I sincerely apologize for 2:19 As many of you stated, I am wrong there. Anyways, beer?

@vicenteignacioreyesmancill7501

4 жыл бұрын

amazing

@Bobo-zt2ig

4 жыл бұрын

Retsina u mean

@TheSageCookieuwu

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know, It kinda sounds off, but, I don't know, It might be a Out of Tune Guitar, Just Slightly, I don't know, I'm not an Expert.

@JawJX

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSageCookieuwu he's hitting the snare only on the 4th beat. Normal snares are on 2 and 4, sometimes only at 3. This doesn't mean he's off tempo, off tempo means he's playing faster or slower than everyone.

@TheSageCookieuwu

3 жыл бұрын

@@JawJX I was talking about the Guitar. smh

Lars is without a doubt one of the drummers in the world

@wubonkald322

Жыл бұрын

One of the what?

@CodyTheGuitarist

Жыл бұрын

@@wubonkald322 The joke that flew over your head

@woodenhoe

Жыл бұрын

@@wubonkald322 one of the drummers.

@Brokenface

Жыл бұрын

Me too 😃😃

@johnymason6034

Жыл бұрын

I'd also say that he is one of the drumers of the history.

This young man has only been playing for 40+ years. Let him find his sound guys.

@GOOCHIElicker

4 жыл бұрын

We have 3 bull terriers 2 best dogs ever

@europeanian4205

4 жыл бұрын

It literally makes zero sense for someone to play any instrument for as long as Lars and still suck ass.

@heyyou9693

4 жыл бұрын

You'd think after 40 years, he'd find his style. That is the beauty of Lars Ulrich.

@demetrisloukas8586

4 жыл бұрын

@@europeanian4205 The beautiful thing is that he used to be really good but he somehow got worse

@JeffPenaify

4 жыл бұрын

@@europeanian4205 pft Lars doesnt suck he's a pro drummer and been gigging for decades, some of you guys just take it to far Lars ain't the choppiest grooviest drummers drummer but he backed some legendary original songs and held it down with a legendary successful band. Thats more than most all of his haters have accomplished

"Ok, so I have to play this fill in 3 bars... I'd better play it now, what if I forget later ?" - Lars' thought process

@wifinesesi

5 ай бұрын

Probably exactly what went through his head

@jasoncrandall5320

Ай бұрын

Ive seen a drummer screw up a Soundgarden song (easy ballad) after the band had played it LITERALLY every week for 4+ YEARS.

Lars plays like he's in a garage band and no one else wanted to play drums so he started learning a few weeks ago

@jasoncrandall5320

Ай бұрын

Seen a few of those drummers who miss the Snare and drop the sticks every 30 seconds. I would have took over but the bands were always playing terrible radio songs

@ghost_type_gaming670

Ай бұрын

In 1981, that's exactly what happened. Lars never played drums before Metallica, he originally wanted to be a pro tennis player.

@RGK93

28 күн бұрын

Such an ignorant comment... Lars may not be a virtuoso, but he is not a bad drummer.

@JekutusGD

21 күн бұрын

@@RGK93 fr look at Seattle '89

@Derekanic.

13 күн бұрын

I would know, my cousin was that.

Imagine this band...Lars on drums, Sid Vicious on bass, Yoko Ono on lead vocals, and Lil’ Wayne on guitar...

@Bebe-hl1zx

4 жыл бұрын

Look up “My pal Foot Foot” by The Shaggs. Closest we’re gonna get.

@derekmotta6926

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bebe-hl1zx hahahaha! Way ahead of ya! A buddy of mine showed me them years ago. That band is rediculous!

@purpletopturnip4113

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahhaaa! Rough, dude.😂

@Stefano-wu1vd

4 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah😂

@IAteTheAntiChrist

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!

Man, if I had to play the same songs every night for 40 years I would fill the shit out of them

@ariamehr3339

4 жыл бұрын

even if you receive infinite amount of love and millions of dollar to do that?!

@mikbakunin

4 жыл бұрын

@@ariamehr3339 yeah.. It's his. Let him do what he wants. He owns it.

@ehsbe1056

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair yeah, of I was playing the same set list for my whole life I’d just try to play each one completely differently

@davewalker3873

4 жыл бұрын

He cant fill

@larrysustaita2151

4 жыл бұрын

Vítor Martins people pay big money to hear their favorite songs from band, not fills from Lars lol

Dude definitely loves hitting the snare and a crash at the same time

@Thomas-nn9du

5 ай бұрын

I realized that when I played guitar hero Metallica on the drums, now I can’t unhear it ever again. Although it also made me realize how good he can be when he wants to.

I love how with 40 years of experience playing drums professionally around the world he hasn’t learned that you can add kicks to your fills, doesn’t just have to be snare & toms broski lmao

@mikeykrud

7 ай бұрын

You've gotta be a drummer to point that out lol. So true

@mrluk___

7 ай бұрын

lmfao

@mdrumjack

6 ай бұрын

He knows adding kicks to the fills is surelly another point of failure.

@blinddog1212

6 ай бұрын

Cracking up at "snare & toms broski"! lololol

@SomeOne-ce1gf

6 ай бұрын

Fuckin beat me to this comment

Lars is absolutely stunning and talented drummer. As a deaf man myself I really appreciate his artistry.

@robertlangdon3086

3 жыл бұрын

Top Comment

@BassGodPantheon

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@alfilzafriyankamz7533

3 жыл бұрын

Okay. Wait.....you as a what????

@mikaelthebard5068

3 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough. Deaf people enjoy music mostly for the rhythmic vibration. Meaning, deaf people would probably be MORE annoyed with Lars' drumming lol

@deborahsiahaan9261

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikaelthebard5068 😅😂 oh gosh

He's like an uncle who hasn't played in years, but still remembers some tricks and shows off on a family reunion xDDD

@robertusbeta6241

3 жыл бұрын

Shit it's very funny LoL

@harvey_weenstain8857

3 жыл бұрын

According to your math, I AM Lars.... *BASS SOLO TAKE ONE*

@pimtool9351

2 жыл бұрын

That is literally his skill level

@ladistar

2 жыл бұрын

Bahahahahahahahahaha so true

@KRKLND

2 жыл бұрын

As a former high school jazz band drummer who hasn't touched a kit in 20ish years, I can confirm there are dozens of us, Lars included. Hell, I was staying in tempo with my finger drums on my desk watching this...

Decades of drumming and it doesn't show even a bit. Amazing.

@suburbanindie

7 ай бұрын

He doesn't practice or take lessons. No care about improvement.

@BillyTheBigKid82

7 ай бұрын

@@suburbanindie Yeah he knows he can get away with it because he's Lars Ulrich. That's his thing.

@dreamsister6339

5 ай бұрын

so stupid

@dreamsister6339

5 ай бұрын

I like the songs they’re playing though

@ChozoBrain

2 күн бұрын

I am like 666. Nice.

When I was 9 years old, Lars was my favorite drummer. Best thing I can say about the guy.

@user-ws7di2qo4t

6 ай бұрын

I later became a Rhythm Guitarist, which is when I figured out that the real drummer of Metallica was James.

@pardolagames8994

6 ай бұрын

@@user-ws7di2qo4t Lmao

@mchockney3664

4 ай бұрын

When I was 9, Mr. T was my favorite actor. 😅

@eeyorehaferbock7870

Ай бұрын

@@user-ws7di2qo4tto be fair, depending on how old you are now, he might have actually had it in him back when you were 9.

Lars is such a good drummer that the same song will always sound different every time he plays it.

@notsure1969

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he's quite versatile that way.

@gwarriorfromhell

Жыл бұрын

It's the Yellow Ledbetter syndrome.

@oliverwright6211

Жыл бұрын

@@gwarriorfromhell funny

@supobostarman

Жыл бұрын

Well Keith Moon did the same thing - difference is Keith was actually good.

@julianbungledrums741

Жыл бұрын

hahahahahaahahahhahaahhahahaahahaahahhahaa

He isn't out of tempo He's just playing in 6/19, while his band mates are playing in 4/4

@deivisansukkk5130

3 жыл бұрын

caraikkkk

@ericozzato

3 жыл бұрын

@@deivisansukkk5130 melhor foi sua resposta pro cara Kkkkkk

@deivisansukkk5130

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericozzato simkkk

@luisgus101

3 жыл бұрын

@@deivisansukkk5130 kkkkkkk

@1devlin

3 жыл бұрын

Therefore not on beat

I actually quite like the fill on 1:33. It is a simple fill that actually works.

@Explosivo11

6 ай бұрын

@@jams7781 Everyone here talking shit on Lars' drumming either isn't a drummer or is even more basic of a musician than Lars is. Most of these fills are mostly on, albeit most of them annoying to my tastes. Still on though. The quick cutting between clips definitely makes them stand out a lot more. Lot of arrogance here.

@user-zp4ge3yp2o

6 ай бұрын

@@Explosivo11 Everyones got a hate boner for Lars, there's a place for more basic fills.

@wastedninjadude

6 ай бұрын

The only thing that is wrong with any of these fills is that some of them are noticeably out of tempo but that’s extremely common for drummers to do especially when not playing to a click. Lars gets a ton of completely unjustified hate. Yes he’s not technical like modern metal drummers but why would you expect him to do anything else than what he’s gotten good at?

@iRiDiKi

5 ай бұрын

While simplistic, a lot of the fills are fitting and actually a core component to the overall Metallica sound. Some are just bad and/or poorly played, though.

@Alessandro-xy7js

5 ай бұрын

​@@Explosivo11these fills are poorly played or/and out of tempo. Furthermore the problem is not that these fills are simple, but that they mostly suck

Some people say Lars Ulrich is the best drummer in the world. They have yet to realize that Lars Ulrich isn't even the best drummer in his band

@Azzazzello

5 ай бұрын

oh what an original joke, congratulations

@EricW-ug4nz

7 күн бұрын

That crown would land perfectly on the head of MR. NEAL PEART.

All my fills are necessary

@laynethomasstaley1698

4 жыл бұрын

angry lars ulrich heeeey!! Lars it’s me! Lol

@joandsk830

4 жыл бұрын

Needs more cowbell (?)

@baddawg497

4 жыл бұрын

Those drum fills are the foundation of Metallica's sound! I wouldn't want it any other way.

@FilipvsTata

4 жыл бұрын

Try to play fills only.

@JakobeOG

4 жыл бұрын

They represent america.. represents freedom. It cant all be the same, because then they arent different

Lars has progressively been unlearning drums over the years.

@Benjamin-om3ih

Жыл бұрын

I think he just stopped practicing some time in the 90s. Nowadays he's truely a shit musician and Metallica is weaker because of him

@bxhrbr4940

Жыл бұрын

Lol, he's been forgetting how to play for years

@percrunner1433

Жыл бұрын

Have any of you watched any of this years live stuff? He’s playing better than he has in years.

@bxhrbr4940

Жыл бұрын

@@percrunner1433 Jk, Lars is a good drummer.

@percrunner1433

Жыл бұрын

@@bxhrbr4940 …well let’s not get ahead of ourselves 🤣🤣🤣 He was definitely a beast on the first 5 albums, and he was pretty solid even up through St. Anger (his drums sounded like ass but his playing was actually great). It was right after st anger where things fell off.

Man, this guy gives me confidence that I too could play in front of thousands. Wow.

He was actually very good on The Call of Ktulu,, his drumming was unpredictable and very complex. I bet nobody can cover exactly the drum part like the record even lars himself.

@julioluiz

9 ай бұрын

oh, he definitely cannot

@sonofdevil666

9 ай бұрын

cthulhuuhuhuhu?

@romanagr

9 ай бұрын

JAJAJJAJAJAJJAJAJAJAA

@Raumance

5 ай бұрын

🤣 omg.

@alfonsovicente1754

5 ай бұрын

Unpredictable for sure

I swear to god his fills are literally what you play when ur jamming and cant think of what to play for a fill

@crusty409

Жыл бұрын

IVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOREVER

@Cuzjudd

Жыл бұрын

Lol nailed it

@socksmccox1025

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna say, I feel guilty watching this knowing I do a lot of similar stuff when I'm just jamming on an off day

@Zoombynation

Жыл бұрын

Tube's Got Talent.

@charizardmaster13

Жыл бұрын

@@user-pz5bg3zz5g thats not a good thing

He´s a truly fighter. He´s been fighting against good drumming and tempo for decades.

@didakeepa

Жыл бұрын

Tbh lately he has been pretty good

@kalil4133

Жыл бұрын

He was actually amazing on their second and third albums

@vio-lence7267

Жыл бұрын

Live shows from 1986-1989 prove that he was once a good drummer, he was never the best but during those years he definetly could hold his own.

@Zvontracy

Жыл бұрын

@@kalil4133 he was pretty good on ajfa too

@encyclopediabrown1334

Жыл бұрын

I love you Mike M.

Lars is the epitome of a guitar player saying “hey bro can I play the drums for a little bit?”

Respect for drummers with no feet, like Lars Ulrich.

@Doomguysdeadbunny

11 күн бұрын

True

James: What songs are we playing tonight?! Lars: Let me fill you in.

@republikadugave420

4 жыл бұрын

Thx you made my day

@danielmelesio1862

4 жыл бұрын

ayyooooo

@theotherrobzombie

4 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@metallord7660

4 жыл бұрын

James: What songs are we playing tonight?! Lars: Let me fill you in. Kirk: wah wah😜

@nojnoj3069

4 жыл бұрын

Kudos to you Mr Turkentorque for best comment and definitely weirdest name.

3:29 My favorite is when Kirk looks angry at nothing, then James looks there too.. but there is nothing. Then lars is looking at the ceiling.

@JiihaaS

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they're possessed by demons?

@ziggylayneable

4 жыл бұрын

@@JiihaaS Dave mustaine did a blood pact & summoned the devil on their show. He was flying around the rafters... up by all them hockey and basketball banners.

@HorizonEyes

3 жыл бұрын

Dead End I don’t ta think tatata he tata has t* AD tatatata D tatatatatata

@ziggylayneable

3 жыл бұрын

@2 Other well I didn't think Lars would be staring at the ceiling for no reason unless there was something up there. It was the devil and Dave flying around the basketball & Hockey banners.. thanks for the thumbs up I appreciate that

@iFoneVids

3 жыл бұрын

I think Lars is trying to find the right beat from the ceiling.

ok some of these are super painful but he also write a TON of iconic parts and led untold thousands to pick up sticks. I have a lot of respect for his creativity.

@AlexDogwalker1234

4 ай бұрын

Mention an iconic part that a student can't play one week into lessons.

@snapgab

4 ай бұрын

When are the drums the iconic part of any metallica song? He always plays the most boring beginner level rhythms that he could possibly get away with, at best he's decent enough to not be too big of a distraction from the actual iconic parts played by the rest of the band.

@lordhendrickson8585

3 ай бұрын

The drums on dyers eve are by far the best part of the song.

@Mustardman78

2 ай бұрын

@@AlexDogwalker1234 the one right before the blackened harmony

@i_do_coding

Ай бұрын

​@@AlexDogwalker1234not even for whom the bell tolls parts can be played by beginners

When I see truly exceptional drummers, like Thomas Haake or the late Vinny Paul, I am always amazed at how they can be so percussive but precise at the same time, like every stroke is perfectly practiced and calculated to wring the best tone out of their drums. Then I see Lars and immediately think of a toddler banging on pots and pans while his parents consider adoption.

@susrev88

7 ай бұрын

don't forget danny carey and tommy aldridge, who is like 98978 years old and still has it.

@OrphanMartian

7 ай бұрын

@@susrev88 Great choices, Tool is one of my all time favorites.

@susrev88

7 ай бұрын

@@OrphanMartian simon phillips too, there are a lot of absolutely great drummers (Ie musicians). scott travis from judas priest, marco minnemann. they're solid. tom hunting from exodus. see, i got carried away.

@justinmacarrhur1924

6 ай бұрын

Lmao and yet their songs sound amazing.

@mrbouncelol

6 ай бұрын

@@susrev88 i think Marco minnemann is a bit better than "solid" lol but I get your point

Out of all the drummers on the planet, Lars was one of them.

@MichaelDionneDrummer

Жыл бұрын

Was? 🤣

@princeofcupspoc9073

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelDionneDrummer For 10 minutes in the late 90s.

@effiemars_

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelDionneDrummer "was" sounds right

@bigbaconburrito6064

Жыл бұрын

Wait. He‘s a drummer?

@russellclash

Жыл бұрын

that joke is also burnt.

Tempo: *exists* Lars: HE FOCKIN’ LEFT DA BAND

@thiagoborges892

3 жыл бұрын

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

@josiahp.6960

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@ladistar

3 жыл бұрын

Damn hahahahaha savage

@Robert96902

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@lid2701

2 жыл бұрын

LMAAAO SO GOOD

Lars has always been the square peg in the round hole of drumming.

0:30 Lars, my guy. I mean this nicely but its to just shave it all off

@eeyorehaferbock7870

Ай бұрын

I don’t know why, but even as a non-drummer there’s something about his posture there that just seems off to me. He just looks so unbalanced and limp than other drummers I’ve seen live cams of.

Mad respect for the rest of the band to be able to keep rythm despite Lars.

@paddypenguin8895

Жыл бұрын

someone apparently listened in on james' monitors in his ears that was playing at one of his sets and believe it or not all evidence actually points to james being the one who keeps the rhymth of the band, as in lars is following what james does and not the other way around

@Steaminlidz

Жыл бұрын

@@paddypenguin8895There’s history of dodgy timekeeping in metal bands as far back as Sabbath tho. Bill Ward played along with Geezer. He described himself as “a percussionist”.

@dogterritory

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂👍

@user-sf7kl9uh7k

9 ай бұрын

@@gm3043 Link, or it didn't happen.

@gm3043

9 ай бұрын

@@user-sf7kl9uh7k One of modern metal's pivotal moments was the time Slipknot's Joey Jordison and Slayer's Dave Lombardo filled in for Lars Ulrich during Metallica's set at Download festival in 2004. Unable to appear due to a health emergency brought on by exhaustion, Ulrich's no-show left the band's set in doubt.

kirk: noooo you cant just randomly hit the snare when playing in front of a large audience lars: hehe drums go tatatatatatatata

@leviathan3630

4 жыл бұрын

It's a jazz improvisation. Lars has really evolved stylistically you see he's simply unpredictable.

@MARIODUTY666

3 жыл бұрын

@@leviathan3630 hahahahahaa

@landhomer4627

3 жыл бұрын

@@leviathan3630 lmao wat

@gerald9820

3 жыл бұрын

Ur profile pic lmao

@drummingdanny84

3 жыл бұрын

(Laughing)

I learned how to play drums by listening to Lars. That was 25 years ago thank goodness

@captainpobtamere3024

3 күн бұрын

yea LARS have skilll of a BEGINNER trying drum for the FIRST TIME !!!!! this is stunning. i am drummer myself,,,,, this guy is a TRUE JOKE... it show how everyone got a chance in 80s ,,, in modern drumming. this guy is a big ZERO !!!! its not a drummer,,, its nothing.

His playing here 0:39 looks like the nightmares I have playing drums at a live gig where my limbs move at 1/8th the speed they can in real life and I have to play songs my body can’t physically process

I've always believed that having a good drummer is essential for any band to be really great and successful. Metallica has proved me wrong

@superpolygaming7585

Жыл бұрын

Underrated 😂

@pehache2

9 ай бұрын

They actually have a very good drummer, named James Hetfield (who said once that he was playing playing drums on a guitar)

@brugges

9 ай бұрын

They are successful because of the period where Lars was actually good, when they released their best albums, not because of the last 30 years, so you're not really wrong 😅

@michaelzamora8056

9 ай бұрын

@brugges he was never good honestly. Everyone else in Metallica is just so good, that it counterbalances Lars' terrible playing.

@brugges

9 ай бұрын

@@michaelzamora8056 He sure was no Dave Lombardo, but he did some good stuff at the end of the 80's imo. I'm not ashamed to say that his drumming from that era is one of my main influences as a drummer 😇 Mid 90's - present days is an other story... 💔

i like how lars is having the time of his life while the others are on their frayed ends of sanity

@toddlavigne6441

Жыл бұрын

That's what is odd. He seems to have NO idea he's not playing well. Indication he has an enormous ego.

@mikerogers9387

Жыл бұрын

of course he's having a good time. he doesn't have to play with lars.

@elbarto7420

Жыл бұрын

Drum kit supplied by Dunning-Kruger

@darreneccles7770

Жыл бұрын

Because of him lol

@justaghost3285

10 ай бұрын

@@mikerogers9387😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What I hate about Lars's fills is he criminally constantly uses 3/4 fills (or 6/4 ones for that matter) in 4/4 tempos. WTF?

@LiopleurodonFerox

6 ай бұрын

4/4 doesn't say anything about tempo (it's a time signature), but yes

@vladimirborodji557

5 ай бұрын

it's called a style

I'm amazed how he can hit so many wrong notes with such accuracy it must take years of non practice to be able to do that ! 🤣🤣🤣👍🇬🇧

@AK-47ISTHEWAY

9 ай бұрын

But if he hits the wrong notes accurately every time, does that mean he's doing something, right? So he just rewrote all the drum tracks for every Metallica song every single time he plays it? 🤔

@aussiesurfer805

7 ай бұрын

hit the wrong notes ?? ... perhaps it's best you don't criticise drummers

@user-py3py5sx2f

6 ай бұрын

​@@aussiesurfer805Drums have notes

@aussiesurfer805

6 ай бұрын

@@user-py3py5sx2f Yeah I know mate, I was probably a little harsh with my words.. But we weren't watching a jazz quartet with a virtuoso drummer presenting his final arrangement for his PhD candidacy or the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra tuning up for a world performance at Royal Albert Hall.... It's a rock/metal band, where 99% of all drummers ain't arranging their drumming based upon the key signature and the selection of the correct note frequency from the chromatic scale. They're laying down a back beat for the most part and staying well away from the melody. Plus it's Lars, a little too much criticised for my liking, but he's not part of the

@Rockandrollgeerage

6 ай бұрын

I love his playing. Please share one of your videos

Lars starter pack: - Tongue out - Occasional duck lips - 90% fills, 10% rythm - Tempo lagging or leading by few BPM

@SkateOrDie666

4 жыл бұрын

Rhythym

@Darktega

4 жыл бұрын

And looking hella lost all the time

@Darktega

4 жыл бұрын

@meow bastard Leave my basement room out of this would you?

@ryanvoshell9722

4 жыл бұрын

And stand up as often as possible so the crowd can see you.

@dibblelibble1734

3 жыл бұрын

and after you the song ends, stand up and swipe your arm from left to right, expressing that you are done.

It's actually harder to play out of tempo for so long so very impressive

@Mar-ow9me

10 ай бұрын

HAHAHHAHA

@christineblack4654

9 ай бұрын

hhahaahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahaha a positive statement. you sir are intelligent. not like all the idiots how hate and dont know shit about music.

@StupidEarthlings

9 ай бұрын

"Out of tempo"? Nah, you just don't understand his "Odd time signatures".. annnd, neither does anyone else..(Including, and perhaps especially Lars). 🤣

@a.cardott3928

9 ай бұрын

he's probably deaf too

@tonypasma1707

8 ай бұрын

mmmm

Lars is by far the most influential metal drummer. The guy's innovative kick drum fills were the speed metal pearls of the eighties. Loved to listen to them then, and I still do.

@captainpobtamere3024

3 күн бұрын

what ??? are you joking or something ?

He always looks like he's about to have a very serious conversation with the hi hat and the snare

Lars is literally holding the band hostage

@Eternal03

4 жыл бұрын

hahahahhahaha damn that was a good one

@christopherhiggins2350

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Imagine where they'd be with a better drummer. So held back.

@123612100

3 жыл бұрын

@russell lane so in other words it's like being in an abusive relationship with a rich person

@123612100

3 жыл бұрын

@russell lane money

@shawnduffy5766

3 жыл бұрын

Like Gene Simmons w kiss!! Take the easy road for a buck!! Lars needs a serious slap in the EGO! After which he'd suck his teeth for a half hour while making up excuses for the fact that he's a lousy drummer!! And he really always has been,,go back and listen to the old stuff,,,, nothing to write home about and it's only gotten worse!! All about the money.

The fills aren’t the problem. The problem is the sloppiness and inconsistent tempos.

@drmedwuast

4 жыл бұрын

It’s also the fills

@allrequiredfields

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Exactly

@HSurfera

4 жыл бұрын

The sloppiness and out of tempo come when he sits in the stool with his knees above his hipbones. It’s mechanically and physically impossible!

@PJBonoVox

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I can't watch any of their live performances anymore because of his ability to completely kill the groove stone dead.

@PJBonoVox

4 жыл бұрын

One of the recent ones I watched was TGTF from maybe three or four years back. It was horrific. Fluctuating tempo, rushed fills, and completely neglecting the drum flourishes that makes that song great. The comments were all positive though so I think I'm in the minority in finding it unlistenable.

Lars is definitely slacking but I can never forget Creepin Death in Woodstock 99. His song writing was superb and so was the performance.

@eeyorehaferbock7870

Ай бұрын

Sounds like he was one of the better parts of that festival…

I love how Lars looks like his just chilling in his own universe.

@captainpobtamere3024

3 күн бұрын

you love this ?? that is disgusting.

Lars Ulrich gives me hope of being a rich and famous drummer.

@TTGTO288

Жыл бұрын

And you don't even play the drums yet, right? Lol !!

@raptorbadger69

Жыл бұрын

@@TTGTO288 I do actually.

@spaghettisauce445

Жыл бұрын

idk lars isnt a great technical drummer but his ability to make music is undeniable the reason why hes so successful get basically writes all of the songs

@TTGTO288

Жыл бұрын

@@spaghettisauce445 correction, Lars helps to arrange the music ... most of it is written by the other members, first and foremost, one of the best lyricists ever ... James Hetfield. Without James, there would be no Metallica. Lars would go crawling back to Dave Mustaine without James.

@suburbanindie

Жыл бұрын

Lars is famous because his parents were famous tennis players. They invested in this band. Money begets money. That's always how it worked.

I can’t play drums, so everything he is doing is outstanding.

@GodWeenSatan

Жыл бұрын

I can't play drums either but even i have some kind of understanding that I could probably play them better

@yearginclarke

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesarmstrong88 I think he quit practicing and lost interest years ago. At least that's what I'm guessing.

@anthonyc1515

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesarmstrong88 I heard that Lars recorded song sections separately and they spliced it together like Frankenstein to sound coherent on And Justice For All

@showsomesignsoflife

Жыл бұрын

same

@brandonramos1160

11 ай бұрын

@@anthonyc1515I believe it bc he never plays his fills on blackened live and they’re so good his drumming on ajfa was insane

*R.I.P Lars. You were a so-so drummer.*

@FaCePlaNt_4_YAHUSHA

8 ай бұрын

Lolz.. should make a profile Lars mouth... it's even funnier when he plays.

I think a big part of Lars' problem is that even in the early days, when they were originally recording some of their big hits, he was a wildly inconsistent drummer. Listen to Master of Puppets; he almost never plays the same bar twice. He just can't help but throw in random crashes and fills. And now, all these years later, it's no wonder he can't remember how to play them. Now, not only does he just throw in random fills, he can't even keep them in time anymore. I think that's why the Black Album was so popular; it was just back to basics. Most songs on the album Lars just plays a standard beat with bass on 1 & 3 and snare on 2 & 4. Which let the rest of the band have a bit more fun with it. But now he can't even play those songs right.

@BlizzardPwns

7 ай бұрын

The guys from BTBAM and Car Bomb have like half of his experience and still remember their crazy ass shit though. 😹

@susrev88

7 ай бұрын

also, they way they recorded the black album: bar by bar and pieced them together. heavily edited

@hazardeur

6 ай бұрын

thats the first thing a beginner drummer does to impress - add random crashes and fills. i mean, what else is he gonna do to mask up the fact that he can't really drum? the problem is that this strategy actually works on most non musicians.

No one: Lars every 3 seconds: tatatatata PING

@arthurpires6178

4 жыл бұрын

From the same creators of brr brr DENG

@misiol

4 жыл бұрын

Oh how I lol'd

@vanitazazas

4 жыл бұрын

Lars during ride the lightning with china: CHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCHCH

@bendover5105

4 жыл бұрын

i would agree but you made a no one joke so it's a no for me

@archangel5627

4 жыл бұрын

I think the entire decade of the 2000’s up until 2012 might have been Lars’s worst period of drumming. The level of laziness and his inability to play his drum parts like the albums really shows in the time period. I did read somewhere that James and Kirk finally had a come to Jesus meeting with Lars’s live performances. After Metallica played the Glastonbury Festival a few years ago is when they told him he needs to tighten up. Lars literally and completely screwed up the timing of Creeping Death and played the first section of the song twice leaving James, Kirk, and Rob lost and confused. Luckily James being a good frontman and leader managed to save the performance and song without stopping and making it look too obvious. In Lars’s defense now, I think his live drumming has improved and is much better than it was back in the 2000’s and early 2010’s. Clearly his best days of drumming are long behind him but he has been doing a much better job since the release of 2016’s Hardwired to Self Destruct. What I find completely astonishing is that Kirk is the one making mistakes live by screwing up his guitar parts.

Lars creates rhythms and fills that never existed before xD

@wariokhabib245

Жыл бұрын

The Fill That Should Not Be 😂🤣

@DekkarJr

Жыл бұрын

He's so in between Time signatures its like hes playing right into the idea that he sucks but i bet this is just high brow jazz improv on display. I mean this IS a guy that sips champagne well selling art for millions of dollars okay. He's not dumb, he's... special. :)

@WeepingGuacamole

Жыл бұрын

@@wariokhabib245 that’s sad but true

@44ham

Жыл бұрын

Um desses vídeos é o primeiro que eu vi do Lars. Presumi que o que ele fazia era normal, e sinceramente até hoje gosto muito dele.

@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55

Жыл бұрын

Hes misunderstood. This is free jazz with avant garde influences

Playing tennis was his strong point.

With all the money Lars has you’d think he could pay for and take drum lessons.

@liamcragin

23 сағат бұрын

I mean it’s 2024. He could just look some tutorials up on KZread or something.

I guess it's part of his style. I'm so used to hearing those fills that I don't even see them as too unnecessary.

@skinny_sam

4 жыл бұрын

David Nwokoye I’m only getting pissed when he is unnecessarily filling when playing slower songs like one/welcome home/ nothing else matters... kills the mood everytime

@RaZvanRZ

4 жыл бұрын

@@skinny_sam big facts though, his fills in nothing else matters are unnecessary

@misaenmundo9157

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Tanem yea that or when he plays over a solo like bruh it’s a solo for a reason

@Nissardpertugiu

4 жыл бұрын

@@skinny_sam not necessary because on Slow songs you have more space

@JButterZJ

4 жыл бұрын

@@Nissardpertugiu if it would sound good at least tho

Maybe Lars just wants to play some jazz.

@_Only_Zuul

4 жыл бұрын

lars is actually big jazz music fan for real. and i do think that influences his playing.

@Nissardpertugiu

4 жыл бұрын

@Potato Man According to him , between kill em all and Ride the lightning he took drum lessons And thats why it improved a lot between both albums plus touring Also i think he really practiced then , just see the progression till 1989 .

@owenfolsom9875

4 жыл бұрын

Lol he has no ride cymbal

@andrewkarp5067

4 жыл бұрын

So he’s Ronald Shannon Jackson now?

@Danfromoverthere

4 жыл бұрын

Kairozart lol he couldn’t on his best day

Reminds me of these guys from the audience you allow to play just one simple song on your kit, who hasn`t played in years. And watching suffering your band mates, you think "Damn hopefully he won`t break my kit." This is Lars Ulrich Style.

I like the part where he hit the snare.

@icaanul

4 жыл бұрын

snare drum go brrrrrrrrrr popopopop

2:05 "Don't mess with my Ride The Lightning solo"

@conneradams1503

4 жыл бұрын

Its the best Metallica solo imo.

@ethangilworth7891

4 жыл бұрын

conner adams almost certainly

@thelandokris2696

4 жыл бұрын

WHERES RIDE THE LIGHTNING???

@laynethomasstaley1698

4 жыл бұрын

Isn’t he the cutest😂

@Nissardpertugiu

4 жыл бұрын

The fill at 2:23 is good that said . Vintage fashion 70's

He's such a drummer of the world!

Hands up any of you drummers out there who have never overplayed or lost track of the tempo, especially during mad practice jams (like @02:19)? Lars still a much better drummer than I will ever be...

Lars is not bad, he's...abstract.

@roymercer22

4 жыл бұрын

He just wants to live in the moment.

@renegadusunidos6151

4 жыл бұрын

agree and most drummers find it hard to follow his weird fills, i have a band back then our drummer has no problems with slayer songs but metallica gets him pretty heat up because of the unexpected fills that is not uniform to the next platform.

@yuritarelko9916

4 жыл бұрын

He's not abstractly bad.

@kelleysorensen1348

4 жыл бұрын

@@renegadusunidos6151 i agree with that, sometimes live versions of songs get a bit weird, but i think for the most part they fit in a weird kind of way. it's just an out of the box way of playing, and i feel it gives life to a good majority of the songs live but in some cases it is out of wack.

@cvblaylock

4 жыл бұрын

No he’s bad

My theory is that Lars originally got to jam with Metallica as part of a Make-a-Wish Foundation wish fulfillment in the early 80’s, and, astonishingly, he made a full recovery! …unfortunately, the other guys in the band were too polite to tell him that playing with them was supposed to be a ‘one-off’ thing. 40+ years later, Lars is still sitting behind the drum kit bashing out arrhythmic fills like a chimp on trucker speed.

@MDBYSL

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@yungalucard9139

Жыл бұрын

It’s a possibility! :o

@jjhaya

11 ай бұрын

Is this thing a copy pasta? Funny af 😂

@cameronhalle1995

9 ай бұрын

LMAO he just sounds rusty tbh

@PhantomCounty

8 ай бұрын

@@jjhayaNope. - just the thought that popped into my thinkin’ meat.

I`m not any particular fan of Metallica, but even i have got to admit that James, Kirk and Robert must be very skilled musicians to be able to keep in rythme and feel despite having Lars as a drummer. can`t even hate Lars for it really, he has managed to steal a living as a drummer for one of the most important metal bands in history, he set himself up for life with Metallica, so congratz for him for successfully managing to pull of this scam.

@elkandweirddreams

9 ай бұрын

As a kid you'd hear from teachers/coaches etc that just showing up and being committed had more value than talent. They should use Lars as an example

@justinmacarrhur1924

6 ай бұрын

Insane. Their songs sound amazing. Nobody cares about this.

@patrickperinger1383

6 ай бұрын

I love it when nobodies say things like this.

Metallica is the only band where the mixer says: "Alright, now let's bump up the bass so he can carry the band throughout the song"

3:00 Lars signature cymbal hell.

I’ve been saying this for years- he literally sounds like someone who has been playing six months yet has the confidence of a rockstar. I don’t get how he hasn’t been pressured by the band to refine himself.

@dg321_

Жыл бұрын

Hed probably try to kick them out if they said something

@przybyla420

Жыл бұрын

Yeah or despite his sloppy drumming he cooks really fine meth

@danuusahani4029

Жыл бұрын

He's one of the founding fathers of the band...

@playdiscgolf1546

Жыл бұрын

His talent is actually scouting other smaller bands and stealing their music

@nelsonrodriguez2085

Жыл бұрын

to me it is incredible how for years they bullied jason newstead, how lars fucked up and justice for all out of being shitty with the new guy, and still plays like this with confidence lmao

I went to their concert about 3 months ago and he has definitely improved. It was a phenomenal show.

@vangoghsseveredear

6 ай бұрын

M8 it's been 40 years, I don't think he's suddenly improved lmfao

@goldenwolf8081

2 ай бұрын

@@vangoghsseveredearI love Lars and I’m not a hater but he has improved for a senior citizen😂😂

Lars makes me feel like a good drummer.

Lars is like your random friend who loves to jump on the drums and bash around and you just hope they get bored and leave

@JiihaaS

4 жыл бұрын

Haha exactly!

@luannekarwanski8169

4 жыл бұрын

My friends do that to me all the time. It's like I'm the only person they know who has drums it's irritating was hell

@corpsiecorpsie_the_original

4 жыл бұрын

That's me! Thump thump thump crash bang bash!

@rticle15

4 жыл бұрын

Then your friend sells 50 million albums

@allsic

3 жыл бұрын

that is why i got my own drumset... lol

Lars Ulrich, master of the "I don't know what the fuck else to play" fill.

He's so self taught it's crazy. You can tell no one told him how to play, he just went with it and did his own thing. Like him or not, nobody plays like him and I know I'll miss him badly the day he's gone.

@miguelnascimento2847

6 ай бұрын

Lots of people play like him, most people don't know that because it is only for a short period of time until they actually develop. I apologize to Lars if I am wrong but I seriously do not believe he is a good drummer nor a unique one, only thing outstanding about the guy is that he managed to keep playing like someone that just started drumming last month for decades now

@terminaldeity

5 ай бұрын

Plenty of people play like him. They're mostly teenagers who piss off their bandmates by playing beyond their skill level just just for the sake of being "creative."

metallica is the case study of the manager filling in as the drummer and somehow working

I’ve always said he is the luckiest “drummer” on the planet. If he had to audition for Metallica today he wouldn’t even make the top 1000.

@jaspergillgannon4991

3 жыл бұрын

He formed them, that's the only reason he's in the band at all. If he auditioned even a couple months after Hetfield and some other person formed Metallica, he would not have gotten the gig.

@gagelindell271

2 жыл бұрын

And its crazy how people defend him to the very end like hes some god. Its embarrassing lol

@VuNguyen-bo2cm

2 жыл бұрын

@@gagelindell271 “he’s part of metallica, so that means he’s good” LMAO

@jamesgullo8240

2 жыл бұрын

@@gagelindell271 He's a 16 year old metal garage band drummer with 45 years of experience.🤣

@Ricacardo

2 жыл бұрын

He isn't as good as he once was that's for sure

Lars is the reason why Metallica has such a Great rythim guitar

@captainpobtamere3024

3 күн бұрын

you dont know music.

"Are you a rusher or are you a dragger?" "Yes"

That ride the lightning rehearsal was brutal to watch.... Wow

1:49 actually avant garde as fuck. lars is adding a drunk/hip-hop groove to thrash metal. absolutely unprecedented musical territory.

@Christian-vq8rd

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@umrasangus

Жыл бұрын

Accentuating the drunk in drunken grooves

@namiruharuta8237

Жыл бұрын

Thats sound dope by the way

@tazzi8085

Жыл бұрын

bro just put a different groove on for the fucks of it, it’s the tuning room.

@residentgiant

Жыл бұрын

dilla metal

You have to give him credit as one of the driving forces of Metallica, no doubt. But man, there are 15 year olds that bury this guy as a drummer.

@ItsBriiiiii

2 жыл бұрын

There are 5 yeear olds that can drum circles around Lars

@lenhudson8194

Жыл бұрын

It isn't always about being great.

@JP-yc1wp

Жыл бұрын

And they will be working 9-5 jobs when they’re older instead of being a founder member of one of the biggest metal bands of all time.

@apocalypseap

Жыл бұрын

@@JP-yc1wp Nobody cares if he got lucky lol

@damiencouturee6240

Жыл бұрын

I've never played drums but I bet if you gave me a drum set and like 2 hours I could figure out a Metallica song at least 95% lol

0:16 Damn, that lick is ripped straight off of Black Sabbath's "Faeries wear boots"

Lars drums like I do when it's my first time hearing a song and if I use my crash on the wrong beat you just keep hitting it until you're in the next section lmao

Hey, at least it isn't stock.

@michaos1

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree dude. BTW I watch your videos sometimes in the morning-they’re recharging! But I do prefer listening to Lars in the evening:)

@denijuliansyah1850

3 жыл бұрын

Lars Ulrich icon of Metallica members👍👍

@Enkarashaddam

3 жыл бұрын

STOCK to my ears

@benthompson9349

3 жыл бұрын

Fear of Status Quo

@enemyofthestate556

3 жыл бұрын

lol

1:33 I actually like this fill.... I can’t be the only one

@sm_4859

3 жыл бұрын

FREE DOG yeah you are not the only one 🤘

@anthonyontv1061

3 жыл бұрын

FREE DOG no some r fine

@jakefree3878

3 жыл бұрын

Gamejourney 1113 Yeha I don’t either! The second verse his drumming is a little much but it’s not to bad

@Ocean5ix

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, yea... It's alright. He serves his purpose in the band, no doubt about that and their success speaks for itself. That said, it could be literally anyone there even you or me. Only think I give him credit for is for writing some of the drums and songs, maybe we wouldn't be able to do that, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

@captainzachary2477

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. That full is awesome

I remember a Metal Hammer of the 1991, Lars top and Dave Lombardo was third in a 10 place poll among the musical journalists. Deadly serious.

@d4rkside420

4 ай бұрын

Lmao

Ambition trumps creativity, skill, talent, and taste. While there are numerous examples of this, very few are so obvious and overwhelming.

Trujillo must be thinking, “I spent all those years woodshedding bass just to end up in a rhythm section with THIS guy?” 😂

@goldenwolf8081

2 ай бұрын

Went from shredding with ozzy to Lars must’ve been a huge change😂

Every joke you’ve ever heard about “the drummer” was inspired by Lars

Lars is a good drummer but an excellent songwriter along with James. They were super innovative with the time signature changes esp. on MOP & AJFA.

At least he sounds pretty unique, there's no other drummer quite like him, for better or worse. That fill at 3:22 was pretty decent though, I'm stealing that.

Ride the Lightning one was extremely bad. Holy hell.

@mearndt1

4 жыл бұрын

Terrible performances, I have heard a lot of bad drumming from Lars over the last 10 to 15 years, off and on.

@TMBTM

4 жыл бұрын

it was in the tuning room. They are just warming up for a show. Even James never really sing very well in the tuning room to preserve his voice. Not saying Lars is always great but no video from the tuning room can be taken as a standard to judge the band or any particular member.

@Reblwitoutacause

4 жыл бұрын

Shallex here’s my question. If you’re a professional musician, why tf would you ever play so bad. Look at his face in that tuning room. He almost looks like he actually WANTS to piss them all off

@OvatsugO

4 жыл бұрын

yea that was terrible. It was the tuning room though and seems he's not taking it seriously but I've also seen a lot of his bad drumming over the years to tell that on stage he would sound better, but not THAT better

@rohan750

4 жыл бұрын

@@TMBTM yeah true but kirk was still playing good and looked really pissed at lars for fucking up the song

That fill at like 3:22 was actually kinda cool

@roomdog40

4 жыл бұрын

Nope

@cesarzaffa3599

4 жыл бұрын

Lol that's the most basic fill ever and is not even well performed

@Mightyzep

4 жыл бұрын

Cesar Zaffa it looks like Bonham triplets to me but I didn’t get a good look

@johangambleputty7658

4 жыл бұрын

Dude, are you a simpleton??

@adhnrjb

4 жыл бұрын

@@cesarzaffa3599 u know he's bad if a simple fill sounded good to people hahahah

Master of the 16th note snare roll at 120 BPM.

Ray McDermott came in 3rd place over Lars Ulrich. Lars came in fith place during a drum competition in New York.

Metallica has gotten used to Lars' fucked up drumming that if you put a real drummer it would throw them off

@dumpsterplayer5133

4 жыл бұрын

That was exactly what happened when Lombardo subbed in for them back in Downloads ages back. They were so used to Lars fucking up the Battery drum break but he dragged them back right in time.

@BlackFaceTrudeau

4 жыл бұрын

Dumpster Player hahaha I was about to write the same thing! Most flagrant example out there haha 🤟🏼

@vltprn5820

4 жыл бұрын

@@dumpsterplayer5133 and same with Joey jordison

@sargente1572

4 жыл бұрын

@@vltprn5820 Jordison was just playing unnecessary double bass all the time, just like Lars with the fills.

@clancykobane9102

4 жыл бұрын

for real

every time I think my fills are bad, I will come watch this video.

lars plays in metallica, that means he is the perfect drummer for one of the best bands ever.

0:56 That bald spot tho. 😂😂

@Eternal03

4 жыл бұрын

piece of art

@testofeagle

4 жыл бұрын

Hey was rocking the George Carlin 😆

@dhruvlevel9641

4 жыл бұрын

LMAO 😂

@Imacowmoo159

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he should fill it.

@wilhelmtheconquerer6214

4 жыл бұрын

I think he should shave it all off, grow a full beard, start working out and, of course, start practicing again! Either that or leave