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@@mattgillespie490 1st is Sean "The Rick" Rickman. Dude is one of the sickest drummers in the world and as if that's not enough, he's also one of the sickest guitarists, bassists & vocalists on the planet too. Man GOD didn't play fair on this one. Please type his name into RUclips and enjoy. On all his albums he plays everything.
One of the greatest drummers to have picked up the sticks. Can anyone recommend an album he’s played on? Also, where did the intro song come from (when Roland Canada appears)? Is this his work?
I'm just good enough to keep a beat on drums, nothing more. The 4/4 stuff was super impressive. The 13/16 is so out of my league I can barely conceptualize what's happening but my ear tells me it works lol
Took the words right out of my mouth!! My thoughts exactly. I thought, to the untrained ear, this is just beating the crap out of a drumset randomly. But to those of us who know, are brains are breaking trying to keep up 🤣 P.s. take a break today and watch this video again today. It's well worth it. You're welcome :)
with enough desire to get better you gonna play something more complex very soon! I love drums, can play some metallica hits learned from pure curiosity and desire. and I suck in life at all :D
Mike Mateo that ain’t how it works, each beat is measured by a 16th note that’s where it comes from, then you have 13 beats (13 16th notes) per measure
LOL. I do this all the time when playing tabla. Basically you have a 16 beat cycle, over which half time, or the base beat, is 8 beats per "bar". You then progressively up the tempo by playing a cycle of 10 beats, then 12, then 14, then eventually get to full time by playing 16 beats per bar. Then you go to double time - 20, 24, 28, 32. The whole idea is to not only add a little spice to the performance, but also to stimulate your own mind as a player during the course of accompaniment.
yeah man, i remember his performance as a kid from the old days lol, first time i'm seeing him since that video obviously i had my expectations high, i was not let down.
He is like Bruce Lee. I can't play a lick, but when I hear him I think I can.......like a karate movie. I can kick anybody in the chin after I watch Bruce Lee
This is the best way to describe this video. When I heard the 13/16 I was trying to wrap my head around how I would even play it and then he started playing and I immediately got it.
+chris macklin Great analogy! A lot of great drummers 'make it look easy.' When I watch Tony, I think, "OK I saw him do that but it still seems impossible." The way he switches the beat around in the first solo is amazing. Incredible double bass technique!
To correct the folks here stating the meter, the metronome is in 13/16. He even states it at the beginning of the video, but if you think of it as 2/4+5/16, you can count it much easier, and it will line up with the metronome.
Marko Lukic This is a drum clinic not a pink floyd concert. Its about techinque, technicality and learning. Its not about feeling in the slightest you fucking moron. On top of that, as Sunjay pointed out, "feeling" in music is the most subjective thing imaginable. If Tony wanted to play something with feeling and meaning, Im sure he'd find an artist who he can express himself with without doing all this techincal 'showy' off stuff.. This artist could even be on the opposite side of the spectrum when it comes to technicality and could be used as a platform for real music with feeling. Oh wait... Jay-Z anyone???
I had a roland td6v (upgraded to TD-12 for use of vh-11 and positional sensing) trigger the software EZdrummer or superior drummer (one is advanced version) through midi DIY mesh head triggers, not much different if at all than what a lot of people do with their td30s, can do all this for around a grand w/ used roland cymbal pads (VH-11 hi hat 3zone 12" ride 2 cy8 crashes and DIY dualzone trigger drums (get worn out toms for cheap/free) just wanted to share would have saved me a good bit of cash if i knew this from the start lol,
What's the address? I remember the one in which he dedicated his performance to Tony Williams but not the one you mentioned. I'd like to see that one!!!!!
My band mates tell me all the time “you’re seriously the best drummer ever” or “the most talented drummer”. I always say “thank you but trust me I’m not the best drummer”. They never believe me then I show them things like this and they’re like “.......oh.....I see. Well. Best drummer at.....your age??” Then I show him his 12 year old drum solo and they’re like “......uh....okay wow....you’re uh....still good tho...right?”
the best thing is to not compare yourself to everyone else. everyone has different styles of playing, and there are plenty of people who start at a younger age. age isn't the deciding factor, it's the years of experience you have behind it. don't focus on everyone else, but rather focus on bettering yourself. use the other musicians as motivation and influence, but never allow it to cut yourself down. keep up the good work man!
Isaac Soto Great comments, let me tell you a funny story, when I was the show drummer at the Nevele Hotel in the Catskill mountains one of the comics Lenny Rush ( very funny) use to say to the audience ... ladies and gentlemen,let’s hear it for Phil Nestor on drums! The best drummer within a half mile of the blinking light in Ellenville!...A funny line,and watching all these guys play can either frustrate you or inspire you to get better which at 66 I still try to do. It was no different when I use to listen to Art Blakey records or Mitch Mitchell with Jimi Hendrix.Keep playing!!!!
@@philipnestor5034 Agree completely. I started drumming (officially) when I was 14 and I'm now 58. About two months ago I got the Tommy Igoe DVD and the George Stone stick control book and broke my playing down all the way to whether I was even gripping the sticks properly. I've been practicing for at least two hours a day since then and found a local instructor with a good reputation. I'll be starting lessons as soon as our governor lets us start doing stuff again. And this was all after a couple of weeks in February when I'd decided to give up the drums for good because I just didn't enjoy it any longer. I'm hoping not to be an embarrassment by the time I'm 60.
Love how he's so on in 4-4 that the "Two" disappears because it's the sound that most resembles the sound of the snare. The "T" and the snare shot have to happen exactly at the same instant to get that effect. Cool.
I love exploiting that in practice! I do an exercise sometime where I play a roll for a certain number of bars without hearing the metronome before I'm allowed to finish (it maaaaaaaay have given me an anxiety disorder, but it was great for my drumming).
Stan Whiting the evolution of tony royster DVD has an awesome solo on it that features a lot of musicality. Thats my favorite solo, he has some speed to it but its different from his typical speed show as you stated. Heres the url tag: /watch?v=slbFJyRC0N0
I feel the same, what have I been doing wrong for the past 40 years..... Kid is amazing...... The double bass is a huge fill in........ I grew up with John Bonham and Zeppelin....... Where are the matches....
I'm a guitarist/other string instrument player primarily but I watch drumming videos like it's my job - it's creative in a different direction and I love it
Check out marco minnemann, he does odd numbers and tells you what he does. an amazing guy that goes even deeper, check out meshuggah as well, mabe not your type of music but fascinating as fudge.
You truly are one of the most amazing drummers. Seriously, I want to go on about your playing, but dude, just thank you for blessing us with this skill and art man.
god i wish i could see his delicious sweaty feet pressing against those dirty pedals until one of his shoes comes flying off revealing his perfectly shapen toes with toenails at the perfect length, not too short, not too long, just long enough for me to slide my tongue under his toenails and lick them clean
Over rated ???? no way this kid is a Beast so what if he chooses to groove in 4/4 it matters not, he can play everyinch of his kit in whatever meter you throw at him.
Above and beyond the natural gifts he must have, I can't even imagine the work ethic and time involved to become as amazing as he is. It is truly inspiring.
LOVE how the FIRST thing he addresses is that sometimes it's required to not stay perfectly on the metronome!! soooo important! there's some great music especially classic rock where the drums go off time completely for certain breaks or parts and it adds so much soulful dynamic to the music! when you just play perfect beats, you don't have much room for painting pictures or making those really trippy beats...like this video :) love you tony
I been remixing Rush 's Tom Sawyer and yeah the first 2 bars are on the money and then it "rushes" the rest of the song..of course we are talking about the master himself RIP Neil Peart
I'm totally non-musical. I can't play any instrument to save my life. That's not my gift, but I'm totally awestruck when I see musicians who can really play, and especially when see, and hear people like Tony Royster Jr. That's truly a gift from God!
If you we're to walk past somebody watching this video at 6:15 and you can't hear the audio, you would think they're watching it in fast forward. It's insane how fast his hands can move!
All improvised, not the slightest miscalculation or fumble of a stick, every swing is so precise his margin of error is probably the size of a quarter on the center of the drum head 😂
3.38 nice fill. Nice time keeping. I think sometimes as drummers we become so lost in technique that we can lose track of time sometimes. We are in good company if you listen to ELP Carl Palmer is not always in time and he is a very impressive drummer. The chops are nice but the time keeping is better. A lot of drummers have the chops but keeping in time whilst playing them is another skill entirely and not one I ever fully mastered but then again I come from the Clem Burke school of when playing live you expect imperfections. There are some great drummers who just seem to have natural time and that is a skill which can not be taught. I remember seeing the late Rob Heaton years ago and his time keeping was excellent. I have noticed drummers who play other instruments often understand time better than drummers like me who play just the one. I am not sure if anyone has noticed this?
AMAZING. I can't watch a video of his without being blown away. You can't practice and get that good. It's also got to be in your blood and man this kid has it.
Thanks to this video and this video alone, I haven't ever played to any metronome sound except for the human counting... Crazy how much impact a single player can have on your playing.
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the singer is insane
killer timing
first time ive seen a singer keep time
Adam Kilpatrick Best comment! By far. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
She's always right indeed.
kk
The metronome had to ignore Tony’s playing to be able to focus and stay in time.
I literally laughed out loud!! Hahahahaha!!!
True 😂🤣
Indeed 🤣
Yep...!!
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Tony Royster is really one of a kind. This is astonishing.
Tony royster jr.. Making a mockery of his metronomic time signitures....WHOOOP WHOOP.
Seamless transitions from on time to of time. Very fast hands as well..
tony royster the man
My 2nd fave drummer on Earth.
Tony Sizemore First?
I’d have to go with buddy rich.
@@mattgillespie490 1st is Sean "The Rick" Rickman. Dude is one of the sickest drummers in the world and as if that's not enough, he's also one of the sickest guitarists, bassists & vocalists on the planet too. Man GOD didn't play fair on this one. Please type his name into RUclips and enjoy. On all his albums he plays everything.
How to be on the beat, ahead of the beat and behind the beat in 4/4 all while staying on time... amazing
One of the greatest drummers to have picked up the sticks. Can anyone recommend an album he’s played on?
Also, where did the intro song come from (when Roland Canada appears)? Is this his work?
Phenomenal
Where is that metronome app?
Anyone knows what metronome is that??
"If i get lost, dont laugh at me, we all make mistakes..."
... syncopates 15 different grooves over 13/16 🙂🔫.
For real. Metric modulation in 13/16. Math professor
Lmao
he is a prodigy after all.
Riiiiiiiiight? I'm far from a beginner, but his vids like this have me feeling like I've never picked up a set of sticks in my life.
How do you guys count the time signature? Is there a video or way that can teach me?
I'm just good enough to keep a beat on drums, nothing more. The 4/4 stuff was super impressive. The 13/16 is so out of my league I can barely conceptualize what's happening but my ear tells me it works lol
Took the words right out of my mouth!! My thoughts exactly. I thought, to the untrained ear, this is just beating the crap out of a drumset randomly. But to those of us who know, are brains are breaking trying to keep up 🤣
P.s. take a break today and watch this video again today. It's well worth it. You're welcome :)
Agree!
I bought myself a drum kit this week.
After watching this, I’m returning it tomorrow for a full refund.
RexyFan aw why
Hahahha
Lol😂
This is funny asf😂😂😂😂
use it for inspiration ;)
The metronome learned something that day
Hahahahaha!!!
So true LOL
What the hell hahhhahahahahahaha
K&L Trainz thank you for that comment.
K&L Trainz i
With enough practice I am finally able to play the part he did from 2:42 - 2:47
congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
with enough desire to get better you gonna play something more complex very soon!
I love drums, can play some metallica hits learned from pure curiosity and desire. and I suck in life at all :D
Jimmy Russels 😂😂
Ngl, playing perfectly in time with such long subdivisions is hard af. it definitely takes practice, whether you were joking or not haha
I'm proud of you man!
He could have been off the whole time for 13/16 and I wouldn't have known...
lol
Exactly what I said when the machine counted out the first measure. I was like WTF is this quantum time signature?!?
1 2 3 4 5 6 + 1 2 3 4 5 6 + : so six and a half times two is 13. But why is it 13/16 where is the 16 from? Thanks
Mike Mateo that ain’t how it works, each beat is measured by a 16th note that’s where it comes from, then you have 13 beats (13 16th notes) per measure
I would've :(
How he make the metronome sound off 😂😂😂
Do you mean what he does at 3:55
He’s playing on the e’s and the a’s
Displacement
😂😂😂😂
Tony: Goes from playing 4/4 to 13/16.
Prog Kids:😛🤤
I don't even know what 13/16
well if it ain't crappy china guy...
OKAY HE'S A LITTLE BETTER THAN ME.I CAN ADMIT THAT.
Marcus Reeves way better
lololol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Marcus Reeves just a lil
@@Kenneth-ey7ej not better THAN him at grammar, that's for sure
Not quite my tempo.
Terrence Fletcher 😂😂😂😂
Terrence Fletcher I Am
A
Terrence Fletcher HHUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
lmaoo
Did you make an account just to comment that? 😂
say whaaat ?! 4/4 is the most basic time measure indeed, but the way he's playing it.... nothing basic about that.
Matthieu Bosmans I can play almost that good in 4/4 but other time signatures give me problems.
I think 2/4 is more basic
Tony Royster tech and style he's really up there with Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckel,
Mike Portnoy, and a few more from over seas...
I never get when people say 44 is simple. Even 44 can be complex if you use a range of subdivisons and polyrhythms
@@TronciMif you can count to 4, you can count to 7 ;)
"Ok, I'm just going to show you some techniques to help you get better. Ready?" *tears drum kit to bleeding shreds* "Any questions?"
Don’t worry guys. It wasn’t him playing off beat. The metronome just got confused.
Sometimes i think i am a good drummer... and then i watch Tony Royster`s vidoes.
Ha-ha! The same with me!!! After watching this I felt like wanting to get rid of my sticks as soon as possible....:)
Haha tony is a god
Sometimes when Tony Royster think he's a bad drummer he watch Dimo Savov videos ... ;-)
Ditto 😐
+Chuck Norris Go fuck yourself Chuk . :)
This is probably the best electric kit i've ever heard!
Aksel Coe when your electric kit is a 5000 roland it better fucking sound good!
Aksel Coe 😍😍😍😍😍 best ever
And the most expensive
Roland has been kicking ass! I got one 2 years ago for practice.. Best money I’ve spent
Jake Morrison Exactly..
4:06 Physically hurt me I was not expecting that change.
MY GROOOVE! WHERE DID YOU TAKE IT
LOL. I do this all the time when playing tabla. Basically you have a 16 beat cycle, over which half time, or the base beat, is 8 beats per "bar". You then progressively up the tempo by playing a cycle of 10 beats, then 12, then 14, then eventually get to full time by playing 16 beats per bar. Then you go to double time - 20, 24, 28, 32. The whole idea is to not only add a little spice to the performance, but also to stimulate your own mind as a player during the course of accompaniment.
@@spdcrzy doesn't make any sense
@@snowxyy I'm assuming you're not a percussionist :P it makes complete sense if you are.
That shit was off time lmao
when i think of vintage youtube, i think of Tony Royster Jr.
this goes so hard
yeah man, i remember his performance as a kid from the old days lol, first time i'm seeing him since that video
obviously i had my expectations high, i was not let down.
facts
the guy in the front tapping awkwardly on his leg out of time trying to imagine keeping up is my spirit animal
That’s the kinda crap I pull to impress my wife
This counting metronome lady's first big break through into the industry was on Offspring's Walla Walla intro
was wondering if someone else would notice that lol
I was looking for that comment, so I wouldn’t comment the same.
me too
I knew this comment would be here.
An the offspring is far more entertaining though this guy can play hahaha
His 4/4 fills?! Yeeaaaaah... a little different than my 4/4 fills. Lol!
He is like Bruce Lee. I can't play a lick, but when I hear him I think I can.......like a karate movie. I can kick anybody in the chin after I watch Bruce Lee
This is the best way to describe this video. When I heard the 13/16 I was trying to wrap my head around how I would even play it and then he started playing and I immediately got it.
Yesss kkkkkkkkkkk me too
Inspiration!
+chris macklin Great analogy! A lot of great drummers 'make it look easy.' When I watch Tony, I think, "OK I saw him do that but it still seems impossible." The way he switches the beat around in the first solo is amazing. Incredible double bass technique!
Yeppir. If not the best, he's got to be one of them
c tell it like I c it you’d be surprised what a bit of practice can do.
3:30 the man on the left is enjoying himself a bit too much
Can't blame him for that
Lmaoooooo funniest comment ever
Hahahaha nice catch!! His reaction is not the most appropriate though!
Nice one xD
Best comment I’ve ever seen
Do the audience know how lucky they are to see this genius?
Switch it up to something like 13/16? Lol like it's nothing.
lol I know, he's nuts
its 13/8.
Its 15/16
To correct the folks here stating the meter, the metronome is in 13/16. He even states it at the beginning of the video, but if you think of it as 2/4+5/16, you can count it much easier, and it will line up with the metronome.
You can also think of it as 7/8
1..2..3..fart 😀
Jeffery Danquah fuck off man😂whenever i practice now with the roland metronome I hear that😂😂😂😂
kkkkkkkkkk
hahahahaha!
I cracked up laughing damnn
she couldn't have pronounced it any better right?
I have been watching him since he debuted as a kid and never ceases to amaze me. A true percussionist right here.
“I’ll try my best”
proceeds to absolutely dominate that metronome
And people call him over rated....
That is nonsense!!! Can you do that in 4/4 time?
who said that?
Haters?....
I see it all the time on his videos.
why does he use other time signature, if everything he plays over it lacks the feel.ing?
He's showing more technicality more then anything... But if you want to argue about the feeling, talk to Tony not this guy.
Marko Lukic
This is a drum clinic not a pink floyd concert. Its about techinque, technicality and learning. Its not about feeling in the slightest you fucking moron. On top of that, as Sunjay pointed out, "feeling" in music is the most subjective thing imaginable.
If Tony wanted to play something with feeling and meaning, Im sure he'd find an artist who he can express himself with without doing all this techincal 'showy' off stuff.. This artist could even be on the opposite side of the spectrum when it comes to technicality and could be used as a platform for real music with feeling. Oh wait... Jay-Z anyone???
When you realize this drum kit is $5,000😭
Sam Slade have a listen to the 2Box Drumit 5, hands down the best sounding electronic kit. all tones on the 2box are recorded from acoustic kits.
I had a roland td6v (upgraded to TD-12 for use of vh-11 and positional sensing) trigger the software EZdrummer or superior drummer (one is advanced version) through midi DIY mesh head triggers, not much different if at all than what a lot of people do with their td30s, can do all this for around a grand w/ used roland cymbal pads (VH-11 hi hat 3zone 12" ride 2 cy8 crashes and DIY dualzone trigger drums (get worn out toms for cheap/free) just wanted to share would have saved me a good bit of cash if i knew this from the start lol,
Yeah i feel broke haha
I worked at Sam Ash and we had one. It was a pleasure to be able to play on that thing lol. Would take it over most acoustic kits out
drummer bwoii 2box > Roland td-30 (at sounds level)
Man, how this boy grew up! Anybody else remember that "pre-internet" video with him 6 year old?
What's the address? I remember the one in which he dedicated his performance to Tony Williams but not the one you mentioned. I'd like to see that one!!!!!
This is the one I'm talking about: watch?v=WPncumXZExo
But did he improve a lot since he was 13 years old? Was his talent not yet totally on the surface?
with Dennis chambers at the modern drummer festival?
YEAH THAT VIDEO
My band mates tell me all the time “you’re seriously the best drummer ever” or “the most talented drummer”. I always say “thank you but trust me I’m not the best drummer”. They never believe me then I show them things like this and they’re like “.......oh.....I see. Well. Best drummer at.....your age??” Then I show him his 12 year old drum solo and they’re like “......uh....okay wow....you’re uh....still good tho...right?”
the best thing is to not compare yourself to everyone else. everyone has different styles of playing, and there are plenty of people who start at a younger age. age isn't the deciding factor, it's the years of experience you have behind it. don't focus on everyone else, but rather focus on bettering yourself. use the other musicians as motivation and influence, but never allow it to cut yourself down. keep up the good work man!
Isaac Soto Great comments, let me tell you a funny story, when I
was the show drummer at the Nevele Hotel in the Catskill mountains one of the comics Lenny Rush ( very funny) use to say to the audience ... ladies and gentlemen,let’s hear it for Phil Nestor on drums! The best drummer within a half mile of the blinking light in Ellenville!...A funny line,and watching all these guys play can either frustrate you or inspire you to get better which at 66 I still try to do. It was no different when I use to listen to Art Blakey records or Mitch Mitchell with Jimi Hendrix.Keep playing!!!!
@@philipnestor5034 Agree completely. I started drumming (officially) when I was 14 and I'm now 58. About two months ago I got the Tommy Igoe DVD and the George Stone stick control book and broke my playing down all the way to whether I was even gripping the sticks properly. I've been practicing for at least two hours a day since then and found a local instructor with a good reputation. I'll be starting lessons as soon as our governor lets us start doing stuff again. And this was all after a couple of weeks in February when I'd decided to give up the drums for good because I just didn't enjoy it any longer.
I'm hoping not to be an embarrassment by the time I'm 60.
my guitarist said i was better than peter criss so i mean, thats something.
when I grow up I wanna sound like that.
“ONE TWO THREE FOUR.”
Nice drumming, transition from on beat to off-beat and then back on-beat without any effort !!
Love it
**throws chair at head** Were you rushing or dragging!?
Both.
+Matthew Chenery (PNG) LOL!!!
Matthew Chenery whiplash
Matthew Chenery HAHAHA
to be fair he talked about rushing and dragging before the movie was out
Love how he's so on in 4-4 that the "Two" disappears because it's the sound that most resembles the sound of the snare. The "T" and the snare shot have to happen exactly at the same instant to get that effect. Cool.
I love exploiting that in practice! I do an exercise sometime where I play a roll for a certain number of bars without hearing the metronome before I'm allowed to finish (it maaaaaaaay have given me an anxiety disorder, but it was great for my drumming).
Finally revisiting this after a few years. The amount of time this man completely buried 2 on this specific metronome setting is fucking wild.
This is actually my favorite solo I've ever seen him to. A bit more musical then just ridiculous speed.
Stan Whiting the evolution of tony royster DVD has an awesome solo on it that features a lot of musicality. Thats my favorite solo, he has some speed to it but its different from his typical speed show as you stated.
Heres the url tag: /watch?v=slbFJyRC0N0
Thumbs up if you nodded your head in disbelief
most people cant understand the rhythmic strain it takes to play like this. this guy is a savant.
Nobody:
Metronome with Tony playing over it: "ONE ... THREE ..."
Tony: plays perfectly in sync
*Metronome has left chat*
3:28 I really wish he would've kept that going a lil longer.
whats funny is anyone is there to watch him preform, and he is practically practicing........so their watching him practice lol
Ur watching him practice too
Isn't playing always practice?
There’s a lot to learn from watching the best practice.
That's a *clinic, not a performance...
it's really not that bizarre, he is one of the greatest drummers in the world. I'm sure anyone would pay to watch Michael Jordan scrimmage.
That's it I'm burning my drums this weekend. Amazing!
Roland V Drums are soooo much better than acoustic drums. Wait...
I feel the same, what have I been doing wrong for the past 40 years..... Kid is amazing...... The double bass is a huge fill in........ I grew up with John Bonham and Zeppelin....... Where are the matches....
+Ian Armendariz not
How the fuck is he holding his sticks?
Looks likes he just switches between an American and French grip
3:40 fill is SO CLEAN. Just an example of how such a simple rhythm but just hitting cymbals and drums in different order sounds so complex but fluent
I'm a guitarist/other string instrument player primarily but I watch drumming videos like it's my job - it's creative in a different direction and I love it
That's what u call the real body clock.:) Amazing dude!
I got lost around 3:45 and I couldn't understand how he was keeping the beat with what he was playing :o
He was playing on the and's in a weird way. This is something that you'd only do in a solo.
Not something you'd only do in a solo... Something, like anything, that you'd do in context.
Check out marco minnemann, he does odd numbers and tells you what he does. an amazing guy that goes even deeper, check out meshuggah as well, mabe not your type of music but fascinating as fudge.
It’s a combination of syncopated and cross rhythms, takes hella time to understand, even more time to get it in your body, especially with the drums
Because he was not playing to a seven beat there
You truly are one of the most amazing drummers. Seriously, I want to go on about your playing, but dude, just thank you for blessing us with this skill and art man.
Damn, I'm 26 now, I remembering practising to this metronome when I was 8 to my Roland TD-6K :3
There should have been a foot cam
god i wish i could see his delicious sweaty feet pressing against those dirty pedals until one of his shoes comes flying off revealing his perfectly shapen toes with toenails at the perfect length, not too short, not too long, just long enough for me to slide my tongue under his toenails and lick them clean
I smiled the whole time...
That switch at 4:08 is so genius that you know he's playing on beat and it sounds like the metronome is lagging.
What a beast. Amazing.
Who else was reminded of The Offspring's intro to 'Walla walla' when the metronome lady yelled '1 and 2 and 3 and 4'? :)
instantly ahaha
I've watched this video probably 40 times and still barely begin to comprehend what he's doing. One of the best!
Anyone else get lost?
Man... I think he confused the Metronome 😒.
Over rated ???? no way this kid is a Beast so what if he chooses to groove in 4/4 it matters not, he can play everyinch of his kit in whatever meter you throw at him.
thank you
patrick jaroch worf
Well he's just not doing anything unique. That's what I like
Yea but hes not playing basic anyway so it dint matter.. hes simply a beast
Okay then try to play 13/16 in 4/4 haha
i love how humble he is. very cool.
is the metronome that follows Tony ....
"She's not playing ANY games."
She's about to...
Above and beyond the natural gifts he must have, I can't even imagine the work ethic and time involved to become as amazing as he is. It is truly inspiring.
LOVE how the FIRST thing he addresses is that sometimes it's required to not stay perfectly on the metronome!! soooo important! there's some great music especially classic rock where the drums go off time completely for certain breaks or parts and it adds so much soulful dynamic to the music! when you just play perfect beats, you don't have much room for painting pictures or making those really trippy beats...like this video :) love you tony
I been remixing Rush 's Tom Sawyer and yeah the first 2 bars are on the money and then it "rushes" the rest of the song..of course we are talking about the master himself RIP Neil Peart
5:13 the original lyrics to 7 words by deftones
3:30 is the best bit
I know there's a 'Lars fans' joke there, but seriously, why all the down votes? The hell is wrong with you people?
They’re just jealous because they know Lars thinks 13/16 is an off brand convenience store
This kit sounds sooooo good! I never heard an eletronic kit sounding so amazing like this one!
+Danilo Costa These kits only sound amazing when you play godlike.
From time to time I still watch, '12 year old Tony Royster Jr.' and sit in utter awe. Unarguably one of the world's best drummers. - a drummer.
Steve Upisleeve he is the best. And I say that after the 12 yr old version of Tony. He is way sicker now
I'm totally non-musical. I can't play any instrument to save my life. That's not my gift, but I'm totally awestruck when I see musicians who can really play, and especially when see, and hear people like Tony Royster Jr. That's truly a gift from God!
Agreed!
If you we're to walk past somebody watching this video at 6:15 and you can't hear the audio, you would think they're watching it in fast forward. It's insane how fast his hands can move!
All improvised, not the slightest miscalculation or fumble of a stick, every swing is so precise his margin of error is probably the size of a quarter on the center of the drum head 😂
"If I get lost, don't laugh" I'm not buying that. This guy never got lost.
Only Tony can make metro practice turn into a Grammy Award nominee!
3.38 nice fill. Nice time keeping. I think sometimes as drummers we become so lost in technique that we can lose track of time sometimes. We are in good company if you listen to ELP Carl Palmer is not always in time and he is a very impressive drummer. The chops are nice but the time keeping is better. A lot of drummers have the chops but keeping in time whilst playing them is another skill entirely and not one I ever fully mastered but then again I come from the Clem Burke school of when playing live you expect imperfections. There are some great drummers who just seem to have natural time and that is a skill which can not be taught. I remember seeing the late Rob Heaton years ago and his time keeping was excellent. I have noticed drummers who play other instruments often understand time better than drummers like me who play just the one. I am not sure if anyone has noticed this?
misfit shut up
Not even a drummer (guitarist), but damn... I need to practice.
When I heart the “1 and 2” I knew this was gunna be different
The 393 dislikes; go re-evaluate your own lives! This is great playing and great work.
To end all arguments in this comment section, he is playing in 13/16. He even says it in the beginning of the video.
Can someone explain what happened at 408? I can't place the modulation...
Complete show off in my opinion . 0 musicality. Just showing chops. Sorry
And later on that night, Metronome went home, crawled under the blanket and bitterly cried itself to sleep.
The End.
this was like steroids for my feeble subconscious 15 year old dome.
AMAZING. I can't watch a video of his without being blown away. You can't practice and get that good. It's also got to be in your blood and man this kid has it.
5:43 just as my brain started getting it, i got instantly thrown off again
Thanks to this video and this video alone, I haven't ever played to any metronome sound except for the human counting... Crazy how much impact a single player can have on your playing.
Seriously, how can anybody dislike this? Awesome exercise and marvelously played!
"If i get lost , dont laugh" - meanwhile destroys whatever image i had of what drumming even is
Effortless! This man is on a different level!!!!