Thomas Pridgen

[jamielpridgen]

nice !!!!

[susangre756]

q toca este guey?

[Zofti]

try to ba a bassist in his band :P

[Intawebbin]

The man is wearing a Travis Barker belt buckle.

That just goes to show that only half-asses compare all sorts of drummers,

But Real people appreciate others for who they are.

[powerbomb91]

how can i get my snare to sound this sick? how tight are the heads and snares

[sebastianluik]

@powerbomb91 "Just" tighten the bottom head very much and the front (batter) high too... BUT you will never be able to get the exact same sound because of the heads, the drum itself, the sticks and the way he hits the drum.. BUT "just" tune it high ;)

[weplayawesomemusic]

yo rrdrum whatever...i bet you cant chop like this dude...and btw affirmative action has nothing to do with the way this guy shreds a set to pieces so shut your mouth

[ultimatefighter187]

if anyone says he cant groove they honestly know nothing he play for christian scott and kesha cole which is total just playing time..this is a shred session....and thats what he is doing...better than anyone else shredding.

[flchief]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaa beast mode... Get it in Thomas

[Norievanya]

can he groove?

[thomasiw22]

That's some buddy rich shit at 1:50-2:00. Good stuff

[Tewesarino]

haha microwave popcorn almost done !!!!

[sp33dstr3am]

sounds like popcorn in the micro.....

[mrbateman00]

That clave is a backing track. But this is just as ferocious...

[Tinashowa]

I need a black drummer O_o

haha

[dearl7]

d boy want 2 hit everything one tyme but two hands he have sick motha

[wolfpacguy]

amazing how he can keep the clave constant while doing all that

[djkozmik]

Agrees with you rrdrums. I think the cow bell did a good job....He has the same attack but with different variations sounds the same.

[snorhyveln]

He is awesome!! As Ronald Brunner J.R and Tony Royster J.R , Thomas Pridgen is in the bag of Bolly Cobham, Dennis Chambers...

[CARTERmarryme]

@snorhyveln

...remember Carter Beauford man!!You can't understand him!!

[snorhyveln]

Yeah, agree Carter is not to forget..

[drointhedrawer]

@rrdrums110 i will never gt tired of hearing his chops, no man on this earth can touch his shit, thomas can play all that slow and patient shit rrdrum110 claims musicians "should" play, thomas plays all that shit because he knows it sounds better, and what he plays isnt unrythmically at all, if u dnt understand it then go take beginners music class haaaaaa

[SiCmetalfan]

yeah, because you can really play a tony williams solo not for note, rgiht jeff?

[rrdrums110]

Good twirls kid..now get beck to someone when you can play some real rudi's in a meaningful way. Or cop a Tony Williams groove and solo note for note so we can actually check you out.

[rrdrums110]

Ok I have to amend my statement about Thomas.But first isn't true to assume that if seeing that very tame but nice pro coverage of that slow nice jam I saw him playing w/christian was all you ever saw or heard of Thomas. That you should be saying he sucks as a drummer just like you assume I do for playing an ordered to fit part 31 years ago? Anyway my amended staement goes like this . pro drumming even though boring. And I dislike very much his all out no hold barred soloing. i think he is one d

[SiCmetalfan]

see thats where your wrong again jeff, i never assumed you sucked. i just saw you ranting off on every video you don't like about how they suck, have no chops, play with no soul etc etc. and then the only footage that ever surfaces of yours is this lifeless, soul-less performance of a drum beat. and your excuse is that you are playing what the producer/band told you to. well that what thomas did with christian, and the mars volta and you can still tell that he is putting his heart into it.

[rrdrums110]

Same licks w/out shirt. Kinda one dimensional?

[SiCmetalfan]

i already told you jeff, check out his work with christian scott on the song "like this" all groove, no speed, no flash, and he's wearing a shirt too....

[rrdrums110]

Diarhea Dan at work again. Hail to the gospel Flops crew.

[rrdrums110]

Get back to me when he cops Carl palmer's Tank note for note. And until then stfu?

[wicked57yx]

rrdrums110....... maybe he just got off work  and is letting off some steam and having fun at the same time . never know.

[rrdrums110]

God damn it. !!!!!! This dude just always always always plays way too fucking much. Even over that b/s jay z wannabe singer. Always whereever and constantly rattling off the same boring ass licks over and over and over and over again. And he only plays loud. All the time. Fuck it man you're just a sideshow one man act forever kid. we're getting real tired of your shit already.

[ltgreatsocks]

You're cool.

[goodeyesniper14]

if u talking about Thomas....DONT!!

[misticbrew]

WE'RE getting tired of his shyt? NA BUDDY, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.... always some chump hating on some body who doin something real cuz they aint... go stand in the corner homie

[nickodrummer2]

OMG... extreme

[CLsixteen]

DUUUUDDEE!!! i got the same belt buckle!

[winnerbaby44]

FSAS hun?

[CLsixteen]

what? i dont know what FSAS is

[winnerbaby44]

famous stars and straps.. the brand of the belt buckle

[CLsixteen]

nope, mine is Great American Products and that is definitely the same one he's got

[winnerbaby44]

dude thats hella weird coze FSAS has exactly the same desing.. isnt it a cadillac simbol?

[CLsixteen]

yeah, it is. BUT, regardless, i still got the same buckle lol

[iamlawrencebricher]

HEY! Why not stop listing 'better' drummers and just watch the video. who GIVES A FUCK who's better?

[rrdrums110]

Better than Tony Williams?hahahahahahahahahahah­ahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha­hah

[SLiMxShANuS]

2:48...are you shitting me

[rrdrums110]

I say go watch Tony Williams and forget pipsqueak boy here. give him some imodium for his constant boring and irritating diarrhea of hands. they actually sound like unrythmic shit. He's sick alright but not the way you meAN IT.

[mrzak81]

rrdrums110 R u serious TP is was better than Tony W. Compare the playing this isnt the 70s & 80s anymore buddy. Sorry.

[Moog167]

@mrzak81 I dunno.....a lot of drummers got their chops from Mr.Williams doc....the years don't matter when it comes to music.....

[maestro69]

Fucking Great Fuck the scholarship Fuck the dry BS this dudes the shit ....

[rrdrums110]

I'm going to guess affirmative action?

[TheZooCrew]

You racist fuck. SHUT UP.

[samm1809]

win

[rrdrums110]

I have seen him w/the mars Volta. Do you like that music?

[thedude4044]

first off this is obviously a solo... so he wouldnt be playing this to music... hes really good at soloing... his beats are phat too... just not the best

[mattgreen87]

he could though cause its in time, he's playing the caliby rythm.... its not about being the best either....

[rrdrums110]

Oh man this dude is just a fourth string Omar Hakim. Nothing ever makes sense w/this gospel flops joker. Who teaches these kids? The wild man from Norneo. This is not and won't work for music

[shinedrummer11a]

You really think so cause there's a reason he got a scholarship from one of the most prestigious music schools in the world cause of stuff shown like this and in his other videos.

[AttemptedSuicider]

Check him out playing with the Mars Volta. You will change your mind.

[martialguitarist]

then why did this dude get a scholarship to one of the top MUSIC schools?

[JPdrummer823]

Obviously you've never heard of a latin groove, which is keeping time (the cowbell and the woodblock). You're just a little simple minded drummer who probably plays simple music in 4/4, never straying from it. He throws so many rudiments into his drumming you probably know one... a paradiddle. I guess ignorance is bliss, so stay in the simple time where it's hard to get off 2 and 4 (but you probably manage to do it anyways) and enjoy never getting any better than the drummer from Good Charlotte.

[djjcm305]

he isnt all that he's juss got quick hands shy of tony royster jr.'s level and its a fact not an opinion he has potential tho

[utententente]

very good drummer, very bad drum sounds, expecially the snare.

sound like a carpenter on work

[HaydenFromHell]

What are you talking about. It sounds brilliant.

[SteefStevens]

What???? the fck??? It's all about taste, but this is one of the most perfect snaresounds i have ever heard!!

[utententente]

well opinions...i hate this dry sounds.mixed with other instruments are very cold and fake...

[zernestro]

i agree...sounds dry. but i'm no drummer, just the tase of my ears:=

[ECDCXL]

Why am I not impressed? He plays really fast and does lots of fills. And for some reason I just don't have a boner.

[eldowns]

Maybe you've got ED. Viagra will bring you up to speed with the rest of our boners.

[bleedtheyouth]

Haha that's a good shutdown dude. Oh and you really should be impressed ecdcxl. Thomas gots chops for days.

[godbrotha3000]

Dude, that was very gay!!!! LOL

[alexbenjaminsean]

lol...and the end he was doin thoes illousion twarls..he shows how to do it in one of the vids i forgot ..haha

[Mccritical80]

well iwell i think im gonna comment on this video it was great...thnk u

[georgecochrane]

tHis guy is alright :)

[Evje1]

I wonder how often he breaks a cymbal

[HispanicImpression]

inhumanly good !

[darezaa]

i did this fakie once.

[JPZ11]

does anyone know if he is sponsored with Pacific (PDP) drums?

[MoisesSosa]

Nope, he is sponsored by DW drums. =]

[kylethebadger]

no pdp. he's on the pdp website as one of their artists

[partyboyrocks69]

to all the faggots talking shit, have u been sponsored my zildijian since age 10? did any of you receive a scholarship to berkeley at age 15? no! stop hating

[organizedblues]

a man to that

[dazada]

I was sponsored by Zildjian at age 9, and I graduated from Berekley at age 14.

[winnerbaby44]

your funny

NOT

[dazada]

Who's being funny? I also graduated from Yardale with a 4.0 grade point average.

[winnerbaby44]

"I was sponsored by Zildjian at age 9, and I graduated from Berekley at age 14."

does it sound like you said that?

[dazada]

I believe I know what I said. After all, I graduated from Harvard with honors.

[winnerbaby44]

you are a joke

and a bad one

[dazada]

I believe I know a joke when I see one. Your mother not having an abortion was a hilarious joke. After all, I graduated from the Yale School of Comedy when I was just a lad.

[winnerbaby44]

i really cant belive you even know how to read!

coze i really dont think you even went to school

here is the joke:

you are smart

[dazada]

You think MOI didn't go to school? I have graduated from 17 of the top 20 world-ranked universities before I hit puberty.

You want to be my friend?

[winnerbaby44]

your funny lol

i think i wanna be your friend

[dazada]

Great success!

[Geddywoots]

So which school did you go to first exactly

[dazada]

If you're going to bastardize the English language, at least use the proper contraction. The word "your" shows possession. What you should have done is used "you're", the contraction for "you are". "You're funny."

[winnerbaby44]

sorry for beeing portuguease.

do you have a point or are you just showing your ignorance?

[frankbombs]

its berklee... thank you.

[partyboyrocks69]

lol theres 2 spellings for it so we're both right in a way

[frankbombs]

no actually there is only one way to spell berklee.

berkley is a town in california.

[rrdrums0110]

@partyboyrocks69 That's cause of affirmative action. period. Iknow many white guys that blow this dude out ina a band enviro and can also play cohesive meaningful solos. This dude is skank.

[partyboyrocks69]

@rrdrums0110 that's the stupidest thing i've ever heard!!

[rrdrums0110]

@partyboyrocks69 This dude is the most stupid drummer to ever come out of a university. he sucks dude. he couldn't play in any band without soloing constantly. Nobody needs or wants him. Do you understand?

[Leibe2]

@rrdrums0110 for your information dumbass he plays in the mars volta so yes he can play in a band so shut the fuck up

[mattdeloff33]

@Leibe2 Actually dude, Thomas does not play in the Mars Volta anymore. He left the band I believe last year or early this year. he is definitely out of it though.

[mattdeloff33]

@Leibe2 he is a great drummer though. Tell that retard below to shut his hole. He obviously doesn't know drummers that well.

[mattdeloff33]

@rrdrums0110 Actually, Pridgen is a phenomenal drummer bro! Chill out and brush up on the top drummers of today.

[winnerbaby44]

does anyone know if he worked out when he was younger? he is obviously in shape (no homo)

[izdatruth90]

mad homo... lol no homo dont count... hahah just kiddin...

[VicenteKidd]

Haha u should see tony royster hes bigger ;P and better

[LukeThinnes]

Cowbell metranome :)

[javodisforia]

i heard he has some gang related problems, anyone knows something about that?

[winnerbaby44]

i read some stuff too.

just hope everthing ends up ok

[javodisforia]

where where where wherereeeeee hahha

[winnerbaby44]

i saw it on some site.. there was a guy saying that he was gonna beat the fuck out of thomas "to the point of hospitalization"

he was like "do you know who i am? show up at __ by __ tonight"

its related to graffiti and stuff

what do you know?

[ntrakit6]

Where did u read this at?

[winnerbaby44]

im not sure but i think it was on flickr or smthng.. it was on a website to upload pics.. and some guys posted those comments.

[broach221]

why do you care?

[frankbombs]

dont know.. but he did some sick tagging in that one mars volta video. where omar plays the school teacher.

[THEFARSEER2]

ilyena

[Chochi1]

This dude is a fool. But, you have to listen, he is a drummers drummer.

[borishog]

he the best

[AnDrEwOfKfAlLs]

I know i'm jealous

[gwaltzgs]

lets hear it without the percussion track playing

[hotrodtodd666]

bad ass drummer....mars volta...wow

[andyyhitscar]

is this tony roysters set?

[gwaltzgs]

no tonys is much bigger i think

[dmh200]

thomas is my hero fuck u all who's hating on him........ haters u prolly cant play half the stuff hes playing

[PB0277]

holy shit...enough said...

[soLovely02]

Ya'll stop hatin' he is off the chain.

[jpiano2158]

Great drummer but no dynamic contrast. Everything was nothin but chops

[TripwireAlarm]

Chops was the purpose of the video.

[halofourteen85]

This guy fucking owns. He's such a great drummer!

[chazychazCCB]

Thomas is a BEAST!!!

[kzad07]

wtf just happened?

[igotwritersblock]

what didnt just happen?

[Exfactor44]

OMFG he can use the Moeller Technique for two minutes, that's so amazing. I can't believe it.

[Lewilt]

well, if he's using Moeller technique then i suppose he can do it for another few hours. I also suppose you cant show that in a 2 minute video

[matty80]

You honestly think that you can do better than thomas??? umm ok....

[crashxdrummer]

does anyone know what cymbals he uses for those stacks?

i think thats an oriental china,

and maybe a ride underneath??

[Buhzie15]

yea, an oriental china, probably with some a custom crash underneath.

[robbymadore]

thomas pridgen is the shit. nuff said. if anyone doesn't agree with that, listen to the mars volta's bedlam in goliath and you will change your mind, garenteed.

[danieltroche]

derek roddy is the man

[GangastaRonin]

Looks Like Tarzan, lol

[SAMPENINGTON]

hahah!!...can't beat 1:50 onwards.

Awsome.

[1nSp3cTorGaDg3t]

2:48 was sweet

[bendinggreenvans]

OMG! with the twirling and the... ahhh! :p

[drumlinefreak13]

he reminds me of dave weckl

[promark4711]

if by Dave you mean entirely and by Weckl you mean different from anything Dave Weckl has ever done, than yes.

[pander22]

Sokoudjou!

[Bonzaibananas]

hell yeah stunnaonflyrims, Thomas Pridgeon is amazing, and anyone who can't at the very least appreciate him is a pretentious fool.

He really has an Elvin Jones kinda feel, with his experimentation and independence.

[stunnaonflyrims]

The people with the most to say do the least in reality. Thomas is a MONSTER on a drum kit end of story. I invite any other drummer his level or above to comment....So unless you are pretty much a LEGEND at what you do keep your mouth shut and your mind open!

[basjar2]

Too slow! Faster, mate!

[noizer666]

pfff... the most stupid comment I ever read

[EnriquePage91]

i suppose it's actually sarcasm.. :)

[wisepecker]

beautiful drums and insane player.

[oneminutetomidnight]

Thomas Pridgen is definitely one of my favorite drummers. This dude has INSANE skillz.

And check out the video of him pairing with Tony Royster Jr.! Absolutely incredible!

[tompatterson182]

Dude if you have an ear for ridiculous 32nd notes, you can make sense of what he's playing. Yeah he messes up some but hes very expressive through the drums and thats what makes him unique.

I met him at the tabernacle in atlanta and he was cool as shit.

[thisisstupidashell]

He's really good, but it's just too disorganized for me, there's no rhyme or reason to it

[LordHines420]

this guy is fucking amazing! he makes it look so effortless! that's the sign of true talent.

well done.

[Cloverfield91l]

omg fucking god that drumming is the best ive ever seen his style is so insain how does he drum that fast meenwhile moving around like not possiable i was i could drum like that i been drumming for years after watching this video it makes me wanna stop his to good for his own good

[4spade4]

speachless.......hes fukin awsome!!!!! guess i wasnt lol

[upbeatmantis86]

See 2:26... i sense something XD... btw, he is so energetic!...

[lowercase123]

i think its funny how people say he has no musical ability... why do you think he got a scholorship at 15 to one of the best music schools in the country, has been sponsored by SEVERAL companies since he was like 10 ok. So dont talk shit if you dont know what your talking about

[EnriquePage91]

youngest person to (BOTH) enter not ONE of the bests... THE best jazz music school, and to be sponsored by Zildjian...

he's a beast, but they are just jealous.

[shodon121]

pridgen is absurd...listen to how fast he plays these polyrhythems on the kick and how amazingly he combins simple rudaments w/ the complex polyphythems hes playin

[fashodow]

my god, there are a lot of racist mother fuckers on youtube. thomas has accomplished more than you assholes have probably ever dreamed of, so choke on a dick, you KKK loving fuck nuts.

[BoyComento]

nice drumming but not as awesome as Tony Royster.. it's like, these licks are very common.. and the nigger has a shit face and annoying moves.. i hate it..

[xcKell]

hater

[BoyComento]

sorry.. it's my opinion..

[EnriquePage91]

without any logic arguments. so.... your opinion is shit. just as "his face is shit"

[otherside65]

NIGGER PIGEON!

[darthginski]

dont be jealous because you have inferior genitalia and lack musical ability, you know better than anyone you dont have the fortitude to say that to a black person face to face you fucking fuck

[otherside65]

NIGGER!!!!!!

[javodisforia]

OMGGGGGGGGGGGG

that was just sad

[otherside65]

you have zero musical ability

[XIIIX]

Such stamina.