Next Up: Larnell Lewis Plays a song perfectly before hearing it

@LarnellLewisMusic

3 жыл бұрын

Caleb Winegardner sounds like a fun challenge!

@David-cb6bd

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@cobbinaloic

3 жыл бұрын

That would be witchcraft

@StoonCoold

3 жыл бұрын

After that: Larnell Lewis plays a song perfectly before it is composed.

@japo8757

3 жыл бұрын

Final video: Larnell Lewis Plays a song without playing!!

I was expecting him to hear a song WITH drums, this dude doesn't joke around

@adityamario7460

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, same lol

@latenttweet

4 жыл бұрын

Lol that’s funny I was thinking the same thing

@giodc8599

4 жыл бұрын

Same, and again, i know nothing about drums but they fascinate me. Dude is badass.

@johnal9320

4 жыл бұрын

Same here dude hahahaha

@darrenthebuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Fábio Silva he has the drum part we just didn’t hear it

Drumeo should be contacting me soon for my instalment in this series. Its called ... "James listens to a song 1,000 times and gets it kind of close but not really"

@HorizonMelt

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. :)

@Korabeu

Жыл бұрын

😂

@TTWGD3

Жыл бұрын

Can I come? I might need an extra 1k if that’s cool., see you in 5 years brother! 😂

@kerimcabbar7159

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha ahah

@JayTheLane

Жыл бұрын

Story of my life.. Nearly there but not fully.

“I THINK I’m ready to GIVE IT A TRY” Proceeds to make a masterpiece

@BennyboyTruth

Жыл бұрын

i know right!

@jasonbarnes6568

Жыл бұрын

do masters produce anything short of a master's piece?

@thomaskneelandpoetry

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 right!!!

@mariajosefernandez-pc3et

11 ай бұрын

Exactamente viejo 😂😂😂😮

@screwju-ice

11 ай бұрын

Amazing drumming, I would of liked a litte more a Latin flare to it.

I don't like people passing this off as having a gift or being a genius alone, this is years of practice, muscle memory, and a SHIT TON of creativity. That does not come naturally. Larnell worked his ass off to get this far and it shows.

@robweir6436

3 жыл бұрын

Mostly right, he obviously also has a SHIT TON of natural talent. Not saying you are wrong.

@William_GRK

3 жыл бұрын

If you compare a talented person who worked hard for 2 years with a not so much talented one who worked the same amount of time and with the same intensity as the talented one, it is most likely the talented one will be more successful and will have more impressive results. This guy probably practiced and studied a lot, but he might be very talented, too.

@sholynphotoworks

3 жыл бұрын

as a music teacher, some people have it and some dont... unfortunate truth... but yeah certain people do have it easier cause of alot of other factors besides hard work... but yes hard work is the main factor

@MarcV_IndieGameDev

3 жыл бұрын

@@sholynphotoworks Surely willingness to learn is the "have it" - I don't believe in natural talent, just pure love of the craft and learning and practise.

@jed949

3 жыл бұрын

creativity kinda does tho

This man inspired me to stop playing the drums.

@noellaclarke9283

3 жыл бұрын

Yo🤣🤣🤣

@mukulkulkarni5431

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@Edwardhh

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😭

@DanielColageo

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@Shahablo

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfaooo

he's such a humble and likable guy. no ego, no bravado, just true musicianship.

@therealnynetynyne360

9 ай бұрын

There was a little bravado but when you play like that it's more than warranted

@davidmanchester8978

7 ай бұрын

Yep especially when he knows he absolutely nailed it at the end. And hey, he's put in a ton of work to be a master. So he is probably happy enough with the way everyone in the studio reacted to that take. He deserves all the recognition.

@rafaelgonzalez7230

7 ай бұрын

@@davidmanchester8978 hell yea he’s bin playing since he was 2 😂

@Skeames1214

5 ай бұрын

oh he's got an ego lol, not unwarranted though

For anyone wondering, the "quote" he's referring to at @4:04; it's part of the main phrase of Chick Corea's song "Spain" (Thus the title, "Chick's Pain") If you hear that song, around the 2 min mark you'll get that phrase being played on the keys and some vocals layered after.

@thiethie

6 ай бұрын

thank you

@Jobert_Vraught

6 ай бұрын

This whole song is a quote

@alipourkhesalian6259

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, now i have to go check out "Spain"...

@fitchyyboi

Күн бұрын

​@alipourkhesalian6259 I wish I could hear spain for the first time again you lucky man

Oh, so that’s what a professional musician looks like.

@Crossedkiller

4 жыл бұрын

Dunkaroos no, that’s what a GODLIKE musician looks like

@BeardMan01

4 жыл бұрын

Other professionals want to be like him. A musicians musician if you will.

@mcrettable

4 жыл бұрын

@@BeardMan01 he's a little beyond professional haha

@garrettsmith6549

4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes and more yes.

@targhan666

4 жыл бұрын

Luckily you don't have to be this good to be a professional musician.

This title is misleading lol. He heard a song twice, composed a drum part on the fly, and recorded it in one take. What he did is even more impressive than the title implies

@GlennDavey

3 жыл бұрын

No word of a lie, it's "holy crap" level good

@mrdfk9410

3 жыл бұрын

I just listened to the original w/drum part and Lewis did miles better!!!

@addict4games

3 жыл бұрын

This is true. However, what’s the best KZread title that will gain traction that he can use to encompass some of his brilliance? The title he chose haha 😊😂 But you are very correct that is does not begin to describe the depth of his brilliance.

@mkbcoolman

3 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to this video over and over again. And every single time I'm utterly astounded by what I'm watching. It's impossible to overstate just how fucking impressive this is. I'm not sure how this level of talent exists.

@shq_main2853

3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was just gonna hear it and then play it. What he did was something much more impressive however.

This man is really playing the best drumming I've ever heard and his shoelaces aren't even tied

@queerlyquiet802

Жыл бұрын

Shoelaces were tied when he started drumming. They came undone while he was playing 😂

@ai-d2121

Жыл бұрын

There are people who claim they can’t play the drums with loose shoe laces. Larnell; hold my beer.

@ruthlessrog1

3 ай бұрын

Went back and skimmed thru just to watch the trials and tribulations of that shoelace... 😂

It's been three years and I still think about this video all of the time. His musicianship is insane, just so high above anything even most pros could do.

@Dima-mc9ue

Жыл бұрын

Same thing. And I've never played any kind of music at all.

My expectations were absurdly high yet he still managed to exceed them.

@reallyjoereally4781

4 жыл бұрын

The saying is actually "A blunt pencil is better than a sharp memory" - in our profession as journalists, this is a golden rule. :-)

@psychonautpupildiallater7734

4 жыл бұрын

@@reallyjoereally4781 I have learned literally "thousands" of songs on guitar, many by just watching other players and copying them, but the songs that stick in my memory and stay over the coarse of years are the ones I've taken the time to learn by reading and transcribing them. Suffice it to say, I've forgotten more then I've written, LoL

My drummer watched this. Now he’s a cameraman

@JRsees

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@ariefjrjunior6728

3 жыл бұрын

Better for him

@sargentomor4019

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

@barnabeafangbedji5875

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@salomonmbakiofficial995

3 жыл бұрын

Aha Ahahaha lol

This is insane. I've been a musician for almost 30 years of my life, and I've never seen anything like this. Man, I'd pay a lot to be able to just sit down with this man for 3 hours in a studio and chat, play some stuff, and learn.

There's a lot of things to appreciate about Larnell's playing, but I think his understanding of when a song wants to open up and when it wants to stay tight is truly admirable. When he's in that groove, he *IN THERE*

@therealnynetynyne360

9 ай бұрын

The pocket

@jacobseal

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Man it's so good..I have watched this video 5-6 times now and still can't get over it. This isnt really the style of music I go for but it's just too good.

“The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory” that’s sick haha

@ryyanedit7834

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, when did he say that?

@augsdoggs

4 жыл бұрын

ryyanedit after the first complete listen through, when he said that he thought he should listen again and take some notes.

@HrSamstag

4 жыл бұрын

augsdoggs 5:45

@prazman

4 жыл бұрын

The original saying is “The faintest ink is better than the strongest memory”.

@gempaman

4 жыл бұрын

...my favorite quote so far in 2020 :)

I can imagine Larnell just sitting in a quiet plane and you hear: "uh.. yeah... uh uh.... oh alright"

@deivi1

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao 😂 😂

@hazmaticx8714

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@christombert5964

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@andreaburatti3978

3 жыл бұрын

he literaly did that for the recording of "we like it here"

@VelosoNarciso

3 жыл бұрын

And when it lands he builds the engine out of memory..

This is the video that, like, REALLY got me into music. I got a drum set because of this video, and since then i haven't looked back. it's been so much fun, even if i'm never going to be as talented as this man

@LarnellLewisMusic

Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Thank you for sharing that! I'm glad that I was able to inspire you to join the Drum fam!!!!! 🙏🏿🙏🏿

@screwju-ice

11 ай бұрын

Learn your fundamentals. It's so hard to undo bad habits later on.

@Mityob67

11 ай бұрын

​@@screwju-ice100% agree

@Ale-hh1xz

6 ай бұрын

​@@LarnellLewisMusicyou're a legend

@terrancea.7027

5 ай бұрын

That was crazy!!!!@

"So, it was my first and only take, I hope you enjoyed" - OH YES I DID! That was outstanding performance, Larnell definitely has the chops!

I came here a drummer and left here someone who wants to learn how to be a drummer

@stephenpayne6956

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@trapOrdoom

4 жыл бұрын

ROFLMFAO!!

@meliodas4560

4 жыл бұрын

Most under-rated comment here!

@tybell3992

3 жыл бұрын

Same😂

@saywhat4314

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you gotta an empty room!

Sessions are time and time is money. You pay this guy his price and he shows up and delivers. No waste, no fuss; a true professional.

@benkruse5533

4 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

@Worship_Kompa

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Lucait

4 жыл бұрын

better get a drum machine instead

@jamesdunn6326

4 жыл бұрын

@@Lucait thats killing opportunity for drummers

@Lucait

4 жыл бұрын

James dunn i was provocative

Even after seeing the more recent ones with other (very good) drummers, it's always impressive how easy Larnell makes it look. Everyone else looks like they're concentrating and trying hard to hit all the right notes, but even in the most complex parts, he's calm and collected and barely seems to notice that his hands are just over there doing their thing. Sometimes it even looks like he's surprised when he looks over at a hit and his hands are already doing it I also really enjoy his rare ability to actually play quietly when needed

He BREATHES along with the music while listening. Amazing to watch his process. And then the way he accentuates the soloists without getting in the way. Genius is too light

"I hope you learnt a lot from it" I learnt that I absolutely suck, thanks

@PeterSolod0

3 жыл бұрын

Lol🤣🤣🤣

@nikoslalio7102

3 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@VillageTechnologies

3 жыл бұрын

I learned that I can cry myself to sleep. LOL.

@junior0069

3 жыл бұрын

XD

@MrWahid1969

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

The first time I listened to Snarky's "we like it here" recording, I thought it must have taken Larnell weeks to learn the songs. When I found out he learned them on the way to the session it just blew me away..what a drummer!

@DrumeoOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

Learning them on the plane is such a legendary story!

@MladenDragovicMusic

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. I thought they were rehearsing the material for months, and when I watched the dvd and they said they had 4 days to rehearse my mind was blown away.

@purv989

4 жыл бұрын

SmartyThePants I’ve never seen a comment reflect someone’s user name more perfectly.

@andrewolivetreemixing

4 жыл бұрын

I didnt know that! Good gawd

@ryann2674

4 жыл бұрын

Where did you hear that?. I'd be curious to listen to the interview

Just amazing to hear what he chooses NOT to play. He obviously is capable of doing so much more... but the first thing he realizes, is where the other bandmembers have a "time to shine" and he then lets hell break loose at 9:30... His time to shine. Such an incredible thing to watch.

My god. Not only was this the best one take this show has ever done, but the part could have easily passed as the final recorded version of the song.

The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory.

@emperorza5777

3 жыл бұрын

That’s deep

@Chaosdude341

3 жыл бұрын

Wrote that one down. Excellent idea.

@CelticSaint

3 жыл бұрын

Did you come up with that? It's great. Oh OK I just heard him say it!! I should watch the video before reading the comments!

@jtron9k

3 жыл бұрын

Love that

@dahdushe

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t get it?

Larnell: "Oh, the time signature is π/13? Yeah I can do that."

@GlennDavey

3 жыл бұрын

Larnell: *listens to Enter Sandman* "oh so it's 1,2,3,4? Yeah.......... I can do that."

@joevannyrivera

3 жыл бұрын

Comment of the year 😂

@MrWilander88

3 жыл бұрын

@@GlennDavey The only thing that Lars and Larnell share in common is Lar......nothing more.

@Trif0lium_

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrWilander88 lmao dude

@Jonotheproducer

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly 🤣🤣🤣

This dude... so humble, then proceeds to DESTROY ANY DOUBTS he is a BEAST!!!!

8:35-836 is just insane, out of this world. All notes sounded the same way doing a perfect and smooth ghost snare roll. Holy shit, that's some serious stuff. I love him.

I cant even remember what my mom told me to buy at the supermarket

@pheeshankar6216

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣👍✌

@drftr6073

4 жыл бұрын

That's why he wrote it down lol. Shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory

@fingray9634

4 жыл бұрын

@@drftr6073 nearly forgot he did that eh

@jonbrookscomedy

4 жыл бұрын

A loaf of bread. A container of milk. A stick of butter.

@IgnacioChavezMelgoza

4 жыл бұрын

I can't remember what I had for breakfast and it's 10:00am.

Remember that he is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. He understands the whole thing, not just the drums. That helps a lot.

@pedromarini1804

2 жыл бұрын

Hes just good thats what helps

@landonpeckham7752

2 жыл бұрын

The best drummers know everything about a song

@kevinfitzpatrick95

2 жыл бұрын

Just like Lars for Enter Sandman

@bmr85n

2 жыл бұрын

This doesn’t help my instant depression and low self worth after watching this 😏

@larnelllewis2866

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Thanks a lot for your lovely and support❤️❤️.if you feel like Chat me up private drop your email or cell number

I have no trouble believing he never heard it before because the guy who composed it is like a pretty underground keyboard player from Quebec (Mathieu Fiset). Really talented guy.

Starting at 9:39 I have no idea how he catches the snare so often and In rhythm along with all those ghost notes. Larnell never ceases to amaze my mere mortal mind.

That was incredible. After watching this, you realize how elementary Enter Sandman must have seemed.

@thatskull

3 жыл бұрын

I had to stop watching enter sandman vid because i knew as a drummer he wanted more, i had to come to this video. KZread suggested the enter sandman vid first

@frodakai

3 жыл бұрын

@Darth Citharae Popular does not always = best.

@silverleafjr2887

3 жыл бұрын

I really wish he didn't hear the drum track in that video and made one up like this one

@RobertoPavan

3 жыл бұрын

@Darth Citharae ...after hearing it for the first time and then playing it. And it was hardly a mess up - overall, he played the song better.

@storagebox1793

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertoPavan loooooove Metallica, but yes, there are parts he played better than Larse.

The only flaw in this was that his shoe was untied. I'm surprised he didn't tie it while playing. I'm sure he could have.

@1whoDoesSimply

3 жыл бұрын

He did that on purpose to make sure you were truly paying attention to how to learn songs quicker

@StupidjimmyInc

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of that one time BB King breaks a string and keeps playing.

@scottythebody

3 жыл бұрын

He sure could tie his shoe and miss no beats. He fixes his earbuds a couple times and it somehow makes a ghost note when he does it 😂

@Y2BiT

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah? Just like he fixed his headphone @ 7:32 and can do some next level shit like that while keeping that groove and intentionally make it seem like that 1 second pause belonged there and get back in the rhythm and beat? Larnell's a beast! FENOMENAL! Next level CLUTCH FINESSE; take it from a drummer like myself, been playing almost 20 years I've heard of him for years but recently just started following...wowww, his ability to adapt so quickly to the songs he just hears first time is mindblowing, he's done these types of videos plenty of times for a long time 👏🙇‍♂️🪄

@Y2BiT

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottythebody that's what I said! Yes!

It would have been great to see the production team reactions during this . No doubt they were amazed by how good it was .

Impressive! I love his admission of being just a bit nervous- he is comfortable with being uncomfortable. It's an important part of learning anything, no matter how accomplished one might be. I just wish we could hear this live and Larnell-propelled.

Imagine being the drummer who actually played on this recording and hearing this.

@LionelSprigg28

4 жыл бұрын

James Bayford can we make that happen?!?! @drumeo

@Alex-ox7fm

4 жыл бұрын

i mean there's a fair chance it was a session drummer who played over this track and had to do exactly the same thing. you gotta be a tight player to make an income as a session player

@goodfella1605

4 жыл бұрын

Ahahahha good though

@fitawrarifitness6842

4 жыл бұрын

"we decided, we're not going with your take, no hard feelings"

@SergePupko

4 жыл бұрын

"I spent half a year just trying to figure out what the keyboardist is doing, this guy undid all this work in one listen, one take."

Even the shoe laces were like “I can’t handle this anymore”.

@Kuronekoninja

4 жыл бұрын

Think my jaw looked about the same .

@DylanMourik

4 жыл бұрын

ha! nice catch

@ntombimkhwanazi5362

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@ivanreiss

4 жыл бұрын

Loooool

@LuisDiaz-bp7tv

4 жыл бұрын

I would’ve inevitably saw them and stopped the recording because that would’ve driven me to madness

Can we just all appreciate how lucky we are to be able to witness something like this, without technology we wouldn’t be able to see such wonders. Man

@everythinghaschanged42

Жыл бұрын

I was high af when I wrote that

I’ve rewatched this so many times and am still blown away every time

@markgs6941

Жыл бұрын

Same 😂 he is on a different planet

When you hear someone complaining about people charging a lot of money to do a job that takes them little time. This is the perfect video to show them.

@blainetanner5531

4 жыл бұрын

Soooo tru

@KenpachiZaraki601

3 жыл бұрын

They still won't be able to get it. They'll just assume it's a normal thing how the guy learns it so quickly and will still complain about the same thing.

@brunosavastano1851

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it’s how long it took him to get to the point in which he make this, this quickly

@bradenparkes

3 жыл бұрын

quality over quantity!

@timleehenderson

3 жыл бұрын

FACT!!!

He made some quote about memory and pencils being shorter. I dunno what exactly, I didn't write it down.

@EnDeRBeaT

3 жыл бұрын

pencil memory is shorter than longest shortest, i guess

@MardyAss

3 жыл бұрын

*rimshot*

@robertkaysr

3 жыл бұрын

@@EnDeRBeaT “The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory”

@WhyNotMN

3 жыл бұрын

all these people completely missing the joke

@handoyobrewster1073

3 жыл бұрын

EnDeRBeaT not really sure as well but i think it’s “longest pencil memory is the shortest” or something like that.. maybe

Who else waited for the song but heard no drum beat then he played it to perfection. Literally mind blowing! Damn!

This guy is unbelievable. I started drums 40 years ago and it would take me another 100 to get close to Larnell.

"the shortest pencil, is longer than the longest memory" I'm actually writing this right now so I never forget. Thank you, mate.

@ryanfloch6054

2 жыл бұрын

Try just remembering it.

@MT-qt3mk

2 жыл бұрын

What is a memory?

@aruarian43

2 жыл бұрын

lol your comment made me realize something. I also thought "Hey, that's a really cool quote! I'mma memorize that one". The irony in that :D I should also write it down or else I'm not really taking it to heart.

@EZ-Videos

2 жыл бұрын

Tell that to all the oral traditions where the written word has been destroyed thousands of years ago

@HAZARDOUS88

2 жыл бұрын

@@MT-qt3mk I don't remember.

When he said he was going to learn the song by ear, I wasn't expecting this. Now I realize that I've never met a true professional musician in my life after seeing this guy.

@off2tims962

4 жыл бұрын

Behdad47 how do you know if he hasn’t practiced this off camera? He could of played this for months and we won’t know

@Tired_drummer

4 жыл бұрын

Off2Tims nahh

@woggleboggle

4 жыл бұрын

@@off2tims962 imma take his word for it

@IWannaGoMissing

4 жыл бұрын

@@off2tims962 occams razor, he would be attaching his name to an ability he doesn't actually have so when he shows up to sessions and he cant play songs by ear nobody would call him back for gigs. He's a professional musician that wants to make his living off it so nobody's gonna jeopardize their reputation like that, the more likely case is he's just a pro

@Duh6666666

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Lingus by Snarky Puppy, simply astounding musicianship going down there.

4 YEARS AGO ?!? Damn...this video changed my life ! Thank you Drumeo and Larnell !! :D

Holy shit this is incredible. The man was clearly born to play drums, what an ear for music, unbelievable talent and a pleasure to listen to.

This was just a clever way to get him to lay the drums down for your track, no charge...

@user-zr9hu3tf1y

3 жыл бұрын

"no charge" do you have a reason to think he wasn't paid for being there?

@TheAcenightcreeper

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-zr9hu3tf1y r/woooooooooosh It was just a joke man...lighten up...

@mrbouncelol

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheAcenightcreeper Yikes this whoosh meme has long overstayed its welcome

@IncognitoSprax

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrbouncelol Wrong. Woosh was a thing before reddit existed and it'll be a thing after reddit is gone

@HimanXK

3 жыл бұрын

@@IncognitoSprax I just don't get why everyone includes the "r/" Just saying "woosh" on its own communicates its meaning just as well, and doesn't come across as so pretentious

"the shortest pencil, is longer than the longest memory" Holy shit well said

@patrickflanagan8256

3 жыл бұрын

Just dropping nuggets of wisdom as offhand comments

@GlennDavey

3 жыл бұрын

I'm using that at work tomorrow.

@50gary

3 жыл бұрын

Until you run into a person that has that thing called a photographic memory. I've known two people that have that, and it's impressive. Valentina Lisitsa (concert pianist) has a photographic memory. and I don't know her Larnell is amazing to say the least. I

@rajbow1

3 жыл бұрын

@@50gary thank you for introducing valentina lisitsa 👍

@50gary

3 жыл бұрын

@@rajbow1 I can't stop watching her, spellbinding. Also, so happy to have found Larnell Lewis, he is extraordinary. The way he dissects a song to learn it so quickly and so well, a very organized thinker.

So far Larnell has been the best video out of all of the other drummers. Takes his craft very seriously and methodically

i could literally watch this like 100 times, its so entertaining watching him play

as a bassist, this is the kinda drummer we all wanna hold a groove with

@sock534

3 жыл бұрын

yessir

@malivanhie8247

3 жыл бұрын

yes please

@Pbearodactyl

3 жыл бұрын

You can't carry a groove if you don't have a pocket!

@CreamCity

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. The bassist was killing it.

@DJV712

3 жыл бұрын

Yea

This, in my opinion, is the mark of a mature, skilled and experienced musician. He doesn't try to "overplay" the music but rather slides right in and compliments all of the instruments. When it's the right time, you hear the drums "speak up". Mr. Lewis is such a versatile musician and a humble guy. Love his style.

@leviathanqueen3780

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@JesseLeeHumphry

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah when he said "We went right into a solo, so I have to watch my activity" I nearly creamed.

@paddeler666

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly this is what really good drumming is about. So many drummers try to compliment their skills by overplaying which can lead to impressive drum performance but actually really poor music performances.

@handsomeX

3 ай бұрын

Great comment 🎯💯

Literally as a drummer of 16 years, just watching his left hand gets me going. Also keep a constant beat on his left foot is probably the most impressive part.

OK this dude is what these sessions are about NOBODY BETTER at breaking it down from start to finish! LEGEND!

"How could I become as good as Larnell?" "Larnell started playing drums at age 2" "Ah."

@Azihayya

4 жыл бұрын

Apply yourself, use your brain, put in the practice, learn the theory, and play with your heart. That's how he got to where he is.

@mythcrab6047

4 жыл бұрын

Even if you can never be 'as good as Larnell', I'm sure you could learn to play his lines with enough practice. Years ago it would take me months to learn a new song, but now I can pick it up a lot faster and usually sound better after one night than I ever did before.

@jaymarcase9737

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@sonsauvage

4 жыл бұрын

I mean. You can always be a better version of you. Practice!

@smylve

4 жыл бұрын

Azihayya FR‼️if you put yourself in the position to WANT IT more than Larnell, it can absolutely be done in a faster timeframe, but if you don’t want to work as hard n put in the time for the results then 9 times out of 10 you will NOT be the musician you aspire to be, you choose💯.

"Exactly my tempo" -J.K. Simmons

@yashvardhangaur8547

4 жыл бұрын

Terrence Fletcher*

@pierresmith

4 жыл бұрын

Quite not my t... my bad, forget it !

@poisongodmachine3

4 жыл бұрын

Were you rushing or were you dragging? Neither, you were f*cking nailing it!

@whatsthesauce8347

4 жыл бұрын

finally

@COA47

4 жыл бұрын

@@yashvardhangaur8547 Damien Chazelle

That last couple bars had animal from the muppets vibes love the energy and animated playing. Amazing drummer

From an ear musician, it’s a blessing and a curse. The drum set is one animal, actual notes on the other hand is an entirely different monster. Props to Darnell!

I was like “why can’t I hear the drums on track” and then I realized he was composing the drum parts lmao

@thyagolopes3020

3 жыл бұрын

It took me the 2nd time watching the video to even realize that, I thought the drum would start at some point 🤣

@GlennDavey

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I just ran back to the Snarky Puppy record like "oh he MADE UP the drums, holy crap"

@BigNastyKail

3 жыл бұрын

Thought I was going deaf.

@Kontroll343

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao I was thinking this dude has super hearing to go along with the talent

He's a former drum set reincarnated as a human.

@tipdub

3 жыл бұрын

hahahahaha

@ATLDRUMACADEMY

3 жыл бұрын

🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣

@NITROSKULL

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like an anime

@THERAMMSTEINFAN490

3 жыл бұрын

he actually used to belong to John Bonham

@maulanaidris4934

3 жыл бұрын

Lollll

3:57 such a cool moment. Larnell notices a melody from Chick Corea's "Spain" being quoted in that phrase. SO COOL!

Dang, what an incredibly talented drummer.

I still can't believe I shouted "great job" at him at a show once and he said "thanks" to me.

@GlennDavey

3 жыл бұрын

Props to him for not just saying "I know"

@advocate1563

3 жыл бұрын

and you got it right. Its his job. Being a professional musician is very different from aspiring amateur. For pros it really is just a job.

@nadiamond

3 жыл бұрын

Hes Canadian, we say thanks a lot lol.

@xman666soad

3 жыл бұрын

Lol that was nice of him. What a well mannered young man.

@beetee801

2 жыл бұрын

Legendary

wait so he didn't memorize a drum set. he heard a tune without a drum set, then created his own, on the first try. thats better than the actual title. WTF DUDE IS DRUM GOD

@andrew66862

2 жыл бұрын

It took me a while to figure out what was happening. Like 30 seconds of thinking, "this is the worst song he could have chosen, no percussion at all yet."

@jamiemcewan434

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrew66862 lmao exactly my thoughts when the song went on with absolutely no percussion

@btat16

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, memorising a pre-existing beat would be harder for a jazz musician than making one up. When you make one up, all you need to memorise is the form, vibe, and hits (if there are any). When you memorise pre-existing parts, you have to memorise every little detail in the score and recreate it.

@Myrslokstok

Жыл бұрын

Imagine Mozart those genius are beyond real.

the fact that he predicts certain quotes in the song and it is his first time listening to the song is insane

That was the most casual execution of INCREDIBLE I have ever witnessed.

When I read the video title and saw that he was going to learn the song just by listening to it, I assumed that meant he was going to listen to the drums in the song and memorize the beat... This dude just made up an entire drum part without ever having heard any drums, that's next level!

@jaymarcase9737

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha same here...when he was listening to it without drums I was like....”what am I missing here?” 🧐

@freehat6894

4 жыл бұрын

Carlos Salazar i honestly thought the same thing and i thought would be better to be honest..

@mrastleysghost

4 жыл бұрын

It's not THAT next level, he basically wrote down a sparknotes of the song and improv'd to it. The title says he HEARD the song once, but he actually listened twice and wrote down notes. There are people who listen to a song for the first time while improv-ing drums to it and nail it. To me, that's more impressive.

@DavisEngeler

4 жыл бұрын

lmao “I mean, I could memorize and play all the drums in that song too....”

@bballer4life86

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrastleysghost Can you do it????

As someone who learns everything by ear, this is insanely impressive and inspirational!

@DrumeoOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

🤘

@ProDrummer

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah i do this. As i never learned reading music, my way is to learn music by ear. I also write any kind of music also orchestral music that way..

@Benimbabyb

4 жыл бұрын

@ not funny

@LilHaseProductions

4 жыл бұрын

All musicians know this is a classic cop out for when you were too stupid to understand how to read music. Yes we can learn by ear, but when it comes to piano at least, it's much easier to learn from the score. Drums is the opposite, easier to learn by ear.

@ThatIsDopeBro

4 жыл бұрын

@@LilHaseProductions how can you make spaghetti if you cant read the recipe in Italian?

Larnell is one of the most extraordinary peoples i've seen in my life....his connect with music is just crazy.

Don't play drums. Don't like jazz or fusion. Just totally mesmerized by this dude. This is amazing.

"The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory". Not only can he play the tastiest licks but spit bars as well? What can't this man do. Absolute legend and inspiration.

@dgmullin1

Жыл бұрын

You forgot air piano skills as well 😂 though likely he could play it too

@simongail8428

9 ай бұрын

I know this is an old post but I believe the phrase is "the faintest pencil is greater than the strongest memory."

@jama211

9 ай бұрын

@@simongail8428 I googled the above and found it also, maybe there are multiple ways of phrasing it

@kaly3877

6 ай бұрын

@@simongail8428cheers that makes a bit more sense

Definitely can tell he's not just a player, he's a musician.

@davidespinosa1910

4 жыл бұрын

Real musicians always sing !

@micahbradridge1491

4 жыл бұрын

David Espinosa real singers always sing 🙅🏽‍♂️

In case nobody's already said it, I'm going to guess that song title is a reference to jazz great Chick Corea -- it's VERY much in his style. Also this is BLOODY AMAZING. 💥

“I’m a little nervous but that’s alright, that means I’m going to be more focused.” Great attitude to have, I’m going to try to remember that.

Organiser: Hey Larnell, we need a drummer to substitute in one band Larnell: Sure, when is the show? Organiser: It's next Friday at 6PM Larnell: Ok. I'll be there at 5:55PM Organiser: Wait, what about the rehearsal? Larnell: About what?

@cconnors

2 жыл бұрын

We're talking bout practice.

@cazmataz6579

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@donjohn281

2 жыл бұрын

@@cconnors he's like Allen Iverson, he dont do practices

@cleech74

Жыл бұрын

@@cconnors We’re not talking about 7hr plane rides to learn the album. We’re talking about practice.

@sussvarman

Жыл бұрын

@@cleech74 Not the gig! Not the gig I go out and die for, but practice. Like how silly is that?

Anyone: "Hi, we're looking for a-" Larnell: "Yeah, I can play that."

@sebthetomato

3 жыл бұрын

"Yeah I can play that while also cooking a dinner for four"

@dmd7472

3 жыл бұрын

Funny

@larnelllewis2866

2 жыл бұрын

Really Thanks a lot for your lovely and support❤️❤️.if you feel like Chat me up private drop your email or cell number

@stodillerspencer2028

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t audition for bands, the bands audition for him

@ugh7677

2 жыл бұрын

@@larnelllewis2866 bruv come on, you ain’t foolin shit

I used to play drums from age 9 to 16. When I would want to learn a new song on my drum kit, my instructor would listen to the song a few times and make sheet music of the drum part after listening 1-2 times. It was amazing! He was a great instructor and made it easy for me to succeed.

How to do this like Larnell Lewis: Step 1, be Larnell Lewis.

@JonFosterDrummer

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!! Check out this exercise Larnell Lewis taught me about making singles, doubles and paradiddles all sound the same kzread.info/dash/bejne/c5qcz8STc5qdYbw.html

@TheDiamondSkye

4 жыл бұрын

Instructions unclear, currently reggie watts

@donkey7879

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he has a very unique playing style

@jeinoah5216

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe for me it's like this. How to do this like Larnell Lewis: Step 1, you can't. hahahaha man I was expecting him to listen a song with a lot of drum patterns.

@WaxDat8800

3 жыл бұрын

Or Step 2, be God disguised as Larnell Lewis.

His ability to master any song so quickly is just astounding to me. What a drummer!

@DidYouReadEULA

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, and so humble and down to earth. His entire approach is calming and soothing, even when he is frenetically nailing a passage. Butter smooth.

@DrumeoOfficial

4 жыл бұрын

He is a next-level musician!

@RichardThe3

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. What a dream player.......

@relativelybasic

4 жыл бұрын

He doesn't master a song, he mastered drumming.

If my band needed someone to step in last minute to fill the kit, this man would be who I would want..... doesn't matter that our style is Iron Maiden/Testament. Full confidence he could do it

His entire kit, cymbals and all are just so dam beautiful sounding.

There is a reason why other drummers even real big name guys love him so much. His combination of technique and skill is incredible. He never seems to be showing off, he serves the music as needed. One of my too 3 favorite drummers and an incredibly nice person as well.

@LarnellLewisMusic

4 жыл бұрын

max donches 🙏🏿🙏🏿 Thank you for your kind words.

@dbdaylightsgames5747

4 жыл бұрын

check out mario duplantier hes a metal drummer but his first genra of music he learned was jazz wich really influenced is metal drumming and hes a machine one of my favorite drummer

@dayisnow

4 жыл бұрын

@@LarnellLewisMusic You are awesome man! Thanks for spreading your creativity and passion! Much love

@MistressPrime

4 жыл бұрын

@@LarnellLewisMusic That was fantastic! Thank you for sharing your process.

@therealrussellsmyth

4 жыл бұрын

So who are the other 2!

I bought a drumkit for my grandson because of this video. I'm 19

@simlevesque

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@tgagaming1354

3 жыл бұрын

Noiice

@markdecker6190

2 жыл бұрын

You're 19 and you have a grandson?!

@anonymous0771

2 жыл бұрын

@@markdecker6190 It's for future purposes. His family makes it their heirloom. Let the more modern guys handle this one.

@smihoubi

2 жыл бұрын

and he better start exercising tomorrow !

this guy is so great! I'm a rock drummer but love listening and trying to include jazz style fills and licks into what i'm doing. Awesome, Larnell!

this is one of the coolest things Ive ever seen

I don't play drums... There's no reason I'm here... I'm fuckin blown away. Watched the whole thing, for no reason, I'm I'm so glad. This guy is so cool!

@franciscoastudillo699

4 жыл бұрын

Listen snarky puppy's we like it here

@sandrosarunic9486

4 жыл бұрын

Start playing :)

4:37 This man even clears his throat on time.

@shiaominglee

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHA

@raymondelliott485

3 жыл бұрын

I came looking for this comment, was not disappointed

@lucaschacon8362

3 жыл бұрын

La cagó jajajajaja

@mikewithers299

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@WheezyCatLady

3 жыл бұрын

*wheezing*

One of two of my greatest practices is playing to random stuff from and on the radio. I love this channel.

A friend of mine's brother had this, but for guitar. He'd be able to listen to a full song and then just riff it out. It was phenominal.

@yods03

Жыл бұрын

I have a cousin who could do that too. Thought me to play guitar with me expecting I'd be on the same level after a few years. Zip to the present and I could play decently but still get dumbstruck every time I hear him play. LOL

He did all that with a shoelace untied. Like what planet is this guy from.

@ephascus8974

3 жыл бұрын

I dont know what to say anymore

@noova02

3 жыл бұрын

My OCD would've caused me to spontaneously combust

@tipdub

3 жыл бұрын

lol!!

@heidemann4372

3 жыл бұрын

now imagine if he had tied his shoelace tho

@josephinephilomena2025

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

To rephrase a comment here. "I was a musician before I watched this, now I want to be a musician."

@noname619-b6

3 жыл бұрын

Was*

@sebsamblast

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

So great to see Larnell live. Great guy

Up Next: Larnell Lewis Gives Relationship advice. Listening is key.

@truebornjester8703

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@beetee801

2 жыл бұрын

Way underrated. Way.

What's incredible to me is, not just that he was able to play along, but he had the right style of drums to accentuate what the other instruments were doing for their solos and each part. He knows when to fade to the back, and when to take over. And he's super likeable too.

@TheBanana93

9 ай бұрын

And cute

@vXn-vXn

6 ай бұрын

The way he quieted down on the bass solo then went louder on the outro

@GarraFunk

6 ай бұрын

@@vXn-vXn Yes! And how he played more toms to fill the lower end because bass was playing in a higher register

@maneli3769

4 ай бұрын

​@@vXn-vXnLike, Dude!

@handsomeX

3 ай бұрын

Exactly! It's the nuance after the first time that's extremely impressive.