One time I threw a pack of 20 sticks at my drum. That was the only time I ever played as fast as Jojo.

storytelling in a language everybody understands. One can imagine being in Basel during the carnival when the drum corps play in the streets. Beautiful!

... One of the coolest drum solos ever put together ...

Amazing that it's all just an eighth note roll, but it's machine-like in precision, and the accents are really the thing, along with the combining of the hit hat, and traveling around the toms and implication of an incredibly fast bass drum foot dance. Unique!

the best drummer in th world......who say no?????

being a drummer myself and with respect to ALL drummers out there,i can say with no regret,this is best hand tecnique solo I have EVER seen!!!

I remember when I was a kid--not having heard the drums in person. I heard them in the 6th grade when some kid played a crappy rock beat on the school set, and I got an adrenaline rush just from hearing it. I knew the drums were it for me after that. This solo brought me back to that moment where you feel almost "giddy" when you hear such talent. Truly amazing. No drummer can match Jojo for technique and style

This is one of my favorite compositions by JoJo... hands down........ or hands fast... or whatever..

Forget technique, that was one of the most beautiful drum solos I've ever heard! Very well composed.

This is one of the neatest drum solos I've seen. Very simple, but its so cohesive! Jojo is becoming one of my favorite drummers. Awesome.

One of the best drumsolos i ever heard!!! So technical still extremely musical!!!

It's great to hear Jojo playing outside of his drum&bass vocabulary for a change whilst still employing the same techniques.

Beautiful technique! Among the world's best drummers...a true master! Yeah Jojo!!!

Oh my goodness, that was amazing! I've always wanted to do an Akira(anime)-inspired drum solo, where is sounded tribalistic in nature because of different drums doing similar things. This did exactly what I was imagining, only Mr. Mayer did it way better than I ever could. I'm so happy.

His Technique Is Flawless!

Wow you tube should recommend this❤❤❤

"Steve reich: Music for 1 Drummer" ...

First Jojo video I saw Years ago and Still Blows me away! I wish the Version on His Dvd was this long...

his left hand, literally, only stops 3 times. 4:14, 4:39, and the end when he finishes. and when his left hand isnt playing, something else is doing the exact same thing. this man is a machine

kept up the left hand like that for 7 minutes?!?! not human...

So, so cool!

Gotta love this man. The bass drum and floor tom sound monstrous

He's just one of my favorit drummers ! So very very nice !

this one of best drum solo's I've ever heard...WOW!!!!

that is captivating. I was engulfed from the first stroke.

After listening to this, I was ready to march into battle.

extraterestrial!!!

So cool! A great lesson in technique for all beginners and advanced players to pay close attention to.

Just one word : AWSOME !!!!!!!!!!!

guys this is like psychedelic...he is a composer...

Beautiful.

just makes you feel good.

so sick

so amazing...

Yep, as usual...Jo Jo brilliance!

the more u watch him, the more inspire you will be.

it sounds kind of weird, yet awesome, definitely one of my favorite solos

@lexusowner You're not hearing the syncopation with the right hand, also accented with the kick, while he keeps a steady whipping motion (moeller) motion with the left, and having the hi-hat splash together the entire time. Near the end he accents with both hands. You're basically just missing some awesome limb independence, and not to mention the PERFECT, I mean, fucking PERFECT hand technique involved throughout.

Very musical

in some parts it sounds like minimum two drummers, where the snare just fires through and the right hand does melodies. omfg this is amazing

It's like a message. He's really saying something.

buddy rich would be soo proud!

amazing

HOLY SHIT!!!

This ist just fucking ridiculos.... One of the best solos i´ve ever seen

If it ever comes to man verses machine, send in this guy!

........................wow...

so THATS how god warms up

and the hats are still going on and sing the time on the right place where it should be...omg ... swiss quality^^

@JUVEinter2a1il5DICEM he is manipulating the rebound of the stick in both hands. The technique is known as a moeller drop bounce with the right hand and the left hand is utilizing a thumb stroke and the fingers push the stick back up into the air. You just release and catch.c When the solo becomes more dynamic in the last quarter hes just using moeller pull out accents.

I would've died by the 3rd Minute. Unbelievable!

Que barbaro es realmente un grande..

yeah baby :D

Jojo's musclature shows his level of technique: He's not massive like many drummers. Jojo makes the drums work for him, rather than simply powering through the set.

Stupendo che bello Bello uuh

hes actually using the freestroke technique, which in a way is the exact opposite movement of the moeller technique. Its controlled by the downward movement of his wrist, then the upward snap of his wrist and fingers.

He's like his own marching band.

if you're loving this, then you gotta get on to joey baron too

YeeHoo! :)

true

This must be improvised cuz he keeps going to do something with another hand and then going "hmm maybe not yet"

I just realized he was doing crazy shit with his right foot as well. I was so fixated on his hands I didn't even notice lol.

This is what the movie Akira dreams of growing up to be.

Well said, Duplacite. This is actually a really cool drum solo in that I've never heard anything quite like it. Originality goes a long way with me. At the same time I prefer drumming that far outclasses this type of drumming. And when I say this, I am not suggesting that this is Jojo's best. This is just ONE piece. He obviously has a vast array of skillsets....geeze, I was only talking about this one piece.

this would be kinda cool for like background music to a fight scene.

Holy God i mean damnnnnnnnnnnnnn JoJo lol

hahaha i'm so relieved to see it's not that easy for him when i see his faces while playing!! means he's really human after all... but maybe a superior one!! :)

Its very tribal sounding. I love it.

It's so... trancey (Trust me that's a word lol)

What a freaky ass solo! It doesn't really pick up until 0:58 when he swaps hand technique. It may be very technically impressive, but its not really interesting. Still gotta love that man!

This made me fucking cry. I like to consider myself a pretty good drummer, but this is WAY WAY WAY beyond even comprehension

Does anyone know some DVDs (other than Jojos DVD, which I already have) for helping with this kind of technique? Especially for traditional grip. It'd be greatly appreciated.

Turning in my sticks now

a menace at large

Yeah, I really like the "organic" approach to drums.

@Smackenzieth huge whoops man lol, search 'joey baron solo' and check out the first thing that comes up -- it'll blow your mind for sure

well, personally I like both, maybe even portnoy a little bit more since he's in one of my favourite bands, but this guy is miles above him and most other drummers these days.

freaking amazing. try keeping that up for even 2 minutes, your arms would be fried.

if you like to believe so, i won't fight against you!

Oh my GOD. Can haz lessons pls? Seriously though, that was awesome. Second to no drummer i have ever seen.

reminds me of steve reich

@PastyMook wow woops lol, idk why but anytime i see the name joey (the fac that everyone brings up that guy on every single drum video) joey jordison comes to mind

@bengmansbeverfarm well this is implied...

5:41 to 5:56 is absolute madness

He can do that a LOT faster, and with both feet too. It's pretty sick. He can do with one foot what many drummers can't do with a double pedal. He does it a little in this video if you listen for it.

Yes time for me to transcribe, hehe

this should be an exercise called "How to get chops"

5:44 - 6:00 oooooo boy

I would say my hands were cramping watching this, but actually they've committed suicide. Typing with my nose.

Reminds me of kodo... haha.

@Smackenzieth umm... baron, not jordison.

that's gotta burn!

Is he using the mayer stroke with his right hand?

Danny Carey is pretty jacked and he's no slouch!

wow I can do that for about 2 seconds!!!

i just pooped a little

I could do that, at least the first 40 seconds.

Is he using pushpull technique?

@MennyJenny I'm not a beginner, I've been playing 8 years and I know moeller technique, and it's still discouraging :(

5:22 - 5:27 !!!