12 years later I still come back to this video. Truly one of the best.

A depression sets in by the idea of setting up this whole kit for a 10 minute solo... One of the best I saw on Letterman!

@NecroMorrius

5 ай бұрын

Not when it’s Gavin, worth every second 😂

You could just see towards the end that he had committed his entire life to being this astonishing behind a drumkit and playing for a real audience, it’s not just a gorgeous performance, but a deep testament to a person’s integrity and a life well chosen and well lived.

@Douglas-zd7mz

Ай бұрын

Settle Down Butter-BUTT..!

The fact that he accidentally dropped one of his sticks at the 2:30 mark on live national TV and completely made it looked natural -- is absolutely amazing!

@xpeggyx1390

8 ай бұрын

Wow....It took me 2 replays to notice that. You must be a drummer too🙂

@jeanclaude4

6 ай бұрын

Occupational hazard. Lots of practice

@wildmike951

5 ай бұрын

He is awesome but any good drummer should be able to do this by grabbing another stick.

I'm not a fan of drum solos, but came here for him. One of the greatest without a doubt. And it's not just his ability but the fine tuning of his kit is always on point, it's just always a pleasure listen to him on any song he plays.

Just a note on how musically tuned Gavin's drums are --a beautiful melodic sound up and down the kit. When you add in his skill set, it's signature musicianship at its finest.

@user-cp4yt9yv3u

2 жыл бұрын

Да это так и есть! Спасибо за комментарий!

@tonydegregorio4895

2 жыл бұрын

1:48 is a perfect example of this

@CMO1061

Жыл бұрын

Yeh I honestly think Gavin’s set is my favorite drum sound of all time. It’s just pristine and gorgeous

@user-cl3hj3ok6j

Жыл бұрын

🐐 goat of goats

@martinsiepman

10 ай бұрын

Well said

One of the few drummers where if u close your eyes u know it's him in 10 seconds!

@gagu4241

4 жыл бұрын

One second is enough haha

@jamesmarshall7885

4 жыл бұрын

Another is Jimmy Chamberlin

@maakeklein4073

3 жыл бұрын

gadd porcaro copeland phil collins ziggy.to name a few more.

Everything about this drummer speaks passion, you not only tell by his hand being so lose, but even by the way he organizes his drum set, and by the color style in his drums. Class act.

@zikandgroovefr

Жыл бұрын

Great observation, couldn't agree more!

@Parrish_Muhoberac

2 ай бұрын

I ❤️ Everything Gavin does, such an inspiration to me, professionally as well. Opened my eyes to so many possibilities, and the SOUND of his kit? He has MASTERED it. Incredible musician all round. He's done a lot more besides drumming.

@Douglas-zd7mz

Ай бұрын

Would YOU please settle-down and dis-enroll from drama-mama king of queen class..!

Gavin is absolutely incredible.

@salsabilahmedshrestho960

4 жыл бұрын

no, thomas lang is not 10x better

@fabianlopez4229

4 жыл бұрын

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer mmmmm nope .

@fabianlopez4229

4 жыл бұрын

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer ok ..WHO DESTROY YOUR LANG ? ..Travis Orbin ? ..Boby Jarzombeck? CHRIS TURNER ? David Diepold ? ..Who ?? ...if you want to know what is extrem ..play this . If you want to see stupid competition.

@fabianlopez4229

4 жыл бұрын

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer jajajajaja ..ok .

@alienduce6755

3 жыл бұрын

@WhoDarestheMAN gamer and that's your opinion

I just LOVE how he had implemented prog metal vocabulary into soloing over "the chicken" where most drummers sound fusion-ish. Very refreshing and tasteful approach

@rbjax2001

3 жыл бұрын

Well put. I was sitting here thinking...interesting...this is a different take on things. Great drummer.

This man has incredible independence. It's really amazing! Definitely one of the best out there.

@tluedeke

8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur Garwood Delahooke Gavin Harrison is brilliant. Catastrophically underrated....

@Ribsletics

8 жыл бұрын

+Arthur Garwood Delahooke I don't think his independence is anywhere near as impressive as his orchestration. You want independence? Go watch a Thomas Lang, Mike Mangini, or Virgil Donati video.

@peterferraguto

6 жыл бұрын

Antonio Sanchez...independence personified

@Incountry

4 жыл бұрын

tluedeke reactor7 Not underrated, just unknown due to genre he’s played in last 20+ years, but most drummers and especially Pro’s rate him highly..

@marcdemell2987

4 жыл бұрын

He is exceptional.Never seen him yet.

He's just too good on every level. He's like all the best drummers I've ever seen & heard all rolled into one perfect package.... truly truly amazing!

@MeanGeneSanDiego

4 жыл бұрын

You probably don't play drums, do you? This is sub rudimentary (pedestrian) at best.😞

@DarkBoy7410

2 жыл бұрын

@@MeanGeneSanDiego keep hating instead of appreciating things in your life, that way you'll "surely" attract good things to you lol nobody cares if somebody else can do faster or harder things, let's talk about tasteful precision, not just hitting things on time.

@XXXCRSPL

2 жыл бұрын

Meanvaseline lol

@kunalkumar8217

Жыл бұрын

@@MeanGeneSanDiego why so jealous bro? Not got anything to do in life. Its okay you will get there. Just learn to respect someone will you? Thanks!

@NecroMorrius

5 ай бұрын

@@MeanGeneSanDiegoheh OK, I’ve played drums for 30 years and Gavin is incredible. “Rudimentary” lol. Back to Slipknot kid

Tight, you say? What a musician! Saw PT twice in Montreal and was totally blown away by the sheer amount of musicianship on stage.

I have watched this once a month, for at least the last two years, and mind is blown every single time. This gentleman has been my biggest inspiration for quite a long time now I can’t put into words what his plane means to me.

Once of the best cats in modern drumming for sure. Chops chops and more chops BUT awesome feel and use of space. Definitely at the top of my short list!

8 years too late but this man is a beast! gotta listen to more of his stuff

This solo is insane, but Gavin's work in Porcupine Tree is what really solidifies him as my favorite drummer. I mean, there's a certain level of chops that all these really great drummers can reach (and then there's Jojo Mayer), but Gavin's creativity and absolutely liquidity on the drums is a step above the rest.

@manco828

7 жыл бұрын

Gavin is a great writer, a lot of contributions to Porcupine Tree.

@TheTechAndScience

5 жыл бұрын

Dave Weckl also possesses a similar (if not higher) level of fluidity (or transparency) and chops on the kit but definitely doesn’t have the creative output Gavin does.

@TronciM

5 жыл бұрын

Jojo is just wow

@chillax600

2 жыл бұрын

Matt gartska anyone?

FANTASTIC !! What a technique !!! and style

Gavin Harrison is just amazing. Love how fluid his playing is.

@kcjazzcat7822

5 ай бұрын

I've seen Buddy Rich live 6 times. He was very smooth. It looked as if he wasnt playing "hard". Mr Harrison plays the same. I love listening to him especially with Porcupine Tree and King Crimson. This cat is a great drummer.

Surprised at his ability to keep count and timing. He truly is something else

@gustafsone

Жыл бұрын

Not just his ability, but the rest of the band, too. They had to come in and out between his solo sections and they nailed it every time. They were all locked in. These late night show bands have the best professional musicians in the business.

Never ceases to impress me.

3:00 Gavin's feet decided to play Bleed by Meshuggah

@Chillidog650

4 жыл бұрын

haha i heard the same thing

@SinisterSkip

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, it is the same pattern. 2x 16th+ 2x 8th notes, or 2x 32th + 2x 16th notes, generally. It's been used a lot, even for tom-snare fills.

@madjack4691

4 жыл бұрын

I heard it too !

@Sherco6

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was awesome :)

@RobertFuentes

4 жыл бұрын

its a big fan of meshuggah

The ONLY drummer in either drum solo week to not already be a household name, and he just blew everyone else away. Stunning. Best double-kick player since Barriemore Barlowe.

@philenns6797

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed ... a great player who fits tight and musically in the pocket. And, ironically and LOL, claims he's really not a double base pedal player! The best!

@MrCptKrunch

10 жыл бұрын

Agree! Man, its like he took it to a whole new level. Ridiculous!!!

@downtown_ethanbrown

4 жыл бұрын

John Thelin not sure how you can claim he's better than Neil Peart.

@fordprefectiii

4 жыл бұрын

@@downtown_ethanbrown i think people get transfixed by his double base pedal playing... let's see how hes doing in 40 years...

@bigwoop8151

3 жыл бұрын

@@fordprefectiii When he's 96?

Monster musician. Everything he does is sublime.

wow!! how have a never heard of this cat before... mad respect, just amazing.

@Dan23_7

4 жыл бұрын

Dillydally If you've been checking cat breeds that's why. He's a human 😂

@coalhair99

4 жыл бұрын

Dan23 7 silly goose

Please show some respect to the brilliant band accompanying this - especially the percusionist who had to augment something that neeeded no augmentation but somehow still managed to make it even better!

His sense of space with his feel is really unique, never knew he could play like that, impressive stuff!

I remember watching and indulging this during my high school / uni times while my peers loved playing their video games, back in around 2012. Twelve years later now I've been working for like ~6-7 years and this still entertains! Gavin's my favorite monster...

Absolutely superb! That kit sounds fantastic.

One of the finest drummers in the world

Fantastic drum sound. Snare, kick, toms all great

That was killer!! Not sure why this dude isn't more well-known

@La_sagne

9 ай бұрын

he's extremely well known in the drumming scene

@perryb5984

6 ай бұрын

He’s a God on the drumming scene!

@stevenfederico2594

4 ай бұрын

Say what!!!!!

@oohkumar

2 ай бұрын

He’s a drummer’s drummer.

For me Marco Minneman, Carter Bruford and Gavin Harrison are the three drummers that I like the most for their precision and incredible ability.

@82mangini

10 ай бұрын

Jason Rullo, Thomas Lang and Virgil Donati tô me

@podhditalia

10 ай бұрын

Gavin has been my #1 favorite drummer for a long time. Nowadays it could be Carter, coincidentally :) three great talents

@La_sagne

9 ай бұрын

strange that you spell carters last name wrong then.. or did you mean bill bruford? also understandable if you did

@aldomigueldallorso3272

9 ай бұрын

Carter Beauford is the drummer for the Dave Matthews Band. Bill Bruford was the drummer and percussionist for legendary bands such as Yes, King Crimson, Genesis and UK.

this is such an amazing sounding kit. so perfect and probs the best drum solo of both drum solo weeks.

maaaaan, I'm never getting tired by watching this video. I love you Gavin.

That double-kick bass is much trickier than it looks. And kudos to the band!

@chanmies

Жыл бұрын

It's called Herta

@brdnrd

Жыл бұрын

@@chanmies What is?

@wideblueeyedfear7520

6 ай бұрын

​@@brdnrdif you're talking about the double kick bass pattern when he plays with the bells, that pattern is called a herta, most famous in bleed by meshuggah and hot for teacher by van halen.

WOW! That was super TIGHT. Fantastic musicianship. What a drummer. Love the band too.

I love that drag thing he does

That was a fun to watch drum solo. He made something hard to do look easy. Good drum tuning and tones mixed with some good technical sticking made it more of a musically sounding solo than just a thrashing.

When Gavin started his solo I thought it was 'freeform'. But when he and the band played the 'hits' I was like WHOA! I know it's just counting, but it's still impressive to solo for such long stretches without accompaniment and for everyone to be together!!! Great job all!!!

@billthew6038

8 жыл бұрын

Blows my mind as well! Who knew how hard counting could be!

@michaelmattice4986

8 жыл бұрын

Bill Thew Counting is definitely tough...Truth is, I usually only count when I'm making a drum chart...just to make sure I have the hits/accents/etc...notated correctly...While actually playing the song, I really try to internalize or feel the music...I've said too much...Happy drumming!:)

@josshlegg8647

8 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it was actually freeform. The band conductor can be seen communicating with the band and Gavin through a microphone that feeds to their in-ears. Eye contact between Gavin and the conductor means that he can just count in whenever he is ready.

@calvintrainer1212

7 жыл бұрын

Listen to The Aristocrats live, the long stop and syncopation time is ridiculous impossible and funny

@michaelmattice4986

7 жыл бұрын

calvintrainer1212 Thanks for the suggestion:)

Letterman's idol and friend was Johnny Carson, who used to be a drummer himself and used to have Buddy Rich and other jazz musicians on his show regularly. I'm sure this drummer series was somewhat a modern day nod.

@TheDizzleHawke

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing.

What a great solo and beautiful sounding kit.

Letterman said; "Porcupine Tree" :D Makes a Progger happy :D

Just plain cool. What a great musician.

Flawless! A really enjoyable solo. This guy is a real talent.

The Master Drummer. Number one in my book for technique, patterns timing groove. What else.......everything!! LOL

I love when drummers play something ive never thought of playing it in that way

Letterman loves music and was always looking for ways to help musicians whether they were famous or unheard of...giving them a shot of national exposure. So nice for everyone; we all win.

Great drummer. One of my all time favorites.

GREAT JOB, GAVIN!!!!!!!!!

😳 Absolutely Fantastic 👌🏽

That tone/sound he gets from that Sonor kit is the best of the best..so is he's playing..

Gavin shows whats possible on drums! masterful!

Yes, I'd even put up with a few tedious moments with Letterman to listen to this guy....Outstanding solo.

Sonor makes a damn fine kit, and this guy can straight tear em up

@MeanGeneSanDiego

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful shells...So so drummer...

@RubenSprng

3 жыл бұрын

@@MeanGeneSanDiego did you just call harrison "so so"?

@MeanGeneSanDiego

3 жыл бұрын

@@RubenSprng 😝

@RoccoHernandez87

2 жыл бұрын

And super expensive!!! 😅

Steven Wilson was so fortunate to have Gavin in Porcupine Tree - their video concert 'Arriving Somewhere' is one of my favorites and I re-watch it regularly 🙂

@analogpark8059

Жыл бұрын

Same--have probably watched that DVD a hundred times. 😂

@teethcoat4274

9 ай бұрын

I’ve soured on some parts of PT I’ve the years, but their musicianship, particularly Harrison’s, will always shock and impress me.

It's like fireworks going off.Outstanding.!!

Musicality...more LIKE a Buddy Rich solo than what sometimes devolves into a circus show. His solo fit the tempo and feel of the song.

@mattwood1562

4 жыл бұрын

MeanGeneSanDiego Hardly a fair thing to say, he’s capable of playing much, much more than that

@MeanGeneSanDiego

4 жыл бұрын

@UC3Z12CWyTj3aB9Mx1XWYeTg Sorry, still not impressed. (Monkey-Grip Player's just don't impress me and never will.) Although this little Girl 'aint bad...kzread.info/dash/bejne/iGmNptp9pdyxdKw.html

@liamdunleavy7916

3 жыл бұрын

Eugene Snyder comment got deleted but STILL you are the ass

This isn't even among his greatest stuff. Simply incredible drummer!

his use of flams is off the hook! such a smooth and articulate player with amazing hand and foot speed, but without sacrificing brilliant dynamics and finess; truly one of the unsung heroes of modern drumming. I hope to play like that when I grow up; (hey, it could happen...)

@nickbedford

9 жыл бұрын

I like flams but hot damn, I love Gavin Harrison's flams.

@sttommore

9 жыл бұрын

I agree. Maybe I have my head in the sand, but I'd never heard of him, and I wanted to applaud my computer after that. Those flams -- the guy plays one-handed flams between the rack and floor toms and the hi-hat on the opposite side!!!

Simply amazing!! Thank you for sharing this master piece of drumming. 👍👍

fabulous Gavin!!!

Astounding, and as blase Paul and company might become to all the talent they see, I bet they were extremely impressed. The guy is one of the greats

Awesome sound,amazing playing.the man is master

So clean and musical

Nice solo!!! Love that drum roll on the snare!!!

So good. Gavin is great!

An outstanding drummer

Never heard of this guy but man is he impressive!

my favorite drummer ever. king of ghost notes

Very fun, dynamic solo...love it

It is always an honor to hear it, he is a legend in life! 🙌🏼

Awesome so clean lovely to listen to

love that creativity!

By far the best by a mile here on drum fortnight. Gavin you the man

woah, i am absolutely blown away by this performance, especially by a drummer i dont know much about. he grooves so damn well in this his kit sounds great!

@davidpollak7708

2 жыл бұрын

If your a Gavin Harrison fan, you need to listen to his "Circles" cd with 05ric. The cd displays Gavin's extraordinary drumming! He's amazing!

One of my favorite drummers. Whenever I listen to "Anesthetize" I always focus more on the drums for the first three or four minutes than the rest of the music.

@Southparkandguns

9 жыл бұрын

For the first three minutes? I focus on Gavin's drumming for the whole 17 minutes.

@DrCorndog1

9 жыл бұрын

There's just a little bit of magic that's broken when you finally hear that first cymbal crash. But yeah, the drumming is great throughout.

@martianshoes

9 жыл бұрын

Dr. Corndog I think the way Gavin accompanies the song "Trains" is amazing...and his playing on "Futile" could make Bill Bruford blush....

the best of the drum solo week!

His drums sound SO GOOD

@SonorGeek05

3 жыл бұрын

Sonor has always made the best drums out there. Build quality, sound quality, and looks. I've tried all the other brands and Sonor will always be my first and only choice.

@aperez12374

3 жыл бұрын

I know right!!! I've modeled my drum sound after Marco Minnemann and Gavin Harrison. These drums are more than drums, they are musical.

@mercertj

3 жыл бұрын

The drums alone are prob about $10k

@andysimmons311

3 жыл бұрын

@@mercertj yeah have you ever done the custom Sonor drum maker online?! Gets to like 13k for me 😂

@NIKKO500

3 жыл бұрын

Sonor sq2?

Sadly I'll admit this was my entry to porcupine tree. I missed the boat, but the music is fucking great. Better late than never!!!

@nocomment3600

4 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the rabbit hole These guys are fantastically creative and some of the best musicians Ive heard

@DanielVerberne

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourites with PT and Gavin on drums is 'Mother and Child Divided" from one of their live releases, truly incredible.

Incredibly creative wonderful

The epitome of drumming. As close to perfect as l've ever seen. (l'm a player m'self) This guy is AWESOME!!

I have much more respect for Letterman now.

Gavin's got a great band behind him! I miss them & the show!

2:30 stick drop. covered it well.

@rustyjames4575

4 жыл бұрын

FPChris bro I didn’t notice

@Philipp.of.Swabia

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I didn’t even notice 🤣 I thought it was part of the solo

@PutYourArtyAwayWalter

4 жыл бұрын

I thought he was doing the Carl Palmer kick crash haha

@ImEverythingYouCrave

4 жыл бұрын

dude you have to have an eagle eye to notice that lol

@FPChris

4 жыл бұрын

@@ImEverythingYouCrave Ha!

Don’t forget this perfomance now! Gavin IS the best drummer ever! 🎉🎉🎉😮❤

Я - старый барабанщик с консервативными взглядами, и очень уважаю таких музыкантов, как Бонэм, Пэйс, Филлипс, Биссонетт... Но вот молодые драммеры тоже очень радуют. Этот парень отлично отстраивает инструменты, звук сухой, высокий и очень отчётливый. Это не просто примитивная демонстрация навыков и техники ( кои, безусловно, на высоте), это - музыка. Особое удовольствие от мастерского использования сплэшей и чайны. Кайф!

The MASTER is in the building!!!!

Talk about making it look easy. Fantastic

I hit the like button before the video started

Просто БРАВО!!!!) Какой красавец.....

An absolute genius of the kit

i watch this everyday

Giving is really at the top of his game in this video. Bravo! 👏

Marvelous Garvin👍👍👍 Indonesian salute to you..🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍

One of the greatest alive, such a unique sound, you can always tell it's him...

Off the chart. What a drummer.

Creative brilliant playing blows most out of the water

Nice stuff! Very creative.

I remember hearing him say that he was having all sorts of issues that Night, I can’t remember the specifics, but he was having issues. I wish that was how it sounds when I have issues.