This guy is a brutal display of power, strenght, endurance and accuracy with a whole understanding of what subdivisions are and a quite fit tempo. Simply brutal playing.

Unbelievable!!!!!!!

All this awesomeness in the same room is actually hard for me to digest

Pridgen is by all means my favorite drummer. I never get tired of listening to his stuff

Mad respect to the bass player for keeping the pulse on lock.

@12345brick1

4 жыл бұрын

"the bass player" lmao its thundercat bro

@billyyfire

3 жыл бұрын

@@12345brick1 STILL a bass player!

@Killenmachine05

3 жыл бұрын

that keyboard is the one actually keeping it on lock while thundercat shreds, listen closely, he's holding a bassline on keys most of the time, and soloing himself.

@filipkasprzyk9564

10 ай бұрын

Lmao nice one

Pridgen is the king of thunderous single strokes.

@hermanmelville3871

3 жыл бұрын

*Billy Cobham has entered the chat*

homie on the keys wasgoin innnn🔥

YEOW! ! Thomas plays with incredible energy. Talk about in yer face!!! And he's a Raiders fan too. Love watching this guy play! !

This is just ridiculous, Thomas Pridgen continues to blow my mind.

@sonnyliston9250

10 жыл бұрын

I saw him a few times with Mars Volta. In my Top 5 Never uses double bass

@TheAlpacaAlliance

10 жыл бұрын

Sonny Liston You act like using double bass is bad.

@sonnyliston9250

10 жыл бұрын

Not a bad thing at all. Just sounds as he is at times

@TheAlpacaAlliance

10 жыл бұрын

Sonny Liston Yeah, I just get annoyed when people think double bass is cheating. It can be used to cheat, but in the proper drummers hands (or feet I guess) you can do so much more! I learned heel-toe, and slide, with a single pedal before moving to a double. And I think that is a necessary step for sure! Once you master a single, and then you move to a double, you just have to train up your week foot, and then you're a monster!

@sonnyliston9250

10 жыл бұрын

I would never dis on anyone who plays a musical instrument. I don't know your age,what types of music you appreciate, how many shows you have been to, and this may have nothing to do with nothing, but in the 60's and early '70's most drummers didn't even think of the concept of double bass. The first I saw was local Detroit Bob Seger Sound System. Pep Perin had double on the floor, and 2 more he rigged up he would hit with sticks that funneled out that were about 6 feet off the ground. Very innovative for its time.

Thomas is so inspiring to view to see what is possible with doing what one love's doing ! One Beautiful Man in Drumming , You Dig ...

I don't know how to comprehend what I just saw and heard.

kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana kuana

Love it great job to T.pridgen and the band wow.

Very good, I love it. Thomas is amazing.

OMG! DrumChannel posting something free!!!

Frigin' Thundercat can make anyone sound good.

Those drums are badass!!!

Thundercat out of nowhere!!

Pridgen's style seems even more aggressive this year. fucking yes

they’re jamming on the thundercat tune fleer ultra if anyone is wondering

its like buddy rich on funk. love pridgen!

Thundercat and Thomas are always a gnarly lot

Children of Fusion. The genre didn't die, despite the industry's best attempts to do so. Good...

@inimicalODDITY

10 жыл бұрын

true. i still hear it all the time in many new prog rock/metal bands that are active these days.

dude is a beast always

Drumming at its best.

That's the amazinges druming ever!

Thomas is the best!

This is a 4/4 time signature. Nicely done

Good Lawd! Controlled caos! Wow!

Absolutely perfect 🥴👏🏾

Wow!

I was there as a live audience that day

das beautiful

This is NUTS :-)

Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta, The Memorials) was joined by special guests Thundercat and Dennis Hamm for an unforgettable live performance.

So excited to see Thundercat working with Kimbra on her next album!

this sound good

Q sonzera eita pegaaaa 🎶🥁

4:53. Thundercat finally gets a look in and kills it!

muy bueno!!

3:50 Why does Thundercat play so well? Because he eats healthy.

@marcusflippen8296

5 жыл бұрын

somuchmusic19 Lmaoooo

Haha I see what they did there... wrote the last 8 bars of music to be a tight ending and the rest was a jam fest. Beautifully done.

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

i think pridgen is left handed, which makes this so much cooler.

@simonlindquist8703

10 жыл бұрын

He is left handed ;)

@FZmustacheFZ

10 жыл бұрын

In what way is he left handed? You mean in life? (i.e. writes with his left hand)

@mrskinszszs

10 жыл бұрын

yes

@honza_kriz_bass

10 жыл бұрын

I don't think it makes it cooler. I'm leftie too, and all the instruments I play (bass, drums and guitar), I play right handed. It's not weird or something :D

@mrskinszszs

9 жыл бұрын

you have to appreciate forcing your weaker hand (in your case, right) to take the lead on instruments. it's very impressive.

The best technique

Dope

pridgen is the mike tyson of drumming. jfgdccccc

Need to know what that cymbal stack is. Perfect sound. I think I see a Pitch Black??

Fuck yeah!

@erictoberman1707

10 жыл бұрын

The jams

super

😮

His drumkit is interesting. Looks like Pacific Concept lugs but with Die Cast hoops and DW Bass Drum/Tom mounts. Any history on the kit?

@Eveandwolf

8 жыл бұрын

It's made by a company called Thump drums. the company was started when the founder started experimented with making drums out of the fiberglass he used to make surfboards. he has made drums for Zach Hill, Eric Moore, and many others.

whats kind of cymbal stack to the right does thomas use?

The only thing more impressive than the music is that some people actually gave this a thumbs down.

REALLY surprised he's playing on Evans HYDRAULICS lol

Is it my imagination or is Thomas playing PDP drums? Those lugs are NOT DW at all. I know he’s endorsed by DW and they make PDP as well. I’ve never seen him play much other than DW though. Any ideas?

@jaymeramirez7435

2 жыл бұрын

I think those are PDP lugs. With die cast hoops. Obviously not a stock finish. I remember he was using some crazy custom company’s drums or snares right at the same time he was using DW in the TMV days. Or right after. It was like a Jamaican colored kit.

he kinda looks like a black taylor hawkins, awesome drummer btw!

that hi-hat tho!

@theBlattAbides

6 жыл бұрын

SO BIG

Hydraulic heads! AH!! They used to sound cool in the 80s I guess.(Neil Peart, etc..) I don't know if they're made differently now but I bought some a few years back and just like this jam here, COULDN"T HEAR A FUCKIN' THING!! Took 'em off and got rid of 'em!

savagest drummer ever.

Coo

Is Thomas using a tom drumhead for a snare drum head?

@bryanayers4557

10 жыл бұрын

He is, I've heard him address his choice in snare heads before but i cant remember the reasoning behind it. Something about it being louder i think?

@MrJohnBlind

10 жыл бұрын

Bryan Ayers i've read somewhere that he doesn't need coated head 'cause he doesn't play with brushes ... pd: excuse me for my bad grammar, english isn't my primary language.

@IICAPTN

10 жыл бұрын

because of the lug placement i would have to go with a no, just a clear head which previously stated is a louder choice from coated.

what would be the name of the first song?

@cezarvetters4739

7 жыл бұрын

fleer ultra

Thomas´ hippest kit...

Where's the cobus meytal and Luke video

is that set a PDP Concept? with die cast hoops?

@sergedecompet2080

10 жыл бұрын

I don't know this is weird... Lugs look like PDP Concept... Even if there is a DW logo on the front head and die cast hoops :/

@Doodleydrums

10 жыл бұрын

No, they are custom shells by Thump Drums with DW and PDP hardware put on them. Should really check Thump out, it's just one guy, but he makes KILLER drums!

00:50 Poland

What heads are those?

@inimicalODDITY

10 жыл бұрын

look like hydraulics

@GavinOswald

10 жыл бұрын

hydraulic blues on the toms. Maybe a glass on the snare.

@eternallyminded7

10 жыл бұрын

Gavin Oswald they don't make glass snare drum heads man, too dangerous.

@GavinOswald

10 жыл бұрын

eternallyminded7 lol good one

Candombe??

I did not know he can wear shirt

What size is the High Hat Cymbals? looks bigger than 15in Nice

@manueliyogunjr2894

6 жыл бұрын

I think he used two 20" crash cymbals

what time signature is this in lol

@x4030_tay

10 жыл бұрын

pretty sure it's just 4/4

A drum off between Mike Portnoy,, and Thomas ....who do you think is better ??

Mah nigga

WHO IS BETTER AT DRUMMING THOMAS PRIDGEN OR TONY ROYSTER JR?

@vincenthicks5850

7 жыл бұрын

Deantoni parks

@johnbensinger4931

7 жыл бұрын

meg white is the best drummer ever

@Nosrednawdrummer

7 жыл бұрын

Lars Ulrich.

@JedTaneo

6 жыл бұрын

Zach Hanson

@earlem9771

6 жыл бұрын

They have totally different styles, both good. Pridgen has a bigger following tho

What tom heads a

Those hi hats seem massive to me.... No way they are 14's, right?

@maddrums9283

3 жыл бұрын

More like a 16 or prob 18 lol

Man, I feel bad, but Pridgen does does not move me. I have watched enough of his stuff now to realize that he just is a monotone drummer, it's all the same. I would love to hear him just groove, show some finesse, I thought it was just my dislike of gospel drumming but Chris and Aaron move me deeply. I just don't know!

@kyloken

7 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Gonano OK, I got the album.

@vincenthicks5850

7 жыл бұрын

Deantoni parks is better

@idonteatcheetos

7 жыл бұрын

Have you listened to the album he did with Christian Scott? He overplays on some parts, but he mostly plays tastefully on that album. I actually think he grooves quite well, he just gets so caught up in the music and ends up playing too much

WHAT THE FUCK

Great drumming and guitar playing .... shame about the nasty sounding synthesizer.

White boy's like, wtf do i do...

I found the sound quality so bad about the drums... We can't differenciate any toms nor hear the bass drum !

@JeffreyDrumpants

10 жыл бұрын

wear some good quality headphones. it'll make the difference

@BOOM8883

10 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey McClelland still the bass is very soft, even the ghost notes are louder

@ref827

10 жыл бұрын

Yea I have a pair of Bose headphones now listening and I agree with the above comment 100%. I can hear each tone on each individual tom

I'd like to see Pridgen go beyond this standard sound that all these drummers tend to fall into. Why why why? These musicians are so capable of pushing boundaries but settle for such cheesy music... SIGH

@adityakuttus

6 жыл бұрын

Listen to some Mars volta guaranteed that work with pridgen will blow your mind

I dont like how he changes this 4/4 beat while soloing. Sort of rude drumming and some approximation.

@IICAPTN

10 жыл бұрын

He is a "gospel Chop" drummer the change of time signature is derived from his style of playing, also this is his show, his endorsement his way of playing.

@DenEz_TV

10 жыл бұрын

I know, but many of his thoughts are just about being pretty loud and noisy, I personally prefer more 'constructive' Royster / Guidry style.

@IICAPTN

10 жыл бұрын

True I agree but their is a time a purpose for everything and I think his stype fits nicely with the music he plays. I appreciate your comment though and agree.

@DenEz_TV

10 жыл бұрын

IICAPTN From 3:18 he accelerates the tempo, which is not so good for the bassist he plays with. But yeah, I agree too, that is his style.

@ref827

10 жыл бұрын

Thomas pridgen's style is one really like no other..so I'd appreciate that you get to hear someone like this play drums if I were you. Not bashing your comment just sayin style is different for everyone. Royster is another example of unheard of drumming! These guys just are an eargasm when listening to

Trying times

terrible sound engineering.

Get that awful Yamaha synth out of there.

Every drummer has his own style and voice. But the day that Thomas discover that music also has silences and dynamics and it is not just playing as fast and loud as possible all the time, maybe he will stop being a great drummer and become a great musician. Like Vinnie, Weckl, Dennis and others...Just my opinion

What a horrible bass guitar sound is that! It doens't even sound like it. Luckily Pridgen is beast.

@arbenademi4960

5 жыл бұрын

super