Johnny Rabb at 2007 Chicago Drum Show

[typosol]

what snare s this exactly? sounds awe

[Alexsreptilevideos]

I hope Mr. Rabb knows how much his playing influences people....so amazing man, thank god for Johnny Rabb lol

[TheDaltonwheeler]

Damn

[TheJery12Channel]

as soon as I heard 1:42 I clicked the like button

[kisstherainful]

2;23 - 2:30 what is that technique called?

[Borjagonzalo123]

@kisstherainful Johnny rabb being awesome

[aristarpictures]

@ AudioDouche He was my drummer for 6 years! We can get off mom's since I just got off yours!

[SDupe44]

Too cool for school Johnny.

[Audi0Phil]

It seems to me that his samples are continiously changing ... so like every hit is another sound programmed ..... now thats fucking complicated

[aristarpictures]

Played with Johnny for 6 years, he is a very funny person but also full of feel as a drummer.

[Audi0Phil]

@aristarpictures

your mom played with johnny for 6 years ... you piece f fuck

[CynicalFrequency]

What I admire most about Rabb is that he's all about the groove. He may be one of the fastest drummers around, but it's second to his rhythm.

[dizzykrissi]

sick - perfect drum control

[angeloalanpetri]

sin duda el mejor

[MetalCamelChannel]

Funniest drummer ever. And one of the best of course.

[koby84]

I tell you this, if I were gay I would have fuck with this dude!

[FrezupJoe]

saw him today at Meinl Drum Festival in Mexico.

Didn't know about him, now is my idol ♥

[mads32]

This is fucking freakin crazy!

[1969elcamino350]

I work at a drum shop, i have had lunch before when he came around for a clinic, great guy.

[PaganizerII]

if this guys feet are as good as his hands, he should start becoming the one and only deathmetal-god!!

[Redrenso]

how is he doing that rattle sound on the rims?

[EaglesStir]

Why isn't this guy famous getting paid millions of dollars?! Huge inspiration for me!!!

[RedeyeSPR]

Best right hand on the planet.

[blica1]

johnny is a cool guy..funny and an incredible drummer..great job !

[woojyee]

"I am not perfect in my snare drum playing or technique" Are you F'n kidding me? LOL That is probably some of the best snare work I have even seen.

[dichotomism]

He reminds me of Henry Rollins.

[DrummerGrrrl]

Johnny Rabb is one of the BEST drummers alive today.

[cast390]

Johnny Rabb= Bad Ass MOFO

[AarondaDrummerBoy]

1:42 WTF when do you grab a cymbal one day and go hmmm ill put it on my snare and see what it douse??????

sounds fucking cool thow

[ihatehaircuts1]

he's surreal :| that's amazing

[TheDevilDrummers]

what a melodic drummer :)

[alemon22]

u r so good man i love ur technic u r the best i've seen so far:D best drummer

[DrujbaDreptatzii93]

awesome...that velocity thing(free hand) is very cool i gotta learn that (it's very hard though)

[LaLaDiddle]

@Americant47 Dude, all you need something with a RIM, and go get his book. It explains it all very well! It's actually not as hard as it seems, and it comes with great things to get good and talented with it all.

[ralenguero]

WOWOWOWO!!!!

[comngetsome]

i love how when someone as good as him so easily admits that he dosent have that good of a snare technique. its very encouraging to anyone trying to play drums, or any instrument for that matter

[SelfTalkGuru]

Friggin Awesome :) 2:22 + grt work ..

[SelfTalkGuru]

Friggin Awesome :)

[MamaKantholz]

Johnny...what can I say? This Guy is not from Earth. (If you look closer in this and his other vids, his movement is like robot some times. Example: 4:06 - 4:20 )

[ConflictedCrisis]

ONE HANDED DRUM ROLL FTW!

[nichobert]

thank god he isnt playing douchebag heavy metal music. this is a trillion times better.

[thezilla31]

he looked better on the Roland HD1 review.

[Quezo7129]

SO SO MUSICAL. GEEZ J.R.! 

[Dabaka93]

A real musician.

[stem110]

sick

[Z00FR0G]

Probably one of the most original drummers

[TonyTwoTonez]

1:45 was freakin sweet.

[rcboatdriver1234]

3:57 was epic he can pry play that with one foot

[ShakeAndBakeGuy]

He is borderline Chuck Norris.

[ShakeAndBakeGuy]

OH MY GOD!

[bj998989]

3:43 sounds pretty perfect to me 

[daveeeed]

i am inspired to play again!

[powerkor]

adding him to my drummers hall of fame

[1Drummer88]

this shows so much creativity its amazing ....

[SMWhit3out]

damn this is some orgional funk what a badass

[dforcefan1213]

"Here Comes the best part of the movie!"

-cuts out randomly-

"Okay on to acoustic drums!!"

[FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus]

johnny rabb is one best drummers of the world,very good technik and very very good groove,i love

[EEZAL]

i watched this video over and over 2 years ago when it first came out and stumbled acroos it again .. its still amazing .. Johnny Rab is a machine !!!

!

[RickGTA]

1:36 hmm that's sounds good

1:44 Wow that rocks.. nice beat :D

1:57 Eargasm O.o

[TheRamandaable]

kreen



[semiLivedj]

Dude has technique on top of technique,And is very inventive,Lots of dedication and hours alone,His wife must hate him,hahaha,until he buys her a house with a loaded garage!

[Magikjimmey]

awsome! i really mean it AWSOME

[wannabeKeithMoon]

i played that disney thing at guitar ceenter

[beelzbub]

Johnny Rabb has shit on the drums good lord

[WWlkodlak]

Wrath of the Drums King ;) :D

[FadingSkylight]

Johnny Noxville!

[hendrixfan57]

whats that cymbal on his far right he uses towards the end?

[rcboatdriver1234]

what kind of sticks are those at 2:27

[jfcharangometal13]

genial buena improbisacion..

[justentime77]

Johnny has his technique and feel down!

[et720]

I wonder if all these awesome drummers watch themselves on youtube, I would

[redoubt9000]

@et720 of course, the epeen must be stimulated.

[BandaDK]

holy shit, he is awesome!

[gixxerD66]

how much is the roland td 12

[gixxerD66]

td-12 FTW

[justentime77]

@gixxerD66 Go for the newer TD-9 which is around a grand.

[grinfcked]

He's nuts

[paulwall1981]

Very cool stuff Mr Rabb. I think you are very clever. I hope you come to England and do one of your shows over here. Good stuff keep in up.

[HazretiErdem]

hahahah i love him XD he is so cool

[TomTittyBangBang91]

on pay I WILL buy a drumbal

[mapexgod1]

sweeeeet



[thewilmer13]

amazing

[Morihay]

He's simply fucking awesome!!!

[oblakodont]

i wish i can meet someone as humble as him and teach me drum techniques.

some drummer i know boasts first his technique in words but can't do it in the real thing.

kinda sucks.

[orengepeels]

holy shit

[amrika5]

he's so good at the drums he's got God in his second name, Rabb - God in panjabi

[muzacInmyBlood]

god damn, that was way too much like watching an infomercial.

[peytonabadeedee]

Johnny Rabb> Neal pert

[FighterOfFoo284]

@peytonabadeedee Neil Peart* And yes, he's a very exceptional player. But to me, Peart is better. Just my opinion. This guy seems to be more of a percussionist than a drummer.

[bj998989]

'Im not perfect in my snare drumming'  i wouldnt mind being that good :p

[domdom87]

drumbal...lol

[1Drummer88]

2:20

Best part of the vid

So much creativity .... amazing

[1Drummer88]

ACtually this is the best i saw of him .

This stuff gave me another opinion in his quality as a drummer .

Very nicely done

[xossie]

man, i thought that was only possible with a omputer 0.o deep respect johnny,... again

[Ixirevengeixi]

1:48.. i wish i could be that fast..

[ameliorate2695]

some of the shit he's doin here is so creative

[pdrumming]

he's a freakin' robot!

[Cuchufletonsky]

very difficult but dont like me beacause sounds like a drum machine

[Lehmann108]

He's got to play this shit because they sponser him!

[timmotjo17]

great guy

[chickenbeforeegg]

damn dude his hands were a blur

[Zazquatch1]

One of my true favourites =)

Look how relaxed he is 0.o - Awesome !!!

[padistedor]

WTF!

[malinwj]

Excellent technique! And he seems like a really cool guy.

[chickenbeforeegg]

1:42 CRAZY!

[MetalCamelChannel]

@chickenbeforeegg NO SHIT!

[scooterphillips77]

i love when he moves like a robot starts around 4:10 near the end

[trembleweeds]

UNREAL

[Pkanom]

man that dude is a beast

[antibulletdodger101]

i love that guy!

[queenday15]

i love that guy!

[MrCharDrum]

oh my god

[6XstringXsamurai]

holy......shit.........i think my brain just exploded in my skull

[MariusX2]

oh and that part where he was rubbing the sticks together it sounded like 'The Who" Who Are You. awesome ^_^

[MariusX2]

What is he a robot? no, too much emotion, an alien? no, too normal looking, a god? could be. ^_^

[theoje143]

This is called a "drumbal"....

A cymbal which goes on drums

hahahaha

[JIMFISHES1]

I really enjoyed what he did, he made technique look fun and musical at the same time.

[bcnu62]

cool

[Avedisdrummer09]

He just does gravity rolls and other related tricks the entire time...i guess that is the point of the video.

[ejlarson249]

Really?? I watched your vids.. You have the cajones to rip him? Riiiight...

[Avedisdrummer09]

@ejlarson249 I'm not ripping him. I was commenting as I was about halfway through the video, then I realized he was doing a freehand type clinic, as I stated. I was just making a comment. He's a good drummer, i was just making an observation.

[molomono]

@Avedisdrummer09

Its not a gravity roll, what he is using is called the freehand technique.

[Avedisdrummer09]

@molomono I know that. A lot of people call it a gravity roll though. I didn't mean to say anything offensive to him, I was just pointing out that his whole solo was comprised of freehand and tricks. I was just stating a fact. I like his drumming, for some reason people on here think I'm ripping on him.

[molomono]

@Avedisdrummer09

Look at my comment please, i didn't say anything about freehand being bad.

But whatever, nobody likes the freehand technique because its easy to be fast with it.

There are people out there training for years and years to get their singlestrokes up to 1100 strokes per minute, and then they learn about the freehand and how you can easily get 600 strokes per minute with one hand and about a week of practice.

Thats why people dont like it, its because they didn't know about it.

[Avedisdrummer09]

@molomono Oh I know you didn't say anything bad about it, i completely understand and agree with what you're saying. I just want to clear up that i have nothing against Johnny Rabb, I was just pointing out that he made almost the entire solo freehand.

[molomono]

@Avedisdrummer09

And thank god he did it freehand, i've never seen anything like this before : P

Love that drumbell, i really need to get one, i could probably use a really shitty splash cymbal for that.

[Avedisdrummer09]

@molomono That or a small wuhan china. They have a top that is really easy to hold onto, and would get that dirty sound he's getting.

[fordorgnew]

This guy is nuts! Great player!

[jbxd8]

The best drummer

at the end he makes fun about jojo i think :D:D

[elrojomuerto6x]

no he aint making fun, thats just one of the styles he plays.. and hes very good at, just like jojo

[SnareAutopsy]

the king of innovative percussion.

[mattisnotuncool]

@SnareAutopsy idk man Lang has gotten ahold of the roland stuff i hear haha

[Dubconferencedotorg]

this really is funny  .. great performance

[jny32]

yes he is a freak

[OmgItzPJ]

like you have even met him.

[larkydozer]

I bought a blue Pearl drum kit from him way back in 1993 or so. He lived in Brighton, MA.

[ihatecarebears1]

one of the best drummers playing the cheeziest music

[alekseimanko]

No efect ..smol drummer...

[prodigyofsin333]

wow fast

[RtrNi]

2:04

[StraTooS]

3:00 was freaking amazing, mega blast beating for the lulz

[batistabomb619wwecar]

saw him yesterday

he's funny

and not too "star" like

does he have sigature sticks?

because he played the same band yesterday

[Gozer3]

I saw Jojo Mayer do the trick with splash cymbal on the snare. They are both great drummers and amazing people...

[tomjunk1965]

GOTT - DAYUM!

Phukkin Groove-Masterfication Ownership!

Man, that was a wicked groove when you set that drumbal up on the snare and commenced to kickin' my ass, yowza! :)

Okay Johnny, I guess you're my new favorite :)

[Sabbath12345]

christ he's amazing, 2:39 reminds me of an aphex twin style beat

[Holygasoline]

I love the Rabb - makes playing so enjoyable and hes better than most players with just his one hand !

[RMahonz]

this guy is so sick, i believe he is more technical in his break beats than jojo, but jojo is much more musical. Both being equal in honest opinion. Any1 know if he has his snare on a slight angle, or if its flat, im trying to learn his freehand technique

[drumdadio]

LMAO 2:57. He's probably one of the most entertaining drummers to learn from.

[timemachinedrummer]

jajaja he is funny

[Mofo61]

I have never seen Rabb play acoustic drums before. I only know him from the Roland demos. WOW!!!

[jmr2master]

Oh!! Go look up johhny rabb and type in "drum festival" next to it and you will see some clinic videos of him. He also has one up now of him playing Marco Minninam(That guy is crazy)!

[WoWster0]

your one of my dads former student!!! dang your good!!

[neri65]

really?!

[WoWster0]

ya me dad told me lol

[neri65]

niiice

[THEBIGZED]

He's a robot. I mean, he plays like one, his jokes are a lot better, though :D

[jedipudu]

He sounds like jojo there at the end. Crazy talent

[stephenyesavage]

he needs to do metal

[Brockx1989x18]

u know if everyone could do single strokes like this dude it would be SO AWESOME!!!!!! RABB is insane!!!!

[phelps7754]

why is it that every time i hear somebody play something amazing, i just laugh out loud?

i laughed out loud several times in this video

[drum954]

whats the cymbal !?

[deathwish946]

his one handed rolls are ridiculous

[mronissopwnage]

sweet

[RobinMoviesOffical]

lol @ "You doing some crazy like this" *drums* "And your friends saying: Whoaa! And you saying: Yeah i now.." Love Johny!

[mrmoonlight22]

Just saw them last night... Johnny rabb is awesome. Dear haters, go to a show and try not to dance. Impossible.

[Pekovitch]

absolut

[Erotified]

Great... He has one trick. LOL.

[SHAMBARA666]

<3 - Johnny Rabb

[generatrix999]

4:09 its all technique, where's the feel?

Cool, now i have something to learn.

Free hand? Should henceforth be referred to as.... the "Rabb-it" stroke.

[kneedragger81]

freehand...aka....gravity blast...good stuff...I don't have it yet, but get it going to some extent

[jdjbarnat]

he's playing a breakbeat, that style is meant to sound exactly like that and you're an idiot.

[Jaythedrummerman]

hes playing drum n bass bro he is mimicing a drum machine that has no feel if he were to play that with feel it would not sound correct for the style

[generatrix999]

Right, or at least that's what you've been conditioned to believe.

Someones going to do it.

[iutri]

I love Johnny Rabb. He's so fun to watch. Funny too.

[1Drummer88]

2:22 - .... maximum creativity

[1Drummer88]

i guess this guy is a magican on the e-drums

just amazing

[charlezurich]

awesome

[x0scimy0x]

i know its really simple but damn i love the sound at 3:58

[MickandNick]

1:45-1:50, best thing i've ever heard

[cavalier777]

that fill's relatively simple, it's three snare and 2 bass hits really fast in repetition