Give the man credit, he played in timbs.

Uhm...maybe we should've called it the "2014 Guitar Center Octapad-Off Winner." I remember previous winners didn't have to make the drums a side instrument to some device for the competition, the drums WERE the instrument, and you made music out of THAT and the drums weren't just random percussion pieces thrown together into a set.

@agungmunthe

9 жыл бұрын

You sir, deserve my upvote

@brennanstuart325

9 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@foxz0mbie1

9 жыл бұрын

Music evolves. Just like humans. Expand your mind.

@agungmunthe

9 жыл бұрын

foxz0mbie1​i know man. What i'm trying to say is that the use of the octapad is starting to overcome the drums itself. It is more like you play an octapad with drums instead of playing drums with octapad. Those are two different things

@drum.r9610

9 жыл бұрын

Agree

Shariq Tucker is a beast drummer... But it's safe to say the octopad ruined the drum-offs

@kirbaceous

6 жыл бұрын

That was a crap solo. Worthless.

@Doatello1991

4 жыл бұрын

@Rick Brownell Dude can play. The solo isn’t a reflection of his playing ability or his musicality. It’s a reflection of how the judges ruined the competition by forcing the competitors to utilize the Octapad.

@Post-Alone

4 жыл бұрын

@@Doatello1991 spot on bro

@shutitup68

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Some dude used the Octopad once now everyone has to use it? Hate that thing and it was wayyyy overused.

@grantwalthall7677

3 жыл бұрын

@@kirbaceous 🧢

He should've gotten a separate award for wearing those Timberlands.

Shariq Riq Tucker brings out a little bit of Bell Biv DeVoe's Poison in his ‪#‎DrumOff‬ solo and we can't get it out of our heads! So catchy.

@BassBooking

9 жыл бұрын

Guitar Center AND John Coltrane. BBD is rad but, the Giant Steps bit got me right in the spirit.

@Slalom_Steve

9 жыл бұрын

Guitar Center seriously this competition has become a complete joke. The Octapad has ruined it and made it a "Live-DJ/Drummer" competition, not a drum competition. Where would these kinds of skills ever be useful outside of this one application? Other than a one-man street performance, no where. Bring it back to REAL drumming, PLEASE.

@PyroManiacs

8 жыл бұрын

+StevenFlorianDrums Exactly!!

@AnusBanus5

8 жыл бұрын

+StevenFlorianDrums lol it sounds like he's just hitting random buttons, doesn't even sound good 😂😂

@merk1003

8 жыл бұрын

+Louie90 Reynolds agree ... dis is why I stop carrying n stop going to guitar center drum offs

Guitar Center, please take the comment section as feedback. Next year, No octopad. You can tune drums to notes, you can bring a harmonica up with you... but no one wants a "drum solo" or "drum-off" that isn't drum centered.

@BenMichalowicz

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir! You have received my upvote. But in all seriousness, they probably should have a second drum-off centered around the Octapad haha. Personally, I found the drums kind of had a really bad sound, minus the kick drum. Everything seemed choked instead of having an actual tone. Guitar Center should put a little more effort, so I think, into tuning the drums for actual tones instead of having choked snares and quick thuds instead of purer drum tones.

@poppapunker6238

9 жыл бұрын

For real!! I think Jerome Flood's competition winning solo was a perfect example of how to play the drums musicially, WITHOUT the octopad. He played different popular musical themes on the drums themselves, which made for a very interesting solo. Also, drum solos should be about polyrhythms and who can play the craziest ostinato patterns. PLEASE REMOVE THE PAD, GUITAR CENTER!!!!

@ryanmanley7433

9 жыл бұрын

It was extremely good. Are you mad because you can't play that well?

@RandomlnternetGuy

9 жыл бұрын

Ryan Manley get out.

@jasonhorvath1746

9 жыл бұрын

It is drum centered😂

Very excited to share our new #DrumOff champ's winning performance with you… big congrats Shariq Riq Tucker!!!

@GregAhler

9 жыл бұрын

ColdToiletSeats www.sevenforums.com/sound-audio/358932-youtube-audio-just-me.html

@stevenplesnarski7918

9 жыл бұрын

question about the rules for next year. any chance you will allow the use of the roland spd sx? I bought an octapad for gigs/drum-off practice, but I would rather have the spd sx if it will be allowed in the 2015 competition. Thanks

@Nelsdrums

9 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing performance. You guys should post all of the contestants.

@AnthonyChaucer

9 жыл бұрын

This is extremely disappointing fuckin drum pad the whole time

@dakotalinville8923

9 жыл бұрын

It's because of drummers like this winning the last two or three years that I don't compete in the drum off. Nine years of lessons don't matter in a flailing competition

I watch every single drum off video that I can find, but I feel confident in saying that this was my favorite performance I have seen so far. The flow of his piece of music was unbelievable. He chopped out, he grooved, he flowed, he jazzed, it all happened in that 5 minute slot. Really stoked to see a melodic player earn the title of Drum-Off winner this year versus the typical chop-out sessions where it's been about packing notes into a time slot. And that was hard for me to say because I LOVE those chop out sessions hahaha. Awesome job, Shariq. You've earned yourself a new fan.

Talented for sure, but I wish they'd take out the trigger pads...

@calebknott8021

9 жыл бұрын

I agree, not a fan of the pads.

Drum -Off? Octopad-Off is a better name for this.... i think this is very sad!

@IkechiUkazu

9 жыл бұрын

yes.

A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!! Very musical drummer!!! Loved it!!! Great snare work and solid control of dynamics!!!!

@augustburnsred3541

8 жыл бұрын

how can you have a non musical drummer ya turd

I LOVED the Giant steps section right in the middle. Totally caught me off, but amazingly brilliant! Hats off!

I've always been a fan of creative octapad use, and this is a great solo, BUT I do agree that the use of it has become a bit excessive

This was an amazing drum solo, I enjoyed the 6/8 in the beginning and the 15/8 towards the end. There was obviously a huge amount of drumming, if you think otherwise, please go to the practice room and see exactly how much you need to practice before you reach his level.

@1springarbor

9 жыл бұрын

yeah man that 15/8 is sick flowed well

@8Daniel0l

9 жыл бұрын

The problem wasn't his technical ability (I could only hope to play like that one day but the drums tho), only he applied to playing a synth pad rather making his music primary with the drum kit

@gospelplayer2

9 жыл бұрын

Daniel Antoniou it was put there for a reason

@jasoncorley3032

9 жыл бұрын

Lol you Sir act like time signatures are hard, can you count, if yes then not hard

@artamis6167

9 жыл бұрын

When did I ever say that they were hard? I can play both time signatures, but that's not the point. The point of my comment was to show my appreciation towards shariks performance and his choice of orchestration.

This solo is fantastic. His use fills going over the bar line, and still keeping the groove is brilliant. The use of bt1 blew my mind and as he added sixteenth note ghost notes and continued to comp the horn part. His solo groove the whole time it was a drum solo but almost full like a rock concert too. Octapad rocks, and he used it was used very well. The octapad is also a key unique concept for less experienced musicians or non musicians to help realize technicality of placement in fills and time in grooves.

love how he basically turned his solo into a song. its dope tbh

Is this a joke? He used the octopad through 90% of the solo. Used the same Funk/gospel style through the whole solo, no latin, rock, nothing. Luckily we got a few seconds of something besides 4/4. Ever since JP Bouvet its gone downhill every year. Also please hire someone who can mix drums, its not that hard, the toms almost blew my speakers out. Watching this made me salty as salty can be.

@Yolinstrun4e182

9 жыл бұрын

ITs A REQUIREMENT in Guitar Center Drum Offs.

@prinzidrums

9 жыл бұрын

I agree completely, I was just thinkin that JP was the last great Drum Off Winner. Carlos was pretty good too, but D Mile and Shariq are nothing special

@aaronvasquez7474

9 жыл бұрын

jibediah1234 are you kidding me? Carlos wasn't "pretty good". he was incredible. and D-mile was "nothing special"? D-mile was better than JP. And Carlos was better than both D-mile and JP combined. but I do agree with Shariq being nothing special.

@jacobb8388

9 жыл бұрын

I had to skip to the end because it was so boring oh wait so was the end . Fucking gay .

@prinzidrums

9 жыл бұрын

Aaron Vasquez Idk man...JP had some serious unique and difficult chops. The 7/8 clave ostinato in the left foot with a solo over the top thats: world-class stuff. Carlos has awesome hands, but I think he had a lot more show-y things then JP (albeit, theres an element of show to every drum-off solo).

Shariq Tucker did his thing this year! I was there to see it live and it was definitely one of those performances that had you saying "I quit drums" hahaha! Congrats Shariq!

People need to stop crying about the octopad. Music isn't about playing the same old 32nd note fills after some standard beats. It's about moving forward creatively to make something that SOUNDS GOOD. Sure he did a lot of octopad, but shit it's a tool. That's like saying we should take out the use of double bass and more than two cymbals because it "promotes gimmicks." Hats off to this guy, I enjoyed every minute of his performance.

@xMOEx3101

9 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@kwninjatrainer1412

9 жыл бұрын

Just because something new is introduced doesn't mean the drum world is "moving forward". Clearly, we are moving backward. Less originality, less talent, less actual DRUMMING, just another sheep following the previous year's winner in an attempt to claim a prize. This was straight up garbage. The #1 amateur drummer in the country? Are we really supposed to believe this is the best guy out there in 2015??? It's another version of last year's solo: the beats all sounded the same, no creative or interesting use of the rudiments, and the drums were secondary to the machine. Without the octopad this solo is about a minute long. In another 5 years we probably won't even see an actual drum set on stage anymore, just more pads and electronic toys because we're "moving forward". If you want to see what the drum off was like before it sold out, back when drummers took pride in their skills and played like real musicians, watch Jerome Flood's solo from '08.

@bball98038

9 жыл бұрын

Kevin, who's to say you can't put your heart and soul in playing the Octapad?

@bball98038

9 жыл бұрын

Also, FYI, there already is such a thing as a drum competition with all electric drums. It's called the Roland drum competition which JP Bouvet competed in. Look it up on KZread. What makes that solo different from this one?

@ravercox

9 жыл бұрын

Kevin Walsh I understand where you're comming from, but this mentality of more DRUMMING doesn't sit right with me as a musician. Are you saying the octapad made it less musical? Sure, it made him seem like less of a guy who devoted himself to purely drum set but his use of the octopad made me see that he was musically aware. You're not talking about musical content, you're talking about chops fest. Now look at Mendoza's performance, the dude was EXTREMELY musical with the use of poly rhythms and clave placement and adding octopad as sprinkles, Shariq was musical in the sense that he would switch up the feel with octopad and play over it tastefully. Saying it wasn't musical or "straight up garbage" is pretty reactionary. Not attacking you, just stating my opinion. Cheers.

No doubt this dude can play....BUT! In the last 3years every drummer in this contest has used the octapad. Interesting the first time now its just a gimmic. Drum Centre just remove the equipment. Give a drummer electronics he will just have to use it. Give him a microwave and he will try programming it like an 808.

@aircooled356

9 жыл бұрын

what???

@TomRopez

9 жыл бұрын

Its true bud

@topherstott

9 жыл бұрын

Tom Peary They have to use the Octpad to win - it is a part of the rules

@TomRopez

9 жыл бұрын

Topher Stott thats messed up

@topherstott

9 жыл бұрын

Tom Peary That is a part of the sponsorship package. Same way that they have to use Remo heads, OCP etc. Without the sponsorship the event wouldn't happen on this scale.

You had me at Timberlands

Congrats Shariq & thanks Guitar Center for a great experience!

Awesome Shariq come to Texas!

Very nice performance and clean. The hours it takes to practice and put together these routines are grueling. I competed in the guitar center drum off 7 times and made it to the regionals one year before the octapad. I competed against Chris Coleman in my first drum off in 01. imagine going up against that beast. Congrats to all the talented drummers!!

There's a lot of hate on here when I'm 1000 percent sure that he's better than all of y'all that are hating! Shut the hell up! What yall mad cause yall tried out and ain't make it huh! It's ok! Go home and practice some more! This was creative as hell.. Obviously yall didn't understand what he was doing with the different sounds and songs he used.. But last point! The dudes that are actually doing something (big name drummers around the world) knows him and likes this that's why he won! Go practice and stop hating

@shacoolhands

7 жыл бұрын

alex frame facts

That drumkit is awesome!

Absolutely Brilliant!!!

I don't think people are attacking his ability because he can clearly play, it's just that we want to here more drums and less use of the octapad

So, is the goal of the competition to see who can make the coolest sounds with an octopad? It's a little ridiculous. Eric Moore, Donnie Marple, and Jerome Flood didn't get to use a pad, and these guys shouldn't, either.

@gospelplayer2

9 жыл бұрын

things have changed obviously Roland have pulled strings so it's there

@marcthevenin8248

9 жыл бұрын

no disrespect but I shed with Donnie Marple and he wasn't nearly close to these other winners...and even finalists

@zzpops2782

9 жыл бұрын

Marc Thevenin Yet Donnie won his Drum Off with a fantastic 5 minute DRUM solo!

@Doatello1991

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Lackey Eric Moore used a pad. But his performance wasn't saturated with it.

rightful winner by a long shot everything flowed listened to them all now he was definitely the cleanest and when i think what he actually played nuts giant steps killed it for me

It takes skill to combine both drumming AND electronic sounds, so for that I applaud his presentation. There are time limits in this contest and you have to decide what you are going to present to the judges and audience. His mastery of different styles is apparent and I think he did a marvelous job of showcasing his strengths. I also think it is smart marketing for Guitar Center to allow new technology into the contest. Do the purests like it? Obviously not. But it is what it is and the best of the best will continue to find ways of weaving the sounds into their solos to take home the bacon.

Juan Carlos Mendoza is by far the best winner

@theunknownman2706

6 жыл бұрын

MG8GUNNER - absolutely, he used the octapad to complement his superb drumming, I'm afraid this was drums backing the octapad, which really didn't work for me.

@marcusaroldt7299

6 жыл бұрын

MG8GUNNER yes Juan Carlos Mendoza is the best winner and Second is Airic ... !

@Manneeyy

5 жыл бұрын

Jerome flood

@Zykrath

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed Carlito is the GOAT of Drum Offs

Alright so while I've got nothing but respect for any of those drummers who compete (let alone win) in the GC drumoff, the whole concept of some of these contestants basing their drum 5 minute solos all around the octopad is just stupid, and I'm really surprised this guy's performance was what won the competition. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I was not that impressed with what he did, especially compared to some the previous drum-off winners like Jerome Fludd or Ramon Sampson etc. Don't get me wrong, all those guys who play at the drum-off are beyond awesome skill wise, and I know that guy is sick behind the kit, but that solo was just lame...

Oh, hell ya ! That was awesome!!!!

Why the fuck are people complaining about the octapad? It's not a "side tool" to the drums, they're part of it. You're still pulling off complex beats to perform them. It's basically like complaining that the drummer isn't supposed to use the cymbals because they're an "accessory" to the drum. It's a part of the drum these players are utilizing very well.

@jasonhorvath1746

9 жыл бұрын

I know seriously the whole part of the drum set is to provide a beat people can bop their heads to. The octopad adds that and brings out the drummers talent and shows what drummers can do without planning it and really let them make music out of nothing

I can't stop tapping at my laptop. It's sounds like a sneer drum :) I idolize you .. so talented

Very musical...amazing!!!

To all the people complaining about the octapad you know they've had drum modules at drum off before right? Watch Eric moores from 2003 he used one...and another thing I like the octapad cause it actually forces then to play along to something and not just rip chops the whole solo...gosh no matter how good you get people just talk snack to talk smack so stupid...also this dude is fucking sick look up some other videos of him...he's insanely good just like all drum off winners...I really liked the samples he used in that 6/8 part at about a minute, some dark cool samples

@gospelplayer2

9 жыл бұрын

honestly i don't see what there is to complain about apart from the octopad actually being there they cant complain about the drummer he killed it and learnt well from being in the final and losing last year.

@brocki95xxx

9 жыл бұрын

gospelplayer2 - General RAWR They can use as many octopads they want. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Good drummers don't need them. You can use your toms, bass drums, cymbals and snare to create a musical drum solo. Even a cowbell.

it sounds/looks like electronic sounds are being played while not touching the octapad? are there triggers here? anybody know the set up?

Loved It!

So when do we get to see him drum? lol

@gospelplayer2

8 жыл бұрын

+Merrill Covers find his video on youtube he insane anyway he's just playing game play the pad to win

Crazy talented!! Congrats! Definitely miss all the crazy stuff you'd see in solos a few years back with cymbal on snares lol . They should have a rule on how long you can use that Octopad...2008 with Jerome Flood II is still one of my all time favorites. So clean....props though when you good you good!

Dope session !

The pad is awesome. I like how creative he is with it.

Amazing!!!!

I was expected to be blown away. I was not !!! Some of the regional competitors where even more tasteful.

may thee Angelz Rejoice......Awesome!!!!! peace&praz

Here are the other 4 finalists for whoever wants to watch them: Forrest Rice - kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJqhqKilj62tfbg.html D'Andre Gosey - kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmSh2sablcbQZ7A.html Jharis Yokley - kzread.info/dash/bejne/lJaKlpitl7Tcic4.html Clyde Frazier - kzread.info/dash/bejne/f3-V2baJdNu0lLQ.html

AWESOME!

what was the song he played after poison (the jazzy type one)

What is that pad near the high hat called, and how much.

Ik this is old I watched this when it first came out why is everyone hating? As if they could the same thing? Humans evolve we evolve music evolves. Using the octopad to this degree takes great independence and creativity.

Shariq, you are, inarguably, a beast. Billy Cobham on speed. Your creativity, technique, skill, talent and balls behind the set blow my brain. I've read numerous criticisms here that are way off base. They're jealous cats. You rock, man. Peace.

GC, show us the finalists so we can see which was inevitably better than the winner.

@GavinOswald

9 жыл бұрын

lol Forrest Rice's was really good

If someone know that how to set the pad

to the haters, complain all you want , but this guy is an excellent drummer and smart enough to know what to do to win, he did all he had to do within the rules and he was chosen best drummer, congratulations,

I quite liked this performance.

Now that's what you call a gift!!

I have read people in this and other vids saying use of the octapad is required .. depending on the judges .. some really want it used ( I question the validity of some of the judges at various levels) .. but the official contest rules state "use of the roland SPD-30 and BT-1 Bar trigger pad are optional and not required for the contestant's performance" still doesn't take away from the fact that the winners of the past several years made extensive use of it and IMO played inferior solos to some of the people they competed against .. but won just because of the use of the octapad

Some Fine Drumming.A+

What's the song he played at 2:07? Please let me know

Congrats!

@1springarbor

9 жыл бұрын

Octapad is where its at he was an excellent pocket drummer with some awesome flavor with great chops demonstrated through his fills.

As a drummer I don't absolutely despise the octopad, in fact I think it's really cool.Most of the competitors use it to enhance the drums and bring the performance together but in other cases people just over use it and they use the drums to enhance the octopad. I don't think the octopad should be removed but I think that the judges should take marks off if competitors use it too much.

Can someone tell me pleaseeee.......What song did the beat come from in 2:27 of the video can't remember the name for anything

@strategicmusik1768

8 жыл бұрын

+John Bain Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison"

@johnbain1738

8 жыл бұрын

+Strategic Musik Thanks

Bass drum tuning???? Anybody know?

nice job! good solo!

i don't understand why people are hating on the octapad.. Jp used it a lot last time and besides, it's still percussion. this dude did great, in my opinion. PLUS- he's the first one i've seen in a while who incorporated jazz into his solo. Well done, man. Well done.

Now Drum Off is about, which drummer uses more the Octapad...

Wow!

Hell Yeah!!! Giant Steps!!!

I have been around since the very first drum-off held in San Diego, a one day event with nearly 100 participants. For years after that I was involved from participating and video taping to judging at the store level. I've been playing almost 35 years now and I actually made it to the store finals twice. I'm nothing special, been told I'm damn good but I know better. ALWAYS had the store winner picked and even had regional winners picked before the judges announce the winner. I went to the first 6 National Final events at the House of Blues in Hollywood, the first one being an event where Tony Royster Jr. tied with a guy named Chris from LA. There have been many changes in the competition over the years but in MY opinion it should be kept the way it was: a couple minutes to set up, 5 minutes to solo with a warning when there's a minute left, you can use your own sticks and bass pedals. PERIOD. You're given a 5 or 6 piece kit with a hi-hat and several cymbals. You need NOTHING more to show if you're an accomplished drummer. Trust me, I've seen my share of accomplished drummers prove this fact. While I'll readily admit the past few winners using the pad have chops I do not see them being great soloists. A solo isn't about showing you can play time but rather showing the ability to tell a story, a beginning a middle and an end, using the drums to tell the story. Playing time and using a pad for actual musical accompaniment is NOT a DRUM SOLO. I stopped participating in the Drum-Off when they quit allowing anyone under 18 to play. That is just wrong. I saw a great many kids come out and do their thing, some good, others not so good but I DID see them improve over several years. One of those kids was Ilan Rubin. Imagine these two without that stepping stone in their early careers. I'll put my soapbox away now LOL!

Usually the Guitar Center Drum-Off Winners leave a lasting impression on me. This time, I can't say that it left me mesmerized as previous Drum-Off winners have. Guitar Center Drum-Off needs to up the standards, as much as I'd hate to say it. Good for Shariq though! Gotta get through a lot of competition to get there. Congrats!

I seem to be of the unpopular opinion that the octopad was a good addition, but hear me out - I think it's refreshing to see drummers to lay back and focus on the composition of their solos. For example, I loved how he worked John Coltrane's Giant Steps into his solo at 2:48. Stuff like this shows that these guys listen to music as a whole, not just other drummers. It's just as obvious when you listen to a guitarist or sax player that only listens to guitarists or sax players. I wouldn't enjoy listening to a drummer play chops for 5 minutes any more than I would listening to a melodic soloist that uses so many chord substitutions that their's no distinguishable harmony - ok well maybe I would, but I'm a bit biased

Wow some drums with your compression Sir?

When does he play the drums? And not an octopad ._.

Do the crowd cheers come default with the octopad? All of these performances were spent with the person just staring down to their left. smh.

Honestly, the muddy sound and the close-up camera angles from this video take a lot away from what he's doing! I got to watch all of the solos through other uploads from the audience and all of the solos seem to have a much better presentation when you're able to hear what the drums sound like from the arena and when you're able to see what the drums are played by from a further view. I thought Shariq's solo was deserving of the win! I thought it was much more improved than his previous year, and I don't say that because he used the octopad more! Lol

Taking the octapad away is like taking your smart phone away. Technology wills always move forward. They negative way you may feel about the octapad is how I feel when I see people texting all day long. I don't see texting going away anytime soon.

I don't think you HAVE to use the pad, I read on the website that they set up a pad for you and you have the option to use it or not...

Sean wrights outro hahaha for will gittens show. Did anyone notice

"The Mad Drummer"........ dude you are a beast!!! your music gat talent, skillz and taste. Great performance...

I do not see why everyone hates this guy for using an octopad. Music is an art form and not a sport. it is not about who can play the fastest or loudest, its about who can creating songs.this guy is a good drummer. not because he played blazing fast licks but because he created an actual song with just himself and another piece of equipment.

Great solo and he probably deserved to win it this year. Anyone who makes it to the finals 2 years in a row have some serious talent. As for the octopad, I think it varies from year to year. Because JP, Juan, and D-Mile all used it so well and tastefully. The only problem with this year is the fact that he had more strokes on the octopad than he did on his drums and it wasn't used quite as creatively as the three previous winners. I'm anxious to see what the other competitors brought to the table and whether there really was a better competitor apart from Shariq. But judging by just the last few years, the judges have seem to have gotten it right every time.

Don't you guys get it? people who use the octopad the most will when so Guitar Center can sell more of them. Unfortunately it had to come to this but it has been sitting right in front of us this whole time.

As a drummer myself, I say that he did a great job. The choice of music coming from the octopad could have been better, though I assume he didn't have a choice to input custom sounds. I do understand that improv was the key here, which he nailed it. I do agree with the other comments that mentioned about the past competitions where music/sound accompanying was not used. I assume that for 2014, there weren't as many "blown away" drummers like the last ones. He apparently was the closest one to it.

Neil Peart would be proud! WOW! Super creative and entertaining as a one-man band! Great change ups and timing! Good job very impressive!

fucking awesome!! i need one of them octopad things

Sorry to sound like a dick but a drum off isn't about creating music it's about playing the DRUMS musically originally by using independence, skilled technique, rhythm, innovation and stamina; not relying on a synth pad

@FaintestOfBreath

9 жыл бұрын

This. All of this! Thank you sir! People who study the legends of drumming will find all this that you're mentioning. The drumset itself is the music.

@gospelplayer2

9 жыл бұрын

***** its not Shariq Tucker fault it was put there for a reason he got the the finals last year to. He didn't play much pads and lost to someone who played more .... Everyone is forget that this is guitar center's drum off guitar center is a store they want sells sponsorship blah blah if Roland say they want to put there pads in the drum off and add a deal alone with that it will be done they don't care about the purest drummer

@brocki95xxx

9 жыл бұрын

Why can't they rely on just their drums rather than a cheesy synth pad.

@brianhead1907

9 жыл бұрын

gospelplayer2 - General RAWR So lets ALL complain that Roland does not want the best drummer....they want someone to use the Octapad....The contest is FIXED !!!!!!!!!!

@shacoolhands

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel Antoniou need no response cause he's skills beyond that.

Why so much hate for the octopad? I get that it's a drumming contest, but all the contestants are all extremely talented. They can ask play the hell out of drums. What the octapad gives is the crowd excitement. I'm not a drummer, but I enjoy music. The octopad gives the drummers a more complete sound and as a viewer of the videos or audience member, I like the octopad and what it gives the musician.

I'm so confused that is it a drum competition or Octopad competition? I know that this is a electronic music direction，but there's a real drum kit,why didn't use it?

Really diggin' the little homage to Giant Steps at 2:48

I do like how he used some Coltrane. Made me smile a bit

where is the drumming ??? 2010 and 2012´s winnners are by far the best ones...

Recipe to win a guitar center drum off: Keep time on hi-hat, hit beat 2 and 4 on snare, octopad in between. Optional fills and cymbal hits.

you rock

What's that kit?

@johnpaulondrums

9 жыл бұрын

Gretsch Marquee series

He starts quoting Giant Steps and I start crying...

Drum-off or Octapad-off??

Now THAT is #BadAssery Congrats Shariq!!!!!

So for this particular solo, I would have picked Forrest. I think between the two Forrest demonstrated more variation, competency, comfort and musicality. I feel like Shariq's solo was another hip hop song (well played, but...). I certainly don't hate on Shariq, I was trying to figure out why he won so I popped over to one of his other videos and the first one I come across he nails that yellowjackets Will Kennedy sound. That was a huge change of mind frame for me. First 30 seconds and I was down with Shariq. If I were a judge at this table Forrest would have had my vote. I wish I knew what the judging criteria was so I could understand why they felt this solo was better.