Benny Greb @ MEINL Drum Festival 2005 part III

[@5drum5]

Outstanding!! Bravo!! Now that's drumming at the highest level.

[@Wolfie66]

Amazing!! How come drummers like Benny don't get more recognition???

[@alwayshungry3511]

Got plenty nowadays. 🤘🤘 Was only a matter of time.

[@Nickropolis]

I won the same shirt from a clinic Benny did last year, also a pair of his sticks which I got signed. He's every bit as amazing to see live and a hell of a nice guy.

[@vinielol]

THis was seven minutes of drum heaven :D

[@gogogadgetspoon]

ONE mistake in 7 and a half minutes that took me about 8 watches to spot and it was beautifully covered up, Benny Greb you are fuckin class!!!

[@gogogadgetspoon]

Straight after 6:51, he hits a kind of bell or second hi-hat, and then does a wee roll on the floor tom. Watch his expression as he does it too. I didn't notice till like the 4th time I watched this, it's such a great video!

[@toenailsmcgee]

good call man. they are some outstanding guys. especially beauford and weckl

[@webstercat]

Very serious drumming! Never see or heard of this guy before!

[@Luke.Angle-Drums]

man, that was really really good. Totally musical solo.

[@gogogadgetspoon]

He still covers it up incredibly well!

[@Sinisterproject]

Restless legs syndrome.... I love Benny, a real caracter and amazing musician!

[@DrummerInExile]

that's probably one of my favourites drumming moments in history. it's just so fucking tasty!

[@echus]

FUUCK!! His left foot is moving from the hi-hat to the double bass pedal...He's a machine!!

[@berto1337]

i nominate benny greb and gavin harrison to appear at the next modern drummer fest. they're both so amazing and often overlooked.

[@emmanuelhdrum]

good drummer and good sound!!, congratulations

[@shaylab]

Very difficult to say who the "best" drummer is. So many different styles. Benny is very unique though. Definitely an inspiration.

[@dieoachos]

if he is not the best drumemr of the world sure of Europe

[@THEBIGZED]

Mad respect.

[@Captain_Chloroform]

3:54 - 5:15 is one of the best grooves ever. Plenty of killer dummers out there but Benny is just one of my favs.

[@banicos]

incredible !

[@Kholdaimon]

Complete 4-way independence is to often shown in solo's by just hitting as many different things in a seemingly patternless fashion. Benny Gred does some of this, sometimes he plays the right snare-tom when it would have been far more groovy to just use his regular snare for instance, but he has some seriously groovy stuff in here which also shows of some amazing technical skill. My favourite part is around 6:20 when he just starts a relatively simple, but extremely groovy rhytm!

[@SimonJamesMcClure]

look at his feet!!!!!! hes an awesome drummer!

[@giovannischembri4127]

Maravigliaòòòòòòòòòò

[@sandercappon]

wher the sound its great yes i love it i am self drummer ist great

[@tamadrummer21]

I agree with you man, BADASS!

[@PoeticJustice05]

@mentalrudimental At a Meinl DRUM festival, I think they do care if each of your limbs can play in different time sigs. Even non-musicians can appreciate this man's talent because he plays with such musicality.

[@saladsfriend]

amazing

[@PoeticJustice05]

@ernestlmorellsr Trust me, in the drum community, he gets his props. Drummers know about Benny Greb. He's in high demand in Europe as well, and he plays with several bands. It's the non-musicians that don't know about him.

[@allumirati]

some more guys to look at rick latham, dave weckl, bill stewart, neil peart, joe morello, jojo mayer, akira jimbo, rodney holmes, billy cobham, kieth carlock, brian blade, and carter bearford these are just my favorites in my opinion.

[@substance1]

No, he just ended his progression there. Perfectly valid.

[@ventsintheedge]

Now,that's entertainment!

[@drummerboy67003]

Drumming and rock videos! The Dirt Kings, snare stuff.

[@gogogadgetspoon]

Yes! Finally someone is convinced... I mean, it takes nothing at all away from his drumming, he's absolutely mind-blowin man, well within my top ten. But aye all I was sayin is that it was a mistake.

[@jrlee31]

musicality man!

[@stigbeve]

God Damn !

[@meinlcymbals]

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[@ghost00110]

and he does that with his right foot at the same time

[@gomon90]

you are not understanding my point. it's the meinl festival. i was expecting more of the cymbal works. but mr.greb here is doing the drum/tom works.

[@emanuelbruschi]

Este tipo toca muy bien!!! chau loco

[@martin84jazz]

woooooooow....

[@PoeticJustice05]

@EvolRogg He plays in several bands.

[@alencore]

cool!

[@gogogadgetspoon]

I still think it is...Agree to disagree?

[@yarpyarp85]

wow

[@totsuo831]

are you talking about the second snare hit or the floor tom hit

[@fharids]

5:06 insane fakin groovee!!!!

[@Phazaar]

I've seen Benny a lot in clinic and concert etc. I don't think he 'has solos', I think he 'plays solos'. We all have a limited bank of techniques when it's brought down to it. You wouldn't say that 'the with-drumstick stuff is part of one of his solos'. His hand-drumming is just another way of getting more sounds out of the kit, same as his stealth-rod playing. It seems just as musical and unique to me as anything else... Just my 2c :)

[@Williambaum]

Look at 6:27 on his left hand after he has thrown the stick :D very fast spin!

[@cacai29]

Fucking GEINIUS!!!!!!!!

[@allumirati]

just my 2 cents...this guy although not the best in any one aspect does exemplifies each one extremely well. If you want groove look at steve gadd and bernard purdie, if you want speed look at buddy rich, interdependance antonio sanchez, and the list goes on and on.

[@gogogadgetspoon]

True, but I think ye can see it in his face as well. I'm not sayin anythin bad, I originally was remarking on how kick-as it was that in all this time he makes only one or two mistakes, which are so beautifully covered up they don't sound like mistakes. But I really think his face betrays it.

[@gomon90]

yeah man. it's fucking amazing. funny how it's the meinl festival, but he shows off w/ his sonor. rofl.

[@totsuo831]

but, its the meinl DRUM festival, emphasis on drum

[@koby84]

marco minnemann o benny grebb? who is my favourit?

[@blackbone88]

all should be as such a free radical.

[@ernestlmorellsr]

I am not too sure If this is the answer as to why many drummers like Benny Greb do not get much Props? It could be it's not His season,..some of us have to be around a long time, or maybe He need to let others know that He'll be glad to play for or with them,or as is it with most drummers of Benny Greb's caliber some musician may feel He's too good for them to play with, The way music Technology is today any musician don't really need a band to play with or for.

[@mentalrudimental]

Just to comment on what I posted,Steve Gadd get the same effect with "less is more"approach .

[@paulvenkman]

3:13 and now he's dancing! lol

[@SandyOgilvie10]

Jesus look the at the foot work!

[@hswwsh]

his feet are freakishly fast

[@tonytyrone88]

@Phazaar agree

[@totsuo831]

actually, you might be right about that

[@platinum10000]

he's a drummer and drummers are musicians...

[@SandyOgilvie10]

@CryHavocband we can't compare benny to a guy with like 20 pedals, but langs foot work is still amazing!

[@Philtoid]

dya even use eq live ?

[@LilDrummerDude]

NICE at fruitful

[@BobbyDuwitz]

I try doing this at Sam Ash, but they say I cant use my hands

[@BooDrummaBoi21]

Wow, u don't see much drummers incorporating hand drum technique into their set besides Tom Teasley, Benny is the only I've seen to completely murder a solo by doing so.

[@hswwsh]

well... not in the metal drumming fast but there still moving quickly

[@STIXAHOY]

THIS GUY IS NOT A DRUMMER !!!! HE IS A MUSICIAN !!!!! And that's the bottom line

[@totsuo831]

definately not a mistake

[@shumped]

he forgot his drumsticks at home?

[@moedadrumma]

um wat...well thats cuz thats wat he plays but is mostly cuz of cymbals.

[@BrianWilson720]

i thought the drum set was to be played with sticks or brushes, then benny came in and blew my fucking brains out...

[@platinum10000]

hmm the drummer fest of montreal solo was a little bit better!

[@mentalrudimental]

Very talented guy but a good portion of his solo sound like he got kicked down a flight of stairs while soloing.Sometime these guys solos get lost in translation when playing to people who could care less if each limb can play in different time zigs.

[@CryHavocband]

@SandyOgilvie10 its not as impressive as some foot work thomas lang as done for sure but its cool

[@alwayshungry3511]

Reading these old ass comments hahaha!!! A few doubters on here, a couple haters too lol Well well well, I guess he was that Fkn good!! . You would have to be a fairly average drummer/musician to have not given this guy the credit he was due, even way the fk back then.

[@mykicksarebetter]

sorry, what?

[@gogogadgetspoon]

Well, it could honestly just be part but to me it feels like one of those moments where ya just cringe for hittin the wrong thing durin a solo. 6.50 to 6.55. But jesus if he didnt make a mistake then we'd have to burn him at the stake for bein a witch!:L

[@gogogadgetspoon]

:L Once again, I respectfully disagree. It doesn't QUITE fit I think, and it's made all the more obvious to me by the look on his face. But hey, only the man himself knows for sure...

[@theDan3391]

Yeah Benny has cross rhythms down like a mofo.

[@Geigurks]

Sticks are overrated... :)