Chad Smith and Flea Jam - NAMM 2009

[vedderfan94]

The greatest drummer of our generation. Fucking phenomenal. Listen to those ghost notes! And his hand-foot coordination is what every drummer should aspire to achieve. Most important of all though, this guy has the groove and the soul. He just plays what he feels and the rhythm flows from his limbs :)

[creedlinkinfan]

Chad Smith was having a good day.

[1MockZ]

These two are the epitome of a tight rhythm section.

[drummercasper]

looks like a first act kit lol

[JackJones15]

Chad makes any drum kit look small!

[lessmann009]

jajajaja el soquete que al final le dice algo a Flea, y este casi q le escupe

[thedeathparapsycho]

nice tone...! <3

[LeonardoMuisks]

No drum is to small to stop sounding loud, cheers!!!!!!

[tahtudoerrado]

how chad don't broke the drum?

[Eggert2007]

no,no, wait...

Nobody is allowed to criticize music, unless you are Chuck Norris!

[Eggert2007]

@Fusionfreakdrummer

Nobody is allowed to comment a youtube-vid, unless Fusionfreakdrummer pleased to...

[JackGannPlaysBass]

@fusionfreakdrummer bro, saying flea is on the low end? just because he doesnt play as fast or double slap so much like vic can, doesnt mean hes on the low end, he doesnt have to. you can easily play something super fast doesnt mean hes not good. Flea is great! rhcp songs have become pretty much the only thing i learn because theyre challenging, not fast or showy, though some are, and im not say vics not good, but comparing the two is crazy, its two different types of music.

[Fusionfreakdrummer]

@JackGannPlaysBass i guess i clearly have no idea what a real bass player is....

[MEYERNET]

Chad drum solo feat Flea

[SuperAnthony1978]

Kind of an overrated drummer? He's good and all but......

[olapeido]

@SuperAnthony1978 You don´t know your saying, he is UNDERRATED

[SuperAnthony1978]

@olapeido You don't know how to speak or spell in English.

[olapeido]

@SuperAnthony1978 Try to talk in Portuguese

[SuperAnthony1978]

@olapeido Português é uma língua impressionante. Eu gosto muito. Também eu sou pesaroso que eu era um idiota. Paz entre nós.

[olapeido]

@SuperAnthony1978 Google translate is really impressive xD

[olapeido]

@SuperAnthony1978 But its ok :)

[11FightTheFoo811]

I love chads drumming because he understands that drumming isn't about just loud and fast. In this video he has lots of quiet sections without many notes, and still has loud and fast sections. He switches between the two very nicely.

[TheGlassStern]

u guys all need subwoofers ^^

[jobrocker]

he's bass drum has ghost notes..

[basemastar]

I almost didn't recognize flea with his shirt on.

[Fusionfreakdrummer]

people who think will i mean chad, lars,tommy are bad ass drummers are fucking blind dumb ass fucks! flea you jam but you are at the low end of what a real bad ass bass player is! victor wooten slams you off the stage sir!

[mutoneon]

@Fusionfreakdrummer Victor Wooten is the most overrated bass player alive. Flea has an amazing sense of groove, and doesn't seem so compelled to cram as many notes into a phrase as possible. Vic is like the goto bass player that people reference when they don't really know anything about good bass. And nobody in the universe thinks Lars Ulrich is a good drummer.

[Fusionfreakdrummer]

@mutoneon o sorry! my mistake! i was curious have you ever played with him? are you signed to a label???

[mutoneon]

@Fusionfreakdrummer Nobody is allowed to criticize music unless they signed a record contract!

[LeandroFassa]

Bateria miniatura, ritmo GRANDE.

Miniature Battery, rhythm BIG

[vedderfan94]

Those are some sexy ghost notes Chad!

[gzyppp]

I bet Chad would play better on a bucket, then all we `drummers`, who watch this jam together.

[Fusionfreakdrummer]

@gzyppp you really think this poor kid i feel for you! open your mind to real drummers my friend chad is an ameeeeeeee!

[gzyppp]

@Fusionfreakdrummer well... there are drummers, and Chad Smith;D that`s how i describe it;)

[Paradiddlar]

LOL look at Flea at 9:38 he's like: dont fuck with me when im jamin... duh! And Chad is like who the fuck is that guy?!

[BGilly80]

i keep telling myself i need to go towork i cant watch all 9 min and i just cant seem to look away

[40belowdan]

they fit lifetimes of talent into mere minutes, calling it a jam

[kenyonbluray]

Add one drum, one bass, 2 Chili Peppers, bake on HIGH HEAT for 10 minutes.

[1fleak1]

笑うしかないな

チャドがいいところに入りすぎ

[mark052092]

THAT SNARE

[MasterAlex831]

Chad wearing his signature Nike's. They look like the ones he used in that older jam session titled "Flea Bass Solo w/ CHad"

[MrRamminator1]

looks like Chad's rehearsal kit he uses o.O

[nellbobstack]

Chad goes wild

[BATTLEBOARDER]

2:27 1 2 1 2 this is a test...

[tnever0]

the best bass/drum duo of the world

[shavodown]

@tnever0 the are gods...but you'd forgot Jhon and Mike of D.T.??? eheheh great duel! :P

[DianeLindo]

Wow :D

[EvilN00ber]

wow is tht real? that he plays so loud that no mic's needed on the drums?! god chad..

[MGabriel7767]

@EvilN00ber Keep in mind this is at a festival where mics would be excessive, and that the camera is behind the kit.

[786Vahi]

I think Flea has been better at improvising ever since he learned music theory.

[ConnecticutsBest]

What kit is he using and cymbals?

[llspacemonkeyll]

will ferrell on his kid daughters drum set up to his old tricks again.

[123cgull]

hey can someone tell me what kind of kit that is and where i can get one?

[2cool0]

lol way too small for him

[Levianos]

2:35 - 2:55 Made me laugh like a little girl lol

[BennehWennehDrumBoi]

the cymbals actually have silencers on them.....wow

[squeezemylever5]

3:40 where did that hat come from??

[huyiy]

i wish i can hear more of the bass

[wombo1806]

Chad and I have the same shoes =]

[HFRose]

This should be called "Chad drum solo"

[danKelee]

@HFRose couldnt agree more...awesome drumming

[XichigoX414]

3:40 magic hat

[bootiesz]

@XichigoX414 It was sitting on his drums, and he knocked it off

[zazazeep]

why dont they have an album only with jams, or do they?

[Keksdiebchen]

2:19 MÖÖÖP :D

[ralfodrum]

It's all about the groove---there it is!!

[flymarvin]

More than a couple songs & that kit would break into JUNKASS pieces.

[stephany2021]

chad looks huge on that kit, seems to be for a child lol

[k3rm1t32]

Is that Trent Moorman standing behind Flea?

[garrettmillerdrums]

He looks like a giant.

[TheProducerPeople]

With just 2 cymbals, a hi-hat, two toms, a snare and a bass drum, Chad can produce such amazing drumming improvisations, just goes to show that you don't need an 18-piece metal drum set to rock it!

[Bonzotriplets1]

@TheProducerPeople have you even seen john bonham? he has the basic set up and is the most innovative and influential drummer of all time.

[TheProducerPeople]

@Bonzotriplets1 I was merely pointing out Chad's rockability factor with a simple set-up, I wasn't criticizing any other drummers.

[TheNewChadSmith]

Is the drumset a yamaha hip gig ?

[bames023]

3:02

Chad: "Shit, the bell doesn't work"

[Lavenar]

SO EFFING LOOOOOOONG!!!!!!!

[ConnecticutsBest]

LOL i like that they had to be told to stop, Chad is so connected to his drums

[MrDoctadrums]

those cymbal silencers arnt so useful when chads playing

[UltimateToast99]

Holy fuck I actually have this exact same drum kit at my school!

But it has practice muffle heads on it....

[luciealie]

Awesome...sometimes it's look like Chado try to broke his kit XDD

[petrus250]

Such a nice sounding Hi-hat

[jonathanjonas16]

Erro

[FunkyRoverz]

Chad straight up MOLESTED that little FisherPrice drum set! HA!!!!

Way to go!!! Buddy Rich STYLE...LESS IS MORE!!!

[ManuWaterschoot]

@FunkyRoverz I think it's a pearl rythym traveller :D

[climberguy10001]

3:40, FAT DUDE looking around..."uuhhh, uuhhh... yep.. thats a drum kit honey, lets go!"

[climberguy10001]

People walking in the background.. no clue,lol All the better for us who appreciate the "gift"!

[MACOSXSL]

The LITTLE drum kit.... :-O

[drummer4life2014]

ohhh my ghost notes.

[RHCPMetallicatube]

only chad can drum like this on that kind of drum kit!

[SlippingToday]

a jazz kit ?

[CrispyXR]

3:19 Chads drugs kick in.

[seguetropic]

Paradiddle Chad

[sirmarkos91]

@seguetropic I heard that a guy tried to warm with it... 30 seconds after, he died.

[BennehWennehDrumBoi]

Nice to know those cymbal silencers are working

[nobby22]

Only Chad Smith could ghost note the hell out of that snare and make it sound that good. So fucking funky.

[jmchau66]

Holy mother fuxxing hell!!! That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[DeeplyDisturbing92]

God. Damnit.

[goretex34]

F*'n great!! Chad is one of the best! And flea.. incredible

[SupremeTeam149]

my dream kit

[Zomgwtfbbq1228]

@SupremeTeam149 you need bigger dreams

[MarcoVolbeat]

gott!

[green6390]

2:00 - 2:55

Chad: " Let's see what this baby can do!"

[bjmjx]

i want that kit

[robolove81]

i met chad in birmingham irish centre back in 2001, such a effortless funky guy!

[FUNKALERO]

A TRAVEL KIT

[nilrumsnave]

what kind of kit is that...looks like a kid's kit or some kind of hipgig-like thing?

[SoundOfSorrowSOS]

Go Chad. Woo and flea of course ;D

[zachacham]

thank you!!!!