Atlanta Battle of the Drumlines

[123Kerrick]

one thing went thruogh my mind, how the fuckin hell he get 2nd place/ surely there was some other compition there

[gamersgetto]

lol he looks like he came from jail

[ddrum1978]

Where is Simon Cowell when you need him?

[5lukej]

he looks weird but is really good

[McKeeDee]

Who is that judging? Fucking Bela Fleck???

[flyinglime012]

i thought you needed more than one snare to be dirty...apparently i was mistaken

[lanzy95]

if u say corps is boring then u have clearly never seen a dci line or wgi actually if u watch WGI they perform 10000 times more than a show band and everyone says corps style is stiff but its actually extremely relaxed thats what the techs preach all the time. so u might wanna look into some drum corps because yea show bands perform but no body likes to hear dirt cuz thats not fun.

[CorporalSalty]

2:37 "OMG whens this gonna be over?!?!?!?!?!"

[TheDragonmaster18]

people this was four years ago he's probably on a college line now. and its obvious he's a showstyle drummer and not that boring corps style drummer

[Schwabel3]

my name is steve and im a double-strokeaholic, hello steve, that wasn't even clean

[JonnyHammersticks]

Those poor judges. 

[xnfla850x]

i think he walked up to that drum with no plan, and started beating like a deranged zoo animal. double traditional? really?

[dreadss64]

Look like just broke outta a hospital and said BITCH I WANNA DRUM

hah

[iluvceb]

the people watching obviously dnt know anything about drums lol...they cheer for the simple beats/rudiments

[Tjamleftwich25]

Bad

[itscalledfutbol16]

LAME

[brannonnelson]

u kan all kum check him out @ BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC now

[runtangadom]

@brannonnelson yeah fuckin right

[brannonnelson]

@runtangadom no joke he's 1 in a few of the same classes as me

[runtangadom]

@brannonnelson wow.

then where does his musicality lie? because it sure isn't marching drums

[dopebeats027]

So Funny. Is this really how they do it in the south? sorry man i dont really like it, I am from Cali and I like to play some serious notes.

[Isntthisalreadytaken]

@dopebeats027 I wouldn't say the whole south. Apparently, Texas has some sick shit.

[s3an37]

@dopebeats027 Nah. I'm from Georgia, and this is an embarrassment to the south.

[Rimshot79]

1:07  NOT AMUSED.

[idrumfofun1100]

I thought this was a drumming competition..

[TheTst1234]

just Stop playing bro... you suck

[BigBrown3r55]

i take it spirit of atlanta consist of anyone EXCEPT anyone from atlanta

[prankcallz444]

i love it when he does a simple ass beat with his hand and a stick, all the black people were like "Awwww yeahh niggah, dats da shit i know...."

[lanzy95]

im liking the crushed diddles :)

[rbama93]

skinheads cant drum...

[rbama93]

this guy needs to learn some damn control. he sucks ass

[SjWoods0412]

Yall people need to stop hatin on ma dawg... keep doin ya shit zack

[jameme151]

Hes Iight !

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Sloooowwwww doooowwwwwnnn.

[wrthdrumer]

A VADA CA-*dat diga dat dat diga diga digidiga dat dat

[AustinHazee]

Nice Rollzzzzz, JK JK JK JK lolzzz

[TheMippo]

shit.

[skatecartoon]

hahahahaha he actually had the balls to walk up to the judges, seriously? stop focusing on the cheap circus tricks and learn some damn technique!!!

[Drum516]

Omg dude I stopped watching after a min I couldn't take more of this bullshit. This is what's making drummers look bad the people who still don't get it's all in the fingers!! Nd wrists but still fingers....

[leo165534]

XD clap or i'll bust a cap in yo ass !!!!

[23Shantaa305]

They are amused they can't show any expression it will give away there choise of whoz da winner

But he wuz reallllllllllllly gud I would pick him handz down lol

[SpokaneThunder117]

at 1:11 They are NOT amused...

[gsxart]

This like an instructional video on how not to drum in front of judges. Im embarrassed for him

[snare4lyfe08]

@gsxart i admit he did suck but he couldnt have sucked that bad if he won did yuu see all the vids of this competition

[crayolaindisbitch]

and yall try to say chicago drummers are weak we'll run yall

[dhdavisLU]

C.H.O.P.S

Cant.

Hold

Or

Play

Snare

interesting stuff on the serious side...just work on opening ur diddles dude.

[flyinglime012]

if he was second place i would hate to see the rest...

[xXDrumSnareXx]

to much wrist in the beginning



[JonnyHammersticks]

Those poor judges.

[idaho777]

lol the black people don't know what to look for, they cheer at anything

[TrillxEmory]

@idaho777 racist fag any audience would cheer at that

[idaho777]

@TrillxEmory lol, lets see a group of drummers be the audience.

think they'd cheer like that?

[TrillxEmory]

@idaho777 depends on whos the drummer

[TrillxEmory]

@TrillxEmory i take that back his hands would make no drummer cheer

[idaho777]

@TrillxEmory apparently, these guys below arnt cheering |  | V

[UniversalBIGB123]

@idaho777 Thats seriously not cool. U R ignorant

[Forza2begdrift]

good for u! u can play a double stroke roll! -.-

[flyinhawaiian124]

it must not take much to make these lines.....

[Generalnukes]

Im in a high school tenor line and im better than that just look at his pinkies

[bluebeltOompa]

Some body hand powder a handy wipe so he can get that mud off the drum!!!!

this is what happens when you play garbage show band stuff all year and then try to play clean !!

[allstar550]

1:45 Ivan Pacheco fail

[xonar200]

Terrible diddles..

[drumsahoy7]

sounds like he got most of this from Blast!

[cattleman6958]

in my opinion it was a little unnecassary to pick it up on the harness

[spstarks]

he's so bad the only thing he's decent at is tricks no technique at all

[zismlb]

srry, but i thought he had cancer at first

[guitarfreak917]

Well that sucked. How did he get second?

[andoi9292]

Sounds very ugly. My ear hurts.

[haloandlink4627]

all hes doing is rolling on the snare OOOOOO so amazing!

[9kkcirr]

wtf was that at 0:58?! dude needs to clean up his diddles.

[l0otkillall]

is he an inmate or something?

[thepostman95]

i wish i had that shitty of diddles

[dustinlutzdrum]

not impressive. i am just shocked by all the video views

[fosterdrummer]

Is he an albino?

[lilbrian13]

So in conclusion, Lord Voldemort aint that great at drums lol.

[MrXuberfy]

@lilbrian13 lmao

[wvhsdrumline53]

@lilbrian13 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA thats hilarious bro! haha 

[SweetWilly013]

@lilbrian13 I just laughed for a straight minute at that. I concur.

[srch4trth]

@lilbrian13 Funniest comment I've ever read on YT

[78coupdegrace]

@lilbrian13 how do you know he played a couple things...

[347826able]

i can tell by the look on the judges face that they were not impress

[123Emtai1234]

@347826able They are judges they aren't supposed to look impressed lol once in our competition we made first place and the judges there looked pissed like they wanted to kill us lmao but i do agree he sucked :p

[347826able]

@123Emtai1234 really? cause when i went to uil solo and ensemble my judge was so impressed he told me my rating right after i finished

[123Emtai1234]

@347826able NICE but yeah really our judges had some really bad preformances before us or something and wasnt in the mood or something lmao

[bruisedupunk]

1:23 I found his mom, and sister! bottom left

[allstar550]

@bruisedupunk

lmao how did you know? =D

[maxpower102187]

I remember when I got my first pair of drumsticks

[mylaser91]

he looks like that short dude from the Harman Globetrotters...lmao!!!

[mylaser91]

the only white person there is the damn judge, lets go Bill Cosby...LMAO

[MegaSnareDrummer]

Its not the best but better then most I seen...

[unamedandunknown]

i fuckin hate the guy who recorded this like a quarter of the solo was either filming the fuckin crowd or judges

[bobcow384]

dirty as hell

[MrDrummerdude2]

The audience isall black.lol

[TheDittyBags]

@MrDrummerdude2 they were asd there wasnt any base.. sry tht was rasisct im sry lol

[drummerdline]

he in cookman now rite?

[P3RF3CTCH09S]

@drummerdline Not no more he wasnt on there line this year....he was 07 and 08 though

[dakotra99]

this is dumb

[kooxoh]

albino?

[TheTony2013]

Really sucked.

crushed and horrible.

really when r u gonna ever play backwards.

wish the judge wouldve hit him at the end.

[TheTony2013]

Really sucked.

crushed and horrible.

really when r u gonna ever play backwards.

wish the judge wouldve hit him at the end.

[TheTony2013]

Really when are u ever going to play backwards.

this just sucked.

i wish the judge wouldve thown something at him at the end.

[TheTony2013]

No clarity.

[chrismcle]

i am soooo glad im a pipeband drummer and never have to deal with these kinds of idots....he finished second????how????thats was terrible...thank god its over....ill never get those 3:41 back...wow...ok im done...lmfao

[somesnaredude]

and his matched grip technique was terrible. PINKIES IN DUDE

[somesnaredude]

wow those doubles were really uneven

[asiandrummer15]

He seems to shot alittle too much

[BobBob517]

this is kid crushes everything and cant buzz roll haha

if you cant play with it in front of you its not gunna be better behind you

[xXRASHEEDXx]

creative at the end but the rolls were sloppy

[fancypants6434]

dude.... really...

1:42. ivan pacheco copy fail

it was okay (compared to some others i've heard at this same battle), but when you tried doing that lick, i think i died a little on the inside :[

[Luckyjasondrum]

Comment to the performer: SLOW DOWN!!!!!!! Practice quality of sound and stop trying to be a hero. Re-learn basic technique, push-pull (molar), finger control and for god sakes learn some composition.

[fuke1995]

.... hes just making noise... hes not even making beats ... just freakin noise ... dat fails

[G7h7o7s7t1]

When he throws his one stick and his arm pit and uses his hand u can tell he was incorporating trap set style of druming cuz it sounded weird and didnt go wit the solo plus hes super cocky haha but hes got it down better than some of the kids on our snareline

[guitarxgodx100]

sucked... technique is terrible... stick tap death...

[cj5jeep1]

@guitarxgodx100 Your only a little fag... you cant be a full one till you take it back =D prolly better then you

[boomboomdrums]

I don't get solos like this. I mean he's got chops don't get me wrong. But it's not very interesting to listen to. It's just a barrage of fast notes. Awesome chops, but boring. It's all the rage now days though.

[oldchops]

In my opinion, being too nervous and/or excited, attempting to do stuff a tad beyond his capabilities, not really being prepared, and not knowing how to present to an audience (or not getting good instruction on how to do so in a solo performance), all resulted in this performance. He definitely has potential and seems to enjoy drumming. This guy should be close to graduating from college by now..right?

[jlevenhagen1]

not all of his diddles are crushed... he just uses a lot of crushes... this kid is good... its not amazing technique but it works

[flitemedic13]

entertaining - yea, technical proficiency - garbage

[braproductions]

All his diddles are crushed......which is all he played. So in all, he is horrible.

[percussionist771]

he def play more than rolls if thats what your tryin to say... the diddles werent that crushed either lol its not perfect but its not horrible

[ThoedOffWetback713]

it has no rythym

[mersanary]

i agree. its all over the place and no real seperation in cadences

[HawthorneDrummer]

I see a lot of molar strokes in there. Pretty dam good.

[copboy63]

I think its an all black school i dont c one white person in there lol......

[LBHxProductions]

well it's a school in Atlanta called MLK and i think it's in a part of the city with a high african-american population.

[DarkstarManiac]

If you look at 1:23 there are 2 white people to the very bottom left. XD

[2468DDT]

I bet at 3:26 the judges are like, "Dont bring that garbage up here!"

[MsSharpie05]

nice stick tricks but if u are not having fun in band quit it is not an obligation by ur facial expression u hate drums

[Xfactor711]

Trust me man...Zack put his heart into the snare..dude loves it lol...the facial expression is just something we had to do at mlk to seem more intimidating

[atcarter122692]

not always. when ur that focused on the what ur doing you tend to not make any facial expression making u look monotone or upset. and what hes doing looks like it takes a high level of focus

[TheLazard12]

he has the praying mantis

and he molar strokes alot

[katop150]

Why you care about color skin.

He's human like us.

[vazagad]

1:10.

i think they are considering suicide

[TheCbntn]

somebody said YOUH!

[KudoKid]

wow dude. SLOP!!! DIRTY!!!! mainly because your technique sucks ass BIG TIME and you have no dynamics what so ever. sounds like a roll the entire time with and accent here and there. just work on your technique and it'll improve.

Ps. You need to perform and not jsut stand that with a retarted look on your face. but congrats on getting second.

[killingspree926]

is he black or white? i can't tell

[Corestore16]

@killingspree926 albino black person?

[killingspree926]

HA HA that made my day. he could be idk.

[KingSax2012]

@killingspree926 he's albino

[killingspree926]

yeah he is LOL

[jackATTACK2226]

yeaah... that was weird, i mean you were really into it and all... but.... 2 stars

[CO2ish]

he did a real goood job

[MtotheK77]

Talent, Discipline, Hard work nice man damn the haters.

[Aaronbond0]

*cough* *cough* Ivan Pacheco 1:43 *cough* *cough*

[neoseeker019]

If he didnt stood up straight, didnt lean in or to the left and quit playing with his arms and learned to play with his wrists, this would be an alright solo.

[Fugimotohara]

I agree with Jemiedrum, diz kid would whoop all your ass's

[JemieDrum]

u guys stop being fucking racists! he has chops, so fuckign what if he is not perfect hes not a fucking DCI national champion drummer so STOP comparing him to other videos on Youtube! And yes some parts were rips off of other solos but he has the speed and ability to play those and he deserves credit for that at the least

[yeahyeahyeahyeahya]

His diddle quality is sub-par at best.

[sk8er5901]

this guy was fuckin awesome

[amlambur]

his drum looks rather high lol

[DrDrums55]

thats how high it should be

[ophas]

stop leaning to the left because your left is weaker

[rag3075]

how can you be sure that his left is weaker?

[MrRandomOwnage]

Uh.. What does he play? Rolls and buzzles?

[CrazeKillen]

i freaking hate it how every single "snair" drum solo i see starts off with crappy doubles, goes into a buzz role than exits... it gets old fast

[bloginfy]

i hate when people cant spell snare right

[vader772277]

technique.. ouch. =/

[Peel37]

i think 1:42 - 1:55 was a horrible attempt at Ivan Pacheco's I&E solo in '04

[xxdrummer370xx]

Hey. The guy has chops. You gotta at least give him credit for that.

[peanutbutter956]

wow tequinece sucks

[BillyxRattlehead]

All you had to do was look at the crowd to tell it was Atlanta

[411mckinley]

haha! wow, I hope thatwas a joke, cause it's funny

[SweetWilly013]

No technique at all...

[frnder]

wasnt that good

[H4X3R22]

its just a rip from other solos on the net.

[gringo4573]

LOLOL

[Grice00]

Oh, oh, I get it now! He wins and this is so amazing because he was able to endure a seizure while playing a snare?

Well, that's what it looks/sounds like..

[undoubtfullyawesome]

hand position and heights were pretty bad, and the rim shots were out of control.

[RabbitReaper]

The judges faces showed utter boredom.

[bo0mgoesb0mbs]

haha 0:58. pretty big fail

[a7xfan1230]

is that an albino black guy ?

ftw ? o_O

[covert31890]

is he an albino? not trying to be offensive lol just curious.

[xIIIIII1IIIIIIx]

lol he got 2nd place??? that only means that 1st place sucked too...definatly not impressed.

[thuglifekid212]

wow so dirty

[feezy23]

sorry but no...

[pearlDr08]

yup...i agree.

[Richierich34blah]

0:58 EPIC FAIL!!

[univibestudios]

i agree the styles are way diffrent but im no expert but the solo was lacking,he's dancing more than drumming but it is a show band drummer and he does look like an alien

[Mouselevi]

he looks like an alien XD

[347826able]

all of yall listen up stop hating on him he is from a showband drumline way different than corps style. you just cannot compare the two styles