I can clearly see that you are a total amature just by looking at your drum set dont need to hear you xDD I mean zildjian cymbals only ? :D while choosing cymbal you have too be really deaf there are muuuuch better cymbals on the market. About the solo ... really basic rolls and rhytms your wrist ist not used propely with fingers and arm and so on so on truly only another amature can apretiate this so if you see negative comment you know that is a good drummer and not deaf YT user.
When you think about it they really needed a guy like him there that year because the 2006 festival was full of all the crazy gospel guys (spears, heyward, bruner, etc), to mix things up a bit.
Sometimes you are a bit bored with all the superdrummers like Lang playing chops you will never learn. Glenn is a wonderfull musical drummer and luckly playing with Nels Cline and Jeff Tweedy, what do you want more !
Kotche exhibits every aspect of what makes a great drummer truly 'great.' He demonstrates the essence of what separates the Guitar Center "Drum-Off superzeros" from the real 'artists' who get paid to do what they love. Kotche is a genuine artist b/c he approaches his instrument as an instrument. He knows when to shine & when to lay back, becoming the band's driving force & foundation. In other words, he knows how to 'play to the music.' A concept few drummers are even cognizant of.
@octoberdays There just isn't anything that draws me to Glenn. I don't dislike him because he's not doing a solo full of blast beats, and thank god he isn't. Everyone that makes metal drum solos think playing blast beats for 5-6 minutes is the only knd of metal drumming out there. But anyway, there just isn't enough there for me to get excited about Glenn. Now, if this were Todd Suchermam we were talking about, I'd be more interested.
@xXxIFORSAKENxXx I'm fairly sure he did march drum line for a time, he also has a Bachelors Degree in percussion performance from the University of Kentucky.
I wasn't sure what to make of this guy. It sounded cool, but If I'm going to pay fifty or sixty dollars for this Modern Drummer Festival dvd, I want to learn something. I didn't feel that I learned anything from Glenn.
@spacitydrummer4JC I would, Kotche is far from the best drummers that turned up that year. I particularly loved Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy, very entertaining, and some of the others did amazing clinics as well...when I first saw this guy do his "Monkey Chant" I just thought he was a whack job.
@spacitydrummer4JC i found out about clapping music throuhg glenn...and that's when i found the video clapping music with animation, youtube it if you can't play....it's hard as fuck to learn, but surprisingly it becomes SO simple, i have videos of me playing ostinato's with my feet while playing clapping music, i can also do the first pattern of bleed(herta pattern) under clapping music, but i can never get it clean on all the phrases so i didn't upload that one.
@ThomasMetal75 - why? Because he's not playing blast beats and double bass? Glenn is the most musical drummer in rock these days. He focuses on how to assist the music and feeling, not about stealing the show and doing typical solo stuff. He has more feel and emotion in his pinky finger than most solo drummers out there today. Look up other performances by Glenn.
@ThomasMetal75 You are on drugs, and if it's not that outstanding, I'd urge you to duplicate it. Get a clue man, it's not all flash, and I still think that was pretty flashy. Attempt any of those polys, or come up with anything a third as creative, and maybe they'd ask you to come to this festival. Glenn Kotche is incomprable, and perhaps the best in the world, certainly Rock's greatest. Read a theory book, or learn how to read music.
Glenn Kotche has absolute control of everything he does... I never see a drummer nail every fill (because every one is thought out). Glenn is easily one of the best drummers in the world. There are a million Thomas langs - but only one Glenn Kotche.
Glenn is insane. He's one of the most musical drummers I've ever heard. His work with Wilco is beyond creative. The beats he lays down, the sticks and voicings he chooses, it's all very unique. His work on the self titled album, "Wilco", may be some of his finest work to date. Unbelievable player, huge inspiration.
saw him playing some stunning stuff with Neil Finn in London last week so looked him up - truly original drummer (but I still want to be Gavin Harrison)
brilliant.....those are crotales....high and low octaves...these are exact pitch similiar to piano....and allow the drummer to play full on melody.....compositional skills and taste....this guy has it, and studied and worked hard to get there...i hear he graduated from U of Kentucky with a degree in classical percussion...shows just whats possible with knowledge and application. This stuff helps one be individual. I cant think of a single that sounds like him. A real fresh sound. Great Glenn
His style is more jazz than rock. I honestly dont know how Wilco stays together as a band. The are all so different musically. There must be some great fights during recording sessions. I would love to see one!!!!!
it dosnt matter what style your based in. it comes down to how well you can play the song at hand and glen has to be one of the best at doing that in a very tasteful way.
That's like saying you should just be able to watch a Nels Cline guitar solo and have it figured out. Besides, with the relatively poor quality of YouTube videos, the sheet music will tell you exactly what he's hitting and when.
You're right. It's hard to make out what he's doing by seeing it or listening to it. That's why it's important to learn to read music. It does make working stuff out a lot easier. I'm guessing you read and if you do, you are well aware that only musicians that know they should read but don't because they can't or are afraid to, are always the ones that will say 'you don't have to read to learn', I used think that too, before I learnt how!
The independence of motion is great and I dig the musicality of his approach. He's very much a percussionist.
That being said--and I'm sure I'll be reviled for saying it--there's just something about his technique that just bugs me. It's too soft and tap-tap-tappy. Lay into it, man!
After a couple more viewings, I've decided that his elbows are driving me up the wall too. Looks like he's doing the Funky Chicken...not that's there's anything wrong with that--I love Rufus Thomas!
to be the best drummer is a laughable concept, what would you base it on? What would make number two the number 2, I agree with you!, to say someone is the best in a particular style of drumming is more plausable, but the best drummer, I'm not sure it exists, because you have to ask the question "best at what?"
The guy is so musical. More drummers (and musicians) should take a cue from him. I have had the pleasure of seeing him perform with Wilco and each time I am more and more amazed.
I had always wanted to learn how to play an instrument, and when I heard his percussion/drumming, I decided that I loved the sound and I wanted to play percussion. And now I love percussion.
Fuck, there are some drummers who just give the drum kit a whole new meaning. It sounds like a fookin' electro ensemble! Brilliant rhythms! can anyone tell me what kind (if any) of electronic stuff he uses? xx
shit man. The drumming world has gone boring to me. It seems like everyone is doing the same things these days. Madd double bass, wacky independance, fast single stroke rolls ...this guy is a breath of fresh air. Someone who actually plays rhythmically and musically for a change. I think alot of drummers are losing sight of the purpose of the drums.
word! I left the afro music community some years ago to learn classical percussion music, and with these new perspectives things like this become really cool and fresh.
The point of glens performance is that you dont have to bust out all your chops and show everyone how fast you are to be a good drummer. Glens all about the rythem and groove and thats what drumming is all about. He purpously doesn't show off because hes all about creating MUSIC... and being MUSICAL.. not being a double bass or chop whore. Glens the man.
Wow! Yet to see another drummer like him. The way he grooves it just completly completly different from everyone else.
Speaking of everyone else, isn't his setup rather similar to Jon Theodore's? Not all the cow bells and shit, just placement of basics *I.E drums, cymbals, pedals.*
And by the way genius, if you ever bothered to study Gadd, you know that the motif's Glenn is playing are straight out of his samba paul simon days, so next time do a little research before you knock people who are making accurate factual statements that are complimenting someone else!
WOOW ITS ALL STRNGE BUT FOR ME IS GOOD DRUMMER xD !!! BUT I DONT FINE A VIDEO WHERE HE USE THE SPLSHED OR I DONT KNOW WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS HE HAVE ON THE LEFT =O !!!
Nicely done. Gadd did similar motif's such as this with late in the evening. Glenn is actually conjuring up motif's from latin/afro cuban drumming world, known as "call & response". I would like to see him take the grooves in more of that direction and elaborate off of it with not just solos, but other ideas that interconnect with the rhythms he's already playing. Sort of a polyrhythmic latin hybrid if you will.
Wow - thanks or your expertise. We all appreciate it out here. You're a true expert, and we're thrilled that Glenn played something satisfactory and to your liking. I would imagine you're a music major? Only music majors spew terminology, but rarely can actually perform the things they're referring to. Good luck with your various textbooks.
Oh and by the way, this is nothing like anything Gadd has ever played. "I would like to see him...?" - I just reread your comment, and it's more retarded than I thought. Hopefully Glenn will read this and take your advice. Or, he could just go on with his real career and let you finish your major in enthnomusicology.
It's true, Jonds was complimenting him. You clearly have some serious anger issues. Plus I agree with him, it did sound like Gadd, and Glenn could have done more with it. Plus, I am a music major getting a musicology degree. I could spew shit you never heard before. But I could also play your ass off. Drums or cello. Bring it sucker
I think this is the future of drumming. I think eventually things will get soo cliche'd in the drumming community and there are a few examples. Blast beat, one handed roll, single stroke roll between the foot and hand... I think this guy is definately the future of drumming, may be a bit ahead of this time, because of the people who don't understand what he's doig and why he doesn't portray his madd lickkzz
u kno, sometimes you go in a music shop and see ppl showing off their strong chops, polyrhythms n intricate techniques (eg. 1-handed 32nd note on hi-hat drum n bass beats), n you think, Wow, wut a great drummer...but then you see guys like Glenn Kotche, Steve Gadd, Jojo Mayer, Danny Carey, Trilok Gurtu, Steve Jordan, Rodney Holmes, Steve Smoth, Dennis Chambers, Stanton Moore, Carter Beauford (I must've missed a lot more)...n you think, wait a minute, still FAR from THE TRUE MASTERS.
I think you misinterpreted me by how my comment was placed on that.
Someone was trying to say that Glenn Kotche's percussion work was boring and I called him a dipshit because in my opinion he has all the qualities of a pro working musician.
And being 19 doesn't mean I can't get gigs...you'd be surprised how easy it is to show up the local bums and get paid good money.
I've seen Glenn live a bunch of times and he never ceases to amaze me, he's got immaculate timing and a great ear for whatever he's playing.
TheCwas72 4 months ago
10 idiots think drumming is a new sport where you play as fast and as hard as you possibly can.
Diatonic5th 5 months ago
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I can clearly see that you are a total amature just by looking at your drum set dont need to hear you xDD I mean zildjian cymbals only ? :D while choosing cymbal you have too be really deaf there are muuuuch better cymbals on the market. About the solo ... really basic rolls and rhytms your wrist ist not used propely with fingers and arm and so on so on truly only another amature can apretiate this so if you see negative comment you know that is a good drummer and not deaf YT user.
setnewer 8 months ago
what the fuck are those wierd snare like wires hang from the drum?
emaculate 8 months ago
@emaculate
nothing you'd be interested in obviously
BongoFury33 7 months ago
@BongoFury33 what do you mean... this guy kills... i really would like to know what they are. I am a drummer and have never seen them before.
emaculate 7 months ago
@emaculate you should check out the video, Glenn Kotche: the ramayana. he explains what they are.
haymanjane 6 months ago
I hate when people say that (some) drummers plays basic shit, or what they think is basic. Terry Bozzio plays basic..? Yeah. Okay.
ilikehockey13 9 months ago
When you think about it they really needed a guy like him there that year because the 2006 festival was full of all the crazy gospel guys (spears, heyward, bruner, etc), to mix things up a bit.
CaptCinnabon 10 months ago
Sometimes you are a bit bored with all the superdrummers like Lang playing chops you will never learn. Glenn is a wonderfull musical drummer and luckly playing with Nels Cline and Jeff Tweedy, what do you want more !
purgie 10 months ago
Why the dislikes?
AutoTuneTheMusic 10 months ago
i just saw him play with Bang on a Can All-stars as well. it was at the Singeltary Center for the Arts, and was amazing.
haymanjane 1 year ago
People dissing this guy need to take some music lessons.
I just saw him play with Bang on a Can All-stars, he was fantastic.
keebr 1 year ago 2
Damn
coronet67 1 year ago
keep kickin it
SaamMackey 1 year ago
Kotche exhibits every aspect of what makes a great drummer truly 'great.' He demonstrates the essence of what separates the Guitar Center "Drum-Off superzeros" from the real 'artists' who get paid to do what they love. Kotche is a genuine artist b/c he approaches his instrument as an instrument. He knows when to shine & when to lay back, becoming the band's driving force & foundation. In other words, he knows how to 'play to the music.' A concept few drummers are even cognizant of.
BehaviorModification 1 year ago 24
@octoberdays There just isn't anything that draws me to Glenn. I don't dislike him because he's not doing a solo full of blast beats, and thank god he isn't. Everyone that makes metal drum solos think playing blast beats for 5-6 minutes is the only knd of metal drumming out there. But anyway, there just isn't enough there for me to get excited about Glenn. Now, if this were Todd Suchermam we were talking about, I'd be more interested.
ThomasMetal75 1 year ago
This guy definitely marched drumline or drumcore or something. Check out his technique.
xXxIFORSAKENxXx 1 year ago
@xXxIFORSAKENxXx I'm fairly sure he did march drum line for a time, he also has a Bachelors Degree in percussion performance from the University of Kentucky.
MoonisGod226 1 year ago
i love all the people bashing his playing, you clearly aren't watching the same video as me.
between the polyrythms, the technique, the taste, and his amazing dynamics, no musician in their right mind could possibly try to down this video.
stylerprofyler 1 year ago
i've never quite heard anything like this before. it is very very unique. i kinda wish i wouldve known about him sooner
fortminor505 1 year ago
That was fantastic! Creative, musical, engaging and well thought out.
gottadrumitup 1 year ago
I wasn't sure what to make of this guy. It sounded cool, but If I'm going to pay fifty or sixty dollars for this Modern Drummer Festival dvd, I want to learn something. I didn't feel that I learned anything from Glenn.
spacitydrummer4JC 1 year ago
@spacitydrummer4JC I would, Kotche is far from the best drummers that turned up that year. I particularly loved Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy, very entertaining, and some of the others did amazing clinics as well...when I first saw this guy do his "Monkey Chant" I just thought he was a whack job.
WASTELANDDRUMMER 1 year ago
@spacitydrummer4JC pay more attention, theres an intense amount of knowledge to absorb from this man.
stylerprofyler 1 year ago
@spacitydrummer4JC i found out about clapping music throuhg glenn...and that's when i found the video clapping music with animation, youtube it if you can't play....it's hard as fuck to learn, but surprisingly it becomes SO simple, i have videos of me playing ostinato's with my feet while playing clapping music, i can also do the first pattern of bleed(herta pattern) under clapping music, but i can never get it clean on all the phrases so i didn't upload that one.
xxxslayerxxx666 1 year ago
I don't understand how he got asked to play at this drumming event. He isn't playing anything really that outstanding.
ThomasMetal75 1 year ago
@ThomasMetal75 - why? Because he's not playing blast beats and double bass? Glenn is the most musical drummer in rock these days. He focuses on how to assist the music and feeling, not about stealing the show and doing typical solo stuff. He has more feel and emotion in his pinky finger than most solo drummers out there today. Look up other performances by Glenn.
octoberdays 1 year ago 2
@ThomasMetal75 You are on drugs, and if it's not that outstanding, I'd urge you to duplicate it. Get a clue man, it's not all flash, and I still think that was pretty flashy. Attempt any of those polys, or come up with anything a third as creative, and maybe they'd ask you to come to this festival. Glenn Kotche is incomprable, and perhaps the best in the world, certainly Rock's greatest. Read a theory book, or learn how to read music.
jlha85 7 months ago
@ThomasMetal75
oh really?
what instrument do you play.... the skin flute?
BongoFury33 7 months ago
he plays with a beautiful technique
sweetfly66 1 year ago
Glenn Kotche has absolute control of everything he does... I never see a drummer nail every fill (because every one is thought out). Glenn is easily one of the best drummers in the world. There are a million Thomas langs - but only one Glenn Kotche.
thehappytimpanist 1 year ago
holy shit this guys style its sooo......amazing
oldskoolisthebest 1 year ago
strange guy....
DrumfreakAlexis 1 year ago
nope....just creative and innovative
fess04 1 year ago
yes of course...but strange :P I didn't say that he's not creative or innovative
DrumfreakAlexis 1 year ago
is his left stick the other way round during the performance?
TheWolfBearProject 1 year ago
What is he opening at 2:41?
v11drummer 2 years ago
cricket sounding boxes i think
MrNelsonWilbury 1 year ago
something like mice in boxes :P
DrumfreakAlexis 1 year ago
I had heard from admirers this guy was good, but I get why now!
IfIfsandands 2 years ago
incredibly creative... i think i admire wilco even more now...
jasonir129 2 years ago
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its really booring he sucks
LUCELAN 2 years ago
Glenn is insane. He's one of the most musical drummers I've ever heard. His work with Wilco is beyond creative. The beats he lays down, the sticks and voicings he chooses, it's all very unique. His work on the self titled album, "Wilco", may be some of his finest work to date. Unbelievable player, huge inspiration.
enthusiastoftoast 2 years ago
I think its really clever how he applys steve guich's composition to the a solo for the drumset
dandrummerdan1 2 years ago
What's a phase piece?
eyepatchplease 2 years ago
Damn this guy is good
Hheawy 2 years ago 2
that looks really hard..
RMahonz 2 years ago
It's great to see creative players like this...
bcwdrums 2 years ago
Watch this video without sound, his transitions are flippn' awesome
Moobysnax 2 years ago
weird but cool
joegritschacher 2 years ago
grozno!
zzzeeerrrooo000000 2 years ago
Get this dvd i have it it rocks!
rollinfever15 2 years ago
nice, ghostly notes!
woshiboiboi 2 years ago
I flippin' love this guy.
MalevolentKoalaBear 2 years ago 4
saw him playing some stunning stuff with Neil Finn in London last week so looked him up - truly original drummer (but I still want to be Gavin Harrison)
FCAhound 2 years ago
godamn his style is so weird!
AlanColeslaw 2 years ago
but i fucking love...i think up shit like this all time but im never good enough to pull of what i think up...that's why i wish i had a loop station
xxxslayerxxx666 2 years ago
it doesnt look like he is playing half the time
kingdomEPIC 2 years ago
Is it just me or does the cowbell part sounds like boom boom pow by the black eyed peas?
bradyjoseibanez 2 years ago
You mean Boom Boom Pow sounds like the cowbell part, if at all.
solais01 2 years ago
lol
very tight guy :)
lol
stanondrums 2 years ago
this guy is a k custom special dry fanatic
westhofer8 2 years ago
cool !
antonioneill 2 years ago
What is that he opened up wit the chirping sounds?
blindsight77 2 years ago
I would like to think those are boxes with crickets in them, but I sort of doubt that.
Timmyinc44 2 years ago 3
they are crickets! he uses them for his solo stuff.
ionmeketawa 2 years ago
he got a lot of guts playing those basic beats there...!!..
upbeatmantis86 2 years ago 3
Basic?!?! Are you joking?! He may not be playing like thomas Lang, but what he's doing is far from basic.
IfIfsandands 2 years ago 31
Well if its 2006 MD, i would say Dave Dicenso was D drummer that really kicked ass in that event.. just my little opinion..
upbeatmantis86 2 years ago
@IfIfsandands fuck thomas lang. cool stick tricks but hes a nobody in comparison to alot of drummers
Genecidedrummer 1 year ago
@Genecidedrummer read my words properly, you'll see that I am totally backing up Glen. I think he's great.
IfIfsandands 1 year ago
play Heavy Metal Drummer!!
Zeissgeist 2 years ago
for those who dont know what that means..its a wilco song...
Jake1124 2 years ago
brilliant.....those are crotales....high and low octaves...these are exact pitch similiar to piano....and allow the drummer to play full on melody.....compositional skills and taste....this guy has it, and studied and worked hard to get there...i hear he graduated from U of Kentucky with a degree in classical percussion...shows just whats possible with knowledge and application. This stuff helps one be individual. I cant think of a single that sounds like him. A real fresh sound. Great Glenn
fess04 2 years ago 3
Smokin' hot !
jeba12 2 years ago
lol splash symbals much? look to his left hes got like 30 splash cymbals
sniperpickle 2 years ago
They're crotales fella tuned like a glockenspeil
ptk1987 2 years ago
Those are crotales (aka. antique cymbals), not spashed cymbals. They're tuned to speciifc pitches.
vxla 2 years ago
He must keep crickets in that box he just uncovered.
AstralPlane1951 2 years ago
lol. u ppl posting comments r mean. funny, but mean. lol
soundgraffiti6464 2 years ago
it is cool but i feel like he smells bad for some reason
rob11057293 2 years ago
then stop taking your laptop into the bathroom
samm1809 2 years ago
que desagradable el sonido de su batería. Muy buena técnica de todos modos.
StarOceanBoy 2 years ago
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The Adam Lambert of drumming.
ZacharyMEdwards 2 years ago
the faggot of drumming..?
TunaOfTheLand 2 years ago
come on mate, lift it... By it I mean that rock you've been living under for the last century :P
bendinggreenvans 2 years ago
un grande!!
claudiolovesmusic 2 years ago
The man is a machine!!!
mlester72 2 years ago
His style is more jazz than rock. I honestly dont know how Wilco stays together as a band. The are all so different musically. There must be some great fights during recording sessions. I would love to see one!!!!!
elguapostino 2 years ago
dude, that is not at all jazz drumming.really good though.
88776655667788 2 years ago
it dosnt matter what style your based in. it comes down to how well you can play the song at hand and glen has to be one of the best at doing that in a very tasteful way.
arscido2 2 years ago
This guy has a power to his drumming. You can't help but feel it
EmoDKTsuchiya 2 years ago
It's always good to hear someone both original and talented.
JazzyJonas 2 years ago
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thomaslejon 2 years ago
Please die now.
Ennia 2 years ago
whats that tune at 4:17 its near the beginning as well?
chadsmithfanatic08 2 years ago
I LOVE this
asethapart 2 years ago
i hate independence solos...
THEFARSEER2 2 years ago
That wasn't a drum solo. It was a musical statement.
saintcristofer 2 years ago 2
where can i get the sheet music on this to really see what he's doing ?
dusteroo 2 years ago
Did you not see what he was doing with your eyes already?
Tyberious123 2 years ago
dumbfuck.
listen.
Watching what he's playing and reading it are obviously two different things. Sheet music would make it far easier to study and scrutinize the beat.
dusteroo 2 years ago
You can use your ears to already know what he's doing. The sheet music is useless in my opinion.
Tyberious123 2 years ago
RIGHT your opinion!
whodare 2 years ago
You're obviously not a golfer.
That's like saying you should just be able to watch a Nels Cline guitar solo and have it figured out. Besides, with the relatively poor quality of YouTube videos, the sheet music will tell you exactly what he's hitting and when.
NorthWriter 2 years ago 2
Sorry I'm just self-taught and never learned how to read music. Didn't mean any offense.
Tyberious123 2 years ago
Big Lebowski reference FTW
cgmsdh 2 years ago
print off a blank sheet and fill it in u baby
westvocal 2 years ago 2
You're right. It's hard to make out what he's doing by seeing it or listening to it. That's why it's important to learn to read music. It does make working stuff out a lot easier. I'm guessing you read and if you do, you are well aware that only musicians that know they should read but don't because they can't or are afraid to, are always the ones that will say 'you don't have to read to learn', I used think that too, before I learnt how!
IfIfsandands 2 years ago
Come check us out on the Fear of None channel follow the name back to our site!!!!!
fearofnone2 2 years ago
he def. marched corps
RyanZawicki 2 years ago
wow , this guy is ridiculous ...how cool was his hi hat lead in at 4:19 ...
sweetfly66 2 years ago
The independence of motion is great and I dig the musicality of his approach. He's very much a percussionist.
That being said--and I'm sure I'll be reviled for saying it--there's just something about his technique that just bugs me. It's too soft and tap-tap-tappy. Lay into it, man!
cogscretin 2 years ago
After a couple more viewings, I've decided that his elbows are driving me up the wall too. Looks like he's doing the Funky Chicken...not that's there's anything wrong with that--I love Rufus Thomas!
cogscretin 2 years ago
can some ppl still say travis is the best??
dabitail 2 years ago
travis who?
420jaymac 2 years ago 9
to be the best drummer is a laughable concept, what would you base it on? What would make number two the number 2, I agree with you!, to say someone is the best in a particular style of drumming is more plausable, but the best drummer, I'm not sure it exists, because you have to ask the question "best at what?"
mariuspieter 2 years ago
A versatile drummer who is extremely skilled at all styles. Just what I'd use as my basis. But no, I don't have an opinion for best drummer.
jbassfox 2 years ago
Antonio Sanchez ;)
loopette 2 years ago
Thanks for the voice of reason! You should post this every where on you tube someone else declares anyone is 'the best'.
IfIfsandands 2 years ago
You can hear his harmony between his two hands that he was talking about in his playing. Cool concept. I must learn it!
ModGyo 2 years ago
I only heard about this guy whe I read about him in Modern Drummer magazine. He is a very good very skilled player. He is really cool.
paulwall1981 3 years ago 2
that was some good drummin!
Baylon777 3 years ago 2
It's nice to see a player who keeps drumming an art and not a sport. I love it.
54spiritedwill54 3 years ago 17
Full ack. He's a real inspiration!
50022MH 3 years ago 5
lol glenn is such a stoner :)
shatterblast 3 years ago 3
your a stoner
holt5566 2 years ago
yes, as a matter of fact i am. so is my bud mark fleshman who smoked with glenn in college at UK.
shatterblast 2 years ago
Even though no one sounds like Glenn Kotche but Glenn Kotche, I definitely hear some Max Roach influences in his playing.
pyroseed13 3 years ago 2
The guy is so musical. More drummers (and musicians) should take a cue from him. I have had the pleasure of seeing him perform with Wilco and each time I am more and more amazed.
thebert03 3 years ago
I have a pair of his drumsticks! :D
I had always wanted to learn how to play an instrument, and when I heard his percussion/drumming, I decided that I loved the sound and I wanted to play percussion. And now I love percussion.
So...Thanks Glenn! You are my inspiration!
semskees 3 years ago 3
im so glad hes in wilco :) haha
marleyo1 3 years ago
damn!
really good
why isn't he more famous
mbdrummusic 3 years ago
Does anyone know the name of the song?
mastodong20 3 years ago
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ur a fukin faggot i wanna fight u
thegedair 3 years ago
I'll fuck u up ged! What the fuck are you doin watchin drumming vids! Ur a percussionist! oooooooooooooooooo, biatch!
mastodong20 3 years ago 4
your the faggot for posting that comment and wanting to fight like a dumbass would ... get a god damn life !
Drummer5135 3 years ago
wow.. i love the different sounds and stuff
jackwhitefanatic 3 years ago 5
I think he uses Evans heads!
chefmannodrumzalot 3 years ago 2
This guy was my private teacher for eight years and not only is he an amazing musician, but such a cool and humble dude.
chefmannodrumzalot 3 years ago 7
The kid's a friggin' genius......
insightphotos 3 years ago
Fuck, there are some drummers who just give the drum kit a whole new meaning. It sounds like a fookin' electro ensemble! Brilliant rhythms! can anyone tell me what kind (if any) of electronic stuff he uses? xx
EdwardBanda 3 years ago
It's nice to see a player who keeps drumming an art and not a sport. I love it.
grouch9704 4 years ago 3
hes using Evans heads...according to his website
swooper5 4 years ago
Am I crazy or was he micing a bunch of crickets at the beginning of the solo? Glenn rules!
captainrad 4 years ago
Wow...a fresh of breath air to the drum world...what kind of heads is he using?
4an2dy0 4 years ago
i agree with you.
rrs016 4 years ago
cool
persini 4 years ago
shit man. The drumming world has gone boring to me. It seems like everyone is doing the same things these days. Madd double bass, wacky independance, fast single stroke rolls ...this guy is a breath of fresh air. Someone who actually plays rhythmically and musically for a change. I think alot of drummers are losing sight of the purpose of the drums.
TomPKan 4 years ago 8
word! I left the afro music community some years ago to learn classical percussion music, and with these new perspectives things like this become really cool and fresh.
oabrahamsson 3 years ago
Hey hey!!! Thank you. You're a man after my own heart.
IfIfsandands 2 years ago
glenn kotche is amazing. hes extremely technical in a descrete, rhythmic manner..its just awesome.
BrennenCurtis 4 years ago 3
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porn music ftw.
SQaudiophile 4 years ago
The point of glens performance is that you dont have to bust out all your chops and show everyone how fast you are to be a good drummer. Glens all about the rythem and groove and thats what drumming is all about. He purpously doesn't show off because hes all about creating MUSIC... and being MUSICAL.. not being a double bass or chop whore. Glens the man.
dwdrummer420 4 years ago 3
crazy man crazy groove
thiagobrandaoaraujo 4 years ago 3
Wow! Yet to see another drummer like him. The way he grooves it just completly completly different from everyone else.
Speaking of everyone else, isn't his setup rather similar to Jon Theodore's? Not all the cow bells and shit, just placement of basics *I.E drums, cymbals, pedals.*
Keep groovin'.
michaeltyefisher 4 years ago
i would LOVE to take a lesson from him.
tehmarzvotla 4 years ago
*Sigh* me tooo....♥
semskees 4 years ago
soooooo sick
srcg13 4 years ago
And by the way genius, if you ever bothered to study Gadd, you know that the motif's Glenn is playing are straight out of his samba paul simon days, so next time do a little research before you knock people who are making accurate factual statements that are complimenting someone else!
jondsmusic 4 years ago
WOOW ITS ALL STRNGE BUT FOR ME IS GOOD DRUMMER xD !!! BUT I DONT FINE A VIDEO WHERE HE USE THE SPLSHED OR I DONT KNOW WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS HE HAVE ON THE LEFT =O !!!
CHAKALITOxDDx 4 years ago
diffrent
fabs080405 4 years ago
very thythmic
deftdrummer 4 years ago
not bad
DWrules 4 years ago
Nicely done. Gadd did similar motif's such as this with late in the evening. Glenn is actually conjuring up motif's from latin/afro cuban drumming world, known as "call & response". I would like to see him take the grooves in more of that direction and elaborate off of it with not just solos, but other ideas that interconnect with the rhythms he's already playing. Sort of a polyrhythmic latin hybrid if you will.
jondsmusic 4 years ago
Wow - thanks or your expertise. We all appreciate it out here. You're a true expert, and we're thrilled that Glenn played something satisfactory and to your liking. I would imagine you're a music major? Only music majors spew terminology, but rarely can actually perform the things they're referring to. Good luck with your various textbooks.
enyaled 4 years ago
Oh and by the way, this is nothing like anything Gadd has ever played. "I would like to see him...?" - I just reread your comment, and it's more retarded than I thought. Hopefully Glenn will read this and take your advice. Or, he could just go on with his real career and let you finish your major in enthnomusicology.
enyaled 4 years ago
It's true, Jonds was complimenting him. You clearly have some serious anger issues. Plus I agree with him, it did sound like Gadd, and Glenn could have done more with it. Plus, I am a music major getting a musicology degree. I could spew shit you never heard before. But I could also play your ass off. Drums or cello. Bring it sucker
thatsmypeanuts 4 years ago
Glenn Kotche is amazing... saw him live opening for Jeff Tweedy and it was spectacular! I went out and bought "Mobile" straight away
ccbean 4 years ago
Love this drummer's style.
dharmamark 4 years ago
I think this is the future of drumming. I think eventually things will get soo cliche'd in the drumming community and there are a few examples. Blast beat, one handed roll, single stroke roll between the foot and hand... I think this guy is definately the future of drumming, may be a bit ahead of this time, because of the people who don't understand what he's doig and why he doesn't portray his madd lickkzz
TomPKan 4 years ago 2
i agree
gretschdrummer1218 4 years ago
someone kill angelkf87.
lukeduke2525 4 years ago
u kno, sometimes you go in a music shop and see ppl showing off their strong chops, polyrhythms n intricate techniques (eg. 1-handed 32nd note on hi-hat drum n bass beats), n you think, Wow, wut a great drummer...but then you see guys like Glenn Kotche, Steve Gadd, Jojo Mayer, Danny Carey, Trilok Gurtu, Steve Jordan, Rodney Holmes, Steve Smoth, Dennis Chambers, Stanton Moore, Carter Beauford (I must've missed a lot more)...n you think, wait a minute, still FAR from THE TRUE MASTERS.
threeslow 4 years ago
hes prolly one of the best in the world
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playswithpassion 4 years ago
Wow, the 19 year old genius sure told him! Where's your next gig?
Soul74 3 years ago
I think you misinterpreted me by how my comment was placed on that.
Someone was trying to say that Glenn Kotche's percussion work was boring and I called him a dipshit because in my opinion he has all the qualities of a pro working musician.
And being 19 doesn't mean I can't get gigs...you'd be surprised how easy it is to show up the local bums and get paid good money.
playswithpassion 3 years ago