Drum Teacher Reacts to Lars Ulrich Drum Fails - Metallica - Episode 11 

ATTENTION KIND VIEWERS!!! So I don't have to keep addressing this, you're right, I didn't recognize snippets of songs from records I listened to, but I haven't listened to them in over 20 years and the memory is quite hazy, if ya know what I mean. Also. Do people still listen to Metallica? Hahaha.

Best Lars burn came from James when they were recording Load. A light bulb burnt out in his studio, so Lars grabbed one, changed it and asked the camera, “How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb?”. James says, “We’ll find out when one gets here”.

"The first four albums are phenomenal" The Call of Ktulu: "I don't know this song"

I heard that often times they would find Lars just standing outside the studio door, because he didn’t know when to come in....!

The bit when they were jamming to warm up. James, Kirk and Rob start playing "Disposable Heroes", but Lars started with "Creeping Death" instead. That's why James says: "Disposable Death"... and everyone is laughing, even Lars. They're just having fun.

Lars makes me feel like a professional drummer

Lars likes being a rock star more than being a musician.

Lars “shave that shit off” looooool 😂

Imagine Lars and Sid Vicious jamming..

Me before watching this video: Why do people think Lars is such a bad drummer? Me after watching this video: Ok, I get it now.

You described Lars style of playing perfectly. Over play the shit out of something simple until there is no groove left to follow. Then just change tempo and speed up with some mis placed eratic drum fills.

In Lars world, Lars doesn't follow the beat! The beat follows Lars

It's okay that you didn't recognise a lot of these songs, Lars didn't either

Lars is absolutely stunning and talented drummer. As a deaf man myself I really appreciate his artistry.

Neil Peart was still taking drum lessons while drumming for RUSH; right up until they stopped touring. LARS could prolly benefit from this too

"I only know the songs from the first 4 albums and the Black album." -Doesn't know "And Justice for All" the title track from the 4th album.

"Oh, wow. That was..uh.. that was something that happened."

I’ve actually noticed that Lars live drumming has gotten better as of late. Saw them two years ago and the atmosphere was still great

Lars was one of the biggest reasons I started playing the drums at the age of 9. He was like some sort of an idol to me. Now I'm 30, still playing, but now I keep saying myself "really, wtf was I thinking? lol".

I found out that this was a topic from reading comments after watching a Danny Carey drum cam video. It's like having McDonald's after filet mignon with roasted potatoes.

Big fan of metallica here , I love almost all their stuff (until 1999) but this is finally an honest video about Lars cause also a lot of drummers here tend to defend him. In my opinion is not respectful for the fans that made you a millionare to don't practice and not putting all yourself to offer a better show

We're fortunate that we got what we got from them in the early years.

He never had the fear of losing the gig, it's HIS BAND. Seriously.

I think Lars shaped up a lot on this years tour. First time in ages the double bass really sounds the way they did in the 80's

I didn't know Bruce from Family Guy was a drum teacher. OH NOOOOOO. I KNOOOOOOW.

I think Jason was Metallica's best bass player because he was able to adapt to how the song needed to be. And was very versatile and played with many different techniques

Lars doesn't really care anymore about being on point. He's filthy stinkin' rich...and he's in the biggest metal band in the world. Sad but true.

I love the fans that think Lars is the “best drummer in the world”. He’s not even the best drummer in “Metallica”.

I've been a Metallica fan since the 80's. Lars is not the best drummer but considering how many shows he's played, he's allowed some mistakes. I accept it. Thanks for the reaction.

"It's almost like this dude's not even preparing." He's not. He's publicly said that he doesn't practice any more and doesn't really care about his proficiency any longer. However, he's still the guy who influenced me to pick up sticks 32-years ago. He's also a cited major influence for most of today's top metal drummers.

5:56 This commentary is absolutely hilarious man. That odd fill from Lars was funny in itself but the commentary along with it is the icing on the cake. "Shave that shyt off Brother!" 🤣 💀

"I only know the first 4 albums" "I dont know this song" Bruh the only song you knew was unforgiven

You had me first at 'shave that shit off' and second at 'that's some beginner drum stuff'...

The problem with Lars is he never had “the fear” to begin with.

Lars started Metallica & knows the band will never fire him.

“I won’t know it unless it’s on the first 5 records” *literally the only one he’s recognized at this point wasn’t on the first 5*

Best Metallica gig I ever saw was at Download Festival 2004. That's the gig where Lars didn't play because he was "ill". I believe it is the ONLY time Lars never played a show. Lot's of other cool drummers stepped in to help, and everything sounded so much better. Even James and co looked like they were really enjoying themselves!

I'm glad you brought up Iron Maiden!! I only managed to see both these bands live in the 2000's and the quality of performance that Maiden put up was miles!! ahead of what we saw of Metallica.

The sad thing is that in the 80s Lars was a really well-rehearsed drummer. Check out clips of them during the Master of Puppets era, the guy was on fire.

I really like the early albums, Garage Inc is probably one of my fav cover albums. Lars drumming on a couple of songs were superb.

I think Cliff's death was when metallic started falling off. He made them listen to classical funk everything, and no one complained! Cliff was a monster

As a fellow drummer, I 100% agree with you! Metallica had been my all time favorite metal band until about 10-15 years ago. I even kept considering them my favorite through the Napster debacle and the weird/stinky albums (I'm talking to you, Lulu primarily). Since then Pantera has slowly and surely become my all time favorite metal band. I've always loved them, but they didn't deviate from that heavy, crunchy, deep, metallic sound that made me fall in love with them as soon as I first heard Cowboys from Hell. I still love Metallica and will defend them long term, but I wish Lars would invest some time in honing his craft. I heard them in Austin at Austin City Limits a couple years ago and Lars didn't even try to properly play a few of the old greats (like the awesome double bass sixtuplet portions on "One"...it was physically painful to listen to). I love Lars, but come on. Thanks for the fun video, and for breaking it down for us. Keep up the great work, brother! :)

I’d wager that Lars doesn’t touch his set during down-time.

It's funny you mention him losing "the fear" I watched an interview with lars where he specifically said he doesnt feel the need to practice

THANK YOU for mentioning wellbeing. I'm 20 years old and recently had that epiphany. I exercised and fasted over the holiday period and lost 11 kg as well as gaining some muscle mass and I have never been playing better.

Your comment about "losing fear" is spot on.. But you're comment at 11:13 is priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤘🤘🤘

its great to see ur progress as a youtuber. im one of ur first subs, you def blew up quick. keep it up!

5:06 if you are wanting him to get the damned point.

Imagine how good Metallica would've sounded had they gotten rid of Lars and hired Scott Travis from Judas Priest

Always fun watching Lars fail.Even funnier with Bruce from Family Guy emphasizing each gaff with his famous catch phrase “ Oh No “

I just hate it when people give Lars the excuse : "But nobody plays like that, it's his style." Yeah, fucking up like no other IS his style.

And Robert used to play with Brooks wackerman 🥁😔 forgive me for that but he also played with Perkins and Freese ...yep!!

As a guitarist I have some influence even all the way to death magnetic and hardwired. They write bad ass riffs brother and a great workout for down picking lol

He's no Danny Carey or Brann Dailor. He's Lars Ulrich. Let's just accept it. "I think its adorable" I love that.

If I'm ever diagnosed with cancer I want this dude in the room just so I can hear him say OH NO!

Something I've learned about Lars that I feel is really telling is that he never sought out help because whatever he did was good enough. Literally, every drummer of the Big 4 (Megadeth is complicated in this) has had some kind of guidance from better drummers or were trained. Lars went so long without practice or guidance from anyone else while they were gigantic, he just never recovered. My thing at this point is when I saw them live in 2017, i was ready for all of this. I was ready for him to absolutely suck. I have a degree in percussion. This had to be the norm. Nope. He played 98% of everything correctly. I respect the fuck out of Lars, frankly.

We all know the story. A kid has ok skills and then ends up using a lot of drugs which helps him with confidence and ability. When the drugs become an issue, the musician finds they cannot play as well as they used to when high as a kite. I believe this applies to many bands as live playing always reveal and definitely applies to Metallica.

“Wrong beat you knob was definitely written by someone who is English” Yep absolutely 😂😂

This guy sounds like Zach Galafanakis from "The Campaign" with Will Ferrell!

Nicko still plays amazing. Saw them live a few weeks ago. Some guitar mishaps, Bruce is getting worn (80% Bruce is still better than most), but Nicko, no, that madman sounds as good as ever. Hits those drums like sledgehammers while looking like he’s relaxing in the sofa telling a joke. I’m subbing in the hopes we get a Nicko video. Don’t let us down :)

Dude I died with laughter every time you said “oh no!” 😂😂😭😭💀💀

"Woooo oh noooo" Ahahahaha! I love this

I've been to plenty of Metallishows through the (post-cliff) years in various countries in Europe, & I tell you for a fact that *all* of those shows had at least one facepalm moment from Lars. The fella simply cannot keep time. My favourite moments are when James senses he's losing it, & stands square in front of him to use exaggerated right arm motion to give Lars a beat! My working hypothesis (since no sane individual would take on & keep a drummer who can't keep time) is that between tennis matches as a teenager, Lars was actually training in various mind kontrol techniques, & when he spotted Hetfield's riff-writing prowess he hypnotised him into taking on Lars as best friend & confidant. #GrimaWormtongueUlrich :)

I like the Load/ Reload and St Anger albums. I just don't want a band doing the same album over and over again.

he never made the short list for Dream theater auditions.

"if it's not on the first four albums, i will not recognize them" Call of ktulu plays. " i dont know this song"

I toured over 30 years, 8 months every year except 2 years. I've seen a lot of fantastic drummers in my travels, and I think of Lars as an expert at what he does for Metallica, but I've always thought that he was overrated as an independent drummer. Perfect member for this band for sure. He's absolutely right about Napster. What few big record company contracts that were to be had in the genre, were killed by the internet, and subscription services that made millions off the backs of aspiring and established bands alike. Bands now rely more on merch, DVD and part of the ticket sales. And hiring out as individuals to sing or play on tracks for other writers and musicians That's why you see 4 or 5 bands playing a short set at concerts - there are no stand-alone main acts with one opener any more. The audience only knows a few songs by each band, and the attention span of today's ticket buyers is too short to sit through a full main act's show . The real money is being a studio musician and touring with bands like Taylor Swift or a big act that has no real band. Just hired guns. The same 16 musicians are recording on almost everything that gets released by major labels With few exceptions and progressive music. A ton of artists at the top of their game are standing in the background playing music that they don't want to for a singer they aren't into, and eek out a living doing what they are passionate about. Fitting into a music industry that has put most serious musicians out to pasture

You don't recognize the song at 9:20??? Dude, it's called AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (the title song from the same album).

Mannnn, How you gonna hype up the first four records like that and not recognize songs like Call Of Ktulu or And Justice For All?

Pantera references are a must and thank you for being real.

I agree, Robert Trujillo really *is* the best "bassist" they've ever had. So damn true. He doesnt get to show nearly half of his skill with them. Lol😅 RIP Cliff though.

No disrespect to cliff or rob but Jason newsted was the best bass player they ever had. Period

Close your eyes and listen to him talk. You will see Theo Von. It’s uncanny.

lars clearly stopped practicing after justice

It's amazing lars ulrich has been payed for the drum tracks since 98

Trujillo is a bad ass. His stuff from Infectious Grooves is just monstrous.

You cant FIRE me I OWN the Company!

Lars should put down the sticks and let some younger drummers dreams come true but stay with the band in a managerial role because that's where he's always shined.

Can you imagine if they got dave lombardo for their next record and tour?

I play guitar and love Metallica, I am deffo not a drummer, and watched the original fails video and honestly missed what was happening because they tend to mix things up and improvise live, but it was cool to hear the explanation of what was going on

I loved Metallica as well, I even got into the Load and Reload, But I could not tolerate St. Anger. Pantera, I couldn't get into their early stuff, But after Phil, Their music changed and they also became my favorite, even today, I reference Pantera when speaking of my favorite music..Being a guitar player. Dimebag's playing amazed me.

The way this guys says "Oh no," makes me think of Bruce from Family Guy.

Contrary to poular belief,lars' receeding hair line is SUPERMETAL! Skullets Rule.

Sadly they gave Newstead so much shit when he joined and he can actually play bass...Lars should have been fired lol Lars is the only drummer to play 40 plus years and go backwards...He is the Benjamin Button of drummers

I initially thought this was the 11th video dedicated solely to Lars Ulrich drum fails. Wouldn’t have been surprised about it either.

Midwest and South music fans are the best! I did a US tour in my youth and the South was always ready and rocking.

why everyone says they got bad from Load to St.Anger then skips Death Magnetic and Hardwired, i think they got back on the track with those two records

New Tool song has some interesting drumming . Would be cool to get ur thoughts as to whether Danny Carey is still the same beast

Travis barker practices like 3 hours a day on tour and off that’s why he is god and I love seeing blink for 20$ over Metallica for 200$

Hahaha this is how reaction videos should be!! I love your delivery man

I'm mostly a guitarist (and sometimes bassist and singer) and I really rate Nicko McBrain. I think he's got a lot of groove for a heavy metal drummer and even though he's got that 'cheeky chappy' sense of humour, he is clearly professional in his preparation for shows. He's 71 now and had a stroke earlier this year but that hasn't stopped him. Intensive therapy to deal with paralysis on one side and he's back drumming. Despite huge success I think his humble attitude is also endearing. A good guy..

Cliff dying was the beginning of the end for Metallica as far as I’m concerned.

I think Mike Portnoy made a comment in an interview a while back (maybe with Metal Sludge?) that on a scale of 1-10 Lars is like an 8 in the studio and like a 4 or 5 live. I agree with that -- always interesting and complementary playing on the recordings, but live he can drag and screw up more than he should. I think he definitely got lazy as their fame grew.

Honestly anyone who plays an instrument will know that sometimes you miss that beat, you drop a stick, you miss a key, you miss a fret. It happens. You could nit pick any live performance and you are going to find mistakes.

Whenever I want a really good laugh I come back to this video to watch his epic fails! Lmao

I saw you should call your show DrunkJummer. Because that's about what this was. Authors have typos, drummers have missed beats, guitarists have failed screams and you have R2D2 and D&D books.

Poor poor Lars drum community’s favorite joke Still love the Cliff Burton era Even though I’m not a Metallica fan

You say you won’t recognize the songs unless there from the first 5 records but pretty much all the songs in this video are from the first 5 albums..... just saying 🤷🏽‍♂️

You should watch the video of Joey jordison playing for Metallica. He doesn’t even play in the band. He sat down after doing a slip knot set and with no rehearsal or practice played the Metallica songs tighter and better then Lars ever did

I’ve watched this vid many times and it’s doesn’t get old lol! Considering lars is in a metal band he almost never plays dbl kicks. If he wasn’t such a big part of the band like he was just the drummer he wouldn’t have lasted this long.