Adam Gray-Texas in july-Reflections

[iDreenDrams]

at 1st i thought it was The Eleventh Hour. LOL

[kid4christ777]

If any of y'all would actually pay attention to watching the video, than you would be commenting about how awesome he is.

[space0age0pirate]

he's one of the fittest drummers i've ever seen.. jus' sayin' ;)

[JewMeer504]

What a beast

[johnnyXsniper]

someone shoulda thrown a grenade into the crowd, liven shit up

[sergiopawalski]

@johnnyXsniper its at a skating rink in my town, the whole crowd is to the right in the the center of the rink

[ilovechickenskins]

@johnnyXsniper LOL

[johnnyXsniper]

@ilovechickenskins itd make them fuckers dance

[ilovechickenskins]

@johnnyXsniper fuck yeah!

[popsiclesnap]

nobodys moving MOVE PEOPLE

[daedstah]

beast drummer...is all that needs to be said, really

[ACDCman73]

lol at the flame wars.

[MBeautifulMourningH]

3:35 hungry adam.

[SkullSplitter93]

I want them to come 2 Virginia so damn bad!!!

[swimmingdrummerboy]

Wow the crowd looks like a bunch of statues. I would totally be moshing and screaming along even though I don't know the lyrics

[Dr8co1]

sounds like ABR lol

[MrDraglet5]

this is a really small show

[youngd864]

soo stoked, they're up in ontario this saturday.

m0sh is gonna be heavy.

[leif17son]

is there a chance they will come to Saskatchewan? Maybe after they get back from Europe themselves along with August Burns Red can team up for a tour. Come to Swift Current Sk, or Regina? that would be great!

[SomeNoise77]

Insane!

[thirdshift1]

0:27-0:29

STEEZE!!!!!!!

[Redbloodedscorpion]

Why the hell was Travis Barker the first of the list of related videos?

[shakshakboom]

Honestly, in my opinion, Adam Gray is the best drummer in the world... Haha, kidding, but he's up there.

[Birdhouseboi810]

look at the shitty crowd

[spartankiller11]

I agree they shoulda been goin nutz

[khriz5md]

i didnt know matt greiner had a twin brother????? jaja! this guys is good though!

[dractor3k]

Holy shit this moves exactly like Matt Greiner.

[erkagc]

which part?

[jrhetf4xb]

huuuuuuge influence from ABR songs... it still sounds good though

[erkagc]

@jrhetf4xb if your talkin about the messangers album. the new one? sucks dick

[jrhetf4xb]

@erkagc Does it matter? There are whole parts almost fully copied from ABR songs.

[BZbodyboarder73]

@jrhetf4xb well actually there not really copied, see Adam is good friends with Matt and they practice together and the rest of the TIJ crew knows the guys from ABR. So it not really copied, there just influenced from ABR and im sure sometimes when Adam and Matt jam, he likes what he plays and tells the TIJ guys hey i got a great idea for a song.

[Iamcoreysmith]

Messengers isn't the new one? Constellations is. But I hope your kidding. I think both kick ass. (:

[danmorris778]

haha, constellations sucks dick? i'd like to see you write anything nearly as well put together as that album.

[erkagc]

@danmorris778 nothing was put together well you idiot everything is pussified compared to messangers which is the best album in the enire world. excuse me for being the only one who notices that go fuck yourself

[danmorris778]

take another listen you fucking idiot. it's not relying on breakdowns as much as messengers. in the eleventh hour there's a breakdown after every single riff. i love messengers, constellations is way better. yes, it is well put together as you can tell more thought has been put into it rather than just adding a breakdown in to make the songs longer.

so no, YOU go fuck yourself.

[erkagc]

who says breakdowns are just fillers to make a song longer? you can put just as much thought into a breakdown as you can anything else, i could say they just added solo's at the end or middle of all their songs to make them longer but thats not why you put solo's in a song and if you knew anything about putting songs together you would know that so go ahead and keep fuckin yourself

[danmorris778]

they have more variation in their songs. so if you knew anything about putting songs together you would understand that.

[Trag3dyINlif3]

Who cares i LOVE breakdowns! they are the best parts of songs you get to throwdown and hit people and just the crash is so amazing so lets chill guys breakdowns are the best part =] sometimes depends what bands

[Maitzeth]

The Drummer is amazing!!! wow o.O

[xxiplaydrums]

i dont know why people insist on fighting over the internet.. keep it to yourself and enjoy this amazing drummer doin his thing and learn

[DrknssBelow]

I love this guy

[TexasTOOB]

Just to clear up any confusion, neither Adam or any of the rest of us have EVER helped ABR write anything.

[gibson482]

idk what everyone is arguing about, but to clear anything up, this band is a christian band. there songs are very religious. they are all young, the vocalist and drummer both seniors in highschool, and the remaining three just graduated. and yes adam grey has helped ABR with some of there songs. and in my own oppinion, this band is absolutly AMAZING.

[DPMAN2424]

crowd sucks

[IncarceratedPanda]

I'd have to agree, just wait till they come to Canada! - We're gonna throw down so fucking hard, we threw down to Our Lady Peace... LOL!

[Grayconstruction7]

they will be in canada next week-you will have your chance-check their myspace

[IncarceratedPanda]

Check - A few things that totally distiguishes TIJ from ABR.

You NEVER hear clean vocals.

The lyrics aren't so, dare I say, ''religious'' =\ Sorry to whom I just offended by saying that.

They're not as crisp as ABR, which isn't a bad thing.

Also, in my opinion, their breakdowns almost mirror the breakdowns done by Parkway Drive.

[Billboard91]

too bad TIJ is every bit as religious in their songs as ABR.

[IncarceratedPanda]

I'd elaborate, but I don't want to turn this into a thread filled with spam...

[oOoShadowZoneoOo]

Man it doesn't fucking matter.

Do you even listen to the lyrics? No, you don't.

[Billboard91]

yeah, actually it does matter,

and yes i do listen to the lyrics,

you're just a piece of shit that thinks he's cool, you're not,

don't say shit if you're not going to back it up.

you fucking faggot.

[oOoShadowZoneoOo]

Mk. It's more like I like his way of drumming, which is a lot like Greiner's, but a lot more breakdowns, and I love breakdowns. So why are you watching a video that you don't even like? Like really? Pathetic little shit.

Have fun inside all the time :D

[Billboard91]

When did i actually say i didn't like it,

i've met all of texas in july, they're cool as shit dudes, i saw alot of it when they first started,

don't try and talk about something you don't even know.

[oOoShadowZoneoOo]

"you're just a piece of shit that thinks he's cool, you're not," Yeah, your fucking retardedd :D

"don't say shit if you're not going to back it up."

"don't try and talk about something you don't even know. " how many fucking times you going to say that? Your wrong anyways, anywho I could give 2 shits about something from a week ago on the interwebz. So cyaz :D

[Billboard91]

yeah man, you're cool.

[hyddenmyth]

look at the age difference

thats all i have to say this debate is over

[IncarceratedPanda]

There is no debate. Jesus. FAIL!

[hyddenmyth]

yeah just pwnage

thanks for realizing

[jessecn]

booo! no pit????

[AmericanZero722]

He moves like a machine...he's awesome

[aquadead101]

AND 3:38 !!!

he put his stick in his mouth

that was sick!!!!

[aquadead101]

haha u can see his gauges jiggling around:]

[downmediocrity]

oh and to add cuz i forgot.. just because a band might use weird timing or off beat breakdowns doesnt mean they sound like ABR. dont get me wrong i like abr i think they are amazing. but they werent the first to invent the breakdown if you catch what im saying

[Zito666]

yeah but if you listen to both bands, theyre almost identical. listen to show some pride by TIJ and then a wish full of dreams by ABR. its literally the same chord progression on guitar just in a different key.

[valiantlegacy69]

in a way they kinda are theres just some differences but one of there influences are ABR so its kinda reasonable where theyd sound like em

[downmediocrity]

Great band. was supposed to see them in millsboro playing with my sisters band hes the hero today but i got stuck working and i heard they broke down too.. such a shame.. these guys are amazing.

And im tired of people comparing them to ABR. they are 2 different bands trying to make music they like and if they both like making the same type of music doesnt mean you always have to compare them

[dudeurgonna]

i went to that show in millsboro haha. on july 31st. they didnt break down they got in an accident, the lead guitarists leg was hurt so he had to sit the whole show. and play. haha it was an amazing show, and there were no mistakes cuz everyone knows sitting down playing guitar is so much easier. haha he even added sum fills in the solos. it was crazyyy

[JMgymnast22]

that's so cool!

[AxeWielder1052]

These guys are AWESOME!!! I wish they would do a show in Portland,Or!! God has really given these guys some awesome ability. The drummer has some pretty sweet stick tricks! Thanks for posting!

[erjoseph2]

that beat at 4:09 sounds exactly like one of the parts that abr has in thirty and seven on the drums

[weswhodie]

this song was out way before thirty nd seven was even recorded bro

[drummercody1234]

I can't get enough of TIJ. The blast beats at beginning are really fast!

[danmorris778]

hahahahaha owned

[paintballer9360]

FYI I personally know both bands, and ABR actually sends most of their tab pages to Adam and he writes most of the beats for Matt.......... so........... its ABR is a lot like TIJ.

[AdamGray10]

That NEVER happened.

[iRaawwrr]

LOL.

[DPMAN2424]

no...

[hyddenmyth]

you just got pwned by adam grey how does it feel?

[watzittoyah]

Yup, agree with TheClownss with that!

[TheClownss]

i can see why people are saying that TIJ is like ABR becaue they share lots of the same offbeats. and adam drums simular to the ABR drummer like at :48 how he rides the china the ABR drummer does that alot. not neccearly a bad thing every band i think personally takes bits and pieces from other bands and puts them into there own kinda flow. ABR-TIJ are two very different kind of bands TIJ has lots of more slower broken up breakdowns. where ABR has faster breakdowns where he ridees the china alot

[WingsOfIntegrity]

thats very true, the two bands share their own unique sound but they are both influenced by each other giving them similar aspects but each do their own thing and one really should be criticized for sounding like the other

[isu182]

Adam Gray is god. I watch this video like once a day for inspiration. If only I could come close to being as talented as he is... 1:50 is epic.

[apocaloid]

everyone styles off everyone else... its the way the world works... you "copy" someone and improve it, make it your own. People in their basements have power issues though. They like to complain and make baby comments over the internet. Its cool. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

[JoeyPezoa]

LAWL everytime i die.

[OcCharlie321]

@apocaloid Why the fuck is that not the top comment? wtf is wrong with people?

[interpol198611]

that's fucking awesome, i really love this band, anyone have the lyrics of texas in july songs??

[MusicianWil]

great playing!

[GCimprezaFTW]

lol, what's up with the crowd?

[dvon21]

They're like "Wow. I'm not as good as Adam Gray, why should I even try?" Haha.

[slamminggutturals]

i love how everyone says this guy is so much like abr well maybe he listened to abr alot u no they do both live in lancaster lol when i started in the metal scene i saw abr like 10 times lol they are just a band around here that u see alot if u go to shows and listen to its hard not to copy what is good its not like every other drummer hasnt copied some1 but whatev man i wont check this again so leave hate lol

[ziggo101]

The drummer for ABR has stated that he is majorly influenced by Adam Gray.

[kingballa225]

pay attention people. thats wut talent is ^

[TheFortressTX]

SIKKK!

[drummercody1234]

WOW, that is so crazy. The crowd kind of sucks though, they don't look like they are that into it. But, this is a really sweet song.

[CourtPlayzDrumz]

so Adam, you're saying if abr was never a band. and you never saw matt play. that you would still play the same as you do now?

[AdamGray10]

Nah, he was my biggest influence when the band started. And now hes not, but the style stuck. So its just naturaly how i play. I play/write what is fun to play and what i wanna hear. I love hearing this style of drumming and my only option of change would make me uncomfortable, or bored while playing.

[CourtPlayzDrumz]

i hear that. my biggest influence growing up was travis barker. and it's really fucked me when i got into the metal scene. i started listening to drummers like matt griener and drumms in bands like veil of maya and born of osiris, i found myself being able to play all the stuff. but i still had a travis barker style. im getting out of that habit lately with touring and stuff. im able to play all the time and work on not looking like a homo punk drummer.

[AdamGray10]

Id love to look like a punk drummer but playing metal. I think that would be sweet.

[CourtPlayzDrumz]

adam, texas in july is playing in rochester new york on june 20th. we got offered to play the show but we are gonna be away on a 3 month tour. the venue you're playing is pretty sweet. the promoters weird tho.

[AdamGray10]

Nice, weird promoters is pretty much all venues. haha

[elnicko1]

dude i know how feel haha same with me

[iRaawwrr]

hey if this is really adam gray i love your stick spins haha [;

[Aaronluvs2drum]

dude adam your like my new big music influence when i play, could you tell me what the name of the little bell thing you hit is called

[drumwrist0123]

He has a ... 6 inch zil bell and ... 7 inch lp402 ice bell i think. Hope that helps! Im going after the same brand of stuff this guy gots. Ive always been after Zildjian though. =]

[Aaronluvs2drum]

thank you! i have a 6 inch zil bell it must be the lp ice bel;l im hearing

[downmediocrity]

the latin percussion ice bells sound amazing.. i got one at a local shop for about 35 bucks.. its good for little fills and tricks but its not something you should put over your bell to use instead.. a zil bel is def better for that..

[Aaronluvs2drum]

i got a 6 inch zil bel

[mikid1989]

like matt greiner *

[mikid1989]

you are a fucking god! but you want to be exactly the same matt greiner, create your own style

[AdamGray10]

i dont want to be, It just happens.

[JoshHennings]

Learn correct English first kiddo.

And it's funny that your so blatantly blasting someone's style who is so obviously gifted in his craft. What a shame.

[PureM3tal]

Josh, why you having a go? he's talented, is he not allowed to be?

Mikid, it's easier said that done.

[JoshHennings]

What?

Saying someone is gifted in their craft is saying he isn't aloud to be talented? I think you read my comment wrong.

[PureM3tal]

soz dude, was more at mikid, but it doesn't matter he copies matt's blasting even if he does.

[interpol198611]

anyone have the lyrics of texas in july's salt of the earth cd??

[davesXe]

wow that was so incredible.

[adamtheace91]

you should come to britain. when you release your first album i would come see yous wherever you were. And i think adam deserves a medal, or maybe several for being able to play like that at his age. and your kit is sweet quite funny when you type in texas in july into youtube the only thing you really get is adam gray.

[drumwrist0123]

I hope some one knows what kind of China, mini china, splash and bells hes using.

[jakbiking2]

preeetyyy sure he uses 9 and 12 inch zildjian zil bell and 18" zildjian oriental china trash...not sure on splashed tho

[AdamGray10]

18" Oriental China

14" Wuhan

8" A custom Splash

6" Zil Bel

6.5" Ice Bell

[drumwrist0123]

Hahaha, oh snap. Thanks Adam. Your great! =]

[htmiami06]

which bell cymbal is over the ride cymbal?

[K4ineNicksMehrFrei]

its only the cup of the ride

[K4ineNicksMehrFrei]

sorry my fault, its a 6" bell

[LumpaDumpx]

hell yeah... SHOW SOME PRIDE!! I played a show with these dudes awhile back, adam is the nicest kid ever. their singer and I have the same first/last name haha.

[ijl11]

this band is so good i saw them last week at penn state and i'm hooked

[henrynaruto9]

this band's great but the name throws them off a little eh?

[oldelpaso678]

this and dressed for war for me are the hardest to cover, and to be quite honest, adam is actually pretty different to matt, what's the same? a china and broken bass drum beats, who gives a fuck it sounds great

but yes, the drumming off thrill seeker continues to blow my mind in '09.

[KylezBroski]

sonofabitch.

my keyboard.. :[

[Jardefendi]

Wait a second, did someone back there say this guy is too beastly for SEA? Travis Orbin, the permanent drummer for SEA now, is incredible. His style can be called just that, his, Adam is great, but his style is Matt's style.

[Grayconstruction7]

adam was going to help SEA out on the tour until they got a perm drummer.Also that was their opinion just like your fucked up opinion.Travis orbin nice guy but the best sound is the truth drums-Boring

[Jardefendi]

Orbin? Best sound is the Truth drums? Are we talking about the same polyrhythm playing, ambidextrous, ex-periphery drummer here? Matt Greiner is a bit monotonous at times with ABR, and I never said Adam wasn't good, he is great, I was saying Orbin's open setup and flat lateral playing style is unique. Plus, his music theory knowledge helps him write intense parts.

[iRaawwrr]

dude jardefendi just shut the fuck up.. haha

[Jardefendi]

Listen to something other than metal, then take what you have heard from other styles of music and put it into metal, then you will understand a fraction of what Orbin does on his parts. He was mainly a studio drummer before SEA, so he has a wide variety of music knowledge and skill. Enlightening the idiot masses is just something that flows from me, sorry if it is a bit too brash for the intellectual level you are on.

[NickIsPocahontas]

why are we talking about travis orbin on an adam grey video? hahaha nothing against orbin, hes awesome but cmon, talk about orbin on his vids, not adams. both excelent drummers i might add.

[smellsliketeenidiot]

its because adam was supposed to fill in for SEA as their drummer while they finished off their tour. SEA put this vid on their myspace and stated that adam was their new temp drummer, but then enlisted travis orbin as their new full time drummer. and they are both excellent drummers indeed

[ShineDrums27]

@Jardefendi i talked to adam and he said orbins a huge douche, just throwin that out there

[ShineDrums27]

i didnt say anything about music or drummers or anything there buddy so calm down, i talked to him personally im not lying i have no reason to. i put one comment about what he said, nothing else, so calm down there bud, i dont care what you think about music or drumming, and i didnt even say anything about either of those things, but thanks for the long comment that i didnt read.

[ShineDrums27]

then why did you call me buddy? and why are you getting so uptight about this whole thing, your boyfriend accidentally pour a 500 pound sand bag into your vagina? or what? or do you just think your cool coming on to a metal video saying that you listen to other kinds of music because thats SOOOOO impressive. everyone has varied taste, your not the only guy who isnt set on one genre and style BUDDY.

[subj3ctt0chang3]

I talked to orbin last year when he was in town with sky eats airplane. I told him that I was a guitarist, but I was slowly drifting toward drumming because thats what I wanted to do in the first place. He talked to me for at least half an hour just giving me tips. Totally down to earth guy. Maybe adam just had a bad experience.

[Shaujia]

lol are the lights controlled by the guitar hero thing too? XD

[Grayconstruction7]

only the ones on top of the amps-

[diesel435gal]

yea august burns reds breakdowns are some of the most complicated and the china is sick

[bloor7]

most amazing drummer.

great band.

but i'd like to point out incase im the only one who thinks that for build up for the first break down sounds just like august burns red, not saying its bad or anything cause it is amazing. but i noticed that haha.

keep up the good work boys.

[QuickTheChildren1]

Oh jeez, i never noticed that. I cant quite pick it out though, what song does it sound like?

[bloor7]

11th hour

[bloor7]

i think its that atleast, not 100% sure

cant seem to find the song if its not that.

[QuickTheChildren1]

Hmm, i cant figure it out. Maybe it just sounds like something they would do, rather then something they did.

[bloor7]

yeah probably.

sounds soo fimiliar though.

oh well, great song anyways

[jbarile5]

I think you guys are talking about the part from 'The Eleventh Hour' at about 1:29 1:30. They are definitely not the same but I could see where you would hear the similarities. This is a beast part though Adam

[promatt50]

....full length.

nuff said

[TexasTOOB]

Soon! We can not wait to go record it in May!!! Stay tuned!

[Shaujia]

such an entertaining drummer!

[xjustoneshadowx]

the band is phenomenal

and so is adam

im glad to have seen them so many times

everytime i see them im blown away at how good they are

[br00tal1234]

from 4:00 til the end is so EPIC

adam is a beast

[LukeXftw]

yeah till they found a permanent drummer, hes too brutal for SEA though

[l3LinD]

wasnt he going to b a fill in drummer for sky eats airplane

[xbackburn3rx]

crazy part is = the drummer is only like 16

he's so damn beast

[sunlightxfades]

he's 17.

[xbackburn3rx]

My bad. Thanks for the correction.

[sunlightxfades]

no prob.

[interpol198611]

holy fucking mother of god!!! as a drummer i see this kid like a damn beast on the drums, i like this song, actually every song of his cd is awesome, i love texas in july, keep fucking rocking adam

[oldelpaso678]

To both commenters below me, alex's vocals are one of the most unique things about the band, and to btbam06, they are very different from august burns red, there is not much similar at all. this band is going to get HUGE

[btbam06]

Is this supposed to be an August Burns Red copycat band?

[1092789]

dude ur retarted. u obviously are so closed minded that u cant see the differences in this band and august burns red. these guys are awsome.