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  • For his next trick, Max will solo on a car battery, with pencils, and still only be scraping the surface of his genius. I miss Max!

  • Insane skill with only using hi-hat and impressing this people !! max respect to Max !!

  • Reeps One sent me here!

  • @vampov I think u must say that to your broken ass mother. U motherfucKER!

  • unfortunately - he sucks ASS on a full kit :p

  • longest punchline ever!!

  • @WindyCityJazz @gvdwmusic. Dnt fucken argue here.. Argue sumwhr nt here coz we here 2 watch videos. Shit.

  • @AfrotoneProduction Sir you need to learn english because I have no idea what you wrote

  • @AfrotoneProduction THAT wasn't english, silly! :D

  • Yes We Crash

  • @gvdwmusic and by the way... I dont prefer any style... I'm a professional drummer myself and I have my favorite drummers in any genre... not just 1 but in any genre a top 10 at least... they are people I look up to... like Max Roach... and favorite is something else as best...

  • @gvdwmusic Favorite is different than one's opinion of best, usually anyway. If you would like to discuss that in private messages I'd be more than happy to do so. I enjoy having civil discussions with people on such topics. Besides, if we all agreed on everything this world would be a boring place.

  • If you listen closely you can hear the hats say help near the end.

  • procurar osar cabesao paro aser cosas bonitas o ol hiso de tuda

  • wow- i have never seen some one rock out with a high hat before pretty cool

  • For all these people with this "no drummer is better than any other", let's get real here. Some musicians are DEFINITELY better than others. Tell you what: I play saxophone, and have been playing about 6 years now. I'm a decent player, certainly not great though. What if I said I were just as good of a saxophonist as Wayne Shorter because no musician is better than any other? Don't you think that would be JUST A LITTLE PRETENTIOUS?

  • @WindyCityJazz its comparing two totally different styles of musicians to eachother that makes no sence... for instance, comparing Buddy Rich with Lars Ulrich... who's better?... well... in rock and metal Ulrich is better, in jazz latin funk Buddy is better.... dont be stupid you know what they mean.

  • @gvdwmusic Don't be a dick and go around calling people stupid simply because you don't agree with what they're saying. OverdriveSounds said "No drummers are better than others. They just play different styles and we base who's better by the style we prefer. End of." So Max is no better than the average joe playing in some rock cover band playing at bars simply because jazz and rock are two different genres?

  • @WindyCityJazz i'm not calling anyone stupid, I said "dont BE stupid" I didnt say "you are stupid"... thats 2 different things in my language.. I partly agree to what you're saying but overall music or any other art form IS NOT A COMPETITION !!!! my example about Buddy and Lars is just to let you see that everyone is good at something... maybe you're very good at playing a C Major scale, better then me on a saxophone for sure, I'm probably better playing it on trumpet

  • @gvdwmusic maybe your driving skills are better then mine, maybe I can cook better then you... come on, "dont be a dick about it"... let's focus on the movie about Max Roach instead of discussing about something we both either agree or disagree on.

  • @gvdwmusic I came here to watch the movie about Max, so don't act like I came here simply to argue. When you have a comments section in a video, people are going to say things that disagree with others. There is nothing wrong with people responding to a comment that they don't agree with. Just because somebody posts a response that disagrees with another does not mean they simply came here to be a troll and not watch the video.

  • @gvdwmusic Your comment is still insulting because it is implying that a person is purposely trying to "be stupid" as though they are purposely trying to be a troll. I was honestly stating how I felt, and treating somebody as trying to "be stupid" IS being a dick about. I have no problem that you disagree with me, and am more than willing to have a healthy debate and explaining my points. I only stated why I disagreed with another post and you act as though I did it to be a troll.

  • @gvdwmusic I never said that music was a competition. Whether people like it or not some musicians ARE better than others. Wayne Shorter IS a BETTER saxophonist than me, and I wholeheartedly accept that. By saying that I'm not trying to make music a competition. I'm simply being a realist about it. Yet it's 'OMG, HE'S TRYING TO MAKE MUSIC A COMPETION!' People need to stop being so damn sensitive.

  • I find it hilarious that stupid people come to Drummer A's pages to try to remind everyone how good they think Drummer B is. Thing is, you're on a Max Roach video. Unless it's about Max Roach, how about shutting the fuck up?

  • Smokeing Hot Drummer!!!!! Whoa!!!!

  • 3w.diegoriedemann.cl

  • He must be wearing tie of destiny.

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  • no doubt he's talented. but i wouldnt pay to see that

  • @rorekel yeah, you could see a street performer do almost the same in any city for free

  • @1234watsup4321 {facepalm} Well, guess where all these street performers learned to do that...

  • @MonsieurMosca i dont need to guess, i know that they learned that right here. i never said max wasnt a legend and that he wasnt talented.

  • Y U NO Mr. President

  • Breakfast is ready.

  • In addition to running fast food chains and drug cartels, Gustavo Fring was also a world-class drummer.

  • i didnt know barrack obama played drums :-D

  • @vigobite Yes most played by ear although Mr. Roach (RIP) was classically trained I believe. This is improv dude: no sheet music for this.

  • Umm.... If anyone ever reads this, I kinda need some help. I want to get the sheet music for this, if possible. I cannot find it anywhere, so I'm kinda guessing the greats just played by ear and memorized what they heard. If you find anything, please respond to this comment. Thanks a bunch!

  • 2006 -

    "this should make me president!" 2008 -

    "i was righttt!"

  • why does everyone have to argue? why can't you just appreciate the drummers for who they are. You can't compare Max and Travis, they're both great drummers and have very very different styles of playing. Just enjoy their playing and stop whining like little bitches.

  • holy shit

  • 2 all u haters on travis barker can any of u guys fuckin play drums like him no so shut the fuck up u stuck up little bitches. an max roach is amazing 2.

  • i think he need a complete drum kit :P

  • Very rich and impressive!

  • DAMN...OBAMA BECOMES PRESIDENT....MORGAN FREEMAN EVOLVES INTO ONE OF THE MOST ESTABLISHED ACTORS AND VOICE OVERS FOR YEARS....WHY NOT COME 2GETHER AND MAKE A BABY BEBOP MASTER???

    ...."A Moment in Music & Black History..."

  • Gustavo Fring is one bad man! Pollos Hermanos!

  • I didnt know obama played the drums so well.

  • @2brothersofstrength ha ha ha ha ha all black people look the same ha ha ha ah aha hahaha funny joke

  • @Jerkicus That is not what I said, I am saying he looks so much like him. Same body shape, same face shape especially. IF obama held drum sticks right now and we had to say he looked like a drummer it would have to be max roach. Can you name one closer looking to obama ?

  • @drummergy

    Whaaat! Max Roach a metalhead!!! What substances are you taking! Max is a beautiful Jazz master, not a mindless basher.

  • what happens when he gets the rest of the kit?

  • @crazygeorgelincoln it blows your mind!

  • Max is a legend, but this is nothing special.

  • This makes me feel like a worthless drummer (because I am).

  • What sets him apart from most metal players isn't so much speed as finesse and technique.

  • This guy played for ages with musicians like Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Clifford Brown, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins...No doubt in my mind that the feelings about Max from these geniuses are far more interesting than the comments of some stupid teenagers who don´t even know what MUSIC is. They even dare to compare him with...Blink182 drummer!! Get a life, guys

  • its so real its fake!

  • Hey, Obama

  • obama? is that you?

  • every time I have tried doing the thing he's doing with the stick sideways , I catch the end of the stick on the bottom cymbal, and it flies through the air!

  • He doesn't even need a drum set, lol.

  • Cool

  • he raped that hihat.

  • HAhaha. Looks lkike he should of ended with a "Fuck You!"

  • For god's sakes. I hate all these guys who are all like "Travis sucks this guys dick!" Most of you probably don't even know that Travis Barker started of playing jazz just like roach plays. No drummers are better than others. They just play different styles and we base who's better by the style we prefer. End of.

  • @OverdriveSounds Hardly. I don't care what genre Barker plays, he can't compare with Roach, very few can. No drummers are better than any others??? How about ones who keep time much better, provide better support, dynamics, have a unique approach to rhythm and listen and react to other musicians.

  • Anybody who think travis barker is the best-TRE COOL can kick his ass!

  • wuhaaaa

  • And to think metal drummers often just leave hi-hats closed and don't even touch the pedal... Max Roach is a good reason why double bass pedals are really kinda' pointless... Why would you want to play studder beats when you can do all sorts of badass stuff with your hats.

  • @demonbomb102 thats because you used actually have to be good to be a famous drummer, now you just have to play fast, hit the drums hard, and look cool

  • @DanDeePee Looking good is an aspect of what makes rock and metal so awesome ;)

    And playing fast is fun, but I guess every drummer likes to chill down for a while, and by then jazz kicks in.

  • can people please leave travis barker out of every drum video on youtube

  • <.< He looked like Obama for a second.

  • 00:38 what the heck man?!?!

  • people think about drums in 1 dimension, i love how he shows us that you can take one hi hat (not 27 piece drum set) and still do amazing things.

  • the hi-hat is getting a massage ...

  • Dang that's what's up!

  • if he can do this with a hi hat. then i don't even want to begin to imagine what he can do with a full drumkit.

  • @ForTheWin247

    the scary thing is, there exists videos of him on a full drumkit O.o

  • R.I.P.

  • He played Sol Peanuts with this setup at the white house. The trio was Max Roach, Diz and Jimmy Carter on vocals.

  • SICKK

  • I noticed alot of buddys tricks,or did buddy get them from max.

  • You know what they say, "Give a black man a stick...."

  • OBAMA:P

    Nah just kidding XD

  • as if we needed more proof that Morgan Freeman can do anything!!!!

  • Dance people

  • kung fu on drums

  • Is'nt this performance from a Dizzy Gillespie concert?

  • Legend

  • MAX is the MAXimum of drums!

  • MAX is the MAXimum of drums!

  • WOWWW JUAT WOW. That was amazing me being a drummer myself im amazed. I bet travis barker cant do THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Innovative usage!

  • inpresionante con el hit hat jaja

  • This dude is bad ass!

  • Who says drums and cymbals are the only instruments for a drummer?? Max uses the stands!!

  • THIS GUY SUCKS TRAVIS BARKER IS A WAY BETTER DRUMMER BLINK-182 IS THE BEST BAND EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........­............just kidding i hate that guy

  • @carnifex714 i was soooo closee to reporting ur comment

  • @carnifex714 thank god i red the end of the sentence lol

  • @carnifex714 *read

  • @carnifex714 Don't scare people like that, haha..

  • @CJRaaa hahahaha im sorry

  • @carnifex714

    i abselotly agree on you !!

    travis 4 ever !

  • @littletravis1  travis barker sucks dick

  • @carnifex714 Too right mate, he does this to me, and he pays for it!!!

  • i was about to say dude, you're on crack if you think that travis barker is good

  • @carnifex714 Dude, I was going to say...

  • @carnifex714 They are both good -_- end of story

  • @carnifex714 Travis Barker never said he was the best. He is a very humble musician, just watch ANY interview. Don't let all the fanboys ruin his name. Max Roach is on another level though obviously...

  • amazing!

  • Max Roach was a bad muhfucka, jack.

    And he understood how revolutionary Hip-Hop was.

    "For centuries, Mozart and Charlie Parker and Ellington and Bach and Beethoven stood for the proposition of harmony, melody and rhythm equally balanced. Now here come these rap kids, dealing with a world of sound that makes the palette much broader. There's no melody, no harmony, just this very repetitive rhythmic thing. Rap completely obliterates Western concepts of music. It's revolutionary."

  • @Tinney14

    Ha ha ha ha! Two pro drummers I know, one my kid's age,and the other my actual kid, asked me how I could possibly break the heads off new graphite sticks...uhhh...I ran into a door sleepwalking? What can I say? Get me more sticks! Oops, got 'em already! Love the kiddies!

  • Okay! I'm healed! I'll get off my knees, from praying in thanks for this, and I'll play my new drums with all my heart! As soon as I put them together...been thirtysix years for the acoustic set...good thing I got the Sabians and extra heads, they're gonna get everything I've got, or I'll play this again and be strong and tireless. I'mDrummGrammyManiacAgin!

  • i would like to see him eating chinese noddles:)

  • i love max roach! <3 WHAT A LEGEND!!!!

  • Bruce Lee and his nunchucks don't stand a chance against Max Roach gaDAYyum

  • He looks like Obama

  • @uoflcard45

    What? Huh? How's the music? Looks like? Put a bag over his head, and yours too, oh, IO'm so sorry, but please please puhleeeeze just listen! We're in the miracle presence of genius master inspiration, the likes of which has come so rarely, and may not come again for us! Listen! Learn that feeling! It's what we're made of, if we can dig it! Now I've gotta replay it! Then I'll set up the new drums! What an honor, YouTube!

  • cooooooooooooooooooool

  • Wahrlich circensisch!

  • you're not a real drummer until you've not only seen, but understand this video.

  • Max was awesome! I saw him with his quartet including Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, and Tyron Brown - an excellent show. And then, for the second encore, Max came out alone and did a hi-hat thing like this, but he did it for maybe 10 minutes, and it never got boring!

  • @fallingfromjupiter Who the fuck do you think u r? Dumbass. Have another listen.

  • we NEED MORE beautiful JAZZ!!!!!! Thank You! THANK YOU!!!!!

  • um i dont see what's so world class... and yes, i was one of the dislikes. and im a a percussionist not a clarinet player.

  • @chords4dayz maybe you should take up clarinet. Haha sorry, I agree with you, I just HAD to say that. OCD kinda thing.

  • the 52 dislikes must have come from clarinet players

  • I weren't really able to appreciate this.

  • The big band Drummers and the Jazz drummers where the shit 

  • @BluesHeavy yeah, and they played wearing tuxedos... which must be kinda uncomfortable

  • hes such a king

  • I love all these new rock/metal drummers you see with their shirts off and stuff, and then you see guys like Roach and Buddy Rich wearing suits and stuff and still out-playing them a lot of the time.

  • @demonbomb102 Amen!

  • @demonbomb102

    you mean all the time

  • @demonbomb102

    Honestly I don't get how these fuckers can keep their shirts on, I sweat after 5minutes of attempting shit like this.

  • @Orancube He invented human cooling. He can do anything. He's Max Roach ffs.

  • @demonbomb102 what does that have to do with anything

  • @demonbomb102 what the drummer is wearing makes no difference. they just come from a different time. yes these drummers like max roach are fantastic but theyre not made more impressive coz theyve got a tie on!

  • @virtualpigmaster

    are you fucking high

    The tie makes the man.

    I can't drum without my tie.

  • @demonbomb102 what he played wasnt that impressive who said they cant play this??most metal drummers cant play this fast

  • @demonbomb102

    jea ... actually its not the clothes that make a good drummer ... i think that is apparent

  • So this is the legendary Max Roach huh?

  • hahah makes my favorite drummer stewart copeland look like a rookie

  • the barack obama of drums :')

  • @thedarkfiredragon more like barack obama is the max roach of politics, only max roach was awesome and obama is well..................not so much....

  • @thedarkfiredragon barack obama suck dick!

  • @thedarkfiredragon except max is good at something

  • @thedarkfiredragon morgan freeman of drums more like

  • Max is still underrated, We all know here that he would appreciate drummings new big thing, MMA's ray3handssnow.

    Bros, hes a freak and changing the instrument.

  • @MyHandsofstone hahahaha dude i see thos comment everywhere. that is the funniest shit ever

  • He makes new era drummers look pathetic. Just Beautiful.

  • at 0:46 he's hitting like Bruce Lee with the Nunchaku

  • top that joey jordison,very cool and impresive mr obama:)

  • @01murph ahahahahahha MR Obama??? ahahahahahahhahah!!!

  • I can do this: except slower, out of time, and shitty sounding.

  • @gitchigoomi LOL!!!

  • Can anybody tell me which hihat is he using?

  • so this is the guy that invented drum n bass ohhhhhhhhhhh

  • This isnt good...at all.

  • I did a project on him in the 8th grade and this man is amazing. He is my inspiration to save up for drums and learn to play. Bravo Mr. Roach Bravo

  • If this man was still alive I would be booking a plane ticket to where he lives right now, just so i could shake his hand.

  • @Waniay why ??

  • some of you are still in the comparison trap. why compare genius to genius? be glad that there is genius out there and just enjoy/learn. it's very weird that in an artform like music especially people are always trying to fight out the useless battle of who is better. That is totally not the point.  for most it is probably a way to counteract perceived intimidation. Music can such strong effect that somehow one can be offended by it intimidated by it.

  • @kofianonym

    Very deep, yes, just right! I think it's a matter of meaning every thing you play! If you're not gonna cook, don't come to the gig! Music's a gift and we better honor it, at least in front of folks! Stay home if you want to cop out waffle around, just don't let the trusting innocent world see any less than all ya got! Is it me? I'm nuts? Yes? No? Is this thing on?

  • i had him as a professor at UMass ahmerst. he is as cool as he looks.

  • @humbledrumah he taught at amherst?!!? shitt i wish he was still here id go visit and have him sign my record lol

  • @goredsox1792 - i did the same thing the next semester but he was never around. an honorary prof! and a great one at that brotha... peace to the 413 area. i b 843 now

  • Great!!!.. but, the other part of drum set??? XD ;D

  • papa joe

    

  • @MrTeslasRevenge Papa Joe was Joe Jones, Basie's drummer before Payne. This is Max Roach.

  • do you have eye trouble , buddy could play that shit with one hand tied behind his back, max couldn't hold a candle to papa joe or 'big' sid when it came to hi-hat rhythms

  • @sailin1934 Hmmm... You've ironically hit the nail on the head- and exemplify the very problem that's at the heart with those on Buddy's 'bandwagon'- they think one-handed showoff stuff is the greatest art of all. Buddy was faster- no doubt. But, once and forever- that is not the point. It's the imaginative and interesting colors of the drummer's vocabulary that Max excelled at. Max was much more deeply creative. Buddy was perhaps the better drummer- but Max was very much more the artist.