Chad Smith - Charlie (RHCP)

[GreenDayFan3811]

goin to see them live on April 4, 2012.

Anybody know where?

[fernandowolf44]

T_T LOL ! The best of dums word...

[thatoxxind00d]

I was feeeling like that snare was just about to explode with the next hit ...

[HiFisch94]

love his playing, especially the part from 1:07 to 1:15

[DanielBatera11]

Concerteza o melhor!!!!

[forrealbatman]

I just cant do this

[nabeL2104]

このアングルはマジ嬉しい！！

[xmarqinaxnellx]

I love this man ; ) Awwwwsome

[LuiselPat]

beast.

[Checkmate20k]

veryy underatted!!

[Flaitesexy]

monster

[Kurokidashi]

ﾄﾞﾗﾑｾｯﾄから叩き方からもう....ホンマに...

惚れてまうやろ！

[smile21jonno]

his hands are so loose, makes the sticks look like jelly. Love his style...

[BinkyTheRabbit]

@thecravenator42069 It could have happened. But in the end, RHCP has festival dates this year, so he's doing that instead of playing the next Chickenfoot album (whether or not it's the recording or touring he's not doing, I can't remember). But yeah, they'd sound completely different. What's great is (Quote gazmon) it's such a relaxed style. I've heard more complex stuff, but nothing quite beats the feel and groove Chad gets out of his kit. My favourite living drummer.

[julianisdope]

love his simplicity he plays with on records 

[gazmon]

excellent ghost noter.....such a relaxed style.....ya i like this style

[Drummerspaz]

the guitar riff in the verse makes it sound like irregular timing but its 4/4

[CkSandwich]

This is Delicious

[tamu2012]

does anyone know the time signature of this song?

[samba1990]

@tamu2012 its in 4/4

[BR177]

@tamu2012 6/8

[talldrumking12]

@BR177

4/4 its a displaced funk groove

[BR177]

@talldrumking12 oh thanks you are right it is 4/4

[lifeguarddave09]

@tamu2012 i think its in cut time

[Benlop]

@tamu2012 It's in 4/4. 100% sure.

[oikonomidis1]

@tamu2012 its 4/4

[maffau415]

@tamu2012 i count it in 8/4. sometimes 4/4.

[urajokeMC]

@kc when you play your left foot is keeping time assuming your right handed)so if your playing on the and's on all the 8th notes with your Hats if your left foot will automatically raise hats giving a funky little hi hat sound. What is much more difficult is lifting and accenting hats on the 1/4 note. Example, the begining of "Funky Monks" the only reason that is easy is because the bass drum is not too busy

[Tuberidin01]

1:56 check out the dope cymbal chokes. Chad is wicked! Love this guy!

I wonder who beats the drums harder Tommy Lee or Chad? He really puts a hurtin on the kit!

[urajokeMC]

His left foot is just counting 1/8 motes..It will help the transition to two bass pedals greatly. Independent wise your left foot should do that naturally one you start to relax and play a little

[kcajtmurphy]

how does he stop the hi hat from coming up when he taps his foot

[hambo24]

Does Chad use his signature snare for these clinic's? I'd be thinking he would just so Pearl can get more sales off it.

[MyChoiceZildjian]

taping your left foot like he does in this video is the best way to gain complete four way independence.

[hambo24]

2.54.......whoa!!!

[filippinoman]

B8s suck!

[legofreak7898]

b8s are awesome

[coutafhc]

at :50 he spits LOL

just thought id point that out

[kcajtmurphy]

yea he usually has a bucket to spit into don't no if he has one here

[Rossco9992]

he was the first influence on my drumming

[wajahatkhan]

One of the greatest drummers ever!!!

[fogonero86]

chad is the best alternative drummer in the world . so underrated..

[InsaneTuga]

he's not even alternative but ok -.-

[coutafhc]

actually he was named number 1 rock drummer in the world today he topped neil peart its on the drumchannel official

[razzburger]

@fogonero86 lol chad smith is not underrated, you se him on a poster in like every drumstore there is

[zibunnosekai]

この人はハイハットをルーズに叩きますね♪

この感じ気持ちいいです♪

[backdoorman1971]

i agree !

[iggydrag]

Fuck, he is crazy! wtf!! so great!!god damn!!

[burntoast]

I don't think he was expecting to catch that stick at 2:33

[iphonemaster1111]

i have

[iphonemaster1111]

say i if you have met chad

[DrivenBlack]

right here, i met him at the baked potato in studio city, CA. he blew me away and he's really tall, signed my shirt too lol

[SRSpOoK]

Chad is so underrated.

[jmartin58]

WOOOWW ! chad smith is one of the best drummer i ever saw !!!

[Joemamadrumma1]

chad smith is by far one of the greatest drummers ever. I love his style. haha look "69" people have rated this ( ;

[Alwayzsmilin]

What's Chad implying around 3:05? Does he want the snare o hi hat mics adjusted?

[adds102]

He probably wants the backing track turned down

[happy30yrs]

I think he's just refering to the sound guy, in regards to the backing track. Up and then down?

[NoStairway57]

if your talking about that weird stabbing thing hes doing with the sticks, hes not implying anything, its just a technique to get a different sound. never played with much myself nor do i know much about it, but stab your cymbals with the bead of the stick and you should get a general idea of what i mean..

[happy30yrs]

LOL, so why is that he didn't hit anything when he did it twice in this vid?

I think we all know what you're talking about in terms of getting a chime effect by hitting the edge of a cymbal with the shank or neck of you're stick. This is definitely Chad asking the sound guy to turn up the backing track and then turn it down later. If you've ever been to a Chad Smith clinic, you would have seen him do this many times before.

[samg789]

yes he is implying to the soundman to adjust the volume.. if he was using the effect your talking about the over head mics would have picked it up..

[iamcraiger]

i dont think chad has changed his clothes in years... he must just reek!

[TheItalianDrummer]

at 0:50 to 0:55 he is spitting on the ground!

[DrummerMatt93]

2:30 - 2:38 awesome

[markowalski]

jeez what would happen if he dropped it?

[Calitomnication]

Then he would've grap an other one ;)

See his other Charlie video, he dropped one and you can't even tell :)

[burntoast]

1:08 - -1:16

wow

[theguitararbiter]

1:38 aws as hell

[happy30yrs]

I love this perfomance by Chad Smith!!

Man did he infulence my style & no doubt most every other drummer growing up in the mid 90's.

Thats why I had to buy his signature snare and held onto all my old B8 Pro's & AA's!! Can't bet that sound man!!!!

[EmilAhlback]

Pretty easy to bet B8 Pros.. :P

[happy30yrs]

Hey EmilAhilback -

You do know when Chad had his signature crash cymbals made by Sabian, they used the B8 Pro alloy.

(92% copper and 8% tin)

Because B8 Pro is the highest pitched alloy Sabian uses.

They called them the Chad Smith Exposion Crashes

and they did 18.5" and 20.5" odd sizes. (VERY LOUD!).

I remember a lot of people thought they weren't that good compaired to AA's or AAX's, but, in terms of pitch............

Put a B8 Pro next to a AA crash and hear for yourself. :D

[EmilAhlback]

I have owned a B8 Pro, I know what they sound like. I never wanted to rip on the B8 alloy, what I'm saying is that B8 Pros do not sound too good.

[happy30yrs]

Each to their own I guess?

I'm certainly not debating sound, because I'm sure you know what you like!

I just reckon if you play rock music and you just want to cut thru everything like lightning, B8 PRO's are a little secret weapon.

As Chad said when he got the chance to design a crash cymbal with Sabian, "I wanted a crash that could take you're face off at a millioin pace's"

I suppose I agree.

If the 'sound' was good enough for Chad....................

then it's good enough for me. :P

[wgrock]

too bad he doesnt even use those cymbals anymore. nor does sabian make them. AAs are much more durable and versatile cymbals.

[happy30yrs]

Yeah it's funny how these drum and cymbal manufacturer's make signature models with artist's and half the guy's don't even end up using them!? I know for a fact that chad hardly ever (if at all) uses his pearl signature snare live (not sure about in the studio). And, everyone knows he's been using AA's for ages since he first started looking for cymbals that don't break. Gotta say though, I've been playing his pearl snare for a while, and, I think it sounds as good as it look's. Great value!!

[samg789]

no such thing as B8 Pro alloy, there's B8 alloy then theres B20.. B8 alloy is used in the B8 and B8 Pro models, and the B20 is used in every other model except signature.. some artist chose one or the other and sometimes mixed probably(not saying that's fully correct but the alloy info. is)

[vinceman999]

omfg

chad smith rulezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WoWfatties]

me and my friends call chad smith will feral

[doublebassaxisdrummr]

yeah you and the rest of the world.

[maximusprimico]

Look!

Will Ferrel!

[tropak1]

yea it gets old after hearing it for years now...

[adds102]

Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961)

Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967)

Will looks like Chad not the other way around!

[stu798]

I KNEW I WASNT THE ONLY ONE THAT THINKS THEY LOOK THE SAME.

omg.

[PowerSlaveN]

Great drummer.

[nicolas2524]

altoooo video como el mio !!!!!!!!!!!! copado chad

cuidate

[blaze093]

y does he points down with his stick sometimes?

[crisjaca]

he points down at the sound guy so that he can put the volume of his monitors (in ear earphones) down.

:) .. i do the same thing too :)

[NERDZKANDY]

because its a umcomfortable habit, i think

[NERDZKANDY]

I know how to play this song on my drums correct, but just watching this guy play this song just amazes me, the way he plays and everything else. I love this guy!

[NERDZKANDY]

Dang it man, he looks like wil ferrel too much it creeps me out!

[sisenor124]

I like how he ghost notes the bass drum while playing all the down beats

[steflea156]

Nobody can say he´s the best^^cause every single musician has it´s own style but I think he´s got one of the coolest styles:)

[zacharymaldonado]

Agreed, in my mind the best drummers are NOT the ones who can move fast, play double bass well. To me the best drummers are the ones who have the best groove, and Chad certainly has a good groove!!!!

[ttgsquared]

insanity

[john9413]

He spit!!! HA HA!!!

at 0:51~0:52

[adds102]

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Omg i can't belief this, it's been like the 20th time i watch this video and finally I've found a mistake from the master :O Ever from 4:06 he goes too fast :O I guess he gets a

He does go out of time for a split second but cause he is so good he carrys on

[DaanB0201]

Sorry guys, replied on the wrong video of charlie..............:$:$ I'm really sorry... But look at the other video of Charlie, which he's playing in Norwich, he loses the beat there. Nvm about this vid, cuz it fucking rocks!

[vAvarmenia]

I want to see where he loses the beat, put the link please :)

[geesoul]

look at 50-52seconds...he´s spitting again...don´t know why he do that, but he´s great anyway!!! :D

[RHCPgurl2007]

just wow.

[DaanB0201]

Dude I do play drums, I can easily play this, because the grooves and fills he plays are not that hard, listen carefully. You can even see it at his left leg, it goes faster than the rhythm. I agree that this is so fucking awesome and it's just pleasure from the beginning to the end. I understand he's improvising, but he keeps the beat throughout the song, but on that moment he loses the beat.

[vAvarmenia]

Where he loses the beat?

[sebastiancrab]

ummm... he lost 1 beat... he has about a million other beats he had so i don't think lossing 1 really matters =P

[DaanB0201]

Omg i can't belief this, it's been like the 20th time i watch this video and finally I've found a mistake from the master :O Ever from 4:06 he goes too fast :O I guess he gets a little to enthiousiastic, which I can understand because what a powerful clinic, love it. He's really my idol and biggest inspiration Chad kicks everyone's ass XD

[razorboy6666]

yo DaanBO. that was not a mistake. u obviously dont play drums or have drum knowledge? Chad the Man! good version

[canadianmaple09]

Yeah right DaanB0201 you dickwad, clearly he's improvising as he does numerous times throughout the song. I agree with razorboy6666, you know nothing.

[geesoul]

that´s total shit you r talkin cauze at 4:06 he grooves like hell and he´s not too fast or stuff like that!

[raph83130]

2:33 free style chad Smith!!! The king!!!

[MAPEXBOY89]

So do I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[askedenseje]

OMG !! BRILLIANT !!

THE BEST DRUMMER

[cablvd23]

yea that was funny!! And the lucky little bugger got steves stix

and could have spoken to THE Chad Smith!!!!!!

you may have seen me there I was the GREEN one Full of envy!!!!!!

[tori1607]

oh yeah he kept talknig to that kid and was like where you going?..to grow some teeth. Was so good!!!

[Frith2000]

ohhhhh thats... i don't find words

[adds102]

i was there two its was awesome . there was that funny bit when he said to that kid if he had heard the work fuck! before ..

[beli891]

kickass show...was there behind the stage... really cool

[crazydrummer411]

tight !

He is so powerfull behind a kit !

[HillmanTheKing]

I was there, brilliant night. I loved every second of it

[tydrummerboy]

love it!