Late reaction to this. Ian Paice was the link for me from rock to jazz. One of the few drummers that can make rock swing. I think within "rock" in the traditional sense he is simply the greatest.

One of the greatest drummers to ever grace the planet..

Ian is literally the reason why i became a drummer...After i heard Child in time i was hooked!

Saw Purple in '17, Paicey sounds as brilliant as in the 70s. Unbelievable talent, the absolute best for me.

One of the best drummers ever

Ian Paice is the most underrated drummer in Rock & Roll. An absolute force of nature. Love your videos, by the way!!!

Garey thank you, Paicey was the best technician, just goes to show as my old drum teacher used to say ...LEARN YOU RUDEMENTS!!! met Paicey once at a drum clinic in Birkenhead England what a gentleman they say never meet your heroes but not in his case.

My fav drummer of all time, not even that close. Power, speed, feel, finesse, technicality, and above all else the most musically-correct rock drummer of all time - and in my mind no question at all that this guy could swing the hell out of a big band.

Bonham, Peart, Baker, Powell, Copeland, are really top class drummers, and there are more really great ones. But Ian Paice is a special. His speed, technique, dynamics, feeling, precision, combinactorics and improvisation are such, that they put him on a special level. He is a separate category - a category for himself.

I have seen DP during their heyday of the early 70s and they were all insanely talented. They were the real “Cream” of the British rock scene. Every individual.

Ian's speed is outta this world,,,his ease of playing is amazing 2 c

Great reaction to one of my favorite drummers. Ian Paice is the perfect combination of power and finesse to me. His work with Deep Purple is iconic! Thanks for giving him his due. 👏

One of the greatest drummers of all time!!

Paicey is such a good drummer and yes he is a great fan of Buddy Rich!

Thank you Ian Paice for the decades of greatness in your playing and humbleness in your spirit. I have always loved the way the band jumps back in at the end of his solo on the Mule. It is very creative and fun. Love Made In Japan. Paice just kicks ass on every bit of the album. Most people love the hard hitting like Bonham and Cozy Powell which should have been Bonham's replacement in Zeppelin. But Paice has a lighter touch and it excelled his speed.

And the amazing thing is, he can still do it.

Ian is and has been my favorite from the day I heard fireball. Technically awesome

I always thought Ian had that big band sound in his solo. Glad to hear a teacher confirm it. Deep Purple played with a symphony also

Saw Ian do drum rolls with one hand too. His rudiments and snare work is just phenomenal. One of the greatest.

This was an OUTSTANDING solo I'm so glad i got to see it...one of the best Ive ever seen bro

Still the best drummer I ever see live, being a Deep Purple fan I also got to see Cozy Powell when he was with Rainbow, Ian for me, is still the best drummer around

Ian is amazing. I have for 49 years wondered why Bonzo gets all of this glory over Ian. I think Ian is just so much better especially as a soloist

And he is a very sweet gentleman. He talks about Gene Krupa and the guy who he says is from another planet Buddy Rich and how much they influenced his playing. Yoyoka Soma 11 year old Japanese drummer just did a blistering cover of Burn as did Sina youtube legend He invited both of them to get together for a virtual percussion collaborative jam. Cant wait to see that!

I just love the way you are genuinely amazed by what you see. You're a great guy!

I love seeing people excited about their craft

Ian Paice is a monster drummer. He is definitely in the top 10 with some of the greats in both Jazz and Rock.

I met Paicey at a music store in Ottawa Ontario, cool guy and one hell of a drum machine.

As a drummer, I’m mostly oriented to the guitar. Never seen an Ian Pace solo, but now my respect for him just skyrocketed!! He was great!!!!

Beautiful solo,clean,enjoyable.Awesome.

Paicey has said many times in interviews about his playing style: " It´s basically all just rudiments and lots of paradiddles,- I just kind of mix them up in a big pile and have fun..."

Ian Paice, one of the greats! I first was inspired by him in the early 80's and my appreciation for him has stayed. I love his playing and he genuinely seems like a really cool dude.

Not only is Ian an awesome soloist, he compose so many great drum parts for Deep Purple

Pace and Bill Ward of Sabbath both had that Jazz background, great drummers,

Lol! Yeah I love Ian. His solo on You Fool No One is one of the reasons I became a drummer. Great reaction.

I am not a drummer, but I love rock music and am constantly fascinated by the drummers in my favourite bands. I've always thought that this was the most phenomenal solo. Even with my total lack of knowledge about the techniques I could see the skill and talent Ian displays here. What really impressed me, as a no nothing, was that he achieved that sound from a very basic kit. I love the likes of Neil Peart, et all, with their 70 piece kits, but with not much more than a 5 piece kit he does this. Mind blown!!

Ian has always been one of my favorite drummers.

Thanks for covering Mr. Paice. I've seen him play several times with D. P. but particularly I remember in the early 2000's, Deep Purple in Toronto, and ELP opened . Carl Palmer had just blown us away with his drum solo. Purple comes on and we knew there was going to be an Ian Paice spectacular. You could feel it in the air. He was playing his white Yamaha kit, with white lights shining up, and cymbals flashing. He was in a glowing cloud. I'll never forget that show.

The sole reason i play drums to this day. I started in 1977 to the sound of Paice, Powell and Bonham of course ;-)

My favorite drummer, since '72-ish.

It's so great to see your reaction to Ian's playing! He is God to all left-handed drummers. Although I don't believe in the idea of a "greatest drummer", I do believe Ian is at the very top of truly phenomenal players. He shines not only as a soloist but also adds so much to every song deep purple made. One area I think he outshines all others is in his absolutely flawless, lightning-fast single stroke roles, like the ones he does in Strange Kind of Woman on Made in Japan. Thanks again!

Nice review, and appreciate your enthusiasm as well as expertise. What I always loved about Ian Paice is with Deep Purple, he would constantly change up through the song, even several times in a verse. Yet, it always sounded right. Check out "Made in Japan" as a reference. From hard (Cobham) to soft, and brilliantly classic (Rich/Krupa/Williams). Ian Paice comes with quite a complete bag of tricks. There are few if not none, like him in this genre. A monster!

Saw Ian Paice do a Paradiddle swing beat, and was always blown away. He is Jazz influenced, like Ginger.

Your enthusiasm is infectious Garey, and I'm a keyboard player!! Thank You.

For any drummer´s information and inspiration: I´m a 55 yrs old metal GUITARIST!, not a drummer, was introduced to DP in 1976 at the tender age of twelve and have had Paicey as my main influence for rhythmic punctuation in my chugga-chugga riffing ever since,- which means I often surprise other musicians when riffing as I can vary and subdivide my picking hand patterns ad naesuem... my personal favourite for that would be rolling along at fast eights or mid tempo sixteenths in between my moving chording breaking the rolling freight train up with lots of standard triplets intermixed with quarter note triplet, quarts, fives etc. variations for long extended series at a time,- if not going all out Indian Konnakol on the lot,- all of it as a result of having Ian Paice as my main influence for rhythm guitar playing since 1976,- and having great fun all along the way! Ian is and has always been a monster drummer! Others beside him,- no one above him!

I started drumming in 64 at age 10. My early influences were Ringo and Dave Clark. Then when I discovered The Who,Hendrix and Cream in the late 60's,they became my influences along with Don Brewer and Bonzo. Then Deep Purple In Rock came out in 1970. I immediately began trying to learn any and everything Ian Paice was doing on that great album. He became my main influence and to this day is still my favorite drummer of all time. I've been fortunate enough to see him 6 times when he was in his prime,71 thru 76,in 3 different lineups of Deep Purple. IMHO he is The Greatest Rock Drummer of all time!

Ian is a machine!!!! It is my personal belief that the reason why he is the most “underrated” drummer of all time is because of the absolute jealousy of every other drummer in rock ‘n roll history!!! What he did with ease, others could only dream of being able to do !!!!! Thank you for doing this video!!!

My first time seeing an Ian Paice solo...LOVED IT!!!...Thanks Teach:)

absolutely love Paice's playing...he's always been "the don" in my book. his performance on "burn", stands head and shoulders above anything anybody else was doing at the time. in fact, i think his playing on the title track may be one of the best drum performances on a rock song ever. love your enthusiasm and your analysis!

Deep Purple in Rock came out when I was about 13. My mate bought the album then and played it to me. I had never heard anything like it. And, I could not comprehend what the guy on the drums was doing, it sounded so creative and in tune with what the band was playing and at times he created the atmosphere of a track all on his own. So very good and, as demonstrated on later songs such as No One Came, so very subtle. I have ever since held Ian as my favourite drummer.

I am not a drummer but I've been around music long enough to recognize a true percussionist. No rock drummer does as complex drumming with such a relatively minimalist kit as Paice. Plus be does NOT have a flamboyant style. No flailing around drama-for-drama's-sake. He is and always has been a consummate professional like his band mate, John Lord. Plus he is a super nice and approachable person to his fans. I was very sad when we lost Jon Lord a few years back. Heartbroken when we lost Dio. I can guarantee you when the world loses Ian I will be equally heartbroken. He is just one of the best.

I'm 59, and have seen, and heard, a lot of good/great drummers, but, when I heard Ian doing 'The Muel', on Deep Purple's double live album, 'Made in Japan', I was also, blown away! He's been my favourite, ever since!

A humble dude and he was always improving. Plus he is the only drummer for Deep Purple through all their changes. Deep Purple was always my fav over other groups in the 70s and Deep Purple was always better live. Funny story-I was always into the drums and one day I saw The Gene Krupa Story on TV late at night and I was blown away and at that time Carl Palmer, Ginger Baker, Bonham, Copeland, Peart, and others that were my favs I thought to myself that NOW that I know about Krupa I can attempt to be better than the Rock guys. lol. After doing some research (back then there was no internet or google lol) I found out they all knew the jazz drummers, and especially Ian Paice. Child In Time is the greatest song of all time IMHO. Ian and Ritchie on guitar were definitely innovators. Thanks for the tribute to Ian. He has a youtube channel and it is excellent!

A lot of Buddy Rich in that man's approach but with matched grip! Blistering technique.

Ian Paice was always my man. I always thought he was the most exciting and fastest player of the rock drummer of the 70’s and Deep Purple was the most consistent rock band of that time, way rockier and speedier than Zeppelin. The live albums Live in Europe and Live in Japan are monuments. Deep Purple are the only band I thought were live better sounding than in the studio and I always preferred their live versions.

Don’t no why I keep watching these videos. I’m glad I put my drums away forever a couple of yrs ago after 40 yrs of playing. What’s the point most people are never gonna get anywhere near these fellas. From a different planet!!

great review. Ian has always been one of my favorites

Love Ian Paice !!! Grew up listening to him starting with Speed King, The Mule, Fireball, Space Trucking, and on and on. My brother brought home a $ 100 drum set from Sears, and I would spend hours trying to learn all his parts correctly. It's amazing what you can do on a Saturday morning when Mom and Dad go food shopping !!

i love your reactions Garey. I can see on your face what I feel when I listen to an awesome musician. Great videos!

How could you as a drummer not have known about ian paice. You redeem yourself by putting him at the top of your list. Paice was a genious.

Ian Paice from Shades of Deep Purple till today has never repeated himself, he has been a great inspiration and thank to him I make a living Drumming from Metal to pop , Hard Rock, Latin and world music.... in general what amazes me is the fact that he always experimented with sounds and grooves if you know Deep Purple Discography a bit of Early Whitesnake and some Gary Moore albums you know what I mean !

GLORIOUS!!! I really enjoyed this video--both Ian Paice's Superlative Drumming, and your Fun and Instructive Reaction... Thank you!

“Dang!” Frickin amazing!” Great vid! Thank you. My sediments as well....

I used to play this late 70’s to demonstrate Yamaha NS1000’s, amazingly well recorded and awesome playing 🥁🥁

Blessed to have been able to see Ian with Deep Purple live twice back in the old days. Late 60s. Amazing.

Ian was my “drum god”. He mentions Buddy Rich as an influence. When I first heard “Apples” from Buddy Rich I thought of this solo. According to Ian he received his first drum lesson from his piano player father who taught him the “mama dada” roll.

Paice is the best rock ever had by a comfortable margin

I have been listening to Ian since 1968. Had no idea he was this good. Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed it. Ian is one of the best. I’ve only recently discovered your channel and like what you are doing. Your knowledge is amazing so I am surprised you had not known much about Ian, he is well regarded in the drumming community. I am a 70 year old musician, guitar first but also very familiar with percussion and play drums some. Those independence exercises used to drive me crazy ha. So challenging! New sub, please continue to do this.

Great vid. I’ve been listening to that drum solo ever since I bought Made in Japan, the original vinyl. Amazing skills. The other band members weren’t too shabby either.

Great reaction video. Ian paice is one of my favourite drummers of all time.

Paice & company were one of the first bands I remember hearing, at 8-10 y/o, that inspired me to pick up drumsticks @ 12. LOVED his rudimental base! Unfortunately, was never able to achieve 1/5 of success that DP did but am STILL in love w/their discography, especially Burn, Highway Star, Fireball, among others, & of course, Smoke On The Water!

"His own nice recipe of excellentness." --Nicely said!! "Ian Paice on the drums...YES!"

Ian Paice has been my favorite drummer ever since I first discovered Deep Purple in the early 70s... A true "Living Legend!" Even now at his advanced age, he is still a major force as a drummer! I've had the privilege of meeting Ian twice, and he's absolutely one of the nicest people I've ever met too!!!

Lessons yes...but God gave him that talent....amazingly underrated...Thanks...Great job

Truly awesome...Rock on Paicey

I'm blown away too - by your enthusiastic reaction, Mr Williams! Great lesson. I grew up listening to Ian Paice. Seeing this just opnened a new dimension for me.

I couldn’t wait for any album with Ian Pace. A brilliant drummer so creative and was ahead of his time.

Truly one of the best and tasty makes sense as a drummer so fast and hood him and Barlow

Best rock drummers come from jazz, Ian Paice learned his craft with his dad's jazz band

Good reaction, young and kindly squire! I believe he’s got a lot of drumming talent

I'm 61 at 16 in 1976, I saw Deep Purple in St. Louis Keil Auditorium 6th row center. Definitely a influence of mine.

Great channel and extremely interesting analysis of what these great drummers are actually doing , fascinating stuff.

I am a pianist and long time fan of Ian. What sets him apart from other drummers for me is multifaceted. First, I think from seeing interviews he underwent training on the drums and this can be heard in the huge variety within his playing, such as the Mule solo, Burn etc.. Secondly, he has great feel and this variety in volume, speed and then variety makes his playing very distinctive. Finally, playing in Deep Purple alongside the talents of John Lord, Blackmore and Glover provides a counterpoint to his musicianship, which adds to the wonderful drum work. My favourite exposition of this being the various contribution on ‘Lazy’, what a track to listen to!

Ian Paice is the favorite drummer of one of my favorite drummers. That being Mikkey Dee.

It was an absolute joy watching your reaction to "The Chief". Thank you.

I think Purple found Mr Paice to be a very reliable drummer. Always giving them what they needed. This piece gave Ian a chance to do his thing, whilst the band had a breather! Keep Reacting!

I saw them on the Burn tour in Seattle. Ian Pace is my favorite rock soloist!

Thank you for reacting to this!

Great video! I discovered your channel recently and its great to have a teacher talking technically about the performaces...Even though Paice is famous in rock, i always felt he was not appreciated enough in general, just like what happens with Mitch Mitchell. They are a very strong breed between jazz rudimental finesse and rock powerhouse playing.

I’ve seen him a few times, most recently in 2018. He Still has incredibly fast hands and his chops are impeccable. He’s in my top 3 Rock drummers with Bonzo, Michael Derosier of early Heart fame, Roger Taylor of Queen, Joey Kramer of Aerosmith founding out things. But then you also have Alex Van Halen, Steve Smith of Journey (Berklee School of Music graduate), Kenny Aronoff, Simon Kirk’s of Bad Co., Tommy Aldridge (I’d love to see a reaction vid to him; he’s So powerful to this day!, & quite the showman).

one of my very early drumming heroes. His triplet at the end of Flight of The Rat blew me away as a young kid. And then there's the triplet intro to Pictures of Home. Ian is just badass!!

Yay! Thank you so much for doing Ian Paice reaction. Sounds like you enjoyed it. I'm not a drummer, I play guitar, but Paice has been my favorite drummer since I heard Machine Head in 1972 at the age of 8. I absolutely love his drumming and was able to see the MKII Deep Purple lineup in 1984. He actually played with Buddy Rich a great deal, and Buddy was very complimentary of Ian. I'm glad to see Paicey has hooked another fan. The cat is just the real deal.

You're right Gary...real drumming artistry can only be gained through good tuition and serious attitude. Ian Paice the intelligent drummer...and you know what ...?... nowadays he can still play like that.

I had no idea that Ian was so good. I can't wait to hear more. Thanks!

Ian Paice is and was one of rocks greatest,overlooked and sinfully underrated . One of my main influences

best rock drummer of all time. He's got it all. a pure joy to listen to

Ian Paice is the best drummer of all time.His drum solo on The Mule from Made In Japan is possibly the greatest ever.

Ian Paice is a drummer that has flown under the radar for years and years. His facility and skill is special. Thank you Garey

Your enthusiasm and your knowledge sparkles. Paice is one heck of a solid drummer.

I love your enthousiastic reactions on the play by play when you do these videos. You give very good technical analysis as well. Very helpfull in understanding whats goin on. Keep it up!!!