Get your beautiful faces down one of my live "KZread" shows IN PERSON next year. It's going to be fun! Tickets 🎫 tinyurl.com/kneukve2

@juliaokami7123

6 ай бұрын

I like your t-shirt, Justin. Where's it from?

@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain

6 ай бұрын

@@juliaokami7123 Angela Bright made it.

@fullhog

6 ай бұрын

Are there no end to your talents Mr Awkins?

@DOCDARKNESSREAL

6 ай бұрын

Lovely piece of joy after a dark week, lifted me right up, thank you Mr. Brightside 👍🤘

@davidkay1948

6 ай бұрын

​@@JustinHawkinsRidesAgainhe's the current megadeth drummer

What Dirk does to this song is nothing short of phenomenal. We're all familiar with the almost happy go lucky feel of the original song but by changing the drums slightly it makes the song actually heart breaking. The impact the drums have on a song should never be underestimated

@somethingelse04

5 ай бұрын

Well said

@BBCBOY919

4 ай бұрын

Yes! "I'm coming out of my cage, and I've been doing JUST FINE." Sounds very self-depreciating with the half-time. Very sombre.

@kyliethompson73

4 ай бұрын

Just amazed at how he created that after listening to the song once. The song "map" he developed was effortless and just so impressive, showing he has intellectual mastery over his talent. It's next level brilliant and gives me a whole new appreciation for musicians and their abilities. Like that looked like super smart shit and he did it so quickly. That's a man who is a master of his profession. Phenomenal

@marquisdelafayette1929

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. He also seems like a super humble and down to earth guy. Read a comment from a Drumeo cameraman saying basically exactly that and how great he was to work with. Nice to hopefully see him getting some recognition from people outside the metal community.

@drummerdoingstuff5020

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Dirk Verbeuren is/was a legend way before Megadeth - imo they were lucky to get him. Love or hate the genre/s he got known for, when it comes to blast beats/death metal ... he is routinely counted among the best. He brings the "Ringo, Bonham, and Rich" mindset and inventiveness to those genres. He's solid as oak, and has this thing for making familiar sound songs sound fresh. His fill work is amazing.

@wcw07

6 ай бұрын

Absolute truth this is. His Soilwork era is my favorite. His presence is always very significant in the band and his drums affect songs a lot.

@daved2352

5 ай бұрын

I loved his drumming on the Devin Townsend song Juular, it was so constant and up tempo on the double kicks that the blast beat sections were the most restful part for him.

I can't decide if it's your musical knowledge or your sense of humor that keeps me coming back, but regardless, I always walk away having learned something new and am always smiling if not laughing aloud. Thanks for all you do, you are much appreciated. 🤘🤙✌️

@davidramirezrodriguez3373

5 ай бұрын

I feel the same

@CSorglos

4 ай бұрын

same here...

Hey Justin, when playing double kick you will typically add a drop clutch to the top hi-hat cymbal which allows you to set an "open" spacing which can be closed by hand - either closing it with your fingers or tapped by a drum stick. This allows you to play with a tight or washy hi-hat sound without using your hi-hat pedal, although you can still use the pedal to close the hi-hat if needed. You can see it in some of the close shots of his left hi-hat. He also uses a remote hi-hat on the right side, which can also be a different size to the main hats for tonal variation. Hope this helps!

@drunkenfarmerjohn42

4 ай бұрын

Band-Maid also uses this heavily. You can watch a lot of their videos and see her doing this because of just how fast she's pedaling the kick.

@Ian-if2lf

Ай бұрын

don't think they had those in the 70s 80s 90s?

Drummer and Drumeo member here. I don’t play double kick but know that for those who do, the left foot moves between hi hat pedal and left kick pedal. Also, Drumeo just released an another video in this series where a Julliard Jazz professor plays “In Bloom” by Nirvana.

@NikkLiberos

6 ай бұрын

Yes!!! And most of us who play double kick either have a drop hi-hat clutch (which is pretty nifty. Lars, for example, uses it) OR two hi-hats, one regular and another one by the ride cymbal, either closed tight or half closed, kinda shimmery.

@tryste_mx

6 ай бұрын

When playing double kick I like to have my left kick pedal tucked in as close to the hi hat pedal as possible, so I can keep my left heel on the hi hat and play open/closed hi hat patterns while being able to throw in double kick triplets. When I'm fully wailing on the double kicks, I'll use a hi hat clutch as necessary, like @NikkLiberos mentioned above.

@theshrub

6 ай бұрын

Drummond nerd here too. I just finished the Nirvana one and that was a blast to watch as well.

@galetinm

6 ай бұрын

Disappointed in the Nirvana video. Didn't seem like he was putting in the effort as other drummers did.

@killingjar1965

6 ай бұрын

As an old school drummer (been playing since I was 6, I’m 58 last week) I would like to inform drummers everywhere that those are bass drums not “kick” drums. Do you kick your drums? I do not. Don’t really know where that perverse nomenclature came from, but we need to fight this tyranny of words!😂😂😂😂

Dirk is an amazing drummer. It's nice to see you take a peek at his work.

@sean-ew2qv

6 ай бұрын

His peak was fueled by drugs. So great, right?!

@_M.Silva_

6 ай бұрын

@@sean-ew2qv Dirk is an amazing drummer. It's nice to see you take a peek at his work.

@williamdistasio9358

6 ай бұрын

​@@sean-ew2qv TF?

@sink7

4 ай бұрын

@@sean-ew2qv like all the greats you kiddo

Thanks for your insights into what Dirk played. Your enthusiasm and respect of other musicians is so infectious. Thank you sir!

@sean-ew2qv

6 ай бұрын

He's as high as the dead addict.

@LesleyVictoria

6 ай бұрын

Justin is such a respectful dude! ❤

After Soilwork's "Figure Number Five", I wasn't expecting much for the next record. I picked it up and was blown away. Not only was the songwriting and mix so much better, but it was Dirk's first album with them and I'd never heard drumming like that before. He's a legend in the metal world for his abilities and feel. My brother had the pleasure of touring with Soilwork several years ago. He said Dirk is the sweetest dude and he'd pretty much grown into the role of running most of the logistical machinery behind the band. We've been happy to see him get the Megadeth gig, though it does bum me out that he can't really be "Dirk" in that band. But I'm sure he's enjoying the perks.

@blackwivesmatter9040

6 ай бұрын

Dirk Perks

I love Megadeth. And it’s not always easy with Dave! But, the best thing he’s been (mostly) consistent with is surrounding himself with top-of-the-line musicians. Dirk is no exception!

@nima665

6 ай бұрын

Exactly! I wonder if that’s the reason why he fires them!

@Elementloaf

6 ай бұрын

​@nima665 because its Dave 😂

@sah-win

6 ай бұрын

@@nima665 I wouldn’t be surprised if that was a motivating factor behind at least one of them.

@Mars-mr3om

6 ай бұрын

​@@nima665 He fires bandmates like Axyl Rose eats catered trays of food. . One after another after another.

I'm a drummer and Drumeo member too lol and I have absolutely loved this series where they present drummers with unfamiliar songs, but Dirk was legendary, love his Megadeth stuff!

Dirk is a phenomenal player. I first saw him in 2005 at ozzfest. I was and still am blown away at his abilities. He is just ridiculous.

I'm a lead guitarist I'm contractually obligated to take the Mick out of drummers. But I've become addicted to these drumeo videos. The jazz drummer doing nirvana is brilliant. Apparently drummers have talent, who knew 🤣🤣

I've watched this Drumeo episode at least a hundred times! Dirk is an amazing drummer. He has given some really thoughtful interviews including one conducted by his fellow bandmate Kiko. It was fascinating to get an insight into Dirk and the reason why he is always smiling! A very talented drummer!

Both descriptions of bad drummers - ‘Less swing than a broken arm’ and ‘shed-builders’ - sent me 😂

In Dirk's notes, I see "not 2nd time" after "Epic" and "Guit Big" after "Chorus." Big guitar! Dirk's a tremendous player. Fun stuff.

I've been fortunate enough to have had Dirk write and record drums for MY RIFFS! An absolute legend, one of my favorite drummers ever (check Scarve - Irradiant). Fun fact, this makes me removed by 1 degree of separation from Megadeth (and 2 from Metallica!!)

@jaime7203

6 ай бұрын

Cool!

Drummer here! You often get very special clamp for the hi-hat stand that bolts it to the kick drum. This eliminates the need for the extra legs that make the stand a tripod, normally. That way you don't have to span quite as far from the left kick to the hi-hat pedal. They're side-by-side once you've done that. I dunno what maniacs like Ginger Baker and Nick Mason did, back in the day. There may have been some hacksaw-and-gaff tape magic at work. As for what you do with the hi-hat while you're playing that extra kick drum: A lot of the time the drummer just moves his right hand to the ride cymbal or floor tom. A lot of guys keep their hi-hats fairly close together, even in fully the open position, so that if they are playing hi-hat while doing the dugga-dugga, it's just a bit of slosh. Sterling Campbell keeps his hats so close that you can barely slide the tip of an ink pen in between them, even though he plays single pedal pretty much all the time. Honestly, how far do you need the hi-hats to open, after all?

Dirk is super-human. People may not like me saying this, but I believe that Dirk is the best musician Dave Mustaine has ever had in Megadeth.

@khaiuschill310

6 ай бұрын

But Marty

@seancunningham4462

6 ай бұрын

@@khaiuschill310but kiko

@trotskyite1

6 ай бұрын

But everyone

@jonny555ive

6 ай бұрын

You can't forget............ 🤘MEGA-DAVE🤘 He taught everyone to play guitar, just ask him.

@NPC-fl3gq

6 ай бұрын

Kiko is crap compared to Marty. Dirk is a great guy to fill in for Nick Menza while he's busy teaching drums in heaven/hell.

The time stamps mentioned are from the original Drumeo video, not this Justin Hawkins video... His left foot has access to two pedals. One for the hi-hats and one for the left bass drum. You can see him using those hi-hats at 3:24 during the intro of the song. The hi-hats are clearly moving up/down. On the above head camera view a 3:38 you can see his left foot on the pedal for the left bass drum, and to the left of that you see the pedal for the hi-hats. These hi-hats are the normal bronze color, they're Meinl Byzance series. His setup also includes a secondary set of hi-hats, which appear to be setup without a pedal. So those hi-hats are always closed. It's not unusual for hard rock or metal drummers to do this. Some will use a remote pedal which uses something similar to a clutch cable to work the system. Dirks appear to just be mounted and always closed. This pair of hi-hats are black, they're Meinl Custom Classic Dark series. This pair of hi-hats is to the right of the third rack tom, above the ride cymbal. So when you see Dirk striking what sounds like closed hats, with his right hand, he really is hitting closed hats with his right hand. You can see clearly at 3:38 that his right stick is hitting the secondary hi-hats, not the ride.

Dirk is an absolutely killer drummer. Not a metal fan but you cannot go past his technique, feel and ability. First time hearing the track without drums and he busts this out… amazing.

The opening rudiment is called a drag with two grace notes followed by a normal note. He also has two hi-hats, a right and a left one, each set with varying degrees of decay.

@MosheGoldbergTheKing

6 ай бұрын

His secondary hats are the same series as most of his crash cymbals. And they appear to be mounted closed w/o a pedal, which is not uncommon.

I love these Drumeo videos, it’s a pleasure to hear your commentary!

Dirk is a badass and seems to be a fine, fine gentleman. Love the Drumeo stuff,...especially those hear the song for the time redos. Awesome.

That was an awesome interpretation. Very talented 😊

The best part of this is the joy it brought everyone in watching and those in the booth even the camera man let alone spell himself

Love this series by drumeo so much. Its really fascinating. This performance, for example, makes it like a power rock emo thing, totally changes the vibe. Makes the vocal performance wayy more dramatic feeling lol

Agreed. This Drumeo series is A+ content. Wish we had more of them.

As a kid i was obsessed with guitarists but when i hit my mid 30s i got a massive appreciation for drummer's and the contributions they have made to music.

Hi Justin. I’ve always adored the classic jazz muso joke… “So many drummers, so little time”. Thank you xx ❤️

Baard Kolstadt from Leprous is another example of a loose grip drummer. He's my my favorite drummer all-time and he isn't even 30 yet. You could probably react to his drum playthrough of The Sky is Red. Their singer is incredibe too.

I love his creativity and the sound of the kit. Well done.

Dirk is awesome! My fav Megadeth drummer next to the late Nick Menza. Hes brilliant and seems like a super nice guy! 🤘🏻

Hey Justin, to answer your hi-hat double kick question; when you’re playing double kicks/pedals the hi-hats tend to usually stay open for the duration of the part. Some drummers use their heel to try to keep the hats down whilst the balls of their feet operate the other pedal, sometimes they have half a foot on the hi hat pedal and half a foot on the kick to keep the hats pulsing. Another cool thing that exists is a clutch that the drummer can hit to drop the hi hats if they need them closed-ish and stomping on the hi hat pedal locks the clutch to the cymbal again opening it up once more. If they’re not doing that, they will have a completely separate hi hat that is always closed or is operated with a remote pedal or sometimes even the latter with a clutch. There are many options out there. I hope it was informative!

I love how his drumming gave the song a completely different feeling.

Drummers can really make or break a song. I was listening to some earlier Radiohead albums and I realized they probably wouldn't have gone very far without Phil. The way he could listen to Thom's and Jonny's kind of ephemeral walls of sound and put a beat to it to enable the song. Brilliant. Anyway Much love to you Mr Hawkins ❤

@DJChizzlesworth

4 ай бұрын

Phil Selway is a human metronome, I'm sure of it.

Wow I would never have found this dude without your reaction video and channel. So glad I checked out the full version. Insanely good...no pun intended. Thank you👊

Dirk is awesome. Has his own blastbeat.

I’m a rock and metal drummer but started playing jazz so my foundation is rooted in fundamental rudiments, improv and swing. It’s helped my fills and comfort with trying new genres. I would love to do something like this.

These drumeo sessions are awesome!

D.V. is an absolute BEAST. His speed, technique and how relaxed he is, is an inspiration to me. I've been playing drums for 30 plus years and I never stop learning something new. And by the way, yes, you do take your left foot off and put it on the hi-hat. Great upload Justin. Take care, ~Jonny5🥁

Justin should have more than 2 million suscribers , TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST !!

i watched the OG vid awhile back. Im glad u covered it. Awesome cover!

Love Dirk. I saw him with Soilwork some years ago. Ps: He played in Scarve as well. Great technical French metal band.

Appreciate much your generous approach to your commentary Justin. Lovely!

I saw this a month ago and it was phenomenal. So much so that I tried to get everyone to watch it. Crazy. Plus dude seems super chill and humble.

Awesome! You should do more of these.

Dirk did some session work for me at the beginning of this year. He's an amazing person to work with and an excellent drummer.

I stumbled across this video a bit ago and had to dive head first down the Drumeo wormhole. Absolutely brilliant. I love this one and also love all of the ones with Domino Santantonio. Really fun premise.

I love that Drumeo channel. I don't play, but I still go there from time to time for the interesting content. They have a few other drumers who regularly do the same premise of learning a track on the fly. It's always fascinating to watch

Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn!!! 🎉🎸🎶🎶🎶

Excellent! Enjoyed this. Thank you!

I love Dirk. He’s amazing. Great reaction! Cheers.

I like that you show these and your analysis is very well done. :-)

Your show in Paris was spectacular, what an amazing experience ! Cheers, Karaoke Guy 😁

Incredible talent. I'd love this version of the song.

This I the first time I've ever heard Mr. Brightside to, I've heard of the Killers, but I couldn't tell you a single song. Great video as usual, much love

I love watching professional musicians like this. So smooth, so intelligent.

what a time to be alive, enjoy an artists take of an artists take of an artists work

Just surfing around at 130am and came across this, found you to very entertaining to watch. You have a great sense of humor and explain things so even those of us that have zero musical ability can understand the nuance of what is being done.

Wow! Most of the technical stuff about this goes over my head, but what I draw from it is that he’s an accomplished musician 👍🏻

Dude. It is AWESOME to see you crushing it.

Justin, to do the 6 degrees of separation thing with you and Dirk is very easy. Dirk used to be a session and touring musician for the incredible Devin Townsend (Pandemic from the album Deconstruction is a riot!). Darby Todd of the former your drummer role is now the current touring and session drummer for the venerable Devin Townsend. It’s a small world.

Dirk seems like such a chill guy. They just released another one of these with him today doing Paramore.

Amazing drummer. Where I live it was hard finding good drummers, and the one that I got to jam with for a bit ending dyingfrom drugs. Drummers are royalty, don't take them for granted !

this was so cool. a good friend of mine is an amazing drummer and hearing him talk about it like mathematics leaves my brain melted - i can improv and drum quite well . . . but nothing compares to this -what fun

And today I have learnt to have a brand new appreciation of rock drummers. Wow. Dirk is a phenomenal musician.

Merry Christmas Justin

Just love your commentaries. So much knowledge and humour! =)

Love this! Those fills gave me chills :)

@JustinHawkinsRidesAgain

6 ай бұрын

Nice rhyme.

When using double bass drums, there is usually either a clutch that will release the top hi hat which will reengage when the pedal is pressed, or a remote hi hat that is always closed. 🤘

@MosheGoldbergTheKing

6 ай бұрын

You can see that Dirk is using a pair of Meinl Darks as his secondary hi-hats and they're always closed. They're to the right of his last rack tom, near his ride. Which is probably why Justin Hawkins said Dirk was using the ride, when Dirk was actually using the secondary hi hats.

Dirk is amazing! One of the best drummers out there!

the word youre looking for justin, is mellow drumming. i love this...

He has two sets of hats. Left set is standard operated by the pedal and one on the right to play open handed that is fixed in distance between cymbals to give he sound you want. In this case an open washy sound. You can also get remote hi hat operation for those that prefer to play the hats open handed so pedal i=on oeft foot as normal but hats to the right of the kit👍

He is simply brilliant, I am well impressed by Dirk

I love this take on the song. Works great.

This is the kind of reaction content I like. You've got a lot to say about everything you hear in this performance, good stuff. I'm not a drummer, but my understanding of the high-hat problem is; let's say my left foot is my 'off' foot, ironically meaning it's both bass and the high-hat, but, if this makes sense, I'd have that foot diagonally placed across both pedals for a heel-toe action kinda thing

I love the whole concept of this video. It shows how much the drums can change the feel of a song. The half time verses totally change the song.

If you haven't tried the one where Dennis Chambers has to play along with Schism without knowing anything about Tool that's probably my favorite (and he's astonishing). The ones with Domino Santantonio are fun, too (she does a couple,: Slipknot and Mastodon).

I have been a Megadeth fan from the beginning. I fell off around 2000 and until Dirk joined them. He’s awesome 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻💯

Such a great drumeo video and, Mr Hawkins, welcome to the party!😂 watch the Sandman video too. As a total musical newbie, this blew me away how musicians just work so quickly and it highlights just how good these people are.

@phoenixgirl70

6 ай бұрын

Yes! Some people have this idea that musicians (at least ones not in symphonies) are dumb. Of course theirs different areas of our personalities/choices might not be the sharpest all the time. But musicians are no dummies. The more I learn the more in awe I’m in learning about what’s involved playing guitar, drums, bass and it’s so interesting and I just love it!

Eloy Casagrande playing Rescued by the Foo Fighters is awesome too!!

Great episode Mr Hawkins, see you on the ice 😉👍

yeah these are wonderful!

That was fun! Great take

I've never heard of Dirk before but I appreciate him as an extremely skilled musician, I love watching experts do their thing with generosity in sharing their techniques with others, thanks JH and youtube for filling in some time of my insomnia.

Dave can pick great bandmates, it's like he's trying to form a metal allstar team every 3-5 years.

@Wyl7

4 ай бұрын

It’s more that he can’t get along with many people on a long term basis. He burns people out and they either quit or get fired once they’re fed up with him. It’s sad really, I’ve met Mustaine and he can be a thoughtful person. But in the band setting, he’s the control freak micromanaging boss that you can only handle for so long.

A big improvement on the original! I’ll probably be crucified for this comment, but sadly it’s been overplayed by cover bands that my ears were actually refreshed to hear such a superb interpretation!!

@zootsoot2006

6 ай бұрын

As good a drummer as I'm sure he is, his style doesn't really go with this track let's be honest.

@thatsamazin-

6 ай бұрын

@@zootsoot2006 Ima be honest. I prefer this over the original. The original is too “dancy”. This sounds like a great rock song.

@MosheGoldbergTheKing

6 ай бұрын

One of the bands my son played bass in has this as a default cover to go to...my son got tired of it...

@gurrrn1102

5 ай бұрын

It’s good for a change having a talented musician play at least one part in this song.

@Christopher-md7tf

5 ай бұрын

​@@thatsamazin-Totally, I mean what kind of freak likes music you can actually dance to 😂

Yeah I'm NOT a drummer and seen this Drummeo and Dirk video . That guy's amazing .

Personally my favourites of these videos drumeo have done have been the ones with domino, her attitude is infecitous and they genuinely push her right out of her comfort zone with the songs they give her but she still absolutely kills it.

@erakattack

6 ай бұрын

My brother had the pleasure of touring with Soilwork several years ago. He said Dirk is the sweetest dude and he'd pretty much grown into the role of running most of the logistical machinery behind the band. We've been happy to see him get the Megadeth gig, though it does bum me out that he can't really be "Dirk" in that band. But I'm sure he's enjoying the perks.

Yeah you move your left foot off of the hihat and onto the auxiliary bass drum pedal which is right next to the hat pedal (mine is to the right of the hat pedal). If you still need a slushy hihat whilst double peddling then you can have an auxiliary hihat which is usually positioned on your right hand side (set slightly open or you can get ones that lock shut when you tap a lever with your stick for a tighter/closer hat).

He killed it! Very tasty and musical performance👍🏻

"allo Drummer here, Dirk has a second high hat set up to the right that would be set to sizzle mode for double kick sections. His main hats would be set to be pretty tight as he wouldn't be keeping time with the left foot as much as a a jazz drummer would. Droppin the knowledge peace out.

Thank you for the fantastic concert at La Cigale in Paris. Une fois, deux fois, trois fois, quatre fois, cinq fois .. je t‘aime. You should do a record of this song. Unbelievable charming Merci 🙏

I watch Justin daily. He just seems so grounded and intuitive.

As for hi-hats, there's multiple ways double bass players play them. Dirk has two, the main one is a regular hi-hat with a pedal stand so it's open when he plays double bass, the right one a remote one without a pedal and it is tight closed. If you want to use just one hi hat - you can use a switch lever on top of your main one which is operated by hand - where you can switch it from open to closed.

Hey there Justin! When playing double kick drums or a double pedal, your left foot (for a right-handed player, obviously) goes back and forth between the hi-hat pedal and the left kick pedal. When playing the left kick pedal, the hi-hat simply stays open, unless you use a device called a drop clutch. A drop clutch is a hi-hat clutch that has a lever that, when pulled, lets the top hi-hat cymbal drop on the bottom one, allowing you to play your hi-hat closed while playing double kicks. Once you press on the hi-hat pedal again, the clutch grabs the top cymbal back!

I've never enjoyed a reaction video as much as this one ❤

Justin (great name... it's one we share!). I have been really enjoying these Drumeo vids w/ these absolutely amazing drummers showing off their chops. This has nothing to do w/ the Drumeo video and it feels like a Chris Farley interview segue, but I am wondering if you remember playing the Fox Theater the second time around on the same leg of a tour around 6 or 7 years ago in Riverside, California? I was at that show and there was maybe fifty people in the audience... it was so bizarre, but was really an awesome way to see you & the rest of the guys perform (saw your first US tour in the early 2000's in some small bar in San Diego for the "Permission to Land" tour, it rocked my my ass off so much my ears wouldn't stop singing,,,, errrr, I mean ringing for days, lol. Keep up the rockin' man. Let me know when you tour w/ Greta Van Fleet, I'll get front row seats for that!!!

love the half time on the verse. great choice.