Tower of Power - What is Hip - David Garibaldi

[@marcellemay7721]

He plays so relaxed. But I guess that's why he's still in the game at his age. Sounding good as ever.

[@deanluke603]

Those ghost notes are divine, separation and super clean. INSANE David Garibaldi

[@kalania14]

His precision and clean sticking leaves no doubt who’s on the throne behind the kit. The other detail I could always hear but Never actually got to see until this video Filmed behind the Mr Garibaldi is his master class use of rimming that stick and varying the next note to hit less of the snare’s rim. You can hear the accenting on the snare lends to that definitive , unmistakable sound. Mastery over every note.

[@Schw3b3r]

Simply one of my favourite drummers. Saw him live 2 hours ago. Like hearing a CD. They still sound so good. All on point. 👍

[@classixdrummer]

Paradiddle magic. A simple rudiment masterfully applied. Dave, you da man!

[@Nunes2me]

Thank you Sal for the awesome video shot. From anchorage Alaska. David Garibaldi is a great person. I have met him several times. He even let me sit behind his drum set. For all you drummers out there who would love to have a great exercise and mine boggling drumbeat. Learn to play the song “After Hours“

[@johnz4412]

Solid as a rock, in-the-pocket, master!

[@bensmithdrummer]

Totally in the pocket. Super cool how they switch to a more shuffle funk feel on Soul Power. No funks lost.

[@timothycroke5307]

DG is the gold standard of linear funk drumming. Makes the impossible look easy.

[@RandyHanley]

So true!

[@dennismarble3591]

He made me go back to lessons after seeing his first gig with top. I was hooked.

[@peevee605]

So funky I can't walk straight. And he grooves with ease.

[@alonsoromo1354]

Un héroe sin capa quien grabó este video

[@isaacarteaga6141]

There's Mr Garibaldi the greatest DRUMMER no need to bang the hell out of the DRUMS .. I can FEEL/HEAR THE CHANGES THE CYMBALS THE SNARE THE TOMTOM'S THE BASS DRUM he doesn't DROWN anybody in the BAND so AMAZINGLY PERFECTLY EQUALIZED!!!!! 🙂👍🙏🥁🥰

[@tuffguy007]

Love the idea of a second closed high-hat (I think) on the right as another cymbal. ToP is one of my all-time favorites and Dave's funk/soul technique is amazing.

[@krusher74]

yeah its refered to as an X-hat a lot

[@kloz9000]

love it, i was a pretty good drummer but thats hard work, I miss it tough lifestyle and all... i admire these guys making people happy!

[@ghart56]

Sal great shot of David ty.

[@joendeb640]

What a great position and angle to get this video. Mostly hearing drums and bass, the heart and soul of this song. Guessing the person shooting it was right by the bass cabinet.

[@HorrorKidd88]

GREAT video!!! thanks for uploading!

[@Goodfella25]

Love this groove

[@jonsilence]

Villaboy: I studied with both Murray Spivack and Dick Wilson in the late 70's; when I was arriving for my weekly lesson with Dick Wilson, David Garibaldi was the just ending his lesson and we would always pass each other. Nice guy, very humble, and seeing him there confirmed that I was at the right place. Murray and Dick were very similar in what they taught, but night and day in terms of personality. As for this video of David, his left hand is a classic study in Spivack/Wilson technique, but I'm surprised to see his right hand not conforming. Nontheless he sounds great, and no sign of his train accident.

[@bak-mariterry9143]

Train accident ?

[@joeldrum9519]

@@bak-mariterry9143 www.google.com/amp/s/www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/01/13/railroad-police-investigating-after-tower-of-power-musicians-hit-by-train-in-oakland/amp/

[@RandyHanley]

Solid and funky! Love it!

[@2007christian]

A real master!

[@LeakyJAZZ]

2:24 "fuck it; cowbell"

[@sibkiss2009]

Like a locomotive chugging along

[@spoombung]

Incredible

[@indooroceansable]

He's SO relaxed

[@spoombung]

legend

[@michaelfeighan8789]

He's the best

[@hihats]

DG: the OG of funk

[@williamfeilhauer2667]

I had the honor of meeting David in Dayton Ohio in 03. A local band went on first with a chick on drums and she was dam good. David and the rest of the band autographed my sheet music of so very hard to go. The Neville bros. Came on next. David and I talked about their drummer who was great, David video taped the guy. He studies other drummers by taping them. He was very kind to me and my wife. By the time t o p went on it started to rain. If that wasn't bad enough, the sound system sucked out loud. David's bass drum was ear splitting loud. Roccos bass was so loud you couldn't hear anything else. You couldn't hear the horns at all . Larry braggs mic quit and he's singing into mimis mic while trying to get the sound mans attention swinging his mic over his head. Finally Mike bogart stops playing and walks over to the sound guys and raises holy hell. They got halfway through YOUR GOOD CREDIT Emilio stopped the band apologized to the audience and said we can't continue with this sound system. The rain ect. The sound guy's did fine with the first two acts. Running sound for T O P IS A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME.

[@ntrakit6]

Love the head shake while he plays!

[@patton303]

People always talk about his “light” touch. I disagree that he has a light touch. Dave plays shallow strokes with a lot of power, so it looks deceptive. Watch how he plays his crashes. He’s smacking the shit out of them but without really taking his elbows away from his side and his balance is completely centered. So it’s all in the wrist, as they say. *edit: fixed a typo

[@DannyELoi]

Right Patton303! You can see how dynamic his playing is. Very soft to very loud (combination of wrist, arm, fingers)

[@patton303]

Danny Loi Much of his playing is ghost notes too. Tricky to do at forte+ levels.

[@GosokuRyuYodan]

VERY well said...

[@pighater951]

To light for me😂😂🤧🖐️🖐️🤚😌🕺🥴👁️👁️🥴🤣🔥✌️😛🤒🤔

[@ericbigelow9993]

The Best

[@buzx1313]

so delicate

[@howardmanley3388]

SoooooooooooGood..........

[@jimbalio]

+/- 73 years old !!!

[@sandc411]

i've noticed throughout the years that dave tends to rush...

[@JakeLindqvist]

I personally like drummers that tend to push, at least more than drag. Drummer should at least not follow others but lead the way. Of course it does not mean rushing, or should not lead to rushing.

[@chipdad1]

so do I. keeps the band alive

[@steves_garage]

@@JakeLindqvist As a drummer I can say that it really depends on the band you're in, and who you're working with. I've been with players who wanted me to play behind the beat, and others who wanted it ahead. I think what happened here is Dave started the tune a littler slower than he would have liked and kind adjusted on the fly according what felt right. The band doesn't seem to have a problem with it so no big deal. The guy who taught me ALWAYS played things under tempo, unless he was drunk in which case he would rush like it was a race to finish the tune...lol

[@classixdrummer]

He can play the minute waltz in 45 seconds flat. Do I have a point here? Absolutely not.

[@ericwilhelm2941]

He is keeping the band breathing. from section to section. this is not the band you want to drag down! 🙂

[@policeluber6720]

He's so old and gone damn

[@ChessThinker]

On point

[@yndour]

so good they named a biscuit after him

[@AmbassadorJenks7086]

I just don't why I try after 55 years of drumming.

[@Agogo57]

The Bass don't sound like Rocco Prestia

[@robertdowler8105]

D G. 101 it is.

[@reconnsupernaturalsyndicat1493]

Badass

[@robertdowler3347]

D.G. '73 style.

[@realfunkable]

WooooooooooooW

[@spark_6710]

When was this recorded !? He sounds great ! And looking good ! 👍💜💜💜💜🥁🎵🎤🎶💕💞FABULOUS !!!💗So awesome !Sorry ,just saw the date ! Lol.

[@regaltip8A]

You want to have this finesse ?? Work hard and study the concepts of Murray Spivak.

[@buddyrichable1]

Is Garibaldi a practitioner? I’ve been studying the technique as taught by Chad Wackerman for awhile now. I’d be interested in any comments you have about your experience with it. Cheers.

[@regaltip8A]

@@buddyrichable1 I read years ago that Garibaldi took lessons with Murray. My own three years one to one with Chad studying rebound changed my touch on the kit. My playing became effortless and was the best investment I ever made in my career. It was very focused and methodical but it was at a time in my life where I could and did practice fir ar least two hours a day. Studied with several teachers Chad was far and away the best. Sydney 1994-1997.

[@BigHammer52]

He studied with Richard Wilson too.

[@martinheath5947]

Sounds like the recording device was wearing cotton wool earplugs!

[@asmartelle]

Dooode. Clean those ears ;-)

[@martinheath5947]

@@asmartelle What! Doesn't it sound muffled to you?

[@asmartelle]

@@martinheath5947 Not at all.

[@martinheath5947]

@@asmartelle OK well this video is what being on stage with earplugs makes the drummer sound like. Nothing above a certain KHz cutoff, no crispness to it. Never mind if it sounds like a hi-fi recording to you. Enjoy :)

[@stavrospapadimitriou7631]

They're using in-ear monitors. All you can hear is the drums, bass and bleed from front-of-house and the horns themselves.

[@MrBostonrobb]

Time and tempo are loose.

[@sandc411]

drummers notice how loose his hands are...

[@MrRalphcox2]

The bass player runs the band. Not the drummer! It is speeding up but the bass guitar is pushing it.

[@DaveShmadeCalabria]

I’m glad I can hear the bass, I played this 15 years ago, not this good !

[@steves_garage]

If a bass player was rushing me, I'd probably beat him up on stage...lol...but no I'd probably say something. In fact that's actually happened before, but the guy playing bass wasn't a pro bass player. He was actually the lead singer who had picked up bass years before.

[@jesussoto8758]

It’s more fun to hear real human musicians that a beat machine…humans can feel and adjust as we desire/ need , that’s is called “feeling”, and it’s necessary to express sentiment…depending on the song, crowd, etc , that’s way far from modern music…

[@Marreroortiz]

Is he rushing?

[@fileditview]

It is most definitely faster on the end section than the intro. But is that him rushing? Possibly. Or is it the band? Generally horns tend to back phrase and drag and as a drummer your job is to play on the front end of the beat to kick them in the ass. But this is no usual horn section and I doubt that that is a problem with them. When you realize that every member of that band is effectively a percussion player (bass, hammond etc all popping along) if they decide to rush? It'd be like trying to stop a speeding train and Dave knows all too well how impossible that is.

[@steves_garage]

I mean even Perdie would 'rush' but that was just his style of play. Heck even Gadd rushed on some things. Aja was a completely different tempo at the end than it started. These older drummers weren't really coming up in a time where perfect tempo was a thing. They didn't use clicks in the studio very much.