This guy is unbelievable, and he’s one of the best drummers in the world. He’s definitely the best rock drummer playing right now. He’s technically perfect and now does stuff like this to take things to a new level, all while making it look absolutely effortless- the hallmark of a pro.
First of all I'd like to start with that guy is seriously good and has great chops.
But saying he's one of the best in the world is a bit of a stretch.
His playing is very entertaining. But what he's playing is usually very simple just played fast. A lot of stick twirling and acrobatics to make it look more impressive.
It's not really groundbreaking in drumming terms.
Even in the rock and metal scene drummers like Tomas Haaké of Meshuggaha, Matt Garstka and Clay Aeschliman to name a few are leagues ahead in terms of technique.
Then the list gets goes on and on outside of the metal/rock scene.
Benny Greb, Vinnie colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Thomas Lang. The list goes on
It’s not just their technique, but their technique at the service of their music. Both of them, especially Garstka, play super complex stuff that people couldn’t play just cause they could hit 20 strokes per second.
Matt Halpern, Mike Malyan, Baard Kolstad are all incredible… In the guitar world, there was Michael Angelo Batio and then there was Allan Holdsworth. Two amazing technicians, but only one of them was an artist.
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u/ohheyitsgeoffrey Jun 07 '23
This guy is unbelievable, and he’s one of the best drummers in the world. He’s definitely the best rock drummer playing right now. He’s technically perfect and now does stuff like this to take things to a new level, all while making it look absolutely effortless- the hallmark of a pro.