Totally and unrepentantly badass music youtube videos

[jet_porkins]

Post 'em, talk about 'em.

Who can deny the badassery of contemporary jazz melodica? Seriously, the guy's rockin out. Also, sax solo is raw.

(part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyDe9sl1gNI
(part2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9DDiS8KMBU&feature=related

 

[fishdbaz]

What's up with the piano with the cable that goes into the glasses guy's mouth?

 

[Vegeta897]

Haven't watched the videos, but it's probably a talkbox.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Pretty much my favourite drumming sequence ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKCIUpW3q9s

 

[jet_porkins]

What's up with the piano with the cable that goes into the glasses guy's mouth?

It's a melodica. Where you are familiar with harmonicas:

Spoiler

...he's playing on a melodica:

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Root words: Harmony and Melody. The melodica is just a keyboard you blow air through. It's a joke instrument but some dudes just want to make the gimmick work.

 

[Dalamari]

To relate it back to the melodica

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imSgY0ke1gs

 

[pvtbones]

Hanzel and Gretyl - purity

put to old nuclear testing footage, so awesomely awesome and sad at the same time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sl4vdOg7AA

because I don't know how to embed -.- *edit* or I do...

 

[Vegeta897]

Yeah, um, you're not supposed to use HTML embedding code on the forums.

You just paste the youtube video link.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Also I'm pretty sure the thread was meant to be about badass performances, but whatev.

Sticking with the jazz theme a bit more, here's another from the same guy (Porcupine Tree drummer, if anyone was wondering).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwWoOMALJrQ

And then... there's Steve. This guy used to be the drummer for Journey. Keep that in mind as you watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJh46j0cSY

 

[lame-o]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DZYPgfjsmQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQEmaj9C6ko

 

[dfc05]

I've always enjoyed this video. About 50 seconds in, Munaf duct tapes an ebow to his guitar while simultaneously playing tambourine. After finishing with the ebow, he then proceeds to go completely insane with the tambourine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czmgu74dbec

And to add to the melodica videos, these guys throw liberal amounts of it into most of their songs (but in a more indie pop context):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5_S3o5VfpM

 

[jet_porkins]

two videos

Wow that first guy has an awesome swing groove. I liked the pattern during the intro and outro funk feel of the tune, and a rather tasty selection of cymbal change when the tune arrives at the B section in the last 30 seconds of his performance.

That second one was a treat. I wish I could hear the rest of the tune. I don't know much about drumming, though it seems like he uses a wider arm motion than most other drummers I've seen. Still unblemished and very technically precise though.

It sounded like the end of the video kicked into the tune "Take the A Train."

edit: Here's a favorite drummer of mine. Jeff "Tain" Watts. Awesome. Player. Some of the most kickin drumming I've heard. I have this concert on DVD (audio sync is a little off in the first vid):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TjogmSPj5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTt6dXz2hTk

 

[Dalamari]

A few of my favorites to cause face melting and anal prolapsing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GDIkb5CDUY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXq4GlHgROQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggN-HKq3FG8

 

[swan_song1973]

wowza, ive never seen the melodica outside of dub music before. me gusta.

 

[Bad^Hat]

That second one was a treat.

Another by him. I'm not even that huge on jazz and this guy is one of my favourites. Can't think of many drummers who meld technicality with groove as well as him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaVkSPS5IRI

 

[Sedako]

Satriani, the guitar jesus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOsgv_X_cV8

...and his protégé, Steve Vai:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ7vyFnLvjw

 

[knut]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BdP6lI6kqc

ridiculous voice.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Well that's just silly. How am I supposed to hear what he's saying without a mic?

 

[Noodle]

Steve Howe has a few videos like these on YouTube. He is amazing and one of my favorite guitarists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KN2qvtosmM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a1C3LWZkWI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY0c6qc95oI&feature=related


He makes it look so smooth... I've been playing guitar for about 2 1/2 years, and every time I start getting good at something, I watch something like this and realize I still suck.


Also... because I must:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrvfMSYNqBg

 

[CptStern]

steve howe? I havent heard anything from him since the anderson bruford wakeman and howe tour. also GTR

exactly how old are you? that was before my time


this is my fave kick-assingest video of all time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL72Tyxe1rc

 

[Noodle]

steve howe? I havent heard anything from him since the anderson bruford wakeman and howe tour. also GTR

exactly how old are you? that was before my time

I'm one of those people that discovered classic rock in middle school, but I listen to a lot of other stuff, regardless of its age. Steve Howe is just one of the guitarists that influenced my playing a lot, mostly with Yes.

something more recent, for whatever reason. (because it's amazing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu4XawBelwg

 

[Laivasse]

I spam Absu everywhere, it seems, but this is just a great performance of a great song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCZcBd7oCxk
And never mind dickie-bow-tie-wearing jazz tomfoolery, J. Read's drumming is the definition of 'totally and unrepentantly badass', although 'psychotic' applies as much as 'badass':http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jRsg1NaW_U

 

[Minister]

I quite like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8KYnEW-7Y

 

[FrostedxB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XVVZPefbR4&feature=related

 

[Unfocused]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhgamH8HfNs

 

[Bad^Hat]

I quite like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8KYnEW-7Y

Damn. Haven't paid much attention to this guy, but dude can rip out some crazy clean doubles/triplets/quads/trills. Also props for being one of the three drummers alive to not use a double kick, heh.

Reminded me a bit of another guy I haven't watched in a while. Probably one of my favourites, simply for how musically he can play without accompaniment. I really love drummers who can bring out the quality of the instrument without purely staying in the pocket, but without sounding like they're "just playing a solo" (look how fast I am lol).

Edit: By the way sorry about bringing my drum spergin' to your thread, jet. I'd get it out on an actual drummers board, but all they tend to do is wax pretentious about the "right" way to play or circle jerk over their new custom kits (**** them and their ****ing money I want one ;().

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRSvON87afM

 

[PvtRyan]

I love Gavin Harrison, but I don't like the jazzy stuff, so here's something more of my taste:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9p9kl_gavin-harrison-performing-anestheti_music

I also love this performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB_YbQQ6tcA

 

[Bad^Hat]

I like the Gavin vid you posted as a drumming video (also because that happens to be my favourite song of theirs), but he kind of overplays it a bit. Of course, it's a drumming festival, so that's kind of a given.

I like this one by him a bit better though, even if I prefer Porc. Tree as a band (skip ahead to about :40 for teh droums):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5x4rnndeVg

 

[Noodle]

I also love this performance:

SSPU Vid

That is an amazing performance.

 

[jet_porkins]

This is one of the most rad things I've heard in my life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_Hw8l01LI

 

[The Monkey]

I am in a bit of a Led Zeppelin phase atm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE8ZoHUBZI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs_O_Jm1gQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISiQ6PqATI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAa8k-aqqqs

 

[VirusType2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RXSVS-dfxI

Love the guitar solo near the end

 

[Noodle]

The Monkey is after my own heart.

 

[Bad^Hat]

This is one of the most rad things I've heard in my life.

Well that's just gnarly.

In a similar vein (all non-drum sounds made by electronic pads):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcVDYtxZ7Ho

 

[lame-o]

I think this takes home the platinum medal for our particular theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQNFyEI2rs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sein6WnbY0&feature=related

 

[VirusType2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNAkbbKycCM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpQSaUgR-A4

 

[Stigmata]

Tool's "Lateralus" performed by a Japanese 8-piece koto ensemble. MY GOD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2glu3WLGk

 

[VirusType2]

Crazy, Stig.


I posted this one in another thread, but it belongs here too. This video is interesting. GO: http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3129852&postcount=39

 

[Stigmata]

Huh. Turns out I really like Busta Rhymes.

 

[Acepilotf14]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHPikUPlRD8&feature=related

The part where she starts trying to rap is GOLDEN.