I’m a drum teacher at a school that does group/band lessons and I just started my group lesson yesterday with this video and then we talked about what parts of this are repeatable parts of a process that we can all do when we’re learning a new song, and parts of the process that maybe we should wait to attempt until we’ve had like 20 years of session work under the belt lol, such as trying to play along with a track before having ever heard it. One of them asked how chad could tell so quickly that the song was in 3, so we got to talk about how to count and feel rhythm, someone asked how he could predict when parts were changing and we got to talk about typical song formats and how you can train your instinct to hear buildups, cues, and implications for part changes in the music. What an incredible gift chad gave the world by putting this on camera. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us too!
@@thames_music1219 hahaha well the group I shared that video with was actually my adult student group, so at 25, you’d actually be one of the younger people in the room! So yes, haha you’d be very welcome
1. Yes! Thank you for your service to future musicians. As a musician dad, I seek people like you for my talented daughter. 2. All of what you said is dead on, but there some people who would answer, “I can just feel it”. My brother, my dad, and my daughter are like that. It’s a blessing and a curse because they don’t need to know why, which to me is important. For my daughter, the challenge is making it feel less like homework and more about the means to an end. For her, she’s got the shortcut already (rhythmically, tonally and harmonically), so all I do is tell her how it will be useful for her in the future. I digress. 3. Michael thanks for the reaction video and conversation. Chad thank you for the music. @zwsh89 thank you for your work with kids and your comment.
Thanks for not blocking this reaction video for copyright infringement. This is one of the only reaction videos I've watched that actually contribute to a deeper appreciation of the original.
@@MsTriangle There's some parts that are better, some parts are just even. It was amazing for a first runthrough. I'd love to hear a full, finished take lol.
@@joshualocklear1099More isn’t always better. Even he said he was overplaying even though he doesn’t like to overplay. I agree it’s amazing that he put this together on the fly, but he definitely missed some transitions and impacts.
I have watched this video of Chad smith like 40 times already. And my face still hurts each time because of the smile I have. As a student of music drums particularly it’s just stupid how accurate in one take he was. My mind was blown the first time watching it. There are drummers and then there are the A list Drummer’s of the world. Chad Smith gets a A+.
He's a guitarists dream drummer. The ability to instinctly know where the cues are and when to change is massively impressive. Makes song writing a lot easier.
Def watch the longer video where he goes over like most of the RHCP discography. He talks a lot about when he chooses not to play or "overplay" too. Amazing
No, he's just a drummer that actually understands music.. Im not even sure whats so impressive about this.. And every drummer has their own interpretation. Im not downplaying anything, he's a great dummer, but I think for any studied percussionist, this would be a layup...
The thing is, as musicians, you can feel the vibe of the music. Usually based off the drum groove. I'm a guitarist who mostly improvises and you have a good idea what is coming next from the build up. I imagine it is the same with Chad. He absolutely nailed it. Damn, I love music.
@@wildwayz all chad has to do is identify the chord changes and rhythm.. that song is super easy. Put some 5/4 Brubeck on and no drums, he'd have a REALLY hard time playing the groves Morello played lol
its VERY common for songs to have that structure, i remember in my early early teens hearing a song for the first time that didnt have that structure and it blended my brains (cannot recall the song for the life of me though sigh)
Drummers count everything in a song. We know exactly where anything is going to go because pretty much every song is based on a common theory. The difference is Chad's version was actually a lot better and more musical than the original.
This was exactly my thought as well. He’s been doing it for so long that he doesn’t just hear it, he truly feels it. You watch some of the younger drummers (who are great) but they listen through at least once. Both he and Sugarfoot briefly listened and then jumped right into it. Incredible talent!
I'm not a drummer, but I'm kind of obsessed with these first listen videos from drumeo. I saw this one with Chad Smith the other day and his musicianship blew my ever-lovin' mind!
Same!! The drumeo first time videos have made me consider learning drums, I’ve never played any instrument and it seems impossible but hot damn I wanna be in the club!!
I believe that the fact he is used to play improvised jams with John and Flea for multiple years has helped him with this challenge. On those jams he has to experiment different things on the spot by trying guessing where the other two are going. Improvisation is something not many drummers are used to do and he became a master on it.
Yeap! His mind/subconscious is doing magnitudes more work per instance than an average person without much energy loss. It's essentially the same as being a freestyle rapper/battler or improv comedian/standup crowdworker. He basically has an entire encyclopedia in his mind of the foundational patterns of music, as well as pre-made responses which gives him the time and clarity to be creative and make tasty choices in his music.
10:40 that fill he added bringing in the final chorus was my ALL time favorite part of this video But also, the insanity in how often he either got REALLY close or hit it DEAD ON was absolutely staggering to me, truly a top shelf drummer
I always knew Chad was a bad ass drummer but watching him take a 'stab' at this song blew my away and left me in awe. He is phenomenal and priceless. I preferred Chad's 'stab' then the original drum tracks.
Also, I grew up listening to RHCP, and I truly did not know how truly gifted Chad was until watching this. I knew he was fantastic, like you said. But his little “stab” was beyond what I could have expected.
Chad Smith is criminally underappreciated by non-drummers imho. He's *SO* good.... & a genuine human being too. Great stuff by the Drumeo crew- loved seeing the little cutaways to them, smiling whilst shaking their heads at how well he did this without even listening thru once! :)
the only one reason is because drummers are generally like that. To top that, this guy is fucking playing with Flea and John, who are also masterclass musicians by FAR
I don't know how you could say he's underappreciated. He's literally one of the most popular drummers ever, from one of the most popular bands ever. If you talk about him compared to Travis Barker, then yeah I understand. Nothing against Travis, I love his work. But if you compare him to like Niel Pert, then it's not that he's undervalued, it's just one was on a much higher level.
Glad you reviewed this. Chad is a BEAST! A huge influence on my playing. Was lucky enough to work a drum clinic with him back in 94. He played my kit and broke my snare! I wish everyone could be in the room with him to witness his power and prowess on the kit.
What is really trippy is how close Chad's take on the drums are to the orginal. I mean some parts are missing (or added), sure, but for a man whos never listened to this song from 30STM, shows how friggin great of a muscian he is. Great Video Michael! Thanks for sharing!
No idea why this video was recommended... probably because i watched Chad's drumeo video probably 10 times. Chad Smith confirms that we are all kids that got old. His energy is genuine and I love it. The world needs more of this.
It's not even that he recognized everything and fit in smoothly to the groove, it's that he nailed so much of it. Absolutely awesome. I love those Drumeo videos. There are some absolute gems on there channel.
Chad shows why he is a Legend! Truly amazing performance. I got goosebumps when i saw the video the first time. His talent and his passion are really awesome. I love this guy.
The thing that's crazy about this is that the other insanely talented drummers in this series up this point have listened all the way through once. Usually they take notes and come up with some loose plan of attack. Then, they play along with the 2nd listen. Chad's take WHILE listening to it for the first time is as good as any of the others on the 2nd listen.
I think a lot of the Drumeo videos I have seen, it's (a) they don't know the song, (b) they get one listen to the ENTIRE song (including the drum track), and then they give it a go. Chad is listening to a DRUM-FREE version of the song. They caption that down in their video but I think a lot of people miss that. It is one skill to listen to a "whole" track and be able to replicate nearly flawlessly what the original drummer did. This is something else entirely. He gets about 30 seconds into a drum-free track, says "let's do this" and just stomps on the gas... and most of what he comes up with is arguably equal to if not better than the recorded drum track. That is an INSANE level of musicianship.
@@pmasher Yes, but because in some videos Drumeo didn't mention it, a lot of the viewers thought that the guest was listening the entire song with the drums included.
the level of musical reflex to be able to respond in real time and anticipate like this is just other worldly. takes monumental ability and a huge amount of confidence to just have at it and still knock it out the park... most of the other drumeo vids they listen through completely, and take a couple of play throughs. the fact he just jumps in barely into the song and does what he does is just mind blowing
I was never a big RHCP fan, or that of Chad, but the more I've watched him over the years, the more I respect the man. What a great drummer and person he is.
@@The_Green_Queen I dont think so, look at the other members of the band, Flea - along with John Entwistle is the best bassist of all time, John Frusciante is voted the best guitarist past 30 years, he beat slash or brian may, only Kiedis is the weak piece.
@@kiernozm305I'll agree there. But the fact they got so big with that absolutely horrible singing and song writing, along with just being a terrible person in Anthony, is unreal. But the band was extremely talented. They actually deserved better. But happened to make it anyway
@@el34glo59 Kiedis is actually a very good poet in his song writing. May just be not your cup of tea. One of my favorite RHCP lyrics from 'Easily': The story of a woman on the morning of a war Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for Throw me to wolves because there's order in the pack Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back The lyrics from 'Scartissue' and 'Otherside' were also great.
Maybe non-musicians can't fully grasp the gravity of what's happening in this video, but when you see the guys in the box monitoring chad's drums and they are all looking at each other--they are just amazed. They are amazed because this may be the first time they are actually seeing that high-level skill. It's just so impressive that he's able to instinctively play those rythyms like that
They aren’t. If you watch Drumeo regularly and know who they’ve had on it’s definitely not the first time they’ve seen high level drummers. Those looks were more of « that was bang on the money » or « oh he made that part cooler ».
@@freshestbreath naw. I know they've had high level drummers and I was really tired when i wrote this comment but the look on their faces are the same I've seen in studio before. That's the look of "what the actual fuck is happening right now"
He both nails the feel of the original and somehow makes it even better. The sign of a true musician, not just a drummer. Music is all patterns, once you know enough patterns, you can fill in songs like that easily. He clearly knows so many songs it’s insane.
I've listened to "The Kill' probably hundreds if not over a thousand times and listen to him basically nail the drum track without ever having heard it before is...unbelievable.
Regardless of how amazing this is from a musician’s point of view it just absolutely fills my heart with happiness to see somebody doing the thing that you know they’re born to do. Just beautiful 😃. That being said, Chad is a monster!
I can't play drums to save my life, but I know a few drummers and I always enjoy drumeo videos. This by far was the most impressive. I got chills watching him. He killed it!!!!
To be able to listen once to a drumless track & then be able to jump in that fast, anticipate the changes, & flow with the song…I’m just blown away. Really creative use of those fills. True musicianship!! I’m not a drummer (yet), but these are so inspiring to watch!!!
Found that video on Drumeo by chance two days ago and watched it several times right now, 'cause it's so brilliant, powerful and such a fun to watch. Absolutely stunning, how fast Chad got into the song and really nailed it.
I watched this Drumeo video yesterday, and enjoyed the hell out of Chad just so joyfully, artfully beating the all-living crap out of this song, lol!!! I don't listen to 30STM a lot, but this particular song is admittedly on my playlist. It's just SO dramatic and emotionally over the freakin' top that it really is quite cathartic to occasionally blast in the car and holler along with, when the mood requires it. I even learned it on ukulele, lolol :) :) :) Much as many people seem to love to hate on "Emo" music, and on Jared Leto (for various different reasons), he does have a respectable set of pipes on him that I've seen TH-camr vocal coaches admire, even when he's singing live. I really enjoy the obvious, authentic delight and passion that you find in music, Michael. Keep up the good work sharing it with the rest of us!
@@DrumeoOfficial Oh jeez, I'll have to go back and make sure that I actually left you guys a supportive comment!!! I definitely shared the video around :)
As someone who calls himself a drummer… Chad is on my mt Rushmore.. I love him and Carter Beauford for always being so happy looking behind a kit… always smiling and having fun.
made my day when i saw it too. Chad blew me away. takes experience and confidence to be able to adapt and go fearlessly. he's just such a pro and comes across as a damn good human too.
That's wild - I've never seen any other Drumeo video's until this - thought all the drummers just went for it, didn't know they listened to the whole track and take notes. Chad is freaking amazing. Also from someone who only played drums in middle school and am not a musician or that knowledgeable in the technicalities (I just love music), I really appreciate how you break it down and it makes this performance even more special to me than just, 'wow, that sounded amazing!'
I came upon this earlier this week and was so blown away. I had to show my wife and daughter we were hooked instantly and all thought it was the way the Drumeo channel did this series. We watched a few more and then realized holy shit Chad Smith is just that good. It’s absolutely one of my all time favorite videos. Thanks Mike for doing your take on this.
So beautiful and so well put! I believe that’s what makes the Chilies so wonderfully dynamic through 30+ yrs. Chad is a icon to the industry and to keep up with Flea you’ve got to be good!
Idk about yall but 8:20-8:28 put a huge smile on my face. It was just so cool to see how much fun he was having while displaying his musical expertise!
If you're a fan of RHCP you definitely know what a beast he is, you have to be good, to be able to keep up with Flea and Frusciante who are always improvising and jammin' at every live concert. If you love hard rock, you should check out his supergroup Chickenfoot with Joe Satriani.
8:24 to your point on Chad being just full of joy to play the drums, LOOK AT THE SMILE ON HIS FACE! It's my favorite part of this entire video, just him full of joy because he absolutely ROCKED that song.
You have the best “reaction” video. Unlike others, rather than just have us watch you watch a video, you pause and talk about what is going on. That is what made your video so successful.
I love watching musicians react to this because "we" get what is required here, and to see it happen so quickly and so ... perfectly, is just astonishing. His active listening skill is off the chart, and Chad would probably be one hell of a jazz drummer.
What is even more awesome is watching it and knowing the song they are trying to play and seeing how really close they get to the actual drum score. These drummers Drumeo brings in have been awesome.
I have literally watched Chad play this about 30 times since discovering it this morning - out of all the reactions I’ve watched, you have explained everything PERFECTLY. Took it right out of my mind! Subscribed (:
You see the same skill with experienced dancers - the ability to change your style, dynamic, level of activity based on what's happening in the music. In dance, it's making your dance moves work with the music phrasing and structure. Same thing here; Chad is following the music exceedingly well, listening and creating something that follows what he hears.
I saw this the other day on TT and have watched it so many more times... It give me the best full body chills - I was also reminded that I really dig this song.
You said it best, this performance was mesmerizing! You don’t have to be a fan of drummers and you’d be watching this and enjoying how he throws his sticks and his different facial features as he’s really into it! This was awesomeness!
It shouldn’t be this difficult to describe why this is sooooo impressive and yet for some reason it is. That’s what they call leaving someone speechless. He left us all speechless 😅
Chad is amazing, he is SUCH a great musician that he FEELS the song and he just flows with the music, it's just part of who and what he is, it's AMAZING, like he really lives music. He just KNOWS what to play.
man, i saw that same video today and i had the same reaction - chad's intuition is just insane. and you're bang on about this confidence - when he just jumped right in and OWNED it, on the first listen - i was both laughing along and just wide-eyed with amazement. damn.
Awesome to see you cover this, I had the same reaction when I saw this the other day and sent it to my musician friends. Not enough respect on chads name, it is insane how quickly he picked that up. True master class
I stumbled across this Drumeo video randomly yesterday as I’m a guitarist and love the Chili Peppers. Never drummed in my life but understanding drum rhythms is key to becoming a better guitarist. I think I smiled none stop for the whole video. Chad is a BEAST!
I know nothing about drums and I'm probably way off base about this (I just really enjoy seeing people get so into doing something they really enjoy), but as someone who has heard and enjoys this song, his instinctive drumming sounds almost exactly like the original, it's pretty mind blowing how skilled Chad Smith is.
Watched this on Drumeo a few days back and just absolutely laughed through the whole thing at how close Chad was with it lolol very cool to see musical greats turn their wheels in live time. Great channel love the reactions and always picking something up from the vids
So glad you acknowledged that he did it on the first listen. Every other one of these the drummer listens and notes the parts and mood changes. Chad just does it and improvises as he goes. They don’t address it in the Drumeo video.
This is amazing in general for any music Listener. But as a musician, this is just flippen INCREDIBLE! Chad is such a beast. So glad they did this for the world. SOOOO much can be learned here by not only drummers. But musicians period!
I spent like a good 20 minutes going through each of the comments from Drumeo's video of Chad killing this song just to read each of the commentors pov because it's interesting and amazing. But just having to watch your take brought those comments I read to life. Amazing video!❤
I've only discovered the original video this evening and have ended up here. This is one of the most impressive, stunning, natural pieces of musicianship I've ever seen. It might not be your/my kind of music, but what Chad does here within the context of not even knowing the piece, improvising, predicting, guessing and complementing this music is insane. It's tantamount to genius.
I’m a drum teacher at a school that does group/band lessons and I just started my group lesson yesterday with this video and then we talked about what parts of this are repeatable parts of a process that we can all do when we’re learning a new song, and parts of the process that maybe we should wait to attempt until we’ve had like 20 years of session work under the belt lol, such as trying to play along with a track before having ever heard it. One of them asked how chad could tell so quickly that the song was in 3, so we got to talk about how to count and feel rhythm, someone asked how he could predict when parts were changing and we got to talk about typical song formats and how you can train your instinct to hear buildups, cues, and implications for part changes in the music. What an incredible gift chad gave the world by putting this on camera. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us too!
man youre a cool ass teacher. im 25 but can i come to class next time 😂
@@thames_music1219 hahaha well the group I shared that video with was actually my adult student group, so at 25, you’d actually be one of the younger people in the room! So yes, haha you’d be very welcome
@@thames_music1219same I wanna zoom in too lmao
If you havent already, be sure to add Tschikovsky & how he formed the music to the ballet opposed the typical opposite.
1. Yes! Thank you for your service to future musicians. As a musician dad, I seek people like you for my talented daughter.
2. All of what you said is dead on, but there some people who would answer, “I can just feel it”. My brother, my dad, and my daughter are like that. It’s a blessing and a curse because they don’t need to know why, which to me is important. For my daughter, the challenge is making it feel less like homework and more about the means to an end. For her, she’s got the shortcut already (rhythmically, tonally and harmonically), so all I do is tell her how it will be useful for her in the future. I digress.
3. Michael thanks for the reaction video and conversation. Chad thank you for the music. @zwsh89 thank you for your work with kids and your comment.
Thank you for sharing! 🙏
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My pleasure! You guys are the best!
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Thanks for not blocking this reaction video for copyright infringement. This is one of the only reaction videos I've watched that actually contribute to a deeper appreciation of the original.
you guys are awesome
32 seconds into the song and dude comes up with an arguably better drum-line...on...the...fly.
Mad skills.
Better? Wouldn't say so.
@@MsTriangledefinitely would say better, thousands have said it as well. He gave it more
I agree. Killed it. First time through and his instincts led him. Amazing.
@@MsTriangle There's some parts that are better, some parts are just even. It was amazing for a first runthrough. I'd love to hear a full, finished take lol.
@@joshualocklear1099More isn’t always better. Even he said he was overplaying even though he doesn’t like to overplay. I agree it’s amazing that he put this together on the fly, but he definitely missed some transitions and impacts.
I have watched this video of Chad smith like 40 times already. And my face still hurts each time because of the smile I have. As a student of music drums particularly it’s just stupid how accurate in one take he was. My mind was blown the first time watching it. There are drummers and then there are the A list Drummer’s of the world. Chad Smith gets a A+.
Same it’s amazing I just saw him live at Hershey and killed as always
It’s really not that big of deal🤦♂️
I don't even play any music, and i have spent like a day smiling listening to this
It’s so sick. I can’t stop watching too. I’m on a 4 day streak lol.
I get goosebumps every time that I watch this.
He's a guitarists dream drummer. The ability to instinctly know where the cues are and when to change is massively impressive. Makes song writing a lot easier.
Def watch the longer video where he goes over like most of the RHCP discography. He talks a lot about when he chooses not to play or "overplay" too. Amazing
No, he's just a drummer that actually understands music.. Im not even sure whats so impressive about this.. And every drummer has their own interpretation. Im not downplaying anything, he's a great dummer, but I think for any studied percussionist, this would be a layup...
The thing is, as musicians, you can feel the vibe of the music. Usually based off the drum groove. I'm a guitarist who mostly improvises and you have a good idea what is coming next from the build up. I imagine it is the same with Chad. He absolutely nailed it. Damn, I love music.
@@wildwayz all chad has to do is identify the chord changes and rhythm.. that song is super easy. Put some 5/4 Brubeck on and no drums, he'd have a REALLY hard time playing the groves Morello played lol
@@JonHop1pretty sure Chad can handle take five or Turkish bath haha
Him 100% knowing there was a bridge coming after that second chorus just tells you he's seen it all. What a legend.
I don't know much but isn't that the most common format? A-A-B-A
@@shaun9660 Usually yeah. Sometimes it dosnt go that way, but he knew this was that kind of song.
its VERY common for songs to have that structure, i remember in my early early teens hearing a song for the first time that didnt have that structure and it blended my brains (cannot recall the song for the life of me though sigh)
Drummers count everything in a song. We know exactly where anything is going to go because pretty much every song is based on a common theory. The difference is Chad's version was actually a lot better and more musical than the original.
4 decades of playing and 30 years of session work.
This is what 45 years of drums looks like
This was exactly my thought as well. He’s been doing it for so long that he doesn’t just hear it, he truly feels it. You watch some of the younger drummers (who are great) but they listen through at least once. Both he and Sugarfoot briefly listened and then jumped right into it. Incredible talent!
So simple 😂
I'm not a drummer, but I'm kind of obsessed with these first listen videos from drumeo. I saw this one with Chad Smith the other day and his musicianship blew my ever-lovin' mind!
Same!! The drumeo first time videos have made me consider learning drums, I’ve never played any instrument and it seems impossible but hot damn I wanna be in the club!!
The slipknot one’s great too!
Glad you are enjoying them! More coming soon!
@@april2057 What Michael says is so true. Every musician should play drums. I wish I had started before playing anything else.
Larnell Lewis doing “Enter Sandman” cold was peak Drumeo for me. 😊
I've been a musician for over 25 years, something like this brings such joy. Seeing pure musicianship and the creative process happening in real time.
I believe that the fact he is used to play improvised jams with John and Flea for multiple years has helped him with this challenge. On those jams he has to experiment different things on the spot by trying guessing where the other two are going. Improvisation is something not many drummers are used to do and he became a master on it.
Yeap! His mind/subconscious is doing magnitudes more work per instance than an average person without much energy loss.
It's essentially the same as being a freestyle rapper/battler or improv comedian/standup crowdworker. He basically has an entire encyclopedia in his mind of the foundational patterns of music, as well as pre-made responses which gives him the time and clarity to be creative and make tasty choices in his music.
We are all surprised at the performance, but then you realize Chad's been in a jam band for 35 years. Good stuff!
"We aren't a jam band but we like to jam!" -Flea
Exactly! Lol
Drumming for 50+ yrs
10:40 that fill he added bringing in the final chorus was my ALL time favorite part of this video
But also, the insanity in how often he either got REALLY close or hit it DEAD ON was absolutely staggering to me, truly a top shelf drummer
I always knew Chad was a bad ass drummer but watching him take a 'stab' at this song blew my away and left me in awe. He is phenomenal and priceless. I preferred Chad's 'stab' then the original drum tracks.
After watching this, I feel like he is a completely underrated drummer. He is absolutely amazing and his instinctual knowledge is mind blowing!
Yeah, he's the real deal.
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@melissam4763 no way is he underrated. He's a legend.
Right!! She a little “stab” at it… blew me away
Also, I grew up listening to RHCP, and I truly did not know how truly gifted Chad was until watching this. I knew he was fantastic, like you said. But his little “stab” was beyond what I could have expected.
Chad Smith is criminally underappreciated by non-drummers imho. He's *SO* good.... & a genuine human being too. Great stuff by the Drumeo crew- loved seeing the little cutaways to them, smiling whilst shaking their heads at how well he did this without even listening thru once! :)
He’s literally one of the most popular and appreciated drummer in the world by drummers and non drummers alike.
the only one reason is because drummers are generally like that. To top that, this guy is fucking playing with Flea and John, who are also masterclass musicians by FAR
You're absolutely right!!
Chad Smith is the most underrated drummer ever
I don't know how you could say he's underappreciated. He's literally one of the most popular drummers ever, from one of the most popular bands ever. If you talk about him compared to Travis Barker, then yeah I understand. Nothing against Travis, I love his work. But if you compare him to like Niel Pert, then it's not that he's undervalued, it's just one was on a much higher level.
Happy to see Chad get some well-deserved respect through a viral video. It’s been evident for decades. Thanks for sharing. Made my day too.
Not sure why it's taken till now. Just listen to Blood Sex Sugar magic. The whole album is a drum groove marathon
Chad is super nuanced. His funk/soul inspired sense of time and high hat use is so evident. Killer guy with a killer groove.
Glad you reviewed this. Chad is a BEAST! A huge influence on my playing. Was lucky enough to work a drum clinic with him back in 94. He played my kit and broke my snare! I wish everyone could be in the room with him to witness his power and prowess on the kit.
You are one lucky soul that ever happen to work with him, a guy who climb to god tier level since then!
I LOVE watching Brandon’s reaction to Chad’s playing. It’s pure joy.
His timing is amazing. I never knew he was this good.
You can tell he has lot of experience jamming with other mucisians. I think his anticipation and instinct comes from there. Amazing drummer.
And, his full time job is to never play their extensive RHCP songs the same way twice. I think Flea and John could have done this as well.
What is really trippy is how close Chad's take on the drums are to the orginal. I mean some parts are missing (or added), sure, but for a man whos never listened to this song from 30STM, shows how friggin great of a muscian he is. Great Video Michael! Thanks for sharing!
Yea, the part where they overlay his playing with the actual track is pretty wild.
It's the best video on TH-cam that I've seen all year. Bloody amazing performance from a true professional.
One of the greatest, and in my opinion, most underrated drummers of all time.
No idea why this video was recommended... probably because i watched Chad's drumeo video probably 10 times. Chad Smith confirms that we are all kids that got old. His energy is genuine and I love it. The world needs more of this.
More coming! Thank you! 🙌
One of the best rock songs of the 2000s. An unreal improv by chad. Great video.
It's not even that he recognized everything and fit in smoothly to the groove, it's that he nailed so much of it. Absolutely awesome.
I love those Drumeo videos. There are some absolute gems on there channel.
I watched this yesterday and was amazed at his improvisation to this song. So great!
He can recognize a build starting from the other end of the universe. So impressive
You can see the exact moment that Chad figures it out and just kills it. That “oh this is going to be fun!” smile
And the micro delays add so much more texture and character to the song too!!! He’s just incredible…
Chad shows why he is a Legend! Truly amazing performance. I got goosebumps when i saw the video the first time. His talent and his passion are really awesome. I love this guy.
The thing that's crazy about this is that the other insanely talented drummers in this series up this point have listened all the way through once. Usually they take notes and come up with some loose plan of attack. Then, they play along with the 2nd listen. Chad's take WHILE listening to it for the first time is as good as any of the others on the 2nd listen.
The only other one i think who did that was Sugarfoot. Wild.
They changed the format too
I think a lot of the Drumeo videos I have seen, it's (a) they don't know the song, (b) they get one listen to the ENTIRE song (including the drum track), and then they give it a go. Chad is listening to a DRUM-FREE version of the song. They caption that down in their video but I think a lot of people miss that. It is one skill to listen to a "whole" track and be able to replicate nearly flawlessly what the original drummer did.
This is something else entirely. He gets about 30 seconds into a drum-free track, says "let's do this" and just stomps on the gas... and most of what he comes up with is arguably equal to if not better than the recorded drum track. That is an INSANE level of musicianship.
@@MonsterERB One thing, they all get only a drum free listen. That's the entire point.
@@pmasher Yes, but because in some videos Drumeo didn't mention it, a lot of the viewers thought that the guest was listening the entire song with the drums included.
the level of musical reflex to be able to respond in real time and anticipate like this is just other worldly. takes monumental ability and a huge amount of confidence to just have at it and still knock it out the park... most of the other drumeo vids they listen through completely, and take a couple of play throughs. the fact he just jumps in barely into the song and does what he does is just mind blowing
Chad in industry is rated in the top 3 of drummers.
The dudes a timing beast.. you gotta see him live to really appreciate just how good he is.
Chad is probably the single biggest influence on my drumming. Great combination of groove and power.
The most impressive aspect of this is how he instantly matched the energy of the song. Might as well be the real drums for this song.
His version is better
I liked his “over-played” version even better than the original, just awesome 👏 😮
I was never a big RHCP fan, or that of Chad, but the more I've watched him over the years, the more I respect the man. What a great drummer and person he is.
He carries RHCP
@@The_Green_Queen I dont think so, look at the other members of the band, Flea - along with John Entwistle is the best bassist of all time, John Frusciante is voted the best guitarist past 30 years, he beat slash or brian may, only Kiedis is the weak piece.
@@kiernozm305 I don’t disagree
@@kiernozm305I'll agree there. But the fact they got so big with that absolutely horrible singing and song writing, along with just being a terrible person in Anthony, is unreal. But the band was extremely talented. They actually deserved better. But happened to make it anyway
@@el34glo59 Kiedis is actually a very good poet in his song writing. May just be not your cup of tea.
One of my favorite RHCP lyrics from 'Easily':
The story of a woman on the morning of a war
Remind me if you will exactly what we're fighting for
Throw me to wolves because there's order in the pack
Throw me to the sky because I know I'm coming back
The lyrics from 'Scartissue' and 'Otherside' were also great.
Maybe non-musicians can't fully grasp the gravity of what's happening in this video, but when you see the guys in the box monitoring chad's drums and they are all looking at each other--they are just amazed. They are amazed because this may be the first time they are actually seeing that high-level skill. It's just so impressive that he's able to instinctively play those rythyms like that
It happens in most skilled trades too. Pros know how to pick up a tool and use it..REAL pros, old schooll like him.
It’s not that big of deal 🤦♂️
@@johnphillipsjr7238 link to your video? Doing the same thing?
They aren’t. If you watch Drumeo regularly and know who they’ve had on it’s definitely not the first time they’ve seen high level drummers.
Those looks were more of « that was bang on the money » or « oh he made that part cooler ».
@@freshestbreath naw. I know they've had high level drummers and I was really tired when i wrote this comment but the look on their faces are the same I've seen in studio before.
That's the look of "what the actual fuck is happening right now"
He both nails the feel of the original and somehow makes it even better. The sign of a true musician, not just a drummer. Music is all patterns, once you know enough patterns, you can fill in songs like that easily. He clearly knows so many songs it’s insane.
It's so crazy hearing him get so close to the original in so many places. I don't even know how to begin to explain it
The original video and this video made me smile so much. People being happy. 😊
This breakdown gave me even more goosebumps than I already get every time I watch it❤😮
I've listened to "The Kill' probably hundreds if not over a thousand times and listen to him basically nail the drum track without ever having heard it before is...unbelievable.
Regardless of how amazing this is from a musician’s point of view it just absolutely fills my heart with happiness to see somebody doing the thing that you know they’re born to do. Just beautiful 😃. That being said, Chad is a monster!
100%
Unreal how fast he figured it out and then killed it! That's a real musician.
Also, as a fan of this particular 30STM album (The Kill ) and RHCP--Chad absolutely nails it!
I'm not a fan and even I know that the album is called A Beautiful Lie lol
I can't play drums to save my life, but I know a few drummers and I always enjoy drumeo videos. This by far was the most impressive. I got chills watching him. He killed it!!!!
You are just as fun to watch as Chad! You're excitement is absolutely everything 🥰
To be able to listen once to a drumless track & then be able to jump in that fast, anticipate the changes, & flow with the song…I’m just blown away. Really creative use of those fills. True musicianship!!
I’m not a drummer (yet), but these are so inspiring to watch!!!
Found that video on Drumeo by chance two days ago and watched it several times right now, 'cause it's so brilliant, powerful and such a fun to watch. Absolutely stunning, how fast Chad got into the song and really nailed it.
The way he nailed it……absolutely WILD! Amazing musicianship.
I watched this Drumeo video yesterday, and enjoyed the hell out of Chad just so joyfully, artfully beating the all-living crap out of this song, lol!!! I don't listen to 30STM a lot, but this particular song is admittedly on my playlist. It's just SO dramatic and emotionally over the freakin' top that it really is quite cathartic to occasionally blast in the car and holler along with, when the mood requires it. I even learned it on ukulele, lolol :) :) :)
Much as many people seem to love to hate on "Emo" music, and on Jared Leto (for various different reasons), he does have a respectable set of pipes on him that I've seen TH-camr vocal coaches admire, even when he's singing live.
I really enjoy the obvious, authentic delight and passion that you find in music, Michael. Keep up the good work sharing it with the rest of us!
Wow, what a great comment! Agree with everyone you said!
I'd take EMO punk music anytime than the mumble rap garbage that's popular today! Anytime! So happy I grew up in the 90s!
Great to hear! Thank you for your support!
@@DrumeoOfficial Oh jeez, I'll have to go back and make sure that I actually left you guys a supportive comment!!! I definitely shared the video around :)
As someone who calls himself a drummer… Chad is on my mt Rushmore.. I love him and Carter Beauford for always being so happy looking behind a kit… always smiling and having fun.
Who else is on drummer mt Rushmore?
made my day when i saw it too. Chad blew me away. takes experience and confidence to be able to adapt and go fearlessly. he's just such a pro and comes across as a damn good human too.
That's wild - I've never seen any other Drumeo video's until this - thought all the drummers just went for it, didn't know they listened to the whole track and take notes. Chad is freaking amazing. Also from someone who only played drums in middle school and am not a musician or that knowledgeable in the technicalities (I just love music), I really appreciate how you break it down and it makes this performance even more special to me than just, 'wow, that sounded amazing!'
This is pure talent. Knowing when to hit what and where and how hard and you can see his mind going 1000mph drum wise processing
Honestly i teared up when he started playing.. Goosebumps.
I came upon this earlier this week and was so blown away. I had to show my wife and daughter we were hooked instantly and all thought it was the way the Drumeo channel did this series. We watched a few more and then realized holy shit Chad Smith is just that good. It’s absolutely one of my all time favorite videos. Thanks Mike for doing your take on this.
Great to hear! Thank you 🙌
These drumfills are so f**in on point. unbeleivable!
I am not a drummer and I don't know anything about drumming but even I can tell this is wildly impressive
He definitely has good feel for songwriting. I’m a drummer and I follow vocals a lot too like he was on the chorus. Emphasizing some spots.
Iron sharpens iron. Chad and RHCP are freakin rock legends. GOAT
So beautiful and so well put! I believe that’s what makes the Chilies so wonderfully dynamic through 30+ yrs. Chad is a icon to the industry and to keep up with Flea you’ve got to be good!
Idk about yall but 8:20-8:28 put a huge smile on my face. It was just so cool to see how much fun he was having while displaying his musical expertise!
Thats because he realized it wasnt slowing down😂
If you're a fan of RHCP you definitely know what a beast he is, you have to be good, to be able to keep up with Flea and Frusciante who are always improvising and jammin' at every live concert. If you love hard rock, you should check out his supergroup Chickenfoot with Joe Satriani.
thanks didnt know about Chickenfoot
8:24
to your point on Chad being just full of joy to play the drums, LOOK AT THE SMILE ON HIS FACE! It's my favorite part of this entire video, just him full of joy because he absolutely ROCKED that song.
You have the best “reaction” video. Unlike others, rather than just have us watch you watch a video, you pause and talk about what is going on. That is what made your video so successful.
2:31 the instinct to confidently insert this fill before even finishing the measure is just outstanding.
Best one I have witnessed from Drumeo. What an intuition! Such a pleasure to watch.
I love watching musicians react to this because "we" get what is required here, and to see it happen so quickly and so ... perfectly, is just astonishing. His active listening skill is off the chart, and Chad would probably be one hell of a jazz drummer.
Brother brakes the stick on his first take. Animal.
His ability to play a song, that he doesn't know, on the fly and then recover every part he realise that it's not good IT IS AMAZING!!!!
Thanks for sharing! Love Chad Smith!
What is even more awesome is watching it and knowing the song they are trying to play and seeing how really close they get to the actual drum score. These drummers Drumeo brings in have been awesome.
Glad you are digging it! 🙌
I have literally watched Chad play this about 30 times since discovering it this morning - out of all the reactions I’ve watched, you have explained everything PERFECTLY. Took it right out of my mind! Subscribed (:
Love your channel, love drumeo, love rick beato, love music! keep on rocking!
Thank you!
I've watched all of these drumeo videos. They are so cool to see the thought processes and it's amazing how close some of them get
Amazing!
You see the same skill with experienced dancers - the ability to change your style, dynamic, level of activity based on what's happening in the music. In dance, it's making your dance moves work with the music phrasing and structure. Same thing here; Chad is following the music exceedingly well, listening and creating something that follows what he hears.
Dude absolutely CRUSHED it.
I saw this the other day on TT and have watched it so many more times... It give me the best full body chills - I was also reminded that I really dig this song.
You said it best, this performance was mesmerizing! You don’t have to be a fan of drummers and you’d be watching this and enjoying how he throws his sticks and his different facial features as he’s really into it! This was awesomeness!
I've watched it like 20 times. Came across your channel checking it out again tonight. It's so awesome!! Love your reaction 😀
There's something so joyful about seeing someone so on top of their game, I haven't been able to stop watching this today.
It shouldn’t be this difficult to describe why this is sooooo impressive and yet for some reason it is. That’s what they call leaving someone speechless. He left us all speechless 😅
Chad is amazing, he is SUCH a great musician that he FEELS the song and he just flows with the music, it's just part of who and what he is, it's AMAZING, like he really lives music. He just KNOWS what to play.
other drummers that i've seen do this usually listen to the sone once or twice before diving in too. Not Chad, he's straight in. what a legend.
man, i saw that same video today and i had the same reaction - chad's intuition is just insane. and you're bang on about this confidence - when he just jumped right in and OWNED it, on the first listen - i was both laughing along and just wide-eyed with amazement. damn.
Awesome to see you cover this, I had the same reaction when I saw this the other day and sent it to my musician friends. Not enough respect on chads name, it is insane how quickly he picked that up. True master class
I stumbled across this Drumeo video randomly yesterday as I’m a guitarist and love the Chili Peppers. Never drummed in my life but understanding drum rhythms is key to becoming a better guitarist. I think I smiled none stop for the whole video. Chad is a BEAST!
I know nothing about drums and I'm probably way off base about this (I just really enjoy seeing people get so into doing something they really enjoy), but as someone who has heard and enjoys this song, his instinctive drumming sounds almost exactly like the original, it's pretty mind blowing how skilled Chad Smith is.
You perceived and explained his methodology pretty well. Thanks.
I love that you reacted to this! Just saw this series for the first time the other day. Chad is a god! And so humble. RHCP for life ❤
Watched this on Drumeo a few days back and just absolutely laughed through the whole thing at how close Chad was with it lolol very cool to see musical greats turn their wheels in live time. Great channel love the reactions and always picking something up from the vids
So glad you acknowledged that he did it on the first listen. Every other one of these the drummer listens and notes the parts and mood changes. Chad just does it and improvises as he goes. They don’t address it in the Drumeo video.
You… see it in the drumeo video? 😅
This is amazing in general for any music Listener. But as a musician, this is just flippen INCREDIBLE! Chad is such a beast. So glad they did this for the world. SOOOO much can be learned here by not only drummers. But musicians period!
I spent like a good 20 minutes going through each of the comments from Drumeo's video of Chad killing this song just to read each of the commentors pov because it's interesting and amazing. But just having to watch your take brought those comments I read to life. Amazing video!❤
Chad is my fav drummer. All the years of jamming with his band mates. The rhcp are the best jam band ever
after he heard the first chorus and found the feel he knew exactly how to go back into the verse
Exactly. Cookie cutter rebaked radio rock ain't rocket surgery
I've only discovered the original video this evening and have ended up here.
This is one of the most impressive, stunning, natural pieces of musicianship I've ever seen. It might not be your/my kind of music, but what Chad does here within the context of not even knowing the piece, improvising, predicting, guessing and complementing this music is insane.
It's tantamount to genius.