I first watched this video as a 12 year old drummer and was amazed. I’m 23 now, and I set out on KZfaq to find this video again. Still the best drum solo I’ve seen and yes I’m still playing

i watched this solo 7 years ago for the first time and to this day, it still looks to me as the best sounding drum solo on youtube.

I've been drumming more than 40 years and believe me , this kid is GREAT. I've seen big time pro drummers that couldn't come close to his talent . He doesn't even need a band . I would buy a ticket just to watch him live !!!

Possibly my all-time favorite drum solo

I've watched this video so many times but get goosebumps everytime he starts playing this incredible groove at 2:02

I'm a self-taught drummer, I've been drumming for more than two decades, & if you locked me in a room with nothing but me & my drums for ANOTHER two decades, I still wouldn't be able to do what this kid can do.

had groove, chops, creativity, dynamics, showmanship. showed great independence, and built up the solo to a climactic point by starting out small and building up using chops.

I revisit this every couple years. I honestly have not heard a better drum solo on all of youtube.

I started playing in the 60's all the mainstream stuff and retired New years of 95 from a 12 piece R&B band locally. With the advance techniques and how far percussion has gone, I can't imagine anyone like this Man who has taken the knowledge of the Drum to this advance stage of learning. I know there's lots of great drummers but Elise is so much fun just to watch the amazing use and especially the ability to divide his timing between the drums and other percussion instruments he uses. A lot of time and effort went into him applying himself to go this far with percussion. Hope his career is long and everything he has worked for.

6:12 this part is sick. He accelerates with snare but slows down with double bass drum and visa versa...... Insane coordination

I have watched this solo for yrs and in my opinion it was the best one you've ever done. You used your entire kit and really mixed it up. If Buddy Rich or Neil Peart were to see that they would be impressed. If you ever come to Vs Beach I'd love to see you play. Thanks Dylan for all the great years. You are one of a kind.

Us 'drummers' "I totally killed that solo!!!!" Dylan Elise "That's cute..."

That transition from 2:25 to 2:30 has been stuck in my head since 2014.

why whenever I watch this clip I go crazy and I don't know whether to cry or scream !!! As drummers we all know that this is the best solo ever played

One of the most talented drummers i've ever heard .. and i been a drummer for 40 yrs

Now thats a drum solo!! What I really like is when he is near the end of it and he loses a stick while twirling and rolling and picks up another stick and goes right back into the twirling and rolling. Not only a great soloist but has balls the size of elephants. My hats off to him!!

Just an outstanding talent, so melodic, and an insane sense of timing and independent co-ordination. I expect he will be walking on water some time soon........

He's only 16 years old ... gulp !!! To be that good at any age would be a dream for most drummers. His independance on each leg & arm is impressive. Some people are born to drum, with the amount I've practiced over the years I'm not even close to this guy ... he is an inspiration.

That was ten minutes of my life I'll never get back- and I'll never regret giving them Twice.

He makes me never want to play the drums AGAIN! Nice job !!!!!

Man, only a 16 year old, and he can pretty much doing any type of drumming, whether it's jazz, metal, independence, rock, latin, stick tricks, or just epic free-styling. A ton of potential in this fellow right here, maybe one day be one of the greats in drum history.

I have to tip my hat off to him. I have been around the best. But I never heard nothing like him before in my lifetime. This guy is bless with more than a gift. Greatest drummer I heard thus far

This kid is from another solar system! Absolutely amazing talent and gift! Way to go Dylan!

honestly one of the best Solo's I've ever heard and that's saying something.

To me the most impressive drumsolo I found on youtube. Some say influenced by Thomas Lang, but already in the 70ties there was a dutch drummer called cesar zuiderwijk who had this style with double bass, twirling and throwing sticks and hit the cymbals from below. Maybe watched him well?

Astonishing, fabulous, unforeseen, phenomenal. Impossible to believe

One thing I really respect about drummers when they do these big solo sets is how even though their arms and legs and every muscle in their bodies have to be stretched to the limit, they still always finish with a huge finally. I'm not a drummer, as much as I wish to be, but I do watch a lot of drumming videos, and Dylan Elise is by far my favorite and probably the best I've ever seen. Tony Royster Jr. comes in at a close second. And my favorite single drumming video here on KZfaq is Godsmack's drum battle video, which is second to none.

That was incredible. I've been playing for over 26 years and yeah, I don't know what else to say but 'Wow'.

This is not okay guys... Young Dylan here is one step ahead in the evolution compared to the rest of us :D Way to go!

Awesome!! One of the best I have watched and heard...and I've heard a lot of good drummers. This guy is crazy!! For those that say its all technique or whatever, you are either jealous or ignorant... drum solos are about grooves, creativity and amazing rhythms...and this guy is doing all that easily. Great playing...WOW!!

This video is still just as amazing as the first time I saw it over 2 years ago. Absolutely amazing.

Simply Brilliant with a combination of awesome independence, speed, creativity, elements of personal signatures including great rhythm in parts of the solo and entertaining!!!!! ------- Just keep going ...........

Love it, wicked drumming, fantastic rolls. Great to see cross stick style in use.

so much speeeeed. it looks like hes hardly even hitting that shit. it just looks like hes waving a magic wand around. absolutely amazing

Greatly gifted. One of the more interesting and unique solos I've heard in a long time. Wish I had his skill.

Amazing! A one handed buzz or press roll. I've only seen it done once before by the Master Buddy Rich!!. Dylan's independent hand and feet patterns are thing of beauty not to mention the degree of difficulty to play like he does. This guy's a true marvel !!

The One-Handed snare roll at 2:18 is incredible. Incredible technique.

Why the dislikes? Dude is phenomenal!

This was a fine job here! Great speed and he looked like he was enjoying it!

This is one of the greatest drum solos I've ever heard.

i love how he got that quarter of a second to wipe his brow what a champ

1400 people don't know anything about drumming...

Absolutely amazing. I am astonished from the mixture of rhythm, speed, dexterity, melody, timing, originality, this kid has it all!

It's funny how I always come back and watch this video and try to hit the like button, but it's already active

needs more cow bell.....absolutely brilliant by the way

he's Crazyy,Amazing

I don't know how anyone could dislike this, but take it from a guy who has been playing drums for almost 40 years, this kid has skills on another level. He's older now and there are more videos of him playing and he's only gotten better. At 16 here, he could be ranked in the top 20 in the world for rudimentary hand skills. This kid WILL be a famous musician. He just has to chose what band he wants to play with cause I'm sure they're lining up at his door already

Only 16,I cannot imagine the potential this guy has! Incredible!!!!!

is this the same guy in all those street performances?

Alot comments saying he is not as good as thomas laing, buddy rich etc.. what they forgot to see is this kid is only 16 years old in this solo. To me that is ridiculously good. I like to see the so-called best at age 16 and compare them to dylan. Any footage?

As many others had to come back here.. Still the best drum solo on youtube.. He sure made something special there.

this can't be real. no one can have that much talent and skill. once in a lifetime.

How the hell can 1240 dislike this???!!

who ever says this is shit is obviously jealous as fuck. the shit i just seen i have not seen anywhere else

One of the best drummers in the world? Probably. Awesome!

Another prodigy! Nice one Dylan, most inspiring;).

not of this WORLD! LOL

FAKE ! ! ! Any REAL DRUMMER would know that what he is playing is humanly IMPOSSIBLE for just one person ! ! ! Thanks Dylan Elise ! May you be the new worlds BEST Drummers ! Buddy Rich died, you're just in time ! ! !

un f---in believable, wow,!! and I just realized that he's only 16 years old, Wow again. Dylan my little drummer buddy , your future is wide open. Simply amazing.

Insane talent like this doesn't come with just practice. You have to be born with such potential then develop it. I had the chance to meet him and watch him play in person in 2016.

Who came here cause of Whiplash...lol

Not quite my tempo...

Dylan is a World class Drummer!!

Not sure whether he lost a stick or discarded it from a broken tip. Either way, he never missed a beat, and everything about this solo is superb. I first saw this ten years ago, and keep coming back to it because it is utterly mind blowing. Dylan Elise is hands down, one of the top drummers in the world today, that no one has ever heard of. Too bad. I know that he has been touring the States with Blood Sweat and Tears, and has a gazillion views on KZfaq, but other than that, he is not getting the notability that he deserves .

The best in the entire world Trust me, I've watched and followed most of the top performing artists.

I'm gonna watch this video over and over again. So good !

This guy is freaking amazing. One-handed rolls. He totally utilizes every cymbal, tom, and bell. Keeping a perfect beat all the while twirling his sticks. And his footwork is excellent.

Incredible stick juggling! Guys like this have different neurology from normal human beings. I've heard the term "motor genius" used to describe people who are on another level, physical coordination-wise. They are the star athletes who have such perfect control over there muscles and limbs that they seem like they're from another planet. The great tennis stars, and great drummers like this, etc.

I actually saw this performance!!! made me get seriously thinking about playing drums! Flawless performance and a real showman!

Pure music, pure emotional touch! The best drumact i’ve ever heard, and so very much what i’ve been dreaming of when i was a young kid who was playing drums besides piano.

Video-description ... "and he's pretty good" understatement of the year

I see this, see, see, see, see, but is not possible, is incredible!!! TOO MUCH!!!!! THANK DYLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is still f**king amazing after all these years!

for all the fools that are sayin theyve seen better, please link it. otherwise i say this is some of the most incredible drumming ive ever seen in my life.

WOW! that was a totally insane drum solo! I almost cant breathe...............

933 people dont like drum playing...who ever is interested in drums must be impressed by this performance.....

I have never in my life imagined thus done by any person on the Planet. Should be ib Vegas as a 10 min feature. He dropped a stick and recovered is better than not dropping a stick as showed total control even more. Thanks Dude, was awesome.

i love how the left pedal has been used drummers, his one handed snare roll was awsome to start with, i am a metal drummer and i admire jazz drumming alot, how creative is this solo? wow!!! youtube is awsome for young drummers to get inspiration, watching good musicians makes you want to go play also, love drummers and drumming, makes or breaks a band,

Those 975 people who disliked this video were watching something else obviously. This is an amazing drummer.

OMFG I just saw a video where Dylan Elise in 2016 was playing in Arlington Texas...............WHERE I LIVE!! WHERE I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE!!! Holy shit I can't believe I missed that!! I mean I got a pretty good reason for missing it....I didn't know he existed at the time. Miraculously, I've only just discovered Dylan a couple of months ago. Which is really weird because I often watch various drumming videos here on KZfaq. Yet somehow I missed him. But still, what are the odds he will be coming back to fucking Arlington Texas?! Oh I would say he will be back in about NEVER!!!!! Dammit what a tragic miss that was.

Truly amazing, I'm not going to say I've been drumming for 20 or 40 years like everyone else on hear because I'd be lying however I know true talent when I see and hear it...

I didn't know it was possible to be that good at anything, ever, let alone at the age of 16. My vocabulary is not sufficient to describe this. Words like awesome, amazing, stupendous, astounding, astonishing, unbelieveable, -- all are inadequate. Thanks for posting this. Like Saliere in Amadeus, I will now go back to my comfortable mediocrity.

Can you imagine having to follow this? 😵‍💫

This kid's talent is beyond reproach by any drummer period.....

dear lord. that kid is already at a pro status at 16, can't imagine what thats like

Just watched again and frickin WOW??!! Speechless!! Dylan, you gotta be rewarded for your talent somehow??!! Good luck to you!!

This is why I like yo tube. I can access masterpiece’s like this man playing.

That man's skills are beyond words!

absolutely the best percussion performance i have ever seen ......marco from rochester n.y.

What can I say... this guy has been blessed with... TALENT!! AWESOME!!

Well said. This kind of drumming is an amazing display of chops and entertaining in its own right, but when it comes to playing music, to say this is overkill is an understatement. Play like this in a cover band and you'll never be invited back.

Whoa!!!! Bruce Lee died many years ago and got re incarnated as a drummer!!!! But on a serious note that would come close to being the best solo iv ever seen! As pointed out from a friend that showed me the video how many other drummers (professional) have you ever seen that can drum roll that fast let alone drum roll ONE HANDED!!!

i never get tired of listening to this masterpiece

Just discovered Dylan....WOW. He takes it a couple levels up. Amazing drummer, especially being young!

Over 900 dislikes? How can you not like this? It is totally amazing!

Sick as hell. Better with each hand than most any drummer of the normal world.

Some people are just born with this kind of beat in their heart, this guy just mastered the way to let that beat out on the drum set :D

One man, one crowd, one stage and lots and lots of cymbals :D Seriously nice video!

I searched 'Amazing drum solo' and found this. wow!

Man some people on youtube are so ignorant. I understand free speech. The guy is young and some are saying he not artistic because he doesnt play think drummer, or has no pocket to play in a real band. ITS A SOLO. You play whats on your heart, you improv, and don't try to be anyone else. Half of the negative comments come from drummers who cant do better. Put some videos up. He is not trying to be like or better than buddy rich or anyone, he's just playing and entertaining. Thats what its about