Chad Smith - Solo

[@07anth]

man he's good. whenever i hear his drumming it makes me wanna go play my kit. chad is a legend

[@michealpersinger2395]

One of the most versatile and highly sought after drummers in the world. Him, flea and jimmy herring would be a dream trio

[@webbslinger11]

The thing I love about Chad Smith is that he makes somewhat simple beats sound so amazing. Like the little flavor and snazz he puts into it makes it sound so much more! One of my favorite drummers hands down.

[@IUAlum82]

excellent hi hat work, plenty of solid left hand ghost notes on the snare, and I'm particularly found of his use of accents. this is a guy that grew up in symphonic bands, concert bands, marching bands, his grasp of both technical and creative modalities is obvious. Well done Mr. Smith.

[@IUAlum82]

and I left out his single stroke rolls, killer grooving.

[@madbeatsbydavo]

After recording with my band, when I go back and listen to my drum parts, I can almost hear Chad sitting on my shoulder...he influences me that much.

[@stacker210]

Chad Smith is, in my opinion, the groove master. He is who I aspire to be regardless of how difficult it is to play his beats. Simplicity does not equal stupidity. Steve Jordan is also one of my favorite drummers and most of what he plays can be done after just a few months of practice. It's about musicality not difficulty.

[@CircaSG]

i love his technique! so clean and lovely wow. he's got the old school talent with a modern vibe its intense i love it. damn. really great drummer. not only talent but awesome perfomer.

[@caspervanhelvoirt]

My favourite rock/funk drummer, by far! you go Chad

[@II-V-I]

Not once at all... after reading your comment I've watched the whole solo a second time. Amazing. He doesn't.

[@lanceunderpants]

never really took the time to see how good he is but watching this. wow

[@jdion79]

the best at using space and dynamics.

[@odysseasg3896]

True I am not sure about dynamics but he is the only one that uses space so often and good

[@jdion79]

@@odysseasg3896 haha I was talking out of my ass back then. With six more years of playing drums under my belt I realize that was pretty asinine commentary haha!

[@odysseasg3896]

@@jdion79 keep up bro💪

[@dylanwesley3964]

You aren't wrong though. He is still a great drummer!

[@jdion79]

@@dylanwesley3964 goddammit, boys... let's play some drums to ring in 2021! Damn the torpedoes!

[@1981perez]

thank you! Chad Smith and Chad Sexton are my favourite drummers!

[@GauravKumar-sv4nl]

I could listen to this all day

[@firmly6]

no double bass pedal, no crazy set-ups and totally awesome grooves with the ghost notes and symbal flares. I love it

[@kmcca08]

dont care, he's an unbelievable drummer. his rhythm i think is unrivaled..always looked up to him and always will..he's class.

[@WATCHEROFTHETIME]

Chad is a PLAYER!!!! When you can pick up things from drummers and get inspired that is a mark of a good player. I am appreciating him more and more.

[@danwiddon3854]

I was that good when I was 17/18, but it was only ever a bit of fun. Chad's fabulous in this!!!

[@fercholin]

i love to see people who are having fun while they're playing

[@keirhardy4000]

Same, if you're not having fun then you shouldn't be playing to be honest haha.

[@Aaron9sixxteen]

chads style is like no one elses, hes among the best!

[@Casey-J-Williams]

i can't get enough of this!

[@MrBorn2BWild]

To see Neil smile, get Anatomy of A Drum Solo. He smiles a lot in this vid and gives you every insight about his thoughts and progress in developing a solo.When I play intricate time signatures or "crazy stuff", I rarely think of smiling, ( I do afterwards ). It's kind of an afterthought .This doesn't meant that one would be depressed. If you watch a lot of other drummers when they are in the "heat" of playing, they don't smile a lot either.Their concentration is on something else.

[@mindfreak990]

HOLY SHIT! man chad smith is one amazing drummer ive been playing for my whole life and i cant do half of this stuff

[@danielfailla4002]

Favourite Drummer EVER

[@PopFlams]

@ParanoidAndroid98 No he's much better than what you're saying, look at all his accolades! He's made several award-winning albums with the Chili Peppers, he's idolized by many young drummers, and he's even played at the Buddy Rich memorial concert. His technique includes speed and power with his hands AND feet, and he can play several different styles of music which he has performed with countless other musicians. I left out a lot of stuff but he is most definitely one of the best.

[@baldaful]

SEMPLICEMENTE FANTASTICOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! che aereooooooo di batterista!!!!!! sa mescolare velocità, potenza e fantasia in modo a dir poco eccezionale!!!!!!!!! CHAD SMITH THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@madbeatsbydavo]

Chad and Flea definitely understand the whole rhythm section relationship. That is why RHCP has met with such success over the years.

[@crippledbandit2]

Hail to the God of Groove. Chad has a lightning fast bass kick, for the last few minutes he's keeping up a sick tempo with his foot the whole time. Amazing!

[@ragnez412]

SHIIIIIT I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS HE TRUUULY!!! are the greatest drummer in this universe, end of story....

[@Lolzqotsblink]

Seriosly! this is the best drum solo i have every heard!! so much different stuff. not just fast shit. but he rly got the flow.. 5 stars

[@odysseasg3896]

Check out ronald bruner jr drum solo 😉

[@DecvsJapan]

Just brilliant. Pure genius.

[@Fuzzilala11]

Damn that guy has so much energy ! look him go ! Best drummer ever !!

[@2drumsup]

i love chads groove its so funky and creative

[@travisadrumsallday12]

in my opinion, one of the most solid drummers right here. And nobody take my comment rong, i said ONE of the most

[@picpocarmy]

Damn thx for posting those vids man!! thank u a lot

[@currtz]

Very beautiful, solid, power grooves. loved it.

[@BobDoleRacing]

yes i use sound percussion double brace stands and they are magnificent never failed on me

[@loudsoundman]

This is a special drummer, would kill to meet him,

[@DrumDisciple1]

I absolutely love this solo and I have a new found respect for this guy. Always liked his playing but now see how far he's come. As a side note, is it just me that gets reminded of Will Ferrell here? Dude, tell me he doesn't look like Will Ferrell destroying a drum set.

[@COFFELAKE-g]

Boy, do I have some news for you

[@slowburnnn]

the end is fantastic!!!!!

[@joedrummer363]

that man knows how to carry a fucking groove!!! insanely awesome to listen 2! one of my biggest influences!

[@coldacre]

of course it's improv. this is what he does, plays from the heart, in the moment.

[@beastguitaist]

wow that is like the best way i could describe i never thought of it but he is

[@quackbeef]

yeah. his snare has such a distinctive pop. his hats are really crisp

[@hifijunkee]

one of the most fun guys to watch play, so animated

[@c0m3t0g3th3r]

Chad is such a solid drummer, it's amazing. He's the master of funk rock. My 4 absolute favorite drummers are (in no particular order) Buddy Rich (solo king), John Bonham (flat out beast), Ringo Starr (legendary feel) and Chad. His bass foot is just monsterous, he never loses the beat once.

[@dkks93]

Maybe not the best, but definetly one of my favourites. He has influenced me a lot.

[@purpleflyingmonkeys4]

@angeriod hes one of the best drummers i know of because of his ability to play out of the simple 4x4 timing and he can control the drums, he doesnt constantly play fills or overdue anything he keeps it simple and it sounds good. Plus hes got great showmanship

[@Itsoeasyafterall]

his drum beats are extremely constant damn, great

[@colourfulwithaU]

I love how some parts of this just sound like they could be the drum track to a song...but one of those where the drums stand alone as decent music. Chad Smith is wonderful.

[@jd0879]

3:20 is Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 8:00 The End (Beatles)

[@Danman1475]

he is on the front on my drum magazine and today someone went to me i never knew will ferrell played drums !? :)

[@ItsMxJess]

anyone notice that the solo he does from 8:00 to 9:07 is from the beatles' the end? its much like how ringo does it but CHADIFIED!! love chad. best rhythmic feel in the game.

[@jamjam609]

I know Chad isnt the best but hes my favorite all time drummer. Very entertaining and amazing drummer.

[@OliVentura]

It´s cool that his signature snare drum is affordable for hobby drummers! He explicitly told that to Pearl! That´s sympatic and his 14"x5" Snare sounds great!

[@dylanbaldwin7934]

I love its crack he has it tuned high but it probably either is a thick wood drum or has dampening and that's why it's not obnoxiously ringy. I love it I want to get that snare sound for my kit. I have the snare for my school drum kit tuned very similar to this decently tight top and tighter bottom head, snare wires with good response but not buzzy and a little bit of dampening to keep the drum the way I like it. Nice dry crack and distinct ghost notes. I love the way all of his drums sound too he plays like small fusion jazz tom sizes 12 rack 14 16 floors and a big thudy kick 24. Man I love everything about this guy. When I get a kit I want 24x14 kick 13x9 rack and 16x14 and 18x16 floor Tom's. With a piccolo snare tuned high but dry sound. I'd creme

[@dgkk2]

man i love his style !!

[@MichaelTandy11]

Have to say well under-rated, has great power and feel.

[@II-V-I]

Weckl is great, I understand what you mean, but this is like listening to a song, it's good to relax!

[@slamajama581]

Now I know why my magazine writes about him so much

[@mistuhmiketherapper]

@VandyReaper In my opinion he is one of the best drummers very underrated in my view

[@johnsmithe8925]

this is really freaking good.

[@afromime]

Dream Band. Serj Tankian lead vocals, Mike Shinoda, backup vocals, beat, keyboard, Chad Smith, drums, Buckethead lead guitar!

[@buddiesrich]

Great solo,great drummer!!!!!!!

[@ManuWaterschoot]

@JonasBridgous Chad is one of the most passionate people when it comes to music, of course he listens to music in his spare time! :-)

[@MrYukawa]

Amazing drummer!

[@musician340]

Wouldn't have expected this much technique out the 'peppers drummer. . .not bad, very clean and the kit sounds gr8.

[@tydrummerboy]

ya he is best this is my favorite solo

[@jorgeparedesaponte4045]

The final part was a little reference to the Ringo solo in The End! Chad killin'!!

[@Nac117]

There's no such thing as better when you start talking about people like Neil and Chad. They're both incredible drummers in their styles, and Neil would be the first to tell you he couldn't groove like Chad, and Chad would admit that he can't command the drums and turn a solo into a song like Neil can. It's just two different people at a higher level of musicianship than we'll ever be. They're both at a higher level than Travis, though. But then again, anyone who's a had a lesson is, imo.

[@GabrielIwasaki]

The sound of his snare is orgasmic man

[@davebike]

9:25 that throw and catch was awesome!!!

[@arnolddrummer]

He is sooooo good he's got speed and beat and omg it's so cool

[@tunaXonXtoast]

Chad Smith is so underrated.

[@thitibr]

chad smith shows us that drumming can be art too (hes my favourit drummer!!!!)

[@mistuhmiketherapper]

@VandyReaper Amen im going to see them in concert in may, and im sad frusciante is in the band he is one of the reasons i started playing guitar, hes underrated too

[@JeremyDrums18]

i love how he just throws his sticks at the drum and lets them bounce off he's awesome

[@FunKyChiliMaN92]

You are the best, Chad..

[@densdens12]

the most drummers forget to play a musical solo with dynamics. they often just show their skills and how fast they can play. That mostly doesn't groove or it will be after time boring. For Example the Simon Phillips Free Form Solo. He plays it slow and with feel. Also watch Benny Greb videos. But Chad Smith is awesome, too.

[@chillassmofo96]

Throws stick. 3 seconds later "WATCH IT!!!" ahaha i love chad. One of the best drummers in my opinion!

[@madbeatsbydavo]

@8:00 is reminiscent of Ron Bushy's solo in Iron Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." Chad Smith always reminds me of the late John Bonham (of Led Zeppelin obviously...and also one of my drumming heroes) with his impeccable sense of rhythm and "funky" groove style.

[@xanotd5]

it's great to see a academic chad, reminds me that he's just a human. years of study and practicing because nothing comes free in the drumming business. ... and yes, he is a God!

[@RobinMallender]

@Venaasflash Norwich is a city in England.

[@ztikmaen]

My drum tuner went to his sessions and apparently Chad is the the hardest hitter he has ever seen xD

[@joneswagc]

outstanding display

[@kegs686]

sounds at about 8:00 that hes playing a tribute to ringo, who played that but slower on the track "the end"

[@scottp118]

He's not rushing. He's playing on top, which gives the appearance of rushing, and adds a frenetic element to the "song" he's no doubt humming to in his head. Listen to the first 5 seconds, then go immediately to1.5 minutes in... the tempo is very, very close. Regardless, it's possible to speed up the tempo while still grooving. The key is just that it be done gradually, and not as a "hiccup" in the music. Tony Williams sped up over the course of a song often, but there was no lack of groove.

[@etherealdog]

fanspastic indeed! The best thing about Chad is he can solo like this and make us laugh to boot.

[@camilom55]

great video, nice groove! chad smith looks like will farell!

[@Kradstar666]

@ztikmaen WOW you have a dedicated drum TUNER?? How much d'you pay him? and how often?

[@nialld93]

that would be AMAZING!!!!

[@Joeskateapool]

good call sir,great explanation

[@2Boobie4]

he's probably the best 'ghost-note hitting' drummer alive

[@petercriss52]

Well right now ive been using vic firth 5a with a nylon tip and they've been holding up pretty good.

[@dylanbaldwin7934]

Try vater sticks I've tried both. Vater leaves a bit of moisture in their wood so it's more dense and durable. Vice forth is good but they are light, and get very splintered and beat up from rim shots when a vater stick just dents for a long time until it finally starts actually breaking.

[@yama-kujira]

He's the best of the world

[@danlogars]

he so cool & he plays the drums so goed, too

[@DATHOOPER12]

DAMN! my arms would have been dead after that. chad is beast at drums

[@RHCProck4life]

this guy is amazing

[@christinafrusciante]

the really good stuff start after 4'. he really is my God!

[@ChrisBrideauMedia]

Yeah it's the Pearl Chad Smith signature series!

[@SteveKimballMusic]

Top Drummer's: Bonham ( Zeppelin dec.), Moon ( The Who dec.), Smith (RHCP), Baker (Cream), Neal Peart, Beard (ZZtop) .... can't think if any others at the moment.

[@AmadoJGarcia]

Chad Smith, you sir are a monster of a drummer! That is all...

[@wayne1515]

i wil be learning drums soon any tips drummers .? thank u