Third Eye is a great song, thanks for that request. I will probably get around to playing that one, but for the next Tool song I'm thinking The Grudge.
As impressive as it is to hear....and see...someone play this, it's even more amazing to me to think that Danny has the creative insight to write it this way. Genius.
@ScalerWave Thanks Jim - yeah the intro has all of those triplets happening over the 4/4, it really sounds odd until you listen a few times. I love that drum polyrhythm at 6:30, where Carey plays 3/4 on the hi-hat and 4/4 on the snare/kick, and they overlap every 3 measures - insane.
6:35 mark had my jaw dropping too mate. They ain't triplets tho. It's a 3 on 4 polirhythm and it stuck in my head so ferociously that still now after years i have even touched a drumstick i unconsciously play it. If math really is God's language then this polirhythm is God's singing.
I think hes meaning the accent (open hi-hat) on every third hi-hat sixteenth note and he's just referring to it as "triplets". I don't think he literally meant "triplets" due to the fact that he didn't play it that way in this cover.
I think the same. I've never touched a drumstick by I feel like I could play these songs just by hearing them so much. Anyway I'm surely a mess on drums
@MrSpunkpump Cool, it's great to know that these videos are good for more than one viewing. Each time I learn a Tool song, I'm amazed at how much work Carey put into composing the drums. By the way, as a Rush fan maybe you'll be glad to know that I'm trying to convince a couple of other musicians to collaborate on Freewill.
I've been trying to get down that polyrhythm at 6:35 and so far I can play the first 1 1/2 measures of it lol. It's so hard. Great job nailing this song dude.
Well... nothing to say. Your Tool covers are amazing. I wait for Schism on your channel. It is nice to watch you to doing such a great job. Then Patient and Ticks & Leeches can come along. Hope you read this comment and do your art invency to these genious (like all Tool songs) songs. I'm a bassist by myself and Justin is making me to practice in every free moment with my guitar. Drum 'n bass communication is like this is realle rare in our times.
The only person who could play this better, is Danny Carey himself, and even then I think we wouldn't be able to tell the different... You're truly an inspiration.
Thanks man! You're the second person in a week who knows Danny Carey, at least through friends. I hear he's really laid back and great to talk with. What a great experience that must have been to be in the studio with these guys. Thanks for watching, and for your feedback.
I'm watching, just waiting for a screw-up so I can be a troll and post a negative comment without having any videos of my own, but no dice. You absolutely nailed it. Youre vid is an inspiration to me to shut up with the comments and finally post some vids of my own. I havn't drummed im 4 years because of living in the middle of a city and having no place to practice, but now I'm back home, getting the kit back together. Again,just know dude youve really inspired me and thank you for posting.
John you always amaze me. I just wish that I wouldn't have sold my drums in 1991 just when TOOL was really getting noticed. I have always tapped to TOOL. Danny is the SHIT. Keep on keeping on. You amaze me every time. 😂😅😅😅😅
@MrSpunkpump You mean I'm not as easy on the eyes as Meytal?? Haha, you can say that again! I would much rather watch her videos than my own :) I also spent a lot of the 80s playing along with Rush. I even learned most of La Villa, although I doubt I could get through it today without a bunch of practice. But it's been on my mind... Thanks so much for watching, and for your feedback. Anyone who is a fan of Neil Peart is a friend of mine! Please do share my videos, I'd be honored.
Great cover! I'd just say that around 5:30ish, when playing the faster hi-hat section, you REALLY tightened up, and it really comes across in the sound (you suddenly become a little out of time). I would work on loosening up, maybe playing that part with your wrist instead of fingers, even (using moeller it's totally possible).
Most drummers take several takes to do different percussions and drum and the same time. But when you're a bad ass, 10 different percussion parts at once. Well done. Amazing stuff.
Watching John's drumming to these Tool songs makes me appreciate Danny Carey (and the whole band) on an even deeper level than I ever thought possible. Extremely well done. Also- incredibly fun to watch the mechanics of all this!!
i been playin drums for about 24 yrs now-the best tool cover i ever heard!!!!!awsome coordination!! when my band covered this song it took me over a week to get that part at 6:35!!!! i had to break it down and listen to it over and over again. but tool covers were my favorite-great fucking job!!!!!
I understand your intent to drum along to a Tool song. Danny is a mighty drummer, that;s not even up for debate. I would encourage you to aim higher with your own drumming as you have the potential to be far better. Don't just aim at the best, aim higher, because you can do it.
@SuperJR03 I haven't heard of Birds of Tokyo, I'll check 'em out. I've also got some Rush covers, and some miscellaneous other stuff. I'm toying around with doing a RATM song next, we'll see.
@THSurvivalGear Thanks for bringing up Opiate, that song really takes me back! I remember buying that album on cassette tape before going on an archaeological field school for six weeks. I nearly wore that tape out listening to it over and over on my Walkman. Excellent suggestion my friend!
Dude this guy's covers are really fudging good he puts a lot of effort into making all the other seperately recorded sounds as well in the beginning... awesome
I have been drumming for 11 years and this is the most fun outside of drumming myself that I have had watching someone else play. I have seen Tool 6 times and 5 of those times, I manage to arrange my seating to be as close to behind DC as possible. Your covers are as close as I have gotten, short of watching the original (DC), as far as precision and sheer gravitas
He is wayyyyy Kewl!! It was amazing being in studio with them. Been around the biz and around alot of bands...TOOL is a class act all the way around!! Keep up the great work...We'll be watching.
@BOOM8883 Don't feel bad, I struggled with that polyrhythm too, it's tough! What helped me was to just play the hihat and snare, without the kick, until you get a feel for where the snare is landing on the hihat rhythm. Then start adding in the bass drum. Good luck!
@HeisW140 Thanks man, that's great feedback to hear! I'm pretty sure Carey plays the beginning with electronic samples too - I was just messing around on my edrums one night with the beginning and it fell together. A lot of fun to play!
Okay, I doubt that Danny Carey plays the maracas (or whatever that percussive thing is) live, but... WOW! I"m impressed. And I'm jealous of your kit. Very nice... Whatever, you kick much ass. Well done. You're good enough, you oughta be getting studio work at any rate. Jeez, I wish I were as good as you are. Your timing is something to be envied...
I had gotten used to just liking and favoriting your videos before viewing them because I knew you put out great videos, but this one really blew me away. Superb quality and dedication to playing the different sounds that Danny Carey likes to make. Keep rockin'
He's definitely one of the most laid back and "normal" of the band :P That being said, he comes up with the most unreal musical tracks... as a bass player I can really appreciate how amazing the drum lines for Tool are - the only problem is, it means I can never find a drummer who can play them with me!
Hi John. Thanks for sharing this video, you did a great job and you serve as inspiration and motivation as I'm starting drums myself after being playing the guitar for the past 20 years or so. I have one comment though: I don't know whether someone has pointed this out already (there are too many comments to read them all), I think that the intro is done not with the drums but with the guitar, by playing the A string at the bridge of a Gibson Les Paul. That's how I play it and it sounds close.
@playdrums This is some of the most inspiring feedback I've received. Thanks so much for your honesty, and if I have helped you in any way to start playing again, then I couldn't be happier.
@joako that strange sound is made by Maynard using a megaphone with distortion. It is rhythmic vocals. Watch old live eulogy videos and you can see him singing these notes.
Hell yeah!! I grew in my teens early 20s watching my buddy play this in 1994 ish.. Man I can't count how many times the cops came knocking at 3 AM haha. he's gone now but mother Tucker's like you allow me to see him again. Plus it's tool I mean wtf? Good job bro tough song.
easily the best tool cover i have seen played, fucking kool bro. useine electronic kit as well as acoustic kit makes a difference aye. good stuff dude you the man
That is insane. I know the song very well - I always presumed it was a sample in the background at the beginning - I had no idea he PLAYED IT. Or is that just your creation? Your drumming is exemplary... your timing and groove is an inspiration. Nice Paragons too by the way - Sabians were always my favorites. My third eye is now truly opened ;-)
