Hear how steady Dave Holland ACTUALLY was on DRUMS | Judas Priest reaction

It's been exactly five years since the Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland left this world. And so what do we can do today is take a look at some of the isolated drum parts performed by Dave Holland throughout the years with Judas Priest, remind ourselves how steady he actually was and see how Dave was able to help Judas Priest become one of the greatest Heavy Metal bands of all times.

We will take a look at such songs:

Judas Priest - Riding on the Wind
Judas Priest - The Sentinel
Judas Priest - Grinder
Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest - Night Comes Down
Judas Priest - (Take These) Chains

00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Let's hear it!
02:53 - Perfect?
03:20 - Elephant in the room
03:57 - What's next?

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[MetalPilgrim]

*What's your favourite song with Dave Holland on drums?*

[hellfishheaven]

Happy Birthday Dave! You would have turned 76 today. Miss you. You were a great friend! Your perception was amazing. And your playing was honest, just like you were in life!

Thank you Metal Pilgrim for the video! I had the honour of playing with Dave a couple of times. Just wow...

[irishcountryman]

His drumming on Desert Plains - pure brilliance

[grodanblogg]

Agree with what most people’s been saying that he was perfect for that era in Priest history. Some of his fills are so subtle but they do the job for the song perfectly. And the cymbal sounds on Point of Entry and Screaming is to die for!

[Nissardpertugiu]

Dave Holland was a terrific drummer, more than people think.
His work with Trapeze, especially live, Glenn Hughes and Judas Priest and more have to be recognized, and quite underrated.
Progressive, Jazzy, Blues, Boogie, various use of the double bass when it had too, Heav, Doom, proto speed metal.
A lot of people don't know how versatile he really was..

[marcoskazu_]

The best phase of Judas Priest. The pinnacle.

[andysales]

I still have his phone number and adreess. I nearly bought his priest touring drum kit from him back in the 90s. Nice guy. His son was a drummer too who played in a band called 'love garden' at the time. Again, a nice guy.

[robertthorn]

His drumming was so tight, he was a human click track!..Album and Live..I loved watching him perform live.Amazing.R.I.P..Dave.X

[arredond]

these isolated parts show me that he was actually better then i thought

[QSTUDIOS]

Thanks for making this video! Dave Holland, hands-down, the best Judas Priest drummer by far his brilliance can be summed up in the tracks, screaming for vengeance, and most drummers could probably not even play that song the way he does the first Phil is absolutely brilliant. I still can’t figure it out but I see you highlighted it here in the video, he looked awkward, playing drums, stiff and mechanical, but his beats are golden. He’s so supportive to the music.

[valuedhumanoid]

JP had one of the most solid rhythm sections of any metal band and probably the most chill, unassuming and out of the spot light pair in history. Dave Holland and Ian Hill were the driving force behind all those classic tracks. Just like any great metal band. The success starts with them. Black Sabbath had Ward/Butler, Iron Maiden had Harris/McBrain, and Dethclock had Pickles and Murderface. I rest my case

[ButThatsShacksTrain]

The Holland era was great. On stage, he looked like it could all fly apart at any moment, but he always held it together. Tasty fills, and swing for miles. A real "meat & potatoes" drummer. His work with Trapeze is what got me noticing.

[joejordan]

Dave has always been my favorite. Everything he played was perfect for every song. He was great on the old stuff too.

[johncampbell]

I think steady is the perfect word. He is there to support Halford and the groove. A lot of newer bands just have drummers play endless fills with no support to the singer.

[Nissardpertugiu]

I think Rapid Fire, Steeler, Grinder, The Rage, Desert Plains, On the Run, Don't Go, Hot rockin, Riding on the wind, SFV, Freewheel Burning, Jawbreaker, The Sentinel, Night comes down, Ram it down, the way he played that live was totally hardcore are among my favorites Holland performances

[dmitryowens]

His fills were so powerful and memorable - they were an integral part of the songs. And his snare, bass drum and toms sounded like cannons.

[matte]

I dig humble, simple drumming as much as double bass and blast beat. A drummer who knows their place and isnt focused on drawing attention to themselves, just keeping time and driving beat is something you dont hear very often anymore

[rikosborne]

Dave was my favorite Priest drummer. As you said, he was the drummer during Priest's peak years, and I feel like he was a key part of cementing the band's "sound". He may not have been the best "technical" drummer the band had (that would be Scott; I'd include Simon Phillips, but he was a session drummer, not a member of the band--though he was invited to become a member), but Dave had an unmistakable groove to his playing that I think Scott lacks. Dave's groove locked with Ian's perfectly.

I noticed that they played songs that Dave played on for their Hall of Fame performance, songs that neither Les nor Scott recorded. I wonder if that's why they picked those particular songs (since Dave was being inducted postumously and couldn't be there), or if it was just a matter of picking their best-known songs.

[srb_keepthechange]

Thank you for posting this and paying tribute to the part Holland played in Priest's most successful era and those albums that mean so much to us. Debates over "best drummer" are just plain silly and those that refer to Holland as less "technical" seem confused about what makes a profesional drummer.. Holland had style, power and swing and his meter was impeccable. All those aspects were obvious when you saw him playing live through those sets in the 80s.

[ewr]

He had GREAT groove and was already known as a great drummer with Trapeze. Well tuned drum sound and underrated with Priest. Great with Ian.