Thank you so much for commenting. This is just wonderful. Your daughter is a phenomenal bass player. She clearly has a great teacher! All of the players did so well. I'm totally blown away and wish you all the best :)
Super DeeDuper, I wish they were all my kids. And in my day The Partridge family was all the rage. Psst. Lol. This brings happy tears to my eyes. I have nothing else. Extraordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Kudos to the parents for allowing them to shine. God bless you all.
Ellen, beyond talent is the result of I great father and a great mother, I'd reckon. It's just awesome seeing her so happy while playing. These must be the best memories a human can make in their life.
The best thing about this? They had only met Yoyoka that day. According to an interview with Ellen and Yoyoka it was recorded in one take with no rehearsal.
I read that too. It’s clearly had studio work done tho, harmony, bass touch ups. But still possible they kept majority of first take. And pro level kids all around!
That's right. No rehearsal. They recorded 5 takes in total for video purposes, but for the music they used only the first take. The others had met at the School of Rock but Yoyoka met them all for the first time that day.
Ya, mult vid takes could explain the look that the bass was punched in. I think there’s harmony vox added. But that too, doesn’t mean the first take wasn’t used, just enhanced
Great job Andrew!! Ellen Alaverdyan (bass) is 9, YOYOKA (drums) of course is 12, if I remember correctly Mateo (guitar) is 16 and Eva (vocals) 17. As I said, this was the first professional level recording session that Eva and Mateo had done. One reason there were 7 takes is that during the first few, they were somewhat confused about the process, and how everything is really done by the recording and sound engineers. Eva, and her mother, were concerned that the drums and other instruments were drowning out her vocals. After the first take, Hovak (Ellen's dad), explained to Eva's mother that she had to listen from the sound booth to get a better of idea of how this was going to sound in the end. About take 4, Hovak took them outside for a meeting, seeing that they were a little nervous and confused, and explained that the only thing they had to worry about is doing their part. And that everything else will be done in editing. Eva was a little nervous because she had only heard about this gig two weeks prior and prior to that had not heard of this song. Had they had more experience I imagine this would have been done in 2-3 takes. Hovak is an awesome musician himself, as well as sound engineer and editing expert. Although this is not his studio, all of the lighting and camera equipment belongs to him and he filmed and edited everything! He has an awesome studio as well at his home. They all got along like they had been best friends all their life. I asked Ellen how much she weighed, I believe it was 54 or 58 lbs...LOL
Well done for even more context. I hope you and Wave make an interview. Your background seems like 'gold dust' for people who've never experienced working in a professional recording studio.
@@gbulmer It was actually the first time I had been in a recording studio, but it was fun. I'm not a musician, so I can only repeat what I saw, which is what I'm doing here. I put the idea out to Wave, He said he liked the idea and was supposed to do a survey to see if anyone was interested. That's the last I heard. But you know Wave, he has a tendency to overbook and get sidetracked...LOL
Hey Andrew! That bass player is, I believe, Ellen Alaverdyan. She's 8. She's freaking amazing. especially considering she only started playing in 2020.
Exactly. She's amazing! She's 9 now. Her father is amazing and has brought her up to love music. I couldn't believe she had only been playing for about 2 years, when I first heard that.
When you grow up in a musical environment, you can't say exactly when you started. I didn't have that background but I can't remember when I started banging pots and pans.
Hey Byron... Actually it was no rehearsal, but 7 takes, which is still very good for such a young group. This was the first time any of them had met YOYOKA. The others had only played together once or twice. One of the members, I think it was Mateo, said that YOYOKA was the only one that had not made any mistakes. In true form though, being the professional that she is, YOYOKA nailed the first take, and then politely did what she had to, to support the others in the remainder of takes. This was the first professional recording of this caliber for Eva and Mateo. They all did a great job!
There is nothing more inspiring than a group of young gifted musicians playing classic rock and capturing the spirit of these timeless songs. Thank you Andrew for sharing your opinions and insight on such great content.
The look on your face looking at Ellen (Alaverdyan); priceless☺. Ellen is 9 years old and will be the groove master. She has already been recognized by Bootsy and Maurice (EWF). Hovak, her dad is suprise surprise, also a musician and they have a studio at home. Hovak is a great guy and dad who supports Ellen in the right way. Ellen & Yoyo clicked immediately, they will do more collabs. To make it even more astounding they played this almost without rehearsal. Also Eva & Matteo did a great job. The interview with Yoyoka and Ellen is also very interesting to watch. It shows that Yoyo is doing everything on feel. The support of her hands while talking is so great to see; so genuine! As you can see Ellen loves to have some fun; fearless young lady.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums And she only plays the instrument for about two years. I really don't know what to expect from Ellen when she's about 20 years old. Her groove is already so tasty now, I just can't imagine how good she will be, just like Yoyo. By the way if you ever doubt yourself (which you shouldn't), these are the reactions you extra shine. It's not only informative but the fun you experience yourself is infectious. I hope you get rid of that Covid cough soon. I can imagine it's really annoying. Keep up the great work sir♥
Ellen is blessed with raw talent. She looks like she really enjoys what she's doing. It reminds me of another bassist that really enjoys what he's doing - Michael League (Snarky Puppy)
For more on Ellen, the bassist, check out her ELLEN PLAYS BASS TH-cam channel. Ellen and Yoyoka are pretty good friends. Ellen was maybe 9yrs old here. She has performed with Steve Vai and on the Steve Harvey Show, she performed in front of Earth, Wind & Fire and Bootsey Collins. Victor Wooten is one of her mentors.
Never I thought one day I would be a fan of kid musicians but here I am. Those kids are fantastic and very inspirational. They give hope to a old man...
@@susannebass5503 Great choice . Houses of the Holy has such diverse tracks . I used to play it all day whilst decorating ( early 80's) . Of course it was a cassette player back then . Peace and love 👍🏻☮❤
Ellen and Yoyoka have fantastic chemistry. They play off each other like theyve been together for years. Any band with a rhythm section like that is bound to break big. Hope they will do some more tunes together.
So far, the rhythm section duo have solo stuff available. But the other 2 haven't yet bothered. One way or another they need to do more together, for sure, to be considered serious band material. 🤔I wonder if the guitarist and singer are fairly new , or really new, or other, to the stage, and stage presence, they don't look like they're new, but something is different in them compared to the rhythm section.
I love The Ocean!!!!!! The song was named, after what the crowd looked like on stage. Which was an ocean. It’s my favorite Led Zep. piece besides Immigrant Song, Misty Mountain Top, Heartbreaker, Rock N Roll, Houses Of The Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Dazed and Confused, In My Time Of Dying, The Rover, Kashmir etc. They have so many amazing songs!! You should react to more of John’s drumming. Rip Bonzo, he was and always will be a legend. 🥁♥️♥️♥️
Outstanding cover and excellent reaction!! So happy to see the younger generation following in the footsteps of MY GENERATIONS GREATS.🤩 And as always happy to support the channel and bring these great videos to all the other subscribers...ENJOY✌️
Hi Andrew, firstly a big thank you for your excellent comments. Another incredible performance from Yoyoka and with what humility she lets others shine in front of her. As for Ellen, she is another young bass prodigy and I believe we have just witnessed a long collaboration with Yoyoka.
HOLY COW, these kids are awesome. that bass was player was thumpin.. i have been watching a family band called Liliac for a while now (female drummers are always awesome to see) and have been in awe of their originals and covers but this just blew me away. great job kids and great reaction as always Andrew.
A youth super group. Love it! The children are our future musicians. Teach them well. I'm sure these kids appreciate you showing their video and giving a reaction. Because we do. Thanks
Whats most amazing is this was the first time these kids played together, no rehearsal, just laid it down in one take. Kids from the school of rock. Little ellan the base player & yoyoka hadn't met any of them before. Just outstanding talents
Tiny nitpick - In their Q&A video Yoyoka and Ellen explain Yoyoka had never met or played with Ellen, Eva or Mateo. However, Ellen had rehearsed with Mateo twice, and Eva once before. (Eva started at the School more recently). Best Wishes. ☮
Amazing these kids can play this nearly 50 year old song with such great feel. Their parents probably weren’t even born when this was first recorded. I know Yoyoka will deliver but every time I listen to this I am more impressed with the others. They get it.
I was a road manager for a few local bands in the 70's and 80's in Chicago and the talent these young musicians has is remarkable especially Ellen and Yoyoka.
Check out Ellen's channel, fascinating stuff. Her idols are Victor Wooten and Geddy Lee. At nine years old she has played with them and Steve Vai just to name a few. She speaks flawless English but her native language is like bosnian. Her father noticed her interest in music when she was a baby and has strived to make it 'fun'. I could go on but check her out.
The future of music is bright with this bunch. Tackling LZ is no easy feat and they seemed to work seamlessly even without a rehearsal (from what I understand). I can only imagine what they can do if given them some time to do that. Kudos to them and gratitude to Yoyoka for sharing this and Ellen (and dad) for coordinating it. 👍🏼
Andrew, yoyoka has put out a cover of 46 & 2 by Tool with an eleven yr old female guitarist,it's awesome. With young artists like this,rock is in safe hands.
These kids are amazing. Yoyoka has been doing this since she was, at least, 8. Her cover of "Good Times, Bad Times" was shown to Robert Plant and he asked how old she was. At the time she was 8. He was astounded, saying that song isn't easy.
They are the future! We don't have to talk about Yoyoka's abilities, but if it gets down to pure joy of playing Ellen might win the race. She seems to always enjoy playing and if she is making a mistake, she simply laughs and continues. Just love to see her play with such energy and love. I hope, Yoyoka and Ellen will continue to collaborate. (Of course, alll of them are talented!)
Returns some faith in our youth, does it not? On Ellen's channel, there is a rather extensive interview with Ellen and Yoyoka with Ellen's father asking the questions, with some of those questions being direct at Yoyoka's father, who is there.
I believe the others Yoyoka was playing with were from the School Of Rock, a musical school similar to what the movie of the same title portrayed. In the movie, they worked to compete in the band competition. I think this line up could not only compete in any band competition, but could sell out venues on a regular basis. The only thing missing is enough original material, which is an entirely different skill set. Even Led Zeppelin took many songs from other artist (especially the first 2 albums). They settled many cases in court over this. In an interview, Jimmy Page said that it was his job to change the guitar parts (which he did) and Roberts job to change the lyrics, which he didn't always do. That's what caused the issues he said. I listened to some of the original songs and thought the Led Zeppelin versions were much better. (insert self correcting rant) Anyhow, I hope Yoyoka continues to to produce original material, by writing songs herself, collaborating with others, or even finding a stand alone writer that can produce quality songs. It is important brand yourself by original works. People didn't buy tickets to see John Bonham or Niel Pert, they wanted to see Led Zeppelin/Rush and experience the music they were known for.
Andrew this collaboration between Ellen & Yoyoka was a dream come true for me. Eva & Mateo were a revelation! They recorded the music for this in one take! I have been following both of them almost since the very beginnings of their respective TH-cam careers & their skills & development were both astonishing. I have never seen anyone at such a young age become as adept so rapidly as Ellen has at their instrument. She's a natural like Yoyoka with great drive like Yoyoka as well. She has also got a great teacher & mentor in her father Novak who is an incredibly talented guitar player & multi- instrumentalist & also has an incredible home studio & is a skilled producer/ engineer as well as video/film editor. Ellen has some other youngsters besides the two on this video that she plays with as well as some older pros. Ellen has also been endorsed/praised by Bootsy Collins, Sheila E., Victor Wooten & Steve Vai & also played live for one song with Vai in Las Vegas! You are right to say that this was phenomenal! Of all the youngsters that I have followed on TH-cam Ellen, Yoyoka & Sina are the most amazing. Yoyoka is one of the best drummers in the world & so is Sina for that matter! Ellen is just a phenom & a joy to watch. Her smile could light up the entire universe I think!
There's so much great info in the comments from Glen Black who was present and Ellen's dad who shot the video and edited the whole thing. It seemed to me Ellen and Yoyoka played together like they've been a team for years. It sounds so good 👍
This was a lot of fun! Complex is great, but clean and "simple" (with style) is impressive as well. Andrew, have you reacted to Ayreon yet? (did not see any reactions in a quick search) If not Ayreon is a musical project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen. A Prog Rock fusion collective of musicians performing Arjen's rock operas or concept albums. A great place to start is 'Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017)" as it has subtitles by Arjen about all the musicians and singers - And is of course a great song!
just amazing group. No rehearsal, and sounding like they been playing together for a long time. They are all very talented, and hope to see more videos in the near future.
This is incredible! What a group. All are top notch musical talents with greatness potential. Only thing missing is originall material. Will be exciting to see as they get older what they come up with. Yoyoka has already put out Sparkling. Phenomenal stuff
This is like a lecture on rebirth and past lives. I know 60 year old men who yearned all their lives to play drums like that. And then had to put up with reality. Little angel Ellen is bewitching us as well.
This is gonna be my last time asking. Just shy of 6 months asking in every single reaction video, and maybe one day you will. Please do Chris Kontos of Machine Head performing "Rage to Overcome " 2020 live drum cam. Hope you keep climbing with your channel and will see you again someday.
The kids are alright. there is an interview with Yoyoka and Ellen on Ellen’s channel where they revealed after a brief tuning session they launched into the song which was recorded in one (1!!) take. No rehearsals. Ellen is 10 in this video, Yoyoka is 11 almost 12, Singer 14, guitarist 13. The kids are alright. Rock N Roll forever.❤
Small nitpick. Ellen, Yoyoka, Eva and Mateo's video was released Mar 31, 2022. Ellen was 9yo. She turned 12yo a few days ago. You can confirm her age by searching for "Ellen Alaverdyan bass player birthday" Best Wishes. ☮
This was great---and the singer was so impressive--full of character and charm ,too ! One request (made a few times)----would love to see a reaction to the lead girl drummer in: Mt Fuji Taiko Festival, 2011 and 2012 (Hiryu High School) !!------------you'll know who she is, seems referred to as just "the girl in the middle" .
Acts is such an appropriate word eh? That's all so many are today. They are acting the part. They are not playing music. YOYOKA and her recording friends are musicians in the puredt sense.
Everyone here guaranteed a job as a studio musician. Although I hope they all go much farther in their careers (no knock on studio musicians and what an important role they play). I believe that John Paul Jones was a well respected session player before he joined Led Zeppelin. At 9 1/2, 10 or whatever age she is at, Ellen is clearly playing at that level. So impressed with her ability to "discern" the timing of players around her and blend in.
Ellen, Yoyoka, Eva and Mateo's video was released Mar 31, 2022. Ellen was 9yo. She turned 12yo a few days ago (June 2nd?). You can confirm her age by searching for "Ellen Alaverdyan bass player birthday" Best Wishes. ☮
I love it (and it gives me hope for the future) but at the same time it hurts: I can’t play a note and these kids - KIDS! - are fantastic players. I’ll just go back to living my life vicariously through my musician friends.
On Ellen’s channel there is another video like this, called Summer Jam, not with Yoyoka on drums. This time it is Alisaxie Xiaotong, a girl of similar age and comparable drumming skills. Highly recommended!
Favorite comment on this vid (at the wrap of the cover): “This is just the best thing ever!” Had a giggle-mainly bc I agree entirely. As an ‘old’ and a massive Zepp fan, it excites me to see young people learn musicianship and do a killer cover of the best band ever (and not some 3-chord garbage over a stale drumtrack like current top 10’s!) I agree that Yoyo is the backbone and real standout here but that tiny bassist was killing it!
@@AndrewRooneyDrums She began playing for the first time April 14, 2020 ... almost 2 years to the day before this video was posted. You can watch her when she first took up the bass here th-cam.com/video/Lso2Z4f6C2s/w-d-xo.html. BTW, the opening track on that video is The Wrath of the Rising King by Yousician. She recorded it about 16 months after she started playing, when she was 9.
Thanks Andrew for the great reaction video, your opinion and feedback is much appreciated.
Thank you so much for commenting. This is just wonderful.
Your daughter is a phenomenal bass player. She clearly has a great teacher!
All of the players did so well.
I'm totally blown away and wish you all the best :)
@@AndrewRooneyDrums thank you 🙏
That little girl is amazing and she is going to go far. Good job.
Super DeeDuper, I wish they were all my kids. And in my day The Partridge family was all the rage. Psst. Lol. This brings happy tears to my eyes. I have nothing else. Extraordinary kids doing extraordinary things. Kudos to the parents for allowing them to shine. God bless you all.
Ellen, beyond talent is the result of I great father and a great mother, I'd reckon. It's just awesome seeing her so happy while playing. These must be the best memories a human can make in their life.
The best thing about this? They had only met Yoyoka that day. According to an interview with Ellen and Yoyoka it was recorded in one take with no rehearsal.
What!? That’s mad Davey
I read that too. It’s clearly had studio work done tho, harmony, bass touch ups. But still possible they kept majority of first take. And pro level kids all around!
That's right. No rehearsal. They recorded 5 takes in total for video purposes, but for the music they used only the first take. The others had met at the School of Rock but Yoyoka met them all for the first time that day.
Ya, mult vid takes could explain the look that the bass was punched in. I think there’s harmony vox added. But that too, doesn’t mean the first take wasn’t used, just enhanced
Exactly!!!!!
Great job Andrew!! Ellen Alaverdyan (bass) is 9, YOYOKA (drums) of course is 12, if I remember correctly Mateo (guitar) is 16 and Eva (vocals) 17. As I said, this was the first professional level recording session that Eva and Mateo had done. One reason there were 7 takes is that during the first few, they were somewhat confused about the process, and how everything is really done by the recording and sound engineers. Eva, and her mother, were concerned that the drums and other instruments were drowning out her vocals. After the first take, Hovak (Ellen's dad), explained to Eva's mother that she had to listen from the sound booth to get a better of idea of how this was going to sound in the end. About take 4, Hovak took them outside for a meeting, seeing that they were a little nervous and confused, and explained that the only thing they had to worry about is doing their part. And that everything else will be done in editing. Eva was a little nervous because she had only heard about this gig two weeks prior and prior to that had not heard of this song. Had they had more experience I imagine this would have been done in 2-3 takes. Hovak is an awesome musician himself, as well as sound engineer and editing expert. Although this is not his studio, all of the lighting and camera equipment belongs to him and he filmed and edited everything! He has an awesome studio as well at his home. They all got along like they had been best friends all their life. I asked Ellen how much she weighed, I believe it was 54 or 58 lbs...LOL
Well done for even more context. I hope you and Wave make an interview. Your background seems like 'gold dust' for people who've never experienced working in a professional recording studio.
@@gbulmer It was actually the first time I had been in a recording studio, but it was fun. I'm not a musician, so I can only repeat what I saw, which is what I'm doing here. I put the idea out to Wave, He said he liked the idea and was supposed to do a survey to see if anyone was interested. That's the last I heard. But you know Wave, he has a tendency to overbook and get sidetracked...LOL
YOYOKA does the best Bonham covers I’ve ever heard. She’s just a monster!
Hey Andrew! That bass player is, I believe, Ellen Alaverdyan. She's 8. She's freaking amazing. especially considering she only started playing in 2020.
Exactly. She's amazing! She's 9 now. Her father is amazing and has brought her up to love music. I couldn't believe she had only been playing for about 2 years, when I first heard that.
That’s nuts Anthony. She’s very good
WOAH, WHAT??? Prodigies everywhere. That is awesome!
When you grow up in a musical environment, you can't say exactly when you started. I didn't have that background but I can't remember when I started banging pots and pans.
Loving the kids doing the old stuff wonderfully!
Me too
The Bass looks taller than she is, unbelievable performance everything is right in pocket 👍👍
Smashed it Jeff! 🙌
This stuff is for folks who thrive on being amazed, like me. Amazed and grateful for so many positive people who amplify good in the world.
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According to an interview with Yoyoka and Ellen, this was done with no rehearsal in one take.
Hey Byron... Actually it was no rehearsal, but 7 takes, which is still very good for such a young group. This was the first time any of them had met YOYOKA. The others had only played together once or twice. One of the members, I think it was Mateo, said that YOYOKA was the only one that had not made any mistakes. In true form though, being the professional that she is, YOYOKA nailed the first take, and then politely did what she had to, to support the others in the remainder of takes. This was the first professional recording of this caliber for Eva and Mateo. They all did a great job!
Damn 🤯
The nice thing about the internet is that extremely talented kids now find each other.
100% Steve!
What a joy
There is nothing more inspiring than a group of young gifted musicians playing classic rock and capturing the spirit of these timeless songs. Thank you Andrew for sharing your opinions and insight on such great content.
The look on your face looking at Ellen (Alaverdyan); priceless☺. Ellen is 9 years old and will be the groove master. She has already been recognized by Bootsy and Maurice (EWF). Hovak, her dad is suprise surprise, also a musician and they have a studio at home. Hovak is a great guy and dad who supports Ellen in the right way. Ellen & Yoyo clicked immediately, they will do more collabs. To make it even more astounding they played this almost without rehearsal. Also Eva & Matteo did a great job. The interview with Yoyoka and Ellen is also very interesting to watch. It shows that Yoyo is doing everything on feel. The support of her hands while talking is so great to see; so genuine! As you can see Ellen loves to have some fun; fearless young lady.
That is some serious bass playing
@@AndrewRooneyDrums And she only plays the instrument for about two years. I really don't know what to expect from Ellen when she's about 20 years old. Her groove is already so tasty now, I just can't imagine how good she will be, just like Yoyo. By the way if you ever doubt yourself (which you shouldn't), these are the reactions you extra shine. It's not only informative but the fun you experience yourself is infectious. I hope you get rid of that Covid cough soon. I can imagine it's really annoying. Keep up the great work sir♥
Ellen is blessed with raw talent. She looks like she really enjoys what she's doing. It reminds me of another bassist that really enjoys what he's doing - Michael League (Snarky Puppy)
For more on Ellen, the bassist, check out her ELLEN PLAYS BASS TH-cam channel. Ellen and Yoyoka are pretty good friends. Ellen was maybe 9yrs old here. She has performed with Steve Vai and on the Steve Harvey Show, she performed in front of Earth, Wind & Fire and Bootsey Collins. Victor Wooten is one of her mentors.
Never I thought one day I would be a fan of kid musicians but here I am. Those kids are fantastic and very inspirational. They give hope to a old man...
They’re simultaneously studio and live musicians; best of both worlds.
Ok they've killed me !
I know this song inside out and I've never heard anyone cover this so well.
Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
That's what I thought! That's why I requested this video excellent excellent cover 👍
@@susannebass5503 Great choice . Houses of the Holy has such diverse tracks . I used to play it all day whilst decorating ( early 80's) . Of course it was a cassette player back then .
Peace and love 👍🏻☮❤
Massive cover. These kids smashed it 🤯
@@susannebass5503 thank you so much Susanne!!!
I wanted the guitarist to look back at the drummer right before they go into that shuffle like Jimmy does to John in the MSG live concert 💯🔥
Isn't there a video out there of Robert Plant reacting to Yoyoka playing a Led Zepp song?
Everyone loves Zeppelin! Including these mega talented kids. Love it!!
Ellen and Yoyoka have fantastic chemistry. They play off each other like theyve been together for years. Any band with a rhythm section like that is bound to break big. Hope they will do some more tunes together.
So far, the rhythm section duo have solo stuff available. But the other 2 haven't yet bothered. One way or another they need to do more together, for sure, to be considered serious band material. 🤔I wonder if the guitarist and singer are fairly new , or really new, or other, to the stage, and stage presence, they don't look like they're new, but something is different in them compared to the rhythm section.
I'd pay good money to watch this band live. Great stuff.
Yup me too!
They're just feeling the music.
Yup
What a band! All excellent musicians. Yoyoka, I have no words 😊
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I love The Ocean!!!!!! The song was named, after what the crowd looked like on stage. Which was an ocean. It’s my favorite Led Zep. piece besides Immigrant Song, Misty Mountain Top, Heartbreaker, Rock N Roll, Houses Of The Holy, Trampled Under Foot, Dazed and Confused, In My Time Of Dying, The Rover, Kashmir etc. They have so many amazing songs!! You should react to more of John’s drumming. Rip Bonzo, he was and always will be a legend. 🥁♥️♥️♥️
Besides every led Zep song? 🤣👌
Love it!
Such a joy to watch youngsters killing it on their instruments.So cool.
AMAZING
amazing skills and timing displayed by all!
Thanks for sharing!
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Is it normal, I am watching this video over and over and over again?😊
Best kind of normal Serge :)
Sounds normal to me.🙃👍
Outstanding cover and excellent reaction!! So happy to see the younger generation following in the footsteps of MY GENERATIONS GREATS.🤩 And as always happy to support the channel and bring these great videos to all the other subscribers...ENJOY✌️
Simply incredible. 🤩 WOW!
Who said that rock is dead? None of them is adult age and playing LZ perfectly? Com on guys,Rock is in good hands and I can die peacefully!!!
Seen that video last week, must of watched it dozen times since. Top class.
these kids blow my mind.
Hi Andrew, firstly a big thank you for your excellent comments. Another incredible performance from Yoyoka and with what humility she lets others shine in front of her. As for Ellen, she is another young bass prodigy and I believe we have just witnessed a long collaboration with Yoyoka.
HOLY COW, these kids are awesome. that bass was player was thumpin.. i have been watching a family band called Liliac for a while now (female drummers are always awesome to see) and have been in awe of their originals and covers but this just blew me away. great job kids and great reaction as always Andrew.
So good Roger! 🤯
A youth super group.
Love it! The children are our future musicians. Teach them well.
I'm sure these kids appreciate you showing their video and giving a reaction. Because we do.
Thanks
All these kids are talented AF, and I love Yoyoka, but that BASS PLAYING! DAMN
Yoyoka is the only name I'm familiar with, but every one of them are freaking amazing!
Whats most amazing is this was the first time these kids played together, no rehearsal, just laid it down in one take.
Kids from the school of rock.
Little ellan the base player & yoyoka hadn't met any of them before.
Just outstanding talents
Tiny nitpick - In their Q&A video Yoyoka and Ellen explain Yoyoka had never met or played with Ellen, Eva or Mateo. However, Ellen had rehearsed with Mateo twice, and Eva once before. (Eva started at the School more recently).
Best Wishes. ☮
Thank you sir! One of my favorite Led Zep songs since I was a young lad. Yoyoka playing Bonham - HELL YEAH. 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼
Smashed it! 🥁💯🤯
Amazing these kids can play this nearly 50 year old song with such great feel. Their parents probably weren’t even born when this was first recorded. I know Yoyoka will deliver but every time I listen to this I am more impressed with the others. They get it.
I was a road manager for a few local bands in the 70's and 80's in Chicago and the talent these young musicians has is remarkable especially Ellen and Yoyoka.
Yoyoka always nails It on drums. But that little munchkin on bass. She was kicking some serious butt. Rounded out nicely by vocals and guitar.
Check out Ellen's channel, fascinating stuff. Her idols are Victor Wooten and Geddy Lee. At nine years old she has played with them and Steve Vai just to name a few. She speaks flawless English but her native language is like bosnian. Her father noticed her interest in music when she was a baby and has strived to make it 'fun'. I could go on but check her out.
Ellen was born in California, then later moved to Nevada. Ellen's parents are Armenian, not Bosnian.
Best Wishes. ☮
The future of music is bright with this bunch. Tackling LZ is no easy feat and they seemed to work seamlessly even without a rehearsal (from what I understand). I can only imagine what they can do if given them some time to do that. Kudos to them and gratitude to Yoyoka for sharing this and Ellen (and dad) for coordinating it. 👍🏼
They’re all great 👏👏👏hope for the future 👏👏👏🥂
Andrew, yoyoka has put out a cover of 46 & 2 by Tool with an eleven yr old female guitarist,it's awesome.
With young artists like this,rock is in safe hands.
These kids are amazing.
Yoyoka has been doing this since she was, at least, 8.
Her cover of "Good Times, Bad Times" was shown to Robert Plant and he asked how old she was. At the time she was 8. He was astounded, saying that song isn't easy.
One of my favourite Zep songs, underrated in my opinion.
Kids ROCK!
Smashed it 🙌
They are the future! We don't have to talk about Yoyoka's abilities, but if it gets down to pure joy of playing Ellen might win the race. She seems to always enjoy playing and if she is making a mistake, she simply laughs and continues. Just love to see her play with such energy and love. I hope, Yoyoka and Ellen will continue to collaborate. (Of course, alll of them are talented!)
Andrew, you *have* to react to Yoyoka's cover of 'Blurred Lines'.
It will blow your mind all over again!
Sounds awesome
Returns some faith in our youth, does it not? On Ellen's channel, there is a rather extensive interview with Ellen and Yoyoka with Ellen's father asking the questions, with some of those questions being direct at Yoyoka's father, who is there.
Awesome!
Absolutely killed it. Such a great bunch of musicians
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I believe the others Yoyoka was playing with were from the School Of Rock, a musical school similar to what the movie of the same title portrayed. In the movie, they worked to compete in the band competition. I think this line up could not only compete in any band competition, but could sell out venues on a regular basis. The only thing missing is enough original material, which is an entirely different skill set. Even Led Zeppelin took many songs from other artist (especially the first 2 albums). They settled many cases in court over this. In an interview, Jimmy Page said that it was his job to change the guitar parts (which he did) and Roberts job to change the lyrics, which he didn't always do. That's what caused the issues he said. I listened to some of the original songs and thought the Led Zeppelin versions were much better. (insert self correcting rant) Anyhow, I hope Yoyoka continues to to produce original material, by writing songs herself, collaborating with others, or even finding a stand alone writer that can produce quality songs. It is important brand yourself by original works. People didn't buy tickets to see John Bonham or Niel Pert, they wanted to see Led Zeppelin/Rush and experience the music they were known for.
Thanks Dave! Great input
Way to go Kids!!! Saw Led Zeppelin in Nov., 1974 ...wow what a show!!! These kids are great!!!
Andrew this collaboration between Ellen & Yoyoka was a dream come true for me. Eva & Mateo were a revelation! They recorded the music for this in one take! I have been following both of them almost since the very beginnings of their respective TH-cam careers & their skills & development were both astonishing. I have never seen anyone at such a young age become as adept so rapidly as Ellen has at their instrument. She's a natural like Yoyoka with great drive like Yoyoka as well. She has also got a great teacher & mentor in her father Novak who is an incredibly talented guitar player & multi- instrumentalist & also has an incredible home studio & is a skilled producer/ engineer as well as video/film editor. Ellen has some other youngsters besides the two on this video that she plays with as well as some older pros. Ellen has also been endorsed/praised by Bootsy Collins, Sheila E., Victor Wooten & Steve Vai & also played live for one song with Vai in Las Vegas! You are right to say that this was phenomenal! Of all the youngsters that I have followed on TH-cam Ellen, Yoyoka & Sina are the most amazing. Yoyoka is one of the best drummers in the world & so is Sina for that matter! Ellen is just a phenom & a joy to watch. Her smile could light up the entire universe I think!
How blessed are we to have had led Zeppelin?
Blew me away !
Me too Timothy
There's so much great info in the comments from Glen Black who was present and Ellen's dad who shot the video and edited the whole thing. It seemed to me Ellen and Yoyoka played together like they've been a team for years. It sounds so good 👍
these kids give me tears of joy on my face.
You don't get much better than that. Put four full grown people on this song, i can't see it being better. freakin awesome
When a group of reincarnated souls find each other in this world!
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It was after a session of the Yardbirds that Keith Moon said it sounded like a Led Zeppelin falling from the sky.
Great video great song rock guitar 🎸 good show
Thanks Peter 🙏
This was a lot of fun!
Complex is great, but clean and "simple" (with style) is impressive as well.
Andrew, have you reacted to Ayreon yet? (did not see any reactions in a quick search)
If not Ayreon is a musical project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen. A Prog Rock fusion collective of musicians performing Arjen's rock operas or concept albums. A great place to start is 'Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down - The Source (2017)" as it has subtitles by Arjen about all the musicians and singers - And is of course a great song!
just amazing group. No rehearsal, and sounding like they been playing together for a long time. They are all very talented, and hope to see more videos in the near future.
This is incredible! What a group. All are top notch musical talents with greatness potential. Only thing missing is originall material. Will be exciting to see as they get older what they come up with. Yoyoka has already put out Sparkling. Phenomenal stuff
This is Truly Amazing, these young souls rock.. Great video Andrew!
This is like a lecture on rebirth and past lives. I know 60 year old men who yearned all their lives to play drums like that. And then had to put up with reality. Little angel Ellen is bewitching us as well.
Ellen is very new on the bass. Her dad is wicked good musician, her teacher and their connection is awesome.
Amazing Richard!
Literally BLOWN AWAY!! Ass-kicking R&R. Makes me so emotional , Mind Blown!🤩👍😜👀👌
great reack mt very good they killed it , m.
This is gonna be my last time asking. Just shy of 6 months asking in every single reaction video, and maybe one day you will.
Please do Chris Kontos of Machine Head performing "Rage to Overcome " 2020 live drum cam.
Hope you keep climbing with your channel and will see you again someday.
The kids are alright. there is an interview with Yoyoka and Ellen on Ellen’s channel where they revealed after a brief tuning session they launched into the song which was recorded in one (1!!) take. No rehearsals. Ellen is 10 in this video, Yoyoka is 11 almost 12, Singer 14, guitarist 13. The kids are alright. Rock N Roll forever.❤
Small nitpick. Ellen, Yoyoka, Eva and Mateo's video was released Mar 31, 2022. Ellen was 9yo. She turned 12yo a few days ago. You can confirm her age by searching for "Ellen Alaverdyan bass player birthday"
Best Wishes. ☮
This was great---and the singer was so impressive--full of character and charm ,too !
One request (made a few times)----would love to see a reaction to the lead girl drummer in:
Mt Fuji Taiko Festival, 2011 and 2012 (Hiryu High School) !!------------you'll know who she is, seems referred to as just "the girl in the middle" .
Another smooth and Tasty " Bus " ride where everyone is comfortable and secure
Doin’ LZep proud.. Just a guess, but thinking that Robert, JPJ and Jimmy Page would applaud these youngsters for this cover!!
💯👌
God they are awesome and have enthusiasm that's lacking in a lot of big acts today. God bless these people.
Acts is such an appropriate word eh? That's all so many are today. They are acting the part. They are not playing music. YOYOKA and her recording friends are musicians in the puredt sense.
I have been watching Ellen for a long time and she is one awesome bass player for a 11 year old
yayyyyy , Ellen Alaverdyan. My all time favorite bass player
Everyone here guaranteed a job as a studio musician. Although I hope they all go much farther in their careers (no knock on studio musicians and what an important role they play). I believe that John Paul Jones was a well respected session player before he joined Led Zeppelin. At 9 1/2, 10 or whatever age she is at, Ellen is clearly playing at that level. So impressed with her ability to "discern" the timing of players around her and blend in.
Ellen, Yoyoka, Eva and Mateo's video was released Mar 31, 2022. Ellen was 9yo. She turned 12yo a few days ago (June 2nd?). You can confirm her age by searching for "Ellen Alaverdyan bass player birthday"
Best Wishes. ☮
I love it (and it gives me hope for the future) but at the same time it hurts: I can’t play a note and these kids - KIDS! - are fantastic players. I’ll just go back to living my life vicariously through my musician friends.
They’re unreal Christopher 🤯
Ellen is 9yrs old,had her own channel. Done a couple of Sabbath covers,does a good impression of Geezer Butler for sure.
I'll have to check it out
On Ellen’s channel there is another video like this, called Summer Jam, not with Yoyoka on drums. This time it is Alisaxie Xiaotong, a girl of similar age and comparable drumming skills. Highly recommended!
According to the. bassest dad Hovack they had zero rehearsal prior to recording.
I'd believe it.
Much love Andrew but ouch on not knowing the song lmao...these kids nailed it hard! Also no hard feelings and thanks for all your videos!
Still plenty of Zep I haven’t heard! 🙌
Even in a time of ridiculously priced tickets, I’d pay good money to see this concert.
The Producer did a nice job doubling the vocals.
Thanks for teaching me what that cool drum sound was called. "triplet"
Love this. 😎
Me too!
Damn. That’s about as good as the music school tool performance. 🤘🏻
Yep - “the best thing ever.” Period.
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Robert Plant has seen yoyoka's video from several years ago.. There is a reaction video from him.
Favorite comment on this vid (at the wrap of the cover): “This is just the best thing ever!” Had a giggle-mainly bc I agree entirely. As an ‘old’ and a massive Zepp fan, it excites me to see young people learn musicianship and do a killer cover of the best band ever (and not some 3-chord garbage over a stale drumtrack like current top 10’s!) I agree that Yoyo is the backbone and real standout here but that tiny bassist was killing it!
They did great!!! 🤘
Bass player's sick - she's got a great future...so cool, thx
For sure!
Did you know when you were watching this, that Ellen had only been playing base for about 2 years?
That's just silly!
Really Mark!?
@@AndrewRooneyDrums She began playing for the first time April 14, 2020 ... almost 2 years to the day before this video was posted. You can watch her when she first took up the bass here th-cam.com/video/Lso2Z4f6C2s/w-d-xo.html. BTW, the opening track on that video is The Wrath of the Rising King by Yousician. She recorded it about 16 months after she started playing, when she was 9.
Ellen proved something here, something we would say about Yoyoka .... studio ready!
Yes, all the members did great. But I really thought the singer especially made it work.
Yes yes yes !!!-agreed ! ----That was beautiful singing,and full of style and charm !
Music will make a comeback one day...❤
Holy Hell. Wow
HOLY CRAP!!!!
Yes Steven!
Rock is not dead. Kids rocks !
Yes! 🙌