As a drummer, Jeff Beck: Wired changed my life. This man has always been my hero, musically.
@ronaldvaughn7087 Жыл бұрын
Wow !! It's Without A Doubt, Michael Narada Walden Most Definitely Is One Of The Greatest Drummers Ever !!
@waynefoote3781 Жыл бұрын
This mans' arms are like rifles meet machine guns!! WOW! ............Narada is one of the kings of drums and one of the best Producers the world has ever seen!
@premodernprejudices30277 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated players of all time. Narada is brilliant!
@SPAZZOID1006 жыл бұрын
Jeff C as a drummer? No. More as a producer.
@brunobergonzi84584 жыл бұрын
Underrated???
@wedamammynuns4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@alexhicks58892 жыл бұрын
The average music fan doesn't know who he is so yeah, it apples.
@danmcaleer3993 Жыл бұрын
YOU SHURE GOT THAT RIGHT
@virgilrw7 жыл бұрын
I saw Walden with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the DC area in the mid to late 70's. Needless to say I left the arena thinking he was best drummer on planet earth! He was just beyond brilliant!
@alanconrad8490 Жыл бұрын
i saw that tour (post Cobham)....Narada was unbelievable
@braintap907210 жыл бұрын
I remember Mike drumming on his books on the bus on the way to school..... always a good guy! Jim Plainwell, Michigan
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
Braintap I love your comment. What was he like as a person, as a student, etc? Please answer, I'd love to know more about his early life.
@carolknight95953 жыл бұрын
He's terrific and puts his heart and soul Into it. I love him. ❤️💋🌹
@lisawalden51197 жыл бұрын
Tremendous talent. Narada has been a gift to fusion music.
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
Lisa Walden Undoubtedly. What a powerhouse. I have never met him, but am guessing that he is very humble, genuine, and thoughtful. Any relation, you?
@kenjones64412 жыл бұрын
If you consider that this guy plays drums so well, wrote some of the best fusion, dance and love songs in the 70s and 80s and produced so many top artists, can someone tell who the best drummer in history is?
@waynefoote3781 Жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham...Lenny White! Bruce Carter etc etc.............Although we do love Narada!
@buddhasektor88288 ай бұрын
Yes Estefario
@simoncbr900rrАй бұрын
There is no greatest drummer
@lucianlarghi54028 жыл бұрын
I kept hearing Narada's name in the same league of people like Tony, Billy and Chambers. Now I know why.
@lucianlarghi54027 жыл бұрын
every time I come back to this, at 0:55 my head starts bobbing.
@apieceofdirt46816 жыл бұрын
Matt Larghi He’s nowhere in the same league as Dennis Chambers. That guy is simply off the chain!!
@SPAZZOID1006 жыл бұрын
apiece ofdirt ????
@markomarkovic57293 жыл бұрын
@@apieceofdirt4681 And yet, Dennis said that Narada and Cobham were some of his main influences
@kcorpora12 жыл бұрын
@@markomarkovic5729 they were his influences then he surpassed them!
@cpu5547 жыл бұрын
I grew up with Colaiuta ,studied with some pretty good drum teachers and seen some of the best drummers on the planet live (Williams ,Weckl,Cobham ,Clark) and Walden is easily as good as any of them. I caught him playing with the band Warriors at the Keystone in Berkeley in the 80's and it was the best exhibition of drumming I've ever seen hands down.
@peterlibby4662 жыл бұрын
Saw him with Warriors several times at the keystone. He has been a favorite forever.
@LagunaDrums Жыл бұрын
@@peterlibby466 Me Too!😎
@daviddew21168 жыл бұрын
NMW is a worldly talent!!! He does sooo much more than just play drums.It would take you time and dedication to learn what all he is to the music industry!!!...You would freak, I still do, and I've been a fan for 38 years!..
@ModernLove1002 жыл бұрын
When Billy Cobham left the Mahavishnu Orchestra and became successful as a solo artist with his Spectrum album, he was replaced by a young Narada Michael Walden. Needless to say that Narada Michael Walden blew everyone's mind in the 70's. And if that wasn't enough he then became an R&B singer and top producer (Whitney Houston). That might be the reason why a whole generation missed out on him as a drummer, but he was one of the greatest from his era for sure. Just ask Vinnie Colaiuta or Steve Smith who were fans.
@rubytuesday13452 жыл бұрын
Seems so appropriate that he should now succeed Steve Smith in Journey.
@onazram12 жыл бұрын
He's no Cobham...
@ModernLove1002 жыл бұрын
@@onazram1 lol nobody is, Cobham is a pioneer of the Jazzrock fusion genre among the likes of Tony Williams, Lenny White, Alphonse Mouzon, Steve Gadd and Harvey Mason. Narada Michael Walden was the next generation knocking on the door. But Narada Michael Walden was excellent and in a lot of ways took things a bit more to the extreme when it came to aggression, speed and precision. His paradiddles were the cleanest plus his loose funky drumming reminded more of the Meters than of anything Cobham. Don't forget that he was only just a kid when he plus Armstrong joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra and still was developing himself. Listen to tracks like Cosmic Strut or Can't Stand Your Funk to get a feel of the difference between Narada Michael Walden and Billy Cobham. Of course you will clearly hear the influence of Cobham on him, but literally everyone that came up during that era was heavily influenced by Cobham since he set a new standard. Just listen to early Terry Bozzio, Dennis Chambers, Steve Smith and Vinnie Colaiuta. Although Steve Smith admitted to have been a longtime Narada Michael Walden admirer even back then when he had just joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra Steve Smith and his roommate Vinnie Colaiuta would go and see Narada Michael Walden who was a real beast behind the drums.
@SixTenVisuals Жыл бұрын
…and Narada was only 18 when he joined Mahavishnu. Insane.
@bg357wg3 ай бұрын
Not just Whitney Houston…a bunch of big names and totalling a grand sum of 57 #1 chart toppers…it’s insane how he isn’t better known…
@shilohhobel77234 жыл бұрын
That's our Narada!!! Inspiration running through like a powerful freight train.
@TheyCallHimShaddow Жыл бұрын
This guy did one of the best songs ever and I cannot find it anywhere. It was the theme tune to Now And Again with an unknown female singer whose name I also forgot. but you can look up now and again and you will hear it. I did not know he was a famous drummer I just knew he produced music for other artist and his best known hits were i shoulda loved you/I don't want nobody else (to dance with you). But brilliant brilliant drumming it makes me wonder if he ever played with Prince same era and everything!
@U2WB6 жыл бұрын
Freakin unreal. And that snare drum is tuned so tight that it’s completely unforgiving of the slightest bit of sloppiness - which simply doesn’t apply here ! He’s PRECISE. OMG
@carolknight95953 жыл бұрын
How can someone be so fast at playing, it's remarkable!!!!!
@krusher742 жыл бұрын
@@carolknight9595 that thing is marching snare tight, hell of a lot of bounce, it's about stick control, not strength.
@carolknight95952 жыл бұрын
I thought YOU may know better 👀
@pdxfunk11 жыл бұрын
He is so slept on. Just as good as Billy.
@adamthomas1246 Жыл бұрын
I'm afraid he is as good as Billy.
@HeinerG2 жыл бұрын
This Man is a really great, fine Drummer!!!
@michaelgreen52063 жыл бұрын
Virtuoso drummer here, folks. Been listening to him with MO, Jeff Beck, Weather Report, Tommy Bolin ( Marching Powder, anyone?) etc.for years and am still blown away by his musicality. Thanks Narada for the beautiful music!!!!
@lmp972610 жыл бұрын
Easily one of my biggest influences on drumming. So musical and creative. He had so many solos within the framework of a song that he never needed to perform a true solo.
@augustwest66373 жыл бұрын
a god gifted technician of percussion
@carolknight52673 жыл бұрын
The best drummer ever. Incredible
@luiszuluaga65752 жыл бұрын
Pure commitment. ✨🤎🥁✨
@calzaondrums4 жыл бұрын
His work on "Vimana" by the Italian band Nova is simply amazing.
@vv04224 жыл бұрын
Yes kzfaq.info/get/bejne/icBjqsemzZm-o4E.html and yes again kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftGYZrtyutu6h2Q.html
@skeen2673 жыл бұрын
Yes, great stuff. Hardly anyone knows about that it seems.
@doodsydoodsy53703 жыл бұрын
Insanely brilliant
@jimproos22097 жыл бұрын
The Best drummer who came from Kalamazoo. Great solo with MH , Narada!
@Chrisdougable Жыл бұрын
I first heard his drumming on Jaco Pastorius' "Come On, Come Over". Once I heard that I knew that this guy, and every musician on that track, has musical super powers! All of them unapproachable and amazing!
@edrod98242 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
@BicyclePhil5 жыл бұрын
listen to Narada demonstrate insane brilliance playing with Mahavishnu Orchestra on "Visions of the Emerald Beyond". The man is incredibly talented!!
@edennard15 жыл бұрын
Still one of my favorite jazz fusion lp’s of all time.
@karenstewart12655 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you.GENIUS!!! The camera person was so awful! 2019
@jonneville22872 жыл бұрын
I thought Cobham was the king of fusion drummers until I heard this album - now I'm not so sure. I discovered this album back in the early 1980's, and the lead guitarist in the band I was in wanted a copy (cassette back then). He couldn't believe the musicianship of the whole band. Up until then, he thought The Scorpians were brilliant!
@jonneville22872 жыл бұрын
He is also the drummer on 'Black Market', Weather Report.
@nycfunk7 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! Explosive Fire! This man is my favorite drummer. Zero to sixty in nano-seconds.
@mntnman6275 жыл бұрын
As a drummer I can say Narada is one of my favorite drummers of all time. Up there with Tony, Vinnie. Truly an amazing drummer. My favorite example of his playing is on Mahavishnu Orchestra Visions of the Emerald Beyond. Some of the most inane bombastic yet tastefully complex drumming I've ever heard accompanied by some of the best music ever played by a group. Ok. I'll shut up now.
@dawndeegan25325 жыл бұрын
don't. shut up, that is.
@mntnman6275 жыл бұрын
One typo. I meant to say Some of the most "insane" bombastic yet tasteful...
@koren77110 жыл бұрын
Listen to Jeff Beck's "Wired" album if you want to hear NMW do some of his best stuff.
@shootfirst20977 жыл бұрын
Then you haven't heard him on "Eternity's Breath" on the Mahavishnu album "Visions of the Emerald Beyond."
@NicleT4 жыл бұрын
Cathode Roy but there’s a lot of guests on this album. I didn’t knew NMW was among them. Which song(s) ?
@sega62s3 жыл бұрын
he is the soul of the album, he outclass Jeff in many ways, but as a group they were fierce, and lots lots of good songs.
@roberthill46523 жыл бұрын
Yeah Michael playing with Jeff Beck over the top what a good match
@pbaker71603 жыл бұрын
Yes. NMW played on: Led Boots, Come Dancing, Sophie and Play With Me.
@johannhauffman32319 күн бұрын
Wunderschön !
@stk19754 жыл бұрын
Is that a machine or human, amazing.
@marcelojimenez95185 жыл бұрын
Narada Michael Walden excelente suplente en la MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA suplantando a mi Mayor Maestro Billy Cobham! !!!!
@JohnLRice10 жыл бұрын
Awesome, one of my most favorite drummers, especially for his work on VOTEB!
@simoncbr900rrАй бұрын
Did you know he also either produced/arranged/co wrote/appeared on over 50 number 1 's And boy does he have chops!!!! WOW
@TedDiabetes4 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated.
@MsCharlieBrown783 жыл бұрын
And that's why I love NMW! As well as him sharing the same birthday as me!
@therealawakener77 жыл бұрын
An amazing drummer with a biscuit tin for a snare drum :-).
@jamesoconnor22265 жыл бұрын
Love Senri ive been a drummer for fifty years i know how to listen ..... she will be HUGE ! Love her relaxed approach.
@andrewgillis857210 жыл бұрын
Most exciting drummer ever, in my ear - and you can hear the funk in this solo, I can tell that this is a soul band chitlin circuit player, however much Buddy Rich and Chico Hamilton and deJohnette he has down - and that's plenty. Then of course if you want consistent long-form pulse on the drums, or an ear-worm dance track bed, here's your guy. I am surprised the views aren't more numerous, and the comments not more freaked out
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
andrew gillis not really dude. I mean Narada is a damn chameleon and can play any style, but I'm highly doubting that he is backing a chitlin circuit type ensemble. Who knows though
@tulelazule6914 Жыл бұрын
youth isnt always wasted on the young! dang!!
@bg357wg6 жыл бұрын
Anyone else find the camera work annoying? Like just let us enjoy his playing dammit, it's more than enough.
@carbonc60655 жыл бұрын
Agreed ... Worst camera work ever!
@relaxingsounds54694 жыл бұрын
I think you both mean editing work 😁
@mahavishnuorchestra5 ай бұрын
Billy Cobham has been my drum hero for over 40 years, but NMW in the 2nd Mahavishnu lineup is as good and this drum solo here is one of the best ever!
@Rahnotrob7 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to stumble upon this video. Ever since I purchased "Wired" as a teenager I knew I had to seek out Narada's music. Unfortunately, most of it is subpar. Good for him to make a career out of music through his production efforts.
@dualehjr2594 жыл бұрын
The nature of things!! NMW is a legend.
@NimrodelMirage Жыл бұрын
Insanely good!!!
@alainmaurelАй бұрын
Fabuleux❤
@MotoKDub8 ай бұрын
Mahavishnu Orchestra Visions of the Emerald Beyond is spectacular. Especially “Eternity’s Breath”
@guillermoortiz49002 жыл бұрын
Magnífico!!!!
@MDLOP8Ай бұрын
The personification of rolling thunder itself and the storm that follows.
@simoncbr900rrАй бұрын
His hand speed is phenomenal
@electriksoul4783 Жыл бұрын
Top ten drummers in the world right here! Only drummer to sit in for Billy Cobham and completely destroy it.
@gurgisjones11205 жыл бұрын
One of the kings and greats. Check out the flexibility of his wrists too.
@alanfurlong-drummer44192 жыл бұрын
Beautiful playing.
@Trinity4me3 жыл бұрын
Welcome NMW to Journey with Open Arms. Can’t wait to see what you and Jackson contribute!
@LandofJaker5 ай бұрын
so locked in!
@davestewart25078 жыл бұрын
Bananas. Supreme musician.
@YaroSz169 жыл бұрын
Narada Michael Walden dr. świętuje swoje urodziny, 100 lat i wszystkiego najlepszego jubilacie !.
@charlesdumouchel997511 жыл бұрын
He is the best
@Jimmydale75 жыл бұрын
WOW!
@diatonis3 жыл бұрын
Great solo, very tight snare drum :-)
@michaelganovski70773 жыл бұрын
he is touring w Journey this summer, I will him Sunday night!!
@carolknight52672 жыл бұрын
I have never seen drumming so fast in my life. Omg.
@kippgriffin76712 жыл бұрын
Wow that tight ass snare awesome solo...
@beefsupreme4624 жыл бұрын
Why isn't he in every best of reel on KZfaq?
@tenn_ore3 жыл бұрын
Can’t until the new Journey album drops, it’s going to be insane.
@ilaniaabileah11 жыл бұрын
Oh what a delight. B r a v o !
@udomatthiasdrums53226 жыл бұрын
cool stuff!!
@Chryslerdude8 ай бұрын
It's sad how I often get shit for my music taste, and "Johnny Cash ppl" people, will find it necessary to "tell me off" because I listen to fine jazzrock and other genres of music, probably to complicated for the brain of the "complainee" to decode... and all I can think of, is how sad it is for the Johnny Cash ppl.. to miss out, on stuff like this.. precision marvel of beauty The rare pinnacle of musicianship! This solo, is just, "above and beyond".. Narada is a beast!
@udomatthiasdrums53223 жыл бұрын
still love it!!
@paradidd10 жыл бұрын
you're viewing him in a one dimensional technical comparison way. He is no Billy and Billy isn't him, that's what it's about, not chops.
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
paradidd agreed brother. People need to be informed before they go spewing opinions. Thank you for stating that.
@davidmichaelsen98055 жыл бұрын
👍
@rickcook7308 Жыл бұрын
Check out Breathless on Robert Fripps Exposure album with Tony levin too drums are insane
@twominutepianoman98685 жыл бұрын
Cosmic Strut!
@ridedamaverick11 жыл бұрын
Holy crap!!!
@godbluffvdgg6 жыл бұрын
Monster
@andremacleuri Жыл бұрын
Gimme gimme gimme, all night long 😂🎵
@roseybottoms41113 жыл бұрын
Ya...ala Billy Cobham......fkn awsome!!!
@czarnpg3 жыл бұрын
Love it
@apieceofdirt46816 жыл бұрын
His snare sounds like the one I used in high school
@cpu5546 жыл бұрын
I'm about 99% certain it's a Fibes.
@apieceofdirt46816 жыл бұрын
Really?! It sounds like he has those heads cranked up tighter than concrete. This is not one of his best solos.
@cpu5546 жыл бұрын
Sounds a whole lot like Buddy's snare(Fibes). I like the sound of clean and crisp,but to each their own. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/quCDZct42tW0iIk.html
@Cosmic_Messenger5 жыл бұрын
But then... he IS... the great Narada Michael Walden!!
@BassmanII4 жыл бұрын
Now hw will bw joining Journey along with Randy Jackson.
@mdjak36863 жыл бұрын
Billy Cobham left some big shoes to fill, and boy oh boy did NMW fill em and then some.
@s.cfrommunchenwaltz8974 жыл бұрын
Quite cobhamish!!! nice solo
@franks.81896 жыл бұрын
Awful hectically camera cut ! Totally annoying !! I'm surprised about the speed he had .The snaredrum sound was quite like Cobham's
@Riddim45 жыл бұрын
Looks like a cast iron Hinger snare drum.
@andrewbintang45914 жыл бұрын
narada michael walden actually replaced billy cobham in the mahavishnu orchestra and took it to the next level. among his fans back then were none other than steve smith (journey, vital information, etc) & vinnie colaiuta (jeff beck, sting, etc).
@doktordre568 жыл бұрын
When you can play like this then you may comment! For Real!
@chrisspeir67510 жыл бұрын
Damn...
@skeen2673 жыл бұрын
Anyone know of any live vids of him playing John's Song #2?
@StrayHawkins11 жыл бұрын
I'm a great Cobham fan but he is absolutely as good as Cobham.
@georgewoodruff7191 Жыл бұрын
Hi Richard I 😎
@drew-shourd3 жыл бұрын
Late 80's?
@chrischoir35943 жыл бұрын
Walden is like a cross between Billy Cobham and Tony Williams
@vv04229 жыл бұрын
@angelgringostarrgrajeda23814 жыл бұрын
Metal.
@montgomerydenzer88059 жыл бұрын
GREAT but still held his sticks wrong (as I was taught) really good though
@bholaoates15426 жыл бұрын
I agree. I was amazed at his speed and facility holding the sticks that way, especially the right-hand stick which he appeared to be holding right at the butt end of the stick instead of leaving a few inches of the butt end sticking out to enable the stick to bounce better -- at least that's the way I was taught to hold the sticks. I've noticed a few other good drummers hold the sticks like Narada, though. One I can think of is Jethro Tull's former drummer Clive Bunker. Of course, he's no Narada, but he was a good rock drummer. They both seem to use smaller, skinnier sticks, too.
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
Montgomery Denzer stfu! Did it matter? Why do you even feel like it was appropriate to make your little statement about how he hold his sticks? You are a TOY! Technique is a MEANS TO AN END, not an end unto itself. Go away and don't try to influence and youngsters.
@andresgarrido2778 Жыл бұрын
Como le gusta tocar los platillos a este señor....
@didierbrasquies58862 жыл бұрын
Il faisait swinguer le binaire comme un Dieu;
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
lol...that ANYONE could downvote NMW.
@breakspeare456 жыл бұрын
on a side......note, that camera work at the end almost gave me a seizure. Kind of kidding, but still hard to watch.