Thomas Pridgen At Rhythm Night Part 1

[herbandsarah]

put your thumb over his head!

[Whettel]

he has a picture of himself on his shirt

[NICKHAM16]

I've always loved Pridgen because you can just tell he loves to play the drums. And he's so tight and an all around amazing player. He'll always be my favorite

[509mat]

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

[pleSKAband]

it`s not problem to hit like that when you are not paying your cymbals! :P

damn maaaan

[Darryliscool]

does a bird shit on the logo in the beginning?

[cowzilla8]

The shirt suits him well, since he truly is an "ANIMAL!"

[MLplayer78]

1:42 da fuck was that?!

[aizoyurei]

Jesus! Look at the size of those cymbals! Are those 16" hihats?

[MLplayer78]

@aizoyurei if i remembered correctly from his drum Chanel performance there 18"s

[chupeteguaya]

@aizoyurei Two 17 A Zildjian Crashes used as hats :)

[masterbeat04]

@aizoyurei 18 inchers bro... z3 medium crashes i think?

[sodakills12345678]

Does anyone know where i could find a video of him when he won the Guitar Center drum off at 9?????????????

[aorta333]

I don't know what the big deal about him is, he can't keep a rhythm...he is a one trick pony

[daonpa]

@aorta333 trust me, he can keep a rhythm, this is an EXHIBITION !!

[aorta333]

HAHA like you know something I don't...a trained monkey can do ghost notes....he makes obvious mistakes every video...just saying he isn't THAT good

[yanchesanchez]

@daonpa This halfway wanna be goth kid obviously is a really lame-ass douchebag who's probably never just thrown on some sick tunes and jamed to them. Real music for real people: Tool Meshuggah MarsVolta, feel it. \m/

[daonpa]

@yanchesanchez totally agree .)

[yanchesanchez]

@aorta333 delete yourself douche-bot

[chupeteguaya]

@aorta333 My man, you're quite wrong.

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@aorta333 Incorrect. Fucking 11 year olds and their trolling habits.................

[squattillyousplat]

people need to realise there is some prior learning to be able to do this

[DeLL116]

WOW....he's so laid-back and just let's the song take over. You hardly notice he's playing!

[elffrog]

The best.

[elffrog]

Holly F. He is...

[majestytd]

damn I feel sorry for the drumset....

[redneckracing14]

i have the same last name as him but im white lol

[majestytd]

@redneckracing14 prob your Grandpa is black...

[redneckracing14]

@majestytd i dont have a grandpa but none of my close relatives are black

[winner0loser]

Those hi-hats are too small.

[quitisDevon]

One of the best

[pedsay]

how did the stick not break?!!!?

[daonpa]

2:45 )))))))))

[thealmightypat]

Thomas should play drums for Trash Talk

[33drummerr]

My eyes and ears just blowed a load wow he's got some of the fastest hands i have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those drums was glad when he stopped haha!!! He is phenomenal no doubt!!!!!!!!

[Nuncotics]

can he just not shred for a bit?

[twistesceo]

dudes got the perfect shirt on!

[masterbeat04]

@twistesceo he shouldn't be wearing a shirt.. oh wait... xD hahaha! that sounds so gay... but heck... that's some drummin out there...

[ntrakit6]

This makes me not wanna put up anymore of my fiddlers elbow drum video's on Youtube again!!!

[dRuMPrOdIgY09]

GOD!

[thejazzhole16]

3:31 drum orgasm?

[Moog168]

@thejazzhole16 More like a Warcry >:D

[Spacecowboyy]

i can't explain it but every time i watch this it literally brings me to tears. the way he plays is so expressive of the passion he has for music, it's truly an amazing sight to see.

[eisenyeo]

Controlled Madness or the Chinese called it Systematic Confusion! Thomas is a monster !

[pdpdrummer5286]

those look like really big hi hats

[Jabarichonicles]

@pdpdrummer5286

there at least 18" crashes set up as hats

[zarwarrior]

He's unique.

[theXmanaknight]

the 18" crash looks like a splash compared to his "usual setup"

[fjonern]

stop bashing Pridgen. you cant say that he is not a good drummer... its just stupid. hes played with the mars volta, christian scott and now his own band and does not sound like anyone else and if he does, show the rest of us who he copied. saying something is just technique is also dumb as music is just sound patterns we can recognize. ifs fine that you dont like the patterns he is playing, but to say its not music, killing the music etc. proves that you dont know what music really is

[FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus]

but thomas is veryyyy roooockk,men!!!!it's so good,i know...

[strono]

NO band can contain him...not even the Volta.

[bizrgtr]

damn thos hats are ginormous haha

[kidkrim]

@bizrgtr 18 inch...

[FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus]

it's just tecknik its not a talent...i m sorry for the fans!!!!but it's right i like this drummer but it's just a tecknik,ridicule

[PoeticJustice05]

@FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus Technique without creativity means nothing. This guy is uber-creative. There's absolutely no way you can put him down.

[FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus]

no man,,jojo mayer,chris coleman,steve smith,dave weckl,carter beaufort and other are technique and originals and very creative,thomas is just a illusion i'm sorry,he don't play the music,he kick the drum and nothing.. this man kill the music,it's not good for the music

[PoeticJustice05]

@FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus What are you talking about? Thomas is just as creative, listen to what he's playing, listen to the work he's done. Listen to ANYTHING he does, he's all about creativity and free expression. His patterns are unorthodox, you can recognize his playing a mile away.  Thomas Pridgen is not only good for music, he's one of a handful in his generation pushing the boundaries of music.

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus I've read each of your comments, and all I have to say is that you are uneducated and shouldn't be allowed to comment in the first place.

[cookiemonster3300]

rip little boy :/

[Pourhadi1]

Damn, i love watching him play

[darthjoey13]

Lol Ray is good, but he's got that clearly vocational style of playing. He plays what people want him to play. TP is one of the most creative players around both in the way he plays his drums and the way he sets up his kit. He's got the jazz style from his berklee education and he mixes it with the power and flash of rock and gospel.

[Wowurgaylol]

lol at this nigger

[maasako]

@Wowurgaylol watch it

[Wowurgaylol]

@maasako lol

[XxStrongDrums1996xX]

@Wowurgaylol What the fuck is up with you you faggot little piece of shit?

[Wowurgaylol]

@XxStrongDrums1996xX ur mom

[DECRIMINALIZE]

THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A VIDEO THAT SHOULD HAVE COMMENTS 'DISABLED'.

[deftones720]

1:42 NOT HUMAN

[AuTToni]

@deftones720

Damn right!

I am a drummer too but how the fuck can some human being get that perfect rebound that he can go incredible fast without gaining time problems etc

[Nash210590]

@AuTToni Practice, practice and more practice.

[daonpa]

@Nash210590 no way, its not just about practicing...

[pedalboyc19]

Beasttt

[deftones720]

Drumset is so sexy

[daonpa]

2:45 ...great

[iLikeToHitThings]

dude is a beast.

[YoungDrumKing1]

Nice Shirt T

[elguapo91]

byLivio - Not quite sure exactly what he's doing with that lick at 1:37, but it appears to be something along the lines of KKrrLKKrrL. 

[iDrum841]

Wow

[johnnylarue1]

MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[byLivio]

God damn,im trying so hard to understand his lick @ 1:37 ...any kind soul who got it can help me? I would appreciate. =D

[soulnomad]

@snorpthus youtube studied genius he sounds nothing gospel although growing up in church (ive played at gmwa with him for years).his style is much more reminiscent of vinnie.

[data129]

It gets boring after 2 minutes.

[ThyrsusDionysus]

So much fire, I have never seen a single musician play with this much passion.

[snorpthus]

I feel like there is a lineage with three specific drummers, chronologically starting with John Bonham, Danny Carey, then Thomas Pridgen. All three brought a certain POWER-HEAVY element of rock drumming to a similarly new level in each's respective time period. Danny Carey really brought the finesse and songwriting ability into this vein, and Pridgen is bringing in the "gospel chops". I guess it just sort of hit me how much of a ROCKER Pridgen is. Thoughts?

[Spacecowboyy]

@snorpthus yeah man, it's amazing. personally, these melting pot style drummers always seem to amaze me the most. the more you broaden your horizons the more beautiful it seems to become. danny carey, thomas pridgen, and marco minnemann are probably my 3 most favorite drummers on the planet.

[Yeahbuddyy122]

@snorpthus i agree. Pridgen has this intense, clearly evident style of gospel chops while still incorporating a rock feel. His work with The Mars Volta proves it. This dude's brilliantly talented.

[lumalav666]

ok seriously, you have to stop using those intros, it seems like cum

[pearl121091]

HIS SCREAMING MAKES HIS DRUMMING ALL THAT MORE UNIQUE...U GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY....HAHAHA :) SICK

[pearl121091]

HIS SCREAMING MAKES HIS DRUMMING ALL THAT MORE UNIQUE...U GOTA LOVE THIS GUY....HAHAHA :) SICK

[BLASCKDUSK]

he's got the fastest hands i've ever seen, well he uses more his arms than his hands, but it's still freakin fast

[doofensnort]

Whats that red patch on his SKIN?! :O

[DkDrums8]

fucking. beast.

[ConnerDrummer]

you suck and travis barker rules and i'll fight ur whole face!!!!

[kidR0BOT]

@ConnerDrummer wow dont even start with that name on another drum video.

[ConnerDrummer]

@kidR0BOT hahaha its something mike johnston said in a video a while back. i didnt actually mean it haha

[kidR0BOT]

@ConnerDrummer lol its straight if he said it!

[PoeticJustice05]

@ConnerDrummer Good joke.

[ConnerDrummer]

@PoeticJustice05 haha i know right. mike johnston is funny.

[coheed09cambria]

3:31 AAAAAHHHH!

[drummermangle]

Animal

[Blacwalls]

what did that drumset do to deserve that beating lol

[brianshepherd15]

Pridgen>luzier. just to clear that confusion up

[mattc752]

thomas is like the definition of intensity

[drumrnva]

The sound of that biggest floor tom is making my bowels tremble.

[pataflafla235]

3:23 wtf...

[crashxdrummer]

at 3;31 he goes super saiyan...

oh my

[HARON08]

3:30 BATTLE ROAR!

[theSyringe]

1:38 - 1:58 is just insane :D

[MrOuija79]

i feel bad for them drums. he beat them to death

[MrOuija79]

he's ticking time BOMB

[blackwash]

I love the screams! hahah "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"

[PayneKrunk]

animal wears a thomas pigeon shirt when he plays drums

[cheeseman59]

@PayneKrunk this is an absolute win of a comment

[DavidChoiDrumz]

OMFG BONER

[arthurkitchen]

Let's see, I'll smack my 20" crash cymbals alot and then play single strokes fast around my kit? Come on really?

[nttad]

3:23 damn nice groove

[AfroDrumChild]

that was FUcKING AW5OME!

[GeorgeZackman]

giant hi hats? :P

[DrumsZackDrums]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!­!!!!!!!! 

[droumdoum]

Marko Djordjevic FTW!!

[droumdoum]

Total non-sense at best... Go write some MUSIC top drumma!

[marcusvee]

BAD-ASS

[MJ62992]

Whats the song in the background?

[sirVhailor]

Type PRIZE before youtube and hit enter

[ThexteraDrummer]

3:32 AAAAAAAAAAAARRRHH! *killzone mode achieved*

[sticksbass]

wow! has he ever said why he uses such big hihats?

[DkDrums8]

he has the best ghost notes.

[arthurkitchen]

I just don't see the attraction to this guy

[fastatlearninstuff]

@arthurkitchen Same here, he's just like playing fills all over the place, no groove at all, I under stand the skill involved but c'mon stop screaming cause you fucked something up, Stop trying to show off so much

[killtac2007]

@arthurkitchen If you honestly think this you're an idiot. Thomas has won best up and coming drummer more times than any other drummer ever, he's been playing since he was three, won the NATIONAL GC drum off at 9 yrs old (beating out veteran drummers), went to Berklee, among many other highly respected awards in the drumming community. Watch all his videos where he's soloing, this is what TP does. Its all about energy and soul. When he wants to play a constructed beat, he will.

[killtac2007]

@arthurkitchen /cry

[notquitesane131]

@fastatlearninstuff its called jamming retard

[fastatlearninstuff]

@notquitesane131 U mad?

[arthurkitchen]

@fastatlearninstuff Ray Luzier KILLS this guy!

[winnerbaby44]

@arthurkitchen you have no clue.. go back listening to Korn now lulz

[hamaknaflint]

@winnerbaby44 yeah, he's got no clue... what a noob, haha.

[arthurkitchen]

@hamaknaflint I'm quite sure that I can outplay you any day of the week! perhaps you and I both post vids of our skills? You are a loser!

[ntrakit6]

@hamaknaflint I am not asking what I am about to ask you to be mean by any means, but what does the word "Noob" mean?

[arthurkitchen]

@winnerbaby44 Korn, I have a masters in music and listen to literally everything. I have gone back and listened to the 2008 MD festival performance of Pridgen and I do have a little more respect for his playing when he performs with others, namely the two guys on that disc. the Mars Volta though just doesn't do anything for me, nor does his soloing . It is just too haphazard and uses far too much bashing of giant crashes for my taste. Ray is far better , taking a high paying gig like Korn.!

[winnerbaby44]

@arthurkitchen It's because of that thinking that the music industry is the way it is. People just think in terms of "how much money is this going to give me?". Thats why Geniuses like Spanky McCurdy and Aaron Spears are playing with Lady Gagas and Usher's.. which are musical anedoctes.. not original at all.. and thats a shame.. a lot of those guys could be creating groundbreaking music. And that coming from a master in music is just SAD.

[hamaknaflint]

@winnerbaby44 Totally agree, it really is sad hear these from a guy who took a masters degree in music. @arthurkitchen I honestly admit that I don't have the have skills to compete with you and I don't even have the money to get myself a cam neither do have time to play in a studio just to take a video of myself just to show you, maybe you have a confusion with regards to "taste & style" and "ability & technique".

[hamaknaflint]

@arthurkitchen Which I do think that you're more into taste & style which is more of a personal opinion, but to say that Ray Luzier is more than Thomas Pridgen in drumming that's just wrong. Especially when you're comparing both high level drummers, guys that which could do almost anything on the drums that the only thing that they could differ is taste & style which "again" is a personal opinion. Pardon me for saying you're a noob, just got into hype that time. Hehe... (PEACE)

[hamaknaflint]

@arthurkitchen I do know that Ray Luzier has sick poly rhythms and is really constructive in playing, but the definition of "playing" by the word itself that's just got to be Thomas Pridgen and I also know that this wasn't his best solo, hehe... Try listening to Christian Scott's album entitled "Rewind That" check the tracks titled: Say it, Suicide, Kiel (by the way it's jazz) and also Zenith Patrol, tracks titled: State of grace, New joppi, Big easy. Of course drums are by Pridgen.

[ultimatefighter187]

@arthurkitchen LOL LOL

[daonpa]

@arthurkitchen no fuckin way :D

[arthurkitchen]

@daonpa Oh my god, Ray chews him up and spits him out. TP is all flash

[daonpa]

@arthurkitchen Ray is an ordinary rock/metal drummer :D :D fuck him, David was better ...

[ShineDrums27]

@fastatlearninstuff he can groove hard my man, this is just a solo performance im sure that he can be calm and groove.

[fastatlearninstuff]

@fastatlearninstuff I've just never heard him do anything else than this

[IChoseTheRedPill]

he can be my drummer any day of the week...

[Dundez94]

Awsome t-shirt! :>

[spacitydrummer4JC]

Woah. He's wearing a shirt. 

[jamesdancer73]

@spacitydrummer4JC Must of been snow or something! :)

[jamesdancer73]

@jamesdancer73 a fail in spelling here

[jamesdancer73]

@spacitydrummer4JC Must of been snowing or something! :)

[chillernz]

He is really good.