Terry Bozzio -- Guitar Center Drum Off 2011 (Part I)

Part I of Terry Bozzio's performance featuring Jimmy Johnson on bass and Alex Machacek on guitar @ Guitar Center's 2011 Drum Off Grand Finals at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14th, 2012.

[@Micha_el.]

Its amazing what he can do on such a simple kit...

[@c0hink176]

hopefully one day he can afford more drums

[@YoushouldNOW221]

It's beyond simple. It's minimalistic. Not even the standard kit, I started with one twice it

[@sillygirl3284]

Even bigger than Neil Pearts!

[@territmoderitmo9190]

aaaaaaaahahahahahahaha

[@numanuma20]

What is this, a drum kit for ants?

[@dexterhurrenmusic]

Sound guy: “okay, now hit Tom number 54 for me.”😂

[@fredlivingston3766]

Priceless

[@legitpolice897]

Dexter Hurren. Rip drum tech

[@twasatron]

Could not hack being the sound guy for this guy xD

[@stormian3617]

Wow you so funny

[@the48lawsofdrivingbookonam99]

Chill 😂

[@marcleblanc4479]

Finally, after years of research....a drum set with it's own gravitational field

[@ehsbe1056]

Technically every drum kit has a gravitational field

[@Anvilshock]

A gravity field so strong it even attracts apostrophes to places they don't even belong.

[@rockmybean5650]

ok, almost every commenter on KZbin thinks they are comedian...but this is TRULY FUNNY! LOL

[@fishyfishy3140]

@@ehsbe1056 🤓

[@Marcos87600]

Um ackshualy everything has its own gravitational field 🤓🤓

[@huwandgill]

In every song his unique challenge is to remember to hit everything at least once to justify its inclusion.

[@EstParum]

@fallout new vegas lonesome road dlc Yeah.

[@LLKENNY33]

@fallout new vegas lonesome road dlc yes

[@GBCR]

LOL

[@armlink5209]

@fallout new vegas lonesome road dlc yes stupid

[@informanti]

@fallout new vegas lonesome road dlc Yes

[@oxouk]

Then the sound man said “I don’t give a shit how many drums you have, you’re getting 3 mics, where do you want them”

[@DrCheeks]

best comment ever!!!! seriously did a spit take

[@sarogerlinskyagenor5477]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@colinbrown3314]

This is a god tier comment

[@soufienkhalfaoui7593]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

[@bryan0710]

Maaan forreal , i was saying😂😂😂😂

[@BryanW163]

Legend has it he was 14 years old when he started setting up that kit.

[@theforeheaddrummer5755]

😂

[@lamberto4332]

Nice one

[@Bigdssweetsmokinbbq]

😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@silvercloud1641]

Imagine the drum tech, having to replace the heads/tune the drums. 🤣

[@susrev88]

actually this is his mini kit and is constantly assembed. it's on a rolling platform and can be moved in 3 parts. he can just put this in his van, roll it out and play it.

[@geoffreycartmill7717]

Amazing guitar! Excellent bass too

[@Kissfan96dr]

Legend has it, somewhere inside that drum kit, Terry Bozzio can be found.

[@striker_1120]

Legend has it that he is still tuning the drums to this day...

[@walterandrews9069]

So funny 😁😁😅😁

[@stryker819]

😂

[@ther3aldeltr0n44]

I am here, 3 years later, to confirm that he is still tuning the drums. We will have to check back in next year :)

[@jacobrudder7582]

What it feels like when you add a second rack tom.

[@srod2987]

Keermie De Frawg lol so true 🤣

[@vincent-ow8ss]

Keermie De Frawg How do you not have more likes? This is on of the funniest comments ive ever seen.

[@O.Z.13]

I don’t own a kit, but I still liked it.

[@austincox1709]

Jacob Rudder why is that so true

[@August377]

🤣😂🤣

[@mikesmith9368]

I saw him back in 1980 when he started a band called Missing Persons. His wife was on another level of singing, as well (Dale). They were both young and loads of energy. Terry, set up his kit (not like this one) near the front of the stage (on my side). I was in the front row and didn't expect to see him so close. There were no stage barriers at the time, so I could nearly touch his leg. Anyways, I didn't know much about him, but knew all the songs with their first album tour. I'll tell you people right now. I've never, ever, seen a man play the drums with so much energy and all out rage, as Terry, that night. He was a man possessed. It was a privileged to be in the small venue at that time and to be so close to him, I may as well be sitting on part of his chair. I can't even describe his playing but to say, it was Godly insane. Much respect to this man. He is in my top 3 best drummers of all time. Noted: That I was privileged to see Neil Peart warm up for 30 minutes in rehearsals (standing near his drumkit), as I was on the stage crew with Rush for a few venue's. Neil was different in warm ups, as he was unrestricted. So he went at it hard and it was phenomenal and put on a much better show for the crew than on a live set. But, I rate Terry Bozzio's play slightly better, because of his relentless energy to kill those drums, that night (43 years ago). Folks, both are incredible drummers ,if you ever have a chance to see Terry play, then go.

[@garse70]

Props to Jimmy on bass for keeping this all together. Well done I’ve also noticed that Terry, Danny Carrey and other prominent drummers leave their snare off most of the time.

[@RtaniDean]

Well, sympathetic snare wire vibration is annoying and creates noise for everything getting played. Often a pain to control no matter & still Maintain a great snare sound. Maybe I should attempt it more often. Depends on type / genre of music too.

[@DannyRoss_]

This drum kit is what calculator on iPhone looks like when you tilt the phone

[@humpburp881]

Why is this comment so underrated

[@ratpiss9004]

So true

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@humpburp881 it's overrated in my opinion

[@2K3KRePublic]

Lol

[@thepanman8]

Damn spaceship

[@andydai6175]

"Hi welcome to the drum store, what can I get you" "Yes"

[@rmaxwellk]

andy dai HA nice i chuckled

[@frankburdodrums8984]

Some cymbals to replace the trashcan lids.

[@Anthony-xc1qv]

Sorry not for sale

[@mickavellian]

Oh and 3 pair of Vic Firth ROCKNVG

[@samm1809]

What can I get for money?

[@TheMeyer]

It is said that if you die and go to hell, the punishment is becoming Bozzio's drum tech

[@DuckOnQuack47]

dude hes gotta have at least 7 of em holy shit.

[@aytonkaleb]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@juanelorriaga2840]

Now that is good haha

[@eriktempelman2097]

That, or becoming Geddy Lee's bass man.

[@cjrockssoad]

Or one of his toms

[@johnbowman2262]

One of my favorite Terry Bozzio performances ever!

[@BananaManPL]

I like how the sound engineer was like "nope, fuck that. You get *one* overhead." Gets the job done though lmao

[@AgarkovSerg]

😄

[@RADIO.MAGDALENA]

I even cant find the kick mics lol

[@PMurray2694]

Worst thing you can do is overmic a drum kit

[@Dzendoss]

@@PMurray2694 Why ?

[@sschweii]

@@Dzendoss if you overmic a drum kit then the sound will spill over. So if you have a microphone on your snare AND your crash cymbal, both microphones will pick up sounds from the snare and the crash. When you're mixing, it causes problems because of this.

[@furysoff8743]

*Buys all the drums and cymbals* *makes this contraption* *plays AC/DC Back in Black*

[@mikexibalbafarms4169]

RedHeadRaging 😂😂😂

[@vincent-ow8ss]

RedHeadRaging I know drummers like this are so annoying.

[@chriskohart9309]

Plays we will rock you

[@jaywills5776]

Is it just me or do the drums sound awful?

[@footballnotsoccermrn1186]

RedHeadRaging Now for the next song. Seven nation army!!!

[@badmotorscooter1000]

This guy cracks me up . He acts like everything he does is so profound

[@bones4786]

thats exactly what i was thinking!! the way he plays seems so pretentious its offputting... prog musicians i guess

[@wilson9d71]

Was just going to say the same. When he was due to join korn wanted a cut of entire back catalogue and not just new stuff going forward. Bet he wished he joined now!!

[@caseywalker5889]

Agreed 100%

[@woodyhitya]

It’s embarrassing to watch honestly

[@caseywalker5889]

@Berna There's no music here. He, like Steve Vai, are on a different level. They struggle to make music anyone really wants to hear. That's why no one really knows who he is. And for some reason, Drum Workshops kisses his ass.

[@douglasrowe4404]

Have admired him for decades

[@VW5767]

He's like the crazy cat lady, but with drums.

[@karlplaysdrums]

Perfect!

[@kimchi2780]

Sady, Dale turned into an actual crazy cat lady. Read up on what happened to her. Its really sad/crazy.

[@sarapmo171]

With that hair too

[@welderusa9063]

His wife is

[@axlh.1827]

Crazy drum man

[@catmanpc9166]

I'm disappointed, he forgot the triangle.

[@weezor9578]

catman pc and the cowbell

[@royfinktum8484]

Lead electric triangle?

[@phoenix11994466]

*_Which one, he's got 12 of them?_* 👀.

[@ddrums001]

catman pc are you sure?

[@aaronmartinez6621]

There's always got to be that one asshole

[@trajectoryunown]

I liked the part where he completely neglected half the kit.

[@bellofortis2020]

Do you actually think that kit was set up for a 7 minute performance? Smh.

[@MinuteMayne]

@@bellofortis2020 that’s exactly what he did tho

[@markuschelios6891]

@@MinuteMayne A drummer doesn't figure out which drums he's going to use and rearrange the kit for each gig. SMH

[@layz_gaming_4275]

yeah because he always has to use every drum all the time in every song

[@knowledgeispowermediaprodu7094]

This is a very organized and proper piece of epic chaos! Awesome!

[@rwfrench66GenX]

Terry is a monster but my heart goes out to his tech’s for setting up this kit!

[@alaskagearreviewandstuff9675]

Can you imagine getting one out of place? Let alone six?

[@simononice7281]

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[@rwfrench66GenX]

@@alaskagearreviewandstuff9675or losing track of the tune for the row you’re on 😂

[@ivankaspeadsforquincyjones9273]

All these people complaining about how many drums he has. Go see him at a drum Clinic and he can hit every single drum and cymbal in complete syncopation in one tenth of a second. His goal is to make drums more orchestral. Saw his clinic at Folly Beach in 2000 and talk to his drum tech for a while and he invited me to help break down his set at the end of the performance. It was totally worth it to sit behind that drum kit for a minute. Terry Bozzio is Legend

[@justinpogue1257]

if I was Bozzio's tech I would 100% finesse a chatty clinic attendee into helping me with that tear down every single night lmao

[@Ole_CornPop]

Folly Beach is an amazing place to get to see Terry, coolest people ive seen there is Discovery Channel when i was a Commercial oysterer and they were filming for some show that i never even figured out.

[@fancykarlmarx]

@@justinpogue1257absolutely. “Toss me $40 and I’ll let u play it for a min and help tear it down.”

[@DanielPenovich-rl2wc]

PERFECT BLUES DRUM SET

[@apieceofdirt4681]

I never cared for Terry’s random chaotic playing but dudes got the chops and he’s very compositional. That’s what makes him a beast. His kit is the very reason DW drums cost a small fortune. They’ve got to make up the money somehow because DW has literally given them all to Terry lol !!!!

[@reinodjanghardt8604]

Bozzios playing is not what I would describe as random or chaotic. This video doesn’t do him great justice. He’s one of the most calculated & precise drummers that ever lived.

[@apieceofdirt4681]

@@reinodjanghardt8604 That’s what’s great about having opinions. Everybody has one.

[@anthonyrichardson343]

Notice the high hat is on a cable drive, and the rhythm is driven on the drums

[@KillasaurusArcade01]

Terry: *Pulls up to drive thru* Server: What can I get you? Terry: The menu

[@supremeskeet5393]

Dying at this shit 💀💀💀

[@willoverdoseonmusic]

He started the whole eating everything at (fast food place) trend.

[@ianedwardmusic379]

“Hey, can you mic 40 toms, 40 gongs and 40 cymbals?” **5 hours later** “oh thanks!” **plays 6 of each**

[@CrowsComputer]

To be fair there looks like there was meant to be a part 2 that either was never done or never published

[@bradf.9365]

I bet they mic a lot of stuff in groups. There are problems that come with adding so many microphones in close proximity. Primary drum are probably mic'd separately.

[@b-radg916]

I saw him live two years ago. His kit is massive, and it seemed to me he used maybe 70% of what was there… for sure not everything, but a lot. He introduced his drum tuner who I guess is crazy good (or maybe just crazy!?) from Finland or Poland and travels with him full time, tuning each drum for every show. 😳 That seems like a bigger job than micing everything.

[@drummerboy0620]

400th like

[@pbaker7160]

@@drummerboy0620 - Yes. 400 likes by mostly non-drummers who think Travis Barker is a great jazz drummer.

[@davidloren3962]

1 of the best drummer ever

[@mrclean62]

Monster drummer, & the jam session is just as incredible. a monumental performance.

[@sebastianjansson6436]

As long as this guy is playing drums. Sabian and DW won't have to worry about getting bankrupt

[@ryangabrielmahinay4300]

@Diocletian About a million i guess lol

[@jasperjenkins7729]

He's endorsed. He aint paying for that stuff. That's why gear like DW cost so much, because famous guys get theirs for free.

[@drummerboy0620]

Ryan Gabriel Mahinay honestly that doesn’t sound to far off. When you think about the hundreds of thousands of dollars that could have went into this, a million sounds about right

[@jasperjenkins7729]

Not nearly!!! A million. Gear is expensive but get real. For a million you could get the ENTIRE stage set up. Guitar, bass, amps, mixing board and all. Im a drummer and well aware of how expensive gear is. A MILLION is a TON of money. For a million these guys will play at YOUR HOUSE. 😆 But it SOUNDS like a million bucks.

[@marcbasis5404]

@@jasperjenkins7729 DW is so expensive because they throw away so many shells. That is why they started PDP so they can dump their lesser quality.

[@idomandel5246]

*drum store* Can I help you? Me: ya gimme all the drums

[@castillo5506]

Ido Mandel hahahaha

[@idomandel5246]

THX 😄

[@leonmedley1447]

Ido Mandel I laughed so hard at this comment

[@idomandel5246]

Leon Medley THX

[@cykaczmusicenterprise7718]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIGHHHT

[@shanemcconnell1736]

Every night, his drums breed . And in the morning.!

[@ArianiMauve999]

We had the great experience of seeing Terry play Live when He was with U.K. 🤩🤩🤩

[@shittybill3900]

terry bozzio: "hi i'd like to endorse your cymbals." Sabian: "Fuck"

[@pythonkick1184]

“Maybe he’s compensating for something” - Shrek

[@vaughnmiller3896]

Python Kick, that is the same thing I was thinking. Great minds think alike...

[@nambypamby2147]

small drumsticks

[@email3575]

uh, and you watch kiddie cartoon movies, lol.

[@icanhasfreecat]

Wow, this dude is amazing!

[@patrickterry559]

It's awesome how melodically he can use all those toms. Props

[@bradlyscotunes9156]

That's his whole appeal

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Me walking into the drum store. "Hi, I'd like to buy some drums please." "Sorry, we don't have any drums." "What? How could you not have any drums? What happened?" "Terry Bozzio happened."

[@markmcclelland5719]

However, we do have plenty of regular cymbals. He didn't buy a single one of those. smh

[@walterandrews9069]

😂😆😂😆😂

[@FIRESCREAMER1989]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrDlt123]

I watched him do a really long, rambling drum solo on a huge drumkit 37 years ago. So much has changed. ...in the world around him.

[@imaseeker100]

Yes it's starting to catch up

[@eoTVoke]

Amazing drummer, Terry Bozio 👍❤👍

[@Catfish2255]

Nice to see Bozzio keeping pace after so many years. After Zappa passed away it must have changed his world dramatically. Once you hit 60 years old dexterity slows.But Terry shows at 66 today he can keep up.

[@LemonDadsicle]

But can he do Seven Nation Army

[@derekjolliffe8467]

Lol!!!

[@justinedward1085]

HAHAHAHA!!!!!! LMFAO👍👍👍👍

[@465marko]

probly not the tosser he'd need a bigger drunmkit the wankstain

[@prasitphetjeck3595]

Jared Dela Torre เพลงลูกทุงยอดฮิต

[@uglyjuel301]

Jared Dela Torre no thats too hard

[@pointlessconfused7598]

That’s called living your best life. Bless ‘em.

[@mixpayne8280]

we all start somewhere! great job! we all remember these days

[@soccertavo]

Not a goddam cowbell in sight.

[@robpelick7460]

I thought I was the only one who noticed

[@5000rgb]

It might still be in there...somewhere

[@HorizonEyes]

He has one. Just hard to see in that mess of trash

[@HorizonEyes]

The real question is how often does he just start playing that xylophone...

[@nambypamby2147]

Now I have to take down my comment. lol

[@sulovet]

i would love to hop on that kit just to do a big ass roll on the toms

[@phenixkidfrmyesterday6237]

same

[@justinedward1085]

5 days later he finished his roll!

[@tiberionx]

setting up the contraption probably took a week and hired a subcontractor

[@sumguy12345etc]

Hawaii Five-0, ever heard of that show? well there's a drum fill in it that goes...

[@jeanabnerguerrier]

Tommy Berion N no. our

[@ruhlmanndrumsolo]

Toujours aussi impressionnant ! !

[@urhrtbrk8r112]

This guy absolutely rocks!

[@JackLawson11]

All these drums and still not a cowbell in sight

[@nathanm9166]

Jack Lawson Ikr! Seriously nobody has the fucking fever? I didn't see any blocks either.

[@CB-ou3cz]

We need more cowbell

[@sprydo7113]

It's Job security..."one for Will Ferrell" of S&L

[@antoniostubbs4772]

We need more cymbals that sound like tin pie pans

[@Customwinder1]

There's a cow with a cowbell in there somewhere.

[@SuperSlartibartfast]

It's OK to walk into a drum shop and buy nothing once in a while.

[@zolitariglussey6302]

GC's sucks these days, I feel like I'm going into a Ghetto shop where they hire idots that are clueless, they don't have anything.. I spent THOUSANDS at GC's but these days... I buy on line... No Idiots and no one will tell me "We have to order it"..... No, I have to orde4r it...

[@GioGuitarDude]

Totally agree... I have had so many bad experiences with GC. Back in the 90’s it was THE place to go, but now they are just a bunch of know-nothin doofuses who just needed a job

[@annonuhm617]

I wanted a professional opinion on this, so i went to drum center and asked the guys over there. They said it's NOT okay.

[@kentosafitek4912]

SuperSlartibartfast tapok cocotmu

[@Rickles]

WRONG

[@adrieldiaz1980]

Amazingly played 😮😮😮

[@andrelange9877]

Huge drum set with St. Anger snare drum tone.

[@user-yu3hs6cf1h]

This drum kit is how my gf sees the ps4 controller when holding it.

[@gregmorales6194]

This comment deserves more love.

[@daspper1926]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Monsterslag]

You kinda have to be familiar with Terry's drumming history to understand why he plays such a large kit and where his drumming style comes from. Back in the day, when playing with Zappa, this guy was an absolute MANIAC on the drumkit, playing weird offbeat accents and having an overall fast, energetic and experimental playing style. Up untill this very day, drummers are still influenced by it and he can be easily noted as one of music history's most influental drummers, allthough his legacy is a bit undermined by the fact that he has always played experimental stuff, not having a big mainstream succes story such as Bonham's, Peart or Bruford. At present time he is known for 'Melodic drumming', in which he not only uses misleadingly tough ostinato's but also uses drums that are tuned along a melodic scale. He tours the world giving performances on just his drum kit, joining a beat and melody seemlessly. This performance is cool, but does not really do him justice. This is as brief as I can get on Bozzio. If you wanna get into this, I suggest you start by watching Zappa's 'Baby Snakes' concert. Cheers to you all, and happy drumming

[@victorsantiago5470]

Monsterslag / where is holdsworth, he should be here. . agree baby snakes is still his best solo. . much younger then. . no ride cymbals at all. . had that same shitty sound with uk too.

[@jakewashington1683]

Monsterslag I'd rather watch the documentary. There's no reason your comment should be that long. That's a whole dictionary. No disrespect tho.

[@somegoat9939]

Thanks!!! baby snakes blew my mind

[@heftyalan1152]

Monsterslag Good précis but I am still not a fan of the kit though I am of the drummer

[@DRUMSBOOKS]

the marimba of drums ❤🙂 master Terry

[@bradlyscotunes9156]

Good analogy!

[@jesusrodriguezolmedaii9697]

Oh what a glorious Day it is!!!!!

[@Unknown-yz6md]

Music Store: Hello sir! How can I help you? Terry Bozio: I want the drum section Music Store: Oh, you want to see the drum section? Terry: Pay attention to what I said Music Store: Shiii...

[@jaydanbowland4933]

"Hey man we have a kit in the practice space already" "Mind if I bring my own?"

[@dylanburpee2967]

truly amazing

[@Alefernetico]

Amazing drummer. One of the best

[@andrewnutt6697]

I'd love that kit,,just swing somewhere and you'll hit something...

[@Robbmann67]

That episode of the regular show with the huge drum solo

[@Soulexternal]

it would take an hour to rub your balls on that drumset lol

[@mirafloralfonso5765]

I love it

[@Giesus]

Desde a primeira vez que vi esse vídeo em 2016 volto pra rever, incrível demais os instrumentos se completando

[@dagconst1]

99% of what he played was on a 6 piece

[@metalguyn]

2 piece

[@oldchanel3956]

Al Cervix Guitarist don't use every fret every time they play a song but I don't see you whining about that

[@xeraedge580]

it all on how is uses them you don't need to hit every drum piece to sound good you just need a good sense of pulse, and rudiments.

[@benblackburn2693]

This guy plays a 20+ piece set and everyone loses their mind but when John moffet played a five bass drum set up no one ever said anything about the absurdity of that

[@calvintrainer1212]

I disagree. Keyboardist and guitarist have 1000 of sounds in their instruments, so what is the deal?

[@agerven]

Terry !!! There's no fake in this, craftsmenship only. Thanks for publishing this!

[@himanimalasi8865]

Very relaxing and satisfying

[@daddywolfdrayven4243]

Fantastic

[@Plangentry]

You don't need half this shit.

[@luisb7414]

LoL, Indeed!

[@GVike]

The drum version of "Jaco only needed four strings"...

[@mikemagee77]

Every drummer needs all this shit! hahaha

[@natedognate616]

Must be compensating for something... It's like the mid-life crisis of drum kits.

[@JohanBrodd]

As a musician it is important to be able to fully emerge one self into music. All this stuff is needed. No need to hate on him for having a better rig than most drummers have.

[@corvidcorpus548]

i don't care if your john bonham, keith moon and neil peart combined. You don't need that much shit to play

[@jalthealusdavis8762]

That could be his starter set. LOL.

[@ubbgn]

Actually I would be more impressed with a minimal setup!

[@tylerjoseph5968]

Guitardude02 I'd say a Neil Peart set isn't much smaller lol no disrespect to Peart but Bonzo and moon are in a class of their own using much less equipment.

[@itry.5088]

Guitardude02 correct, you don't need it. But people like him and me sure as hell want it

[@stubility]

whats need got to do with it. elsewhere bozzio articulates why he moved back to a large kit. smg to do with old drum set ups being huge but scalled down for practical reasons in the 20s. of course he can bring it back. of course u are right, you dont 'need' it.. but then again, you can't play drums like a piano without all the notes so u need it for that

[@DHarri9977]

Amazing.

[@davidgoode7416]

Awesome!

[@Mrshane288]

The dude is definitely amazing. However for me at this exact moment being extremely sleepy, the trippy smooth funky earlier sound was the balls. I could honestly get lost in it and relax til it takes me to dreamland. Soooo good!

[@PaveLowExpert]

I was about to leave a negative comment but woah! Reading the other peoples opinion the hate has gone too far! Just because he has a massive kit does not mean he has to go all out with speed and loudness just to "prove" that he is worthy of this kit/setup. There were some nice subtleties in there and I enjoyed the performance.

[@DeanWuksta]

speak your mind, don't be a sheep, you weren't that impressed right, I would have preferred another drummer and a normal drum kit also, I think Terry was ordinary here, and a little annoying with some of those standard rock fills.

[@xmgaming2444]

Dean Wuksta I agree completely, I thought other drummers at the drum off, like Derren King, for example, sounded much better.

[@markuschelios6891]

@@xmgaming2444 Derren who?

[@markuschelios6891]

@@DeanWuksta It's always sad to hear yet another mediocre drummer trying to slag a legend.

[@xmgaming2444]

@@markuschelios6891 I've grown to appreciate this much more in the 7 years since I left this comment. Also I think it's spelled Darren. Idk man I was in middle school

[@ericmalone3213]

Is Terry Bozzio a world class drummer? Yes. Is his drum kit absurd? Yes.

[@kitcarson3714]

É um exagero? Sim!

[@enkibumbu]

Right on the 2nd point.

[@ericmalone3213]

@@enkibumbu The answer to the first question is "No"? Terry Bozzio is not a world class drummer? That Frank Zappa schmuck must've had potatoes in his ears when he hired him.

[@enkibumbu]

@@ericmalone3213 This performance is a novelty act. To be perfectly honest, Zappa was also a novelty act ... like the circus. Did he wright beautiful music? I can't recall any. I think his claim to fame is very difficult music to play -- which does not make it good. His brand was "difficult to play." He was no Beefheart, who was a legit genius.

[@ericmalone3213]

@@enkibumbu You're not being objectively factual about Frank Zappa's work. There's some very substantial instrumental writing in and among the purile lyrics and cynical social commentary, etc, that is well beyond being a "difficult to play" brand. "Did he wright beautiful music?" Notions of "beautiful" music are highly subjective. Ianis Xenakis's music is difficult to play, and not many peoples' idea of "beautiful", but that does not make Xenakis a novelty act--far from it. Likewise, Terry Bozzio's absurdly large drum kit is not a novelty act. He had an idea to chromatically tune every drum across a particular range, so the massive kit ended up being the result of an ambitious musical endeavor. If it were a novelty act, some of the tom toms would feature spigots that poured apportioned wine into glasses as scantily clad women appeared on the stage to wet their fingers and move them around the rims of the wine glasses producing specific pitches forming chords on cue. A comparison of Frank Zappa with Captain Beefheart isn't especially viable for a number of reasons I'll get to on another day. CHEERS.

[@WellsWestContractors]

It's amazing to keep track of a ten thousand piece drum kit.

[@clarkkent3730]

He does so little with so much when others do so much more with so little

[@pbaker7160]

Dumbest comment of the year.

[@djwlopez]

That's what I'm thinking!

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Now this is drummer not all these other Guys in the drum off who can’t make music with the drums if their lives depended on it.

[@jackwilczynski6957]

@@pbaker7160 he does have a point, I meant the left side toms I'm not sure he hit at all. Nor that 3rd kick drum.

[@pbaker7160]

@@jackwilczynski6957 - Well, that could be due to the fact that you watched one song of the performance from that night. I'm sure they didn't set up his massive drum kit and call in other outstanding musicians to play one song (hence "part 1" in the title). No one seems to have any common sense these days...

[@gringochucha]

Seriously, this is just one video. If you want to judge Terry Bozzio, listen to the Zappa albums, or to Bozzio Levin Stevens, Polytown or Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop. Hell, even his drumming on that Korn album is pretty bad-ass. It's like judging Jimmy Page from that crappy "It Might Get Loud" documentary. Both of these musicians made history. A few less-than-stellar moments now and then doesn't change that.

[@Barons_Trash_Heap]

exactly

[@GreasyMcNasty]

I'm really saddened by the comments for this video. I've followed Terry Bozzio for awhile and all these asshats who don't know a fucking thing about him say "oh well he didn't play ...." Go fuck yourself. He's been replacing your favorite drummers longer than you've been alive.

[@jimmypge]

It seems like this kit is more about convenience for him anyway Nobody criticizes other musicians for not using every note available on their instruments, why do people criticize him for not using every piece in the kit for a particular song?

[@homiefromfl]

ThomasT I won't get into the argument of whether the guy is good or not, but as for your analogy: It's not the same as, let's say, a piano, or a guitar. Those instruments have their design set, for the most part. Whether you can or choose to play different notes or not is one thing. A drum kit is built, piece by piece. Pieces meant to be used.This guy kept adding stuff, and if he added stuff, it's because he meant to use them, but ultimately didn't. If he wasn't going to use all the pieces, then why build the entire kit? It seems it's mostly for show, of course, but it's just silly, in my opinion.

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Now that’s a proper drum kit!❤❤❤

[@dmturner58]

I have never seen such a thing but I like it !

[@lfdrumming7804]

Quality not quantity.

[@pbaker7160]

So, you'd prefer that jazz fusion drumming sound like AC/DC or Nirvana? You seem kind of simple and stupid.

[@thomasegan456]

Terry has both in spades.

[@niccoloaurelius1587]

Hard to say that there isn't quality here too, though.

[@pbaker7160]

Why don't you post some of your "quality" for all of us to critique? I'll wager $100 to anyone that you are likely a very average drummer who couldn't touch Bozzio's level of playing.

[@faikre4822]

Yes

[@argyrizky8404]

legend says his car and house is also made by drums and cymbal

[@vincent-ow8ss]

*His couch rips" " Dammit now I need new heads"

[@ddrums001]

Argy Rizky most homeowners have a car garage, Terry Bozzio has a drumkit garage

[@johnweyers2685]

An absolute master of drums/percussion. 😎 Abide

[@bladeonblitz9281]

bro has more drums than i have friends

[@no_limit86]

Very good guitar playing..

[@unoyoudidnt]

Which season of hoarders is this?

[@superdrummerboy1028]

OMFG

[@tommielcarek1651]

lmao!!! drum hoarding??? never thought of that!!

[@stridecoaching]

When you can't decide what drums to bring so just grab ALL of them! Very cool!

[@johnmccann3964]

Man that was nuts!

[@berd1487]

Drum shop assistant: -What are you looking for? Terry Bozzio: - Yes

[@Noop-Noop56]

I anticipated more

[@hw982]

Imagine being this guy's roadie....

[@jumpinjojo]

His roadie hung himself.

[@mikefoley3785]

Nah, he just got drummed out of the business.

[@Hatori64]

i feel bad for the sound tech too - thats a whole lot of channels X'D

[@jrobinsondrums]

+Obsolete Gaming lol

[@thehesedingking338]

Actually not. He's using some overheads.

[@woodyhitya]

Proof that more doesn’t always mean better

[@markuschelios6891]

Proof that Bozzio's compositions go over most people's heads.

[@cojo65691]

@@markuschelios6891 he doesn’t know you bro

[@heliyaw5335]

@@cojo65691 Met him at a drum clinic in ‘93.

[@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo]

@@markuschelios6891 this guy is the "artsy" drum version of Slayer...... LMAO random fucken notes all over the place...... At least Dave Lombardo is a better technical player........

[@markuschelios6891]

The fact that you think they are random notes disqualifies you from having anything intelligent to say about Bozzio's playing.

[@LOSESTADOSUNIDOS1885]

Incredible

[@zolitariglussey6302]

Terry's amazing, when I saw him at GC he had a massive kit "Of Course" but amazingly had like 3 seperate beats going on all while keeping it going.... He's absolutely AMAZING!!!

[@thepolarisman500]

Whats the point of having all that on there if you do not use most of it

[@SamiKarvinen]

Yeah but realistically you would never need that many of fucking everything for anything man xD

[@simonwatson9730]

It makes you look manly, rich and powerful (if you're easily impressed)

[@jbee3549]

Im sure he has a perfect answer for that question.

[@1chadmicheal]

He has stated that he needs them to fill the chromatic and diatonic scales, that he cannot do proper fills with two toms. So to answer the question, he uses the toms like a guitarist uses frets and strings; just because the drums take up more space than a fret board, doesn't mean they are any less necessary for proper musicality.

[@MrFlippyy]

Lets make a diatonic guitar that only plays C major, who would ever need notes like F# C# G# etc. All those notes are just for show, totaly useless!

[@relaxshacksDOTcom]

His drum tech is STILL breaking that kit down in an empty auditorium 11 years later.....

[@sandmanlopez9920]

😊🤣🤣

[@aldnprm90]

watchif this at 2014, and now comingback at 2024