Tony Royster Jr. - Caravan (drum solo) (Live on Letterman 08-22-2011) [HD 1080p]

[Rinos1996]

thumbs up, just for a top comment! :D

[HXCLUKEDRUMS]

DAT SNARE

[SecretSocietyLive1]

1:53 OMG!!!!!

[star02031]

i my god !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[Justino08]

Fan of Tony, but why the sing sing sing tom thing on Caravan? And why the tacky sounding mission impossible guitar carrying the melody? Was it all just for audience familiarity? I mean he could have done ANY song to chop over. Just didn't think this paid homage to Ellington or Blakey--noteable performers of this tune--very well. Felt a bit like he was playing jazz for the sake of playing jazz... kinda lame imo. Guess it was cool that he made it his own, just don't forget the tradition.

[antibulletdodger101]

I wonder if he can play the paradiddle

[MlKEPORNTOY]

Exquisite. Royster utterly annihilates such farceurs as Harrison, Mangini, Donati, and Minnemann.

[OneTakeJesus]

@MlKEPORNTOY Get the fuck out of here, nobody likes you

[TheFondler]

what a fucking amazing drummer...

[ned80sdude]

My God! Even if i had four arms and four legs i still wouldn't be able to do that!

[antibulletdodger101]

@ned80sdude lol, you only have two arms and two legs? retard

[tonsmthomas]

5 people got no idea about DRUMS!!

[BrutalAssDrummer]

5 people are either racist or def one!

[BasIsTheBest12]

see that WARBLE in the floor tom!!! :D

[jkhshsh]

i remember when he was young :)

[MrLusterboi]

I want that ride cymbal !!

[dm6testa777]

and all these young drummers think travis barkers is the greatest drummer lol

[gvictoriano1]

Dennis Chambers, pensei que outro igual a voce nunca mais fosse aparecer e têm gente que ainda fala que o TONY é lento...Lento é o raciocínio de voces...

Tony, voce toca incomparavelmente depois do Dennis chambers!!!

[aarongorman09]

Absolutely Brilliant!!!!

[ryancrocker27]

he shoulda been the finisher of the week!!!! man, that cat got chops!!!!

[MsMiker1]

chuck norris can do this with one finger, and 500 times faster ^_^

[nhl22222222]

@MsMiker1 Chuck Norris couldn't play this for shit so just enjoy it

[TheCombackkid28]

i watched alot of drummers an hes the most well rounded drummer that ive seen so far

[MoonPhysical]

@TheCombackkid28 idk man, steve Smith is also pretty well rounded.

[stixie211]

As a drummer, I'm pretty sure no matter how much time I dedicate to practice I 'll prolley never play that well, which is a bummer. But then you realize, 'ya ain't gotta' go without ! As long as guys like this are around. Which is F@#$ING Awesome ! Yeah Tony !!

[SubwayStar7]

@stixie211 If you think like that you certainly won't. But every second you spend behind the kit you get better. If you choose to dedicate a lot of time to the instrument, anyone can get this good. He has a ridiculous talent, but that doesn't make him any better, just a faster learner. Rock on bro.

[lgttb1]

@SubwayStar7 your completely out of your mind to state that "anyone" that decided to dedicate a lot of time can ever get close to the skill and speed of tony . this man is a very rare talent. some people can't walk and chew gum and never will. if you do practice every day you should get better at it. i have only played and taught for 41 years and i'm still no where close to what tony can play.

[SubwayStar7]

@lgttb1 Just trying to offer some encouragement. :P

[jozaii]

hes hands are moving faster than 500 rabbits

[MrPinonino]

talk about a hard boner



[mattgley]

and look hes just as good as all the other drummers and he lives with just 4 toms and just 6 cymbals (if you include the hi hat as two)

[dookie61619]

Nothing like a bunch of crappy drummers talking shit

[mastershake190]

dope indeed

[greenburner4]

holy shit

[jack33drummer]

anyone know if his playing a DW Collectors or Performance Series Kit?

[MrClarkdrummer]

Dope

[DJTiffabbzz]

That was slick man

[poliisisi]

Jesus, that snare sound at 2.05. Like a machine gun!

[poliisisi]

@poliisisi or 2.06 to be precise



[sephrix]

This guy is one of the reasons I keep practicing. If I could one day be half as good as this man I'd be proud of myself. Such a versatile and talented musician.

[javieraburto]

M-50



[diegovbjames]

After watching Tony trying to do that snare roll, I can now surely say that no one plays that roll better than Buddy Rich yet !!!!

I still love Tony tho' ...

[Kukur666]

wooooow yeah

[NotSoEpicPulls]

floor tom head ripples like water :D

[mcrdrummer]

hate the lighting effects..makes me dizzy..hahaha

[H4ssell]

AMAZING.

[blight4hire]

i'm surprised his drum tone was so suitable for such a jazzy song that even double pedal like a metal concert drum solo that he played was so fitting!

[JonatanSanttorres]

ele toca muito, tem muito feeling e técnica, espero um dia ser tão bom quanto ele

[matei16]

amazing stuff, tony wins hands down so creative compared even to chambers! at 3:41 note he has a Remo bass drum batter head on even though he is endorsed by Evans tutt tutt ;)

[TheSyncopator]

@matei16 That's not his kit.

[matei16]

@TheSyncopator oh I see fair enough,do you know whos it is? sounds lovely!

[TheSyncopator]

@TheSyncopator Just a rental kit. Whenever Tony or any other endorsed drummer needs gear, Their endorser makes sure that they have a kit. Sometimes you dont always get the heads or cymbals you want.

[1046rzac]

Great drummer..good mic technique..Sennheiser 421's on tom's.

[zedchuva]

Royster is amazing, no doubt, but I've gotta wonder just how much he makes touring with Jay Z? It's gotta be a lot, cause that no talent Jay Z, doesn't need a guy THIS amazing to play that crap he puts out.

[TrebbleMovement]

@zedchuva he actually plays some awesome stuff live with j

[TrebbleMovement]

his kit really has his own sound i never heard a kit like that, you he must have a specific tuning

[JayPark240]

@zedchuva Well Crap or not he chose someone who can play exactly like the recordings but put in his own stuff in between haha.



[06aioros]

Amazing kit and thunderous sound from DW and Sabian. Nice!

[MikeMannZ]

Tony WINS.....everyone else pales in comparison. Chambers crashed and burned...(did he even think it out?). Copeland did his stereotypical load blow that went nowhere. Gavin was the only guy that came close, and actually he did really well. Anton.....aaaaannnnnt sorry but thanks for playing.....LOL

[TIBII17]

@MikeMannZ totally agree



[birolaification]

Simplismente o melhor!!!

[antibulletdodger101]

Anton Fig will rate this down

[SlamDuncDrummer]

This was great. I loved when he asked him if JZ paid him :-)

[paulovipnf]

hahahahahah esse fdp toca demais! sou fã pra caralho!

[JCordoba1001]

im a metal drummer. I only litsen to hard rock and metal (pantera,tool,sevendust), but tony royster jr is one of my influences cause he's an amazing drummer. great chops.

[betoloco6]

Tony you are a great drummer to level mundial, greetings from Chile

[LLS2004]

Show, o cara toca d+!!!!

[sussexcounty]

What can you say?  AMAZING!