Hey man...u hav a slight misconception about "pocket drumming!" Ther is a DEFINITE xplanation/definition 2 pocket drumming! I'll giv it 2 u as a definition 1st-Then go on my channel and chek out the videos I've posted. POCKET DRUMMING: Categorized by a drummer who plays such solid, precise, timely, & consistent grooves that his/her playing creates a foundation from which ALL accompanying instrumentalist can cohesively convey the intent of the songwriter-U can reach me @ Da Pocket Drummer!
Eh, all pocket means is you play everything evenly and your accents are on the right places.. having good tone doesnt hurt either. Using push and pull method on hihats helps.. When you play sixteens, think of a train "chug a chug a" accent a little on the upbeat and drop the 2 and 4/backbeat in the same place every time, better to be late then early if you cant be right on it.
You can't teach to play in the pocket. It's a natural feel.Some drummers have it and some will never get it. But if you don't have it you can still make money and be famous with LOADS of practice - think Lars Ulrich from Metallica.
The pocket means that the groove is generally full and has little empty spaces. If you think what this guy is saying is stupid, you need a little more time behind the set.
Bio: Kevin Grossman is a young drummer who is studying music at the WeExceptAnyoneWithNoExceptionsAndNoTalentWhatsoeverInstitute of WeHonestlyDon'tKnow, in the University of WeHireStudentsJustSoOurBoardCanProfitOfTheGrantsGivenByTheGovernment.
you know what's funny, that you think you're funky, but u aint. Funk is not a feel that you can learn, u gotta feel it! if u aint feelin' it u aint playin'
1:12 of my life I'll never get back.....playing in the pocket, doesnt mean you keep your hands in them....but then again, maybe its a good place for yours.....
The pocket is just playing tight. Being consistantly out of the pocket means you might want to stop playing drums. Take up stitching or try your hand at making misinforming youtube videos like this one.
do they drive around and listen for drummers jamming in their basement and ust knock on the door and ask them to record some videos of them explaining bullshit the wrong way
When a drummer plays a groove that "is very solid and with a great feel...", this is referred to informally as being "in the pocket"; when a drummer "maintains this feel for an extended period of time, never wavering, this is often referred to as a deep pocket."
I'm trying to convince myself that the whole expertvillage channel is just a bad joke. I'm worried these people might actual think they're informative...
THATS A LIE...YES PURDIE ITS NOT BEHIND....SURE THERE'S A TECNICAL TERM NO FILLS JUST PLAY STRAIGHT UNTIL IT JUST COOKS LIKE A SOUP...THATS THE HOW U DESCRIBE IT...
ok now I nealy get what he wants to explain,,, you have to play 4 16s-triples: one time the base, then a gost note on the snare, and after that two times the base again (the last base you count one)(you play that between 4 and 1 so that you count 4re te 1(you can use that pattern as a fill to power up your groove)) but to slow that down sounds for most there would play a bad beginner but I think thats wrong...
@dnbjedi. Because beginners will end up learning wrong things when viewing these 'lessons' by the so called 'experts' of frikkin' 'expertvillage'. Their videos suck and should have never been published on Youtube in the first place. I personally think they're are fooling everybody 'cause their level of sucking is way beyond a parallel universe.
hahaha nice "pocket" fool... i don't think failing to have tempo means that's the pocket... I think what you're trying to define is referred to as second line... not straight 16th subdivision and not completely swung. next
It's nice how he "explains" the pocket by telling you some records to go listen to. I think next time I'll just google "best funk drummers" and go from there. Thanks again expertvillage!
You got to be kidding me. You're the "expert" in this video I'm assuming? Your drumming abilities are really an insult to us even amateurs if you call your self an expert.
guys: david garibaldi... then again chris dave. all good drummers, but yeah i guess most funky ass drummers are black... this only to say: this whole conversation is missing it's fulcral point, and I cannot overemphasize this:
XPERT VILLAGE FKIN BLOWS OMFG SRSLY...
dont they even see their drum lesson reviews ffs?
90% of ppl watching drum videos are drummers, such as myself (and I'm quite the crappy drummer), and I can tell by far that this sucks indeed...
it doesnt matter wether there black or white. your a dipshit. its like trying to say that only black people can play slap cos they started it when clearly flea is a very get good white slap player
who do u think flea was inspired by? bootsy collins, a black guy. its like a fact that black people have alot more rhythm than white people. that doesnt there isnt an occasional white person with awesome rhythm such as flea, or chad smith the drummer for the chili peppers.
It doesnt matter who he is inspired by, thats not the point. The point is white & black people can teach what ever they are good at. Your comment is a bit racist, its the same as me saying- its like a fact that black people have a lot more criminal records then white people. oh btw im not saying this person is good. expert village blows
what the fuck is this guy talking about. he has no talent on playing the instrument he is tryin to teach us. it is just another fucking messed up expertvillage video. FUCK YOU EXPVILLAGE ! 0/5
This Guy has clearly no Clue, what He´s talking about!!! Expert-Village my Ass!
The "POCKET" simply is the Ability of a Drummer, to make every Band-Member feel at Home in a Beat from the First Bar to the Last Bar! Sense of Time, Clear Backbeats, Great Communication between the Musicians...THAT IS "POCKET DRUMMING"
Nothing else! There is no special "Pocket-Groove" or "Pocket Feel". If you are a good Drummer...youre always "in the Pocket"! For more Info....pm me
this is comedy!!!! I love all the comments when I watched this video and he slowed the tempo. I was like huh???maybe I have been playing the pocket wrong all this time..lol This made my yioutube search worthwhile hee-hee... great laugh
play that funky music...........in the pocket...lol...lol
Pocket is knowing the one. you can play whatever u want from a straight beat to over the bar line fills so long as your one is locked. If you don't know what the one is you got some reading to do.
As Ludwag511 said. Playing in the pocket just means playing without a bunch of fills and/or rolls.You just play straight forward and dont try to make the drums a lead instrument. You might do a little roll when the band hits "the bridge". Funk music is simple and stripped down. Thats why its fun. No distortion or solos on the guitars just straight ahead rythem chords. And the bass always plays "on the one" The first beat of the four count. I dont know what the hell this guy is talking about.
That's not really accurate at all. Every style of music has a pocket, and it's not a matter of not playing fills, it's a matter of keeping the exact groove and feel of the song. Dennis Chambers is a great example in the funk/fusion jazz arena. Antonio Sanchez for straight ahead jazz. Gavin Harrison is a wonderful example for Rock drumming. All of these guys play tons of fills and do solos, and they keep their fills and solos in the pocket the whole time. Please don't spread misinformation.
it doesnt mean to play slower.. almost every BLACK style music uses this style except we dont call it pocket. listen to "D.C GOGO drummers" on youtube. its in a black persons soul to have this feeling. even 2 month old black babys dance on this rhythm.
Haha but he said "there is no technical explanation"... Yours cant have been a technical explanation then, but it could have saved me watching this video :p
This guy dunno what he is talking about! Playing 'in the pocket' is simply the drummer hitting the bass drum in unison with the bassists lower/root notes and the snare on the higher notes etc. Not a dictionary definition but hey...
For a good example of playing 'in the pocket' search for Flea and Chad Smith jamming, or just listen to The Greeting Song by the Chili Peppers.
What is the Pocket : "Theres no explanation for the pocket,you just...just...just..."
Fuck that shit,man.I bust my ass off all day working hard giving drum lessons and you call yourself a teacher with that kind of videos...its must be a joke.
The expertvillage videos should be taken off youtube for misleading and showing the opposite way to go to begginer and even advanced drummers.
yeah....dragging the beat is not in the pocket it's actually out of the pocket. in the pocket is when you're not rushing or dragging...you're in the pocket.
you should probably just quit drumming, this is not what the pocket is at all, i will agree that it is hard to define the pocket, but dragging the beast is just wrong, headbutt a sidewalk
Sorry, man. Dragging the rhythm is not playing in the pocket. You should probably just play against a metronome to illustrate it. Or, play to a funk piece straight, then in the pocket.
Expertvillage - they may be from a village, but not necessarily experts. If they happen to be good ( rarely ) the audio sucks anyway. Some of their stuff just outright sucks ass. Sorry village people but it's pretty sad stuff a lot of the time.
u are a fool. the definitive explanation of what a pocket is - is playing with a groove and awesome feel that is locked in with the rest of the band that makes people dance. what u play here is god awful!! it is not a pocket, not a beat, nothing. it is not even in good time. notice i didnt even say "perfect time". bcs its way too far from that. whats wrong with u? posting garbage like this on utube? this is horrible and a disgrace to drumming. spend some time studying black drummers. ull learn
Pocket has nothing to do with paying behind the beat... what an ass this kid is, well meaning but he doesn't have a clue in his own playing but listen to Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd for an example of pocket playing.
what in the hell is this guy talking about?? the "pocket" is not a lick, its the complete opposite. Its staying in the main groove of a song usually just using the snare, hi hat and kick. Also it applies to every genere of music not just funk.
i like the fact that you work for EXPERTvillage yet you have no idea what your talking about....ive given your details to a company that works with AOL video, there called Ameteaur Village....check em out.
a pocket just means you emphasize the phrase of the groove, usually the backbeats, with everything you play. even when u fill whoever is listening can tell exactly where the beat is. theres no real exact definition. some people do lag the snare hit to create a better backbeat but thats not nessisary to create a pocket. want to know what i mean, search STEVE JORDAN
A good backbeat has to ring out with Stank' on it..lots of Stank'. That perfectly placed backbeat or backbone lets everybody know where that pocket is... i dont know what this cat is talking about... in this emotionless video...yes jordan kicks butt! i wanna play his snare..
Well done ell1010. You're powers of observation and wit are second to none. I'm sure you have amazing social skills also. Do you play drums? Where are YOUR videos?....
but he did a good job explaning the pocket, yet not mentioning James Brown who is the first in my opinion who mastered it and incorporated it into popular music.
I'm sure this guy is an adequate drummer. He should have just jammed a groove to demonstrate it. BTW, John Mc Cain survived five years in a POW camp. Let's see any street thug do that. None of that internet and cable TV dem inmates are used to, yome sane?
John McCain? , what a looser. wouldnt even vote to get the country out of the financial crises. People like him almost destroyed the country. Thank God for Barack.
He wasn't happy with the proposal and for good reason. It was Barney Frank and Chris Dodd who touched off this powderkeg and Clinton and Carter filled it. lol
lol true, but then once he realized "oh shit what am I trying to do" then he got real and gave a good explination and used some deep references like Gil Scott Heron who really didn't play much in the pocket but he is down with it.
the only nice thing for me is his snare sound.
202drummerboy 4 months ago
lmao these guys are fucking douche bags. Give it up already. The only thing these guys are experts at is how to suck ass at drums.
redshirt905 4 months ago
What a stupid fucking video
gonadiator 5 months ago
Purdie - King of Feel
expertvilliage - wannabes !
JazzBlues12 6 months ago
HE DRUNK!!!!!!!
rfnfcnhjafjafjaf 6 months ago
Bernard Purdie is on SOME records.?!?!?!?!?!?!? Thats an understatement
IchMagSechs 6 months ago
learn how to tune your drums... then think about getting the pocket!
pezz3000 6 months ago
can expert village not afford mics?
AHarmlessBlackMan 6 months ago
Slowing down does not = pocket?
dannybighair 6 months ago
expertvillage? more like sucksalotvillage!
iwreckriots 6 months ago
I read the title, then I saw 'expertvillage' and thought THIS is have to see.
tjalla 8 months ago
He's just dragging it.
BClayDrums 8 months ago
pocket is wat i put my stuff in
flyingcows547 8 months ago 2
how can you title it 'How to be a Funk Drummer' and then tell me there is no explanation? You're wasting my time brahhhhh.....idiot.
rpvarner 8 months ago
That was awkward... hahahaha
DiatonicOfficial 8 months ago
this is the funniest shit Ive ever seen
AaronG305 8 months ago 2
CRAP
JedTaneo 8 months ago
Hey man...u hav a slight misconception about "pocket drumming!" Ther is a DEFINITE xplanation/definition 2 pocket drumming! I'll giv it 2 u as a definition 1st-Then go on my channel and chek out the videos I've posted. POCKET DRUMMING: Categorized by a drummer who plays such solid, precise, timely, & consistent grooves that his/her playing creates a foundation from which ALL accompanying instrumentalist can cohesively convey the intent of the songwriter-U can reach me @ Da Pocket Drummer!
DaPocketDrummer 9 months ago
Eh, all pocket means is you play everything evenly and your accents are on the right places.. having good tone doesnt hurt either. Using push and pull method on hihats helps.. When you play sixteens, think of a train "chug a chug a" accent a little on the upbeat and drop the 2 and 4/backbeat in the same place every time, better to be late then early if you cant be right on it.
gleventhal 9 months ago
@gleventhal Learn push pull here, this drummer seems to be a pocket drummer in this video based on the one measure he plays.
gleventhal 9 months ago
The Drum Expert is playing the drums using the wrong end of the drum stick.
EoN604 9 months ago
You can't teach to play in the pocket. It's a natural feel.Some drummers have it and some will never get it. But if you don't have it you can still make money and be famous with LOADS of practice - think Lars Ulrich from Metallica.
rosetwitches 10 months ago
The pocket means that the groove is generally full and has little empty spaces. If you think what this guy is saying is stupid, you need a little more time behind the set.
TheKoreanX 10 months ago
Bio: Kevin Grossman is a young drummer who is studying music at the WeExceptAnyoneWithNoExceptionsAndNoTalentWhatsoeverInstitute of WeHonestlyDon'tKnow, in the University of WeHireStudentsJustSoOurBoardCanProfitOfTheGrantsGivenByTheGovernment.
MaartenIB 10 months ago
"Always hate Expert Village" : Newest internet meme.
baitkenh 10 months ago
I'm a really shitty drummer, and this video sucks balls.
IdiotVillage strikes again.
miketwo345 11 months ago
you know what's funny, that you think you're funky, but u aint. Funk is not a feel that you can learn, u gotta feel it! if u aint feelin' it u aint playin'
Miltangelo 11 months ago
1:12 of my life I'll never get back.....playing in the pocket, doesnt mean you keep your hands in them....but then again, maybe its a good place for yours.....
Aimeereed1 11 months ago
The pocket is just playing tight. Being consistantly out of the pocket means you might want to stop playing drums. Take up stitching or try your hand at making misinforming youtube videos like this one.
ekaksana 1 year ago
this video couldnt be more wrong if it tried. expert village my arse!
residentdrummerpete 1 year ago
WTF
AssholeVillage he thinks that he got that down.
Is not just the paper is your heart in that groove fuckin idiot.
Drada15 1 year ago
"The pocket" in my mind is simply playing what is needed in the music and grooving. Nothing more and nothing less.
TheSyncopator 1 year ago
seriously can they not afford mics?
LouReedsBooks 1 year ago
god damnit.
plakelakeutube 1 year ago
do they drive around and listen for drummers jamming in their basement and ust knock on the door and ask them to record some videos of them explaining bullshit the wrong way
rcboatdriver1234 1 year ago
That is not what the pocket is.
The pocket is just being right on the beat, not behind. It's really just grooving real hard. Dennis Chambers is a great example. Go look him up.
akuro123 1 year ago
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jcottr01 1 year ago
@jcottr01 fool, why bring colour into this
BeatsUnmanifest 1 year ago
EXPERT VILLAGE SUCKS SO MUCH ASS!
smalls2111 1 year ago 2
When a drummer plays a groove that "is very solid and with a great feel...", this is referred to informally as being "in the pocket"; when a drummer "maintains this feel for an extended period of time, never wavering, this is often referred to as a deep pocket."
shannyfanny46 1 year ago
I'm trying to convince myself that the whole expertvillage channel is just a bad joke. I'm worried these people might actual think they're informative...
shannyfanny46 1 year ago
so bored....
TheJiggy990 1 year ago
0:19 WTH IS HE HITTING THE SNARE WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE STICK?????
MrJuzsztin 1 year ago 2
@MrJuzsztin yes...lost of drummers do...
triforce10155 1 year ago
this is the only vid from you i don't like :(
wooddrummer 1 year ago
TUNE YOUR DRUMS
kyokaulitz 1 year ago
expert village is so noob
Venaasflash 1 year ago
THATS A LIE...YES PURDIE ITS NOT BEHIND....SURE THERE'S A TECNICAL TERM NO FILLS JUST PLAY STRAIGHT UNTIL IT JUST COOKS LIKE A SOUP...THATS THE HOW U DESCRIBE IT...
PRAISEDRUM 1 year ago
RYTHM FAIL!!
jallelind 1 year ago 2
LOL, expretvillage...
how to be a funk drummer?you think 'bout it!
tto173 1 year ago
whiners, build a bridge!
drummerfromoly 1 year ago
"Expert village" or "Amateurs who don't know what they're doing will pointlessly try to give vague explanations of shit that everybody knows"...
whatshendrix 1 year ago
expertvillage can suck my phat dick...no groove, no style, not interesting, and NOT HELPFUL...
killingmanbearpig 1 year ago
Ludwig Supraphonic 402
scott111193 1 year ago
ExpertVillage = Sucks
FreeDrumLessons = Really taught me how to drum!
Just check out FDL, its so much better!
dragpyre 1 year ago
ExpertVillage = Sucks
FreeDrumLessons = Really taught me how to drum!
Just check out FDL, its so much better!
dragpyre 1 year ago
ok now I nealy get what he wants to explain,,, you have to play 4 16s-triples: one time the base, then a gost note on the snare, and after that two times the base again (the last base you count one)(you play that between 4 and 1 so that you count 4re te 1(you can use that pattern as a fill to power up your groove)) but to slow that down sounds for most there would play a bad beginner but I think thats wrong...
zuchinim 1 year ago
It's comforting to know that no matter how crappy my drumming is I can always come to expert village for tips to get worse.
secondthoughtsband 1 year ago 21
@secondthoughtsband hahahaaaa you´re so right
zuchinim 1 year ago
why are you all so rude...
dnbjedi 1 year ago
@dnbjedi. Because beginners will end up learning wrong things when viewing these 'lessons' by the so called 'experts' of frikkin' 'expertvillage'. Their videos suck and should have never been published on Youtube in the first place. I personally think they're are fooling everybody 'cause their level of sucking is way beyond a parallel universe.
MaartenIB 1 year ago 5
That was very helpful. And by helpful, I mean that sucked.
Jackinthehizzle 1 year ago 2
It's spelled Bernard Purdie. Also, there's a hole in your pocket.
untergesicht 1 year ago
there's a huge leak in your pocket dude
mdgab321 1 year ago
hahaha nice "pocket" fool... i don't think failing to have tempo means that's the pocket... I think what you're trying to define is referred to as second line... not straight 16th subdivision and not completely swung. next
btechdrums 1 year ago
isn't that just slowing down? behind the beat would be just be the same tempo, but hitting the snare a little bit behind
nbeausejour 1 year ago
@nbeausejour
Thats Shuffle bro.
ec17is 1 year ago
It's nice how he "explains" the pocket by telling you some records to go listen to. I think next time I'll just google "best funk drummers" and go from there. Thanks again expertvillage!
djlbp 1 year ago
Horrible sound quality, the only thing i learned in this video is that they make really tiny bass drums. What was that, a 12"?
bobo123a 2 years ago 2
You got to be kidding me. You're the "expert" in this video I'm assuming? Your drumming abilities are really an insult to us even amateurs if you call your self an expert.
real1acer 2 years ago
red hoottt chili pepperrsssssss
MMMaaa1235 2 years ago
kevin grossman, shut up.
pathemus 2 years ago
why expertvillage is always so bad haha, he's no expert...
joel559 2 years ago
The sound quality makes me cringe!
YTisshit 2 years ago
i learned the wrong definition to expert, and bernard purdie is just as good as it gets,,
riplash012 2 years ago
guys: david garibaldi... then again chris dave. all good drummers, but yeah i guess most funky ass drummers are black... this only to say: this whole conversation is missing it's fulcral point, and I cannot overemphasize this:
XPERT VILLAGE FKIN BLOWS OMFG SRSLY...
dont they even see their drum lesson reviews ffs?
90% of ppl watching drum videos are drummers, such as myself (and I'm quite the crappy drummer), and I can tell by far that this sucks indeed...
xpert village, I encourage you to die.
joaonvf 2 years ago 25
@joaonvf freakin awesome hahaha well said
lala76 1 year ago
first of all, i dont think that a white guy should have a video on how to be a funk drummer
SAM135073 2 years ago
it doesnt matter wether there black or white. your a dipshit. its like trying to say that only black people can play slap cos they started it when clearly flea is a very get good white slap player
paulhab12 2 years ago
who do u think flea was inspired by? bootsy collins, a black guy. its like a fact that black people have alot more rhythm than white people. that doesnt there isnt an occasional white person with awesome rhythm such as flea, or chad smith the drummer for the chili peppers.
SAM135073 2 years ago
It doesnt matter who he is inspired by, thats not the point. The point is white & black people can teach what ever they are good at. Your comment is a bit racist, its the same as me saying- its like a fact that black people have a lot more criminal records then white people. oh btw im not saying this person is good. expert village blows
paulhab12 2 years ago
what the fuck is this guy talking about. he has no talent on playing the instrument he is tryin to teach us. it is just another fucking messed up expertvillage video. FUCK YOU EXPVILLAGE ! 0/5
Pearlforuman 2 years ago
hahaha sweetest comment ive heard in a long time!
paulhab12 2 years ago
the pocket is behind the beat? lol
420jaymac 2 years ago 3
what a complete load of bollocks.
This guy doesn't know what the hell he is talking about.
In the pocket, is just that. Everyone playing with the right swing and feel, whilst being tight as can be.
Why are there so many ill informed videos on here?
Zeshly 2 years ago 2
the only thing you did was to slow down the exact same groove...thats not pocket,dude.. lol what a fucker..
byLivio 2 years ago
are you drunk??
felky87 2 years ago
Just another crappy video from "expert" village, some1 should really ban it from the internet.
maqprus 2 years ago
are all the vids on e how 2 stars or lower lol
TTwiXtoRR 2 years ago
This Guy has clearly no Clue, what He´s talking about!!! Expert-Village my Ass!
The "POCKET" simply is the Ability of a Drummer, to make every Band-Member feel at Home in a Beat from the First Bar to the Last Bar! Sense of Time, Clear Backbeats, Great Communication between the Musicians...THAT IS "POCKET DRUMMING"
Nothing else! There is no special "Pocket-Groove" or "Pocket Feel". If you are a good Drummer...youre always "in the Pocket"! For more Info....pm me
triondrummer 2 years ago
self delusion is a wonderfull thing, If I had to work with this plonker I would give up.
rhinobassdude 2 years ago
it does help to have tight timing to get into the pocket..
muzikman183 2 years ago
is that a joke?
kimoyan 2 years ago
sorry, i thought this was "Expert" village.
OnTheRoof1 2 years ago
BOOOOO!
shingwoo101 2 years ago
idiot.
npfloyd 2 years ago
WTF
AssholeVillage he thinks that he got that down.
Is not just the paper is your heart in that groove fuckin idiot.
Drada15 2 years ago
Amen Brother!
michaelcurtisjr 2 years ago
I just want to slap his parents,,,,!!
mphandel 2 years ago 3
this is comedy!!!! I love all the comments when I watched this video and he slowed the tempo. I was like huh???maybe I have been playing the pocket wrong all this time..lol This made my yioutube search worthwhile hee-hee... great laugh
play that funky music...........in the pocket...lol...lol
geminidrums 2 years ago
all this did was slow down the tempo...
pocket is just how good your damn timing makes the song feel.
a groove can land ahead, on, OR behind the beat.
the only way you can learn this shit is with your ears and with time and experience.
expert noob-age.
nickd444 2 years ago
Pocket is knowing the one. you can play whatever u want from a straight beat to over the bar line fills so long as your one is locked. If you don't know what the one is you got some reading to do.
BuddhaChrisNY 2 years ago
The whole "expert" village is a total crap and I hope someone will ban it from the internet...
maqprus 2 years ago 4
this dude is clueless
Joebass87 2 years ago 3
As Ludwag511 said. Playing in the pocket just means playing without a bunch of fills and/or rolls.You just play straight forward and dont try to make the drums a lead instrument. You might do a little roll when the band hits "the bridge". Funk music is simple and stripped down. Thats why its fun. No distortion or solos on the guitars just straight ahead rythem chords. And the bass always plays "on the one" The first beat of the four count. I dont know what the hell this guy is talking about.
DetroitPlayers69 2 years ago
That's not really accurate at all. Every style of music has a pocket, and it's not a matter of not playing fills, it's a matter of keeping the exact groove and feel of the song. Dennis Chambers is a great example in the funk/fusion jazz arena. Antonio Sanchez for straight ahead jazz. Gavin Harrison is a wonderful example for Rock drumming. All of these guys play tons of fills and do solos, and they keep their fills and solos in the pocket the whole time. Please don't spread misinformation.
Drawthemoral 2 years ago
idiot.
drumbum185 2 years ago
fidock drums
indajust 2 years ago
slowing down 10 bpm from where the time is is NOT called the pocket. Its called getting FIRED!
NDiesel31 2 years ago 3
yess. wat the hell is he doin,
indajust 2 years ago
Pocket = 2 and 4
insyteband 2 years ago 2
the pocket simply means playin the beat TIGHT without to many fills or anything, just relaxin and everything is tight and well put together.
Ludwag511 2 years ago
Wrong, as explained by Steve Kirby playing "in the pocket" is achieved by playing ever so slightly behind the beat but at the correct tempo.
handsomebassman 2 years ago
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superfatdoe 2 years ago
youtube or google "nobody beats the biz" by biz markie .. learn how to replay that basic drum pattern and you will have it down to a science.
JETTYDARIDER 2 years ago
it doesnt mean to play slower.. almost every BLACK style music uses this style except we dont call it pocket. listen to "D.C GOGO drummers" on youtube. its in a black persons soul to have this feeling. even 2 month old black babys dance on this rhythm.
JETTYDARIDER 2 years ago
oh so the pocket means slow down. thanks expert village!
drum333cory 2 years ago 32
@drum333cory
Haha but he said "there is no technical explanation"... Yours cant have been a technical explanation then, but it could have saved me watching this video :p
rchave 1 year ago
the best instructional drumming video I is ever seen..
jasontheseechin 2 years ago 2
THE POCKET:
it means to play slower.
which you fail at
loofascraper 2 years ago
Fail
metrognome69 2 years ago
i got a pocket full of breaks moron !!
checkabreak 2 years ago
Expert Village should get someone with decent recording equipment.
LulJam 2 years ago
and someone whos not clueless either
killingmanbearpig 2 years ago
Dude your just slowing down...
csanz35 2 years ago 2
the fucking pocket is different for every drummer, lol..cant explain it, want good pocket? listen to TOTO or Dennis Chambers!!!
sgtpeppero 2 years ago
he doesn´t tap tha point...
very very bad video
Janis444 2 years ago
But he's white. . ?
Ryanhand 2 years ago
I don't think he's very good, but you're still a dick
thatsmypeanuts 2 years ago 3
lol
iDrum19 2 years ago
his race is irrelevant ... this guy would suck if he were black , white , or plaid
sweetfly66 2 years ago
This guy dunno what he is talking about! Playing 'in the pocket' is simply the drummer hitting the bass drum in unison with the bassists lower/root notes and the snare on the higher notes etc. Not a dictionary definition but hey...
For a good example of playing 'in the pocket' search for Flea and Chad Smith jamming, or just listen to The Greeting Song by the Chili Peppers.
ChrisOakleyDrums 2 years ago 2
that is one horrible sounding drum kit...ugh. nasty. not very good pocket explanation either...sorry dudes, but expert villiage is shwag.
blugrastooth 2 years ago 2
What is the Pocket : "Theres no explanation for the pocket,you just...just...just..."
Fuck that shit,man.I bust my ass off all day working hard giving drum lessons and you call yourself a teacher with that kind of videos...its must be a joke.
The expertvillage videos should be taken off youtube for misleading and showing the opposite way to go to begginer and even advanced drummers.
What the hell!
byLivio 2 years ago 2
yeah....dragging the beat is not in the pocket it's actually out of the pocket. in the pocket is when you're not rushing or dragging...you're in the pocket.
hershism 2 years ago 3
agreed!
killingmanbearpig 2 years ago
he can shit in his own pocket.
Tubewhacker 2 years ago 2
heehee
killingmanbearpig 2 years ago
WTF???? Instead of headbutting a sidewalk....he should wipe his ass with 20 grit sandpaper......and quit drumming
pdstix78 2 years ago
you should probably just quit drumming, this is not what the pocket is at all, i will agree that it is hard to define the pocket, but dragging the beast is just wrong, headbutt a sidewalk
shs09spartans 2 years ago
Great quick demonstration of the pocket, I got the idea and thats the main thing lol. 4 stars
Nacnueed 2 years ago
i hope ur being sarcastic
shs09spartans 2 years ago
Little bit... lol He atleast needs other band members to explain this... but like it is said it can't really be explained I guess
Nacnueed 2 years ago
this was shit
najtrows 2 years ago
Sorry, man. Dragging the rhythm is not playing in the pocket. You should probably just play against a metronome to illustrate it. Or, play to a funk piece straight, then in the pocket.
braktheitalian 2 years ago
i hope he didnt get paid for this video
killingmanbearpig 2 years ago
you know not the secret of the pocket white man.
drumbum1010 2 years ago
Expertvillage - they may be from a village, but not necessarily experts. If they happen to be good ( rarely ) the audio sucks anyway. Some of their stuff just outright sucks ass. Sorry village people but it's pretty sad stuff a lot of the time.
mlcoo17 2 years ago
The pocket? Two words: Dennis Chambers.
ultrakool 3 years ago
My god...
dev3553 3 years ago 2
i disagree with most of these comments . although u cant describe a pocket i agree the beats do sit behind the main beat espacially on 2 and 4.
7snugguns7 3 years ago
u are a fool. the definitive explanation of what a pocket is - is playing with a groove and awesome feel that is locked in with the rest of the band that makes people dance. what u play here is god awful!! it is not a pocket, not a beat, nothing. it is not even in good time. notice i didnt even say "perfect time". bcs its way too far from that. whats wrong with u? posting garbage like this on utube? this is horrible and a disgrace to drumming. spend some time studying black drummers. ull learn
hyikin 3 years ago
its youtube, grow up.
RossEastick11 2 years ago
...... ummm?
danmarcelino 3 years ago
As Victor Wooten would say, "You can't hold no groove if you ain't got no pocket!" You sir clearly have neither.
Happilee97 3 years ago
hahahaha
JoeyFuzz9 3 years ago
HUH ?????
colrick1234 3 years ago
cheeseball
1peoplesun 3 years ago
Pocket has nothing to do with paying behind the beat... what an ass this kid is, well meaning but he doesn't have a clue in his own playing but listen to Jeff Porcaro, Steve Gadd for an example of pocket playing.
warf2008 3 years ago
what in the hell is this guy talking about?? the "pocket" is not a lick, its the complete opposite. Its staying in the main groove of a song usually just using the snare, hi hat and kick. Also it applies to every genere of music not just funk.
muzicalgod 3 years ago
i like the fact that you work for EXPERTvillage yet you have no idea what your talking about....ive given your details to a company that works with AOL video, there called Ameteaur Village....check em out.
monkeygames18 3 years ago
a pocket just means you emphasize the phrase of the groove, usually the backbeats, with everything you play. even when u fill whoever is listening can tell exactly where the beat is. theres no real exact definition. some people do lag the snare hit to create a better backbeat but thats not nessisary to create a pocket. want to know what i mean, search STEVE JORDAN
drumeric33 3 years ago 2
A good backbeat has to ring out with Stank' on it..lots of Stank'. That perfectly placed backbeat or backbone lets everybody know where that pocket is... i dont know what this cat is talking about... in this emotionless video...yes jordan kicks butt! i wanna play his snare..
uhoh38125 3 years ago
u have no idea what ur talking about
drumeric33 3 years ago 2
agreed. i dont believe this guy when he says he knows what a pocket is. where do you find ur "experts" ????
cfriend2005 3 years ago
Wow his kit really sux....
Drakett 3 years ago
lol, wow man, u try to hard.
DrumGod9000 3 years ago
really not a good drummer are you mate. lol get out of here
ell1010 3 years ago
Well done ell1010. You're powers of observation and wit are second to none. I'm sure you have amazing social skills also. Do you play drums? Where are YOUR videos?....
brenfen 3 years ago
At first I thought "This looks like
John McCain giving me a lesson on street life"
but he did a good job explaning the pocket, yet not mentioning James Brown who is the first in my opinion who mastered it and incorporated it into popular music.
"Take It To The Bridge" = perfect pocket.
HaawkFunk 3 years ago
I'm sure this guy is an adequate drummer. He should have just jammed a groove to demonstrate it. BTW, John Mc Cain survived five years in a POW camp. Let's see any street thug do that. None of that internet and cable TV dem inmates are used to, yome sane?
ultrakool 3 years ago
John McCain? , what a looser. wouldnt even vote to get the country out of the financial crises. People like him almost destroyed the country. Thank God for Barack.
HaawkFunk 3 years ago
He wasn't happy with the proposal and for good reason. It was Barney Frank and Chris Dodd who touched off this powderkeg and Clinton and Carter filled it. lol
ultrakool 3 years ago
BTW, James Brown sang and had capes thrown over him, but Clyde Stubblefield provided the pocket.
ultrakool 3 years ago
thats not pocket, you just slowed down.
you have one of the worst funk feels ive ever heard... no groove or 'pocket'
you explained supposively what a 'pocket' was and then said that it cant be defined.
that was a useless lesson.
KennyG3333 3 years ago
lol true, but then once he realized "oh shit what am I trying to do" then he got real and gave a good explination and used some deep references like Gil Scott Heron who really didn't play much in the pocket but he is down with it.
HaawkFunk 3 years ago
since we're talking about funk, there is nothing funky about that fireplace back there.
SouthOx 3 years ago
haha
SuicideSilence4lyf 3 years ago
You will never be a funk drummer son
CARNAGE408 3 years ago
Isn't a pocket like a groove? And a good groove will push and pull the beat around gently.
threebobs 3 years ago
Pocket means perfect time/feel. That's it.
adrian2004 3 years ago