I come back to this video and realize a few things. he is only 18 here, this is the best hes ever played this song and its a shame his talent didn't take him as far as it should've
Dude for real. How solid is this guy? He's so snappy and has insane control. Look at his left hand choke the crash for a split second. Few drummers have that kind of speed.
Matt Greiner is known as a cornerstone for this style of music and is one of the absolute most well known drummers and called one of the best, and I love him ...but Adam was easily right up there with him. I'm not going to say better because it's subjective, but imagine seeing the career your friend has as a drummer and you were in the same exact place he was and just as good, just to have shit luck take it away from you. I love Greiners podcasts they do with Adam,.
Weak song writing is the cuplirt here. Dude is a macine, one of the best in the genre. The song writing issue may not even fall on him, but he was in a band that made one good album, and couldn't follow up the magic, similar to I, The Breather.
@@josephwashington2096 y’all are insane he’s still one of the best drummers of all time and is chilling with the ghost inside on tour he’s been doing this shit since he was young give the man a break
I come back to this video pretty frequently because Adam is one of my favorite drummers to watch and to this day the fill at about 2:52 fucks me up every time I see it. Dude is insanely talented even way back then.
I have watched this video so many times, along with other videos of him playing this. This is truly a masterpiece... This is the best drum piece ever written. I said that 4 years ago, and my mind hasn't changed. And the fact that he is able to play at such a high tempo.. flawlessly... perfect technique.. add tons of visuals.. Adam Gray is my favorite drummer.
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that brief half time groove at 1:08 makes me cry every time at how perfectly it fits into the song. like it is by far my favorite part of this whole song. very good drum writing
texas in july are in general such an underrated band. adam is one of the tightest drummers ive ever seen and should deserve way more recognition for his absolute beast playing
Nahhhhh, there's a fuckload of talent. Not saying there isn't honed skill, but someone could work their whole lives just as hard at drumming and not be able to touch the performance he layed down here as a teenager.
I like ABR more than TIJ so I like Matt more but saying Matt is a better drummer than Adam just proves you can't tell who actually is the better drummer in every aspect. Adam plays what Matt plays in ABR but not vise versa. Both insanely good drummers but Adam has more skills on the set all around.
I will say both are insane drummers and I hope to build my skill up to my potential, but saying that I can't tell who is the better drummer shows me you don't know how to keep your own opinion without trashing someone elses, both are equally awesome but in the end for accuracy and stronger chops I would have to say Matt is a winner in my books. Here is the part where we argue and such but I am going to save us the time... we both have separate opinions and we both believe they are great drummers so let us leave it at that!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! and then God said let there be adam gray and he was drumming!!!!!! chez wiz this kid is nutz wish the new stuff still had this same punchy crazyness to it!!
There are very few drummers that I REALLY enjoy watching and Adam is one of them, dude writes killer breakdowns has some crazy all over fills, blasts, plus mixes in stick tricks I've never seen anyone but him do. All while having fun even when there is small crowds like this. He just all around is the kind of drummer I enjoy watching and would kill to be half as good as
its one thing to be an amazing drummer but to also jam like that is so wicked. he had a smile on hs face the whole time meaning he loves what hes doing. truly an inspiration
Back when they were still a smaller band and played shows at the Gibson House in Marlton, NJ I got to talk to him a couple of times. He's a genuinely awesome person too.
saw these guys Friday night. 2 More shows left. at the end of the encore. (hook line and sinner) the whole crowd stormed on stage and went in with the band. was fricken sick
Okay let's make this simple. Adam Gray is a great drummer and hell of a lot better than most drummers out there. He's got talent and can play some sick beats. You know why I'm so inspired by this "shit"? Because not only does he play good especially for his genre, he loves what he does. And he doesn't give a shit about what trolls write about him on fucking RU-vid. Just watch the video and enjoy his goddamn drumming.
