Thumbs up if you're watching this in 2021 😎 UPDATE: I just released a new DRUM LESSON PACK! -> bit.ly/CobusLessons. 5 lessons, 90 minutes, for 27 bucks. It will make you better at tuning drums, mixing drums, I'll show you my practice routine, my worst habits as a self-taught drummer, and teach you one of my favourite linear licks. Thanks for being here!

@geoffrygeorgemathew3505

3 жыл бұрын

Watching it now Cobus and playing it along🔥

@eatlogschannel49

3 жыл бұрын

We love your masterpiece.

@alfrednite6398

2 жыл бұрын

this is how you play this song, is all about the passion and feelings, I don´t care about perfection in here, thumbs up

@spoolindsm119

Жыл бұрын

2022 now and still watching!!!

11 years later, I still come and watch your videos. I hope you’re doing well, brother. Thank you for being a huge inspiration to always keep playing.

Luis Suarez plays The Foo Fighters

@4ma05_ragakurniandor.a.w3

9 жыл бұрын

what did you say ? hahaa,suarez play football

@davidmurphy8364

9 жыл бұрын

Revo Wardhana it's a joke pal, on account of him looking like Suarez

@yma9997

9 жыл бұрын

David Murphy hhh nice joke

@luisrangel96

9 жыл бұрын

David Murphy Actually he looks more like Alvaro Morata

@AlcaTraZXG

8 жыл бұрын

+David Murphy How dare you say that !?.. Cobus is actually good looking, plus he doesn't have those horse teeth xD

"Too loud! You gotta chill!" Says everybody every time I even attempt to practice this song. So sad how some people have fallen ignorant to the qualities of rock music.

@Matthew-ix6gq

8 жыл бұрын

+Juan Miguel Sanchez Please, don't give up and play as loud as you can. I'm drummer to and what more i play in worship band in my church but they wont break me anyway ;) so keep strong.

@jmsalgorithms

8 жыл бұрын

+Mates Mrozek Thanks man, I have since found my own time in the music room to play as loud as I can without disrupting. I play drums on worship songs too, just havent played in a full band yet.

@xreasezanmoody7633

8 жыл бұрын

dude.....u sound exactly like me. hell it took me a literal year just to be able to practice on my church's set without getting harassed every second to either get permission from someone and/or get off of it. for crying out loud, the set didn't even belong to the church but one person(the drummer himself who's name was tod)!!

@richardaddy

4 ай бұрын

​@@Matthew-ix6gq❤

This cover is absolute perfection. Super talented and skilled, brother!!

@erikknudsenmork4536

2 жыл бұрын

Needs slightly more energy, but the actual playing is amazing.

those toms sound bloody awesome!

@DenverJohnBradley

10 жыл бұрын

credit the mics used too. they did their job well

@Anaximander29A

10 жыл бұрын

DenverJohnBradley credit the sound engineer who picked them, put them in the right place, mixed and eq'd them...

@MonthManAugust

10 жыл бұрын

Anaximander29A Chances are it was Cobus himself who mic'd the kit.

@MonthManAugust

10 жыл бұрын

Anaximander29A "This video is part of The 101 Series and was filmed, edited, engineered, mixed, mastered, and produced in its entirety by Cobus Potgieter." Found that in the description.

@Anaximander29A

10 жыл бұрын

Maybe the quantity of audio engineers doesn`t exclude Cobus. ;)

This is literally one of my favorite covers of any song on that I've seen. It's a top quality drumming performance coupled with the awesomeness of the Foo Fighters. The overall quality, your skills, the music of the Foo Fighters, and your enthusiasm and energy make so entertaining to watch. I won't exaggerate, I've watched this cover like four times in one sitting in a row. Basically, what I'm saying is, I love you Cobus in the manliest way possible.

This guy not only plays the drums extremely well he also entertains with the drums, thats a talent double up....jaw drop to watch.

Those cymbals at the start really killed it

i love how it looks as if you are just freaking out on the drums and it turns out to be perfect

Rest In Peace Taylor Hawkins!! Incredible drummer, this song really showcases it

That was amazing...i have been watching Cobus for years now and he has grown as a drummer so much...he is exceptionally quick now and his technique has become really really good....the thing i see is this kid spends a huge amount of time on his kit....he knows very well where each piece of equipment is and he can.play freely without having to think as much....his chops are becoming world class.

3:27... This captures the feeling I have everytime I sit behind the drums at home... This is the best cover I feel Ill find ever!

Your playing always brings a huge smile to my face! Cobus for prez!!!!!!!!!

Every years, so many new channels doing drum cover. But I'm still return here, to watch legendary and unbeatable Cobus.

@lucaschacon8362

4 жыл бұрын

Same here!

I have always had this thought going through my head when I've watched your covers. I love the energy you put into the performance. You're not covering, you are performing. I love the energy and passion. Especially, in the Kings and Queens cover.

Only a few people can play like this and still be tight. Cobus is certainly one.

What if I say i'm not like the otters

@shiznicks74

10 жыл бұрын

I almost spit out my Miller High Life on my monitor........lulz!

@gbessone

5 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

I have been watching your videos since middle school, yet you never cease to amaze me! Well done!!!

I never bored watching this

Putamerda! 7 anos depois e esse cover continua sendo um dos mais fodas.

this is awesome.

Being a hardcore Foo Fighters fan and considering The Pretender to be one of the best from them, it was still refreshing to hear this different "spiced" up cover. Nicely done!

incredible job! What makes you my favorite drummer is how you expressive you are in your playing. It makes it much more entertaining to watch

Can't believe the stuff this man can do with a song, adding in his own personal touches in places I wouldn't imagine it would fit :S I found some inspiration in this cover in the making of my version of the song, and would really appreciate if anyone who sees this would take a look!

3:40 That face!!! XD

@jesusenriquenavaramirez9495

9 жыл бұрын

xDDDDD

@dzzl____

9 жыл бұрын

LMAO AHAHAHAHAHA

@leonvietquoc

6 жыл бұрын

It's 3:38...

@walshy8870

6 жыл бұрын

Janakoi J

It's great to see 4 cymbals all swaying at the same time!!!! Excellent, as always!

I never had a idol, but now after 15 years searching i finally found one! You rock Cobus!!

if you haven't yet, you should do Everlong

Dude how long it took you to learn to play drums like that.

@neoglake726

4 жыл бұрын

Forevahhh...

I'm SO GLAD you cover all the bands I like!

Great cover - love the double kicks throughout! esp at the finish. Awesome!

Can you do some more Avenged Sevenfold soon or some Slipknot?

@marcuszimmer3623

8 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome now considering he has access to much better equipment and his drumming skills has improved so much more!

You have to play Red Hot Chili Peppers, my friend...

Dude you make me smile! Awesome cover!

Cobus!!! 🙌🙌🙌 I’m so glad you covered this song!!! RIP Taylor!

Estoy por audicionar para una nueva banda. Ya hablamos. Les pase un video para que vieran algo de como toco. Les gusto, pero para dar más con la onda de la banda me pidieron si podía grabar mi versión de este tema. Ojala me salga así de bien como la tuya Cobus! Saludos desde Argentina ;)

Rock band:cobus potgieter no one would ever finish

Absolutely Tight as! .. & them extra drum roll fillings all around the kit in between the snare & hi-hat & all the cymbals .. Abso Fab

What can I say? That was a joy to watch...real pleasure. I'm happy to see such talented people outside there:-)

The cymbals in this series were mixed WAY too low, especially the crashes and china. The 18" MDM crash is almost completely inaudible at some points.

@danielburriss7827

6 жыл бұрын

Will Bainbridge maybe he wanted to emphasize the snare and toms more?

@Mental_Fortitude

6 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Think they forgot to mic them up lol.

@boozalm3715

6 жыл бұрын

No idiot, just a mistake

4:40 The way he says years, sounds like when Donald Trump says: "Huge".

@reelaw3155

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making my day :P

You play very well, powerful and precise at the same time!!! Many compliments! :)

Simply amazing, drums are my favorite instrument.

He was missing fills towards the beginning and that disappointed me because that's one of the best parts of the song....but overall he definitely made the song his and didn't just copy it

@matebangs7319

9 жыл бұрын

check out my covers on my page!

Luis Suarez drummer?

I love this cover man" You'll always putting your touch!

Congratulations you are a great musician .... always looking for excellence !!!!

Sub-fucking-scribed

I love Cobus, but there are times when the drummer needs to calm it back just a tad. Taylor did that, Cobus added some intacacies that I felt were unneccasary

The intensity was incredible!!

Hey man im from S.A. too and i just wanna say congrats on making it this big it gives me hope that we're moving forward and i just wanna say that your drumming is "vrek lekker"

I didn't like the cover. You are an amazing drummer, but this song doesn't need that much fills and little tricks. It doesn't add anything, and the vibe of the song isn't great. In this song, the fills should be in the final chorus. This gives more variety in the song, and a build-up to the songs progression.

@mrcoatsworth429

7 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. He also messed up the bass drum pattern in the first verse. The bass drum should play *with* the rhythm guitar, not in between the rhythm guitar's notes.

@Mylesvance

5 жыл бұрын

Y'all are wrong he played so OUTSTANDING

Honestly, not the best Cobus cover. This makes me appreciate Taylor Hawkins so much more... it's so hard to mimic his sound. Technically, this song is not super difficult, but no one drums it as well at Taylor (who Dave Grohl considers to be one of the best rock drummers of all time). Most of Cobus's covers elevate the drumming, but this one not so much.

@BlueDrumSteam

9 жыл бұрын

tjdrummer90 Taylor Hawkins is indeed an absolutely amazing drummer. One of my big idols when it comes to drumming. He has such an original style of drumming. Cheers :)

@Joesfosterdogs

9 жыл бұрын

tjdrummer90 Taylor is GREAT! If I was a kid in my 20's I would be all over his style and passion. Never overplays, amazing energy and stage presence/look...created to play drums in a rock band seen by millions and can sing really good too.

@Joesfosterdogs

6 жыл бұрын

Nailed it on Hawkins...most can't see past technique and miss completely feel and energy...Hawkins IS rock n rock energy! Funny how drummers give the AC/DC guys a pass but with Taylor, they are critical...absurd! Jealously is ugly...

@vincentmccrosky1394

6 жыл бұрын

Not sure they give the AC/DC guy (Phil Rudd)a pass. I have seen him in a number of worse drummers ever, but I now what you mean. Some drummers have IT. Some don't (Presentation, style, fills. etc).

@Randy_1305

6 жыл бұрын

read the description below the video, he explains why this cover was not as good as others

Love how the toms sound!

Awesome Samson mic's. And so awesome playing!!

Great cover but the volume mix is awfull, way to loud kick and Toms. The snare doenst really cut through, and your overheads are too quiet, at least that's my opinion

I was just going to say I dont like it, but here is why I was going to say that: If he only had 39 views and 2 subscribeers, I would say 'Well done, man!'. But with so much views, hes almost got a civic duty to be spotless and throw people in the right direction. What he is doing is doing a sub par performance with mainstream production values to it. The good old TV trick.'( It will make a star out of a shmuck kind of thing) Artistically speaking, his playing is all over the shop, and nothing goes with nothing, he is not adding anything to anything except one thing: Publicity, income (views + subs), promotion for DW (cool dudes that rock play DW). I love the guy and want the best for him, but I hate mainstream shit that sells cheese toastie as if it was caviar paste on french farmhouse bread.

@louiemalvessi

10 жыл бұрын

Anything, but shallow. I'm just being honest to what I thought and shared it to see if it would ring true with some other folks. Don't mean to offend or take away Cobus' merits in any way.

@teojoel6985

10 жыл бұрын

If you can spit out all that bullshit you should be getting more views then.

@louiemalvessi

10 жыл бұрын

It's not about views dude, we're musicians after all. Having said that, I'd love to make a fortune off youtube and pay off my house and loans. However, I dont get views, but I get gigs and respect. I'm a much better drummer than Cobus and you all, and that makes me a rich man :) how about that for a shallow view?

@lhoul2

10 жыл бұрын

Luis Malvessi he has his own band and plays in gigs aswell , still dont know why your talking all this shit other than you wishing you were this good

@louiemalvessi

10 жыл бұрын

I sure wish I was as good as someone that I took the time to comment about how he is not as good as he is painted to be. Sure, that makes sense. I'm the one talking bullshit. I wish I was as good as Steve Jordan, man.

simply amazing. job well done.

OMG Cobus! My face just melted off!!!! AWESOME!

Kind of ruined the song for me with all of the unnecessary fills and exaggerated showmanship.

@thehorsehunter

10 жыл бұрын

but then without them it wouldn't really be a cover

@damoncorp

10 жыл бұрын

This man is very passionate with what he does, and he does it well.

YOu can't cover and Change a song already perfect. Sorry It sounds awful... keep covering pop crap music you are best at that

@bmberkheimer

9 жыл бұрын

Dousch. Nothing else to say

@marcuszimmer3623

9 жыл бұрын

Zogztube Is that so? Probably every song he has covered sounds better with his drumming added to it, and it's the exact same thing with this song! It sounds great, and besides, what's so crappy with pop music? Pop music can be challenging too if you just want it to be. You can turn a completely standard pop song into a progressive pop song, and same goes for any music genre really. I bet you haven't even noticed that Cobus is doing ghost notes on quiet a few "pop crap" songs? That is, if you even know what a ghost note is. Go puke your poop out of your mouth somewhere else or just shut the fuck up! Because you don't know anything about music!

Im not a drummer but can still sense that this is one difficult songs to drum at. Impressive stuff by Cobus

greatest drumm cover of this song i ever heard.

Well not sure why I never searched Pretender drum cover until now but happy to find this albeit 8 years late but damn awesome rendition.

Cobus = best internet drummer alive. Cant wait until you preform live

It has become a trend to dislike Cobus' covers cause nobody in the right mind could legitimately not like this:P

this is good and well done Cobus

a true wonder of the world is seeing a master practicing his craft

Those toms do... They sound amazing

Awesome cover Cobus!

bro - if i could afford you someday i would love to have your amazing drumming on some of my recordings. great work, and very passionately played. absolutely solid.

Cobus is one of the greatest young drummers I've ever heard

So cool. I love the faces u make in the second half lol

This is still so good. holy.

I don't get why all these people are hating on you cobus, you're a great drummer and I'm still a fan, keep drumming man, you're great!

Cobus, you are the best drummer on KZread. MeytalCohen tried this song and she was solid at best. You have this tendency to somehow make your drum covers unique and original and I strive to be as creative as you. Fantastic cover.

I have been following Cobus ever since his dual cam series. Back then I knew he multi clipped it together and honestly, it didn't bother me. Back then, he had so many supporters who just wanted to hear some good music. Sure, he may not be that good if he has to edit a whole clip out but it's entertaining as f*ck and that's what a video is meant to be, entertainment to distract you from mundane everyday life. And, as a drummer myself, his technique is not shabby and timing is good.

love this, dude !!!

wow that drum set is awesome

Toca muito esse Cobus! congratulations man!!!!

Thats amazing drumming!!!!

Amzing video and playing dude!

just perfect as usual!

Great stuff man! Truly Talented.

Just starting out...wow...you are a yuuuuuge inspiration!

Awesome kit

Awesome!!!!!! Your drumset is one of the best sounding nose, i've ever heard! you inspired me to Start a drumcoverchannel, too

Glad to hear some of the orignal Cobus i remember from all those years ago!

You is surreal Cobus. Foo fighters its very good . Your fan of the Brazil

just a perfect cover

2023, and still listening this song!

this is awesome. you should do more foo!

That was fantastic. You should do more Foo Fighters.

you are still my favorite drummer

LOVED THIS VIDEO!!

LAUS DEO SEMPER INDEED! Great vidieos, been watching since 2009 cover on "Salvation is here" Hillsongs!! Keep up the great work!

nice cover! just keep it original the mix you brought in killed it

This men is one of the best drumers in the history!!!!

Eccezionale, straordinario e cattivissimo . One only word : Bravissimo