Guitar Center Sound Bites: Max Weinberg's "Born In The U.S.A." Drum Sound

[@321CatDaddy]

Weinberg was a HUGE part of Springsteen's sound at this time period. His Charlie Watts inspired fills are perfect for this song. Rest easy Charlie. We could never forget you.

[@couchtvenglish]

shocking footage - Max in a T-Shirt!

[@victorkong82]

"IT SURE IS MAX" *dead face*

[@keefriff99]

Max and Charlie! Two of my favorite drummers of all time.

[@John6-40]

Max is a great drummer, but when I see him, I always think of Conan first. Max led a great band on Conan and was in so many great skits. He's hilarious. Loved Max on that show. 👍

[@bambino100011]

Max kicks ass on drums!

[@PennyPaws4]

One of the BEST drummers ever!

[@DominicMaliksi]

Watch his son play with Slipknot you’ll see who’s best

[@ryanwakley1640]

@@DominicMaliksi yeah it's Max

[@cassandragarcia5548]

@@ryanwakley1640 Yeah right...lol His son can do more with his feet than Max can do with all limbs!

[@cassandragarcia5548]

In all due respect...Max isn't even in the top 100 "BEST" drummers of all time. Indeed, there are girls on KZbin...that are better than him!

[@mletalien]

@@cassandragarcia5548 I guess "better" is in the eye of the beholder. Most experienced musicians (Ie musicians that have toured, recorded on well known records, etc) will tell you it is FAR easier to play with a lot of "chops"/fills and showboating then it is to play consistently on multiple hit records. That is why there are thousands of flashy drummers but very few Jim Keltners, Hal Blaines, JR Robinsons, Steve Gadds, etc.

[@svenknutsen8937]

I love Springsteen, but Weinberg should have had songwriting credits for Born In the USA. It's his drumming that makes the song interesting musically.

[@paulchisholm3305]

Sounds so different to hear the drums isolated like that! Great talent to have😊

[@charles10121982]

Max you are the best drumer in the world forever & you max is my favorite drummer in the world forever

[@PatrickDuganOFFICIAL]

Ahhh, this is great. Love these behind-the-scenes glimpses.

[@revolutionday1]

So happy for him, and his son!

[@andrewwhitmore8756]

Terry Hesticles Isn't his son in Slipknot?

[@revolutionday1]

Yuuuuup!

[@The123neil]

I can see ringo in those fills. love it!

[@eugeniosiciliano7776]

Charlie Watts too

[@eve31471]

In this video you can see him at Ringo's kit! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXu3m513jamNibs

[@xstugee]

In the book written by Max, "The Big Beat", there was only one drummer missing from those included. Unfortunately, the time line for the book could not allow this missing drummer. That would have been Max Weinberg himself...one of THE most important Rock drummers of our time...style, strength, finesse, timing, chops...Max had it all... and this is just my own epilogue for his phenomenal book....THANKS, MAX!!

[@richwatson9990]

I miss Max and Conan together

[@michaelwirth6843]

One of the coolest drummers!

[@theburnetts]

It must be so odd for a musician to record a song in the spring of 1982 and know that they really had something amazing - and then the album doesn't get released for another 2 years!

[@jc6594]

Happy 70th Birthday Max

[@RICHIE_RICH89]

This guy can drum I seen him do a solo I never knew he was that good he wailed that shit

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

I didn't realize the parallel between Street Fighting Man and Born in the USA, but now that I've heard Max mention it, it makes complete sense.

[@Quinn37]

Check out Springsteen's SXSW keynote speech. He talks about how he ripped off the Animals for Born to Run. As soon as you hear it, you can't unhear it.

[@legasiguy551]

Max has got to come back to Conan's show! He's a big part of the comedy and music of the show.

[@rangerjoe3711]

Max is a solid as a chunk or granite

[@jeremylafleur8957]

My next drum teacher max weinberg

[@Eric_DiRisio]

That and Bob Clearmountain. Thank God for that guy

[@Fakename70]

Eric John Had to scroll through all the comments first to see if anyone else had beat me to referencing Clearmountain and the sound he helped create on that track. Absolutely legendary album for drummers, thanks to him.

[@Drake45100]

Crazy, Dad and Son in 2 legendary bands.

[@enniogatto6785]

Kiwi son? Legendary band ? 🙄🙄

[@Drake45100]

@@enniogatto6785 Jay Weinberg for Slipknot? You can think what you want about them but Slipknot reached legendary status.

[@csjames69]

I envy talented musicians.

[@BennieTarrMusic]

That tight ass bass drum! 🥁. Man, he's great.

[@JoeyT1]

Even as a 15 year old, Max's drumming on this song gave me goosebumps as it does today!

[@robbyblack2699]

One of the best

[@martinleicht5911]

Go Max !!! 🍻

[@buce70]

I (stupidly) thought "I can do what he does, and he's a top session player!) right up until the 2:22 mark. Then, I shit my trousers and feared for my hands and reputation. "Hit it out of the park". Yeah, I'll say.

[@anelladambrosio2513]

Max un grande batterista !!! Carismatico bravissimo!!! 😀😇😅😍😘🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶💎💋🌟

[@spacecatboy2962]

max is a fucking legend

[@andrewlofthouse7121]

Utter legend.

[@fractalnomics]

Max, what do you think of your - what they've done with your?? - drum sound on the Nassau releases?

[@cpa54]

I don't know how they could screw those up. Why didn't they have Bob Clearmountain do those shows? Listen to his stellar job on the Tempe 1980 show. He should be doing all these Archive releases.

[@JMLRecording]

well... i don't know about THE studio in NYC... Max forgot of a little place called Electric Lady I guess

[@rectangularcuboid]

Max Fucking Weinberg

[@franz3473]

Do we have more details on the type of snare drum and heads used? I GUESS a Ludwig Supraphonic but is there somewhere a documented source?

[@danlc95]

With a coated Ambassador batter, and Ambassador Snare? That's what I would guess.

[@aliceborealis]

Guitar Center Bites- there, fixed it for ya.

[@pb-fb5cm]

nice

[@fractalnomics]

Wow.

[@JAMESlock1911]

I learned how to play drums by listening and copying Max Weinberg, Frank Beard, and Alex Van Halen. I am still inspired by Max Weinberg's drum skills.

[@DisGuyHekz]

Max should make video with Drumeo

[@francescotoni26]

Love

[@desioye7782]

Different left hand grip for this song?

[@craiglucas7671]

Top man

[@mistermr3448]

Why Max is not with Conan anymore?

[@howardtoob]

So why can't I play the drums huh?

[@roybakker1205]

You cant hit them all ❤😂

[@sgtpepper1138]

Avatar or the Power Station just closed it's doors, and was bought by the Berklee College of Music.

[@Bernt-RLinke]

The best of all drummers, dagegen kann charly watts einpacken ❤

[@hi.nixson]

Where's Labomba

[@oscarelizondo3505]

He wears glasses.

[@diogesesmore9874]

Tap tap tap

[@baconatorrodriguez4651]

Wonder if he still hates the Smashing Pumpkins.

[@godfreyulex1203]

Why would he? How could anyone ?

[@smorrow]

He rushed the beat at the start

[@joseperez8695]

Good for tinnitus 😂😂😂😂😂

[@peterbustin8604]

Is this the same disgusting company that smashes up worthy instruments and throws them in dumpsters ?

[@andrewsandoz8005]

Not a very good player, nothing special here, incredibly ordinary.

[@doderiolarkisso4038]

Damn he gained some weight huh..oh well