I've never understood why anyone would have a hard time playing this. I nail it on my air drums every time
@irafair3015 Жыл бұрын
Lmao!
@user-bk6vq3xm1t11 ай бұрын
Can i borrow the nail
@stanislouse416810 ай бұрын
air drums are not REAL drums.If so ... then I'm Buddy Rich.
@roundaddy860910 ай бұрын
Yeah what's up with that?
@franciscocorona67539 ай бұрын
Hilarious
@luvmedrums4057 Жыл бұрын
A gift to the drumming community
@samchoate17199 ай бұрын
I will always remember this because of the “you keep on KNOCK-in” example. Thank you
@robilon7 ай бұрын
Same here! When I heard that part everything made perfect sense!
@markgeiger7700Ай бұрын
well it's the intro from Little Richard's "I hear you knocking " that's how the song developed out of a jam in thy studio... according to a Bonham interview... cool huh?
@starjunkie53289 ай бұрын
It's taken this guy at least 43 years to figure out just how brilliant and special John Henry Bonham was.
@CheekmeatChannel9 ай бұрын
Holy moly, that makes so much sense when you point it out!
@mateoes20711 ай бұрын
Bonzo has to be the most sampled drummer in RnR history.. RIP John
@DreynoАй бұрын
Pretty sure it’s Gregory Coleman. And he never made a penny from it.
@lyndoncmp575114 күн бұрын
Definitely the most emulated and copied.
@brockmannolaf718211 ай бұрын
Greg Bissonette is a real Drumhero! ❤
@DavidGonzalez-qq4vj Жыл бұрын
Excellent vídeo Gregg Bissonette 🥁🥁🥁🥁
@buffalohorn Жыл бұрын
This has always been the most rock n roll rhythm of all time.
@frusciantegeartone11 ай бұрын
Perfectly explained. Thank you
@modelcitizen19778 ай бұрын
I've been trying wrap my head around this intro for 30 years. Thanks, Gregg!
@MoonmanSpacejam Жыл бұрын
He turned that into a high school concert band rhythm, even had the hand motion lol love this guy
@Thomasgene11 ай бұрын
This Man is a great player, teacher, and Drummer!
@cgoose3410 ай бұрын
This has escaped me for 30 years. Thank you!
@GZeta7899 ай бұрын
I'm not a drummer so I read so many explanations of this intro rhythm but never really understood it. But this "you keep on knockin'" thing made me understand it perfectly. This is great.
@dgodrummer81108 ай бұрын
in music/rhythm there's a thing often referred to as "displacement". which simply means not starting a rhythm on beat one, but rather starting it on a subdivision of a beat elsewhere within a pick up measure, prior to beat one where the music would start. drummers often study this type of application b/c it makes one groove or particular rhythm sound completely different when started elsewhere other than beat one. if we use 16th notes as a subdivision, and we have a four beat measure, this opens up the opportunity to start the single rhythm in 16 different places in relationship to beat ONE. Starting the rhythm on any other subdivision give the rhythm a completely new "feel" in relationship to the "beat" or music being played. Dave Weckl explained this thoroughly in a few articles in MODER DRUMMER, again, way before internet.
@KevinZ226911 ай бұрын
Love Gregg ! Great human being and great drummer ! God Bless brotha !
@humblehombre9904 Жыл бұрын
Gregg Bissonette was referred to as “the Prince of POUND”, by David Lee Roth. That is awesome.
@johnsoos6907 Жыл бұрын
He also called him "The King Of Heavy Artillery". Gotta love Diamond Dave!
@gnosticreverend6354 Жыл бұрын
That's what your mom calls me
@RikJSmith10 ай бұрын
@@gnosticreverend6354 Oh shit that cracked me up !!! LoL !! 😂🤣
@jamescassidy399511 ай бұрын
Greg’s freaking great.
@fire777ish10 ай бұрын
Saw Greg playing with Dave Lee Roth back in the 80's...that was awesome!
@kirkmcknight75958 ай бұрын
I recently seen him playing in Ringo Starr’s All Star Band….he’s still got it.
@somerandomdudeable10 ай бұрын
Best explanation I've heard of Rock and Roll's intro! You keep-a-knockin!
@sebastianmillie41632 ай бұрын
Now that I finally understand this intro (I’m 44 and a drummer) I can’t stop smiling when I listen to the song (which I play over and over in my head as well 😂)
@terracecrofts75819 ай бұрын
Fantastic drummer
@thomascollins173911 ай бұрын
Bonzo was such a powerhouse. Incredible drummer he was.
@Henninchs11 ай бұрын
I love the warm and full sound of that Drums.
@theknightofhyrule10 ай бұрын
I saw Greg with Ringo live last Friday. Absolutely amazing, definite highlight of the show!
@johnrobinson832311 ай бұрын
Thanks Greg! I'm one of those dummies whose been playing this wtong for years. Finally you cleared that up.😅 🥁❤️
@donnieolaughlin1758 Жыл бұрын
I like this video before he even said anything because I saw Gregg bissonette and he is great I mean I never met him but I love his energy his advice and his videos I just like him and like Taylor Hawking God Rest his soul Gregg is a drummer Drummer he plays for Ringo.
@haroldseaman424310 ай бұрын
Best drum talk ever 😊
@iandavis-fj2ty19 күн бұрын
Awesome drummer, awesome bloke.❤
@user-ei8ln3kv7l9 ай бұрын
Me too! Exactly! We were just “faking it” to start the song Lol
@filsolano54658 ай бұрын
Greg is an awesome teacher.
@TheNo1red Жыл бұрын
Surly Rock n Roll Led Zeppelin
@JohnSmith-oe5kx9 ай бұрын
Exactly. Although the way Bonzo accents the very first note disguises that it is an upbeat. Your ear immediately assumes it is a downbeat, which is what creates that weird moment when you realize it isn’t
@rickgruenwald71879 ай бұрын
Gregg, I used to work with your dad at taystee bread. Budd was one of the best dudes I've ever met. I was a young punk and he was always close to the last dude to return depot . He talked about you to me, all the time about who and what you were doing. I've never met you personally but feel I've known you a while. Mike Vozza worked for me . I worked with Karl Vass and Tommy My name is Rick You came a long way my friend
@rossatlan53489 ай бұрын
Gregg! Thank you man! when I was a kid we played this in my high school rock band and I thought the same thing you did as a kid... UNTIL NOW! WOW my mind is blown! Love you Bro!
@rhinoskin755010 ай бұрын
Yall drummers are different breed. Respect.
@skytheguy043811 ай бұрын
Got to meet him and hear him play at the fest for beatles fans in Chicago. He's an absolute gem of a man
@SethBergile9 ай бұрын
Beautiful kit! Big sound too!
@stanislouse416810 ай бұрын
Very simple. Beautifully explained!
@pthompson1088 ай бұрын
Warning .... never try to explain this to a guitarist.
@rickymartinez231611 ай бұрын
That's right.....I never noticed that until now.... Led Zeppelin took that intro from Little Richard ( keep on knocking)
@w.c.orielly905910 ай бұрын
i wish this guy had been in every band i was ever in that tried to play that song... cuz bad/new drummers had a hard time so it innevitably ended up trying to watch the drummer break with his snare hit to start the guitars.. with this guy its not even a question where the start is... 🤘😎
@tecaman11 ай бұрын
What a beautiful drum set, wow!
@Willie_McBride9 ай бұрын
He doesn’t just play it and say ‘like thT’ he explains it so even non musicians can at least understand what he’s talking about.
@nasty.habits11 ай бұрын
Def one of the most recognizable drum parts in rock n roll music.
@69voxbeetle Жыл бұрын
OMG... I was this many days old when I learned this. Don't know how to say thanks for the explanation!!😊❤👍
@HBSuccess11 ай бұрын
One of the GOATs for certain!
@kirk-b-patrick10 ай бұрын
Most cover bands fail on coming in after that intro. One thing that really helps me is thinking about the guitar intro to Johnny b Good.
@viralmusicshootouts84814 ай бұрын
You did all what all other videos couldn’t do it 🤘
@dgodrummer81108 ай бұрын
a bassist taught me the proper count in for this intro. he learned it form a drummer he knew. all before the world wide web of information.
@wphh7272Ай бұрын
I’ve experienced both! From the time I heard this song until about the year 2006, I (incorrectly) felt it and counted it off like the first part of the video. I always knew something was wrong, so I counted the total strokes until the definitive “one” downbeat when the rest of the band comes in and counted backwards from there. It was at that moment that it hit me… the first stroke from JB is an eighth note “pickup” after the “three” on the count-in!!
@drbassface11 ай бұрын
Well explained, especially with the lyric Rhythm👍🏻
@novola197210 ай бұрын
Well Greg… you still are a kid and that’s why we love you
@daffyshakilfur35639 ай бұрын
Snare sound very nice
@bobgosselin44025 ай бұрын
Interesting! Never thought of it that way. Such a great groove
@stevebravo142211 ай бұрын
You keep on knockin!!!
@adikumpul9 ай бұрын
Thank you soo much Gregg❤
@blockaid10 ай бұрын
Those hats sound great
@markgeiger7700Ай бұрын
yes yes.. so cool...I did the thing as a kid... the later really analyzed it...... he comes in with the band on 1.. so I had to back it up and count to see where he started....off the beat.... and later heard an old interview with Bonham and he described that is the intro to Little Richard's " I hear you knocking" when he started a jam in the studio with Zep and that developed in to...."Rock and Roll".... cool...
@muchagrande168710 ай бұрын
Great explanation, thanks, even I get it!
@Hindzmusic10 ай бұрын
This is gold
@ricktangora413110 ай бұрын
Finally, I understand-Thanks
@jravell10 ай бұрын
He’s really talking about Keep A-Knockin' by Little Richard. It’s where John Bonham borrowed the drum intro from.
@rbolwell9 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Did Zeppelin write anything original?
@mikewalsh731810 ай бұрын
Great explanation and badass playing!
@hugotahell10 ай бұрын
Just blew my mind man. Could never figure it out 😂
@grizzlywhisker7 ай бұрын
When I first heard the song, I worked backwards to transcribe the intro because I knew it sounded wrong with that missing beat. My brain also wanted to interpret it incorrectly and I knew John Bonham would never intentionally create such a broken/bizarre intro like that so I just mapped it out on paper to finally hear it properly.
@gamedieval48092 ай бұрын
Great 🖤
@tjnugent6211 ай бұрын
Excellent lesson!
@jg15038 ай бұрын
You can also think of roll over Beethoven or Johnny B Goode intro Works too.
@wallyallyn547311 ай бұрын
Hey Greg great I just want to let you know that my name is Wally and I got to meet you at the drum clinic in Albany Oregon several years ago but I don't know if you remember me or not thank Greg for your lesson
@JimGeigerMusic10 ай бұрын
I don't know how many drummers I tried to explain this intro to... none of them could get it
@bryanhamner11 ай бұрын
Man, I can play that on guitar pretty well never could get a drummer to play along not once in 20 years of gigging even in Nashville course we were playing blues music, but I still wanted to play some Damn rock n roll good job man made me wanna jam Hey if it’s been five minutes, it’s been along time since I rock ‘n’ roll
@hotlanta3510 ай бұрын
I hear ya, sometimes blues is like jazz, a little too uptight.
@JohnCerbone11 ай бұрын
Thanks, this was awesome.
@markgeiger7700Ай бұрын
Gregg is awesome
@stanislouse416810 ай бұрын
Greg knows his shit.
@drumrooster9 ай бұрын
I learned that right then the band couldn't come in on time lol so I added a few notes to the end
@Methodmemo300011 ай бұрын
I've spent a lot of time trying to get it exactly right. Even have three different variations of it. This video is literally gold for me. Thank you very much 🫡
@matthewghardy8 ай бұрын
Crystal clear...
@flddoc26 күн бұрын
I cannot tell you how many guitar players and singers have tried to tell I’m playing that song wrong due to the 3, 8th note bass drum pattern.
@stixkid98114 ай бұрын
The simplest way to explain this is to say that the drums actually begin on the and of three. One and two and three and four and. The drums start on the and of three.
@brianj40908 ай бұрын
Hi hats sounds nice
@porcaro4ever11 ай бұрын
If you do not love Gregg maybe it's time reevaluate your life choices!!❤❤
@BobSperber10 ай бұрын
It’s like I’ve been living in a cave, and someone just let me out into the sunlight.
@adelaidewestphysio Жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@joqu69719 ай бұрын
That rocked
@mccloysong8 ай бұрын
So THAT's how to count it in! and then, to add confusion, Page comes in on the "one-and".
@heatmyzer911 ай бұрын
I still just count 12345… to get into the jam.
@YAS693110 ай бұрын
Thank you 🎉 💕
@snaprockandpop11 ай бұрын
Ahhh lord have mercy. NOW it makes sense. I was hearing it wrong
@cragkeeper11 ай бұрын
Not easy to get it right. He nails it. Jason has trouble with it. Watch the O2 reunion encore .... left hand on hi hat, right hand for snare to make it easier. But not even close this this guy.
@RealAlphaDrum9 ай бұрын
same with Peart's YYZ triangle intro. It's the guitar riff in the intro.
@josephreelz76179 ай бұрын
Thank Earl Palmer for this one.
@shannongreene179610 ай бұрын
Those wood hoops are unreal
@claudeabraham234711 ай бұрын
Very good Gregg!
@j.p.f.40078 ай бұрын
Imagine being so good at something that even after you're dead, people are still trying to figure out what the F you were doing!!
@NotAFanAnymore11 ай бұрын
Bonzo was a beast
@michaelhansbury479110 ай бұрын
Is this the drummer from DLR. He kickes ass.
@hamhead276510 ай бұрын
I heard bonzo was playing the beginning guitar riff to Johnny b good on the drums. I think I heard Jason say that once
@themusicwriter111 ай бұрын
First heard Greg when he and his brother, Matt, were with Maynard Ferguson neck in '83.