Thomas Pridgen Killin It @ Explorer's Percussion May 2010 Part 7

I got lucky enough to catch a drum clinic with Thomas Pridgen at Explorer's Percussion in Kansas City. This dude BLOWS MY MIND!

He said he's playing to an artist he recorded for called "Zenith Patrol"

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[ManBearJTS]

This man is amazing, its hard to think that another musician could keep up with him and those insanely off time grooves. his playing has so much depth. not to mention going from gospel to mars volta, incredibly versatile

[rstormy]

@ManBearJTS yeah man i know. he's just insane. i was there with my bass player and I asked him after the clinic how he would like jamming with Thomas. He was like hell no man. I'd get lost. dude's incredible

[mrtitanium85]

@wearytm aaron spears can't touch thomas and jerome isn't even close. thomas's playing is VERY deep...u have to study or have studied at one point dave weckl, gergo borlai and vinnie colaiuta (in that order) to understand thomas's playin style. he's similar to those guys in many respects and people underestimate him because it sounds like noise when in fact its extremely precise. i can pick up countless nuggets from this vid alone. btw listen to this track on the album, thomas can groove.

[bigperson666]

... red bull needs to sponsor this mother fucker.

[FrizzyDiouleBiGbonus]

I DON'T like i sleep!!!!!

[Spacecowboyy]

@wearytm even the great terry bozzio said he was intimidated to play in front of thomas when he came on his show on drum channel. thomas is out of his fucking mind. i'd venture to even say he's top 5 in the world, but that's a matter of taste/opinion. he's no doubt my favorite drummer though, i can't even explain how inspirational he is.

[mrtitanium85]

@daonpa aaron spears is good, but the bulk of his style is mainly hip hop and gospel. you rarely hear him do intricacies that involve jazz, rock, latin, etc. thomas on the other hand, is heavily based in jazz even though he started out in gospel. listen the albums he's played on. aaron has a lot of flair, but thomas is too technical for people to compare the two. most drummers can't interpret what thomas does, that's why some don't like him. in actuality, thomas is a MONSTER.

[daonpa]

@mrtitanium85 for me, aaron is way better than thomas ;)

[TheFlight999]

@wearytm your trolling has been denied by Chuck Norris and his Nephew Thomas Pridgen

[wowxnoob]

Thomas Pridgen and Dennis Chambers would be the best thing to ever happen! Who's with me!?!?

[Jesse4ManBob]

@ManBearJTS check out some vinnie calaiuta, I reckon his style comes directly from his lineage, if I may use such a term.

[NostalgicProcrast]

@ManBearJTS

He is talanted, but i wouldn't say versatile, since I find hit he has own style but he uses it on everything. It can get a bit tiresome.

[inimicalODDITY]

You guys think those mounted toms look 12 and 13 inches?