Jeff Queen - Hi-hat Solo

[constablecomfortable]

Next up...Flight of the Conchords.

[14ryuzaky]

forever alone.

[JamesSoupMoore93]

the key word in the tittle is 'solo'...

but seriously though... that's a solid effort

[o0Soup0o]

z z z Z Z Z

[safespa1]

i thought that was great! because of all the different tones an textures i could imagine it as if he was playing the drumset! very musical!

[LIGHTRONIX]

I thought I was the only one who did hi-hat solos!!

[yowchpey]

LOL c'est dans la salle d'athlé de GAND. J'adore cette salle

[jcarlson2007]

too bad they couldn't have "drum" up some more people for the event

[ArmenianLegion]

This video has more views than people in the stands.

[Chop11000]

Stupid/Cheesy joke: That HIGH hat just got the RIDE of his life! XD

[Colenelly]

@Chop11000 I don't get it.

[SpartansSoccer08]

this guy is god.

[lildrumm3rb0y]

just cause you cant see the people doesnt mean there not there.

[erty768]

@lildrumm3rb0y thats true. the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence

[Ryoubreathingnow]

Thats cool, he can do some fancy stickwork on his hats, not. This is crap

[sckvevrbdy]

great camera work.

[sombeody]

You can hear ppl clapping at the end, but ther is no one there... reason? they're invisible!

[Kreepman]

@sombeody no.

[ryanlikeshockey]

there was no one there.

[RudimentalRighteous]

well i dont know if im as high as the hat or was that for real

[acdcjonnyboy]

Question: why are you playing the drums in the middle of a race track lol

[Monsterdrumma]

You guys are on hear ripping this guy after I just watched some moron play 3 hi hats (horribly and whats the fucking point) and get compliments out the wazoo, all the wrong people seem to get the credit on this site, great job buddy!

[BeatThatBass44]

@Monsterdrumma Spell hear right...

[Monsterdrumma]

Good call! lol!

[n4s7yf1sh]

im having a lesson with him

[Gdrums4Christ]

There is no way Jeff queen is better than steve smith. He's too one sided

[ryan9312]

@Gdrums4Christ u cant really compare a snare player to a drumset player. they would both destroy each other at their own games.

[gitfidil76]

Very smooth consistent playing.

[draccanon]

i thought it was cool :P

[DCIDRUMMER22]

wow, how about we play marching rudiments on a hi-hat....*will anyone like me now?* no.

[Davec775]

he aint no steve smith, but still great !!

[nimajnebenneb]

you said it

[jsalas89]

What???? Are you kidding??? He's wayyyyy better than Smith!

[Davec775]

idk, smith is incedible all around-listen to his band vital information

[LOLE1991KOVIN]

Better than Steve Smith?! In what?!

[barkerpb240]

GAY

[hybridassassin1991]

that's the same as play a snare drum,I want to see him play a drum set

[drummerboy4269]

You're joking right? The same as playing snare? That's like saying playing trumpet and tuba are the same because you blow in both of them. Yes, there are skills that transfer over, however the ability to open and close the hats with speed that can't be matched by turning on and off snares gives it an entirely different set of sound capabilities, and the knowledge of how to employ them effectively takes study and practice that go to different areas than snare drumming. It's not necessarily harder

[hybridassassin1991]

you are makin' a very ironic comparation,I WANT HIM TO PLAY A DRUMSET...

well I said "the same as playin' a snare" bcoz' the skill are the same,mmm?

tuba an treumpet??

we're talkin' bout' percusion,I'd be very impressed if he had played a Conga,a marimba or a taiko drum,where da skills are very different,dont come to me tellin' me bullshit please...

Make an honest effort to argue what you're sayin'...

[themightyspaniard]

@hybridassassin1991 Tuba and trumpet are the same fingerings in different octaves. The difference between playing hi-hat and snare is pretty much the same.

[DLProductions1000]

I promise he's proffesional in marimba and conga and djembe and all that stuff plus some, and I think the only difference really in playing a hi hat and a snare is the rebound and the fact that you can open it. but I mean you're only saying that he's not making a good argument because you don't understand what he's saying. do you need him to use smaller words?

[drummerboy4269]

and it's not necessarily easier either, however that's an ignorant statement to make by just putting a blanket statement over something that has obviously merited enough study that there are entire routines based off just the hi hat.

[hybridassassin1991]

oooh!

of cuorse if you wanna see something REALLY GOOD bout' the hit hats I advice you look 4 Buddy Rich's videos

[randylikesdrums]

Yeah. he should just stick with snare drum. Hopefully he never moves towards an actual drum set. That would be the worst. Excellent snare playing though - one of the best in history.

[Brystell]

He is one of the greatest drummers of all time. He also is obviously just practicing because if he was trying it would be much more groovy and more stick tricks involved. Don't make fun of him because you probably are terrible compared and just want to sound cool. Also, not the clapping hands in the background.

[firestorm531]

not bad.

[snared04drummer]

Lulz... who is Jeff Queen... I don't know, do you have a Tony Award at your house? Yeah, he might be a bit past his prime (though he looks great compared to Nick Angeles, who looks like he's ready to fall apart), but I'm betting he still has the chops to school pretty much everyone making fun of him in this comment list, myself included. And as to the dumb bleachers comments, this looks like one of many clinics going on, and they usually only seat people in front of the performer at those. :)

[GP3PocketSnare]

Jeff Queen is a marching percussion known for his legendary solos

[snared04drummer]

I wish that made sense in some way... because I can't tell if you're trying to argue with me... or not....

Yes, Jeff Queen has an enormous history of excellence in DCI, including a couple back to back I&E Championships, and some PASIC ones as well. However, he can do a hell of a lot more than that.

[GP3PocketSnare]

I thought you wanted to know. I guess you were being sarcastic.

[warriormole]

Note the empty bleachers...

[classicrockandcars]

ROFL

[lucadepu]

masters of failure

[xristian93]

k wena loko es demasiado

muy bueno te felisito te doy artos aplausos xD

[Homeskillet907]

who the fuck is jeff queen, damn how do i not know him when hes got so many fans in this gig

[narutopw1337]

He doesn't play drumset, he in the marching business.

[XxNecrOtorturexX]

Wow he must be good!! He's in an arena with invisible people

[jamor111]

now gather your shit and get the hell out of there before the security guard comes back around!!!

[jamor111]

redefined solo!!!

he was solo in the whole arena!

[yeahyeahyeahyeahya]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[mabanham]

well said hahaha

[2245DRUMMER]

You guys wouldnt be saying that if you knew who Jeff Queen was, and if you knew any history you would know that many drummers like Max Roach, Papa Jo Jones, and Elvin did a ton of solo's just on the hi-hat

[lucadepu]

jeff queen sucks

[LeoPriester]

Fail.

[piemannc]

no.

[testament27]

easy

[370046]

and the crowd goes wild!

[ItsAlexDoo]

Full house.

[Caler93]

LOL

[westhofer8]

now that was nice

[tomber14]

weird

[ddrddr1122]

he's playing with my percussion section at my school on the Feb. 20th

[jhuyn3]

Great turn-out.

[TheBarrettSimmons]

You're a badass rofl

[69adrummer]

Thanks YOUTUBE for screwing up yet another potentially cool video with your 4th grade level editing skills!

Another example of superior talent wasted on inferior video site!

[wildmanhawkes]

But can he groove?

[srijankiller]

fuck the haters and fuckin' rule JEFF QUEEN!!

[plopenstien]

HI-HAT SOLO!

[kitoraaa]

der thats why its called hi-hat solo :P

[evilash1996]

wow some people are unbelievably stupid

[rxv661]

hes so bad ass all he needs is a hi hat lol

[jandyb79]

Jeff does some pretty amazing things, but this is just a knockoff of Steve Smiths Mr. hihat which has been around for years!

[op908i]

Which itself was played by Max Roach and Papa Jo Jones years before that.

[jandyb79]

True...I never said it originated from Steve Smith, I simply said that this was a knockoff of his version.

[drumerboy1123]

i recently attended a jeff queen clinic and before playing this he said he just ripped this off from steve smith but improvised on it alot so its not like hes claiming it as his, he admits it

[Epalka14]

It's not a knockoff, it's a tribute.

[TheOrangeMrJulius]

Big crowd.

[BrandonTheDude]

oh ya!

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Lol, have you ever heard Jeff play set?

[lilshizzl]

id like to see him do set, hes definatly got the role down lol

[Apoktite]

that hi hat trick where they rock back and forth was a slick move. i like that.

[eteokles3]

what cymbals does he use?

[supermanakasean]

just a hi hat in this solo..

[skullkid133]

I think he means brand and product...like B8 pros...

IDK though...I would like to know

[castmc003]

I WAS THERE !!!!!

[RCRhythm]

Hey, if it worked for Steve Smith...

[claudianetas]

what a stupid shit.

[MorbidDeadGuy]

hahahaha

Where's the rest of the set?

[johnpaddie]

Well, most percussionists feel the same, and that's that every instrument should take years and years to master, and that you sometimes have to master each instrument separately. For example, the quad section leader at my school did a piece called Cymbalectomy and played the High-Hat. It wasn't perfect, I'll say that. It ended up being his usual excellent playing, but the point is, it took more work than you'd think to get a piece of metal to sound good, like a drum would.

[MorbidDeadGuy]

maybe so, but when are you ever going to get a gig playing solely a high hat?

[johnpaddie]

Probably never, but perhaps when you have a solo in a song on your drumset, you can play more interesting stuff... Maybe. It all depends on the player and how well that person knows the instrument(s) they play. (shrug) It may be a little trite, but I think it's just as valuable as any drum solo would be.

[MorbidDeadGuy]

I like your view on it. And I agree with you; but for it to be valuable, you have to practice valuable material. he's playing no differently from a marching snare. there're some drummers who shred the hihat, Gerald Heyward for example. This though, is far from shredding a hihat.

[johnpaddie]

This is true. Oh well. Marching snare king... Heh, I'd love to be known as the "High-Hat King" haha. I'm glad to see someone who can voice their opinion, even though it's different like a civilised person. Grats

[tehmarzvotla]

when will you get a gig playing solely hi-hat? when you're max roach.

[screwyouall98]

excellent not superior eh? lol just poking some fun

[FangletStryfe]

Oi, Morbid.

*whispers*

Check your bum, the set may have gotten stuck.

[MorbidDeadGuy]

oi oi, I know you'd be more than happy to check for me, Francois. Please, give it a nice little kiss while you're at it.

[FangletStryfe]

You really are. xD It's good to see you've come to terms with it. But I have the greatest idea as to how you could make yourself useful.

You could swallow a drumstick. <3

Now doesn't that just sound lovely. ^_^

[Paralda]

When was this made and where are all the people?

[NotTheFish]

The video was shot on April 1st in Gent, Belgium. He's playing towards the crowd.