Um dos melhores? Se John Bonham fosse comparado a Jesus Cristo (e olha que eu não estou menosprezando o nosso Senhor 😊), Bud Rich com certeza seria o pai dele. Baterista que nunca conheceu o trabalho de Bud, não é nem digno de ser chamado de baterista.
In the closing scene, buddy walks out, holding the drum animal tossed at him and says "good thing it wasn't a battle of the pianos or he woulda killed me" Funny stuff
@John Boehmer, I respectfully disagree. If you don't like something, you have the right to not listen to or watch it. You have the freedom to not consume content you dislike.
You have to admit, who ever was playing Animal's part really held his own at the first part of that bit. No discredit to Buddy Rich, he was great. But as far as drum duets go, this was top notch. I could have listened to a lot more of it than was here.
Spot on there. Animal or the House Drummer held their own against arguably the greatest drummer - Buddy Rich. Actually I read a comment below that it was Ronnie Verrell & after doing some research, it is very likely it was Ronnie. IE Ronnie, also was a very good drummer, & also worked for "The Muppets Show", "Saturday Night Live" many other shows & played in some of the United Kingdom most famous Big Bands.
At NO POINT in my life will I ever not crack up seeing Animal go from huffing and puffing, then going quiet, looking up, eyes going wide, and going berserk.
Ronnie Verrell was one of Britain’s greatest drummers, playing with the renowned orchestras of Syd Lawrence and Ted Heath, as well as the famed Jack Parnell Band. He was also one of its most in-demand session players, with credits including Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ and Tom Jones ‘It’s Not Unusual’. But most noteworthy, he was Animal, the drummer with hit TV sensation The Muppets Show. Yes, it was Verrell we heard battling it out with Buddy Rich on one of the most memorable episodes of that legendary show back in February1981. ;-) שלום
Ah that explains why my dad a lifetime jazz fan loved this so much. I was lucky enough as a child to be taken to see him play live in the uk something I’ve never forgotten
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+Philip Møller indeed, even if this was technically before my time I love this show, while I know they have the new muppets abc show, I still would love to see them do a modern muppets show, with a similar format to the original, just with current guests/musicians. Like can you imagine Weird Al on the Muppets? That would be great, or benedict cumberbatch, johnny depp... Andy Serkis would make for an interesting episode, given how he's considered to be like the king of motion capture.
It’s quite funny, if you like The Office type programmes. www.heart1073.com.au/music/news/2015/12/video-dave-grohl-muppets-animal-drum-battle/ There’s a link to the Dave Grohl drum battle (spoiler it’s not as good)
Just to make it clear, those who said Ronnie Verrell was playing animal are right. I have watched him so many times and can tell you that he was no mean soloist himself. When I shut my eyes and just listen I can pick out Ronnie immediately. One time in the early 1990s I was in the jazz section of a record shop in Southampton. A young lass came by and gingerly asked if I could give some names of tenor players to listen to. After giving her a few names I asked why she was interested and she said she was in our National Youth Jazz Orchestra and was playing nearby. I asked how it was going and she said well it was creepy on Sunday because this old guy was splaying after the NYJO and she felt uncomfortable. I said to her that is Ronnie Verrell who used to be with Ted Heath. She just looked blank so I told her he played the drums for Animal. She let out a gasp and said OMG I must get his autograph. I thought here's one of the all time great drummers who's only known as Animal's drummer Ironic isn't it.
In my opinion Ronnie Verrell as Animal actually had the harder drumming job, because he not only had to match Buddy Rich's level, but he had to do it in a drumming style that was completely different to his own, because he had to copy Animal's "insane attack" style of drumming whereas Rich got to play as he normally did. Both Rich and Verrell were masters in their own domain
+byronicman Ronnie Verrell, who played on all the Muppet Shows in this period was a very respected big band and session drummer in England. Buddy and him were friends and Ronnie also played in one of Buddy´s favorite big bands, the Ted Heath band. Ronnie describes what went on behind the scenes on this occation in a MD magazine from the 80s. Ronnie, of course, had to work it out with the puppeteer and to stay true to Animals "style".
Hilarious. I just came off a different presentation of this video where they recorded the whole drum battle, but cut out the drum throw at the end! I'm like, WHAAAAHT?! Ihad to come over here to see it...
Buddy went from traditional grip to match grip back to traditional grip. I've watched this a few times and I still have no clue when he found the time to change back to traditional
The great thing I take away from watching all these Buddy Rich performances is just how humble and gracious he was to the other performers. He was truly one of the greatest band leaders in ANY genre of all time. He always takes the opportunity to deflect praise into the other performances he shared stages with. So thankful to be able to watch these from before my time. The Muppet show battle is a favorite of my 4 y/o. What a legend.,.
I agree with the other posters. Buddy was not only one of the greatest drummers of all time, he also one of the biggest egos you could come across. Having said,, certainly it does not diminish what a great guy he was.
"Animal bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat And he laid that golden drumstick on the ground at Buddy's feet" Actually, Animal threw a drum at Buddy, but it's all good.
Buddy said, "My man, just come on back if you ever wanna try again I told you once you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been" Actually, Buddy said "Darn, the lights went out again," but close enough 😀
This is one of the most ultimate drum battle I've ever seen! Even though I love animals to death, there are no two greater than Buddy Rich and Neil Peart.
I have often observed that the Muppets may well be the only children's show that found it perfectly acceptable to have a character drink, smoke, gamble, and die on-screen in a four-minute skit (see the clip of Kenny Rogers singing "The Gambler" on the show).
@@alexriesenbeck I think the OP meant metal as on it being badass. If that's the case, then even as a metalhead, I would have to agree. Buddy Rich was amazing.
@@spedc Pretty funny! (I was just being sarcastic.) But, anyway, that's really cool that you got to play with him. Amazing drummer, for sure! I don't have your claim-to-fame, but I did get to see him play several times. (I'm 64) I remember his big band playing at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 70's. The band stopped abruptly, then came back with horns blasting; it sounded like someone took the needle off the record then put it back down, like stopping on a dime. It was f*cking flawless! I'll never forget that. Cherish your memory!
Apart from being one of the greatest drummers to have ever lived, one thing that Buddy showed was. You didn’t need to have a drum kit the size of a house to be a brilliant drummer and produce dazzling drum solos.
I saw him play several times when I was six years old, at a club my mother worked at called Mr. Kelly's, when she was dating him. I only saw him from the back, by peeking through the curtains. In consequence, my memories are actually kind of frustrating, because I never saw him from the front. Then again, I could see his feet. Who else can say that?
Animal and Moon were good friends and actually it was Animal who taught Moon how to blow up toilets and Animal was the one who drove the Cadillac into the swimming pool.
The Muppets recently did this with Dave Grohl. If Dave & Buddy had a battle, I'm sorry but Buddy would have beaten him with that one handed snare drum roll near the end.
Animals stare at Buddy while he was drumming at the end of the video was classic he knew he lost lol i missed these shows the kids of today just don't know what goos shows is anymore !!!
thossi09 oh snap that's easy that was Barry White...smooth yet sassy front man. Had that SoundGarden flavor...this is just after he quit Bob Marley & The Wailers...
This is the first time I've ever seen Buddy Rich play and it was so cool to finally see him go ham on the drums. I've heard "Channel One Suite" many times and there are parts that sound extremely difficult to be played by one person and not sound like a hot mess. Well, I guess they're not!
So awesome to see this. I was 12 when this aired and drumming was my life. I was jaw dropped. Then a few months later I was riding my bike down Perrin Beitel Rd. in San Antonio Tx. and saw a huge sign that read, Kirk Scott Drum City. I walked in and not only did they sell the best brands of drums, the owner had Animal in his drum city logo and sold caps and t shirts with it as well. It was an awesome drum store.. thank you Kirk Scott thank you Jeff Ryder..
Got to say that who ever plays animal did an amazing job making it actually look like he was hitting all the right drums at tha right time , what an amazing battle , still makes me smile after all these years ......never thought id say good old days , look at me now ......
im a metal fan and always say they are the best when it comes to drums and shit but o boy, Sir Buddy Rich is the best drummer i have ever seen by far far way. unbelievable technique, precision, speed and power. if he plays metal, wooh imagine that.
Back in the days, when kids shows were so classy, that even their parents musicians were in awe of the virtuoso performance. No matter if you a re a child or a parent. You must have enjoyed this! Respect to Buddy and all other "old school" drummers. Also respect to the show that it pulled this off. I can only wonder, how this must have been for the audiences when aired for the first time. I am humbly thankful, that we have this thing called the Internet and this site, as well as the fortune in my life to understand the English language, so I was able to enjoy this piece of art. Thank you.
In its heyday, being asked to host The Muppet Show was the 1970s equivalent of Weird Al asking permission to satirize your song - it was a sign that you had truly made it. You could break a calculator counting the number of cameos in later Muppet projects.
Raul Alvarez Arias oh god I could only imagine... buddy rich would be like "excuse me? do you know who you're talking to? the worlds greatest drummer!" they'd probably start throwing chairs at each other :P
Buddy Rich was insane. I feel sorry for people who never saw him live. For 20 years he had the best lounge show in Vegas, the best reason to live there. A true legend of a drummer in an age when drummers didn’t become famous....not that they do now.
Earlier in that episode, Buddy walked down a staircase sticking all the way down in a killer solo playing off the rails and walls.at the end he looks at the camera and says "when I play a theater...I PLAY a theater "! 😅
Ah i remeber those times!I have 36 years and i was watching this when i have only 5!!!!It was my favorite show i watched every single day that and i remember this one!!!I laugh so much :)
Props to the house drummer that had to actually battle against Buddy Rich
drummer2k5 they both was buddy ..
@@MMKYT1 Nope - the house drummer was Ronnie Verrell.
@@ianfree0058 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Verrell
Its all Buddy guy...
@@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI Don't call him buddy, guy, !
One of the greatest drummers of all time. Buddy Rich did a great job as well.
😂😂💀
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Um dos melhores? Se John Bonham fosse comparado a Jesus Cristo (e olha que eu não estou menosprezando o nosso Senhor 😊), Bud Rich com certeza seria o pai dele. Baterista que nunca conheceu o trabalho de Bud, não é nem digno de ser chamado de baterista.
😂🤣🤣❗️
Buddy Rich gave Karen Carpenter her own props as a fellow drummer, not just a “girl drummer”!
"He looks like a sore loser."
"This chain breaks, and you'll be a sore winner."
This this show was way ahead of its time.
This this
@@michaelkirk4110 it's a drum fight between Animal and Buddy Rich, the drum battle 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
then Animal start saying kill lol
But what does sore winner mean?
@@007nadineL It legit means that Animal would have injured him.
"Animal you ready?"
"kill, Kill, KILL"
"Yeah, he's ready"
That look on Animal's face during Rich's final run is one of greatest moments in the history of puppetry.
"Muppetry"
@@christophermccoy4605 It's only Muppetry if it comes from the Muppet region of France. Otherwise, it's sparkling puppets.
Yes, he destroys Animal, AND THEN opens up a whole new gear, and Animal’s standing there dumfounded like What. The. FUCK?!!!
@@ErisRising This is an excellent joke. Well done.
@@dvt1393@ErisRising Indeed! Well done!
In the closing scene, buddy walks out, holding the drum animal tossed at him and says "good thing it wasn't a battle of the pianos or he woulda killed me"
Funny stuff
The Muppet show was hilarious! Everything entertainment is supposed to be, clean and enjoyable.
John Boehmer But in the end, Clean always gets Dirty as people grow up.
Animal: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"
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@John Boehmer, I respectfully disagree. If you don't like something, you have the right to not listen to or watch it.
You have the freedom to not consume content you dislike.
One is a master drummer who plays with nothing but pure unrefined primordial feeling!
The other is Buddy Rich.
Animal should be on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Drummers
Rolling Stone sucks *A S S*
He can't..... He is the one out off competition..... He is in his own league...
Love when he's so into it that he just looks straight up at the ceiling for a few seconds! 🤣
He is. Animal was patterned after Keith Moon.
Tom W was about to say that
I am always impressed at how well the puppeteers can make animal play like that.
Puppeteers????? Animal is real
@@itsmephil2255 Too right he is 🤣🤣🤣
Animal needs no puppeteers
Puppeteers ?
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You have to admit, who ever was playing Animal's part really held his own at the first part of that bit. No discredit to Buddy Rich, he was great. But as far as drum duets go, this was top notch. I could have listened to a lot more of it than was here.
Whoever* and it was Ronnie Verrell
And originally voiced by Frank Oz.
Now Eric Jacobson.
Didn't the drummer on the Frank Skinner show do Animal?
Spot on there. Animal or the House Drummer held their own against arguably the greatest drummer - Buddy Rich.
Actually I read a comment below that it was Ronnie Verrell & after doing some research, it is very likely it was Ronnie. IE Ronnie, also was a very good drummer, & also worked for "The Muppets Show", "Saturday Night Live" many other shows & played in some of the United Kingdom most famous Big Bands.
Huh? I only see animal. I have no idea what you're talking about.
I wonder how many kids back then saw this episode then demanded a set of drums for their birthday!!!
All those poor parents...
i remember those days my brother once came at me in his under ware with a baseball bat because i woke him up with my drum banging at like 6 am
@@theweirdpartofyoutube8662 Did you have a bat/drumstick battle?
That was me... Me!
Welp, in the process of introducing my 3 yo grandson to Animal. Live music videos are his favorite... Billy Preston taught him about circles... 😊
"Who do I battle? The other guy? You know, the one who loses?" Pure savage. God of drums
An old god who would mercilessly choke against the modern drummers of today.
Kings don't battle pawns.
@@apothecurio I wouldn't be so sure of that.... Rich "taught" them, as he did me. Have some respect!
Yeah. They were trying to write something for Rich's competitive ego. Aside from him being that way, nothing but admiration.
My favourite drummer of all time... and also Buddy Rich
LOL LOL ,,,
Hahaha
Animal played in Motörhead too, so you know.
aivopark Electric Mayhem, Motorhead...what a resume!
So funny!
At NO POINT in my life will I ever not crack up seeing Animal go from huffing and puffing, then going quiet, looking up, eyes going wide, and going berserk.
+The Good Guy you need to shut the fuck up a little more.
...I'm ugly?
I know I ain't a model, but jeeze. Thought I was doing okay.
+Justin Kalman You're beautiful, don't worry.
***** exactly. Hes also saying I should get out more ha says him picking on people for fun
Joe S 0 l0oplpppl0p0
Ronnie Verrell was one of Britain’s greatest drummers, playing with the renowned orchestras of Syd Lawrence and Ted Heath, as well as the famed Jack Parnell Band. He was also one of its most in-demand session players, with credits including Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ and Tom Jones ‘It’s Not Unusual’. But most noteworthy, he was Animal, the drummer with hit TV sensation The Muppets Show. Yes, it was Verrell we heard battling it out with Buddy Rich on one of the most memorable episodes of that legendary show back in February1981. ;-) שלום
Ah that explains why my dad a lifetime jazz fan loved this so much. I was lucky enough as a child to be taken to see him play live in the uk something I’ve never forgotten
"Animal"s drumming was always quite distinctive too; the playing in this clip definitely has those classic Animal breaks.
I love this ongo.
Thanks
Also the drummer on Frank Skinner's chat show
I read somewhere that Ronnie stated that this was one the highlights of his entire career. The opportunity to battle one of his icons.
This wasn't even Buddy Rich's final form...
at this stage his power level is only 9000
+paws mcgraws
And on the stages... POW... busts our scouters
Jayfive276 you have any links for his best form?
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why isn't this the top comment???
They don't have epic guest performances like this on kid's shows anymore.
+Philip Møller indeed, even if this was technically before my time I love this show, while I know they have the new muppets abc show, I still would love to see them do a modern muppets show, with a similar format to the original, just with current guests/musicians.
Like can you imagine Weird Al on the Muppets? That would be great, or benedict cumberbatch, johnny depp... Andy Serkis would make for an interesting episode, given how he's considered to be like the king of motion capture.
+Philip Møller Muppets isn’t really a kids show… and hey, Dave Grohl was in it this week!
Wil Cornish What really?? Maybe I should give it a shot (even though I've heard it's pretty mediocre).
It’s quite funny, if you like The Office type programmes. www.heart1073.com.au/music/news/2015/12/video-dave-grohl-muppets-animal-drum-battle/ There’s a link to the Dave Grohl drum battle (spoiler it’s not as good)
+Philip Møller This wasn't a kids show.
I think Animal just had a religious experience.
So, had Animal just found his god?
jo, and he destroyed him! hahaha
This is the way
Whenever I have a bad day I just watch Buddy Rich having a drum battle with Animal and instantly get cheered up 😊
Dude was a legend, there is nobody else that will ever be like him. I also liked the red shirt guy.
Si el de la camisa roja le hizo buena competencia 😂😂😂
Just to make it clear, those who said Ronnie Verrell was playing animal are right. I have watched him so many times and can tell you that he was no mean soloist himself. When I shut my eyes and just listen I can pick out Ronnie immediately. One time in the early 1990s I was in the jazz section of a record shop in Southampton. A young lass came by and gingerly asked if I could give some names of tenor players to listen to. After giving her a few names I asked why she was interested and she said she was in our National Youth Jazz Orchestra and was playing nearby. I asked how it was going and she said well it was creepy on Sunday because this old guy was splaying after the NYJO and she felt uncomfortable. I said to her that is Ronnie Verrell who used to be with Ted Heath. She just looked blank so I told her he played the drums for Animal. She let out a gasp and said OMG I must get his autograph. I thought here's one of the all time great drummers who's only known as Animal's drummer Ironic isn't it.
In my opinion Ronnie Verrell as Animal actually had the harder drumming job, because he not only had to match Buddy Rich's level, but he had to do it in a drumming style that was completely different to his own, because he had to copy Animal's "insane attack" style of drumming whereas Rich got to play as he normally did. Both Rich and Verrell were masters in their own domain
"Why do you suppose I just hurled a drum at your head,Buddy?" "I-I don't know." "Sure you do."
Were you rushing or dragging?
+David Elford Because that wasn't quite my tempo
Because your trying to win an Oscar?
Oscar may not have been the drummer, but Animal is definitely a grouch.
Animal really does remind me of Keith Moon! especially when he throws his drum 🤣
He must of been based on ole Moonie who else could it of been.
@@Robcatist he was
Never seen Buddy Rich this calm before!!!
Can you imagine how scared the session drummer that did animals parts had to be??
+byronicman Buddy Rich actually did both parts. He is drumming for himself and animal.
+Lilith Winter Ronnie Verrell did all of Animal's drumming throughout the Muppet's show.
Thanks for the info! It certainly doesn't sound like Buddy on animal's parts. Ronnie must've shit himself, getting into a battle with Rich.
+byronicman Ronnie Verrell, who played on all the Muppet Shows in this period was a very respected big band and session drummer in England. Buddy and him were friends and Ronnie also played in one of Buddy´s favorite big bands, the Ted Heath band. Ronnie describes what went on behind the scenes on this occation in a MD magazine from the 80s. Ronnie, of course, had to work it out with the puppeteer and to stay true to Animals "style".
Do any of you think Frank Oz did animals puppeteering or was it another pupputeer
One of the best drum battles ever lmao at animal throwing drums
Hilarious. I just came off a different presentation of this video where they recorded the whole drum battle, but cut out the drum throw at the end! I'm like, WHAAAAHT?! Ihad to come over here to see it...
This wasn’t even a battle, Buddy stomped so badly
Back when the world was pure and innocent.
Buddy went from traditional grip to match grip back to traditional grip. I've watched this a few times and I still have no clue when he found the time to change back to traditional
The Muppets of old were and still are Pure Genius!!
Truth be told, I am completely amazed that Buddy Rich was able to keep a straight face during the entire show lol 😂
The great thing I take away from watching all these Buddy Rich performances is just how humble and gracious he was to the other performers. He was truly one of the greatest band leaders in ANY genre of all time. He always takes the opportunity to deflect praise into the other performances he shared stages with. So thankful to be able to watch these from before my time. The Muppet show battle is a favorite of my 4 y/o. What a legend.,.
Not humble all of the time. He was known to have bit of a temper with some peers.
What? Buddy was known for his ego and temper, not for humility.
I agree with the other posters. Buddy was not only one of the greatest drummers of all time, he also one of the biggest egos you could come across. Having said,, certainly it does not diminish what a great guy he was.
Here's Buddy being humble and respectful to his own band =P czcams.com/video/covUesgI6fA/video.html
Listen to him on the tour bus chewing the ass out of his band and see if you feel the same way afterwards!
Thanks that would never happen on kids shows today. Muppet yelling "Kill!" and wicked drum battles.
The Muppet Show was never a "kids show" by how Jim Henson handled it.
Buddy Rich, even Bonham, Moon, Peart and Animal stand in awe.
That was a powerhouse performance. Much applause!
Kinetics
What's the Cyberdyne DOD mil complex?
"Animal bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid that golden drumstick on the ground at Buddy's feet"
Actually, Animal threw a drum at Buddy, but it's all good.
Buddy said, "My man, just come on back if you ever wanna try again
I told you once you son of a bitch, I'm the best that's ever been"
Actually, Buddy said "Darn, the lights went out again," but close enough 😀
I'm no drummer. But that was fucking amazing!
I am a drummer and that still is fucking amazing!
Dan Kale barbBArbie
Barbie
@@Lehmann108 LOL yes me too
Let it be known that Buddy Rich is the only animal that was able to tame THE Animal for at least a few seconds.
Lol I had the pleasure of seeing Buddy Rich perform a concert at my high school back I the early 80's. The man was absolutely incredible .
This was awesome back in the late 70's-early 80's when I first saw it, and it's still awesome today!
This is one of the most ultimate drum battle I've ever seen! Even though I love animals to death, there are no two greater than Buddy Rich and Neil Peart.
Also Tomnmy Aldridge, Jason Botham, Jackson Spires....great stuff
This was the kind of music they would present to children back in the day. And I'm sure they were all amazed and entertained by it. Now it's just....
Miley, Rihanna, Twerking...
It went from great music like this to Miley...Rihanna...and twerking.
what has the world come to
I don't think Geoff was really asleep.
Remorf Chucket. Say it, Remorf: Crap!
I have often observed that the Muppets may well be the only children's show that found it perfectly acceptable to have a character drink, smoke, gamble, and die on-screen in a four-minute skit (see the clip of Kenny Rogers singing "The Gambler" on the show).
We lost a great man when Jim Henson died
jim henson was playing animals drums? reeeally?
Do yourself a favor and look up who Jim Henson is.
@@Kaktuskastl Ronnie Verrell was Animal Kaktus
Aye.
No computers No cell phones and a whole lot of talent which will never see again.
Keep whining jackass
I wonder who recorded Animals parts. Or was it just pure animal. The puppetry was as impressive as the drumming.
Chief Kurtz Cool. Thanks for the info.
Incidentally, I read once that it takes as many as six puppeteers working in unison to get Animal drumming.
@@blancobasnett Ronnie was English and born in Rochester, Kent...
It wasn’t Ronnie Verrell it was all Animal. Don’t ruin the magic!!!
That is THE most metal thing I have ever seen in my life.
It's called J-A-Z-Z .. Check it out sometime ?
@@alexriesenbeck I think the OP meant metal as on it being badass. If that's the case, then even as a metalhead, I would have to agree. Buddy Rich was amazing.
I actually played with Buddy Rich back in the 80s. He guested as our drummer for my Jazz band. Awesome!! Totally Awesome!!
Did he berate and scream at you and the rest of the band before he left, as was his habit? He was a great drummer, but a first-class *sshole.
@@321snoot Actually, no he did not. I guess because we were playing at the prison in Smyrna, DE, he was afraid he'd get locked up for acting out!!
@@spedc Pretty funny! (I was just being sarcastic.) But, anyway, that's really cool that you got to play with him. Amazing drummer, for sure! I don't have your claim-to-fame, but I did get to see him play several times. (I'm 64) I remember his big band playing at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 70's. The band stopped abruptly, then came back with horns blasting; it sounded like someone took the needle off the record then put it back down, like stopping on a dime. It was f*cking flawless! I'll never forget that. Cherish your memory!
The drum battle of the century indeed.
Apart from being one of the greatest drummers to have ever lived, one thing that Buddy showed was. You didn’t need to have a drum kit the size of a house to be a brilliant drummer and produce dazzling drum solos.
Saw him live...met him....he was the best ever!!!
I saw him play several times when I was six years old, at a club my mother worked at called Mr. Kelly's, when she was dating him.
I only saw him from the back, by peeking through the curtains. In consequence, my memories are actually kind of frustrating, because I never saw him from the front. Then again, I could see his feet. Who else can say that?
Jim Cushman lucky, very lucky... Standing in his presence is only a dream now.
Who? Buddy or Animal?
Jim Cushman what he say?
So you met Animal? What's he like in person? 🤣
Animal was created after Keith Moon from the Who
Keith Moon learnt from Animal ;-)
Animal and Moon were good friends and actually it was Animal who taught Moon how to blow up toilets and Animal was the one who drove the Cadillac into the swimming pool.
Drew Minatti Was definitely based off Moon.
There is some Ginger Baker in that Muppet!
The Muppets recently did this with Dave Grohl. If Dave & Buddy had a battle, I'm sorry but Buddy would have beaten him with that one handed snare drum roll near the end.
I've seen some amazing drum battles in my life but still to this day this is by far the greatest drum battle I've ever seen in my life
Greatest drummer of all time🙌....and Buddy Rich is pretty good too👌
Boy...NOBODY had faster sticks than Buddy!
Animals stare at Buddy while he was drumming at the end of the video was classic he knew he lost lol i missed these shows the kids of today just don't know what goos shows is anymore !!!
What a legend. But who's the dude in the red shirt?
thossi09 lol
thossi09 pretty sure he is dave mustaine. nirvana front man
glissem Hang on ... if Dave was in Nirvana, who was the front main in Soundgarden, then?
thossi09 oh snap that's easy that was Barry White...smooth yet sassy front man. Had that SoundGarden flavor...this is just after he quit Bob Marley & The Wailers...
Lunch Box Cheers, man! I just keep mixing up Dave and Barry. I think it's because their haircuts are so similar.
This is the first time I've ever seen Buddy Rich play and it was so cool to finally see him go ham on the drums. I've heard "Channel One Suite" many times and there are parts that sound extremely difficult to be played by one person and not sound like a hot mess. Well, I guess they're not!
So awesome to see this. I was 12 when this aired and drumming was my life. I was jaw dropped. Then a few months later I was riding my bike down Perrin Beitel Rd. in San Antonio Tx. and saw a huge sign that read, Kirk Scott Drum City. I walked in and not only did they sell the best brands of drums, the owner had Animal in his drum city logo and sold caps and t shirts with it as well. It was an awesome drum store.. thank you Kirk Scott thank you Jeff Ryder..
Animals plays better than 90% 0f the new school drummers of today!!!!!!!!!
lol gtfo with that nonsense
Ronnie Verrell (not sure of the spelling) was a veteran drummer - ex Ted Heath - and was probably still with Syd Lawrence at the time of this show.
rolandrd7001 hah nope
Joey Jordison would like a word with you
Animal* don’t go tagging an “s” on there. Show respect!
Got to say that who ever plays animal did an amazing job making it actually look like he was hitting all the right drums at tha right time , what an amazing battle , still makes me smile after all these years ......never thought id say good old days , look at me now ......
Hey, I love Rich as much as the next guy, but I always get the soft fuzzies when Animal plays. Pure genius.
The face of Animal at the end of the battle - priceless. That made my day 😂 .
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im a metal fan and always say they are the best when it comes to drums and shit but o boy, Sir Buddy Rich is the best drummer i have ever seen by far far way. unbelievable technique, precision, speed and power. if he plays metal, wooh imagine that.
Some people go as far as saying buddy rich is the father of metal drummers..
Back in the days, when kids shows were so classy, that even their parents musicians were in awe of the virtuoso performance. No matter if you a re a child or a parent. You must have enjoyed this! Respect to Buddy and all other "old school" drummers. Also respect to the show that it pulled this off. I can only wonder, how this must have been for the audiences when aired for the first time. I am humbly thankful, that we have this thing called the Internet and this site, as well as the fortune in my life to understand the English language, so I was able to enjoy this piece of art. Thank you.
In its heyday, being asked to host The Muppet Show was the 1970s equivalent of Weird Al asking permission to satirize your song - it was a sign that you had truly made it. You could break a calculator counting the number of cameos in later Muppet projects.
Holy crap...this is awesome
Doctor Don called it
The AUDACITY OF KING RICH to go between switch and match sticks throughout the battle. Man is a legend !
One of the most inspiring moments from my childhood seeing this aired for the first time.
Gotta love how Buddy effortlessly switched between traditional and matched grip.
A LOT of great performers have appeared on The Muppet Show! It's really insane when you think about it.
Remember watching this as a 10 year old and just amazed What an amazing show. The sheer amount of stars that apostates was wild
Buddy Rich was one of the GREATESTS drummers ever. R.I.P.
Animal was like damn nigga you won shit !!! Lol
3:30 I guess Buddy Rich really did have a head for the drums
Haha nice pun
"If this chain breaks, you're gonna be a sore winner."
There will never be another show like The Muppet show. Way ahead of its time.
Animal did a sprint while Rich did a marathon.
At a sprint speed
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You win
Man, kids entertainment sure has gone down hill…this was amazing!
Isn’t that the truth.
I have a friend that drums just like Buddy Rich. He was his idol. His name is Randy Benson and he lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
NOT QUITE MY TEMPO
Raul Alvarez Arias oh god I could only imagine... buddy rich would be like "excuse me? do you know who you're talking to? the worlds greatest drummer!" they'd probably start throwing chairs at each other :P
ok.... Is a whiplash movie reference... ¬¬
+Raul Alvarez Arias I know that, but I'm just saying, could you imagine how he would have reacted if he was the character in that movie?
+Lolo Yula *flatter
This comment thread gave me whiplash
RONNIE VERRELL played as Animal, the great !
Ohhhhh, I get why the Muppets are awesome now!
Epic!! I remember staying up just to watch this as a kid! Both my idol drummers lol
Big Bird: Always be kind to people
Animal: KILL KILL KILL KILLLL!!
i remember when this first aired...holy crap...i'm old!!
3:25 He's like how do I compete with that!!?🤯
Buddy took him out back and showed him what it's like! 🤩
Buddy Rich is arguably the greatest drummer of all time.
Buddy Rich was insane. I feel sorry for people who never saw him live. For 20 years he had the best lounge show in Vegas, the best reason to live there. A true legend of a drummer in an age when drummers didn’t become famous....not that they do now.
The talent needed to pull this off as a muppet is off the scale. Great work from the puppet master!
Earlier in that episode, Buddy walked down a staircase sticking all the way down in a killer solo playing off the rails and walls.at the end he looks at the camera and says "when I play a theater...I PLAY a theater "! 😅
Throwing drum set at buddy rich..classic. .lmfao
2:47 just unbelievable
animals eye nearly popping out...
Ah i remeber those times!I have 36 years and i was watching this when i have only 5!!!!It was my favorite show i watched every single day that and i remember this one!!!I laugh so much :)
Its 1:54 at night, I'm 15 and watching animal have a drum battle with buddy rich. Life is good.
What an Animal on drums also Buddy was a monster.
Sorry Animal...you stood NO chance against the MASTER
+Lord Levrion Lol he put up a good fight. Ha
+Jaddy fromHaven I agree!!! :-)
Bleex don’t say that to Buddy why did u Call him an Animal :v
Hey, alls of you involved to set this up - you are just great! This is timeless, heritage of mankind.
Priceless. Simply priceless. 🌟🌟🎶👍❤️❤️
2:14 Boss mode activated.
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2:34 GOD MODE activated!!!