@@paradiddle16I think what he's getting at is Terry's Capable of playing it again note for note but of course there's Improv throughout, without spontaneity life is boring LOL cheerio
Daaaaaaaa'yum...!! had no idea. Love Missing Persons.. watched a video if them Live back in the day and was shocked that their drummer was on a another level considering the band.. now I know
Lots of haters and I can see why, one Mike in a crappy room, rock drums but, go play the charts he did for Zappa, see his ostinato technique on his monster kit. He’s the real deal, he knows his shit. If you disagree, you just haven’t evolved or understood drums
This was professionally filmed at the studios that, iirc, the NFL uses just outside of Philly. A state of the art TV production facility. I was there for the entire shoot and subsequently was hired to transcribe and write the booklet that accompanied the video. The Remo drums he endorsed are the culprit here - those early "acousticon" shells were only a step above coated, compressed cardboard. The black pinstripe heads, though well tuned, did not help nor did the the choked over cranked up snare head. I thought it might be one of those Duraline woven kevlar heads but considering he was endorsed by Remo probably not.
Adrian!!! Thank you for taking this from the VHS world to the digital space... and then posting it here on YT. Bozzio's approach to the drumkit is a total game-changer! I seriously learn something new every time I watch this... and COME ON... what's more entertaining than that cobra-like thing he does in the section of the solo where he's playing more of a "beat". LEGEND! 😆
I was at a Terry Bozzio clinic in Texas back in 2000 and his first comment to the group as he started the clinic was “ Your probably wondering what this crazy contraption is.” This kit was just the beginning of what inspired him to add numerous other drums and percussion to his set up. Great substance to his drumming. He played with Zappa in his teens. Incredible. Nice guy too. Thanks Terry!
Among all the great drummers, Terry stands alone. No one can has come close to his original and intricate approach to drumming. He’s definitely among the greats.
You dont have to like his style,or sound of his drums,or his hair,or all the other silly things ppl write about the guy ..but facts are facts..he has played with some of the Greatest musicians on the planet..zappa,beck,ect...and thats not my opinion but general consensus...
Its 1988, his hair doesn't bother me at all. During that time when this came out, when all the bands my friends and I liked all had flashy players. Someone would always bring up this guy, we couldn't argue. Some of his live solos were insane.
Terry Bozzio set a new standard with this video. Supercontrolled sound, melodic drumming, and a more musical approach to drumming. He did the Guitar Shop album with Jeff Beck at the same time, take a listen to that. Some tunes have 25 mikes, some 4 mikes. Brutal sound and playing. This was the start for Terries drum solo project, and he has really given us so much cool new techniques and sounds. To bad that the Coloursounds from Paiste sounded so bad, but the have come up with new standards today with the new 900 coloursound. Love the ”tube” sound in those composite-drums. And the high tuned Kevlar snare gives nothing away for free….not the black pinstripes either. No cheating with chops here 😂
An excelent instructional video, lots of interesting musical ideas, timbres and techniques, flawlessly performed. The booklet was very informative as well.
Saw him at drum clinic in Little Rock, great player. Had monster kit & utilized everything. Had students to older guys after just giddy bout helping tear down kit!
With Terry's limb independence and the way he moves around the kit, my guess would be that he was a big inspiration for Mangini back in the day. I see several similarities in the way Mangini plays that were possibly picked up from Bozzio
Good eyes on u. Ive enjoyed Mike s style in different projects he's on. But never figured out it's Terry s style through him, and it's really clear, now that i realize. Thanks Kev.
Young drummers don’t think the fact this is a video of 89’s. Without drummers like him and many more nobody of currently last era drummers can play as today. Social as always give air to stupid heart’s mouth…
Dexterity is off the charts. extremely Nimble and effortless ability an absolutely on The Cutting Edge as an innovator/thinker in the drumming world...... certainly in my top five all-time. His approach to drumming has made it incredibly fun to be a drummer and have absolute independence with your limbs
When I was 15 I had tickets to Jethro tall. I got sick and could not go. Our local concert promoter was horrible about advertising all the groups on the bill. My buddy called me after he got home from the show and told me that UK was the opening act. Man oh man. But I did see him on Missing Persons' first tour and one of the early Jeff Beck shows. And I still have this VHS. (I'm a bass player with a drum fetish.) He's a brilliant musician and the only drummer I can think of that can be a front man from behind the kit
Got to see Missing Persons at the Whiskey in ‘81, shortly after they released their self produced EP. Terry was a monster and the band was tight as hell, sounded great. I remember Warren Cuccurullo played a guitar made from a Vox wah wah pedal for the body; I thought that was pretty cool
Very impressive! You never know what his next move was going to be, very swift violent moves. He looks a bit crazy and wild, but that is part of his genius. In this clip, with that crazy hair, he looks like a scary witch.
So, never seen this solo, by a drummer I'd never listened to before, in a genre I never really appreciated - I'm captivated by his musicianship, expression and of course his craft.
@@_stardust62 Yeah that's a Remo Encore. Later he had a larger Mastertouch set. Both have shells made of a proprietary wood fiber composite called acousticon, later used on Roland's VDrum line of electronic drum sensors. Vinnie Paul played a Mastertouch on Vulgar Display Of Power. I've still got a 9 piece Mastertouch set from the 90s. They were very affordable drums with top-notch hardware. For toms, I prefer a thinner shell these days but man can those drums project. I'm thinking of building a new set with the Mastertouch lugs on ultra-thin shells, and maybe use the acousticons for some custom snare drums, which they'd be perfect for.
This was my first drum instruction video. They were so expensive that it forced you to choose wisely, and I like to think I did. I love watching this more than 30 years later. I only wish that they would've put it up some ambient mics to capture the room sound
One of the earliest VHS tapes I purchased in the 80’s. He was a very original style guy to start the tribal style of drumming and frankly just wanted to be unique. He was also unbelievably ambidextrous like no tomorrow!
I only got to see him once, in the 80s with Missing Persons. He played a stupid little electronic kit with fake cymbals. I waited for every song to end, hoping they'd roll out a real drum set...nope. It was a good show but, i was really looking forward to watching him play.
These are comments from muuch younger people.. Some of us have this on VHS, and then bought it on DVD, and still have it so one doesn't have to worry about commercial interruptions, or having to pay for the service to keep jack ass commercials away from one's viewing, and listening pleasure.😝
Coming back to this after decades of not watching, it’s fantastic. Sounds like this guy played drums in Frank Zappa’s band- and that’s a really good thing
There are few drummers that can play an interesting solo. Terry Bozzio is one of them. Usually in the first 2 minutes you hear most drummers chops followed by those chops again in random disorganization.
Much better then those ridiculous 100 piece stets he has been playing. And this 8 piece give some insight on what he is attempting with the 100 piece monstrosities! I find this much more musical, but also as percussion. IMHO
The first time I saw this opening solo as a kid I hated it. However his style really grew on me over the years…. and this solo in particular is one of my favorites
He has some of the best techniques in all of drumming. I’m not his biggest fan, but I know a master when I see one. You guys should humble yourselves. You could learn a lot from him.
I remember Virgil Donati had a set and 8yo Jacob Armen had a monster kit when he performed on the US Today Show and Late Night with Johnny Carson back in 1989.
They were very affordable too. I have a 9-piece Mastertouch set I got in '93. The shells are on the thick side for my taste these days, and I wish I had known traditional depth toms were an option when I ordered them. Still, they are great drums and I love their hardware.
I don’t understand and I indeed suck. Question: don’t those drums sound like total ass? Question 2: while certainly difficult to play isn’t this arrangement lacking musicality? These are legitimate questions. I’ve literally been “playing” for two weeks.
@@AlphanumericCharactershe's technically brilliant here but it leaves me cold. Some diggin the physicality over musicality. Whereas watching him with Zappa and UK fills me with joy.
@@prestwickpioneer3474 “physicality over musicality” is now burned in my brain right next to “stunt guitar players”. I saw Tom Morello being interviewed a long time ago. He was talking about how he went to LA to try and make it and he was a shredder. Just another “stunt guitar player”. Changed my life hearing that.
@@AlphanumericCharacters Ha! Glad to help!! 🥸 Of all the shredders from back in the 80s on Mike Varney's roster Juan Alderete impressed me the most to stick in my head. And he's a bassist... I watched another TB drum clinic video and he was the same again. All these faces and grimaces at the start. I had to switch it off.
@@prestwickpioneer3474 Joe Satriani learned how to write songs. Almost all of his work is instrumental. He figured out he couldn’t just strut around and play super fast for very long. Nobody would accuse him of being from the BB King school of less is more and making every note count but he made some damn good music. Almost all of those other stunt guys faded away.
@@user-pi6ro7ye5q Yes Danny is amazing! Also like Mike Portnoy, Art Cruz, and probably my favorite drummer Marco Minneman. There are some drummers who are top shelf and a cut above the rest.
Seen him doing a drum clinic around this time. Standing on a balcony behind him I could watch every little detail. Quite impressive. Man, this guy played with Zappa for years!!!!! How can you top that?
Same! I saw him in SF and it was a co-clinic with Louie Bellson put on by Drum World. Bozzio was masterful, Bellson was simply outstanding and a fountain of information. Two incredible musicians with superb technique.
I got this as a VHS video tape when it first came out. He was definitely one of my top icon influences, if not #1 for a long time, while learning to play. I've never seen any other drummer on earth be able to do these poly rhythms , odd beats, 4 way total independence, ostinatos, etc.. like Terry!! Unbelievable! I honestly do not like what he's doing now days though with that ridiculously enormous drum set trying to play it like it's a piano or something! I feel that his best years was when he was with Frank who brought out the monster in him!
Terry has such a unique drum sound on this video. I would almost swear those toms have the bottom heads ported to get that almost concert tom like sound.
