I played the drums for close to 30 yrs. Just keeping time with what he’s doing with his arms alone are insane. Let alone the feet. This is a testament of what the human mind is capable of
I hear ya. I played drums in the 80's. Hard Rock and Metal. It never even occurred to me to try and play polyrhythms. It was hard just to do simple 4/4 stuff playing 3bps. Probably why I switched to guitar.
The glove is because he said his right hand gets sweatier than his left so he needs the glove to not lose the stick since that's the "tempo keeper" in most Meshuggah songs. Also they're Swedish . . . not German lol
@@peternystrom6632 Yes, because this guy made a mistake no one in the US knows Meshuggah is from Sweden. There are no people in the US from Sweden and Swedish culture is not a thing in the US. You heard it here.
Ok, now imagine getting the timing down with not only his hands, but the altering speeds his feet are also putting out. Its complete limb independence, and I can only think of a couple of drummers who can truly do this. I think its the truly defining factor of whether or not someone has really mastered the drums.
Beeing a musician myself and a Meshuggah fan for several years now I have to say that they made me appreciate music in so many new ways and there is always something new to discover in even their old tracks. They are just awesome!
Bro! Watching you react to music is just plain awesome! You can tell you can FEEL it! And that is what Music is really all about. Keep up the good work, man!
I love seeing someone else (fellow drummer) as happy, excited and astounded all at the same time when watching Thomas as I have been for over 25 years!!!🤘🤘 The pleasure of seeing these guys live is not to be missed when touring resumes. Awesome reaction man, thanks.
My favorite part besides everything is the massive bomb that drops at 9:53. Absolutely crazy. Another thing are all those ghost notes on the snare and the high hat on the left is still going. Thomas is absolute masterclass drumming. What a beast! :D Subscribed! Please do more meshuggah reviews. They're one of my all-time favorite bands ever! :) Edit: Just say Thomas Haak-uh
That section is soooo fcking heavy. I was about to headband right Into the drop... And then BAM comes the advertising. I've never been so disapppointed of an ad before
exactly.. first time i heard it i lost my shit lol... my neighbors lost their shit too because i wached it on my phone and immediately ran that shit through my stereo for evvvvvveryone to hear haha
Well, keeping a steady 4 like that throughout whatever polyrhythms you're stacking can definitely be called German, no matter where the band's from. :)
your explanation at the end of what makes Meshuggah is excellent and applies to literally all awesome art. it has the surface level appeal which consists of layers that can be pealed back to reveal more and more depth and more levels at which to appreciate it, all of which just amplify the initial surface level appeal.
My favorite thing about Meshuggah, is that you can pretty much count “1, 2, 3, 4” through the whole song, just the down beats hit in different increments. Like, for a person that has music theory knowledge, they are truly nuts to listen to.
great reaction! it'd be really interesting to hear your take on some of their guitarwork as well. as for rhythm-based guitars it seems to be on virtuosic levels to me. not in the shredding-speed kind of way, but "Bleed" for instance is really fast and difficult rhythm-wise to keep up with. it's a part of their music that seems to go underappreciated.
I wish he’d do a Plini reaction. Maybe “Flaneur”, or “I’ll Tell You Someday,” but really any of Plini’s stuff would be really cool to hear Michael’s reaction.
@@daltonwynn3786 I love flaneur. When troy Wright left I was like damn who can drum as good as troy but then I saw chris allison and I was like damn. Live hes a beast. The whole band is just an unreal experience live
@@briantopps5638 I bet they are. I can’t wait for this Covid stuff to be over so I can go to shows again. I have a long list of bands I want to see, and Plini is right up there.
On the channel Metal Music Theory, there’s a video called “Introduction to Meshuggah’s Rhythmic Style” which does an *amazing* job of explaining their time signatures and what he calls “Meshuggah counting.”
He mentioned in an interview that he only wears one glove, because he sweats a lot and the right hand stick has a tendency to slip out of his hand. He doesn't like to tape his sticks so he tried one glove and that kept the stick in his hand. That why he only uses one glove.
loving the reactions and analysis! please please Nevermore - this godless endeavour. Insane riffs and sweeps by Jeff Loomis and mid intro is the uncontested best riff of all time
Hey Micheal! I would highly recommend listening to Charley Crockett. Texan guy who’s got a lot of original material and a cool story as well. _That’s how I got to Memphis,_ and _9lb Hammer_ would be good songs to start with. Hope you’ll have a look ;)
I think he wears the glove on the right hand because he hits his cymbals so much with that particular hand, combined with how he uses big crashes and rides as crash cymbals. The reverberation from hitting those big cymbals probably causes fatigue after a while.
Loving your content! Even if you don’t do vids please check out wintersun sons of winter and stars, Karnivool change, Karnivool we are and twelve foot ninja one handed killing they are amazing
Might be a late answer but he doesn't wear a glove on his left hand (he tried) because when he hits rimshots on the snare he lets the stick slip past his thumb (into the web of finger and thumb) to absorb some of the shock of hitting so hard and with the glove that stopped from happening and hurt his thumb. So glove went away. Makes sense.
Probably been answered but he wears the glove on the right hand cause that hand does more work as a drummer. He started developing Carpal Tunnel. The glove is very grippy so it takes less effort to hold onto the stick. Also helps with holding onto the stick when hands get sweaty. Also, the left hihat is going to mark time. Thats literally all its there for. he only plays the right hihat with the stick.
I think it's been discussed that their songs are usually in 4/4 but the guitar lines offset and it takes 2 or 3 measures for the guitars to come back around to land on 1. And if you really want your brain to hurt, watch a couple Matt Garstka videos....especially the ones where he talks about beat displacement.
He only wears one glove because he says he likes to feel the stick more in his left hand and doesn’t like a how glove interferes with his feel with that hand.
He spoke about it being about doing rimshots too. Rimshots on the left didn't sit well with a glove. The glove would keep the stick static in the same position during rimshots instead of sliding a bit off, and he preferred without.
Have you reacted to John Moreland; "you don't love me enough to cry" ?? It pretty deep, nice guitar too:) like your channel, thanks and keep up the good work buddy.👍
3:53 You’re not gonna believe this. But it’s actually 4/4. It sounds like nothing but polyrhythms because everything is syncopated around the fundamental 4/4 rhythm.
This can actually be done without being really good at odd time signatures. I think they said that they're basically using a metronome with a 4/4 timing when writing stuff and then just do weird stuff around it. They are incredibly good at knowing where they syncopate or tie into the next measure. So really everything is written in 4/4, but it can be interpreted as an odd signature. Or they're just insanely meticulous and plan everything out in a theoretical sense, which could be the case as well. They are very diffuse about how they really accomplish their stuff, and I think they're doing that on purpose. They want to keep it a secret.
He doens't wear the glove on the left because he wants the stick te be a little loose in his left hand. He tried it with a glove but then it injured his left thumb (the stick needs to flick off the thumb). He doesn't want to have his right stick go anywhere, so he still uses the glove on the right.
Hi Michael, I'm just curious about which software are you using for your handsome video with yourself full screen and your desktop in the small window ...
I know this video is two years old but did anyone even find out why he is wearing just one glove? I thought it might be because he catches cymbals with that hand and doesn't want to get cut up. My old drummer used to cut his knuckles on cymbals occasionally.
