Added: Aug 20, 2008
From: Kayvon88
Duration: 1:16
While playing the drums during the filming of "One of These Days" for the "Live at Pompeii" film, one of Nick Mason's drumsticks flies out of his hand. Mason recovery's quickly enough and keeps playing.
Channel: Music
Tags: drum floyd mason nick pink pompeii
Rating: 4.83 (60 ratings) Views: 21009' favoriteCount='65 Comments: 97
BobaFett3200 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - if this video is, as i believe, off of the live at pompeii video, there is no audience because thats the way they filmed it. its very awesome.
ir0nli0nzi0n Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - That's ridiculous, he loses his stick, and instead of losing the beat, stumbling, or just picking up where he left off...he adds in a little solo/phrasing that matches perfectly with the rest of the band. All the members of Pink Floyd are pure genious.
JoeyJordison666KoRn Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - he lost his stick, and still kept the beat! good drummer!
zooyork419 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - That was an incredible save
MNelsonProductions Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Nick is the heartbeat of the Floyd and an amazing drummer!
mike6435577568 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - why are you so fucking stupid for a drummer to loose a stick in the middle of the song and still keep the beat while grabbing another stick it the hardest thing a drummer can do. most drummers would get off beat or ruin the song completely but Nick Mason didn't because he is great
thecrimsonfloyd Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - does anyone know where i can find songs from fictitious sports please reply
DevilAdv0cate Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - nick mason was a good drummer for a really good band, but his contributions were small. He hardly wrote anything and had only one lead vocal that I can think of.
fouringsix Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - i have watched that clip a million times mason... nick you are the best drummer the heart of floyd waters you were the mind wright... you are the sound gilmore... just keep on rifting man you four .... you four i will see one day in the clouds... im coming dudes im coming... syd?? syd??? i moved to be near you man we will all be together soon lifeman
feisal70 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Pink Floyd wouldn't be what it is without Nick Mason....
nuncjusz1 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - I love Pink Floyd, but we all really have to admit that Nick was an average drummer. Not that it affected the band's sound, for them he was OK, but let's face the facts. The best example is that when it came to play odd-time signature patterns in "Mother" and "Two Suns in the Sunset", Andy Newmark had to be brought on, because Nick just couldn't handle it. And his contributions to "Momentary Lapse" were less than minimal (even if he was a regular band member).
DevilAdv0cate Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - why?
decree63 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - I have to disagree with you there. Time is and excellent piece of music with phenomenal drumming. Also in this very song, he's simply incredible.
nuncjusz1 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - There are couple of songs with good drumming (phenomenal is bit too much), I would say Time, Money, Sheep, One of These Days and maybe couple more... Don't get me wrong, he's not a bad drummer, certainly better than Ringo, not worse than Charlie Watts, but when it comes to technical skills, he's average. But hey, I still love Pink Floyd and I don't think that he made the band worse or something. In fact his style of drumming perfectly fitted their style.
mpauger15 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Pink Floyd wasn't a band centered around drumming like some prog bands (Rush). They were more guitar and keyboard centric. Not as keyboard-centric as Yes however. To be perfectly honest, I think all 4 of the instruments were equally important in Pink Floyd. That is what made them so great.
MontyPython93 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - Nick Mason must be the best drummer in history:)
ddrumsman549 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - He is so loose. His stick flys off and he doesnt even care he just picks up a new one and goes back into it. He really jammin here. He just feels it. Thats why hes a great drummer
Ninyae1 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - They looked so cool in 72!
bankruptfilly Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - yes pink floyd put a lot of effort in their music. and of course every album was on the charts. nick masons amazing
bankruptfilly Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - he really made the most of his carrer. pink floyd is mostly slow music but he really complemented the songs with his drumming
otherdog59 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - I know it's all opinion...but that's like saying the space shuttle is an average airplane...
otherdog59 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - I know it's all opinion,but nothing about Pink Floyd was average...maybe Nick Mason is average amongst Carl Palmer,Ian Pace, Neal Peart,and Keith Moon
nuncjusz1 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - That's exactly what I'm saying. If we consider Pink Floyd one of the best bands ever we also have to rank/compare its members with the best instrumentalists. If I had to chose top 10 guitarists, keyboardists, bassists and drummers, from PF probably only Gilmour would be among the best. As for drummers, I could probably list about 20 better than Nick. More skilled that is. But skills are not everything. You don't need to be a technical band to be great. The Beatles are other example of that.
otherdog59 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - that's good,because skill-I have none LOL
madguydrummer666 Says:
Aug 20, 2008 - good svae XD