Live From IronShore - Ep 2: Ray Luzier | A Modern Drummer HOF Tribute to Alex Van Halen

[@stevendiblasio3573]

If you don't know by now Ray can solo with the best of them.The guy is just incredible!

[@smartrn1]

Look at the body language. This brotha has it all. The knowledge. The technique. The passion. It’s absolutely glorious.

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

If anyone knows how to play VH songs it’s definitely the Phenom Ray Luzier. And OMG does that kit sound so good 😮and thanks for killer solo at the end. 🤘🏻🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@tripledeluxedday]

Just doesn't seem to have any bite to it like live Van Halen kicks have.

[@MrROTD]

What a career, KoRN, David Lee Roth, KXM, played with some of the greatest musicians.

[@MoonmanSpacejam]

army of Anyone!

[@dobbsystyleable]

Alex van Halen is the most underrated rock drummer of all time

[@batlevi2247]

Facts!

[@DWH072]

I wish Alex was more accessible, I realize his performing days are probably over, but it would be nice to see him do interviews and talk about his gear over the years as well as his recordings.

[@DWH072]

Can you start a channel and have him on? Thanks

[@minisurfbanana]

Where is this foodplace???

[@rogerdat7807]

​@@musicstream26 Just let us know what he thinks of these three rippers paying tribute on his kit here.

[@JCHAS333]

Rays impressions of Dave are always hilarious Go check out Ray's drumming on "Army of Anyone" it's a project he did with Robert and Dean DeLeo from Stone Temple Pilots and Richard Patrick from Filter....Awesome album

[@kenwheeler5837]

Great band is Army of anyone !

[@bran70]

Amazing album and way underrated. Incredible drumming on that record.

[@JCHAS333]

@bran70 Yes the when I heard the end part to Goodbye...I was like who's this guy 🤯🤯🤯

[@MoonmanSpacejam]

@@bran70 completely agree! they has some radio time, but that album was/is phenomenal. should have gotten so much more exposure. but i think Velvet Revolver drowned them out. and they where so much better, but the general audience loves 'basic' music

[@ConditionsCloudy]

HhhhheeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOD-BYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEE!

[@Trav86]

I’m glad he gave so much love to the OU812 record. I think it’s just so underrated.

[@johnfoskey7855]

I wanna hear sinners swing and amerstdam

[@williamshaffer5600]

Love that album! Some great drumming on that album! Mine All Mine...what a song!

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Alex’s drumming on Outta Love is absolutely phenomenal! Always blows me away. As far as I’m concerned, Alex is right up there with Bonham, Baker, Peart, Portnoy….pretty much all of the killer drummers out there. He belongs on any list of phenomenal, influential drummers. The thing that!s so cool about Alex, is he knew his brother was the spotlight of the band and was always okay with that. Edward’s playing was so original and incendiary, especially when they first came out, it took a killer drummer like Alex to compliment and keep up with him. They definitely had that brotherly, musical connection

[@davidperez5089]

Agreed. However those deceased drummers were true innovators. Mike portnoy not so much imho.

[@johnfoskey7855]

Alex is better than all of them

Hands down one of the greats in his own right. He’s up there with the best. Ray blew me away when I watched him live at the Bonzo Bash at namm he truly stood out. Kudos to him for giving a proper tribute to Al.

[@pbldrum]

Ray is the Man! I've been a fan since way before he joined Korn. He's an ambassador to drummers!

[@JanPatrickLucas]

Ray has done an amazing job with Korn and a Korn fan I am, BUT He's too damn good for that band. This is another great example of his amazing skills. The guy is absolutely one of thee very elite! WOW, you talk about precision! Awesome that he's playing tribute to Alex. We lost Eddie but Al's still here and should be recognized and apprecited, as such, for the legend he is, while he's still here. P.S. Would love to see Al play again, and would love to hear a new KXM record from Ray. Cheers MD - Thank you!

[@Kinger1625]

Amazing player! I’m not into Korn, but everything he’s played on live or studio is fantastic. He sounds like a hard hitter, but man he’s got groove! Also the snare sounds different than when Al plays it. Heavy Artillery! Love this video!

[@JanPatrickLucas]

Cheers my friend! @@Kinger1625

[@ventolen]

Army of Anyone was awesome also

[@leocal1979]

Richard Patrick has continued to say he will eventually do another Army of Anyone album. Hopefully we get another KXM album soon since they only take 2-3 weeks to right and record those albums.

[@JanPatrickLucas]

or two to three days rather, that is, lol! I love KXM, especially "Scatterbrain". Cheers!@@leocal1979

[@therealjeffstein]

Alex Van Halen is my favorite drummer of all time, and this is without question the best explanation I’ve seen as to why. Thank you, Ray! 🤘🤘

[@Mr.TeETH78]

Damn, Ray is a bad ass! I can tell he loves Alex’s playing so much. I do too! He is a big hero of mine

[@andersonironworks1522]

You can definitely tell Ray is a true fan of AVH!! Enjoyed watching. We need more AVH content!!

[@scottwade820]

This was a lot of fun to watch. Alex is my favorite drummer. As Ray said, Van Halen was the soundtrack to my life. Ray did an amazing job and has gained a new fan.

[@brettlaage9687]

I knew he was good as I am a korn fan, but I didn’t know until more recently how good he really is. You can tell he is a true AVH fan.

[@mconnolly787]

Amazing episode, Ray is a phenomenal drummer. A great tribute to the mighty AVH 🤘

[@bradhardisty1652]

Ray got me to relook at OU812. It was also brilliant to go after Secrets and Little Guitars..The originals on that album are great. People need to stop bagging on Diver Down

[@saulocpp]

It is not "people" that bag on Diver Down, it was the band itself. Everybody else was pretty fine with it.

[@bradhardisty1652]

@@saulocpp actually Ed said Secrets was his favorite song he wrote.

[@kevinkimmel44]

Diver Down….such a great summer album!!

[@FlydreamMedia]

I'm very fortunate to have gotten a backstage drum lesson from Ray in 2014. First class all the way.

[@AkiataSkirata]

OMG! He did AFU! Yes! always loved that beat!

[@sparrowpoint6738]

This is the breakdown of Alex’s playing that I always wished for. Thanks Ray!🤘🇺🇸

[@vegadeth]

Ray has always been such a great guy and a phenomenal player. So awesome to see one of the greats playing tribute to one of the greats

[@demarcomac6573]

damn, that kit sound huge, perfect tuning and play...

[@patrickkish6662]

Wow. I really enjoyed the solo at the end. I bet Alex's kit really appreciated that

[@williamshaffer5600]

Alex was the reason I picked up a drumstick. I saw the video for Jump and was blown away. I was like that is what I wanna do! Drums became my metal. So seeing this video meant the world to me. Alex...congrats! The soundtrack of my youth and still today!

[@DJRushX1]

I'm betting that Ray "the Groove Meister" Luzier was absolutely stoked to play on Alex's kit (what percussionist wouldn't) . I'm sure Alex would approve

[@ChrisPuckett]

I’m 49 and OU812 was so epic when it came out, great breakdown. AVH 🙌

[@Luisifer_89]

Luzier is the man!. been watching him for a long time his amazing!!

[@christfollower5831]

I had the pleasure of seeing Ray fill in for Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots when Kretz's father passed away in October 2008 and STP was on tour down here in deep south Texas. Ray was fantastic. STP was fantastic.

[@DrumRollTonyReacts]

Mannnnnn the drum solo at the end is REAL NICE

[@james-coble]

I love that ray kept the integrity of this songs

[@shawnsdrumcave]

Ray busting into Lionel Richie's all night long during his solo! Haha reminded me of that always. Ray seems like such a good dude and such an incredible drummer, I could watch him play all day everyday. He was 1000% the right person for this video, the knowledge, appreciation and talent to pay tribute to Alex!

[@ryannash8143]

I place Alex Van Halen right up there with the all-time greats in rock drumming, John Bonham, Neil Peart and Keith Moon.

[@1848revolt]

What no ginger baker? Mario Duplantier?

[@ryannash8143]

@@1848revolt Mario, a legend in the making. And of course Ginger Baker is already on that list.

[@Minimoog.....]

Amazing drummer and one of the best sounding kits I've ever heard..those cymbals..👏👏

[@briankillebrew7]

Dude Ray is so awesome! Always constantly blowing me away

[@jeffwiggins4117]

I’m speechless… This video is absolutely amazing. Thank you to everyone that helped make this video 🤘

[@roertsgrooters-mf2oy]

Would be nice to hear from Alex and Celebrate 🍾 his contributions to Van Halen

[@JasonFowler-mb4ng]

Great job Ray. When I hear Alex he sits back in the groove on dance, Like he doesn't drive the song but accompanies it with swing feel.

[@davino108]

One of the best of all time he's fantastic. I met him at a clinic. Great guy completely down to Earth and just nice to talk to.

[@mikesamek1909]

Amazing video and phenomenal tribute. Wow Ray, what an amazing player!

[@JoeIzzo]

Kit sounds frickin phenomenal!! Ray nails the parts perfectly!!

[@bradbianco9842]

Ray is a true teacher

[@LoneRanger5150]

Respect. Its the process of talent knowing talent. One amazing musician respects another. Excellent job!!! The Brown Sound! Long live the mighty Van Halen!!

[@TheBenwaugh69]

9.0 was a rad little band .:) so glad to see dude still crushing it .

[@afterforever2765]

What a nice tribute. Well done, Ray!

[@haidermitaiganzwichtig2962]

Very nice drum set👍

[@patricktiglao]

Ray does a great job playing and show respect to Big Al!! VH Forever! I love how articulate Ray is. He know his theory and can explain in like a master.

[@alamakluke]

what a solo wow

[@GregRenoff]

This is absolutely BRILLIANT stuff here from Ray to highlight the genius of AVH. Thank you MODERN DRUMMER!

[@MauricioMagaldi]

If ANYONE in this world is an AVH legacy, this person is Ray Luzier... Such a pleasure watching this with him. I had watched clinics with him before, but seeing how he's an AVH scholar absolutely settles the legacy discussion for me. Gotta love this

[@turdferguson290]

So great! Thanks for these excellent sessions!

[@trekuhl3966]

WOW! thanks Ray! great to hear your insight into Alex’s playing and style. Plus featuring my favorite VH song Mean Street.

[@13thRaven]

As a guitar player, i enjoy RLs drumming, technical masterclass from this man

[@rhythmicbeast]

What a drummer & person!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ray Luzier rules!!!!!!!!!!

[@jondoe6924]

Ray, you are an unbelievable drummer! Congratulations to Alex!

[@kornfreak78]

As a life long KoRn fan, I love Ray. He stepped up to fill David's shoes when he left and kept the band going. I have the utmost respect and gratitude for Ray. Not just for his work with KoRn either, I've been a fan of his since he toured with DLR. Was also a big fan of his from Army of Anyone. That's when I really took notice of Ray's skills. KoRn is lucky to have him, that's for sure!

[@craigdeloach3976]

Army of Anyone was SO killer IMO! Overlooked & underrated!!

[@bran70]

Ray is a phenomenal drummer. Absolutely one of the best. Thank you so much for this awesome tribute to Alex Van Halen. He deserves all the credit. Kudos Ray!!!

[@dubbct1589]

Excellent video. Always loved Alex's playing and Ray did an awesome job here. Those toms sound lush!!

[@clalo4]

So cool that he mentioned Maynard Fergusen. I grew up in a musical family from a very musical hometown. I was exposed to some great music from all genres. I think I have seen Maynard Fergusen live more times than any other musician. Fun times!!!

[@michaelwashere]

Ray is awesome. Also, the drums seem to be better mixed than the previous, so kudos to whomever did that.

[@badtripmoses]

It is so great to see Alex VanHalen being honored like this!! AVH has been such a huge influence on my drumming in so many ways!!❤❤ & still the coolest snare sound Ever!!

[@polishmasterjay]

Ray, I’m blown away!!! 🤯👏🔥I’m a guitarist, and was aware you were the drummer from Korn and have seen your name in various situations. As a guitarist and VH diehard, I loved every second of this and wish it was longer!!! I got sucked in because of Portnoy, but was pleasantly surprised with your VH breakdowns as well! Thanks bro, AVH deserves his respect and you gents delivered!!! 💯🎯👏

[@Lynchfan88]

For those that don't know, Ray Luzier is top notch and I loved when Dave had him as his drummer. This is so, so cool AND super cool he's using Alex's actual special kit for this.

[@Sjavik]

Killer vid! Congrats to Alex. Well deserved!!! Love how Ray desected tunes and praised OU812! That record are full of great grooves and drumwork (and offcourse guitarplaying songs, etc), and are often overlooked because of a bit poor production, lacking a bit low end. And also songs from Diver Down wich also get to much negativety. What’s not to love? ❤

[@keithpratt1849]

Thank you MD, Ray Luzier, Alex Van Halen, Ludwig and Paiste. This is a really video. Alex deserves to be celebrated. It would be great if Alex would share more with us.

[@FAKusch]

Wow, and that drum sound. That is an amazing snare/tom sound.

[@kevinwilkins3248]

Awesome tribute to the GOAT, Reverend Al! Ray is one of my favorite drummers and he did an outstanding job analyzing and conveying why so many of us grew up loving Al's playing. Ray's playing on the Army Of Anyone record is a big reason why that album blows away anything the DeLeo Bros did in STP. I would love it if Army would get back together and do another record. Thank you, Ray, and thank you Modern Drummer, for putting together this amazing tribute to the one and only Alex Van Halen.

[@chrilleh7626]

Ray is insanely good, he’s one of the top drummers of all time, and he’s such a down to earth nice good guy!

[@cycoaxe]

So awesome 2 of my favorite drummers Alex and and Ray!!

[@Alan.Musical.Freak.Show.]

I need those Korn shoes! ❤🤘🏻

[@robertpetty7753]

The best in depth AVH tutorial I’ve heard. Thank you Ray! This is the inspiration I needed right now. Fantastic.

[@drapp1477]

Congrats to Alex. One of the greats. Would have liked to see you cover Outta Love Again from VHII. Fantastic drumming on that song.

[@maness2112]

Ray is my favorite all around drummer.

[@idiotburns]

Ray is my favorite drummer

[@erikthys3911]

What an amazing drumkit, and drummer of course

[@howardcox2918]

Alex is like the Eddie Van Halen of drums

[@p1qu3t]

Thanks Ray, thanks for incorporate some of the SH era grooves and licks. There´s a lot of gold stuff there and usually no one talks about. Keep rockin´n!

[@astralkidd]

This was a total treat to watch.

[@04NJCobra]

Wow! Ray is amazing! Had no idea how good and diverse he was . Really good insight and video! Thank you !! 🤟🏼🤟🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@williammccormick966]

Awesome great video thanks for sharing ❤ Alex is awesome also peace ✌

[@jeffc21-12]

Never really listened to him with Korn but as a huge King's X fan i listened to him with KXM and realized what a great player he is. Excellent educator as well. Not all drummers can convey ideas musically and vocally as well as Ray does 🤘

[@LuckySantora]

Ray Makin it sounds the besttt

[@user-pq9ji7kt4l]

Probably the coolest drum solo I’ve ever heard😅

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

Ray is such a cool and humble dude and such a beast behind the kit 👏 the best of this...thank you for playing the intro to "hot for teacher" and letting me see it(I have listened to it many times)and that drum solo at the end 😎👌 I loved that so much and you went all over the kit and I love hearing how everything sounded, great tour(when I watched the portnoy clip I was hoping he would do that but he never did)also love that they left that part in with portnoy arriving with his family and Ray being excited about it 🤣👌

[@theunknowndrummer4381]

Mean streets main pattern is played with one hand on the hi-hat. You can hear the sound of the hi-hat being struck while the snare is hit.

[@robertpetty7753]

Yes very difficult. Not even Al plays it one handed anymore.

[@jasongreathouse1827]

Great Job Ray! Congrats, Al! Really enjoyed this. Beautiful Kit, studio, and playing.

[@bendertheoffenderbending9370]

He definitely knows what he's getting into!! I started playing drums at the age of 13 wih "Balance" album the first VH song I heard was "can't stop loving you". And loved the fact that Ray mentioned Alex VH hi-hat control, it always amazed me.

[@steveec9704]

Dance the night away is some of Alex harder VH songs to play that groove is killer the guitar solo part in Jump is badass too

[@jamestrembley7054]

OH Hell Yeah to all of this!!!!

[@brockbeckstedt6483]

First off thanks to Modern Drummer,for bringing this tribute and I'm so happy that finally Alex has surface and connected to is lovers and fans of the beautiful music he and his team mates provided us the sounds of our environment of youth of growing up, the radio with Van Halen on was a must and natural reaction to turn up the volume. Alex you are a audio and visual experience and I'm so happy you have donated your tool sets. I hope you when you are ready please come out and tell us of your happy times making the rock and roll recordings your attitude was well taken and the songs where about girls the best of life's offerings. I never saw the Van Halen but was fortunate to see Ray and Dave at the Virginia Beach amphitheater, a mind blowing experience, for sure!

[@jboxrox]

The Portnoy photo bomb at 57:00 🤘🔥😂

[@j.r.90001]

Mike: "Sorry honey, I need to go practise." 😁

[@HWY80Thrash]

Such an experienced talented drummer.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

Ray's a good drummer and cool dude. Engaging conversation. I forgot he played with Dave. Since he's playing from _Diver,_ hope he gets into "the full bug" that's the best song on the album....

[@turninwrenches8127]

Those Paste 2002s are hands down my personal favorite.

[@kristinfield-macumber5899]

Wow, that solo was amazing!! You did Alex's kit proud!

[@paulgiacalone4471]

Fantastic!!! What a Great tribute to one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. Ray did a fantastic job with both articulating and playing Al’s parts and what makes them so great .

[@mathtrixmusiclix4248]

Congrats Alex. Sorry for your loss. The world looks forward to seeing you again soon!

[@idiotburns]

Crazy enough I was just thinking how Ray would be awesome on Drumeo!!!!!

[@idiotburns]

this was better, that would be fun

[@maness2112]

Brandon towes can't handle ray

[@idiotburns]

@@maness2112 Probably not!

[@med6369]

Amazing job!! I'm so amazed by the job Ray did playing honor to Alex. Thank you for sharing this video!