Yeah i agree. Most everything you see is him shredding which is cool, but his pocket is on point. I think this is what separates him from Thomas pridgen
Tony Royster has what they call absolute control over his instrument. I just came here from watching him play with a metronome and I swear he was telling it how to count. It seems like he never has to question what he's playing, it just comes out natural as breathing.
Great musicians, Loved every part. I like to see great drummers with huge kits playing so well on a 4 piece Kit. That just shows how good Tony Jr. Is. Keep up
this IS what drums is..pleasure behind the kit...feling the rythmn in your heart and soul Tony i wish you a life time of amazing drum performences...you have AMAZING talent!!!
@@marksevel7696 Damn man haven't you ever sped anything up, release some energy! Loads of old recordings and bands in general speed up live, can't knock the sound!
Notice how tony plays softer during the solos (especially the bass player's solo @5:14); like others have said, this is a great side of tony that we usually don't see on youtube. This is the side of him that has gotten him, and more importantly, and kept him in many superstar level gigs. Great video.
i think everyone notices, the thing about it is though, it feels good the entire time, time fluctuations can easily be looked over even enjoyed when it feels good. tony keeps this amazing groove the entire time, even though he speeds up, it never loses the feel. his groove by far dominates his chops, so important.
People are stupid saying ...”i like this version of tony royster” y’all just never heard him play in an ensemble setting! He does this for a living and knows how to compliment and back up a band . Did u expect him to just do a bunch of fills over the whole thing?! If so you don’t know him at all
....Now Only Was That Just Pure Raw Playing...No Sound Humping On The Drums, Wide Open Old Skool Drumming In Da P-O-C-K-E-T...Man Um Tears-n-up..Old Skool HUH! Old Skool...Tony You're That Link That Connected Drumming From One Generation To The Next, Man You Were Born In The Right Generation.....
this was fun to watch usually you see tony on this huge piece set but it was good to see him on a smaller set proving that a simple set can do the trick
Tony really feeds off of the energy of each soloist, which to me is unbelievable! He really feels it with the sax player, but settles down for the trombonist, bassist , pianist. IMO, it's because the sax produced the best solo with the most dynamic and flowing groove, whereas the others didn't have the vivacity of the sax's playing.
Tony Royster JR ive alway injoyed watching you play the Drum's, your a Master at Drum's. I play a little bit on drum's, with a fu beat's and shuffle's, dont know if ive gottan any better, then i have but ill let you tell me so, if You get the time two Reply thank's Tony Royster, for all the Fusion beat's & Broken beat, and Jazz Fusion keep the Energy Coming onece againg your the Best.
As interpretações dele são show de bola, Curti muito uma frase que ele faz entre os 2:07 até os 2:12 que ele encerra na cúpula do prato ... As dinâmicas e precisões dele são fantásticas, assisto muito a vários vídeos desse cara !!! Muito bom mesmo esse vídeo !!!
@Taki2007 haha.. yea bro! i completely forgot i was in this video. nice catch too... the groove was too fast for it. but i felt like preaching for a second. spiritual experience being around a drum god and all!
Just here for my yearly viewing.
This is, in my opinion, the best version of 'The Chicken' ever
This is a side of Tony Royster we don't see often and to be honest I like this pocket version a lot more.
go and watch him live if you want to see this side
gospelplayer2 - General RAWR I've been trying believe me
riddleman65 this is a different sort of pocket tho
Yeah i agree. Most everything you see is him shredding which is cool, but his pocket is on point. I think this is what separates him from Thomas pridgen
Ricardo Holmstead Thomas has a hell of a pocket too man.
Ah man, there's nothing better than a few musicians on top of their game having fun together!
Tony Royster has what they call absolute control over his instrument. I just came here from watching him play with a metronome and I swear he was telling it how to count. It seems like he never has to question what he's playing, it just comes out natural as breathing.
Thank you for being a alive Mr. Royster
All of Tony's resets are magical but the one from 2:05-2:13 is ridiculously great....pocket maintained with the grooviness added...EXCELLENT!!!!
Great musicians, Loved every part. I like to see great drummers with huge kits playing so well on a 4 piece Kit. That just shows how good Tony Jr. Is. Keep up
this IS what drums is..pleasure behind the kit...feling the rythmn in your heart and soul
Tony i wish you a life time of amazing drum performences...you have AMAZING talent!!!
Best drummer of all time
Always has been and always will be on another level entirely. Genius.
He speeds up
@@marksevel7696 Damn man haven't you ever sped anything up, release some energy! Loads of old recordings and bands in general speed up live, can't knock the sound!
@@marksevel7696 lol
He's earned more benefit of the doubt than any drummer in history that he brought the tempo where he wanted it.
Notice how tony plays softer during the solos (especially the bass player's solo @5:14); like others have said, this is a great side of tony that we usually don't see on youtube. This is the side of him that has gotten him, and more importantly, and kept him in many superstar level gigs. Great video.
He's respectful and very humble, but a great drummer that plays well with others.
I’m 39 in 2022, I remember him being one of the first ever viral master drum videos on RUclips… I’m not even a drummer
i think everyone notices, the thing about it is though, it feels good the entire time, time fluctuations can easily be looked over even enjoyed when it feels good. tony keeps this amazing groove the entire time, even though he speeds up, it never loses the feel. his groove by far dominates his chops, so important.
People are stupid saying ...”i like this version of tony royster” y’all just never heard him play in an ensemble setting! He does this for a living and knows how to compliment and back up a band . Did u expect him to just do a bunch of fills over the whole thing?! If so you don’t know him at all
Exactly.
....Now Only Was That Just Pure Raw Playing...No Sound Humping On The Drums, Wide Open Old Skool Drumming In Da P-O-C-K-E-T...Man Um Tears-n-up..Old Skool HUH! Old Skool...Tony You're That Link That Connected Drumming From One Generation To The Next, Man You Were Born In The Right Generation.....
This was awesome, Tony Royster Jr is the man on drums.
so sick .... incredible groove , incredible chops , great vibe .... just amazing
You are my absolutely FAV DRUMMER of all time! I would like to have just a bit of your talent. God bless you Tony!
all these guys are so so talented
Wow, Just WOW. Theres nothing not to like about this joyous, rythmic funky music. Cant find enough superlatives for Tony's drumming. Stunning
Bass player rocked it too. I reckon he raised his game for Tony :)
Best Royster I've seen yet.
YEP!! That The Best Yet Ever...Old Skool, Take Off That Sound Effect, Lemme See What Ya Working With.
Monster.....nice to see a talent like his in a small intimate setting w-out alot of pieces and rip
Three words.
EPIC!!!
SOOOO EPIC!!!
You're so lucky you got to meet Tony Royster!
That snare sounds so good.
this was fun to watch usually you see tony on this huge piece set but it was good to see him on a smaller set proving that a simple set can do the trick
So smooth, could watch this for days...
Tony really feeds off of the energy of each soloist, which to me is unbelievable! He really feels it with the sax player, but settles down for the trombonist, bassist , pianist. IMO, it's because the sax produced the best solo with the most dynamic and flowing groove, whereas the others didn't have the vivacity of the sax's playing.
Nice to see him playing on a small kit. His playing is a lot more enjoyable on one.
Tony Royster JR ive alway injoyed watching you play the Drum's, your a Master at Drum's. I play a little bit on drum's, with a fu beat's and shuffle's, dont know if ive gottan any better, then i have but ill let you tell me so, if You get the time two Reply thank's Tony Royster, for all the Fusion beat's & Broken beat, and Jazz Fusion keep the Energy Coming onece againg your the Best.
i want to see tony more on jazz fusion, and funk like this
My Mind Is BLOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Farken skitz! I played with half this band last night at the Chattanooga and I was told about this last night! Wow 😮
I never seen Tony this funky hands down his best drumming
I can't go over the part @ 1:08 when he just threw the beat in the air and just straight up caught it.. flawless
Gavin Harrison also did an amazing rendition of this, both are awesome.
mano!!!
tony simplismente o melhor batera dessa nova geração.
Disappointed that it wasn't recorded in a studio... so I could savour all the juicy funk goodness in Hi fidelity stereo.
This was a great performance....... I would love to see more jam sessions like this from Tony
the musicianship in this video is so sick
What a straight up tasty groove! Really nice fills too. Just awesome laid back playing.
That drum kit is worth a fortune now!
bro this is crazy mean talented az can watch this all day
Tony is the best.
so nice to hear him play a normal kit!
Got a big cheeky grin on my face! love it
Watching Tony cover TheCHICKENshhhSHIT#777IcanNotDewThat!!!
He does it so effortlessly. Pretty amazing! :D
impossible listen this and not shake out! =D amazing
Put that drum kit in a hearse! Cause Royster killed it!
Can’t believe I only discovered this now. F... this is good
Wow, what a perfect drumming!
love this so much..
tony royster jr whouaaaaaaaa....i love it
Sou muito fã desse cara velho ......
Tony was holding back big time!
that pocket tho!!
Right in there yep
esse batera e showwwwwww. top.. fera.. demaissssss..... abraços.
He ate it!
so relaxed!
unreal. hes THE MAN
As interpretações dele são show de bola,
Curti muito uma frase que ele faz entre os 2:07 até os 2:12 que ele encerra na cúpula do prato ...
As dinâmicas e precisões dele são fantásticas, assisto muito a vários vídeos desse cara !!!
Muito bom mesmo esse vídeo !!!
On of my favorites.
I think I'm gonna go play drums
did you do it?
Then you should check out some more Tony Royster Jr:) he is amazing !
Hard to believe mark peric plays bass for planetshakers with the insane amount of chops he's got.
fantastic
where the hell was i when this was happenin.. damn it haha.. very nice!
Toms sound like kah kah. Cymbals on the other hand sound great. Tony is awesome. Good band too.
Mark Peric
Said it all man. I agree 100%!
OHHHHHHH good times. loved that night. he is the MANNN at drums.
Tony es el hombre.
igual a ele não existe hoje!
like him there today!
I wish I could play drums like that
Humilhou!Muito bom Tony!
@Taki2007 haha.. yea bro! i completely forgot i was in this video. nice catch too... the groove was too fast for it. but i felt like preaching for a second. spiritual experience being around a drum god and all!
waow so great
My GOD !
muito bom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man
Hannah Ford also did this. Funky!
Julia Thaxton Drums except she has no pocket
Do not compare that clown Hannah Ford to Tony Royster
sure that is true, :) i noticed it too.
que suingue, muito groovy na veia!!!
Sick
i like that one
Great to see him play a 4 piece kit, instead of the gigantic kits he normally plays.
Ture
Tony Royster HACKS
2:09 fill ending very cool on 1e
I like how he puts some benny greb action in there!
I was thinking the same thing
sick! nuff said :)
Leonard from TBBT in keyboards!
da best !
HOOOOO MY GOD!
ma GOD!!!! woooooooow
@zildjianfighter Haha all good man, I love that poem's message
Really tasty chicken! ^___^
God, this is so fucking tight. Super to watch and listnen.