Same

From the first time I saw that beat years ago I never forgot about it. Any drummer executing what he did in this video would be considered amazing, but the fact that he was only 12 here takes it up a few more notches!

@@GamingDrummer89 14 years and i still come back to that

This is THE reason why I still remember this clip, from early days of "Google Video". 06:25 is just sick, and is the benchmark to what I call "good drum skills".

Same here. I dont know why but I always have to think of GFK, Nate Dogg, Mark Ronson - Ooh Wee

Best beat ever

Pina Colada yeah

*_ABSOLUTELY_* well said!

And he's still a beast!

Yep, can't stand it either. People who don't have a music background, who didn't grow up seeing other young kids who can play instruments at an adult level at a young age always fall over themselves when they see it. But then there's this level. So tired of how easily the P word gets thrown around *sigh*.

Cool man

Excelent comento 👍👍🥁🥁

Don't lie to yourself this can only demotivate you 😂😂😂 he's too damn good

+Tom Siddle I believe the person who uploaded the video did so in 2006, but Tony was 12 in the video.

+Tom Siddle I believe the person who uploaded the video did so in 2006, but Tony was 12 in the video.

Yes this performance was in the 90s

Its not just the chops. Its the sheer creativity, the way he leads from one part into another

The thing is if you have been following him, he has matured a lot since this footage and technically so much better than now than this footage. But i love this young tony royster jr. Somewhat raw and explosive. I can watch it 100 times again. I love how the commentator laughs as he speaks in the end. That how i feel every single time i see this video.

I completely agree. This was one of the first solos I ever saw on youtube. I've watched a ton of incredible drummers since then. Just came back to watch and I have even more appreciation for how incredible this solo is.

Thank you ... this is precisely why my initial comment about this talent was worded as such. Again ... thank you.

I agree. He was better when he was young. But this is not enough to make a musical career as an adult.

@@budda777pl Today he is considered one of the premier drummers but my issue with him is he’s never really hooked up with a progressive/fusion band to showcase his skills within the parameters of a group with any consistently. He is basically a solo machine. That takes nothing away from this mind boggling solo. Every time I play it I notice something else that only makes me shake my head . I’ve yet to hear anyone on this thread have anything negative to say about it other than they wish they could play like this. It’s flawless. It’s a where do you go from here performance.

​@budda777pl he's definitely better as an adult but I think what he did at such a young age is more impressive but its no where near as technical.

yes scott ! je pense la même chose ! my favorite drum solo of all the time.

Me too .....awesome

Me too. I first saw this video probably 16 years ago and have been inspired by it ever since. I don't touch my drums that much these days, but every now and then I come back to this video and it makes me want to pick up the sticks.

99%

Kyle Adams 99.9%

99.99%

@@tomgibbs3183 99.99999%

Better than me for sure.

Lol I think now u are like... 25?

Me too I was 12 when I first watch this just starting to play lol still cant play a lot of what he does here

Haha, for me it was the opposite..

@@jamesblace5761 Lol you started drumming at 12 years old, but when you were 16 you stopped drumming because you saw this video? ;-) :')

Coming back here to show a young student watched it again! Unfrickenbelievable

Good attitude man 💪

blunt but true

stealth combat7 ok but avery is actually really good.

@@s.o.t.s1938 Bruh Avery is a beast hahahaha

@@s.o.t.s1938 Avery has gotten much better in last few years. Not Tony's level, likely never will. Tony's early years were broiled in being creative, not a constant train of covers. Avery I think missed the boat on being elite. Now he will have to settle for amazing. :)

sponge bob perfect profile pic for this comment

EpicZEVEN I saw this in 2004...still can't play this...

What he did at 12 is more than 98% of professional drummers, simply amazing.

Mine too.... he is still amazing today....however i think I saw him do some things at age 12 that I have never seen him do anymore... is that possible???

EpicZEVEN yup.....my first drumming video on my first day at drum class

Same 2004

That's because Rolling Stone is garbage. Tony is this generation's Dennis Chambers. In other words, a future legend.

si , yo lo vi cuando tenia como 15 años y quede loco hoy en dia tengo 34 y hago 240 bpm en el doble pedal pero es mucho peso soy un mediocrte . este niño !!!

Yo también pensé lo mismo que toca para un rapero, pero creo que le pagan muy bien así que vale bastante la pena, como quiera en sus videos que hace y en las clínicas que da, demuestra su talento al 100%

Bennett Williams creased

It’s not just practice it’s god given talent. I could barely speak at 3 and hell if I started at 1 year old I still wouldn’t been half the freakin drummer 12 year old roy was.

Bennett Williams 10% talent. At the most. The rest is practice.

Harari Percussion lmao. I smell the jealousy through my screen. This kid, within a month of playing, could play drums at a master level. By the time of this video he was playing with the equivalent of 50,000+ hours of practice when you know he hasn’t come close to putting that much time in. How in the world can you watch this video and say 10% talent? It’s more like 80% talent and I’m lowballing for the sake of argument. If you know anything about drumming you’d look at this with your mouth hung open. At 12 he’s playing at the level of the best that ever was and they put the time in to reach it where he literally couldn’t of.

Mathias B I get what you’re saying, but I just had this conversation with my wife about how most people consider “talent” this elusive magic ability to just pick up something for the first time and be amazing. That’s not how it works, and in a way, is an insult to the time it takes to play at this level. Not saying talent doesn’t exist, I just think it’s a misrepresented word that most people use to describe something they don’t understand. Like a magic trick. “Well I don’t know how the just pulled that rabbit out of that hat, it must be magic”. It couldn’t just be that he spent hours and hours studying the great magicians and mastered slight of hand. Nope. Magic.... Talent to me is a combination of passion, drive, love, dedication, and obsession with something. But if the work isn’t put in, that’s all it will ever be. I know people who have played an instrument for 40 years and still can’t play their way out of a paper bag, because it’s more of a hobby than a full on obsession. Then there are people like Tony who was obviously OBSESSED with drumming from an early age. He studied the greats and probably practiced thousands of hours at this point. It’s not fair to the craft to pretend like he just picked up a pair of sticks one day and could play like this. I will say, as a drummer and instructor, I have students that just “have it”, while others need a little more work. The one common denominator I’ve noticed is that the ones that pick it up quicker are the ones who listen to more music and have an undeniable love for it. The others are more interested in playing video games and most can’t even name one drummer or band/song they like. Just my 2 cents, FWIW 🙃

this was always my favorite part too! reminds me of like an old school hip hop beat but with splashes!

lemme tell ya

Every time I watch this I'm so impressed and then I remember that I play drums and I get depressed.

Not The Same Colour :-D

this is exactly the same quality video i downloaded 15 years ago.

billyelliot78 lmfaoooooo

found this on limewire years ago lol

he plays for jay-z now

Hinesville

@@NoobNuts_OW haha….yup.I went for the name most people would know. Hinesville it is my friend!

@@dm7b5 Salutations!

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