She did all the covers during her birthday session in one take, she also hand picked all the musicians. Yoyoka is a true professional and a beast on the drums.
YOYOKA's Mom: "YOYOKA honey, what do you want for your 12th Birthday?" YOYOKA: "Hmmm....I want to create an awesome rock band with some of the best talent in Japan." YOYOKA's Mom: "OK YOYO, we'll just call them up. Don't worry, they'll all come." AND THEY DID! I truly believe that she thinks this is normal and just what everyone in the world does.
I always enjoy seeing the reaction of an adult drummer the first time they see a Yoyoka vid . It is mind blowing especially the vids of her at 7 and 8 years old. You can see the feel she has. To play the drums well you need to feel the music as well as have the physical skills to be that conduit. She has that going on so naturally it is incredible to watch.
Enjoyed your commentary very much thanks. She plays all genres equally as well. She's taken on most of the greatest drummers and was equal to the task. shes still in elementry school 6th grade. 🤯🤣😂 Man I love this young lady she's nothing short of totally awsome. 🤩😍💕👏👏👏👏👏
I'm glad you mentioned how watching Yoyoka made you kind of emotional, 'cos I think that's an effect she has on a lot of us old rockers, partly because she plays with such emotion (because she truly loves the music) but also because it's great to see someone so young embrace tunes that go back to even before her parents were born. She's not just stuck in one groove however and is equally at home playing absolutely contemporary stuff and everything in between. Whilst she's best known for her authentic covers of classic Led Zeppelin songs, sounding uncannily like Bonzo she seems to understand what made other drummers unique, check out her improvements to Ginger Baker's groove on Cream's Sunshine of your Love th-cam.com/video/pEBpq0K7Gog/w-d-xo.html or her tidying up Keith Moon on the Who's wonderful Getting in Tune th-cam.com/video/ee0p_RtWPyU/w-d-xo.html. Of her more recent achievements one of my favourites has to be an improvised jam session with a young Japanese up and coming guitarist Ryunosuke Yamagishi recorded last summer where she demonstrated her ability to read the musical situation on the hoof so to speak.th-cam.com/video/XBWizeA5yt8/w-d-xo.html 'Nuff said, keep up the good work.
I have watched Yoyoka on TH-cam for 4 years now. I have gone from amazement, to awe and now just tears. I think it is because I have been watching her for so long and seen her get better and better or I am just learning more and more from watching her playing. I just do not think she plays the drums anymore. She has become part of the instrument. She has already crossed the line between playing it technically correct and mastering the complete spirit that was behind the writing and performing of the song.
Well said sir! I agree with all that and especially the jam session with Ryunosuke. Would love to see them together in her band someday. Another of my favorites, no one talks about, is the runway show where she performs a rock drum solo (at age 8), then goes immediately into the 1937 Big Band hit "Sing, Sing, Sing". This embraces your comments in your first paragraph. Such a versatile young lady! "【TGC2018 A/W】8歳ドラマー よよか ドラムパフォーマンス with マーチングバンド[ Yoyoka 8 year old drummer" th-cam.com/video/fEDijfTTTPo/w-d-xo.html ]
Thank you for coming along for the ride on reacting to Yoyoka.. I am happy that you mentioned the emotional aspects of seeing this young girl just absolutely kill it. Especially as even an amateur drummer myself, I am filled with joy to see more experienced players AND legends like Ian Paice react to her like this. 😊
He did space truckin with Yoyoka and Sina, he also had a discussion with both of them, you can find it still I think on Ian's site, cost 5 bucks but pretty cool
Always love your reactions man! And thanks for playing what I, and others, suggested. We all knew you would love it. How could you not. I'm not a drummers tooth pick, but my son is one hell of drummer, guitarist. bassist, and keyboard player. I've loved his 'garage bands' literally practicing in our garage since he was 15yo, over the years, so I know a bit about the way things go. He's actually a recording engineer now. But apart from that, there are 9 other songs from the 12th birthday session that you should really listen to. I'll go and flick you a few bills on paypal, & you decide which one it will cover. You can't go wrong with any of them. Cheers.
So many of us tear up when we watch Yoyoka and some of it is the proud grandpa or uncle but I think their is something inherently emotional in watching the next generation play the music we love with such passion and joy. Thanks for the reaction.
With her covers other drummer reactioners stated that she buries the track, and has made the very rare slight mistake, but here she’s not following a track, she is the track. There are many other 12 year old birthday jam covers. We’re all used to following covers, in one take, but with these 12 year old birthday sessions she gives these other fantastic musicians coverage too.
This was a great reaction and doing them together was a great idea. The musicians assembled for the session are indeed all world class and this was a bonafide supergroup. Two other musicians who were at the session but did not perform on "Burn" were sixteen-year-old Li-Sa-X on guitar and Yuichi Ikuzawa on vocals. Li-Sa-X was a child prodigy in her own right and is a fantastic guitarist. Seeing Li-Sa-X playing alongside Satsuma3042 (who is a monster guitarist) was really a treat. Yuichi Ikuzawa is also a fantastic singer and his performances of Free's "Wishing Well" and Deep Purple's "Mistreated" were to me simply awesome... but that's not to take away from any of the other performances including this one, they were all flat out awesome. Describing this ensemble as Japan's musical royalty sums it up quite nicely.
Nice. I started with Deep Purple then Rainbow and Whitesnake then Tommy Bolin into James Gang then more rock jazz fusion, from Blackmore to Bach and Mozart classical music so many musical influences in Purples music so they were a real gateway in appreciating music across all types.
Great job sir!! You had mentioned in the first video about her using the double bass pedal. I'm sure you noticed in the second video, it was there, but she never touched it, until the very end for the final blast beats, or whatever you call them. Her left foot was being used solely for working the high hat. She is a master at the single foot, double stroke and even has a video lesson teaching us how she does it (at age 8). One of my favorite videos. So cute. She drops the sticks on the drum head so she can show us with her little hands how she does it.
Another fun fact. Yoyoka and her family were in the US this fall. When they were near Minneapolis, they went to Wave Potter's house (another reactor) and Yoyoka did a drum improv w/Wave and played Good Times Bad times together (Wave on guitar/bass). The Somas used Wave's home studio to practice for a gig the next day. They invited Wave to play guitar with them at the gig.
Hi Bobby, I loved that you incorporated both versions for your reaction, that was a great idea. By the way my donation was for your Yoyoka video. You are fast becoming my favourite reaction channel. You have a nice laid back way of projecting your thoughts that sit right with me. And you mentioned Sweet Leaf by Sabbath! Loved that band, I saw them life with Ronnie on vocals. Mistreated from the 12th birthday would be my pick although there are so many Yoyoka videos one could choose. Thank you for sharing your thoughts Bobby, Pat 🏴
2020 and 2021 were very dark years for me. I lost my best friend, my aunt and after a protracked illness my father. There were riots in the street and so many people were laid off This kid got me thru the dark times. Watching one of her videos was more effective than an antidepressant. She projected such joy in her drumming that so many of us wept tears of pride and awe at this amazing spirit Yoyoka. So many comments about the effect she had on us. She is as close to a grandchild as I will ever have. So gratifying to see her growth and recognition now. Thank you again for your thoughtful and respectful reaction! Thanks to both Byron and Pat two notorious members of the Yoyoka army of devotees for supporting JAR on youtube.
@@chrisegbertky well said my friend. Yoyoka is the ultimate tonic and ‘pick me up’. She never fails to put a smile on my face. Long may she continue for as long as she wishes.
@@chrisegbertky I’m sorry about all of those things that happened. I hope 2022 and beyond will be better years for you. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
@@patjcarey I first saw Black Sabbath on their Mob Rules tour with Ronnie James Dio as well. I also saw them in 1998 on their reunion tour and again at one of the Ozzfest shows.
@@JustAnotherReactor I saw them at the Poole Arts centre, Dorset in England. They were awesome. I saw Purple at Knedworth Park. Meatloaf and The Scopions were supporting. Great days my friend.
Great reaction! Love Deep Purple in high school! Yoyoka is amazing! Failed to mention in your last reaction to her about checking out “Kanade Sato “, her cover of Dave Weckl , “Festival De Ritmo”, I think she was17 y.o. Outstanding performance!!! Very complicated piece, IMO.👍
You don't think he should start with the Kanade video of her at 12 playing drums in the mall? I love that video. You close your eyes, and you just hear a kick ass drummer. You open your eyes and at you see a little girl wearing fashion typical of her age; yet she is still killing the drums.
Six months ago, I would have agreed with you. Now I know about Caleb H and I have seen him play hard Slipknot and Dream Theater songs at 6. What every Caleb's and Yoyoka's parents fed these kids, we need it mass produced.
When did that happen? Are you maybe mixing it up with her *Visiting Professor* role at iU (iU Information Management Innovation Professional University)?
Hello to you, a big thank you for your good comments, I believe that Yoyoka makes us vibrate beyond imagination. I don't think anyone in the band worried about the rhythm section. Thanks again, JRA.
I think that she was a little reserved for her birthday due to the song selection and wanting it to go right. This is why she had her serious side on. No question that the adrenaline was flowing when she did the drum cover by herself. She was flawless either way, but maybe, she didn't want to trash any cymbals on her birthday. But the performance with her friends was as good as any studio session. For sure, she is very special.
I doubt it was the song selection at all. Yes, she is a pro and will assure that her performance is right. Yoyoka has already played most of the songs in other videos. If you watch any of her live performances she is almost always more serious, not just here (she was more playful on her Ellen TV show appearances). I am glad you enjoy her work.
Lovely reaction Bobby. Very good job sir. That was almost a 'triple shot' of _Burn_ with Ian Paice too! Yoyoka is so good on _Burn_ it's understandable why Drummerworld entered her into their 'Top 500 drummers' list. Further, she gets better at almost every performance. IIRC, you said you like rock, so maybe you'd enjoy a 'solo' vs 'band' of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American Band" 'solo' th-cam.com/video/Xc1N5gIelqs/w-d-xo.html 'live band' th-cam.com/video/innvxmVbv9Q/w-d-xo.html Of course, it's only a suggestion. I don't expect you to do it. I don't have a concrete idea what might result. However, I wonder if doing reactions to an original and cover might be so clearly 'fair use' that it's worth trying? Practicing on something that's unlikely to get blocked, in order to learn what results, might be a low risk 'dry run'? You created a great contrast between her 'at home' having fun, visibly radiating joy, and her professionalism, complemented with the highest possible standards of judgment. Ian Paice's reaction video is a gem. I know I suggested doing both videos and reading her bio. However I imagine several people suggested those. In any case a good idea very well executed. Outstanding video Bobby. My only idea to try to improve your reaction might be if you had had sticks and a practice pad, to demonstrate *slowly* the different types of roll you heard. That might make it even clearer. Ian Paice is 'a real gent' (a British expression for gracious, generous, good humoured, kind, and hence very likeable) so I'd expect, at least, kind words. However, as you noticed and felt yourself, he was moved. His words came from the heart. His emotional reaction meant even more than his technical analysis. Yoyoka is already a great musician, with decades to improve (or do anything else her heart desires). Since then she's done a remote collaboration on 'Space Trucking' but that's behind a paywall. Her '12 Birthday session' was recorded and released just before her 12th Birthday, so _strictly_ she was 11yo; a trifling detail. 😀 They came from different parts of Japan, and met for one day in the studio. After a brief rehearsal they recorded at least 10 songs. Every video is audio and multiple camera video from one continuous take. (AFAIK, we don't know how many takes each song took, but at 10 songs in a day, they are likely one or very few.) The '12 Birthday' songs are near perfect reproduction of the original. I assume each song needed to be performed that way so they could practice in isolation. Yoyoka is 'driving the bus', so she hasn't much room to manoeuvre . However, their cover of Deep Purple's 'Mistreated' th-cam.com/video/ghINDxGLcaY/w-d-xo.html is a slow bluesy rock ballad, so she has enough space (time!) to enrich it with her trademark ghost notes. Also, that is with a different lead singer with a remarkably well-suited voice. I've watched Ian Paice's reaction several times. I can't detect the error he remarks on. I usually can hear errors even when other commenters say they can't. The fact that you didn't hear it is actually reassuring to me.🙂 So it is subtle. I need to try harder. The contrast between Yoyoka's demeanour for her 'solo' covers and band covers is worth mentioning. I love watching Yoyoka in any situation. When she plays 'at home', both 'solo' or with people she knows well, she's visibly having lots of fun. Her tangible joy affects viewers. Watching her play with other professional musicians, in a more serious environment, where everyones time is precious, is impressive. Then she's totally professional. She's respectful, focused, yet calm and relaxed, fully present in the moment, attentive to the song, and the whole band. I guess her professionalism is partly why legendary professional musicians would meet up in a studio to play with her for a day during COVID-19 and 'stay home'. I'm sure they took precautions to be safe. However, IMO it shows their level of respect and friendship. She's a great Human Being! 👍
@G Bulmer Thank you for taking the time for this comment. With the exception of a few times about 3 or 4 years ago I haven’t played drums since 2005. I may try your idea but I’ll need to buy a practice pad and some drumsticks.
@@JustAnotherReactor Bobby, I like your reactions, and you're a likeable guy, so I try to help. It might be worth getting hold of a pair of drumsticks, nothing fancy,. It's probably not worth buying a practice pad. Certainly not before learning that it will be useful. I watched a video a few weeks ago about practicing drums, but can't find it in my history. He suggested almost any surface can be useful. For example he used a hard cover diary. I've been using computers for decades, so I have a rubber 'mouse mat' which has a bit of bounce.
Your reaction is kind and gracious. I think that I have come to know you a little more. This is my second view of your posts and it's because of Yoyoka - I've followed her for four years.
Her mother says she has fun playing, but don't miss a note when performing with her or you'll get the Yoyoka look! She's apparently ranked in the top 50 professional drummers in the world and has been since she was 11 years old, astonishing.
Well , yoyoka was very busy on her 12th Birtday , it was not only 1 song , i did not count , but is must been over 10 songs like this , Ozzy Osbourne " Over the Mountain " th-cam.com/video/cZGSvkWVUN4/w-d-xo.html or Van Halen " Jump "th-cam.com/video/LOOQlaxVbfM/w-d-xo.html Sometimes you hear that the singer are not native english speakers because japanese is quite different from english , but tey are doing a great job . Here is another version from Ossy Osbourne with Paulie Z ( from LA , USA ) , she was 10 at that Time th-cam.com/video/Wf3q0LP_CJw/w-d-xo.html. She did another song with Paulie Z , " Good Times , Bad Times " from Led Zepplin th-cam.com/video/0b5hdiOjupo/w-d-xo.html , sounds great
That guitar player was the famous SATSUMA3042. He was for many years an enigma, he made TH-cam videos with fantastic guitar covers. Totally amazing. And no one knew who he was; he never showed his face. The videos seemed to be shot in a restaurant. Eventually he revealed himself and he was the owner of the restaurant where the videos were made.
"Space Truckin" was the song they did the online colab with Ian and Sina (from Germany). It's behind his paywall but only $5. Well spent money of course.
If there is one criticism I have about the Burn video from her 12th birthday, it's in the video editing. It is HER birthday yet all during this particular song the camera shots of Yoyoka are while she's simply keeping the beat or riding a cymbal and as soon as she is about to break into one of the many super-fast rolls, the camera view switches to one of the other musicians so you really never get to enjoy or appreciate those moments visually. Everyone in that band is amazing and top-notch but I really wanted to see those moments during this song. Watch her original cover of "Burn" and you'll "see" what I mean...the one that Ian Paice is watching... th-cam.com/video/zF_COeRQwPU/w-d-xo.html
I know what you mean. I’ve actually watched her original cover a couple of times since reacting to the 12th birthday session and Ian’s reaction. She plays it really well. Very impressive.
One thing I noticed is that there are no reactions to your mentor. I know of several videos, so maybe I can find a Neil Pert video you have not seen? How about 2008, playing Cottontail with the Buddy Rich Big Band and it has a nice little solo. Just remember it is not the size of the drum kit that matters, but the size of the drummer behind the kit. I say that because Neil is missing most of his 5 kit set up. th-cam.com/video/EDJRoN9Yoas/w-d-xo.html You have to understand one thing about Yoyoka in Japan. She is royalty as well. The Japanese love her to death and are very protective of her. If you liked the double reaction you may have the potential for more. I suggested Junna playing Dragon Force, well the Dragon Force drummer reacted to Junna. You said Good Time, Bad Times is your favorite Zep tune. Well Robert Plant reacted to that on Canadian television, the video is on youtube. Finally there is a Yoyoka video called Onyx, which she performed live at age 7. That song was originally recorded by Senri Kawaguchi who is 24 now I believe. I have to believe that Senri had some interaction with Yoyoka, even though I have no proof. I say this because she played beside Kanade Sato, who is 6 years her junior. Anyways there is a Senri video of Onyx which you could watch first and then see Yoyoka kill it at 7 after seeing how the original is done. Senri was the youngest person that Drummer World ever put in the 500 best drummers in the world, until they put Yoyoka in there at an even younger age.
Think of the talent that has been wasted by not starting out an instrument at 4 or 5 years old. The young brain can accomplish so much and build upon it in a short time, as shown by Yoyoka, and in Menuhin, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. The brain ages. A 2nd language should be started early in life too. Waiting until they're teenagers misses a lot, and becomes a non-starter for so many, who could have easily mastered it early in life.
YOU SAID IT MT KICK ASS, IN THREE PARTS THIS COMMENT 1/ SHES DONE RAINBOWS KILLTHE KING ITS A DROP DEAD AWESOME VID 2/YOUR DOING A GOOD JOB 3/ SHE MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 100 VIDS OUT NOW SO KEEP WITH HER MT M.
Awesome tenan.. Would u please doing reaction to Alip_Ba_Ta fingerstyle who did rendition of Queens 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.. this was appreciated and reposted by Brian May on fb page on 21 oct 2019.. Alip_Ba_Ta also played some covers and original songs.. he has huge fanbase, with over 5 milion subs.. and he will blow ur mind away.. it should be more fun dude.. thanks 👍❤️😘🇮🇩
She did all the covers during her birthday session in one take, she also hand picked all the musicians. Yoyoka is a true professional and a beast on the drums.
YOYOKA's Mom: "YOYOKA honey, what do you want for your 12th Birthday?"
YOYOKA: "Hmmm....I want to create an awesome rock band with some of the best talent in Japan."
YOYOKA's Mom: "OK YOYO, we'll just call them up. Don't worry, they'll all come."
AND THEY DID! I truly believe that she thinks this is normal and just what everyone in the world does.
Yoyoka is my happy pill 🔥👸🏻🔥
Such a brilliant description. Perfect analogy
I always enjoy seeing the reaction of an adult drummer the first time they see a Yoyoka vid . It is mind blowing especially the vids of her at 7 and 8 years old. You can see the feel she has. To play the drums well you need to feel the music as well as have the physical skills to be that conduit. She has that going on so naturally it is incredible to watch.
Enjoyed your commentary very much thanks. She plays all genres equally as well. She's taken on most of the greatest drummers and was equal to the task. shes still in elementry school 6th grade. 🤯🤣😂 Man I love this young lady she's nothing short of totally awsome. 🤩😍💕👏👏👏👏👏
Welcome to the world of Yoyoka!
Thanks. Cool to see you actually jamming out with her. I used to play drums years ago. She would make me look like a rookie amateur. 😄
I'm glad you mentioned how watching Yoyoka made you kind of emotional, 'cos I think that's an effect she has on a lot of us old rockers, partly because she plays with such emotion (because she truly loves the music) but also because it's great to see someone so young embrace tunes that go back to even before her parents were born. She's not just stuck in one groove however
and is equally at home playing absolutely contemporary stuff and everything in between.
Whilst she's best known for her authentic covers of classic Led Zeppelin songs, sounding uncannily like Bonzo she seems to
understand what made other drummers unique, check out her improvements to Ginger Baker's groove on Cream's Sunshine of your Love th-cam.com/video/pEBpq0K7Gog/w-d-xo.html or her tidying up Keith Moon on the Who's wonderful Getting in Tune th-cam.com/video/ee0p_RtWPyU/w-d-xo.html.
Of her more recent achievements one of my favourites has to be an improvised jam session with a young Japanese up and coming guitarist Ryunosuke Yamagishi recorded last summer where she demonstrated her ability to read the musical situation
on the hoof so to speak.th-cam.com/video/XBWizeA5yt8/w-d-xo.html
'Nuff said, keep up the good work.
I have watched Yoyoka on TH-cam for 4 years now. I have gone from amazement, to awe and now just tears. I think it is because I have been watching her for so long and seen her get better and better or I am just learning more and more from watching her playing. I just do not think she plays the drums anymore. She has become part of the instrument. She has already crossed the line between playing it technically correct and mastering the complete spirit that was behind the writing and performing of the song.
Well said sir! I agree with all that and especially the jam session with Ryunosuke. Would love to see them together in her band someday. Another of my favorites, no one talks about, is the runway show where she performs a rock drum solo (at age 8), then goes immediately into the 1937 Big Band hit "Sing, Sing, Sing". This embraces your comments in your first paragraph. Such a versatile young lady! "【TGC2018 A/W】8歳ドラマー よよか ドラムパフォーマンス with マーチングバンド[ Yoyoka 8 year old drummer" th-cam.com/video/fEDijfTTTPo/w-d-xo.html ]
Great double reaction 😍 Yoyoka is special n Sir Ian Paice words were heartfelt.....lovely
Thank you for coming along for the ride on reacting to Yoyoka.. I am happy that you mentioned the emotional aspects of seeing this young girl just absolutely kill it. Especially as even an amateur drummer myself, I am filled with joy to see more experienced players AND legends like Ian Paice react to her like this. 😊
Yoyoka - Drum Machine, an outstanding drummer, a professional, a cool person.
Amazing Yoyoka .
He did space truckin with Yoyoka and Sina, he also had a discussion with both of them, you can find it still I think on Ian's site, cost 5 bucks but pretty cool
Always love your reactions man! And thanks for playing what I, and others, suggested. We all knew you would love it. How could you not.
I'm not a drummers tooth pick, but my son is one hell of drummer, guitarist. bassist, and keyboard player. I've loved his 'garage bands' literally practicing in our garage since he was 15yo, over the years, so I know a bit about the way things go. He's actually a recording engineer now. But apart from that, there are 9 other songs from the 12th birthday session that you should really listen to. I'll go and flick you a few bills on paypal, & you decide which one it will cover. You can't go wrong with any of them. Cheers.
Kicking Ass! Love the snare sound!
So many of us tear up when we watch Yoyoka and some of it is the proud grandpa or uncle but I think their is something inherently emotional in watching the next generation play the music we love with such passion and joy. Thanks for the reaction.
With her covers other drummer reactioners stated that she buries the track, and has made the very rare slight mistake, but here she’s not following a track, she is the track. There are many other 12 year old birthday jam covers. We’re all used to following covers, in one take, but with these 12 year old birthday sessions she gives these other fantastic musicians coverage too.
Just wondering what the hell she's gonna do for thirteenth birthday. LOL
Enjoy This Artist She Is Something Special And Will be The Very Best In The World.
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This was a great reaction and doing them together was a great idea. The musicians assembled for the session are indeed all world class and this was a bonafide supergroup. Two other musicians who were at the session but did not perform on "Burn" were sixteen-year-old Li-Sa-X on guitar and Yuichi Ikuzawa on vocals. Li-Sa-X was a child prodigy in her own right and is a fantastic guitarist. Seeing Li-Sa-X playing alongside Satsuma3042 (who is a monster guitarist) was really a treat. Yuichi Ikuzawa is also a fantastic singer and his performances of Free's "Wishing Well" and Deep Purple's "Mistreated" were to me simply awesome... but that's not to take away from any of the other performances including this one, they were all flat out awesome. Describing this ensemble as Japan's musical royalty sums it up quite nicely.
We love her, she’s amazing and is a STaR ⭐️ 💫
Nice. I started with Deep Purple then Rainbow and Whitesnake then Tommy Bolin into James Gang then more rock jazz fusion, from Blackmore to Bach and Mozart classical music so many musical influences in Purples music so they were a real gateway in appreciating music across all types.
Great job sir!! You had mentioned in the first video about her using the double bass pedal. I'm sure you noticed in the second video, it was there, but she never touched it, until the very end for the final blast beats, or whatever you call them. Her left foot was being used solely for working the high hat. She is a master at the single foot, double stroke and even has a video lesson teaching us how she does it (at age 8). One of my favorite videos. So cute. She drops the sticks on the drum head so she can show us with her little hands how she does it.
Thanks Bobby! It was enjoyable to see your reaction to Yoyoka. It is good to get another viewpoint on her playing and you did just that.
Another fun fact. Yoyoka and her family were in the US this fall. When they were near Minneapolis, they went to Wave Potter's house (another reactor) and Yoyoka did a drum improv w/Wave and played Good Times Bad times together (Wave on guitar/bass). The Somas used Wave's home studio to practice for a gig the next day. They invited Wave to play guitar with them at the gig.
That was really great. Ian is a class act.
Yes he is.
Hi Bobby, I loved that you incorporated both versions for your reaction, that was a great idea. By the way my donation was for your Yoyoka video.
You are fast becoming my favourite reaction channel. You have a nice laid back way of projecting your thoughts that sit right with me. And you mentioned Sweet Leaf by Sabbath! Loved that band, I saw them life with Ronnie on vocals.
Mistreated from the 12th birthday would be my pick although there are so many Yoyoka videos one could choose.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Bobby, Pat 🏴
2020 and 2021 were very dark years for me. I lost my best friend, my aunt and after a protracked illness my father. There were riots in the street and so many people were laid off
This kid got me thru the dark times. Watching one of her videos was more effective than an antidepressant. She projected such joy in her drumming that so many of us wept tears of pride and awe at this amazing spirit Yoyoka. So many comments about the effect she had on us. She is as close to a grandchild as I will ever have. So gratifying to see her growth and recognition now. Thank you again for your thoughtful and respectful reaction! Thanks to both Byron and Pat two notorious members of the Yoyoka army of devotees for supporting JAR on youtube.
@@chrisegbertky well said my friend. Yoyoka is the ultimate tonic and ‘pick me up’. She never fails to put a smile on my face. Long may she continue for as long as she wishes.
@@chrisegbertky I’m sorry about all of those things that happened. I hope 2022 and beyond will be better years for you. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
@@patjcarey I first saw Black Sabbath on their Mob Rules tour with Ronnie James Dio as well. I also saw them in 1998 on their reunion tour and again at one of the Ozzfest shows.
@@JustAnotherReactor I saw them at the Poole Arts centre, Dorset in England. They were awesome. I saw Purple at Knedworth Park. Meatloaf and The Scopions were supporting. Great days my friend.
Great reaction! Love Deep Purple in high school! Yoyoka is amazing! Failed to mention in your last reaction to her about checking out “Kanade Sato “, her cover of Dave Weckl , “Festival De Ritmo”, I think she was17 y.o. Outstanding performance!!! Very complicated piece, IMO.👍
You don't think he should start with the Kanade video of her at 12 playing drums in the mall?
I love that video. You close your eyes, and you just hear a kick ass drummer. You open your eyes and at you see a little girl wearing fashion typical of her age; yet she is still killing the drums.
The organ player is fantastic
One of her videos that I have watched, she was wearing a t-shirt that read "Hit like a girl!" Nice.
Great musicians and vocals
Thank you for your personal experiences, I have a similar experience with Blackmore and the gang.
She also chose the play list which included songs she hasn't covered
AWESOME REACTION 👌
Thanks.
Burn is one of the most challenging songs. She plays like an experienced pro at the age of 12. Really, I can't see any limitation to her capabilities
A trifling detail: Yoyoka played both covers of 'Burn' when she was 11 years old, not 12. Not a 'biggy' 🙂
I doubt we'll see anyone much better than Yoyoka at the age of 11 or 12.
Six months ago, I would have agreed with you. Now I know about Caleb H and I have seen him play hard Slipknot and Dream Theater songs at 6.
What every Caleb's and Yoyoka's parents fed these kids, we need it mass produced.
@@DefendUSA1776 Interesting! Thanks, I didn't know about Caleb H. I do enjoy watching remarkable individuals doing amazing things.
Great double reaction! Yoyoka always puts on her game face when she plays “for real”. 😎👍
Love your presentation style dude
Thank you.
Wow what a fantastic session.
Unbelievably class.
Shes an honorary professor of music
When did that happen? Are you maybe mixing it up with her *Visiting Professor* role at iU (iU Information Management Innovation Professional University)?
Hello to you, a big thank you for your good comments, I believe that Yoyoka makes us vibrate beyond imagination. I don't think anyone in the band worried about the rhythm section. Thanks again, JRA.
I think that she was a little reserved for her birthday due to the song selection and wanting it to go right. This is why she had her serious side on. No question that the adrenaline was flowing when she did the drum cover by herself. She was flawless either way, but maybe, she didn't want to trash any cymbals on her birthday. But the performance with her friends was as good as any studio session.
For sure, she is very special.
I doubt it was the song selection at all. Yes, she is a pro and will assure that her performance is right. Yoyoka has already played most of the songs in other videos. If you watch any of her live performances she is almost always more serious, not just here (she was more playful on her Ellen TV show appearances). I am glad you enjoy her work.
Lovely reaction Bobby. Very good job sir. That was almost a 'triple shot' of _Burn_ with Ian Paice too! Yoyoka is so good on _Burn_ it's understandable why Drummerworld entered her into their 'Top 500 drummers' list. Further, she gets better at almost every performance. IIRC, you said you like rock, so maybe you'd enjoy a 'solo' vs 'band' of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American Band" 'solo' th-cam.com/video/Xc1N5gIelqs/w-d-xo.html 'live band' th-cam.com/video/innvxmVbv9Q/w-d-xo.html
Of course, it's only a suggestion. I don't expect you to do it. I don't have a concrete idea what might result. However, I wonder if doing reactions to an original and cover might be so clearly 'fair use' that it's worth trying? Practicing on something that's unlikely to get blocked, in order to learn what results, might be a low risk 'dry run'?
You created a great contrast between her 'at home' having fun, visibly radiating joy, and her professionalism, complemented with the highest possible standards of judgment. Ian Paice's reaction video is a gem.
I know I suggested doing both videos and reading her bio. However I imagine several people suggested those. In any case a good idea very well executed. Outstanding video Bobby.
My only idea to try to improve your reaction might be if you had had sticks and a practice pad, to demonstrate *slowly* the different types of roll you heard. That might make it even clearer.
Ian Paice is 'a real gent' (a British expression for gracious, generous, good humoured, kind, and hence very likeable) so I'd expect, at least, kind words. However, as you noticed and felt yourself, he was moved. His words came from the heart. His emotional reaction meant even more than his technical analysis. Yoyoka is already a great musician, with decades to improve (or do anything else her heart desires). Since then she's done a remote collaboration on 'Space Trucking' but that's behind a paywall.
Her '12 Birthday session' was recorded and released just before her 12th Birthday, so _strictly_ she was 11yo; a trifling detail. 😀 They came from different parts of Japan, and met for one day in the studio. After a brief rehearsal they recorded at least 10 songs. Every video is audio and multiple camera video from one continuous take. (AFAIK, we don't know how many takes each song took, but at 10 songs in a day, they are likely one or very few.)
The '12 Birthday' songs are near perfect reproduction of the original. I assume each song needed to be performed that way so they could practice in isolation. Yoyoka is 'driving the bus', so she hasn't much room to manoeuvre .
However, their cover of Deep Purple's 'Mistreated' th-cam.com/video/ghINDxGLcaY/w-d-xo.html is a slow bluesy rock ballad, so she has enough space (time!) to enrich it with her trademark ghost notes. Also, that is with a different lead singer with a remarkably well-suited voice.
I've watched Ian Paice's reaction several times. I can't detect the error he remarks on. I usually can hear errors even when other commenters say they can't. The fact that you didn't hear it is actually reassuring to me.🙂 So it is subtle. I need to try harder.
The contrast between Yoyoka's demeanour for her 'solo' covers and band covers is worth mentioning. I love watching Yoyoka in any situation. When she plays 'at home', both 'solo' or with people she knows well, she's visibly having lots of fun. Her tangible joy affects viewers.
Watching her play with other professional musicians, in a more serious environment, where everyones time is precious, is impressive. Then she's totally professional. She's respectful, focused, yet calm and relaxed, fully present in the moment, attentive to the song, and the whole band.
I guess her professionalism is partly why legendary professional musicians would meet up in a studio to play with her for a day during COVID-19 and 'stay home'. I'm sure they took precautions to be safe. However, IMO it shows their level of respect and friendship. She's a great Human Being! 👍
@G Bulmer Thank you for taking the time for this comment. With the exception of a few times about 3 or 4 years ago I haven’t played drums since 2005. I may try your idea but I’ll need to buy a practice pad and some drumsticks.
@@JustAnotherReactor Bobby, I like your reactions, and you're a likeable guy, so I try to help. It might be worth getting hold of a pair of drumsticks, nothing fancy,. It's probably not worth buying a practice pad. Certainly not before learning that it will be useful. I watched a video a few weeks ago about practicing drums, but can't find it in my history. He suggested almost any surface can be useful. For example he used a hard cover diary. I've been using computers for decades, so I have a rubber 'mouse mat' which has a bit of bounce.
Well said G Bulmer.
It is also nice that someone is more longwinded than I am in the comments
:P
@@DefendUSA1776 😃
Your reaction is kind and gracious. I think that I have come to know you a little more. This is my second view of your posts and it's because of Yoyoka - I've followed her for four years.
Thank you!!
Her mother says she has fun playing, but don't miss a note when performing with her or you'll get the Yoyoka look! She's apparently ranked in the top 50 professional drummers in the world and has been since she was 11 years old, astonishing.
Almost right. Top 500 drummers ever according to Drummer World's website.
Well , yoyoka was very busy on her 12th Birtday , it was not only 1 song , i did not count , but is must been over 10 songs like this , Ozzy Osbourne " Over the Mountain " th-cam.com/video/cZGSvkWVUN4/w-d-xo.html or Van Halen " Jump "th-cam.com/video/LOOQlaxVbfM/w-d-xo.html Sometimes you hear that the singer are not native english speakers because japanese is quite different from english , but tey are doing a great job . Here is another version from Ossy Osbourne with Paulie Z ( from LA , USA ) , she was 10 at that Time th-cam.com/video/Wf3q0LP_CJw/w-d-xo.html. She did another song with Paulie Z , " Good Times , Bad Times " from Led Zepplin th-cam.com/video/0b5hdiOjupo/w-d-xo.html , sounds great
That guitar player was the famous SATSUMA3042. He was for many years an enigma, he made TH-cam videos with fantastic guitar covers. Totally amazing. And no one knew who he was; he never showed his face. The videos seemed to be shot in a restaurant. Eventually he revealed himself and he was the owner of the restaurant where the videos were made.
God gift.
For a fun video of yoyoka go to Ellen plays bass and look for summer jam. Fun with young talent.
"Space Truckin" was the song they did the online colab with Ian and Sina (from Germany). It's behind his paywall but only $5. Well spent money of course.
They are the royalties of japanese rock from different bands.
Japan is keeping Rock n Roll ALIVE!!!! Would you do Yoyoka's Over the Mountain Ozzy Ozbourne please Thanks !!!
I will definitely do that one at some point.
lol ever since of the School of Rock cover, I'm wondering how each song, including Burn, would be if Yoyoka teamed up with Petty Rock on it
Something about learning rock drumming at age 1 or 2, those fills are positively ferocious, not to mention her musicality and pocket.
amazing good cover 🔥🔥🔥
If there is one criticism I have about the Burn video from her 12th birthday, it's in the video editing. It is HER birthday yet all during this particular song the camera shots of Yoyoka are while she's simply keeping the beat or riding a cymbal and as soon as she is about to break into one of the many super-fast rolls, the camera view switches to one of the other musicians so you really never get to enjoy or appreciate those moments visually. Everyone in that band is amazing and top-notch but I really wanted to see those moments during this song. Watch her original cover of "Burn" and you'll "see" what I mean...the one that Ian Paice is watching...
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I know what you mean. I’ve actually watched her original cover a couple of times since reacting to the 12th birthday session and Ian’s reaction. She plays it really well. Very impressive.
Wow ❤️☮️🤟
One thing I noticed is that there are no reactions to your mentor. I know of several videos, so maybe I can find a Neil Pert video you have not seen?
How about 2008, playing Cottontail with the Buddy Rich Big Band and it has a nice little solo. Just remember it is not the size of the drum kit that matters, but the size of the drummer behind the kit.
I say that because Neil is missing most of his 5 kit set up.
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You have to understand one thing about Yoyoka in Japan. She is royalty as well. The Japanese love her to death and are very protective of her.
If you liked the double reaction you may have the potential for more.
I suggested Junna playing Dragon Force, well the Dragon Force drummer reacted to Junna.
You said Good Time, Bad Times is your favorite Zep tune. Well Robert Plant reacted to that on Canadian television, the video is on youtube.
Finally there is a Yoyoka video called Onyx, which she performed live at age 7. That song was originally recorded by Senri Kawaguchi who is 24 now I believe.
I have to believe that Senri had some interaction with Yoyoka, even though I have no proof. I say this because she played beside Kanade Sato, who is 6 years her junior.
Anyways there is a Senri video of Onyx which you could watch first and then see Yoyoka kill it at 7 after seeing how the original is done.
Senri was the youngest person that Drummer World ever put in the 500 best drummers in the world, until they put Yoyoka in there at an even younger age.
Think of the talent that has been wasted by not starting out an instrument at 4 or 5 years old. The young brain can accomplish so much and build upon it in a short time, as shown by Yoyoka, and in Menuhin, Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. The brain ages. A 2nd language should be started early in life too. Waiting until they're teenagers misses a lot, and becomes a non-starter for so many, who could have easily mastered it early in life.
YOU SAID IT MT KICK ASS, IN THREE PARTS THIS COMMENT 1/ SHES DONE RAINBOWS KILLTHE KING ITS A DROP DEAD AWESOME VID 2/YOUR DOING A GOOD JOB 3/ SHE MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 100 VIDS OUT NOW SO KEEP WITH HER MT M.
Her dad is the keyboardist
Please bear in mind that Ian Paice is critical of his own playing.
Without further ado - AFTER 8 MINUTES.
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Made in Japan
Awesome tenan..
Would u please doing reaction to Alip_Ba_Ta fingerstyle who did rendition of Queens 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.. this was appreciated and reposted by Brian May on fb page on 21 oct 2019..
Alip_Ba_Ta also played some covers and original songs.. he has huge fanbase, with over 5 milion subs.. and he will blow ur mind away.. it should be more fun dude.. thanks 👍❤️😘🇮🇩
He is good. Real good.
このボーカル誰ですか？
誰か教えて下さい。
Name on guitar, Kagome, in portuguese, (poop myself) lmao
whackadodoodle
The lead guitar is not as sharp as Blackmore.