Tommy Aldridge - yamaha Groove Night - NAMM 2008 Anaheim

[ChosenTV09]

He one of the few 80's hair band/ballad/rock drummers with real skill.

[SantinoFilippoFarro]

Absolutely unbelievable. He's better than most drummers a quarter of his age! I hope I can kick this much ass at 60.

[dhfernandes2009]

God bless Tommy!!!

[shane69999]

why is h longer with whitesnake, anyone know???

[sykes0925]

@shane69999 tommy did tour with john sykes (thin lizzy) while ws was not active and coverdale couldn't stand it. u know, the thing between sykes and coverdale. so coverdale basicly fired tommy.

[dickensband]

mis titled... this was non-groove night

[weldboy67]

Always one of the greatest drummers to hear, and absolutely amazing to watch in concert! Saw Whitesnake open for Motley Crue years ago at Madison Square Garden, and Tommy Aldridge effortlessly buried Tommy Lee by a landslide! No spinning drum kits in the air, no tricks, no excessively foul mouth....just good, hardcore dedication and great technique. Always a great drummer, always humble and respectable, and a complete gentleman about the entire affair.

[shane69999]

@weldboy67

Tlee  is an animal... never will be a gentleman

[weldboy67]

@shane69999

Unfortunatley, I have to say I agree with you. What a shame.

[hawaiianstylin]

Tommy is one of the few Drummers who can make a regular size drumset look small when playing them . . . . Long time fan . . .

[1yamaha125]

Tommy does not do drugs..he does Jesus

[gstonne]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug!

[999Atwood]

I think Tommy & Marjoe Gortner were twins seperated at birth....both became legends too!

[porkythepig007]

TOTAL MIS-MATCH - I love TA but he is NOT NOT NOT the right look, feel, or anything, for this band and this song too... what the fuck was he or they thinking!!!???

[porkythepig007]

I've been a A fan ever since the '70s. When I was a R&R kid, he totally influenced how I played drums... having said that, WTF is this crazy shit he is doing??? This is actually disturbing. It is like he is having some kind of spastic FIT or something, I have no idea what this is. Anyone else find this video super strange, or is it just me???

[jason0839]

it just breaks your heart to see tommy in that small drummset

[Sneixx]

He's a fucking talented drummer! I guess he's done this about 24/7 :P

[AlecBFlores]

can you please tell me what's the song????

[1976Taurus]

Tommy took those drums and made them his bitch even at his age he still blows them up..... Man he's a monster.... I envy him....

[beats1969]

love the singer , anybody know who it is ??!

tommmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blica1]

love tommy !!!!! what great drummer and all around nice3 guy !!

[leandrodecarledias]

oh yeah man...increrable!!!

[rockolonel]

Tommy is the best drummer I've ever seen. No one compares to his power, feeling, rhythm and performance. Awesome Tommy, rock on, Kosova Loves you

[ronniedio22]

Tommy is an awesome drummer, however I don`t think he suits the Lizzy songs....they are all "beaten up" with such a powerful drumming. The only one with the right Lizzy feel is Brian Downey!

[samirzadeh16]

@ronniedio22 Agree dude - Tommy is great but Downey was the right drummer for the Lizzy sound - you hit the nail right on the head;)

[eruptionmat]

@ronniedio22 Aldridge is out of Lizzy, and Downey is back.

[804pillow]

the 1 & Only TY TABOR!!!(KING'S X)

[MYNAMETAYLA]

Personally I don't think any drummer his age rocks as hard as he does

[diogoffc]

The way that he plays the drums isn't human! This man is a monster hit machine!

[sody2000]

Go Tommy Go! The BEST. :)

[DSCRAPRE]

I get sad when people talk about how Travis Barker is the greatest ever, just 'cause he hits hard. TA hits hard AND plays great!

[jordanjcm]

@DSCRAPRE I agree. Travis Barker is only good at SMASHING his drums. People thing 'famous' is the same as 'talent'. If I saw Barker on my kit, I would say "get the hell off of there buddy, you're ruining my drums and you SUCK!"

[DSCRAPRE]

@jordanjcm Exactly. I mean, Mr. Aldridge here is basically smashing his drums too, but, he makes something a bit more special out of it.

[thomaslejon]

aldridge with rondat = beast !!

[HMHMHMHMHMHMHMHMHM]

he rape the drums

[gmdrumschool]

che tiro tommy grande!

[bigbore400]

watched a few of tommy's vids and the guy reminds me of myself...out of control, unprofessional, hitting harder than needed doing more work, and crap, with the odd moment of brilliance.

[Zazquatch1]

What FAG is the lead singer - dancing around with a spindle up his but ???

[louswire]

I'd love to have seen Tommy laying down the track, 'Boom Boom Out go the Lights' what I'd thought were tom tom triples were actually his double bass. Good Gawd! what a drummer!

[rowag001]

one word... EPIC!

[generatrix999]

Keep in ming Aldridge will be 60 in August, and look at that mop on his head! Stll got f''n hair.

[Killenmachine05]

@generatrix999 never mind the hair look at his energy who else do you know thats 59 and has the energy of an8 yr old on redbull

[trendkill1973]

Sweet Jesus, he's good. Saw him play for Ted Nugent way back when and he just fucking pounds on 'em.  Tommy, wherever you are, you are a living legend.

[lazrokit1]

Tommy was a stud no matter who he played with. I would love to see him bang out Crazy Train with Ozzy one more time.

[outlawwolf621]

I'm pretty sure we (almost 85% of undiscovered drummers can play better than Tommy Lee-at least I can.O.K. he might have a bigger dick but I can outplay that clown any given day-and I don't need a special rotating stage or fireworks.Take that...

[RustyBlade69]

@outlawwolf621 LOL! In your dreams...

[justusleejolliffe]

How about you take my balls and gag on them you pathetic fucking douche bag!?!

[brettdrumz]

Dave Abruze? Good drummer no where near Aldridge, he is a legend. Double bass drumming clinic put on by tommy on Pat Travers Band Live Go For What You Know. Or on Pat Travers. Check that album out!!

[kawicrash]

The sound is off sync. with the video.

He's good no doubt, but I am more impressed by Dave Aburzzuse (spelling??) of Pearl Jam in the early 90's.

Check out some live P.J. stuff from this era.

[edhead67]

@kawicrash too bad he played with the plaid pop band!! i do like evenflow though!

[arthurkitchen]

Bad mofo! hats off to Tommy!

[99kotta]

Tommy "ANIMAL" Aldridge

[BehindTheWallOfSleep]

what a fucking beast!

[steelronkeel]

thats the smalllest drumset ive seen tommy play on.

[123RBRICK]

sorry dude Tommy Aldridge was doing the stix around the head thing when tommy lee was sh@#$%ng yellow ALDRIDGE IS THE MASTER

[queenmcsleaze]

@123RBRICK you're totally right but dude - don't say sorry to this guy, you have nothing to be sorry for

[tonyskiens]

maybe less time flailing the sticks in the air ? That little "around the head" thing he does with his left hand was invented by the other Tommy... Lee.....

[tuckenpower69]

@tonyskiens ey guy. ur right. Tommy LEE made it more popular. But Tommy ALDRIDGE made this moves back in the 70´s^^ check his Black Oak Arkansas Solo for example

[tonyskiens]

I saw him do the best drum solo I've ever seen with a 30 min. standing ovation in sacramaneto Ca. didn't see him do that gay little stick around the head, but his Quads set a new standard. Tommy a. can pound little tommy L. into oblivion...

[DarthKazi]

Tommy Aldridge was rockin' ass when Tommy "Dong" Lee was in diapers, you idiot.

[tonyskiens]

no shit ass hole.

[cavlovc1]

long live Tommy and his face lift!

[bigfeckineejit]

Facelift? Doubt it...

[dmj667]

kids think guys like joey jordenson are bad ass,thay have no idea where these new guys got their licks,from tommy aldridge!!!!tommy has been playing like this for 40 plus years!

[outtatw6939]

Jesus! If somebody started a fight with him he d still kick their asses while playing the drums!!

[BlackHawk2029]

man he is goin aaaaaaapeshit. great drummer, and hella stage presence.

[brettdrumz]

Tommy is the original double bass master. If you want to be schooled check out "Live Go for What You Know" by The Pat Travers Band.

Double Bass Clinic on the record.

[bchetsker73]

Dudes ever hear of this drummer?

Just type and search:

Paul Wandtke Vic Firth full live drum solo Mandeville, Louisiana

This guy is badass man!!!! I stumbled across this drum solo video via Vic Firth's website.

[jadlost1191]

minkia

[squid4brain]

i wanna give him some acid or maybe 110000 gallons of redbull.

[TheKickassdrummer]

Its kind of strange seeing Aldridge on a standard 5 piece kit!!

[manginifan]

I saw Tommy play a 10 min. solo with his hands back in 1975 in Las Vegas. Black Oak Arkansas opened up for Montrose. Tommy is a fucking living legend and seeing him in this video play with such excxitement & passion is very inspiring!!!! That is what rock & roll is all about!!!!

[JoeJacari]

That's some kind of Kung-Fu move on the left drum stick.

He could kick about five dudes' a** at the same time with that Karate stick move.

[fukinblowme]

Such great spirit...it doesn't matter who performs this song. If it's done well and with heart and soul, much like this performance, it will always sound good. That's a testament to how good the composition is. This song is a timeless classic. Tommy Aldridge a legend.

[ThiagoGoisDrummer]

IS MY MASTER!!!!!!!!!!

[motleyadic]

Tommy Aldridge is my favorite drummer of alltime...

[liondeag]

good visual.

[GGGGGABEGOLDEN]

just went to a partie with this guy at my friends house had no idea who he realy was hahah so thats so cool i met a rockstar hahaha

[calelectrix]

hes screaming for attention

[platecrumb]

Tommy always amazes me no matter how many times I watch him. That little 5 piece is screamin mercy!! haha However that lil punk ass TRYIN to sing should be forever thankful to even stand in the same room with Aldridge.What rock did they find that prick under?

[iamcraiger]

hes got a funky little stick wave above his head with his left hand

[VittorioPetrina]

Tommy have more power of many others drummers....he is the inimitable!!!!

[TheKickassdrummer]

He has had a career that I would be proud of..

[krismed86]

Tammy is an alltime legend! If you like him on theset you need to check out

Pat Travers Live: Go for what you know

song- BOOM BOOM Out goes the lights

[captainspoulding]

awesome

[malouni95]

What is the name of the song?

[SheeHAMM]

'The Boys Are Back In Town' by Thin Lizzy =)

[malouni95]

Thanks!

[louswire]

WOW! the guy singing sounds so much like Phil !!

[louswire]

HOLY CRAP!!! This is great! So cool to see T.A. Kicking it hard core... still!

[coldfeet321]

he looks like having had drugs....

but really cool play~~~~~~~~!!

[RandyWayneFricke]

One of the most fun to watch drummers ever. Amazing he hasn't taken an eye out yet...

[hallo620]

It´s so much fun to watch Tommy play!

[ramco69]

Kicking F**king Ass Agin! Tommy My alltime Fave right up there with Gene Krupa Baby!Those were my two Insperational Drummers.Alex Van Halen is good too,but I bet he was listening to Tommy.

[genesthai]

A Valium for this man please...

[AggressiveC]

Im surprised his kit didn't explode.

[beansandcornbread]

I believe that's Ty Tabor on guitar there.  Awesome.

[tmburr]

i was right behind tommy at this show. you can see my arms on the stage behind the cameraman. it was tight, powerful and heavy...exactly like it should be played. to all the haters who think this is pedestrian....put up your drum performance and we'll see...

[inharmonicity]

Making the youngsters from the smoke&mirrors generation of triggers and sound replac-er look oohh-ssoo-bbaadd! Just remember he's old enough to be your grandpa and you couldn't conjure that kind of energy if your life depended on it. Long Live Real Musicianship.

[terrafirma91]

Eh, so, so on the drumming. Most garage drummers could pull this off without putting up too much sweat.

[sk8pwner9]

you have got to be kidding me. right?

[terrafirma91]

Well, no. What's so exceptional about what he's doing here? It's just a simple beat, nothing exceptional at all. In fact, he's just pounding on his instrument without texture, or feel. But, I suppose this is the type of song that wouldn't require very much "feel" of the instrument anyway. The best drummers are usually the guys who learn to play other instruments BEFORE taking up the drums, or percussion in general.

[sk8pwner9]

ya i see where your going. that does make sense. i saw him do this last week at a drum clinic and there were many other drummers with different styles and he was the heavier sounding one.

[terrafirma91]

The "heavier" sounding drummers, as Aldridge is, do well with Metal, or Alternate. A good sense of rhythm is imperative, like Breaking Benjamin's drummer, who has an excellent feel for rhythm. I've seen some amateurs use incessant, loud cymbal crashes, and rolls that don't enhance the song they're playing. Some guys think they have to be center stage, I suppose.

[sk8pwner9]

well to be the center of the stage is tommys gig. he does that for a living. especially with ozzy ozbourne but it does make more sense to have the grove and feel such as breaking Benjamin's drummer

[lolosixfoe]

damn i hope to have that kind of energy when im 50 plus years old holy cow

[chocks01]

the guy is knocking up a fence ..not cool skins...lol

[chocks01]

so funny that comment 'dancing spideman'

nice one!! hee hee

[inharmonicity]

Tommy is bad as fuck, still smashing.

[DancingSpiderman]

Holy FRICK -- that's Drum Abuse -- time to water down the triple dose RockStar, dude

...duuuuuude.

[Volle9]

My fav drummer!!

I've seen Thin Lizzy twice, and i'm so impressed evry time i see Tommy.

No beats him in rock drumming, that's my opinion!

[drummereye]

HAHA! Crazy M.F. Tommy kicks so much ass that it has resulted in a global shortage of ass in the drumming community. Love him.

[RustyBlade69]

Fuckin' Awesome drummer!!

[a7x7636]

ha if u look u see him play b4 u hear it

[IsKeLeToR]

i love tommy..

[HOTLOVELYANGEL]

Hes always be part of ozzy

[drumteacher43]

I saw tommy aldridge in a drum clinic, not only a legend but a really funny guy as well. He kept saying if you dont use your left foot you could be gay,lol..DT43

[brg43]

What can you say? Tommy is nearing 60 and you can't detect any difference in his energy and playing - and hair :)- from 3 decades ago(!!)

Better than ever. A living legend in rock drumming.

[cipper77]

Tommy is really one of the best! He has never got lessons, but just played, because he liked it. And now I (we?) like you. Great job man!

[roccoven]

Great Tommy!!! I was there and I was impressed and excited to see and hear him!!! Wow!!!

[drummerboyelias]

im 11 years old and i went to dat concert o my goodness it was so damn crazy specialy Tommy.

[intrumentist]

i love tommy aldridge.

[RhoadsYoung]

is he still in ozzy

[sLePotheROCKER]

No he left ozzy in 1988 to join Whitesnake and now he's in Thin Lizzy.

[RhoadsYoung]

OH thanks

[RockbertoRocks]

Wrong, Aldridge left Ozzy in 1983. Carmine Appice replaced him for the Bark on the Moon tour.

[whitezepp]

very good vid who else is playing here

[alsolorock]

Marco Mendoza is the bass player, classic rhythm section!

[escombros666]

tommy, you're animal!