Learning this at the moment for gigging with my band, and had most of it down but came here to check out the nuances of fills and some of the details that Vannucci does. I've managed to pick up quite a few which has been great. I think your drumming is very professionally executed by the way. Simply brilliant. Thank you Mike for taking the time to make this video, and even though it's 9 years old I'm sure there's still many people like myself from across the world, that will never meet you, you'll never know, but you've helped them and I just wanted to call it out. All the best sir. Love and appreciation from Central Scotland.
Nice! This song is actually a blast to play and like you said, it's hard to carry the energy the whole way through. I'm taking some notes from you to incorporate into my bands cover.
You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentleman Like you imagined when you were young Can we climb this mountain? I don't know Higher now than ever before I know we can make it if we take it slow Let's take it easy, easy now, watch it go We're burning down the highway skyline On the back of a hurricane that started turning When you were young When you were young And sometimes you close your eyes And see the place where you used to live When you were young They say the Devils water it ain't so sweet You don't have to drink right now But you can dip your feet Every once in a little while You sit there in your heartache Waiting on some beautiful boy to To save you from your old ways You play forgiveness Watch it now, here he comes He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But he talks like a gentleman Like you imagined when you were young (Talks like a gentleman) (Like you imagined when) When you were young I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus He doesn't look a thing like Jesus But more than you'll ever know
Coming back for a second (okay maybe 3rd watch). Firstly, Mike I know you're all about your time. It's all there bro. So much air and solidity in the take. Secondly, I took some time to read the comments here. I know youtube comments sections can show the worst side of humanity... but seriously anyone critiquing this clearly has nothing better to do. Thirdly, there should be a law where anyone dissing a great cover needs evidence of their own incredible ability.
a good thing to note about vanucci is that his fills are usually a little ahead. and with this opening groove the bass drum is really driving the song foreward, vannucci accomplishes this unique sound by placing the kick a little bit ahead of the FT all of the moving parts sort of blend together like a smoothie. youll tase everthing at once and occasionally pick out an individual part. when you transition to the second verse to the pre chourus let that open hh sort of flow into the riding tom part instead of cutting if off so quick. one reason he uses those huge cymbals is they blend together alot of the different parts. also in the beginning. he is sort of "washing" 8th notes on the ride; which is a 22" k con renaissance ride not the 22' overhammered like your using. great playing also try crashing on those huge open hh's
Love how you cut out the vocals and other primary parts, it really helps to focus on everything you're doing! Also love the balance of the set and how loud you put your bass 🤘
Just listened to your podcast with Jake Nicole. Holy shit man, great playing! You really did that song justice. I never really payed much attention to the drums in that track before but that was really nice!
Best Cover on RUclips! Bro just wanna tell you I watch this cover almost everyday, everytime I have to keep watching it for few times until my ears are satisfied! Really thank you for making my life a little bit better every single day , especially under the time for lockdown for Omicron in my place, Hong Kong.
Love the hi hat sound - I also made a Vannucci inspired set with a 17 k con crash on top and a 60s era 17 vintage A ride on bottom - I prefer the sound of yours though - interested in your thought process on using a thinner A crash for the bottom hat?
Great playing Mike! I heard on the MD podcast that you use the Tunebot. Just curious what fundamental notes you used for this cover. Hoping to get similar tones for my 13,16,22 Ludwig kit. Thanks man!
+Keelan O'Hara Thanks! Yeah, I use the tune-bot almost daily in the studio and at gigs. If I remember correctly, that Killers song is in the key of B Major, so the floor tom would have been tuned to B, the rack tom at F#, the snare at D#, and the bass drum was (I believe) at a B an octave lower than the floor tom. The bass drum could have been at one of the other chord tones, if B seems way too low. Good luck!
Hey man, I'm wondering if you've had the chance to try out ronnies hi hat set up? It's a 17 Constantinople crash over a 17 Constantinople suspended crash. I'm trying to which set up to go with, Yours or his. I definitely dig your hats. Thanks ✌🏼
Tony Campion obviously, bigger hihats make great companions to bigger cymbals (rides). I've tried several combinations of "16's" and "18's" (never 17' unfortunately). sometimes, they are a little too loud. then again, I play a 16' K over A fast crash and that combo is very dark, doesn't take up too much room in the mix. hihats are God's gift to drummers. experiment and good luck!
I, for one, want to say thanks Michael for being one of the very few RUclips drummers who covers songs really well without adding a bunch of their own garbage licks just to show off. Keep it up!
Learning this at the moment for gigging with my band, and had most of it down but came here to check out the nuances of fills and some of the details that Vannucci does. I've managed to pick up quite a few which has been great. I think your drumming is very professionally executed by the way. Simply brilliant.
Thank you Mike for taking the time to make this video, and even though it's 9 years old I'm sure there's still many people like myself from across the world, that will never meet you, you'll never know, but you've helped them and I just wanted to call it out.
All the best sir. Love and appreciation from Central Scotland.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave such a thoughtful comment. It means a lot and inspires me to keep going. All the best!
Mike, trying to learn this song to play with my band and your cover is the cleanest, best orchestrated version I’ve found. You’re a great drummer!
Awesome! Hope the vid helps you figure it out.
Love that your cover it's just like the studio version
thanks! that's my goal with these, to keep them as note-for-note accurate as possible.
I'm learning this song for my cover band and this is by far the most accurate and best sounding playthrough I've seen. Well done, Sir!
Agreed- pocket even better than it was written
Absolutely brilliant!! grande maestro!!!
+Humberto Sanchez Thanks so much!
this is crazy man.... im singing the song outloud right now....lyrics n drums , very nice
That's Awesome! KILLER job! Thanks! I have to play this song tomorrow and this is my course on how to do that!! Much appreciated!!
Good luck!
Man, congrats on the job by your nice drums playing. Thanks a lot for showing how to do!
+MrMpierre Thank you!
Well played.😀
Absolutely class playing man! Loving the influences series!
wow! I am not sure I want to know how many different drum kits and snares you have….and cymbals!
Clean playing man!
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Rock solid man! Just great! Keep it up!
Solid!
+William Rockenbaugh Thanks! I blew a couple fills in there, but who's counting. ha!
dude , that was amazing , you're great
That ride mmmmm mmmmmm. Love seeing your gear choices very cool bro thanks
Man, that was so good.
Thank you!
Sensational Mike. Love this track btw
Thanks! The Killers are pretty...killer. ;)
Ba dom dom chish!
Yeah i'm big on my 80's new wave and these guys are a throw back for sure, complete with brit style vocals :)
Love it! Your playing is so smooth 🔥
Thanks a lot!
That was great :)
Thanks!
I just loved the drum cover!
that snare sounds so solid and has the perfect crack. Awesome cover man!!
Glad you dig it!
Beautil drumming! So clean, excelent technic!
Bravo ! Awesome !
Dudeeeee , the best coverrrrr, the best, you are awesome
Thanks! 😃
Your cover is amazing, i love your style and your energy, keep it up man !
Thanks!
Nice! This song is actually a blast to play and like you said, it's hard to carry the energy the whole way through. I'm taking some notes from you to incorporate into my bands cover.
Thanks!
You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now, here he comes
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined when you were young
Can we climb this mountain? I don't know
Higher now than ever before
I know we can make it if we take it slow
Let's take it easy, easy now, watch it go
We're burning down the highway skyline
On the back of a hurricane that started turning
When you were young
When you were young
And sometimes you close your eyes
And see the place where you used to live
When you were young
They say the Devils water it ain't so sweet
You don't have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while
You sit there in your heartache
Waiting on some beautiful boy to
To save you from your old ways
You play forgiveness
Watch it now, here he comes
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But he talks like a gentleman
Like you imagined when you were young
(Talks like a gentleman)
(Like you imagined when)
When you were young
I said he doesn't look a thing like Jesus
He doesn't look a thing like Jesus
But more than you'll ever know
Smooth!
+Gabriel Krupaz Thanks!
This is effing sick. Im 30 and I am learning drums. You motivate me to play every day!!!
Thanks for checking it out and good luck on your drumming journey!
Coming back for a second (okay maybe 3rd watch).
Firstly, Mike I know you're all about your time. It's all there bro. So much air and solidity in the take.
Secondly, I took some time to read the comments here. I know youtube comments sections can show the worst side of humanity... but seriously anyone critiquing this clearly has nothing better to do.
Thirdly, there should be a law where anyone dissing a great cover needs evidence of their own incredible ability.
solid! great job
Nice job man! Very clean and punchy sound 👍🏽
a good thing to note about vanucci is that his fills are usually a little ahead. and with this opening groove the bass drum is really driving the song foreward, vannucci accomplishes this unique sound by placing the kick a little bit ahead of the FT all of the moving parts sort of blend together like a smoothie. youll tase everthing at once and occasionally pick out an individual part. when you transition to the second verse to the pre chourus let that open hh sort of flow into the riding tom part instead of cutting if off so quick. one reason he uses those huge cymbals is they blend together alot of the different parts. also in the beginning. he is sort of "washing" 8th notes on the ride; which is a 22" k con renaissance ride not the 22' overhammered like your using. great playing also try crashing on those huge open hh's
Great job man! That buildup going to the solo has always been my favorite part of this song! 🤘🏼
Love how you cut out the vocals and other primary parts, it really helps to focus on everything you're doing! Also love the balance of the set and how loud you put your bass 🤘
Thanks for watching!
woooow!!!
Whoever mic'd that bass drum needs a raise 👀
I’ll tell him (me). 😂
Sick dude! Sounds incredible!!🤘
Perfecto buddy 👌🏻
Master!!!👍🏻👍🏻
Just listened to your podcast with Jake Nicole. Holy shit man, great playing! You really did that song justice. I never really payed much attention to the drums in that track before but that was really nice!
Thanks, Jerry! Ronnie Vannucci is a slick player. There's always some little tricks snuck in there. Thanks for watching!
Best Cover on RUclips!
Bro just wanna tell you I watch this cover almost everyday, everytime I have to keep watching it for few times until my ears are satisfied!
Really thank you for making my life a little bit better every single day , especially under the time for lockdown for Omicron in my place, Hong Kong.
That fill at 1:40 😮💨😮💨
Tight !
Love the hi hat sound - I also made a Vannucci inspired set with a 17 k con crash on top and a 60s era 17 vintage A ride on bottom - I prefer the sound of yours though - interested in your thought process on using a thinner A crash for the bottom hat?
Thanks! That A is the heaviest one I had. :)
Amazing!!! can you cover "On Top" as well?
Great drumming 😃
Thank you!
Omg!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great playing Mike! I heard on the MD podcast that you use the Tunebot. Just curious what fundamental notes you used for this cover. Hoping to get similar tones for my 13,16,22 Ludwig kit.
Thanks man!
+Keelan O'Hara Thanks! Yeah, I use the tune-bot almost daily in the studio and at gigs. If I remember correctly, that Killers song is in the key of B Major, so the floor tom would have been tuned to B, the rack tom at F#, the snare at D#, and the bass drum was (I believe) at a B an octave lower than the floor tom. The bass drum could have been at one of the other chord tones, if B seems way too low. Good luck!
+Michael Dawson Right on, thanks!
that snare or the eq is beaut not sure which one but nice one!
Thanks! That Craviotto snare is a dream to record. Doesn't need much eq at all.
You should cover sams town with that set up lots of nice fills !
+Theodore McBride love that song! 👍
thia cover es fuc n great to sing the song
Hey man, I'm wondering if you've had the chance to try out ronnies hi hat set up? It's a 17 Constantinople crash over a 17 Constantinople suspended crash. I'm trying to which set up to go with, Yours or his. I definitely dig your hats. Thanks ✌🏼
I've never tried the suspended Constantinople. I bet is sounds great. I only have the A thin, but I dig this combo.
Tony Campion obviously, bigger hihats make great companions to bigger cymbals (rides). I've tried several combinations of "16's" and "18's" (never 17' unfortunately). sometimes, they are a little too loud. then again, I play a 16' K over A fast crash and that combo is very dark, doesn't take up too much room in the mix. hihats are God's gift to drummers. experiment and good luck!
Really nice job! What is the set up you are playing (cymbals and drums)? Ludwig? It sounds great!
themjuall thanks! The kit details are in the description.
Very nice! i like the last sequence from 3'25 to the end. Are these notes triplets?
Thanks! That figure is outlining a dotted quarter note. So I'm accenting every third 8th note with the crash.
@@MikeDawsonDrums that's difficult for me to reproduce that end break because i hear triplets :)
don't you ?
@@momomonet I don't hear triplets. I count: ONE (and two) AND (three and) FOUR (and one) AND (two and) THREE AND FOUR....ONE.
@@MikeDawsonDrums ah very nice hint, i have it now, i can visualize it :)
can you do knights of cydonia from Muse or Reptilia from The Strokes next
Mmm, nice! Hey man, your toms - do you tune the reso head lower or higher?
Usually identical. If that doesn't sound good, I tighten the bottom by a major 2nd.
+Michael Dawson Awesome, thanks man!
good cover men great .what kind of cymbals do you use??
The cymbal setup is included in the description. All Zildjian.
thanks men
so cold it's freezing
I can't really tell, are you playing the floor tom during the first Verse? Cause you seem to be hitting it but I don't hear it :(
The drums sound so good! That’s a great cover, so tight! What do you use for OH’s? Thanks, subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! At that time I was using Aston Starlights as overheads. Great mics.
what kind of kit is that?
+jóhan hansen Buck's County 13" and 16" toms and 24" kick. Craviotto solid maple 6.5x14 snare. Thanks for watching!
what size drum?
13/16/24 mahogany kit. 6x14 solid maple snare.
@@MikeDawsonDrums thank you
Who taught you the drums
I think is better tan the original studio versión, really good
Thank you!
por que no subes las notas?
The transcription can be found in the Drum Play-Along book published by Hal Leonard.
Which ride did you use? I see you have two listed
cjmst3k he used both of them... thin overhammered in the right side of the video
@@elliottlelaure9680 Thank you!!
would have been sweet with vocals
The play-alongs that Hal Leonard creates don't have vocals for copyright reasons.
Impress it, play too much
LS Games I don't understand your comment
This was boring af
Boring is in the eye of the beholder.
+Michael Dawson Im not calling you boring just the beat itself, and eye of the beholder is a great somg maybe you should of done that
Are you a drummer? This ain't boring af, this is pocket af
Literally the same beat for 3 minutes
And millions of copies sold. Thanks for watching!
Same beat for 3 minutes? This guy is commenting on the wrong vid surely?
I, for one, want to say thanks Michael for being one of the very few RUclips drummers who covers songs really well without adding a bunch of their own garbage licks just to show off. Keep it up!
Sweet! What are you using for overheads?
Jay Apelian blue hummingbirds for this one.
@@MikeDawsonDrums groovy! thanks :)