10 Most WASTED Drummers of All Time

[@davetourle4250]

Been a drummer in a band for 6 years and we always follow this simple rule.... Get pissed if you have a good gig, get pissed if you had a bad gig, but never have a bad gig because you were pissed. It's simple.

[@indorr]

Zzzz

[@paulstuartwilson485]

Drummers hit more notes in every song/track than all the other guys combined. Most underrated musicians ever. Bass player making this comment here.

[@humanoidbastard673]

Drumming is soon goddamn hard you're keeping time in like 3 different measures accents w.e it's called, this coming from a guitarist/bassists thats trying to learn drums hahaha

[@Okkvltify]

I think most notes are hit ny the guitars, no offense. At least in many styles of music, especially Metal.

[@juliebryne2903]

Unless you were john entwistle!😁

[@chizorama]

@@Okkvltify Guitarist are only picking & fingering the fretboard, drummers are using all four appendages simultaneously, so wrong.

[@Okkvltify]

@@chizorama the number of appendages you use says nothing about the number of notes hit.

[@jacobhensley8614]

If you’re more drunk than the bassist then you’re doing something wrong

[@larswesterhausen7262]

- What you call the people who like to hang out with musicians? - Drummers.

[@jakemode]

What if the drummer is an alcoholic and the bassist is a pothead 😂

[@Automaticman88]

What bassist is famously drunk?

[@dahness564]

@@Automaticman88 Rex

[@larswesterhausen7262]

@@Automaticman88 Me?

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

That last guy wasn't drunk. His wife had just left him for the trumpet player and that was his way of working through the pain.

[@checkmate8955]

Wrong drummer At the gig

[@zippidydoodaazippidypap2818]

Check Mate A: I heard your drummer couldn’t make it... well, I have a mate called Clive, he’s more than happy to do it. B: ok... er, did you say Clive just came back from Amsterdam?

[@NightlyDaymare13]

That blows.

[@falconreign9158]

Ah dang.☹ Hope he's doing better.

[@xHeadcleanerx]

Which trumpet player?

[@zacharysieg2305]

Honestly, I can’t blame the drummers for being high in some of these bands. Have you heard what the other members are playing?

[@theguythattalksshitonyoutube]

Legit point

[@dalethelander3781]

That chick singing "Hotel California" was a little pitch-y.

[@theguythattalksshitonyoutube]

@@dalethelander3781 Little? Lol

[@DenAssassin]

Not the first band, their musicians are solid

[@zacharysieg2305]

@@DenAssassin True. It's not too far off from this local band I saw once that I really liked, at least in terms of quality. Of course, their drummer was WAAAY more competent. That guy with the accordion was pretty good, too.

[@ganglu]

With all due respect to the drummer in the band doing hotel California, I'd be wasted too if I was in that band.

[@civilwildman]

They all sounded wasted.

[@pearsecobb6168]

Honestly, I think that the drummer in the band covering Hotel California is just regretting everything he had ever done

[@angelazapata_official]

Yeah that would makes sense. Haha

[@dalethelander3781]

When the Benadryl kicks in.

[@DMSProduktions]

That was a BAND?

[@robertkennedy5414]

Maybe he thought it would sound better if he stuck his head through his snare drum. Sadly, that would probably make it sound worse.

[@slashergeneral306]

He didn't get to sing, that's why

[@TheJokesterSCR]

I performed drunk MANY times back in my late teens and early 20's and while I may have played slightly sloppy (even playing physically demanding metal), I was never anywhere NEAR as messed up as any of these guys. I'd have to be dying of alcohol poisoning before before I get to that level.

[@howardsnow6064]

You have this party... and there is this keg... and everyone is on pace for a great night. Your band keeps getting pushed back but hey.. the fun has started so taking it back would possibly be just as bad. One of the worst shows I've played and it doesn't compare to any of this. These people have issues and it isn't booze.

[@juliantorres8818]

I was going to be pissed if I didn't see Keith moon pass out on horse tranquilizers

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

*gorilla tranquilliser

[@vashwolfwood5899]

*Godzilla tranquilizers

[@King-ty7mz]

Was that the "can anyone play drums" clip?

[@juliantorres8818]

@@King-ty7mz yeah

[@vashwolfwood5899]

@@King-ty7mz ye

[@timothyyoungblood6269]

Everyone in that "Hotel California" crew were trainwrecks. The poor bastard on the drums just happened to be worse off and received the brunt of it.

[@robertkennedy5414]

He was the one lucky enough to lose consciousness.

[@tomaspereira681]

i think the guy at 3:10 just didn't want to be a part of that trainwreck

[@Nelphoto]

I wouldn't either 🤣

[@manifestationsofasort]

Yeah I don't blame him. Those vocals suck!

[@19RaxR91]

Same here - I cant imagine Any other way I could stomach backing those two up without being even slightly drunk.

[@philpants44]

kinda how i feel everytime i hear that song tbh

[@mymohicans]

Still better than the trainwrecks

[@TwoCrappyGamers]

I see nothing wrong with the last drummer. He was overcome by the spirit of music!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Uhh, greed. What right does anyone have to call a drummer in a German Beer Polka band as wasted?

[@missmaynard2310]

As A Bassist It’s Wonderful To See OTHER Musicians Clowned On For A Change!

[@tyshred9251]

Lol I bet

[@manifestationsofasort]

Everyone needs clowning on once in a while

[@vargvikernes2416]

ikr

[@zippidydoodaazippidypap2818]

‘Dream On’ 😜

[@tbeach3617]

You know what they call a Bassist when his girlfriend kicks him out??? Homeless.

[@circuitdesign]

The Oom-pah Loom-pah drummer at the end was not THAT bad. The worst part of this video was not the drummers. It was the "vocalists" on Hotel California.

[@roelofzinn8227]

The last guy in the Oompah band just wanted to be in a German Thrash band so bad.

[@King-ty7mz]

Not gonna lie, he was killing it

[@rndr_music]

do you know the song's name??

[@JerppeStolenstolten]

@@rndr_music sounds like the Russian national anthem

[@unbekannt8872]

@@rndr_music It's called "Orange trägt nur die Müllabfuhr". The translation is "orange only carries the garbage disposal". Yes I know we Germans are strange

[@rndr_music]

@@unbekannt8872 ahahaha thats a good title, thank you so much then!

[@UATU.]

Can we just take a moment to remember all the Spinal Tap drummers who spontaneously combusted? RIP 🤟😢

[@dalethelander3781]

And died in bizarre gardening accidents.

[@brownwrench]

RiP Joe "Mama" Besser

[@pjdoesminecraft]

one choked on someone else's vomit and died

[@miameramusic]

They should have just hired Animal; muppets never die.

[@Orchyde]

Thank you so much for this post. I couldn't stop laughing LOVE IT!

[@TheMack]

Most of these drummers would fit perfectly in any stoner band. Except for the last one, he's in a Duracell commercial...

[@anotherone7924]

No shit! 😂😂😂

[@shubhankarroy7266]

😂😂😂😂

[@musickf]

Keith Moon would fit into a stoner band? Um......

[@privatecitizenguy2640]

@TheMack drunks are not worthy of being considered for a “stoner” band. Drunks are pathetic,

[@musickf]

@@privatecitizenguy2640 Pantera, Metallica and most other bands would have to disagree.

[@YoloSwagging]

**Plays the most physically demanding instrument on stage.** **Overdoses on muscle relaxers and tranquilizers.** Right.

[@samblack5313]

😂

[@Goodboy0953]

Very lucky he didn’t die that night

[@jackwhitestripe14]

That last one could play in Slipknot

[@timjaeger6589]

The guy reminds me of Til Lindemann from Rammstein to be honest haha

[@semmert]

I'm not sure he was drunk or just really in to it... his drum not being secured was the main problem. lol

[@АлександрКостиков-л9щ]

what his name

[@DMSProduktions]

@@semmert 1 too many STEINS I would expect ja?

[@chrishanson8496]

He's windmilling to Polka!!! That's dedication

[@steveurkel4561]

I was a drummer in several shitty touring punk bands back in the day, but I never drank before I played. I learned what not to do by watching other bands.

[@JayZombie1216]

I have like three beers before the show to loosen up, and I bring a bottle of vodka, a cranberry bottle and a cup on stage. If you pace yourself, you don't fuck up and by the end you're feeling great.

[@carlkolthoff5402]

Same here, always play sober. I tend to loose my sense of rythm and drop my sticks a lot after just a couple of beers. I know some drummers can be wasted and still play great, but I'm not one of them.

[@samblack5313]

Me before a cone: can play guitar and sing Me after a cone: 👁👄👁

[@LearnItalianCVC]

Cannot stop laughing at the last one.

[@kfizz]

The last one he was good and keeping it together . I also think Keith was on something not just booze.

[@LearnItalianCVC]

@@kfizz He was on the moon!

[@captainspaulding2693]

Last cat was truly a finesse pocket player

[@DaffraontheMTB]

Looks like he's trying to be like the guy in slipknot bangin the barrels.

[@jonathanmosebach2921]

He injected himself with horse tuanquilisers!

[@stevenjacobsen4260]

Starting at 1:03 minutes is absolute pure comedic brilliance at its best. Great editing for this clip had me rolling I’m sending it to my drummer right now. 🤣

[@bloodlegion4874]

1. John Bonham 2. Keith Moon 3.John Bonham 4.Keith Moon 5.John Bonham 6.Keith Moon 7. John Bonham 8.Keith Moon 9. John Bonham 10.Keith Moon

[@hatred9427]

And what about Keith Moon?

[@bloodlegion4874]

Leel André oh that’s right! Forgot him! Lol

[@hatred9427]

@@bloodlegion4874 Yeah man, oh, and there's that guy from Led Zeppelin. I forgot his name... huh... John Bonham! That's right.

[@bloodlegion4874]

Leel André lol

[@vickierobinson627]

Good list my favorite was Keith Moon and John Bonham.

[@ezekieljarek7705]

0:33 my man is in a space shuttle😂

[@dilltaskermusic1407]

Holy shit! Here I was half expecting to see footage of me in there when all of a sudden a video of my actual band shows up at 2:04. It's from before I joined though, but still unbelievably close.

[@cubernikhil914]

LIAR. That's not you

[@dilltaskermusic1407]

​@@cubernikhil914 The band's called Deep Fur. If you look them up, you'll find the full video "Wasted Drummer". That's not me though, it's the previous drummer. The channel does have some live videos with me in them but they're all about 10 years old..

[@cubernikhil914]

@@dilltaskermusic1407 ohh. I'm so sorry. I though that was you. My bad

[@ElMarcoHoJ]

@@cubernikhil914 Learn to read

[@philpants44]

@@dilltaskermusic1407 so they traded one pissed drummer for another lol! Maybe i'll join next.

[@MegaYoyo911]

Can we all appreciate that microphone trick at 3:56 😱

[@ETGvloggity]

I thought I was the only one lol

[@jeremymorgan9925]

It was pretty smooth

[@ALFYsk8]

I was looking for this comment! :D

[@thetreblerebel]

1:23 what every drummer needs before a show...is a shot of smack!

[@Pehmokettu]

I remember when one Finnish drummer told in an interview that he once puked during a live show and no one noticed anything weird happening because he puked and played drums at the same time. :D Sadly I do not remember which drummer it was. But he said that he try to avoid drinking alcohol before live show after that. :D

[@joshsteffen]

I've done that.

[@kittywampusdrums]

At least it didn't come out the other end.

[@JPX64Channel]

@@joshsteffen hi Josh! Suprisingly you dont have many likes for this comment xd, keep the great work man!

[@hateinferno]

If Keith moon isn’t on here I swear

[@andyhooper2840]

Wasn't it horse tranquilizers?

[@thetreblerebel]

1:49 that's him ain't it?

[@hateinferno]

Stevie Jo yeah

[@pyroed7044]

@@andyhooper2840 i watched a documentary and it said it was a gorilla tranquilizer.

[@devinthorn8182]

What would the the difference lmao it’s an animal tranquilizer you just change the dose

[@jakobthonen9411]

Oh wasted as in drunk. I was expecting a list of amazing drummers that were held back by their band members and what they wanted for some reason.

[@triciaw3064]

God bless Keith Moon. Such a sad loss. A piss-head after my own heart lol

[@dalethelander3781]

Moon once pulled Dewey Martin of Buffalo Springfield over at a party and told him he needed to do something about his drug problem. When Keith Moon tells YOU you have a drug problem, that's a whole new level of fucked-up.

[@markj.8491]

0:28 he is my new idol hahah he so high but he played till his ass touched the floor hahah he played the beat, fills and everything slowly bending back! This is so hilarious

[@Automaticman88]

0:26 that poor stratocaster wtf!

[@kittywampusdrums]

There should be a vid of wasted sound guys too. Holy shit one time this guy was leaning over my toms trying to mic them and sweating VERY profusely. He kept dropping them on me and was mumbling something about chicken and then he fell. Goddam that was the worst one ever. Good times!

[@TheTsunamijuan]

every sound guy is wasted, if they have been at it for more than a few years. After all the difference between a professional and a rookie is the ability to wrap cables correctly while drunk.

[@tyshred9251]

Been here lol wanted to kick my drummer in the nuts for blacking out a few shows.

[@bellmeisterful]

A few? Lol yall didnt nip that crap in the bud

[@Kyle4OH8]

Metallica cover band ? He was just trying to play the part

[@tyshred9251]

@@Kyle4OH8 lol i see what ya did there. But not even for a second! Lol, If I was in a cover band I'd..... well I wouldnt be in one so nvm.

[@tyshred9251]

@@bellmeisterful when your drummer is that amazing you can deal with some alcoholism. But yeah it happened a few times (2-4) over about 12 years. It wasnt all the time but when it happened it was annoying. He still played great, no one would be able to tell but the dudes in the band. But you'd still have to cut the set short that night. That's more than enough to piss you off when your playing 220bpm and everyone needs to be perfectly on time and tight as a nun's cunt otherwise it would sound like shit live. Tech death isnt easy to pull off if you are playing shit that isnt just fast clicky breaks and spider riffs lol. It ain't 2007 anymore. Hopefully that clears it up a bit. Still my point stands. "He shouldnt of done that, hes just a boy."

[@bellmeisterful]

@@tyshred9251 well explained. Yeah, yall are playing that kind of music and you got a guy that can do it and do it well? Very difficult to replace. I play melodic death/black which requires double bass of course but not the frenetic drums hes playing.

[@scarlettroger1508]

The second drummer had a very relaxed style, very laid back.

[@musicstory2349]

Me in math class

[@trustmeimmexican]

And me in a meth class.

[@jcw91371]

2:22. When your songwriting skills are so riveting, they put the drummer in a trance.

[@Marr0wgar]

0:28 _lean with it_

[@bryondevine4224]

Nice representing HR Giger ☮️☮️☮️

[@mrnohax5436]

*Rock with it*

[@joellambert4325]

I’d knock that dude clean out for throwing a guitar at me. Don’t care 🤷‍♀️

[@Mark-gd5vr]

Why? That drummer was an idiot messing up the song and the show that people paid for?

[@leesan8579]

Those guys are brothers they should had each others back no matter what

[@nealmcbealthenavysealicall794]

@@leesan8579 tell that to Noel and Liam Gallagher from Oasis

[@watchlistenlearn]

Maybe dont be a fuck up and you wouldnt have to worry about it..

[@ppbm8054]

3:33 When your metal band doesn't make enough money and you have to take a part time job

[@Xx-Anwar-xX]

2:24 this was the best one so far hahahha what a piece of entertainement .

[@dsharp7441]

I’ve been in a band with a drummer(who was actually good) who started drinking more and more heavy.....and our last show was when he lost both sticks(and had no clue where they went lol) about 4 times in 3 songs...we did agree to jam more as he would be sober.....but,I didn’t have as much fun with the sober version! They’re a fine line between edgey wild rocker...and sloppy mess..lol

[@-MightyMouse-]

I watched a band back in the late 80s. Drummer passed out. Asked if i could play. Been with the band for 25years before we broke up..

[@laughincoffin9842]

Group got tired?

[@-MightyMouse-]

Not just tired we all got married had kids Singer wanted to be with his children. So we just gave it up... It's really a hard life when your older...

[@laughincoffin9842]

@@-MightyMouse- i thinks that's the best ending I've heard for a group. Sounds like a satisfying way to finish.

[@-MightyMouse-]

@@laughincoffin9842 we still see each other and play once in awhile but no more touring.

[@knodel69]

@@-MightyMouse- any songs on youtube

[@Bombed8myelbow]

Hotel California: when your wasted, your the drummer and your still the best musician in the band.🤣

[@THE_ANTI-RAPPER]

I love this channel cuz you go straight into it. No intro, no bullshit

[@lhprimate69]

I love how the last drummer was REALLY "exploring the space".

[@taebby78]

3:35 the drummer is just at the wrong show. Rammstein's set was next Friday.

[@muxz]

The last dude is at Oktoberfest. I'd be more surprised if anyone in the band was sober =/

[@eily_b]

I have some friends who have done that. It's actually very hard work and they lost weight after the week or two weeks of playing there. And no one is drunk in theses bands, they drink beer but they are used to it and don't drink excessively.

[@muxz]

Just a bit of joking, Eily.

[@eily_b]

@@muxz 😉

[@rndr_music]

did you know the song's name??

[@valentins.2637]

This could be any bavarian fest

[@clqudy4750]

2:23 WTAF?! Died laughing 😆

[@biggamba06]

0:25 *Top 10 Moments before disaster*

[@Mark-ix4zt]

The third one with the monty python "AHHAAAH!" Killed me😂😂

[@LiquidSpartan117]

Lmao not one progressive drummer, those nerds don't drink

[@JayCord00]

Coming from someone who as coronavirus in is yt name , thats hilarious lol ....

[@adamcontreras1486]

Imagine trying to play Dance of Eternity under the influence. No thanks

[@oktaperdana9414]

mike portnoy got the whole saga about AA, so he's an exception

[@saboteurle]

3:34 i can't stop laughing 😂😂😂

[@adamweaver2791]

The last drummer was the best a high energy drink time lol

[@SD-he3pp]

3:43 When you're part of a Tirol Folk band, but deep down, you're a Slipknot fan. :D

[@jimkeogh8552]

Seems to me, in most of these cases, the drummer was the strongest member of the group

[@Dzeroed]

Loved how you put the Monty Python bit in there, lmfao 🤣🤣🤣

[@ramona.vargas7298]

Sadder then What I Expected. I was thinking underappreciated Drummers. Any Loaded musician is bad unless the band is equally drunk, & thru Muscle Memory pulls it off. The Drummer is the Spine. If that goes it's over.

[@drumkombat161]

True that.

[@bobbyosborne2375]

Try telling my current gigging band that. Gotta show this weekend at a local bar and these fuckin guys want to go on with a drummer that doesn't know the material. He was given over a month to learn this shit. 6 practices. No improvement. Everyone else thinks everything will be fine. I say it's the fuckin' titanic made over.

[@evanbarlow5534]

How many drummers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 4. One to hold the bulb in place, and 3 to drink until the room spins.

[@ReeceDK]

0:47 the cut made it look like he's a bugged character in a video game Or is he? 🤔

[@ImLooKingAtYou76]

2:04 Man Jason Statham was wasted af.

[@robpalmer9051]

Lol! He's really let himself go.

[@micro_6742]

The first kid just wanted to be with the cool dudes in school...

[@alexis-llemay8064]

Last drummer: 'If I hit this bass drum hard enough we might be done with the show really soon'

[@TheCymbalProject]

"Go West" (Drunken Polka Remix) gets my vote.

[@Guccimustard]

the Who: *Alright lads, lets rock the house!* Keith Moon: _sure thing!_ *takes horse tranquillizer*

[@blckbldng]

we were playing at a friends birthday party once, ou drummer got so drunk he could only remember 2 songs. So we played just those two 6 times in a row. Nobody noticed.

[@synysterkilljoy2857]

back when my dad was working security, he met the band Cinderella backstage before a show and he started talking to them and realized their drummer was completely wasted as he drinking another beer, he just remembers asking if he would be able to perform and they all laughed at him. the guy barely made it to his drum set but put on an amazing show, it was like he just turned off the drunkness for an hour while he played and then continued being drunk after it was over.

[@n.xavierl.6808]

That's the power of Rock and Roll my dude

[@NigelFortune]

I got drunk playing my first ever gig. It was a total nightmare mess. I played in bands for another 25 years and never did that again..

[@chaselearkendall]

When you’re working overtime at a regular job and then your band sets up a gig where your time slot is 11pm

[@oz_medias]

The Monty Python's scene was an absolutely perfect fit.

[@batmansugar2543]

Dude! Man, you were so wasted last night, it was funny as hell.

[@User-54631]

The 2nd guy is drumming like he is in the matrix.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

When Pete asked if anyone in the audience played drums... Someone in the crowd actually got up and finish the show.

[@bobgreen8142]

Highlight of the guy's life probably.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

@@bobgreen8142 Definitely👍

[@evoltnaci]

The last one is just hittin' them drums😂😂

[@rfrank1980]

If I'm playing, I have to be COMPLETELY sober. I don't touch anything if I know I have to jam.

[@Kamy.GG.Official]

*You know you might end up like this if you have a bandmate who says: "I play better if i drink before the show"*

[@philpants44]

it's true ;)

[@User-54631]

💯

[@natevirtual]

"were you rushing, or were you dragging?"

[@oL3kkkk]

3:17 didn't know that rob chapman is playing drums

[@xsadurn]

3:02 they are like the kids at a school talent show who think they can sing but the audience is just wishing they stop

[@mymohicans]

Passion on the last drummer. Go west my friend... Go west..

[@raghavkandhari1838]

1:25 I knew James Hetfield could play drums but didn't expect him to do it drunk lol

[@zeppelinqueenfloyd8168]

Lars Ulrich: Hold My St. Anger Snare

[@PrimitiveAK]

Dude was NOT having it LMAO 0:26

[@itsalwayssomething7490]

Lars should be on here...not for being wasted, but no drummer list is complete without him.

[@ClemensRecheisDrums]

lars is not a drummer

[@alejandroalcala8790]

Clemens Recheis Metallica wouldn’t be Metallica without Lars. Put respect on the mans name

[@cvltzilla]

@@alejandroalcala8790 who is metaica?

[@pratikdas9292]

Lost it when the cymbals fell off 🤣🤣 2:44

[@unsubscribeimmediately9734]

I thought at first this was about wasted potential

[@samblack5313]

As did I, friend.. then I felt like a dummy 😂🥳

[@matycee]

That rendition of Hotel California absolutely KILLED me!! So funny

[@donaldellis8952]

Glad I’m wasted, if not then this would really suck

[@LignariusDM]

Impressed by the dude's timekeeping skills at 00:29 lol

[@Heavymetallord1]

The second to last one was just all around awful, even if the drummer wasn't hammered they sounded like a dying marsupial

[@dulguunsukhbaatar5362]

3:10 hotel california drummer is just disappointed that everyone can feel it

[@bryanbeard843]

That drummer in the Oktoberfest band was killin it!

[@snap8626]

Oktoberfest gets the best of everyone at least once. The worlds most EPIC party.

[@darrellgrant7615]

I saw a band play one time where the guitarist was doing a solo and passed out against the amp right in the middle. Then the bassist kicked him and he picked up right where he left off for about another 10 seconds and passed out again.

[@elang7961]

1:44 is that Keith Moon one of the best drummer? Damn he to drunk to do it

[@TheMichaelseymour]

1:33 a little kick to get someone goin is ok..so long as its done with love

[@ScottyGMusic]

The cardinal rule for the band members I have known, especially ones that played in the late 70s club circuit, was "have fun, but if you pass out on stage, you're fired."

[@wholewheatlad5079]

I genuinely feel so bad for the first band.

[@Protocol_17]

I was trying to eat while watching this and almost choked from laughing so hard !