@@michmyers73 Yup, the drums dictate the rhythm and the most importantly the time. But Danny also put's in some melodic elements too which in and of itself is impressive. You can identify any Tool song by just listening to the drums alone
@@mariinito8398 Exactly, what I find super unique about danny is that he is all over the tom drums as a melodic element instead of just drum fills. I don't think any other drummer could write something like ticks and leeches
@@michmyers73 Not just Ticks and Leeches. The verse section of Laterlus, The Grudge, Parabola are all on the toms. But they have different composition and all sound melodic (drums are supposed to by rhythmic and not melodic but Danny pulls it off). Also his sense of groove is really strong even in odd time (7empest, Pneuma, Jambi, Rosetta Stoned and many many more), polyrhythmic (that 3 over 4 section of Eulogy) or polymetric (the interlude of Laterlus where Danny is playing in 6 while Adam is in 5) environments.
There used to be a guy whose channel was called ‘thekillingjoke’ that covered Rosetta Stoned correctly big I can’t find it anymore. It was like 10 yrs ago tho.
@@ifoldaa0078 I was fortunate enough to go to high school with Jon Hill. You would hear a humming sound when he practiced rolling his feet intermittently tapping his heels and toes in class. Fascinating drummer and a great guy!
True talent. How do you even write something like this!? Guess it explains the massive amount of years between albums. A masterpiece like this doesn't happen over night
its an amazing masterpiece, just like most of 10000 days! Although Rush did make 3 masterpiece albums in 3 years, 2112 (1976), A farewell to Kings (1977), and Hemispheres (1978). Not trying to compare, love both bands! There could've been more pressure in the 70s who knows lol
@@kylemaconthedrums4208 Although TOOL was no where near consistent with putting out album after album in such a short span of time as Rush(Lawsuits didn't help), TOOL has three masterpieces as well. Lateralus, 10k days, and Fear Inoculum. I understand some fans either love or hate Fear Inoculum, but it's one of the most musically technical albums of all time.
@@ssjonupants Listing FO but not even Aenima? By doing so you've severely lost credibility. there is no list where FO is above Aenima. FO divides fans for a reason. Even the band thought it was meh but they didn't care for 2 reasons.1. they were tired of hearing people bug them for a new album and 2. It was their last album before they were out of a 4 or 5 album contract starting with either undertow or aenima. They just goofed off on it. hence stuff like "chocolate chip trip" they were half trolling .The band plans to work on and release better and more ambitious stuff now that theyre on their own terms. you can find an interview with them about it somewhere on yt , I saw it when FO first came out. it was just a so-so album. It was only so heavily advertised because the label wanted to milk the last of the tool cash cow they could before they couldnt own them anymore. I mean, have you seen tools ticket prices? starting at 400 for worst seats going upwards to 1-2k for average seats. Thats the label squeezing its last share its planning to get out of tool. most fans and even the band arent going to for a second think FO would ever be what tools known for. It's honestly not even in their top 3 albums. it only did so well commercially due to the heaviest advertising tools ever had.
Man, just stumbled upon your channel tonight and was like hell yeah and subscribed then I seen your last video was 2 years ago. Come back for the new Tool stuff please!
Keep practicing, you'll get there. Just kidding. Amazing. I never knew how cool that pattern is that starts at 6:55 and shows up basically for the rest of the song, till I heard this. That really sounds cool on its own, with the music muted
in isolation, the drums sound like when i used to hear my drum teacher experiment with beats and time signatures. with the soundtrack it makes all the sense in the world. though without the soundtrack i can understand what part of the song we are at. the insane ability to keep timing in danny carrey and john kew is remarkable. great 2 videos of rosetta stoned. i watch them everyday for motivation. much love and power to you john kew🤘🏽🤘🏽
John, this cover, along with the others that you've done, are top notch and provide a great learning resource for drummers. I hope that you will come back some day and continue to share your talents.
My God, that looked difficult...and to think that Danny created it and plays it likes it's a walk in the park...for most, it takes weeks and weeks for even experienced and talented drummers such as yourself John, to learn to play it, and just to memorize all of the songs parts is hard enough! Nicely done...keep up the good work!
Danny Carey is an absolute genius. Most cannot comprehend what he is playing. Those who can comprehend... Cannot replicate it. And even those who can replicate Danny, cannot match him. But you did an amazing job!
Congratulations John that was pretty amazing!! I'm sure there isn't a better cover of this fantastic song in all youtube. You're simply brilliant ;) 6:55 to 8:20 it's always been my favourite part in the song and you did so great, you seemed a rythim machine or something like that moving your whole body xD. And the end feels so epic! Congrats again man!
Thanks man! Those parts were definitely the most difficult to learn with all of the Swiss triplets and polyrhythms. I had to start at half speed with just my hands, then bring in my right foot, then my left foot, then slowly raise tempo in increments of 5 bpm, to learn this part!
simply awesome cover of a true drumming masterpiece. the quality is truly outstanding too! thank you so much for sharing your talents and for all the time and energy you devote. You make TH-cam a better place!
Yes!!! Love the drums only! Plz do this with all your other tool covers. I play all bass covers to your tool drumming, and I love playing with the drums only ones to challenge my timing and rhythm, memory and structure of the song. Keep up the good work man!
thank you for making all the amazing tool videos. I love tool and Danny Carey is by far my favorite drummer. I play drums as well and it's always difficult to learn Danny's stuff but seeing you play it has helped so much. I've actually learned a lot from you. Thank you and keep making these amazing videos they help a lot
I honestly enjoyed listening to this far more than the one with the music. The groove in the middle is amazing. You had me dancing on my walk home from work. Well done, so impressed.
Trying to count the polyrhythmic ratios without the rest of the band is way easier this way. Tool and Meshuggah (especially Clockworks in the latter case) songs always throw me off because there are so many layers of pulse that you can feel in different ways that it becomes difficult to nail them down without pulling some of them out of context. Thanks for this. It's clarified much.
Absolutely amazing. I've loved the song ever since I first heard it, I thought it is genius. You have just given a scientific explanation to something I could feel but couldn't remotely explain nor understand. I thank you for this. Congratulations!
I don't know if this is my favorite johnkew cover because of the original, or because of the unbelievable amount of work that went into the deconstruction and *amazing* recreation of this track (with some much appreciated personal flair). Stop love it years later!
Beautiful set and camera display! Nailed this song, I'm almost done learning it myself also, I've been practicing for two years to get this track down and I've almost got it, this video helps tremendously! Thanks john you're the best man!!!
Epic work John. Top shelf stuff once again. I don't think it can get any better than this. Best drummer on TH-cam! :D The sound and video quality is also what brings the best out of you.
Unbelievable... And then to throw in some stick tricks.. Wtf? Lol This and the video where you break down the score really show what a talent he is, and it takes a hell of a talent just to demonstrate that.. Thank you.
SO amazing how many things go on from 1 drummer. Please do Reflection and The Patient. This and those two are probably my favorite drumming out of Tool - also you are amazing :)
I am convinced that the most difficult instrument to play on a Tool song are the drums. Just listen to that part at 6:55. It’s ridiculous. How is it possible to split your four limbs into different rythms?
Absolutely FANTASTIC!! You should do some Tim Alexander or Jay Lane drumming......if you like Primus. I always felt the Incredible drumming of the Primus drummer's are always overlooked
There's parts of this song that almost give me orchestral vibes...such as the tom parts and cymbal swell moments. Just something I noticed in this drums only version.
I know exactly where he's at in the song at any time. It goes to show how much drums are a huge part of any Tool song.
Huge part of any song really
@@michmyers73 Yup, the drums dictate the rhythm and the most importantly the time. But Danny also put's in some melodic elements too which in and of itself is impressive. You can identify any Tool song by just listening to the drums alone
@@mariinito8398 Exactly, what I find super unique about danny is that he is all over the tom drums as a melodic element instead of just drum fills. I don't think any other drummer could write something like ticks and leeches
@@michmyers73 Not just Ticks and Leeches. The verse section of Laterlus, The Grudge, Parabola are all on the toms. But they have different composition and all sound melodic (drums are supposed to by rhythmic and not melodic but Danny pulls it off). Also his sense of groove is really strong even in odd time (7empest, Pneuma, Jambi, Rosetta Stoned and many many more), polyrhythmic (that 3 over 4 section of Eulogy) or polymetric (the interlude of Laterlus where Danny is playing in 6 while Adam is in 5) environments.
Still the best Rosetta stoned drum cover to date
The only one even remotely close to accurate
Jon Hill says hi.
I hate to say it but I think John Hill's is actually better.
There used to be a guy whose channel was called ‘thekillingjoke’ that covered Rosetta Stoned correctly big I can’t find it anymore. It was like 10 yrs ago tho.
Killing joke say hi!
It would be cool if Danny Carey spoke on this. Cause you truly put in the work.
johnkew is the man
You obviously put in endless hours working on this, and it shows in the performance. I am just blown away. Greatest drum cover on TH-cam...👌👏👏👏👏
JoshMcGrady this is epic. But I think there’s a kid who may do this slightly better. (If that’s even possible). He the dead behind the eyes kid
Brannigan Farnsworth Jon Hill?
@@ifoldaa0078 I was fortunate enough to go to high school with Jon Hill. You would hear a humming sound when he practiced rolling his feet intermittently tapping his heels and toes in class. Fascinating drummer and a great guy!
@@branniganfarnsworth3342 I don't think it's possible to make a better cover as this is perfect - literally!
True talent. How do you even write something like this!? Guess it explains the massive amount of years between albums. A masterpiece like this doesn't happen over night
its an amazing masterpiece, just like most of 10000 days! Although Rush did make 3 masterpiece albums in 3 years, 2112 (1976), A farewell to Kings (1977), and Hemispheres (1978). Not trying to compare, love both bands! There could've been more pressure in the 70s who knows lol
@@kylemaconthedrums4208 Maybe they were just in a Rush back then?
@@kylemaconthedrums4208 Although TOOL was no where near consistent with putting out album after album in such a short span of time as Rush(Lawsuits didn't help), TOOL has three masterpieces as well. Lateralus, 10k days, and Fear Inoculum. I understand some fans either love or hate Fear Inoculum, but it's one of the most musically technical albums of all time.
@@ssjonupants Listing FO but not even Aenima? By doing so you've severely lost credibility. there is no list where FO is above Aenima. FO divides fans for a reason. Even the band thought it was meh but they didn't care for 2 reasons.1. they were tired of hearing people bug them for a new album and 2. It was their last album before they were out of a 4 or 5 album contract starting with either undertow or aenima. They just goofed off on it. hence stuff like "chocolate chip trip" they were half trolling .The band plans to work on and release better and more ambitious stuff now that theyre on their own terms. you can find an interview with them about it somewhere on yt , I saw it when FO first came out. it was just a so-so album. It was only so heavily advertised because the label wanted to milk the last of the tool cash cow they could before they couldnt own them anymore. I mean, have you seen tools ticket prices? starting at 400 for worst seats going upwards to 1-2k for average seats. Thats the label squeezing its last share its planning to get out of tool. most fans and even the band arent going to for a second think FO would ever be what tools known for. It's honestly not even in their top 3 albums. it only did so well commercially due to the heaviest advertising tools ever had.
the fact that this song is about a wacky guy getting way too high somehow makes this level of accuracy and professionalism even more beautiful
This is THE best drum cover in all of TH-cam.
Arguably one of the hardest drum songs EVER written and you played it to perfection.
As a bass guitarist, I thank you for supplying this to play along to.
Playing the polyrhythm section with the bass drum along the Low D makes it so much meatier. It's not beefy, it's a whole cattle.
holy. fkkn. shit. You, sir, are a goddamn animal. This just made my day, week, month and year. Simply amazing. True inspiration. Thank you!
Thank you!
Haha the holy fucking shit reference
Can we talk about the perfect tuning of these drums? Love the pitches and intervals. The playing speaks for itself (great!)
Man, just stumbled upon your channel tonight and was like hell yeah and subscribed then I seen your last video was 2 years ago. Come back for the new Tool stuff please!
Listening to tool since 96, never got to warm with 10000 days. This vid made me see rosetta in a different light. thanks
012358 13 Dude how could you not warm up to 10,000, Vicarious, the Pot, and Rosetta Stone make it perfect already.
Keep practicing, you'll get there.
Just kidding. Amazing. I never knew how cool that pattern is that starts at 6:55 and shows up basically for the rest of the song, till I heard this. That really sounds cool on its own, with the music muted
in isolation, the drums sound like when i used to hear my drum teacher experiment with beats and time signatures. with the soundtrack it makes all the sense in the world.
though without the soundtrack i can understand what part of the song we are at. the insane ability to keep timing in danny carrey and john kew is remarkable. great 2 videos of rosetta stoned. i watch them everyday for motivation. much love and power to you john kew🤘🏽🤘🏽
John, this cover, along with the others that you've done, are top notch and provide a great learning resource for drummers. I hope that you will come back some day and continue to share your talents.
I'm using this to practice guitar, thank you very much good Sir.
My God, that looked difficult...and to think that Danny created it and plays it likes it's a walk in the park...for most, it takes weeks and weeks for even experienced and talented drummers such as yourself John, to learn to play it, and just to memorize all of the songs parts is hard enough! Nicely done...keep up the good work!
Wow. Danny Carey's writing is superhuman. So we'll done sir. I wish my guitar playing was on par with your drumming. Cheers
How much ram does he have ???
Danny Carey is an absolute genius. Most cannot comprehend what he is playing. Those who can comprehend... Cannot replicate it. And even those who can replicate Danny, cannot match him.
But you did an amazing job!
next time put aside this fanboy sh and just say the last words. We love Danny without this low level comparisons.
This is just perfect played.
I've been using as backtrack this to practice playing rosetta stoned on bass.
Dude, the fill at 1:26 is the absolute coolest.
Congratulations John that was pretty amazing!! I'm sure there isn't a better cover of this fantastic song in all youtube. You're simply brilliant ;) 6:55 to 8:20 it's always been my favourite part in the song and you did so great, you seemed a rythim machine or something like that moving your whole body xD. And the end feels so epic! Congrats again man!
Thanks man! Those parts were definitely the most difficult to learn with all of the Swiss triplets and polyrhythms. I had to start at half speed with just my hands, then bring in my right foot, then my left foot, then slowly raise tempo in increments of 5 bpm, to learn this part!
seriously man, that is one of the grooviest tribal trance beats I've ever heard. I could listen to it all day. incredible.
Yeah, when you hear it without the music, it is definitely tribal.
Agreed! Love this section, and it was played masterfully.
look up Jon Hill's cover. more rhythmically accurate
Best Rosetta Stoned cover ever man!!
simply awesome cover of a true drumming masterpiece. the quality is truly outstanding too! thank you so much for sharing your talents and for all the time and energy you devote. You make TH-cam a better place!
Thanks man, much appreciated!
Very nice! Love the showmanship during the big bridge when you flip the sticks. :)
Awesome work man, Danny would be standing there with his signature grin if he saw this!
Absolutely incredible, at one point it sounded like there were at least 4 people playing at once!! Fantastic job
Tool has planted a drummer seed on my heart and mind. Now practice and study are calling!
Yes!!! Love the drums only! Plz do this with all your other tool covers. I play all bass covers to your tool drumming, and I love playing with the drums only ones to challenge my timing and rhythm, memory and structure of the song. Keep up the good work man!
Rarely does a drum cover really capture all the nuances in Danny's work, but you nailed it!
I can hear the song without the music....my brain is filling in the rest. Amazing work.
Good for you.. you figured out there is a market for folks who are in awe of Danny's playing and are providing us with exactly what we want. 👏👏👏
what? I THOUGHT I WAS ALREADY SUBSCRIBED!!!
Came back to this like the hundredth time now. Jeez. Best cover of this song by far.
That was transcendental. It's incredible that both a human mind created that and you were able to recreate it so damn well.
One word to describe this.
Absolutely incredible.
Wya John we need you now more than ever
thank you for making all the amazing tool videos. I love tool and Danny Carey is by far my favorite drummer. I play drums as well and it's always difficult to learn Danny's stuff but seeing you play it has helped so much. I've actually learned a lot from you. Thank you and keep making these amazing videos they help a lot
I honestly enjoyed listening to this far more than the one with the music. The groove in the middle is amazing. You had me dancing on my walk home from work. Well done, so impressed.
That snare sounds unreal. Perfect job, wish I could play like that.
This is absolutely amazing. I have never seen anyone that can capture Carey's ensense so well. Incredible awesome, you crush it.
Give this man medal of honor.
almost forgot to watch this today
6:54
Glorious
Trying to count the polyrhythmic ratios without the rest of the band is way easier this way. Tool and Meshuggah (especially Clockworks in the latter case) songs always throw me off because there are so many layers of pulse that you can feel in different ways that it becomes difficult to nail them down without pulling some of them out of context. Thanks for this. It's clarified much.
top notch production. all the instruments spaced beautifully around the stereo spectrum. thanks for the effort +johnkew
Absolutely amazing. I've loved the song ever since I first heard it, I thought it is genius. You have just given a scientific explanation to something I could feel but couldn't remotely explain nor understand. I thank you for this. Congratulations!
I don't know if this is my favorite johnkew cover because of the original, or because of the unbelievable amount of work that went into the deconstruction and *amazing* recreation of this track (with some much appreciated personal flair).
Stop love it years later!
I love how funky Danny Carey is... Incredible work learning and mastering this song. Really impressive.
Just mind melting how complex this is. I don't know how anyone can do it
this is sooo good bud. a treat to watch and listen.
Beautiful set and camera display! Nailed this song, I'm almost done learning it myself also, I've been practicing for two years to get this track down and I've almost got it, this video helps tremendously! Thanks john you're the best man!!!
Still one of the wildest and most faithful Danny covers I’ve ever seen. All the others are by John though too
this is the soundtrack to every day of my life
Your tool covers are so good man. Thanks so much for sharing.
Epic work John. Top shelf stuff once again. I don't think it can get any better than this. Best drummer on TH-cam! :D The sound and video quality is also what brings the best out of you.
absolutely incredible work.
Wow those cymbals...
6:55 bro how tf is that part played I’ve listened to this song so many times and still can’t comprehend it
Excellet! I wish you still made these vids man.
This is amazing, I don't even play drums but love watching your videos
Oh man, this is mindblowing.
and......who the hell gave this a thumbs down???!
lars Ulrich
lmao
Satan.
hahaha you'd think with all the time Lars spends disliking better drummers on TH-cam, he could practice and get better instead!
and his 6 remaining fanboys
Simply GENIUS!
What a performance! Highly impressive and admirable my friend. Keep up the fantastic content
Amazing!!! Sick performance!!! 👍👍👍
Your tone / sound quality is without peer, mon frere. Well done!
Unbelievable... And then to throw in some stick tricks.. Wtf? Lol
This and the video where you break down the score really show what a talent he is, and it takes a hell of a talent just to demonstrate that.. Thank you.
you're an amazing drummer man, this song is so hard to execute all the way through with all of the complex rhythm patterns. well done!
Damn. Tight work. Damn.
great work! the way a tool drum cover should be. love the drums only take.
Outstanding man.
Just discovered this, played the song over this and I'm amazed. It's so fucking precise, keep up the good work!
He starts to flip the sticks around at the 8:30 mark...Danny Carey, watch out! John Kew is giving you a run for your throne 🤯
Amazing job on that!!! Very talented drummer to say the least.
“Holy Fucking Shit” is right.
Your kit sounds so good
8:46 - Drums not hard enough, lets do a little trick ;)
Wow. Really great work, John. Tough song, but you nail it.
SO amazing how many things go on from 1 drummer. Please do Reflection and The Patient. This and those two are probably my favorite drumming out of Tool - also you are amazing :)
Nice! I LOVE Your Drum Only covers.. Thx
This is outstanding!
Amazing drumming!
Such a tasty performance. I come here for the ghost notes. They're sadly not in the full mix version. Lol. John is unreal.
Seriously impressive. Holy hell
Congrats learning that beast!
Section between 6:54 - 8:30 was hypnotic!
Thank you for this
this was so great
yup i synced it to the song... right on man awesome job!!!
Damn son! This is amazing!
Holy shit, I know I am late to the party.....but this is soooooo good I just cant watch and not comment.
Pleaseee do one of H by Tool its my favorite song and there is no good drum covers of it especially with the electronic wood block soft part!
I second this.
This is amazing.
5:20 *WOW*
Awesome job man! Kit sounds great!
Very well done
I am convinced that the most difficult instrument to play on a Tool song are the drums. Just listen to that part at 6:55. It’s ridiculous. How is it possible to split your four limbs into different rythms?
Absolutely FANTASTIC!! You should do some Tim Alexander or Jay Lane drumming......if you like Primus. I always felt the Incredible drumming of the Primus drummer's are always overlooked
Incredible sounding drums :o
There's parts of this song that almost give me orchestral vibes...such as the tom parts and cymbal swell moments. Just something I noticed in this drums only version.
Edit: Part where I really got those vibes was 1:30.
Pretty good drum cover, so good that doesn't need lyrics.