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  • Wow, I see why Pridgen trashed this dude. He's stiff, rigid, and boring.

  • I love it at the end of all, when he drops the sticks and his body over the snare drum, trying to recover his breath. I bet he was thinking: "okay, man, you just delivered the best fucking drum show of your life. Now keep playing".

  • hitting the drums too hard is a bad thing?

  • Thomas was badass but dave fucken jams too!, both great drummers weather either is playing with the volta or not!!

  • I don't know about yall, but if i was playing the drums, i'd be fucking passionate enough to play it like dave did, fuck yall.

  • That snare drum sounds Great!

    

  • poor cymbal lol

  • i do not like too noisy drummers.. but this guy is amazing!!!

  • Fuck yea Dave is amazing. Anyone saying he's hitting to hard your just a pussy, its called feeling it douches

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  • I've only read a few comments, but are people really giving Elitch shit for beating the crap out of his kit? That's how it's fucking done people. If you're gonna do something, give it 110%.

  • YouTube comments are lame.

  • Jesus fuck he's beating the hell out that kit.

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  • Whatever Cedric did to the cymbal, couldn't be any worse than what Dave did beating the shit out of it :P Great drummer though

  • well cedric, you are paying for that cymbal, you know that right?

  • damn, he`s beating that kit like it owns him money

  • @MauroGD haha!!

    

  • Seth Rogen with Keith Moons talent

  • Dude is nuts, but I am certainly not feeling anything resembling groove (which this song definitely required). Jon Theodore please.

  • oh to have the money to smash your cymbals like that :(. Amazing energy though, great performance.

  • @bojosoto really? I don't see what the big deal is....unless you have some major self esteem and insecurity issues

  • This dude has skills, nice video!

  • David and Goliath.

  • Another reason to dislike Cedric (6:40-7:50). As a drummer that crap pisses me off.

    TMV has a revolving door of AMZING drummers Dave will last 2 albums and then Cedric or Omar will be an ass and he'll leave. John Theodor was awesome, but Thomas will still be my favorite.

  • @MplsLam Sad part is Cedric plays drums too...

    Dave isnt in the band anymore, Deantoni Parks (aother amazing drummer) is with them now.

  • 06:57 watch in the audience, on the left

  • What song's this?

  • 7:31 he fly awayy

  • Regardless of who is the pretty drummer... that performance was just so full of energy that by the time the song finished I had felt like I had ran a marathon...

  • fuck the drum argument...did anyone see cedrics dance move at 4:42?

  • rip cymbals

  • The fucking energy this guy plays with....I LOVE IT!

  • the way he plays that snare makes it sound like a mothefuckin gun

  • double bass is for dorks really, its like cheating and un passionate, all technique no feeling, this is horseshit...

  • which song is?

  • @TheJackieoo Goliath

  • Meu, ambos os bateras são fodas só q um é um ninja e o outro é um barbaro: Ambos matam a batera mas cada um do seu jeito.

  • aw yeah.. make this drum set cry!

  • And the best thing with this man and Theodor in my opinon, is that both are using ONE pedal. Thomas have Double pedal.

  • @truulsadoom Thomas used a single pedal throughout the entire time he was with TMV. Fact. All their drummers have been dope though.

  • I say Theodor was a fucking hard act to follow! and Thomas didn't satisfy me! Finally a tight more give a fuck attitude. not the "lazy" Thomas attitude but the im going to kill this set attitude!

  • @truulsadoom Thomas Pridgen lazy ? Should have gone to specsavers !

  • @DillingerEscapeMan He looks like his high on weed all the time! ofcourse his hands are fucking epileptic as fuck, but the rest of him is lazy. Theodor showed with his whole body he felt the music! Pure energy! And last: who did you like most ? Thomas or Jhon?

  • do dynamics even exist in this band? jesus fucking christ what is music coming too...much prefer porcupine tree or tool to these guys

  • loving this guy for bass pedal talent, but I don't know... thommy....

  • I'm pretty sure The Mars Volta hired Dave Elitch for a reason guys...

  • dayyyyum he's gonna break something...

  • Zach Galifianakis plays drums for the Mars Volta now???

  • Class drumming!

  • this is how you do work

  • he haves a lot of power and skill

  • poor drum kit

    all i can say

  • @7:29 - @7:47 Look at all that energy! He was definitely feeling the music. I dont think I've ever seen Jon, Thomas or Deantoni hop off their chair from banging the drums with that much enthusiam. Dave is fucking awesome!!!

  • 7:54 He plays so hard he even used his closed hi hat as a crash.OMFG! (Gig ends: new drum heads/ new cymbals)

  • I was there and this is what he was like the WHOLE 50 minutes. It was crazy

  • So this is what Alan got up to that night...

  • i can't believe they got rid of this guy

  • 3:59 yes cedirc

  • How about you all shut the fuck up. He was doing a favour for them because Thomas Pridgen fucked off. He had like a month to learn a shitload of crazy drum parts and he did a damn good job of them. I don't see you cunts touring with TVM.

  • wow it seems like hes trying to make such a huge deal that hes playing the song, what a tool, he didnt even write the drum parts and then he watered them down

  • When Jon left TMV the majority weren't a fan of Thomas and said he had to be more like Jon. When Thomas left, now everybody's saying that Thomas is better than Dave, and Dave should be more like Thomas!!!!!

    Hell, they're all fantastic drummers, in my mind!

  • 7:25 Most Epic Elephant Apocalypse Drum Explosion!!!

  • he has amazing rythmic capabilities and it looks awesome when he's drumming. but his technique is terrible IMO. sorry guys, but he is still very good though =D

  • @Frenzieddrummer Lol it is, no question there, but I'm pretty sure that he normally has better technique than this.

  • @XxStrongDrums1996xX yeah i can understand how that happens, my technique is very bad too when i play live and loud :P

  • Looks so much fun!

  • Poor cymbals...I think he wanted a new set for the next show. lol

  • guys, shut up, in the drumming world Dave, thomas and theodore are all regarded as amazing, don't be disrespectful and say any are terrible

  • Dave Elitch > TP

  • What song is this?!

  • @ultraray20 "Goliath"

  • All of these people judging this man...sad. Thomas is a hard act to follow, everyone knows the caliber he plays. Dave had the balls to jump right in and by the looks of this video he fucking kills it in his own style. Who cares if he is hitting hard? If I were playing with TMV I'de be hitting the fuck out of my drums too.

    If he were in any other band and you didn't have Thomas to compare him too you would all be talking about how great he is.

  • @FerdinelloMusic I would also like to add at 7:30 while Dave is jump kicking his kick drum (which I think is perfect)....you can see a huge section of the crowd jumping up and down. Which one of you youtube losers can say you've done that? No one....including myself.

  • @FerdinelloMusic damn you're right!!!

  • At least they found a drummer that suits their playing now. Thomas Pridgen was way too good for them.

  • I'm prob gonna get ripped apart for this...but I've watched this video 100 or more times and watched Pridgen do the same song...I like Dave Elitch's style a lot more...he plays with more "authority" (for lack of better terms) His accents and pocket grooves just seem to gel better, to me. Just my opinion...let the rippin' and tearin' begin!

  • I really like his energy.

  • This dude might actually hit harder than Chad Smith!

  • btw dude on the drums is sick!

  • Where's Thomas Pridgen at ?

  • @marqueta23 Thomas is at The Memorials

  • Upon cursory examination... this young fellows time remains surprisingly solid in spite of his periods of exaggerated motion. I say, let him have fun and feel the music as he wishes whilst providing the somewhat obligatory display of magnified enthusiasm for an arena sized audience. These guys are a rock band. It is a time honored tradition/expectation for the genre.

  • Rimshot Rulez!

  • MINDBLOWING

  • 7:30

    Guy is a fucking maniac.

  • To help close some arguements Pridgen, Elitch and Theodore all are gods in their own way. Yet their styles are similar, hence why TMV had chosen them to fill when the other was dismissed. All I know is I wish I could play as good as either of them because they are all in their own universe when it comes to drums. No doubt about that.

  • crowd's shit

  • cedric is the cymbal destroyer

    

  • @TP1R lmfaooo i'd be tight if my singer did that shit to me... you saw his face though?

  • madness

  • wheres the groove ddaaavee. .

  • He will have tendonitis very soon.

  • i wonder how many pairs of sticks he buys, how many times he changes drum heads and cymbals per month. chill out my dude!!

    oh & T.P was a perfect choice for TMV

  • @churchboy908 Nah he''s just playing hard for showmanship I mean he chills when he plays more finesse grooves like at 5:44

  • 7:01

    -command! go get it!

    -you fuckin crazy! i won't risk my life for a cymbal

    -HAHAHA right i wouldn't too

  • i need those sticks

  • I think Cedric is a tool too but TMV makes great music regardless. They're one of my favorite bands and I see them live whenever I have the chance. In fact I'd say they are the best live act I've ever seen. That being said, Cedric is a tool...

  • Can you please hit the snare drum harder?

  • This man really is a tool. He said I was "ignorant" when I had said something about a Terry Bozzio video he posted on Facebook, I then went on to say he was "ignorant" for something he had said in an interview once and that it's all a matter of personal opinion, that's when he decided to unfriend me on Facebook just for backing up my claims. Seriously, what a tool!

  • i feel like he could break those twigs hes playing with at any second.

  • 7:12 Mine bitches!!!

  • This dude is beasting that kit.

  • I'm not a pro nor do I know what it takes to be one. Dave Elitch has good chops, but his shit is WEAK......'Guys got no soul!!! .........j/k hahahaha John Theodore and Tommy P, are prob laughing at this video

  • Elitch is a fantastic drummer. All these haters are better at beating off than playing the drums, but whatcha gonna do... haters gonna hate.

  • what would jon theodore do

  • dude check out those moves at 4:40 now thats how you dance

  • Makes me so happy to hear all you dipshits saying what volta needs in a drummer since your in the band or a producer...oh that's right your not so shut up. This guy grooves. Performance A+, style A+, entertainment value A+

  • @Darsilliem This guy's ok, but no A plus material. Listen to this version, and listen to How TP played it. This is definitely slowed down, and watered down a lot. This guy moves and bounces a lot, and ACTS nuts, but TP was actually fucking insane, and it showed in his drumming.

  • minchia se non è incazzato

  • It us just a common setup, alot of drummers have this setup too, and plus there are some key differences in these two also, like pridgen has three floors, and his cymbals are ridiculously bigger, but both are great drummers :D

  • @PurpleSn00zer It's the standard Mars Volta setup I think :3

  • ya because whoever creates the drums is the entire band, but then again you can't patent a drum beat, therefor all drummers are douchbags and get no publishing, rights to any of the music. They're just paid musicians and if the band decides not to pay them, the drummers leave and then they get another tool like this fella. The first drummers of the mars volta have the most intergrity in the drum scene.

  • Badass!!!!!!

  • not so easy following the footsteps of Thomas Pridgen is it?

  • Jijo de su putamadre, que manera de darle a la Bateria, Maravilloso , ese Dave Elitch si que sabe como va esto ,, ..

  • good thing he died at the end

  • this guys style is quite retarded here (no offense to retards)... and how hard he is hitting (well whats looks like a lot of effort) is not necessary.... plus i haven´t seen Omar as happy as he is in the performance of Cotopaxi from Abbey Rd back with Pridgen on skins... check it out

  • He probably thinking "That fucker just stole my crash!!!!!!"

  • Is that the guy from step brothers?

  • Fill at 1:07 Ho-Lee-Balls!

  • Dude... Hes shaking the whole stage..

  • thomas pridgen !!!!!!!

  • dude is sick, dont hate because he is playing to the music instead of over it like some people did.

  • HE'S DETROYED AFTER THIS PERFOMANCE, FUCKIN AWESOME

  • That snare sounds ultra bad ass......

  • Animal!!

  • I WAS THERE!

  • he's too technical for tmv. If he could swing a little more it would fit with them. but, he's TOO on time, if you ask me. And there are just better fits for the band, that being said, I'd jam with the dude any day of the week!

  • @yehigota5inchtaint

    His only job is to be on time as a drummer, and he is 'swinging' a lot. Mars Volta has weird time signatures and funky stuff all over, so a technical drummer is what they need

  • @acolburn13 I agree. I think Thomas Pridgen was the perfect choice...

  • @heiermarcus Pridgen is an incredible drummer, but Dave Elitch is equally as impressive and is truly one of the best drummers in the world. This video kinda proves that. His performance in this video is absolutely impeccable. As tight as a metronome and as powerful as a fucking bulldoser! Exactly what the song needs from a drummer. Anyone who thinks Elitch is a tool after watching this clearly knows nothing about drums and should stop commenting on things they know nothing about.

  • @Kelsall28 I really think this is this song BEST PERFORMANCE EVER drum wise..

  • @speirszitu Totally mate. I'd even go as far as to say that Elitch' redition of Goliath here is better than Pridgens

  • @heiermarcus thomas pridgen was good, but spent far too much time masturbating to the sound of his own chops rather than playing for the song. thats where pridgen was the opposite, and because of that, the only drummer for tmv (imo)

  • @yourusernamehere2 oops. thats where theodore* was the opposite.

  • @yourusernamehere2 he was asked to play that way specifically by omar! wtf! thomas can lay back in the pocket and just chill. listen to other records that he has done! no other drummer could play as busy as omar wanted them to until thomas came along.

  • @heiermarcus i'm guessing you haven't seen deantoni parks play with them then.

  • @heiermarcus thomas has no dynamics he just hit the drum hard...

    the black guy with afro was good.

  • There is not a damn thing wrong with this guy's drumming, he's on time the whole time, serving his purpose and role, I wish I could play with him anytime, his style is just how he gets down, don't be jealous that he can let the fuck go, and not give a care about outer appearances. Peace.

  • @7:25

    Dude is fucking unreal. If he hit those any harder, they'd fall of the riser.

  • Dude's a bear.

  • No broken sticks!! That much power is sickening!!

  • Everything that Pridgen wouldn't do live!

  • That was insane. Guy plays with so much power

  • pridgen needs

    

  • incredible band...

  • i found the soothsayer buried near my home! sellin it on ebay!

    oh yea and dave elitch needs to calm down on his poor drumset:(

  • i found the soothsayer buried near my home! sellin it on ebay!

  • hnnnnnnnnnnnng, dat syncopation

  • at least this time the hairstyle fits the band perfectly!!!!

  • Theodore #1

  • wtf, this drummer is terrible

    

  • @2MUCHCHICKEN , where's your video?

  • hey wasnt going to the drummer for the new album. the crowd is not into this at all. and this is the most mainstream friendly song from BEDLAM

  • Anyone else notice that the song's called Goliath, and his first name's Dave? :p kinda stupid, but still.

  • 7:28 0_0 poor drums...

  • This guy is okay, but their songs are so boring.

  • I would never leave my drum kit with this guy...

  • the mars volta + thomas pridgen =EPIC!!

    the mars volta + this guy= syntax error too much crap on the equation

  • I honestly don't like this guy, he's nothing compared to Theodore or Pridgen. He seems like a poser to me.

  • @xKiLLAx7God youtube (dot) com/watch?v=3TuBnKvmKic

  • Zero dynamics

  • @46lar It's just ONE song! also there Crescendo at 4:58

  • i have this video in favorites...and can get to see enough of it!!! it is extremely awsome how his man can actually rip the drums and his self on this performance....Gali you are simply the kind of drummer i dream to be!!! tripping, rocking and teaching at he same time!!!

  • isnt nigger drummer now?

  • @uzickimajmunac dont disrespect thomas

  • @martyfischetti niggers are awesome

  • Quit yer bitchin'. This guy is damn good!