The sad thing is that Eddie was so amazing that people sadly often did not notice how great a drummer Alex was on all of these classic songs.

@repairdepartment5918

3 жыл бұрын

I did!

@MrGugwe

3 жыл бұрын

@@repairdepartment5918 Same here.

@titmusspaultpaul5

3 жыл бұрын

Me three.

@elvyfoster7455

3 жыл бұрын

@@titmusspaultpaul5 Alex has always had a great tone and feel in his drum parts. He'd come up with quirky but cool parts for the different sections of their songs.Never a showoff but never pedestrian. Just full of style and grooves that worked so well.

@AnarcoPostPunK69

3 жыл бұрын

I did too!

He’s moving so fast it’s like he isn’t moving at all

@planetrob555

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah not funny in this vid or any others. The edits aren't good on these videos by this guy.

@mirror1001

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry I didn’t make you laugh king😔😔

@galenmarek8287

3 жыл бұрын

@@mirror1001 woosh

@mikeshaffer4912

3 жыл бұрын

Seeing him play it live was unreal! His arms and sticks were just a blur.

@calartian85

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the frame rate on the iPhone.

Eddie wasn't the only virtuoso in Van Halen..

@peteincanada8412

Жыл бұрын

The whole band was amazing

More solid proof that not NEARLY enough drummers talk about Alex Van Halen. This dude is a legit legend 💯

@jacobweber5743

6 жыл бұрын

no hate here but i only see people point to this song as an example . Id like to add this is a masterpeice and what you said is true , but any more examples ?drunkburp

@TheDefeatest

6 жыл бұрын

Pound cake. mine all mine. Hang em high. finish what you started. Top Jimmy. Good girl gone bad. Outta love again.

@scottjamieson6350

6 жыл бұрын

VERY underrated. I have to confess, I was one of those for yrs that did not give him the credit he was do. Instead of looking for one signature song such as this one, there are MANY that if you tear the drum part apart, you will find more there than meets the eye. One of my favorites is a sleazy tune called "Spank" Great feel, very cool drumming, and of course Eddie is phenomenal.

@benfrank8649

6 жыл бұрын

YES he is! so are you I love your videos

@scottlowell493

6 жыл бұрын

That beat was lifted from Billy Cobham/quadrant 4 from back in the 70's. (double kick shuffle)

the song simply wouldn't exist without Alex's drumming

@thomasjenkins7506

5 жыл бұрын

it'd have no reason to. the entire song is pretty much to let him show off.

@santosjerez1586

5 жыл бұрын

da its a EGO VAN HALEN song

@GuitarGangsterArmi

4 жыл бұрын

It’s an effort by all 4 of them. But the brothers are the most important parts of it.

@brettfrimmer6567

3 жыл бұрын

They all show off. They nailed it on this song. There’s no flaws.

@titmusspaultpaul5

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

You have to remember this is the drumming to a top forty hit song! The 80's were wild times.

@Guvnor513

3 жыл бұрын

Cocaine is a helluva drug!

@mloftin6472

3 жыл бұрын

Now Alex would be replaced by drum samples and computer software to manipulate the tempo and make the drum sounds uniform. Oh, and the melody would have only one or two notes. And the "singer" would drone on or mumble.

@matthewwilliams6270

3 жыл бұрын

For me, real music ended after Nirvana, since then it’s gone to shit

@mloftin6472

3 жыл бұрын

@T C 👍

@mloftin6472

3 жыл бұрын

I stole your comment yesterday. I played Hot For Teacher on a jukebox at a bar. The bartender, who knows me well, asked "Did you play this?" I said, "Yes. I wanted to hear some top 40. From 36 years ago."

The ghost note gallup between the snare and bass drums at 2:45/2:46 is my favorite part. Beautiful.

This intro is one of the few drum parts that I just cannot understand how someone can come up with. It's so complex and unusual, that I'm just amazed by it. What a legend.

@andypage9

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnyryrOsYKfVqs4.html

@deans.4705

2 жыл бұрын

do you mean the Lamborghini? The first 10 seconds is a recording of Eddie's muffler then Al starts with the tom hits

@sdmdrums9275

Жыл бұрын

@@deans.4705 no it’s actually hertas on the toms then your playing a swing snare line with your feet.

@deans.4705

Жыл бұрын

Wrong, it's in Ted templeman's book.

@TellURide447

Жыл бұрын

It’s two drum tracks

Many drummers aspire to play this, very few aspire to write iconic drums lines like this.

@robertpetty7753

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what everybody forgets. Not only is it really hard to play this, but wrote parts. Brilliant!

@turolretar

3 ай бұрын

I’m a lousy writer

For some reason the opening to this drum track always reminded me of a muscle car idling.

@AGhostintheHouse

6 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm not the only one!

@zakariahlafreniere6840

6 жыл бұрын

harley engine

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823

6 жыл бұрын

Zakariah LaFreniere That's in.3. "Po-ta-toe..."

@alejandroblanco2071

6 жыл бұрын

Johnny Reiter like a fine tuned Harley ...

@richga

5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Reiter I’ve always thought the same thing

Alex Van Halen always had the coolest sounding drums. Even his cowbell sounded awesome.

I don’t understand why people say he is underrated. He seems to be very highly rated among musicians and fans alike. He definitely has a Bonham influence but has managed to come up with some signature intros and his solos are always fun to watch! I first saw him in 1981 but I was really impressed with his solo on the Dave reunion tour ‘07-‘08 he was in his mid 50’s and had so much power and endurance, it was IMO of the best solos I think he ever played.

@jonesy2111

3 жыл бұрын

Bonham could not have done this

@TheTabithaLordz

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonesy2111 Omg you said it before me 😁

What I’m getting from this is that the instrumentals behind Van Halen, Drums, Bass and Guitar were damn near perfect. R.I.P. to Eddie and may Alex live on drumming!

this man doesn't get near the respect he deserves. he is to the drums what eddie was to the guitar. RIP EVH

@richardkey4289

3 жыл бұрын

An incredible drummer, absolutely distinct sound, such rich snare & cymbals, he just happens to be in a band where it's easy to take him for granted, I guess all drummers are vulnerable to that

@ikigai47

3 жыл бұрын

Let's not get crazy. Alex played his part well within VH but there's better guys in every town and city across the country

@JudyGurl

3 жыл бұрын

@@ikigai47 um...how do I even reply to a comment that damn stupid?

@ikigai47

3 жыл бұрын

@@JudyGurl - You'd need band experience. If you think Alex is Ed's equal on a talent level, then you don't listen to music with a musician's ear. There is a reason no great drummers cite Alex as an influence, while countless great guitar players cite Ed. They are nowhere near the same level of talent. Sorry, that's just a fact. Doesn't mean Alex didn't do a great job holding down drum duty for VH songs, but he's not impressing any serious drummers out there with his technique.

@aperez12374

3 жыл бұрын

Alex is an incredible drummer......but there's no fucking way he compares to eddie. Not even close.

That bass shuffle at 2:45...WOW!

Holy crap. Swinging double kick for 4 minutes 30 sec at that tempo? WOW! Monster!

I used to play with a guy who was an amazing drummer. He could listen to a song a couple times, play along and nail it. Obituary, Slayer, Sepultura, Anthrax... but this song gave him trouble. He couldn't get down the double kick "properly", as he put it. He used to play the most brutal drumming... a total beast, and it surprised me when he said AVH was one of his favorite drummers.

@MichaelMaxwell747

3 жыл бұрын

There is some kind of rest in the double bass part that I can't quite work out the rhythm or groove to but it just works for this jam!

@rudygracia5573

Жыл бұрын

This drum pattern gives us ALL trouble!It doesn't come natural,like a 4/4 or 2/4 double bass does..

@inkjorbas

8 ай бұрын

It's called double bass shuffle 😊

That double bass triplet/shuffle pattern is KILLER...

In my opinion as a drummer myself, He is one of the top 10 drummers of all time. I couldn't hold a candle to him.

@ragzrocco8803

5 жыл бұрын

D Z i wanna sound like alex and bonzo and i failed miserably

@Mynamesalexa

5 жыл бұрын

I hope Jon Hiseman & Ginger Baker are in that top ten.

@santosjerez1586

5 жыл бұрын

you cold not hold a candle to Lady ga ga muffin

@coryanthony5134

5 жыл бұрын

Same bro..i love playing Poundcake on drums..like bonham hes another influence of mine.

@stanislouse4168

3 жыл бұрын

If you really suck that bad better start putting in more time.

True story .... When I played Hot For Teacher on my record player for the first time, I thought the needle had jumped off the record and was touching something else. I ran to my record player to save my needle and discovered that it was still on the record. Then I heard the cymbals and toms (?) kick in and I knew that this was just Alex being Alex. What an imaginative drummer!

@KillerMcDiller

3 жыл бұрын

@Kanikapila Ho'ohanai now that's some wack shit.

The genius of DLR was him being able to put words and a melody to those drums and that guitar, and make it a hit

Such an under rated drummer. I think his best work was in VH 2. Outta love again is some fine drumming.

@Epitaphforyesterday

6 жыл бұрын

FUCK YES to you and this comment LOVE that album and his off-the-cuff drumming

@keithmichael5839

6 жыл бұрын

Agree, Sam... and that's nothing more than collateral damage that comes from being the brother of a generation's guitar hero. AVH is a savant... but his brother is far more accomplished than even Alex, so people tend to underrate AVH.

@SuperBoomshack

6 жыл бұрын

Sam Lauricella and Light Up the Sky

@jumpinjojo

6 жыл бұрын

Elevation I totally agree. People love to throw around the word underrated. What medIa outlet or publication ever once stated that he was an underrated drummer?? Some people are such assholes.

@o0Zappa0o

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Outta Love Again is an amazing song!

First five seconds probably inspired Meshuggah's Bleed drum pattern.

@mistercath

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I tell everybody lol

@joansebastianvalderrama8161

3 жыл бұрын

And probably Pantera's Becoming drum pattern too.

@andym28

3 жыл бұрын

@@joansebastianvalderrama8161 is becoming the herta pattern?

@michaelarciszewski345

3 жыл бұрын

@@andym28 I dont think so, im pretty sure becoming is 16th note triplets?

@jamseyy

3 жыл бұрын

Also check out Flattening of Emotions by Death

Most underrated drummer by far.... RIP King Eddie!!!.... Sorry for our loss Al.

That bass drum walk is bananas

I was lucky enough to have seen VH live from Women and Children First forward and Alex was a beast every time I saw him. One of the best drummers of all time

That ride sticking and ghost notes. What a feel monster.

@henrytate5206

3 жыл бұрын

2:44, can’t stop listening to this.

One word......TIGHT! God damn Alex, you just had to do 110%, like always 😂🤟🤘

What an underrated drummer! He is tight as hell, but with a killer groove, and a really light touch.

Just as insane as it was back in 1984 when I first heard it

Sh*t! I got a flat tire! Oh, no...its just HOT FOR TEACHER on the radio.

The 1st part of the intro is played on a Simmons pad with sticks then you hear the kick drums come in underneath. Everybody thinks the 1st part is his feet but that's actually his hands on a Simmons pad. Then the bass drums come in which are also Simmons pads. 1984 was Simmons pads with a ludwig super phonic snare drum and Roto-toms along with Paiste symbols. No actual real wood drums were used in the 1984 recording. I actually have very rare pictures of 5150 studio when that album was recorded, the Simmons pads were red.

@clearestapricotpencil4125

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know this?

@ObsidianLife

3 жыл бұрын

Heard this a few times...

@paulmooreparks

3 жыл бұрын

Ted Templeman said in his autobiography that the first few seconds are actually a recording of the exhaust from Eddie's Laborghini. Donn Landee (the engineer) played with it until it blended with the start of Alex's drums.

@dieselbank82

3 жыл бұрын

Always wondered that.. Now I know thanks

@pratt6767

3 жыл бұрын

First off the song wasn't on 5150, it was on 1984. You are right that the intro was done on Simmons pads, but the kick, accents and most fills are 100% acoustic drums. 5150 had the Simmons kit.

This was the first album I bought as a kid. What a time to discover music

@scottthompson3493

11 ай бұрын

Mine too, still have it!

Seriously, absolute best drums in a song EVER

He has a very unique Drum sound..I can always tell it's Alex.

After 1 second you know it's Alex..simply legendary.

One of the most underrated drummers of all time. That means a lot considering he’s already a legend. But I think he’s one of the best, right up there with Peart and Bonzo.

@chingusdomingus3251

3 жыл бұрын

definately. his drumming wasnt fully recognized because eddie was getting all of the attention and alex's drumming was overlooked

@frugallentigo6768

Жыл бұрын

@@chingusdomingus3251 If you open your eyes and ears you will see and hear that is not the case.

The groove is amazing! My favourite rockdrummer of all time!

EASILY in the top 5 best rock drum intros of all time.

AVH was always my favorite drummer. Solid drummer. Here's the proof. Van Halen my favorite band then and now.

The drums in this song have always reminded me of my dad's old Harley idling.

So very overlooked. Awesome musician.

The most under rated drummer in music. Fabulous drummer, among the best ever. With Eddie in front of him its hard for the general public to take notice.

The fkn FIRE EXTINGUISHER mounted on one of the kicks lol. Alex had the best sense of humor of all the guys in Van Halen, if he hadn't there wouldn't have been a LOT of the more fun VH songs like this. He was totally willing to dig up 1930s sounding big band groves and make them almost cartoonishly outlandish, what a larger than life fun loving dude. THE most underrated drummer of all time, no question about it.

This was fantastic and allowed me to review an earlier transcription I wrote to fine tune it. Now I got this jam down! Sounds so much more involved than it really is. Alex is a sensational drummer with a flair for theatrics...just go see 'em in concert. He's a power house for sure. Love it and thank you!

GREAT drummer! Love Alex's drum patterns, fills and grooves, learning VH tunes takes some time if you want to drum them proper, (for me anyways). I also admired how he always switched up his kit and drum sound as well, super big influence on my drumming.

One of the greats! Alex Van Halen, Stewart Copeland, Max Weinberg inspired me to start playing drums.

Such a talented drummer.... just amazing.

Whoever posted this, u are a hero

This part has so many nuances that are almost impossible to replicate. Yeah, you might pull off the bass drums pattern, but that feel (Shuffle from Hell) is something only AVH in this particular time and place could lay down. Love the drum sound- pure power.

@jts400hp

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what it is, shuffle and notice that much of today's metal/hard rock has lost their "blues" roots and the music has no swing.

Absolute Fire. DNA... The Van Halen boys just got. Friggen one of the best drum tracks ever recorded. Comical, hard driving, precision, swinging... Genius track Alex!

I hear the guitar and the voice in my mind while listening to this. What a combo!

Alex Van Halen STILL ONE OF THE GREATEST SKIN PLAYERS ALIVE!!!!!

@angelozararis7404

5 жыл бұрын

So true you are a monster

Alex, Billy Cobham and Carmine Appice all masters of the double bass shuffle.

@vergon6662

6 жыл бұрын

Dale's Drum Channel Zero check out ANY Simon Phillips double bass stuff. (Space Boogie - Jeff Beck)

@DannyGadish

6 жыл бұрын

vinny paul

@DannyGadish

6 жыл бұрын

vinny paul

@tose917

6 жыл бұрын

Dale's Drum Channel Zero - don’t forget Cozy Powell

@russellreilly4278

6 жыл бұрын

not to mention simon phillips

My mom always tells me how the first time she heard this was when her family was on a road trip through Mexico. The song came on the radio, and as soon as that double bass pedal kicked in her mom slammed on the brakes and started sound "OMG THE TIRES GET OUT CHECK THEM!!!" Of course the tires were fine, but to this day my grandma will not listen to this song while driving, or at all for that matter.

Unbelievably insane ...just insane...crazy great...

I think the clock is slowwwwwww........ I don’t feel tardy.............

@bigbluegpr

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought that was a dumb line. Think about it: If he was tardy but didn't think he was, the clock would have to be FAST.

@BUTTABALLA999

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought the line was "I don't feel dirty"

@JewandGreek

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he said 30

@KentuckyWaterfall13

3 жыл бұрын

CLASS DISMISSED!!

@SynchroSting

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it "I don't feel dirty" as in the the teacher calling him dirty [minded]?

Was anybody else doing "mouth guitar" (like Beavis & Butthead's "deh-deh-deh, deh, deh-deh-deh, deh") and other "verbal instrument impersonations" while also singing the lyrics along to this? Anybody else get a rush of satisfaction from hearing the drums resume after those prolonged breaks, indicating that your verbal "beatbox" efforts kept good time? Maybe it's just me...

@fever_spike

3 жыл бұрын

Yep-especially at the beginning.

@pretomadlee

3 жыл бұрын

I'm right there with ya.

oh yes, amazing work and wonderful insight into the recording methods used. thank you

EPIC INTRO for the ages!Alex VH can proudly say;"NO ONE EVER played an intro(and entire song!)like THIS,Before or SINCE!!Not Bonham,Not Peart,Not ANYONE!

It always blows my mind, one time Wolfgang said his dad didn't even know the words to their songs, his dad and his uncle are just playing the music. Or, something like that...

Double bass becomes quadruple bass, as AVH is an octopus.

@ithinkjohnsmellsgood8393

5 жыл бұрын

That because this track is over dubbed.

@privateaccount3405

5 жыл бұрын

@@ithinkjohnsmellsgood8393 no it's a simmons electric tom and the kicks going at the same time

@robnamowicz8073

4 жыл бұрын

Pep Perine did quadruple basses in Bob Segers' 'Last Heard' band. Even had overheads, with funnels scoops,,,

@privateaccount3405

4 жыл бұрын

@74 torino yeah, no.

@AllenGarberGuitarFun

4 жыл бұрын

Private Account The very beginning is overdubbed just as others have said. The entire album is Simmons with an acoustic snare...the cymbals were overdubbed after the rest of the kit. Alex has never played the very beginning live because he overdubbed it on the record. Eddie says so here: www.google.com/amp/s/www.guitarworld.com/amp/artists/eddie-van-halen-looks-back-van-halen-1984-album-5150-studios

Just fire man! Fire! Agreed such an underrated incredible drummer. And yeah, definitely sounds like a muscle car engine idling in the intro. Iconic playing. Thank you for being amazing, Alex!

When i was a kid when this came out I always thought all the members were on Harleys with big cam engines

SAVAGE drumming. Shame he went for a fat sound over nuance after the 80's......still a very under-rated skinsman.

@iforgothowtotype

6 жыл бұрын

jakeenan skinsman?

@John-jr1si

6 жыл бұрын

Trash .Boat I think he’s talking about how you hear the skin of the head being beat by the stick than the actual bass you hear from the tom drums. The tom groove isn’t really fat sounding as it should be.

@sd80macking

6 жыл бұрын

Roto toms...

Those bass drums sound amazing 🤘

Love his sound, he’ s amazing!

Shows how tight he was, man the swing in those kicks is mind boggling

Quadrant 4..... Alex Smokes this groove like a pack of Kools and swings like Spidey...

@hazysativa3045

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, this is totally lifted from Quadrant 4. Not even debatable. Another Halen rip off... fkin Heeb Halen.

Jamás olvidaré cuando era un niño que transpiraba imitando a Alex, golpeando las almohadas con palillos de alguna percha de madera rota. Muy buenos recuerdos!

Still the greatest recorded cymbal sounds in history. All of em

Awesome Thanks for sharing this!!!

Underrated drummer!

This is how GODS play.

THIS IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR

I can listen to this all day. GO ALEX

This guy is so unconventional in his playing and, look at that setup! He is on another level that I could never comprehend. I'm always in awe when listening to this song. Such a great drummer.

Always my favourite drummer ,made wanting to be a drummer fun .

the fills when the drums come back in after dropping out

Unbelievably underrated.....fantastic,,,a real machine...

Alex was really working on this album!

FIRE EXTINGUISHER ;). LOVE IT! ;)

@longwhip

6 жыл бұрын

Great White could have taken a page from this playbook.....

@kristoferbatdorf2873

6 жыл бұрын

kinda fucked up but funny

@southpaw99ll99

6 жыл бұрын

Dean McCormick e

@stevenpivornik4921

5 жыл бұрын

Dean McCormick For when he's ON FIRE!!! :)

@user-bz2lg9sv6h

5 жыл бұрын

The balance. Zero point energy. No combustion

GENIAL... ESE TEMA ME VOLÓ LA CABEZA CUANDO LO ESCUCHE POR PRIMERA VEZ!!!!

Notice you can hear Eddie’s guitar bleeding in through the drum mikes. These boys were playing this all together live.

@stanislouse4168

3 жыл бұрын

like duh man.

@michaelgarcia2050

3 жыл бұрын

Could also be bleed across adjoining tape tracks.

@johnroby6524

3 жыл бұрын

It could also be coming from his headphones and into the drum mics.

@ryancousins

3 жыл бұрын

That’s crosstalk on the tape or headphone bleed.

@maximilianodelrio

3 жыл бұрын

Or, this is just isolated from the original track?

Oh man..this is tight and fast. R.I P. Eddie.

I hear a ton of edits but the fact remains, he was as good as his brother.

love the fire extinguisher..that is rocknroll

Alex’s drum heads would get so hot playing this song he has fire extinguishers on the bass drums 😂🧯

Alex is/was incredible. As a drummer I grew up with him as my role model. So many people goes on about Pearth all the time, and sure, he's good, but Alex had such a different, recognizable sound/setup from 1978-1992 it's imprinted as the best in 80's rock drumming. His performance, I think, peaked at the 1984 and 5150 albums/tours. I mean, who the f**ck in Heavy Metal dared using Simms electric toms as a mainstay and it still sounding as one of the best rock albums ever done?? These albums are still one of the best over all drummers-albums of modern rock (Not to forget the VH 2 album). You cannot miss who's playing on a track if he is, and it can't be said about that many drummers.

@piercesteadys4748

6 жыл бұрын

John D

@JohnJohn-ir5hw

6 жыл бұрын

ROFL..."Alex VH is an excellent rock drummer, but he's not a match for the musical genius, complexity, and nuance that Peart has in his drumming and percussion work." There's a Modern Drummer article in which Jeff Berlin is asked which drummer he's played with has the best time. "Alex Van Halen." T nT...you're so wrong... LMAO

@JohnJohn-ir5hw

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Blotzer? (Go easy on me...I know..."Out of the Cellar" isn't as heralded as "1984" but, it's unique.). There must've been something going on between Simmons and Ludwig back in the day.

@evenkeel6131

6 жыл бұрын

Really? One example of someone saying he has good timing and he's "so wrong"? Peart's work is far more intricate. Not taking away anything from AVH, as he is fantastic; but there's more to it than having good timing.

@JohnJohn-ir5hw

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. "...but he's not a match for the musical genius...nuance..." blah, blah, blah.... He is so very wrong. Alex's skill are comparable to, for example, Carter Beauford - the complexities, intricacies and NUANCES are often obscured by how well they are executed and by how grooving and swinging they are. Peart is a POWERHOUSE drummer who plays very SIMPLE rhythms with command and accuracy. So many people praise Rush for playing in odd time signatures. Conversely and CORRECTLY, others rip on Rush for making 7/4 sound like 7/4 - AWKWARD. Van Halen are actually MORE UNDERRATED than Rush with regards to musicianship. I repeat, "so wrong". Where, I ask, does Neil Peart demonstrate "musical genius"? He's a great businessman for sure. He's a fine actor and marketeer. I wish I was too. But, WHERE can I listen to this unmatched musical genius? AVH? "Hot for Teacher" and even songs such as "Jump", "Panama" and "Unchained" demonstrate superior "musical thinking" and the "genius" in simplicity. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X65_sJOHaLC8npc.html. Neal Peart is very smart and skilled. It shows in his recordings. Alex transcends rules and boundaries...this is closer to being "genius"-like than anything I've ever heard musically from the Peart. I've seen Rush twice. Cool lasers. I saw Van Halen once.... there was a ton of dirt being tossed around at that show. Come to think of it, I think Van Halen was a more skilled band but, I'd probably rather listen to Rush. Gosh... I'm so... wrong? Anyway, the point is that, yes, the dude above is wrong to start ATTACKING Alex Van Halen and attempting to compare Peart to AVH. Here's a comparison: I'm ASSUMING that you're a drummer. Go to your drums. Play along to Rush's "Tom Sawyer". Play along to Van Halen's "Feel So Good". What do you think? Play along to Rush's "Spirit of the Radio". Play along to Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher". Hey? You got that ride cymbal part down in "Hot for Teacher"? How about those fills and stops? You let me know what "intricacies" are when you have that stuff nailed and grooving. It sure as hell isn't "1-&a 2e& 3-&a 4e&"...ala "Spirit of the Radio".

This was his homage to Simon Phillips "Space Boogie." SP was a huge influence on AvH, as he should be.

Nobody hits the Ludwig's like Alex!! One of the greatest out there

Savage drumming! Alex rules

Imagine being an overlooked legend of drummer and not getting recognition because your brother overshadowed you.

@mloftin6472

3 жыл бұрын

And the lead singer because of his massive persona as an 80s music star.

2:16 Really cool fill

@uhill74

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I love that part so much

Sempre achei essa intro uma das melhores do rock n' roll. Belo trabalho. Like garantido!

Fire extinguisher on the bass drum. That’s freaking hysterical.

That drum sound Al had on 1984 ??? incredible !!!!!!

@marvidee5186

6 жыл бұрын

Very true .Such dynamic and open sound .The drum sound on Jump ,to this day is my all time favourite and the very reason l wanted to play drums ( and ofcourse the massive 4 bass drum kit helped too).

HARD TO PLAY...this is really an isolated track! nice... Al is as signature as his famous little bro...one of a kind drum sound, VH was a rhythm section of guitar and drums over bass n drums like most bands...this is what made them sound so unique aside from the signature tones and skills...rank this is probably the most signature rock drum track ever...the bass drum parts are hard enough, it was the ride pattern that blew me away

@AlexM-on5qw

3 жыл бұрын

Alex Van Halen is the older one, Eddie is the younger one.

One of the all time great drummers.

Billy Cobham from the album Spectrum in 1973. The first track Quadrant 4. Alex will tell you that.