Drum Teacher Reacts: Michael Jackson's Drummer | JONATHAN 'SUGARFOOT' MOFFETT | 'Smooth Criminal'

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@JonathanSugarfootMoffett 3 года назад

Really enjoyed watching this!! Great reaction video!! 😂🙏

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

You are an inspiration. Thank you for the music, passion and showing how the best do it. 🙌 All the best man.

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

Yeah me too. I love watching others being amazed at the same stuff amazed me 😂 Like Kenny said, we're in church.... 🤗

@removalenti2222 3 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums a true living legend answering comments!!! OMG!!

@millerbeer8743 2 года назад

I grew up on Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and the whole 70's music scene as my first impressions of music. I moved on to other music as I grew older, and as such, started to to really focus on the players. Unfortunately I never revisited the players of my youth, and I can only say I'm glad I have, even this late in the game. You are a musical machine and I'm a better person for discovering your playing. 🙏🏻

@eskiltester3913 2 года назад

@@millerbeer8743 amen to that

@yttreblemaker Год назад

Interesting update: In a video released today, Jonathan Moffett comments that when he did those videos for Drumeo (all of them) 4 years ago, he went in unprepared and unrehearsed. Hadn't played any of those Michael Jackson songs in over a decade, and was playing from memory. 10 years. From memory. Unrehearsed. Try to get your head around that. 50+ million views on Drumeo. These performances are epic.

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

Holy. S***. That's bonkers.

@HighBeatz82 Год назад

I think, since MJ was a perfectionist through and through, Jonathan must have played MJ's songs at least 2 Billion times. I bet, if he wakes up from a 10 years koma and he cant remember his name - give the man some drums and he will kick it as he was on stage back in the 90's. Living legend! Just like he hits every of MJ's adlibs "OU". Amazin...

@bravo915 Год назад

And he did it wearing church shoes.

@yttreblemaker Год назад

@@bravo915 It looks like it, eh? But in an interview, Moffett claims that he likes leather shoes with soft leather soles, and the more beat-up they are, the more he likes it. To each their own. The slide effect is part of his footwork. Simon Philips likes Converse. Some drummers like socks, bare feet, even slippers.

@tabbykat2748 Год назад

@@bravo915 😅😂

@oh8wingman Год назад

Someone once asked Michael Jackson why he insisted on "Sugarfoot" was the drummer he insisted on. Jackson's response was the fact that in thirty years of performing with him, Jonathan had never made a single mistake.

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

That's kinda rediculous

@jchapman1605 Год назад

Somehow believable

@MrMotorNerd 9 месяцев назад

Clearly he's on another level ...

@tobiasjacobsen_dk 3 года назад

Legends have it that it is actually Jonathan moffett that is the real “smooth criminal”

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Sure is Tobias!

@ghostprotocol89 3 года назад

Legend has it, Jonathan moffet's middle name is "Anne" & Jackson is actually checking up on Jonathan during the chorus...🤣🤣🤣

@sivab4536 2 года назад

@@ghostprotocol89 golden 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@richardharrold9736 2 года назад

@@ghostprotocol89 nah, MJ knew Sugarfoot was always perfect.

@georgegonzalez8818 Год назад

Well said Tobias

@jamespatterson1847 3 года назад

He played for Michael Jackson because he makes that beat unique without stealing the show. Sugarfoot has precise timing, which is so difficult

@Malapropify 2 года назад

I'm pretty sure that it was mentioned countless amount of times - Sugarfoot was the only drummer that made Michael dance witih a simple straight beat.

@saashuseini56 2 года назад

Indeed

@Codex_0613 2 года назад

precise timing is underselling it his beat is on the same level as machine drumming, down to the decimal points of a second it's simply insane

@Heatwave9000 Год назад

He's been doing this for 60 years and MJs songs aren't technically complex. Yeah he has a great pocket, but can't really compare him to other top drummers.

@metalboy5150 4 месяца назад

@@Heatwave9000Shit. I bet if you ask those top drummers you'd get a different response.

@mikejohn8189 3 года назад

If you look at old live footage all you see is a huge smile killing it on the drums. Now all you see is a man that misses his buddy while still killing it.

@EdLo. 2 года назад

This^

@mediatamarketing7420 2 года назад

*I miss too*

@toddproctor6456 2 года назад

Aww

@the_Kiwi666 3 года назад

He doesn't play to a metronome, the metronome plays to him

@chrisegbertky 3 года назад

Best comment

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Yup Human Metronome. Precise as a swiss clock.

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

Duh... A metronome is calibrated using Jonathan's work

@janderlima4934 2 года назад

Verdade.

@serjoka77 2 года назад

Now think about his wife’s words. He was not rehearsing this song since 2010 and he didn’t try it before playing at Drumeo. He just read the music sheet because the recorded version differs from the live ones and he was used to play the live version. And he did it in one shot, with no retakes. He’s tied up to rhythm and music in such a personal way that is unbelievably deep and beyond human understanding. It’s spiritual.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

100% agree. This is utter heart and soul. Unbelievable

@TheCowgirlNiamh Год назад

In the interview he says he can’t read music. Let’s face it, he doesn’t need to. He’s just a natural 👍

@yttreblemaker 2 месяца назад

@@TheCowgirlNiamh Many drummers can't read music. Buddy Rich never learned how. Phil Collins was another matter.

@SataNick666 2 года назад

I’m a metal guy, but this was hands-down my favorite drumeo video. Jonathan Moffett is incredible and disciplined beyond any. Pocket.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Hard to describe this level pocket Nicholas!

@christianjocson5509 11 месяцев назад

His drumming for “Wanna start somethin’” is my absolute favorite from his Drumeo videos.

@saeed_nasiri 2 месяца назад

Same here 🤦🏽‍♂️

@duncanweirleech8368 3 года назад

That last choke is actually illegal. At least I think so.

@landonpeckham7752 3 года назад

Check out Sugarfoot’s drum cam for beat it. I think around 0:45 he does a ninja cymbal choke

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

HAHA Duncan. Outlawed in most states. Lucky Drumeo is in Canada

@JoshSullivan1986 3 года назад

If it's not it should be

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

Last I heard biden ordered the DoJ to investigate Jonathan 😎

@Erotified 2 года назад

I often wonder how many times the cymbals nearly took his fingers practicing that lol.

@manderson9289 3 года назад

I remember seeing an old clip of Michael saying "it don't sound like that when Sugarfoot plays it"...referring to another drummer that wasn't cutting it for him.

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

Ricky... he missed Jonathan when Ricky was all he had

@kuntay88 2 года назад

do you remember which clip? I'd like to see that 😅 that some mad props for Sugarfoot to have him say that. It was similar to when he took Beat it out during the second leg of the Dangerous tour becauss Jennifer Batten wasn't there and he didn't like how the new guitarist played the solo

@eskiltester3913 2 года назад

@@kuntay88 Michael said it few times also during the Jacksons period. But what OP said is right because I've seen it too. But there are so many clips it's impossible to find it

@kuntay88 2 года назад

@@eskiltester3913 too bad 😅 but thanks for the reply

@Editor_230 2 года назад

Hard to believe that! Especially when Mike had Ricky Lawson play for him for 2 different tours. Bad and Dangerous. Not implying that Johnathan Moffett isn't a good drummer but Lawson had a bunch of well known artists that he played for besides The King of Pop. Which is why I believe, and I could be wrong, Johnathan Moffett re-emerged to play with Michael during the '96 - '97 world tour. And to back up this claim, it was during that time Rickey was touring with Phil Collins.🤷🏿‍♂️

@stuarthancock571 3 года назад

His timing must be within a thousandth of a second. It's really incredible.

@doctajuice 2 года назад

That double cymbal choke behind the head is literally everything

@somberlight 3 года назад

Moffett is the embodiment of the Ringo Starr argument. You do not perform a song, you perform a context. Take it out of context, and its not rocketscience. HowEVER, consider the context and it becomes nigh magic.

@helenlig323 3 года назад

I’d like to hear Andrew review/discuss Ringo, especially with the Peter Jackson Beatles documentary coming up. I don’t think younger people understand what he’s so important.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Oh that's a great idea. A Ringo breakdown!!

@jeansaisrien 2 года назад

@@helenlig323 yeah, great idea.

@johnd3124 Год назад

thats genius, music is all about context.

@krenwregget7667 3 года назад

there's a reason Jon Moffett has been a first call touring player for some of the biggest artists of all time.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

100% Kren!!!

@BrendaB86 3 года назад

It’s crazy that he’s a self-taught drummer. He started playing with the Jacksons in 1979 for their Destiny tour. I actually saw him play live in 1981 for their Triumph tour. MJ liked how Sugarfoot would accent his dance moves with his drumming.

@panzerwaffen2873 2 года назад

Lucky you

@thejbo777 2 года назад

Wow that’s insane

@pedrorivera8255 2 года назад

Self taught??? No way!

@TheSmiley8225 2 года назад

He said in the interview that he had a drum teacher when he was first starting out .

@BrendaB86 2 года назад

@@TheSmiley8225 yep, that’s true, but it was the basic rudiments on just the snare. There was no one in his neighborhood that could teach him how to play on a drum set, so he had to learn on his own.

@colintroy3831 2 года назад

Q: Michael, do you use a drum machine or a drummer? A: Yes

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

HAHA. Pretty much!

@meatsloth333 2 года назад

I yelled DAMN! on the last hit with the double choke haha. My girlfriend heard it and thought something happened and then called me a nerd when I told her haha

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Music nerds. YES!

@tictocbang7443 3 года назад

The precision, drive and energy of his playing is insane. Many drummers want to skip right past this to be Neil Peart. Don't do it, kids!

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

100% This is insanity

@ShawnJonesHellion 2 года назад

this is equally as hard to play as most rush if not all. the new standards in metal are drummers that made neil pert intermediate level for me

@poonoo87 2 года назад

"Many drummers want to skip right past this to be Neil Peart. Don't do it, kids!" Exactly, if you do that you won't sound like Peart, you'll sound like Lars Ulrich.

@JT-sl3ui 2 года назад

Well that doesn’t last anyway. Because every kid eventually realizes that they will never be Neil Peart. There’s only one Professor

@robertthomas7176 2 года назад

@@poonoo87 Sugarfoot ranks right up there with Bonham Rich and Peart

@abrielrobertsson4160 Год назад

One of the reasons Michael took him as his drummer was that Jon made him dance. He was right. If you listen to him, your head automatically moves, you start smiling at how good he is. His precision, his groove, how smooth he is, it's just insane. Yeah, there are drummers out there who can make it technical and difficult to play, but can they play it like him? Not a chance.

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

💯👌

@ChandraNYC 10 месяцев назад

He said that in the Drumeo video… that he could move you, without touching you. He said that his groove will move you!!

@mattwilkinson5858 2 года назад

My first reaction to this video was shock, couldn’t believe how tight he was, those stick tricks and staying perfectly in beat, that sound, that choke at the end. Just absolutely phenomenal

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Yes Matt!

@keefriff99 3 года назад

Sugarfoot is a machine! Killer groove and precise as hell. I love watching the videos he recorded during this session…there are several MJ songs he plays flawlessly here.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

This is out of this world precision

@dubuis69 3 года назад

His pocket is encased by a metronome.

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Michael needed his work. They were one on stage. Jonathan wss able to amplify Michael's moves.

@moriyokiri3229 2 года назад

Yea, Sugarfoot said in a video that Michael Jackson demanded perfection everytime. I think that´s what Sugarfoot brought to the table and it shows.

@jlondon1441 2 года назад

Why Mike picked sugarfoot: His precise, technical abilities. He could hear the song Mike sang to him and play the drum part. Mike didn’t use technical language when he wrote songs. Mike would accapella the instruments to his band members and the ones who could work with that he kept.

@WanderingMind_ Год назад

I can see MJ beatboxing in front of his band

@Mizzleify Год назад

@@WanderingMind_ 🤣🤣

@darrylbennett4297 3 года назад

So I work as a stage hand and do a lot of lighting work. I was a follow spot operator for the Michael Jackson Cirque de Solie show. That tour hired MJs entire band to play live with the circus acts. Just before intermission all the spot ops were done our cues and we ended up standing in the rafters of the arena over Sugarfoot watching in awe. The power and the flare was incredible. He plays ridiculously loud too.

@j.d.4697 2 года назад

The snare and bass are so perfectly in sync, you don't even realize they are used together.

@Godzilla-hh8ip 2 года назад

I know nothing about music or drums. I randomly watched this video of sugar foot. The sheer intensity, perfection, his passion for drums, just his being was so inspiring to watch. I found a superhuman who literally dedicated to mastering just one skill for years and years and i was spellbound. One could sense that this is not an ordinary human playing an instrument. It is something very special.

@yttreblemaker 2 года назад

The secret behind Moffett's success is the fact that the man is, for no other words, a metronome. His sense of timing is incredibly rare, and the perfect match for a dancer like Jackson. (The end solo dance in "Billie Jean" where he simply creates a beat to anchor MJ is something you can set your watch to.) This can't be taught. This is sheer talent and sensitivity. He gives Jackson what he wants, and executes it night after night, accurate each time. There's no need for dynamics because the live music is always loud and punchy. His cymbals are set high for a few reasons: visibility from the audience (Collins, Ginger Baker, Fleetwood all do the same thing). Also, being up high give you the arm extension you need to play out and loud. Jazz drummers play closer in, as a rule, because dynamics come into play. Here, it's loud and strong all the time. The flying cymbals are all crashes. The lower ones are all effects and hi hats. If you like lots of smashing hardware, watch his "Emotional video of Earth Song", done a year after Jackson's death, and a clearly emotional Moffett is still recovering from this. The cymbals get a real workout, and that video is as satisfying as any you'll see on RU-vid.

@adamdesanti6713 3 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing these insights.

@edoherrera18 2 года назад

30 years of working with Michael Jackson, playing the most famous songs of the king of pop, congratulations master.

@DerekEidahl Год назад

It's impossible to watch him drum and not smile. So good!

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

Yup!

@doublestrokeroll 2 года назад

What's also important to remember is how unbelievably "in the pocket" Michael Jackson was as well. Think about all those noises he makes that follow the high hats at the beginning and on hits throughout the song. He would have tracked all that AFTER the studio guys had laid down the tracks. Go watch Jackson video's and watch him dance. You'll see how he's every bit as "tight" with his movements and vocals as Moffett is here with his drumming. It's no wonder he wanted him to be his drummer.

@daniellauck9565 3 года назад

"He played for Michael Jackson". Need no else.

@deborahsunflower939 2 года назад

And Madonna

@beautifulibra 2 года назад

Yeah but what I think he’s try to say is he played for “Michael Jackson” it doesn’t get better than MJ-kinda like ok you have arrived and everything you have worked for was for this moment (playing for the biggest artist of all time)

@simonwalmsley7670 3 года назад

I love the way his drumming leaves space...

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Well said Simon!!

@aboutthemetal8783 3 года назад

This is a classic example of a drummer who is drumming for the song, and doing his absolute best to serve the song and using the space in between his strikes on the drum head,a perfect lesson in "less is more" and I know that isn't always the best thing for a song, but in this case it's perfect, and no matter how good of a drummer you are, to play this way consistently is a skill in itself.

@alaskan_bergwanderer 3 года назад

Well said! I often tell folks (drummers) who clown on these kinds of pop songs to sit down, and play 'Billie Jean' without straying from the tempo. Harder than it sounds. I had to play it while I filled in on occasion for a cover band up where I live in Alaska, and while its fun as HELL to just lay into that groove, its also kind of pressure inducing to make sure that you don't fuck the timing up.

@supreethkurthukoti9851 2 года назад

Lovely reaction! Oh, and the last choke was so on point that the perfection caused a glitch in the space-time continuum and Elvis is entering the building.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

🤣👍

@ellenmason3833 2 года назад

I am sure you both have done a deep dive into his other videos. He does the same choke move about 1:23 in Beat It and an entire inhuman ninja sequence about 1:50 ish in on Jam. It’s not ok. I am not on. These clips added years to my life! (And I am an American married to a kiwi from Dunedin moving to NZ for good next year - and I want as many years in aotearoa as I can get!)

@robotbooty1 Год назад

The no-look cymbal catch at the end. WHAT?????!!!!!!! That's some cyborg ninja ish' right there.

@nickfanzo 2 года назад

One of the best drummers in the world. The guy played for MJ for a reason. This version was sick.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Yes Nicholas!

@indycustommade3568 2 года назад

As critical as MJ is about everything in the production to get picked to play for MJ says it all. The best thing I like about reactions is when you have a really good guy geek over an even better guy. Well done.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

🙏

@MidwestBoxin 2 года назад

His drum teacher was Michael jackson... I have had the blessing of having a couple drinks with Moffett back in 2011 while on the MJ CIrque tour. I met the entire BAD band, except for Jennifer Batten. He is SUPER sweet as a human being, and down to earth! Photos i have that neverrrr get old.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Excellent!

@TunahTak 3 месяца назад

The perfect video, the perfect reaction and the perfect public and perfect show, Thanks Moffett and Andrew Roowney. ❤❤❤🎶🫂▶️✈️🎵🌎🍻💙🎯🎮🎶😎🥂🪘🪘🪘👏👏👏

@melissabays3966 2 года назад

What most people forget is that Michael Jackson is such a perfectionist that he has the best of the best and is personally hands on with his crew and he is personally hands on deck with everything he did and May he rest in peace

@hansermers4772 2 года назад

He drums tighter than a computer and does not more than what is needed for the song. I love it!

@patron40silver 3 года назад

I'm no musician so I don't know what I'm talking about but there is no wasted movement and it makes him look almost robotic.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

To coincide with the electronic vibe of the music. YES!

@mini0nator 2 года назад

real drummers and midi drums have their strengths and weaknesses. real drums have emotion to them, but sometimes the timing is off. midi drums have perfect timing, but it’s soulless. jonathan moffett is the best of both worlds.

@creepyhydra2541 2 года назад

Dude is so in time it’s crazy

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Yup! God level pocket

@sira.scottascot8865 2 года назад

Besides the amazing "cyborg" feel that's being demonstrated here, It's pretty cool that (I suspect) he's not just playing the song, he's doing his whole part of the show. Twirls, everything...

@joso844 3 года назад

Here we have a choreographer on the drums. Im sure hes have lots of fun. And the tecnique and right company for pop music. Smooth, crispy and clear. Lots of learning for me certainly.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

A lesson for us all Josue!

@harleyadam4813 2 года назад

There are drummers who use power. There are drummers who use insane speed. There are drummers who use insane meter. There are drummers who use insane creativity. There are drummers who use insane fills. There are drummer who use insane PERSONALITY. Then, there are basically basic drummers WHO NEVER MISS. INSANE POCKET SKILLS.

@GumGumNika 2 года назад

He drums like Michael is still watching him in practice.

@lulumoon6942 2 года назад

Lovely

@cameronsarmiento4102 2 года назад

Its jonathans passion you can see in his eyes. Especially in the beat it drum performance. You can see he lived these songs in front of millions

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Absolutely Cameron. Stone cold pro

@jason1888 3 года назад

Any other metal guys out there that grew up listening to Michael Jackson? He had some super punchy rhythm in his music. Like Djent in 4/4 time.....? I dont know. Just good groove.

@doublestrokeroll 2 года назад

Big time. I was a metalhead but I loved pop too and MJ was amazing. Saw him live on the Victory Tour. All my snobby metal friends could go fuck themselves...lol I didn't give a shit if they didn't like it. Talent is talent. It's always impressive.

@chadjanz5036 2 года назад

Metallica, maiden,megadeth,...prince and mj was my childhood.

@walylama1268 2 года назад

That pocket was authorized by an Act of Congress, signed by President George H. W. Bush on 12 February 1988.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

It's THE LAW

@iangrant8290 3 года назад

Someone said it best in a comment on the original video; something to the effect of 'I always thought they used a drum machine on this track. Turns out they did'.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

HAHA Ian

@Man0fMeans 2 года назад

Ha! I may have made that exact comment years ago

@twizzy585ful 2 года назад

😭😭

@MarconiJazz Год назад

I watch this videoclip once or twice a week since last year! Man his drumming was phenomenal, absolutely perfect and I like your comments very much too! Amazing stuff buddy 🥁

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

Yup! PHENOMENAL

@vgaportauthority9932 3 года назад

This is what we always hope for whenever someone says "we're sending a pro."

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

LOL

@Max-dd4ow 3 года назад

What I live about his drum parts is that he never over plays which is something I need to work on, so having drummers like this gives me a great example to look to

@langadubazana 3 года назад

I think this is the goal as a drummer. Time and groove for years!

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

💯🙌

@fuelflownormal 2 года назад

You nailed it...time and groove; the essence of drumming.

@brostelio 2 года назад

How did I miss this!! I've been waiting for Sugarfoot to come up on this channel for ages! The man is magic.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Done 2 on him!

@brostelio 2 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums just watched the second one too. I've not been a diligent subscriber!

@SauceBoss69 3 года назад

Oh, you’re gonna go down the Moffett rabbit hole now.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Oh damn!

@SauceBoss69 3 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums you gotta check out his Wanna Be Startin’ Something performance on Drumeo. Sick hi-hat work and of course keeping the clean beat.

@chrisegbertky 3 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Take us with you man!

@JakobStrand 3 года назад

Fun facts: "Annie, are you ok?" is referring to the CPR-doll that was in the recording studio who was called Annie.

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

Correct. Annie wasn't really okay. Michael broke her.

@richardkovacs2006 3 года назад

@@eskiltester3913 in fact MJ studied CPR. Something his own doctor didn't know how to do properly... and MJ died...

@eskiltester3913 3 года назад

@@richardkovacs2006 doesn't mean he didn't destroy Annie 😂 Bruce swedien told that story

@christophermoore7707 2 года назад

My wife did nursing school in the late 1980s. Every student certifying for CPR had to say, " Annie Annie are you okay?" Before starting CPR, or you failed. Still cracks me up.

@yeahnahmate1611 3 года назад

I was baked with a mate one time watching sugarfoot's playthrough of Beat It. We had to watch it about 10 times because it was absolutely hilarious.

@lulumoon6942 2 года назад

Good times

@Amehdion 2 года назад

Fun Fact: Atomic clocks get their world-renowned accuracy from listening to Jonathan Moffett.

@badass6300 2 года назад

That would be Gene Hoglan.

@hugolafhugolaf 2 года назад

I watch his Beat It performance once a week. Yeah, yeah, it's a simple 4/4 groove... until you try to nail it the way he does. It's sheer perfection.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

100%

@BernieTheBoxer 2 года назад

MJ was a perfectionist and this guy had the gig for decades, what we think is therefore irrelevant. Love your reaction to watching perfection happen before your eyes - added to the "WTF" that I get everytime I watch it.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Yes Chris. Biggest gig in the world, possibly if all time. Critiques are invalid 👌

@DESTRUCTIONKATCHUP 2 года назад

My dad was an old school rock and roll drummer with class, a master of his craft and an unsung percussionist hero of his generation. That being said, I wish he could have seen this drum video. And I wish I could see his reaction outside of my mind. I can hear him saying “that cat is so bad” lol.

@matiudawg007 8 месяцев назад

I have watched this so many times. 😂 It's just so crispy clean😮

@Jackson12438 2 года назад

Jonathan - one of the Greatest drummers! I had a chance to meet with him in Moscow.He was very kind to me, when I sad, that I'm a dtummer and dancer of Michael's dances like his Impersonator. Amazing drumming and groove!

@alankoza1917 2 года назад

and this man is in his 60s a true genius

@mattodom6367 9 месяцев назад

He makes it sound simple. That is part of his greatness.

@TrippleEgis 2 года назад

The guy is true LEGEND, it is so satisfying to watch him play. Have you seen him play ''Beat it'' ? true masterpiece.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

I need to check it out

@EyeTunz 2 года назад

The consistency is incredible. The whole drumeo video is kind blowing.

@francesdalton4345 9 месяцев назад

The first hit tells you everything you need to know. Sugarfoot is beyond clean. His timing is so crisp and clean and perfect. It simply doesn't get better.

@Nirotix 2 года назад

Dave has a front row seat to arguably one of the best drummers of our generation. How could you not be bobbing your head smiling like a kid watching and hearing this? I mean, the timing is impeccable. Those crashes, unreal.

@rodo2220 11 месяцев назад

Someone said it best on the drumeo video. It's so crisp that it sounds like the beat was made in software. Absolutely insane

@AndrewRooneyDrums 11 месяцев назад

Every note is crystal clear and sample like

@mre053 2 года назад

I play drums myself but watching this Just reminds me time and time again why I love to play drums it’s something I can’t even explain it’s in my heart 🙏🏻🔥

@sydstone4130 10 месяцев назад

My favorite part is how he flows in the pocket and when the chorus kicks in he uses rim shots to make accents for the chorus. 🤌

@keselekbakiak 22 часа назад

The crazy thing is i hear the exact same tom sound just like in the original song.

@springy-2112 3 года назад

Human drum machine with feel ! As for the high cymbals , I know a lot of studio engineers like the cymbals high up to seperate the tom mikes from the overheads . I have tried this and it certainly helps sonically ,but man it's weird to play. As a bonus ,when playing live, the audience gets to see the drummer . Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

You absolutely NAILED it on the high cymbals. 2 superb and useful reasons to go high on the cymbals.

@mmmCrunchy 2 года назад

If he's ever playing to a metronome and they don't sync up, the metronome is busted.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

HAHA Patrick

@user-kj8di3qf4z Год назад

The number one reason I love your channel is the respect and reverence you give these drummers. Some drummers just can’t keep themselves from saying things like “I could do that” or “that’s not that hard”. You understand how good these drummers are. The fact that they are an 11 out of 10 does not escape you.

@AndrewRooneyDrums Год назад

I'm good enough to know I'm not as good as any of these drummers :) LOL

@jbosco3970 Год назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums classic kiwi understatement.

@jtm726 2 года назад

He puts all his heart and soul while playing the drums. Plus he plays by ear and has everything timed down perfectly.

@djoetma 3 года назад

He actually does that choke all the time in the 'Threatened' video, also on Drumeo. And in Wanna Be Startin' Something he does a little solo, and again in a separate solo video. The man is a drumming machine. There are different kinds of drummers. One kind of performing requires different skills vs another kind.

@evyatarhadar8867 3 года назад

Sugarfoot sleeps in the pocket hahaha

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

He's got safari pants with pockets everywhere!

@csu111 Год назад

I'm not even a drummer and I get chills every time I see him play. Perfection!

@Kaztrofy 3 года назад

You gotta react to his version of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin", that ending is something else.

@Glen.Black. 3 года назад

Great job sir! You were more excited reacting to this cover than most any I've seen and you get pretty excited about a lot of the great drummers you react to. In regards to your comment about him being like a prizefighter (All of the following comments in quotes are from DrummerWorld) "he got his nickname Sugarfoot because of his incredibly fast-paced foot pedaling technique on the bass drum." And as to why Michael hired him, it might have had something to do with this...LOL "He auditioned for The Jacksons in 1979. They hired him immediately after he performed Shake Your Body, a song with a three part overdub, which means it has three drum parts layered on top of one another with three separate passes of recorded individual drums parts."

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

That is absolutely fantastic Glen! THANK YOU

@Glen.Black. 11 месяцев назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Stopped by to watch this again....LOL I asked YOYOKA if she had seen this video, and she said "Yes" and whips out a photo of the two of them (YOYOKA and Sugarfoot), and why wouldn't she...LOL

@calebwalker1 2 года назад

The precision and intent of each stroke is so cool to watch

@Joey_Tai 10 месяцев назад

When you see him play the first few bars, you know why Michael chose no one else but him. Precise as a computer and straight to the point.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 10 месяцев назад

💯👌

@michaellord7617 3 года назад

So much technical headroom it's hard to tell how good he really is...

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

I can see it within a bar Michael. This guy is an absolute MONSTER!!!

@michaellord7617 3 года назад

@@AndrewRooneyDrums the first hit made me realize he has so much more up his sleeve...we don't even have to talk about the ending...

@Wirenfeldt1990 3 года назад

@@michaellord7617 impressive for a guy in a tank top to be able to still have something up his sleeves..

@megadjc192 2 года назад

fyi high cymbals were typically used when they wanted really clean drums for recording or live audio. They did this to minimize mic bleed. I've seen a lot of old school pop drummers do this in order to create the cleanest sound possible with minimal bleed compared to having everything up close and tight and thus allowing more bleed.

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

Great point Daniel. Live it lends to higher sticks and therefore showmanship also.

@jeremiahbrotherson8588 Год назад

He is one the greatest drummers of all time with his focus and tempo and fillings he is literally one of the greatest drummers of all time

@hla0roo Год назад

I dunno why no one has reacted to his drum solo. It blows everything else away. He takes the simplest 4/4 beat, throws in as many ghost notes as you could imagine, and executes it flawlessly.

@tyrionpowell2861 2 года назад

YOU SHOULD WATCH HIS SOLO ON DRUMEO, IT IS THE DEFINITION OF INCREDIBLE

@michaellambert8306 3 года назад

For me the best part is the kick drum pattern on the bars leading into and immediately following the chorus. 3:58 for example

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Whole thing is utterly mindblowing Michael

@skeleton5459 2 года назад

i just watched his full video. the way he plays drums is like the way michael dances. very tight and precise hits

@AndrewRooneyDrums 2 года назад

YES!

@adamjarvis7353 8 месяцев назад

his cymbals are high because he needed to be able to see Michael and see his cues

@AndrewRooneyDrums 3 года назад

Gobsmacked. I will be releasing a video shortly on 'easy' vs 'hard' drumming and the various myths surrounding that. It will be part of my 'Things I learnt At Jazz School' series. It's absolutely understandable for this to go right over peoples heads as it's on the surface relatively simple drum parts. (relatively). It's very easy to assume by default complicated drumming is 'better' or more desirable' or 'harder'. Well.... that depends on the execution. This is why I asked YOU at the start to think 'why of ALL the drummers in the World, did MJ choose this one?"

@gizmotis 3 года назад

people seem to think that faster= better. groove like this isn't easy. the show wasn't about him, but sugar still made himself an intrinsic part of the song. if you play just the rhythm, can you recognize the song? THAT is impressive. I'm waiting for yoyoka to find sugarfoot. the world will never be the same!

@chrisegbertky 3 года назад

@@gizmotis I thought the same thing!

@TheDivergentDrummer 3 года назад

I had never really listened or looked into Jackson's stuff, until about a month or so ago when I seen this Drumeo and I was blown AWAY at how concise he was . Immediately sent me down the Sugarfoot rabbit hole. I've been waiting for this one ;)

@martianshoes 3 года назад

@Andrew Rooney - I am inclined to look at this as not just a “simple pop song”; but also a backdrop/groove for Michael’s choreography. A tight drum track with squared-off meters is friendlier to fast moving feet…. Which goes to a premise I have long held that many of the tap dancing features of long ago where the forerunners of the later-day drum solo…

@VomitShovel 3 года назад

I find a lot of it comes down to "touch" and how you play your strokes. You could get a thousand A+ top notch drummers to come through and play this song, and nobody would sound QUITE like this. It's a very unique touch and feel he has, obviously besides his incredible skill and being deeper in the pocket than a politician. Also I'm not 100% sure if he wrote this song but I assume he did and there's a difference between skill, execution, and creativity. To write this song with so much groove and brilliant note selection all the way through without overpowering or overplaying is incredible. I have a newfound appreciation for Michael Jackson songs