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  • Thomas Lang is used to be thinkin that he is a king ..hhmm

  • just realized all the contestant are all black,

    ganqstar ! maddd!!!! Jeremy Flood II , the man !

  • I frown on when society over-rates and sensationalizes a certain concept of musical creativity, by 'weeding out' any other musical styles and concepts as 'inferior', when the *entire thing* is subjective.

    I cringe when some bastard says "It's all in the fun; don't take it serious", all while they're mixing competitiveness, favoritism/exclusionism and narrowing society's sense of 'creativity', by clearly implying to the 'losers' that their ideas aren't "right".

    Fucking pitiful.

  • @dusteroo have you never competed or won? it can be a little strees full but it is fun

  • @dusteroo dude what the heck are you saying...are you seriously implying that when contest judges choose a competitor with one style over others with different styles they are sending the message that the other styles are 'wrong'?? how wrong you are in understanding what it means when someone says 'it's all fun, don't take it seriously' is what's pitiful...don't take it so seriously bro

  • maciverandy u are right

    church drummers are very dominante in the usa music scene and not because they got jesus on their side or anything , its just a place that give kids a decent drum set and a place to pratice all day long(which all of us drummers knows how priceless that is)

    ive seen some really impressive stuf in that competition so i asume anyone who disses is a 12 year old boy

  • had juan not dropped that stick.... you would of won hands down!

  • @aortiz92285 agreed, but ya know, it happens, to everyone, it always has it always will, what can ya do about it

  • congratulations ! mr.JEROME FLOOD ! friendly and Jesus -love for you! BY DIDIER D'AGOSTINO FRENCH DRUMMER AND COMPOSER and teacher of drums.VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE, DAILYMOTION,myspace,facebook.

  • sherman arnold = jules winnfield

  • "Look for a great solo from me today. Like, stuff you've never seen in your life." No ego there at all.

  • he will be my teacher in heaven! haha

  • to me i didnt here the best drummers in the country drumming???? Over rated 

  • During slave times, the slave master would breed his biggest blackest drumming nigger with his biggest fatest drumming nigger women! Thus the super Nig-drummer was spawned....At least thats what I've heard. :D

  • Cuz Jesus got mad beats yo.

  • I'm sorry, but Pridgen does not belong judging with Lang.  That is all.

  • @hansrobosacs why not though? you see, blatant comments like yours just draw attention because they have no reasoning...fill us drummers in on why Thomas Pridgen doesn't belong there

  • I like how most of them are black, its pretty sick

  • I met Ramon Sampson at the Guitar Center in memphis months before the drum off. I told the store to give him the trophy cause he's gonna be the winner. And for sure he won. Amazing kid!

  • don't stop drumming cause of a stupid championship dood. since when is drumming a competition, jus have fun with it and fuck any body who thinks their better than you, its jus there opinion doesn't mean its true

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  • This is cool and all but drum offs are just like battle of the bands. You can win, but its a lot easier to just work your way into the business by other means then winning a competition.

  • I'm a church drummer. I've been exposed to more in church than secular. Choirs, great dedicated musicians playing for an audience of ONE.

  • Church Drummers.... I should have went to church more often....

  • class drummers!

  • Jerome Flood and Ramon Sampson are the (thats just what thing)

  • so many south africans in one place xD

  • reping Jesus! proud of that dude

  • ehhh it s kinda difficult to rate drummers. because they all play mostly different styes ya know? like if i went to this contest and did a heavy metal solo, then the guy after me did a punk solo, and another guy did a hip hop / R&B solo, its ike theyre judging on the style, not the players ya know?

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  • @josephwood24 god ganna strike u 4 sayin dat

  • even though theyre black they can play the hell out of those drums

  • @rebal442 black people pretty much invented drums back in the day its in their blood

  • @iKiiiLzx same with every pro sport

  • No but I'm not stupid enough to say that he dosen exist. I'm not wasting my time arguing with you fools about whether he exists or not, You can find out for yourself one day.

    And your right these guys have worked hard praticing. Thats a truth. But god did give them talent. And you know what. I am "special" because I know the truth. He loves us all and your to stupid to realize that. and good one "voutofc" way to use the words stupid and selfish. REAL original!!

    By the way. Punk Rock SUCKS.

  • Fuck all you i just like to play drums goddamnitt

  • How in the crap are you supposed to "surprise" Thomas Lang? Ambidextrous bastard...

  • @nonmeaculpa haha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @nonmeaculpa lol

  • isn't this a drum video?

  • you know what ilukari YOU are selfish, stupid and ignorant to says that god is all about the talent of those people. Who are you to that you have the truth and that everyone else is an idiot !

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  • @ilukari "ignorance" is a word thrown around by you religious folk so much and it's amazing to watch you bask in your own hypocrisy... Giving all the credit for these amazing drummers to some invisible man in the clouds is just ridiculous. These guys worked hard, god didn't. Infact god doesn't work too hard at anything really, it's pretty apparent when you look around at all the shit in the world and how horribly everything has been "created".

  • @punkrockdrummmer, mannnn thts just stereotyping one person made a mistake so what. Yes these people worked hard soo hard! but god gave them a talent and they worked hard on top of that. and god does work hard you just dont notice it, and thas because you dont want to. after all he worked hard to make you and this is how you repay him?!. and to be honest the only thing thts "horrible" that has been created, is you.

  • @DoodleDandy921 wow, no credit to all of the hard work these drummers did to get where they are? All the credit goes to god?

  • @ilukari - so you've met "him"? Wow....you're the first. You are truly "special"...

  • @NYdubber i am. k thanks. your ignorance humors me

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  • I really hate that you give credit to God. These guys worked their asses off to become amazing drummers, so don't say that God gave them a gift, its bull. Im pretty sure th only person sounding ignorant is gutenach93....who says that an uinseen force is really playing the drums, through him, yeah and the tooth fairy gives me the ability to eat at buffets...so if i get fat its not my fault.

  • @andrewbeard90 andrebeard90, of Course God gave these guys these talents...God gives all of us talents its just up to us elevate and improve on our craft that God gave to us when we were born. Dont compare God to the toothfairy, God is real and God is not a fairytale that people tell their kids at a young age at bed time. God doesnt collect teeth, climb down chimneys, leave gold coins or whatever. I just dont respond well to Dumb stuff,. May God bless you!(maybe with a talent of smartness

  • yo. settle down. I believe that God can give people giftings. it's about humility. I don't take credit for any of my skill. it's all God's. either way, it don't matter at all. shut your mouths and stop sounding ignorant. people would respect your little comment/reply spats as legitimate conversation a lot more.

  • But remember this,yeah God gave you the gift,but it's you that are responsible for developing it! Yes you are right sir in saying that. But if you don't take what you've been blessed with and develop it?If someone asked you,Man! how'd you get so good? would you say "well man,God did it"Or say i worked many days and hours developing my skills.Who else got you where you are musically my friend,by practicing or did God magically just go WHAM! your good. It's you bro,talent from God skills on you.

  • @dylanacious yup, God doesn't just make you amazing but he does lead you to where you're supposed to be...everything we have we owe to him so if anything the attitude should be 'God thank you for allowing me to get my skill in this craft where it is."

  • Despite the beginning of his solo, I think Juan should have won. Let's be honest - he had the most impressive and most difficult solo.

  • One of my friends was in this competition. He said it was awesome, but he's pretty pissed at the kid who won.

  • I took a lesson from jerome flood and he's not as good in person as you'd think from his solo... he wrote a really nice solo though and that's why he won

  • Some of the best drummers play metal? How about fucking no?! Try funk and prog man... I could pull a kid off the street to play super fast double bass and shit all over the kit... I used to be in a pretty locally famous metal band too! Funk and prog are where it is

  • @gutenacht93 No joke. And some are Jazz. I have seen some pretty BA jazz drummers. Metal drummers just fuck around with shit, not saying I don't like metal cause that'd contradict me being in a metal band.

  • @claimless don't get me wrong though, some metal drummers are excellent, but they are the ones who also play jazz/latin and other combo stuff; not just metal

  • Honestly. I'd like to see this stuff in metal though. Then it'd be pretty BA. :P

  • hell yeah, and jazz. metal is so mechanical

  • @Circa7 then start practicing and take it back

  • Im glad sampson won this year. Was a good show, especially for 10 bucks general admission! Tommy Lee Ruined it at the end with Some techno drumming shit, but the first 3 hours were fun.

  • y not play becuz you enjoy it for urself y do it for him. he gave you the ability to play not for him but for yourself.

  • @paulhughes86 It's not the fact that you're christian, it's the constant playing for church that ensures the development of groove. Quit being sensitive.

  • Is that your a dumbass

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  • christian drummers are drummers. their not special. their just another drummer. religion has nothing to do with your skill.

  • religion doesnt but god does

  • christian drummers are the best babyyy!!

  • @sunsetnegga --The talent can be equal across the board from christian to non-christian. Even the Bible says that gifts are without repentance. But if you just go through the videos man... you gotta say that the Gospel drummers are doin their thing.

  • that's right man!!

  • all rock and gospel drummers sound alike

  • Yes, they need to start developing personality and fast. It's getting really annoying.

  • I love Jerome's playing. He sounds different than most black drummers. Saying that, because about 95 percent of black guys play the exact same way and have the same style.

  • yap imma church drummer and i can totally agree. but real talk you cant base yo style souly around gospel. you gota open up to alot. but church is the best start lol

  • Jesus likes Reese's pieces peanut butter cups.

  • lovin jeromes shirt

  • Is it just me or do church drummers own? Jerome Flood, Ramon Sampson 2 of the best int he nation. Just the other night, I played in the district finals, and the winner was a church drummer...friggin amazing.

  • they do a drummer who starts in church develops a good ear for music and their own style...along wit a blessing because you're playin for the lord

  • Absolutely correct. God does have that musical effect, huh.

    I gotta start playing church drums!

  • I am starting to wnder that........

  • @Hardcorexdrummer and thomas  pridgen haha

  • @rith5 Lol yea

  • @Hardcorexdrummer excatly what is a church drummer?

  • @SixStringSolid  someone who starts off in the churcch like tony royster thomas p. jerome flood spanky the list goes on

  • @SixStringSolid Depending on what kinda church you go to, some have like a gospel band with drums and such and stuff and things and words.

  • @SixStringSolid

    Hopefully a drummer that is operating under Gods anointing....that is...if their heart is in the right place.

  • @Hardcorexdrummer Totally not you haha they're NASTY. funkehhh

  • @Hardcorexdrummer no. neal .mcgrath,molsberry own. they are nothing special. gee a black man telling US how great he is? never heard that before?

  • @Hardcorexdrummer I agree, I think they're just so exciting to listen to and to watch, great skills, speed, groove, they have it all. Best thing to happen to drumming in a long time.

  • @Hardcorexdrummer it's probably because in the black community that where u can shine...and the churches have the money to get a decent drum set.

  • Only time hip hop is cool is on a real drum

  • i kinda didn't know thomas lang was one of the judges...legend!

  • i love the guy that one he is a Christian!

  • so?

  • he will be in heaven some day!

  • What does that mean.

  • that he is a American Badass

  • Does anybody know all of their names because I'm trying to find each ones drum clip

  • Don't make me no difference none of you know me and i don't know you!! I never said it matters.. Alot of these drummers were very good!!

  • My point still stands, maybe directed more towards jawdrummer128, but who cares that they're Christian, or evolutionists, or hermits, or hippies? They're DRUMMERS.

  • fuck you

  • I love how I stand up for drummers, and still get down-voted.

    YouTubers can be really negative and biased sometimes.

  • There ya go I thumbs upped you! :)

  • I think it's great that some of them are Christian. I think their talent is amazing.

  • What does Christianity or religion have to do with a drum-off?

  • This isn't an issue of Christianity having anything to do with a drum off. Can't someone make a random observation? My response was to jawdrummer128. What do comments have to do with a drum off. They're there for people to say anything.

  • YOUR FUCKING GAY.

    why does it matter what religion they are?

  • Naw bruh i'm not gay and it doesn't matter at all! by my username you can tell I'm a drummer.. I left a comment to my boy but it posted up here on the top LOL! man I don't care if they are Christian or not it was GOOD Bro am I right?

  • lol smh

  • shredabilly shut yourself. Don't tell anyone what they can or can't post, fool.

  • Please leave religion out the comment section.

  • what you dont like? i said what is real.nothing bad...

  • nah i'm better ...LOL

  • i hope in two years when i compete i have half as much imagination and creativity and skill as them..... where do they come up with this shit?

  • well u better keep practicing cause i'm gonna need a challenge in 2 yrs when i compete

  • look at him the winner is Christian !!!

  • i like that :)

  • :) me too

  • 4 of them are Christian... my boyTim Newton is also... sweet victory huh!! I'm celebrating with you!

  • :)) ;)

  • why the fuck does it even matter what religion they are!?

    yeah and btw my boy is Ramon Sampson and im pretty sure he isnt christian...i hate to offend you

  • I know Ramon personally . He is saved, and he is also a relly nice person.

  • It doesnt start for 3 more weeks, And that is just store prelims. Store finals are not until Oct 14 and then it goes from there.

  • you gotta be 16+ to enter

  • Notice how most of the 6 in the first like 20 seconds at black, that's not me being racist, that's me saying is funny. White guys try to say they're better.

  • no. they are bass players.

  • how old do you have to be minimum?

  • when i get older, i am SO entering this. f dude, i dont think i will make it very far though....

  • when i get older, im enering

  • only reason jerome won is cause ramon dropped a stick.

  • I saw the one from Memphis. He was good as shit. Ramon Sampson. I watched him the first round. Godddd. Insane.

  • everyone who judges the drummers on how good they are by race....ur an ignorant fuckface and should pay attention to the importance of drumming. and im white

  • Amen!!!!!!

  • who won for 09?

  • im not sure,

    but some dude who made it to regionals played the same solo every time.

    i was there everytime. it was pretty lame.

  • Jerome Flood II

  • it has started yet i dont think or it might have just begun

  • hasn't started yet

  • its goin on in a couple of weeks

  • JERSEY BABY!!!!!!!!!! representin. but i love the atl or else i would'nt have moved their. and rome is from lawrenceville not atlanta.

  • i have yet to find a black drummer that sucks lol

  • come on dog. their out there. the thing is the gospel drummers (who just happen to be black) are getting a lot of play because the gospel community DEMANDS a lot from it's drummers. come to the atl and you'll find a gang of drummers who play gospel and are white and rip. just hang out in the guitar center and i guarantee that every black drummer playin in there aint good.

  • I would like to see Jerome's past performances.

  • rome is from up my way. he's definately grown. he completely sucked in past drum off's but in each one every year you could see him grow. his persistence payed off.

  • racist

  • dam Those Black people and their awesome 32nd note gospel licks

  • They all black because black people gangsta

  • they're all black but one haha

  • This competition is judged so.... interestingly. I had to remain politically correct in my statement.

  • its got nothing to do with race. the black drummers that win more than likely come from a gospel background and are expected to sound polished when they play. coupled with the fact that gospel music pulls heavily from the pop and r&b world. it was a natural progression for those three genres to utillize the same drummers since they want the same fundamental sound from the rhythm section. thats why so many of them are getting shine now. its logic not racism.

  • I don't understand what you're saying in your response. My initial comment had nothing to do with racism in any way. I meant the judges look for interesting things when they judge. You can be really good and still not win, that's what I meant... What are you talking about?

  • ya know what. i did missunderstand. i deeply apologize. but when i saw all of the black drummer stuff(which were most of the comments) i wigged out. being black i hate when people pull the "black guys are always the best drummers" garbage. especially living in atlanta with so many sick drummers, white, black, latino or otherwise. but you hit the nail on the head, bump political correctness. they outright pick the showiest drummer not the best drummer.

  • No harm, no foul. I actually didn't even know that Ronald Bruner Jr. was in a drum off... and he LOST?!!! That's exactly what I mean. Now because of who he is, Guitar Center would pay to have him just be there.

  • yo homey its on youtube(his mom posted it up). ron was sick when he was younger and should have clearly won.

  • they say they look for talent but they really look for entertainment value. i mean, ron bruner lost and look where he is in his career and no one even remembers the guy who won that year. i've flat out seen rome get burned by better cats the year he won but rome had the stick twirling and what have you. he was even surprised when they called his name as one of the initial 3 winners because there was a metal cat and a gospel styled cat who were both redicuously better than him.

  • like american idol, they don't look for the best singer they look for americas' favorite singer. its bootleg but its really reflective of the american entertainment industry. you don't necessarily have to be talented just be marketable.

  • ???? I think there's been a bit of a misunderstanding.