Actually, scrap that….*all* the clips showcase what a great drummer he is! He has brought back a certain way to drive the band that I missed through all the Kenneth years. Not to rag on Kenneth who is an excellent drummer in his own right, but he had a way to play with the beat that I never thought worked all that well with Motorpsycho…kind of lagging ever so slightly behind the beat I think it is. Tomas has a different way of hitting the beat and being able to be simple and complex at the same time. It's very hard to explain and I'm not a drummer, so maybe I am missing completely, but it just works better to my ears.
Well, last time I saw any of the guys before this gig was Tomas playing with Espen Berg & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra two days earlier. I guess that also shows how versatile he is.