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I really enjoyed learning this one, and took my time with it. Learning a Danny Carey arrangement is always so humbling, and it's always a wonderful journey. He is such an incredible writer - I never realize how intricate the song is until I sit down to learn it. To me that's the beauty of his and Tool's work: it sounds great on the first listen without really knowing what you're listening to, and then when you peel back the layers, you see how much effort went into the song.
The dynamics in this song are incredible, from the softest cymbal bell rhythms to playing as loud and as fast as you can with both hands and both feet. I've probably listened to this song a hundred times and it still give me chills at the end. And to play it on the drums is a feeling I can't even describe.
Enough of my rambling :D I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, and if you like this, please share with your friends!
Recorded on Gretsch Catalina and Renown maple drums, Pearl 14" x 6.5" Free Floating Maple Snare, Evans EMAD bass drum head Evans EC2 batter drum heads Evans G1 resonant drum heads, Sabian Paragon cymbals (16, 18, 20-inch crashes; 19 China; 22 ride), Paiste Novo 20-inch China, Paiste hats and 8-inch dark energy splash, Sabian 10 inch paragon splash, DW 9000 double pedal, DW 3000 hi hat stand Orange County drum throne, Pro Mark 747 sticks, Apex 435 overhead mics, Audix D-series mics on toms, Audix i5 and Shure SM57 mic on snare, M-Audio Profire 2626 interfarce, Logic Express 9, Canon T2i, Canon Vixia HF M40, GoPro HD Hero 2, and iPhone cameras, Shure SE315-CL in-ear monitors.
Whenever I play my Tool songs in my car and I've arrived at my destination, I make everyone in the car stay in the car until the Tool song is over.
How can anyone leave the car before Tool songs end? Those who leave should be given a beat on the arse in fibonachi sequence
I feel like i wrote your comment
It's just what i'm to
Lol I literally do this same thing with my wife sometimes
@The Crimson Drummer
i'm glad someone eventually said it
Tools the lots of ya are. Sharpest ya ain’t. Take th thy comment with no insulteth. Tis jus a joke.
I think the atomic clock checks in with Danny Carey to make sure it is accurate.
2am
Sophia Mefford so gene hoglan checks in with Danny?
Sophia Bogard haha
WillHerndon Hey Will - I actually got to see Danny work / Evil JoeB during The tracking of 10,000 Days ~ There is a click track... He most often does not use or has it on very subtly for cues etc. he adjusts the level as he wishes it's was on a fader a next to his kit. He made all his own click/cue tracks in Logic w/ various diff sounds/accents for diff parts. (Those tracks actually sounded so unique & awesome I wanted a copy of it) But in general you're correct as he most often checks against it or plays through it. Joe didn't move a single hit on that album digitally, & most songs were tracked as one complete take (no stops) Joe said he never did more then 4 takes most often 2. Bottom line an elaborate click exists he checks against it BUT most often "PLAYS through it" manipulating the tempo up/down to taste & dynamics as he tracks.
Anyone: "So and so, so and so, this and that."
Internet: "Ackkktuuualllyyy....."
Every got damn time.
This guy does all the definitive Tool drum covers hands down. For so many other drummers when they cover Tool they struggle so much with the technicality of the pieces that they end up losing that power and passion that Tool simply requires. This guy plays the parts perfectly and plays them with balls. There are no other Tool drum covers on TH-cam; only johnkew.
Check out delta empire
Dude you have to check out Jon Hill Jambi drum cover.. i think you may change your original opinion on the 'only' part
TimeMatters when he mean "only" theres noone have balls beside john, who do cover alot of tool song and totally play it with the right technique.
@@timematters800 Jon Hill, literally only other person to compare. Yet their styles are so vastly different, it's weird. Jon Hill is like a robot, John Kew has emotion.
I know this comment is 4 years old now, but I just want to add that I like the way this guy mixes and I love his sound as well. It's perfect for meditating on a sweet Danny Carey groove when the drumming is louder and performed well.
I almost died in a car crash while this song was playing... The truck was struck and landed upside down right after the drum solo finished. You have really capsulated the energy from this song. Every time I hear this song I always think of that car crash and how closely it resembles everything from that car crash.. I was 15, the drunk driver was charged, I received a 5k settlement as soon as I turned 18 I am now 33. Thank you 🔧
Oh and the passenger side was caved in after my friend's F-150 was salvaged and I was wearing my seatbelt. Had I not been wearing a seat belt, I would not be typing this comment from my cell phone with a cracked screen. Talk about luck.
That feeling you get ... When you nail a Danny Carey solo!!!!
04:35 - 04:38 --- DAMN!!!
EDIT: 0:00 - 06:02 --- DAMN!!!
Absolutley EPIC Cover, Sir!
This is the best Tool drum cover on TH-cam.
totally agree
Chris Campbell check out Amanda Dal she does a good job as well. I like hers a bit more just because she is obviously enjoying it
he did Lateralus,your argument is invalid
he did Rosetta Stoned...
Chris Campbell I concur
People like this deserve a seat on Mount Olympus
+SergeantZaf03 RIGHT ON...
Danny Carey is the one who performs it and writes it soooo....
+GlitchySheepGaming And youre implying...? Danny is king but whomever is able to preform this still deserves the attention.
Oh definitely! Sorry I sounded like a dick. Yeah its amazing what she has done
+GlitchySheepGaming Implying Danny isn't already a god.
I have always always skipped over videos of drum covers of everything. Until today I never thought that was a mistake... My God man.
Don't even know how such a excellent cover could even get a dislike
Dislikes are jealousy
The dislike poster was probably offended that the song flew in the face of what Jesus had told him was acceptable......
A person puts a dislike on this video because they own a drum set, they even tell people they are a drummer, but they know in their heart THEY WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY JUST WATCHED... Jealousy at its finest
I am not a musician and after watching many do Tool drum covers I have developed an awareness for who is the real deal. This guy is it - period Jon
Definitely lol couldn't fake your way through this one 😆
There's a girl who plays it really well too 😁 Meytal Cohen I think. I still like this one the best though. But I'm always glad to see women getting into drums and guitar so I give her props for that 🤩
Thanks for this great feedback, and I'm so stoked that this video has inspired you to work in some drumming before work! You're right - with practice, you become more efficient, the technique gets better, and muscle memory helps just guide your hands where they need to be. So without all that tension and struggling to keep up when you're first learning it, after some practice it becomes much less physically demanding.
You can totally see you are feeling those songs you play. Damn. I’m inspired and a little gutted you’ve kind of disappeared 🪄 But inspired I AM! And I have been watching and learning and feeling my way around my kit with a new kind of fascination and awe for drumming and drums as a whole. Thanks for the brilliant videos. They’ve helped me a LOT! ✨ now I’m having fun 😊
It's practically better than sex - pulling off a song with so much energy. Nothing feels better. Great job.
:D :D
I can agree to this
I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've watched this cover over the past decade, but it's a LOT. And it still elates my heart every time I watch it. Granted, to me it is the quintessential Danny Carrey arrangement, but you do it so much justice, John. Well done.
Me too :)
Thanks for this great feedback! I learn everything by ear. I'm so slow at reading music - I don't see how those guys can read on the fly with real technical music. I have to learn everything by feeling alone - no counting.
nine nine nine
Is it weird that I listen to these covers more than the actual songs??
Just always the drums catch me more than anything and this guy plays every song perfectly
Danny would be proud of you sir.
Nine years later. I love you, man!
"I never realize how intricate the song is until I sit down to learn it. To me that's the beauty of his and Tool's work: it sounds great on the first listen without really knowing what you're listening to, and then when you peel back the layers, you see how much effort went into the song." I could not have expressed better how I feel about this guy's intricacy. His themes are EVERYWHERE. Thanks for your work.
Make NO mistake. Johnkew is absolutely the real deal. Danny Carey has got to love this guy. The drum tuning is perfect. What a way to show respect to Tool, and to one of the best drummers ever - DC. Johnkew is on the top of my list now. Coming from me, I hope that means at least something........ I'm a rock bassist, but follow drummers. Weird I know. I just love good drummers. And Johnkew is one of my top favorites. I'd sure like to know where you live Johnkew.
5:07 did you just hit like 3 cymbals in a milisecond?
Holy shit
Yeah he speeds the camera up lol
Yep pretty much looked like he did
YES, how its supposed to be, only on his cover that i saw that
Yessir
I arrived here looking for some nice backing track to play along (guitar)... I didn't play a single note, you deserved full attention.
4:35 - 5:08, this is the section, right here. Eargasm.
By far the best 46&2 cover I've seen on youtube. Can't figure out why meytal cohen got more viewer than you....
TBF she shows more foot, but yes, boobs.@@bretts9409
Thanks for allowing people to see what Danny Carey is doing on the drums during these songs. He uses every drum and every cymbal and actually uses every sound the drums and cymbals have to offer. Playing anything Danny does is extremely extremely hard. He uses such off time stuff you almost have to train yourself to do what he does since its so un-natural. I hope everyone else that see's this appreciates what your doing because its incredible and a pleasure to get to watch. Thank You
4:35 Start of the best drum solo integrated in a song as far as I know.
Not only you did a good work on the cover itself, but in tuning the drum perfectly to fit the song.
Great job!
I've spent countless hours studying your technique and approach to these tool covers and I just want to personally thank you for the devotion and hard work you put forth.
I didnt know tony hawk played drums
+Neil Dalman Ha!
Neil Dalman 😆😂🤣
HAHAHA
😂🤣
Neil Dalman more like Aaron Kyro
One of best online drummers period
this is amazing man. i've never seen someone do this good of a job. i've been listening to this song since the early 2000s. i'm sure this was an incredible learning experience for you and you're a better player for it. thanks for your contribution.
Each Carey's drum creation is a marathon. You can be considered a high performance athlete for covering this.
I've been here since this video - you deserve millions of subs. Thanks for keeping your quality up and putting out new videos.
holy shit!! i sat wide eyed and grinning the whole fucking time. bravo. note for note perfection.
I want you to play on my kit just to know they are capable of playing this.
I have that thought all the time HAHAHAHAHA
5:05 that feeling when you nail the hardest part and know you're gonna upload a fire cover tonight
Sweet mother of god, that was amazeing!!!!
10 years ago and still a king, timeless
Let's face it, we are here to see 4:35. BTW, you nailed it!
By far, best drum covers on youtube.
5:02 How?...Teach me
They way he did it here is a different fill than on the album. He did tom-tom-base-base (and cycles in snare-tom-base-base) rolls; Carey does snare-tom-tom-tom-base-base rolls. So he's doing 8 for Carey's 6. It's a hard fill :)
there’s plenty of variations of the fill that sound the same and are really easy if you know what you’re doing behind a kit
Still watching this in 2021 and it still blows my mind watching you play. Every. single. time.
Fantastic job man I have been trying with no luck to tune my drums to sound like Carey's. Your tuning is spot on how did you get it to sound like that? Is it effects or computerized or just straight up toms
Besides the V-drum pads, everything was recorded acoustically. The trick I found to get the toms to sound more like Carey's is to tune them higher than you think they should be. Carey particularly tunes the upper toms high (10 & 12-inch). I also tuned the resonant head slightly lower than the batter head, to create that dropping tone. Hope this helps!
thanks bud it does help i will try it
johnkew What Vdrums sounds did you use? Great job!
It's obvious you are enjoying while playing this. That joy is infectious, because humans have empathy. So I enjoyed watching this. Thanks.
bad ass dude...out of all the Carey wannabes...you are the best...That metyal what's her bucket drives me nuts and is very full of herself
I was just thinking how stupid it is she has close to 1 million views on her dumb ass mountain-themed cover. She drives me insane, as well.
88and6 she's very good, much better than i could do for one, but she dumbs it to a basic version. Also notice the mental panning of the camera on the difficult multi drum roll, she aint played that man :P
Warren Smith See, I do think she's a good drummer. But I don't like how her looks have propelled her to the top of the TH-cam drumming community. She isn't as talented as this man.
hahaha, I know, dude. That cracks me up everything I watch.
88and6 Agreed!I saw a facebook post of her answering questions,like does she have a bf when's her bday etc I was like WTF?This chick thinks she's a precious little prize or what?She's cute and plays the f**king drums!Big f**king deal!I unfriended her and lost interest.
Can't get enough watching this! You were scorching on this! FN Awesome!
Wow.. u sir have gain a new sub!!
This ride is 99.999% perfect. An amazing cover.
Shit, the solo at the end. I had to subscribe.
Just needed a refresher on how bad ass their old stuff still is...thank you sir!
Brooke's vid has 15 million views, but this one which is obviously superior, doesn't...
Only drummer on TH-cam that has nailed this song. Great to watch! Carry on, good sir.
On Fucking Point!
Absolute best freaking cover of this song I've EVER seen.. second only to the O'Keefe kids.. that was something to behold
Dude
You are easily one of the best drummers on TH-cam. I appreciate the way you take Carey's composition seriously and your pure talent and chops are unbelievable. This is not an easy piece, especially after 4:45 and you absocrushed it. Much respect and keep it up!
How do you get your toms like that without a drum rack?
cymbal stand
Wow you nailed it. The into to the solo is one of the best drum sections for the time. Danny innovated and inspired so many.
What kind of snare is that, sounds so good
Its the time signatures! Flawless playing mate
great cover! great production! how did you get the panning shot?
iamossum Thanks! It's an auto-panning motorized tripod mount that I found at a home security store.
this is by far one of the best covers on youtube, no, one of the best videos on youtube period. Everything is nailed to perfection. You just inspired me to shed this until I can play it as good as you can!
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Danny Carey, a mad genius, whose technique has aged like wine
Sick, just absolutely sick. You know, drummers sometimes get a bad rap, cuz they're not "musicians" (don't do chord theory etc.), but when you watch a song like this be performed on the drums, it becomes all to clear how incredibly challenging and creative an instrument the drums can be. I'm floored....thank you for posting, and for all your hard work putting together videos so the rest of can enjoy them and learn from them, John. WOW!
21 people wish they could play this well. Great job.
The Golden Ratio is some next level Good Will Hunting type shit. I can't wrap my head around it, but I love that it exists.
That is great to hear my friend, thanks for posting on my video!
Your effort just deflected a group of solar flares headed for Earth......you saved us all.....even the haters.
Such a crisp and clear sound smashed to hell and back will earn repeat viewings for me.Thanks.
By far the best cover I’ve ever seen. This man is immensely talented.
That was ...crisp! Very well done. Thanks.
Best covers I've seen yet. Crisp. Perfectly executed.
So good to see what Danny Carey has created being played so tight. Incredible drumming.
This is one of those rare moments when music becomes a masterpiece. Beautiful work.
I’m not a drummer but knowing this song sounds hard to play this guy sends it!
Anyone brave enough to cover TOOL is amazing in my book!!! And to play like Danny Carey... Wow!!! How have you not been discovered??? Great drum set up!! Just awesome!! Many have tried, very few succeed!! Congrats!!
i don't have a vocabulary that describes this in a way that doesn't properly convey how impressed i am.
easily the best forty six & 2 cover on youtube.
great drumming dude
Headphones, quality headphones is the best way to listen to Tool. Awesome drumming 😎😎😎
0 dislikes on this one (can't understand any dislikes on the others)... you are the most amazing cover drummer on youtube. everything you do is amazing. keep them coming, please.
This is a great video, and John played it his way. He's covering the song, but with his own personal touch on it. This is how I would expect any great artist to cover another bands song. If he played it exactly as the original artist did, he might as well not play it at all.
There are quite a few 46 & 2 covers on YT, but this is the best one. You are the man!
One of the few people online who nail drum tracks. The song is good because they wrote it that way!! Thank you for staying true to the artist's music. Awesome, keep it up!
That left foot from :45 to 1:30. I can keep a basic beat on the drums, but not a drummer. Sometimes it's the little things in life. I could practice that forever and never get my left foot to anchor such a seemingly simple thing. Carey makes you split into four beings to do it all. It really is amazing. Nice work.
I think I listen to Tool and completely miss the complexity of the drumming. When I watch and listen to you play it stands out so much more and I am absolutely gobsmacked by how difficult it must be to play and how much practise must have gone into learning to play the drums... And then learning to play the drums well enough to even comprehend these rhythms...
I watched one of his vids from 2011 and I could notice the vast technical improvement he made between that and this. His newest vids are even better... it just goes to show how much difference a few years makes!
BRAVO!!! Wow! What a gift! You are a born Master if dem Drums!!🎶💃🎼🎈🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I wonder if Danny has seen this guy. I think he would love him. And I actually laughed out loud at the Tony Hawk comment. Anyways...This guy NAILS Tool covers. Well done sir... Well done. And anyone who disliked this needs to shelter in place. For ever. Without a computer.
Your explanation of the sequence clears a lot up for me. I always thought Danny was a little off. You covered this amazingly. Great job. I think I have listened to yours a dozen times or so.
I've scoured the Internet for days and have found nothing but tabs, which I personally do not trust. I've finally figured out this song by watching your video on slow motion dozens of times.
that breakdown in the middle of the song is one of my favorite Danny Carey/Tool moments, such an awesome drum part... and Johnkew nailed it, as usual
amazing. It's good to see someone not afraid to hit the drums. Kit sounds beautiful too.
I gotta say, I enjoy watching this as much as I enjoy watching the man himself! Your playing(and your kit) sounds fantastic! I enjoy how interested you look as you're playing. Like, the whole, "Man, this sounds so cool" look. Nothing is better than loving what you can play while you're playing it. Outstanding work, John.
My first reactions were....damn this guy is a killer drummer. Then I saw the math. then I started to think Danny Carey might actaully be human. then I saw the breakdown of the 46X2 intro. then I was reminded how next level shit is everywhere and in this place and space its right here, right in front of me. we are all connected to it. DC is a gift and these videos are another way to live through that gift.
then i digressed. johnkew is a well practiced, learned musician, and these videos are well put together. 46X2 via youtube. thanks for your service.
Even though you didn’t play this barefoot in the mountains and forest, I still think you did a fine job.
so so so so close to nailing the drum fill solo near the end. even coming this close to D.c. is so impressive awesome song cover
no one has the DC tone configured as close as this one, simply flawless.
In addition, DC is specifically known for his powerful brutal beating of the drum kit, and the tension in Mr. John's hands is 100% correct on every hit, accurately placed, i.e. similar to when playing classical music on guitar, not every string stroke has the same tension (it is better clear in his Lateralus song cover). Immaculate work;
with all due respect to Delta Empire, whom because of him, I now listen to his version of the songs instead of the original ones.
For it seems and really obvious, Mr. Kew represents the highest level humanly achievable/possible in professional drumming.
HOLY F-ING SHIT!!!! You are a wizard... Someone in the comments already said it look no further you are the definitive Tool drum cover.. Unbelievable sir you are a god.. End of story... That was done with technical perfection as well as balls
38 drummers thought they could play this well too. Haha! This is in my top five drum covers now on TH-cam. Well done man!
Thanks for posting this! Best Tool drum covers I've seen by far! I watch your videos to help me learn how to play them.