Hey! Do you have an idea what kind of settings they used for the GoPro? Im trying to film my self on stage and it never really looks as good as the footage here. Is this shot with the GoPro colours on or did someone worked on the colours?
What I love about Thomas is that he just DRUMS. Every time you see him on the kit he just goes all out and you can just tell he enjoys what he's doing.
Согласен! Он мой любимый ударник из всех, что я видел. The Mars Volta с его участием - для меня самая лучшая смесь для такого уровня. В моих мечтах я - этот парень :D
Same. He was an animal with tmv when I saw them live. I wonder what Cedric and Omar thought about his fit in the band after an album and a full tour. He's excellent, just not sure his style was ever really supplemental to tmv 's overall style. Either way, bedlam was sick -thanks to thomas
It's good being able to watch an amazing drummer getting better with time. I've liked Pridgen for a while, but he's getting more expressive and creative, and more deliberately incorporating rudiments/ostinatos and themes. For a while, he mostly just blazed around the drums (and did it well), but now he looks like he's spent time teaching others. Great solo!
Excellent I just love him, I come back to this video time and again for inspiration and just to enjoy watching someone who is so masterful play. Every time i do, i take something away to play with on my kit. He is my number 1.
To an untrained eye and ear, he looks like he is just hitting the drums and messing around, but there is so much going on here it is crazy! TP is one of my absolute favorites
just when you think you have a handle on things....Pridgen! Don't be discouraged though, be inspired though these vids, theres a lot that can be learned just by watching.
Thank the Universe for giving us Thomas Pridgen. And wow! Thanks for reminding me that i can play his beats in slow-motion so i can see what's happening.
The thing with Thomas Prigden is that he actually sounds like a drummer and not some really tedious drum machine....amazing feel, he hits hard and fast and everything he does is exciting. Fantastic bass drum foot and killer hands
Can’t believe I never commented on this but better late than never, I actually bought this exact kit, the one that Thomas plays here, with his used heads and all from the Drum Shop in Maine back in 2016 and it’s the only drum kit I’ve owned since, my god what a kit and what a player! Might be high time to put some mics on it and get some good quality videos of this thing now that I’m much older 😂
Clicked the link thinking it was Tony Royster Jr. for some reason, realized it wasn't, prepared to be disappointed, then saw it was Thomas Pridgen. Its like I can't lose!
I'm pretty loyal to Gretsch but I just used a DW custom be bop sized kit on a session 2 days ago and it sounded incredible. Drum Workshop has been putting out some really great drums lately!
Enjoyed the Video, It would have been awesome if you would have slowed down the bass drum during his crazy drum roll to see that foot action going crazy, he is a fast single pedal player. Is it possible for you guys to upload it in a different video? Either way, thanks for the Vid!
Only people who lack a technical background with drums and rudiments say he suck.saying things like he just plays real fast and hit things at random lol. That's because u only know singles doubles and paradidles lol. Such fools . If he's so trash and overrated, why is he sponsored and paid to play with big bands and artist ?
djoc417 There's a shit ton of mediocre musicians who get paid 10x more than others with legitimate talent so that's not really a valid point to defend Pridgen. However, those who say this stuff simply just don't get why he plays the way he plays, why he approaches things the way he does. At times he just likes to have his fun but when he does believe it or not he's always LISTENING. His chops speak a lot and he plays raw. He's a very expressive player and it just passes right through so many listeners because they don't understand and you know what that's ok they don't have to because his playing is not in their taste
djoc417 Trolls will be trolls. Let them go worship Beiber and shit like that and let us have Pridgen. They don't deserve to even half understand Pridgen. I'm a drummer and I barely understand him, which is why he's thrilling to watch... I want to see what he does next. Not just that but his taste in setup and cymbal choice, especially the effect splashes and chinas have become so popular, and he hasn't once asked for any recognition for that.
I love his ability to freestyle on the spot nothing set up just inpro the way he can hit that lattern bass hi hat wile doing totally different style with his hands amazing watch him play all night
Thomas Pridgen is a fucking god damn awesome drummer... if you have qualms and shit go check out his 1 hour Drumeo lesson "Applying Rudiments to the Drum Kit" and then tell me that wasn't the baddest shit you done ever seen.
@dw drums is that one of his drumkits and all his cymbals? Or is he just using these drums and cymbals that yall provide for him to record this video? Great tone, projection, quality of the drumkit/audio/visual! Great vid
I hear some overtone. But i uae a Pork Pie Brass Patina and i can make it sound fat with no overtone, and auper pingy with overtone. They are very versatile.
I know pros are supposed to get better with time, but, well, jeez.....tooo sick I'd love to see you do some ostinato/soloing some, a la Terry Bozzio from back in the day... but Happy Belated Birthday too!... you continue to inspire, for real!
Ever since I saw his 1 hour lesson on Drumeo, He has been my favorite drummer
yeah man, ever since i saw him play live with the mars volta a couple times he's always been on my radar. great drummer.
Killer drum action and great demonstration of incorporating slow motion in your footage.
Hey! Do you have an idea what kind of settings they used for the GoPro? Im trying to film my self on stage and it never really looks as good as the footage here. Is this shot with the GoPro colours on or did someone worked on the colours?
What I love about Thomas is that he just DRUMS. Every time you see him on the kit he just goes all out and you can just tell he enjoys what he's doing.
Согласен! Он мой любимый ударник из всех, что я видел. The Mars Volta с его участием - для меня самая лучшая смесь для такого уровня. В моих мечтах я - этот парень :D
Поэтому я тоже - просто барабаю :D
He's been in my top favorite list since the bedlam in goliath. I was addicted to that album for 3 years. I still get chills hearing it.
Same. He was an animal with tmv when I saw them live. I wonder what Cedric and Omar thought about his fit in the band after an album and a full tour. He's excellent, just not sure his style was ever really supplemental to tmv 's overall style. Either way, bedlam was sick -thanks to thomas
I could watch this guy play for days.
It's good being able to watch an amazing drummer getting better with time. I've liked Pridgen for a while, but he's getting more expressive and creative, and more deliberately incorporating rudiments/ostinatos and themes. For a while, he mostly just blazed around the drums (and did it well), but now he looks like he's spent time teaching others. Great solo!
200 miles an hour. And soloing the whole concert. Great drummer. The rest of the band must love him
😂😂😂
idc about cost, i will own a dw one day. All american, and the best sounding drums to me period. Love Thomas great playing and great sounding drums!
Hock Ooi Last I checked Guru is a Great Britain company. So? What are you trying to say, they make great drums but still.
Excellent I just love him, I come back to this video time and again for inspiration and just to enjoy watching someone who is so masterful play. Every time i do, i take something away to play with on my kit. He is my number 1.
yea he's awesome! my number one is benny greb, every video I watch of him teaches me some new drumming ideas/skills
Greatest paradiddles the world has ever seen
He's one of the best drummers out here rn
To an untrained eye and ear, he looks like he is just hitting the drums and messing around, but there is so much going on here it is crazy! TP is one of my absolute favorites
just when you think you have a handle on things....Pridgen! Don't be discouraged though, be inspired though these vids, theres a lot that can be learned just by watching.
Boring: A word that can never ever be accurately used about this genius. What a joy to behold!!!!!
I love how much challenges himself when he plays! He isnt afraid to try things or experiment!
Thank the Universe for giving us Thomas Pridgen. And wow! Thanks for reminding me that i can play his beats in slow-motion so i can see what's happening.
Thank you for reminding me what a good drummer sounds like.
one of the best sounding kit's on the internet of course it's in hands
That sound of a dw drumkit .... im in heaven
The thing with Thomas Prigden is that he actually sounds like a drummer and not some really tedious drum machine....amazing feel, he hits hard and fast and everything he does is exciting. Fantastic bass drum foot and killer hands
two of my favorite things! DWs and GoPros.
Glad you are including us in your favorites!
Man that kit sounds incredible, magnificent playing of course, the guys a beast, but that kit sound is perfect
Look at that: one of my favourite drummers playing my favourite brand of drums
What a beast! As always the drums sing!
This guy survived the Volta Ouija album! you've got's to have chops to survive a supernatural beat down.
That little shuffle at 4:49 was just beautiful
His speed around the kit is great! In that drumeo video he shows some of that crazy speed!
Maniac on the drums, simply amazing !!!!!.
Dude is an animal! So cool how tight the sound is, but when its slowed down he's visually loose as hell.
anyone else in love with that snare?
The sound of true cymbals !
i love his speed ...he makes playing look like so much fun......way to go my man!
I'm getting little bit annoyed seeing (and HEARING!!!) how good this dude is...
Thomas, U monsta!!!
Speechless.
I love how when he messes up he's just like fuck and keeps plowing the kit. Seems amazingly natural at the kit
Dat Inverted Paradiddle.
Thomas Pridgen must be a drum salesman with the way he slapped those drums.
Can’t believe I never commented on this but better late than never, I actually bought this exact kit, the one that Thomas plays here, with his used heads and all from the Drum Shop in Maine back in 2016 and it’s the only drum kit I’ve owned since, my god what a kit and what a player! Might be high time to put some mics on it and get some good quality videos of this thing now that I’m much older 😂
One of my favourite drummers, such a amazing drummer
слушать его сплошное наслаждение!
I love his snare drum head so much!!!
Absolutely insane, an amazing drummer
SICKEST SHUFFLE! Imagine if he was around in the shuffle era. That would have been the sickest banging shuffle drummer of ALL TIME! 5:03
ZZ Top's La Grange came out in '73, and it's pretty much the same thing (shuffled ghost notes+shuffled bass drum+1/8 on ride).
Nah like way older than that cuz.Like 50's and 60's. ZZ top did create a song based off of a shuffle though
that slow motion effect! DAYUM!
6 Perspectives of Awesome. When I hear Pridgen, I hear PROdgen.
Cool! Keep up the great work Pridgen and keep making great drums DW!
Keep Drumming
Jonathan Riddick
i LOVE Dw, Thomas and go pros this is perfect !!!!
Those toms are basically flat idk how people hit them and not the rim but this dudes a beast
Clicked the link thinking it was Tony Royster Jr. for some reason, realized it wasn't, prepared to be disappointed, then saw it was Thomas Pridgen.
Its like I can't lose!
Great drummer. And this kit has an awesome colour
I'm pretty loyal to Gretsch but I just used a DW custom be bop sized kit on a session 2 days ago and it sounded incredible. Drum Workshop has been putting out some really great drums lately!
It looks like he doesn't even use the fulcrum when playing. The fact that he can go that fast is amazing
Great kit! Love the dark coloured wood!
my teacher my best friend.....the king of cali......and the bay..........love u man
This go pro perspective is so inspiring!!!
4:27 "Here Omar, I can play Deantoni shit too"
Dear Thomas Pridgen, you are f'n awesome...
¡¡¡¡¡Simplemente espectacular!!!!
Dominio absoluto de un instrumento que requiere dividirse sin perder tu ritmo en el género musical que sea!!!!!
he's not from this planet... unbelivable speed and precision.
He's from planet Speed and Precision we say!
the bass drum is tuned very nicely.
Holy shit he is actually wearing a shirt!
I hope that drum set was 18...
well it's still rape
@@Hyperiontje I didn't notice that set say no lol
the sound of that snare is really interesting
My favorite drummer wearing a t-shirt with one of my favorite hip hop albums on it. YES!
You got too love Thomas and De La!!
The jamaican beat he put in, killed me. Love his playing
Thank you,sir!From Russia with respect
This is wicked man. just wicked
accidentally had this on 1.25 speed and I was like "holy freakin crap that's fast"
accidentally had this on 0.75 speed and I was like "holy freakin crap that's fast"
cherry/mahogany shell is such a clever choice
I bought a set a month ago, I have to say that they are fantastic drums.
Im gonna get me one of them go pros. The slow mo parts are incredible.
Outstanding!
I think this is the first time that i see him with a T-shrit XD... What a beast D: !!
Awesome! Good go pro effects
Thomas ALWAYS has the FRESHEST kicks on! haha xD
Enjoyed the Video, It would have been awesome if you would have slowed down the bass drum during his crazy drum roll to see that foot action going crazy, he is a fast single pedal player. Is it possible for you guys to upload it in a different video?
Either way, thanks for the Vid!
Only people who lack a technical background with drums and rudiments say he suck.saying things like he just plays real fast and hit things at random lol. That's because u only know singles doubles and paradidles lol. Such fools . If he's so trash and overrated, why is he sponsored and paid to play with big bands and artist ?
djoc417 1:35
l1nk987 ?
Because he sells??? And selling is the most important???
djoc417 There's a shit ton of mediocre musicians who get paid 10x more than others with legitimate talent so that's not really a valid point to defend Pridgen. However, those who say this stuff simply just don't get why he plays the way he plays, why he approaches things the way he does. At times he just likes to have his fun but when he does believe it or not he's always LISTENING. His chops speak a lot and he plays raw. He's a very expressive player and it just passes right through so many listeners because they don't understand and you know what that's ok they don't have to because his playing is not in their taste
djoc417 Trolls will be trolls. Let them go worship Beiber and shit like that and let us have Pridgen. They don't deserve to even half understand Pridgen. I'm a drummer and I barely understand him, which is why he's thrilling to watch... I want to see what he does next. Not just that but his taste in setup and cymbal choice, especially the effect splashes and chinas have become so popular, and he hasn't once asked for any recognition for that.
I love that foot ostinato!
Wow, this dude can jam!
this dude's a monster!!
that 7 stroke over the bossa nova 3/4. Literally wild!
Any idea what the sticking is?
+Danny A RRLLRRL LLRRLLR, they are all double strokes instead of singles.
... and, he explains everything, in detail, from the Drumeo video "Applying Rudiments to the Drum Set."
I love his ability to freestyle on the spot nothing set up just inpro the way he can hit that lattern bass hi hat wile doing totally different style with his hands amazing watch him play all night
These 12 Dislikes must be people who don't like yellow drum kits... He rocks.
It makes it even MORE awesome that he's wearing a De La Soul shirt...
Thomas Pridgen is a fucking god damn awesome drummer... if you have qualms and shit go check out his 1 hour Drumeo lesson "Applying Rudiments to the Drum Kit" and then tell me that wasn't the baddest shit you done ever seen.
Wtf this is man so good omg
😃
@dw drums is that one of his drumkits and all his cymbals? Or is he just using these drums and cymbals that yall provide for him to record this video?
Great tone, projection, quality of the drumkit/audio/visual! Great vid
how does he make a brass snare sound that good with so little overtones without any dampening?
I hear some overtone. But i uae a Pork Pie Brass Patina and i can make it sound fat with no overtone, and auper pingy with overtone. They are very versatile.
Tachot123 not using gay ass double kick peddles and playing like a pussy. This dude is raw af
massive!!! killa skills!!!
😃
Thomas is going Pro with the GoPro, Bro.
I love the way it is chaos.
the ghost notes on the snare are ridiculous, man i miss his era with The Mars Volta..
Ok guys from DW. the sound of this kit is just incredible. What am I supposed to do to become a DW endorser?
Dudes a Cyborg! 🤟🏼
is this sped up to show of go pro or is he just crazy fast?!
He is crazy fast when he wants to be. :-)
***** He's lefty, but plays righty. Terrifying combination of coordination.
+Jeanine Smirl he just isn't human. Listen to the songs he played with The Mars Volta. Absolutely insane
***** Hahaha he's his own species
+Jeanine Smirl he is an absolute animal.
love the punch of the kick!
Does anyone know what he plays with his hands over the ostinato at 1:37? crazy shit, i love this guy.
He does those Brazilian rhythms so well, they're very tricky.
What a drummer
I know pros are supposed to get better with time, but, well, jeez.....tooo sick
I'd love to see you do some ostinato/soloing some, a la Terry Bozzio from back in the day...
but Happy Belated Birthday too!... you continue to inspire, for real!
this is super cool
great drumming!