Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Tapeworm Video Dist
• VHS Release Date: October 6, 1994
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303289851
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,909 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The video version of Carmine Appice's best-selling book. Realistic Rock, the book, has sold over 250,000 copies and helped drummers throughout the world. The video is keyed to the book or may be used alone. No booklet included. (90 min.)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent video for beginner and intermediate players, September 18, 1999

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[e-mail] (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Realistic Rock Drum Method [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Of all the videos I have purchased this was the best most down to earth teaching method I have come across. He doesn't waste any time talking about theories and he doesn't go off on a tangent like most of the other videos I've seen. Back to back he shows you how to play drums and its one lesson after the other which is what I have been looking for. And for the price its a real bargain. Carmine is a master at drum playing and very unique in his style and I highly recommend this to anyone that wants to learn to play or is looking to better themselves. I only wish I could find the work book that should accompany it, I feel it will be very helpful to have that by your side while practicing and looking at his video.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great video for learning rock beats., November 29, 1999

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John D Newman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Realistic Rock Drum Method [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Carmine Appice goes through a lot of simple and complex rock beats with a no nonsense approach. With each new rhythm, he starts with the simple and slowly moves to the more complex. There are no fills covered. All he uses is a snare drum, two bass drums, a crash, and hi-hats. But if you can do all that he can do, you will play like a professional drummer. This video is good to have in a collection for reference. The book would be a big help, but its not totally necessary.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For those about to Rock., October 3, 2000

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Marcos (São Paulo, Morumbi Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Realistic Rock Drum Method [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've been studing the Realistick Rock(Book) method for more than one year so I decided to buy this video.I thought it could be a good complement to the book,but unfortunatly it's not.It doesn't bring anything new or different from what's in the book.Instead,it contains much less material .I was hoping to see some examples on how to effectively use the rhythms ,or maybe instructions on applying them to a real playing situation,but it's not the case.In fact I've found it redundant,at least for me to own this video after working with the book.Please don't get me wrong;it's not all that bad specially if you don't know how to read music,or don't want to learn how to read.In this case it can be a good starting point for a begginer to learn some basic rock grooves.Anyway,I stongly recommend the book.It's much better than the video.