@otherside65 music is everywhere, even unorganized notes is a music. all we have to do is listen. if you dont like Greg style, it's your problem. I would more appreciated if you go get drum kits and show your beat than debating a sort of drumming style and show us what the differentiate what music and whats bullshit. all I know, bullshit is something come from mouth or text, like you did in this video comment box :)
@aryabame what im saying is that the appeal in this is more from his theatrics that his "solo". If it can be considered a solo, then its a pretty boring one that gives you nothing to listen to and has really no ideas being it. Its all just so hipsters can go "wow look how deep he is and how into it he gets" This sucks, face up to it
@otherside65 You clearly have a good ear and musical talent..I enjoyed ur Jaco cover and never heard that Mars Volta song, but it was beautifully preformed..the sounds of puerto rico made an awesome backdrop. Like everyone, you have your own preferences in music and art. Everyone is a little different. I prefer the weather report to deerhoof but others may not. They each specialize in different aspects of sound and people prefer what they can relate to more.
@otherside65 That being said. It is unfair to use subjective preferences to judge other's art. I understand that some people may have a culturally based identity ("hipsters"), and feel a sense of affirmation when they see something that appears "deep" without actually appreciating the complex musical elements. That's unfortunate. However, Greg Saunier is a well-trained musician and intelligent person with great creative depth (weird but brilliant in his own respect).
@otherside65 Coming from a perspective of a person who listens to far more abstract Jazz and Classical than Indy, I see elements in this performance which are very creative and display a sensitive connection to the improvisation. It isn't a solo, it's a improvisation where the guitar and drum play off eachother. I can relate to this performance, so I enjoy it and others clearly can also. If you don't, then that's fine, that's your preference.
@otherside65 The beauty of art is it's expression of one's inner emotions. Everyone is different and experience different events in their lives so everyone's feelings differ slightly also. art allows us to find beauty in the emotions of others which we relate to. You don't seem to relate to this which is fine. So to you it is ugly or bullshit or it sucks. But to others there is meaning..hopefully not because it appears "deep" but because they relate to the underlying emotions
why dont people respect deerhoof guitarists. all you hear is omg jizz over the drummer. im a fan of the melody in deerhoof over the percussion personally. but he is fucking good, they all work together so well
@dianecovering Except he's a damn good drummer, a better drummer than maaaaany these days. He drums in the rock band deerhoof (and please don't argue genre). he's a solid lookin ass drummer.
I say this with the least bit of criticism when I say it takes real skill to play that precisely terrible.. for that very reason is why this Greg rules!
I'm so glad to see people backing up uniquely talented drummers. He's better than alot of drummers and doesn't show it. His preference. Fuck all of you that think it's okay to "jealously bitch" (thanks FlightySalad).
@phre3k187 No, that's Greg Saunier plugged into the spasmodic random energy of pure creation. He can do the straight groove thing standing on his pinky.
I think I can explain it. Look at an amatuer drummer. Watch the motions of their body closely. You'll notice that they lack control(obviously) and that they are quite stiff. Look at Greg's motions. Watching him play is like watching a great dancer. Outstanding control and grace. He's lithe. It's shows his proficiency.
This guy is so awkward....he reminds me of that South Park band episode- Timmer!! Hey Timmer!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! Yeeeeeeeeah!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Yeeeeeeeeeah! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! I think that was his only lyric! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
This guy is so awkward....he reminds me of that South Park band episode- Timmer!! Hey Timmer!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! Yeeeeeeeeah!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Yeeeeeeeeeah! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! I think that was his only lyric! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
This guy is so awkward....he reminds me of that South Park band episode- Timmer!! Hey Timmer!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! Yeeeeeeeeah!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Yeeeeeeeeeah! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! I think that was his only lyric! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
this is actually a legitimate style of jazz drumming. i dont remember the name of it, but it involves playing pretty much whatever you want as long as it fits in the measure of time you play in. say a song is in 8/4, you can play whatever in 8 measures, and be able to come back into the next measure and jump into a common rhythm with the rest of the band.
I've never understood why all musicians don't behave like their music affects them. This guy feels it. He's acting exactly like the music should make him. I love it.
Then perhaps you could tell me what exactly makes this guy so amazingly talented besides the fact that its different. I hear (and see)absolutely no technicality in his playing. Have I gone deaf?
His drumming style is extremely difficult to replicate. Because he doesn't play in whatever style you arbitrarily declare as technical you don't consider him talented? Stupid opinion.
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Though he is SOMEWHAT talented, I believe that it's all image that got him where he is. If you put some random guy at that same kit and had him play the same measures, but didn't look like an American Apparel poster boy, and didn't have all the animated emphasis, No one would give two shits. All image.
just type in the song name rainbow silhouette of the milky rain and you will see this how this drummer gets down on the drums and i tell you he can get down pretty good they should be playing at juans basement
this drummer is freaking awesome why dont you guys actually watch him in one of the songs that he plays with his band dumbasses then you will see how good he is
I'm bored of the pissy bitching that goes on around this guy. If you were to listen the him in interviews or watch him drumming for Deerhoof you would see he's immense. Why cant musicians feel free to experiment? picasso was a fantastic expressionist and French cafe painter, but he chose to paint in a simplistic cubist, child looking manner as it better communicated his expression. If this isn't to your taste, don't watch it and don't jealously bitch.
@FlightySalad Agreed, most people are ignorant to this type of drumming. This is purely from free jazz.. Playing around a free meter gives the drummer almost absolute creative control with no "beat" to keep, playing off the other musicians subtle cues, adding his or her own sounds to the fury of audible-art. Its a very advanced form of percussion. One of my favorite contomporary "free" drummers is tom rainey..hes disgusting.
@FlightySalad Agreed, most people are ignorant to this type of drumming. This is purely from free jazz.. Playing around a free meter gives the drummer almost absolute creative control with no "beat" to keep, playing off the other musicians subtle cues, adding his or her own sounds to the fury of audible-art. Its a very advanced form of percussion. One of my favorite contomporary "free" drummers is tom rainey..hes disgusting.
@cruxofthebisquite22 dont cal this free jazz drummiing. the big jazz drummers who did this type of thing did it with a lot more detail. they were actually making music with just drums. this guy, even though i like his drumming, is just making a fool of himself in this video. he might fool a couple hipsters, but im calling bullshit
@otherside65 I agree that it is not pure free jazz, its Deerhoof, but I still stand by what I said; that it is derived from free jazz. Greg Saunier is an eclectic, not a pure jazz musician, but some of his influences come from those big free-jazz drummers which you are likely referencing. Free-form drumming is often misunderstood. Watch the video entitled "Duo Tim Berne & Tom Rainey 1/2", and you should see some similarities (they are both very well-trained jazz musicians). I hope this helps.
@cruxofthebisquite22 i can understand your point on how its inspired by free jazz. but those drummers are actually making music when they solo. This guy is just hitting random things and moving around like an idiot to show how "deep" and "into it" he is.
@otherside65 True..its not very musical in a traditional sense. The definition of music is widely debated and has evolved over the years. Ive had this discussion before with people who relate more to melody and tonality (organized notes) and consider a-tonal music like some avant composers and much of contemporary free jazz not to be music. I lean towards the Edgar Varese definition, being simply "organized sound", and (to me) there appears some organization here. But to each their own.
@cruxofthebisquite22 oh come on. im not debating what is, and what isnt music. Im telling you that theres really nothing to listen to here. Listen to it without looking at the video so you can realize just how idiotic the whole thing is. Actually, I take that back, looking at it makes it even more idiotic. PEOPLE, LEARN TO DIFFERENTIATE WHATS MUSIC AND WHATS BULLSHIT. THIS IS BULLSHIT.
@otherside65 I'm sorry if any of my posts seemed combative or patronizing..its hard to express myself in 500 characters and I tend to go into more detail than necessary..all I'm trying to say is that even if you can't hear the music in it, others can. I hear a delicate interplay between the drums and guitar. Check out the video I mentioned or a Milo Fine improvisation..they're better trained but the concept is the same..its hard to hear in this video but its there. Sorry for the misunderstanding
@cruxofthebisquite22 right, I think that "interplay" is there because you imagine its there, or because you want it to be there. I hear it on some level, such as around 1:00 the drums and the guitar both go lowering their volumes, and when the guitar plays quick licks the drummer does too. But its general imitation, stuff kids do, and here theres people worshipping this guy like hes joe morello or something.
@cruxofthebisquite22 check this one out watch?v=7CibrgbbYGQ&feature=related Seems more like an aspergers influenced display or hipsterism than drumming to me. Its all about putting on a visual spectacle. And to end this argument, just cause im tired to coming in here, being eloquent in no way gives your argument any validity :)
@otherside65 u mad bro? what you just witness took a lot of skill and creativity, if you couldn't see the energy in that then i guess you're just blind
@otherside65 there's no such thing as bullshit in art...either that or all of reality is bullshit. if he's such a hack then buy a crappy drumset, do the same thing, get 45,000 views on youtube, should be easy if there's no substance to this right?
@guruu13 you can trip out on the sound of the cymbals (good sounding cymbals, by the way) and on the sounds he's making, but my point is this takes no skill or concentration and there is no thought process involved. A 14 year old could play this same "solo" but you wouldnt give him any credit if hes not moving his body around on a "transcendental trip" and because hes not the drummer for deerhoof
Lots of jealous failed/semi-failed musicians here! Whenever anything new becomes successful those who are invested in the old get pissy. Just like when Nirvana killed hairspray rock. Open your minds and keep practicing guys, and maybe you'll succeed some day!
The last view posts here have been pretty stupid...you could spend a life time debating what good music is and isn't...Instead you could just appreciate it for what it is...or if you hate it, you could do something else, like grab a hot dog. For my part I love what this guy does, I love his style, even if it is contrived. Plus, the band rock! Thatisit12: Dude, it doesn't matter how many instruments you learn to play well, you're still lame... :P
This is pretty terrible. The drumming is almost as gross as the noodle fag guitar licks. I get it, you are cool, you dress dumb, you might be gay on Tuesdays, you don't bathe. That doesn't mean you should act like a jackass and call yourself a drummer.
TWO THUMBS (because I only have two) AND TWO BIG TOES DOWN.
I think that this guy thinks "The weirder I look while hitting random shit the more people will think I'm deep or think that I know what I'm doing.."
This guy is absolutely horrible. There's drummers that are into their music and move/act weird (intoxicated feel) while playing..but they're actually GOOD! This guy is not.
@thatsit12 alright, i know you're not going to like this comment, but you don't have any idea what "good" is. you've missed the point of the music entirely
plus, what casey dietz does isn't really that unique, i know several drummers locally than use that "experimental" style, and im from fresno. we dont even have a music scene.
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By the looks of things... you have no idea what you doing. this is the most retarded thing i've ever seen. your terrible, and you need to stop playing the drums. now!!
For me the only way too fully take this in seriously was by looking away and just LISTENING. & Boy did it work. He may look wack doing it but It sounds awesome and so unique.
about damn time we saw a proper vid of greg's drumming on youtube. the guy is a fucking artist. his sense of rhythm is absolutely unique and his every hit is perfectly balanced. i wish i could play more like him.
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Fuck that I'm a drummer and this is just shit. Listen to Casey Dietz from the velvet teen. There's a good experimental drummer. This guys just a random mess of noise. I understand what experimental is, but pure noise is not music. Dumbass.
watched casey dietz. pretty cool. his talent doesnt really diminish greg's though. ive seen videos of greg drumming in that kind of experimental style too. considering he's matching his drumming style to the guitar off the top of his head is pretty impressive...in that respect hes pretty awesome. and yeah, you have to look away while you listen...makes it much better.
i dont wanna be the bitch to be like "oh hes crazy he must be on drugs!" but there is no way drugs were not involved with his. he cant go a measure without some kind of over the top seizure!
i love how everyone has something to say about how "retarded" his drumming is and how they could just as easily do it themselves, and yet completely ignore the just as pointless (for lack of more suitable phrasing) guitar noise in the background...
you're all just jealous that someone is doing what you only wish you could do, and doing it well...
He's actually pretty good at accenting, and build ups. Listen to him without watching him. I'm sure they wouldn't let him graduate musically if he just played his own stuff.
Look at people like Darren Cesca, they earn a degree and then they play what suits them even though it is just one style that doesn't mean they are musically handicapped.
wtf is wrong with him?
Winteam123 2 weeks ago
wow i love how the hi hats sound its reallly trashy but very clicky
MrOtisotis 1 month ago
HOLY CRAP HIS HI HATS. SO BROKEN WITH LOVE AND LEGIT SKILL
TranceSending 1 month ago
@otherside65 music is everywhere, even unorganized notes is a music. all we have to do is listen. if you dont like Greg style, it's your problem. I would more appreciated if you go get drum kits and show your beat than debating a sort of drumming style and show us what the differentiate what music and whats bullshit. all I know, bullshit is something come from mouth or text, like you did in this video comment box :)
aryabame 1 month ago
@aryabame what im saying is that the appeal in this is more from his theatrics that his "solo". If it can be considered a solo, then its a pretty boring one that gives you nothing to listen to and has really no ideas being it. Its all just so hipsters can go "wow look how deep he is and how into it he gets" This sucks, face up to it
otherside65 1 month ago
@otherside65 You clearly have a good ear and musical talent..I enjoyed ur Jaco cover and never heard that Mars Volta song, but it was beautifully preformed..the sounds of puerto rico made an awesome backdrop. Like everyone, you have your own preferences in music and art. Everyone is a little different. I prefer the weather report to deerhoof but others may not. They each specialize in different aspects of sound and people prefer what they can relate to more.
cruxofthebisquite22 1 month ago
@otherside65 That being said. It is unfair to use subjective preferences to judge other's art. I understand that some people may have a culturally based identity ("hipsters"), and feel a sense of affirmation when they see something that appears "deep" without actually appreciating the complex musical elements. That's unfortunate. However, Greg Saunier is a well-trained musician and intelligent person with great creative depth (weird but brilliant in his own respect).
cruxofthebisquite22 1 month ago
@otherside65 Coming from a perspective of a person who listens to far more abstract Jazz and Classical than Indy, I see elements in this performance which are very creative and display a sensitive connection to the improvisation. It isn't a solo, it's a improvisation where the guitar and drum play off eachother. I can relate to this performance, so I enjoy it and others clearly can also. If you don't, then that's fine, that's your preference.
cruxofthebisquite22 1 month ago
@otherside65 The beauty of art is it's expression of one's inner emotions. Everyone is different and experience different events in their lives so everyone's feelings differ slightly also. art allows us to find beauty in the emotions of others which we relate to. You don't seem to relate to this which is fine. So to you it is ugly or bullshit or it sucks. But to others there is meaning..hopefully not because it appears "deep" but because they relate to the underlying emotions
cruxofthebisquite22 1 month ago
That is some serious experimental drumming.
bruthaflo 2 months ago
was ist des für ein scheiß
louiscod7 3 months ago
greg has drumming all figured out
Interstate08 4 months ago
Best part is 1:00 through 1:20
Suplexmachine 4 months ago
He on ecstacy? haha this guy is crazy
SchitzoGuitarist 6 months ago
I wish that there was a "Just Ridiculously Dope " button on here. Dude is intense. He's pretty sick.
deeredd3015 6 months ago
it would be hard to be sure that he's not having some sort of fit
alex164 6 months ago
is this real or akting
purple11ish 7 months ago
why dont people respect deerhoof guitarists. all you hear is omg jizz over the drummer. im a fan of the melody in deerhoof over the percussion personally. but he is fucking good, they all work together so well
tonyhawksacriminal 8 months ago
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i respect them a shitton. they inspire me to play guitar :). i respect all of deerhoof a shitton.
LfunkeyA 8 months ago
How is he so stiff yet so loose at the same time.... damn this guys awesome
koolguy1029 9 months ago
Greg is awesome!!! So bummed about Zach breaking his foot and Nervous Cop not playing the tour..
todafoice 11 months ago
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What the FUCK is he doing?
dpgiaca97 1 year ago
also greg is probably the best rock drummer in the world right now arguably beside zach hill
dianecovering 1 year ago
this is improvisational music NOT ROCK MUSIC so comparing his drumming style here to the image you have in your head of a rock drummer is stupid
dianecovering 1 year ago
@dianecovering fart! phhart
MisterCoreyMe 9 months ago
@dianecovering Except he's a damn good drummer, a better drummer than maaaaany these days. He drums in the rock band deerhoof (and please don't argue genre). he's a solid lookin ass drummer.
Colenelly 8 months ago
He has some of the best moves I have ever seen.
ericmsandoval 1 year ago
he is so fucking good it is ridiculous
pip0421 1 year ago
i love gregs drumming more than i love my kids
mwrua88 1 year ago 30
@mwrua88 You're an asshole, and i hope you lose your kids to a better parent.
imshippyupup 8 months ago
@imshippyupup yep.. Lost em in a card game to Dave. now I love greg's drumming more than dave's kids
mwrua88 8 months ago 2
I say this with the least bit of criticism when I say it takes real skill to play that precisely terrible.. for that very reason is why this Greg rules!
drumdadio 1 year ago
I'm so glad to see people backing up uniquely talented drummers. He's better than alot of drummers and doesn't show it. His preference. Fuck all of you that think it's okay to "jealously bitch" (thanks FlightySalad).
ilikeshinymetal 1 year ago
He's so fucking sexy. I bet Satomi climbs him like a jungle gym.
bigstereo 1 year ago
so this is where they got the sounds for Creed Shreds
BassTrackerV14 1 year ago 2
Tourette? 0.o
RSZAS 1 year ago
is this why he doesn't use toms?
dpgiaca97 1 year ago 2
This is fun. It's like when you were a kid with no care. Deerhoof Rocks!
noahbirdrevolution 1 year ago
ohhhh i get this guy now. He's a weeaboo.
phre3k187 1 year ago
@phre3k187 You done take that back you.
grandmasterdeafchild 1 year ago
i cry when i hear greg saunier drum.
coleyballs 1 year ago
performance art
bourgkul 1 year ago
I HAVE THOSE PANTS
brofan2 1 year ago
Oddest kind of seizure I've ever seen......
atatyrknumber1 1 year ago
Lol.....wut?
jacoe99 1 year ago
At first, it seems as though it's rambling, but with a closer look and just listening, one can see he's quite talented. I've found a new band =]
vrdrums 1 year ago
is he having a seizure?
KiLLTH3DiR3CTOR 1 year ago
@KiLLTH3DiR3CTOR hes on drugs lol
shit311 1 year ago
it made me so happy to see this:D ,
(if you close youre eyes it isn't awkward at all)
thmzzz24 1 year ago
what are you on? hes a sick drummer.
rjvalentine28 1 year ago
he has tourettes, paul roper the drummer from the mint chicks told me about him earlier this year, if that helps explain
roywilliamyo 1 year ago
wtf is this shit? it's just a retard behind a drumset.
phre3k187 1 year ago
@phre3k187 No, that's Greg Saunier plugged into the spasmodic random energy of pure creation. He can do the straight groove thing standing on his pinky.
Vorrox 1 year ago
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I think I can explain it. Look at an amatuer drummer. Watch the motions of their body closely. You'll notice that they lack control(obviously) and that they are quite stiff. Look at Greg's motions. Watching him play is like watching a great dancer. Outstanding control and grace. He's lithe. It's shows his proficiency.
Nateytracks 1 year ago 2
Ha, ha, ha, ha!! This guy is so primal! It's like- "Give me stick; I will beat!"
pishdad 1 year ago
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This guy is so awkward....he reminds me of that South Park band episode- Timmer!! Hey Timmer!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! Yeeeeeeeeah!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Yeeeeeeeeeah! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! I think that was his only lyric! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
pishdad 1 year ago
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This guy is so awkward....he reminds me of that South Park band episode- Timmer!! Hey Timmer!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! Yeeeeeeeeah!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Yeeeeeeeeeah! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! I think that was his only lyric! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
pishdad 1 year ago
This guy is so awkward....he reminds me of that South Park band episode- Timmer!! Hey Timmer!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! Yeeeeeeeeah!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!!! Yeeeeeeeeeah! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! I think that was his only lyric! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer! Timeeeeeeeeeeeeeer!
pishdad 1 year ago
sweet! does he play on any can can records? if there are any?
sonderangerbot 1 year ago
this is actually a legitimate style of jazz drumming. i dont remember the name of it, but it involves playing pretty much whatever you want as long as it fits in the measure of time you play in. say a song is in 8/4, you can play whatever in 8 measures, and be able to come back into the next measure and jump into a common rhythm with the rest of the band.
iamthespaceship 1 year ago
i would always joke with my friend by playing like this... i feel like im missing somthing...
f2theorrest 1 year ago
im all for freedom of expression but i cant get my self to understand
f2theorrest 1 year ago
@f2theorrest im sorry
youthuprising101 1 year ago
Well that cymbal isn't broken at all
WinterTroll 1 year ago
this is kungfu?
vtcro 1 year ago
hahahaha
vtcro 1 year ago
I mean this very seriously.
I've never understood why all musicians don't behave like their music affects them. This guy feels it. He's acting exactly like the music should make him. I love it.
maSDuce 1 year ago
Then perhaps you could tell me what exactly makes this guy so amazingly talented besides the fact that its different. I hear (and see)absolutely no technicality in his playing. Have I gone deaf?
turbidhat 1 year ago
His drumming style is extremely difficult to replicate. Because he doesn't play in whatever style you arbitrarily declare as technical you don't consider him talented? Stupid opinion.
kdavs823 1 year ago
I agree but does he replicate his own playing or just go for the feel and play close to what is recorded?
Otherwise it is more of an exercise then music. Thats how I feel about it any way.
And this is the first time I heard him play anything.
Drumattatat 1 year ago
How about you actually pick up a Deerhoof album and listen. You are highly mistaken.
Barbosa123 1 year ago
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Though he is SOMEWHAT talented, I believe that it's all image that got him where he is. If you put some random guy at that same kit and had him play the same measures, but didn't look like an American Apparel poster boy, and didn't have all the animated emphasis, No one would give two shits. All image.
turbidhat 1 year ago
Yes he is all image. The plain white t shirt, the jeans, he is like KISS meets lady Gaga.
kdavs823 1 year ago
Hes also a performer, not everyone in the audience is a drummer.
Barbosa123 1 year ago
@turbidhat Listen to more Deerhoof!
pencildives 1 year ago
@turbidhat stop watching all these videos and hating on them ahaha
ComedicToast 1 year ago
@turbidhat
Congratulations you are a complete ass. Oh and you dont know music, you put anyone infront of Greg's kit and they couldnt do shit with it.
GnomesAmok 1 year ago
@turbidhat You obviously know nothing about drumming. This guy's skills are absolutely superlative.
olflatop 1 year ago
@turbidhat
your ignorance and lack of understanding are tragic
LfunkeyA 1 year ago
just type in the song name rainbow silhouette of the milky rain and you will see this how this drummer gets down on the drums and i tell you he can get down pretty good they should be playing at juans basement
lilromeowifey1 1 year ago
this drummer is freaking awesome why dont you guys actually watch him in one of the songs that he plays with his band dumbasses then you will see how good he is
lilromeowifey1 1 year ago
i cant believe everyone is just standing by watching this dude have a stroke.
fightingforlacy 1 year ago
because people can't imagine that what they love is irrational, and not universal... I still can't eat shrimp...
underbedbeast 1 year ago
is this guy retarded?
alex27279 1 year ago
haha he loox retarded in this clip.. but he is awsom!... crzy improvisation drumer
lifeforcenrg 1 year ago
Someone please explain to me why if I like Greg Saunier's drumming I'm cool, but if I don't like his drumming I'm "jealous" or "semi failed".
smnmntl 1 year ago
I'm bored of the pissy bitching that goes on around this guy. If you were to listen the him in interviews or watch him drumming for Deerhoof you would see he's immense. Why cant musicians feel free to experiment? picasso was a fantastic expressionist and French cafe painter, but he chose to paint in a simplistic cubist, child looking manner as it better communicated his expression. If this isn't to your taste, don't watch it and don't jealously bitch.
FlightySalad 1 year ago 47
@FlightySalad this one performance isnt really him, check out their live performances, hes a shit ton better, hes probably fuckin around here
capturedevice62 1 year ago
@capturedevice62 yeah i know.. people were just bitching
FlightySalad 1 year ago
@FlightySalad Agreed, most people are ignorant to this type of drumming. This is purely from free jazz.. Playing around a free meter gives the drummer almost absolute creative control with no "beat" to keep, playing off the other musicians subtle cues, adding his or her own sounds to the fury of audible-art. Its a very advanced form of percussion. One of my favorite contomporary "free" drummers is tom rainey..hes disgusting.
cruxofthebisquite22 7 months ago 6
@FlightySalad Agreed, most people are ignorant to this type of drumming. This is purely from free jazz.. Playing around a free meter gives the drummer almost absolute creative control with no "beat" to keep, playing off the other musicians subtle cues, adding his or her own sounds to the fury of audible-art. Its a very advanced form of percussion. One of my favorite contomporary "free" drummers is tom rainey..hes disgusting.
cruxofthebisquite22 7 months ago
@cruxofthebisquite22 dont cal this free jazz drummiing. the big jazz drummers who did this type of thing did it with a lot more detail. they were actually making music with just drums. this guy, even though i like his drumming, is just making a fool of himself in this video. he might fool a couple hipsters, but im calling bullshit
otherside65 2 months ago
@otherside65 I agree that it is not pure free jazz, its Deerhoof, but I still stand by what I said; that it is derived from free jazz. Greg Saunier is an eclectic, not a pure jazz musician, but some of his influences come from those big free-jazz drummers which you are likely referencing. Free-form drumming is often misunderstood. Watch the video entitled "Duo Tim Berne & Tom Rainey 1/2", and you should see some similarities (they are both very well-trained jazz musicians). I hope this helps.
cruxofthebisquite22 2 months ago
@cruxofthebisquite22 i can understand your point on how its inspired by free jazz. but those drummers are actually making music when they solo. This guy is just hitting random things and moving around like an idiot to show how "deep" and "into it" he is.
otherside65 2 months ago
@otherside65 True..its not very musical in a traditional sense. The definition of music is widely debated and has evolved over the years. Ive had this discussion before with people who relate more to melody and tonality (organized notes) and consider a-tonal music like some avant composers and much of contemporary free jazz not to be music. I lean towards the Edgar Varese definition, being simply "organized sound", and (to me) there appears some organization here. But to each their own.
cruxofthebisquite22 2 months ago
@cruxofthebisquite22 oh come on. im not debating what is, and what isnt music. Im telling you that theres really nothing to listen to here. Listen to it without looking at the video so you can realize just how idiotic the whole thing is. Actually, I take that back, looking at it makes it even more idiotic. PEOPLE, LEARN TO DIFFERENTIATE WHATS MUSIC AND WHATS BULLSHIT. THIS IS BULLSHIT.
otherside65 2 months ago
@otherside65 I'm sorry if any of my posts seemed combative or patronizing..its hard to express myself in 500 characters and I tend to go into more detail than necessary..all I'm trying to say is that even if you can't hear the music in it, others can. I hear a delicate interplay between the drums and guitar. Check out the video I mentioned or a Milo Fine improvisation..they're better trained but the concept is the same..its hard to hear in this video but its there. Sorry for the misunderstanding
cruxofthebisquite22 2 months ago
@cruxofthebisquite22 right, I think that "interplay" is there because you imagine its there, or because you want it to be there. I hear it on some level, such as around 1:00 the drums and the guitar both go lowering their volumes, and when the guitar plays quick licks the drummer does too. But its general imitation, stuff kids do, and here theres people worshipping this guy like hes joe morello or something.
otherside65 2 months ago
@cruxofthebisquite22 check this one out watch?v=7CibrgbbYGQ&feature=related Seems more like an aspergers influenced display or hipsterism than drumming to me. Its all about putting on a visual spectacle. And to end this argument, just cause im tired to coming in here, being eloquent in no way gives your argument any validity :)
otherside65 2 months ago
@otherside65 u mad bro? what you just witness took a lot of skill and creativity, if you couldn't see the energy in that then i guess you're just blind
guruu13 1 month ago
@otherside65 there's no such thing as bullshit in art...either that or all of reality is bullshit. if he's such a hack then buy a crappy drumset, do the same thing, get 45,000 views on youtube, should be easy if there's no substance to this right?
guruu13 1 month ago
@otherside65 also, RAWWWWR
guruu13 1 month ago
@guruu13 you can trip out on the sound of the cymbals (good sounding cymbals, by the way) and on the sounds he's making, but my point is this takes no skill or concentration and there is no thought process involved. A 14 year old could play this same "solo" but you wouldnt give him any credit if hes not moving his body around on a "transcendental trip" and because hes not the drummer for deerhoof
otherside65 1 month ago
look at his freaking sticks they're like fucking toothpicks
VacantMinds 1 year ago
Lots of jealous failed/semi-failed musicians here! Whenever anything new becomes successful those who are invested in the old get pissy. Just like when Nirvana killed hairspray rock. Open your minds and keep practicing guys, and maybe you'll succeed some day!
nadsozinc 2 years ago
Potatoes!!!
greymattervandal 2 years ago
The last view posts here have been pretty stupid...you could spend a life time debating what good music is and isn't...Instead you could just appreciate it for what it is...or if you hate it, you could do something else, like grab a hot dog. For my part I love what this guy does, I love his style, even if it is contrived. Plus, the band rock! Thatisit12: Dude, it doesn't matter how many instruments you learn to play well, you're still lame... :P
MrJosshead 2 years ago
This is pretty terrible. The drumming is almost as gross as the noodle fag guitar licks. I get it, you are cool, you dress dumb, you might be gay on Tuesdays, you don't bathe. That doesn't mean you should act like a jackass and call yourself a drummer.
TWO THUMBS (because I only have two) AND TWO BIG TOES DOWN.
Jiggarelli 2 years ago
I think that this guy thinks "The weirder I look while hitting random shit the more people will think I'm deep or think that I know what I'm doing.."
This guy is absolutely horrible. There's drummers that are into their music and move/act weird (intoxicated feel) while playing..but they're actually GOOD! This guy is not.
VladiKun 2 years ago
Does this guy have down syndrome?
KatakiUchiha 2 years ago
Cocain? Heroin? or Is this his first time playing on drums?
tamasg79 2 years ago
@thatsit12 alright, i know you're not going to like this comment, but you don't have any idea what "good" is. you've missed the point of the music entirely
modustheoperandi 2 years ago
So good.
This is the biggest set i've ever seen him play
ridingthenose 2 years ago
shit man..., i think this guy has a.d.h.d.
awesome tho...
luckyphilster 2 years ago
1:12 is the best thing i have ever seen
ogicu8abruok0 2 years ago
What a boss
isn't that a bigger set than he usually plays?
liptakinator 2 years ago
thats not amazing . this is awful
markovian 2 years ago
totally awsome, greg's drumming is pure brilliance
shinkeidei 2 years ago
spazn out hah
abeldork 2 years ago
ummm.. this is amazing... dont be foolish.
ApplwPiw 2 years ago
I could care less what anyone els says , This honestly has to be one of the most unique. awesome style of druming iv evr seen.
You are my hero.
Swagerama 2 years ago
This. is. balls...
trezbongez 2 years ago
crazy ;D
shit311 2 years ago
Jamming with a toothpick in his left.....
Marleyaagaard 2 years ago
Damn, that's a Z custom hi hat, and he broke the shit out of it! That takes some dedicated fury!
EdPolepsy 2 years ago 2
hahahahahah what the fuck is this? xD
Davidicus400 2 years ago
What..........the..........fuck.
brianwurst1234 2 years ago
anyone else notice the stick in his left hand is totally shot?
WC7495 2 years ago 2
The best part is the big BITE missing from his hi-hat. wtf?
doctordave 2 years ago 2
In some sporadic and crazy way, his drumming makes total sense.
gnarkal 2 years ago
Awesome drummer. Awesome guy in general. Deerhood rock!
Yermamcha 2 years ago
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this guy sucks !! for true free-form avant garde ,check out han bennink !!! this guy is a poser !!!!
beats1969 2 years ago
Best living drummer.
edtpjp 2 years ago 3
plus, what casey dietz does isn't really that unique, i know several drummers locally than use that "experimental" style, and im from fresno. we dont even have a music scene.
sickasinawesome 2 years ago
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By the looks of things... you have no idea what you doing. this is the most retarded thing i've ever seen. your terrible, and you need to stop playing the drums. now!!
xMUFFiiNS 2 years ago
You're*
lblitzer 2 years ago
spasmic
Leogrox 2 years ago 2
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Wh1teL1ghtinn 2 years ago
For me the only way too fully take this in seriously was by looking away and just LISTENING. & Boy did it work. He may look wack doing it but It sounds awesome and so unique.
Franshesh 2 years ago
Ебанат.
MoskaL42rus 2 years ago
this is great.
defsp3eleven 2 years ago
about damn time we saw a proper vid of greg's drumming on youtube. the guy is a fucking artist. his sense of rhythm is absolutely unique and his every hit is perfectly balanced. i wish i could play more like him.
b0lly 2 years ago 4
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this is horrible. plain and simple. he might be a good drummer when he actually drums. this is just a guy on an acid trip with drums on hand
acustiaco1989 2 years ago
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LacesOutTyler 2 years ago
looks like his m0m placed an earthworm in his pants (rofl) ... i want my 2:05 back!
fartcious 2 years ago
one of the best drummers ive ever seen
drummrguy 2 years ago
well he's eccentric but nobody can match him he reminds me of brian chippendale drum wise and antic wise
fredyzpt 2 years ago
shit, some parts of this was hilarious
it actually sounds pretty cool if you close your eyes
EllxB 2 years ago
actually i am
but this just isnt my style of drumming
he looks mildly retarded
i like rhythm and style
not whatever this is
BagofSunshine1001 2 years ago
Fine, but he isn't bad by any means. His articulation and experimentation is crazy....
Do you think this is bad drumming: /watch?v=a9mg4KHqRPw
?
xtremeholymuffin 2 years ago
Also, he can drum "normally" too, you know.
/watch?v=gl1CPswR2S8
xtremeholymuffin 2 years ago
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this is the worst attempt at drumming iv ever seen lmao damn
BagofSunshine1001 2 years ago
If you think this is bad drumming then you are obviously not a drummer
xtremeholymuffin 2 years ago 2
hahaha you too
fartcious 2 years ago
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Fuck that I'm a drummer and this is just shit. Listen to Casey Dietz from the velvet teen. There's a good experimental drummer. This guys just a random mess of noise. I understand what experimental is, but pure noise is not music. Dumbass.
MenosElOso1 2 years ago
watched casey dietz. pretty cool. his talent doesnt really diminish greg's though. ive seen videos of greg drumming in that kind of experimental style too. considering he's matching his drumming style to the guitar off the top of his head is pretty impressive...in that respect hes pretty awesome. and yeah, you have to look away while you listen...makes it much better.
sickasinawesome 2 years ago
that dont mean shit.. just cause hes wailing.. and is into the music.. DOES NOT! mean hes on drugs..
that shit is mad ignorant fuck you candlewhiskey
Circa7 2 years ago
Umm...
I have no witty comment for this.
Zonebone 2 years ago 2
If you think it takes drugs to be creative or eccentric, then you're the dullest of the dull.
RonPaulmakesmehard 2 years ago
i dont wanna be the bitch to be like "oh hes crazy he must be on drugs!" but there is no way drugs were not involved with his. he cant go a measure without some kind of over the top seizure!
candlewhiskey 2 years ago
I've met greg a couple of times, he does have a particular form of tourettes
theevindave 2 years ago 3
you don't have to be high to be greg saunier, but it helps
FLETCHAROIT 2 years ago
i was with greg on this tour... he's just an unnatural dude. he's a great drummer. no drugs to my knowledge.
jamozvan 2 years ago
he gets high...off the drum, lol
sar1428 2 years ago 2
if you've ever seen them live, this is just how he drums...badass ;)
mooger32 2 years ago
this vids fair shite tbh dunt do the lad justice, check the uva 1s out ther well better >>>>
minnock92 2 years ago
i completely agree, SolBeing
megagamer55 2 years ago
this is all on rthym perfectly , but it fools your mind because its not common style.. this is really good. only musicians would understand
SolBeing 2 years ago 2
So you've got to spend big bucks at auniversity to learn to play like this?Wasted your money.
rrdrums110 2 years ago
I understand this.
straycatsean 2 years ago
i love how everyone has something to say about how "retarded" his drumming is and how they could just as easily do it themselves, and yet completely ignore the just as pointless (for lack of more suitable phrasing) guitar noise in the background...
you're all just jealous that someone is doing what you only wish you could do, and doing it well...
thebeastishungry 2 years ago 2
Yo man you got skills!
ledheadlover 2 years ago
stupid shit!
singkro 2 years ago
i can play like that and i don't even know drums,,
stbottlecap 2 years ago
only someone who knows absolutely nothing about drums would make a comment like that...
thebeastishungry 2 years ago 5
@thebeastishungry indeed.
stbottlecap 6 months ago
He's actually pretty good at accenting, and build ups. Listen to him without watching him. I'm sure they wouldn't let him graduate musically if he just played his own stuff.
Look at people like Darren Cesca, they earn a degree and then they play what suits them even though it is just one style that doesn't mean they are musically handicapped.
q28s1 2 years ago
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not genius....
its unique, random.
never seen anyone go retarded on a drum set like him.
It would be genius if he was actually playing something coherent
1lordawesome3 3 years ago