Tony Levin - On the Drums (2024 Mix) 

So, one of the greatest bassists out there releases an a capella song about drummers? Awesome.

BRUFORD BILL BRUFORD BRUFORD 🗣🗣🗣

Well that was the best 5 mins of my week. Beautiful....

Best song about drummers I’ve ever heard.

Oh no... I have the "Bill Bruford, Bill Bruford, Bill Bruford, Bill Bruford" refrain in my head!

Excellent tribute to the greats. Bruford Bill Bruford.

Best 💈/ A cappella song ever. Thanks Tony.

I was worried when Steve Gadd wasn't showing but when he did... Wow.

I don't know what i was expecting, but it wasn't this! This was amazing!!!

Fantastique ! Quel bel hommage aux drumers ! Et quelle carrière !!!

So happy this is back! I was distraught when I couldn’t find the first version anymore.

There aren't words for how much I love this! I'm fortunate enough to be one of the drummers mentioned in the roll of names at the end of the video. Thanks, Tony!!

Magnifique !! bon, en gros vous avez joué avec (presque) tout le monde ! et du beau monde ma foi...

Bonkers. Brilliant.

This is nuts and I love it,!

omg, Tony, thanks, that was so lovingly, sweet and funny🥰🤗🤣

1000 Drummers 1 BASSIST TONY LEVIN❤️

Great!!

Excellent ! ❤from UK

Instantly my favourite ever song

ROTF... I laughed outloud. Thanks Tony!

Imagine my disappointment when you didn't sing this or the KC barbershop on the Beat tour.

Tony, This is absolutely amazing ! You have so much class and style on top of your legendary catalog and exceptional level of skill on your Instruments . This should shut the door on all top ten lists of drummers. I do have a many favorites. But I also am aware that there are hundreds of great drummers I have yet to know. In the late 70’s I first heard your playing with Gabriel. I remember thinking how amazing I you were . A short time later I see you again, with a new King Crimson. You did a piece with what looked like bass pedals from a pipe organ. Absolutely amazing. Tony, you are really one of a kind. Thank you for putting so much wonderful music into this world ! If you ever see this….. please know I have a small tune on my small channel . The tune is just 3 minutes. If you gave me a listen and made a little comment, that would be the highlight of my music life. It’s the short… “On Red Gardenien Street” ! Love all you do Tony. !!!

I love the new album, Tony! You are quite the singer! So much style! :)

Absofreakinglutely superb in every way! Thanks Tony for being different than "the other children", but in the best way possible of course!😅

just melting away...such a beautiful gesture (and what a good memory he has)

Beeaauutiful!

Fantastic

Well, that was fun!

I hope doing an interview via Zoom mr Levin!!!! On the drums its remind me for "The King Crimson Barbery Shop", its so funny this track and its a tribute to the best drummers

WOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!

wow, what a nice harmonies, amazing, bravo Tony!! I Like Crimson Barber Shop too!

real anthem !!!!

the bouncing dot turning into your head was a nice touch 👌🏼 a totally amusing and awesome homage to a veritable percussive soundscape of drummers in recent history. thanks

Awesome!!!

I love this! Reminiscent of "Van Lingle Mungo" by the great Dave Frishberg, whose lyrics were all classic baseball players.

Genius!

Outstanding!

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The seven part Bozzio was hysterical! Was waiting on Manu, glad to see Ritchie Hayward and Wil Calhoun in there.

Dayum...

What a cool homage!

I love it

That was insane!!

I was at the KC ‘Three Of A Perfect Pair’ show at the Greek Theater that’s featured in the sound check images of Bruford here with the Simmons kit looking out at the empty seats pre-show

Homage, a capella, a wonderful exercise in harmonization and composition, a brain scratcher, and a complex crossword puzzle of names, rhymes and meters. Plus I get to count how many names I recognize of the people that Tony got to meet and play with... it's crazy and creative and unexpected (to me) and I love it! You gave Jacob Collier a run for his money (or could he join your list?) 😊

Marvelous. Guess I need to dig into your sessions more... when did you play with Brian Blade as well as Jack De Johnette? Would love to hear those ones

Well done = )

Impressionante...

4:48 Maybe Tony will someday make an updated version of the track with everybody included?

I was looking forward to seeing Levin smack some drums but this'll do...

And after this ode, when will your triple album with all the drummers come out? 😊

Tony, I caught the Beat Show down in Clearwater on the 28th of September. Great show, the stick sounded really amazing. You guys were all fantastic. Vai especially did great, quite a contrast from Fripp's stoicism. Have you guys thought about doing a new album with this lineup? It would sell like hot cakes.

IM PRE SSIVE!!! 👏🏻🙌🏻🎊🤯🤯🤯

yeah let’s give a quick shoutout to jerry marotta

Beautiful! Reminds me a little of "Their names escape me" by Spock's beard. I'd love to know if that track provided any inspiration. Tony?

why do I want to now play drums on the beach??

Billll Bruford Bill Bruford Bruford Bruford Bill Bruford

Brillaint song! Would love to see Danny Carrey reaction to that. And maybe include TINO CONTRERAS! And Dinho Leme from 'O A e o Z' (Mutantes, 73)

Not what I expected, but it was great!

Is there anyone you haven't played with Tony!?!? 😊

"Monsieur Manu Katché" 👍

Did i miss Neal Peart?😮

Bruford really rolls off the tongue.

This is basically just a list of every great drummer.

No Neil Pert, no Carl Palmer, No Keith Moon, No Simon Phillips?😢

No Simon Phillips 😿

lol creative and funny

Alan White?

No Jeff Porcaro?

Hey Tony. You forgot Solomon Deniro 🙏♥️😂

Wakerman is a good name for a drummer.

ma... al minuto 1:14, quando canti "phil collins"... quello della foto non è bill bruford? :))))

OMG, Tony. I think you forgot Ged Lynch!

It's super perfect...Sounds like it's done with AI (?)

Qué maravilla.... Gracias

Waouhhh, ils sont quasi tous là, les batteurs les plus emblématiques de ces 50 dernières années voire plus Ils manque quelques metaleux mais bon, Tony n’a pas joué trop de métal

Peter Gabriel instead of Phil Collins :)))

Where's Mike Mangini?

What's about Thomas Lang???😢

C'est très beau. Mais le pauvre Mitch Mitchell... paix à son âme.

Keith Moon?? "Bonzo" Bonham?? Stewart Copeland???🤔

Gladthecoplandisinther

I can tell Bill Bruford really challenged Tony ahhahahhah

No Neil Peart? Weird video

Carl Palmer used to have finesse.

Could use a snare

Copeland who?

Peter Gabriel AHAHA

I guess he hasn't worked with female drummers yet... Or did I miss something?

Not one female drummer.

Tony wtf