WTF ... this guy is in the Best top 5 of All Time ! guess the other four . and that was when it was Real ! . now days Not so much . anybody can sound good , lol ...
He should probably be judged on how he participated in and galvanized Cream, not this piddly solo. It was a great band, but that's only my own opinion.
anyone that thinks Ginger Baker is the best drummer in the world knows nothing about drums. he just bangs with single strok rolls because he can't play doubles same with keith moon he wasn;t a good drummer eather. iv,e been playing drums for about 35yr and have played with one of the best known country singer in the world for the past 8yrs. so don't try and say i don't know what i'm talking about.
@harold9468 If they aren't good drummers because they aren't playing doubles how come we aren't watching a video of one of your drum solos that you created some time in the past 8 years while you have been playing with one of the best known country singers in the world?
if you close your eyes, you can only hear the noise of a the machines in a cookie factory. He F* up White room and instaid of using a joint het tried speed today, so what. He's not my favorit, sorry.
@RaddNiner Ginger Baker was originally a jazz drummer, his ideas and playing were just too different and far out there for jazz musicians and so he was kicked out of the jazz band he had joined. Ginger originally meant to play jazz only hence his knowledge in rudimentary skills
@zsobrak And yet he still doesn't even scratch the surface of Baker's drumming career. His solos are yet to be recreated. I can find replicas of John Bonham's solo everywhere!
I still think Baker was under rated, and i know for sure he would be proud of drummings next big thing, MMA's ray3handssnowdotcom) just google him, hes a freak, and starting to change the instrument.
Ginger Baker is an expert on most types of drumming he is the only white drummer who grasps African rhythms He drummed for Fela Kuti in place of the afrobeat drummer Tony Allen look up GingerBaker in Afriica. He is in a differant league to Travis Barker Gingers son Kofi Baker is better than Travis Barker he is on youtube check him out
in the late 60,s Buddy Rich was on the Johnny Carson show and Johnny asked him who he liked in todays music as a drummer. Buddy Rich said baby the only one i could think of following me is the drummer Ginger Baker. Alot of years not in those exact words i know , but this is the basic conversation.At the time and still that little moment blew me away. anyone else recall this. thank you. Drohegda
don't shit me, travis barker? ok he's kinda good for a punk pop drummer, but saying he's the best? hahahea there are a dozen of drummers who are faaaaaar better than him, sorry man, just learn a few more about drum techniques and you'll notice that...
@Drumboy5165 Travis Barker is the drummer of present day, maybe, but the best drummer ever?! No WAY!! Keith Moon, Mick Fleetwood here mr Baker the beast on the drums and buddy rich are the real drummers.
@Fearpiak i assure you that Drumboy5165 was utilizing some not-so subtle sarcasm in his reply to me.
and i DO agree with you - - Travis IS good, but these 12-year olds [who often manage to work 'travis' into their youtube handles] who troll Buddy Rich/Ginger Baker/Neil Pert videos and say that travis barker is better...well, they demonstrate their cluelessness every time they type. that's what Drumboy5165 was mimicking.
@Fearpiak Buddy Rich. travis barker who? that guys a hackjob..doesn't even compare to Ginger Baker,John Bohnam or Keith Moon let alone them comparing to Buddy Rich lol or Max Roach or Gene Krupa
@Exumaishere Carl Palmer lol, that guy is on a whole other level ,same with Ginger..they get their own genres they are so good. I do have to say though Carl Palmer's classical approach is unfucking matched because he approaches the drumset as an orchestral instrument in a symphony....Tarkus for example is so precise and complex in its structuring and execution.Unfortunately people don't know who these 2 guys are nowdays other than a few .This video in example should have millions of views
From what I hear he's living in south africa these days. He's become a bit of an angry old ma, but he still has his chops. Too bad he's a recluse now. :(
A drummer with a style all his own. Not polished, not deliberate like Bonham or fast and smooth like Mitchell. Not like Keith Moon, Baker accentuated the double bass. Early on, Baker tilted his tom-toms flat! No one else ever did! Way too hard to reach, consistently for a smooth roll from tom-toms to snare or to the floor tom-toms! Sadly, I saw Cream at Madison Sq. Garden and they were awful! Slow, way too loud, out of sync, sounded terrible and kind of stumbling. Bittersweet for sure!
I Loved them. They were and are my favorite group of all time. I couldn't stay away, because I had to see them one more time! As a group, they were way too long in the tooth and it was bittersweet! I paid the $130.00 per ticket to see them One More Time! Whew! But I still have those GREAT memories of them in the 60's! That'll never change!
I saw Ginger Baker's play at Harpo's in Detroit around 1985. He spit a burning cigarette into the air, and nailed it with a drumstick - talk about control!
Ginger is a freak of nature. I thought it was impossible to drum so frantically and still create rhythm, especially between his upper extremities and lower extremities, let alone between left and right. Incredible!!!!!!!!!!
cHECK OUT DAVE bLACK LONG DRUM SOLO ON YT. hE WAS THE FIRST DRUMMER TO USE DOUBLE BASS IN dUKE eLLINGTIONS BAND. AND IS MENTIONED BY gb AS WHY HE PLAYS DOUBLE BASS DRUMS; ALSO PHENOMONAL eXAMPLE OF SPEED AND CONTROL USING TRADITIONAL GRIP. aLSO jOJO mAYER AND "DRUM bATTLE" W/ gb AND OTHER bRIT DRUMMERS. cd "THE aLBUM" BEST SAMPLE OF HIS ENTIRE CAREER ESP. DRUM BATTLE W/aRT bLAKELY 16 MIN. lIVE AT 72 mUNICH oLYMPICC GAMES.
@giacblanc Louie Bellson used a double Bass in the same band in 1946. But Ginger credits Sam Woodyard who also played for Duke Ellington as an influence for the DB. Louie Bellson played for Doc Severenson on the Johnny Carson show. He and Buddy Rich had several drum jams together on the show. As a kid I used to stay up late to watch them. Ed Shaughnessy too. Great times great stuff.
@bedpan25 ;) Thanks for catching that...I noticed your other post regarding my comment as well...I sure hope others can catch the thick sarcasm there too!! Have a great blessed day!
This looks to me like it was lifted straight from the 'professional' quality DVD that you can buy in the shops. If you don't like the quality then I think you need to address your citicisms to the producer, Tony Palmer who mixed and cut this vid in 1968 ;-)
It is awful, but alledgedly he was faced with two fixed cameras on either side of the stage which gave him very limited options. The psychadelic effects were to try & make something interesting out of two very stiff camera sequences...
nONSENSE ALL YOU NEEDED WAS TWO CAMERAS SHOULD FOCUS ON SOLO GB OR LEAD ERIC /JACK W/ OTHER TWO IN BACKGROUND. nEEDLESS TO SAY THEY LOOKED AS GOOD AS THEY PLAYED. CAN ONLY HOPE SOME ONE HAS THE RAW FOOTAGE AND IT CAN BE RE-EDITED. THE BEST PART OF THE DVD IS THEIR INTERVIEWS. nOT TO MENTION THEY DON'T PLAY THEIR TWO BEST SONGS AT ALL!
i want to shoot the camera guy .. i can't see what gingers doing because the camera guy thought it'd be good to film like he's having a seizure. cool drum solo though
What do you say to the Baker detractors who say Bonham was far and away a better drummer? I listen to Toad on Wheels and after 40 years the hair still stands up on my arms. And with all 3 of them jamming at 1:20 in that song it sends a chill down my spine each and every time I hear it.
brandontylerkaiser, you are absolutely right. Just like Page, Clapton and Hendrix ahve all different styles. My thought is that Ginger is the best though - he's fing all over the place and his drumming makes sense .
pLUS HE INCLUDES THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF DRUMS FROM bABBY dODDS TO dAVE bLACK TO BE BOP. hOWEVER HE HAS NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO COMPLEMENT ANYONE WHO CAME AFTER HIM. CHECK OUT dAVE bLACK LONG DRUM SOLO AND jOJO MEYER
This guy is the best rock drummer alive no one could match his speed and talent as far as doyleawdanzig I don't think you seen any backyard drummers this good its not about speed. But what do you expect from idiots.
It cracks me up. I just read a comment below that says something like "My friends can play this fast!" As if playing fast is what it's all about. Sad...sad sad.
You can have all your favorite Drummers and people who can do handstands on the Drums and play circles around everybodyyou want! But there is only one GINGER BAKER!!!!!!!
first of all, let me go on record as saying Travis Barker sucks. However, as much as I appreciate what Ginger Baker has done for the drumming world, there's no way you can call him, or anyone else for that matter, the best drummer in the world. That's simply because all drummers have slightly different styles of playing.
If you look closely, Ginger "changes clothes" during this video. There were actually two shows at RAH and Tony Palmer used footage from both for this program. Eric was so upset by the camera work that he didn't talk to Palmer for a long, long time.
Whats the fuss about? Look at the technology back then, pedals were crap. He comes from a background that emphasizes rudiments etc. Listen to Cream songs, try and play along and then tell me Ginger isn't brilliant and an innovator. Today's drummers are great, guy's like Baker, Bill Ward etc pathed the way. My old ludwig pedal would make you laugh, hardley anything to it.
Ringo Starr--good subject. He, too, is brilliant. Listen and watch---trademark riding the high hat and his timing is impeccable. If anyone is UNDER rated,. it would be Ringo Starr. No fault can be found with him.
Ringo is overrated. Saying a drummer has perfect timing as a good thing is like complimenting a singer on their ability to sing in tune. If they can't they suck. Ringo is as bad as you could be before you shouldn't even be playing.
For the one who says he is "smashing" all over, think of it this way: He is one of the most gifted syncopated drummers of all time. that is NOT smashing around. It is brilliance.
He's not syncopating anything...do you even play drums? Syncopated beats have nothing to do with his playing - maybe synchronized is the word you're looking for but he's sure not doing that - check out virgil donati to see real complicated polyrythmic playing.
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He has to be the most overrated drummer I've ever heard - not even fit to stand among the top five hundred YOUTUBE drummers. He's so overrated, he makes Travis Barker look unpopular. I mean, Jesus H. Christ, he just smashes around like a baboon on crack. How the hell did he get shuffled in with the likes of Neil Peart again? Jesus, people need to learn a thing or two about drumming.
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Not if you actually know what you're talking about. Travis is actually better than him. This guy would fail to rival average drum instructors. It just goes to show how pupularity works - if you play for some band, you are automatically a great drummer when you do a solo that incorporates mostly the snare drum. False logic much? Maybe just not understanding drumming. If you want a real drum solo check the many jazz greats or for modern drummers check out Mike Mikelko, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl.
But Travis plays in a popular band as well, and that's probably why you like him. Hipocrite much? You're a fucking idiot. Travis is one of the most overrated drummers ever. I don't think he even knows what a polyrhythm is, and he's never done anything nearly as complicated as toad.
Actually I don't like Travis at all - I think he's terribly overrated much like Ginger Baker. I was just making the comparison and pointing out that Ginger was the "Travis Barker" of his time in terms of being ridiculously overrated.
I don't think that's true. There were other drummers who were much more overrated, and Ginger did do some unique things. Not only that, but he was one of the only musicians from that time who actually grew and improved.
Althou Ringo was not on the level of Baker and Moon in the ability to play fast. He was the PERFECT drummer for the Beatles music. Imagine Baker or Moon trying to complement the Beatles style - not.
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I've was a drummer for 35 years and got to the "o.k." stage, but I gotta' get this off my chest, this guy is the single most over rated drummer I have ever heard. Sorry to the Ginger Baker fans, 'cause he's a good, solid drummer, but not in the class most people think he his.
that aint a good solo...sounds like he is banging on damn frying pans! he is a bad ass drummer,but that solo was not a good one at all
dannyboyAZUSA 1 month ago
Ginger baker is probably the no1 drummer in rock history .
only Ian paice from Deep purple can be close to him.
fp1000100 1 month ago
Not bad.
zsobrak 2 months ago
Monster solo!!!!!
mikeg888 3 months ago
Ginger Baker edit this video himself :)
uroskra77 4 months ago
WTF ... this guy is in the Best top 5 of All Time ! guess the other four . and that was when it was Real ! . now days Not so much . anybody can sound good , lol ...
mrjohnb999 4 months ago
He should probably be judged on how he participated in and galvanized Cream, not this piddly solo. It was a great band, but that's only my own opinion.
sirlordmongus 5 months ago
he should have shouted NIKE! in the end
cyberyanmar 6 months ago
Audio SUCKS
Video Sucks
BopsStudios 6 months ago
He plays so fast his shirt color changes !!!
rockandrant 6 months ago 2
Whoever edited this needs a slap
wetlettuce92 6 months ago
anyone that thinks Ginger Baker is the best drummer in the world knows nothing about drums. he just bangs with single strok rolls because he can't play doubles same with keith moon he wasn;t a good drummer eather. iv,e been playing drums for about 35yr and have played with one of the best known country singer in the world for the past 8yrs. so don't try and say i don't know what i'm talking about.
harold9468 6 months ago
@harold9468 then, who is the best drummer in the world? and dont come out with joey jordison, or travis barker.
moize2008 6 months ago
@harold9468 If they aren't good drummers because they aren't playing doubles how come we aren't watching a video of one of your drum solos that you created some time in the past 8 years while you have been playing with one of the best known country singers in the world?
bunchabullsheet 6 months ago
@bunchabullsheet good point.
BILLYKARLOFF 6 months ago
@harold9468 lol lol lol. and we all hread of you ...... ps thsats 2 off the top 5
mrjohnb999 4 months ago
Toad. Yes bad editing...let us just watch the guy. 70's editing...boring.
w5cdt 6 months ago
very annoying
bangbettercom 6 months ago
@DrR0cks0 I don't have anything against Bonham, he is only the third best drummer in the world
CacheSeaker 7 months ago
Take that John Bonham
joewalshman96 7 months ago
@joewalshman96 You should be saying "Take that Mick Avory!" Leave Bonham out of this! He didn't do anything wrong!
DrR0cks0 7 months ago
Far out man, groovy you know.
Utalpo 8 months ago
if you close your eyes, you can only hear the noise of a the machines in a cookie factory. He F* up White room and instaid of using a joint het tried speed today, so what. He's not my favorit, sorry.
Utalpo 8 months ago
@Utalpo fuck you dude. ginger is the best. period. take your faggot ass else where
bobjackson7 8 months ago
original skill
MinorsByDefault 9 months ago
Don't blame the cameramen gentlemen, blame whoever edited the video, and was cutting rapidly between all the shots
thedizzies1 9 months ago
Amazing drummer, worst camera man in the universe.
cnewman99 9 months ago
At the time Ginger was the only person in the world who could do this
stevesterl 9 months ago
@stevesterl No Way. Max Roach, Tony Wiliams, Budy Rich, listen to some jazz, man.
RaddNiner 8 months ago
@RaddNiner Ginger Baker was originally a jazz drummer, his ideas and playing were just too different and far out there for jazz musicians and so he was kicked out of the jazz band he had joined. Ginger originally meant to play jazz only hence his knowledge in rudimentary skills
Mathew1985AZ 4 months ago
wow
polkapete11 9 months ago
I wonder who had more drugs in his blood, Ginger or the camera man.
whity72 10 months ago 8
That is how its meant to be done
gardnerGB 11 months ago
HUGE DIFERENCE ON AN "R"
BAKER (Y) BA"R"KER (N) BUUU
AlanmV8 11 months ago
The camera operators should be shot - as if we need their antics to make Baker more exciting. They just make it harder to appreciate what he's doing.
favorsham 1 year ago 3
@favorsham i totally agree it made me dizzy
ImAllThat007 1 year ago
@favorsham dude it was the 60's everybody was on acid so give the bums some credit!
cyberyanmar 11 months ago
Baker > Mitchell > Bonham
RastafariPoet 1 year ago 6
@RastafariPoet Bonham learnt from West Africa very Much to drum.
zsobrak 2 months ago
@zsobrak And yet he still doesn't even scratch the surface of Baker's drumming career. His solos are yet to be recreated. I can find replicas of John Bonham's solo everywhere!
TheRobnificent 1 month ago
@guywiththegrass oh right mitch slipped my mind!!! how the hell could i forget him!! his drumming on fire is well FIRE!! lol
zepher1494 1 year ago
@zepher1494 And Topper Headon
SirBanuTheFourth 11 months ago
...and thus death metal was born.
Draugoth 1 year ago
Buddy Rich shits travis Barker as well
dukeblue1110 1 year ago
hello there!!
GINGERBAKEROFFICIAL 1 year ago
dude that guy is so high
RubenMc1000 1 year ago
@RubenMc1000 Drugs were nothing but lubrication for the brain back then
80sKatt 11 months ago
@80sKatt still are
JEVentrillon 9 months ago
moon,baker,bonham the three greatest drummers ever!
zepher1494 1 year ago
@zepher1494 dont forget mitch mitchell
guywiththegrass 1 year ago
I still think Baker was under rated, and i know for sure he would be proud of drummings next big thing, MMA's ray3handssnowdotcom) just google him, hes a freak, and starting to change the instrument.
MyHandsofstone 1 year ago
you cant polish shit and guess what Ginger baker needs all the polish he can get.
MrMudclub 1 year ago
Yeah, it'd be nice if I could SEE what he's doing!!!!!
RedVynil 1 year ago 4
Ginger Baker is an expert on most types of drumming he is the only white drummer who grasps African rhythms He drummed for Fela Kuti in place of the afrobeat drummer Tony Allen look up GingerBaker in Afriica. He is in a differant league to Travis Barker Gingers son Kofi Baker is better than Travis Barker he is on youtube check him out
mickyp1960 1 year ago
this is so classic!
darkmacigian1212 1 year ago
Aaron Gillespie and travis barker are both much better, Ginger Baker can't play much variety but both Gillespie and Barker can
mtinch7 1 year ago
Yup, the camera really lets this classic bit of skin pounding down, sadly. Other than that...bloody legend!
K1w1scot 1 year ago
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I want to puke with this camera
boombillybyebye 1 year ago
your efforts remain forever
made a good difference in my life
love you Bro
backwoodsgps 1 year ago
in the late 60,s Buddy Rich was on the Johnny Carson show and Johnny asked him who he liked in todays music as a drummer. Buddy Rich said baby the only one i could think of following me is the drummer Ginger Baker. Alot of years not in those exact words i know , but this is the basic conversation.At the time and still that little moment blew me away. anyone else recall this. thank you. Drohegda
drohegda 1 year ago
fake
paulstearne 1 year ago
don't shit me, travis barker? ok he's kinda good for a punk pop drummer, but saying he's the best? hahahea there are a dozen of drummers who are faaaaaar better than him, sorry man, just learn a few more about drum techniques and you'll notice that...
veigones 1 year ago
Baker plays four different beats at once
mickyp1960 1 year ago
@Drumboy5165 Travis Barker is the drummer of present day, maybe, but the best drummer ever?! No WAY!! Keith Moon, Mick Fleetwood here mr Baker the beast on the drums and buddy rich are the real drummers.
Fearpiak 1 year ago
@Fearpiak i assure you that Drumboy5165 was utilizing some not-so subtle sarcasm in his reply to me.
and i DO agree with you - - Travis IS good, but these 12-year olds [who often manage to work 'travis' into their youtube handles] who troll Buddy Rich/Ginger Baker/Neil Pert videos and say that travis barker is better...well, they demonstrate their cluelessness every time they type. that's what Drumboy5165 was mimicking.
bedpan25 1 year ago
@Fearpiak Buddy Rich. travis barker who? that guys a hackjob..doesn't even compare to Ginger Baker,John Bohnam or Keith Moon let alone them comparing to Buddy Rich lol or Max Roach or Gene Krupa
Mathew1985AZ 4 months ago
All that while changing his shirt! Rock on Ginge!
b00mhauer 1 year ago
How many arms does this guy have?!
TheKogunEnjou 1 year ago 3
@TheKogunEnjou that would require a metaphysical discussion
SPFrobber 1 year ago
y o all these videos never show the kit only his face
unitedkingdomism 1 year ago
Ginger Baker and Carl Palmer are gods. NO ONE even comes close.
Exumaishere 1 year ago
@Exumaishere Carl Palmer lol, that guy is on a whole other level ,same with Ginger..they get their own genres they are so good. I do have to say though Carl Palmer's classical approach is unfucking matched because he approaches the drumset as an orchestral instrument in a symphony....Tarkus for example is so precise and complex in its structuring and execution.Unfortunately people don't know who these 2 guys are nowdays other than a few .This video in example should have millions of views
Mathew1985AZ 4 months ago
I wanna punch whoever edited this right in the face.
Crubber 1 year ago 15
joey jordinson can suck it
mrduck999 1 year ago
shit man.... he's crazy good.
bananachuck124 1 year ago
GINGER is a Metaller. Ginger sounds so fucking Amazing Metal.
walteran999 1 year ago
From what I hear he's living in south africa these days. He's become a bit of an angry old ma, but he still has his chops. Too bad he's a recluse now. :(
Chamomileable 1 year ago
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da4desigirls 1 year ago
A drummer with a style all his own. Not polished, not deliberate like Bonham or fast and smooth like Mitchell. Not like Keith Moon, Baker accentuated the double bass. Early on, Baker tilted his tom-toms flat! No one else ever did! Way too hard to reach, consistently for a smooth roll from tom-toms to snare or to the floor tom-toms! Sadly, I saw Cream at Madison Sq. Garden and they were awful! Slow, way too loud, out of sync, sounded terrible and kind of stumbling. Bittersweet for sure!
realrdpone 1 year ago
That's a shame. I can remember them when they were great.
goliathpete 1 year ago
I Loved them. They were and are my favorite group of all time. I couldn't stay away, because I had to see them one more time! As a group, they were way too long in the tooth and it was bittersweet! I paid the $130.00 per ticket to see them One More Time! Whew! But I still have those GREAT memories of them in the 60's! That'll never change!
realrdpone 1 year ago
i was named after him ... haha :D my dad got the same style... offbeats and different patterns simultaneously... :D
FieserBauer 1 year ago
This camera guy is REALLY pissing me off! so much ZOOOOOOOOOM and ZWWOOOOOOSH and nausiating spinning...
assholefuckerjackass 1 year ago 59
probably in some bad acids hahaha
suddenly007 1 year ago
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@assholefuckerjackass well thats because you take it up the ass to much..your name fits
whokeithmoon 1 year ago
@assholefuckerjackass this were the 60's y'know... He was probably trying to picture how people saw things at the time.
einXtein 11 months ago
Ginger challenged Buddy Rich to a drum battle one time, and then failed to show up (unexplained why).
gaspo218 1 year ago 2
I thought I'd seen and read everything about Ginger Baker - but never heard that story before....
SAHBfan 1 year ago
CATERVA!
TheMindfx 2 years ago
I saw Ginger Baker's play at Harpo's in Detroit around 1985. He spit a burning cigarette into the air, and nailed it with a drumstick - talk about control!
MrGb1965 2 years ago 5
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Sounds like hammered shit.
nstygatr 2 years ago
that's the toad i remember
chippy783 2 years ago
Beauty!
santamara 2 years ago
@santamara YEP!! I agree!!
Resonantforce 2 years ago
:) Nice!
santamara 2 years ago
Master of the offbeat
MorroccoM13 2 years ago
True MASTER, thanks Ginge !
maxhammertru 2 years ago
Sick. <3
Ecthiel 2 years ago
FREIGHT TRAIN
wildcatfalling 2 years ago
1:28 forward
DRILL CAT olol
abermants 2 years ago
Ginger is a freak of nature. I thought it was impossible to drum so frantically and still create rhythm, especially between his upper extremities and lower extremities, let alone between left and right. Incredible!!!!!!!!!!
glaetze 2 years ago 3
cHECK OUT DAVE bLACK LONG DRUM SOLO ON YT. hE WAS THE FIRST DRUMMER TO USE DOUBLE BASS IN dUKE eLLINGTIONS BAND. AND IS MENTIONED BY gb AS WHY HE PLAYS DOUBLE BASS DRUMS; ALSO PHENOMONAL eXAMPLE OF SPEED AND CONTROL USING TRADITIONAL GRIP. aLSO jOJO mAYER AND "DRUM bATTLE" W/ gb AND OTHER bRIT DRUMMERS. cd "THE aLBUM" BEST SAMPLE OF HIS ENTIRE CAREER ESP. DRUM BATTLE W/aRT bLAKELY 16 MIN. lIVE AT 72 mUNICH oLYMPICC GAMES.
giacblanc 2 years ago
@giacblanc Louie Bellson used a double Bass in the same band in 1946. But Ginger credits Sam Woodyard who also played for Duke Ellington as an influence for the DB. Louie Bellson played for Doc Severenson on the Johnny Carson show. He and Buddy Rich had several drum jams together on the show. As a kid I used to stay up late to watch them. Ed Shaughnessy too. Great times great stuff.
jackgingeranderic 1 year ago
there are a lot better vids of Ginger than this....
philburrell 2 years ago 4
There might be better quality videos out there of Ginger but his playing is still top notch here...
AstralPlane1951 2 years ago
Dont be sorry ,I did`nt say constantly either. I was talking technique. , along with Indian and African ostinatos.
boobj 2 years ago
Listen to that double kick damn man.
bigguy4570 2 years ago
The Video quality doesnt so this solo justice
Swagerama 2 years ago
Man o man can he play.
IWashMyOwnBrain 2 years ago
How many drummers sound like a frieght train or Harley revvin up !?!?!?
boobj 2 years ago 4
keith moon
TheWhoinvasion65 2 years ago
@boobj im sorry thats not a cool sound.... to hear constatnly..
SMWhit3out 2 years ago
one of my favorite drummers of all time
ivanooze13 2 years ago 5
suck on THAT, Travis Barker!
bedpan25 2 years ago 83
@bedpan25 but uh uh uh uh Travis is uh like the uh best drummer in the universe uh and nobody has ever played good before him uh....................
Drumboy5165 1 year ago
@Drumboy5165 haha!
bedpan25 1 year ago
@bedpan25 ;) Thanks for catching that...I noticed your other post regarding my comment as well...I sure hope others can catch the thick sarcasm there too!! Have a great blessed day!
Drumboy5165 1 year ago
@bedpan25 baker couldnt even hold there sticks.
whokeithmoon 1 year ago
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Please don't post lousey quality vids like this just to get on YouTube. Thx.
usmcbob01 2 years ago
This looks to me like it was lifted straight from the 'professional' quality DVD that you can buy in the shops. If you don't like the quality then I think you need to address your citicisms to the producer, Tony Palmer who mixed and cut this vid in 1968 ;-)
It is awful, but alledgedly he was faced with two fixed cameras on either side of the stage which gave him very limited options. The psychadelic effects were to try & make something interesting out of two very stiff camera sequences...
SAHBfan 2 years ago 2
nONSENSE ALL YOU NEEDED WAS TWO CAMERAS SHOULD FOCUS ON SOLO GB OR LEAD ERIC /JACK W/ OTHER TWO IN BACKGROUND. nEEDLESS TO SAY THEY LOOKED AS GOOD AS THEY PLAYED. CAN ONLY HOPE SOME ONE HAS THE RAW FOOTAGE AND IT CAN BE RE-EDITED. THE BEST PART OF THE DVD IS THEIR INTERVIEWS. nOT TO MENTION THEY DON'T PLAY THEIR TWO BEST SONGS AT ALL!
giacblanc 2 years ago
Please don't post lousey quality comments like this just to get on YouTube. Thx
guadfather1 2 years ago 2
This is from 1968!
tenfold 2 years ago
i want to shoot the camera guy .. i can't see what gingers doing because the camera guy thought it'd be good to film like he's having a seizure. cool drum solo though
shadowlorde 2 years ago 5
That's because everyone was on acid.
specialagentslowhand 2 years ago 3
im african american are you trying to insult me?
crabjuice08 2 years ago
Amazingly fast and good skills. But I don't get it musically.
csh07950 2 years ago
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KOFI SUCKS!!!!!!
StevenDorf 2 years ago
What do you say to the Baker detractors who say Bonham was far and away a better drummer? I listen to Toad on Wheels and after 40 years the hair still stands up on my arms. And with all 3 of them jamming at 1:20 in that song it sends a chill down my spine each and every time I hear it.
ricvonzipper 2 years ago 2
bonham and baker play different styles so idk both i think are equal!
brandontylerkaiser 2 years ago 4
brandontylerkaiser, you are absolutely right. Just like Page, Clapton and Hendrix ahve all different styles. My thought is that Ginger is the best though - he's fing all over the place and his drumming makes sense .
LARMAN1000 2 years ago 3
pLUS HE INCLUDES THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF DRUMS FROM bABBY dODDS TO dAVE bLACK TO BE BOP. hOWEVER HE HAS NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO COMPLEMENT ANYONE WHO CAME AFTER HIM. CHECK OUT dAVE bLACK LONG DRUM SOLO AND jOJO MEYER
giacblanc 2 years ago
hes the greates ginger
crunkalac 2 years ago
This guy is the best rock drummer alive no one could match his speed and talent as far as doyleawdanzig I don't think you seen any backyard drummers this good its not about speed. But what do you expect from idiots.
bigguy4570 2 years ago
Very true. DoyleawtDanzig is in a league of his own as an asshole.
mrhudds 2 years ago
It cracks me up. I just read a comment below that says something like "My friends can play this fast!" As if playing fast is what it's all about. Sad...sad sad.
greenfruitface 2 years ago 3
i saw ginger do a drum solo with two feet and one hand and drink a six pack of beer witht hte other
MYJESUSROCKS 2 years ago
no me n your mom are and we're bangin but we aint bangin on trash cans like you and your soon to be gay father are :]
DoyleawtDanzig 2 years ago
i take ginger over mary-ann anyday
babyduck34 2 years ago
great. only shows a blue screen that says greatest drummer. No sound. Perfect.
mgzza 2 years ago
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i dont get it....wats so great about this bitch...ive seen drummers in backyard parties that drum as fast as this or faster
DoyleawtDanzig 2 years ago
its not all about speed idiot
ChuckPaulsen658 2 years ago 2
wtf...well i guess sumone has a stick up their ass
DoyleawtDanzig 2 years ago
BEST DRUMMER EVR EXISTED FUCK
2ROCK0INDIE0LEGEND9 2 years ago
You can have all your favorite Drummers and people who can do handstands on the Drums and play circles around everybodyyou want! But there is only one GINGER BAKER!!!!!!!
mrjimwho 2 years ago
baker, bonham and moon are the best
idkirock 2 years ago
first of all, let me go on record as saying Travis Barker sucks. However, as much as I appreciate what Ginger Baker has done for the drumming world, there's no way you can call him, or anyone else for that matter, the best drummer in the world. That's simply because all drummers have slightly different styles of playing.
drummaboy21 2 years ago 6
World's greatest drummer... 5 stars
Iguana0Baixa 2 years ago
Never heard of her
WhoDoYouHaveToScrew 2 years ago
hahaah
prozack28 2 years ago
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he sux
elk3730 2 years ago
If you look closely, Ginger "changes clothes" during this video. There were actually two shows at RAH and Tony Palmer used footage from both for this program. Eric was so upset by the camera work that he didn't talk to Palmer for a long, long time.
wfsutube 2 years ago
stop the camera !!!!!!fuck cant see wat hes doing
enther7 2 years ago
Whats the fuss about? Look at the technology back then, pedals were crap. He comes from a background that emphasizes rudiments etc. Listen to Cream songs, try and play along and then tell me Ginger isn't brilliant and an innovator. Today's drummers are great, guy's like Baker, Bill Ward etc pathed the way. My old ludwig pedal would make you laugh, hardley anything to it.
gutterspout 2 years ago
Ringo Starr--good subject. He, too, is brilliant. Listen and watch---trademark riding the high hat and his timing is impeccable. If anyone is UNDER rated,. it would be Ringo Starr. No fault can be found with him.
Kaeleeman 2 years ago
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ringo starr and all the other beatles were the biggest pussies to ever walk this earth, im glad their dead, they sucked so much dick!!!!!!!!!!
RadioFlyerKid 2 years ago
FUCK YOU !!!!!!!~!!
mrjimwho 2 years ago
Ringo is overrated. Saying a drummer has perfect timing as a good thing is like complimenting a singer on their ability to sing in tune. If they can't they suck. Ringo is as bad as you could be before you shouldn't even be playing.
Sunderlanding 2 years ago
Agreed there Kaeleeman.
AlexOfBullhead 2 years ago
For the one who says he is "smashing" all over, think of it this way: He is one of the most gifted syncopated drummers of all time. that is NOT smashing around. It is brilliance.
Kaeleeman 2 years ago
He's not syncopating anything...do you even play drums? Syncopated beats have nothing to do with his playing - maybe synchronized is the word you're looking for but he's sure not doing that - check out virgil donati to see real complicated polyrythmic playing.
metalmike83 2 years ago
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He has to be the most overrated drummer I've ever heard - not even fit to stand among the top five hundred YOUTUBE drummers. He's so overrated, he makes Travis Barker look unpopular. I mean, Jesus H. Christ, he just smashes around like a baboon on crack. How the hell did he get shuffled in with the likes of Neil Peart again? Jesus, people need to learn a thing or two about drumming.
metalmike83 2 years ago
you gotta be kidding, comparing travis with ginger is so stupid...
mirsadjs 2 years ago 3
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Not if you actually know what you're talking about. Travis is actually better than him. This guy would fail to rival average drum instructors. It just goes to show how pupularity works - if you play for some band, you are automatically a great drummer when you do a solo that incorporates mostly the snare drum. False logic much? Maybe just not understanding drumming. If you want a real drum solo check the many jazz greats or for modern drummers check out Mike Mikelko, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl.
metalmike83 2 years ago
Ginger Baker plays better now he's old than Travis will ever play or have played :)
mirsadjs 2 years ago 3
your talking about peart being good, he uses the snare sooooooooo much more then ginger does, and hes does the same dam 3 beats
southsaturndelta220 2 years ago
But Travis plays in a popular band as well, and that's probably why you like him. Hipocrite much? You're a fucking idiot. Travis is one of the most overrated drummers ever. I don't think he even knows what a polyrhythm is, and he's never done anything nearly as complicated as toad.
Sunderlanding 2 years ago 2
Actually I don't like Travis at all - I think he's terribly overrated much like Ginger Baker. I was just making the comparison and pointing out that Ginger was the "Travis Barker" of his time in terms of being ridiculously overrated.
metalmike83 2 years ago
I don't think that's true. There were other drummers who were much more overrated, and Ginger did do some unique things. Not only that, but he was one of the only musicians from that time who actually grew and improved.
Sunderlanding 2 years ago
We all have our own choice and as far as care Ginger comes tops with me
yourgreat4 2 years ago
Something Ginger might even agree too: Elvin Jones - Greatest Drummer of all time
MilesTrane21 2 years ago
the greatest rock drummer ever! ( sorry Ringo)
foreverlennon 2 years ago
Althou Ringo was not on the level of Baker and Moon in the ability to play fast. He was the PERFECT drummer for the Beatles music. Imagine Baker or Moon trying to complement the Beatles style - not.
MorroccoM13 2 years ago 3
Yes, M13, you are absolutely right!
Ringo was thee perfect drummer for the Beatles. Baker is too frenetic for the Beatles. They wouldn't have put up with it.
foreverlennon 2 years ago 2
everyone is entitled to thier opinion,but i do not think that ginger baker is over rated.
wisdomstar1981 2 years ago
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I've was a drummer for 35 years and got to the "o.k." stage, but I gotta' get this off my chest, this guy is the single most over rated drummer I have ever heard. Sorry to the Ginger Baker fans, 'cause he's a good, solid drummer, but not in the class most people think he his.
LEROTHECAT 2 years ago
You are an idiot and you know nothing about drums
Milo1950 2 years ago
Sorry Milo1950. Lerothecat isn't an idiot. Check out Alphonse Mouzon and you hear really one of the best drummers
airamanno 2 years ago
You need to listen to the offbeat stuff he does. Nobody could do that stuff even Keith Moon. Buddy Rich maybe.
MorroccoM13 2 years ago