This guy is amazing. It sounds like Neil Peart rocking it out for Mario Bros.

I just caught Peart and Rush in the R30 concert from Frankfurt, Germany in 2004 and he has a 360° kit with more drums, cymbals bells and xylophones than you could shake your drumsticks at. I'll give props to the 13 year old and even to Tony Royster if we're comparing, but I don't think either could keep up with Niel. That said, he's 50+, has had umpteen years of experience at this point and, eh, I'll guess did not have this level of talent at their age. But you always look up to others don't you? I can't imagine that Niel had that level of drummer to idolize 30 some odd years ago...

>> ^volumptuous:
I didn't really post this for there to be a contest of "the best" young drummer ever.

Yes, you did:

>> vid description:
Meet Sara. A 13 year old, kick ass drummer who can out-Peart anyone twice her age.

Eh... I liked her playing for sure. Didn't dig the MIDI, her fake smiles(cringe-tastic), or all those twirls(which mess up her rhythm more than once). I'd rather see her intensely playing it perfect and then smiling at the end for real, instead of trying to copy peart.

I like genuine, not forced.

Peart does do a fair amount of flair -- twirling, flipping and throwing. The difference here is he has to play for 90+ minutes and she just give it her all for a measly 2:11.

The MIDI ruined it for me.

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Run this clip with the audio from http://www.videosift.com/video/Neil-Peart-of-Rush-Amazing-Drummer in the background for kicks.

Yeah, thank goodness there were no fatalities!

http://www.videosift.com/video/Neil-Peart-of-Rush-Amazing-Drummer

lol almost aces a rush song after 4 years of sorta playing. Neil Peart must be feeling pretty pathetic. This guy even keeps his pinkies up. hahahahaha

*requeue for the peart-man

Very nice. If you want to see a modern drummer as good as Buddy, look up Neil Peart from Rush.

Upvote for the kid playing "The Trees" by Rush!

I bet his idol is Neal Peart, even his solo from the end had elements taken directly from Peart's "Rhythm Method".

Peart.
I used to play the set, I know.

some of the best, if ya ever wanna hear/see some technical monsters-Art Blakey, Max Roach, jazz) Terry Bozio, Carl Palmer and Ansley Dunbar (both influenced Neil Peart),
of course theres Buddy Rich, Luis Belson,from the Big Band Jazz days.....

and for simplicity and solid rhythm...Charlie Watts (stones ds.),Elvin Jones, John Bonham and Keith Moon (zeppelin,the who).......

That chick from the White Stripes???.....Faux Drummer, but has the intensity and charm, because of the great song writing and relationship with her beau......True Love-

"....you can dance, you can glide, having the time of your life, oooohhhh".....totally could hear the ABBA he was listening to......

Neil Peart from Rush is my favorite.