Troy Molsberry: Guitar Center Drum-Off '09 Finalist

[YoTrizo]

1:40-2:00 I like that fill it's sexxi try to do that fill fast it's hard.

[praizdaking]

this dude is tight

[swagsbigbro]

@ Crazyboutdrums those toms and bass drum does sound like a bag of garbage

[Crazyboutdrums]

Toms and bass sound awful. Did ok drum wise despite the mistakes but understandable. In saying that, if you wanna win a competition like that you have to be a good bit tighter. He's not the best but not the worst either. Dont need the fancy stick twirling to play drums, other guys do it without to advantage.

[brentmann]

I'd be tense too in front of the crowd. I think he is amazing! He will go on to big things in the drumming world despite, who cares what he looks like.

[stylerprofyler]

he should have won for having the balls to go on stage with a charlie sheen shirt on.

[spacitydrummer4JC]

That's the exact shirt Charlie Sheen always wears in 'Two and a Half Men'.

[tutuyin]

floor tom sounds like a fart.

[Classymoto]

stop trying to sound like critics..this guy could rape you with beats so fast you won't have time to derp

[Johnnytwain1]

Steve Smith is way better folks

[crazykillah911]

i thought this guy was rippin and ive been drumming for 13 years

[ddrtard]

i feel like he's too white to play drums. he cant really groove lol

[tony13fg]

@ddrtard look up benny greb and trust me you'll change your mind lol

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@ddrtard drumming isn't always about the groove, people have different tastes...that's the thing about drummers who reach this level, they are each unique from one another so no one drummer on that level is better than another drummer, morgan agren isn't better than matt halpern, nor is he better than agren, it's all a matter of taste because any of those drummers are capable of playing the same material, but once you reach that level you strive for your own voice...and stop being racist!

[xxxslayerxxx666]

IMO agren proves to be better since he drummed for frank zappa, and he demanded the BEST and most dedicated and drug free musicians...to play him with him is a great honor, many people think he is a joke, but many symphonies play his music, each song is COMPLETELY different from one another, no song EVER sounded like another one of his songs, and he made 64 albums....a lot of his music is inspired by edgar varese, but he listened to EVERYTHING growing up...he made an album with the persuasions!

[ddrumer1324]

I like his yellow ear plugs lol 

[drjoha1990]

good drummer but needs to loosin up, keep the elbows closer to your body(best tip i ever got), take off the hat. let the crowd see you face.

[jHeminway]

Charlie Harper on drums!

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Yeah, I pretty sure no tuning whatsoever goes into these kits before the performer plays. By the shells and lugs, I would say it is a DW. How embarrassing. Very creative solo, nonetheless.

[tooldrummer]

the fill at 1:49 was the best thing in the entire solo. shame the kit sounded like ass, pretty sure it's a DW as well.

[oneillddrummer]

for goodness sake, at least tune the drums before he plays

[notsew7]

This solo is pretty sweet. I'm sorry but those drums sounded like shit that year. In my opinion, the drums that were used in the '08 finals were the best sounding.

[darthjoey13]

I liked the ostinato work quite a bit.

[w00t3rpl3x3r]

finally

a good white drummer

HAHA not to be racist :D.. still pretty epic >;3

[DynamicDropping]

@w00t3rpl3x3r michael mcgrath should have won and he was white.

[youarethechampion]

@w00t3rpl3x3r how do you explain cobus potgieter and travis barker?haha

[miketheman86]

I dont think that he plays "tense" because he isnt relaxed, i've seen some drummers play with a "tense" look but that's just the way they perform, and like this guy, they do a great job. RIGHT ON MOLSBERRY!

[miketheman86]

I dont think that he plays "tense" because he isnt relaxed, i've seen some drummers play with a "tense" look but that's just the way they perform, and like this guy, they do a great job. RIGHT ON MOLSBERRY!

[tribeofme1]

THE HAT AND EARPLUGS ARE TO DISTRACTING FOR ME. LET ME CLOSE MY EYES... WOW THIS GUY IS UNCONVENTIONAL AND ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES. I LIKE IT. HE SHOULD DO PALATES AND LOOSEN UP... AND GET SOME COOL TATTOOS...AND A SCARF...AND LOOK LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON AT GUITAR CENTER:+

[XxSharkBatexX]

@tribeofme1 Don't type comments with Caps Lock on, it makes you look like the moron you probably are.

[SGDrummer7]

huh.

he has his drums set up almost exactly like mine.

it was a pretty good solo, too.

[SGDrummer7]

huh.

he has his drums set up almost exactly like mine.

it was a pretty good solo, too.

[KRUNKFAMENT]

i like the 2 grooves he did at the begining and i agree with mrshef he does look tensed

[sickstix182]

this guy looks like a goofball

[frostyancestor]

He was concentrating, it's hard to play a lot of double bass and still look relaxed, he kicked ass.

[DrivenBlack]

this guy was so nervous they almost disqualified him for not coming out on time, too busy taking an anxiety dump

[iTzdsdangles]

if you relate any solo to ramons, its not even fair

[oxLmanny]

whos that old man that likes to pat the drummers on the back when they do something awesome

[darthjoey13]

@oxLmanny He's telling them they have a minute left.

[killeroctian]

It sounded like more he was trying to hard to be good, than just enjoying himself.

[Skiddymushroom]

The drum offs are to show who has the most talent, technicality and everything else.

[Bubbles4uk]

nice although some times it sounded like maybe the delivery was a bit off...maybe out of time a bit?

[iampowerfulmusic]

Wow! This guy totally rocks! I'd like to see what he could do if he had a kit like Neil Peart. Rock star!

[cole2paul]

How did he get this far?

[canadahockeyteen]

@cole2paul cuz he's actualy good

[satanicpunker182]

Two words: No groove.

[2010gene1]

Hey wat sup troy this gene u no u did good n its was fun being one of the top 5 drummers wit u n wish the best luck for u n the future n ppl go say wat they want u no that but imma try my best to make it back to the GRAND FINALS N LA

[troytheengineer]

@2010gene1 yeah bro...you killed it...ill see you in la for sure

[troytheengineer]

@2010gene1 yeah bro...you killed it...i know you will be in la just do yer thing

[earthisgood]

i like this guys groove. and his versatile use of the cymbals. but i think at 3 min it gets a bit too much. great drummer though. they're all great.

[irondog433lv]

Sick

[MrSchizos]

at 3 min it sounds like he did a part from the '07 champ if you listen closely

[skits17l]

nah, this guy has no feeling, to me

[mattdrumsss]

why did the toms sound so shitty this year? or is it just me?

[chingas562]

Troy you're awesome man

I'm stoked that i can say that i competed with you! haha

keep it up!

-Nick S.

[stephenruffino]

He should of won the competition. Not the other dude. The other kid was good,but bored the hell outta me. This guy is incredible.

[VLombardi01]

awesome!

[derrick095]

CHOPs

[aNiMaL9360453]

it doesnt matter who won, unless u really need that 25k. out of like 5000 ppl who tried out, these are the top 5, so id be proud to even be at this competition

[aNiMaL9360453]

2:08*

[aNiMaL9360453]

that flip shit at 2:10 is awesome lol

[Taurusspen]

I think he should have won

[decentdrummer911]

The part at 1:19 is so awesome!!!! Love that hip hop beat.

[f2theorrest]

lets go bowling

[drummrguy]

@f2theorrest yo you saw this vid? ive shed with troy, we used to have a practice studio at the same spot!!! small world. anyway he tore it up pretty good if you ask me

[aNiMaL9360453]

@fallingfromjupiter

ramon was trying to take more from less, some say that makes a better drummer, but it is also better to get used to a larger piece.

[Mo7Vsta]

hahaha i think if you took the drums away, and the sticks, the way he would look he would look like a derranged chicken hahaha

[RomeGalore]

Puhh a lot of mistakes !

don't drop u r sticks honey !

[Cameraguy314]

A LOOOOOTTTTTT OF MISTAKES!!!!!!

[decentdrummer911]

You mind telling me where? He's a fabulous drummer.

[fallingfromjupiter]

Why the hell did Ramon Sampson have one less tom and a lot less cymbals?

[Cameraguy314]

Uh-Oh, dropped the sticks on his Not So Grand Finale lol. . . Please dont come with the "You a hater comments" lol

[troytheengineer]

decent solo, lots of mistakes, and what's with the hat?

this guy has talent and chops but he needs to loosen up.

Hopefully this experience will teach him that ;)

There is no comparison between this guy and Jerome Flood,

or any gospel-influenced drummer who plays for God.

Next year watch for these guys

Brian Evans from San Diego, who is absolutely incredible.

Nick Sturz who made it to

the regionals.

[jakamake]

Wuts up with the sound of those toms?

[mrTooKanSam]

I just love it that we never talk. I know who to blame

[anster2ag]

how did this guy make it to Finals ??? Freakin mess at the end.

[punke217]

Its from Steve Millers song Take the money and run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kevinbothwell]

those drums are tuned like crap XP

[mrshef666]

pretty cool although he didnt seem very relaxed he looked very tensed up but still pretty cool

[ibanezman007]

@mrshef666 It looks to me like he is just really focused.

[DrivenBlack]

@mrshef666 that must explain when called him out to come do his solo they thought he left the building

[DrivenBlack]

@mrshef666 this guy was so nervous he didnt come out right away when they called him..

[mrshef666]

@DrivenBlack yeah he was awesome but his nerves showed but he still pulled it off so kudos to him :D

[shaunmuffinman]

@mrshef666 he did look very nervous. having said that i think he did a good job, and showed alot of creativy.

[Rafael203]

i like he doesn't depend on the fast drum roles in th snare like most drummers do

[rob11rod]

not bad. started strong, finished strong

[satrianilife]

Great performer. But I didn´t see any ideals

[rith5]

he plays through the head

lol makes me shudder a bit

but apart from that great stuff

[littlestrider20]

wild ~

[Darkdevil1584]

im a guitarist. and i dont know enough about drums! but damn that guy had some nice control

[mikeelyee]

@Darkdevil1584 he did but i guess not good enough to keep the stick in his hand.

[cholo11]

He was very good but the ending was kinda akward.

[MaYbYl8eR]

Hes damn good. Crazy limb independence.

[lazydrummerkid]

his solo was too overwhelming. but still good

[sonorpaiste702]

Someone did an awful job of tuning that floor tom.

[sm4ky]

deffinitely better than jerome flood

[catchme123581321]

pschyke !!!!!!!!

[usemysteryboards]

@sm4ky Fail

[sm4ky]

why's that fail, i think this man is better than jerome flood

[usemysteryboards]

@sm4ky Well i really don't want to start a youtube argument.

But in MY opinion after watching both this video and Jerome's, this guy is just sloppy compared to Jerome. Also, creativity wise and technique, Jerome takes it.

That is MY opinion, but we are entitled to our own.

[sm4ky]

thank you for not being a dick haha, i'm just not a big fan of jerome's style, he's good i mean he won last year, but i like this guy more

[usemysteryboards]

@sm4ky I understand, not every drummer in likable. I really like Jerome's style, he has a great gospel feel and know how to stay in the pocket.

But when watch this guy, his playing appearance is just too sloppy. He know his shit but is just not fun to watch.

[sm4ky]

i know what you mean, he looks kinda rigid

[jzchambo65]

@sm4ky nah man jerome's better

[gospelplayer2]

plz never say that again lol better then jerome flood that was funny

[jmr2master]

@gospelplayer2:

1) Calm down

2) Remember the drummer rating system differs between everyone just like notation differs depending on who is writing it.

3) You have to give this guy his props, hes got a strong and clean pocket and has the ability to 'play the drums' not just play music!!

[gospelplayer2]

1) im not mad

2) the system for rating on GC is the same if that not what your talking about i duno why you brought that up

3) i never said he wasnt good... but to me it doesnt sound clean

[sm4ky]

he's better than jerome flood, i did it :O watcha gona do?

[jakamake]

I dont think anyone is better than the other,everyone just has their own style of playing.But he is good

[kevinjb7]

i love his hi hat work

[InstrumentalMania]

definitely

[DanielSRichman]

killer bass drum sound! amazing drumming!

[TheRevJr1]

NICE!!!

[dnlzmd]

finally they put the videos!

[masterdrummer19]

it sucks that he drop his stick... he should have won still... he had originality and the winner had none pretty much... this guy is way better

[officerpoopnard]

i want that china.