One thing that Always stands out to me about Carter is that he ALWAYS looks HAPPY. I don't know that I've EVER seen a video of him where he didn't look like he was having a blast.

🎼Carter Beauford is my favorite gum-chewing, bubble-blowing drummer. He smiles, sings backup, and blows my mind! Plain and simple. There’s nobody like him.😁☮️

My wife holds up a “Stick me Carter!” Sign at every concert and he gets a big kick out of it every time he sees it…..we have a lot of his drum sticks at our house. The guy is legendarily cool and kind. 😂

One thing that sets Carter apart from the vast majority of drummers is he plays open-handed, i.e. he plays his hats with his left hand - most play them with their strong hand and cross over their weak one. Carter’s style allows him to get around the kit quicker. He’s just amazing.

And he's 65 years old... God bless him and dmb!! Love it!!

One of the absolute greatest drummers of our generation

DMB and CB both terribly under rated but every summer they tour the country and quietly sell out amphitheaters and festival venues packed to the rafters

As great as Dave is….. he surrounds himself with world class musicians!!!!!! RIP ROI

Huge DMB fan here... Carter Beauford is a top rated drummer and is highly respected in the music world ❤❤❤ Love DMB. 🥰

I’m so happy! I love DMB and Carter is a BEAST! They are a fabulous live jam band. If you haven’t experienced one of their shows, you should. It feels like a family reunion. I’m overdue for another happiness injection. 🤟🏼

One of my all time favorite drummers !

Carter is pure gold. He has so much fun playing. The whole band is a band of joy. Got to see them live to get it. Watch the Central park concert

He doesn’t get mentioned enough but Carter Beauford is one of the best drummers out there. He is underrated not because of his talent but just passed up when people mention their top drummers and he should be right up there at the top !

I will be showing this to my 13 yr old grandson. He is autistic and plays drums by ear. He will LOVE THIS and Chip is so right, Carter is amazing!! Thanks for the video!!

CB!!! My favorite thing about Carter is his smile.. he is always smiling while playing.. it's contagious and he's a top notch Drummer too.. DMB for life! Love this band.. seen them several times and the fans are the best, most chill people..

When you make a list of great drummers, there's Bonzo, the Loon, The Professor, Danny Carey, Stuart Copeland, and Carter Beauford. These guys are machines. They make it look easy, but for those of us that know, well, we know just how special they are.

Carter's been one of my favs for 25 years. They're all world class musicians. I've seen DMB live a dozen times and they have never disappointed.

Something I've always loved about Dave Mathews Band music is it lets each of the band members shine in their own moments when performing live, and they are ALL amazing musicians worthy of those moments. There are cool Carter moments where without missing a beat he'll move the mic up to do background vocals, and move it away... all while perfectly keeping up on the drums.

Chewing his gum and grinning 😀 This is a guy who loves his job and thank God for it. Look at all his toys and he knows how to play with them. He's a joy to watch.

Just yesterday I was reflecting that I haven’t heard any reactors I frequent cover this man. DMB played at a venue called “The Gorge” in George, Washington. They played “Two Step”, clocked in at just over 19 minutes long & “Lie in our Graves” at almost 17 minutes long. Easily in my top live performances and shows how much versatility and longevity they are capable of. Still gives me goosebumps every time! Thank you Polo!!!!!

One thing that I really respect about DMB is that everybody gets time in the spotlight. Everyone is important, its not Dave Mathews and the rest. I just remembered that Dave did a collaboration with Blue Man Group called Sing Along.

Loved your reaction, Polo! Carter is an absolute monster on the drums, and I've been a huge fan for a long time! You can't go wrong with more reactions to the Dave Matthews Band, including Carter Beauford!

Carter Beauford is amazing and one of my favorite drummers.

So far ive watched at LEAST 15 reaction vids of DMB songs. EVERY single one of y’all reactors always Always ALWAYS, at some point says “WOW” whether in reaction to Dave, or LeRoi, or Boyd or Stefan or Carter, (almost always Carter!!) makes me so happy ive been a fan since ‘95, and that even 30 years later y’all are still amazed by these guys. Truly a band worthy of Hall of Fame

A good argument can be made that Carter Beauford is the best living rock drummer!

I’ve never seen a drummer look more comfortable on that drum throne than Carter!

Carter is a great musician in a band full of great musicians. He knows how to jam and how to both extend and support great live improvisation. A band is only as good as their drummer - which is why the Dave Matthews Band is so badass. I'm glad you're getting to watch him up close.

Best Carter Beauford performance was "Two Step" live from the Hangout Festival at 101 East Beach Boulevard in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 20th, 2012.

Rolling Stone magazine ranked drummer Carter Beauford as the tenth greatest drummer of all time in a reader's poll back in 2010. His versatile, open-handed, ambidextrous drumming style has certainly left a lasting impact! 🥁🎶

I just love it when the musicians smile and it's obvious they're having fun😊

Dude is so good. Their Central Park concert blew me away.

This takes me back I was a big fan of my younger years saw him a couple times but haven't really stayed up on Dave Matthews band People criticize them for all sorts of stuff the one thing no one can ever say is that they all aren't Masters at their instruments Carter is an absolutely exceptional drummer especially in the role that so much of this performance and all their performance is heavily improvised and going with the flow and he has the ability to accentuate other people's solos which is a talent that few possess

He learned to play left-handed and then switched to right-handed when he started sitting in and playing sessions with kits already set up. True 4-limb independence. Amazing!

DMB is my all time favorite band ever! Yes the magic of all the rhythms coming together is the genus of the band- 💯 Can’t beat them live!

Carter is a beast. My son and I were just watching a video of him playing the other night. We are both drummers but not that level. My son is way closer than I am but Carter is amazing. I’m not a huge Dave Matthews’s Band fan but do have much respect for their musicianship.

That is a man in love with what he's doing . . . . and doing it better than most. I'm a drum fan . . . and he is at the top of my list.

Love this! Carter is such a joy to watch, he looks like he's never had a down day in his life

This was a treat. Thank you!

They put on great live performance; all are so talented.

That was only one song in the set. Appreciate the video on him only. But the band... DMB, they all play their hearts out. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

Have loved Carter for the past 23 years. Awesome video. More dave!

Might be one of my favorite reactions of yours. I too was blown away by his drumming.

Grandma hearing stuff I have not heard in years or not at all . Thanks ❤ peace ✌️ Polo

I've watched them twice. It's always different. This guy is just amazing.

Since 1995 , we're always saying... "Carter Beauford for President"

Yes he is killing it and with a big smile the whole time

Carter is such a beast, easily one of the greatest drummers ever. His hands and feet are all over the place, he makes it look so easy. That guy is always smiling...smiling and blowing bubbles whilst destroying the crap out of his kit! Try this song, "All Along The Watchtower" or especially "Louisiana Bayou" all from the Piedmont Park show. "Louisiana Bayou" is easily one of the greatest live performances I've ever seen. The energy was so insane, and they knew they kilt it by the end of the song! "Warehouse" and "Don't Drink The Water" are two of my other favorites.

CARTER is a PARTY in a DRUM KIT, FOR SURE!!! :) That's just ONE of the reasons I like DMB!!! HE is SO GOOD!

The crazy thing about his performance is that this is only one song in the concert. Amazing

Cater is a beast genius on the drums!

Ive been playing drums for mor than 15yrs now, and i can say that Carter has some of the best hit hat accents ive ever heard, half the time i listen to DMB i have no idea what he is doing

Oh man I really love this guy. Yet another to be crammed into the top 20 drummers. Who is this drummer with the groovy head gear? Oh and I want those drums.

Find me another guy who can play polyrhythmically, blow bubbles and smile at the same time. ALSO, massive fills that end on an open high hat......

since you enjoy Tool so much, there's a good chance you'll enjoy most of this band's catalog. Most of their songs are in odd time signatures, much like Tool. Learning to play guitar in one rhythm and sing the melodies in others at the same time had a major impact on my musicianship. The songs from the albums of the 90s, and "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King" are my jams. Their saxophonist died when Big Whiskey came out, and the original violinist got "me too-ed" and kicked out of the band. I saw them twice in '99. Both shows were amazing!

This is cool Polo it was different to be focused on the drummer. I appreciate them more now.

Carter is my favorite drummer.

Best drummers currently playing are Carter Beauford, Gavin Harrison, and Danny Carey. Danny will be playing in a King Crimson spin-off called Beat with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, and Steve Vai playing the King Crimson tracks from the 1980s!

Also hard rock female singer who was trained in opera her voice is phenomenal the band is 'evanescence' song is called 'bring me to life' OMG amazing voice

Saw a video like this but instead of Ants Marching it was Tripping Billies and it was insane.

Carter is a great percussionist and founding member of the Dave Matthew's Band. Who says you'll get to old to stop slapping sticks, really the guy is my age 65 and is simply bad ass. Don't ever tell us were to old, got it sonny?

What's wild about C.B. is he changes what he plays every time depending on what he is feeling during the show.. no two shows have EVER had the same drum part.

The dreaming tree from the Piedmont park concert is tool level transportation abilities

Carter Beauford on the drums!! He is the heart of the band and such a pleasure to watch!

All along the watchtower - Live at Central Park!! /)

His open-handed ambidextrous playing is LEGENDARY! He’s one of the top ten summers of all time for a reason ❤ Boyd Tinsley is the violinist in this band. Watch any live performances of DMB and watch Mr. Tinsley knock it out if the park

I think I need a set of drums ❤ grandma go wild ❤ peace Polo ✌️...

Carter is a bad man, the dude has chops for days. Although I like when he was in the studio live playing this song and song#41. He is definitely one of my top 10 drummers.

Drummers are so sorely underrated.

I'm old & technology stupid, so I don't know how exactly to make a suggestion. I could suggest 100s of fabulous songs. We had te best music. Anyway I know you've heard this song, but I doubt you've heard this version. I heard this version at a hippy feast about 15 yrs ago & it blew me away. Bob Marley would be proud. Peter Rowan- NO WOMAN NO CRY. . it's like 8 mins long. Worth it AMAZING PERFORMANCE

One of the best ever

And this is just one song 😂 He’s got a whole set to do 😲😲😲

This made me think of Art Blakey. You can tell Carter has a jazz background.

Patty Loveless ' You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive'. One of those haunting bluegrass folk songs that tell a true story about the Appalachian coal miners.

Criminally underrrated drummer because of the band he plays in.

This is why we dance.

Gonna see them live in three weeks, cant wait :-)

THAT’S how drumming should be done! 👍

For a way better experience I suggest listening to their Piedmont Park live performance.

Carter IS Dave Matthews Band!

You should watch the live version of that song Ants Marching the band is great.

I recently heard Steely Dan "Aja" , on vinyl, an that song has a great drum solo at the end of the song

Technical as F, love it.

❤ God I love this channel so much!❤

Phenomenal drummer!

Carter Bow-Ford is the GOAT

Dude's a Legend!

Carter is a beast!!

You should check out his drum video for the song 41, saucy and one of my fav drum videos!

Ever since I heard the first Dave Matthews album, I've been enthralled with Carter. He's just amazing.

Neil Pert, the drummer from Rush, was awesome as well.

THANK YOU for reacting to more DMB. I’d suggest warehouse in Central Park or #41 listener supported!

You should watch drive in drive out live, Dave wrote it for Carter to go off!

ABSOLUTELY GO CHECK: Carter Beaufort ( drum solo) 11 m ago 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

WooHooooo Carter!!

Great reaction.

41 Dave Mathews 1999 in New Jersey

Carter! 🙌

@Polo, I can tell from the things you’ve said you are a deep thinker. DMB is the perfect band for you and Before These Crowded Streets is the album for you. Spoon and The Dreaming Tree you NEED to listen to. I’m happy to donate somehow if it means you’ll agree to listen to them. They are very melancholy though, I must warn you. They are the dark place many of us go to but can’t put into words.

I love him

he actually was a teacher in dc.