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Travis Barker Is Bad Ass!

Filed under: Travis Barker

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We've never seen that been done before!!!

179 comments to “Travis Barker Is Bad Ass!”

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  1. 101

    What are you smoking Perez! Hello - Tommy lee did this a million times in the 80's!!



  2. 102

    Fuck the haterz!!11
    TRAVIS DID IT BETTER



  3. 103

    yup, just like everyone else already said, Joey Jordison did it, and he went upside down.



  4. 104

    Uh, Tommy Lee? Back in the day, slid out went up 90'. Then came out next tour and spun the kid 360' over and over. And this kid did what? Travis is a great drummer and this WAS cool but to say it aint been done before?!? Trav shoulda went from one side of stage to the other and crach landed the kit on the side of stage. Then when all goes up in flames, walk out and take a bow. THATS a solo fit him!



  5. 105

    thanks to all who chimed in for Tommy on this one. Thought I was gettin' old here or something!



  6. 106

    Hands down the best drummer ever



  7. 107

    Lots of you love love love the guy, but I still don't care. All the gimmicks in the world ain't going to make this guy any better a drummer. He's an average drummer with lots of gimmicks. Tommy Lee? Peter Criss? What's that Japanese drummer's name with the makeup, who's kit did all kind of acrobatics? They all were/are average drummers with lots of gimmicks. Didn't make them any better on the skins. Buddy Rich's drumset spun upside down back in the 70's on The Merv Griffin show (I think that was the episode/show?) Too many great drummers to list, and if you love Travis you wouldn't listen anyway. He reminds me of that drummer from the short-lived band 'Power Station. So he hits the skins & cymbals hard? That's suppose to be impressive? And it wasn't anything more than keeping a beat thru a song. Boring!



  8. 108

    Travis you are so hot!!!!!!!



  9. 109

    uh…motley crue did it back in the stone ages.



  10. 110

    Tommy Lee did that a long time ago and when he did it it went all the way upside down!



  11. 111

    Tommy Lee did this in a Motley Crue concert about 20 years ago. Sadly, I was there. ;) Have to say it's pretty cool to see it done here as well.



  12. 112

    try watching 'Wild Side' video by Motley Crue - this is 20 years too late….. but still cool



  13. 113

    TOMMY LEE IS A FUCKING LEGEND!!



  14. 114

    Re: James_323 – you're obviously dumb



  15. 115

    Tommy Lee did that upside down years ago!



  16. 116

    *yawn* Tommy Lee like 20 years ago. Just proof Mario that you don't really have any life experiences.

  17. sco says – reply to this


    117

    we've never seen that been done before???
    you were alive in the fucking 80's! have a good think!
    tommy lee did it back then and did it alot better!! least he went the whole way round instead of left and pissing right, side to bloody side….
    it's one thing joey from slipknot ripping tommy off but this takes the fucking biscuit man!
    bad ass? just a copy cat!



  18. 118

    pretty slick



  19. 119

    slipknot? seriously..



  20. 120

    Gaybeans..weaksauce..meh heh



  21. 121

    Slipknot, blabla, who cares. Travis has done it upside down TOO, YEARS ago.

  22. @v@ says – reply to this


    122

    Not enough adrenaline from the last big accident, mate?



  23. 123

    BLINK-182!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I'm seeing them soon
    sooo excited



  24. 124

    I thought he was afraid to fly



  25. 125

    JOEY JORDISON
    TOMMY LEE
    HELLOOOOOHOOO?? HE AINT ORIGINAL



  26. 126

    Total Tommy Lee rip-off



  27. 127

    tommy lee did this way back in the day with motley crue but he would do it upside down
    nothing new.



  28. 128

    tommy lee & joey jordison. its been said before in the comments. infact i saw joey do it just over a month ago, and again in december, so i assume its part of every slipknot show. not that special…



  29. 129

    this is old news….he did the same thing back in 2001 at the pop disater tour but did it spinning around and upside down…it was much more impressive



  30. 130

    i love how you don't look up anything and just assume it hasn't been done before



  31. 131

    Tommy Lee used to do that all the time with Motley Crue



  32. 132

    Classic. Perez wants to 'create a music lable' but he's not in touch enough to even know that Tommy Lee did this gig YEARS AGO. Granted, you can't know every artist and every music style but for God's sake - THIS is something a 'lable creator' should know - can't wait to watch that train wreck happen.



  33. 133

    Try Tommy Lee, who originated this whole thing:



  34. 134

    That would have suked if it had collapsed.. Pretty cool.. seen similar



  35. 135

    Re: CupKate – Yes, you're right, he did! I saw that tour in '02 too!
    And people - who gives a f*ck who did it first?
    All the names mentioned are talented - end of story, so just enjoy the vid.



  36. 136

    ths is sickkk XD

  37. Aries says – reply to this


    137

    Actually, Tommy Lee from Motley Crue did this WELL before Barker and Joey Jordison.

  38. ditto says – reply to this


    138

    Love it travis! You are amazing!



  39. 139

    TOMMY LEE , u FAT FUCK,…did it abt the time ur mama should have aborted u



  40. 140

    ~~~~YA ALSO DON'T CARE IF IT'S BEEN DONE B4, I LOVED IT! AND TRAVIS IS YUMMY :) ~~~~



  41. 141

    damn. yeah, that was pretty freaking amazing!



  42. 142

    Ummm… what about Tommy Lee?



  43. 143

    all the others sucked ass, Travis Barker is the KING of Drummers



  44. 144

    errrr Motley Crue…. anyone!! tommy did this decades ago in form or another. But its still cool for the kiddies.



  45. 145

    Tommy Lee did it 20 years ago. And did it better.



  46. 146

    SUCH A RIP OFF!!! the newsboys, who are a christian rock band, have been doing that with their drummer on a platform for like 2 years now. LAME



  47. 147

    Yah, Tommy Lee is the original drum solo bad ass but Travis is amazing too. Also love Joey Jordison.



  48. 148

    TOMMY LEE SO LONG AGO!



  49. 149

    ever heard of motely crue? come on dude!!!



  50. 150

    PS. Travis barker is seriously the most overrated drummer out there. How the fuck did people get it in their head that he's good at what he does? Have you ever actually heard him? (it's not that great!)

    I think the only reason people like him is because he's the only drummer people can easily name… but that doesn't make him good! just recognizeable



  51. 151

    Re: lametards
    how is travis barker any more relevant than tommy lee? so what if tommy is older, at least he has accomplished real success in his life, not just a blink 182 crapfest. seriously people when's the last time you've actually listened to them? because not a single one of them is a good musician or songwriter… and on top of that they are without a doubt the worst live band I've ever seen live in my entire life (and thats including a friends christian rock bands first ever performance!)

    bottom line lametards, Tommy Lee is a milliong times more relevant thant Barker could ever hope to be, and if you don't understnd why being original is a good thing maybe you should give up music as a whole becuse you obviously don't understand what its all about.



  52. 152

    tommy lee, joey jordison.
    many have done it before him. not original at all



  53. 153

    People need to chill out and stop acting so pretentious. Perez never said it was absolutely 100% never done before. He just saw something that he thought was cool and maybe he hadn't seen anything like it…so what? And just because he writes a celebrity blog doesn't make it his job to know every fact. He never claims to be an expert- he is just voicing his opinions. If you really don't like Perez than do him and yourself a favor– JUST DON'T READ THE SITE. Problem solved.



  54. 154

    Travis BArker is the Best drummer, no one is at his level right now….he is setting standards around here



  55. 155

    um yah he's been doing that for a good 7 or so years now; you would know that if you were a fan



  56. 156

    Um, Tommy Lee did it with Motley Crue. Idiot.



  57. 157

    Yes spliffsta, that was the first thing I thought of when I watched this.
    Joey Jordison or #9 from Slipknot has done WAY crazier and impressive things while playing drums. He could out drum Travis Barker any day!
    Youtube it; Joey Jordison Drum Solo



  58. 158

    Re: Real Boy – you obviously do not know who Joey Jordison is.

  59. DaLa says – reply to this


    159

    Are you kidding?! Tommy Lee was doing this back in the late 80's.



  60. 160

    Nice set!



  61. 161

    He needs to put down the crack pipe and work on his triplets… My grandmother drums better than that… Oh yeah, nice Tommy Lee rip off too, poseur



  62. 162

    GOOD THING HE IS AN OKAY DRUMMER BECAUSE HE SUCKS AS A HUSBAND! HE IS A LITTLE SISSY CRY BABY WHO RUNS TO THE MEDIA EVERYTIME HE THROWS A TEMPER TANTRUM. HE IS MORE IMMATURE THAN HIS OWN KIDS! GROW THE FUCK UP TRAVIS!

  63. asine says – reply to this


    163

    Slipknot's drummer can do sooooo much more… upside down!!



  64. 164

    Slipknot. But he actually spins around upside, everywhere. now that impressive



  65. 165

    obviously you have never seen Joey Jordison do it. much better.



  66. 166

    Tommy Lee is still the originator!!! tumbling drum set… suspended drum stem. 90 degree angle drum solo…so this has been done before and way better.



  67. 167

    Yawn….unoriginal.



  68. 168

    He's not the 1st to do that. I clearly remember Tommy Lee doing the same thing and I'm sure there are more out there. Do your research!! Travis is awesome to listen too though!



  69. 169

    Um… Tommy Lee was doing this 20 years ago. Upside down.



  70. 170

    I really dont care how many times its been done, it is definitly something worth watching!



  71. 171

    AM-MAI-ZA-ZING



  72. 172

    I LOVE Travis Barker :D



  73. 173

    legit



  74. 174

    Tommy Lee did it…and BETTER by going upside down for their Motley Crue Wild Side video. I still give props to Travis though…great performance.



  75. 175

    Tommy Lee



  76. 176

    tommmy lee did that shit in the 80s, right upside down, he even fell out once lmao.



  77. 177

    tommy lee has done this, but better.
    in like '05 he had two different ones that rotated and everything.
    this is still awesome tho!
    i just went to crue fest wednesday, and surprisingly.. tommy's drum set didnt move or do anything cool.



  78. 178

    If anyone is interested, Buddy Rich originally did the first rotating drum set. It's available on YouTube.



  79. 179

    im amazed. I dont understand how you can be ripping on travis. he is a father of two kids who he adores and has time to take care of while at the same being the CEO of a huge clothing and accessory line also He is doing a full north American tour that have most shows sold out. Hey Perez what the fuck have you done lately?

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