Todd Sucherman Drum Solo Composition at Drumeo 2022

[@BaconIsNotBiceps]

Herein lay the line between good and great. I can count on one hand the amount of drummers whose solos I can sit through from start finish - Weckl being one, Dicenso being another, Smith being another, Sucherman being another. These are musical soloist which is very rare. They build upon a theme and take you through hills and valleys with their storytelling abilities. This is just another in a long list of masterpieces by Todd. No shocker whatsoever from the master.

[@nickgiron3573]

So totally agree. I played drums 55+ years and drum solos bore me. This is musicality on display. Just as you said, storytelling. There's a narrative he follows that's set up in his phrasing. Each new phrase reveals more of the story with his variations. Masterful

[@Prog4Prog]

I’d add maestro Simon Phillips to this awesome list too!

[@thomaschesterfield9459]

The other thing 5:30 to notice is he is playing with traditional grip and not a strong grip. A rarity with someone soloing. I have to agree as a drummer for almost 50 years drum solos bore me too. This solo is an education on how to solo. I would add Neil Peart as someone I could watch/hear solo all day.

[@kriskollmar9728]

Peart?

[@BaconIsNotBiceps]

@@Prog4Prog Absolutely agree. Simon is one of my all-time favorite drummers.

[@FAKusch]

This guy is next level in terms of power, dynamics, touch, technique, and musical story-telling.

[@ЯрославАндреев-п7я]

This is a real complete piece of music, not just a drum solo.

[@JasonBock]

This is what makes a drum solo interesting. Different beats, different dynamics - it makes it engaging.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

Yes, and he uses the drums as a tonal instrument. With dynamics and musicality

[@Keith_KC8TCQ]

Nothing i enjoy more than a well-structured solo that is musical in nature.

[@Tomtamo1]

Todd is one of my favorite drummers of all time.

[@lhprimate69]

Thank goodness for a drum solo that is enjoyable for drummers to watch. Usually I can't stand to watch 2 minutes of a drum solo. I watched this one twice in a row. Also, the drums sound absolutely amazing!

[@Michael-xw4er]

Wow what a drummer! Long drum solos can often get boring but this one had composition, musicality, dynamics and power that kept me riveted right till the end!

[@jamescaliendo1030]

No one solos like Todd. He takes years of percussive studies, and rudiments and turns it into a beautiful musical symphony that warms your inner soul and gets your feet tapping at the same time! Love watching him play!!!

[@lucantonin2650]

I'm discovering this drummer today on this solo, and although the man be praised for his complete array of techniques, skills and chops, there is one quality above all else that stands out when listening to him: Extraordinary musicality, the ability to blend colors, stories, phrases together! The man tells us a wonderful story through his drumset and chops, with mastery and magic... You can see that's it's all in him, within him, and from him... Amazing! Drum solos can be so boring (very often), but listening to Todd Sucherman was a delight from beginning to end!

[@chrisglover4102]

He never ventured from the groove! Fricking loved that! Great solo!

[@scottyahney8565]

one of the most musical drummers on the planet..........thank you todd for your impeccable skillz on your amazing sounding kit !!!!

[@jasonsmouse6570]

This isn't a drum solo, it's a musical composition executed perfectly

[@brgibson62]

Todd is such a beast! He and Gavin Harrison are my current favorites, both are so good.

[@CeeHimself]

And That Ladies And Gentleman Is How You Build Up An Excitin' Drum Solo! Them Big Boys Are Lights Ahead Of All These Social Media Drummers! Ps: I Hear Some Massive Simon Phillips And Steve Smith Influences, Brother Todd;

[@Rythym4god]

Telling a musical “story” is what separates a great solo apart Well done sir!

[@lemigrant]

thats how every drum should sound. Great mix.

[@aluzionsimql7335]

Hands down. The best solo I have ever witnessed 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ArchieBC]

That is how an artist composes a solo. Bravo, Todd!

[@alkingborn]

I love your playing Todd. The perfect blend of musicality, technique, finesse, power. This solo should be taught in any drumming academy. You percussive approach reminds one of my favourite drummers ever: Phil Collins. Well done my friend!

[@miodragradovic2794]

This is, exactly, what drum solo is all about! Thank you Mr. Sucherman!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Justicefordadmom]

EVERY TODD VIDEO IS AN EXHILARATING EXPERIENCE. THX TODD

[@Joshezellentrepreneur]

So musical, this is a musical journey. It makes sense, is all over the place, and keeps us engaged. This is true drumming mastery. Love it!

[@vasodel]

I just hear drums singing!!one of the greatests..

[@stevenfederico2594]

This is what you can do when your drums have tonality and it’s actually a musical instrument instead of having them tuned where it sounds like you’re hitting a mattress this is how drums should sound

[@KyleRice-u6m]

Todd is definitely a top notch drummer! Everything he plays is so creative and appropriate

[@agustinferrari64]

Hello dear Todd!! I'm Agustín from Chacabuco (Buenos Aires, Argentina). I admire you sooo much, you are such a great inspiration!! Master Drummer, awesome technique, very musical, with good taste and creativity! A send you a big hug!

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

Todd, your dynamics and musicality are simply stunning. That's how you do a solo, using the drums as a musical instrument and bringing all your skills to the table

[@actionfigureschannel]

Todd's phrasing and musicality in this solo is not something you see often. Salute sir!

[@francescodante4275]

Maybe an underrated drummer, but for me one of the most musical ones. Congratulations from Italy 👍👏👏👏 I really like your drumming

[@markmasztal2253]

Fantastic!. Love the three floor toms and the orchestral bass drum.

[@eoTVoke]

Drum solo yang luar biasa 👍❤❤👍

[@dougcreekmore3930]

Talent, experience, imagination! And a traditional sticking style! Wow! He's great!

[@yusufsupriyadi9406]

So captivated . . Nice drum solo, Uncle Todd 👍👏👏👏

[@yusufsupriyadi9406]

I'm sorry I don't use Telegram

[@tor2112]

Absolutely phenomenal! Perfect display of technique and musicality. Todd is one of the greatest ever!

[@elseemi]

one of the grooviest solos i ever heard, nice done Todd! 😊🎉

[@johnbolongo9978]

Tasty stuff....love the way he plays.

[@JohnPaulsEuropa]

Great conversation Todd! ....all 6min of it!

[@kpec3]

So clean when he he does fills that alternate between bd and hands. Just awesome.

[@edkrstic6423]

Thank you Todd. I love your commitment it shows every time I watch. ROCK ON DRUMMER BROTHER

[@dhoop4052]

Amazing. There’s only 2 drummers that blow me away. Todd and Eric.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

not even remotely blown away by this

[@Idiot_stick]

@@Augfordpdoggie 👆🏻being that guy

[@Frontdesk99]

@@Augfordpdoggie Where's your earth-shattering video?

[@Yuuki-PUREI]

Todd makes the drums sing. Very happy to hear it. 🥁🎶🎧

[@Thebilliardman]

For everyone that's taken the time to watch this.... this is the best drummer in the world now hands down. What a Monster!!!

[@RustyKnorr]

Such a stupid comment. FFS, there is no best drummer, and Todd would be the first to say so. He’s incredible, among many incredible drummers. The best? NO.

[@markb7067]

Crazy good coordinated independence, dynamics and structure.

[@Metragnome_Images]

One word.... BEAST!!!

[@ΆγγελοςΒογιατζής-π9θ]

Thank you great teacher Todd, by the way very interesting and creative.. Best greetings..

[@AnthonyIrvine-l2t]

Great technique, musicality - doesn't get much better than this. Up there with the best ever!

[@hammerstonemusic]

Drummer, musician, teacher and overall good dude. Attended a clinic of his back before the shutdown from Covid. He had me raise my snare drum up about 3" and it made a huge difference in my snare technique...solving an issue I'd had with my left wrist for years.

[@Rocksoup77]

Definitely one of my favorite drummers to watch. The solos are very interesting and musical. Technique is abundant and clean.

[@yoavdvash4141]

It's always fun to watch him playing. 👍👍👍

[@LanceCampeau]

This is one of the best drum solo recordings I've ever seen/heard. Everything is perfect, the playing, the tuning, the cymbal voices, the mix. Insanely good stuff here all around. I would LOVE to see you play something with Barbara Dennerlein. That would be a real treat.

[@thiagodovaledrum]

Olha só, jogando um SAMBA no meio! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥁 🇧🇷

[@duanedamaceno]

É engraçado que a gente vê muitos bateras gringos valorizando o samba e vários daqui deixando de lado.

[@toyotaco21]

who said you can't sing a song with and on drums? ... omg ... Todd ... this is why you are different and awesome ... i do not care how much these new contemporary drummers show and think of themselves ..... if you make everyone's foot tap and follow the pattern ... this is the drumming people want to hear before it is even played ... you rock brother!

[@MB-uw6eh]

He makes the drums sing, tap, march and dance and the lightning triplet fills electrify the thematic rhythms.

[@mikestern2drumz]

His drum sound is still one of my favorites... His creativity and imagination has no ceiling this piece is definitely alot more than a drum solo he really explains the drum kit in a language like no other...Amazing!! Beautiful work Todd... 🤟😎👌

[@Richkennedy10]

Hey Todd the other night at Camden NJ was really awesome! Thank you for your enthusiasm and your love for the kit!!

[@tommysonnier9848]

I love Todd's solos. Like others have said here they tell a story each with a particular phrasing used as a home base throughout. All his solos start at that base phrasing and end with it using a distinct punctuation at conclusion. It's a musical journey!

[@hotstix7014]

Excellent…. Done with taste and finesse

[@wladimirfighera1999]

Que maravilha de solo. Com ingredientes de samba! Parabéns mestre! Um dos maiores bateristas do mundo! Hug from Brasil 🤘

[@fabriciochispim]

He takes the samba and make this over great! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jameshall1648]

Incredible playing and tone of the drums. Very nice!

[@josephtucker7397]

Oh man! So amazing! So versatile. It's not just a bunch of loud noise going there. One of the Bestest ever in my opinion..

[@drumschool950]

Questo non è un solo di Batteria, è un racconto passionale straordinario. Grande, grandissimo.

[@tayedrummer]

Wow! Another amazing piece from Todd Sucherman. You are phenomenal in your technique and placement. Awesome!!

[@bensexton254]

That was one of the most musical and understandable drum solos I've ever heard. Thanks for sharing!

[@gd7561]

Brilliant work amigo!!! Inventive and fascinating solo, an epic journey!!!

[@gd7561]

I don't have Telegram, my friend, but listening to your solo is an inspiration!!! Simply brilliant and inventive display of drum mastery!!!

[@w4tkn]

I've never heard of this guy, this is magical.

[@natazer]

When I imagine what drums should sound like, it's this right here.

[@dougfinlay7531]

Thin toms sound so much deeper and resonant. Amazing!

[@zildjianpearl23]

Awesome use of rudiments and musical phrasing! Great variety of sounds too!

[@earlhayes2969]

OMG Todd Crazy don't get much better than that i can't wait to get home and put on the headphones and listen to it again

[@wilkinsnl]

Holy hell!!! Todd, man, I’m just speechless

[@sweetpetenol7335]

It's so nice to watch you and hear this melody that you do so well with your drums. you are sublime…😀

[@rick3747]

Todd is my age. He has greyed nicely over the years. Todd to me as he gets older reminds me of the late Joe Morello and his love of playing and teaching drums. ❤

[@hendrixon]

I can sing-a-long with this. Great playing, it's a hit... 💥🥁🙂

[@DarrenAltmanvo]

Wow! I was aware of Todd, but didn't know his drumming. This is wonderful and so musical. His Samba feel is great!

[@luvmedrums4057]

It's Title a Composition.Hes telling a story,that's what I here.Idk how this one slipped by me.Happy it popped up.Todd,thanks for sharing your knowledge not just of the drums,also of how to be a working drummer. Drumeo thank you

[@woodshed_moments]

All with no double pedal, 😮 nice... I like the way that he waited several bars before he added the first symbol accent in the form of the Bell first.... and then two bars later and you get that crack from a couple of splash cymbals, this guy is nuanced, fun to listen to

[@scottrowland8295]

World class art work at its best!!!!

[@gumby3057]

Drumming that sings a tune anyone can hear and move to. First rate!

[@arboclimber]

You are an inspiration to me, I have to learn again after massive nerve damage in my wrists, now I have to play left handed. I'm 56 and starting to lose faith but watching you keeps me going. Best wishes from the UK.

[@kmabru]

Never give up. Rick Allen didn't...... and he lost an arm in an accident. He just found a different way to play.

[@arboclimber]

@@kmabru very true, Rick is an amazing guy, thank you for the push, I'll get there I'm sure.

[@scottrowland8295]

Todd your the man!!!!!

[@Georgios-ft5nm]

Noch mehr als die grandiose Virtuosität des Schlagzeugers beeindruckt mich der satte Sound seines Schlagzeugs.

[@dkelban]

GREAT drumming: great tone, melodic patterns, and not repetitious... endlessly creative.

[@fabrizioleone9395]

Fantastico, hai una musicalità unica, ogni tuo assolo è una canzone, nessuno come te ❤

[@stevefoutty530]

Music to my ears 💥🕺 Thanks to you and your crew for all the great content 👍😎

[@kevsta67]

saw him play with the band Styx at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan in 2023. fantastic drummer.

[@edellis515]

Great composition technique everything!!!!!!!!!

[@revyu6754]

Go Todd! Great! That was pretty damn masterful.

[@stevewilcock4767]

Todd can swing! Perfect!

[@enduringcharm]

There is no point in developing chops if you have nothing to say with that technique. This is a wonderful example of a drumming conversation, with enough nuance and thematic variation to keep a drummer like me intrigued while still entertaining a layman. Well done.

[@sharethefootage1088]

The intricacies are exciting.

[@ddbyrd2001]

Speechless

[@papapoodo6685]

I know we've had our disagreements in the past, but you are still by far one of the best drummers on the planet.

[@RodrigoMAlves1980]

Absolutely amazing

[@mwintersteinsmith]

Words fail me.... AWESOME! 😎

[@rickyvecchio7774]

Impecable musicalmente!!!!!

[@Timconnorsis]

always an inspiration watching you.

[@micheletripaldi1966]

It is a speach...not a only a fantastic drums solo! ;)

[@dlg521]

Pretty much says it all.........Perfection.