How is it that a 40+ year old clip of a drum solo rejected from an instructional video can still be more entertaining than 95% of what's available on RUclips today?
Because every unskilled, no talent, brainless dimwit attention seeker can put themselves on display for all to see, and are normally even more eager to do just that, than someone with real talent, vision and skills. It's hard to weed through the blind leading the blind, the believers (No actual knowledge), and what not to find the few truly good nuggets!
I also saw Bill with YES a few times in 70s & Crimson in 81 in SF & a lecture he gave at Guitar Center in SF durring the Crimson Discipline tour, He'll always be my favorite drummer. very crisp, the separation he gets between notes is amazing. Thanku for posting, my 'great music' listening friend.
Saw Bill Bruford. .with UK (Chicago), King Crimson (Discipline tour), and Bruford (Gradually Going Tornado tour). .all were awesome shows. RIP: Allan H, John W. .
Thank u Dr. Bill. your one greats of alltime. Been a huge influenc This has to be my favorite setup that you ever had using the slit drum as well. I bought one because you had one. After I saw the beat video I had to have one so my girlfriend at the time in high school bought me 1 for my birthday and I still use it to this day. Some thirty years later. This was a brilliant set up nobody out there had a drum set like this. Everything I wanted to know about drumming and wanted to emulate myself after, You provided that doorway for me to step into. I don't think I'd be where I am today on the drums if I hadn't study what you did. In such detail....plus a few other Bozzio,Collins,Copeland. So thanks bill I appreciate it man.
Wow, you just listed off practically all of my favorite drummers there, leaving out only Andrew McCulloch and Mitch Mitchell. Always good to hear from a drummer who was influenced by Bruford, since I come from the perspective of pure listener.
I remember watching "Bruford and the Beat" (VHS/DVD not sure) at that time (the late 80s) with my very good friend and Drummer, getting value from the lessons, even me being a Bass player, it was great watching Bill Bruford doing his thing, just like that... "The Beat" Thanks for sharing your comments
Seen you live many times too! Apologies for the slap on the back when I bumped into you at an 80s John Abercrombie gig at the 100 Club - Holland, Wheeler, Erskine + John Taylor
We were at a KC gig, Paramount theater, Asbury Park, N.J. show, 1995. After the gig, Adrian and Bill were outside signing stuff, and talking shop. At one point some borish fan edges into close proximity with Bill, from Bill's left: "Hi Bill, you remember me! I'm Joe! We met at that so-and-so gig in New York last year, remember?!" Bill: "Sorry, I can't place you..." " SURE you do Bill, we were talking about your drums and how cool NYC is and all that, right?!" Bill: "I really can't recall..." "Oh come on, Bill, we talked about UK, Feels good to me, Jamie Muir..." Bill now looked up, a bit perturbed, and in the driest, sarcastic tone replied: "Ah yes... I remember you now..." Then turns and signs another autograph! The ensuing laughter from the rest of us was so complete! It was like a post gig stage door improv comedy skit! Our over exuberant, tipsy Crim hero, Joe, slipped away into the Asbury summer night!
Dear Maestro Bill! I'm so happy to see this, after your VHS release was such a landmark and inspiring video. You've been one of the greatest influences on my musical trajectory. This is timeless... Thank You! 🎯🎶🥁
I watched Bruford and the Beat until the tape broke ! Hugely influential to me not just as a drummer, but it made me want to be as articulate and as well spoken as Bill was a well.
Excellent. I like the glowing crescent moon on the wall and blowing curtains as homage to the back cover of One of A Kind. Bill signed a black Simmons drum for me during his book tour. Never letting that go.
Te sigo desde que te escuché en Yes y luego al escucharte en King Crimson dije, no es un batero más. Seguí averiguando y descubrí que venías del jazz y luego no paré de seguirte. Hay que reconocer que eres un genio. Saludos desde ciudad de Canelones, Uruguay.
The old Simmons drumpads Were top notch how far they've come. The noise wild. Old-school!!!! I tell you what they hold their value you've got one @ Reverb/ Simmons SDS8 5channel 1983 model...... $2809.00. 1987 Simmons SDX-Sampler 16Channel $4,600.00!!!!!
For me, I think the analogue sounds of the early Simmons and the Syndrums are the most creative synth drum sounds ever. Particularly when combined with acoustic drums and percussion. I think electronic drum manufacturers have gotten lost in trying to re-create real drum sounds and real feel pads, which at best are good for practicing quietly and making home demos. They need to get back to some good old hands on analogue tweekery and sound creation instead of banks of mostly unusable preset kits.
I bought a Mandile slit drum shortly after Discipline came out, inspired of course by BB. And it still plays! Only one tongue doesn’t quite sing anymore… Probably an overzealous whack during a heated improvisation session with dear friends and like-minded creatives… we were so deep into early 80s Crim. I still love that record every time I give it a spin, to this day. How could something so dry and logic-based be so emotional and soulful as that great record & band? Well, probably because a rough, tough intellectual Guitarist surrounded him himself with great musicians…
How is it that a 40+ year old clip of a drum solo rejected from an instructional video can still be more entertaining than 95% of what's available on RUclips today?
Because you subscribed to a channel that caters to your specific interests and/or hobbies?
Because the alternative would be torture of having to listen to Taylor swift
Bill Bruford! That's how!
Because every unskilled, no talent, brainless dimwit attention seeker can put themselves on display for all to see, and are normally even more eager to do just that, than someone with real talent, vision and skills. It's hard to weed through the blind leading the blind, the believers (No actual knowledge), and what not to find the few truly good nuggets!
Bill is one of the most dynamic drummers that's ever been but the reason I love him 110% is his respect for the subtle swinging drummers of today!
I have seen you live with King Crimson and Yes. 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996. You are my favorite drummer of all time. So much class ! So progressive.
Saw him with YES in the early seventies. Bruford was one of the greatest imho. So creative and technically bang on. ❤
I also saw Bill with YES a few times in 70s & Crimson in 81 in SF & a lecture he gave at Guitar Center in SF durring the Crimson Discipline tour, He'll always be my favorite drummer. very crisp, the separation he gets between notes is amazing. Thanku for posting, my 'great music' listening friend.
Saw Bill Bruford. .with UK (Chicago), King Crimson (Discipline tour), and Bruford (Gradually Going Tornado tour). .all were awesome shows.
RIP: Allan H, John W. .
Jamie Muir's influence still rang through ten years later. Stupendous!
Unique, bizzare, marvelous, different, interesting, unconventional,.. Melodic, space tone, voice, Bill
Thank u Dr. Bill. your one greats of alltime. Been a huge influenc This has to be my favorite setup that you ever had using the slit drum as well. I bought one because you had one. After I saw the beat video I had to have one so my girlfriend at the time in high school bought me 1 for my birthday and I still use it to this day. Some thirty years later. This was a brilliant set up nobody out there had a drum set like this. Everything I wanted to know about drumming and wanted to emulate myself after, You provided that doorway for me to step into. I don't think I'd be where I am today on the drums if I hadn't study what you did.
In such detail....plus a few other Bozzio,Collins,Copeland. So thanks bill I appreciate it man.
Wow, you just listed off practically all of my favorite drummers there, leaving out only Andrew McCulloch and Mitch Mitchell. Always good to hear from a drummer who was influenced by Bruford, since I come from the perspective of pure listener.
Danny Carey is influenced as well by Bill
I remember watching "Bruford and the Beat" (VHS/DVD not sure) at that time (the late 80s) with my very good friend and Drummer, getting value from the lessons, even me being a Bass player, it was great watching Bill Bruford doing his thing, just like that... "The Beat"
Thanks for sharing your comments
Seen you live many times too! Apologies for the slap on the back when I bumped into you at an 80s John Abercrombie gig at the 100 Club - Holland, Wheeler, Erskine + John Taylor
Yeah he definitely remembers that
Great performance! It's a keeper. Nice shirt. I had one just like that.
We were at a KC gig, Paramount theater, Asbury Park, N.J. show, 1995. After the gig, Adrian and Bill were outside signing stuff, and talking shop. At one point some borish fan edges into close proximity with Bill, from Bill's left:
"Hi Bill, you remember me! I'm Joe! We met at that so-and-so gig in New York last year, remember?!"
Bill: "Sorry, I can't place you..."
" SURE you do Bill, we were talking about your drums and how cool NYC is and all that, right?!"
Bill: "I really can't recall..."
"Oh come on, Bill, we talked about UK, Feels good to me, Jamie Muir..."
Bill now looked up, a bit perturbed, and in the driest, sarcastic tone replied:
"Ah yes... I remember you now..."
Then turns and signs another autograph!
The ensuing laughter from the rest of us was so complete! It was like a post gig stage door improv comedy skit!
Our over exuberant, tipsy Crim hero, Joe, slipped away into the Asbury summer night!
Good Morning
5am time for a drum solo
Ok
Dear Maestro Bill! I'm so happy to see this, after your VHS release was such a landmark and inspiring video. You've been one of the greatest influences on my musical trajectory.
This is timeless... Thank You! 🎯🎶🥁
Love the Simmons overdriven tom sound. This is SO good. ❤
I was Never a fan of the Simmons fake electric noise !! 👎
I watched Bruford and the Beat until the tape broke ! Hugely influential to me not just as a drummer, but it made me want to be as articulate and as well spoken as Bill was a well.
Wonderful!
still love your work, over many many years!!
Excellent. I like the glowing crescent moon on the wall and blowing curtains as homage to the back cover of One of A Kind. Bill signed a black Simmons drum for me during his book tour. Never letting that go.
Bill, Your dynamics are wicked good!
Te sigo desde que te escuché en Yes y luego al escucharte en King Crimson dije, no es un batero más.
Seguí averiguando y descubrí que venías del jazz y luego no paré de seguirte.
Hay que reconocer que eres un genio.
Saludos desde ciudad de Canelones, Uruguay.
Me paso igual
King Crimson reunion would be great to see.
Bill !
Reminds me of sheltering sky (for some reason) ha ha
Definitely cut from a similar cloth...
The old Simmons drumpads Were top notch how far they've come. The noise wild. Old-school!!!! I tell you what they hold their value you've got one @ Reverb/ Simmons SDS8 5channel 1983 model...... $2809.00. 1987 Simmons SDX-Sampler 16Channel $4,600.00!!!!!
For me, I think the analogue sounds of the early Simmons and the Syndrums are the most creative synth drum sounds ever. Particularly when combined with acoustic drums and percussion.
I think electronic drum manufacturers have gotten lost in trying to re-create real drum sounds and real feel pads, which at best are good for practicing quietly and making home demos.
They need to get back to some good old hands on analogue tweekery and sound creation instead of banks of mostly unusable preset kits.
I bought a Mandile slit drum shortly after Discipline came out, inspired of course by BB. And it still plays! Only one tongue doesn’t quite sing anymore… Probably an overzealous whack during a heated improvisation session with dear friends and like-minded creatives… we were so deep into early 80s Crim. I still love that record every time I give it a spin, to this day. How could something so dry and logic-based be so emotional and soulful as that great record & band? Well, probably because a rough, tough intellectual Guitarist surrounded him himself with great musicians…
This is my kind of music.
Saw you live with Earthworks and with Patrick Moraz both time at the Chestnut Cabaret in Philly in the 80's. Keep posting! I love your content!
I miss the Chestnut. Saw a few wonderful shows there in the eighties.
Polishing magnificently, I dig!
So intriguing, such great sounds, Bill. And you were unshackled and free to go to town on CYMBALS hahaha…
Bravo !!!!!
that is the stuff. WiIliam B, always best show on earth.
WE miss you Bill!
One of the best drummers ever 🙏
Why? And what are your qualifications for say such nonsense?
In the zone
If it wasn't for you Bill, I wouldn't know and understand how to be a drummer.
The slit drum line can't help but recall The Sheltering Sky.
Great video.
Grandioso Bill
Bill had/(probably still has) a strong knack for pulling bits of tune out of improvisation.
king of drums
Cool stuff dude 👍
Shame this take didn't end up on the production run, I think I prefer it to the version that did!
Fantástico
I think Bill means "In 1982, instructional VHS tapes were beginning to appear"! 😜
Thanks for the correction! Now amended. Admin
The Master!
Some guys are just born extra-creative, aren’t they?
Anybody knows what the wood "Xylophone" instrument, the one that looks like interlocking teeth, is called?
👍👍👍
Sheltering Bill 🎉
Because...Bruford!
I love Bill,s drumming, so perfect, such an awesome groove - but I don't like the electric drums... 😢
Are there other tour dates? Portland, Oregon, maybe?
Bill is not on tour, but he does have three speaking engagements this summer. If anything else gets added, we'd be sure to let you know on Facebook.
I don't use Facebook. what are the three dates?
@@BillBruford
@@bassinthehouse374 Tokyo June 16, June 29 New York Sony Hall, June 30 Keswick Theatre, close to Phjiladelphia. Details on the venue websites.
Very much appreciate the info. Maybe the addition of jazz alley in Seattle would be fitting?;)@uford
If you were forming a band back then, and all the agents were free, this is the guy you,d get to sit on the stool.
What is this wooden instrument called?
African Slit Drum.
A tongue drum, based off the African Slit drum.
Superior
Sounds a bit like Bill inventing techno once the thing gets going a little
He looks a little bit like Donald Duck
That’s your takeaway?
I think you’re missing something…
To quote Johnny rotten..
BORING SIDNEY !!!!!
the guy who'd rather listen to Steely Dan now than his own band? (oh, he said it)
@@colinburroughs9871 funny