Another excellent interpretation of Yoyoka, for me she is a blessing that is good for the soul, a real therapy. A living legend. Thanks for the comments.
I think she has magic ears. You cannot play like this unless you can hear and deeply understand the essence of the music and the subtle intricacies of the original masterful performances. She's shown this since she first appeared. So many musicians lack this ability. An amazing musician.
Yoyoka knows her way around a shuffle. Rosanna by Jeff Pocaro, who learned at the knee of Mr. Purdie. Done! Fool in the Rain by John Bonham ✔️ 50 ways to leave your Lover by Steve Gadd ✔️ I'm sure she could play Babylon Sisters with no rehearsal. Hyperbole? Nope. Dude on her live streams she will play along to songs she's never heard. Her facility is immense. An old soul who can out work most adults. She recorded an EP in one 10 hr day with the Ken Okada group. She crawled/walked over fallen limbs and landslide to get to the Whiskey a Go Go to play just the other day. She is way beyond a prodigy. She's a pro. Keep on doing these silky smooth reviews. High production values here! You are a welcome addition to the Hokkaido Hammer's army!
You're awesome! I'm starting to get a handle on who the true YOYOKA fans are out there! Thanks for the kind words. The Warning folks have got me very busy - but never too busy to throw out a Yoyoka jam here and there. Thanks for hangin with me :)
Hey Scott! Here is the latest original song from Yoyoka. It is not rock. It is quite unusual for Yoyoka however it is a work of art! th-cam.com/video/RZXf9YODh8U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sUSNdqgd2JohV1gr I know I am ride or die for the Hokkaido Hammer BUT this song/video is profound, clever and beautiful. It took me about 15 listens before I could listen to it without weeping. It hits this old man in the feels. IMO it includes the wonder of nature, our place in the vast universe, a yearning for the holy other, i.e deity and our shadow selves. All this is backed up by the delightful animation. It's Yoyoka in her signature cardigan and it is the perfect complement to the song. I don't know if you will record a review but please give your self a treat and give this about 3 or 4 listens. Stay cool!
This song is all about the feel and emotion of the song and it takes a truly talented drummer/musician to pull that off. Technical ability combined with feel and touch is what makes the greats so great. Thanks for sharing this Scott, I'm now a Yoyoka fan...she is truly gifted. Thanks!
I might have mentioned this before, but what she demonstrated at the end, and in a few other spots within the song, is what her fans refer to as "The YOYOKA Effect". This effect will normally make her version better than the original. No disrespect meant to any of the greats, but she is already one of them. Music evolves, and she just takes things next level on a regular basis and is, with others, the future of music. BTW. Many of her covers done in her home studio, she will be wearing socks. We refer to those as her "Magic Socks". Thanks Scott!
@@RockandRollRelic Yeah, I saw you post it but I had already watched the original. Agree. I will watch yours. I'm 69 and my memory is shit, so I might repeat myself, but YOYOKA started doing live streams taking requests in real time for songs she has never heard before. Insane, but even more so for a 14 y.o.! I have no ear for music, but I don't think drums are removed on the tracks, but maybe. I can provide time stamps if you are interested.
Great choice. Lovely reaction. This is my current favourite Yoyoka cover. It is exquisite. A cross between the Large Hadron Collider combining unimaginable energy and sensitivity, and a Patek Philippe watch movement. I was thrilled Yoyoka finally tackled Steely Dan. It is super easy to understand what we're hearing. Over 100,000,000 babies were born in 2009. Yoyoka is their designated drummer. After that truly soaks in, everything makes sense. Even at 7yo, she had great groove and feel. Plus she radiates 'contemplative joy' (there is probably a word for this, I apologise for my ignorance). Her left hand is amazing, adding subtle notes to guide the listener into the groove. Her right hand is ... ridiculous. Another favourite is _Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love._ Ginger Baker created the great 'Tom rhythm', but Yoyoka adds bounce and joy; much more appropriate for a song called "Sunshine Of Your Love". Best Wishes. ☮ PS - May I suggest you check out the Japanese all-female band: _BAND-MAID / onset (Official Live Video)_ (3m:58s) or _BAND-MAID / from now on (Official Music Video)_ (3m:45s) this is a music video, not Live, These are instrumentals, partly designed to give their vocalist a voice break in live concerts. IMO instrumentals are a good place to start because they remove the distraction of reading the lyric translations before 'getting' Band-Maid. They were founded by the rhythm guitarist who was into Japanese "Maid" cosplay and culture. Do not be fooled by their stage costumes. They are the sh!t 🤘
The feel is crazy for a drummer of any age. I have listened to many drummers try to replicate the Purdie shuffle and it never feels quite right. Impressive!
Such a phenomenal young lady. She was born to play drums. Just amazing. ( Edit. This is the kind of playing that gets you the high paying session gigs) Right now she could probably name her price for studio work.
Loving your YOYOKA reaction videos. Keep them coming. We’re witnessing the makings and the evolution of one of the greats behind the kit and, perhaps in the end, the GOAT.
My favorite track of hers. I'd personally hire her to play it at my wake. I've seen Purdie's clinic on this, watch the work on the tight high-hat. She misses a crash cymbal once in this, it's the only thing I can find in this, and it really doesn't affect the sound. Note the restraint on the fills. Purdie wants to minimize and get out of the way because Steely Dan wants to ensure the various horns etc. do what they need to do (and it's a *lot*). This is actually hard to play well and be "right on". Also the Bonhamesque improv at the end, always like that. I've watched this 20+ times. Self-taught, and can't really read charts yet...just like Bonham.
from one old fart to another this girl is from another universe been following Yoyoka for a few years now so i’m glad i found your channel that is highlighting her career cause it’s gonna be long one. Thanks ☮️
I've loved steely Dan since I was a kid in the 80s. Never had the musical knowledge to understand why it's just so good! Thank you for highlighting this detail. I've been enjoying your The Warning reactions. They remind me of that musical era.
I religiously followed her cover videos beginning when she was 8 years old. She was covering the music I grew up with and still love, but the hook was her extreme youth playing like a fully trained and experienced adult professional. The sense of wonderment and enchantment that you experience hosting these videos. When she and her family moved to Los Angeles 2 years ago, everything changed. Now at age 15, she's posting a tremendous amount of content where she is playing with bands and collaberating with great musicians, and she promotes child prodigies much younger than she now is. But mainly, she's creating and playing new music across genres with accomplished professionals in all kinds of venues - she's reaching for the professional credibility that must involve the creation of original music. She is overall a genius and it simply isn't possible to view her as a child anymore. Listening to her new stuff is the exercise of listening to music you've never heard and breaking it down in you head and your heart as you would any new music that one of your favorite musicians or bands drops. She is simply a professional, and if you live or visit Los Angeles you get regular opportunities to hear her play live in intimate venues with other excellent musicians -- and the family band with her parents and brother is a stronger working unit than ever before.
I 90% agree. However, 90% would notice something was missing if they heard it again without those subtle notes. Yoyoka adds "subliminal groove" 🥁🤔 Best Wishes. ☮
I think we are about the same age, I'm probably older and I can tell you that this was one of the first albums I ever purchased when it was released. And I can also say, I wore it out! As far as I am concerned, she nailed it like i was listening to the album. Incredible talent for sure.... mezmerizing to watch and enjoy.
Fourth Yoyoka reaction in one week...you, sir, officially have the YOYOKA BUG! It's okay though, we can help you navigate. She's got several more "must see" videos but you've really got to show the one that really put her on the map; Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times". She has a couple but the one you want to see is the one with her at 8 years old, wearing yellow stretchy pants with a matching yellow top. (my daughter had the same exact outfit that I called her banana costume.) This one is priceless!!
She already is one of the greats in my estimation. Keep reacting to yoyoka you will love the journey. Do her seven days a sting song. I have heard this is a very difficult song to do.
You must watch this live, no rehearsal, version with pro musicians. She gets so much appreciations afterwards. th-cam.com/video/50xL4ijaLJ4/w-d-xo.html
I just love when she gets standing ovations after she nails seven days at a drum convention - the respect she gets from seasoned pros is satisfying th-cam.com/video/50xL4ijaLJ4/w-d-xo.html
La mejor de la mejor baterista que ha pisado este planeta que llamamos tierra, es de otro planeta con capacidadades únicas, es una en mil millones, México
Another great reaction! When this first came out I made this inflammatory comment which resulted in a record number of comments: "Ok folks. I have the original vinyl recording of this recording from 1976. I listened to it this week due to some suggestions from YOYOKA’s upload of a glimpse of the 3rd album recording session last Saturday with Ken Okada . Bernard P is a genius - no question. 47 years have passed. YOYOKA delivers a more precise rendering of this, part in due to Aki’s brilliant isolation of her performance on the mix. I listen to drums and bass primarily in music. I challenge to anyone to define or articulate how her cover is not the same or superior to Bernard’s. Humans evolve. I have said that a session with YOYOKA and Bernard would make a Fabulous YOYOKA drum lesson Number ##. I believe that many listeners are stuck 100% in the past and that no living person could ever replicate or better the masters of the past. Total bollocks. Simple example: Glen Gould’s Goldberg Variations. True masters are truly satisfied when their students exceed them." 53 replies with a mix of agreement and vitriolic outrage. 203 likes though.
I love this young lady too. As the other one said in the comment, she nailed Steve Gadd's piece "50 ways to leave your lover", which is great. My favourite is the Dazed and Confused cover. Her dynamics, accuracy and the tone she creates are all remarkable. Thanks for sharing.
Unrelated to this video: Hey Scotty, this popped up in my stream. It's a SHORT of Li-Sa-X shredding the shit out of her guitar. th-cam.com/users/shorts2mdBhq8f82Q?feature=share The reason I sent it is for you to see how easy this is for these girls. She looks really focused for first half, then she looks up, stares into the camera and starts making faces and laughing at the camera.....lol She is friends with YOYOKA. This is an awesome one featuring closes ups of the two of them shredding the shit out of this cover. "" Joe Satriani - Satch boogie / YOYOKA's 12th Birthday Session" th-cam.com/video/1U846U6nDuk/w-d-xo.html For YOYOKA's 12th Birthday, she decides to form a band just for fun, calls up all these Japanese Rock legends and puts out a dozen or so videos of the session. One of them even got 5.7Mil views. Must be nice to be 12 y.o. and have this much clout, but of course, for her, she just thinks this is just another day, and everyone does this....lol
Yoyoka makes whatever she plays look so effortless, so casual, and yet with so much feeling. And she never makes a big flashy deal about it, very humble, respectful, and yet joyfully executed. To me she's the SRV of drumming, the David Beckham, the Derek Jeter of percussion. Yoyoka also shows off without being a flashy show-off, even with her little improvised riffs at the end of some of her videos, that come off looking like she's just having fun vs. just trying to look cool. Maybe I'm wrong, but her demeanor suggests anything but conceit.
We knew by age nine when she was turning out 70's music like crazy, leaving us in awe, that this was to come. Just a few years earlier than anyone expected. Love to see her do more Steely Dan and cement herself as truly one of the all time greats. Even at this still young age.... (13)
If you are having a bad day and need a quick "pick me up" do what I do. Go to Yoyoka's video at the age of 6 and check out "HAPPY".....A song she wrote and performed with her family. I guaranty it will bring a tear of pure joy to your face. Epic. SIMPLY EPIC!!! ROCK ON YOYOKA!
If you like shuffles, here she is laying down the Bonham shuffle. th-cam.com/video/knoD7EV19H0/w-d-xo.html Also, she is self taught when it comes to her drumming skills, just so you know. She has never taken drum lessons. Until recently, she was not able to read music.
She actually had some lessons (about 8 filmed) along with English lessons about 4 years ago, they are on her YT channel - here's the first one - th-cam.com/video/z-UP-a2SuM4/w-d-xo.html
I think it's more accurate to say she was self taught starting at 2yo, with her first 'proper' drum lesson at 9yo. @glenkelley6799 has already posted a link to a lesson. Here is Yoyoka's playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLdRIgHiqkWWZBg_Hllbo5VrzBRSlA3TcY.html Just as remarkable, in interviews her parents said she only had 30 minutes/day practice because they wanted her to have a normal childhood. However, I've never understood if playing live gigs gave her a reason for more time on the kit, or she was sill restricted to 30 minutes/day for gig rehearsals. Best Wishes. ☮
I know Emilio. At the time Yoyoka had ran into a brick wall as she was considered the Queen of Quarter Notes and Senri Kawaguchi was, still is considered the Princess of Many Strokes. She was really getting frustrated when it came to playing different time signatures as she did not understand different time signatures or how to go in and out of them. She depended on her click to get her through and, in this respect she is really a star of modern drumming. She really understands how to drive a beat, as in her, I believe she explained it in her drum lesson #16. However, she did not understand how to violate the sancity of coming off the click and phasing into a different time signature. There is no such thing as variable clicks. When you transition out of say quarter notes and into something else, you have to do it by feel or subjective timing to get into the different time signature. You can still count once you are into the new time signature, but if you are basing your driving the initial beat of the song by the click, there is no transition from the click into the different time signature. She could play quarter notes and depending on the bpm, eight notes are really quarter notes played quicker, same with sixteenth notes, depending on how they are counted. Emilo corrected her with regard to her timing when she first played Rosanna as she did not understand triplets on the sticks as she did when on the kick. She was good on her kick with tripplets. When she played Rosanna in the beginning, she was just playing straight sixteen notes instead of triplets on the hat and not getting the lope of the shuffle. Yeah, he taught her Engish as well, then covid came along and the stupid Japanese governement threw him out of the country and he went back to Chicago. It was a shame the way he was treated as he had his own band there, girlfriend, and allegedly, 'the right to live there and work there'. He starting to get into musical notation with her, but that went by the wayside. By the time Emilio was allowed back into Japan, Yoyoka was very close to making plans to come to the US. In terms of drum rudiments, Emilio helped her clean a couple things up. Nothing she wouldn't have figured out sooner or later. If you look at her drumming progression, there was a major shift in her drumming between when she was six and seven, she had honed her drum skillset to the foundation she plays on today. She had already cut two albums before Emilio came into her life. She had put out a cover of Onyx which was a signature tune from Senri Kawaguchi. This went viral in Japan. Couple months later, she turned eight and put out the HLAG entry which went viral on an international level. This was what launched her internet sensation. This all happened before Emilio arrived on the scene. She learned a lot more English from Emilio than she did about drumming. When she came to the US, she got into jazz. We know that she had a taste of jazz when the did her first TGC where she played a drum solo and then Sing, Sing, Sing. She hooked up with Ken Okada, jazz group local to CA. This is good for her, but as she is getting into jazz, she has yet to come to grip with her grip on the sticks. If you notice she goes between traditional and match with her left hand. On the other hand, pardon the pun, Senri Kawaguchi did have a drum teacher. He was one of the best jazz drummers in the world, Kozo Suganuma. At one time, Senri was into rock and metal, but migrated into jazz and fusion. Senri is the best female drummer and the world. Talent wise, because of her ability to play in virtually any time signature and most any style, she is more skilled than probably 98% of male drummers. Right before covid hit, Yoyoka did a concert with Kozo Suganuma in Tokyo in January of 2020. If you look at how Senri plays, even though she is tiny, she has very powerful and energetic strokes. She plays the drums in a very similar manner to Jeff Porcaro. Where I am going with this is Yoyoka is changing her stick grip with her left hand on certain paterns. A lot of jazz drummers will play with a traditional grip. If you watch Senri play or videos of the late Jeff Porcaro play, they always play with a match grip. You could consider Kozo's daughter, Satoko, one of the best female drummers in the world. She is a fantastic drummer, but no one really knows about her. If you have watched Senri play, Satoko plays the drums like Senri does. If you saw them together, it would be easy to mistake one for the other. Not that it means anything, but Yoyoka can still have finesse with her drum strokes playing with a match grip style. It isn't a right way or a wrong way, just the way you get comfortable with your sticks. It is obvious someone told Yoyoka to go into a traditional grip when she plays jazz. But watch her play, she is in and on her grip. I have a friend who is one of the best drummers in the world who can play in any time signature, including jazz and I have never seen him transation between a tradtional grip and a match grip. If you have ever listened to or watched Judas Priest, I am referring to Scott Travis. Point is, you can play the time signatures of jazz with a match grip the same way you can using a traditional grip. But all this is good stuff for Yoyoka. Make no mistake, when I say Senri Kawaguchi is the best female drummer in the world, this is not to take anything away from Yoyoka. Yoyoka is the best female, under 21 drummer on the planet. When you get to the level Senri and Yoyoka are at, they are both on the top 500 drummer list, so it is just a matter of semantics and playing styles once you get to their level. Sorry for the wordy reply. @@glenkelley6799
Btw, I believe the first video she released where she needed to work with the Purdie Shuffle is Toto's "Rosanna" which I believe featured Purdie himself on drums. She does a beautiful job, but for a non-drummer like myself, it seems like its the only one of her cover videos where she had to work hard to get it right - she was challenged in a way she doesn't seem to be in her other covers. Then she gets to this Steely Dan classic maybe 2 years later (?), and the challenge is behind her and she looks like she can play it in her sleep.
If you haven't yet, you should check out her cover of "Rosana" (Toto). She nails the Porcaro shuffle. I had never even realized how crazy that is until seeing a video of Jeff Porcaro himself breaking it down.
The Purdie Shuffle has been used by so many drummers. Bonham used it on Fool In The Rain, Porcaro used it on Rosanna and Copeland used it on Walking On The Moon. It was also used by Purdie on Babylon Sister. Japan has an incredible music scene! Yoyoka is a prodigy but Senri Kawaguchi and Fumiya are on another level too! Their jazz, progressive jazz and metal are littered with 8 string guitars, 6 string bass, and next level percussionists!
I am not going to criticize her in the least because she is a phenomenon but when posting these videos I would like to see ether playing along with the song and then without then song. We are still hearing Purdue’s very subtle hihat work that I think she is missing. Yes it is an extremely teeny critique but I would be curious none the less to hear if she is really grasping the essence of those little nuances. Having said that however she is quite astounding
She's just another amazing example of God's existence and His gifts of talent to humanity; not only to Yoyoka, but to the rest of us who are in awe of this talent that she possesses.
I admire Yoyoka's abilities and feel. Unfortunately, Steely Dan puts me to sleep. Please forgive me if I have offended hundreds of subscribers. I foresee a day when Yoyoka becomes the next Bernard Purdie, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jeff Porcaro, Greg Bissonnette, Jonathan Moffatt or Chad Smith - to be hired for session work to elevate songs to the top level. Along the way, top-level performers will invite her to tour with them as a band member.
I came across a couple of songs from 'Maynard Ferguson - Live from San Francisco' many years ago. It's a big band (not sure if you're into that type of music)... but it's outrageous! Why do I mention it here? Because it's Greg Bissonnette on drums and his brother on bass. Check out 'Fireshaker' and '21st Street Shuffle'. I promise you won't be disappointed :)
@@RockandRollRelic Thanks! I will. Yoyoka also played Led Zeppelin's The Ocean with Ellen Alaverdyan and a couple of other youngsters at the School Of Rock. Pretty cool. th-cam.com/video/LpaMCYLweWU/w-d-xo.html
@@RockandRollRelic I've never listened to MF before. Amazing. You're right that the bass and drums are great. Sibling telepathy! MF's sound reminds me a bit of TOP, but a bit less frantic. Thanks!
Such a natural player, I believe I saw her play another version of this , technically, it was good. But this version was really swinging and much more in the pocket, just relaxed and probably couldn't have been better. I can't wait to see what the future holds for this young lady!
Dude you talk to much.!! Ok for occasional comment maybe once or twice ! Wait for the song to end for your comments.Dont stop the song for a minute in-between to hear your shallow comments.
Bernard, love's to take credit for other drummers work., which is sort of annoying. Mainly because the guy has so many verified classic music that he has played on, it's unnecessary for someone with his accomplishments. He will probably come out and say that it was him playing for Yoyoka.
This is just hypnotic. Amazing performance before breakfast.
I could watch and listen to her all day! Soooooo charming. I want her to do a whole Steely Dan set!
Another excellent interpretation of Yoyoka, for me she is a blessing that is good for the soul, a real therapy. A living legend. Thanks for the comments.
Yoyoka is a joy as a person and of course as a kick-ass drummer. We hope for nothing short than the best for her and her family.
She deserves millions more views and followers on her channel.
I think she has magic ears. You cannot play like this unless you can hear and deeply understand the essence of the music and the subtle intricacies of the original masterful performances. She's shown this since she first appeared. So many musicians lack this ability. An amazing musician.
Yoyoka knows her way around a shuffle. Rosanna by Jeff Pocaro, who learned at the knee of Mr. Purdie. Done! Fool in the Rain by John Bonham ✔️ 50 ways to leave your Lover by Steve Gadd ✔️ I'm sure she could play Babylon Sisters with no rehearsal. Hyperbole? Nope. Dude on her live streams she will play along to songs she's never heard. Her facility is immense. An old soul who can out work most adults. She recorded an EP in one 10 hr day with the Ken Okada group. She crawled/walked over fallen limbs and landslide to get to the Whiskey a Go Go to play just the other day. She is way beyond a prodigy. She's a pro.
Keep on doing these silky smooth reviews. High production values here! You are a welcome addition to the Hokkaido Hammer's army!
You're awesome! I'm starting to get a handle on who the true YOYOKA fans are out there! Thanks for the kind words. The Warning folks have got me very busy - but never too busy to throw out a Yoyoka jam here and there. Thanks for hangin with me :)
I don't know if you guys saw the reaction I did recently to Chad Smith at Drumeo. If you haven't - you should check it out. It's pretty amazing!
@@RockandRollRelicwill do!
Hey Scott! Here is the latest original song from Yoyoka. It is not rock. It is quite unusual for Yoyoka however it is a work of art!
th-cam.com/video/RZXf9YODh8U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sUSNdqgd2JohV1gr
I know I am ride or die for the Hokkaido Hammer BUT this song/video is profound, clever and beautiful. It took me about 15 listens before I could listen to it without weeping. It hits this old man in the feels. IMO it includes the wonder of nature, our place in the vast universe, a yearning for the holy other, i.e deity and our shadow selves. All this is backed up by the delightful animation. It's Yoyoka in her signature cardigan and it is the perfect complement to the song. I don't know if you will record a review but please give your self a treat and give this about 3 or 4 listens. Stay cool!
This song is all about the feel and emotion of the song and it takes a truly talented drummer/musician to pull that off. Technical ability combined with feel and touch is what makes the greats so great. Thanks for sharing this Scott, I'm now a Yoyoka fan...she is truly gifted. Thanks!
She took me home ! Flawless!
Hearing Yoyoka play shows everything is possible.
I might have mentioned this before, but what she demonstrated at the end, and in a few other spots within the song, is what her fans refer to as "The YOYOKA Effect". This effect will normally make her version better than the original. No disrespect meant to any of the greats, but she is already one of them. Music evolves, and she just takes things next level on a regular basis and is, with others, the future of music. BTW. Many of her covers done in her home studio, she will be wearing socks. We refer to those as her "Magic Socks". Thanks Scott!
I don't know if you guys saw the reaction I did recently to Chad Smith at Drumeo. If you haven't - you should check it out. It's pretty amazing!
@@RockandRollRelic Yeah, I saw you post it but I had already watched the original. Agree. I will watch yours. I'm 69 and my memory is shit, so I might repeat myself, but YOYOKA started doing live streams taking requests in real time for songs she has never heard before. Insane, but even more so for a 14 y.o.! I have no ear for music, but I don't think drums are removed on the tracks, but maybe. I can provide time stamps if you are interested.
She breaks out of and back into the shuffle like she invented it.
Great choice. Lovely reaction. This is my current favourite Yoyoka cover. It is exquisite. A cross between the Large Hadron Collider combining unimaginable energy and sensitivity, and a Patek Philippe watch movement. I was thrilled Yoyoka finally tackled Steely Dan. It is super easy to understand what we're hearing. Over 100,000,000 babies were born in 2009. Yoyoka is their designated drummer. After that truly soaks in, everything makes sense. Even at 7yo, she had great groove and feel. Plus she radiates 'contemplative joy' (there is probably a word for this, I apologise for my ignorance).
Her left hand is amazing, adding subtle notes to guide the listener into the groove. Her right hand is ... ridiculous.
Another favourite is _Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love._ Ginger Baker created the great 'Tom rhythm', but Yoyoka adds bounce and joy; much more appropriate for a song called "Sunshine Of Your Love".
Best Wishes. ☮
PS - May I suggest you check out the Japanese all-female band:
_BAND-MAID / onset (Official Live Video)_ (3m:58s) or
_BAND-MAID / from now on (Official Music Video)_ (3m:45s) this is a music video, not Live,
These are instrumentals, partly designed to give their vocalist a voice break in live concerts. IMO instrumentals are a good place to start because they remove the distraction of reading the lyric translations before 'getting' Band-Maid.
They were founded by the rhythm guitarist who was into Japanese "Maid" cosplay and culture. Do not be fooled by their stage costumes. They are the sh!t 🤘
Hear him! Hear him! From Now On from BandMaid will "rev your motor and slam your hood" to quote Lyle Lovett.
The feel is crazy for a drummer of any age. I have listened to many drummers try to replicate the Purdie shuffle and it never feels quite right. Impressive!
Such a phenomenal young lady. She was born to play drums. Just amazing. ( Edit. This is the kind of playing that gets you the high paying session gigs) Right now she could probably name her price for studio work.
Loving your YOYOKA reaction videos. Keep them coming. We’re witnessing the makings and the evolution of one of the greats behind the kit and, perhaps in the end, the GOAT.
Thanks for your kind words. appreciate it!
My favorite track of hers. I'd personally hire her to play it at my wake. I've seen Purdie's clinic on this, watch the work on the tight high-hat. She misses a crash cymbal once in this, it's the only thing I can find in this, and it really doesn't affect the sound. Note the restraint on the fills. Purdie wants to minimize and get out of the way because Steely Dan wants to ensure the various horns etc. do what they need to do (and it's a *lot*). This is actually hard to play well and be "right on". Also the Bonhamesque improv at the end, always like that. I've watched this 20+ times. Self-taught, and can't really read charts yet...just like Bonham.
You really need to watch one of her live streams to get a feel of her creativity and personality, she is quite the character.
Will do! Thx
Another great reaction and again, thanks for helping spread the word about this amazing drummer.
Always my pleasure!
from one old fart to another this girl is from another universe been following Yoyoka for a few years now so i’m glad i found your channel that is highlighting her career cause it’s gonna be long one. Thanks ☮️
I've loved steely Dan since I was a kid in the 80s. Never had the musical knowledge to understand why it's just so good! Thank you for highlighting this detail. I've been enjoying your The Warning reactions. They remind me of that musical era.
What a joy! I have said this to the air many times.
I religiously followed her cover videos beginning when she was 8 years old. She was covering the music I grew up with and still love, but the hook was her extreme youth playing like a fully trained and experienced adult professional. The sense of wonderment and enchantment that you experience hosting these videos.
When she and her family moved to Los Angeles 2 years ago, everything changed. Now at age 15, she's posting a tremendous amount of content where she is playing with bands and collaberating with great musicians, and she promotes child prodigies much younger than she now is. But mainly, she's creating and playing new music across genres with accomplished professionals in all kinds of venues - she's reaching for the professional credibility that must involve the creation of original music.
She is overall a genius and it simply isn't possible to view her as a child anymore. Listening to her new stuff is the exercise of listening to music you've never heard and breaking it down in you head and your heart as you would any new music that one of your favorite musicians or bands drops. She is simply a professional, and if you live or visit Los Angeles you get regular opportunities to hear her play live in intimate venues with other excellent musicians -- and the family band with her parents and brother is a stronger working unit than ever before.
So many accents on the snare that most people wont even notice.
I 90% agree. However, 90% would notice something was missing if they heard it again without those subtle notes. Yoyoka adds "subliminal groove" 🥁🤔
Best Wishes. ☮
This young feels the music great drummer.
I think we are about the same age, I'm probably older and I can tell you that this was one of the first albums I ever purchased when it was released. And I can also say, I wore it out! As far as I am concerned, she nailed it like i was listening to the album. Incredible talent for sure.... mezmerizing to watch and enjoy.
STUNNING! .......and she didn't even 'break a sweat'! ROCK ON YOYOKA!!!
Total agreement. Her part at 6:50 until 7:10 to relax back into the pocket was excellent. Totally relaxed, and the ad hoc notes. Ohh.
Fourth Yoyoka reaction in one week...you, sir, officially have the YOYOKA BUG! It's okay though, we can help you navigate. She's got several more "must see" videos but you've really got to show the one that really put her on the map; Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times". She has a couple but the one you want to see is the one with her at 8 years old, wearing yellow stretchy pants with a matching yellow top. (my daughter had the same exact outfit that I called her banana costume.) This one is priceless!!
Thx for the lead :)
She already is one of the greats in my estimation. Keep reacting to yoyoka you will love the journey. Do her seven days a sting song. I have heard this is a very difficult song to do.
You must watch this live, no rehearsal, version with pro musicians. She gets so much appreciations afterwards. th-cam.com/video/50xL4ijaLJ4/w-d-xo.html
What blew me away was when she did Colorado Bulldog.
Yes Omega, i tried to get other reactors to react to that song. She is a amazing drummer
I just love when she gets standing ovations after she nails seven days at a drum convention - the respect she gets from seasoned pros is satisfying
th-cam.com/video/50xL4ijaLJ4/w-d-xo.html
La mejor de la mejor baterista que ha pisado este planeta que llamamos tierra, es de otro planeta con capacidadades únicas, es una en mil millones, México
Another great reaction! When this first came out I made this inflammatory comment which resulted in a record number of comments:
"Ok folks. I have the original vinyl recording of this recording from 1976. I listened to it this week due to some suggestions from YOYOKA’s upload of a glimpse of the 3rd album recording session last Saturday with Ken Okada . Bernard P is a genius - no question. 47 years have passed. YOYOKA delivers a more precise rendering of this, part in due to Aki’s brilliant isolation of her performance on the mix. I listen to drums and bass primarily in music. I challenge to anyone to define or articulate how her cover is not the same or superior to Bernard’s. Humans evolve. I have said that a session with YOYOKA and Bernard would make a Fabulous YOYOKA drum lesson Number ##. I believe that many listeners are stuck 100% in the past and that no living person could ever replicate or better the masters of the past. Total bollocks. Simple example: Glen Gould’s Goldberg Variations. True masters are truly satisfied when their students exceed them."
53 replies with a mix of agreement and vitriolic outrage. 203 likes though.
I guess Rob you have your opinion and others have theirs. Yoyoka is a genius and so is bernard purdy.
At this point it comes down to a matter of taste.
Her video of Deep Purple's "Burn" impressed Ian Paice.
I love this young lady too. As the other one said in the comment, she nailed Steve Gadd's piece "50 ways to leave your lover", which is great. My favourite is the Dazed and Confused cover. Her dynamics, accuracy and the tone she creates are all remarkable. Thanks for sharing.
Unrelated to this video: Hey Scotty, this popped up in my stream. It's a SHORT of Li-Sa-X shredding the shit out of her guitar. th-cam.com/users/shorts2mdBhq8f82Q?feature=share The reason I sent it is for you to see how easy this is for these girls. She looks really focused for first half, then she looks up, stares into the camera and starts making faces and laughing at the camera.....lol She is friends with YOYOKA. This is an awesome one featuring closes ups of the two of them shredding the shit out of this cover. "" Joe Satriani - Satch boogie / YOYOKA's 12th Birthday Session" th-cam.com/video/1U846U6nDuk/w-d-xo.html For YOYOKA's 12th Birthday, she decides to form a band just for fun, calls up all these Japanese Rock legends and puts out a dozen or so videos of the session. One of them even got 5.7Mil views. Must be nice to be 12 y.o. and have this much clout, but of course, for her, she just thinks this is just another day, and everyone does this....lol
She is so many notes ahead the song that she can eat a breakfast and still play....
What a TALENTED young woman....
Outstanding!!!
Yoyoka makes whatever she plays look so effortless, so casual, and yet with so much feeling. And she never makes a big flashy deal about it, very humble, respectful, and yet joyfully executed. To me she's the SRV of drumming, the David Beckham, the Derek Jeter of percussion. Yoyoka also shows off without being a flashy show-off, even with her little improvised riffs at the end of some of her videos, that come off looking like she's just having fun vs. just trying to look cool. Maybe I'm wrong, but her demeanor suggests anything but conceit.
I have used the Purdie Shuffle for years. Between touring session work and producing I would say she is a BEAST!!!!!!!
We knew by age nine when she was turning out 70's music like crazy, leaving us in awe, that this was to come. Just a few years earlier than anyone expected. Love to see her do more Steely Dan and cement herself as truly one of the all time greats. Even at this still young age.... (13)
FEEL.
If you are having a bad day and need a quick "pick me up" do what I do. Go to Yoyoka's video at the age of 6 and check out "HAPPY".....A song she wrote and performed with her family. I guaranty it will bring a tear of pure joy to your face. Epic. SIMPLY EPIC!!! ROCK ON YOYOKA!
Right. No words. Doesn't make sense . Something else is happening
It is safe to say that metronomes are calibrated to Yoyoka.
If you like shuffles, here she is laying down the Bonham shuffle.
th-cam.com/video/knoD7EV19H0/w-d-xo.html
Also, she is self taught when it comes to her drumming skills, just so you know. She has never taken drum lessons.
Until recently, she was not able to read music.
She actually had some lessons (about 8 filmed) along with English lessons about 4 years ago, they are on her YT channel - here's the first one - th-cam.com/video/z-UP-a2SuM4/w-d-xo.html
I think it's more accurate to say she was self taught starting at 2yo, with her first 'proper' drum lesson at 9yo. @glenkelley6799 has already posted a link to a lesson. Here is Yoyoka's playlist:
th-cam.com/play/PLdRIgHiqkWWZBg_Hllbo5VrzBRSlA3TcY.html
Just as remarkable, in interviews her parents said she only had 30 minutes/day practice because they wanted her to have a normal childhood. However, I've never understood if playing live gigs gave her a reason for more time on the kit, or she was sill restricted to 30 minutes/day for gig rehearsals.
Best Wishes. ☮
I know Emilio. At the time Yoyoka had ran into a brick wall as she was considered the Queen of Quarter Notes and Senri Kawaguchi was, still is considered the Princess of Many Strokes.
She was really getting frustrated when it came to playing different time signatures as she did not understand different time signatures or how to go in and out of them. She depended on her click to get her through and, in this respect she is really a star of modern drumming. She really understands how to drive a beat, as in her, I believe she explained it in her drum lesson #16.
However, she did not understand how to violate the sancity of coming off the click and phasing into a different time signature. There is no such thing as variable clicks. When you transition out of say quarter notes and into something else, you have to do it by feel or subjective timing to get into the different time signature. You can still count once you are into the new time signature, but if you are basing your driving the initial beat of the song by the click, there is no transition from the click into the different time signature. She could play quarter notes and depending on the bpm, eight notes are really quarter notes played quicker, same with sixteenth notes, depending on how they are counted.
Emilo corrected her with regard to her timing when she first played Rosanna as she did not understand triplets on the sticks as she did when on the kick. She was good on her kick with tripplets.
When she played Rosanna in the beginning, she was just playing straight sixteen notes instead of triplets on the hat and not getting the lope of the shuffle.
Yeah, he taught her Engish as well, then covid came along and the stupid Japanese governement threw him out of the country and he went back to Chicago.
It was a shame the way he was treated as he had his own band there, girlfriend, and allegedly, 'the right to live there and work there'.
He starting to get into musical notation with her, but that went by the wayside.
By the time Emilio was allowed back into Japan, Yoyoka was very close to making plans to come to the US.
In terms of drum rudiments, Emilio helped her clean a couple things up. Nothing she wouldn't have figured out sooner or later.
If you look at her drumming progression, there was a major shift in her drumming between when she was six and seven, she had honed her drum skillset to the foundation she plays on today.
She had already cut two albums before Emilio came into her life. She had put out a cover of Onyx which was a signature tune from Senri Kawaguchi. This went viral in Japan. Couple months later, she turned eight and put out the HLAG entry which went viral on an international level. This was what launched her internet sensation.
This all happened before Emilio arrived on the scene.
She learned a lot more English from Emilio than she did about drumming.
When she came to the US, she got into jazz.
We know that she had a taste of jazz when the did her first TGC where she played a drum solo and then Sing, Sing, Sing.
She hooked up with Ken Okada, jazz group local to CA. This is good for her, but as she is getting into jazz, she has yet to come to grip with her grip on the sticks. If you notice she goes between traditional and match with her left hand.
On the other hand, pardon the pun, Senri Kawaguchi did have a drum teacher. He was one of the best jazz drummers in the world, Kozo Suganuma. At one time, Senri was into rock and metal, but migrated into jazz and fusion.
Senri is the best female drummer and the world. Talent wise, because of her ability to play in virtually any time signature and most any style, she is more skilled than probably 98% of male drummers.
Right before covid hit, Yoyoka did a concert with Kozo Suganuma in Tokyo in January of 2020.
If you look at how Senri plays, even though she is tiny, she has very powerful and energetic strokes. She plays the drums in a very similar manner to Jeff Porcaro.
Where I am going with this is Yoyoka is changing her stick grip with her left hand on certain paterns. A lot of jazz drummers will play with a traditional grip.
If you watch Senri play or videos of the late Jeff Porcaro play, they always play with a match grip.
You could consider Kozo's daughter, Satoko, one of the best female drummers in the world. She is a fantastic drummer, but no one really knows about her. If you have watched Senri play, Satoko plays the drums like Senri does. If you saw them together, it would be easy to mistake one for the other.
Not that it means anything, but Yoyoka can still have finesse with her drum strokes playing with a match grip style. It isn't a right way or a wrong way, just the way you get comfortable with your sticks. It is obvious someone told Yoyoka to go into a traditional grip when she plays jazz. But watch her play, she is in and on her grip.
I have a friend who is one of the best drummers in the world who can play in any time signature, including jazz and I have never seen him transation between a tradtional grip and a match grip. If you have ever listened to or watched Judas Priest, I am referring to Scott Travis.
Point is, you can play the time signatures of jazz with a match grip the same way you can using a traditional grip.
But all this is good stuff for Yoyoka.
Make no mistake, when I say Senri Kawaguchi is the best female drummer in the world, this is not to take anything away from Yoyoka. Yoyoka is the best female, under 21 drummer on the planet.
When you get to the level Senri and Yoyoka are at, they are both on the top 500 drummer list, so it is just a matter of semantics and playing styles once you get to their level.
Sorry for the wordy reply. @@glenkelley6799
definitely makes the butt bop. groovin'. :D
Btw, I believe the first video she released where she needed to work with the Purdie Shuffle is Toto's "Rosanna" which I believe featured Purdie himself on drums. She does a beautiful job, but for a non-drummer like myself, it seems like its the only one of her cover videos where she had to work hard to get it right - she was challenged in a way she doesn't seem to be in her other covers. Then she gets to this Steely Dan classic maybe 2 years later (?), and the challenge is behind her and she looks like she can play it in her sleep.
If you haven't yet, you should check out her cover of "Rosana" (Toto). She nails the Porcaro shuffle. I had never even realized how crazy that is until seeing a video of Jeff Porcaro himself breaking it down.
Your intro makes me giggle like a teenager and I'm in my fifties. :D
Yoyoka is a fantastic drummer. And such a cute, candid, firm personality.
The Purdie Shuffle has been used by so many drummers. Bonham used it on Fool In The Rain, Porcaro used it on Rosanna and Copeland used it on Walking On The Moon. It was also used by Purdie on Babylon Sister. Japan has an incredible music scene! Yoyoka is a prodigy but Senri Kawaguchi and Fumiya are on another level too! Their jazz, progressive jazz and metal are littered with 8 string guitars, 6 string bass, and next level percussionists!
FYI: YOYOKA is 14 now.
Shes fantastic.
3:22 I think lots of people can play this in our sleep: in our dreams ! 🙂
でた！バーナード・パーディ‼️待ってました。この娘は本物だ！！！
Chuck da cha ch chuck cha cha chs chukada dukada ding cha chaaa cha da da da da ding chicken dinnaaaaa!
lol
Quit talking and listen and learn. She's a genius...😎✌️
She comes from Planet Caravan.
200+ IQ for sure....its the only explanation.
3:05 She's got the GROOVE. ❤️🔥
She likes to add her own fills...
Check out her cover of Virtual Insanity, doing a shuffle ...age 9
I think you are right, she looked bored to death, I don't think that song posed any challenge for yoyoka. I think the girl like hard rock.
I am not going to criticize her in the least because she is a phenomenon but when posting these videos I would like to see ether playing along with the song and then without then song. We are still hearing Purdue’s very subtle hihat work that I think she is missing. Yes it is an extremely teeny critique but I would be curious none the less to hear if she is really grasping the essence of those little nuances. Having said that however she is quite astounding
She's just another amazing example of God's existence and His gifts of talent to humanity; not only to Yoyoka, but to the rest of us who are in awe of this talent that she possesses.
Can't get enough... Says it all. When they're that good that young, it's beyond captivating
I don’t understand how this guy is able to steal this little girls content and make his videos off of her talent? I don’t get it at all.
I admire Yoyoka's abilities and feel. Unfortunately, Steely Dan puts me to sleep. Please forgive me if I have offended hundreds of subscribers. I foresee a day when Yoyoka becomes the next Bernard Purdie, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jeff Porcaro, Greg Bissonnette, Jonathan Moffatt or Chad Smith - to be hired for session work to elevate songs to the top level. Along the way, top-level performers will invite her to tour with them as a band member.
I came across a couple of songs from 'Maynard Ferguson - Live from San Francisco' many years ago. It's a big band (not sure if you're into that type of music)... but it's outrageous! Why do I mention it here? Because it's Greg Bissonnette on drums and his brother on bass. Check out 'Fireshaker' and '21st Street Shuffle'. I promise you won't be disappointed :)
@@RockandRollRelic Thanks! I will. Yoyoka also played Led Zeppelin's The Ocean with Ellen Alaverdyan and a couple of other youngsters at the School Of Rock. Pretty cool. th-cam.com/video/LpaMCYLweWU/w-d-xo.html
@@RockandRollRelic I've never listened to MF before. Amazing. You're right that the bass and drums are great. Sibling telepathy! MF's sound reminds me a bit of TOP, but a bit less frantic. Thanks!
I would be shocked if what you say doesn't come to pass! She plays with other musicians any chance she gets now.
Such a natural player, I believe I saw her play another version of this , technically, it was good. But this version was really swinging and much more in the pocket, just relaxed and probably couldn't have been better. I can't wait to see what the future holds for this young lady!
Dude you talk to much.!! Ok for occasional comment maybe once or twice ! Wait for the song to end for your comments.Dont stop the song for a minute in-between to hear your shallow comments.
Bernard, love's to take credit for other drummers work., which is sort of annoying. Mainly because the guy has so many verified classic music that he has played on, it's unnecessary for someone with his accomplishments. He will probably come out and say that it was him playing for Yoyoka.
Seeking attention? Stop talking, you have no point at all. Listen.