David Garibaldi: The master of groove and master of not *overplaying-show-them-your-chops-at your-loudest* school of drumming lol. A treat to watch, so up close!
Back in the 70's David's dad was the head of the school bus barn in my town and every time TOP would get ready to go on tour, they warmed up with a free concert for the HS kids in the valley. BUMP CITY baby!
Back in the mid 90's( 93/94?) I was playing in the Brian Setzer Orchestra. We played the Filmore and Bernie Dresel hired Mr. Garibaldi to cover soundcheck for him because he had a session back in Los Angeles. During the soundcheck , Brian kept telling him " Feel free to play louder " . After about the third time he turned to us in the trumpet section and asked if Brian was jerking his chain ? We told him No. Bernie was really F'n loud and don't worry about it. The look on Garibaldi's face was priceless. Moral of the story. You don't have to play too loud to drive a band especially when you're mic'd . Loved Bernie , but he sure worked hard and busted the ears of the 3rd trumpet and 3rd bone players. Glad to see he recovered so we'll.
SW, you made interesting observations....implication being that Bernie D. plays very loud on drums and David G. maybe not so much. .....at least in the context of what Brian Setzer and his band-mates were accustomed to. Do I have it right? I've seen Bernie perform live a few times with Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat boys.....man, an honor to hear him play in that orchestra....Gordon let Bernie go loud and let him improvise and exhibit the showmanship that he is/was so good at. Excellent drummers, both.
@@davidwinn721 I should have said that Bernie played to Brian's taste. He once subbed on Ladd Macintosh's swing band and played at a more comfortable volume. No loud Guitar to compete with. Bernie is also a master percussionist playing mallets, tympani etc...
Great to see him up close. Such an amazing drummer and asset to the drumming community. He is always looking to share his knowledge and experience. Close to perfection as you can get.
I was fortunate enough to catch Mr. Garibaldi at a guitar center drum clinic back in the mid 90’s here in south east Texas. Those ghost notes he plays still haunt me till this day! The true jam master!!!! He’s still rocking his signature snare.
Mr. "In-the-pocket." Solid as a rock. Literally invented an entire genre of drum grooves and licks for funk. Intelligent, focused, drummer. I wonder what it takes for the people who gave this a thumbs down???
EAST BAY'S FINEST ENSEMBLE. BACK TO OAKLAND FROM ALBUQUERQUE. ALBUQUERQUE BORN EAST BAY RAISED. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE TOWER OF POWER AND WAR PLAYED. CINCO DE MAYO WEEKEND 2019. GOT TO SEE THEM BACK IN 2009 AT ROUTE 66 CASINO AND RESORT AND THEN IN 1993 AT THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIR WOODY HARRELSON AMD HIS BAND OPENED UP FOR TOWER OF POWER THAT EVENING. MY POPS GOT TO SHAKE WOODY'S HAND RIGHT AFTER THEIR SHOW. MEMORABLE MOMENT IN TIME.
Growing up, whenever heard these guys, never paid attention to color/gender. Now, as an elder, that's Inconsequential! ALL that matters is the groove, feel & danceability! Keep on Bumpin', TOP!
David Garibaldi es el mejor baterista ( drummer) de Funk del mundo! En el vídeo plays don't change horses in the middle of stream ! Excelente groove! En squib cakes toca la mejor intro Funky !
isn't strange that i thought it would somehow sound different? when it sounds just like every other job i've played in the last 30 years. me and the bass player...!
No! Sadly enough. Rocco was replaced due to health issues for about 2 years ago. And of course it had to just a few weeks before I went to see them in Copenhagen. :-(
@@metaltimeyouscreamweroll3072 oh man, so sorry to hear that. He was such an amazing player. I saw them here in the Bay area back in the 80s and it was just mind bending how Garibaldi and Rocco could lock up. I also saw James Brown a number of times in that era and even his band couldn't lock like tower power. There was just something very special about that combination
Dave is playing really safe these days and not laying down the risky licks that used to come natural in the past. His accident in 2017 really took the wind out of his sails.
Remember he was hit by a train and survived, two hip replacements plus surviving 70’s !! DAVID is in his 70’s too. I tip my hat to Dave for creating those iconic drum beats that forever will be Immortalized, just go back and play along with those groove and see if you can even come close for example “Oakland Stroke” most drummers that been around for over 50 years and still out there doing it bravo 👏 besides being a real cool guy. Thank you DAVID I salute you.
I won't hate you, after two hip replacements and getting hit by a train I think he's still holding down the fort as best he can and in his 70's. David was a big influence in my life and still is. He is a dear friend of mine. I bought the first album when it first came out "East Bay Grease" and was hooked ever since. His early recordings will be immortalized for generations to come. Thanks for your honesty...
