taste. A real phenom to be sure!

[@vincelucas5722]

I grew up hearing Buddy Rich. My dad was a big fan and I'm so glad that he turned me onto him at a young age. So, so fast and so, so good! Buddy is the GOAT!

[@bonsaibobby1]

Buddy remains my favorite of all time,followed distantly by Dave Weckl and Virgil Donati I'm close to 70 now and began learning percussion at age 11...

[@IvoMaropo]

That's a very interesting selection of drummers. To put Buddy above Donati shows great understanding of drumming. Most kids would automatically have laughed at that (most kids are stupid anyway). Buddy's rudimental proficiency and brilliant flow of ideas cannot be matched.

[@gregorybuell686]

Buddy rich is and always will be my favorite drummer period

[@richardramirez1086]

Did you say one of the best? Buddy is the best. Between him and Estepario. It's very hard to choose. What would buddy Rich be able to do with today's enhancements? For sure he is capable of taking the double pedal far and beyond. I wouldn't call Buddy one of the best and I wouldn't call Estepario one of the best because he is the best, it just depends who's in the the conversation.

[@snowfeather31]

One of the best? THE BEST, for sure bar none. No other drummer before or after him could match his speed, endurance, ideas and look behind the drums! No other drummer personified big band leadership power behind the set as he did!

[@theobscurust]

I love Joe Morello from Dave Brubeck Quartet . He’s a fantastic player. “Castilian Drum” from the live album “Live At Carnegie Hall ‘63”. You must check it out.

[@henryzelman33]

Yep, he's still my all-time favorite. When I was learning to play drums in the mid-1960's, my drum teacher told me to this guy is the gold standard. He said Buddy was an absolute technician with impeccable stick control. I agree.

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

A lot of people held their sticks like that! It's called a jazz grip. Buddy rich and Ed Shaughnessy

[@jimclark3924]

many drummers still use this grip. it hasn't gone away. it's called traditional grip and it comes from the military drum discipline.

[@EnJoony]

When drums sounded like DRUMS!

[@billmartinez2791]

Buddy Rich was pretty much what Bruce Lee was to martial arts, AWESOME 🥁🥁

[@rhoanjenson7475]

Buddy Rich is the GOAT. I'm surprise his sticks did not burst into flames after he was finish !!

[@greenlichtie]

Favourite is a subjective thing as I have many favourites when it comes to drummers due to style, etc. What can’t be denied is that buddy was technically the best I’ve ever seen

[@stevekeener6528]

Check out Buddy's solo 1971 while touring in Paris. The tightest snare I've ever heard him play yet every bit as crisp as it can be. Simply amazing.

[@barbarashaw5604]

As much as I love John Bonham's skill, he can't hold a candle to Buddy Rich.

[@NewYawkahBroad]

Greats, like Rich and Krupa, were strong on jazz technique. Bonham fashioned himself after these legends. So, I disagree that he couldn't keep up.

[@EnJoony]

What I loved about Bonham was that he tuned his drums very similarly - Very open with no dampening. (The way God intended 😊) Definitely unique in a rock band setting.

[@aaron19840904]

@@NewYawkahBroad Bonham was awesome but he definitely isn't even in the same league.

[@terrylewis7414]

No drummer alive or dead could even come close to rich I would say the only drummer that had that kind of speed is Carl palmer and he's nowhere near rich

[@kevinpowers9024]

@@NewYawkahBroad I love Zepplin and the stuff Bonham played, but I've never seen Bonham do anything close to this. Maybe someone could point me to a good Bonham solo? The solo he did in Moby Dick isn't, IMO, very good.

[@klascojoe]

My favorite is an old one on the Jerry Lewis show. It was in black-and-white. Best solo I’ve ever seen.

[@philipsummers9682]

Just love that snare drum speed and control, finger control , fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fibres highly developed 😊

[@petegregory517]

You nailed it…fingers, it’s in the fingers.

[@KENNETHDRUMMER]

To see Buddy on film is one thing, but to experience him live was completely another. I feel sorry for the younger members of the KZbin community who never had that opportunity. I saw him live from 1971 through 1986 about 12 times and each time he lifted me off my seat!!

[@jeffbville1]

Here's my comment: I got to see him do patterns like this in the mid 1970s. I went every night for the week that his band was at the Cellar Door in Washington, DC. His style seen here in this video is, I believe, when he reached the mature stage in his playing. In the 1940's his style was forceful, fast, and just immense showy speed. But by the 70's he had become much more technical. He added color, you might say. The symbol work, or that rim use became a tool. The one thing he always added, particularly in 'West Side Story', was the slowing the single stroke down to a few very quiet strokes, then slowly speeding up to a crescendo of incredible speed and volume. It was a signature pattern. Who else did that? I'd call it classical drumming.

[@jamesgordon2805]

Nobody is in the same class as Buddy Rich.

[@ColbyFultonDrums]

👌🏻🤘🏻

[@Niagra2011]

Buddy Rich was the Best Drummer! He was one of the Best in the 1960’s. By the 1970’s he was Simply Amazing. He was and always will be a Legend! RIP Buddy.

[@drummer8by2]

Awesome solo by one of the best drummers that ever lived... Period!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👊🏼👍🏼👍🏼✌🏼

[@mobrules29]

1:49 "That's crazy" - about as honest and accurate a technical appraisal of BR as can be offered!

[@Etnalleb]

BUDDY RICH !!! G.O.A.T. He had no equal, past, present or future.

[@Fathertyme7333]

Yup

[@jimlasterni7310]

I really enjoy your comments and I enjoy your sight you're a very nice person and I think you're probably a really good drummer too

[@kevinpennick3604]

Saw buddy Nottingham 1971 absolute legend...

[@marvingoodman7381]

Buddy Rich the best big band drummer and OVERALL best drummer ever. AND I agree, that left hand was amazing. He did it his way, no lessons, just talent.....

[@giovannispagnolo9670]

That left hand is insanely perfect...too perfect...

[@jimashby43]

David Letterman also had many special Drummer's Solos that where beyond belief

[@ed.z.]

Omar Haakem, and Anton Fig.

[@skydogfan4671]

Really enjoy watching Buddy Rich doing his thing. Are you familiar with The Young Rascals drummer, Dino Danelli? He and John Bonham are my favorite drummers. I recommend watching The Young Rascals playing Been Lonely Too Long and Mickey’s Monkey live on the Ed Sullivan Show. These two performances showcase Dino. I heard that when Johnny Carson asked Buddy Rich if he likes any new drummers he said the drummer for The Young Rascals.

[@tommccafferty5591]

Buddy was my favorite drummer of all time. Billy Cobham is my favorite living drummer.

[@SondraMays]

HOLDING THAT LEFT STICK "OLD SCHOOL"

[@tedmackenzie5728]

Yup, again… my favorite!

[@ed.z.]

My favorites are Elvin Jones, Dennis Chambers, Jack DeJonette, Max Roach, Papa Joe Jones, Al Foster, Roy Haynes, Tony Williams, Al Shonesey, Steve Gadd, and Joe Morello. OK and Buddy Rich

[@GemComMedia]

Yes, my all-time favourite!

[@billwhitman4125]

If your a drummer and don't think Buddy Rich is among the best of all time.....take up stamp collecting. Next time your practicing, throw on a suit and tie and play full throttle for about 4 min. You commented on Buddy's left hand. Morello held the stick the same way....but he would roll it through his fingers. Crazy ! Great reaction

[@Dan-zb1ks]

Buddy Rich's drumming is like Steve Perry's singing. Talent like theirs comes along once a century.

[@rayadamatis2109]

THE BEST EVER ON A DRUM KIT.

[@jons3808]

Just mind blowing

[@teddyrondinelli7047]

The greatest musician ever. Period

[@christopherflynn7986]

The GOAT!

[@johnrusso714]

Not only is Buddy my pick for , The Best but, he was also a friend. ❤

[@caryd67]

I love the ferocity of Buddy’s playing, and his left hand is off the charts… but my favourite drummer of all time is Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, better known as Louie Bellson. A fantastic, experimental, swinging and groovy player, and the pioneer of double bass drum kits.

[@jrex9197]

WOOOO!! BABY! What can ya say👌

[@davenewman1970]

Buddy rich and Gene Krupa. Are legends

[@Etnalleb]

I don't get it about Krupa , if you've watched the drum match between Rich and Krupa it was sorely embarrassing for Krupa as Buddy made Gene look like he was drumming in slow motion, it wasn't even close who was the better drummer. Krupa even admitted when asked about Rich saying " Buddy Rich is the best drummer to ever walk the planet"

[@JimDangerZone]

Anyone who says Buddy Rich is not The Best Ever, is a fool.

[@Chrismo59]

Favorite, for sure.

[@326vince]

Oh. And stick control!!! WHAT

[@Batts14]

BEAST MODE!!

[@LamontYvon]

I'd have to go with Carl Palmer

[@harmonygritz2839]

Virtuosity on any instrument is entertaining, and also serves to elevate the art form to inspire musicians to transcend mediocrity by showcasing what is possible. Buddy Rich did this for drummers, Art Tatum for piano players, Stanley Clarke, & Jaco Pastorius for bass players. And so on. So don't be satisfied with your current level of expertise: reach for excellence, strive for mastery of your chosen instrument!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Carl Palmer...Buddy admired HIS playing...Buddy overall is the GOAT though...His work with his and other swing bands are what puts him at the top.

[@dennishipsley8703]

It was Buddy's left hand that enabled him to sound like he was playing with three hands!

[@THEN122]

I should do a "musician reacts to drummer reacting to Buddy Rich" - it'd be hilarious!

[@thechefjimbo]

neil peart of rush

[@AnthonyToth-t5v]

Colby this is masterful right there the greatest ever no doubt

[@stevekeener6528]

Check out Buddy Rich The Tonight Show 1966. The classic West Side Story.

[@stevecrafton2994]

Greatest Of All Time!!!

[@raylittle8607]

Would love to see any drummer match Buddy!

[@Etnalleb]

You won't Buddy Rich was 1 of a kind .

[@michaelhill1311]

Buddy Rich was a savant on the drums, no has ever come anywhere near his abilities. Like someone once said "there was Buddy and then there was everyone else"

[@sarkmyth3703]

grip is called traditional - everyone used it until the 60's. way faster to transition with left hand

[@mr.aerial1885]

Buddy Rich - THE BEST - that speed was from outer space - and so accurate. No one came close...and he did it with suimple drum sets and often wearing a suit - at an older age. He was a freak of nature.

[@IvoMaropo]

The most impressive thing was how high up in the air those sticks were while that single stroke roll was played. He played it LOUD, incredibly clean, controlled, fast with endless stamina. The best.

[@beatlejim64]

"Untouchable!"...

[@MrGb1965]

If there’s a better solo of his out there, please post it. Whether or not this is his most creative, I think he’s at his most powerful.

[@michaelbruns449]

Buddy Rich is 53 years old here.

[@THEN122]

All about technique. No mention of touch or music.

[@redrum567]

Some say he made a deal with the Devil. Idk what Buddy got, but the Devil got drum lessons.

[@DSTowerRat]

yes

[@garymathis1042]

There's not a drummer alive today that could play that solo.

[@falconfira]

Crazy thing that if you look at the snare, you can see that he was hitting it so hard he was damaging it.

[@elunedlaine8661]

I liked John Bonham, Keith Moon, Pierre van der Linden and for the girls, Sheila E

[@lonnienorton.]

I love Buddy Rich, he was so amazing. I have a short clip available for you to check out if you want bro. 😁🤘 It's a double pedal foot warm up short video.

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

Look up a drummer named Ed Shaughnessy.

[@Etnalleb]

Buddy and Ed had a battle of the drums and Ed held his own but still couldn't beat Buddy's speed and admitted Buddy Rich the G.O.A.T

[@pegrueneis]

super sound

[@THEN122]

"Slowing it down" just as he starts speeding up again

[@richarddipasquale7799]

You should do a reaction for Joe Morello. As good as Buddy Rich. A lot more humble too.

[@IvoMaropo]

He was NOT as good.

[@SoloArt8250]

All I know is that my left wrist and forearm would start to burn and loose gas. So frustrating!

[@romanramirez6436]

Check this drum solo out. Morgan Agren "neyveli"😊

[@dougjojon]

Buddy Rich is the goat for sure but I searched your channel and I don’t think you’ve ever reacted to Phil Collins and if you react to Phil Collins especially a concert you have to react to the drum battles with Chester Thompson

[@Joemartin-g5b]

I always thought Phil's drumming back in the Peter Gabriel days was the most creative unique of all time. His odd time drum fills and feel was so fun to listen to.

[@alandozier7582]

Looks like he's never covered Carl Palmer either.

[@clarkkent9634]

Buddy's been #1 for along time now. Hard to beat that guy. After that, I don't ever hear Carl Palmer mentioned with the top rock/jazz drummers. Some of the greats you can just listen to them play the drums over & over & be amazed every time.

[@THEN122]

Thanks for telling me he's hitting the rim to make different sounds

[@PPOSEC1]

And that’s when you realized you weren’t so good at it, weren’t you!? What the old saying again!? “Teachers teach because they can’t do”😏 Eat this!👊

[@josephfass5061]

Buddys #1 with Max Reach # 2

[@MatthewBerginGarage]

I like Rich but I really like Carl Palmer

[@FKHTrump2024]

BR would’ve made a great rock ‘n’ roll drummer

[@Tama67163]

He is my favorite drummer of all time if it wasn't for him a lot of these guys nowadays and when I grew up probably wouldn't be around at least that's my and I don't think you hit the microphone I think it was a rimshot

[@pegrueneis]

not one of tha best !! THE BEST

[@dougallen8305]

Grew up with BR. Then Rush came along. Different type of drummer though.

[@mylesschuster9612]

Animal… then Buddy Rich

[@LittleImpaler]

Reading about him. He had a bad temper.

[@richardrowe1538]

one of the best? Who is better?

[@norcanff]

One of the best?

[@rdancranston]

Meh...I play this on my steering wheel all the time....😏

[@markfoye6214]

El Estapario Siberiano

[@legsdontworkever6672]

Hands down he’s a freaking beast on the drums

[@Etnalleb]

Great but but not in Buddy's class , even at 53yrs old Rich is faster , Imagine when he was El Estapario's age.

[@frankmarrara3425]

Not one of the best. The best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@firemedic5100]

Neil Peart is my number one with Buddy Rich a very close 2nd.

[@steverusso7135]

No way...