Benny Greb: Modern Drummer Festival 2010

[snarechopsdave]

18 people have missed the boat on greatness

[JonasWildermuth]

Er spielt nicht zur Musik die Musik spielt zu ihm.

[MegaHairry]

...look at the Mac!!!

[thisguyisaninja]

Benny Greb's actual name is Clark Kent, and he shoots musical lasers from his sticks.

[SERCHSOS3722]

y loved that sand crash!!

[CompanyMold]

Does he or did he play with anyone in particular?

[triondrummer]

@CompanyMold He´s done some live & studio work...but since he´s appeared on the bigger Drumming-Stages.....he´s always been a Solo-Artist & Clinician...

[BandaDK]

that kit sounds like god

[isaacmurillo21]

BUY HIS DVD! Trust me...you guys wont regret spending the 30 bucks!

[Breakdownn17]

@isaacmurillo21 just ordered on amazon:P

[MADdrummer971]

Nice.

[Lukajecarkakvognema]

just like the german porno, the drumming and the drummers in germany are hardcore man! :D

[dinolovesdrums]

Crazy German ripping it up!

[MrDrewbies]

I love benny, he looks like stephen merchant

[drummer4life54]

his drums and cymbals sound amazing

[SoGreatToHaveFun]

Oh damn, he is fucking awesome on drums! He is fucking amazing!

Where can I listen to the whole drum solo at the end of this video. It sounds absolutely briliant!

[Xolin11]

Chris Pirillo can play the kit?

[gergelysandor]

what is the second song?

[13TeK11]

my god that kit sounds awesoooooooome!:D

[LutherjrVatersticks]

This Kat is the man!

[tsonsofpar]

I've seen better. there was that one benny greb soloo. oh, and that other benny greb solo :) the best ive seen, Mr. Benny Greb

[dododonkey123]

does anyone know the name of the first song?

[jesperspedersen]

@dododonkey123 It's "Good Question" from his album "Brass Band".

[ntitled]

benny groovemaster

[bdysrf]

This solo makes Peart's 2011 touring solo irrelevant.

[huzza09]

@bdysrf

Pearts been doing the same solo since the stone age... lol I love Peart, but hes just not that impressive anymore..

[Drumminsince89]

@bonisboy

LMAO, that was nice.

[reloud37]

2:07 LOVE THAT GROOVE!!

[outlawedman]

Benny greb is my favorite drummer because 0:01 to 3:08.

[Addrummerboy]

Yo that splash at 1:24 makes no sound at all what the fuck

[DrummingNonStop]

I'm flagging this is pornography.

[tjdrummer13]

So is this festival held somewhere in heaven?

[xPerry23x]

@tjdrummer13 no, New Jersey hahaha

[masterbeat04]

@tjdrummer13 to be real... he DOES look like Jesus... hahaha!

[TheSmar09]

i hope i can can get into this 1 year

[Brettston]

Oh man kik/snr single stroke roll at 1:33 is so tasty

[jbryan09100]

The way he dances around the kit is just awesome

[wilocreekotran]

thumbs up if Benny Greb is better than you

[GeneralMillss]

@wilocreekotran wow, that's a thumbs up whore if i've ever seen one

[Wowurgaylol]

travis barker is better

[Ebnaa]

@Wowurgaylol how can you dare to say that! shame on you..

[JoeyJ234]

@Wowurgaylol poor guy's got no idea, what good and bad means. travis barker is since yeaaaars a much too overrated drummer. benny greb is no drummer. he is an artist!

[Arthemesic]

@Wowurgaylol

Whichever you think he is better in, does not include drumming or musical ability.

[Wowurgaylol]

@Arthemesic hahaha that was a funny comeback lol. that was really good not gonna lie lol

[LizzardHimself]

@Wowurgaylol obvious troll is obvious.

[Wowurgaylol]

@LizzardHimself ur momma!

[zombieholokaust]

@Wowurgaylol maybe than you, asshole...

[DiegoAdrian08]

una maza benny... Groso!...

[NForeN]

И что тут такого нивхерственного?

[BarkerBoy13]

i love the sound of his whole drumset!

[poppunklifestyle]

his high hats are so crisp! i wantttttttttttt

[emarks33]

Benny is da F'ing man!!!!

[Brannegarden]

i can't play that

[mysteryunited]

Benny greb was quite nervous during this fest, but hes awesome!

[GloriaChiever]

Is that kit over 18?!

[LazyBastard69]

@GloriaChiever The Kits are alright!

[OschiOnDrumsLP]

@GloriaChiever No! Flagged for porn.

[tehjooz]

dayyyum



[MrDeke99]

that snare is fekkin shit hot!

[peteski321]

Can someone tell me what hihats, r/h side, benny is playin they sound freeekin awesome..

[zxkuqyb]

@peteski321 Meinl Benny Greb 12"/14" Trash Hats - 12" hi-hat cymbal on top, 14" China on bottom.

[FurlanPaolo]

@zxkuqyb Sorry for the correction, dude, but the 12" cymbals is a thin splash.

[zxkuqyb]

@FurlanPaolo I was just trying to give peteski321 a general idea of what a trash hat is. Besides, I think Benny calls it "kind of a splash" or whatever because of how thin it is, but to me, it's a hi-hat cymbal that is usable as a splash, not the other way around. But ultimately it's up to Meinl's marketing dept.

BTW, I kinda prefer the 13"/14" combo Jojo used at the 2005 MD Festival. I have a unique 12"/13" combo that sounds great too. But the Meinls are nice, and surprisingly affordable.

[FurlanPaolo]

@zxkuqyb I agree indeed. Thanks for the answer.

[DrumHeretic]

Crazy groove!

[christianmc123]

I think meinl should make a 15" sand hat

[axedstoninst]

@christianmc123 ohh yeah, id love that, just the 14 is great, but 15 in hats are amazing so combine the 2 and you have epicsauce

[kel2341]

will you puerile 'yanks' go away. this is music not a competition!

[NaxusDrum]

what's the name of all of that songs he plays in this video?

[kel2341]

Has anyone seen Benny playing shufles?

[thenordicpulse]

2.10-2.16 have to be the grooviest thing ever played on drums!

[pcgam3r666]

I love how dark his cymbals are. Nice dry sound. Love it; and love benny :D

[doomedelk]

I might get alot of thumbs downs for this but this is what i believe.

Benny has much groovier and musical solos, while Jojo (who still has very groovy and musical solos) focuses alot on handspeed and stuff like that. I prefer Benny

[Rob4256]

@doomedelk you've obviously never heard jojo's jazz trio with janek gwizdala, jojos technique is amazing but thats not what he focuses on...hes seriously musical as well, listen to him talking too. much respect to both, quality stuff

[doomedelk]

@Rob4256 honestly, I haven't seen his jazz trio work with Janek Gwizdala. I am going to check that out right now. I was just going off the solo videos I've seen by Jojo. I like both of them, I just prefer Benny's playing from the videos I've seen.

[drmmerguy160]

@doomedelk my two cents are that both are among the top all around drummers in the world. they both have filthy groove. i would also have a hard time finding any criteria by witch to compare these two drummers. i guess i feel that they both have different grove styles and benny's might be slightly more subtle and involved. they are both wizards any way. that being said these guys have released what i feel are the two most important drum dvds in existence.

[lascarmonty]

@julianisdope stfu kid... lolll

[julianisdope]

@lascarmonty get back up sit back down you still dumb as hell mad as hell sad as hell ugly as hell

[lascarmonty]

@julianisdope should i argue with some1 that proves he's dumb.. all by himself.. nah thx

[julianisdope]

@lascarmonty should i argue with someone who got touch by their uncle....nah thx

[julianisdope]

@lascarmonty and in reality your the dumb one for comparing drummers......so suck me beautiful

[neri65]

why the fuck, every video i watch always someone has to bring up Travis barker.. man maybe he is not as good drummer as benny but cmmon he is still good! listen to some old blink stuff.. he actually was a pretty rad punk drummer

[NateDaDrummzer]

@neri65 Don't go to far back though, not all the old stuff had him on drums.

[uasuka]

jenny craig

[DonChato12]

Benny's kit looks so comfortable to play in. :)

[lascarmonty]

JOJO MAYER > Benny... by a lot.. actually what Benny does is nice.. but compared to Jojo.. he look like a child..

MAYER ---->MAsTeR

[5DecadesofDivinity]

@lascarmonty I don't know why but this comment made me kind of think.

If jojo mayer makes benny greb look like a child then what does benny greb make other drummers look like?

[lascarmonty]

JOJO MAYER > Benny... by a lot..

[julianisdope]

@lascarmonty just stop with the stupid kid shit.

[JerrysDerby]

hey, anyone know wich snare he uses? it sounds great (the bigger snare)

[agovitaMUSICA]

@JerrysDerby im going to guess its his signature snare judging by the color alone... look up benny greb sig snare drum promo vid on here sounds really close to the same if you compare the two vids

[JerrysDerby]

@agovitaMUSICA kk thanks

[Icandrum2]

wow this guy is good! hes got an interesting setup there. i like his groove. i never heard Meinl cymbals used in a jazz thingy before. it sounds nice.

[CoachinItthNitelak]

HEY!! (insert abusive comment about travis barker here) ..........so yeaa!!

[adioskaterdude999]

greb is the master of groove. ANYONE WHO LIKES DRUMMERS WITH GROOVE: most of yall probably won't like the type of music he plays, but check out matt halpern of periphery. he is an absolute monster, and someone who grooves as hard as benny.

[Insid15]

@adioskaterdude999 i love you, you never really see much love for matt, sad, if you have drum channel you should watch him on there he destroys.

[adioskaterdude999]

@Insid15 pshhh are you kidding, i'm, a total matt/periphery fanboy, already watch that shit constantly haha. matt deserves to play MD festival for sure, completely underrated

[JoshChuahYZ]

anyone know what the track that starts playing at 1:39 is called??

[McDiddy99]

@JoshChuahYZ It's a part of his song "Grebfruit"

[MrMutron]

Remo Ambassador Coated Drum Heads...Nuff said.

[brokenman81]

Benny is one of my inspirations to be a drummer

[202drummerboy]

15 people are just unnormal

[Leojduh]

Hmm this is odd.. bought the DVD a week ago but Grebfruit isn't on his performance on the dvd... any explanation?

[SuperPudger]

luuuuuvvvv those high-hats, dang, and the cymbal stacks are sick. Great, deep sound

[liennto]

how can i get my left foot to rage like Benny's

[EshIsHere]

@liennto It should be obvious, practice.

[liennto]

@EshIsHere i know, but i practice so much and my left foot just sucks. everything else is getting better

[EshIsHere]

@liennto good good, i find trying to keep it tapping in time while doing something really really simple over the top helps at the start, then try changing timing and speed and even jabbing (right before or after a snare hit)

[TommyOwnzU]

@liennto extreme metal sorted mine out :D

[liennto]

@TommyOwnzU double kick rudiments?

[TommyOwnzU]

@liennto Para-diddles and Hurta's yeah. But i also just tried to play along to some Lamb of God or Nile etc. to speed up the double bass and get it more accurate and controlled

[liennto]

@TommyOwnzU cool thanks

[burnthedead13]

@TommyOwnzU hertas not hurtas . just sayin

[TommyOwnzU]

@burnthedead13 cheers :P

[riomariucci]

I like Benny's style.

[itssgreg]

uhhhh  such nice hats

[cris0s0]

This is ART...

[blica1]

finally , a drummer with musical sense and not just blinding solos...benny is a such master at his instrument !

[MrMutron]

 Who the heck is travis barker?

[McJohnGr]

@MrMutron Really what the fuck is this?Eatable thing or something else?

[AdamCroke]

@MrMutron a poser amongst other things ha ha

[Arthemesic]

@MrMutron

A sellout who cares for money more than his soul or musical passion ^^

[hazzyftw]

I have a sand ride and i have to say i am verryy strongly considering getting myself some sand hats, the debate is between sand hats/dark spectrum hihats/extra dry

[MrBtc227]

@hazzyftw if you like dry hats you should check out the sabian fierce hats

[HenryaMorgan]

He doesn't command the drumkit...he lives it!!!

[MrWafflepwnFAN]

Gotta love that sand ride / hats! what sticks are benny's pro»

[nightshot999]

@MrWafflepwnFAN i think he has his own signature models.. hopefully he is using them haha :P

[PoeticJustice05]

@nightshot999 He does, and he is. I think of all his signature items, his sticks are the things he uses ALL the time. He doesn't always use his sand ride, or his snare. I think he uses his sand hats and trash hats 99 percent of the time, but his sticks he always uses.

[geometricpatterns6]

I prefer the non chicken-headed appearance of Greb.

[CallFil]

I support him by buying his signature pro mark drum sticks! The are really good!

[paulvenkman]

Benny Greb is my favorite drummer! He's brilliant!

[YellowInABottle1]

when technique + groove meet creativity this is what you get

[ErasmusBDraghin]

OK, would someone please explain something?

Why is it that the Barker fans always show up at someone like Grebb, or Bozzio, or Lang, or Mayer's video page just to post some ridiculous statement about how "Travis does it better?" These guys sound like little girls in a junior high beauty contest. "My friend is prettier than yours - nah, nah-nah, nah-nah." Give it a rest Barker Boys. If you don't like anyone else's drumming, stay in your own backyard.

As for Benny - wow! Silky smooth...

[ManuWaterschoot]

@ErasmusBDraghin well said

[NicThornsberryDrums]

Such a great sound. It's rare to see a drummer nowadays with their own sound. Great groove too!

[karl9864]

1:02 best groove I ever heard!!!

[Efrem2011]

Great drummer !!!

[DoctorCameo]

Where could I get the track which he is playing to?

[macgwadky]

@DoctorCameo Exacly! Does someone know the name of the band/performer of that song with brass section, trumpets and so on?

[willywonka9385]

@macgwadky It's from Benny Greb's "Brass Band" Album.

[drummeration75]

Maestros such as Dave Weckl, Vinnie Coliauta & Steve Gadd.. They are the very BEST of modern drumming.... Legends! cheers!

[TheXrythmicXtongue]

forget Borlai bro, what about Tony Royster Jr????

[Branman1994]

Greb is awesome!!!! One of my favorites. can we please get gergo borlai in next years fest PLEASE!

[RedeyeSPR]

He sounds so much better with all the dry cymbals. The Sand Ride and that 18" crash over the snare are money. I watched an older vid when he had a lot of bright cymbals and it put me off a bit. If I could pick one company to be in my corner it would be Meinl and I don't even have any of their stuff.

[GlitchHalo]

1:02!!!!!!

[seems2bdarkness]

Benny doesn't play to a click..

The click plays to Benny!

[Ileikdrumzz]

@seems2bdarkness it's more like Benny and other drummer's play to Benny's "che" sound :P

[STIXAHOY]

@seems2bdarkness

Dat ain't possible cos the click would not be able to keep perfect time with Benny

[OfivetwoekVeeDee]

@seems2bdarkness hes drummings chuck norris

[davss5]

@seems2bdarkness Hahahahaha - good one!

[enjoidvs05]

Not impressed... There's been wayyy better modern drummer performer's in the past... especially 06.

Garbage.

[congakoenig]

@enjoidvs05

lol. i suppose you only watched this clip and didn't take the time to actually get an objective impression of his playing by watching the whole performance (including his extended solo)...

Garbage? again: lol.

[starclassics]

@enjoidvs05 you obviously aren't a musician.

[PoeticJustice05]

@enjoidvs05 if you've never heard of Benny Greb until now, you shouldn't even be talking.

[420jaymac]

@enjoidvs05 garbage? hahahahaha theres a good laugh for ya, now give yer head a shake

[JeffreyMulac8]

I met and saw Benny in New Mexico, and he is a great guy, and a rhythmic genius. Studied tabla in India (like Steve Smith did) for God's sake!. Who's "better" Benny Greb or Zigaboo Modeliste? Idiot questions! Different kinds and periods of greatness.

[PoeticJustice05]

@JeffreyMulac8 Danny Carey plays the tabla as well.

[binty47]

matt halpern from periphery is better

[PoeticJustice05]

@binty47 He's very good, but not better. There is no getting better than Benny Greb, unless you're Vinnie Colaiuta.

[binty47]

@PoeticJustice05 its all opinionated , personally jazz / hip hop drummers are great but djent drummers rape it feels like jazz drumming and and hip hop drumming is always the same...

[PoeticJustice05]

@binty47 I almost laughed when a fan of djent music said jazz is always the same, then Tomas Haake came to mind, and I realized one guy doing it well is enough to give the genre some credibility. Hip-Hop is based on tight pocket rhythms, but there are limitless possibilities you can do with it. Jazz is just jazz, it's never the same, it's a style based on improvisation for Christ's sake. I don't want to put down djent, it's cool, so I'm just going to say don't talk about Benny.

[binty47]

@PoeticJustice05 djent drumming is similar to jazz drumming obviously but its all different , and when did I talk bad about this drummer I said hes very good , personally Ive seen beter

[PoeticJustice05]

@binty47 Like who?

[binty47]

@PoeticJustice05 matt halpern , scott travis , carmine appice , joey jordison , tomas haake , chris adler just listing a few

[PoeticJustice05]

@binty47 Matt Halpern is not better, neither is Scott Travis, or Carmine Appice, or Joey Jordison, or Chris Adler. Tomas Haake is the only one with the musical vocabulary to compete with Benny. I think you listen to too much metal. Expand your horizons, and your knowledge about music and good drumming.

[binty47]

@PoeticJustice05 lol you can never listen to , to much of a genre metal is what I like I don't like jazz deal with it , this doesn't make my opinion an less valid than yours THIS IS ALL OPINION so me and you going back and forth is pointless like what you like I personally don't think this guy is the best drummer out there hes very good but no were near the best

[PoeticJustice05]

@binty47 You can if you don't listen to anything else. This actually does make your opinion less valid because you have a very narrow-minded view on drumming. Regardless, this isn't a matter of opinion, this is sticking two bulls next to each other and seeing which one has more meat. Benny Greb has better technique than all those guys you mentioned, save for Haake. He has better groove, by lightyears, and more musicality. His musical vocabulary is much more expansive.