Tim "Herb" Alexander: Amazing Drum Solo 2

[millerean]

i like the part when he hits the drum and the cymbal at the same time! WORD!

[OdisKKiddol]

his stick flies off, and he is STILL in a beat...

[MarcAntoineVezina]

i like how he set up his cymbals

[Dillukka]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerb!

[muddogg1994]

Tim should join red hot chilli peppers not saying chad is bad drummer just saying tim could bring them to a whole new level of supergroup

[HerbredMadness]

@muddogg1994 Supergroup? The only good player (atm) in RHCP is Flea. Remember, Frusciante left.

[muddogg1994]

Tim is the greatest drummer all others should strive to be as good

[TECHNOID69]

@beatfreak1983 i'd be drum-tech for free.if i got to hear him every night :)

[spookypunky]

i like how he tosses his stick at 3:07

[BuffaloStylez]

I love how he doesn't have headphones on or a track playing in the background and he played the song perfectly from start to finish... A true pro

[drummrgy]

Imhotep makes a pretty good drummer lol. But seriously, I love his tone, especially on the toms.

[Barefoot67]

Colonel Kurtz look alike!

[bassistfromhell94]

Here they come!

[spookypunky]

Love 'im!!



[voicesinmehead]

isnt that here comes the bastards at around 1:30

[psuperpsycho]

I wish they would keep a camera on his snare so i can see how he's doing those ghost/roll parts...

Could someone explain them to me?

[imabadexample1]

@psuperpsycho

It's in the description;

"HERB IS GOD!"

I dunno man, I ain't much of a drummer :/

[MrHaun]

His. Drums. Sound. So. Good. But above all.. played so well.

[olflatop]

Deep pocket. Now that's a musical drummer.

[ilikeamp]

i fuckin love the begining.

[BleedingWalls420]

Here they come...

[luispa76]

thanks for postin....... people deserve this kind of music. allways a tim fan!!!!!!

[ruffman3]

Pretty sweet how Herb breaks a stick at the 3:07 mark, throws it backward, grabs another stick, and never misses a beat.

[Abasuto]

By far my favorite drummer of all time.

[mythkid1208]

Only Tim can make a drum set into a fine work of art

[madgabz]

Though very skilled, Herb isn't about skill, he's about the closest I heard to a drummer playing musically, on par with my alltime fav. Stewart Copeland. Actually, i remember reading an interview w Copeland, where he was at a rehearsel with Les and Herb (Les had invited him to check him out for THAT new band :D ), exclaiming: wow! that guy had all my licks nailed, he just played them better!

[drummer78]

Actually, it was Brain Stewart was speaking of in that case (in his book "Strange Things Happen"). Hopefully, this won't start a whole Herb/Brain b.s. thing. I am jus reporting the facts of Stewart's book.

[madgabz]

@drummer78 hehe, no problem man, thanks for the correction, i read that article YEARS ago, nice to hear from another Copeland 'devotee' :)

Anyway, Brain and Herb are both VERY musical players! - which people doesn't really recognize and find important anymore, most drumnerds only focus on technique these days....

[billygoatbrough]

Was that a broken stick he tossed or did he just lose it? Some nice ghost notes in there.

[BourbonAndCocaCola]

Would just like to add my tuppence that yes this is a drummer drumming not someone playing drums. Tim's style flows like a Rolex's second hand, he doesn't "tick". Get'cha groove on son!

[humbertobeaner]

a little to simple and plain for me guys

[TECHNOID69]

@humbertobeaner simple and plain in many ways.but awesome flow and groove.the man.

[tonycamino]

Check out his band Laundry... Good stuff

[kickdrum100]

isnt this the drums for here come the bastards?

[madgabz]

@kickdrum100

The first two bars were start or drumtheme for my mname is mud, rest youre right about 'here come the b'stards' :)

[CaptCinnabon]

UNDERATED AS FUCK!!

[dmtharpua]

amazing, love primus

[iamcraiger]

Amazing the way he runs the tune in his head...

[pclutch]

anyone know he was a blue man from the act....get ready for it..........blue man group. i think for about 6 months

[WORMED3]

He's totally beautifully creative with his instrument.This stuff is so incredible to experience.

[christraven]

For all the Brain-vs-Alexander people out there, try this thought: Have 'Brain' try to play something like this version of 'Bastards', and I guarantee it will come off flat, boring, and lifeless. Then have Tim A. play *anything* on the Brown Album, and I guarantee it will come off with more life and groove than Brain's playing. Brian is technical and skilled, but he has no spirit, no feel to his playing.

[catphish454]

@christraven agreed...he's very stuck in beats....Herb is light years ahead of him from a musical standpoint

[pdouda]

@christraven Yeah, it's a real bummer he wasn't on the Brown Album, it's packed full of my fav. zingers... what it would have been.

[doctorbuckner]

Thats here comes the Bastards! from Seas of Cheeze, one of my top 5 greatest of all time! AWSOme

[dominodrumfan]

I like him and this video

[MasterTC1994]

He looks like Ed Kowalczyk

[hyperhunk90]

@ 3:07--he broke a stick

[xthexemoxmuffinx]

love the odd time signature playing style, I've always liked the feel of 5/4 time.

[djkitt]

Imagine him and Danny Carey in a room together with their kits. My god... I'd probably pass out.

[mafedp07]

After that I will die quietly...

[Trgamemas]

@djkitt I could die happy. Two best drummers in the world.

[Grafkores]

@djkitt wow =))) that would be awesome =))))))

[GothicusApostolis]

@djkitt shit, dude, that will never happen. world would collide because of too high level of awesomeness

[JLeeMorganJr]

@djkitt

id jizz...so much jizz

[Gamestationx360]

@JLeeMorganJr gallons sir, gallons!

[maximorel]

3:08 WTF ? dont understand what appened with drums sticks

[arf189]

@maximorel lol one of his tips broke off if you watch closely so he threw the broken one and grabbed a new one

[TheWarhead3]

damn good drummer he gets in the groove

[themabin]

herb is one of the most technical drummers alive, he innovates drums like albert einstein innovated math and physics, i wish i could be half as good as him

[slipknotsid88]

this reallya drum solo he just playing the song but

playing likea BEAST

[aftermathfool]

I love Tim's wide variety of sounds.

[sleekcraft78]

@aftermathfool some people are drummers then there is a drummer.tim is one of those DRUMMER

[aftermathfool]

Nicely put, I couldn't agree more.

[maximorel]

3:06 lol ^^

[maximorel]

this is "my name is mude" at the begining :p

[SuperDali75]

"Mud"

[shiznoes]

lol he lost his stick XP

[FlanaganMike]

he broke his stick,then keep on playing,then get a new one ;-)

[jobforacowboy133]

is that a ghost at 4:49

[einhander2112]

This is one of my long time favorite drummers. His style and approach on the drums is unlike any drummer i have seen. I can't even combine his sound between other famous drummers either.

[sleekcraft78]

@einhander2112

[sleekcraft78]

@einhander2112 you r exactly correct i try to tell people the same thing

[Abgulu]

alexander might not compete with others dynamically, but hes basically the grooviest drummer around. i could see him playing any style of music while others limit themselves to fit in a certain genre.

[SneezyG]

@Abgulu

Clearly you haven't discovered Benny Greb yet!

[nednada]

My favorite drummer.

[gomerrpm21]

such an underrated drummer. he drum circles around most. crazy style. love his use of effects cymbals.

[aty1234]

Bill Bruford + Steward Copeland + Neil Peart = Tim Alexander

[hoowahdruma]

Ehhhh, I like Alexander, but no one compares to Bull Bruford, or any King Crimson drummer.

[derbe4zincc]

So bold yet so true haha

[thesceene]

Each one of those drums has a voice, and the way they speak to him is amazing. HERB THE GINSENG DRUMMER!!! You're the MAN!!

[schwarg]

haha stick goes flying at 3:07

[audiofunkdialect]

yeah but do you know why, his tip broke on one of the cymbals at 3:04 you can just barely see it break

[dburt0021]

Indeed, the tip on his right stick breaks at 3:05 and he replaces the stick at 3:07 w/o missing a beat!

[YOUIHATE420]

wow ya the stick fukin broke and he tossed it,,,fukin insane shit!

[goo710]

this is basic yet very important drumming from Tim. He uses easy techniques in this video, but stays on time like a metronome. Also, he uses a wide variety of great sounds ie cymbals/drum heads/tuning. He is my drummer idol. He plays everything so chill yet its so technical.

[Polkadaddy69]

Easy?!. May be for him it's easy... Tim is one of those natural born drummers with unmistakable style and touch

[2012signals]

absolutely astonishing.

I kile the way its all substance and less flash than most drummers. in the pocket.