Steve Gadd plays Crazy Army on a pad- Gaddiments style

[@groovewithpassiondrumlesso2348]

The true master of rudiments, the drum set, and groove. Yes it will take some time to get through this book. The learning never stops on this musical journey.

[@jas_bataille]

Wheen you feel like you've master the drums, you understand Steve Gadd isn't a master. He is the grandmaster.

[@vanojano]

hes the gaddmaster

[@massimoarciulo411]

Crazy Soldier! We drummers love you

[@prathameshbhambure]

Guitarists too!

[@JA-io8nx]

Smooth as silk, to this day.

[@DV-mq5fv]

My understanding is, Crazy Army was written by Ken Lemley of CT.

[@stone9.098]

My second all time favorite drummer, Mr. Steve Gadd!!

[@krusher74]

thats a great oxymoron

[@stone9.098]

@@krusher74 #1 Jeff Porcaro and #2 Steve Gadd.

[@hugolafhugolaf]

@@stone9.098 No love for Weckl?

[@stone9.098]

@@hugolafhugolaf Weckl is definitely of the greats, too!

[@misfit2022]

When you are at this level there is no best Steve, Dave, Vinnie, Stewart all fantastic on groove and rudiments

[@eelamite]

love that slight swing he has to it ..

[@frankburdodrums8984]

Great clip here. Long live King Gadd.

[@simonedisarro]

Love you Steve❤

[@MacMic333]

The ultimate cool rudimental piece.

[@jasonshort1437]

Loving the book, about 10 pages in. Very challenging, especially with the displacement. Total game changer for me.

[@chrisgoudy1954]

Working through the book now. It’s gonna take awhile!

[@dalesdrumchannelzero1802]

I hear you, man. It's not an easy book. I got it six months ago and I'm not even half way through it.

[@turalkazimli2436]

@@dalesdrumchannelzero1802 What book is it?

[@gideonk123]

@@turalkazimli2436 Gaddiments, a new book from 2021. This video is a promotion for it 😉

[@luis_robledo_richards]

Légende 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@frankburdodrums8984]

WORD

[@Progdrummer]

Anyone know what he's playing on? it sounds great

[@bennymalone]

Rubber tip sticks on a piece of wood!

[@andresaraujo931]

Exelente.

[@XantheMatychak]

What is the wooden box he is playing on.

[@MiguelBallester]

THE MAN!

[@FadjarMoeljarto]

Awesome 🥁

[@dalbyonemanband]

What’s the practice pad called he uses here?

[@markgeiger7700]

plywood!

[@markgeiger7700]

with a towel on it!

[@davidrosen9711]

Ordered

[@william_mariano]

I always wanted to know if these guys are counting in their heads or if they do it just remembering the sound of the rudiments

[@Pelipcahh]

When I was in drumline it was a mix of both for myself personally. Now that I play drumset primarily, I often count the rests and any long stretch of repeated patterns.

[@benjaminkip9143]

Both

[@michaelharwood8848]

Super- exercise. But truth be told...I'm still replacing the 7 stroke roll with 5 stroke rolls. Just to have a starting point to practice the rest of Crazy Army.

[@andrewsexton6179]

Which page is this on ?

[@TheMatthew5252]

I'm trying to get that 7 stroke role as clean as his.

[@GrooveJuggernaut]

Crazy Army!

[@malinwj1167]

Love any flam stuff, yeah

[@BirdBlk]

Gaddiments!!!!!

[@__Chey__]

Which page is it ? I ve got thé book but have not seen crazy army in it. Thx

[@DeckerCreek]

The proper use of 7 stroke rolls is a lost art

[@deruntekelioglu4370]

this is how to focus

[@madziicube]

why is he skewed? Is it a healthy position to play the drums?

[@wileysil3313]

...really?

[@gideonk123]

I think perhaps because of the traditional grip: the surface of a snare would have needed to be slightly tilted away from his left hand (slightly towards his right hand), but since it’s a flat table, he compensates with his shoulders. I’m not saying it’s good to do that, just thinking why it happened

[@sport07-o2l]

Not to be rude, but why would anyone question why great achiever’s in any endeavor, choose to do what they do? Just enjoy and maybe learn something. It’s not to be thought of. It’s to be hardly noticed. In fact, I’m only guessing that you are talking about some kind of body position. I didn’t notice. I did however notice the single stroke rolls were so crisp and clean and the flams effortlessly were perfectly executed. The paradiddles were so even in the sticking, it sounded like straight 16th notes

[@DavidClawsonMusic]

@@sport07-o2l I can answer this one. It’s because it’s painful to watch. I wasn’t drawn into his playing either from the get-go. I was pulled into his posture. Buddy Rich was the same way. I know from my study of Buddy that he had back issues later in life. We don’t hear from those great recordings how bad their posture is, but we are here in video format and his posture stuck out to me as well.

[@jeffcrocker1078]

Take note gospel choppers can you hear the swing ? You guys love hip hop so I know you know what a shuffle is but you gotta stop with click track thats why your not on records but James gadson is still recording with a rhythm section at 80 years old

[@TerryFXX1]

What are those sticks? NO practice pad... no problem!

[@이삭피아노드럼]

Show us a variety of high-quality songs that match your reputation

[@benirw1n]

I thought that was just normal Crazy Army

[@yourboymalikcoleman8731]

5B Chop Out sticks

[@frankburdodrums8984]

You know it. They're the BEST.

[@yourboymalikcoleman8731]

@@frankburdodrums8984 facts

[@rolandreid5854]

A great drummer, no question, but I've heard better recordings of him playing this. Unfortunate, but his hands are not what they once used to be.

[@tacito441]

His hands are better becouse better is his mind

[@markgeiger7700]

WTF are you talking about jack?? didn't you just hear the dude??

[@rolandreid5854]

I stand by my comment. The evidence is there for people to see and hear. I can hear it. I can see it. This is not a good example of Steve's playing. @@markgeiger7700

[@josephkaminski1857]

there is no such rudiments as some of what he played. For instance a flam , followed by four single handed strokes . rL LLL. There is no such rudiment. i call total BS

[@jamessholtz6016]

Gadd started out as a small child in Drum Corps. Marching with a snare drum. He also attended the Manhattan School of Music and the Eastman School of Music. He joined the Army and was an Army Band drummer. He started out as a rudimental drummer. No, he does not only play rudiments - but he knows them all and has played them all. You must be young. Record yourself playing Aja and 50 ways to leave your lover. Look up all the records he has played on. All accomplished drummers view him as a master. No, he doesn't display his chops anymore. He has no need to.

[@josephkaminski1857]

@@jamessholtz6016 Like I said I call total bull. Im a master drummer. I studied under george claesgens for snare. That was many decades ago. Look him up his books for snare are in national achieves. There are 27 official rudiments and Gadd is not playing any of them . He calls what he is doing gaddiments because they are NOT rudiments. I can play anything he played. AJa is based on ratamacues, and he didn't even stroke those out correctly. He may have played them note correct . but he played them stroke incorrect. It is much harder to play a rudiment with correct stroking. I guarantee you I can play anything he plays, but he can not play all I can play. go away.

[@jamescooke6032]

@@josephkaminski1857 errrrr.... That's some flex there saying gadd can't play what you can play. I'd go and sit in the corner and think about what you've said..

[@josephkaminski1857]

@@jamescooke6032 fact is a fact. all your doubt caused by your own over glorification of gadd won't change it.

[@jamescooke6032]

@@josephkaminski1857 go on then. Upload a video of you on the kit and let's see what you can do that gadd can't?