BILL BRUFORD - THE BEAT

[BipolarBowler]

I want the octobans he got

[mirzamarco]

Terry Bozzio and Neil Peart don't like this video.

[dkofva]

Long live Max(well) Roach..."The Drum Also Waltzes"...

[swaggs]

I have always admired and respected this mans work. In my view he is one of the top drummers we will ever see.

[cirocoupe]

cool  Simmons SDS :-) Nice

[marty3699]

Ok, don't jump all over me here. I understand what made Bill an innovator. His experements with kit design, sound structure, mixing electric and acoustic and more. What I don't get is how this particular vid is impressive. Just a bunch of 16th and 32nd notes and a few trills over the surface of the drum heads. Any half way proficient drummer could do this. Sorry just my opinion

[TheSteveSteele]

@marty3699 What makes this vid impressive is the tasteful combining of Gamelan, African and Western style musical drumming done here.

[9DrummerFromHell1]

@marty3699 I understand your opinion, but you must understand that Bruford has been an innovator. Up to 50 years, there was only an experimental jazz as a musical genre, in 60 years has begun to form a new definition of progressive music with the genre (of which he was part Bruford). Bruford, then, like many other Italian and international drummers of that era, had "carte blanche" in composing, experimenting on percussion. So for the time was an innovative genius ... Today there is all Sold..

[yaksuit]

@worldcitizenforever actualy you will find neil peart did the same thing :)

[PatoEXM]

Yep, Neil Peart digs Bill Bruford's playing a lot!

[ChazYocom]

Simmons SDSV!!!!

[cirocoupe]

The Simmons Drum  Cool

[cirocoupe]

@ChazYocom 

[BuddyRichisgod]

Someone needs to post the rest of BIll Bruford and the beat. I remember there used to be parts two and three but they must have got deleted.

[turntapzap]

He's the only one in the universe that knows how to tune that snare.

[keystop]

the hole in his shirt is kinda funny

[billpeart]

excellent, post more!!!