The thing I love about Bill Brufords drum kit (especially for clinics), is how you can't see him more clearly. Everything's below head level. Nicko Mcbrain on the other hand...
ME HUBIERA GUSTADO QUE BRUFORD HAYA SIDO PARTE DE LA HISTORIA COMPLETA DE YES, CON LO POCO QUE PARTICIPO DEMOSTRO UN DISCIPLINA MATEMATICA PARA LA PERCUSION. NO LE QUITO EL MERITO A WHITE PERO ESTE MUCHACHON ES EXTRAORDINARIO.
Position of the hats is in front of the snare. He's using that Tama hat stand with the pedal running through a funky cable so you can place the pedal away from the hats. Strange but I guess it works
Position of the hats is in front of the snare. He's using that Tama hat stand with the pedal running through a funky cable so you can place the pedal away from the hats. Strange but I guess it works
I remember they had bruford piped in at the start of a rush concert before people were even getting to their seats , I still marvel at Alan Holdsworth making his strat sound like a saxophone , feels good to me ! gradually going tornado is one of my favourite bruford albums , it is just too bad that nobody uploads that whole album. I would also like to see some of brufords songs on here that has Annette Peacock singing . there are two other bruford albums i forgot the name of that i liked.
In the couple of hours leading up to show time on Rush's Time Machine Tour, an eclectic mix of classic and progressive rock music can be heard from the house speakers. The third song is Hell's Bells. Also included is UK's In the Dead of Night and Court of the Crimson King, and a couple of Yes songs as well. Neil Peart must be on a Bruford kick. He covered a lot of his musical history in the Time Machine Tour's house music list.
@DanLetts97 jajajajaja, sure you are correct can be 19/16 or 19/8 or 19/4 or 19/2 or 19/1 etc, but i feel it more like 19/8 cause i feel that 8s steady rock beat (even bruford plays some 16s to embelish) not that disco 16 notes playing all the time the hihat. A piece on 19/16 is "19 days" by Gavin Harrison, he is playing almost every note with a couple of rests, but can also be interpreted viceversa. Think the songs as you feel more comfortable anyways are 19 notes =)
@erikimba Uhhh, I'm going to have to politely point out that you're completely wrong. A time signiture is what it is based on it's function and existence. This song cannot be in whatever time signiture you personally feel it to be. It most certainly isn't 19/4.
@DanLetts97 all is an illusion, we humans pretend to put names-genres-categories to everything, to separate things n don´t understand the whole thing we're part of a very big sistem (universe), why couldn't be 19/5 or 19/7?, in fact it can be but with a different pulse, you can actually have 31/7 an can play those organically but with metronomes that will be fractional with a lot of numbers, i don´t disagree with you, what i was trying to tell you is we both love the song, and have 19 notes =)
@erikimba Yes, you have the top number correct!!! There are indeed 19 beats, but without understanding what the bottom number represents you're in trouble, whether you like to read Depak Chopra books or not. There is some math involved here and it cannot be muted by mysticism and crystal balls!! The bottom number respresents the count that each beat gets.... I've had this converstion too many times with people that aren't properly trained in musical theory and I won't get into it again.
@DanLetts97 ok. i like your point of view, i'm trained in musical theory ( theory not law or axiom ) and understand clearly what you are talking about, i just undertood by talking with jeff coffin of the flecktones that bottom number can be actually 5 7 9 or any number n that we put 4 8 16 etc cause its easier to understand and cause the clock based on 60bpm. if you only see pair numbers on the bottom you are losing a lot of fun on music
@erikimba I searched high and low on the internet and can't find an example about that which you speak. It's possible that even this guy from the Flecktones doesn't quite understand what he's speaking about. I've heard other people reference the 60 BPM thing, but it doesn't add up to the law of musical theory. I'll continue searching for more info on this...
@DanLetts97 i would give you an example, you have bass snare simple rock beat 2 bars of 3/4 (6/4) and override every dotted eight (3/16) but in that space instead of that you put 4 notes n play only 123 of those 4, how would you write that theorically at 60bpm, that is organic playing, why 4/4 even if you have 8 or 16 feel why not 8/8 or 16/16? cause its easier to follow. I would actually like to hear you about microtones on music? are the musicians out of tune?
@DanLetts97 and by going deeper, the spaces (silence) between the notes is what actually give you the beat not the notes per se; bruford mentioned that on a video i don't remember exactly on which one an its always a -1 number of what you represent . and going to science by taking you mentioned math is involved, can you explain me what it's time? or explain me with physics!
@erikimba I think that maybe some of these drummers are waxing poetical and using some strange explanations to help us understand what they're playing. I think they're trying to paint visual pictures to help us get inside their heads, and I think it's confused you. You can't have 19/7 time until there is such a thing as a 7th note, or a 9th note (which there can't be) or what have you because odd numbers don't go into even numbers.
@DanLetts97 lol. you will understand some day, what to do you think about microtonal music? look also for this Klavierstück IX Bar 1 in 142/8, gulliver suite in 24/1, Mikrokosmos no. 153 in 8/8 (why not 4/4?), Driftwood Suite and Touch Piece partially in 5 and a half/4 and 4 and a half/4, Upstart in 3 two thirds/4, Reverie der Laputier in 3 two halves/4, L'Artisanat furieux Bar 3 is in 4 thirds/2, and finally Mädchentotenlieder bar 112 in 4 fifths/4 and bar 97 in 3 fifths/4 good luck with math
@erikimba We''ll have to agree to dis-agree. If you think that Hells Bells can be played as 19/4, then why don't you try playing it that way? Play it so that each note is counted as a quarter note, or even an 8th note (19/8) and you won't be able to, if you understand music. Listen to Hells Bells while snapping quarter notes with your fingers...then 8th notes as well. The beat won't fall on the first note of each bar, because they're being counted as 16th notes.
@DanLetts97 agree to dis-agree, this are the more enjoyable 19 cycle of notes of my life cause all the talking and hearing over and over the song......i can hear the song in 19 notes, dancing in 3 clapping in 5 and sing it in 7 lol, i sent you inbox good luck ;) also look this video of alex acuña explaining a typical music of peru where you dance in 3 clap in 4 and sing in 5, or Efrain del Toro, i am going out for a moment when come back will look the videos for you. regards my friend
@DanLetts97 this is alex acuña at 00:42 take a look watch?v=GWsGn8lmXVY&feature=relmfu, and also efrain toro opened my mind widely look at this watch?v=9z6Fc_UzTPw and this watch?v=xX6p5Bf8j4Y and this one on daylimotion(dot)com cause didnt find it on youtube video/xa32xe_gregg-bissonette-and-efrain-toro-ja_music
@DanLetts97 it can be played two to one until you get to the thirteenth floof of any building with an elevator and it continues to skip that beat or floor until you are at the ceiling and down you go to the tobes of hades!
I met him at a record signing about the time Gradually Going Tornado came out. Great guy, very professional, well mannered, and down to earth at the same time. He and Jeff Berlin and the band just ripped like crazy at the gig they played that night. One of the best shows I have ever seen. Also saw him twice with King Krimson and those were great shows too !
siempre será el mejor, el más técnico, el más innovador, el más todo. Y todo hecho con una facilidad pasmosa. Sólo Peart se le parece en esa facilidad. Ahora una pequeña broma: no se parece, un poco, a Harpo Marx? Verdad?. Su cara de felicidad tocado es como la de un niño jugando con los juguetes el dia de Reyes. Larga vida al rey!!!
Just reading his autobiography at the moment - very insightful and well-written...and funny! Bill is a real inspiration - a very intelligent drummer who has advanced the instrument. A real pity he's officially retired from touring. I hope he keeps giving Clinics and making music.
"Bill Bruford...the master of syncopation. I am so glad that I got to see him and King Crimson in the early 90's.. along side with Adrian Belew...great stuff!!"
Who hates Jeff Berlin?. Certainly not me or the Great Neil Stubenhaus, or Getty Lee. He is a great Bassist,who happens to be very opinionated. The guy is a monster player. Do you Anthony Jackson as well?. He,s really hard ass, but you have to respect him . I say let their music talk, the rest is wind in sails.
bill bruford has amazing control and holdsworth is amazing and so is jeff berlin. this band is so underrated but is a million times better than all of the crap today tht ppl call rock its just absolutely amazing how ppl can even come up with music like this
omg i just love how he smiles, as if to say, 'look how easy this is' in grand syncopation of flowing spectacularness, a percussionist's dream of the mock turtle's flappers
I album in 1979 & wore it out in the next 12 months LOL. This clip reminds me how intelligent Bill's drumming is. It's kind of mathematical with wonderful changing geometry... or something. Hard to put into words eh.
Bruford helped me through some strange periods of my life. OK I know everyone hates Jeff Berlin, but I love his playing as it fitted perfectly with Stewart and Holdsworth. These albums & tours plus King Crimson & UK are treasured musical memories. What a percussionist. It's his FREEDOM & the gear changes! How he draws your attention to the bass or link to something else; his drum controls the focus of your ear! Hey -just try tapping your feet or fingers to this guy! Genius with a capital Gee!
In past interviews he's explained that, early on, he felt he had something of a weak left hand, and when he moved into the world of amplified rock music he developed a semi-rimshot that he felt helped him cut through the sound.
love it. well said. copeland seems more like a band manager who plays drums. (better than me on both counts) but bruford is the real deal. love your comment.
Genius is making the impossible look easy, and that's what he does. To boot, his drum tuning is totally unique, and his inventiveness and timing are impeckable. That's how we can listem to these songs over and over again...they're appealing on so many levels. I never listened to the drums before Bruford and Tony Williams.
Thanks for the awesome video...I've never been the same since a friend and I walked into the Vogue in Indianapolis in 1985 and got to watch Bill warm up - we also got to chat with Pat Moraz while we were there.
Pure GEnius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOve him with yes and 70's crimson! Beeshot you are right he plays effortlessly! I am jealous!! and I am a guitar player! HA!
I saw UK's '78 show in Dallas. And the later one in '79 (Bozzio et al opening at TCCC, with ceiling lights on and milling, distracted Jethro Tull fans grabbing beers from the hallway--having no idea what they're listening to).
The snare poing is a signature. Half the fun is finding when it lands next.
I agree with you on anticipating his next Poing..he never palys a song the same way twice....read an interview with wetton once who said quite simply.."if you didn't tap your feet when playing with Bruford you fucked" (that's a paraphrase)
Saw his clinic when he rolled by here in Victoria a couple months back. Totally cool how he encouraged input and questions from the new/non-drummers during the audience chats. Very illuminating on the musicality of the instrument. Taking a page out of his book I got a remote hi-hat so that I play it over (and between) my 2nd and 3rd toms now. Sitting front row centre I think my Cephalic Carnage tee discouraged him from answering some fanatical questions I had for him.
Bill never misses a rimshot. Poor sound quality, but great view of the master at work. What a smoothie.
I sincerely doubt he'll get Bruford back together. He's not the kind that looks back and after several dinosaur tours with the Yes crew he has vowed to never work with a rock group again.
Yeah I agree, you can really hear Bruford's influence on Danny's playing, there both just sick players. A lot of Bruford's patterns remind me of the way Danny plays.
that doubletime section at the solo at 1:50 is my favorite bill bruford moment ever and probably the most reused groove that he's done. Before him I don't think there was a groove much like that, and since, people are using it everywhere!! I like his ride hiccup at :50 and like the badass that he is, he just smiles it off :)
Yeah! RRC did this many times. I remember they opened at The Orangeburg Pub in Orangeburg, NY with this number. Steve had the Fibes kit back then. Awesome! They used to do Alaska from UK too. Great band. Mark Hitt was an awesome guitarist.
Saw this clinic in Edmonton 5 days ago...he OWNED the place with his humour, education and amazing playing. He opened the clinic with Hell's Bells and had everyone's attention for the rest of the night. Had very good things to say about other drummers; he mentioned the Buddy Rich sessions in NYC produced by Neil Peart and the players involved. Bruford's a class act.
Thank you Billy, thanks to show your humanity and get a tad bit ahead of the beat in the rim click section, you grinned and got it back in place before it went askew, as great and accurate as he is, he is still human, huge influence, always the innovator and artist!
You said it so well! It comforts me to see legends like him miss a beat or screw up a little from time to time; it reminds us that what they play is humanly possible and attainable by us mere mortals.
It his timing and use off odd time measures that are impressive. He is looked up to my many greats in the world of percusion, including Neil Peart and Mike Portnoy.
I don't get the excitment about Bruford. He plays a clean, crisp beat and was involved with some great music from the 70's and 80s, but his style is a bit predictable and unimpressive (every time I hear that snare go 'poing' I think, damn, there it goes again).
Well, actually what I would remark about Bruford is to what extent he is an unpredictable drummer. So many times, listening to some music where he is the drummer, I have been absolutely surprised for not being able to predict what comes next. And so many times, what comes next is the last thing (fill, whatever) I could expect, but fits so good into the whole music. To me, Bruford is a genius.
I attended this clinic and was fortunate to be in the 2nd row!! Bill was fighting a cold that night and although was sick was engaging and performed amazingly. It was awesome to hear the drum set as we were so close that the you could hear the kit from the stage, not from the speakers!
Thanks for the post. Must say I think Bill´s drumming wasn´t great on this, though I love the song. He seemed a bit switched off. Mind you, he´s still the dog´s nadgers!!
Yea, this is one of the more unsteady songs from my video, but I was kind of surprised I was able to get the little steadiness I could from using the (fabric) top of the empty seat in front of me. I'm kind of surprised at the video quality of this on YouTube, I expected better.
I saw the score for this piece and the counting in the main part is phrased with a bar of 7/4 followed by a bar of 5/8.
SickyHamiltonTV 5 days ago
The syncopation is nuts on this track.
corkskrewclubhouse93 1 week ago
The thing I love about Bill Brufords drum kit (especially for clinics), is how you can't see him more clearly. Everything's below head level. Nicko Mcbrain on the other hand...
allamaalarm 2 weeks ago
ME HUBIERA GUSTADO QUE BRUFORD HAYA SIDO PARTE DE LA HISTORIA COMPLETA DE YES, CON LO POCO QUE PARTICIPO DEMOSTRO UN DISCIPLINA MATEMATICA PARA LA PERCUSION. NO LE QUITO EL MERITO A WHITE PERO ESTE MUCHACHON ES EXTRAORDINARIO.
MrPPALCALDE 1 month ago
how is this hells bells?
sammaify 1 month ago
@sammaify like t.n.t. by tortise
sammaify 1 month ago
@sammaify
it's not the ac/dc "hells bells"....it's the technically superior Bill Bruford version of his album One of a Kind
deadhardy 1 month ago
@deadhardy kay gotcha
sammaify 1 month ago
when i saw the title i thought it was that he would be playing the ac/dc song. "how humiliating" was my reaction
newfuckingwave 1 month ago
19/8, right? 7/4 followed by 5/8. cool as hell
Randyolsson 1 month ago
Met him today at my school! Really awesome guy!
svantebeaverman 2 months ago
He is making this look REALLY easy!
tonusaitis 2 months ago
God this is good!!
arnarne 3 months ago
His touch gives him this sound that is so recognizable...I can tell by the sound that it's him hitting those toms...those mad English drummers!
HollywoodWags 3 months ago
@erikimba @DanLetts there is no one solid time signature. Its a mixed meter piece. There are traces of 9/4, 4/4, 7/4, and i believe 5/4.
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Position of the hats is in front of the snare. He's using that Tama hat stand with the pedal running through a funky cable so you can place the pedal away from the hats. Strange but I guess it works
dmelv 4 months ago
Position of the hats is in front of the snare. He's using that Tama hat stand with the pedal running through a funky cable so you can place the pedal away from the hats. Strange but I guess it works
dmelv 4 months ago
Awesome as always
76alembic 4 months ago in playlist Slam the clown
DAT SNARE
parsajamshidi 5 months ago
I remember they had bruford piped in at the start of a rush concert before people were even getting to their seats , I still marvel at Alan Holdsworth making his strat sound like a saxophone , feels good to me ! gradually going tornado is one of my favourite bruford albums , it is just too bad that nobody uploads that whole album. I would also like to see some of brufords songs on here that has Annette Peacock singing . there are two other bruford albums i forgot the name of that i liked.
kokanee2010a 6 months ago
kick ass!
drooms 6 months ago
Robotic and sterile.
Give me Varese, Patch or Zappa.
Easleytee 6 months ago
A brilliant robot. He will be a speck - if at all - in a hundred years.
crightox2000 6 months ago
@crightox2000 is that a diss or a praise?
queenmcsleaze 6 months ago
time keeper
coparush 7 months ago
Thirteen people don't like drum clinics.
IwanttoliveinParis 8 months ago in playlist King Crimson
In the couple of hours leading up to show time on Rush's Time Machine Tour, an eclectic mix of classic and progressive rock music can be heard from the house speakers. The third song is Hell's Bells. Also included is UK's In the Dead of Night and Court of the Crimson King, and a couple of Yes songs as well. Neil Peart must be on a Bruford kick. He covered a lot of his musical history in the Time Machine Tour's house music list.
SuperMegaUberGenius 8 months ago
10/8??
notnowjon 8 months ago
@notnowjon 19/8 pa pa paa pa pa paa pa paa (7+7+5)
erikimba 8 months ago
@erikimba Grazie!! ^^
notnowjon 8 months ago
@erikimba Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's 19/16. No??
DanLetts97 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 jajajajaja, sure you are correct can be 19/16 or 19/8 or 19/4 or 19/2 or 19/1 etc, but i feel it more like 19/8 cause i feel that 8s steady rock beat (even bruford plays some 16s to embelish) not that disco 16 notes playing all the time the hihat. A piece on 19/16 is "19 days" by Gavin Harrison, he is playing almost every note with a couple of rests, but can also be interpreted viceversa. Think the songs as you feel more comfortable anyways are 19 notes =)
erikimba 7 months ago
@erikimba Uhhh, I'm going to have to politely point out that you're completely wrong. A time signiture is what it is based on it's function and existence. This song cannot be in whatever time signiture you personally feel it to be. It most certainly isn't 19/4.
DanLetts97 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 all is an illusion, we humans pretend to put names-genres-categories to everything, to separate things n don´t understand the whole thing we're part of a very big sistem (universe), why couldn't be 19/5 or 19/7?, in fact it can be but with a different pulse, you can actually have 31/7 an can play those organically but with metronomes that will be fractional with a lot of numbers, i don´t disagree with you, what i was trying to tell you is we both love the song, and have 19 notes =)
erikimba 7 months ago
@erikimba Yes, you have the top number correct!!! There are indeed 19 beats, but without understanding what the bottom number represents you're in trouble, whether you like to read Depak Chopra books or not. There is some math involved here and it cannot be muted by mysticism and crystal balls!! The bottom number respresents the count that each beat gets.... I've had this converstion too many times with people that aren't properly trained in musical theory and I won't get into it again.
DanLetts97 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 ok. i like your point of view, i'm trained in musical theory ( theory not law or axiom ) and understand clearly what you are talking about, i just undertood by talking with jeff coffin of the flecktones that bottom number can be actually 5 7 9 or any number n that we put 4 8 16 etc cause its easier to understand and cause the clock based on 60bpm. if you only see pair numbers on the bottom you are losing a lot of fun on music
erikimba 7 months ago
@erikimba I searched high and low on the internet and can't find an example about that which you speak. It's possible that even this guy from the Flecktones doesn't quite understand what he's speaking about. I've heard other people reference the 60 BPM thing, but it doesn't add up to the law of musical theory. I'll continue searching for more info on this...
DanLetts97 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 i would give you an example, you have bass snare simple rock beat 2 bars of 3/4 (6/4) and override every dotted eight (3/16) but in that space instead of that you put 4 notes n play only 123 of those 4, how would you write that theorically at 60bpm, that is organic playing, why 4/4 even if you have 8 or 16 feel why not 8/8 or 16/16? cause its easier to follow. I would actually like to hear you about microtones on music? are the musicians out of tune?
erikimba 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 and by going deeper, the spaces (silence) between the notes is what actually give you the beat not the notes per se; bruford mentioned that on a video i don't remember exactly on which one an its always a -1 number of what you represent . and going to science by taking you mentioned math is involved, can you explain me what it's time? or explain me with physics!
erikimba 7 months ago
@erikimba I think that maybe some of these drummers are waxing poetical and using some strange explanations to help us understand what they're playing. I think they're trying to paint visual pictures to help us get inside their heads, and I think it's confused you. You can't have 19/7 time until there is such a thing as a 7th note, or a 9th note (which there can't be) or what have you because odd numbers don't go into even numbers.
DanLetts97 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 lol. you will understand some day, what to do you think about microtonal music? look also for this Klavierstück IX Bar 1 in 142/8, gulliver suite in 24/1, Mikrokosmos no. 153 in 8/8 (why not 4/4?), Driftwood Suite and Touch Piece partially in 5 and a half/4 and 4 and a half/4, Upstart in 3 two thirds/4, Reverie der Laputier in 3 two halves/4, L'Artisanat furieux Bar 3 is in 4 thirds/2, and finally Mädchentotenlieder bar 112 in 4 fifths/4 and bar 97 in 3 fifths/4 good luck with math
erikimba 7 months ago
@erikimba We''ll have to agree to dis-agree. If you think that Hells Bells can be played as 19/4, then why don't you try playing it that way? Play it so that each note is counted as a quarter note, or even an 8th note (19/8) and you won't be able to, if you understand music. Listen to Hells Bells while snapping quarter notes with your fingers...then 8th notes as well. The beat won't fall on the first note of each bar, because they're being counted as 16th notes.
DanLetts97 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 agree to dis-agree, this are the more enjoyable 19 cycle of notes of my life cause all the talking and hearing over and over the song......i can hear the song in 19 notes, dancing in 3 clapping in 5 and sing it in 7 lol, i sent you inbox good luck ;) also look this video of alex acuña explaining a typical music of peru where you dance in 3 clap in 4 and sing in 5, or Efrain del Toro, i am going out for a moment when come back will look the videos for you. regards my friend
erikimba 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 this is alex acuña at 00:42 take a look watch?v=GWsGn8lmXVY&feature=relmfu, and also efrain toro opened my mind widely look at this watch?v=9z6Fc_UzTPw and this watch?v=xX6p5Bf8j4Y and this one on daylimotion(dot)com cause didnt find it on youtube video/xa32xe_gregg-bissonette-and-efrain-toro-ja_music
erikimba 7 months ago
@DanLetts97 it can be played two to one until you get to the thirteenth floof of any building with an elevator and it continues to skip that beat or floor until you are at the ceiling and down you go to the tobes of hades!
SuperMegaUberGenius 6 months ago in playlist Bells of St Mary
I love the aurora he gives off while he's playing (Bruford's mind-'Yeah...I'm motherfucking Bill Bruford')
Panthersfan2 8 months ago
Danny Carey has the same positioning of his Hi-Hat, right in the center. Not surprising since Bruford is his favorite drummer.
DrNick784 8 months ago
Effortless. What a dude!!
BedroomBassist 8 months ago
bill bruford's brain must be analyzed
hazardous541 8 months ago
u can definately see where danny carey got some of his style from
trankuser9 8 months ago
@trankuser9 Exactly.
thesilentkiller555 8 months ago
BILL BRUFORD/Hell’s Bells
ドラムクリニックでのパフォーマンスか⁇
上半身全くブレず、無駄な動きが皆無‼
saketorasan 8 months ago
Hot damn! Truly a master
krikeymate 9 months ago
watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY
SuperMegaUberGenius 9 months ago
fell back on the search engine to have as far flung truth as the sliding floor
SuperMegaUberGenius 10 months ago
porque salió de King Crimson ?
yo opino que es por el lenguaje que piensan usar para las siguientes producciones.
La batería en Dangerous Curves es como los mandalas.
yuriha1977 10 months ago
porque salió de King Crimson ?
yo opino que es por el lenguaje que piensan usar para las siguientes producciones.
La batería en Dangerous Curves es como los mandalas.
yuriha1977 10 months ago
I met him at a record signing about the time Gradually Going Tornado came out. Great guy, very professional, well mannered, and down to earth at the same time. He and Jeff Berlin and the band just ripped like crazy at the gig they played that night. One of the best shows I have ever seen. Also saw him twice with King Krimson and those were great shows too !
videocanone 10 months ago
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Never seen a more overrated drummer in my life
BDizDaBest 10 months ago
@BDizDaBest Ha, just got back from seeing Alan White 2011 with Benoit and Oliver.
Steve Howe and Chris Squire are men of class. That's all I have to say on Ash Wednesday from the HOB.
SuperMegaUberGenius 10 months ago
@BDizDaBest what kind of crap have you been listing too dude?....lol....are you deaf...or dumb? C'mon ,...ur not serious r u? open ur ears and mind
thomasa62 9 months ago
@BDizDaBest You think Bill Bruford is overrated? Keep listening to Travis Barker....
rexasul 8 months ago
siempre será el mejor, el más técnico, el más innovador, el más todo. Y todo hecho con una facilidad pasmosa. Sólo Peart se le parece en esa facilidad. Ahora una pequeña broma: no se parece, un poco, a Harpo Marx? Verdad?. Su cara de felicidad tocado es como la de un niño jugando con los juguetes el dia de Reyes. Larga vida al rey!!!
millonety123 10 months ago
EN UNA SOLA PALABRA, EXTRAORDINARIO, COMO SIEMPRE EN PRIMER PLANO DE TODO EL INSTRUMENTAL PROGRESIVO
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MrPPALCALDE 10 months ago
Good ol' BILL ...FUCKING RULES !!!
MrLizardisle 11 months ago
my next door neighbour :) hes a legend!!! u gotta love him so much!!!
yuriymmi 11 months ago
12 dislikes confirms that there are at least 12 people out there in need of psychological help.
tonusaitis 11 months ago
a drummer with total command of tempo, time, timbre and dynamics. A rare breed indeed... shame he's formally retired...
bloggulator 11 months ago
I love watching the really talented drummers...Bill actually looks like he's going for a ride...no effort at all!
GrandFunker 11 months ago
What a stud!
metastasisman 1 year ago
I'd touch his shit. His book is a MUST HAVE.
playguitarlars 1 year ago
Just reading his autobiography at the moment - very insightful and well-written...and funny! Bill is a real inspiration - a very intelligent drummer who has advanced the instrument. A real pity he's officially retired from touring. I hope he keeps giving Clinics and making music.
sobellfanatic 2 years ago 26
"Bill Bruford...the master of syncopation. I am so glad that I got to see him and King Crimson in the early 90's.. along side with Adrian Belew...great stuff!!"
karmatoga 2 years ago 15
Who hates Jeff Berlin?. Certainly not me or the Great Neil Stubenhaus, or Getty Lee. He is a great Bassist,who happens to be very opinionated. The guy is a monster player. Do you Anthony Jackson as well?. He,s really hard ass, but you have to respect him . I say let their music talk, the rest is wind in sails.
76alembic 2 years ago 7
bill bruford has amazing control and holdsworth is amazing and so is jeff berlin. this band is so underrated but is a million times better than all of the crap today tht ppl call rock its just absolutely amazing how ppl can even come up with music like this
yankstink113 2 years ago 11
omg i just love how he smiles, as if to say, 'look how easy this is' in grand syncopation of flowing spectacularness, a percussionist's dream of the mock turtle's flappers
SpreadingLoveAround 2 years ago 12
beautiful set up ...I STARTED USING THIS SET UP A YEAR AGO ...TRY IT OUT KIDS ...W.P.
waynedrumpal 2 years ago
Bill's totally got his chops down. Thanks for the posting. I wore 2 copies of this album OUT.
PhillyYesfan 2 years ago 5
I album in 1979 & wore it out in the next 12 months LOL. This clip reminds me how intelligent Bill's drumming is. It's kind of mathematical with wonderful changing geometry... or something. Hard to put into words eh.
pobinr 3 years ago 50
@pobinr yes like danny carey, you can feel that math on the drums
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He is one controlled mother fucker! When he did this piece, he had the God of guitar, Allan Holdsworth. This is the real shit!!! Fuck pop.
jeffddavis 3 years ago 43
Bill is still under rated...great stuff...ah takes me back
BongoMadness 3 years ago 17
It's great to see real drummers. Bill is great! Love it all. Love his open rolls too!
yawnwhackerman 3 years ago
If not for this man I'd never have bought a drum set. The best!
ToujoursLAmour 3 years ago
Yep, gotta love that trademark "ping" on his snare. Hey, thank Chris Squire for that. hehe
Just an AMAZING drummer.
funkster007 3 years ago 4
The greatest. Nobody touches his shit.
turntapzap 3 years ago 64
@turntapzap i want to touch his shit and his balls to get some of the power lol
erikimba 8 months ago
Bruford helped me through some strange periods of my life. OK I know everyone hates Jeff Berlin, but I love his playing as it fitted perfectly with Stewart and Holdsworth. These albums & tours plus King Crimson & UK are treasured musical memories. What a percussionist. It's his FREEDOM & the gear changes! How he draws your attention to the bass or link to something else; his drum controls the focus of your ear! Hey -just try tapping your feet or fingers to this guy! Genius with a capital Gee!
whatshark 3 years ago 4
In past interviews he's explained that, early on, he felt he had something of a weak left hand, and when he moved into the world of amplified rock music he developed a semi-rimshot that he felt helped him cut through the sound.
GBJPhotoWorks 3 years ago 2
I saw Bruford play with Earthworks in 2002, supporting Stewart Copeland.
Copeland had all these lame songs named after his grandchildren.
Needless to say, Bruford did a Bowie on him, making him sound like an utterly incapable spastic.
vlastion 3 years ago
Ok obviously I know Copeland is an excellent drummer, but making him look lame - that's how good Bruford is.
vlastion 3 years ago 5
I would go so far as to say Bill Bruford rules.
chilirich 3 years ago 4
love it. well said. copeland seems more like a band manager who plays drums. (better than me on both counts) but bruford is the real deal. love your comment.
Joeey 3 years ago
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You look bored Billy.
The sound is awful.
Bring back the Simmons and the Roto-Toms.
leetos 3 years ago
he always looked liek that while he played
grandmaos 3 years ago
and bout 1:25, thats a big grin
keystop 3 years ago 2
Yes, Indeed. All you pro drummers out there, Bill Bruford is still better than you.
lordsong7 3 years ago 7
Genius is making the impossible look easy, and that's what he does. To boot, his drum tuning is totally unique, and his inventiveness and timing are impeckable. That's how we can listem to these songs over and over again...they're appealing on so many levels. I never listened to the drums before Bruford and Tony Williams.
mrpentium 3 years ago 5
great drummer
blackPearl008 3 years ago
Thanks for the awesome video...I've never been the same since a friend and I walked into the Vogue in Indianapolis in 1985 and got to watch Bill warm up - we also got to chat with Pat Moraz while we were there.
Indypilot63 3 years ago
lost my virginity to this song
seanseventy 3 years ago 7
great drummer, I see he still likes all the drums tuned high
PhuckHue 3 years ago
i love the way he plays but i hate that snare sound. blah ;[
LOUD7 3 years ago
I think the snare drum sounds as it does because of the video quality. I agree - it's too dominant.
gloggolyt 3 years ago
Nope, thats Brufords snare tone.
Very one of a kind.
mart3442 3 years ago 2
Pure GEnius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOve him with yes and 70's crimson! Beeshot you are right he plays effortlessly! I am jealous!! and I am a guitar player! HA!
harveydents 4 years ago 3
He always liked a "klonky" sound to his snare, doesn't he?
PeterMayer 4 years ago
Geesh ..Bruford is a genius. And ..so frickin nonchalant about it !! Amazing testimony here ;)
beeshot 4 years ago 3
Bill "BBOOM" Bruford is a delight.
Surely, there is no finer drummer.
turntapzap 4 years ago 2
i love tool. i just love the drumpatterns. bill bruford really rocks my socks as well!
thatsmeovertheree 4 years ago
The absolute master!
mart3442 4 years ago 2
sembra che le bacchette si muovano da sole!
hsfhpslp99 4 years ago
Listen really hard and you can hear Danny Carrey. Wanna know who Dannys main influence is? Your watching him.
InSiGnIfIgAnTcHaNgE 4 years ago
Amazing¡¡¡
4morochoshermosos 4 years ago
Damn His Paistes Soound Great
sladejam 4 years ago
this is simply awesome!
the audio is all about the drums ! wish i could hear all the One Of A KInd tracks like that for the fun of it
cherryorchards 4 years ago
I saw UK's '78 show in Dallas. And the later one in '79 (Bozzio et al opening at TCCC, with ceiling lights on and milling, distracted Jethro Tull fans grabbing beers from the hallway--having no idea what they're listening to).
The snare poing is a signature. Half the fun is finding when it lands next.
For a drum clinic, buy the album Danger Money.
precarioustimbers 4 years ago
I agree with you on anticipating his next Poing..he never palys a song the same way twice....read an interview with wetton once who said quite simply.."if you didn't tap your feet when playing with Bruford you fucked" (that's a paraphrase)
poodleenvy 4 years ago 4
Smooth!! Was there! Simply mind boggling how good he is.
okeydokey101 4 years ago
I liked Bruford in King Crimson many years ago better.
Bobcats
onedaysurgery 4 years ago
Saw his clinic when he rolled by here in Victoria a couple months back. Totally cool how he encouraged input and questions from the new/non-drummers during the audience chats. Very illuminating on the musicality of the instrument. Taking a page out of his book I got a remote hi-hat so that I play it over (and between) my 2nd and 3rd toms now. Sitting front row centre I think my Cephalic Carnage tee discouraged him from answering some fanatical questions I had for him.
jealouscardinal 4 years ago
Please Listen to "Music for Piano and Drums"
Patrick Moraz and Bill Bruford.
Bendersound 4 years ago
Agreed! Really shows how exceptional of a jazz-inspired drummer that Bruford is...
prog4evr 4 years ago 2
Only Bill can make odd time signatures not sound odd at all =)
drummerofdeath21 4 years ago 4
Awesome.
DrumGrooveArchive 4 years ago 3
oh the snare sound :)
flagshipocta 4 years ago
Bill never misses a rimshot. Poor sound quality, but great view of the master at work. What a smoothie.
I sincerely doubt he'll get Bruford back together. He's not the kind that looks back and after several dinosaur tours with the Yes crew he has vowed to never work with a rock group again.
junkdrum 4 years ago 2
Such a great. And always with a killer snare sound.
MoGreensEye 4 years ago
Must have been the primary influence for Danny Carey. Carey even moved his high-hat to the middle of his kit, just like Bruford.
DemilichFan 4 years ago
Yeah I agree, you can really hear Bruford's influence on Danny's playing, there both just sick players. A lot of Bruford's patterns remind me of the way Danny plays.
acason4 4 years ago
Sweeeeeeet ! He makes it look sooooooo easy ! . . . only it's not !
michaelofpetaluma 4 years ago
saw bruford with yes but really enjoyed the UK show in chicago july 78.
da9o 4 years ago
that doubletime section at the solo at 1:50 is my favorite bill bruford moment ever and probably the most reused groove that he's done. Before him I don't think there was a groove much like that, and since, people are using it everywhere!! I like his ride hiccup at :50 and like the badass that he is, he just smiles it off :)
jazzpsalti 4 years ago
the master!
breakfastisready 4 years ago 2
I expect a reformed or new version of Bruford in the next 5 years based on this clip.
TrippingOverGod 4 years ago
Bruford is the man
Hemispheres91 4 years ago
if he tried, he could look even more pissed off and bored !!!
fatdazday 4 years ago
Hey, I saw him smirk and smile a few times.
He's like a Ninja in a boxing ring.
jonh2o 4 years ago 3
its a clinic, ive been to so many, but they play songs, and then break down things and teach about feels and things in that song, or other things
polock2112 4 years ago
this guy is absolutely amazing
gerd441 4 years ago 2
Absolutely! Bruford has such a rare resplendency. Genius. Clinically a master!
turntapzap 4 years ago
I would love to see this in person! Why do they call it a "clinic" though? Semms more like a great show! Peace
hamwinkie 4 years ago
say hello to god is right! and that f'n snare sound!! is that that bell brass? please william, hit it again.
smellrod 4 years ago
Donde vergas esta Hell Bells?!!!
ChemusDeAcuario 4 years ago
Gracias Bill por la inspiración !!
DrummerGP5150 4 years ago
holy crap!
bruford is a great drummer... hell yes!
xfebar 4 years ago
I saw Rat Race Choir perform this piece with Steve Luongo on drums back in 1980. Super instrumental, Bill does a great job!
FishingDudeGA 4 years ago
Yeah! RRC did this many times. I remember they opened at The Orangeburg Pub in Orangeburg, NY with this number. Steve had the Fibes kit back then. Awesome! They used to do Alaska from UK too. Great band. Mark Hitt was an awesome guitarist.
SFALLOY 4 years ago
He looks like a Dalak playing the drums.
zappatx 4 years ago
Say hello to God
gmccaber 4 years ago
Damn. I love how he's so relaxed. Great video.
emolawlrus 4 years ago
Saw this clinic in Edmonton 5 days ago...he OWNED the place with his humour, education and amazing playing. He opened the clinic with Hell's Bells and had everyone's attention for the rest of the night. Had very good things to say about other drummers; he mentioned the Buddy Rich sessions in NYC produced by Neil Peart and the players involved. Bruford's a class act.
kablammoman 4 years ago
nice. i was at his clinic in new haven, CT, and it was awesome
mflagg19 4 years ago
He is one of the hardest drummers to copy!!
longboarder1960 4 years ago
Bill's is a master...what can you say...except perfection
poodius7 4 years ago
Thank you Billy, thanks to show your humanity and get a tad bit ahead of the beat in the rim click section, you grinned and got it back in place before it went askew, as great and accurate as he is, he is still human, huge influence, always the innovator and artist!
grouchotrilo 4 years ago
You said it so well! It comforts me to see legends like him miss a beat or screw up a little from time to time; it reminds us that what they play is humanly possible and attainable by us mere mortals.
Fairlight60 4 years ago
one of a kind is a great album. the love the way he did a version of the track on of a kind with earthworks. this is the perfect opening to an album.
EVHisgodyoumuppet 4 years ago
DukeLaCrosse,
It his timing and use off odd time measures that are impressive. He is looked up to my many greats in the world of percusion, including Neil Peart and Mike Portnoy.
deanernet 4 years ago
Why can't we get Bruford, Stewart, Berlin and Holdsworth together again? Would that tour make money? I would die to see that.
orlandofriend 5 years ago
YES! YES! YES! we need a campain to get this goin' Lets get some original UK action goin too.. if Asia can do it, so can they...
socalltd 4 years ago
Thank you so much for posting. Ive loved "one of a kind"
for all these years.
horrace 5 years ago
he's the reason I play Paiste cymbals...no kiddin'.
and that snare poing...if it didn't go poing it wouldn't be Bill.unimpressive? you must be real young.
Bill been playin hipsh*t for almost 40 years now.Readily identifiable sound and style.Nobody duplicates his thing.Major props to Mr.Bruford.
hihats 5 years ago
I don't get the excitment about Bruford. He plays a clean, crisp beat and was involved with some great music from the 70's and 80s, but his style is a bit predictable and unimpressive (every time I hear that snare go 'poing' I think, damn, there it goes again).
DukeLaCrosse20 5 years ago
Well, actually what I would remark about Bruford is to what extent he is an unpredictable drummer. So many times, listening to some music where he is the drummer, I have been absolutely surprised for not being able to predict what comes next. And so many times, what comes next is the last thing (fill, whatever) I could expect, but fits so good into the whole music. To me, Bruford is a genius.
carlesgom 4 years ago 2
You have "hit it on the head" with that description.
SAHAJASIDDHI 4 years ago
Bruford is my drumming hero. God bless him and all his multitudinous talents.
Gorloche1 5 years ago
Wow. Best drummer to ever walk the earth.
FinbarFinbarFinbar 5 years ago
I attended this clinic and was fortunate to be in the 2nd row!! Bill was fighting a cold that night and although was sick was engaging and performed amazingly. It was awesome to hear the drum set as we were so close that the you could hear the kit from the stage, not from the speakers!
drumkill 5 years ago
Thanks for the post. Must say I think Bill´s drumming wasn´t great on this, though I love the song. He seemed a bit switched off. Mind you, he´s still the dog´s nadgers!!
foofighters4ben 5 years ago
I think the video quality is great! Specially for people who look for poorly yes' videos from the mid 70s like me =)
thanks for posting man, I love this song
giopagoda 5 years ago
Hold the camera steady!
No seriously, awesome video. Thanks for sharing. I'm so bummed he didn't come anywhere near me on his recent North American clinic tour. :(
bsritter 5 years ago
Yea, this is one of the more unsteady songs from my video, but I was kind of surprised I was able to get the little steadiness I could from using the (fabric) top of the empty seat in front of me. I'm kind of surprised at the video quality of this on YouTube, I expected better.
mynamewastakenagain 5 years ago