Metal Drummer reacts to Chad Smith hearing 30 Seconds to Mars for the first time
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Watching Chad Smith hear/play "The Kill" for the first time.
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OHHH YURRRRRR!!!
#drums
Did Chad NAIL this song or what!?
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Ohhh Yurrrr!
My brain is sh*t, wow.
I'm a new subscriber love it Chad is a blast love his technique... I suck at Blast beats but you ohhh yurrrr ! 😅 love your channel
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Sex
Thanks for this amazing video.
I bet at least a dozen people have said that Chad looks like Will Ferrell!😮
“No, I fuckin’ nailed it!” Never have I heard such confidence without knowledge of how close he actually came. You’re absolutely right, Chad. You fuckin nailed it!
He actually improved the song, in my humble opinion
@@EzeLolo86 He made it way more interesting on the drums, that's for sure
He didn't come close. He completely improved it
It's absolutely insane how close Chad got in one go just by active listening, but it shows what a musician he is and why he's in the hall of fame. Chad's also a great personality so he'd be a phenomenal teacher too.
He didn’t even let it play thru 1x!! Guy is way underrated and so talented
By close you mean surpassed the original
@@fucker661 I dunno about surpassed, definitely some parts I liked Shannon's version better, but Chad's iteration is really well executed for someone who's literally listening to it without prior knowledge.
@@fucker661ilike this one more than the original
@@nox503 ooh thanks for this, will give it a watch :)
I've watched him play that at least 20 times and it never gets old. He nails it.
Legit the same
Only 20? I've watched at least 50,000 different reactions.
Same😂
He “fuckin” nails it.
Factz
That stick was just like "nah fuck this shit, I'm done" 😂
Real life portrayal of "ight, imma head out"
"Nah bro hes not real. If he is i will just break in ha..."
Chad is 61-62 years old in this video, what an incredible energy. Must be an example for anyone scared to get old.
Or someone who is just really THAT good. Fear doesn't play into anything that smooth. It's called LOVE for the beats.
but all what he do is:
play drums
fck girls
drink/drugs
sleep
in that time you work as labor worker ;d
I wish Chickenfoot had done more albums.....Sammy Hagar, Chad, Joe Satriani, and of course Michael Anthony. They are all old guys who are masters and just played together because they all loved it. It is a great mix guys and sounds.
60 isn't old, it's mature.
I'd watched quite a few of these DRUMEO videos, and normally people listen to the whole track, maybe more than once, and even make a couple of takes. Chad just goes into it in like the third measure. Insane!!! Just gets the groove and goes for it! No second take... amazing!
Sugarfoot played Linkin Park's Numb the first time he heard it. From the first measure. And he gave it a different feel but he nailed it too.
@@HugoRBMarques went to check it and you're right, thanks for pointing it out, he does play it on first listen 🎶 another monster !
Yes as I've jokingly said multiple times, he listened for 30 Seconds....to 30 Seconds from Mars 🤣
I'm not sure i'm ready for this still
RIP Chester :(
Thanks for sharing though i will check it out some time @@HugoRBMarques
It's all feeling for him. Dude just gets it
The raw energy on his take of the song is intoxicating. FUCKING LEGEND.
they should make a entire playlist and call it "Chad Smith plays a song he's never heard before and makes it better"
100%. He makes them better
I would buy that album
I would watch, 100%
The thing about Chad's insane musicality is that he listens a lot to the rhythym patterns of the vocal parts. Go find any RHCP live perfo and you'll see that he is always matching and emphasizing Kiedis' vocal rhythmic patterns.
Totally agree. He has a talent for syncing up to the vibes of the vocals.
Yeah, he's a big influence on how I play & I've always tried to do the same (when the music has lyrics or accent a guitar solo).
especially around the world
Nice take
Chad has set a new standard for this Drumeo challenge. Normally the person listens to it once or twice thru, writes their part, then does a couple takes to play their rendition. Him doing it so well on the first pass, first time hearing the drum less track.... AWESOME!
you can tell he's not just a talented drummer within the context of RHCP, but also as a session musician too. Makes sense that he picked it up so quickly, he seems to be a very versatile musician.
He heard like 30 seconds and was like "ok, got it".
@@paulcox2447to mars?
amateurs
I've never been the biggest RCHP fan. Their sound isn't really my thing. But I respect the living shit out of them. They are ALL incredibly talented musicians, and all very interesting to watch work their craft. It just goes to show that even more, when you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the "OT" and the "never heard before".
"You want another take?"
"No. I fuckin nailed it"
Truer words have never been spoken
Check out the 60 minutes piece. Really good.
Check out Chad in Chickenfoot if you like Sammy Hagar/VH or Joe Satriani
I loved them and then I was so hurt and disappointed by the remix album that was By The Way that I've not been able to forgive them yet. This drumeo helps though ❤
My God his fucking ability to read the song on his first take is absolutely in-fucking-sane!!
It never stops amazing me how some drummers can just lock into a rhythm and even can accurately guess the changes. So much respect for Chad. 🤘 OHH YUUUR!
Yes but majority of songs have a predictable structure. You can approximatively cover a lot without knowing
This is the exact reaction my wife has when I can hear things and figure it out instantly. Chad's work here is absolutely amazing, as was all of his drumeo work.
It’s easy the more you do it. I spent years playing jazz, swing, and rock and really you can just hop in and ride the bike anytime with any band if you’re talented.
Dude's been playing for decades. He could probably do that shit in his sleep.
It's all numbers and counting - also this guy has been playing for decades
This is someone who so intimately understands the language of music, and almost instantly picks up all the queues and flawlessly plays along. Legend.
his improv was SO good i have a hard believing hes never heard it be before. the rhythm is spot on and he flawlessly matches the songs energy
the way he smiles right before he starts playing is like he’s thinking “oh, I know this one…”. Pretty sure he foreshadowed with the “I’m not telling you if I know it, I’m just gonna play it” bit.
@@Wyl7 there are parts (mainly the bridge) where he’s making adjustments as he’s hearing Jared’s voice.
@@rmoore2nd619yeah it’s so impressive lol. Like just a quick adjustment
He's probably played somgs with this similar beat thousands of times.
You know RHCP have been improvising jams live for like 30 years. That's on top of Chad being a session drummer for countless bands and even non-rock artists. This dude knows how to improv well, I have no doubt he's never heard the song and just nailed it the first listen. 30 seconds to mars don't exactly have the most complicated song structure, so that helped too.
I think it just shows that Chad has an developed an amazing feel for music throughout all those years of playing music and jamming along with his band mates. He seems to know by instinct when there's another part coming up, etc. His whole video series on Drumeo is so entertaining to watch. One of my all time favourite drummers. He might not be the most flashy drummer but I absolutely love his playing style.
This video of Chad just speaks to his inherent musical ability. The fact that he can not only just start playing along without knowing the song, and can anticipate HOW and WHERE the song is going to go next, shows how much he understands how to properly compose a song.
100% what I thought. You can see he's an active musician that jams a lot and writes a ton of music too. I'm still shocked he's so good
Came here to say this.
It's the fact that he's so quick to adapt to something he's never heard before. The way he calls it when to start drumming again because of the subtle volume increase just before the final chorus.
30 years of being a guest/session drummer for countless artists on top of being the drummer for RHCP - the band that's known for having some of the best improvised live jams - I ain't at all surprised he nailed it on the first listen. Still, doesn't make it any less impressive. The man has more energy at 60 than I do at 33 lol. Such an underrated drummer.
He's spent 30 years doing what I've sort of been doing for about 2 years as a novice church drummer, so I absolutely 100% believe that if a dumb dumb like me can figure out the time signature and tempo and come up with a basic drum line for a song and then figure out its construction by the end of the first verse or chorus, then he ABSOLUTELY can throw this together after picking up the 3/4 time signature and recognizing the half time beat in the chorus. If you really compare what he did note by note with the original, it's wildly different, BUT it still sounds like it's the same because it's still a half time 3/4 tempo drum line with breakdowns, builds, and runs at all the right transitions.
Dude... There is "Built Different" and then there is Chad Smith, WTF!!! I saw him and the RHCP at the First Ever Rolling Rock Town Fair and they were incredible. Chad is an incredible drummer. Also breaking a stick while slamming the skins is next level even on Drumeo.
Of all these drumeo first reaction videos so far Chad's has been my favorite
I love how Chad can always easily find the "Pocket" AND SLAM when the song calls for it.
Chad Smith is actually underrated. Sure he’s very well known for what he’s done. He’s not a metal drummer but the dude has major chops. He has this certain feel to his playing that dude could practically play anything with tribal feeling.
Another prime example of this kind of skill is with drummer Stephen Perkins.
I seen them with Babymetal supporting, and they done the Judas Priest song 'Painkiller' with Chad on drums. The dude obviously can play metal. It's funny now I see him wearing a Judas Priest t-shirt so he obviously knew the song beforhand. But he was incredible with that song. NAILED IT!
Edit: Here it is ruclips.net/video/TcxngW6w5q0/видео.htmlsi=StCwY5xlZ3ZByhL4
He's no Joey Jordison though......
You mean criminally overrated?!!
faster doesn't mean better, the groove Chad has, Joey could never imagined to have while he was still alive, and Chad is pretty solid rock/metal drummer, but he plays for Chilis when he needs to adapt his groove for funk/alt rock /@@momomono795
Funny thing is Chad been playing this style tempo and eerily familiar to 80% of his RHCP TUNES
a clear 12/ 10 performance and he´s really sympathetic guy nailing it so easily
I watch this clip every time it comes up or someone does a reaction.. and the face you make midway through just grinning is what makes it the best. What a cool dude and a great video
RHCP is effectively a "jam band" at their core, that's how they come up with most of their material (and IMO what gives it the energy) but THIS is what you're able to do when you're comfortable within that context. He simply listened to what was being played, and played along. It was absolutely fascinating to watch and the fact that he got "most of it 'right'" is absolutely outrageous actually lol.
Chad is obviously listening while he's playing - he's matching the vocal and guitar intensity, matching phrasing. A real pro. One of my favorite drummers despite not really being a fan of RHCP. He's incredible!
I’ve watched this video with Chad a million times and it never gets old. I was happy to see that you reacted to it! Much love man!
Haha took you long enough! This one clip elevated my respect for Chad into the stratosphere.
My new favourite drummer.
Chad is a way underated drummer. He is such a beast!!!!! Especially when you have played with Satch, Hagar and Michael Anthony!!!!!
The Chickenfoot albums are priceless.
This video from Drumeo made me fall in love with Chad! Such an amazing drummer, fan of drummers and personality!
SAME!!
You gotta check out what he was up to in Brazil... He just became a brazilian citizen...
drum for over 40 years,the feel for changes becomes inherent. 30 Seconds is relatively formulaic. I love watching these drumeo vids,the tone on the drums is always perfection.
One of my all time favorite drummers. Awesome how he just went with it.
Chad is so talented with improvising that this didn’t surprise me. He can latch onto musical motifs almost immediately and start making his own flourishes of them. The chops are completely unmatched
He even does background drums for people like Dua Lipa. Dude just loves music amd playing drums 🤷♂️😂
Chad didn't even need to listen once.
Chad took 30 seconds to listen 😂
That’s a professional musician for you. Absolute legend.
Have played drums in varying capacities for 20 years. Nothing beats a 6/8 song you can wail on. Love it!
Thank you for nailing the time signature! I thought it was in 6/8 immediately just from the phrasing of the vocals, but I can see how it would make sense to a percussionist as 3 + 3.
@@theedmee its not in 6/8, its in 3/4. 6/8 is felt in 2, 3/4 is felt in 3, this is felt in 3
This is absolutely 6/8. Zero doubt about it. It really doesn't matter unless you're notating it but the difference is the feel. If it feels 1 duh-duh, 2 duh-duh etc it's in 6/8. A friend of mine once said, if it feels like a song of bunchnod olf Germans would be singing in a bar swinging their beer mugs, it's 6/8. Source: music degree, arranger, producer, professional musician, music nerd. That said, even some composers are wrong about the difference. They think their song is in 3/4. Nope, it's in 6/8...but who cares? It's still aesome lol
Ive seen this video easily a dozen times and every time i rewatch its an experience. Chad is a legend and hands down one of the all time greats in modern music (for his muisicianship and personality)
Man his recovery from "mistakes" is so cool.
Damn, Will Ferrell has got skills!
But seriously Chad is a pure joy to watch in this vid, bonus points for the British Steel album t-shirt
Chad Smith is a funky, rock drummer . This is a perfect example of why he is in the hall of fame . I love how he always keeps the high hat moving and accents everything so beautifully! He just goes for it and nails it . I could watch this a million times !
Chad is a legend!! God tier drummer
This is some of the most fun content to consume on RUclips. Crazy to see the talent and musical interpretation
Really cool. He got the feel instantly. Chads energy is just total!😊
40 years on the drums and this man is incredible. He anticipates better than anyone I have seen.
I've watch that a few times and I absolutely love how the energy of the song, the energy of the build up between the verse and chorus just pushes him into smashing whatever he feels! So awesome to see.
Doesn't get old watching Chad Smith play this. Love his version! He looked like he was having so much fun improving, too!
i was waiting for you to do a video on this. he absolutely kills this song, drumeo had no idea what to do. shortest episode they have done.
@4:20 I think his stick breaking gave the song a nice breath❤with the bass drum coming through more. It really prepped and reinforced the lead singer’s climax; pounding home the point. 🥁🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🎸🎧
There's truly nothing that Will Ferrell can't do...
It's hard to appreciate how damn hard this is. The ability to know what's supposed to be there and what it's supposed to sound like only comes thru decades of drumming.
Watching this makes me wonder if he would get a spot in a sequel Hardest Hitting Drummers list. Even an honorable mention for breaking one of his sticks here?
But seriously, this was great!
I’ve watched it 5 or 6 times and it is still bloody amazing. He nailed it , he’s truly mastered his craft
This is amazing. I can't wait for the 66Samus "First Time Hearing This Song". I mean, I do watch it twice a week on his Twitch live streams, but let's go. #GetSamus \GHOGF/
And that would be Jazz. 😅
Chad is so amazing! You can tell how much he genuinely enjoys music; making it, playing it, feeling it. Ive seen this a million times and it never gets old. I could watch him play everyday and it always puts a huge smile on my face. We are so lucky to have Chad and his talent in our lifetime ❤❤❤
Wow what a fucking LEGEND!! I've watched this video of him probably 5-6 times and I never even noticed the stick break! Flawless recovery!
Shannon Leto (30 Seconds To Mars' drummer) is one of the most underrated drummers out there. Dude puts SO much energy into his performances
I had no idea he was this talented! He did great!
blows my mind how easily he follows the energy level without a single misstep, I've watched this a couple times and it never fails to make me grin
That is the perfect demonstration of pure natural talent. I mean yes i know hes a very educated drummer. But to be able to jump right into a tune and catch the changes and everything like that. You cant learn that type of stuff, that pure natural skill.
Wow, for Chad Smith to not hear this song before but to be able to get it in 3o seconds (pun intended) and come up with some batshit insane drum fills literally on the fly? I might not be a huge RHCP fan but I can't deny that he and Michael "Flea" Balzary are insanely talented.
To me, thats my favorite vid from drumeo. Chad is just too fkn cool!!!
I have watched the original drumeo video I dont know how many times, genuinely cant get enough... and agian now with your commentary is priceless!
The passionate face that you do between 9:15-9:40 shows how much you love this stuff. Great video!
It was one of the coolest and funniest Dromeo's video. Chad is outstanding drummer. He's legend.
4:45 he's playing 2 over the 3. He's still in time with the music and it's a great juxtaposition.
Chad’s video is absolutely PRICELESS!!! He absolutely nailed it with ZERO regrets. For him to have it so close with minimal effort shows his true talent. I wish I knew how many times I actually watch that because it’s truly ridiculous. 🖤🖤🖤
The OG song and his rendition are so similar, it is insane!
I am in awe. Wow.
Well, Samus, I can say that I have a whole other respect for you after watching your Drumeo video doing Zepplin, amazing man. Great job, I was very impressed.
Chad is literally one of my favorite non metal drummers, this was amazing
I love drummers who take the initiative to start drumming right away. Chad Smith is so cool for this
Chad is a master drummer, groove and pocket is unreal.
I saw that video come up yesterday, and I have watched it like, 5 times now, this is now my 6th time watching it and I still react almost exactly the same way you did. That broken stick is hilarious, I was like "damn, chad smith just broke a stick playing 30stm"
My instrument is singing, but I can tell when a musician is into it when their mouth and body start to move with the music. Chad is amazing. I appreciate anybody that can play an any instrument as well as chad can play drums. ❤❤
That's insane! I've seen this 2 times already, and each time its like- wow what a bad ass. Love the reaction too- your video on drumeo where you give yourself audio clues- that was amazing and you did a great job. I don't play drums- but it's so inspiring to see guys like you, and Chad, and everyone else do these videos. I don't know how you guys do it....,
this makes me really really wanna play drums again.
i havnt touched drum sticks in like 5-6 years and i miss it soo much
do ittttt :) :) :)
@@66Samus I wish I could but I gotta start saving up for an electric drum set I want
I used to have a drum set but I had to sell it
(Ngl when I heard that song that he started playing to I almost cried because I absolutely love that song and just made me think about playing the drums even more lol)
The chops in this performance are great, but the instincts are a whole different level of magic. Really was something special. The fill that he plays at like 1:28 or so being so tight only a matter of seconds after he's started playing the beat at all just gets me every time.
That was impressive, I’ve never listened to 30 seconds to mars before, but his playing fit perfectly.
He is so great, and it sounded like it was the original. I absolutely love it out of all these first-time plays.
Breaks a stick in half and still doesn’t miss a beat. Jesus.
Even tho I'm a metal guy/drummer, he is pretty much my all time favourite drummer. Very iconic style. Very tasteful and groovy. Every stroke is where it belongs. He really lets the music shine instead of overdoing it but at the same time his drumming style is pretty sophisticated... Love it!
I've watched the original on Drumeo like a dozen times by now + a whole bunch of reactions. He was absolutely mesmerizing in this. Like we all know almost all of the people on Drumeo except for Sugarfoot did this challenge by listening to the whole track first at least once. This absolute maniac just went for it. And what a set: that ability to combine really quite perceptive listening and anticipating, with supreme confidence. A couple people have said in their reactions that they didn't believe it - but you can clearly see several points where he corrects some over and undershoots, and picks up things in the blink of an eye. Like the guitar licks which he matched by doing those tom fills - on the first one you can see he only catches the tail end of it. But even that is amazing as that lick is like 1 second long. I can't get enough and I've gone back to relisten to RHCP now :D
Pretty sure I ended up on your Twitch with an Enderprize raid the other day. Funny seeing you pop up with a reaction video while I was checking out Drumeo's vid again. By far one of my favorite videos to come back to.
It's gnarly to see that Ricky Bobby's drumming career has taken off so well!
All extremely old Will Ferrell jokes aside, Chad's fuckin' awesome!
NO full listen, no notes, just decades of experience and musical genius. Love it!!!
He didn't just nail it -- he NAILED IT!!!
8:29 I know that smile... I remember it from highschool band class when I would nail a tricky part I had been working on and the music teacher would just look over and nod at you with a smile on HIS face then immediately look away and keep conducting.
It's the smile of, as Chad said, "I NAILED it!"
Not gonna lie, his version is actually better 🤣
True
It's not that his is better, it's just that your particular taste appeals more to his version. There's a lot of songs that when you hear them/play them, you wonder why is there not some more snare play here, or why isn't there an extra kick here or there, or why don't they match the kick to the guitars? It's not that the original is wrong(objectively it is) but it's more so you don't have the same mind as the original drummer. And I mean he's the one making money, while we're watching on a screen critiquing his playing, obviously they did something right. But Chad Smith is an anomaly, easily one of the greatest drummers to ever play, guy can figure out how a song goes and play a very close to original pattern just off of his thought alone. Then you go watch other drummers do these and they have to completely change the song to make their pattern work. Or you get Mike Portnoy who can just play whatever he wants, cause he's Mike Portnoy. You want double bass with your Taylor Swift no problem😂. But he does it in a way that doesn't change the rhythm of the original, which is another skill all in itself.
Saw you on drumeo. Glad to see you doing well, brutha!
Man they need to get you on the channel I'd love to see what they would throw your way 🔥
Seeing him crush that never gets old. Solid reaction, appreciate the insights with minimal pausing
Imagine this guy on a Tabla ;) No for real this guy is genius and all he does is simply count . Jared hasn't even finished his lyrics and BAM here goes Chad.... So much fun to watch you react to it. Thanks for this great video 😉
Dude you brighten my day! I wasn’t having a good day at all. But I saw you on my for you page. Your happiness brings me up! Thank you so much! I will be back!
Chad Smith is brilliant lol I love his attitude!
Thanks for making this. Until I stumbled upon that video I had no idea about this world. I found your channel and other drumming legends. Love it. That Drumeo vid with Chad is the coolest thing ever. Glad your reaction was same as mine even if I know nothing about the drum world. Cheers from Myanmar
0:30 thank you, Chad. Thank you.
The segue into the Mindlab Pro ad was AMAZING 🤣. Well done sir, well done.