I just heard about you and I'm a 20 year drummer , dude totally killing it, very well played , i like your style so much. I really appreciate, that you were mentioning to go with your own style, not the style from other drummers, in one of your interviews. That's really true ! Greetings from Germany
@Bret tbh, I wouldn’t either but that doesn’t take away from this entire band being “off the charts.” Credit where credit is due. Great musicians all around.
@@loganstriker2973 I know you're trolling but on the off chance that you're not, then why in the fuck are you even here if you don't like this genre of music?
Thomas is obviously one of the most gifted drummers of all time. But I think he's extra entertaining to watch because, a little like Blade, he never sits comfortably within his bubble. He's always pushing and taking risks.
This whole series of zildjian live now seems like an episode of dragonball z where all the other characters are fighting for their lives to wait for Goku to arrive. He just got here🔥🔥
1. He caught all the "hits" like it was light work. 2. His fills were like a Titanic boat hitting you in the chest. 3. If your a true fan of Thomas then you already know before you tap "play" that this was going to be epic.
Love his style but I wish he'd just take a breather, like a bridge in a pop song or something. Although it's crazy fun, it's also too much after 5 minutes imo. He even said "I didnt know what to play everywhere" and you can tell his default is to overplay.
dude I remember first hearing him play on TMV's Bedlam in Goliath. I hadn't been exposed to much of the gospel chops stuff yet so I was amazed he could play so busily and with so much force and still follow the melody of the songs in a tasteful way. He was already a beast then and like you said, he has come a long way
So change of time signature 7/4, 0:34 9/4, 1:07 7/4, 1:30 9/4, 2:02 7/4, 2:14 4/4, 3:45 6/4, 5:08 7/4. That's pretty awesome that it sounds so damn tight. The guitarist at 3:45 was counting hard to fall in it seems. Awesome playing.
Pridgen's explicit passion, unabashed personality, and level of commitment to every single stroke makes rhythmic figures and voicings I've been hearing on the kit for decades sound fresh and undeniably powerful. Great finale to the season!
Thomas just “walks up and punches you in the face an apologizes because you were the wrong guy” kind of performance. He doesn’t let you up for air on this one. 😂 He gave us everything.
For those not familiar with Mr Pridgen, this insanely great performance is rather tame compared to many other performances of his playing. Note that the entire band, and audience, is already riding high before the first note is played because they know what is about to happen: mind-boggling drumming with even his double strokes being both hit harder than most of us can with singles. He is not of this world.
I was taken by surprise how explosively precise that perfermance was. I have heard and seen Thomas play before but that was insane man!!! Great job!!!!
We’re all just looking for someone to watch us play drums like Larnell watches Thomas with the “gawwwwdd damm” face 😂 that’s some love and respect for another player right there.
Couldn't help but notice how thomas leads the band! He switches effortlessly from playing ahead of the beat, conducting the band, to playing just behind the beat, supplementing the band while keeping the groove. Even his pocket is killer! Truly a great musician
Savage, clean and dirty in the same time, believing in each note played, thats what I'm talking about, the intensity is there, right on !!! Shout out to "Sput", all the musicians involved, and the legendary Zildjian Company, respect.
Man this band and music are so inspirational!! They cover everything so well the MD Robert Searight knows how to put a band together cannot wait for the playalongs much love and respect to everyone involved real music still lives🙏🏽🙏🏽
no doubt that he is the best now is it me or at 3:23 when the keyboradist is laughing its heard a snare fill that he does not play? it seems that they make a bunch of takes and then they use the best of everything, now i'm not complaining This is AMAZING thomas is a beast. Just the first time i saw it ( yes, i watched it like 3 times in a row), it threw me off. Anyway i miss The Mars Volta and that line up with thomas was a dream.
This is a great group of musicians playing together! This should be a real project! Would definitely fuck with this on vinyl! Kind of a darker and slightly more psychedelic version of Snarky Puppy.
I watched it in 0.25 and while I still can’t figure out exactly how he started the fill (it’s approx 2 herta variations?) he is only hitting the snare twice in between the two toms although it sounds like 4. It goes T T S S - - T T S S - - T T S S - - then to the triplet single stroke around the kit
So Avedis Zildjian Co. puts together these concerts so that the top drummers can showcase their cymbals, but everything gets upstaged by the ever improving Ghost Note band. What a band!
HALF A MILLION VIEWS!!!!! BIG THANKS TO ZILDJIAN AND EVERYONE WATCHING THESE VIDEOS !!!!
Thomas Pridgen 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I just heard about you and I'm a 20 year drummer , dude totally killing it, very well played , i like your style so much. I really appreciate, that you were mentioning to go with your own style, not the style from other drummers, in one of your interviews. That's really true !
Greetings from Germany
Dude! You're a beast. Well done
What a beast
thank to u !!!! alien!
I just want to watch Larnel watching Thomas
I thought that was him! How friggin cool!!!
Larnel is like..."Tommy...T-t.T-Tommy....The hell you doin up there!?!?!?!?!"
Larnell is actually way better though. Larnells feel is far above
Aaron Spears is right next to Larnell, too
Tyler Weibel Honestly😭
That was the most aggressive windchime stroke I've ever seen in my life lol
This is the comment I was scrolling for loool
He flashed his tattoo and everything. Werth is a baller!
They're not wind chimes, it's a mark tree.
This is literally the best series on youtube
Is it literally?
This and vf jams are literally the same series.
No doubt
@@antoinecoston6944 just wish they'd do transcriptions for these ones!
I am still recovering from Nikki lol
The entire band is off the charts. Killer.
I would never listen to this.
@Bret tbh, I wouldn’t either but that doesn’t take away from this entire band being “off the charts.”
Credit where credit is due. Great musicians all around.
@@loganstriker2973 No one cares
@@MaeyoMusic -- Awful music.
@@loganstriker2973 I know you're trolling but on the off chance that you're not, then why in the fuck are you even here if you don't like this genre of music?
Thomas is obviously one of the most gifted drummers of all time. But I think he's extra entertaining to watch because, a little like Blade, he never sits comfortably within his bubble. He's always pushing and taking risks.
Fantastic performance by Thomas and the entire band. Props to Zildjian for hosting this event, it looks amazing!
Thank you Drumeo!
Oh hey Drumeo! Love your stuff. I’ve been watching for years now!
I like how Sput is able to write to every drummer’s strengths
To those that gave this a "thumbs-down".. Is everything ok at home ? Would it help to talk with someone ??
This whole series of zildjian live now seems like an episode of dragonball z where all the other characters are fighting for their lives to wait for Goku to arrive. He just got here🔥🔥
I mean Larnell as good better for sure
@@andysimmons311 yeah larnell is a beast for sure, just making a joke mate. Thomas went in
🤔 your goku might be royster jr. 😂 ( if he played, i saw him in the crowd in at least one of these )
haha yeah man, he just beat that kit into submission
Your Goku might be Aarón Spears for sure 🤣
1. He caught all the "hits" like it was light work.
2. His fills were like a Titanic boat hitting you in the chest.
3. If your a true fan of Thomas then you already know before you tap "play" that this was going to be epic.
strong agree.
A rudiment monster!
@@JustinMcBrainDrums 🎵....
Love his style but I wish he'd just take a breather, like a bridge in a pop song or something. Although it's crazy fun, it's also too much after 5 minutes imo. He even said "I didnt know what to play everywhere" and you can tell his default is to overplay.
@@JustinMcBrainDrums Right
I’m feeling Larnell’s eyebrow raise at 2:27...the whole time!!
Larnell has a great music taste
Aaron spears is right next just chilling like that solo is easy to pull off lol
Imagine the legend you have to be to give that whole crowd of musicians plus Larnell & Aaron stank face
Thomas Pridgens and Larnell Lewis have the best Zildjian performances out of all who did it. 🤷🏿♂️
I remember when I discovered Thomas Pridgen on gospel chops vs tony royster jr.. Man he's come a mighty long way!! Much respect!!
dude I remember first hearing him play on TMV's Bedlam in Goliath. I hadn't been exposed to much of the gospel chops stuff yet so I was amazed he could play so busily and with so much force and still follow the melody of the songs in a tasteful way. He was already a beast then and like you said, he has come a long way
Jeremy Barnette same he use to my least fav out of the GC crew now he’s my favorite. Playing definitely went to the next level.
@@JWillDrums Man I feel you, I used to think he tried to fill too much. But my perspective has definitely changed from them until now
I remember discovering him as an 8 year old breaking cymbals, sticks and heads smashing in church. The beginning of gospel chops LIVE
That's probably because you don't know Thomas he's always been a beast
This sounds to me like a lovechild between Snarky Puppy and Mars Volta :D
Thats exactly what it is!! LOL
Everyone wears headphones so you know this is serious and good music
Man if they did a record together, I’d die in peace
2:16 THAT PERCUSSIONIST TOOK THAT PART THERE!!!!!
Everyone thinks that Thomas' solo finished when he won the guitar center drum off in 1992. Nope. He just takes breaks to eat and sleep.
It took me a whole 5mins to get over the first 30seconds because I kept restarting it 🔥🔥🔥
So change of time signature 7/4, 0:34 9/4, 1:07 7/4, 1:30 9/4, 2:02 7/4, 2:14 4/4, 3:45 6/4, 5:08 7/4. That's pretty awesome that it sounds so damn tight. The guitarist at 3:45 was counting hard to fall in it seems. Awesome playing.
Pridgen's explicit passion, unabashed personality, and level of commitment to every single stroke makes rhythmic figures and voicings I've been hearing on the kit for decades sound fresh and undeniably powerful. Great finale to the season!
we have one more to come! Stay tuned for Aaron Spears' episode coming November 4th!
@James Bond this was my reaction too lol
Thomas just “walks up and punches you in the face an apologizes because you were the wrong guy” kind of performance. He doesn’t let you up for air on this one. 😂 He gave us everything.
Before I EVEN WATCH this!!!! Liked 🔥🔥🔥
Wow. Just wow man. But let's talk about how Robert can write anything! Sput's compositions sound tailored so that each drummer shines.
I agree Reuben, I have noticed that too, with this one and also particularly the track with Matt Greiner. Sput is the man
That moment we find a video with Thomas still wearing a shirt😂
Jajajajaja
"Get off them damn drums"--lmao--gotta love Sput
I understood "drugs" 😂
@@xsdexbutze333 I know Thomas likes his bud, but if he's this good, gimme some of that shit!
lol--i know right
That part had me rollin
For those not familiar with Mr Pridgen, this insanely great performance is rather tame compared to many other performances of his playing. Note that the entire band, and audience, is already riding high before the first note is played because they know what is about to happen: mind-boggling drumming with even his double strokes being both hit harder than most of us can with singles. He is not of this world.
2:01 is the most serious face someone’s ever made while playing wind chimes
Like The Mars Volta Vibe!!!
TOTALLY
The only thing
@@cakesnatcher4541 yes
So much Volta vibe. Guitarist almost trolling. 😂
Haha i felt like they made a volta ish arrangement for him
I’m out of breath just watching him. Don’t know where he gets the energy. This is so awesome! He’s amazing.
🧐when a random youtube comment and an interesting channel pic gains you a subscriber 😂
Hes been like that since he was a kid at church lol
Man he killed it I would love to see Chris Colman and Eric Moore
Yes sir!
Leave Eric home but CHRIS COLEMAN would be incredible.
Give us Nate Smith instead.
Nate smith and eric, Chris is meinl right.?
Sure... if Mr Coleman will choose Zildjian one day ;)
The Pridgen Escape Plan.
I love the mutual respect between all the musicians! Something thats lacking now a days!
2:26 If Larnell is leaning like that, something sick is going on...
That bass looks like something out of a Dr.Suess book.
LOL! I was wondering what was wrong with him or where did I see him before.
@@drummerboy2521 "MonoNeon" is a musical "Beast" On Bass and Lead guitar!!!!!
He’s MonoNeon
@@khund03 I meant the actual "Bass in the Hat!"
@@drummerjosh901 My Bad Lakland 55-01
This guy's energy levels are off the charts 🔥🔥
THOMAS PRIDGEN LEGENDS LIVE ON UNTIL THIS DAY👌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽
Wow, this might be the best zildjian live there is!
The best drum performance on RUclips hands down!!
I was taken by surprise how explosively precise that perfermance was. I have heard and seen Thomas play before but that was insane man!!! Great job!!!!
I am so proud of this guy. representing the entire Bay Area in such a good manner. Keeping the place alive for sure
best series Thomas Pridgen best
Such deep expression in his unique phrasing. Fantastic.
This guy was crazy good way back when with Mars Volta and seems to have got better with age. His sticking is unbelievably good
Imagine playing for a room full of INSANE musicians :O
This moves me to tears! It’s awesome
I love the stank faces Aaron and Larnell get when he goes off
Edit: 2:25 especially gets me
When does he not go off 😂
We’re all just looking for someone to watch us play drums like Larnell watches Thomas with the “gawwwwdd damm” face 😂 that’s some love and respect for another player right there.
Less noticeable but in that same moment, the dude on the far right has a really funny « wtf am i watching » face too 😂
Those faces dude!!! 😂😂😂
Went to the comment section for this
Couldn't help but notice how thomas leads the band! He switches effortlessly from playing ahead of the beat, conducting the band, to playing just behind the beat, supplementing the band while keeping the groove. Even his pocket is killer! Truly a great musician
Man, Thomas is a beast!
Really looking forward to Aaron Spears for the grand finale!!! thats gonna be lit
I know right! I'm so anticipating it!!!
😤😤 toughh
I love thomas any day any time, his energy is nothing to be compared with
Another LEVEL!!
Thomas “Monster” Pridgen🥁🔥 Som brutal demais! Show 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thomas "Phrygian" Pridgen
THE CHAMP IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we take a moment to appreciate the mixing? Fucking stellar job
The bass player is a calm beast 💪! Love to my bro Thomas 💙👊 #BayArea
That was so good, the BAND was applauding for the drummer.
Everyone who plays on this series is a beast, but there are some people that play on here that remind us there is levels to this game.
Listening to this with the volume on 9 because it's the 47th time I've played it and my wife knows how hype it gets me!
Tom’s timing is crazy ridiculous and technique I just wanna pull my hair out listening to him
Savage, clean and dirty in the same time, believing in each note played, thats what I'm talking about, the intensity is there, right on !!!
Shout out to "Sput", all the musicians involved, and the legendary Zildjian Company, respect.
The freest spirits among humanity....the musician.
Dude....that was just ridiculous. I love how Sput said "Get off them damn drums" at the end. He blew everyone away.
Thomas is one of my heroes! Amazing rock/fusion player. He has that x factor that literally separates him from the typical 'gospel chops' crowd
Thomas is a Beast... the mixes are getting better every time too KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK GUYS
Man this band and music are so inspirational!! They cover everything so well the MD Robert Searight knows how to put a band together cannot wait for the playalongs much love and respect to everyone involved real music still lives🙏🏽🙏🏽
Hadn't seen him play in a few years. He's gotten way better.
no doubt that he is the best now is it me or at 3:23 when the keyboradist is laughing its heard a snare fill that he does not play?
it seems that they make a bunch of takes and then they use the best of everything, now i'm not complaining
This is AMAZING thomas is a beast.
Just the first time i saw it ( yes, i watched it like 3 times in a row), it threw me off.
Anyway i miss The Mars Volta and that line up with thomas was a dream.
Thomas Pridgen is my favorite drummer and this song is so damn sick!!! Awesome performance 🔥🔥
Keep the Zildjian Lives coming!!!! 🔥🔥
Thomas; you, Sput and Ghost-Note obliterated this tune! INCREDIBLE work, gentlemen!
Admittedly, I never really got where Pridgen was coming from... until NOW. He comes from another planet. That was fun...
Definitely one of my favorite performances on this channel! Much love to Thomas Pridgen!
This is a great group of musicians playing together! This should be a real project! Would definitely fuck with this on vinyl! Kind of a darker and slightly more psychedelic version of Snarky Puppy.
The bro a monster on the kit 🔥
larnell's and aron faces at 2:27 are priceless
WOW! Thomas is a beast with sticks! What power and speed this Kat posses for a guy who used to beat on buckets.
This video gets me every time. The level of musicianship from the ensemble as a whole is absolutely ridiculous!! I love it
1:28 the raw power, and the way he feels that drum fill going into the next section is one of the best parts of this for me.
That was mesmerizing.
Can stop coming back to these!!!
That look on Larnell Lewis’ face @ 2:27 is how you know you’re fuckin killin it!!
This is what you call beautiful chaos.
Look at these faces. Larnell and Aaron during the fill 2:24 - "maaann!" It was awesome!
This nearly blew me back off my couch through the wall behind me and into my neighbors house. Holy shit Thomas is insane!
Who finds the fill starting at 2:48 out of this world?
I watched it in 0.25 and while I still can’t figure out exactly how he started the fill (it’s approx 2 herta variations?) he is only hitting the snare twice in between the two toms although it sounds like 4.
It goes T T S S - - T T S S - - T T S S - - then to the triplet single stroke around the kit
Its always great to see Thomas jamming ... All great musicians here. This song reminds me of main squeeze
Can we just keep this going with different drummers...forever?
That was an amazing performance by the ENTIRE band!!
I would love to see a compilation of just Larnell's reactions to the other drummers. His stank face is so good!
OH YEAH!!! OMG!!! THE BEST OF THE BEST!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMAN: THOMAS PRIDGEN... A RHYTHM MACHINE, PRACTICALLY A MONSTER 👊👊👊👌🇮🇹
This was so hard-driving and crisp!! Can't wait to hear what kinda dope Aaron Spears laid down for the close out episode next month!!
Monstrous performance.
So grateful this has come up in my feed.
So much to unpack.
Multiple replays....
Fantastic.
I've been waiting a long ime for this one and it was worth the wait 🔥🔥🔥
Thomas Pridgen is a freak of nature on the drums.
I spot 4 great drummer there: thomas, robert sput, aaron spears, and larnell lewis.. cmiiw
*oh yeah, and kaz rodriguez!
Chaotic Mastery at its best!!! Amazing!!!
1:22 - One of the greatest pauses of YT history.
So Avedis Zildjian Co. puts together these concerts so that the top drummers can showcase their cymbals, but everything gets upstaged by the ever improving Ghost Note band. What a band!
Mono Neon smiled at 1:20 🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️🙆🏽♂️
The evolution of music . . . say what!!!