RATIONAL FUNK Ep. 63: Memorization Isn't That Difficult
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- RATIONAL FUNK is a complete instructional program for musicians of all skill levels, featuring tips, tricks, inspiration, and industry secrets from acclaimed drum professional Dave King (The Bad Plus).
In this episode, Dave talks about:
• Charts
• Radiohead
• The principal cast of TV's "Too Close For Comfort"
Shot and edited by Joe Johnson
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Dave King plays Zildjian cymbals with Vic Firth Sticks.
zildjian.com
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Words cannot describe how glad I am that this show is a thing again.
Charles Cornell i’ve been waiting years and it somehow picks up right where it left off
Try using grunting sounds or hand movements?
Agree completely
I love that you are a fan of theirs as well. You and Rantional Funk are my favourite music UA-cam channels!
I'm so instructed now.
Just got instructed so hard.
the man is back in the saddle, real cowboys never give up, they just keep riding
Tune your water bottle bro! 1/4 sip should do it. Actually, he probably did it on purpose. He's ahead of all of us with his poly-rhythmic, micro-tonal glass-bottle work. That's why he's the master and we're all here to marinate in his genius.
Just when I thought I'd forgotten about the cocoon of darkness
Oh, so THAT'S how you correctly interpret inverted flam taps at 180 bpm!!!
🤯
Man! When I first saw The Bad Plus with the tune Flim from Aphex, it was way back, on Mezzo TV channel, when youtube was not an option. Many years to come I couldn't find that prestation again. And now you get on my ytube feed, doing vlogs?! :P
Much love David. Ecstatic to see this series picked back up.
I can not put into words how happy I am this man is back. Don't leave us again Dave!
Its nearly 2am here and this video is, and I am certain of this, the best possible thing to ever happen at this time of the day.
Thanks for bleeping "Ear monitor cords"... I don't mind it written down, but I get audibly disgusted hearing it. Thank god I have no inner monologue.
Thank you Dave for the acoustic phone, drum echo, bottle instrumental
SO glad your back👊🏽
yessss
HES BACK, BABY!
I really needed that back.
The cocoon of darkness!
David Brislin wow! I was just thinking about this a few hours ago
...wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a riddle
Halleluja, the prodigy is back. Thanks for doing this again, Dave.
This is a glorious day. Damn, what a shame that I didn't get the time to listen to you in Vilnius..
Love the show. Always been a fan of BAD +....I can understand everything you are saying without translation and I can only speak Slavic and type ENGLISH in all caps. Thank You!
...thank you David for the clarification regarding munroe. Stunning tennis attire
"This is Love Connection and We'll be back in Two-n-Two." Chuck would always say that before breaking for a Two minute and Twenty second commercial-break. Thanks Dave and Joe!
Just found this. Dave just might be crazy, but I think I love him. This is instruction?!
Just so happy this is happening again!!
I just watched Dave play on Bluenote’s Instagram . I didn’t know drums could make me cry.
Thanks for the headsup! It's on the Bluenote facebook page to listen again
I'm glad you're back.
I already liked you before & love you all the more after your latest video.
Beautiful!
Thank you.
Thank you 🙏
You just made my day!
"There's a coccoon around us of darkness that only Radiohead sees"
I was just thinking about the song about the alien... UPTIGHT!! UPTIGHT!!
The only song I have ever been able to memorize is "you are my friend I am your friend together we're friends WE GOT A FRIENDSHIP".
I will never think of Michael (J.) Fox the same way again.
That was a dope glass bottle solo
I already watched this 900 times
Much love from Finland! Just donated ❤
Chris Cornell looks on in approval
Man I would've bet my house that the tune about the alien stealing my life force would've been a Chick Corea tune
I am so much can memorize, thank.
To take it to an even higher level one must play flam paradiddle with two bongs.
HOLY SHIT YES
Great show.....I’ll have some of what he’s having. Houston
we´re coming for ya. be advised.
Life is good. Rational Funk is back.
Let's fucking Go & Get the Lady Gaga Gig!!!
Go for it TALK REAL !
The avant garde is serious.
These are NOT 'spooky ghost noises'. They are avante guarde jazz cymbal scrapes. Now with glass water bottles. I am seriously thinking about the seriousness of the avante-guarde untill further instruction
Two for two when we get back!
Love it!
Joe, please put that last kick back in the groove stem between breaks; it's essential right Dave?
His name IS Michael Fox.
The Red Door
yea man.
so glad this is fuckin bleep G back in my life
Your kick pedal says hi.
I have nothing to say. So here is a word: senescence
Thank you
👑
Love Connection: the original dating reality TV show...decades ahead its time
I forgot, how much water?
JOe is next episode is number 64
I saw Bill Maher do stand up once. He had a music stand with his jokes written on them
Rational Drunk.
Hey Dave, while there's no gigs, you should totally start doing Rational Funk again. Playing your hihats with your laptop. All that. Gaga auditions. My uncle Mallory could teach you how to blow bottle, by the way. He's all the way rad at that.
Ohhhh, don't talk negatively about the illuminati. Thanks for clearing that up, Dave!
Hi David
took it from 69 likes to 70, my apologies everyone :/
Wait. What?
thumbs up if you went to montessori school baby
you need to have a mailing address or post office box to send in money,dont use pay pal or venom
Dave is so silly
Did not help or teach how to memorise song and drum parts
BECAUSE ITS ART!! (Sorry, was responding to the voice in my head)
Dude. Poetry? where the F is the cymbal POETRY????
Hahahhahahah
Memorization isn't difficult when the brain works in parameters and you don't have problems with memory.