Yep. Rick Allen approved. No doubt. I hate to ask for more than you delivered, but...... even more impressive than that, and that was pretty damned impressive, TIE YOUR LEFT ARM BEHIND YOUR BACK!! 🤘🤘🤘😁😁
Ya know Kevin if I had a few foot pedals I would love to try triggering snare and toms with my left foot! No doubt it would take awhile to adjust but it would be fun to try. Rick Allen deserves all of the credit for pushing through his injury and delivering awesome drum parts
Great comment George! My thoughts exactly. When you drill down Ricks beats they are pretty straight forward but his fills and accents are much more intricate than most people imagine. Huge respect for him regardless of his achievements post accident.
And he does it with one arm and two feet. I recently saw a TH-cam video with some asshat talking about how Rick Allen was among the most overrated drummers of the "hair band era". I had an urge to slap the tool for being so stupid.
Your last three Leppard covers have each been something to behold. You have really brought Rick Allen’s parts to life. As I’ve said before... I was more of a pyromania fan than hysteria but after really going back and listening, my opinion of hysteria has really changed for the better. That’s something I think gets missed with 80s music often, the writing, musicianship and production was so awesome... keep rockin man 🍻🥁😎🤘
Very true Steve! While I loved Pyromania, I thought Hysteria was such a huge production and with Rick coming back stronger than ever. Even though the beats are straight forward, his fills are very different and just fit the music so perfectly they often go unnoticed. Until you try to play them of course! I only realized this while trying to record these last few songs. Thanks for the support my friend👍👍
Dude you rocked the hell outta that song. I always enjoy when you do covers. I have listened to you and together with a few opinions from my family I am very close to pickin up the sticks again. You my friend are a real positive inspiration to me. Thank you
That’s a huge compliment Alex! And if I motivate you to play again that makes me happy to hear. Music is such a great outlet and passion that I would recommend anyone who has the opportunity to play! When and why did you stop drumming?
Alex Villafuerte well if you can still play without too much pain I say GO FOR IT! Maybe try electronic kits. They can be configured to play in many different positions and you don’t necessarily have to hit as hard since you can adjust the volume through headphones!
I was thinking of covering Hysteria or Gods of War but I think I’ll need to slip something different in between before everyone gets burned out lol! SLO mo stick twirling! That might be a new direction to go 😂. Next is the slo mo flip!! Happy New Year brother
Bro!! Bro!! That was super fat and intense! Love the alternating single hand snare fills. Its so hard to get them at the same level doing single hand. Your strokes were even and flawless timing. That takes a lot of focus. Bro you never fail to amaze me and I love it!!! Michael I am so happy you had an amazing vacation and I hope you have a wonderful week! ✌️👍👊💪😁
Great sounding kit setup....love the snare in particular. Such a great song to drum to, and watching you drum it is a pleasure. fantastic video production also.
everything good here brother...I drummed Dark side of the moon with a great guitarist in December and it was recorded in the garden where we played ( my partner has a wonderful garden for music venues at her guest house) and the video will be shared with me within a week apparently. I will upload that to You Tube as soon as it's shared with me, and I will let you know first :). I did do some uploads too late last year. Did you see my covers of Crime of the Century/ Give a little bit, and the other one of Zucherro/ Pavarotti?
Colin Eksteen I didn’t see them! That’s strange. No notifications. Going to have to look into why not...can’t wait to see Dark Side! I’m sure you knocked that out of the park! Your Floyd cover of Time was amazing
@@mfournier01 I would very much like it for you to check this one out Mike. i did Crime of the Century first as i was nervous about You Tube blocking 'Give a little bit, which is the song I really wanted to upload....I tried twice before with no success, but it has worked this time. Hope you like it my friend. th-cam.com/video/Z4lrZo8cYhM/w-d-xo.html I look forward to your next cover!! :)
Great cover, Mike! Everything about it is awesome. Editing, sound, performance. Love the slow motion just like they had on so many of their vids. Hilarious!
Thank you Kelly! Yeah I always dig the slomo spots on their videos. Tried to capture a few moments without overdoing it. I think I’m ready for that interview!
No samples here! These sounds are all inside the module. I just tweaked them to get as close to the album as I could. 100% built from scratch! Thanks for watching!
Wow this is a great quality cover all around . Killer song choice , great sound and drumming and the camera angles are very nice . Good work man keep it up! :)
Hey Trey! Thanks for the comment fellow skin basher. I too saw your Black Parade cover today after realizing Jays show is back on 😂. Dude you remind me of a cross between Tommy Lee and Travis Barker (two of my idols) if you want to know. Tremendous conviction playing and quality recording/mixing of those DW shells! Where are you located? Your studio looks like it’s underground in NYC! Cheers
Mike this sounds excellent and just as good as the original!! Like the side pad with the clap sounds. As well as how you hit the snare and the tom to get the nice deep tone!! Really awesome cover brother and Happy New Year's!!
Hey thanks my friend! I really enjoyed playing this album again. It brought back fond memories of DL live “ in the round”! Happy 2020 to you as well! Cheers
Ok, now, THAT was impressive as sh$t!! I know I shouldn’t, but I’m gonna take some of the credit for pushing you to use drumless tracks! 😉 Now I can hear YOU!! THAT WAS SO AWESOME!!! Def sees this and if Rick gets a cold or something you can slide right in for a few shows! Really loved it! Impressed! ENCORE ENCORE!! PS-can you tell me which 20X kit you chose for this one?
Funny you should mention filling in...I was asked to tour with Geoff Tate’s band in Europe this weekend after their drummer became ill! Unfortunately I have too many responsibilities to leave my family and home for 6 weeks with 24 hrs notice! Anyway this kit started as Aa “ rock drums” preset from VEX Engineer 1.2 pack that I heavily modified. Crazy world
mfournier01, Geoff Tate!! Holy moly!! Pretty damn cool! But I understand. Family and job have to come first. Too bad they could only give such short notice. When you heavily modify the VEX, what is the main thing you like to do? Also, do you think you’d be happy with the 20X if you didn’t have the VEX packs?
brohoop Yeah if I was only 25...I love my TD-20x because of the sheer versatility. I hate the fact that the factory presets are mostly unusable for recording. The VEX packs this what the unit is capable of when u take the time to tweak everything. I honestly don’t remember every adjustment I made to the Def kit because I do it all by ear. Usually start with kick and snare. Tune each, match the attack/verb/ambience and then move on to the toms and cymbals saving as I go. People always ask me for my settings but there are SO many involved that’s it’s too time consuming to share. I do recommend the VeX packs. Engineer/Top 50 1 and 2/Exotics. These are the best in my opinion
Thanks Luis and yes I converted to a TD-20Xs kit which comes with the chrome rack and brushed aluminum drum shells. They are PD-105X and PD-125X pads as well as the silver cymbals. It works perfectly!
I’m assuming you aren’t using drumless tracks? I have been trying to find some drumless versions but they seem to have parts in the song that sound like the vocals and instruments are under water for a few seconds. Frustrating.
Great Cover. I like it . (Thunbs up)
crazy cover you are the best🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻
Fantastic
Yep. Rick Allen approved. No doubt. I hate to ask for more than you delivered, but...... even more impressive than that, and that was pretty damned impressive, TIE YOUR LEFT ARM BEHIND YOUR BACK!! 🤘🤘🤘😁😁
Ya know Kevin if I had a few foot pedals I would love to try triggering snare and toms with my left foot! No doubt it would take awhile to adjust but it would be fun to try. Rick Allen deserves all of the credit for pushing through his injury and delivering awesome drum parts
Nice🤙
Really makes a person rethink and appreciate what Rick Allen accomplishes on his kit... Well done ! ! !
Great comment George! My thoughts exactly. When you drill down Ricks beats they are pretty straight forward but his fills and accents are much more intricate than most people imagine. Huge respect for him regardless of his achievements post accident.
And he does it with one arm and two feet. I recently saw a TH-cam video with some asshat talking about how Rick Allen was among the most overrated drummers of the "hair band era". I had an urge to slap the tool for being so stupid.
Perfect tones and performance. DL is drumming therapy for sure! Enjoyed the passion too! 🍻🍻🍻
Def Leppard one of my faves! You killed it bro!!! 👍
1987 Hysteria.
Good Times Man 🤘
You killed this cover 🤘
I've got four words for you my friend...Best In the Biz! Hands down!
Thanks my friend. Not the best but I love what I do anyway🤘🏻
Well done my friend.. great drumming..👏👍🥁
A solid in-the-pocket groove as always.
Your last three Leppard covers have each been something to behold. You have really brought Rick Allen’s parts to life. As I’ve said before... I was more of a pyromania fan than hysteria but after really going back and listening, my opinion of hysteria has really changed for the better. That’s something I think gets missed with 80s music often, the writing, musicianship and production was so awesome... keep rockin man 🍻🥁😎🤘
Very true Steve! While I loved Pyromania, I thought Hysteria was such a huge production and with Rick coming back stronger than ever. Even though the beats are straight forward, his fills are very different and just fit the music so perfectly they often go unnoticed. Until you try to play them of course! I only realized this while trying to record these last few songs. Thanks for the support my friend👍👍
I love the moving camera, very 80s of you!
Dude you rocked the hell outta that song. I always enjoy when you do covers. I have listened to you and together with a few opinions from my family I am very close to pickin up the sticks again. You my friend are a real positive inspiration to me. Thank you
That’s a huge compliment Alex! And if I motivate you to play again that makes me happy to hear. Music is such a great outlet and passion that I would recommend anyone who has the opportunity to play! When and why did you stop drumming?
@@mfournier01 I stopped drumming because I got Tendinitis in my wrists. This was about say 10 years ago
Alex Villafuerte well if you can still play without too much pain I say GO FOR IT! Maybe try electronic kits. They can be configured to play in many different positions and you don’t necessarily have to hit as hard since you can adjust the volume through headphones!
Sick! A slow motion stick twirl! Before you get off the Def Leppard kick, do Hysteria! Always a good time watching you play...keep it up!
I was thinking of covering Hysteria or Gods of War but I think I’ll need to slip something different in between before everyone gets burned out lol! SLO mo stick twirling! That might be a new direction to go 😂. Next is the slo mo flip!! Happy New Year brother
Agreed
Bro!! Bro!! That was super fat and intense! Love the alternating single hand snare fills. Its so hard to get them at the same level doing single hand. Your strokes were even and flawless timing. That takes a lot of focus. Bro you never fail to amaze me and I love it!!! Michael I am so happy you had an amazing vacation and I hope you have a wonderful week! ✌️👍👊💪😁
I remember listening to this song in my dad’s car when I was little
Awesome cover
Thanks brother!
Great sounding kit setup....love the snare in particular. Such a great song to drum to, and watching you drum it is a pleasure. fantastic video production also.
Thanks my friend! Haven’t seen a cover from you lately! Everything ok?
everything good here brother...I drummed Dark side of the moon with a great guitarist in December and it was recorded in the garden where we played ( my partner has a wonderful garden for music venues at her guest house) and the video will be shared with me within a week apparently. I will upload that to You Tube as soon as it's shared with me, and I will let you know first :). I did do some uploads too late last year. Did you see my covers of Crime of the Century/ Give a little bit, and the other one of Zucherro/ Pavarotti?
Colin Eksteen I didn’t see them! That’s strange. No notifications. Going to have to look into why not...can’t wait to see Dark Side! I’m sure you knocked that out of the park! Your Floyd cover of Time was amazing
@@mfournier01 I would very much like it for you to check this one out Mike. i did Crime of the Century first as i was nervous about You Tube blocking 'Give a little bit, which is the song I really wanted to upload....I tried twice before with no success, but it has worked this time. Hope you like it my friend.
th-cam.com/video/Z4lrZo8cYhM/w-d-xo.html
I look forward to your next cover!! :)
Its absolutely amazing! Terrific cover man!!
Great cover, Mike! Everything about it is awesome. Editing, sound, performance. Love the slow motion just like they had on so many of their vids. Hilarious!
Thank you Kelly! Yeah I always dig the slomo spots on their videos. Tried to capture a few moments without overdoing it. I think I’m ready for that interview!
@@mfournier01 brother, can you send me an email so we can talk about this prospective interview?!! Let's make it happen! kmkusumoto85 at gmail.
Nailed it! 🙌🏻
#imwiththedrummer 💜
This is fantastic! Your samples are great! Im curious where/how you acquired the tom samples..?
No samples here! These sounds are all inside the module. I just tweaked them to get as close to the album as I could. 100% built from scratch! Thanks for watching!
Wow this is a great quality cover all around .
Killer song choice , great sound and drumming and the camera angles are very nice . Good work man keep it up! :)
Thank you drum man! This was a blast to play and I always like to keep the visuals interesting
Just saw this on Jay's show - you kicked the hell out of this tune! Kit sounds fantastic. Liked / subbed Mr. Fournier!
Hey Trey! Thanks for the comment fellow skin basher. I too saw your Black Parade cover today after realizing Jays show is back on 😂. Dude you remind me of a cross between Tommy Lee and Travis Barker (two of my idols) if you want to know. Tremendous conviction playing and quality recording/mixing of those DW shells! Where are you located? Your studio looks like it’s underground in NYC! Cheers
Fantastic job mate!
Mike this sounds excellent and just as good as the original!! Like the side pad with the clap sounds. As well as how you hit the snare and the tom to get the nice deep tone!! Really awesome cover brother and Happy New Year's!!
Hey thanks my friend! I really enjoyed playing this album again. It brought back fond memories of DL live “ in the round”! Happy 2020 to you as well! Cheers
Suggestion : Can you do "Holding out for a hero" from Bonnie Taylor, it's a great drum exercise, can you do it?
Never heard it but I’ll check it out for sure. Thanks!
Ok, now, THAT was impressive as sh$t!! I know I shouldn’t, but I’m gonna take some of the credit for pushing you to use drumless tracks! 😉 Now I can hear YOU!!
THAT WAS SO AWESOME!!! Def sees this and if Rick gets a cold or something you can slide right in for a few shows!
Really loved it! Impressed! ENCORE ENCORE!!
PS-can you tell me which 20X kit you chose for this one?
Funny you should mention filling in...I was asked to tour with Geoff Tate’s band in Europe this weekend after their drummer became ill! Unfortunately I have too many responsibilities to leave my family and home for 6 weeks with 24 hrs notice! Anyway this kit started as Aa “ rock drums” preset from VEX Engineer 1.2 pack that I heavily modified. Crazy world
mfournier01, Geoff Tate!! Holy moly!! Pretty damn cool! But I understand. Family and job have to come first. Too bad they could only give such short notice.
When you heavily modify the VEX, what is the main thing you like to do? Also, do you think you’d be happy with the 20X if you didn’t have the VEX packs?
brohoop Yeah if I was only 25...I love my TD-20x because of the sheer versatility. I hate the fact that the factory presets are mostly unusable for recording. The VEX packs this what the unit is capable of when u take the time to tweak everything. I honestly don’t remember every adjustment I made to the Def kit because I do it all by ear. Usually start with kick and snare. Tune each, match the attack/verb/ambience and then move on to the toms and cymbals saving as I go. People always ask me for my settings but there are SO many involved that’s it’s too time consuming to share. I do recommend the VeX packs. Engineer/Top 50 1 and 2/Exotics. These are the best in my opinion
mfournier01, thanks man! Appreciate all the info. Can’t wait for your next release!
Nice work and new setup to! Great! What you use now? Modulo Roland TD 20x and the Pads? PD105 and PD105x or PD108?
Thanks Luis and yes I converted to a TD-20Xs kit which comes with the chrome rack and brushed aluminum drum shells. They are PD-105X and PD-125X pads as well as the silver cymbals. It works perfectly!
@@mfournier01 tks for feetback! Keep Playing. ;-)
yes he is good but do it one handed he would be kick ass
I’m assuming you aren’t using drumless tracks? I have been trying to find some drumless versions but they seem to have parts in the song that sound like the vocals and instruments are under water for a few seconds. Frustrating.
Yes I make them myself with Xtrax Stems software. Note the title on my cover…