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Komentáře • 252

  • @mitchwarren1600
    @mitchwarren1600 Před 7 lety +232

    It's easy to forget he is 73 years old ! There are some great names out there and Billy Cobham is one of them.

    • @conmane3341
      @conmane3341 Před rokem

      less furocious, but more tasteful deliver

    • @cliffie024
      @cliffie024 Před rokem +2

      Carl Palmer cough cough

    • @jaimesorli2436
      @jaimesorli2436 Před rokem +1

      @@cliffie024 wish drumeo call him and make a video with him and he bring his stainless kit from ludwig.....

    • @stevel3475
      @stevel3475 Před 10 měsíci

      Definitely one of the best indeed

    • @Louis-zc7im
      @Louis-zc7im Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@cliffie024yes. Carl Palmer is unbelievable and plays a much more complicated set

  • @rdrummer322
    @rdrummer322 Před 2 lety +64

    More than 50 years ago he changed drumming. All the greatest drummers site him as a reference. To still be making jaws drop in his 70s..truly one of the best of all time.

  • @jamespink4202
    @jamespink4202 Před 2 lety +20

    Just met Billy at the 606 Club in London, he was invited to sit in at Dan Rinestein's gig. Billy transforms from lovely old guy, walking with a stick at the moment, to "this" as soon as he sits at the kit! Brilliant, and an honour to chat with him and shake his hand! I feel blessed...

  • @digitalsketchguy
    @digitalsketchguy Před 5 lety +84

    There are drummers, and then there is Billy Cobham. Legend!

  • @michaeldrums3190
    @michaeldrums3190 Před 3 lety +11

    Now thats finesse and dynamics that only true masters of the craft can achieve. His rhythmic language is wonderfull. A great drum solo tells a story and this one is a 500 page novel.

  • @385Nic
    @385Nic Před 4 lety +51

    There’s so much more going on here that most people can’t even understand. This guy is amazing!!!

    • @sterben728
      @sterben728 Před 3 lety +4

      Trust me people do understand 😎

    • @385Nic
      @385Nic Před 3 lety +1

      I’m glad you commented. I haven’t watched this in a while.

    • @johnbentley3504
      @johnbentley3504 Před 3 lety

      You should us explain to understand..... No beginning no middle no end....

    • @austinmonroe3894
      @austinmonroe3894 Před 3 lety +3

      @@sterben728 very few, but god bless those souls and ones like mine, ones that have glimpsed greatness but do not dare attempt to say understanding is even close

  • @CoolDaysEnd
    @CoolDaysEnd Před 2 lety +8

    Love this guy, taught me about open hand playing and hand speed. The best! Thank you Billy!

  • @alexstephen5695
    @alexstephen5695 Před rokem +13

    I find he is frequently absent from lists of great drummers but he is one of the best and most influential drummers ever in my opinion.

  • @guildedtalleywacker4627
    @guildedtalleywacker4627 Před 3 lety +11

    Billy Cobham is "Da Man" folks. Been listening since the seventies. He plays better with eyes closed than most with eyes open.

  • @jhardycarroll
    @jhardycarroll Před 3 lety +10

    Billy is that magic balance between power and relaxation. I remember hearing him for the first time playing on Miles's Jack Johnson LP, then Mahavishnu. I saw him at a clinic in Tucson, too. Amazing man and a fantastic musician.

    • @terrenceolivido741
      @terrenceolivido741 Před 4 měsíci

      I did learn from Billy when he said " I hold the drumsticks as relaxed as possible. " my friends this is the paradoxical key to good technique. not only velocity , but the note you produce on the drum. goes the same for hand drumming. in fact i have found the exact same practice - i call it " yoga for the hands " - is the same for hands on congas, djembes, tablas, sticks on the kit etc etc. the practice is ten minutes a day - more makes no difference - it is the nervous system that is changing, not the muscles. that is why a five year old can have better technique than i have achieved after 8 years of practice. they do not have to retrain their nervous system controlling the hands. basically what i say about this i learned from watching videos of Giovanni - the great conga player.

  • @cobraimploder
    @cobraimploder Před 4 lety +31

    If you liked Billy here, *PLEASE* check out Mahavishnu Orchestra. They were one of the best things to happen to progressive rock music!

  • @juliuslambert9226
    @juliuslambert9226 Před rokem +7

    What impresses me with Jazz-Rock musicians and their incredible technique is to imagine that in their brains they think even faster than what they play. It is a demonstration of human intelligence in addition to offering highly exciting music.

  • @coolgamer936132
    @coolgamer936132 Před 5 lety +21

    HOLY CRAP! the drumming is amazing and so is the production... such a wonderful experience

    • @chrisw3421
      @chrisw3421 Před 3 lety

      the overhead views were excellent

  • @rhythmista7707
    @rhythmista7707 Před 5 lety +12

    Those drums man....Those drums.....what a sound.

  • @EleanorPeterson
    @EleanorPeterson Před 5 lety +10

    After all these years, you can see and hear that Sir Bilham Cobly still LOVES to just PLAY. :-)

  • @BlaireBustillo
    @BlaireBustillo Před 2 lety +2

    Heard his cassette drum tutorial way back in the 90s, still sounding great. Legend.

    • @Mike-lt6sj
      @Mike-lt6sj Před 4 měsíci

      Me too. Born in 77 with a pot- smoking guitar player dad. I played for 30 years and I'm still in love with Billy even though I don't play any more.

  • @Anonymous02498
    @Anonymous02498 Před 6 lety +8

    Saw this guy play at Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Stunning

  • @hugorezende199
    @hugorezende199 Před 6 lety +13

    He is on his 70' s and playing like magic

    • @Nissardpertugiu
      @Nissardpertugiu Před 2 lety

      Like the album :) ?

    • @bradmodd7856
      @bradmodd7856 Před rokem

      This was a mess, some great technical moves for sure but musically not great

  • @KurtStoffer
    @KurtStoffer Před 6 lety +7

    I could watch this all day... mad chops.

  • @yeetfeet1878
    @yeetfeet1878 Před 3 lety +22

    Billy Cobham is definitely in top 5 for greatest drummers of all time!

    • @Trower22
      @Trower22 Před 2 lety

      Qui sont les quatres autre?

    • @uiscepreston
      @uiscepreston Před rokem

      @@Trower22 Terry Bozzio for sure. I would put Neil Peart and Stewart Copeland there. And no lie, Karen Carpenter.

    • @jaimesorli2436
      @jaimesorli2436 Před rokem +1

      @@uiscepreston you are puttin the one s you like not the best ones and most infliential...., hey!, i like the one you named too!

    • @ricardomorais1906
      @ricardomorais1906 Před 8 měsíci +1

      1 - Buddy Rich
      2 - Cobham
      3 - Neil Peart
      4 - Bonham
      5 - Donati

    • @malcolmtoperoff1305
      @malcolmtoperoff1305 Před 7 měsíci

      Love Art Blakekey

  • @alvarocordova3664
    @alvarocordova3664 Před rokem +1

    l went to the Stanford Jazz Workshop 93 on a scholarship from MAPEX Billy was one of the instructora. 5 days of joy
    He inspired Dennis, Simon, Alphonze
    And some of today's drum heroes
    Eric Moore, Tony Royster, Sonny
    Emory ( to name a few). Living
    Legend. Thank you sir

  • @omgmaster9985
    @omgmaster9985 Před 7 lety +6

    his approch in drumming is so quiet.. nice nice nice..
    that china is awesome
    that little tom sounded like my snare when it's off ahah what a beauty

  • @alonzovillarreal4666
    @alonzovillarreal4666 Před 5 lety +4

    Always a Billy fan!

  • @sheilaburnham9613
    @sheilaburnham9613 Před 2 lety +4

    I remember Billy playing solo on snowy winter nights at Shaboo.
    Ahhhhhh, times gone by...

  • @rosariocatanzaro361
    @rosariocatanzaro361 Před 2 lety +2

    Nobody play the snare like cobham. He is the man.

  • @dennisbrownell4586
    @dennisbrownell4586 Před rokem +2

    I seen him do a drum clinic in the 80s, amazing!

  • @jocquidixonmusicproduction988

    1:50 did this man just tune up his tom mid solo? lol

    • @snazzysnooker1572
      @snazzysnooker1572 Před 7 lety +1

      No he just turned the key for a different sound probaby untuning it. but little naive white boys believe this guy is God (and every other black "pro") that you think he did something amazing.. Try to do it yourself ,trust me its real easy.. Go ahead try it..

    • @warrenoids
      @warrenoids Před 7 lety +45

      snazzysnooker why so racist

    • @Retiep97
      @Retiep97 Před 7 lety +11

      Fam, are you blind and deaf??? you can see and hear the tom is getting tune up, jesus christ man........

    • @jocquidixonmusicproduction988
      @jocquidixonmusicproduction988 Před 7 lety +14

      lol relax bro. its not THAT serious.
      I just found it comical and quite dope, that in a midst of a solo he tuned up his tom. Its not something you see.
      Not sure how that made you so butt hurt but okay bro.

    • @spercoco
      @spercoco Před 6 lety +1

      You sound like a dumb ass and I bet you look like one too.

  • @Darr247
    @Darr247 Před 4 lety +10

    When I saw him in the '70s he had a drum set with bottoms that curved towards the front and flared out like horn bells.

    • @DrummerGrrrl
      @DrummerGrrrl Před 4 lety +1

      Those were the short-lived "Staccato" brand drums. Hard as eff to find cases to put the drums in!

    • @keinname629
      @keinname629 Před 2 lety +2

      North Drums

  • @mishellerauth1966
    @mishellerauth1966 Před 7 lety +11

    so good! classic drummer showing his talent hasn't faded. sweet!

  • @michaelcorenzwit8118
    @michaelcorenzwit8118 Před 3 dny

    The best drummer I have ever heard.

  • @martinkoffler2206
    @martinkoffler2206 Před rokem +1

    A master at work.

  • @VentKlik
    @VentKlik Před rokem +2

    the tune-up mid solo was so goated

  • @Progmeister-tb3sn
    @Progmeister-tb3sn Před 11 měsíci +2

    People often times reference current drummers as the best or even just well known drummers. How many people would ever concur up this man's name? Billy should be on every single list of best drummers, probably topping many of the lists!!

  • @solomonaceughanze1796
    @solomonaceughanze1796 Před 7 lety +7

    so simple and technical
    less noise

  • @spencergsmith
    @spencergsmith Před rokem +1

    Those toms sound amazing.

  • @LorneVignettes
    @LorneVignettes Před rokem +1

    Back in 1998 I got to see a Billy Cobham Clinic at Music Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. I was like 14 Back then. It was super Cool. Great 🥁 Drummer.

  • @shjobsearch2195
    @shjobsearch2195 Před 4 lety +3

    Usually, Jared interviews drummers who guest on the channel. Students will notice that Jared didn't interview Billy... he just let Billy play. No words needed.

  • @albertchailleux9719
    @albertchailleux9719 Před 4 lety +1

    Un tueur.. En action..merci Billy Cobham.

  • @Danfromoverthere
    @Danfromoverthere Před 4 lety

    One of the best!!!!!

  • @fotero78
    @fotero78 Před 3 lety +3

    I love how Jared is just like "duh" over there. I would be too. I remember stumbling onto my parents' old LP of Total Eclipse and being just completely blown away. The guy is a living legend.

    • @Nissardpertugiu
      @Nissardpertugiu Před rokem

      What a great album total eclipse !
      A lot of great albums.
      In solo, the thing at least from Spectrum to Magic is unbelievable.

  • @Digga58
    @Digga58 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Happy Birthday, Billy Cobham!

  • @T47BH
    @T47BH Před 7 lety +11

    To appear on this channel is the happiest event today!

  • @WilliamWilsonEgoliGolf

    My favourite drummer, big time!

  • @simcHyt
    @simcHyt Před 6 lety +53

    dude is 73 years old and looks younger than me, I'm 20...

  • @Azrawtw
    @Azrawtw Před 7 lety +2

    Good video guys really love you guys keep on grinding

  • @mineheadX1
    @mineheadX1 Před 6 lety +2

    Billy's cool enuff to tune up in mid-stroke...feel the thunder of those Tama B/B floor toms !

  • @suzanneperlmutter6031
    @suzanneperlmutter6031 Před 3 lety

    I remember you when.....Port Chester, my town --hanging out at the Capital Theatre! Good Memories!

  • @jerrywallop5647
    @jerrywallop5647 Před rokem +1

    Stupendous……amazing sound & so musical…

  • @codyosborne2959
    @codyosborne2959 Před 5 lety

    One of the best

  • @ProgSnob14
    @ProgSnob14 Před 2 lety

    Seeing him in October 2022! Can't wait!

  • @chezza7777
    @chezza7777 Před 7 měsíci

    The greatest of all time.

  • @petpatrol1962
    @petpatrol1962 Před 2 měsíci

    Drum solos cannot be copywrited. Each one is a moment of rhythm in time.

  • @digitalsketchguy
    @digitalsketchguy Před 4 lety +3

    Best drummer this side of the MIlky Way

  • @lb5444
    @lb5444 Před 7 měsíci

    I got to see Billy Cobham live when he was in his early thirties. He was the fastest and most powerful drummer that I had ever seen using the drumming equipment that was available back then.

  • @OlinkaPentaAlfa
    @OlinkaPentaAlfa Před 5 lety +1

    Bravo!

  • @Coldcustard666
    @Coldcustard666 Před 7 lety +2

    Great vid guys

  • @christopherbull8272
    @christopherbull8272 Před 5 lety +6

    Thanks to Sky Arts "The Art of the Drummer" I got to see this video. This is what a lifetime of practising drums can do for you! You can see he is totally "tranced out" or "in the zone" if you like.

  • @kriswright4814
    @kriswright4814 Před 4 měsíci

    I had the privilege of picking Billy Cobham up from Cleveland's Hopkins airport and take them to a drum clinic sponsored by Midway music he was such a gentleman we went to dinner and he asked me if I gave lessons and to this day I still don't know if he was kidding or not Rock on Billy

  • @arsonne
    @arsonne Před 3 měsíci

    Can't call many cats legends but this dude is definitely one of them. A real innovator.

  • @danflak2370
    @danflak2370 Před 2 lety

    Amazing quadridextrous genius!!

  • @cjro71
    @cjro71 Před 4 lety +1

    love those floor toms

  • @septemberlxxx508
    @septemberlxxx508 Před 3 měsíci

    One of the best drummers of our time. I like Neil Peart a lot and others, but Billy his technic is crzy, very very high level, watched him when he was " younger"..wowww my goodness! And i'm a drummer too, i could never understand and knowing i could never be that high level of a drummer. Hours i spend listening pfffff and the more i listen the more i'm sure...This man is my hero in playing drums.

  • @travismusicanddrums1428
    @travismusicanddrums1428 Před 7 lety +7

    a true pro in the craft of the drums💜💜💜

  • @josephlinares96
    @josephlinares96 Před 2 lety +1

    Underrated

  • @rhythmisgod
    @rhythmisgod Před 5 lety

    THIS IS GREAT ...

  • @kokigami5492
    @kokigami5492 Před 7 lety +18

    Fact: if billy plays without that headband he cannot neither wax on nor wax off

  • @kingoimkenya
    @kingoimkenya Před rokem

    Tuned thunder!!

  • @terrenceolivido741
    @terrenceolivido741 Před 4 měsíci

    the best starts around 6:30 or so - for me. perhaps he has warmed up live on the kit. the control it takes with the hands and sticks - well every drummer knows your hands have to warm up. I will add that most of the comments here - praising Billy - are all the people that Billy wants around him. it takes one to know one. god bless.

  • @PUBHEAD1
    @PUBHEAD1 Před měsícem

    I still have Powrplay on vinyl. Love that album

  • @beatsdddx
    @beatsdddx Před 7 lety +3

    Mean mean talent ! legend BC.

  • @liamardo007
    @liamardo007 Před 4 lety

    Awesome

  • @affectus942
    @affectus942 Před 5 měsíci +1

    WOW.

  • @Twotontessie
    @Twotontessie Před 2 lety

    Sick

  • @mariuszozinski1523
    @mariuszozinski1523 Před 3 lety +1

    Najlepszy PERKUSISTA WSZECHCZASÓW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @AHStrongsville
    @AHStrongsville Před 5 lety +2

    He tunes his Tom-Tom in the middle of the solo and doesn’t drop a beat. Dang son. Just dang.

  • @machelopa12
    @machelopa12 Před 7 lety +6

    The only one ...Billy Cobham !!!

  • @tylerbailey9329
    @tylerbailey9329 Před 7 lety +22

    Hey Drumeo, can you get Chris Coleman to do a lesson, please and thank you.

  • @robertherrera5975
    @robertherrera5975 Před rokem

    The amazing lefthanded drummer.

  • @drumazinggreek729
    @drumazinggreek729 Před 6 lety +8

    I feel like Cobham is the Samuel Jackson of drumming! He s likable, he s one of the best in his job and he has tons of experience!

  • @espenaldegarmann1178
    @espenaldegarmann1178 Před 7 lety +1

    Love his setup tho!!

  • @user-ik7et1dv3f
    @user-ik7et1dv3f Před 9 měsíci

    Все барабанщики мира играют как могут а Билли играет как хочет что хочет просто монстр фантастика это лучший барабанщик всех народов и времен

  • @ahmedcaballero3383
    @ahmedcaballero3383 Před 5 měsíci

    Orgullo panameño ❤️

  • @PistolsPlayground
    @PistolsPlayground Před 7 měsíci +3

    When I think about Billy Cobham, the first word that comes to mind is dynamics. That was one of the things that blew me away about his playing when I first heard him play.
    It's amazing the amount of dynamic control he has even when playing fast lines.

    • @terrenceolivido741
      @terrenceolivido741 Před 4 měsíci

      anyone who ignores dynamics in playing is an amateur. also tone. bombastic speed aside, professional drummers are " on-time " and every touch of the kit is consciously modulated to produce a compatible note with the music. real musicians hire real musicians as drummers. remember, if you do not get paid you are an amateur. better learn ... I would also say a professional plays what the leader wants and communicates with him. who is the leader ? the guy who pays.

  • @eilampniel2962
    @eilampniel2962 Před 6 lety +3

    Fantastic Drumming

  • @905Alive
    @905Alive Před 2 lety +1

    thanks Billy for making me a better drummer, I'll never be as good as you and that's ok

  • @drhambone1598
    @drhambone1598 Před 7 lety +7

    my all time favorite drummer besides Tony Williams

  • @avr01
    @avr01 Před rokem +1

    I can’t help but feel he is speaking a language. There’s a grammer and a syntax to his musical speaking, or singing rather. I can almost hear a story.

  • @Whaziznamez2
    @Whaziznamez2 Před 7 lety

    Whooooooo!!!!!
    :)

  • @NorskGamer1
    @NorskGamer1 Před 7 lety

    Col drum solo

  • @philipcampbell9047
    @philipcampbell9047 Před 6 lety +5

    His doubles are so consistent

  • @mjalvarado6207
    @mjalvarado6207 Před rokem +1

    That hihat rod is gonna make a hole in the roof

  • @brentbeatty4171
    @brentbeatty4171 Před 11 měsíci

    I miss playing drums

  • @muzikjay
    @muzikjay Před 3 měsíci

    Such an incredible drummer. I can hear the influence he's had on Danny Carey's playing.

  • @nelsono4315
    @nelsono4315 Před 2 lety

    check out the live version of Mahavishnu's The Noonward Race from the Mar Y Sol festival. Billy's drumming is absolutely impossible. Back then he was untouchable!

  • @simeonwilliams5300
    @simeonwilliams5300 Před 7 lety

    wow wonderful solo #Thanks Mr Billy

  • @Daddytang67
    @Daddytang67 Před 7 lety

    Pure soul expression. Greatness.

  • @adamjeanmichel788
    @adamjeanmichel788 Před 7 lety +1

    toujours le meilleur !!!!

  • @dnnkj-rd2dd
    @dnnkj-rd2dd Před 9 měsíci

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @carlosnagy4180
    @carlosnagy4180 Před 4 měsíci

    Sem dúvida nenhuma é um mágico da bateria

  • @calzaondrums
    @calzaondrums Před 4 lety +1

    THAT SNARE