thomas pridgen part 3 (check video description for more tp vids)

[ThePhodut]

*Pauses the video at the beginning* Look at that cymbal get wailed on!



[dysfunction1]

Now thats a jam

[CheeseyNameHere]

sick shells

[SecretSocietyLive1]

Who is the trumpet player?

[ElJefeUltimo]

@SecretSocietyLive1 ambrose

[TrueLeoF]

Muito bomm.

[WhatAreDrums729]

Meh. Some parts groove really well, but some just don't work at all. All three seemed to be having trouble feeling the groove. I definitely wouldn't want to be that trumpet player.

[DrumBum561]

they need to make a cd. it would be amazing.

[DrumBum561]

what series of DW drums are those?

[deftones720]

@DrumBum561 jazz

[SecretSocietyLive1]

@DrumBum561 Those are collectors series drums.

[bubbasock]

PART ONE IS ON MY CHANNEL!!!!! I REUPLOADED THEM.

[MattLaffDrum]

Thomas your fucking awesome

[bubbasock]

CHECK MY CHANNEL FOR THE VIDS, I REUPLOADED EM CAUSE THEY GOT TAKEN DOWN... AGAIN.

[southgallatin]

OK... I RE UPLOADED PART 1. ITS IN VIDEO DESCRIPTION HERE.. OR CHECK MY VIDS FOR IT AND ILL BE DOING PART 2 AGAIN..THX FOR PATIENCE YALL

[King7191]

@southgallatin you think you could upload them again bro. They aren't working again.

[188metalhead881]

Do planking. Extreme.

[bigdaddy16ish]

im bout to start drumming with no shirt on lol

[southgallatin]

check my profile for vids 1 and 2. they are in there

[ImaFez]

@southgallatin they donbt work.... reupload them plz. we all wana see them.

[southgallatin]

@ImaFez they work for me...not sure whats wrong..?

[ImaFez]

@southgallatin it says that its not aloud to play because its violating copyright with hudson music dvd or something like that.

[ImaFez]

@southgallatin they probably only work for u since u uploaded them. but they dont work for us cuz of copyright violations.

[Bentoss612]

@southgallatin yeh they're in there, but they dont work, they've been blocked

[ccaaaiiooo]

man.. what about part 1 and 2?

[southgallatin]

@ccaaaiiooo check the video description or my other vids

[YoungerDrays]

what are his two main crashes

[BeeskieMICA]

Like if you want parts 1 and 2 back up!

[BeeskieMICA]

Like if you want part 1 and 2 back up!

[nonmeaculpa]

Are those two 18 inch crashes as his hi hat??

[MrPocketGroover]

@nonmeaculpa yea he started of using 14 in the shed sessions with gospel chops then went to 16" for hats when he first joined mars volta then towards the end of his time with the mars volta he went to 18", ronnie vanucci uses 18" for hats to.

[Bentoss612]

24" a series medium ride

[l3ddyz3p]

1:32

[essjkid05]

please someone tell me what ride he is using..

[thestoryteller612]

this man just love drums!

[TheAndrewDrum]

part 1 and part 2? :(

[allmetaliswelcome]

if anyone knows what stack he's playing then tell me pleaaaaaaaase

[Danger0618]

Holy testicle Tuesday, those hi-hats are as big as my crash ride

[DrumBum561]

This needs to be a band. NOW! I will buy this album. Just one long improvised jam.

[CKkuhl1]

i've heard this and my heart started beating faster........NO JOKE :D

[TerenseBeckins]

Pretty much sounds like shreds.

[sinchrostick]

Nathaniel Townsley school; 4:00-

LIKELIKE :)))))))

[mitchjerkwad]

those are some big hi-hats. Love it.

Love big cymbals.

[drumArthur]

is he using crashes as hi hats?

[blackwash]

Man! Sounds like there's a bass player too. It's just the key man's left hand. Awesome.

[baerds]

makes me wish I had a background in gospel chops,

4:02

*shot, shot shot*

*shot, bloop bloop*

man that's awesome ha

[Luckzzz]

I just don't get the Jazz :)

It looks like out of time. But it's not. I need more 40 years of music to understand it Lol

[rchruth]

@Luckzzz count the beat and really "listen"

[sebastianluik]

@airwalk5292 A custom.

[bubbasock]

I love how since he hates hearing himself solo, he keeps yelling, "PLAY!!"

[Scurdyet]

Can anyone tell me exactly whats on that cymbal stack? I can see a china on the bottom and an EFX crash on top, but i'd like to know the sizes and exactly whats in it. Wikipedia says he toured with 16" oriental china x2, 9" oriental splash, 18" efx crash, but that can't be right from the looks of it...

[pbcrazy1]

HOLY HUGE HI-HATS BATMAN!!!!!!

[jaredpistoia]

b/c he is using 18" zildjian A crashes as hi hats lol

[kkphi08]

@DeeDubDrum he's using crashes for hi-hats...

[NoahIceDrums]

@kkphi08 Yup. 18" A's. Pretty insane, right? I'm thinking about getting 16" hats now, hahaha.

[omegapryo]

Those Hi-hats are ridiculous

[weedkiller10]

That is probably the best sounding kit I've ever heard...

[sevdrummin]

@weedkiller10 yes sir it is. i got lucky and got one at guitarcenter used for 1700$

[185cmnasalhair]

The one guy that has disliked this video probably doesn't hate this, he just doesn't like that fact that Thomas Pridgen is a BAD MOTHA LICKER!

[dvdrums10]

1:35 completely BLEW my mind that was a crazy lick!!!

[residentdrummerpete]

what a gorgeous finish on that kit. thomas is a beast!

[TheOpenHanded]

His hats are rocking!! go on you crazy bastard!!!

[jaredpistoia]

anyone know the crash he uses the most in this vid? its right above the second tom

[jethrow007]

1 person is sick in the head and needs to be checked into a mental hospital

[kkphi08]

@jethrow007 make that thr33 ^^

[Smithdrums89]

He's nice. But with all the respect I get a little bit bored after 2 minutes seeing him playing these mind blowing fills. He should build up more tension and leave more space. Then he would really kick ass ... But who I am to judge after all :)

[kingaspking]

Is it only me who love the part around 4:17-4:24?! Damn me it's sweet!

[RollingStone000]

He's using 18" A Custom crashes.

[UrFunny767]

those hats are huge

[Benjomatic]

Unbelievable control he gets out of such gigantic cymbals.

Those session guys are out of this world too.

[DWdrummer57]

is he using crashes as hi hats?

[Bokee234]

@DWdrummer57 sometimes he does, lol

[DWdrummer57]

@Bokee234 do you know which ones hes using there

[Bokee234]

@DWdrummer57 not exactly, but they may be 18'' crashes, there is another video that he goes to a drum shop and he plays with 18'' crashes too, what i mean, he sometimes uses crashes as hats

[DWdrummer57]

@Bokee234 yeah i know i was just assking if you knew which crashes they were cuz they sound great

[Bokee234]

@DWdrummer57 oo, i think they are zildjian avedis or new beat, but yea, they sound really good

[Bentoss612]

@DWdrummer57 yeh dude they're either zildjian avedis medium thin crashes, or some big ass new beat hi hats

[lblink05]

i gotta meet this guy! one of the most talented and fun drummers ive ever seen truely inspirational! ur the man thomas!

[xXxIFORSAKENxXx]

@lblink05 haha i did meet him

[MrNikieNikes]

hahahha. 4:26 the dude playin tthe key board cant even keep up with him.

[rockitmanley]

my inspiration....time to go and practice

[iutri]

Watching Thomas makes me want to wail on some giant cymbals too.

[KurdtKobain09]

4:20 the piano guy is like '..what?'

[hendrickvaldez]

so amazing

[superdrummerdude1]

those hats are awesome...i tried it with two of my 18"s and A custom and an XS 20...it sounded so buttery and fluffy...it was so amazing...nvr would've thought of that if i didnt see this video...thanks TP

[inimicalODDITY]

He treats that ride as if it screwed his sister...assuming he has one. He's tremendous.

[drummingtothesky]

the bass drum is so punchy and wet!!!!!!!

[JmillerDrumss]

This guy is absolutley amazing

[SteefStevens]

What a crazy ass big time utterly great sicko feelfull overidiot wrippit-cool fckng dope nasty freak'n right shredding beauty masterly insane touching sheer tight mtf bigtime snare sound. this is how snare's should sound.

[LonelliCyd09]

@SteefStevens lol

[bubbasock]

What sizes are his toms? looks like the two rack and two of the floor toms are the same size

[rockitmanley]

@bubbasock no they are not the same size....looks like it because they are only 1 inch apart all the way around...12,13,14,15, and 16

[bubbasock]

@rockitmanley oh gotcha. thought maybe he had two 12s with different depths or something

[rockitmanley]

@bubbasock actually its funny you said that because that is exactly what I use....two 12's and two 13's... I use different tunning to make them sound different.... I really dont use nothin smaller than a 10 inch if i can help it. chkj out my page ...you'll see what Im sayin

[roywilliamyo]

@rockitmanley na theres no 14, its a 15 and a 16 and then an 18 :)

[rockitmanley]

@roywilliamyo right on....

[GermanEaglePatriot]

what crashes is he using????

[Bentoss612]

@GermanEaglePatriot a custom projections, 18 and 19 i think

[Bentoss612]

@Bentoss612 no, two 20's

[MapexRG]

those toms man. great sound

[MrBlasturbator]

@MapexRG Evans EC2's I believe

[DR5797]

I think you should just say fuck it and reupload the other pridgen videos, because he is the shit

[RickyD77]

Wow at 0:12 just the speed of the left and is amazing....

[kingaspking]

4:21 -> epic

[biddo97]

whats the cymbal to the right of the ride?

[mariorossipuzza]

@biddo97 a maxx staxx that includes a china and three other cymbals. you can see it on wikipedia...

[mygayrich]

dude maddd good

[Bentoss612]

i love the mellow bit from 0:18 - 0:40. then he biulds it up....and wow

[wildsticks]

Pridgen is the next Cobham... enough said

[blablaAcount]

epic stuff form 3:34 till the end! i love it!

[Unclescatpants]

it's nice to hear session musicians produce something cool and sophisticated rather than corny and academic.

[TheMastermike90]

looks like tom is getting a kick out of makin it difficult to keep up pun intended

[RageMachineAgainst]

1:32 :O

[TheJonathanPace]

I don't think he owns any shirts lol

[JPdrummer823]

This whole video is a miracle to me, I don't know how they stayed together through all of Thomas' tom-foolery ;)

[Spacecowboyy]

yeah that trumpet player must be insane to be able to hop right into the middle of that.

[drummerdemon]

@Spacecowboyy yep.

[jacoboDrew]

@ 2:31 the trumpet player gives tom this look like, man stay on a fucking constant beat. hahahah

[jacoboDrew]

okay i kinda notice that tom isnt playing to music the music. the music is playing to him. thats not what a drummer does. that kinda kills it.

[specialness16]

@jacoboDrew nah this is just like a showcase, it's music to my ears anyway :P

[specialness16]

0:47 is that kinda a flam triplet based idea, can anyone perhaps learn it and post a vid? coz it's disgusting!

[zimmoframen]

@specialness16 agreed! its filthy..

ill see what i can do, ill try and transcribe it!

[specialness16]

@zimmoframen nice one mate :)

[specialness16]

@zimmoframen  wait, do you think the sticking is rl flam rl? like groups of 5?

[specialness16]

@zimmoframen wait like a sort of flam quintuplet? like flam rlrl :P

[bea5ToloG]

@curruptedboy88 i think its a 24" A medium ride

[Moog167]

@bea5ToloG Yup it is but now TP is using K light rides....which sound AMAZING!!!

[bea5ToloG]

@Moog167 and as crashes no less.

[Moog167]

@bea5ToloG I dunno he's dynamic..... :)

[jacoboDrew]

this is the first time ive seen thomas completely jam out and keep a simple groove. does anyone know how recent this is? post mars volta? dont get me wrong, thomas is amazing. he has speed and crazy hands and those ghost notes are just killer, but ive seen him play so much and ive noticed that hes all speed and gospel chops. this is shining light on gospel chops! hahaha

[crissazn]

This was in 2008. Not sure the month, but i'm pretty sure he was in Volta by this time.

[SgtPeterFuck]

damn! this is so inspiring!

[slickrickthemagik]

fireal doe he kinda look like rick james bitch

[Moog167]

Thomas is a MONSTER but Everytime I watch Thomas play and I watch his hi-hats.....I imagine Pac-man eating Thomas's kit for some reason.....

[JOHNNYLEWIS1]

1.38

[CoreyCL27]

can some tell me the brand and type of those heads?

[Btolbertjr]

those are the first clear ec2 heads before evans re-constructed them with the black stripe

[rockitmanley]

I have yet to hear anyone work that cymbal stack like Thomas. I invented my own version of that cymbal until I can afford the real one but ever time I hit that cymbal I cant help remebering this video clip is where I heard it first. Go Thomas....Mars Volta shouldn't be so lucky.

[specialness16]

I'm likin' what they've set up here, this combination of instruments sounds great!

[specialness16]

this is my kind of music! :)

[JBarPlaysDrums]

Feelin' it. inspired

[TenorSaxx]

I really like the groove that goes on from about 3:33 on what the keyboardist does is straight up sex.

[mulc]

1:30 to 1:40 wowwy

[DMeloMan]

If I had a drumset this nice I'd do half the chops I do and sound great. Nice fill at 2:16 though.

[inimicalODDITY]

I know he uses ec2 clears on as hit Tom batters but I wonder what he uses as resos. Maybe the ec resonants?

[jckeyz]

I'm not feeling the keyboard player in this particular segment. He can't even come back in whenever T trades solos. Not a lot of cats can hang with drummers like Thomas. Ambrose knew T since they were 12 so chemistry goes a long way. Many props for hooking back up after so long. I look up to both of y'all.

[MMMuller]

well i think this entire jam is pretty free and the amount of bars they trade isn't really the point or of any importance - i think he plays very cool, in his own style

[tjmac17]

VERY AWESOME! AMAZING!!!!!!! 5 stars!

[RollingStone000]

Call me crazy, but I think he may want to invest in the 3-leg version of the 9000 hi hat stand. Those 18" hats are swinging like mad!

[NikeDrums]

@RollingStone000

You dont need to worry about his equipment!he got all he wants and hes so good player that he can play without chair on stagg ONE leg hihat stand stand!!!!

[Cmassad06]

@RollingStone000 thats the way he plays, he likes the wobbly high-hat

[LonelliCyd09]

@Cmassad06 thats caused by the bounce system of the dw 9000 hihat stand and the weight of his 18inch hihats + his clutch on the hihat is loose. he likes it that way. gives it more sustain and volume

[LonelliCyd09]

@RollingStone000 it wont fit

[LonelliCyd09]

@RollingStone000 well i suppose it would but....

[DrumBum561]

@RollingStone000 what is he using for hats?

[musicmadman23]

@RollingStone000 I don't think he needs to, he gets them for free...lolol...and lets be real, if you're pretty much kicking your stand, It'll be swinging like mad too

[izzyxallegro]

Thomas, U ARE FREAKIN RIDICULOUS!!!!!!

[THEFARSEER2]

LOL BEST COMMENT EVER

[d4Christ1]

Thomas u are gooooooooooood

[edwin437]

0:47 to 0:50 was so sick! gotta love flams :)

[ANDRExDEY]

fuck I have to comment again, so good!

[ANDRExDEY]

dude keeps sick time with those fills

[AfroDrumChild]

i love this drummer, with an undieing passion

[PatitoHAHH]

sick man!

[drummrguy]

tight