Wow. Thank you for that hahah. What’s funny is I thought it sounded so familiar when Bernard said it..and I was just let it slide until I read this comment hahaha
couldnt agree more i remember going to a clinic in dublin and someone asked him he use a metronome..his answer "i am a metronome" its that sort of confidence you need to make a great rnb track 😀
@@michaelmcdonald8452 Vulfpeck has a song where the lyrics go: Aquarion Ford Taurus A strike on the box Ooh, Ford Focus Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway Frank Sinatra It may have come from 0:29
🤣 I never get tired of this, ever! Hilarious as hell but certainly one of the highest studio legends of the United States, Mr. Bernard ''Pretty'' Purdie.
Hilarious to hear Donald Fagan talk about that story about Purdie's signs with his typical dry sarcasm while Bernard is going uuugh AAH ungh ungh ungh AAHH in the background
Not over technical yet differentiated himself enough to stand out. This proved that you don't have to be a fancy drummer just a unique one to make a mark. His pocket is like no other. This is one of the coldest shuffle beats that I've ever heard.
Can we take a minute to appreciate how when Bernard is playing by himself, but then they start playing the actual track, he's in perfect tempo with it? The man is a human metronome. Unreal.
That's the mark of an ace session musician, and that's why guys like Brian Wilson and Fagan and Becker went with them for their most important records.
FRANK Ssssinatra :--) It's shame that Bernard appears to feel underappreciated by the industry. For my money, he's only eclipsed by Earl Palmer as MASSIVELY influential studio player.
Plays it as smooth as rolling off a log. Insane talent. Jeff Porcaro gives Bernard props in one of his instructional videos, so that should tell you something!
Fagen is so understated - just say it: the brother's gem, the Purdie Shuffle, was the driving force behind the immortalization of that great song. The hit maker made true on his word.
Steely Dan’s Aja could very well be the pinnacle of music making. Certainly after the classical era. It’s in there with a handful of record certainly. What a thrill it must’ve been to be in a studio with those two guys during their heyday
I had the extreme pleasure of getting to see Bernard play and got to meet and hang with him last night! It is a night I will never forget! And the sweetest dude you could ever meet! ❤️ Don’t nobody play drums like Bernard Purdie!
Purdie, always on time, sets the groove.....and leaves space for everyone else whose playing.....and when required.....killer Drum Fills, and all this Genres of Music.....none ever failed because of Bernard.....he is a Cosmic Touchstone of Percussion and Rhythm.
Bernard Purdie is probably one of the most underrated drummers out there. The guy is just off the charts on his drum Technics . No wonder so many wanted him on their Albums he is the Perfect time Machine. Thanks, Bernard what a great inspiration you are to all of us drummers.
Underrated? By whose standards? Unless the definition has changed over the last few decades.. by the way, "underrated" musicians don't get hired to play in so many bands and recording sessions
@@PapaEli-pz8ff Ask anyone on the street if they know who Bernard Purdie is. Despite how many tracks he played on, I guarantee most won't know who he is, even if they know the songs he played on. That makes him underrated.
Glad I can say I was lucky enough to catch Steely live once in my life. This was the Two Against Nature tour so a little late but still epic. As a drummer, Purdie inspires impeccably.
My God I love this song. Everyone else goes for Deacon Blues (fantastic, of course), or Peg (fun single!), but I really love HOME AT LAST. It's a bit pretentious, but the music is so moving to me that it makes the lyrics seem perfect.
Funny. I have read interviews in which Fagen is very complimentary of Gadd. And Becker said once Chuck Rainey join the band he stopped bringing his bass to the studio. He mentions in the full doc on Aja that he felt outclassed when they started using strictly studio musicians.
Played the drums my whole life, always loved playing to Steely Dan and that's where I learned of Bernard Purdie. I've always loved the challenge of playing to Home at Last. Great video 👍👍👍
What's so super cool about Mr. Bernard Purdie is how he lent himself so accessible and available to so many different artists and groups back in the day ... I didn't know he played with legends Steely Dan which is way cool but I'm not surprised ... You all want to listen to a really nice album Bernard played on? Go check out an album by an early Sweet Soul group called Family Circle ... They have the nicest backing harmonies over these old school love ballads and right there every step of the way is Bernard Purdie placing mood and tone and tempo all over the place!
Just how Awesome is the "Purdie Shuffle"? Bernard Purdie, the Hit Maker! Listen to the "Shuffle" on "Home At Last", no doubt this Cat is...One-of-a-Kind!...Peace...!
Even when he is talking about something so very simple, it unquestionable clear that he understands that concept on levels way beyond what I am able to comprehend.
Bernard Purdie is one of the GREATEST drum players in the history of music.He invented the legendary "PURDIE SHUFFLE" played by thousands drummers on the planet.
"Home at Last" has been my fav of The Dan for almost 40 years. That drum rhythm is second to none...without it the song never gets off the ground. Walter's solo and "Pretty's" beat makes "Home" the underappreciated force it is!
My respect and regard for Bernard Purdie skyrocketed when I once seen him playing the Purdie shuffle softly, and using his fingers on the snare to play the ghost notes rather than the sticks. Something magical about that finesse and touch at such a low volume. As simple as it was it changed how I seen the instrument after that. Thank you BP!
Adolphus Alobander I've watched him play from 5 feet away. Far as I'm concerned, he can say what he wants. He DEFINITELY knows his stuff. I learned more from.him in one drum clinic than a decade of lessons, just watching his hands. He was wrong on one thing, he said drummers who sing tend to drop time (why Phil.Collins has another drummer). I forgot to bring up Karen Carpenter.
Adolphus Alobander I've watched him play from 5 feet away. Far as I'm concerned, he can say what he wants. He DEFINITELY knows his stuff. I learned more from.him in one drum clinic than a decade of lessons, just watching his hands. He was wrong on one thing, he said drummers who sing tend to drop time (why Phil.Collins has another drummer). I forgot to bring up Karen Carpenter.
I'll never listen to that tune in the same way again. I had no idea he played on that chart. No wonder it grooves! I've been playing on my steering wheel for some time now. Thanks for sharing this.
this is a masterpiece no doubt, seriously, of the arts produced in the face of the earth for the whole history, there's no paralel to such novelty in the field of auditory perceptions
Not only one of the all time great drummers but also the most charismatic. Watch the video where he breaks down the shuffle, he's a fucking riot and you learn a thing or two
Oh man, this is so killer. LOVING these Steely clips. What a monster Bernard is. If ever played one beat half as well, no, 1/4 as well as this shuffle, I'd be happy with my playing. It's perfect. Perfect.
I caught Bernard down at Jazz Alley in Seattle after his show and had a drink with him. Way cool guy and loved his sense of humor and how he projects his love of his work...Great story teller...He has a way of winning hearts and minds Hey, what a success!!! He lays claim on being the most recorded drummer in history... But the great Hal Blaine is right in there too!!.
This is the feel that a drum machine or whatever these beat makers do today can never produce!! The Purdie Shuffle connects with people. A machine can't because it has no soul!!
DesignPro2002 Kinda agree but Prince was mad man on the Linn LM 1. Brilliant drum programming on classic tunes like 1999, When Doves Cry, and many others.
i wouldn't blame the machine. An artist only needs an instrument and with it can make miracles. I have heard programmers do excellent work to the tune that the "knowledgeable " don't know it was a machine.
