Ronald Bruner Jr. nails it on DC LIVE!

[TheBigBurrito1]

Sweet bell brass snare to his left. Must be nice to have that snare as a side snare hehe.

[DJTrancenergy]

too much overplaying, to me.

[BERZITI]

@DJTrancenergy - I agree , that is his trademark , OVERPLAYING . to wild , same like T.Pridgen

[thesetname]

oh mahh jesus..such a tasty solo!

[triston11257]

0:29 nuff said

[jts024]

he has no groove. ugh

[BLACKDEMON9317]

Negro de mierda está sobrevalorado pfffff

[PayneKrunk]

what ride cymbal is that. ive never seen that cymbal before.

[mrbinary1001]

0:35 - 0:39 the amount of times I tried to play that...

[Hackfrostcs]

pun pu pun pu pun !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[speedoflite1]

darn good. plays it blind

[naleyan]

yawn

[juicyking97]

it sounds like kalifornia by mos def!

[1stclassrecordings]

Grammy award-winning...

[Nuxunumo]

nice, you know you know.

funny, I really thing RBJ is the Billy Cobham of his generation.

[MrMJ7]

@TheLedzep007 Chris Coleman is than both of them

[Hackfrostcs]

WAAA que Mierdasssssssssss!

[XDrummerSteve]

Yeah...there was really no need to have a band behind him here. It was just a solo...of what we saw...maybe there is more flow to the song in the entire video.

[willprich]

i didn't know wayne brady was a drummer.. wow that guy makes me jealous

[cm10291]

This guy's a great (GREAT) drummer, but almost every part of this drum part is just.. unnecessary. Personally i'd enjoy listening to this waaaay more if it was simpler and more defined.. listening to someone go nuts on their drums can only stay interesting for so long

[ptc5010]

@cm10291 Agreed, he's not playing to the music at all, he's just playing as hard and fast as he can. Don't get me wrong, his chops are godly.

[Moog168]

@ptc5010 @cm10291 You can't judge this one clip because the clip just started in the middle of the song!!!

Thats like walking into the middle of a conversation and calling someone a clown when you don't know what the subject is!

[jarodyou]

That was a 1 minute drum fill

[DrummerZful]

wow amazing drumming.. who is this guy anyway? never heard of him before

[bounty2444]

someone had too much sugar :)

[jej495]

The drummer is good but They just ruined a classic

[RandyDandy93]

after watching this three time i noticed that he threw a stick out of his hand at 0:10, did anyone else notice that. . lol This guys a beast, sticks can fly out of his hand and u never notice because of how good he is. . hahaha

[mprimecoleman]

@RandyDandy93 hah. yeah he's crazy good, but I think it broke and he just flung it behind him.

[TheRadrussian1]

@RandyDandy93 the first two times watching it you must have been focusing on his ape like facial expressions then.

[ahrims221]

this guy is awesome but tony royster jr. is wayy better

[inimicalODDITY]

@ahrims221 and then?

[newmilbursol]

@ahrims221 AMEN!!!! lolz

[montman22]

Sooo sick that he is playing billy cobham. The way he does his fills at lightning speeds reminds me of billy. A few of my buddies got the chance to meet Ronald and said he was the nicest guy. Its nice to see talented people who are so humble. What a blessed human being!

[STIXAHOY]

I've never seen anyone drummer move that fast in my life man.

However, perhaps he should play more groove ? .........I've rarely seen him like play a properly structured beat for longer than like ......2 bars

[Moog167]

@STIXAHOY He plays more structured in the studio....Live performances he's just crazy especially when the artist he's playing for allows him to express himself freely.

[MUSICandFISHING]

if jazz drummers played heavy metal they would DESTROY allmost ALL the drummers out there

[cstahley12]

@MUSICandFISHING check blake richardson from between the buried and me, he's heavily jazz influenced and he's incredible

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Dennis Chambers Jr.

[dave90mckeague]

the next vinnie!

[KORN200824]

at 15 secs, did he lose his drum stick after hitting the cymbal or did he deliberatley throw it away? not sure myself.

[Paitsch]

@KORN200824 If you watch closely, you can see a piece fly off a second or two before he throws it.

[willie33040]

ANIMAL! COMPLETE UNADULTERATED ANIMAL! ( ^ _ ^ ) NOW THAT'S HOW YOU DRUM RIGHT THERE! YEAH SON!

[xisayg]

Fuck drumming machines.

[MeinlFanatic]

Somone ate there veggies!

[VichoPL]

great drummer... but that wasnt musical at all

[Moog167]

@VichoPL Well you're only watching a portion of it.....It's kinda hard to walk into a conversation mid sentence and knowing what they're talking about.

[drointhedrawer]

@VichoPL hey... who made you the god of music? more like the god of jealousy, i see him in drumchannel not u

[jazzfusionsoul]

I won't question his abilities............ no way......... look at the Band and people he has performed with and all the way to MD fest ( only the choosen one gets there)

[AdamOuissellat]

It's annoying when your bass player loses the one.

[pancho050988]

i saw billy cobham how he played this song,its just the same how rbj played this,i think rbj,s chops is modren compare to cobham,but the attitude,passion and the heart of the song and the way it should be play is still the same.

[bRandom79]

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!!!!!

[ason4life]

my brains are on the floor

[ivanbagual]

the  less is more too many notes destrois the theme

[Musicfanatics15]

0:57 ........ Metal time?....... no

[CallFil]

I've kinda talked to him!

[dkofva]

I agree with some of the comments about Bruner's focus on speed rather than patterns or rhythms. It's hard to hear where he's coming from sometimes; is he trying to be creative or just dazzle us with his speed...Hmmm. Billy and Dennis and Narada (and Max and Buddy, etc.) had compositions in mind and dazzled us with their application towards the pieces, rather than mere velocity...

[bcoklay]

@dkofva personally, i think it's just a man enjoying what he's doing and having fun playing the drums

[crybaby1977]

@RutboyNiles... He's fast? That's all you can say. Sounds like someone who can't do what this guy is doing, and is a bit angry. There's skill there. As a fan of drumming in general you can't help but sit there and enjoy. It's like riding a rollercoaster, and saying "yeah it was fast, but can it take me back to my house". That wasn't the point. IT'S A ROLLERCOASTER!!! You want to get to your house, hop on a Greyhound.

...Foolishness!!!

[RutboyNiles]

I really don't get the general excitement about Ronald Bruner Jr..

No offense, but I think his MD performance 2006 was 100% chops and 0% groove. Same with this video. It's just horribly uninspiring.

I mean, he's fast, so I can understand the fascination especially for younger drummers. But what's coming after that super-fast thing? He's not drumming for the music and I feel sorry for the other musicians in this video.

Now tramp me in, but that's just my opinion

[axel6988]

@RutboyNiles I saw him playin with Stanley Clarke, and even S.C. was choked by his musicality

[damedash101]

it took me 4 times to watch this video and realised he either lost or threw a stick in the beginning.....speechless

[128billybob]

@damedash101 I dont think I would ever have noticed lol, I kinda look like he threw it on purpose though

[corey788237]

i can definitely say that he's an amazing drummer, but i simply dont like how he only focuses on speed, rather than any sort of rhythm.

instead of planning certain rhythms will fills throughout them, he just flails his limbs EVERYWHERE while simultaneously maintaining the composition of the song and a steady tempo.lol

[pizzaROX]

MAHAVISHNU =)

[tkendrick1]

.dude iz nice.!..i found it hilarious how he whipped dhat other stick like the way he did...smooth as hell.!.lol.!

[tamaplayer100]

Impressive how he keeps the crazy awesome drumming going and still following the rest of the band haha!

[TheMASDrummer]

omg

orgasm

[rockin982]

For those who seem to still not be sure: youtube(dot)com/watch?v=ujcYw2­QTPzM. The tune was recorded while RB Jr was still in diapers. Not that I have any problem with him taking his own interpretation of the tune, but I believe when you hear something you should know and respect where it came from.

[tamtampercusion]

Ronald Bruner Jr estrá este año en el TamTam Festival 2010. Mas info muy pronto. Atentos

[fnkdrmmr]

See more of Ron Bruner, Jr. at SoulDrummers . com

[IsMoKeYI]

awesome set.. he's brutal though. wayyyy too busy and sloppy.

[Rawbiznes]

Hes got the dopest Tama Kit Ive ever seen........

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

sexxxxxxy set.

[spacitydrummer4JC]

I still would rather listen to Steve Jordan.

[JoeSzilagy]

If that's "boring", like one guy suggested, then I love being bored! Saw him last night with Stanley Clarke, Hiromi and Ruslan Sirota- absolutely fantastic!! Amazing musicians!

[rwiltzjr]

Tony Royster Jr would shit on em

[Moog168]

@rwiltzjr Actually they're really close friends and they teach each other things and they were pretty much mentored by the same people (Chambers,Cobham,Kennedy,Smitt­y Smith,etc.)

So yeah....nobody would shit on anything it all evens out.

[Trying2Rip]

there is no one more beastly than Ronald bro.except Chris Coleman.....those are my two favorite 4 life

[kmoney985]

thats sick!

[mopedman1]

Boring.

[Philzwhodrumz]

@mopedman1 Yeah - all the same; shred, shred, shred, more shred.

[RawVigor]

This is a cover of the Mahavishnu Orchestra's You Know You Know. It's on my playlist...

[nightshot999]

hey my friend has that same bass effects board :P

man ronald is amazing, such a great drummer.

[SuperAnimalDrummer]

I really respect his technical ability, but I really don't like what he chooses to play. It's too much for me. I usually don't knock drummers, and I don't like to engage in this youtube hating thing which I see all the time, but this is one case where I must state my opinion. I understand he's drumming over Mahivishnu, originally played by Billy Cobham, but still, he's just blasting.

[rockitmanley]

musicians that cant keep there own timing depend heavily on the drummer to do so for them....but that hadicaps yur drummer...he cant venture out because you'll get lost on your instrument..so therefor that musician now wants to blame the drummer....whatever...keep up or go home...especially if the drummer produce the track.....great video RBjr!!

[zildjiandrum1]

nice !

[MrEric1235]

i wonder what kind of ride that is??

[Dragon5n]

I like this guy because hw is always inthe pocket :) linear fills for the win

[Guillermo50001]

Juddgreg333,...please be mindful of the fact that you have NEVER personally met Ronald Brunner,..nor have you played with him to make such a comment.  I have met him & he is one of the most humble individuals I have ever met,.....& let's be brutally honest forget about liking or dis-liking his style, but you cannot deny fruit,.. he is a hell of a drummer!..suave

[bea5ToloG]

GOOD LORD!

[crashandburn86]

bleah

[juddgreg333]

this kid just turns me right off dont get me wrong im not saying it out of a place of being better than him or accomplishing more but being around musicians most of my life along with watching the interview tha goes along with this you can just tell this is one of thise kids whos amazing until they get into a musical situation they dont understand and they create all sorts of drama out of immaturity and his modern drummer performance is sloopy as hell also

[thug4musik]

@juddgreg333 ...thats how he like it .. but i bet he's the best out of all the people you call sloppy .. he got to where he is now just because he's sloppy.. thats his style .. jus give the man his props

[jzchambo65]

you should check out the stuff from other bands he plays in, and (btw he composed all of these, songs thats why theres such focus on the drums :] ), and most drummer will never reach his level, he's a monster, he's an awesome drummer and great musician, you should not go around posting comments such as these without having your facts straight, which means not judging his worth from a couple of youtube videos...

[drumguyrobc]

The song in this video is by Mahavishnu Orchestra. Billy Cobham originally played it.

[3chocolate3clock3]

@jzchambo65 he didn't compose this song, its a Mahavishnu Orchestra song which billy cobham played on originally

[dwsabianguy]

@jzchambo65 He might write his own music, but he sure as hell didn't write the music in this video. It's a Mahavishnu Orchestra tune called You Know You Know.

[jzchambo65]

@dwsabianguy of course man i know that... lol the great billy cobham played this song

[Toshfunk]

@jzchambo65 he didnt write this song.

its a cover.....

get YOUR facts right :P

[specialness16]

@jzchambo65 he didn't compose the song he plays in this video, that's "You Know, You Know" by Mahavishnu Orchestra x I love Ronald Bruner btw :P

[TheBillyPaine]

@jzchambo65 he didn't compose the song they're playing in the video above though, it's "You Know You Know" by Mahavishnu Orchestra... just sayin'.

[bethelite]

@jzchambo65 he did compose this.Its by mahavishnu orchestra and their drummer would murder ronald.Even though i am a big fam of him.So get your facts strait before you check somebody bro

[paisteguy799]

@jzchambo65 ur fuckin retarted, thats a mahavishnu song dumbass

[stillphil]

@jzchambo65 This song is a Mahavishnu song however.

"you know you know" Look it up here on YT

[SwissArmyTriplet]

@jzchambo65 this vamp was definitely not composed by bruner. it's a mahavishnu piece

[inimicalODDITY]

@SwissArmyTriplet I heard in an interview that this ALL was.

[dm6testa777]

@jzchambo65 u right but all the young drummers to day will always be in young dennis chambers shadow check out  DENNIS CHAMBERS LIVE AT THE CHINA CLUB ans SERIOUS MOVES i have it on my favs list on my page bruner is close

[3chocolate3clock3]

@jzchambo65

this is a mahavishnu orchestra song, he did not write it, and u should check out the original, its called you know you know, billy cobham kills it

[sumstufflol]

@jzchambo65

no he didnt, that first song is a mahavishnu orchestra song..

[Moog168]

@sumstufflol No on the broadcast he does play mostly originals he just happens to play A Mahavishnu song in the broadcast.

[moderndrummer88]

@jzchambo65 Composed what songs? This one is Led Zeppelin!

[SuperSkaJoe]

@moderndrummer88 This is Mahavishnu Orchestra 'you know you know'

[drumguyrobc]

@jzchambo65 He definitely didn't write this, it's a song by Mahavishnu Orchestra; but he does write a lot of stuff and is definitely a beast!

[SuperMolamola]

@juddgreg333 WHAT YOU ON CRACK DOG

[rochiiix]

i dont like it. D:

[drumz47]

Hooray Young Ronald. I am from that drumming era and its very refreshing to see this young man display his monster chops to such tasteful music. U go Boy. Loved this guy...

[jsh4drum]

there are VERY few that are more BEASTLY than Bruner Jr.

[Wickydeviking]

@jsh4drum ok, so who do you consider more beastly? ;) I'm curious! But Bruner is completely awesome!

[pntballfreek]

@jsh4drum dennis chambers is the only other i've seen who can hold with him

[pollymatication]

@jsh4drum part from animal off muppets

[paulodidrummio]

No, its a Mahavishnu Orchestra tune from The Inner Mounting Flame. I forget the name of it. Billy Cobham was on the original. Absoultely amazing album, just full of fire. Wasn't alwayss a fan of Bruner but this is the perfect song for him to let loose on. Pretty damn awesome

[Asymmatrix]

It's 'You know, you know.' More than anything else, it's very nice to see the young guys appreciating the real stuff.

[kevinbothwell]

he's good...but he seems stiff. i appreciate his skill though....he'd certainly drum circles right around me lol.

[17masonry]

what kind of hi-hats are those? they sound AMAZING

[burnhotburnclean]

man thats some chops!!!

[zacholden08]

yeh i swear he wasnt that fast on the gospel chops dvd! hes been practacinnng

[AmrddH]

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezus

[larkydozer]

Billy C must be smiling.

[enzomdrums]

i love his playing... his style... this dude impress me more every time i see him

[zachrhea3]

Is that a King Crimson tune they are playing?

[elcooljay]

not sure if its a king crimson tune, but the last time I heard this familiar tune is to the song real thing by jill scott, live version.

[naxtea]

it's from mahavishnu orchestra

[snarplaya]

if ya ever get the chance check out

Stanley Clark w/ Ronald Bruner Jr.

the song is called "Bad A*ses"

the album is called "The Toys of Men"

The name of the song says it all... Check it out if you liked this clip.

[liennto]

theres a great vid on utube of those two playing that live in a music store somewhere. bad sound quality and all but its pure fire

[riotstand]

when did bruner start playing zildjians?

[ThEaNtMuRdErEr]

he practised his single rolls, lol :P

[silentboy85]

this is totally crazy

[Pheel777]

He's crazy!!! Damn, that's some skill.

[Jamesbed85]

wow

[ReThord]

Billy Cobham jr?

[blooddrummer]

haha almost but check out Tony Roysters new dvd thats even more amazing

[margis123]

Don't agree. Lol'. I have it. Lol'.

[LLeopardGGecko]

Holy Jeebus.

[Hartman442]

damn