Wow. I kinda feel sorry for this guy's family, cos whenever anyone asks him "What was the happiest moment of your life?" he's never going to answer with "my wedding day" or "when my baby was born." It's always gonna be this.
@Paul Eagle if you could link me to your performance that you nailed on someone else’s kit in front of two professional drummers and their band with a large audience with no practice or even heads up, that would be great.
@Paul Eagle I think you couldn't play the drums to save your life. If you think that was sloppy then i hope you're not a drummer cause drumming isn't for you i think.
Everyone at this concert just witnessed YEARS possibly DECADES of preparation for an imaginary moment coming true. I never thought a drum solo would get me emotional, but this guy seeing his chance and grabbing it by the balls got me in the feels.
@@connorjoseph6565 yet he was praised by Dave Grohl and the crowd went wild. Don't rain on what could be the best moment in a person's life. He did a brilliant job getting up in front of thousands of people, acting like a professional and absolutely nailing it while having fun.
This Guy is a good musician because is a great listener ! It is maybe obvious to say but he knows the song because he listened. He knows the breaks and all because he is a listener. And on the stage, he did the job, knew his place and at the end he took his place, because he was listening what was happening on stage. He listened and lived the moment. First lesson to musicians, learn to listening, it is the basic rule.
I like that he picked up Dave was going to chat a bit more, so he slowed down and got quieter (sorry, don't know the technical drumlingo), right around 0:53; I think that's why Dave laughs there. He also sat down and got right into the beat immediately. Talent, skill, and professionalism. Good stuff.
Let’s give the man credit. “Slow” songs are not easy to play & requires precise timing. Let’s add the fact he’s in front of thousands of people probably for the first time…. Shit, I tip my hat. Good job sir
@@shelby2905 are you having a stroke? What are you trying to articulate? I'm not sure I can help you, but I know this for sure: No one knows what you're trying to say in ANY language.
@@swaelee4686 Theres definitely talent involved with playing instruments besides just practice. In this case also the talent of staying calm and collected.
@@WaddenSeaSiren yes, there are people who have talent and a "feel" for instruments. but in most cases hard fkn work was required to get on a certain level. sometimes its a little dissapointing when people say "youre so talented" when you put so many hours in there that your body starts to hurt
Talent is effectively the capacity to benefit from hard work to increase one's ability. Some have more of this capacity than others true, but without hard work, its entirely irrelevant. Is Richard "talented"? Unknown and irrelevant. This show proved he was passionate, capable, and unafraid of doing what was needed to be great.
He took advantage of the moment, and responded PERFECTLY given the situation. Knew the song, sat in the pocket and didn't show off until the very end, followed improv ques, and basically f'n crushed it. I think it's even harder to play a slower song like this and not "over" play it because it's your moment. And then to be complimented by TWO fantastic drummers (Dave and Taylor) - dude just living his best life.
In Dave’s book, he says that when he was a kid, he would fantasize about the drummer breaking his arm or something during a show, and Dave would rescue the band by filling in, getting on stage with rock stars and blowing their minds. And now Dave is making this fantasy real for kids all over the world. Dave Grohl is legitimately the coolest dude who’s ever lived.
I was at this gig. I remember him getting up there, and the moment he started playing I got goose bumps. He absolutely destroyed it. And when he got emotional at the end, man, even I teared up.
Man, I'm listening/seeying this for the first time and having Fu****** Goosebumps. This Guy had the moment of his life and nailed it so GOOD. You can prepare yourself for this kind of performance your whole fuc*** life, but it is the humbleness in him that alowed him to Shine like a Star. Kudus for him and the FF !
Not only is he a phenomenal drummer and musician, but my guy kept tempo with no metronome in his ear and nothing to reference how hard he is hitting the skins, this dude is pure madness and skill, hours and years behind the set and blood sweat and tears. Mad props.
In my friends band back in the day, the mark for being good was not falling off the stool drunk (with our without taking out the drum set) and having their mic turned off. Admittedly, standards were pretty low.
I love the way he immediately meshed with the band and perfectly matched Dave's intensity second by second, and then at the end, the way the band followed him the same way, as if they'd all been playing together for years. That's more than just talent. It's instinct.
I loved it too there was a couple moments where he overpowered dave with the drums and u could see dave laugh it off nerves if you will. But he blended in so well and was amazing
dude played with someone else set and done everything without ear monitor. don't forgot that he just showed up, means that there was no warm-up. in case you wanna show a talent to somebody, show them this
I saw a similar thing in New Orleans years ago. I was at Pete Fountain’s club and in the audience was Lionel Hampton. Hampton came up and sat in for a couple of numbers. The amazing thing is that Hampton is left handed and he played on a right handed kit like nothing.
And then having Dave tell you that you're a great drummer. Seriously, if that happened to me I could get hit by a bus the next day and think "Yeah, my life was great."
What's funny is Dave DOES NOT consider himself as even a decent drummer, if you've seen the interview he did with Pharrell he said most of "Nevermind" was borrowed from old disco bands (Cameo, Gap Band, Tony Thompson, etc.) "That disco flam works everytime" -Dave
Performing this well with the level of nerves that man must have been feeling is incredibly impressive. I’m happy he had the opportunity to shine like he did. Keep shining young man
@@fuzzylumpkinns for me it was the opposite. I always performed way better in front of an audience than when practicing. I guess it stems from being my own worst critic.
As a session guitarist and bassist for half of my life, I have to say that he is the kind of drummer that would make me feel confident that a tour is going to be a joy to play. I'd instantly know I could riff with him as a bassist, or be much more laid back on the guitar knowing the song will be carried in safe hands. As much as band members love to joke about one another, with drummers being the butt of many jokes, the reality is that they are the ones who gel a song together along with the bassist. I'm mainly a guitarist and I will gladly say that all I really do is put the icing on top, but drummers who can step up in front of any crowd and play this solidly without any monitoring hold a song together at its core and they have my complete appreciation and deepest respect.
No one cares that you're a "session" guitarist. Next time just tell the truth and say that you played guitar for your high school garage band... ...and at the age of 53 continue to play with that band at a local tavern, where you play for free because they wouldn't pay you, not even in beer. Your most popular request is "The Sound of Silence." Not the Simon & Garfunkel classic, but literally that your band stop playing for 4 to 5 minutes, which you later found out was 45 minutes, not 4 to 5 like you originally thought. So sad, so sad for you.
@@vapid.aenima @Sheldon Bono I've gotta be honest, I've never had someone request the sound of silence in any of the 66 countries I've performed in, but if ever they do I'll let you know. It is a great song though so I wouldn't mind playing it. However, the day it happens I'll also think of how bitter you feel that you're stuck in your ‘high school garage band’ dreaming that you could have done so much more with your music life if only you'd put a little more work in when it was needed. As far as session work goes, it's not for everyone as it does mean playing music that isn't stuff you like necessarily, but playing in front of arena audiences does make it all feel pretty amazing. As for your local tavern not paying you... That's an issue between you and them, but I personally love the small gigs as much as the bigger ones, though in a different way. However, I never play them without pay unless it's a bloody good charity cause. If your local tavern tells you it's good exposure for you then tell them you will bring 50 people along and they all want free drinks all night. Suggest to them that it will be really good exposure for their tavern. I do hope that you get out on the road yourself. Seeing the world whilst you get paid for playing is amazing fun and it's something that might make you feel noticed by people. I understand that trolling online probably gives you that with a lot less effort required, but do you really feel good about yourself for being this way? I assure you that, no matter how big or small a gig may be, you'll come of stage feeling great about having played to a bunch of people you've never met and may never see again. Kinda like trolling but without the bad attitude.
@@ziergiest it was a work of art I must agree, no way you can try and give a rebuttal to that script beautifully said my man and sounds like a hell of a life
If you pay attention, it's only at the part at 3:42 that Dave actually realized he knew the song, although he had already played the correct transitions at 2:52 and at 3:11. He was grooving so well with the band that it completely flew over Dave's head that he actually knew the song.
@Wayne Halliday that was daves best friend for over 20 years. When Kurt died he could barely sit behind a drumset. Which is the reason he is the singer/guitarist of the foo fighters. Now he won't be able to listen to his own songs or play with his band without thinking of taylor. I think it'll at least be awhile before we see them perform again
Other bands lost people and continued. A7x lost the rev and they were best friends too. And there is alot more bands that lost someone that continued.. It definitively hit Dave and the rest really hard when Taylor passed but they won't give up. Hawkins wouldn't want that for them.
"He's a good f***ing drummer this guy". Well, if anyone can tell, it's definitely Dave Grohl. I bet this guy still has goosebumps to this day just thinking about this moment.
This guy obviously did great. One needs to realize that even though he made mistakes, though not many, he was playing on someone else's kit.....in front of a huge crowd......with the Foo Fighters. Nice job bud. I'd mess it up for sure.
Non drummers probably don't get how hard it is to play someone else's kit. The placement of everything, the kick pedal throw and spring tension. I play with sock feet. A lot of pedals are set up in a way that would throw me off. It's not like a guitar where the variables are much less.
When you start playing for the music... You start to feel it... In Your feet, in your arms... But when it comes to a full sensation you feel it in your soul
Then at 7:00 he picks up on Dave's "Here we go...ready" and brings it all the way up and just lets it all go. He picked up on so many improve cues it's silly.
@@mcelsyke When you get pulled out of the crowd to sit in with a Hall of Fame band with absolutely no practice, I'll be happy to hear your opinion. Until then, shut the hell up and enjoy the moment. Unless, you are an internationally touring drummer and/or a professional drum instructor who can make informed comments on a Foo Fighters fan being put into the biggest moment of his life. If that last sentence applies to you, please comment on your credentials and share your constructive criticism so we can all become better drummer.
When preparation meets opportunity. This man must have visualized this moment thousands of times while he practiced that the universe had to align in his favor
I just love it when a band gives a fan a shot, probably not expecting much and they absolutely nail it. You can see the respect just grow so quickly. He played it perfectly and awesome that he got a shot, he will remember it for the rest of his days. Awesome.
And I think people forget there is a massive difference between a great player and a PROFESSIONAL. To impress the professionals you’ve fucking done stellar!
Man, this band... don’t you just love how much they enjoy giving fans these moments? Taylor sitting on the floor with a huge grin on his face, Dave laughing during the vocal... they know they’re giving this guy one of his life’s highlights and they remember what it would have meant to them. Amazing.
Yup. So many bands have an attitude about themselves and its completely unearned. But these guys? Naw, it's like they're on a personal mission to show every other musician out there that their talent and passion matters and is worth celebrating.
Bought a concert ticket to see a band he loves. Gets pulled on stage to meet the band then plays a full song with them while getting complimented the entire time by Dave. What an incredible moment in his life. 🙏🤘
This guy just leveled up to way over 9000 in self confidence. More power to him. RIP Taylor Hawkins. I feel for Dave being this the second family(band) member to die on him. 🙏
I played in bands for years many drummers don’t play with feeling they just play the song but this guy was actually listening to Dave for changes! When Dave played lightly so did he a s when Dave was really getting into it so was he! He didn’t loose time after the fills he’s just a rock solid drummer
Plain iPhone X it was (no mic) … but the sound in the Pula Arena (ancient roman colosseum - sort of like in Rome but way smaller) is great for open space 👍🏼
Yeah I was about to say. iPhone bro. They have the best mics by far. Only thing they are just way better at then other phones. I was always surprised how well it recorded my festival videos.
@@jeroenb.8405 Samsung has really fantastic microphones when recording too. Especially on their S10 and up. Samsung allows you to actually manually set the microphone gain when recording video which is pretty brilliant as a sound guy myself haha.
Damien Lobb i believe you but this is samsung changing things to compete with apple same as apple does with other features. Apples mics have been crazy since the iphone 5 no joke.
@@thebananaman5632 He's a musician and a great personality, but anyone who knows how to play the drums won't call him legendary. Dave himself would be the first one to admit it. Besides, who cares really? Why not just be kind to one another and enjoy the music?
So guy get tickets to go see the Foo Fighters thinking he gets to go see a great band play. Next thing he knows he’s on stage behind the drums! That had to be the best thing to ever happen to him! Dave and Taylor are such cool people! The Foo’s are amazing to their fans! Such a down to earth bunch of guys! Dave makes the whole crowd his friends!
Just wanted to comment similar to others. Not his drums. No rehearsal with the other musicians. No previous chat about specific timings, changes of tempo or key! Ffs, what a feckin talent.
No previous chat about a freeform jazz interlude, and he absolutely took it in his stride when there wasn't one. I'm not a trained musician, but the song sounded the same throughout, did it change key (or tempo)? Would changing key have affected the drummer? The kid was fantastic, no argument here, that just seemed an odd aspect to mention
for all those slagging this guy off and monday morning quarterbacking him, i don't get it. he was very nuanced and tasteful imo. like a natural entertainer. he seemed to recognize when to hold back and lay low and when to be colorful and kept it in time while following grohl's lead the whole performance. i would like to see anyone who is leveling criticism towards this dude's execution be able to keep it together like that in front of a packed house while put on the spot during a once in a lifetime opportunity. imo, it's almost that much harder to anchor the beat on an up and down tune w/ different dynamics like this than a constant hot and heavy bash fest tune. mad respect.
Yeah, a band practices for weeks, or even months to prep for a live tour, not to mention the many years of playing together that FF have under their belt at this point. To just get up on stage and do it cold...
There's a lot more to music and drumming than complexity and technical prowess. This isn't classical music; in rock the performers are the composers (though there are exceptions in the Western classical tradition like Paganini) Not saying Grohl is one of the GOATs--he's decent--but e.g. Charlie Watts is a fuck of a lot better than Thomas Lang as a musician even though he can't play just about anything Lang can; Lang doesn't have anywhere near the dynamic or rhythmic nuance or creativity that drummer like Watts or Jaki Liebetzeit, Bill Bruford, Keith Moon, etc. have: artists who both innovated the performance and composition of the instrument as well as produced until that point unheard of emotional and conceptual expression from it. Clinicians like Lang, Minnemann, Mangini, Donati, Mayer, etc. are mindbogglingly skilled but they're more proofs of concept than they are musicians. They're more appropriately compared to inventors of musical instrument technologies than to musical artists. Nobody in their right mind thinks Michael Angelo Batio or Guthrie Govan are as good as Hendrix as an artist, despite the fact that Hendrix couldn't dream of playing the kind of stuff they could. But let me know when they make a musical masterpiece or do something truly innovative with their instrument. I suspect I'll be waiting until I'm dead. Peart is brilliant though.
AWESOME ! Talk about handling the pressure. Didnt miss a beat. And didn't over play . Very cool. Must say Im a bit jealous . Dave is the most humble rock star ever !!! Great job Richard from Manchester!
Remember being on the music room with Richard in high school when he was starting out - ridiculously talented then. Haven’t seen him since I left Tarporley but Christ he’s good!
LOL I'm sorry, I know this is really sad for you, but I just think it's hilarious that no one cares that you went to school with the guy. HAHAHA You didn't even get a random reply with like a courtesy "oh you guys went to school together? That's so cool!" Instead you had some bot program give you 350 👍🏻's to make yourself feel better. More importantly though, to impress the one person that will see that you got 350 👍🏻's and congratulate you... ... like any good roommate/mother would do for their roomate/son.
@@vapid.aenima No comment necessary. And his 👍 are from people like me. Not bots to make him feel better??! Bots don't care about feelings!!! There's always a miserable hater. Lmao 😜😅
@Tazz lol, you're right. Bots don't care about feelings... they just login and hit the like button on a fake account, log off, log onto another fake account and repeat. Thank you for reinforcing my 👉🏻 😊
Dave Grohl. How fortunant Rock is for his exsistance and talent. Most of all for his ability to stay humble and know who help put him where he is at. He put in the hard work and the fans get him back all the love you can expect guy is class act
i remember when i first heard the Nirvana drummer came out with his own music and i knew it was shit from the beginning, never kbew it was THE shit,...
There you see a man fulfilling his life's dream. Respest to foo fighters for giving him the chace to do so. Enormous respect. Everyone should get a chance to be what they want in life even for a short moment.
Taylor's face at 8:11 is the biggest compliment because as a drummer he's on par with Dave but the difference is Taylor isn't expecting to be on camera. Not saying this is the case because it's not, but Dave could have been hyping him up to just seem nice in front of the crowd and the cameras, but Taylor being out of sight just makes it way more genuine.
You see these 'get some guy on stage' moments and they can be crappy, but this guy absolutely nailed it. Amazing timing, tempo and changes. Fair play to him. You've got to be good to even attempt that onstage in front of all those people, and not even playing on your kit, and to top it all Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins are actually enjoying it and commenting on how good this guy is.
Well ... the "crappy" bit can come from the recording ... and the flickering screen is somewhat annoying, but the audio is good ... and that is the important part for a concert.
This is what all of us unsigned musicians dream about at bedtime. This is like that dream you think about, that you know would never come true, but it actually did for this guy. I've got chills
If you dont know the original compliment that got attacked and aren't going to read the thread, don't comment. All things considered, Richard did ok. I think with nerves, he still tried his best to showcase his technical ability. He blended himself as best as possible, didn't overplay, didn't underplay, kept tempo *as best as possible* considering he hadn't played with the Foo Fighters before, and had his moments, and I think that's a good show of how his musicianship has developed. This was a spectacular watch and it was still 10 minutes worth my time. I'm just going to edit it here as well because it seems people are missing what I was getting at. Guys there's a lot more variables then just technical ability obviously. I won't deny I myself didn't really pay too much attention to detail at first because he did have a difficult time and he did drag. But I wasn't going to be that piece of shit who complains about a performance I did not attempt. I just happened to know how difficult it is. I think most of us wouldn't be here unless we were musicians ourselves (clearly) and quite unfortunately this guy was obviously also nervous. But I think there's a number of things that can be accounted for that worked against him on a first time performance on stage with the foo fighters. You can't deny that he most likely hasn't played with the foo fighters; he was not used to the drum tension of that set and only adapted a little more throughout the song (albeit the last chorus fills were out of place numerous times); he couldn't move any drum pieces and he doesn't look like he has a very big wingspan, if he had to stretch then he lost millisecond slips in his strokes. He most likely did not put in ear comms in because these are usually taken for a joke and being the 3rd core instrument of the band he'd have to put slightly more work into keeping tempo and holding song structure, which in front of so many people he might probably have had quite a bit of nerves for. Nobody wants to deliberately look bad and I think under the circumstances he did the best he could, perhaps comms would've changed the outcome, perhaps his nerves would still have gotten the better of him. At the end we still aren't necessarily going to know unless we actually checkout his stuff. In which case if it so happens to be bad I'll retract what I decided to defend about him, but I'm not going to bash him like some of you. Go and do that performance better first, and then complain about him. For now, I will edit what I said about him initially.
@@Virvum_Juggernaut “entry level” nothing about this is entry level. Hence why this vid has been viewed so many times. Hence why he was complimented by every artist in the stage and how he could play an entire foo fighters song slowed down for an onstage performance. He is incredibly talented.
Am I the only person who thinks this amazingly talented dude should play the drums for the beautiful Taylor Hawkins, along side Foo Fighters on their European tour next year? I was deeply saddened to hear about their drummer, because he was totally unique and could play the drums so well. Such a lovely person inside and out, and hopefully this talented young gentleman - playing drums in this video, gets to play for Dave Grohl on stage one day in a commemoration concert for Taylor Hawkins? He'd be super psyched about this, looking down from heaven 😊 RIP you beautiful soul🤘💛
i hate to break it to you, but in order to play live you kinda have to rehearse. every musician rehearses. of course, you'd know that if you actually played music :)
Been playing since 1964 sometimes professionally.......so sorry....but I do know what I'm talking about. If that drummer from Manchester rehearsed that tune with thr Foo Fighters they are big frauds ......but no it was unrehearsed and showed tremendous talent. I stand by my comment. Any arse can sound good in a studio....but live with stuff like that happening shows REAL talent
All I can say is I've got tears of joy, humanity can be ONE HELL OF A BEAUTIFUL THING.. I tip my hat and salute the band for allowing that man's dream to come true!
This has to be one of my favorite Foo Fighters/Dave Grohl videos ever. He genuinely enjoys what he does and interacting with other musicians in the crowd. I bet Richard tells his grand kids about how he played on stage with foo fighters. That shit makes life long memories for people. Fucking love this dude.
We need more humans like Dave. Freaking guy doesn't act like he's better than anyone else and lifts people up!!! There's too many folks that find joy in putting folks down nowadays, so be more like Dave so the world can be a better place. And RICHARD!!! Wow!!!!
90% of all drummers would have to die for that to be true. i like Taylor, but your stretching it JUST a tad. and if you meant Dave...95% would have to die 1st.
Yeah definitely not in the top like 500 drummers but Dave and Taylor are both still great. As far as success goes yes they are two of the most wealthy and successful drummers for sure.
@@GuiltyHAL343 forget 500 it wouldn't be top 1mil when it comes to walked the earth. Especially with jazz and metal drummers. Especially when it's prog drummers. There's some insane drummers in this world.
I think what the man means to say is you must have a lot of bravery to play for one the the greatest (influential) drummers to ever exist. and Dave was one of the most or the most influential drummer in existence.
Moment of a lifetime, amazing performance, made me smile all the way through, all those hours, weeks and years of practicing for this wonderful time in his lif.
This is why I love Foo Fighters. Not saying that other bands didn't do the same but this band truly cares about their fans. Dave broke his leg during concert, fix it up minimally, and continue the concert with chairs. They let a little kid perform, the kid plays enter sandman, Dave gives the kid his guitar. And now this...
He probably played these songs in his room daily. Its like he's on stage but has the comfort of being lost in his room. There just happens to be his idols and fans lost in his room with em this time.
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Wow. I kinda feel sorry for this guy's family, cos whenever anyone asks him "What was the happiest moment of your life?" he's never going to answer with "my wedding day" or "when my baby was born." It's always gonna be this.
😂👍🏻
lol !!!
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Agree
ALWAYS!
You had ONE chance....and you fucking NAILED it, my friend!
...not too much, and not too little. Just enough when the time is right. Very humbling.
@@zippac For real. There was a real professionalism in his performance. Rockstar for a day.
@Paul Eagle if you could link me to your performance that you nailed on someone else’s kit in front of two professional drummers and their band with a large audience with no practice or even heads up, that would be great.
@Paul Eagle I think you couldn't play the drums to save your life. If you think that was sloppy then i hope you're not a drummer cause drumming isn't for you i think.
@Paul Eagle TROLL ALERT!
Everyone at this concert just witnessed YEARS possibly DECADES of preparation for an imaginary moment coming true. I never thought a drum solo would get me emotional, but this guy seeing his chance and grabbing it by the balls got me in the feels.
😂👌😭
Inspirational...
Ayo 😂 that last part threw me off a little lmfao
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Or they knew eachother for years and this was part of the show. How did they have like 5 different shoots of the drummer set up if it wasn't planned 🤔
Hats off to the man for absolutely killing this! Didn’t overplay, just showed his real chops and had a pure moment of musicianship!
Massive respect! I love how Dave treated him.
He overplayed so much tf
Right with the beat, actually setting the rythym, what more is there to own.
@@connorjoseph6565 Fascist....
@@connorjoseph6565 yet he was praised by Dave Grohl and the crowd went wild. Don't rain on what could be the best moment in a person's life. He did a brilliant job getting up in front of thousands of people, acting like a professional and absolutely nailing it while having fun.
You know what really makes him a good drummer? He is actually able to pick up on the dynamics cues!
he also maintains eye contact with the conductor ie ...Dave
Exactly! So good!
he also managed to laugh with out missing a bet too
This Guy is a good musician because is a great listener ! It is maybe obvious to say but he knows the song because he listened. He knows the breaks and all because he is a listener. And on the stage, he did the job, knew his place and at the end he took his place, because he was listening what was happening on stage. He listened and lived the moment.
First lesson to musicians, learn to listening, it is the basic rule.
I like that he picked up Dave was going to chat a bit more, so he slowed down and got quieter (sorry, don't know the technical drumlingo), right around 0:53; I think that's why Dave laughs there.
He also sat down and got right into the beat immediately. Talent, skill, and professionalism. Good stuff.
Let’s give the man credit.
“Slow” songs are not easy to play & requires precise timing. Let’s add the fact he’s in front of thousands of people probably for the first time….
Shit, I tip my hat. Good job sir
@@davidtx8777 no? slow as in slow songs…
@@shelby2905 he’s just a troll, what makes America shit
Plus he starts playing like he’s fully warmed up which is what blows my mind. I can play drums, but I need a few minutes to get into it 😅
@@davidseifferleinfilm what?
@@shelby2905 are you having a stroke?
What are you trying to articulate?
I'm not sure I can help you, but I know this for sure:
No one knows what you're trying to say in ANY language.
its not just talent, he is not 5 yo. he must have poured hours practicing and thats whats inspiring.
its talent and skills >:0
@@neoura dont mistake hard work for "talent"
@@swaelee4686 Theres definitely talent involved with playing instruments besides just practice. In this case also the talent of staying calm and collected.
@@WaddenSeaSiren yes, there are people who have talent and a "feel" for instruments. but in most cases hard fkn work was required to get on a certain level.
sometimes its a little dissapointing when people say "youre so talented" when you put so many hours in there that your body starts to hurt
Talent is effectively the capacity to benefit from hard work to increase one's ability.
Some have more of this capacity than others true, but without hard work, its entirely irrelevant.
Is Richard "talented"? Unknown and irrelevant. This show proved he was passionate, capable, and unafraid of doing what was needed to be great.
He took advantage of the moment, and responded PERFECTLY given the situation. Knew the song, sat in the pocket and didn't show off until the very end, followed improv ques, and basically f'n crushed it. I think it's even harder to play a slower song like this and not "over" play it because it's your moment. And then to be complimented by TWO fantastic drummers (Dave and Taylor) - dude just living his best life.
What's his name?
he's doing what a musician does, perfectly done
And not forgetting that his tempo is really steady for someone playing on stage without an in-ear or metronome.
Music is not about showing off . It’s about to be in communion with others musician and for the time of a song there’s only them
@@bwbdane1 I think he said his name was Richard but that's it
In Dave’s book, he says that when he was a kid, he would fantasize about the drummer breaking his arm or something during a show, and Dave would rescue the band by filling in, getting on stage with rock stars and blowing their minds. And now Dave is making this fantasy real for kids all over the world. Dave Grohl is legitimately the coolest dude who’s ever lived.
I was at this gig. I remember him getting up there, and the moment he started playing I got goose bumps. He absolutely destroyed it. And when he got emotional at the end, man, even I teared up.
Really 'potato smash gamer'😂
@@charliesalter3744 lol
Man, I'm listening/seeying this for the first time and having Fu****** Goosebumps. This Guy had the moment of his life and nailed it so GOOD. You can prepare yourself for this kind of performance your whole fuc*** life, but it is the humbleness in him that alowed him to Shine like a Star. Kudus for him and the FF !
lowkey felt that at home
I'm there now already...this is beautiful
Imagine playing drums in front of 2 of the best drummers in the world… the ice in this guys veins
Well... yeah I guess
They’re not two of the best drummers in the world not even close
@@drummerseahawkboy maybe not the best but undoubtedly two of the best
I love both Taylor and Dave but not even close man.
Was Larnell at this show?
When he said where's Taylor I'd forgotten for a moment that he'd passed. Rip legend!!
:(
Love the shot of him just sitting there watching this guy killing it. RIP
Totally agree, thought that too
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Not only is he a phenomenal drummer and musician, but my guy kept tempo with no metronome in his ear and nothing to reference how hard he is hitting the skins, this dude is pure madness and skill, hours and years behind the set and blood sweat and tears. Mad props.
That's pretty standard though.
@@zer00rdie Yes and no. You seriously can't hear shit as a musician on stage without proper monitoring.
A lot of "muscle memory" I'd imagine ... if he knows all the songs he probably played them a lot of times.
@@zer00rdie Playing any instrument at a rock concert with no monitor is NOT pretty standard. It's pretty rare.
@@zer00rdie Live drummers can only hear themselves without appropriate monitoring. For drummers it's an ear piece, drums are loud af.
what makes him such a good drummer is that he was able to restrain himself for so long
In my friends band back in the day, the mark for being good was not falling off the stool drunk (with our without taking out the drum set) and having their mic turned off. Admittedly, standards were pretty low.
I love the way he immediately meshed with the band and perfectly matched Dave's intensity second by second, and then at the end, the way the band followed him the same way, as if they'd all been playing together for years. That's more than just talent. It's instinct.
I loved it too there was a couple moments where he overpowered dave with the drums and u could see dave laugh it off nerves if you will. But he blended in so well and was amazing
dude played with someone else set and done everything without ear monitor. don't forgot that he just showed up, means that there was no warm-up. in case you wanna show a talent to somebody, show them this
The no warm up part and on an unfamiliar kit is what blows my mind the most
@@J___90___P I usually spend like 5 mins setting the kit lol
Just crazy how awesome he did.
Lol reminds me of When the policeman borrows a kid’s skateboard and does his first kickflip in years
I saw a similar thing in New Orleans years ago. I was at Pete Fountain’s club and in the audience was Lionel Hampton. Hampton came up and sat in for a couple of numbers. The amazing thing is that Hampton is left handed and he played on a right handed kit like nothing.
Fucking imagine playing drums your whole life just imagining Dave grohl singing in front of you, then one night it actually happens lol
And then having Dave tell you that you're a great drummer. Seriously, if that happened to me I could get hit by a bus the next day and think "Yeah, my life was great."
@@mooniejohnson chanse sutine picture
Or imagining that you are Dave Grohl
@@mooniejohnson Right? I might just go "aight... pretty much downhill from here! Bring on the bus."
Law of attraction
Being called a "pretty fucking good" Drummer by Dave it's every drummer's dream
What's funny is Dave DOES NOT consider himself as even a decent drummer, if you've seen the interview he did with Pharrell he said most of "Nevermind" was borrowed from old disco bands (Cameo, Gap Band, Tony Thompson, etc.) "That disco flam works everytime" -Dave
Performing this well with the level of nerves that man must have been feeling is incredibly impressive. I’m happy he had the opportunity to shine like he did. Keep shining young man
Probably had great weed to steady his nerves.
You'd be surprised. Nerves when drumming calms tf out of you.
@@adammercy3588 no drugs can numb you enough to ignore the roars of a crowd when performing. It's the ultimate high.
@@d.gerstmann4930 maybe when you’re alone and practicing but simply setting foot on stage made me want to shit myself 😂
@@fuzzylumpkinns for me it was the opposite. I always performed way better in front of an audience than when practicing. I guess it stems from being my own worst critic.
This is what it's all about. Moments of pure joy, seeing another human being living their best life.
Well said man...
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Perfect.
Yes
Couldn’t of said it better 🙌💜
As a session guitarist and bassist for half of my life, I have to say that he is the kind of drummer that would make me feel confident that a tour is going to be a joy to play. I'd instantly know I could riff with him as a bassist, or be much more laid back on the guitar knowing the song will be carried in safe hands. As much as band members love to joke about one another, with drummers being the butt of many jokes, the reality is that they are the ones who gel a song together along with the bassist. I'm mainly a guitarist and I will gladly say that all I really do is put the icing on top, but drummers who can step up in front of any crowd and play this solidly without any monitoring hold a song together at its core and they have my complete appreciation and deepest respect.
No one cares that you're a "session" guitarist.
Next time just tell the truth and say that you played guitar for your high school garage band...
...and at the age of 53 continue to play with that band at a local tavern, where you play for free because they wouldn't pay you, not even in beer.
Your most popular request is "The Sound of Silence."
Not the Simon & Garfunkel classic, but literally that your band stop playing for 4 to 5 minutes, which you later found out was 45 minutes, not 4 to 5 like you originally thought.
So sad, so sad for you.
@@vapid.aenima @Sheldon Bono I've gotta be honest, I've never had someone request the sound of silence in any of the 66 countries I've performed in, but if ever they do I'll let you know. It is a great song though so I wouldn't mind playing it. However, the day it happens I'll also think of how bitter you feel that you're stuck in your ‘high school garage band’ dreaming that you could have done so much more with your music life if only you'd put a little more work in when it was needed. As far as session work goes, it's not for everyone as it does mean playing music that isn't stuff you like necessarily, but playing in front of arena audiences does make it all feel pretty amazing.
As for your local tavern not paying you... That's an issue between you and them, but I personally love the small gigs as much as the bigger ones, though in a different way. However, I never play them without pay unless it's a bloody good charity cause. If your local tavern tells you it's good exposure for you then tell them you will bring 50 people along and they all want free drinks all night. Suggest to them that it will be really good exposure for their tavern.
I do hope that you get out on the road yourself. Seeing the world whilst you get paid for playing is amazing fun and it's something that might make you feel noticed by people. I understand that trolling online probably gives you that with a lot less effort required, but do you really feel good about yourself for being this way? I assure you that, no matter how big or small a gig may be, you'll come of stage feeling great about having played to a bunch of people you've never met and may never see again. Kinda like trolling but without the bad attitude.
@@thegreyarea-WPP - Probably the classiest "go fuck yourself, dumbass" I've ever seen on RUclips.😂
@@ziergiest it was a work of art I must agree, no way you can try and give a rebuttal to that script beautifully said my man and sounds like a hell of a life
@@vapid.aenima hahaha dude no one likes you at all even if it wasn't true no one cares you're a loser too.
This is why so many people love Dave, he’s down to earth and loves his fans.
You are so right I don’t even really care for foo fighters that much but I fucking love Dave lol
Dave would be a great guy to hang out with, seems so genuine and fun.
Yep... I hate him!
I love the get the fuck off my stage at the end. But OMG what a legend
100%
How i imagine Dave at breakfast with his children:
*THATS SOME GOOD FUCKING CEREAL RIGHT THERE*
Lmaoooo 🤣🤣🤣
Now get the fuck off my stage!
Lolololololol
Now get the fuck to school.
I read this right when he said that 😂
It's impossible to watch this without smiling. Many of us could only dream of playing like that with our favorite band.
I disagree. It's impossible to not bob your head along. But also smile 😅
@@keeganharrison3769 I disagree. It's impossible to not play air drums, and to not bob your head along. But also smile. 🤘
That’s the best curriculum he could ever present if he wanted to be hired
Yeah, 'you got any references?' (produces tape/video) 💥🙂
Better than a resumé.
Yeah, I DID play with the Foo Fighters once...
This. SO MUCH.
"Dave Grohl said 'This motherfucker can play the drums' about me, and the Foo Fighters demoted their drummer for me"
If you pay attention, it's only at the part at 3:42 that Dave actually realized he knew the song, although he had already played the correct transitions at 2:52 and at 3:11. He was grooving so well with the band that it completely flew over Dave's head that he actually knew the song.
Probably just forgot the part about "not having the usual guy there" for a minute or two ...
@@Muck006 wait wym?
Eric Reid his playing was so well that Dave forgot he brought an audience member on stage to play the song.
His fills went a little long almost every time, but aside from that he i think he did amazing
@@stripeybeast disagree
Welp, I hope they got his number, because they're going to need him now.
RIP Taylor Hawkins, what a great loss for music and foo fans everywhere.
Wooow and i just came across this video smfh Rip Taylor😢
Man that fucking sucks :/
Foo fighters are probably done aside from a few shows
@Wayne Halliday that was daves best friend for over 20 years. When Kurt died he could barely sit behind a drumset. Which is the reason he is the singer/guitarist of the foo fighters. Now he won't be able to listen to his own songs or play with his band without thinking of taylor. I think it'll at least be awhile before we see them perform again
Other bands lost people and continued. A7x lost the rev and they were best friends too. And there is alot more bands that lost someone that continued.. It definitively hit Dave and the rest really hard when Taylor passed but they won't give up. Hawkins wouldn't want that for them.
"He's a good f***ing drummer this guy". Well, if anyone can tell, it's definitely Dave Grohl. I bet this guy still has goosebumps to this day just thinking about this moment.
Imagine the best drummer ever telling you “you’re a good fucking drummer!” Dude must’ve been on cloud fking 9!!
@@hammondj82 I mean best drummer ever... uhh
@@hammondj82 No disrespect to Dave at all, but he's no Neil Peart.
Our drummer isn't too shabby either🤘🏻
@@mrgarybusey2052 yep, that's the only name I can associate with "best drummer ever"
Dave Grohl: "I'm not gonna give you a solo."
Drummer: gets a solo at the end of the song.
He earned it.
Truer words have never been spoken into existence.
“Not yet”
He said not yet we got to break it down first.
"A true showman knows when to blow his wad". Abraham Lincoln
"Is this guy John Wilkes Booth because he's got my mind blown." - also Abraham Lincoln
Amazing how the Foo Fighters can change a person's life in a matter of minutes. Such a great gesture and he absolutely killed it.
This guy obviously did great. One needs to realize that even though he made mistakes, though not many, he was playing on someone else's kit.....in front of a huge crowd......with the Foo Fighters. Nice job bud. I'd mess it up for sure.
..and without in-ear-monitors..wich makes playing in such an environment quiet hard and tricky..
You've got the right attitude so I doubt that you'd mess it up dude. You sound like you'd totally legend it too. Kudos bro.
Completely understandable if you're playing a song with a group of guys you've never played with, reading the cues, live, and without monitors.
Non drummers probably don't get how hard it is to play someone else's kit. The placement of everything, the kick pedal throw and spring tension. I play with sock feet. A lot of pedals are set up in a way that would throw me off. It's not like a guitar where the variables are much less.
The lack of in-ears… man that really makes it rough. He hardly even tested out the kicks beforehand. What a band, and what a drummer.
6:30 I like how he tunes down the drumming when the audience joins. Totally in tune with the song and the band through the entire song.
When you start playing for the music... You start to feel it... In Your feet, in your arms... But when it comes to a full sensation you feel it in your soul
Then at 7:00 he picks up on Dave's "Here we go...ready" and brings it all the way up and just lets it all go. He picked up on so many improve cues it's silly.
Not really, nearly every fill sounded terrible and didn't fit the song at all, they were mega out of place and stupid tbh
@@mcelsyke piss off dude. Nobody asked for your shitty opinion
@@mcelsyke When you get pulled out of the crowd to sit in with a Hall of Fame band with absolutely no practice, I'll be happy to hear your opinion. Until then, shut the hell up and enjoy the moment. Unless, you are an internationally touring drummer and/or a professional drum instructor who can make informed comments on a Foo Fighters fan being put into the biggest moment of his life.
If that last sentence applies to you, please comment on your credentials and share your constructive criticism so we can all become better drummer.
When preparation meets opportunity. This man must have visualized this moment thousands of times while he practiced that the universe had to align in his favor
As a drummer god damn it feels so good to watch this guy brought the biggest smile on my face
Same here cheers
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I feel the same as a wife of a drummer and my husband loves Dave!
I just love it when a band gives a fan a shot, probably not expecting much and they absolutely nail it. You can see the respect just grow so quickly. He played it perfectly and awesome that he got a shot, he will remember it for the rest of his days. Awesome.
And I think people forget there is a massive difference between a great player and a PROFESSIONAL. To impress the professionals you’ve fucking done stellar!
@@kerryholland4822 totally. I love it.
Taylor’s face towards the end, he’s just as amazed as all of us. This why the Foo Fighters is the greatest band to ever exist.
Ikr
Man, this band... don’t you just love how much they enjoy giving fans these moments? Taylor sitting on the floor with a huge grin on his face, Dave laughing during the vocal... they know they’re giving this guy one of his life’s highlights and they remember what it would have meant to them. Amazing.
Yup. So many bands have an attitude about themselves and its completely unearned. But these guys? Naw, it's like they're on a personal mission to show every other musician out there that their talent and passion matters and is worth celebrating.
Bought a concert ticket to see a band he loves.
Gets pulled on stage to meet the band then plays a full song with them while getting complimented the entire time by Dave.
What an incredible moment in his life. 🙏🤘
This guy just leveled up to way over 9000 in self confidence. More power to him. RIP Taylor Hawkins. I feel for Dave being this the second family(band) member to die on him. 🙏
The level of skill to do this during a holy sh*t moment is solid. Dude deserves all the props.
I played in bands for years many drummers don’t play with feeling they just play the song but this guy was actually listening to Dave for changes! When Dave played lightly so did he a s when Dave was really getting into it so was he! He didn’t loose time after the fills he’s just a rock solid drummer
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I'm not the biggest fan of their music but this is why I love them as a band. Such good dudes,who love their fans
I'm supprised by the sound quality of your camera
Plain iPhone X it was (no mic) … but the sound in the Pula Arena (ancient roman colosseum - sort of like in Rome but way smaller) is great for open space 👍🏼
@@MGA19a oddio non mi ero accorto fossero a roma, si è vero la si sente molto bene
Yeah I was about to say. iPhone bro. They have the best mics by far. Only thing they are just way better at then other phones. I was always surprised how well it recorded my festival videos.
@@jeroenb.8405 Samsung has really fantastic microphones when recording too. Especially on their S10 and up. Samsung allows you to actually manually set the microphone gain when recording video which is pretty brilliant as a sound guy myself haha.
Damien Lobb i believe you but this is samsung changing things to compete with apple same as apple does with other features. Apples mics have been crazy since the iphone 5 no joke.
He said he's pretty fucking good and thats coming from a living legend of a drum player.
he was an "ok" drummer at BEST.
love the guy, but he was no "legend".
@@TheSighphiguy wtf are you on about, if you listen to in utero and dont think dave grohl is a legendary drummer ur dumb
@@thebananaman5632 He's a musician and a great personality, but anyone who knows how to play the drums won't call him legendary. Dave himself would be the first one to admit it. Besides, who cares really? Why not just be kind to one another and enjoy the music?
@@VilleKuitunen6 is it because of how intense he plays that people call him a legend drummer or some other reason?
He's probably one of the most important rock musician in 00's but not a legendary drummer.
I think the best bit of this performance is Taylor sitting back and just absolutely loving every moment of this dudes style!
So guy get tickets to go see the Foo Fighters thinking he gets to go see a great band play. Next thing he knows he’s on stage behind the drums! That had to be the best thing to ever happen to him! Dave and Taylor are such cool people! The Foo’s are amazing to their fans! Such a down to earth bunch of guys! Dave makes the whole crowd his friends!
Next thing you know they fire Taylor and hire this guy 😂
Just wanted to comment similar to others. Not his drums. No rehearsal with the other musicians. No previous chat about specific timings, changes of tempo or key! Ffs, what a feckin talent.
Talent indeed
Not his drums! Don't think non drummers even realize what thats like. Very talented!
@@dogbite3488 exactly, it can be difficult to play on a set of drums that are set up different for someone else
No previous chat about a freeform jazz interlude, and he absolutely took it in his stride when there wasn't one.
I'm not a trained musician, but the song sounded the same throughout, did it change key (or tempo)? Would changing key have affected the drummer?
The kid was fantastic, no argument here, that just seemed an odd aspect to mention
-"Did you have fun at the concert son ?"
-"Ye dad, I got to play the drums!!"
Good stuff hahhaha
"Yes, Dad, I am winning"
for all those slagging this guy off and monday morning quarterbacking him, i don't get it. he was very nuanced and tasteful imo. like a natural entertainer. he seemed to recognize when to hold back and lay low and when to be colorful and kept it in time while following grohl's lead the whole performance. i would like to see anyone who is leveling criticism towards this dude's execution be able to keep it together like that in front of a packed house while put on the spot during a once in a lifetime opportunity. imo, it's almost that much harder to anchor the beat on an up and down tune w/ different dynamics like this than a constant hot and heavy bash fest tune. mad respect.
Yeah, a band practices for weeks, or even months to prep for a live tour, not to mention the many years of playing together that FF have under their belt at this point. To just get up on stage and do it cold...
I can’t imagine how honored he felt that one of GOAT drummers complimented him.
Jesus Christ, imagine thinking that a guy who played in a grunge band is a legend at the drums
Ever heard of Rush? Any other band that actually uses their instruments?
There's a lot more to music and drumming than complexity and technical prowess. This isn't classical music; in rock the performers are the composers (though there are exceptions in the Western classical tradition like Paganini)
Not saying Grohl is one of the GOATs--he's decent--but e.g. Charlie Watts is a fuck of a lot better than Thomas Lang as a musician even though he can't play just about anything Lang can; Lang doesn't have anywhere near the dynamic or rhythmic nuance or creativity that drummer like Watts or Jaki Liebetzeit, Bill Bruford, Keith Moon, etc. have: artists who both innovated the performance and composition of the instrument as well as produced until that point unheard of emotional and conceptual expression from it.
Clinicians like Lang, Minnemann, Mangini, Donati, Mayer, etc. are mindbogglingly skilled but they're more proofs of concept than they are musicians. They're more appropriately compared to inventors of musical instrument technologies than to musical artists. Nobody in their right mind thinks Michael Angelo Batio or Guthrie Govan are as good as Hendrix as an artist, despite the fact that Hendrix couldn't dream of playing the kind of stuff they could. But let me know when they make a musical masterpiece or do something truly innovative with their instrument. I suspect I'll be waiting until I'm dead.
Peart is brilliant though.
@@luanribeiro7916 thank you. Literally took the words out of my keyboard
@@dinospumoni5611 Why is everyone triggered about the original comment, its like people forgot opinons are a thing.
AWESOME ! Talk about handling the pressure. Didnt miss a beat. And didn't over play . Very cool. Must say
Im a bit jealous . Dave is the most humble rock star ever !!! Great job Richard from Manchester!
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Dave Grohl... A good example of how to be a good human being, and Richard doesn't just play drums, he IS a drummer, just like Dave said.
Remember being on the music room with Richard in high school when he was starting out - ridiculously talented then. Haven’t seen him since I left Tarporley but Christ he’s good!
LOL
I'm sorry, I know this is really sad for you, but I just think it's hilarious that no one cares that you went to school with the guy. HAHAHA
You didn't even get a random reply with like a courtesy "oh you guys went to school together? That's so cool!"
Instead you had some bot program give you 350 👍🏻's to make yourself feel better.
More importantly though, to impress the one person that will see that you got 350 👍🏻's and congratulate you...
... like any good roommate/mother would do for their roomate/son.
@@vapid.aenima No comment necessary. And his 👍 are from people like me. Not bots to make him feel better??! Bots don't care about feelings!!! There's always a miserable hater. Lmao 😜😅
@Tazz lol, you're right. Bots don't care about feelings... they just login and hit the like button on a fake account, log off, log onto another fake account and repeat.
Thank you for reinforcing my 👉🏻 😊
@@vapid.aenima Whatever you say. Lmfao 😂😅👍
@@vapid.aenima bro who shit in your cornflakes?
I adore this band- just good guys thru & thru. Condolences to Taylor’s family & the band. Shocking & sad turn of events. RIP Taylor!
The way this man picked up on the cues is what really does it
Dave Grohl. How fortunant Rock is for his exsistance and talent. Most of all for his ability to stay humble and know who help put him where he is at. He put in the hard work and the fans get him back all the love you can expect guy is class act
agree 100%
i remember when i first heard the Nirvana drummer came out with his own music and i knew it was shit from the beginning, never kbew it was THE shit,...
6:58 love that moment where the drummer obviously wanted his moment to shine and Dave just gave it to him 😂
There you see a man fulfilling his life's dream. Respest to foo fighters for giving him the chace to do so. Enormous respect. Everyone should get a chance to be what they want in life even for a short moment.
Taylor's face at 8:11 is the biggest compliment because as a drummer he's on par with Dave but the difference is Taylor isn't expecting to be on camera. Not saying this is the case because it's not, but Dave could have been hyping him up to just seem nice in front of the crowd and the cameras, but Taylor being out of sight just makes it way more genuine.
I’ve watched the at least 10 times. Makes me emotional for some stupid freaking reason. Epic man!!
power of music sir :-)
Beyond badass consider the drums weren't even set up how he prefers... seriously good stuff...respect
No rehearsal and I bet no headphones to do a proper sound check. This guy nailed it beyond what an average drummer would have done! Kudos!🤘🏼
At some point, the tools and kits don’t matter any more... just sheer professional performance
You see these 'get some guy on stage' moments and they can be crappy, but this guy absolutely nailed it. Amazing timing, tempo and changes. Fair play to him. You've got to be good to even attempt that onstage in front of all those people, and not even playing on your kit, and to top it all Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins are actually enjoying it and commenting on how good this guy is.
Well ... the "crappy" bit can come from the recording ... and the flickering screen is somewhat annoying, but the audio is good ... and that is the important part for a concert.
This is what all of us unsigned musicians dream about at bedtime. This is like that dream you think about, that you know would never come true, but it actually did for this guy. I've got chills
Being a drummer myself, the joy & the moment, brought tears to my eyes. Great job, man!!
Not being a drummer and this brought tears to my eyes!
Same
That guy probably couldn’t sleep for weeks after that🤣🤣🔥
When I'm having a bad day, I put this on to make me smile. Would love to see this dude, Kiss Guy and the rest of the band play a track!
I'm currently in my car cheering, clapping, and applauding for this guy. Good shit!!!
don't drive and watch RUclips dude !!! 🤣🤣🤣
Bit weird, if that's true. Obviously, it's complete camel dung.
If you dont know the original compliment that got attacked and aren't going to read the thread, don't comment.
All things considered, Richard did ok. I think with nerves, he still tried his best to showcase his technical ability. He blended himself as best as possible, didn't overplay, didn't underplay, kept tempo *as best as possible* considering he hadn't played with the Foo Fighters before, and had his moments, and I think that's a good show of how his musicianship has developed. This was a spectacular watch and it was still 10 minutes worth my time.
I'm just going to edit it here as well because it seems people are missing what I was getting at. Guys there's a lot more variables then just technical ability obviously. I won't deny I myself didn't really pay too much attention to detail at first because he did have a difficult time and he did drag. But I wasn't going to be that piece of shit who complains about a performance I did not attempt. I just happened to know how difficult it is.
I think most of us wouldn't be here unless we were musicians ourselves (clearly) and quite unfortunately this guy was obviously also nervous. But I think there's a number of things that can be accounted for that worked against him on a first time performance on stage with the foo fighters. You can't deny that he most likely hasn't played with the foo fighters; he was not used to the drum tension of that set and only adapted a little more throughout the song (albeit the last chorus fills were out of place numerous times); he couldn't move any drum pieces and he doesn't look like he has a very big wingspan, if he had to stretch then he lost millisecond slips in his strokes. He most likely did not put in ear comms in because these are usually taken for a joke and being the 3rd core instrument of the band he'd have to put slightly more work into keeping tempo and holding song structure, which in front of so many people he might probably have had quite a bit of nerves for. Nobody wants to deliberately look bad and I think under the circumstances he did the best he could, perhaps comms would've changed the outcome, perhaps his nerves would still have gotten the better of him. At the end we still aren't necessarily going to know unless we actually checkout his stuff. In which case if it so happens to be bad I'll retract what I decided to defend about him, but I'm not going to bash him like some of you. Go and do that performance better first, and then complain about him. For now, I will edit what I said about him initially.
You don’t know what is obviously because that is not “technical skill” but merely entry level layman drumming.
@@Virvum_Juggernaut ok since you’re such a professional then play a song you know in front of the band and thousands of people
@@Virvum_Juggernaut “entry level” nothing about this is entry level. Hence why this vid has been viewed so many times. Hence why he was complimented by every artist in the stage and how he could play an entire foo fighters song slowed down for an onstage performance. He is incredibly talented.
I mean just imagine the drummer of Nirvana telling you you're good and jamming with him? Must've been the best high ever.
Jealousy raises his ugly head , lol,!!!
Am I the only person who thinks this amazingly talented dude should play the drums for the beautiful Taylor Hawkins, along side Foo Fighters on their European tour next year? I was deeply saddened to hear about their drummer, because he was totally unique and could play the drums so well. Such a lovely person inside and out, and hopefully this talented young gentleman - playing drums in this video, gets to play for Dave Grohl on stage one day in a commemoration concert for Taylor Hawkins? He'd be super psyched about this, looking down from heaven 😊 RIP you beautiful soul🤘💛
RUclips algorithm finally gave me something I care about
Literally youtube has been on a roll tonight, this video from 3 different angles and other videos like this!
Right!
Yo I haven't smiled like this in 3 fucking years. Thank you so much. I nearly cried.
Same! Except I am crying 💜
What happened 3 years ago?
I've lost track on how many times I've watched this...but i can assure you, it will NEVER get old!! 😊
ANYONE can do stuff and sound good in a studio....but this is LIVE ...no rehearsal = talent
Exactly flawless
i hate to break it to you, but in order to play live you kinda have to rehearse. every musician rehearses.
of course, you'd know that if you actually played music :)
@@RapidVidsProductions if you know the band and the music and get called on... you can do it. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍.
Been playing since 1964 sometimes professionally.......so sorry....but I do know what I'm talking about. If that drummer from Manchester rehearsed that tune with thr Foo Fighters they are big frauds ......but no it was unrehearsed and showed tremendous talent. I stand by my comment. Any arse can sound good in a studio....but live with stuff like that happening shows REAL talent
Obviously, never been in a studio. Lol definitely way harder to be a studio drummer than a live drummer@@barrytucker1561
Every Veteran Drummer that saw this: *This does put a smile on my face.*
All I can say is I've got tears of joy, humanity can be ONE HELL OF A BEAUTIFUL THING.. I tip my hat and salute the band for allowing that man's dream to come true!
Dave is such a humble down to earth guy, who truly understands the value of his fans.
This was the best example of an instant connection between two randomly selected people. This was truly awesome
As a drummer myself, much respect to Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters! Giving a fan an opportunity like that, wow!
He IS a great drummer btw! 🥁🤟👌
i like how Dave says "I'm not giving you a solo" and then he nails a kick ass solo at the end anyway. Lol
He said that as a way of "you gotta earn that solo" boy, which he 100% deserved for that performance
@@mrfire5007 correct. He earned it
Maybe Foo Fighters need him now. So sad for that great loss. 😢🙏🏻
This has to be one of my favorite Foo Fighters/Dave Grohl videos ever. He genuinely enjoys what he does and interacting with other musicians in the crowd. I bet Richard tells his grand kids about how he played on stage with foo fighters. That shit makes life long memories for people. Fucking love this dude.
"Luck is when opportunity meets skill"
I think you have luck and opportunity backwards
The correct phrase is “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
That's a cool quote how I felt about my exams at school lol
I love how Dave is clearly having JUST as much fun jamming with that kid!!
So awesome!!
6:56 nailing it. Well, he nailed it the whole song - but that was my goosebumps moment
Respect! What a talented fan! If Taylor's not able, this guy is your man!
We need more humans like Dave. Freaking guy doesn't act like he's better than anyone else and lifts people up!!! There's too many folks that find joy in putting folks down nowadays, so be more like Dave so the world can be a better place. And RICHARD!!! Wow!!!!
10 minutes of a big-ass grin on my face for the drummer. As for Dave Grohl...what a cool dude.
You’ve got to have balls the size of ostrich eggs to get up on stage and play drums for one of the greatest drummers to ever walk the earth...
90% of all drummers would have to die for that to be true.
i like Taylor, but your stretching it JUST a tad.
and if you meant Dave...95% would have to die 1st.
Yeah definitely not in the top like 500 drummers but Dave and Taylor are both still great. As far as success goes yes they are two of the most wealthy and successful drummers for sure.
@@GuiltyHAL343 forget 500 it wouldn't be top 1mil when it comes to walked the earth. Especially with jazz and metal drummers. Especially when it's prog drummers. There's some insane drummers in this world.
I think what the man means to say is you must have a lot of bravery to play for one the the greatest (influential) drummers to ever exist. and Dave was one of the most or the most influential drummer in existence.
@@penguins9087 Curt was the "influential" one.
you could have plugged in just about ANY drummer and gotten the same result.
I'm gonna say what nobody will acknowledge, I'm glad there was someone filming this.
Thx 🙏🏻
Men he's holding his tears as hard as he can. must be fcking genius moment in his life!
The pressure......
I was holding mine…..
"Ok i've seen this again , just going to watch some of it.."
Proceeds to watch the whole video because it's fucking awesome 🤘🤘
thx dude ... so you made most of that 2 Mio. views right ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@MGA19a lol
I watched this one at least 10 times now. Never gets old.
Moment of a lifetime, amazing performance, made me smile all the way through, all those hours, weeks and years of practicing for this wonderful time in his lif.
When the title said he “destroys it” I thought he was gonna do what dave used to do and destroy his set
Ok …. Fair enough … will rethink the title next time but mind the quotes on destroy 😜😜😜
SAME
Likewise lol I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for posting this!
Same, cause I'm used to seeing destroys it but not in quotation Mark's so when I saw "destroys" I thought he broke the kit lol
I kinda wanted him go do well, get up and destroy the set and say "I hate playing with amateurs" I woulda died
You know, people rag on Dave, but I don't know any other rock star that regularly does this cool shit, and is so down to earth.
Dude's a fuckin gem!
He’s one of very few survivors left of the Grunge era. He’s a legend.
Who rags on Dave? He seems pretty well thoroughly beloved.
Who the hell rags on Dave?
Dave is starting to get Betty White status.
This is why I love Foo Fighters. Not saying that other bands didn't do the same but this band truly cares about their fans. Dave broke his leg during concert, fix it up minimally, and continue the concert with chairs. They let a little kid perform, the kid plays enter sandman, Dave gives the kid his guitar. And now this...
Wow. When Dave Grohl says your pretty f ###ing good. That’s. Huge compliment. Well done.
If anyone wants to know, his name is Richard Greenbury.
thinking about how Taylor passed last night and how this guy probably feels about the whole situation...watching this again because of it
He probably played these songs in his room daily. Its like he's on stage but has the comfort of being lost in his room. There just happens to be his idols and fans lost in his room with em this time.
“How’s the show lad”
“Ah it was great man got on stage played with Dave n all had a blast”
“You whaaa…”