...are we not gonna talk about the fact that Nicko is 72 and STILL doing this!?!?!?
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
Rudementary 4/4 many 12 year olds can also do but great stamina for his age
@roddymac998
Ай бұрын
Yes many people can play rudimentary 4/4 don't take long to learn but when you throw in a tonne of style and Ur own mark that's what matters, and Nicko regardless of his age does that in bucket loads for decades. Plays what's needed and fits for the song. Overplaying is a huge problem nowadays and the vibe of grooving is disappearing. Technicality in Ur instrument isnt the be all and end all. I've played with many technical musicians and they are most often useless in bands because they can't groove because it's all about them. Eff that no fun in that. Im 50 and been drumming and playing bass since high school. And in my opinion give me a groove master over a technical wizard any day. Nicko is a legend ✌🏼
@GG-ml3vr
Ай бұрын
@@kippsguitar6539Yeah ok mate😀
@432htz3
Ай бұрын
@@kippsguitar6539 Great stamina alright ...imagine this at his age for a whole gig and then consider a full tour at his age. This dude really is a trooper.
@bishopsteiner7134
29 күн бұрын
@@kippsguitar6539 tell me you watch youtubes about drumming but have never sat behind a kit for a full set without telling.. oh never mind, you told. Time signatures are great, and all, and Nicko actually plays a metric crapton of non 4/4 since they have been playing Prog Metal since the late 80s, buttercup. 7/8, 7/4, 15/8, etc. There's also a huge difference in being able to PLAY something and being cable to compose it. After you compose one single 12 yr old simple 4/4 track that is half as big as Maiden's most basic stuff? Feel free to speak up.
@SylviusTheMadАй бұрын
Nicko has always been a single kick guy. That's one drum and one pedal, every time.
@hugolafhugolafАй бұрын
I don't think he has ever played this song the same way twice, and we all love him for it. Funny to see him playing on such a small kit, too.
@asbjrnfossmo1589
Ай бұрын
That's how I play drums too. The overall structure of the song, I follow perfectly. The tempos of a song may vary slightly, but all of the musicians I play with can handle slight variations in tempo. The different beats follow the same idea every time, but may vary. Essential breaks (that cue in others) are done the same way, but every other break, where I choose to put accents that are drums only, stuff like crash endings, little mini-breaks... all of it is free game.
@firefox3187
Ай бұрын
And had a stroke. Down full side, doctores said might be 12 months before might walk right, in 6 was touring…
@peteharper3299
Ай бұрын
I remember seeing Maiden on Top of the Pops with the first single with Blaze (what was that, 94? 95?) and Nico had just a totally bog standard 5-piece kit and a couple of cymbals. Having worn out my Donington '92 VHS, it was SO weird to see!
@SentientPickleАй бұрын
Been a fan of Nicko's ever since I first heard the intro to "Where Eagles Dare". Dude's a beast
@pobsdadАй бұрын
Who else would like to see Nicko do a session with Drumeo?
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
That'd be magic
@paulfromjupiterАй бұрын
Nicko owns a barbeque restaurant, Rock n Roll Ribs, down here in South Florida. Every year (mostly) they have an anniversary party open to the public. He plays with a bunch of friends - mix of Iron Maiden and other stuff, and tells stories. I've gone a few times when it was basically just a large tent in the parking lot. Each time, I was standing less than 10 feet to his side watching him play. I was surprised by how low he sits behind his kit.
@brucedickinson12
Ай бұрын
Really
@jeffreymccain2639
25 күн бұрын
Went there about 5 years ago & will be going back in September. Would be awesome if he happened to be there when we go. Up The Irons🤘
@laxcdnАй бұрын
He had a stroke in 2023 and recovered and still playing:)
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Go Nicko!!!
@m6hill983
26 күн бұрын
Yes, this is pretty amazing 💥
@rosshallworth6578Ай бұрын
The gallop on a single peddle is so solid and that snare sound holy moly!
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Right!?
@Silversmith70Ай бұрын
I have been in awe of this guy since my very first concert in the 80's which of course was Maiden and Anthrax, hell yeah!
@russellhamilton8903Ай бұрын
More videos like this please. Nicko doesn't get as much acclaim fir his drumming as he should.
@bmayer916018 күн бұрын
Love Nicko, so underrated.
@SinCityVillainАй бұрын
Alex Van Halen and Nicko were my favorite drummers growing up. Here i am in my mid 50's and loving seeing Nicko still going strong and how much joy he still gets from his music. Still a beast!
@donnelson669429 күн бұрын
With his knees up to his ears it sometimes looks as though he's playing on a child's drum kit lol. So solid. And at his age!
@carlgibson285Ай бұрын
Because Maiden don't use a click track, there was a point in the song (I think it was where the first chorus ends and goes back into the main riff) where the tempo seemed to slow down ever so slightly, but Nicko caught it perfectly.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
And that's okay! I like that real experience
@randywissler992326 күн бұрын
YEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! Finally someone giving Steven Adler some love!!! Even after all he's been through, he still has that signature swing and that smile of his that could outshine the sun!!!
@AndrewRooneyDrums
26 күн бұрын
If ya know ya know!!!
@user-rp5pp8hr6xАй бұрын
HE IS A MACHINE
@mr-wx3lv23 күн бұрын
Brilliant and very original drummer. Absolutely tight and smack on each time. Very difficult to do that. He makes it look so easy...
@PeterDouglas-wd5fxАй бұрын
I commented back along about reacting to the Trooper. His single kick is phenomenal - its a pity the video didn't have a camera on his feet to fully appreciate this!
@GeFeldz2 күн бұрын
Maiden and Nicko have such a dynamic tempo. Even on albums, but definitely at live shows. It's very deliberate and the whole band is in on it, although as i understand it, Nicko does have charge of the tempo!
@antoniocarlin502626 күн бұрын
The Rhytm of The Beast I have his VHS on the 90s!! ❤ Nicko is the best...and with punky past! He play the drums with Trust before Maiden!!
@jacksonmarshallkramer5087Ай бұрын
Those drums sound fantastic.
@DamoinionАй бұрын
So looking forward to seeing them here in September! Nico STILL looks like he's having so much fun when he's playing even after all these years. Edit: One of the greatest things about being at a live concert is the difference from the studio track and how the audience response affects the performance.
@geecee4746Ай бұрын
Where eagles dare probably nickos finest drumming, imho of course 👌👌👍
@thenomad41238 күн бұрын
Apart from his playing I also love how his toms sound, great stuff.
@john9508Ай бұрын
Love The Trooper, Nicko is briiliant, as are the 3 Amigos
@MBGolferАй бұрын
It's not just fan. They are my favorite band and I am 62. He is a beast...72 and still playing shows. He has not lost a beat.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Love it!
@Paul_Allaker8450Ай бұрын
He does a video where he walks you through his kit layout, very interesting and worth a look. 👍🏻
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
I will check it out
@damonyoches9960Ай бұрын
1988 that was one of 5 songs I had to learn in 3 days for a sit-in gig. The pain was real :)
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
That shows how rudementary it is but does the job the bad needs, sometimes simple is good but nothing remarkable
@remcovandenheuvel1315Ай бұрын
He was not playing to the album version. Can clearly hear that in the first solo. its live. and that solo is doubled. Most off the times Janick Gers and Adrian Smith double that solo live. can also hear it in Bruce Dickinson his voice. and the backing vocals off Steve harris and Adrian Smith. I asume this is the backing track off the Somewhere back in time double CD/DVD due to the age off this video performance. Iron Maidne refuse to record or play live through a click track. they say playing through a click takes away the human element and feel off songs.
@shaunbinnsdrums26 күн бұрын
Adam’s drumfest 2012 is most likely the best footage of Nicko, either his jazzy solo at the end or the trooper
@AndrewRooneyDrums
26 күн бұрын
Sounds good!
@gregcissell345Ай бұрын
His drums sounds amazing live
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Soooo good
@williampanic8292Ай бұрын
That is NOT the album version of The Trooper - it is a live version with the drums removed (Bruce's vocal (occassionally dipping out for the crowd call and response) and the 3 part guitar harmonies are the give away) SO - defo no click, just listening to the music and playing by ear. Priceless
@tutnichtnotig1297Ай бұрын
One fun fact about Nickos drumming. He plays the stick in his left hand backwords. The punch the drum/high heads with the fat stick end.
@richpeltier9519Ай бұрын
Nikko and Leo Haze (from Y&T) were two of my bigger influences. They showed me that hard rock/metal could still thrive with single kick drumming. Nikko used a double pedal on rare occasions, but for the most part his stuff is all one foot. Unlike most drummers, Nikko adds stuff over time, building the parts up instead of simplifying things over time as they age. This is so much more than he played in 80's. He's just out there having fun.
@juppa
Ай бұрын
The only Maiden song he uses the double kick on is Face in the Sand from Dance of Death
@JasonSmith-lp6wg27 күн бұрын
Nicko has, always, played single kick. You should hear his go on Somewhere in Time. You'd swear it was a double-headed pedal.
@edwardvanwormer6993Ай бұрын
Steven Adler is so underrated. Great feel and swing drummer.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
100%
@weforever137Ай бұрын
Amazing Drummer Great Video 🏴🏴
@descantinginsalubriousАй бұрын
That is UP tempo from the studio recording. side note: The opening to Where Eagles Dare is Beast mode.
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
Yes he loses time
@LionMetalMusic-videochannelАй бұрын
and he was playing on small drum kit !
@seancorker5815
Ай бұрын
Is that legal!!
@GG-ml3vr
Ай бұрын
Poor kid
@graemepattersonАй бұрын
I wasn't sure if Andrew was staring at the drumming or the hair the most! jokes jokes... Nicko is unreal for his age!!
@Brandon-zn8rf24 күн бұрын
My favorite right foot in the game!!!
@joebarrera974119 күн бұрын
I love nickobmy favorite drummer ever
@boblazar708018 күн бұрын
Look up Nicko Mcbrain Voodoo child. Playing with his mates at a music fest. Nice drum solo.
@MikeysixkillerАй бұрын
He adapted to that small kit nicely. Had to play it quite differently. I loved the hi hat sizzles, very cool!
@davidriddick8228 күн бұрын
NICO IS A BADASS 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥 Down to earth and just so cool (73 almost and still kicking ass)
@robertturner804017 күн бұрын
Love to see Nicko do some drumming with Tamu of Nemophila and do Drumeo both would be a blast.
@RoylevisАй бұрын
Great drummer
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@riffmondo9733Ай бұрын
Going to see them in Ft. Worth TX this fall. Can’t wait.
@MsBenlaneАй бұрын
interesting comments thanks. love this. all it lacks is bruce coming up and hitting the gong.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Right!!!
@jackteppo9633Ай бұрын
Saw them in San Francisco "Peace of Mind" tour 😮 Awesome show.
@jacqueslebrun6133Ай бұрын
Underrated drummer, but a real one🤟
@NZLaticАй бұрын
Steve Adler and Nicko are both single kick drummers which im sure adds to the swing and feel. I read Duff McKagen’s autobiography and he said that they kept reducing Steven Adlers drum kit, including taking away the double kick, in an attempt to keep the feel in the rhythm section, and it seemed to work! And Nicko’s single kick is unmatched
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Very very smart. Quincy Jones used to do the same. Remove distractions. Focus on the groove
@eddcatflapАй бұрын
And, that's not his usual kit. Yes, single kick bass too! Nicko is the GOAT
@zeuhl666Ай бұрын
It's crazy to ''still'' being able to see it, playing like that, especially after his stroke. I'm 46, i'm playing drums 😉 (for 5 years now), Iron Maiden was the first metal band I discovered with my friends (at 14 years old)... long leave Nicko 🤘
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
He's a great inspiration
@nem447Ай бұрын
the small kit, and those fast bass triplets...
@KoagulatorАй бұрын
Maiden have never recorded to a click they say it takes from the feel. As a songwriter and guitarist I agree with them hate clicks
@ll7868Ай бұрын
2008 Guitar Center Drum Off was the year Max Weinberg of The E Street Band on the studio albums had a drum off against Jay Weinberg who was also the drummer for the E Street Band while on tour because Max was also the band leader of The Max Weinberg 7 on The Conan O'Brien late night show and had to be in the studio 5 nights a week. Anywho, there's a video of it.
@ade4864Ай бұрын
He was playing along with a live version
@mannybravo237Ай бұрын
Can't go wrong with Maiden and the hardest galloping drummer, Nicko. Have ya checked him out playing w Pat Travers early in his career?🤘🏻
@carltaylor8166Ай бұрын
Single Bass GOAT.
@kardeef33317Ай бұрын
He has a full drum set I. His restaurant and will play to customers
@alanmakowski936825 күн бұрын
To get an idea of how it would have sounded had Clive Burr been around to do the drumming for the song, simply play the original at 1.5 speed on KZread.
@gavatron1980Ай бұрын
Hes only played double kick on one song "face in the sand" on dance if death. Everything else, doubles and triples with single pedal
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Great stuff
@chabirandjeanmarc7032Ай бұрын
Nico is one the best hard rock metal drummer! Laways on ppoint with many little things in his play . wonderful!!!
@russellzauner27 күн бұрын
If you want to go even older, before Iron Maiden, Nicko played with Pat Travers and I've seen that video; he was ALWAYS good, somehow.
@jacksonmarshallkramer5087Ай бұрын
How badass is this guy??😬 😁
@peteharper3299Ай бұрын
SCENE:, Andrew counting in his band: "Ready, guys? OK - 1, 2, 6, 11..."
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
hahaha
@charliesdrumshed9328Ай бұрын
I agree on the click thing live is live and music needs to breathe and be human
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
It's old school. And I love it. Just in my blood to have music move
@jerkerjansson386Ай бұрын
This sounds like a live recording he's playing to. I don't think they used any clicks in 1982 or whenever the studio version was recorded as most bands didn't do that back then.
@roadrunner1277Ай бұрын
Nicko almost never uses a double kick or pedal setup; pretty much all the kick patterns he does are with one foot only. I seem to recall reading an interview with him years back where he said that he just never learned double kick when he was young as he (or his tutor) considered it "cheating," so subsequently worked his single kick skills up to the point where he can do everything he needs to without it and thus never needed to bother learning. This was way back in the 80s or 90s though, so I think he's probably mellowed somewhat regarding double kicks since then as there are a couple of newer Maiden songs where he uses it to get a specific sound, but it's very, very rare.
@anitnec
Ай бұрын
Very accured. Only song i think Face in the Sand
@alejandrofigueroa6958Ай бұрын
More than three decades Iron fan here . All maidens musicians are great top-notch when it comes to put together techniques and musicality. Nicko leads the band when live.
@joebarrera974119 күн бұрын
Imagine nicko ...inagine slteve Harris together i would say this band is AMAZING
@cletusburst4188Ай бұрын
don't forget, in this clip he's playing a 5 Pc
@remcohoman1011Ай бұрын
7:27 there is a Nicko interview where he did say.. We play the old sons too fast, Bruce can't evven keep up with the words, lie in Hallowed be They Name.. it went faster and faster... "Arry ( Harris) and I be..great one ey? And Bruce came shouting and cursing..you bloody %^W$%^@#$ it was too fast !! And the shows they do now, they went indeed back to the album track and went from there again..
@daoedn112723 күн бұрын
Ive been to their concert in the eighties i think. I watch this video and it seems he playing on his feeling. I dont know how to say it exactly.
@mtyzsw65498 күн бұрын
Hey Andrew . Did you notice ,somebody responsible for the playback of the rest of Maiden ,just fucked up his job ??? Even Nicko was laughing at some point ... the rhytm of the song was changing (slowing down and getting faster again) ... even then Nicko did manage with it .... Up the Irons from Poland 💪💪💪
@Jamie6029Ай бұрын
Nicko is amazing. I cheat and use a double pedal to play most of his stuff
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
To get it powerful yeah. Nicko is a beast
@bishopsteiner713429 күн бұрын
According to Nicko, a double kick is "undrummerish".. and pretty much put his money where his mouth is for 55+ years. he has used a double pedal on exactly one track in his Maiden career ("Face in the Sand" from Dance of Death). As for playing to the live, Maiden always plays a faster tempo live than in studio, and so yeah Nickos been playing the Trooper "fast" live for 40 yrs now. It was recorded at 160 bpm, and live is usually around 172 bpm. 🤷♂
@daved471620 күн бұрын
Hello bud , He is playing along to a live track that is coming through his monitors with the original drums removed . At 1:55 ish he loses it a bit but pulls it back in a heartbeat, tough to play along to a track without click and the tempo is also not true...... I personally don't care ,its real and he is the dogs.... Up the Irons Good luck bud🤟🤟🤟
@kippsguitar6539Ай бұрын
Andrew is a great diplomat, hes good for his age no doubt
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
hehe
@henry247Ай бұрын
Plz react to Eloy Casagrande reacting and breaking down his drum solo at 14yo on Drumeo! He also plays an udpated version of it at the end...
@povofpv6126 күн бұрын
I'm a failed guitarist, and a failed bassist. I want to learn drums so I can suck at that to.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
26 күн бұрын
Do it!
@susannebass5503Ай бұрын
Liked it can't believe I said that 😮
@barriehull7076Ай бұрын
Wikipedia: The word metronome first appeared in English in Maelzel's 1815 patent application, and is Greek in origin, derived from metron-"measure" and nomos-"regulation, law".[5][6] The London patent refers to the machine as "a metronome or musical time-keeper" use a click track or practice you decide.
@Sprokey666Ай бұрын
Haha yeah that got your attention didn't it 🤣
@jlaci8711 күн бұрын
In one of Maiden's Legacy of the Beast setlist video Nico talks about tempo shifts during live shows and highlights how important to have a metronome when they play eg. The Wicker man not to get insanely fast at the end of the song. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKickpKbqZDJabw.html&ab_channel=IronMaiden
@Unibear419Ай бұрын
🥁Please react to these drummer 🥁 Tatsuya Amano🥁Shuhei Kamada🥁 Junna🥁Anthony Barone🥁 Senri Kawaguchi🥁Kanade Sato🥁 (Playthrough or live)
@user-rp5pp8hr6xАй бұрын
MATH
@ll7868Ай бұрын
Cool TIE fighter. I bought a 61cm (24 inches) Falcon replica a few months ago, my cats keep trying to eat the dish and rub their scent on it. Cats are odd.
@dathorndike4908Ай бұрын
The track was NOT the album track. Bruce's vocal was live and the guitarwork was slightly different.
@DerrickCharles5750Ай бұрын
Please check out the band IMMINENCE with official MV song “ Continuum.” Lead singer plays violin as same time he sings and plays the violin….
@lukaspersson447Ай бұрын
Please react to Eloys recent drum cams!!!
@anikami2019Ай бұрын
That was not the album track. It was faster than the album version. Also Bruce sounded different. That was definitely a live version
@rafaelrichardddАй бұрын
Nicko is a genius. 🤘 Please do the new Eloy instagram cams
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
Genius? Couldn't be any more rudementary and he lost time, it's decent that's it
@remcohoman1011Ай бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKplzaSbkbi2pJs.html Nicko Explains the setlist... what a character, you will have a laugh!!
@remcohoman1011Ай бұрын
6:00 and after that it went out like a wet fart...
@user-rp5pp8hr6xАй бұрын
MUSIC IS NOT PERFECT U CAHSE PERFECT BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS
@craigrodgers4267Ай бұрын
He's always been using a single bass drum pedal.. I believe there's only one song he ever recorded using a double pedal
@cestusfrАй бұрын
Guess who's gonna listen to his Iron Maden collection because of you! ヽ(`⌒´メ)ノ
@rogeriopenna9014Ай бұрын
Not wanting to compare, Nico is a legend from the best band ever imho, but you said Nico makes a few corrections, which is normal, as we are all humans. But what about Eloy Casagrande. I don't really understand drums, but often on the internet I hear guys with good ears saying he is a human metronome
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...are we not gonna talk about the fact that Nicko is 72 and STILL doing this!?!?!?
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
Rudementary 4/4 many 12 year olds can also do but great stamina for his age
@roddymac998
Ай бұрын
Yes many people can play rudimentary 4/4 don't take long to learn but when you throw in a tonne of style and Ur own mark that's what matters, and Nicko regardless of his age does that in bucket loads for decades. Plays what's needed and fits for the song. Overplaying is a huge problem nowadays and the vibe of grooving is disappearing. Technicality in Ur instrument isnt the be all and end all. I've played with many technical musicians and they are most often useless in bands because they can't groove because it's all about them. Eff that no fun in that. Im 50 and been drumming and playing bass since high school. And in my opinion give me a groove master over a technical wizard any day. Nicko is a legend ✌🏼
@GG-ml3vr
Ай бұрын
@@kippsguitar6539Yeah ok mate😀
@432htz3
Ай бұрын
@@kippsguitar6539 Great stamina alright ...imagine this at his age for a whole gig and then consider a full tour at his age. This dude really is a trooper.
@bishopsteiner7134
29 күн бұрын
@@kippsguitar6539 tell me you watch youtubes about drumming but have never sat behind a kit for a full set without telling.. oh never mind, you told. Time signatures are great, and all, and Nicko actually plays a metric crapton of non 4/4 since they have been playing Prog Metal since the late 80s, buttercup. 7/8, 7/4, 15/8, etc. There's also a huge difference in being able to PLAY something and being cable to compose it. After you compose one single 12 yr old simple 4/4 track that is half as big as Maiden's most basic stuff? Feel free to speak up.
Nicko has always been a single kick guy. That's one drum and one pedal, every time.
I don't think he has ever played this song the same way twice, and we all love him for it. Funny to see him playing on such a small kit, too.
@asbjrnfossmo1589
Ай бұрын
That's how I play drums too. The overall structure of the song, I follow perfectly. The tempos of a song may vary slightly, but all of the musicians I play with can handle slight variations in tempo. The different beats follow the same idea every time, but may vary. Essential breaks (that cue in others) are done the same way, but every other break, where I choose to put accents that are drums only, stuff like crash endings, little mini-breaks... all of it is free game.
@firefox3187
Ай бұрын
And had a stroke. Down full side, doctores said might be 12 months before might walk right, in 6 was touring…
@peteharper3299
Ай бұрын
I remember seeing Maiden on Top of the Pops with the first single with Blaze (what was that, 94? 95?) and Nico had just a totally bog standard 5-piece kit and a couple of cymbals. Having worn out my Donington '92 VHS, it was SO weird to see!
Been a fan of Nicko's ever since I first heard the intro to "Where Eagles Dare". Dude's a beast
Who else would like to see Nicko do a session with Drumeo?
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
That'd be magic
Nicko owns a barbeque restaurant, Rock n Roll Ribs, down here in South Florida. Every year (mostly) they have an anniversary party open to the public. He plays with a bunch of friends - mix of Iron Maiden and other stuff, and tells stories. I've gone a few times when it was basically just a large tent in the parking lot. Each time, I was standing less than 10 feet to his side watching him play. I was surprised by how low he sits behind his kit.
@brucedickinson12
Ай бұрын
Really
@jeffreymccain2639
25 күн бұрын
Went there about 5 years ago & will be going back in September. Would be awesome if he happened to be there when we go. Up The Irons🤘
He had a stroke in 2023 and recovered and still playing:)
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Go Nicko!!!
@m6hill983
26 күн бұрын
Yes, this is pretty amazing 💥
The gallop on a single peddle is so solid and that snare sound holy moly!
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Right!?
I have been in awe of this guy since my very first concert in the 80's which of course was Maiden and Anthrax, hell yeah!
More videos like this please. Nicko doesn't get as much acclaim fir his drumming as he should.
Love Nicko, so underrated.
Alex Van Halen and Nicko were my favorite drummers growing up. Here i am in my mid 50's and loving seeing Nicko still going strong and how much joy he still gets from his music. Still a beast!
With his knees up to his ears it sometimes looks as though he's playing on a child's drum kit lol. So solid. And at his age!
Because Maiden don't use a click track, there was a point in the song (I think it was where the first chorus ends and goes back into the main riff) where the tempo seemed to slow down ever so slightly, but Nicko caught it perfectly.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
And that's okay! I like that real experience
YEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! Finally someone giving Steven Adler some love!!! Even after all he's been through, he still has that signature swing and that smile of his that could outshine the sun!!!
@AndrewRooneyDrums
26 күн бұрын
If ya know ya know!!!
HE IS A MACHINE
Brilliant and very original drummer. Absolutely tight and smack on each time. Very difficult to do that. He makes it look so easy...
I commented back along about reacting to the Trooper. His single kick is phenomenal - its a pity the video didn't have a camera on his feet to fully appreciate this!
Maiden and Nicko have such a dynamic tempo. Even on albums, but definitely at live shows. It's very deliberate and the whole band is in on it, although as i understand it, Nicko does have charge of the tempo!
The Rhytm of The Beast I have his VHS on the 90s!! ❤ Nicko is the best...and with punky past! He play the drums with Trust before Maiden!!
Those drums sound fantastic.
So looking forward to seeing them here in September! Nico STILL looks like he's having so much fun when he's playing even after all these years. Edit: One of the greatest things about being at a live concert is the difference from the studio track and how the audience response affects the performance.
Where eagles dare probably nickos finest drumming, imho of course 👌👌👍
Apart from his playing I also love how his toms sound, great stuff.
Love The Trooper, Nicko is briiliant, as are the 3 Amigos
It's not just fan. They are my favorite band and I am 62. He is a beast...72 and still playing shows. He has not lost a beat.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Love it!
He does a video where he walks you through his kit layout, very interesting and worth a look. 👍🏻
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
I will check it out
1988 that was one of 5 songs I had to learn in 3 days for a sit-in gig. The pain was real :)
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
That shows how rudementary it is but does the job the bad needs, sometimes simple is good but nothing remarkable
He was not playing to the album version. Can clearly hear that in the first solo. its live. and that solo is doubled. Most off the times Janick Gers and Adrian Smith double that solo live. can also hear it in Bruce Dickinson his voice. and the backing vocals off Steve harris and Adrian Smith. I asume this is the backing track off the Somewhere back in time double CD/DVD due to the age off this video performance. Iron Maidne refuse to record or play live through a click track. they say playing through a click takes away the human element and feel off songs.
Adam’s drumfest 2012 is most likely the best footage of Nicko, either his jazzy solo at the end or the trooper
@AndrewRooneyDrums
26 күн бұрын
Sounds good!
His drums sounds amazing live
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Soooo good
That is NOT the album version of The Trooper - it is a live version with the drums removed (Bruce's vocal (occassionally dipping out for the crowd call and response) and the 3 part guitar harmonies are the give away) SO - defo no click, just listening to the music and playing by ear. Priceless
One fun fact about Nickos drumming. He plays the stick in his left hand backwords. The punch the drum/high heads with the fat stick end.
Nikko and Leo Haze (from Y&T) were two of my bigger influences. They showed me that hard rock/metal could still thrive with single kick drumming. Nikko used a double pedal on rare occasions, but for the most part his stuff is all one foot. Unlike most drummers, Nikko adds stuff over time, building the parts up instead of simplifying things over time as they age. This is so much more than he played in 80's. He's just out there having fun.
@juppa
Ай бұрын
The only Maiden song he uses the double kick on is Face in the Sand from Dance of Death
Nicko has, always, played single kick. You should hear his go on Somewhere in Time. You'd swear it was a double-headed pedal.
Steven Adler is so underrated. Great feel and swing drummer.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
100%
Amazing Drummer Great Video 🏴🏴
That is UP tempo from the studio recording. side note: The opening to Where Eagles Dare is Beast mode.
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
Yes he loses time
and he was playing on small drum kit !
@seancorker5815
Ай бұрын
Is that legal!!
@GG-ml3vr
Ай бұрын
Poor kid
I wasn't sure if Andrew was staring at the drumming or the hair the most! jokes jokes... Nicko is unreal for his age!!
My favorite right foot in the game!!!
I love nickobmy favorite drummer ever
Look up Nicko Mcbrain Voodoo child. Playing with his mates at a music fest. Nice drum solo.
He adapted to that small kit nicely. Had to play it quite differently. I loved the hi hat sizzles, very cool!
NICO IS A BADASS 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥 Down to earth and just so cool (73 almost and still kicking ass)
Love to see Nicko do some drumming with Tamu of Nemophila and do Drumeo both would be a blast.
Great drummer
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Absolutely!
Going to see them in Ft. Worth TX this fall. Can’t wait.
interesting comments thanks. love this. all it lacks is bruce coming up and hitting the gong.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Right!!!
Saw them in San Francisco "Peace of Mind" tour 😮 Awesome show.
Underrated drummer, but a real one🤟
Steve Adler and Nicko are both single kick drummers which im sure adds to the swing and feel. I read Duff McKagen’s autobiography and he said that they kept reducing Steven Adlers drum kit, including taking away the double kick, in an attempt to keep the feel in the rhythm section, and it seemed to work! And Nicko’s single kick is unmatched
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Very very smart. Quincy Jones used to do the same. Remove distractions. Focus on the groove
And, that's not his usual kit. Yes, single kick bass too! Nicko is the GOAT
It's crazy to ''still'' being able to see it, playing like that, especially after his stroke. I'm 46, i'm playing drums 😉 (for 5 years now), Iron Maiden was the first metal band I discovered with my friends (at 14 years old)... long leave Nicko 🤘
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
He's a great inspiration
the small kit, and those fast bass triplets...
Maiden have never recorded to a click they say it takes from the feel. As a songwriter and guitarist I agree with them hate clicks
2008 Guitar Center Drum Off was the year Max Weinberg of The E Street Band on the studio albums had a drum off against Jay Weinberg who was also the drummer for the E Street Band while on tour because Max was also the band leader of The Max Weinberg 7 on The Conan O'Brien late night show and had to be in the studio 5 nights a week. Anywho, there's a video of it.
He was playing along with a live version
Can't go wrong with Maiden and the hardest galloping drummer, Nicko. Have ya checked him out playing w Pat Travers early in his career?🤘🏻
Single Bass GOAT.
He has a full drum set I. His restaurant and will play to customers
To get an idea of how it would have sounded had Clive Burr been around to do the drumming for the song, simply play the original at 1.5 speed on KZread.
Hes only played double kick on one song "face in the sand" on dance if death. Everything else, doubles and triples with single pedal
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
Great stuff
Nico is one the best hard rock metal drummer! Laways on ppoint with many little things in his play . wonderful!!!
If you want to go even older, before Iron Maiden, Nicko played with Pat Travers and I've seen that video; he was ALWAYS good, somehow.
How badass is this guy??😬 😁
SCENE:, Andrew counting in his band: "Ready, guys? OK - 1, 2, 6, 11..."
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
hahaha
I agree on the click thing live is live and music needs to breathe and be human
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
It's old school. And I love it. Just in my blood to have music move
This sounds like a live recording he's playing to. I don't think they used any clicks in 1982 or whenever the studio version was recorded as most bands didn't do that back then.
Nicko almost never uses a double kick or pedal setup; pretty much all the kick patterns he does are with one foot only. I seem to recall reading an interview with him years back where he said that he just never learned double kick when he was young as he (or his tutor) considered it "cheating," so subsequently worked his single kick skills up to the point where he can do everything he needs to without it and thus never needed to bother learning. This was way back in the 80s or 90s though, so I think he's probably mellowed somewhat regarding double kicks since then as there are a couple of newer Maiden songs where he uses it to get a specific sound, but it's very, very rare.
@anitnec
Ай бұрын
Very accured. Only song i think Face in the Sand
More than three decades Iron fan here . All maidens musicians are great top-notch when it comes to put together techniques and musicality. Nicko leads the band when live.
Imagine nicko ...inagine slteve Harris together i would say this band is AMAZING
don't forget, in this clip he's playing a 5 Pc
7:27 there is a Nicko interview where he did say.. We play the old sons too fast, Bruce can't evven keep up with the words, lie in Hallowed be They Name.. it went faster and faster... "Arry ( Harris) and I be..great one ey? And Bruce came shouting and cursing..you bloody %^W$%^@#$ it was too fast !! And the shows they do now, they went indeed back to the album track and went from there again..
Ive been to their concert in the eighties i think. I watch this video and it seems he playing on his feeling. I dont know how to say it exactly.
Hey Andrew . Did you notice ,somebody responsible for the playback of the rest of Maiden ,just fucked up his job ??? Even Nicko was laughing at some point ... the rhytm of the song was changing (slowing down and getting faster again) ... even then Nicko did manage with it .... Up the Irons from Poland 💪💪💪
Nicko is amazing. I cheat and use a double pedal to play most of his stuff
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
To get it powerful yeah. Nicko is a beast
According to Nicko, a double kick is "undrummerish".. and pretty much put his money where his mouth is for 55+ years. he has used a double pedal on exactly one track in his Maiden career ("Face in the Sand" from Dance of Death). As for playing to the live, Maiden always plays a faster tempo live than in studio, and so yeah Nickos been playing the Trooper "fast" live for 40 yrs now. It was recorded at 160 bpm, and live is usually around 172 bpm. 🤷♂
Hello bud , He is playing along to a live track that is coming through his monitors with the original drums removed . At 1:55 ish he loses it a bit but pulls it back in a heartbeat, tough to play along to a track without click and the tempo is also not true...... I personally don't care ,its real and he is the dogs.... Up the Irons Good luck bud🤟🤟🤟
Andrew is a great diplomat, hes good for his age no doubt
@AndrewRooneyDrums
Ай бұрын
hehe
Plz react to Eloy Casagrande reacting and breaking down his drum solo at 14yo on Drumeo! He also plays an udpated version of it at the end...
I'm a failed guitarist, and a failed bassist. I want to learn drums so I can suck at that to.
@AndrewRooneyDrums
26 күн бұрын
Do it!
Liked it can't believe I said that 😮
Wikipedia: The word metronome first appeared in English in Maelzel's 1815 patent application, and is Greek in origin, derived from metron-"measure" and nomos-"regulation, law".[5][6] The London patent refers to the machine as "a metronome or musical time-keeper" use a click track or practice you decide.
Haha yeah that got your attention didn't it 🤣
In one of Maiden's Legacy of the Beast setlist video Nico talks about tempo shifts during live shows and highlights how important to have a metronome when they play eg. The Wicker man not to get insanely fast at the end of the song. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mKickpKbqZDJabw.html&ab_channel=IronMaiden
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Cool TIE fighter. I bought a 61cm (24 inches) Falcon replica a few months ago, my cats keep trying to eat the dish and rub their scent on it. Cats are odd.
The track was NOT the album track. Bruce's vocal was live and the guitarwork was slightly different.
Please check out the band IMMINENCE with official MV song “ Continuum.” Lead singer plays violin as same time he sings and plays the violin….
Please react to Eloys recent drum cams!!!
That was not the album track. It was faster than the album version. Also Bruce sounded different. That was definitely a live version
Nicko is a genius. 🤘 Please do the new Eloy instagram cams
@kippsguitar6539
Ай бұрын
Genius? Couldn't be any more rudementary and he lost time, it's decent that's it
kzread.info/dash/bejne/dKplzaSbkbi2pJs.html Nicko Explains the setlist... what a character, you will have a laugh!!
6:00 and after that it went out like a wet fart...
MUSIC IS NOT PERFECT U CAHSE PERFECT BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS
He's always been using a single bass drum pedal.. I believe there's only one song he ever recorded using a double pedal
Guess who's gonna listen to his Iron Maden collection because of you! ヽ(`⌒´メ)ノ
Not wanting to compare, Nico is a legend from the best band ever imho, but you said Nico makes a few corrections, which is normal, as we are all humans. But what about Eloy Casagrande. I don't really understand drums, but often on the internet I hear guys with good ears saying he is a human metronome