NAMM 2015 - Thomas Pridgen | John Popper | Ben Weinman | Pete Griffin | Alexander Potts - GoPro

NAMM 2015 - Thomas Pridgen | John Popper | Ben Weinman | Pete Griffin | Alexander Potts - GoPro Booth.
This video features Thomas Pridgen (Mars Volta, The Memorials, Suicidal Tendencies) on drums, who may very well be the most insane drummer we've ever witnessed. Thomas won a Guitar Center Drum Off at age 9, and was the recipient of a 4-year scholarship to Berklee College of Music in 1999 at the age of 15 - the youngest musician to ever receive this scholarship.
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[@skinslayer808]

What I like about Thomas (apart from his amazing technique and bass drum) is his creativity. He doesn't copy anyone. He's the Picasso of drums. He paints a canvas with his playing - something new everytime. He's not just regurgitating patterns he's been practising at home ad nauseum. His "organised chaos" is brilliant. The clinically perfect playing of many other drummers, although I envy their chops, leaves me cold. As for the "best", that's subjective and doesn't really mean much. We all like different musicians and say that THEY are the best. My lifelong favourite is Buddy, who is completely different.

[@slowdeep825]

yup yup and yup. I don't think there is a greatest of all time, just preference for sure. "organized chaos" is the perfect thing to say about his style. somebody once listened to Mars Volta and said he "couldn't find the beat'..ha..he was too straight laced for this sound. long beats. ridiculous. benny greb so different from this, but just as awesome, so yea..preference

[@danielchilton6881]

I actually think Thomas's playing is akin to buddy, he's often spoken highly of him and to hear him talk, to me it sounds like Thomas is buddy's #1 student/fan. If you watch his stick handling and the brashness of every note, it's like buddy rich reincarnate. The only difference is the years of gospel and jazz influence Thomas has, and that makes it a playing style of his own. I think people like buddy and thomas can sit down and make anyone's song sound better but they're both so naaasty, they need to have their own band that follows them to really maximize their vision. Buddy did, but I don't think thomas even wants to. He just wants to keep learning and improving off of other people's compositions. Sorry, Thomas has been my hero ever since I was cutting my teeth on the kit 15 years ago, when I was only in 8th grade.

[@danielchilton6881]

But yeah, I agree. There's no "the best"

[@al_zera]

Picasso is a pice of shit. He is a Michelangelo of drums.

[@airmike._.]

i never get bored listening to his drumming

[@ssonicdeafmonkey]

I see the search for Pridgen's shirt is still an ongoing investigation.

[@Hoehnfels]

This guy is a beast... Wish I can play like him later.. Never seen such a beautiful thing since a long time ago

[@BOOM8883]

Watched this whole thing with my jaw on the floor, Thomas Pridgen is incredible. Thanks for the upload.

[@Sodigerati]

Yees NAMM is such a wonderful thing

[@godwinabel5148]

Thomas Pridgen is just a wizard on the drum.

[@DeathMetalRob]

these vids are great. i love when you guys show sick drummers of other styles besides the usual black/death players.

[@Sickdrummermagazine]

Thanks man... so do we \m/

[@quadplyr13]

this dude would kill at church....lol

[@lithiumboy10]

Thomas is insane, i cant stop watching this dude go insane talent.

[@djcastle9546]

how could you ever thumbs this down?

[@krisslloyd2280]

HIS ENERGY/TIMING/TECHNIQUE-REMARKABLE..SUPERBO!LOVE IT!

[@metallicrazy8891]

SO DELICIOUS! I love NAMM. You guys always post the best stuff while it's going on!

[@Sickdrummermagazine]

John Mehew We try man, thank you..

[@ryanspeed4671]

His creativity & flow is on point!!

[@richardtorres5513]

Thomas Never stop me from being amaze at what he brings. Wild just Wild , Way Way Out . So So Cool ! Dig It...

[@meganabil1998]

That moongel on the floor tom, is Houdini jajaja 6:37

[@centralscrutinizer66]

He played with Suicidal!? I'll have to see what that sounded like, I couldn't imagine. Probably my favorite contemporary drummers. Interesting jam, Popper from blues traveler and Weinman from Dillinger Escape and it sounds great.

[@BrianHarrisDrummer]

Sick stuff. One of these days I'll actually get out to NAMM for the first time.

[@DillingerEscapeMan]

Imagine Thomas drummed for Dillinger - Jesus lord in heaven

[@cosmogrammar]

billy rymer is no fucking slouch, man. dillinger is incredible as is...not that pridgen isn't a legend too.

[@DillingerEscapeMan]

Billy Rymer is incredible. Dillinger are amazing as they are. If Thomas was the drummer for Dillinger that would be unbelievable. I'm not taking away from the current members at all.

[@andyham6094]

Samuel Keeler that’s funny cause billy said a big influence in his sound was pridgen’s style of drumming in the Mars Volta and you can clearly see and hear the similarities in their playing.

[@longdrums]

Whilst this would've been cool, Thomas doesn't have the double bass ability to play the back catalogue so he'd either need to sharpen that up or they would've had to write all new material without any double kick.

[@johnholmeswebb8162]

Billy ryhmer will eat thomas up.

[@preisseldrums]

What a beast, great energy!

[@bodistern5721]

Current favorite drummer. Pridgen just rips it up every time

[@phatpeople1234]

+Bodi Stern Bumped with the thump from the bass drum!

[@mdrmrgrl9622]

You are the Man Thomas!! 😎

[@johnholmeswebb8162]

John popper and Ben weinman are two people I never thought I'd see play together.

[@davidemmons899]

And you didn’t in this video.

[@BlastbeateR1]

Looking forward to Pridgen's doom metal project

[@DonaldSturgeAnthonyMcKenzieII]

Yes, Thomas

[@CodyCarpSwag]

Wicked cool jammmm!!

[@yetisenpai8068]

absolute savage on drums. dude is super talented

[@oriondrums2]

Wish I could hear more of ben on this.

[@juanchoumana6892]

or at least see ben

[@sammyhdrmendoza2773]

3:09 WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!

[@painlessly_bc]

+SammyHDR Mendoza literally the highest level of paradiddle-diddle XD

[@phatpeople1234]

+SammyHDR Mendoza That's what I call time travel.

[@Jalfrosie]

Thats just really fast blushda's i think

[@bad_keyzi]

@@painlessly_bc sorry to dissapoint you, but it's not a paradidlediddle... it's actually made of single notes, accented on each bassdrum he plays. the thing is that it's so fast it looks like something else, but its not.

[@ninjabuck2576]

@@bad_keyzi Bingo! I literally played it today and was like, "DAMN! That was easy!" But oh it looks nice!

[@Doverbeach32]

LOVE IT!!! Please tell me what cymbals Thomas is using, that main crash is crazy! WHAT CYMBALS ARE THESE? Thanks! One love

[@DrummerEvan1]

that snare sounds nuts!

[@jheredi84]

BEAST!!! That is all!!!

[@hippoo25]

New respect for mr pridgen!

[@the1youlove940]

BEAST🙌🏾

[@dillingerspaceman5513]

damn this is really good!!

[@TheYeremo]

Thomas is incredibly good

[@romaonetto]

belo groove

[@stevev3451]

Love

[@h.p.dominocus]

Yessss!

[@raymondhenson5648]

Thomas is so dangerous!!!

[@yiyerastudillo9312]

Woow..!! Thomas Pridgen un grande...!! y se a cambiado de marca de platillos porque antes tocaba con Zildjian y ahora en este año esta tocando con SABIAN Artisan sin duda lo mejor que hay.. HHX Legacy Ride de 22" Woow..!! crash y hi hats Artisan y splash HHX sin duda la mejor herramienta que existe .... OMG ..!!

[@samuelmendoza8670]

no creo que haya cambiado de marca , en zildjian tiene sus platillos preferidos

[@acengazzledie9892]

Thomas pridgen and mike smith it's fucking passion sick!

[@rired2005]

Thomas, per usual, going CRAZY.... thanks, man... :)

[@gregorygalster7030]

One word WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@donaldham1218]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢....the whole video...like wow

[@gh0stn0tez]

Is someone able to tell me the dimensions of the whisper room they're using? That thing looks enormous, I'm thinking about investing in one. Also, I thought this thing was the top-of-the-line for sound-proofing/sound-absorbing? The fact that people from outside can listen in worries me a bit.

[@AbeCastDrums]

Sooo gooood

[@NoLoveDeepWebbb]

i really want to hear a quartet with tomas, zach hill, black pus and gavin harrison

[@badoocee1967]

Nice jam here.

[@JonKnox]

That fill @ 2:57 tho!

[@jarrahdrum]

Insane :-)

[@SoundBarrierEntertainment]

What mic was used , obviously not the onboard go pro

[@sebincubus7673]

A monster!!!

[@ericmsandoval]

Rare footage of Thomas Pridgen playing Sabians!

[@pistolCrockett]

The dude is a beast.....

[@raiotinfamigold]

guys, what ride is that?

[@simonsannicolas1177]

Great display of the Dave weckl legacy line

[@Aplustradomus]

Holy crap.....his hands....I don't think I have ever seen him with a shirt on..lol..beast

[@YoutanPoluo]

AWWWW SHITTTTTTTT

[@carbonc6065]

Great left hand from 0:51 to 0:54

[@christianpaulroldan3662]

wild drummin

[@stoner12008]

I'd sell my organs to play like Thomas!

[@devandobbins9024]

Sheesh 🔥

[@carbonc6065]

Great hands at 1:06 - 1:07 ... and the rest of the danged video!!!

[@RichardHBlumberg]

NAMM 2015 - Thomas Pridgen | John Popper | Ben Weinman | Pete Griffin | Alexander Potts - GoPro Booth. This video features Thomas Pridgen (Mars Volta, The Memorials, Suicidal Tendencies) on drums, who may very well be the most insane drummer we've ever witnessed. Thomas won a Guitar Center Drum Off at age 9, and was the recipient of a 4 year scholarship to Berklee College of Music in 1999 at the age of 15 - the youngest musician to ever receive this scholarship.

[@ruiner101]

I wonder who sponsored that drum kit. They should have had the decency to put their logo on it.

[@aqualunga9467]

Thomas is very serious person.

[@KillSwitch66627]

Thomas, Ben and Pete... Is this in anyway related to Giraffe Tongue Orchestra?

[@amierjohnson5487]

Omg

[@KGBDrums]

Did he switch cymbal endorsements??

[@Killenmachine05]

Nah, this was just a booth kit at namm, not his gear.

[@gh0stn0tez]

Thomas Pridgen is the greatest drummer of ALL TIME!

[@christianpaulroldan3662]

***** tony rosyter, eric moore

[@artamis6167]

Ronald Bruner, nick smith, John Blackwell

[@appiahao]

Eric Moore is good but not on same league. For tony , it's a tie

[@artamis6167]

Eric is just as good as any of these guys.

[@InsaneCombo13]

Javier Mejia bruner's just a wanker dude, don't count him

[@MarioJelev]

is he not with zildjian any more?

[@manuelcasares8250]

He is . He was just playing what they had

[@jersdrums]

Greatest harmonica drum duo of all time

[@leighphelps8032]

fill master

[@aking8477]

Dang. I've just developed an overwhelming sense or inferiority. Lol that was pretty amazing.

[@camiloin]

Salsa blast

[@AshBiggums]

Singles are God-like

[@benurschel2258]

anybody know what cymbals hes using

[@landerpridgen9512]

+Ben ! All sabian. it'a an HHX Legacy Heavy Ride, Vault Artisan hats and crashes, and a 12" HHX splash

[@sammyhdrmendoza2773]

que marca de platillos son esos?

[@meganabil1998]

Splash: sabian hhx Ride: Sabian Legacy Hihat: Sabian Legacy HHX Crash: Sabian Artisian (ambos) De nada :)

[@sammyhdrmendoza2773]

Graias bro!

[@metalvocalistwanted]

Dayam

[@aounjose]

It must be stressful for other musicians to play with this guy.... hard to keep up with!

[@nodnarbregztem8546]

Everyone just gonna ignore "Pete Griffin" in the title? lol

[@dana52484]

OK now everybody play a solo at the same time! Gooo!!!!

[@adamgawwwww]

4:09 WHAT

[@manuelcasares8250]

What music style is this?

[@DCDreamChaser]

Found out? They would say it is Salsa, but because it is fast, I'd consider it to be called Fusion Songo. Look -Songo/songo drumming- up.

[@snorgisborg2]

The mars escape plan

[@ArndtGustavo]

When thomas pridgen started as Mars Volta's drummer I used to say that thomas pridgen was the best drummer i have ever seen in my life and nobody cares because nobody really knows him. But now everyone is impressed with his hability. im must say that i'm a big visionary.

[@omegaomnifariousdeoxirybon744]

5:10 DrunkShip of Lanterns?

[@thesikamikanico]

since when does he play Sabian?

[@Killenmachine05]

Can we take a moment to appreciate john popper and the fact that he's shredding harmonica just as hard as thomas is shredding the drums.

[@allturdmind]

pete griffin

[@Augfordpdoggie]

john popper and that harmonica....geez, iwish he would shut up

[@simonsannicolas1177]

Or could be the super expensive artistan line

[@coajrmusic]

A tough act to follow....you wanna play? Other guy 'nope'.......

[@diegongenelkelen7254]

Peter Griffin?

[@josueguzman3227]

The best drummer avery fast and technique

[@Tenorcapacity121]

Thomas’ ability to seamlessly push and pull tempo is fucking astonishing. His internal metronome is inhuman.

[@FabioGDrums]

JODER! SATANÁS ESTÁ EN ÉL! EL GROOVE SI FUE PARA EL INFIERNO

[@joshuaguzman2784]

The Best drummer World wowwwww

[@brionesmusic]

Who the F let the guy with the harmonica in the booth?!

[@omrycordero2004]

Barbaro...