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  • Mitchell was such a thunder-monkey behind the set.

  • Started spacious good phrasing took his time layered it up good nice jazz interpretation on the rudiments nice finish... like the natural sound of the drums and the tuning.

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  • Wow... Noel Redding must have felt like such a little bitch standing next to these two giants.

  • @akathasamurai Why? Wasn't he a giant also?

  • @miss19lolo I wouldn't say so, but I guess that's just my opinion. I wouldn't say he was bad or anything, either, but he had to stand in the shadows of two of the all-time greats... People are going to talk about Jimi & Mitch for years to come, but hardly anyone is going to even mention Noel Redding.

  • wish the sound was better but whatever still a good solo

  • Is it a hurricane? No !! It's a drum solo from Mitch Mitchell !!

  • Stockholm 1969 look it up for the full show

  • And yesterday i heard my friend saying "Its not important who were in the Hendrix experience with Jimi. They're just backroundplayers and they don't matter. Jimi is the thing". He's that kind of guy who only listens of 2 most famous song from every group he's listening to. And shit he sings always that fucking Pitbull song fuck!!!!

  • This is part of a live concert, the video is on YouTube somewhere but its the worst JHE performance I've ever seen. Jimi was playing subpar and noels bass was too low. Mitch stole the show

  • is the riff that the whole band plays an actual song by them? or just a jam?

  • @inalavalamp VOODOO CHILD!

  • @The4thGuy you sure? it's a different key, maybe because they're doing it live. whatever it is, it's sick

  • @inalavalamp Well... it kinda sounds more like a jam based on Voodoo Child.

  • 0:14 - 0:55 this is what John Bonham used years later for the outro of Rock and Roll, especially live.

  • @ter50 I Hear it for sure! Soo true.. Thought it was just me..

  • @ter50 Bonham used that in Moby Dick. It was one of his signature drumrolls, but he would do it with single bass and much smoother and more difficult movements.

  • @mindfreak990 Bonham did that in triplets doing varations on his set, while Mitchell did this in quadruplet with the double bass. Love them both, but Mitchell is my favourite, he set the basis of hard rock and even heavy metal drumming since the late '60 and pioneered jazz fusion too!

  • @ter50 Bonham did quadruplets too, with single bass. Trust me, mate, I love them both. They're my two favorite drummers, and they're both equally revolutionary in their own ways. Mitch started as a jazz drummer, which is where he developed a lot of fills and his "keep-it-close" style.

  • @mindfreak990 more difficult movements...hahahahaha

  • The best of all time it is as simple as that.He was everything to me a drummer should be.And he will always be my greatest inspiration.Play on Mitch.R.I.P.

  • The man.And to me always will be.Mitch was such a monster.I have adored his playing since i picked up my first set of sticks many years ago.He still inspires me to this day.

  • They, including Jimi should have let Mitch get his rocks off more. There is no doubt in my Mitch wanted to go further in his solo. The bass player should not even walked towards the drums during his solo. It is almost like he ( the bass player ) is saying " come on dude, we need to play and finish this set so I can get home to feed my cat " Even Jimi should have known this. I am sure Mitch kept it to his self after the show, but he wanted to say something to both of them...He was just starting!

  • @hanklove4ever,I knew,recorded and lived with Mitch in L.A.(early 80s).We built a 16 TK.studio and began.Seems strange,yet there were no offers that paid enough to cover his rent.He did join up with a "Hendrix" tribute group which I can say he wasn't eager to do..Like most I was attracted to his work with Hendrix.To my surprise he confided he would rather play pocket style,R&B and his Dream Gig was "Drummer " for the House Band with the Letterman TV Show.Miss him.Trace Harrill

  • few people are aware of the fact that "Manic Depression" was in 9/8 time. THIS is one of three fave Hendrix tunes of mine as well. M M was an acomplished musician -- not just a great drummer. Louis Bellison was, to the best of my knowledge, the 1st to use twins. Keith Moon replaced his Hi Hat w/ a Bass, but didn't play like rock drummers have done since the 70s. He "kept time" w/ his left foot on the bass, same as all the Jazz greats had done on the Hi Hat. Mitchell's style was a true "hybrid".

  • Mitchell recorded everything on a three peice kit, he expanded later in his prime

  • Damn I didn't know Max Roach was white, british, and played with jimi hendrix

  • Jimi was amazing, just completely amazing. But, I honestly believe he would have been even better without the drugs.

  • But i still ave full respect for Niel Peart, Cozy Powell, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich Etc. Just chill everyone, and just enjoy the goddamn music!

  • what does it matter who's betta anyway? everyone as their own opinion. for me it's Mitchell, Moon The Loon, Bonzo and Ginger. all fantastic. because they have FLARE. nowadays drummers are just background beats who have big kits for no apparent reason.

    Bonzo could do it all with a 3-piece kit and ONE pedal.

    Mitchell could do it all on a 6-pice kit.

    Ginger can also do it on a 6-pice kit, but with many cymbals.

    Keith could do it with a 20-30 piece kit. Not for any reason, but because he could.

  • what does it matter who's betta anyway? everyone as their own opinion. for me it's Mitchell, Moon The Loon, Bonzo and Ginger. all fantastic. because they have FLARE. nowadays drummers are just background beats who have big kits for no apparent reason.

    Bonzo could do it all with a 3-pice kit and ONE pedal.

    Mitchell could do it all on a 6-pice kit.

    Ginger can also do it on a 6-pice kit, but with many cymbals.

    Keith could do it with a 20-30 piece kit. Not for any reason, but because he could.

  • Why are people saying John Bonham is Better than Baker or Mitchell? It's COMPLETELY reverse. The greatest drummers of all time began with JAZZ.

  • this is quite possibly the reincarnation of elvin jones wrapped up in white skin with a fro... lets all take a moment to savor the idea....

  • I think Mitch has a distinguishable sound among the drummers in his era. But he often uses this sound, this style on many of the songs by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He's not very technical but he's very aggressive like Keith Moon and he was among those who make some sort of jazz+rock fusion in drumming.

  • Attention Drummers/musicians!!! Get the book "realistic rock" by Carmine Appice!! If you like 60's-70's rock drumming it's the Bible. It turned my hopeless brother into a real rock guy. He would work on it every day and half way through the book and after learning the first Zeppelin record beat for beat he would go back to the jams and sound exactly like Simon Kirk of Free and Bad Company...with bonham fills to boot. It could save rock drumming im serious. Amazon.com

  • Holy Shit! That was so sweet!

  • my favorite drummer ever.....!!!

  • 1:40 i came.

  • Kool vid -Thanks

  • happy birthday Mitch! July 9,1946

  • Technically superior to Bonzo.

  • @Easleytee I'm pretty sure half the worlds best drummers today are technically superior to Bonzo. But I think he had a style and groove that no one can match, no matter how technically advanced they are. Just a thought.

  • @929DEMPSEY I agree. Bonzo is my fave hard rock drummer cause he's got almost all elements a drummer should. He's a balance of technicality and speed plus an awesome feel. Guys like Peart and Portnoy are more technical but they don't have the feel of John Henry Bonham.

  • @Ishi680

    I agree. You summed it up very well with your assessment.

  • I know Mitch is smileing down on us and Jamming the Heavens with Jimi and Noel. may you memory live for ever, One of the Greatest Drummers who ever Lived. Peace

  • no hi-hat

    no double bass

    none of the shit other fag drummers sometimes use.

  • @Astfresser Actually he is using a double bass in this video

  • @LiquidSunshineandEC are u sure?? had it been invented yet?

  • @charloleptifoufou Yes, Louie Bellson had invented the double bass set up in high school. Ginger Baker was the first to use the set up in Rock music, but Mitch took it to the next level adding his new "fusion" technique, using straight rock beats intermittent with jazz fills. He's my favorite drummer.

  • @JLeeMorganJr same ;)

    thanks for the info!

  • @charloleptifoufou no problem what so ever, its my pleasure to share such trivial facts with fellow drummer.

  • @charloleptifoufou Watch his left foot, he isn't using the hi-hat, and you can actually see the second bass when the camera zooms out, not that I'm hating on Mitch Mitchell, him and Bonham are my two favorite drummers. And yes, Louie Bellson came up with the idea of double bass in the 40's or 50's.

  • @LiquidSunshineandEC ok thanks :D

  • @Astfresser no hit hat... ??

  • FUCK. Enough said.

  • jesus, he's going fuckin nuts on those drums!

  • mitchells solo or hendrixes?

  • @MaverickJimBob I kind of figured that, I can hear Mitch in John's drum solos, not so much rhythm but definitely solos!

  • Mitch IS the man!

  • Does he even have a hi hat?

    Does he have double bass pedals?

    Does he use the triplet thing that John Bonham does

  • @CacheSeaker You do know this fella inspired people like John Bonham and other 70's drummers, right?

  • Very underrated drummer

  • Mitch Mitchell will never be forgotten. R.I.P.

  • fucking jams.

  • @DaveS12382

    Yeah Dave I agree and he has a real Buddy Rich influence in his playing

  • oh and Mitch is fucking awesome, my freaking jaw dropped

  • This is why

    1. I play guitar

    2. I play a stratocaster

  • dont forget dennis chambers and every one that follows the old school trend

    like tony royster jr

  • my favorite song from him and jimi is bold as love and right when you think the song is gonna end he comes up with this little solo and they keep playing

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  • He's on heroin :D

  • @SouthEasternLoey which one..lol

    

  • mitch has a double pedal in this video?

  • @MrDrum31 looks so...

  • @MrDrum31 2 bass drums actually

  • Mitch Mitchell and Keith Moon seem to have very similar playing styles.

  • look at jimi shreddin on that guitar and mitch mitchell just bustin guts with that tasty solo

  • he's so freakin relaxed when he plays

    

  • @guitdude09 So no response?? Ok then..you use cheap ass Ibanez guitars.. I'll spread the word.. Everybody uses those clown guitars. No originality from you again. Or ever..

  • @guitdude09 Alright so I chumped your petty minded dumbass just once again...As if your ice age wood violin builders all built Stradivarius level instruments. Dumbfuck.. It had nothing to do with the wood whatso evr and the acoustic design of the resonator cavity in entirety. Just like the Ludwig shell. It had the acoustics. Actually it was made out of cheap wood but the way the edges were shapep amongst other things. Also you sound more and more like a speed freak daily.. You should quit that

  • @guitdude09 So what about the fuckeeeen ice age?? There still was only one stradivarius amongst all the violin builders who all had the same wood to use. Same thinmg with Ludwig in the 60's. They just happened to be the "stradivarius" of the contemporary drum builders. Stupid much???

  • @guitdude09 I don't know what kind of guitar you are playing in your videos. All I know is one post months ago you told me that you went out and bought an Ibanez for about 1800 bucks..So what kind of guitar do you play then?

  • @guitdude09 I'm just saying whatever they (Ludwig) was doing in the 60's was the best sounding drum ever IMO. And I have the best ears in the business. You don't know anything about what drums sound good. So shut your dumb mouth about it. Dig?? There's a reason why the Ludwig Supraphonic is the most recorded snare drum of all time too. And yes dumbass .. I know it's made of metal. It';s just The Ludwig genius way they design drums..but their wood ones don't compare now to the 60's ones.

  • @guitdude09 Whatever tree expert that knows nothing about the sound of drums!!! Whatever Ludwig was using is still unsurpassed ...Too bad they ran out of the kind of wood that the 60's had.. Or was it just stupid mangaement that decided to change the perfect manufacturing process. Regardless , drums have never sounded better than the 60's Ludwigs... Now go play with your everybody has one cheap Ibanez guitar..

  • @guitdude09 Word. Ludwig's in 60's had the sound.  Like Straduvarius violins.

  • God damn those 60's Ludwigs sounded so fucking good. way better than the drums of today...

  • god, I love this guy.

  • Voodoo Chile? Wow, was the coolest transition to a song EVER.

  • check out this live version of Hey Joe its amazing

    /watch?v=y_n_P40sEaM

  • Maybe the most influential drummer in my life

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  • HELL YEAH

  • Mitch Mitchell, Keith Moon, John Bonham, Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice and Neil Peart are all fantastic drummers. They all have their styles. Keith Moon followed everyone in his band's rhythms, John Bonham and Carmine Appice bashed the kit hard, Neil Peart is a very calculated drummer and Mitch and Ginger played with a sort of jazzy style: very precise, but very fast and spontaneous. So don't argue about who's better if they're all good.

  • @GuyWithNoName67

    their proberly all the drummers id say are the best

  • @GuyWithNoName67 Agree with u but I would mention Nick Mason of Pink Floyd too. Great drummer

  • @GuyWithNoName67 totally agree with you! and they all play double bass drums too except Bonham... great comment my friend.

  • @GuyWithNoName67 You forgot to mention bill ward

  • Mitch and Hendrix went like hand and glove, they where part of a generation that thought it was their right to look to the future and find new ways of living, instead the Establishment slammed the door in their face. And we've been stuck in their world ever since. And if you don't know what I mean by that then your just another sucker...

  • :( as much as i love hendrix... he ruined it D:! why did he have to interupt Mitch?! :(

  • @MrBuddyHolly1 I thought the transition was great :) They just blend in together like 2 pieces of a painting, making a masterpiece!

  • @JovanVIA

    word

  • Wow, sounds a little like John Bonham!

  • @AndreasSku93 No... John Bonham sounds a little like Mitch.

    ...but I happen to prefer Bonham over Mitch too. They're both great.

  • @The4thGuy Yeah I thought that Mitch was a bit ahead of Bonham, but I wasn't quite sure ;) These are 2 great drummers though!

  • @AndreasSku93

    Bonham's shit was all ripped off from other people, from the hand solo he stole from Joe Morello, to these quad fills Baker, Appice and Mitchell were doing long b/f Bonham.

    Bonham was not that innovative, his best lick was a single stroke

  • @generatrix999 Bonham's shit? You sir, have no clue :)

  • makes Animal look domesticated

  • its bad ass how this video has 0 dislikes!

  • @MrTrippy7 You jinxed it, dude =[

  • @SpiirytStarrchild haha yes!

  • lol jimi is scratchin his head and pickin stuff up off the floor x/

  • Love that bass foot!

  • to tel you the truth, I like his drumming more than hendrix's guitar

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  • Monster fucking drummer but with a double bass man, he sounds sooo muddy. He Doesn't need that Keith Moon bullshit. He was a beast on a smaller kit. Just a real monster.

  • Reminds me of Nick Mason's solo on, dang, one of the songs from Pompeii. Too many years ago can't remember, but I do have it on my Floyd playlist............You are correct, Mitch was in his own space and did it his way.

  • he's just making all this up as he goes along. can't even hold a steady beat

    hahahahaha, i'm funny

  • Jimi Hendrix, The Human Embodiment of GOD !!!! ROCK IN PEACE

  • Mitch Mitchell is one of the most underrated drummers ever. His work in Hey Joe is some of the finest drumming I've ever seen

  • @beauanddustinunleash absolutely!

  • @beauanddustinunleash Its crazy too because the Experience was basically thrown together in a studio to hash some songs out, it's amazing he was able to come up with all that so fast

  • @beauanddustinunleash how the hell is he underrated? hes number 2 on the greatest drummers of all time.. i think he got credit for what he did

  • @ella23123123123 But do you ever hear anybody talking about him? I sure haven't

  • EXCELLENT! Gotta love drummers like Mitch Mitchell , Ian Paice, Ginger Baker. What a great era in drumming!

  • good lord. he looks so fucked up.

  • mitch mitchell is god of hitting things rhythmically

  • GNARLY!

  • This is how you say "Bad ass!" 

  • HE ROCKED IT LIKE A MANIAC :)

  • jimi hendrix was backed by suck amazing musicians.

  • Everyone knows that to lay down great tracks like the Cream did with " Strange Brew" , Crossroads", Ulysses", White Room, etc. even a great guitarist isn't enough.

    So how come Mitch Mitchell has never been giver his due credit for his stuff on "Voodoo Child" "Hey Joe" etc.

    Hell, Jimi could lean on this guy during even his most way out riffs.

  • @8269998 I have a sad feeling it's because of Jimi's short career. I mean, I never heard from Mitch AFTER his work with HENDRIX. Ginger Baker has been in several bands post-CREAM. Hopefully I'm wrong with this theory, but still.

  • i play guitar jimi hendrix guitar and i love mitch mitchell

  • Check out the Elvin Jones 'Zachariah' bit on youtube. BOOM! Pure awesomeness.

  • Seriously, he sounds like a whole marching band by himself.

    Also, after watching some Elvin Jones videos I've realized how similar they are, I think I read somewhere that Mitch said he was heavily influenced by Elvin.

  • a few days ago i shocked my self with a toaster and a butter knife and i actually got to meet hendrix...before i woke up on the floor

  • @mitchk666 XD!!!!!! Dude, thats fucking AWESOME!!!!! I heart you now!!!

  • hes still the best drummer in my opinion

  • Mitch was sloppy as hell but he had some cool chops.

  • These guys showed us what music could be; raw un-chained, human, emotive and fucking good. You cant synthesise this shit, you've got to play it and feel it, in every god damn sinew of your body.

  • definitely my favourite drummer of all time. bless him.

  • YEAH Mitch is my nigga.

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  • Mitchell was big time on par with hendrix!!!!

  • damn he's so good!!

  • This guy has always been my favorite!

  • This is the only time i was like ohhh man! when Jimi Hendrix starts playing guitar. never again will that happen. Proves how awesome Mitchell was.

  • epic....

  • sice i was listen this awesome drumer i fall in love of him

  • what year is this ?

  • what song is this?

  • @addentheninja Some live version of Voodoo Child, me thinks...

  • @addentheninja Voodoo Child.but the drum solo is just a solo but when Hendrix comes in it's voodoo child.

  • his triplets were much better then bonzos IMO !!

  • Mitch Mitchell is OUT OF THIS WORLD on drums.

    Only a handful of drummers are on his level.

    When a musician attains the GENIUS of Hendrix and Mitchell, there is nobody else to compare them to.

    Then it is no longer who is the best, it is merely who do u prefer.

  • So much talent on display here it's unbelievale! I don't understand how people can listen to all this shit we get today when there's genuine innovators from the past that without, music just wouldn't be the same.

  • a damn poisonous sound

  • U no he's the best

  • It's interesting: Listening to Mitch's drumming w/ Jimi (when I was a young lad) was what opened me up to Jazz. Hendrix turned me on to the blues.

  • I love how he was using tradtional grip not too many rock drummers do that !!

  • orthodox grip pwnage

  • 1:20 Jimi was totally digging Mitchell's rhythm

  • Mitch was one of my favorite drummers that ever lived. I was really bummed out when he died.

  • Double Bass Drums is where it's at man...sooooooo grooooovy

    You the best Mitch..Groovy electric noises.

  • ANIMAL!!! ahha

  • Holy shit that bass guitar sounds intense!!! Great!!

  • kinda sounds like moby dick

  • two words... crystal meth... just kiddins.