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James Acaster shows off his quite impressive drumming skills to drummers Adam Betts and Seb Rochford.
Taken from a BONUS episode of BBC Sounds' James Acaster's Perfect Sounds podcast. Comedian James Acaster is joined by professional drummers Adam Betts and Seb Rochford who brought along their drum kits to talk to James about the virtuosic drumming on Jon Bap's 'What Now? album. Whilst chatting James shows off some drum beats he's learnt from his time in a band.
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@BBCSounds 3 года назад

Listen to the bonus episode now 👉www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0961k9z

@conordmcp 3 года назад

This is the most “I used to be really really good but it’s been a while” drums I’ve ever heard

@daved2352 3 года назад

A mate of mine who was an excellent drummer came to mine and hadn't played for a while and jumped on my kit and proceeded to play a few megadeth tracks with only one hand cos he didn't want to put his beer down and then claimed to be rusty. I was furious at him wasting his talent and not being in bands anymore.

@infocus 3 года назад

I was just trying to find a way to capture that very feeling in words, when I saw this comment. You've nailed it.

@kcChicken123 Год назад

No, any use to be decent drummer remembers how to drum. It's like riding a bike. This guy is not good

@cuckoobrain7999 Год назад

@@kcChicken123 Do you actually think skills just remain intact after 10 years of not training them?

@ppppppqqqppp Год назад

@@kcChicken123 this is the most "I've never really been good at anything in my life" comment I've ever seen.

@doublepivotBFD 3 года назад

“OVER MY SHOULDER, OLDER AND OLDER!!!!”

@alyxi 3 года назад

"IS THAT A BOULDER???"

@seanstephen5250 3 года назад

THAT’S WHAT A TOLD YAAAAAA

@matthunt9241 3 года назад

“I’M GETTING COLDER”

@Xeppeling 3 года назад

@@alyxi “... or is it a big rock?”

@Kompoism 3 года назад

I came here looking for this comment and you did not disappoint!

@chrisofnottingham 3 года назад

The most impressive thing is that he didn't go straight into slow 4/4 rock beat played as loud as possible.

@rikzz0r 3 года назад

I would have definitely done that, just to show everyone that I did play drums at least once before.

@kaiatlas7244 2 года назад

Honestly. I tried to teach someone that, he couldn't do it at all. I told him precisely the drums, the order, the rhythm. I told him everything and he just didn't understand. I remember my first drum lesson, I did it in like a minute and my teacher was like, "You've not played before right?" Point is. Some people are just slow learners and if they like their little rock beat then leave em to it aha.

@gamesmaster1060 Год назад

@@kaiatlas7244???

@hazardeur Год назад

@@rikzz0r exactly. any drummer worth his salt will instantly hear how good or bad a player is when he plays that 4/4 ac/dc beat and how confidently he treats it. of course it won't tell it all but it does establish a good and solid baseline that comes only with a lot of playing experience. i could play the acdc beat after a couple of days drumming, yes. but it sucked. when i play it now it sounds worlds different with just the same notes and on top i can move in and out of it, embellish it, shift accents, even play some polyrhythm to it etc. etc.

@dmgsoultogetherness6667 Год назад

@@kaiatlas7244 congratulations

@MisterAppleEsq 3 года назад

“I'm a percussionist myself”

@Euan 3 года назад

He does have quite the repertoire...

@kimaboe 2 года назад

@@Euan Well done!

@dmgsoultogetherness6667 Год назад

lololol

@najtrows 3 года назад

If you play music yourself it's quite noticeable that he actually knows his shit but feels rusty and weird doing it live on radio without any music to play to.

@Creativecoverz 3 года назад

@@tking3950 no. You can tell he knows more than just some 4/4 beat played too fast. Theres dynamics and interesting beats there, even went for the sidestick i noticed. Fair play to james

@shaunflanagan3535 3 года назад

I'd love to see pindrop, but only if Lloyd is still in the band

@naomitiefenbrunn2857 3 года назад

I can't express how every time James does something great it makes me feel so proud and happy

@charleshill82ify 3 года назад

Oh my god. Is that James Acaster from The Wow! Scenario?!

@RoyalRageQuit 3 года назад

No it's James Acaster from the Capri Sun Quartet

@rikzz0r 3 года назад

@@RoyalRageQuit No it's James Acaster from Pindrop

@MisterAppleEsq 3 года назад

@@rikzz0r No it's James Acaster from the New Hardcore Skiffle Movement.

@rikzz0r 3 года назад

@@MisterAppleEsq No it's James Acaster from Three Line Whip.

@dreads9536 3 года назад

@@rikzz0r No it's James Acaster from Cecelia's short lived Flute, Didgeridoo and Congas three piece.

@SuperDrummerful 3 года назад

Fair play! He’s obviously very rusty but you can tell he used to be actually pretty damn good

@carylthebest 3 года назад

Hasn’t played for a long time but still has left foot independence, do chops and ghost notes!!

@mralexnorton2281 3 года назад

"do chops" :P

@rikzz0r 3 года назад

@@mralexnorton2281 "Oh yes, I'm something of a chopper myself"

@mralexnorton2281 3 года назад

@@rikzz0r did like 5 and a half chops the other day bro I swear

@TwitchMusicUK Год назад

@@mralexnorton2281 I chipped when I should have chopped

@Tanzi24 Год назад

Not surprised he's nervous, Adam Betts and Seb Rochford are both incredible drummers! Anyone would be intimidated.

@Sphagetti__ 3 года назад

That drumming makes me want to scream into a mic while wearing a dress.

@ArnyWar 3 года назад

And flip the audience off

@ArnyWar 3 года назад

And flip the audience off

@Sphagetti__ 3 года назад

@@ArnyWar Maybe even come running up through the crowd

@Dan_d00d 3 года назад

what did we tell you Cliff

@bobafetting6373 3 года назад

I’m sorry. I don’t know what came over me. It won’t happen again.

@TechBaffle 3 года назад

I would pay good money to watch the James Acaster band

@DomenBremecXCVI 3 года назад

Just a band of James Acasters?

@TechBaffle 3 года назад

@@DomenBremecXCVI Exactly!

@obstsalat21 3 месяца назад

"Over my shoulder" is a banger and I need a full version on Spotify

@dazissplendid3108 3 года назад

I can feel the love he used to have for the drums, actually really surprising and fun to see

@GlennBRust 3 года назад

He is everything.

@jonasmartinsen3439 3 года назад

Is he blue?

@GlennBRust 3 года назад

@@jonasmartinsen3439 Sometimes. And we give him love and support even when he is feeling down.

@Reckage1993 3 года назад

If only we could clone James and have one comedian James and one drummer James! He's an incredibly talented dude!

@mumblbeebee6546 3 года назад

Flip, he has not played properly in ten years and you can hear the Purdie beats come out nevertheless... whoa!

@Lodie 3 года назад

Those beats were crazy funky. Please james. Get back to the drums! So cool! I love Acaster.

@Mudpluggs 3 года назад

I can definitely see him doing a stand up set with a drum set being the main prop center stage - a long winded seemingly unconnected joke with a connecting punchline and drum solos in between to set the scene, sombre and frantic. Combine two of his passions and create a show/piece of art - a comedy version of whiplash of the sorts.

@garethmiller8932 3 года назад

I think it would be more Acaster to have a drumkit as the main prop center stage that he never touches throughout the entire performance and doesn't acknowledge.

@christaylor1913 3 года назад

Yeah, no.

@cookie4049 Год назад

I like how Demetri Martin uses guitar in his comedy acts

@DavidOakesMusic Год назад

What would be hilarious if he played a gig with a kit on stage and didn't acknowledge or look at it or touch it once and at the end just leaves.

@DavidOakesMusic Год назад

@@garethmiller8932 Just saw this after basically typing the same thing.

@amyy2403 3 года назад

this was way better than i ever thought it was gonna be, i would pay good money to see him play live

@johnwayne7201 Год назад

hopefully he goes on tour as Temps soon!

@mitchelllally732 3 года назад

The 12/8 groove at the end was mint

@finlayhedges8855 3 года назад

Knowing James also plays the drums makes me love him even more 🤣

@dansaunders1655 3 года назад

He's got some pretty decent groove! Impressive

@garethlewis4586 3 года назад

He's a metal head as well...he did an article in 2016 about best albums of the year and he picked Car Bomb 🤟😎🤟

@robertp-i4065 3 года назад

He's a bit of an everything head lmao

@derekknox6820 3 года назад

He listened to everything that year haha

@chrissimpson7634 3 года назад

James has amazing taste

@daved2352 3 года назад

I saw Car bomb a few years ago opening for Gojira. They're not my style but they are impressive musicians and had shitloads of energy. I had a listen to them on youtube later on and quite enjoyed it, but they're somewhat inaccessible when the first time you hear them is live.

@deadgrope 3 года назад

Not just car bomb but he also mentioned nails and street sects (who are one of the best power electronics bands going)

@petewl2532 3 года назад

that's a well mixed drum set!

@PirateRadioDude Год назад

There was a video of The Wow Scenario on youtube, shows James Acaster drumming and singing in the band. The dude is definitely not a typical 4/4 rock drummer.

@jacobkrug4976 3 года назад

I'd love to get to play some Drum Duets with James. When I listened to this bonus episode of the podcast I was wishing I could see a video of Adam and Seb's little drum duet. I probably had the same type of smiling face that James had during it.

@Soldier9811 3 года назад

Just expecting his band member to run into shot wearing a dress

@xIncisions 3 года назад

Naturally funny and a sick drummer. He's got it all

@rossmillington8700 3 года назад

Holy shit is that adam betts!? Hes so damn good

@liliIiliIilil 3 года назад

Oh man, Adam Betts in Three Trapped Tigers is so good. Great band.

@Arrrghjay84 3 года назад

So good!

@jogsamson 3 года назад

ADAM BETTS. Best drummer I EVER seen EVER.

@ryanford5387 3 года назад

"I've only played once or twice in the last 10 years" *Proceeds to play really cool drum riff*

@connormartin1618 3 года назад

He's a good lad

@a.hollins8691 3 года назад

He's not for everyone.

@connormartin1618 3 года назад

@@TheCloverBeanFTW "He's not for everyone" is something his dad tweeted about him and it's become and in joke among Acaster fans

@williamb4652 3 года назад

Muscle memory innit

@naomitiefenbrunn2857 3 года назад

The goodest

@spaceshipable 3 года назад

You've brought together my two favourite people

@VinceRiviera Год назад

"Gonna be here all day re-teaching myself the drums again" Proceeds playing some very well-taught drums

@daved2352 3 года назад

I always wondered if he was any good, cos being in bands and being a good drummer are not always connected. Turns out he was definitely pretty good. If he'd auditioned for many of my bands in the early 2000s he'd have got the job for sure.

@lakleakhena5473 3 года назад

This is so great

@palliard 2 года назад

just heard the referenced on season 2 ep 2 of hypothetical so I googled James Acaster drums. Well done! I'm teaching my sone to play drums(7) and I'll tease him with "look what james can do"

@hollyludvigsen6763 3 года назад

He’s so talented I love him

@xandega 3 года назад

he would fit really well in Black Country, New Road

@Jibbuns 3 года назад

Seb Roachford is the drummer here, absolutely phenomenal dude

@jadedoldjoe8709 3 года назад

Where’s Lloyd?

@emilyherron67 3 года назад

thanks james very cool

@grantandrews4826 Год назад

The man has real good feel.

@albertve 3 года назад

anyone else notice nate smith at the end

@anguswalker9345 3 года назад

yessir caught me off guard

@dananabread6632 3 года назад

james!

@LeeHutchingsdrumsUK 3 года назад

It's not jazz. It's JAZZ! ;)

@lizzyol 3 года назад

That second beat is niiiice

@somebodyelseuk 3 года назад

Now it all makes sense.

@rhetoricalandrea8768 2 года назад

Hands down the best comments section ive read in awhile. All you hardcore Acaster/springleaf fans

@theworldofbarney6586 3 года назад

Showing signs of quality, if he'd kept it up he'd be superb but...he's now a superb comedian :D Wonderful :D

@Thabassmon 3 года назад

That's what I was thinking, I am mostly a bassplayer so I've listened to a lot of drummers and from this I feel he could be very good if he had the time to work on it.

@PutonyourSundayBests 3 года назад

@@Thabassmon breaking: man who can play drums could improve with practice

@Thabassmon 3 года назад

@@PutonyourSundayBests you're right it does seem I'm implying the obvious. So okay for someone who hasn't played for a while, he has a light touch, ghost notes on the snare, playing with complexity and exhibiting contrasting dynamics. You can tell that he had composed actual parts for the tunes in his last band. not play typical 8th note pattern here, fill here, 8th note pattern again, fill 2 here etc. He is not doing what I see a lot of people do when they haven't played for a while, hit too hard, choking the sound of the drums, really unstable time etc. Those are the things that I noticed, sorry if I distilled it down to sound really basic, but not everyone (regardless how much practice they do) will sound good. The best potential musicians are those that exhibit subtlety.

@Hoish999 3 года назад

So true. His timing seemed good when he started remembering the beats. I thought he might be a bit fluid but seems solid. Would love to hear more of him drumming if he had time to shed and get back into it for sure

@Devalu3d 3 года назад

I clicked because adam betts. Stayed because of the sick beats

@shotgunner634 3 года назад

hell yeah

@thirdbeat 3 года назад

what song is playing in the end of the clip?

@craigroaring Год назад

He can drum!

@vercharles9198 3 года назад

No one was expecting him to be this good

@CaeSharp Год назад

So did BBC sounds remix What I do by Nate Smith in the outro, or did they just copy it?

@gunkyzip 3 года назад

Truly surprising, in a good way.

@bencooper6983 3 года назад

That was actually a nice groove, kinda sad he didn't continue or try to play a basic 4/4 just to shake some of the rust off

@DC-zz1vv 3 года назад

It's cooler he didn't go straight for a 4/4

@bencooper6983 3 года назад

@@DC-zz1vv yeah his grove was nice but he looked super rusty. When I haven't played for a few days the first thing I do is play like a stone by audio slave. Loosens me up nicely. Any basic beat you can play for a half a minute and get warmed up quite nicely

@elijahlane9459 Год назад

I wanna see him play more anyone have any vids??

@Asagarui 2 года назад

that 1:06 beat tho

@spurts Год назад

You know my man loves his Bernard Purdie

@technicality 3 года назад

Cool that they uploaded Whiplash to RU-vid

@AarOnCoasters 3 года назад

Now I want a Capri Sun

@AKAMustang 3 года назад

Where is the rest of the video?

@nicopillay4059 3 года назад

There's a cabbage in the bass drum, James.

@mikeds22 3 года назад

MY MAN ADAM BETTS

@dandunning7731 Год назад

1:07 is giving my vibes of Toxicity by SOAD…

@wrenclark4907 3 года назад

wait he's so good-

@benmorris118 3 года назад

I'm going to watch the episode and if there isn't loads of Adam Betts I'll be very disappointed

@elijahlane9459 Год назад

What’s the full thing?

@andyand100 Год назад

Temps out now

@WillCookSound 3 года назад

Rainn Wilson just chilling

@florriemccarthy2457 3 года назад

Wow he’s fairly good

@ThatCoalSoul 3 года назад

0:20 Is that Hope You Look Good on the Dancefloor?!

@majordendrocopos 3 года назад

Comedy is all about timing.

@iblame_nargles 3 года назад

But most importantly: Timing.

@daviebananas1735 Год назад

Too soon.

@Herfinnur 3 года назад

What ride is that? I'm being serious when I say that it sounds just like I want a ride to sound!

@mikeyashworth7953 2 года назад

he seems to have a jazz type background?

@fin_is_sad 3 года назад

jazz drummers amiright

@prof_wombat2665 3 года назад

1:07 do you know the notation for that. It sounded pretty cool

@szanonn9014 3 года назад

He'so hot I can't

@michaelscofield6721 3 года назад

Shame about the stuttering tho

@yootubah887 3 года назад

@@michaelscofield6721 ???

@kumquatmagoo 3 года назад

Did you know that his old girlfriend ran off with mr bean? Shits fucked up.

@alien9422 3 года назад

@@kumquatmagoo Id normally doubt shit like this but not for him

@naomitiefenbrunn2857 3 года назад

Pretty boy indeed 🥰

@c-st4r 3 года назад

How can you play such complex rhythms yet have no basic knowledge or memory.. impressive??

@pianojonathan 3 года назад

Muscle memory

@Dave-lr2wo 3 года назад

This is not good drumming.

@Dave-lr2wo 3 года назад

@space egg The video title emphasizes the phrase "impressive drumming skills". They are not impressive drumming skills. As a longtime drummer, I can tell you this is very much the end of the story. There's really no point to polluting the world with more expectation of mediocrity, so let's quit the bullshit.

@dave9547 3 года назад

@@Dave-lr2wo dave, I'm sorry that no one cares about your drumming.

@emmad4308 3 года назад

@@dave9547 I trust Ur opinion over the other Dave as you have Dinosaur in your name

@mcmuffincakes 3 года назад

"Very basic stuff once or twice in the past 10 years" says a guy who drummed on a full-length album released in 2016

@PirateRadioDude 3 года назад

Whats the album?

@WhyForWhatNow 3 года назад

James still got then ghost notes down

@LunaTrimming 2 года назад

I reckon that anyone who learns an instrument but doesn't keep it up will still maintain what they had learned, but won't get any better if they don't improve. So while James might struggle to remember some of what he knew, he was obviously a decent drummer before he stopped doing it regularly, but it just hasn't got any better. Nevertheless, he remembered what he did learn