TopGear Band - Red Light Spells Danger
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- čas přidán 11. 08. 2009
- The "Top Gear band" consisted of the three presenters (none of whom is a professional musician, although May has a degree in music, and is a pianist and flautist) accompanied by former The Darkness front man Justin Hawkins. They performed Billy Ocean's Red Light Spells Danger.
- Hudba
So I worked for the company (Arbiter) that supplied all the drum gear for this and I spent 2 days with them at the studio helping Jezza prepare and also setup his kit for him. To answer some questions:
1. Yes he was really bad, it took over an hour and about 20-30 runs through the song to get enough footage, but he had only had a handful of lessons and he was nervous as hell. I was behind the stage shouting counts to try and keep him in time!!
2. Yes the kick drums are setup the wrong way, that’s how he wanted them.
3. Hammond is a really solid bass player.
4. James May is a great Pianist.
It was a brilliant couple of days and they were all really nice people.
Interesting and lovely story!
Yeah you can see him counting and looking to the side.
was that guitarist in the background actually playing anything? because i don’t think i hear any guitar
Great memories and you did even better not to get punched.
It might not have been in time but you could certainly tell he was putting in all of hiss effort. Do you know if he still plays drums?
People keep saying Jeremy has no rhythm but I argue he has such good rhythm he can play in a constantly changing odd time signature
He's on some Mad polyrhythms
I think he was in TOOL for a while....
2 prog 4 u
@@quintenalserda2444 dany carey confirmed
@@eduardoneves3514 More like Danny Clarkson.
Come to think of it, they're both huge men with long hair, one curly and the other straight and there's zero photos of them both together on the internet...hmmm....
Q. How do you know when Jeremy Clarkson is at the door?
A. The knocking gets faster.
Zero Ninety *every knock, u forgot that part jared
And the cat flap opens on 1 and 3. :)
It’s just tuplets....of varying types.
😂😂
Would of worked better if the joke you copied had said "it gets slower" instead of faster.
Jeremy was definitely thinking of speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed while trying to keep rhythm
Ha ha! That's so accurate. You definitely need more likes.
Mark Batarina SPEED AND POWER
lol what rhythm haha
...and POWER!!!
Mark Batarina 500th like from me
can we appreciate Hammond's bass skills for a minute? cause damn
@tekodoraudor this man down bad
@tekodoraudor you okay man? you seem down pretty bad
We have a simp inbound
@tekodoraudor simp
He is good!
Jeremy: Has huge drum kit with four toms, double bass, six cymbals and many more. He then proceeds to play a total of 3. *Three*.
Go big or go homo
And a *gong*.
You've never played drums, have you?
Three
Total of 3 which I bet doesn't include when he does a drum fill at 2:18 and hitting the symbols at the end
Jeremy was playing in 7/8 time
Harry Way yep, 1878 time must be his natural ‘stroke’.
INAUD 43 he was playing 4/4... Badly...
Was playing 7/8/7/6/5/6/7/8'th time
@@Pfromm007 ahahahahah
He was trying to play 4/4 and not bad for a complete beginner.
Justin (the singer) actually does brilliantly here to realise Jeremy isn’t keeping time and getting the audience to clap along to the beat at the beginning. Not only helping the band but Jeremy as well. Brilliant quick thinking and musicianship!
Yeah lol I laughed at how he got more in time when that happened
People give Justin a hard time cause of his falsetto based voice, but he's a seriously good musician. I got mad respect for him 👍 and I love The Darkness 🤘
@@KissMyFatAxe Did someone say Based?
@@_C0KE Based on Joe
@@vitamin9165 it tends to help when there's a back beat behind you to help keep time. For a beginner, Jeremy wasn't bad, not the best, but not bad. I've heard worse.
Hammonds a surprisingly good bassist
Anyone know what Kinda Bass that is?
Thanks for the reply.
+Gewglesux That's not a double bass. I believe it's an Ibanez, but whatever make, it's an electric bass guitar, not a double bass.
Thanks for the reply. I do agree he's pretty good.
ibanez probably an expensive rb or whatever series
I realised the drum kit spells: “Gear Top” not “Top Gear”.
100% intentional lol
The image is mirrored
Then why aren’t the letters backwards
@@ZipperDeDoDaa wow, that's some high level intelligence here..
Bo'om gear
As a bassist, Richard deserves literally *ALL* the credit for keeping the band (apart from Jeremy) in time😂😂
And Justin for cuing the audience
James for reluctantly playing a piano with "these switches and knobs on it" but still doing pretty well.
Getting that much out of a drummer like Jeremy is what a bassist really does.
Well. he does have a music degree@@alansohn855
@@alansohn855I don’t think we actually hear James’ playing. 2:42 you can hear the vamping continue while he takes a hand of the keys
Imagen if they said "and the lead singer is... THE STIG!"
Some say his singing is as quiet as a library for church mice. And that if he were to sing lead in this version of red light spells danger, Jeremy would STICK to what he’s supposed to be doing. All we know is HES CALLED THE STIG!!!
if anyone is curious about how a band with a silent/mysterious type would play out, ninja sex party should fit the bill
Imagine if you pass vocab unit 3
I was really hoping for that... It didn't happen.
Some say he's the singer in every instrumental ever written
They should've played genesis
*a genesis
Redkill- Gaming channel I'm referring to the band, since hammond hates them so much.
PSIcoh
I know but since james said "a Billy ocean" So I just thought you should have said "a Genesis"
Imagine Clarkson 'drumming' to Firth of Fifth.
PSIcoh Hammond would've loved it
crazy polyrhythms going on with the hi hat.
the only good comment on his drumming
Thats Dream Theater's kinda stuff!!!
I love how it sounds fine the second time until the hi hat gets a LITTLE bit louder and it tanks
"Riddim music, polyriddim"
Giving Danny Carey a run for his money!
Richard’s bass playing is brilliant
James’ piano playing is remarkable
Jezza
Truly one of the drummers ever
That fill at 2:17 by Clarkson wasn't too bad!! And damn, Hammond can play! May... I would expect nothing less of him than to be able to play the piano proficiently 😄
Honestly, if Hammond is the bassist who is REALLY playing (as in there is noone hidden behind the scene, who actually plays and Hammond is just muted)... then he is really good. May managed, as expected and Jezza... was just Jezza.
Hammond was definitely playing that
Dylan Lanphear
Hammond has played bass for many years.
You'd think that dude that small would pick up a woodwind, though, as opposed 'to an axe that makes him look even tinier?
CrazyChemistPL well James has a music degree so he's the real musician of the three
I saw in an interview that Hammond played bass and guitar ever since high school and did a bass solo for the reporter.
CrazyChemistPL Hammond has played bass since his adolescence, James went to music college and, I think, received a Bachelors degree in the subject and can honestly do better on less complicated songs and equipment - he’s *amazing* at playing the piano and flute ! as for Jeremy ? he was ok and, when being serious, can also be as good as Richard and James ! so, they’re each as good as each other !
People insulting jeremy for for jis lack of rhythm. I salute him, it takes balls to get up there and attempt to perform a piece of music, whether you're talented or not, its the effort that counts!
Agreed I am a drummer and it is difficult to perform in front of people especially how big the top gear studio is
Honestly for a person who only had a few lesson...... and is also called Jezza....... Jeremy actually wasn’t too bad. I think if he continues to practice (and judging by the more consistent playing he did in the India special, he has) he could be a simple but solid drummer. Hammond seems like a pretty could Bass player as well and of coarse we know May is good on piano.
In live music, with an audience, it's really not the effort that counts
As a bassist myself, Hamster has more talent in a single finger than Clarkson has.
It's actually quite difficult to play bass and not be put off if your drummer is an egotistical narcissist without a clue about rhythm.
jeremy has no lack of self confidence...ever
No one:
Absolutely no one:
CZcams recommendations: Here’s top gear and Justin hawkins performing billy ocean 11 years ago
I dont think it was 11 years ago just uploaded then, this looks like early-mid 2000s lol
lool exactly
and it was thoroughly enjoyed ha
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
Thanks youtube! I really needed another public gathering video to rub in that covid lockdown burn!
As a drummer, Jeremy rushed the intro with just the hats, but when he played a proper beat he was in pretty solid time
I see what you did there - "Rush-ed". Well his kit almost looks like the one Neil Peart (R.I.P.) played... maybe Clarkson thought he was playing the intro to YYZ ;)
No he wasn't 😂 but that's part of what makes it so entertaining
@@bury_the_elite65294 it's great to see one who knows Rush here! Neil was an absolute legend
This will always be better than Chris Evans' Flop Gear.
Agreed.
Tonight on flop gear Chris jumps off a cliff.
Sean Bassett lol Flop Gear
Right. Chris was lame...thank god he´s gone...Matt LeBlanc, btw, is WAY MORE ANNOYING!!! Top Gear, as we knew it, is dead...
The Yorkshire Time Lord i
Richard is actually REALLY good on his bass. James came in OK but damn it Jezza KEEP HOLD OF YOUR STICKS MAN!
If james can play Bach and Beethoven im sure he can handle this
David Scott I know I saw him playing. He either did it on purpose or he just really hates modern music, not a surprise from a man who still lives 1954
Tamir Burstein
LOL! So true.
+Tamir Burstein This song isn't 'modern' it's from the 70s which even James would admit was a good year for music
I mean...James has a degree in music from Lancaster Uni...he's more than this performance
Hammond is a solid bass player. Hats off to him
not jeremys hi hats tho
What's more out of time, Jeremy's drumming, or his fashion sense?
Is it even possible to answer that question?
you need to graduate in some advanced math class to answer that
Top ten questions science still can't answer
Will Jamerson Cringe. Such a pointless comment.
1,000th like :)
The last time I saw Jeremy concentrate so hard is when he tried to assemble a portable loo..:DDD
Or driving from London to Edinburgh and on a full tank of diesel in an A8.
Or when he tried to cut out the picture of an Evoque to make it a convertible...
If you've watched the Lochdown Grand Tour special, I'd see he topped himself when he was trying to put the air filter cover back on in his Lincoln
Oh man, the Top Gear Band. It’s a shame they’ve only done 3 gigs. This one, the train in India, and the party at the end of the India special. They need to get the Top Gear Band back together for the Grand Tour!
Just another CZcams channel That would be cool. However if it's on the new show, it's not Top Gear Band. It would then be the Magical Mystery Grand Tour.
The Grand Band!
@@pl0xyserverI love that! Nice ring to it 😎 I hope they make it happen 🍀
Hammonds run down at 4:19 was cool as!!! Plus...this shows he was actually playing. And playing with style and ease!!!
Hammond Is just a beast
god, that hi-hat made me go cross-eyed
tictictictictictictictictictictictic
Crosseyed? Mate, I no longer know what colour is orange thanks to that Hi-hat
Drumming such bad that my first though was he tried to play triplets :D
The pianist behind James was my first piano teacher, taught me for about 10 years
Have a medal.
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 Alright, I'm not under any illusion this is the most amazing fact in history, literally just a casual little anecdote- the 9 people who currently like it obviously agree
Hammond barely looked at his bass which suggests he's definitely got a lot of experience playing it, plus he's a finger player and not a pick player, not that one is more correct than the other but it suggests he's someone who has actually tried to be a proper bass player
I honestly can't play picked bass. I've been playing for years and do finger picking, but every time I try and take a pick I fumble and can't play for shit, ha. I can play guitar with a pick fine, but I just cannot on bass.
But he didn't SLAPPP
@@samsowden no
Have you seen a generation x album cover? There is a guy that looks like hammond :D
I Guess Chris Squire from Yes isn't a proper Bass Player
These guys did really well given the fact they are not professionals
Ryan Burgess James actually has a music degree and is a very good pianist. Unfortunately he didn't have much to show off here.
***** Agreed, what about Hammond and Clarkson? Didn't Jeremy say he played drums?
Ryan Burgess Hammond used to play in bands when he was younger, he says so in his books :)
Bodie and Doyle, they were true professionals.
2:17 that was actually brilliant from Jeremy. He may not have great rhythm but he’s not half bad for fills!
Assuming it wasn't edited in, you don't actually see it haha
People say Jeremy has no rhythm but he's actually playing in 21/32, while the rest of the band play in 4/4. That's amazingly innovative.
But on a real, him not having much rhythm just adds to the hilariousness of the whole thing, though overall they weren't too bad.
Jeremy is clearly a fan of the Swedish progressive metal band meshuggah
was 21/32 a Metallica reference
@@poughtheighteau nah it was random but now that you’ve said that, I’ve just realised that’s in Master of Puppets too (allegedly)
Like Mike Portnoy?
Hammond low-key killing it on bass
James and Richard are good but Jeremy's terrible hahahaha
Later on he was decent :D plus Jeremy is actually a decent drummer when serious.
COYR
areteees I support Aberdeen too 😄
Ha ha, Jeremy was totally out of tempo in the beginning, i dont for the life of me know how the others managed to sync so well considering this. The rest of his playing was just terrible.
Stefan Sjöberg That's part of being a musician
Watching top gear India special and heard Hammond say "get the top gear band back together" so searched for it, I expected some half-arse effort as usual, but I think I prefer this version to the original.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart same
Wasnt expecting this at all
seriously? You think this is better than Billy Ocean? Are you sure you're Mozart and not Beethoven after 2016? lol
Although I love the trio and have grown up with them.. this can't dethrone Billy Ocean's original!
Mozart !!! You... here!!!
You can see on their faces that this actually meant something for them. They were so entertained while playing! That's what made Top Gear great. Even though a lot of stuff was scripted, it was all so genuine.
Staged is a better word than scripted cause a lot of things that happened where set up but the dialogue was real
04:00 Jeremy’s random symbol crash and Hammond reaction the best part 😂
The Hamster was surprisingly good on bass.
These animals are getting smarter by the day
Hammond can really groove on Bass, I wanna see more of him playing
Honestly with Jeremy's rough start, I'm impressed how well he pulled it together in the end.
He actually was playing pretty darn well in terms of time after that ROUGH ass start lmfao
Justin Hawkins is a fantastic singer!! I love the sound of that voice
Ikr
Ahh yes that famous band GEAR TOP - according to the drums...
If Hammond really is playing bass, he aint half bad!
I just got a lot more respect for Jeremy. He has done so many insane and crazy things in his time, but this is something that seems to have genuinely scared him. Look at his face, he is terrified, well out of his comfort zone, but he powered through. Top bloke.
For the first time in Top Gear history, James May wasn't the one shitting his pants in nervousness. He's actually quite a skilled musician.
Richard Hammond also looks surprisingly calm when he plays the bass
you heard him, he plays bach and beethoven in his free time. if one could get through the intricate counterpoint of bach's fugues then nothing else should pose an issue.
Apart from Jeremy fucking up the beat by going too fast it's actually quite good.
Speed and Power
Jeremy has no sense of rhythm, lol.
Or time
Ulfhedn4r - Fakebit Music You can't call him a wanker because he doesn't have enough rhythm to masturbate.
+David Scott He yells POWWWWWWWWWWWWWWA while doing it.
+Ulfhedn4r - Chiptune Musician Still better than Lars
Who cares about rhythm, power solves everything. Power and hammers.
Maybe if he used hammers for drumsticks, it'd work?
Richard Hammond looks really comfortable and a good band guy on the bass.
I'm pretty sure he could get a couple of wedding gigs out of this! lol
To be honest Jeremy wasn’t as bad as he could’ve been.
Tripp Babica
Indeed, nothing exploded.
yes, he knows the basic rule:
"Never go full retard"
I love how the guys look at each other from time to time and you can tell that hammond and may are enjoying themselves where as jeremy looks absolutely terrified ALSO Epic laugh of James at the end, cracks me up every time hahahahaha
Still better than one direction
You must be deff or something. Even though I don't like One erection, I'm quite sure its million mile ahead of these puppets.
Pvulture b Nah. Get them a drummer who can keep rhythm and they'd be a pretty solid act to be honest.
***** ok; Mrstig691.
Also better than two directions.
Better than going in different directions.😂
Aw.. The golden age of Top Gear... Missing it a lot...
Ikr
Richard actually looks like a professional bass guitarist
The Grand Tour
Theme: Billy Ocean- Red Light Spells Danger
Credits: Paul McCartney- Hey Jude
Robert Tennyson The credits should be Sowing the Seeds of Love By Tears for fears
Hey Jude -the Beatles do u mean
Wido 06 well Paul wrote and composed it so do with that as you will
Nice fills you added there Hammond!!!
this just proves how amazing of a singer Justin Hawkins is, he can make even a shitty band sound amazing
Tbf, only Jeremy made it shitty. Richard and James are pretty good musicians.
Justin Hawkins is a genius
I think Hammond's base is what held the song sort of together. Very good rhythm.
Bass*
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 dude that was 3 years ago, and base works in this instance as
@@fireball2275 It's bass not base. Dude.
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 yes but he is the base of the music with his bass
@@fireball2275 It's still bass. In music, it's bass.
if you have experience playing bass with shit drummer who has no rhythm, you will find richard is good bassist. you can't like that by only several practices.
Yep! He's good. That claim that "he didn't play for years" is sooo stretched :P
Well, Richard is an artist along with May. Only Clarkson has no artistic background.
But he makes that bass look huge
@@aimfuldrifter He looks far too relaxed to be someone who doesn't at least feel reasonably competent, his didn't play for years claim was pure deflection to take the pressure off him.
Fiveo waf You're right.
Felt so proud when Jeremy finally started to lock in (in short spells lol) never thought it would happen
I've watched this about a zillion times and it never gets old. Love them
Get out more
Richard Hammond is actually a alright bass player 😂😂
Hammond plays it really good (:
a great humour
Jeremy's face at 1:34 always cracks me up 😂 it's such a 'it wasn't my fault' look.
1:27 I was crying laughing! 😂
4:18 dat bass run
I love when the camera show their faces and they’re absolutely terrified.
I miss these three presenters.
2023 And I'm gonna say it... Nothing the BBC's "New" Top Gear could beat those three, I mean c'mon look at how they worked together there's never gonna be a group of people who work so perfectly together in any format from car reviews to cooking to gardening to music Jeremey James and Richard were truly fantastic to watch and I'm sorry but this is what made us fall in love with Top Gear it was never again the cars it's about those three as proven here. Time and time again we enjoy anything and everything they're apart of.
0:23 May: "My piano that I've got at home does not have all these knobs on it"
Clarkson in my mind: "no, but there is always one knob on it..."
2:56 the guy on the left sneezes into the mic and startles the lady vocalist!
cant even lie top gear is a brilliant band name
This is the first time I have ever seen this..My 3 favourite presenters playing my all time favourite song. Magic.. And Richard Hammond is actually a very good bass player
Three simple guys just jamming out! Thank you for the years of entertainment and amazing showmanship lads
Big respect to the singer Justin as well..put his ego aside for that one and sounded great!
Richard does so well to get Jeremy into the right time frame. True musicianship from the Hampster
0:49 anyway we do need a lead singer, please welcome ladies and gentlement, THE STIG!
His voice is perfect for 70's soul music! This is a super cute performance!
Not quite my tempo
*throws chair*
*catches chair*
*hits chair on your head*
Converts chair into 200bhp go kart
Ace of spades plays.
4:36 I like the laughing duck sound effect, James.
Hammond can play can play bass very well the ending from him was impressive
3:40 lmao nice little ghost note
This is the very best thing that came of all those years of Top Gear. #bringbacktheband
Hamsters face gives me life
It s incredible how happy the chaps are looking. Everytime they look at each other i have to smile. And the whole atmosphere, the qualtiy of filming back in 2007 shows the real old top gear. Produced with heart, love and great british humor. And this isn‘t even the car show only a spin off... You know what i mean.😅
If nobody noticed, I'll point it out. Jeremy Clarkson progressively gets better with his drumming. Props to him for improving.
This was significantly better than I expected it to be.
Hammond was really good. The bass and Justin's vocals were really powerful. I'm surprised how they all collaborated so well.
James laughing at 4:34 is so funny haha
You can tell Jeremy was really trying. Well done.
I absolutely lost it when Jeremy fumbled his sticks.
And good God, that was terrible, lmao!
I think it has a certain charm
Jezza on the hi-hats: Speeeeeed!
Jezza on the crash: Powerrrrr!
I haven't seen that many people in one place for a long time
The look on James May's face starting at 3:33! 😂 After having read how long it took to capture enough footage, the final version isn't half bad, really. I enjoy watching this. I've been a drummer for a long time, and this would've been a lot of fun to play along to.
you couldn't have asked for a better trio to present the biggest and most entertaining motoring show...in the world! Clarkson, Hammond and May, what a great combination. Top Gear will always be my favourite TV show....in the world!
Jeremy isnt off beat hes just playing a polyrhythm and Hamster eas pretty alright on the bass!
Jezza never needs to be sorry. Anyone who is willing to try something new is gold.
I'm really impressed at the talent of jeremy, it really showed that his snare and kick were always timed perfectly throughout!! Where the much easier to control hi hat was timed horribly all the way through 😂 bless him
If you read his book "The world according to Clarkson" (i don't remember which part though, there are three) there is a piece when he says that it was the producers' idea and he barely knew how to play the drums. Also that he chose this song because it seemed relatively easy and devoid of drum fills.