Best John Bonham Solos

[SrsOrsgasmagoricos]

John Bonham - Keith Moon

[thelonious1234]

John Bonham is not only the greatest rock drummer; he is the greatest player of any instrument in a rock-and-roll context.

The greatest rock musician is the dude who has the most rock and roll coming out of his instrument. So that leaves us with him, and Bo Diddley.

[eatthisvr6]

@thelonious1234 jimmy page is with them

[mgpvii]

If I want technical, I can turn on my computer and get a computerized drum beat...what you find in many of today's pop song. I want style, feeling and originality...I want Bonham.

[cottonfever1221]

For a dude who's self taught alot of his chops are of the same caliber as Buddy Rich,listen to some big band solo's with Rich and Krupa going back and forth(drum battles)Bonzo possessed alot of the technical abilities these "drum legends"had and I make no disrespect about Krupa or Rich and am not compairing Bonham to them,just pointing out some similarities between a self taught on pots and pans lad from England and two of the most wellknown drummers considered to be 2 of the best ever.

[moatman45]

Great clip. Nick mason at 2:10!

[luisortegaGNR]

@moatman45 That's true!

[zeppeleta]

WOW!!Ele é o Melhor ainda.The best,Bonzo...eu gostaria de tê-lo para zunir os atabaques no meu terreiro de macumba!

[iplayourminecraft]

the real JB

[46september]

 0:30 fat Mike Portnoy ???

[mjpitche]

I think he had a really nice jazz and blues background. That's the trick to having such good rudimental and swing skills.

[jamesisahardman]

17 people suck, they wouldn't be able to play like this in a million years.

[webinfotech1]

my prodigy

[DrewDrums76]

What thunderous groove this man brought to the table. A true legend in its purest form.

[sebastiancardello]

great drummer, great band, i love led zeppelin

[MrBfd0412]

17 as of now!

[rogerbahakel]

my two favorite drummers is buddy then john bonham.

[dockaiser]

@rogerbahakel yup, mine too, in that order ..

[badfishsublime420]

I love bonzo. Sounds like he throws a drum set down 1000 stairs, jumps down after them, and plays them on the way down.

[RalphMarx]

@badfishsublime420 WBAHAHAHA that is hillarious picture in my head, awesome too

someone should do an animation of it though !

[the77punks]

@badfishsublime420 hahaha :')

[chefjimmie1]

So loose in parts, natural, one of a kind drummer. I was one of those guys in the background cheering!

[barkulator]

All four of them were stand-alone virtuosos, but then when you put them all together...well it's obvious what happened

[PopaRaff]

Today is the 31st death anniversary of John Bonham. He died on 25 september 1980. Thumb up to honour him. This is not a Spam, just a cheer to Bonzo.

[beautifulsarah100]

@PopaRaff Just so you know, there's no such thing as Spam when Bonzo's name is in it. Thumbs up dude. Rock on!

[PopaRaff]

@beautifulsarah100 Rock On, yeah!

[bbblazer]

He Changed The Look and Sound of Drumming Forever

[drummerboy0311]

0:19, getting high as hell for the camera. No big deal ;)

[kandjlife]

@drummerboy0311 LOL it could be a cig

[naddzdangle]

Bonzo = fu*king amazing talent.

[WRXiNsanity2012]

MY IDIOL !!!!!

[HotMusicLyricsChick]

What a great drummer! So incredibly powerful with his own unique sound.

[halvierd]

jojo mayer lays all to rest

[maccagrabme]

@halvierd That's your opinion.

[Thomlistentoslayer]

@halvierd yes your 100 accurate on that:) but come on this isn't bad!!!!

[thefatbear101]

one of my fav drummers

[WhatUsee00]

That pic at 2:10 - 2:19 is actually Nick Mason from Pink Floyd...

[gloomygory]

Quiero llegar a tocar la bateria como bonham *w*

[chizelbonzo]

Absolutely sensational. Thanks for posting this. cheers.

[MARIOSSP62]

was this the one during the song remains the same

[priamyvate]

Neil Peart (rush drummer) couldnt do this bass pedal work with a double pass pedal

[sheddski]

john bonham and don brewer are the 2 locomotive type drummers ever in rock .they are like a runaway train

[guitarttimman]

Do you know what really bothers me? When people say there's more technically skilled drummers now days and they can't even appreciate someone who was so uniquely awesome as Mr. Bonham! As a musician myself, I know there's much more to real "music" than technical ability alone! A unique style that stands out and is different from others, is worth MORE than the most technical playing in the world. It's true that Bonham had BOTH! and his style is still unmatched by any drummer even today!

[lordofengmar]

@guitarttimman I agree. personally, it is not technical skill which a drummer good, it is how musical his playing is. I am saying this without previous bias, as i have just been introduced to these musicians, but Bonham's playing blows most out of the water with how truly musical it is, including Max Roach, whose playing i just found pretentious. Bonham is of the few drummers whose drum solos i could listen to as music on its own.

[guitarttimman]

@lordofengmar

thank you

[Garrotte123]

@guitarttimman I bought a tuition DvD from Steve Smith and he had a whole section dedicated to Bonham. A guy with the technical expertise that puts hookers out of the blowing minds business felt it appropriate to dedicate (I forget how long) of his tuition dvd to the beats of Bonham.

I think everyone who matters appreciates JB.

[guitarttimman]

@Garrotte123

I've never heard a better drummer than JB! His style is what got me hooked.

Thank you

[congas101]

The Best of The Best....

[123BenThere]

4. Neil Peart

3. Dave Grohl

2. Keith Moon

1. John Bonham

Best drummers to walk the Earth

[LookItsSully]

@123BenThere i agree with all of those choices, tool drummer Danny Carey and Carter Beauford is also amazing.

[123BenThere]

@LookItsSully Dude I love DMB. Carter Beauford kicks ass. Tool is good too

[sulav616]

15 people are guitarists

[byPetra]

When ozzy died then came back, the first thing he said was "Holy shit Bonzo just beat Jesus in a drum battle!"

[ledab100]

fabuleux!!!!!!!!!

[VikingRaider]

14 people would rather watch f****in' Tapac.

[fftlx990]

whoever disliked this video, there is something really wrong with you.

[bach22drummer]

it's moby dick !!

[DoubleJmaster4]

Far out drumming



[mackeefy]

when it thunders,,,,,its only john playing for god,,, 

[bluesmama100]

I came to You Tube looking for Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich videos, and one thing led to another! John Bonham was in their league! Thanks for these videos!

[Predator1rising]

@bluesmama100 john bonham was in their league?! they were outta his league mate. no-one comes close, nobody.

[bluesmama100]

@bluesmama100 Hey, Predator1rising! I hate to disagree with a fellow music-lover but Gene Krupa started it all in the 40s. He was the first drummer to actually make the drums a solo instrument, instead of a guy sitting in the back of the percussion section. But I agree that John Bonham was among the absolute greatest of all time!

[Predator1rising]

@bluesmama100 yeah well, i guess your right my friend, my bad.

[bluesmama100]

@Predator1rising Yeah, well, if you're bad, it's only in a "good" way, my friend! Thanks for your gracious reply, and I hope we can talk again some time! You have GREAT taste in music! Take care, Babe!

[MrGunnyboddy]

John Bonham is my God but im athiest and my version of heave would be hanging out with this guy in a studiao with 2 ludwig vistalites.

[supdenfoosukka]

Buddy Rich Taught this man

[beska507]

we love john bonham

[maidenamerica814]

Led Zepplin (with Jon Bonham!) will go down in history as one of the best Rock n Roll bands with supremacyin literary composition. They have yet to be matched.... #epic

[pkatti12]

its just incredible how he never used a double bass pedal....

[woody2327]

@pkatti12 Yeah. I had read that he thought about it, but Jones talked him out of it saying something like he could do more with 1 pedal than most guys could with 2.

[beautifulsarah100]

14 people need Bonzo to come back from the dead and do a drum solo in their fucking asses.

[galius1]

@beautifulsarah100 Damn right

[KSitz77]

@beautifulsarah100 well maybe they were comparing him to Buddy Rich.....lol.

[Asparmann]

@beautifulsarah100 two more people want bonham in their ass since you commented.

[aleutianoutlaw]

@beautifulsarah100  I gotta steal that one!

[beautifulsarah100]

@aleutianoutlaw Do so with my blessing and in honor of the greatest drummer who ever walked the earth.

[MrBfd0412]

@beautifulsarah100

17 as of now!

[circet]

@beautifulsarah100 Mistake my friend, 17....

[juddy219]

@beautifulsarah100 agreed!!!

[theviraldrummer]

@beautifulsarah100 i agree, but now its 17 people

[tolgapala]

@beautifulsarah100 as of now, he needs to do some overtime for the additional 4

[18TheCrow18]

Tanti auguri Bonzo... <3

[WoodFloorBoards]

happy birthday bonzo. r.i.p

[bcrichenthusiast]

Happy b-day Johnny Bonzo!

[setnewer]

nigger 1:10:10

[thewsca]

Check out Ronnie Tutt drum solo for the greatest Rock drummer of the 70s.

[Eddie147741]

I stopped watching porn and started to watch EARPORN!!

[mjw9363]

John Bonham made drum heads out of Chuck Norris' ass cheeks...maracas out of his nuts...a cow bell out of his skull...a set of vibes out of his rib bones and drum sticks of his out of Leg bones...and a set of chimes out of his teeth

[scorpions921]

One of the best drummers ever, together with Nick Mason from Pink Floyd at 2:10 ;)

[2002drummerdude]

thanks for the life of john boham rip

[IraHayesIraHayes]

Who is good today like he was then?

[synesthesia67]

@IraHayesIraHayes nobody

[trams33]

i wish pop music was never fucking invented thumbs up for Rock, RIP John Bonham and all great musicans who passed away.

[fidan2fast]

@trams33 pop i short for popular, or in other words mainstream, this was actually mainstream at one time in history

[trams33]

@fidan2fast now your just twisting things, i was talking about "pop" as in the genre sorry i didn't specify.

[Drumric305]

I wonder if he knew he was the best and was going to be for the next 40 years...

[RedDonegan]

Sweaters powered Bonham. Everyone knows that.



[mahavishnuxc]

@RedDonegan ...i think it was that tall glass of beer that he always had standing next to his drum set that gave him his power (see "Moby Dick" drum solo at Royal Albert Hall), after a 20 min jam he just pulls out a glass of beer.....what a badass.

[RedDonegan]

Sweaters powered Bonham. Everyone knows that.

[jeroen0011]

what software you used for the pics to go in and out? :p

[F2FRONT500]

Never mind, I can see others pointed it as well. Anyway, great video.

[F2FRONT500]

@ 2:19, that looked like Nick Mason from Pink Floyd. Actually, I think it is him. Noticed the double bass drums as Bonzo never played the double bass drums and it looks the drum set Mason played.

[Cincinnatus1869]

@F2FRONT500 sure as hell is . good eye. he is a fine drummer also .

[kammya1]

one of the best drummers!...

[sraczunia666]

13 people are deaf!

[MichaelHansenFUN]

isnt this mostly from song remains the same?

[thewsca]

This is fantastic,but look for a video on here called ELVIS DRUMMER 76 and give it a play.It blows this away,seriously.

[0adireita]

@thewsca close.not better. lack of feel

[Cgili]

13 personas que no les gusta esto, q se vayan a cagar loco

[thewsca]

check out a ronnie tutt drum solo

[mcbrainfan97]

the 12 people who didnt like this can kiss my ass

[outofslumber]

The pic at 2:16 even. no matter I just noticed someone already noticed it too.

[outofslumber]

The pic at ":16 I could swear that wasnt bonham but Nick Mason of Floyd.

[1004abcD0953S741F]

Bonham,The Official King of all drummers.

[KurdtKobain09]

Anyone else thinks it weird to see John Bonham wearing a led zeppelin tshirt?

[kingscot]

Love John Bonham...BTW, at 2:10 that's Nick Mason of Pink Floyd. Don't know if anyone has pointed this out. Sorry if redundant.

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@kingscot you are right it is nick mason of pink floyd

[djs1317]

Led Zeppelin is hands down the best rock band ever and Bohnam is the best drummer ever!

[ratchetninja21]

i think him, buddy rich, carter beauford, steve gaddd, vinnie caliuta are probably the greatest groovin mofos around

[vibfid]

buddy rich. just sayin

[mcbrainfan97]

@vibfid john bonham is way much better he influenced a million drummers

[134679gamer134679]

RIP John Bonham It was a long time ago but you will always be in our hearts!

[MrEpicPants]

i like the close-up of his sweater at 0:14

[thepursuitofmusic]

i have not seen a post that refers to "Bonzo's Montreaux" from the post breakup release of "Coda". Outstanding solo! He was the single greatest hard rock drummer of his time.

[mjw9363]

@thepursuitofmusic Fucking PERIOD......end of story

[metalhead9211]

john kicks muthafuckin ass

[chikithabetun]

it's there some video on where he did a drum hand solo??? I mean, without sticks

[HulkWhenAngry]

GOD I FUCKIN LOVE LED ZEPPELIN. jpj is sooo talented. he can play a fuck load of instruments. and jimmy page's incredible guitar work. both on electric and acoustic. john bonham is jesusing the shit out of his drums, while plant makes girls cum with his voice. best band ever, fucking period.

[jdfred1970]

@HulkWhenAngry Couldn't have said it better myself , I have been telling everyone who will listen the same thing for a long ass time , a band that should have been standing the test of time like the Stones ..... 60 some yrs old, I think Mick Jagger is like 67, { correct me if I'm wrong } and still in concertt all over the world, Led Zeppelin would have made it longer and done it better , Best fuckin' Rock N Roll Band EVER " fucking Period " ;)

[antoniohm81]

0:52 lol, che guevara

[dlm9293]

all of you queers arguing are...well, queers. shut the fuck up and listen isn't that what we're here for? for fucks sake

[rufusbone]

i do dickhead,,, im just not living in the past.. there are better drummers out there today and im not referring to double kicks, anyone can do that

[rufusbone]

he was one of the best in his day but would be pretty average in this day and age.. Danny Carey does it for me.. guys like Joey Jordison are a dime a dozen..

[mjw9363]

@rufusbone you're a fucking idiot...learn about time signatures and single kicks IDIOT......

[Sbavni]

10 people have BRAIN DAMAGE!!!!!!!

[trane101]

@yoyo1yo123

i dunno he just doesnt do anything that really blows my mind. im a drummer as well and i can play everything he plays. look up tony royster jr or vadrum on youtube; those are the kinds of drummers that blow my mind.

[mjw9363]

@trane101 I guess those guys use single kicks??? use like 13/11ths time signatures........13/9th signatures...grow up and come back

[wrathofpilgor]

@mjw9363 About the single kicks...what does having 2 pedals have to do ANYTHING about playing in odd time sigs? Mike Portnoy plays in odd time sigs, along side of nearly EVERY >Talented< metal band (and some not metal ones to) with double pedals. And whats the difference between playing a stupid time sig, and playing insanely fast? Joey Jordison (YES I KNOW THERES BETTER DRUMMERS FLAMEWHORES) isn't as complex, Bonham isn't as fast...its all opinion, grow up.

[rogers500set]

Bonham, vistalites!



[thewsca]

Check out a Ronnie Tutt drum solo.

[trane101]

ok i'll just go listen to some GOOD drummers lol! i came across this video without an opinion but after watching it i realized its not good! so yea you enjoy your "excellent" music while i listen to much better stuff

[yoyo1yo23]

@trane101 - Just in case you didn't know, i bet nearly all of these "good" drummers you like to listen to, see Bonham as a huge inspiration and only wish they could be as half as GOOD as he was!

[trane101]

omfg hes not that good and he definitely is not the best....

[01GuitarGuru01]

@trane101 take you and your shit appreciation and taste for music out of here. Twat. Go listen to N-Dubz or something.

[MijackLover]

The best.

[chronicod4]

only drummer who can win a drumming contest against chuck norris

[asfyxi]

@chronicod4 haha! Best comment ever made by a human

[sinnw]

@chronicod4 not even

[DBOG]

@chronicod4 Actually Charlie Sheen could win Against Chuck Norris

[ABSpryteCube]

@chronicod4 thats buddy rich my friend

[EdgeAweberry]

@chronicod4 Look up Dave Weckle

[cartmammainia]

@chronicod4 the only drummer who can win a drumming contest against neil peart.

[pepe7drum]

@cartmammainia the only comment that cant win to the other original comment

[Cpbarbro]

@chronicod4 him and Neil Peart

[juddy219]

@chronicod4 hahahahahaha agreed!!!



[giggie]

best rock n roll drummer ever !!!!

[TheTrucker38]

best drummer ever

[cac1987fcb]

Chuck norris cried when bonzo died...

[MrGergen]

@cac1987fcb

very true

[jay112273]

its alright..dunno if hes the best.but it sounds good

[Parano666D]

Lo0oL,i cant' hear bulshits , we are talking for the best drummer and band ever !

[crackerz99]

i think that Led Zepplin, like many rock bands, use too much high hat in their songs, other than that, they r pretty cool.

[AfroIsmael]

he just threy away his life n his god skillz away, thats sad. but i guess that if he hadnt had the life he had he wouldnt be John Bonham. R.I.P.

[ThePignator]

why do people always bring people like jordinson to these videos. bohnam is a legend and always will be. leave it at that. screw joey.

[billyconnearly]

If you want to be a legend - play an instrument on tour away from your loved ones in spite of all your instincts, play better than your heroes, then above everything else, die young!!

[andi6696]

did john die of an overdose???? i cant remember. HE WILL BE MISSED. ROCK ON

[billyconnearly]

@andi6696 John didn't overdose - he drank 40+ measures of vodka, fell asleep and choked to death on his own vomit! He bequeathed his position with Led Zeppelin to Jason - I can't imagine a greater gift!

[mthrnatrsson1]

BYE, JOHN..YOU ARE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN...

[liammchart55]

how the fuck is this disliked

[changospank1]

@liammchart55 they were violated with drumsticks. thats the only reason i can think of.

[claudionicastro]

The FIRST EVER!!! Bonzo LIVE!!!!

[drumminginchicago9]

If ya did not know him personally you cant say a thing cause you just dont know the whole truth of this performer father and yes he was wild on the road cause he missed his family it finally got to that point and what happend to him can happen to anyone who has one night of over drinkinf and vomiting in your sleep while you are totally smashed it was a terrible accident

[tjfreak]

"He drank himself to death willfully leaving behind a widow and son. That is despicable." "They arent my go to guys on parenting and living advice.' ? What ?

I read it exactly as you intended...You pass judgment on someone you never met. and what are you a "go to" for...? you clearly have absolute strangers all figured out & you seem a little intoxicated with yourself... Walk a mile in someone's shoes...Really man no hostility..and I'm Chilax for a living

[ScoldBridle]

bonohms in heaven jammin with hendrix on guitar cliff burton on bass and lennon singing

[LiamHughDonohoe]

There is no comparison between Moon and Bonham, they shouldn't be compared, Bonham is out of Moons league. Both were self-taught at the same time and yet Bonham has technique comparable to that of a modern-day highly disciplined drummer, whereas Moon couldn't even hold his sticks. Look up one of Moons solo's on youtube, there's only 2 ever recorded, both of them are him trying to be technical and emulate the work of Bonham, and he does so unsuccessfully. Compare Bonham and Peart not him and Moon

[dougy12]

@LiamHughDonohoe mitch mitchell was better than both

@dougy12

How?