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  • čas přidán 4. 05. 2009
  • The most famous loop af all times! "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample( starts at 1:26 ) from the b-side of this chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures.
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    The Winstons - Amen, Brother ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wins... )
    Wikipedia Source:
    "The Winstons were a 1960s funk and soul music group, based in Washington, D.C.. They are known for their 1969 recording of an EP featuring a song entitled "Color Him Father" on the A-side, and a song entitled "Amen, Brother" on the B-side. Half-way into "Amen, Brother", there is a drum solo (performed by G.C. Coleman) which would cause The Winston's EP to become one of the most widely-sampled records in the history of electronic music. Sampled audio clips of the drum solo became known as the Amen Break, which has been used in thousands of tracks in a large number of musical genres, including drum and bass, hip hop, jungle, big beat, industrial and electronica.
    The "Color Him Father" record sold over one million copies, and received a gold record awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on 24 July 1969."
    Label : (Metromedia Records, BMI)
    Biography by Ron Wynn & Bruce Eder :
    A Washington, D.C.-based soul act led by Richard Spencer, the Winstons signed to Curtom in early 1968 and lasted there for one single, the rousing "Need a Replacement." They had a sound that was somewhat similar to the Impressions, but were unfortunate enough to have signed with Curtom before the label had national distribution, and the single never got the play it should have. A year after leaving Curtom, they hit for the Metromedia label with a huge single called "Color Him Father," which became a Top Ten R&B and pop hit, just missing number one on the R&B list, and also earned a Grammy for Best R&B Song. It was both a great tribute number and outstanding lead vocal from Richard Spencer, along with Ray Maritano, Quincy Mattison, Phil Tolotta, Sonny Peckrol, and G.C. Coleman. Mattison and Coleman were veterans of Otis Redding's band. The Winstons eventually toured as the backup band for the Impressions, but never again made any noise on the charts.
    The Winstons line-up included:
    Gregory C. Coleman (vocals, drums)
    Ray Maritano (vocals, alto saxophone)
    Quincy Mattison (vocals, lead guitar)
    Sonny Pekerol (vocals, bass guitar)
    Richard Lewis Spencer (lead vocals, tenor saxophone)
    Phil Tolotta (second lead, organ)
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Komentáře • 3,5K

  • @Sturgeostic2444
    @Sturgeostic2444 Před 3 lety +13606

    Man this drumbeat sounds pretty nice, maybe we should put it in *10,000 SONGS.*

    • @wh0isgeorgee270
      @wh0isgeorgee270 Před 2 lety +576

      man it's WAAAAAAAY more than that.

    • @BiLdoEMcLown
      @BiLdoEMcLown Před 2 lety +301

      Better add a few zeros to that

    • @_Ekename_
      @_Ekename_ Před 2 lety +167

      @@BiLdoEMcLown we're at the point we need factorial notation. I'd say 100! = 9.332622e+157 is pretty close

    • @blakedmc1989HD
      @blakedmc1989HD Před 2 lety +66

      yea tha drumbeat was heavily sampled a close 2nd most sampled to everything James Brown ever made/produced lol

    • @alvaretts
      @alvaretts Před 2 lety +11

      Maybe more

  • @ShadowXSky
    @ShadowXSky Před rokem +5531

    From wikipedia: "Coleman died homeless and destitute in 2006. Spencer said it was unlikely he was aware of the impact he had made on music."
    Heavy stuff man.

    • @FiftiesDad
      @FiftiesDad Před rokem +216

      So horrible

    • @ihatemeww
      @ihatemeww Před rokem +311

      People had been sampling the amen break since 1986 that doesn't make sense that he didn't know. It was sampled in straight outta compton in 1988 which I'm sure he had to have known about.

    • @amings532
      @amings532 Před rokem +61

      As is the case with most artists

    • @thearkedcrown
      @thearkedcrown Před rokem +183

      @@ihatemeww a lot about this guy's life doesn't make sense. It seems like he had a career in music but he died homeless in his 60s? And he had family. Maybe he had some kind of health problem or something?

    • @kissconsider
      @kissconsider Před rokem +287

      ​@@ihatemeww historically, drum breaks are the hardest to legally enforce in music, since the sound of drums is pretty nondescript. This means the odds of NWA (or anyone really) feeling the need to contact anyone from The Winstons is minimal. Add onto that the fact that during the time of NWA, the amen break had already been taken out of the original song and sold on various loop records, i doubt NWA even knew who he was.

  • @kitsune5352
    @kitsune5352 Před 2 lety +7583

    1:26 that drum solo sounds pretty cool, someone should like sample it

    • @ntkmw8058
      @ntkmw8058 Před 2 lety +106

      Npc

    • @How_ww
      @How_ww Před 2 lety +74

      hehe funny

    • @andersonfranca543
      @andersonfranca543 Před 2 lety +23

      Dua Lipa did in One Kiss

    • @Dr.Hoffman
      @Dr.Hoffman Před rokem +78

      1:26 @ 0.75 = And when I come back boy, I'm comin straight outta Compton.

    • @skillracoonful
      @skillracoonful Před rokem +10

      @@Dr.Hoffman Also the creation are of boom bap.

  • @toaster9922
    @toaster9922 Před 3 lety +4837

    "thank you for changing my life"
    "I'm literally a 50 year old 7 second drum loop

  • @LittleBabyBum
    @LittleBabyBum Před 6 lety +14146

    I think someone should sample that breakbeat. just a thought

    • @bruhmomentmaker4979
      @bruhmomentmaker4979 Před 6 lety +1225

      LittleBabyBum ® wait what is a child CZcams channel doing here

    • @Agentpman1
      @Agentpman1 Před 6 lety +628

      This is the official channel-

    • @phexus82
      @phexus82 Před 6 lety +291

      mind. blown. what an idea.

    • @chriskeepit100
      @chriskeepit100 Před 6 lety +209

      Dude,this is the most sampled song in the hip hop history

    • @TooBizarreJulian
      @TooBizarreJulian Před 6 lety +516

      it's hard with the sarcasm isn't it? :))

  • @King-ij4mr
    @King-ij4mr Před 3 lety +2512

    in 1969, a man hit those drums so damn hard that he started multiple genres of music. Legendary.

    • @soumilghosh5156
      @soumilghosh5156 Před rokem +6

      ha

    • @PedroChavezzz
      @PedroChavezzz Před 11 měsíci +17

      Jungle beat/ DNB

    • @DarkKnux09
      @DarkKnux09 Před 10 měsíci +60

      Dude created a music big bang lol

    • @appledrawss1353
      @appledrawss1353 Před 7 měsíci

      cant forget breakcore itself! @@PedroChavezzz

    • @parasective
      @parasective Před 6 měsíci +18

      jungle, DNB, breakcore, mashcore, IDM, probably some more, all started by one drum solo

  • @peelslowly28
    @peelslowly28 Před 3 lety +4160

    I know everyone's here for the drum break but no joke the song itself is a bop.

    • @soapyguy6483
      @soapyguy6483 Před 3 lety +44

      Agreed

    • @yunarukami14
      @yunarukami14 Před 3 lety +19

      nice pfp

    • @andreonate797
      @andreonate797 Před 2 lety +17

      The loop is just under 137 BPM. Like 136.8.

    • @devinkk
      @devinkk Před 2 lety +64

      Yeah they really made a Christian melody into something really funky and uplifting

    • @michaelsilguero3551
      @michaelsilguero3551 Před rokem +4

      I always hop up and do a few cat daddies and swing a few times.

  • @NotSoGoodGamer18
    @NotSoGoodGamer18 Před 4 lety +1365

    R.I.P. Gregory S. Coleman
    The drummer of this influential drum solo
    (September 1944 - April 2006)

  • @miceskin
    @miceskin Před 9 lety +7754

    The way the drums isolate there it's like it was made to be sampled.

    • @hatsuhioki9361
      @hatsuhioki9361 Před 5 lety +109

      idd and it was

    • @baaaaark
      @baaaaark Před 5 lety +903

      It's almost weird to hear cause listening to it you feel the classic soul, but it's like there's this super nasty drum beat on top that is years ahead of itself.

    • @georgbahn5100
      @georgbahn5100 Před 4 lety +166

      This is how human culture evolved... many a small progresses and, once, BOOM! Probably was the same with the invention of the wheel. 😉

    • @RubenTheCartographer
      @RubenTheCartographer Před 4 lety +68

      True! It was a common to do brakes like this to get the music all over the place. The sample is amazing

    • @justinbrown8214
      @justinbrown8214 Před 4 lety +119

      that's why it's called a drum break

  • @m1ke1981
    @m1ke1981 Před 9 lety +5706

    01:26 The DNA of Drum and bass!

    • @ZFAIRGENTLEMAN
      @ZFAIRGENTLEMAN Před 5 lety +349

      *speed that shit up to 1,25x.... just do it.*

    • @amnesia7206
      @amnesia7206 Před 5 lety +211

      The DNA of Drum and Bass,Hip-Hop and Jungle

    • @morbid1.
      @morbid1. Před 5 lety +156

      @@ZFAIRGENTLEMAN powerpuff girls intro from 90s LOL

    • @Digital__rb
      @Digital__rb Před 5 lety +56

      Unknown its fucking wild how those exact drum sounds with that exact beat was always my favorite part of all the dnb songs

    • @cablevamp3163
      @cablevamp3163 Před 5 lety +11

      *breakbeat*

  • @dordbird
    @dordbird Před rokem +870

    Everyone's talking about the break but nobody's talking about how awesome of an example of 60's soul this is

    • @therealckonmixcloud1733
      @therealckonmixcloud1733 Před rokem +29

      60s & 70s were great decades for soul especially if you liked live drums

    • @Monkforilla
      @Monkforilla Před rokem

      Not a good example at all , this is borderline gospel

    • @EatSalsaRagu
      @EatSalsaRagu Před 10 měsíci +2

      Why should we talk about something, if it's part of music history, almost every song in the world talks about this song already

    • @pierric2748
      @pierric2748 Před 8 měsíci

      @@therealckonmixcloud1733 Best decades for music in general

  • @OrderoftheWarlocks
    @OrderoftheWarlocks Před 4 lety +3927

    I'm coming by internet pilgrimage to pay tribute to the break that has moved me for many years. Amen, my Brothers!

  • @Quixoticah
    @Quixoticah Před 8 lety +4417

    I came here for the break, but stayed for the soul.

  • @Nonexistanthuman
    @Nonexistanthuman Před 7 lety +1212

    The most important sample in music history

    • @GreenBoy9000
      @GreenBoy9000 Před 5 lety +31

      Don't forget Funky Drummer by James Brown.

    • @cdura3499
      @cdura3499 Před 4 lety +4

      Amen brother!!

    • @AEMoreira81
      @AEMoreira81 Před 4 lety +7

      According to WhoSampled, this song has been sampled over 4000 times.

    • @peelslowly28
      @peelslowly28 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Sir_Gom_bOach what's second and third?

    • @peelslowly28
      @peelslowly28 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Sir_Gom_bOach never heard those somehow. Imma go on a sample safari

  • @Terracrafty
    @Terracrafty Před 2 lety +533

    he will never create a breakbeat thats so good it spawns several entire genres

    • @Terracrafty
      @Terracrafty Před 2 lety +174

      *spits out cereal*

    • @insertnamehere1258
      @insertnamehere1258 Před rokem +10

      never, ain't gonna happen, nope, no sir e, the chances of that are lower than the chances of me getting a romantic partner

    • @insertnamehere1258
      @insertnamehere1258 Před rokem +1

      @@lmaolol7702 does that matter tho?

    • @pranawdhital
      @pranawdhital Před 4 měsíci +2

      @@insertnamehere1258 Yeah, and the chances are lower than it being samples in a song so influencial in a genre that it reshapes the entire genre and becomes one of the most legendary songs of all time

    • @wildfire9280
      @wildfire9280 Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@insertnamehere1258 any update on that?

  • @davidnissim589
    @davidnissim589 Před 4 lety +942

    What’s really sad is that Gregory Coleman (the drummer) never received any royalties from the break, and he was homeless when he died. It’s also believed that he was unaware of the impact he had made on music.

    • @penrosemaster
      @penrosemaster Před 2 lety +97

      He died in 2006, well after jungle took root. It feels dirty

    • @djimma5080
      @djimma5080 Před rokem +38

      I thought people did a crowdfunding for him so he actually got paid something for it ?

    • @ShiruSama1
      @ShiruSama1 Před rokem +7

      @@djimma5080 source?
      The only one I found is for a different Gregory Coleman

    • @Randy950
      @Randy950 Před rokem +73

      @@djimma5080The bandleader got it, Coleman the drummer was dead already. Sickening the way folks in this thread toss it off so easily. The truest criticism of hip hop is it's pure theft. Point blank. Great music, ruthless business decisions. Really bad look for anyone attempting to hype hip hop culture. They could have given him a credit but decided not to, all 5,000 of them. So what if he was an addict. Weren't most rock stars addicts? We sure give them the benefit of the doubt. But the most influential drummer in history? He just gets degraded as a crackhead, which incidentally, a lot of the folks using his sample were as well. So there's that. Pretty hypocritical.

    • @morreddie717
      @morreddie717 Před rokem +21

      How is hip hop stealing? People who use that as a criticism dont know anything about sampling, i mean, how were the producers who sampled from this song would know about the drummer anyway? This is from 1969, the music industry back in those days was different, if you signed to a label, all of the royalties would go to the label and not the people who made the song, so even if they did credit him, he would still get no money. Also do you think skrillex is a crackhead? NWA, Tyler the creator and all of these jungle and dnb producers are crackheads? How ignorant are you? And nobody in this comment section is ignoring the guy or mentioning that he was a crackhead, everybody is giving respects to him.

  • @potkettle46
    @potkettle46 Před 8 lety +2707

    I'm not religious but I will praise the AMEN BREAK!

    • @dazacman40
      @dazacman40 Před 6 lety +56

      amen to that brother

    • @SHINBAXTER
      @SHINBAXTER Před 6 lety +18

      IT'S A RIGHTEOUS BEAT! XD
      =)

    • @rainbowfury1019
      @rainbowfury1019 Před 5 lety +15

      Amen, brother

    • @EBrassfield
      @EBrassfield Před 5 lety +2

      @@SHINBAXTER hes playing the same damn beat the whole song, but then all of a sudden everybody else stops and he's playing the same thing and it jumps out at you. If you need all other instruments to stop for you to appreciate just one, then you have very non-musical ears.

    • @samvimes2821
      @samvimes2821 Před 5 lety +14

      @@EBrassfield the only reason people make a big deal about the break is cause it's the part that gets sampled

  • @eleanor5675
    @eleanor5675 Před 8 lety +2253

    I think that this may be one of the most influential songs ever.

    • @joel3791
      @joel3791 Před 7 lety +21

      music genius

    • @RavenWillliams
      @RavenWillliams Před 5 lety +42

      I'd say it is. The breakbeat in this song is beautiful and is what started an era

    • @noddy176
      @noddy176 Před 5 lety +20

      Maybe nor for everyone, but DEFFO for me. In hip-hop, jungle, dnb and hardcore from back in the days, to dubstep and trap here and now. Amazing....

    • @kramthekook8086
      @kramthekook8086 Před 5 lety +1

      Same break. No innovation.

    • @olliegoria
      @olliegoria Před 5 lety +39

      If not the most influential. That drum break is the most sampled piece of audio in history, sampled at least 3,000 times.

  • @djresource717
    @djresource717 Před 4 lety +230

    This came out in 1969, still sounds fresh even today.

  • @TineDuya
    @TineDuya Před 4 lety +115

    1:25 THE MOST SAMPLED LOOP IN MUSIC HISTORY!

  • @CtrlAltPhreak
    @CtrlAltPhreak Před 4 lety +134

    This belongs in a museum.

  • @theequalizer694
    @theequalizer694 Před 4 lety +229

    95% of my favorite songs wouldn’t exist without this drum break huge kudos to you guys

    • @buzzdoesnotbuzz3330
      @buzzdoesnotbuzz3330 Před 9 měsíci +2

      i love almost every atmosphere breakcore/jungle song this comment is so real

    • @veewilson6164
      @veewilson6164 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Amen

    • @yeanah2571
      @yeanah2571 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@buzzdoesnotbuzz3330Hearing that solo feels like coming home.

    • @buckwheat1070
      @buckwheat1070 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I just took a huge kudo.

  • @McNibbler
    @McNibbler Před 3 lety +151

    Crazy to think how this is a possible contender the most influential song of all time and most people don’t even realize it

  • @lavivalaluna
    @lavivalaluna Před 4 lety +566

    Change the speed, change the whole genre.
    x0,75: Hip-Hop
    x1,25: Drum n Bass / Jungle
    x1,5/x1,75: Breakcore (sort of)

    • @david2618
      @david2618 Před 4 lety +30

      Breakcore is more complicated but what you said is close.

    • @Youtube.Commen-tater
      @Youtube.Commen-tater Před 4 lety +5

      David 26 Exactly. To fit more notes it has to be faster.

    • @dabrazillionaire
      @dabrazillionaire Před 4 lety +4

      Big up and salute! You really know whats up!

    • @IWOkaryn
      @IWOkaryn Před 4 lety +15

      x0.5 You can find some Bristol Vibes, feel the Trip-Hop

    • @lavivalaluna
      @lavivalaluna Před 4 lety +8

      @@IWOkaryn good point!

  • @JuniorBlitz
    @JuniorBlitz Před 7 lety +1283

    Who else actually *likes* this song rather than just the drum sample? It's a neat instrumental soul track.

    • @realmczappa
      @realmczappa Před 6 lety +28

      Junior Blitz yes...me too. It's soulful. Someone ought to make an extended remix. I usually don't like songs in Db, but this is one of the few songs I could listen to on repeat. Too bad it's so short.

    • @riffhurricane
      @riffhurricane Před 6 lety +11

      Hey Jr, I like this tune. I've just told my Funk band to learn it! ;)

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass Před 6 lety +4

      Its the same for Ashley's Roachclip by The Soul Searchers too. I always listen to the whole of the track.

    • @randomazn420
      @randomazn420 Před 5 lety

      Here here

    • @suciosanchez5984
      @suciosanchez5984 Před 5 lety +15

      I think the break is the driving force behing this track. You can hear it throughout the song, but in the break is when it shines. Truly pioneers of their time.

  • @angelofdeath275
    @angelofdeath275 Před 9 lety +231

    as a DnB crackhead I cant express how much I love them now

  • @MintDecavitator
    @MintDecavitator Před 10 měsíci +49

    damn those drumbreaks are fire, i hope one day someone will sample this and it will become popular.

    • @vjzaico
      @vjzaico Před 10 měsíci +5

      The world will never know😂😂😂

  • @juancaballoposting9706
    @juancaballoposting9706 Před 2 lety +30

    1:26 its very crazy to think that without this 6 fucking seconds world should not be the same, hip hop, drum and bass, breakbeat, electronic music, dance, house, that all music genres started because of 6 seconds of a soul song

  • @jedidrummerjake
    @jedidrummerjake Před 6 lety +30

    It's funny..when I was a kid self taught in the 70's , I figured out this beat out on my own. My dear mom loved it. God bless and rest her soul.

  • @anthonylongobardo2623
    @anthonylongobardo2623 Před 9 lety +446

    its crazy that my dad used to play the a-side of this for me all the time (color me father) without either of us knowing what a legendary sample was on the other side

    • @JesusisJesus
      @JesusisJesus Před 5 lety +29

      I hope you still have it. Some 45's are fetching $800+$x,000 here in Australia. I'd own this in my record collection if I could.

    • @JesusisJesus
      @JesusisJesus Před 4 lety +12

      rorz999 Yeah but sometimes it’s also just nice to own something so awesome, and people are willing to pay good money for “one”.
      If I found one at a garage sale I’d scoop that puppy up. I have lots of useless shit like this, a Taito Space Inavders arcade machine is one example. Why do I have that? It’s fkn cool!

    • @morreddie717
      @morreddie717 Před rokem

      Got proof? If you aint gonna give proof, youre lying.

    • @anthonylongobardo2623
      @anthonylongobardo2623 Před rokem +5

      @@morreddie717 lmao what proof do you want, a video of my dad agreeing with me?

    • @morreddie717
      @morreddie717 Před rokem

      @@anthonylongobardo2623 i wasnt talking to you you moron, i was responding to someone else.

  • @ellebhee5045
    @ellebhee5045 Před 4 lety +45

    The early 90's would've been boring if it weren't for this.

  • @Dragoneer
    @Dragoneer Před rokem +92

    1:26 at 1.25x speed and you have literally every DnB drum sample ever

    • @aljoshablu
      @aljoshablu Před rokem

      💀💀💀💀💀💀

    • @Dragoneer
      @Dragoneer Před rokem +1

      @@aljoshablu What’s up

    • @aljoshablu
      @aljoshablu Před rokem +1

      @@Dragoneer u were right & its so freakin funny! These damn 7 seconds influence my daily life, its like its my heart beat 💜

    • @Dragoneer
      @Dragoneer Před rokem +2

      @@aljoshablu 💀

    • @FighterMan9836
      @FighterMan9836 Před 10 měsíci

      .75 sounds like straight outta compton 💀

  • @0truckmafk
    @0truckmafk Před 7 lety +1340

    I wonder if this drummer realizes he started Jungle / drum & bass.

    • @Fletchlie
      @Fletchlie Před 7 lety +41

      0TruckMafk ☢TM™"... The BigMean CommentSection BadAss doubt it he died sadly :(

    • @reggieking1045
      @reggieking1045 Před 6 lety +121

      He didn't. Breakbeat rave came from 70's hip hop breaks when it split from house music. The Amen break came into fashion afterwards at around the same time as reggae began to influence breakbeat rave which then turned it into jungle. Jungle is really a mash up of Hip hop ,Reggae and Breakbeat rave. Drum and bass essential evolved from jungle when producers started moving away from the dancehall reggae vibe into a darker hardcore techno influenced sound. The Amen break is important to jungle but it didn't start it all off. If you listen to some really early breakbeat rave type stuff you usually find a mix of 4/4 house beat and speeded up hip hop breaks before the Amen era began.

    • @dankmheems290
      @dankmheems290 Před 6 lety +25

      Wrong newb. Jungle evolved from Hardcore not breakbeat you nub. Any 80s influence would have been the '88 Acid house scene. Even Prodigy used hardcore beats that are verging on Jungle in their early albums (The song Poison). Back then the pop form of Jungle became to be known as Clownstep or the original term Jump-Up. DNB isn't a form of hip hop, hip hop is a form of DNB. The two are so different. The only thing you got right is Reggae. The toasting culture of dancehall definitely influenced Jungle especially as people immigrated to Britain.

    • @bassicuk1986
      @bassicuk1986 Před 6 lety +59

      Dank Mheems how is hiphop a form of drum n bass. Idiot!!! Do your research. Hiphop came WAAAY before

    • @XxJKLTVxX
      @XxJKLTVxX Před 6 lety +21

      Amen Break > Hip-hop > Jungle > Breakcore, Speedcore > DnB
      Am I correct?

  • @nxbis
    @nxbis Před 8 lety +4255

    As influential as the Amen Break is, the original drummer died homeless and destitute with a drug addiction. Think about that.

    • @JadeDude1973
      @JadeDude1973 Před 5 lety +224

      Didn't the same thing happen to Beethoven?

    • @sub7se7en
      @sub7se7en Před 5 lety +919

      I'm on the verge of dying homeless and destitute with a drug addiction. My music is going to be dope in 30 years. You just wait.

    • @olliegoria
      @olliegoria Před 5 lety +250

      Never received one royalty payment. Damn.

    • @milestiller665
      @milestiller665 Před 5 lety +339

      Jade Prout Beethoven probably died a fairly wealthy, albeit sad man. He was well loved. Mozart, on the other hand, died in an unmarked grave somewhere. He was in poverty at the end of his life

    • @9ZERO6
      @9ZERO6 Před 5 lety +95

      Sucks. He has plenty of company with many other artists that were used up and kicked to the curb. Sad reality.

  • @djafri84
    @djafri84 Před 2 lety +23

    Only 4.3 million views? This deserves over a billion views simply for how influential this tune is on what it has spawned in the later decades.

  • @azi9_ity
    @azi9_ity Před 4 lety +36

    The amount of heart Coleman put into this song was enough for the beat to give birth to an entire genre 2 decades later *AND* for it to be, up to this day, remembered not only as the 'DNA' of DnB, but as a great song itself!
    That's a lot of heart, man ngl

  • @Bramhallthefifth
    @Bramhallthefifth Před 8 lety +230

    When I listen to this, it still sounds to me like it has a sampled beat.

    • @Bramhallthefifth
      @Bramhallthefifth Před 8 lety +2

      Simply Visual while technically not true (stockhausen, reich, even the beatles had used sampling before 1968) you still misunderstood me.

    • @nickstevens1488
      @nickstevens1488 Před 8 lety +19

      except the is the most sampled beat of all time!? dumbass

    • @BoyotheTank
      @BoyotheTank Před 8 lety +3

      I can't imagine they were the first ever to use that beat, but I also don't think it was borrowed on purpose

    • @zarathustra3830
      @zarathustra3830 Před 7 lety +21

      Calm down youre the one looking like a "dumbass" here. He is saying this song sounds like it is using a sample not that it has been sampled, "dumbass".

    • @MsHill79
      @MsHill79 Před 7 lety +3

      let the Church say Aaaaaamen, Let the Church say aaaaaaaaaamen, Let the Church say aaaaaaaaaamen, Amen, Amen!

  • @MrKing8050
    @MrKing8050 Před 8 lety +138

    "You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge"

  • @LupinsBlueJacket
    @LupinsBlueJacket Před rokem +6

    This very song and the fact that it was sampled so much is indirectly responsible for me still being alive

  • @kymcrowden6641
    @kymcrowden6641 Před 3 lety +4

    Keep the faith 🙏.. See wey back they were rolling out them drumzz 🔊🙌❤️

  • @josefgutierrez1164
    @josefgutierrez1164 Před 8 lety +193

    the magic happens at 1:26

    • @quipsanz2517
      @quipsanz2517 Před 7 lety +34

      The most important 8 seconds of drumming in the history of music. Magic is the right word bro!

    • @johnbazy
      @johnbazy Před 5 lety +34

      Correction, the magic happens between 0:00 and 2:32.

    • @AntzolY111
      @AntzolY111 Před 5 lety +2

      Slipknot

    • @Kris.G
      @Kris.G Před 4 lety

      @@johnbazy correct

    • @dripbertholdt4105
      @dripbertholdt4105 Před 4 lety +1

      0:00*

  • @CheetoSenior
    @CheetoSenior Před 11 lety +606

    Que vuelva el jungle!!!

    • @moonlight98__
      @moonlight98__ Před 3 lety +4

      Chetooooooo

    • @enrique23f
      @enrique23f Před 3 lety +11

      Hombre cheeto, yo vine aquí por un tiktok de cómo se hizo la canción de Futurama con tres samples

    • @-Frvnco
      @-Frvnco Před 3 lety +1

      Aquí por Yo Interneto

    • @Chamitox.
      @Chamitox. Před 2 lety

      @@enrique23f en serio hay gente que conoce el sampling y hace tiktoks? que genial :D

    • @nicolasbravo5011
      @nicolasbravo5011 Před 2 lety +3

      Oh Hi Mark!

  • @TheDJPCol
    @TheDJPCol Před 5 měsíci +6

    The most iconic 8 seconds of music ever recorded. Incredible.

  • @kb0x
    @kb0x Před rokem +15

    1:26 This drumbeat is pretty good, someone should use it.

  • @tropicalpalmtree
    @tropicalpalmtree Před 9 lety +85

    the amen break 1:26 to 1:32 is just amazing, and from 1969! wow, thank you the winstons, been a junglist all my life and some of my favourite tracks would not have been made possible without you. awesome :)

  • @TheReviewSpace
    @TheReviewSpace Před 10 lety +62

    It's no wonder why this was heavily sampled---the break itself is an open instrumental beat that emcees can freely rap to at the time. Jungle/D&B of course would completely build around it. Very simple, very basic, very clean, and most importantly: It contained the necessary drum/snare pattern to create other types of music. It's like finding the most accessible, reliable drum kit in the world for ANY musician to use----which at the time, this WAS it!

  • @tolgai.altunova5858
    @tolgai.altunova5858 Před 3 lety +4

    I’m very happy to see this got nearly 4Million clicks!!! Humanity isn’t lost.

  • @acidtechno
    @acidtechno Před měsícem +1

    those looking back fifty years from now will see us as pioneers. ^.2

  • @FAMinecraft
    @FAMinecraft Před 10 lety +93

    I love how if you change the speed of the video to 1.25, this tracks actually sounds like jungle music at its general speed! :D

    • @1vite
      @1vite Před 9 lety +7

      Lol :D

    • @thomasclift9563
      @thomasclift9563 Před 5 lety +1

      There are other tracks earlier than this one that have an amen style beat, this is just the one (possibly the first) that has a clean sample able section that everyone went on to use.

  • @MikeBlitzMag
    @MikeBlitzMag Před 6 lety +8

    I bought the Winstons' Color Him Father single on Metromedia when it was first released in 1969, and immediately preferred this flip side over the A-side. It was a time when mainstream music was sinking into a protracted aesthetic slump of self-indulgence, and this relentlessly upbeat instrumental was a breath of fresh air. Brief career, enduring legacy.

  • @deeznutz9385
    @deeznutz9385 Před 2 lety +2

    Where would music today be at without the amen break?
    We live in the shoulders of giants!

  • @BiLdoEMcLown
    @BiLdoEMcLown Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks for 80% of my favorite music

  • @xwingt16
    @xwingt16 Před 14 lety +24

    Thank you The Winstons. This has been a part of my life for the past 28 years. The best 6 seconds of music ever.

  • @Iggins420
    @Iggins420 Před 9 lety +30

    "I think this is techno, therefore, I like techno" -- René Descarte

  • @goobert2469
    @goobert2469 Před rokem +4

    Finally, a great drumbreak to sample an lucky for me nobody else has used this before!

  • @Zyereix
    @Zyereix Před 3 lety +9

    If this song were never made, many awesome songs and genres wouldn't have been created

    • @Zyereix
      @Zyereix Před 2 lety

      @@HolyRollerTV I'm jus saying and this is one of the most used breaks in all of music history
      The song part of what I said is somewhat true although yes, people could use other breaks if this didn't exist or just in general

  • @celsius82
    @celsius82 Před 14 lety +18

    Their greatness lies within their understanding of creativity and love for music. I understand that this work is indeed copyrighted, but they never initiated any kind of legal action for its use in other works. They play, make, and have soul, because they undestood the importance of their shoulders for others to be able to reach further in music. Thank you Winstons!!! This kind of greatness is far, far bigger and important than stupid licenses, royalties and copyright laws!! You'll never perish.

  • @donrafabenitez
    @donrafabenitez Před 14 lety +7

    Classic Break!
    Much loved and used in many hip hop tracks especially late 80's & early 90's and as a result influencing drum & bass. As someone who was there at the start of the drum & bass scene. I can tell you that when we went to House raves we used to go nuts for the tracks that used Hip Hop or Ragga/Reggae samples. The buzz we created helped develop the Jungle scene which later became Drum & Bass.

  • @rue909
    @rue909 Před rokem +3

    Lovely snare sound...!

  • @ossydoesthings335
    @ossydoesthings335 Před 5 měsíci +2

    ignoring the obvious, can we talk about how upbeat and genuinely really good the song is?

  • @ashleyburns6752
    @ashleyburns6752 Před 8 lety +202

    Literally Google searched "original drum n bass sample"

    • @xUdieToox
      @xUdieToox Před 5 lety +1

      Ashley Burns *original jungle sample

  • @JonnyChaos
    @JonnyChaos Před 10 lety +6

    Never gets old, no matter how fast or slow you hear it.

  • @billmakris4882
    @billmakris4882 Před rokem +3

    Im 42 and those 4 seconds are my whole childhood! I also wrote haunting winds on goodlooking records using amen drum loop!

  • @beetheimmortal
    @beetheimmortal Před 4 lety +3

    Amen Break or not, all the drums in this song are absolute fire.

  • @UanHarrison
    @UanHarrison Před 10 lety +10

    HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD THIS TUNE BEFORE! love it so happy and groovy

  • @tt-bf5qf
    @tt-bf5qf Před 8 lety +11

    this is the birthplace of drum'n'bass...

  • @mottemeinliebling6200
    @mottemeinliebling6200 Před rokem +5

    absolutny klasyk, od którego wszystko się zaczeło

  • @cheezkid2689
    @cheezkid2689 Před 3 lety +1

    Passing by to pay my respects to the song that provided a drum loop for literally everyone. Thank you, and amen, brother!

  • @itsyaboypedro
    @itsyaboypedro Před 9 lety +591

    this is like staring at god's face

  • @murkyprod95
    @murkyprod95 Před 9 lety +54

    Drum and bass beginnings...

  • @thewormiesthotel
    @thewormiesthotel Před 4 lety +3

    My dad used to play me this all the time growing up and then show me a bunch of drum and bass so this makes me heavy nostalgic

  • @crshed12
    @crshed12 Před rokem +2

    I get chills every time this song plays

  • @inhumanundead
    @inhumanundead Před 11 lety +7

    I remember hearing the break sampled in one of The Prodigy's songs. Amazing song, this.

  • @thasco
    @thasco Před 13 lety +4

    This break was a turning point in my breakbeat journey.. life has never been the same since.

  • @weirdskyreallyweird.5519
    @weirdskyreallyweird.5519 Před 2 lety +2

    It’s weird hearing that break on such an old track. It feels so specifically 90s that it makes this song feel like it’s from two completely separate decades.

  • @JohnnyGuitar50
    @JohnnyGuitar50 Před 3 lety +1

    I just came here to pay respect to Gregory C. Coleman and his crew for making these fabulous beats that changed the history of hip hop and rap, but nobody realized how he had changed the world by making this 6 seconds beat and again my deepest condolence to Mr.Gregory C. Coleman and his crew The Winstons. Amen Brother we will never forget about you

  • @swanbrown
    @swanbrown Před 9 lety +5

    So, _This_ is where amen came from. It's one of my favorite breaks, even though I don't use it much.
    Wow! seven measly seconds of his life, that the drummer probably never had a second thought about when he was playing it, I wonder who's seven seconds is shaping history right now.

  • @fjfrancois
    @fjfrancois Před 9 lety +5

    The Brass and the Drums what a Powerful Sound!

  • @rumar9182
    @rumar9182 Před 3 lety

    Mad how a six second loop from the break of this song changed music forever ❤️

  • @cryomaniac1366
    @cryomaniac1366 Před 2 lety +7

    i really like that drum break, i bet noones gonna sample it though

  • @bobbobertson9325
    @bobbobertson9325 Před 9 lety +68

    Also became the base for Breakcore don't forget Breakcore :)

    • @rudeboyragga
      @rudeboyragga Před 9 lety +16

      never forget breakcore

    • @josephwilson4474
      @josephwilson4474 Před 9 lety +6

      Bob Bobertson Breakcore

    • @purplesleepycat
      @purplesleepycat Před 6 lety

      breakcore is literally just the amen break

    • @XoArK
      @XoArK Před 6 lety +1

      Kuukuu Blast Lol, I have heard way more breaks in breakcore than that

    • @purplesleepycat
      @purplesleepycat Před 6 lety

      yeah but if you want views amen is the way to go

  • @Pistol1783
    @Pistol1783 Před 8 lety +25

    Wow the Winstons thanks for making the ultimate drum solo and without u I wouldn't have my addiction to drum & bass yes I'm a fiend for jungle my addiction started in 1996 when my neighbour let me tape his DJ hype & fearless tape from Toronto

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 Před 2 lety

      Well, if it wasn't them, somebody else would have come up with it. There are just so many drum patterns.

    • @Pistol1783
      @Pistol1783 Před 2 lety

      Holyrollertv of course man. Love reggae. Jungle/D&B took inspiration from it no doubt.

  • @luxu7725
    @luxu7725 Před 2 lety +5

    just one of the most incredible snares ever. obviously the legend of the Amen Break need not be restated, but it really is so good

  • @frenezia
    @frenezia Před 2 lety +7

    Estou aqui para honrar o legado e prestar meu respeito à essa obra prima, o Amen Break é literalmente o beat mais usado da história, que incrível.

  • @Husani759
    @Husani759 Před 8 lety +27

    I was a major jungle and dnb fan for two decades, before I heard that drum sample for the first time in this song. It blew my mind, and my load. :)

  • @AmenBreakLiquid
    @AmenBreakLiquid  Před 9 lety +577

    Please everyone , show the love for The Winstons that they deserve! Donate here if you can:
    www.gofundme.com/f/amenbrother2
    "14 NOVEMBER 2015
    by M Webster - Organizer of The Winstons Go Fund Me.
    Due to popular demand of people who have only just found out about the campaign, those who never got round to donating, or the very kind people who have said they would like to donate again, I have created a new campaign which will be able to stay open indefinitely. Please visit www.gofundme.com/amenbrother2 and spread the word! :)"
    THANK YOU EVERYONE, WHO DONATED TO THIS AWESOME CAUSE!! (30/01/2021)

    • @sooparsoup
      @sooparsoup Před 9 lety +26

      who is the money going to? The Winstons' drummer died 9 years ago and the band are no longer together.

    • @TheCidraque
      @TheCidraque Před 9 lety +7

      sooparsoup As I read in this article in spanish (www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2015/03/150330_solo_bateria_dio_forma_1500_canciones_hr), the donations go to the singer, who owns the rights of the song.

    • @matttorres8921
      @matttorres8921 Před 8 lety +7

      You wish was granted today!

    • @Numocron
      @Numocron Před 6 lety +1

      Uplifting Waves this sounds tight.😆👌

    • @DJMIGHTYZION
      @DJMIGHTYZION Před 6 lety +1

      Uplifting Waves this changed rave music 🎧

  • @vitalytarnover8981
    @vitalytarnover8981 Před 3 lety +1

    I am here to say: thank you for all the amazing music and music genres that were born by this 5.2 seconds of clean drums

  • @martinlatham4322
    @martinlatham4322 Před 8 měsíci +1

    This was the beat that started the whole rave scene of 1989 and beyond. Thankyou brothers

  • @DGenome
    @DGenome Před 13 lety +7

    Yes, God bless them!
    After years of being fan of - and practicing - this music, finally I found my way.
    Thanks for posting this!

  • @Yizak
    @Yizak Před 10 lety +14

    Thank you for your beautiful drums!

  • @soundwaveproductivity2081

    When you sample something and have no clue how important and iconic it was going to be.......talk about a fire turned inferno 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Elbombdeloscasa
    @Elbombdeloscasa Před 8 měsíci +8

    1:26 1:34 This part is the freaking best!!

  • @MrKamran4685
    @MrKamran4685 Před 8 lety +9

    This is legendary.

  • @tranceotaku
    @tranceotaku Před 10 lety +9

    I never knew this part of music history. Thank you!

  • @672OPA
    @672OPA Před 22 dny

    The greatest artists give their lives to the world and leave with nothing 😔

  • @bigdonza08
    @bigdonza08 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Man if only people could create their own drum beats.

  • @KRONIKBASS808
    @KRONIKBASS808 Před 8 lety +21

    thank you so much guys!! most important 6 seconds in music history!!

  • @zeromant80
    @zeromant80 Před 9 lety +116

    Heck, even this sample (1:25) was used on a heavy metal song.

    • @sheepdavis
      @sheepdavis Před 9 lety +10

      what song?

    • @PantMal
      @PantMal Před 9 lety +53

      Papa Disco I think he's probably referring to Slipknot's "Eyeless". The DJ of this band samples the famous drum break in the beginning of this song, but with a bit faster version.

    • @DSLMPA
      @DSLMPA Před 9 lety +3

      Rammstein sehnsucht

    • @sheepdavis
      @sheepdavis Před 9 lety

      this was never featured in a Rammstein song.

    • @tfwnoyandere
      @tfwnoyandere Před 6 lety +18

      YOU CAN'T SEE CALIFORNIA WITHOUT MARLON BRANDO'S EYES

  • @Amygdalum
    @Amygdalum Před 3 lety +4

    Wow, that backbeat is so cool, I wonder if anyone has thought of sampling it

  • @primarchjackfrost8117
    @primarchjackfrost8117 Před rokem +2

    That Drum solo sounds amazing it would be quite amazing if someone made an entire genre with that drum solo