Drum Teacher Reacts: CRAIG BLUNDELL Steven Wilson - 'Ancestral' (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

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  • @dfred666dfred666
    @dfred666dfred666 Рік тому +41

    How crazy is it that arguably three of the greatest drummers of all time, Craig Blundell, Gavin Harrison and Marco Minnemann, are all Steven Wilson collaborators... perfect perfect perfect

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому

      YUP

    • @Psymon1471
      @Psymon1471 11 місяців тому +4

      And Chris Maitland!!! He set the ground work for so much Porcupine Tree and deserves more recognition than he gets!

    • @Rob801
      @Rob801 10 місяців тому

      Have been fortunate to experience all three (MM twice with Wilson, first on the Raven Tour), Blundell three times with Wilson, twice with Hackett, and Harrison twice with KC, and PT on the latest tour. A great time to (still) be alive.

  • @AndrewRooneyDrums
    @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому +24

    WOW! This is truly stunning.
    I'm a new fan of Steven Wilson and relatively new to Craig Blundell. Phenomenal drummer!!!

    • @pierrebezard7547
      @pierrebezard7547 Рік тому +1

      To answers your gear question, I believe Craig IS endorsed by Aquarian drumheads, so it would be a Hi-Energy snare batter

  • @georgiostemirsidis1966
    @georgiostemirsidis1966 Рік тому +14

    I saw him on the Hand. Cannot.Erase tour in 2016. I was really disappointed that it wasn't Marco Minnemann. At the end of the concert, I was truly thankful I got to watch and be introduced to a phenomenal drummer I had never heard of.

    • @dfred666dfred666
      @dfred666dfred666 Рік тому +1

      Same

    • @cah384
      @cah384 Рік тому +1

      Same

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 Рік тому +3

      I was the same way although, moreso with Govan. After watching Craig I was like.....Marco who. Obviously, Marco is in the pantheon of the best drummers alive. I was just smiling ear to ear. As a bassist I will spend whole concerts zoning in on just the drummers if the are at this level. Btw, Nicki is a beast and one of the funniest and nicest people alive.

  • @rexatkins9264
    @rexatkins9264 Рік тому +20

    When you compose the type of music that Steven Wilson has/does, everyone that performs with him has to match that level, and the list of drummers he has had working with him is nothing short of otherworldly with the likes of Marco, Gavin, & Blundell(.) 🤘🏼

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 Рік тому +1

      and I am lucky enough to have seen them all. Multiple times.

    • @Psymon1471
      @Psymon1471 11 місяців тому +2

      And Maitland

  • @macdisciple
    @macdisciple Рік тому +9

    Nice for Craig to get recognition.During the TTB tour, some SW/PT fans often downplayed his skills because he wasn't Marco or Gavin.

  • @SeanMitchell4574
    @SeanMitchell4574 Рік тому +5

    Craig and Alex's interpretations of their parts was incredible on that tour!

  • @t10claytempered16
    @t10claytempered16 Рік тому +7

    Gavin Harrison, cut from the same cloth. That 13 minute journey was a communal musical eargasm at RAH. Wilson, a seemingly peaceful man and his squad, inevitably speak gently at first, and then declare a precise, jaw dropping, technically chaotic musical war. 😵‍💫😳The most dynamic musician in the last twenty years with PT, he has changed me. Everyone with whom I speak to, hears some PT and is changed also. Thank God for Real music! Thanks Andrew and your supporters. BTW, I can't pick up my 7A's anymore. Thanks Gavin! Oh another thing..., get some Marc Bonilla with Thomas Lang "Dragon Choir" live, Uuuwee!

  • @TheAsphyx666
    @TheAsphyx666 Рік тому +5

    Steven Wilson is a genius and this incarnation of the band is legend.

  • @keithshapland903
    @keithshapland903 Рік тому +5

    Craig Blundell sure is as good as you get. What amazes me iis his ability to drop into any band. Hes also in *Frost i saw them in Bath in Nov 2022. Jem Godfrey had delayed the original covid hit tour as he wanted Craig on drums, and he had just been on tour with Steve Hackett. He was simply phenomenal. Check out the "Island Live'' BluRay of *Frost at gig i attended.

  • @Justyburger
    @Justyburger 3 місяці тому

    Been following Craig since the Roland days and Gadget Shows. He's matured into an absolute monster drummer. Phenomenal. Very creative, versatile and disciplined. It's great seeing him get more of the recognition he deserves these days.

  • @joerghannemann9470
    @joerghannemann9470 5 місяців тому +1

    I love to see that now after 10 months there are almost 10k views on this great drum reaction video that I requested and a lot seems to have missed this. How I love the whole concert… Even after watching it several times already it’s still mind blowing. Thanks to you for this review Andrew!

  • @Dangerous27Dave
    @Dangerous27Dave Рік тому +10

    I was at that gig at the Royal Albert Hall - very special.... I also went to the previous night and it was so good on getting home, I checked to see if there were tickets available to the gig the next day and there were. The whole band were brilliant..... Looks like you are entering the proper halls of music mixing in the likes of Craig with Gavin Harrison and Ian Paice and Bill Ward.... Any watchers that haven't seen Porcupine Tree should go and watch some videos now......... You won't regret it if you liked the performance on this video! 🎶

    • @sebulban
      @sebulban Рік тому +1

      The best live experience by far me. I was at third row 😊
      So many highlights from that night. The venue is also superb with amazing acoustics

  • @andrewreday3519
    @andrewreday3519 Рік тому +3

    I saw Steven Wilson back in 2018 here in Melbourne with this band and Craig was absolutely amazing. I walked out of the venue thinking what have I just seen ? The musicianship was through the roof. A concert that I will remember for a long time.

  • @simplemindedsage
    @simplemindedsage Рік тому +6

    Funny that you bring up Miles Davis. The keyboardist in this video, Adam Holzman, was in Miles' band in the mid-late 80s.

  • @rickcook7308
    @rickcook7308 Рік тому +9

    Saw him a couple times with Steven Wilson. Incredible drummer. Wanted to see him with David Cross

  • @sylvainmilcent3740
    @sylvainmilcent3740 Рік тому +1

    I saw him live in France 2 times during Steven Wilson's "To The Bone" tour ... amazing shows.

  • @kevinkuypers
    @kevinkuypers Рік тому +6

    So incredible. Love seeing Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree here.

  • @kevindayton9757
    @kevindayton9757 Рік тому +7

    Craig is currently listed as a member of FROST*. "Falling Satellites" album is a great place to start with them...

  • @jah9253
    @jah9253 Рік тому +2

    Blundell's combination of speed, accuracy, and dynamics are impressive.

  • @sebulban
    @sebulban Рік тому +1

    This is one of the best live albums ever.
    Was lucky to be there on the third row 😊

  • @meezursrule
    @meezursrule Рік тому +4

    Wow, never heard of Steven Wilson or Craig Blundell before. Thanks for reviewing this!

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому +1

      YUP!

    • @jah9253
      @jah9253 Рік тому +2

      Wilson has a deep rabbit hole to discover. Check out not only his solo work but also Porcupine Tree and Blackfield.

    • @jonasdartman2572
      @jonasdartman2572 Рік тому

      This song is from that album, "Hand cannot erase"@richardharrold9736

    • @diegostrossen6751
      @diegostrossen6751 4 місяці тому

      @@jah9253 Also Storm Corrosion, Steven's collab with Akerfeldt, Ljudet Innan is one of my fav songs ever

  • @rolfjamne8922
    @rolfjamne8922 Рік тому +3

    Great Drummer.❤
    Drummers at this level can play anything so it boils down to if you
    like their choices or not.
    I wonder how Baard Kolstad would have approach this.

  • @isaiascosta2982
    @isaiascosta2982 8 місяців тому

    Had the chance to watch this tour here in São Paulo, Brazil. What an amazing gig! One of the best I've ever been!

  • @Lexcoaster
    @Lexcoaster Рік тому +4

    Phenomenal player, and incredibly underrated. 😊

  • @deliverance9975
    @deliverance9975 Рік тому

    I was at this concert and this song performance in particular was an absolutely magical and surreal experience. Craig Blundell made this song his own since the original studio track was performed by Marco Minnemann, and he blew my damn mind.

  • @vivektekwani
    @vivektekwani Рік тому +3

    Watching from India..I had seen SW live in Shillong few years back..Phenomenal gig

  • @tictocbang7443
    @tictocbang7443 Рік тому +5

    Hard to step into the MInnemann (or Wackerman) seat, but Blundell is a great player. Spot on, Andrew. A couple of beats and you know the level of the drumming.

  • @dr.threatening8622
    @dr.threatening8622 Рік тому +2

    Amazing the drummers that Wilson works with.

  • @johnpbh
    @johnpbh 8 місяців тому

    Superb reaction... Love hearing a players perspective of who my ears tell me is all time great. coincidentally enought, you said that the venue looked great... Steven Wilosn just today dropped a short standing outside The Albert Hall and commenting on how he thinks that it is favourite venue to play. Just from memory he said he had played their once with Porcupine tree and 6 times as a solo artist. I'm one of these old gits who remember the Beatles whe they were fresh faced mop tops and i found it stunning that I only discovered Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree 3 years ago.. Since then I have become an addict for his superb music. Thank you once again for the reaction... Kepp on Rocking.

  • @jullebarge
    @jullebarge Рік тому +1

    Great video and reaction ! I had the chance to see him play this live in Paris, the whole concert was one the best I ever seen. Craig is a beast, the most underated drummer and he seems to be a very humble person.

  • @markmilner842
    @markmilner842 Рік тому +4

    Really cool song. Great performance from everyone. Adding this album to my prog playlist.

  • @dominic4379
    @dominic4379 Рік тому

    Blundel is an awesome drummer, on the same level with every other drummer Wilson has chosen to record/tour with. On a side note, the sound of that gig in THAT particular venue, was absolutely AWESOME

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 Рік тому

      RAH is like no other venue. I flew from the US to see a show there and it was the most memorable place ever.

  • @1aml3g3nd13
    @1aml3g3nd13 Рік тому +2

    Nick Beegs plays bass for him?! Wow!

  • @AC-76
    @AC-76 2 місяці тому +1

    WOW! I love this!! Every second of it! ❤

  • @cairney0037
    @cairney0037 Рік тому +2

    brilliant no idea what genre you call that but they were all great and when i looked up steven Wilson wiki has him as the most successful British artist you never heard of lol

  • @neilomac
    @neilomac Рік тому +2

    If you like Blunders' drumming, I urge you to check out some Frost*, maybe some of the Rockfield Sessions 'live in the studio' stuff like Milliontown or Black Light Machine.

  • @markrichardson8378
    @markrichardson8378 Рік тому +1

    I have seen him play with Steven Wilson a couple of times,he is an exceptional drummer.

  • @Rob801
    @Rob801 10 місяців тому +1

    Have been fortunate to see Craig a few times with Wilson. One of my personal favs from the Albert Hall show is Home Invasion/Regret nr 9 (particularly Regret)… just saw you have a reaction to a version of that but have not seen it yet.
    I also saw him with Hackett on the Seconds Out revisited tour and just this past nov on the Foxtrot at 50 tour. I dare say his drumming was even more impressive with Hackett (his solo leading into Los Endos just fantastic). Was also very pleased to get to see Supers Ready twice with Hackett. I also got to experience it in 82 with Genesis (they played it in its entirety due to 10 year anniversary iirc).

  • @stephenhaunch3468
    @stephenhaunch3468 Рік тому +2

    I saw Craig play drums with Steve Hackett in Auckland a few years back. He was very good, especially with the Genesis set.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому

      Yeah he was brilliant

    • @stephenhaunch3468
      @stephenhaunch3468 Рік тому

      @@AndrewRooneyDrums I also saw him with Tim Bowness when they supported Marillion back in the UK in 2017

  • @kingofdespair
    @kingofdespair 3 місяці тому

    Aquarian normally, and yes it's the drummer, One of the most forward thinking drummers and educators the drum community has. Craig is special

  • @sille202
    @sille202 Рік тому

    Ancestral was totally awesome live, especially from minute 8 (of the album version) til the end🤘🔥🔥and Craig Blundell‘s definitely the best!!!

  • @LuminalMind
    @LuminalMind Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the Upload Andrew. first introduction to Craig.

  • @markfenney4216
    @markfenney4216 Рік тому +2

    He also plays with Frost and Steve Hackett.

  • @donnelson6694
    @donnelson6694 Рік тому +2

    Nice piece. Craig has amazing hands.

  • @daynelawless
    @daynelawless Рік тому +1

    Bundle of Claig - great band name!
    Great song request too - enjoyed that a lot :)

  • @BillyDickson
    @BillyDickson Рік тому

    Mindblowing, had to take a few minutes to digest that one, thanks for the video.

  • @breenschipke
    @breenschipke Рік тому +1

    Awesome choice AR - highly recommend Vermillion Core from the same concert. Funny you should mention Miles Davis in connection with this band as the keyboard player here - Adam Holzman - was Miles Davis keyboardist and musical director for most of the 80's. To confirm what you have now already seen of the level of genius of the players here. To see him cut loose, try the 2nd half of Detonation from this same concert..... Mind. Blown once again, not just by Adam, but by the whole band.....

  • @aka.Mr.French
    @aka.Mr.French Рік тому

    trivia note, since you mentioned Miles -- the keyboardist here, Adam Holzman (who's been working with Wilson since 2011) was in Miles's band for 4 years, including a long stint as music director.

  • @stevemuzak8526
    @stevemuzak8526 Рік тому

    One of the best songs I ever heard.

  • @nathanmcintyre694
    @nathanmcintyre694 Рік тому +1

    How did I miss this!!??

  • @rockonileva
    @rockonileva Рік тому +1

    It's great to see this live. But I miss Theo's contribution to the song...And the original guitar solo is my all time favorite.
    But about Craig, I love his take on the songs he played with Steven Wilson. He surely didn't deserve all the hate when he and Dave Kilminsters stepped in. His work with Frost* is also amazing!

  • @framebadger
    @framebadger Рік тому +1

    Great stuff all around.
    Just want to point out that there's something unusual going on in the song about halfway (13 min into this video) through which you (understandably) didn't mention. That is that the speed of the long riff that repeats is going up very slightly each bar. It's on the album and on this performance (which I assume was played to a click). So amid all the complexity, he's also navigating a constant change in tempo.
    I know - as a bassist/guitarist I know full well that most drummers don't struggle to get faster when playing fills. But I think there's something very impressive about being so locked in as things get faster.

    • @johnnicholson8345
      @johnnicholson8345 Рік тому

      So true. Many drummers I play with will inevitably play a fill and inevitably they speed up every time. Bit of a sore point for me. Shows a lack of practice and time on the kit.

  • @mattgarratt5014
    @mattgarratt5014 Рік тому +2

    What a great song. Craig is one of the greatest drummers, why do you think Steve Hackett has him in his band? Steven Wilson certainly knows how to pick drummers!

  • @intredastingvideos9365
    @intredastingvideos9365 Рік тому

    when i saw steven wilson live i was a bit upset that gavin harrison wasn't there, but i couldn't complain because it was really good.

  • @clurigaconrad
    @clurigaconrad Рік тому

    Awesome that you got some more Blundell on the channel! And I second the other suggestions of checking out FROST*, one of my favourite bands!
    On another note, can you please adjust your recording process to get rid of all these cracks/pop/stutters? They unfortunately make it really hard to enjoy the music and the playing when listening through good headphones.

  • @Andy-ok7ev
    @Andy-ok7ev Рік тому +1

    Drummer. On. Fire

  • @MDUBE5999
    @MDUBE5999 Рік тому

    Sounds Great!! Also another icon along side of him to keep the bed track going!? Nick Beggs founder of Kajagoogoo

  • @PaulCole-71
    @PaulCole-71 Рік тому +1

    I was there (all 3 nights!)

  • @TobiH-j7n
    @TobiH-j7n Рік тому +2

    Best band of sw was with MM and GG, killer lineup.

  • @jason1888
    @jason1888 Рік тому +5

    Theres is some strong King Crimson influence there. Beautiful song!

    • @dr.threatening8622
      @dr.threatening8622 Рік тому +1

      Funny that Porcupine Tree's drummer now plays for KC. Wilson seems to attract phenomenal drummers.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому

      Yup stunning song

  • @kevinbailey3384
    @kevinbailey3384 10 місяців тому +1

    Incidentally when the guitar solo was originally recorded, Guthrie Govan did it in one take

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  10 місяців тому +1

      Of course he did. LOL

    • @kevinbailey3384
      @kevinbailey3384 10 місяців тому

      As in, the one used, was his first improvised solo @@AndrewRooneyDrums

  • @bjhellstream
    @bjhellstream Рік тому

    Have seen Steven Wilson a bunch of time. Just saw Steven Wilson with Porcupine tree in Schwetzingen, Germany, but with Gavin Harrison on drums. Great show!

  • @drewmarshall4422
    @drewmarshall4422 Рік тому

    Everything SW touches is genius, check out Porcupine Tree also

  • @kunalkumar8217
    @kunalkumar8217 Рік тому +2

    Please react to more Steven wilson or gavin Harrison please!!

  • @steveymoon
    @steveymoon Рік тому +1

    How do you think Craig stacks up against Marco Minnemann? They're both super scary.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому +2

      I haven't seen enough of Marco. But Craig is out of this world good

  • @adrienmaterne9243
    @adrienmaterne9243 Рік тому

    if you love bass check luminol by steven wilson is magic

  • @eyeexaggerate7687
    @eyeexaggerate7687 Рік тому

    I’d say that the sound of Steven’s music here is more English, at least more so than his other work (the early stuff is difficult to pin down). Maybe the word to use is native, 🤔

  • @wxmaggot5669
    @wxmaggot5669 Рік тому

    Rooney motto this day: It's 5 o'clock somewhere

  • @JonDalladay
    @JonDalladay Рік тому

    If I had to chose a single Miles Davis track out of his entire catalogue, to take to a desert island, it would be Nefertiti

  • @Andy-ok7ev
    @Andy-ok7ev Рік тому

    Awsome. Guitar player

  • @matthiasnuessgen6279
    @matthiasnuessgen6279 Рік тому

    Check this out!
    Awesome German Drummer who had Auditions With “Dream Theater” , wasn’t successful ( as we know) then created a Band called The Aristocrats!
    Check them out as well!

  • @javierjones
    @javierjones Рік тому +1

    Not a fan of reactions overall however i enjoyed your honest reaction here. Thanks son much. Craig Blundell is great.

  • @ryn5671
    @ryn5671 Рік тому +2

    Craig may have been the most pre-judged drummer in history, unfairly so. Even more than Mangini taking Portnoys chair

  • @siloagrain2176
    @siloagrain2176 11 місяців тому

    Hé s phénoménal ,m'y only regret IS ,hé s not enough loud with his snare and toms .only regret .

  • @Andy-ok7ev
    @Andy-ok7ev Рік тому

    Lol I. Want. 2. Do. That. When. I. Grow. Up. Lol

  • @caprise-music6722
    @caprise-music6722 Рік тому

    Hope someone requests Frost*

  • @jamsteak2229
    @jamsteak2229 Рік тому +1

    That was definitely illegal 🤣🤣

  • @johnlunan1768
    @johnlunan1768 Рік тому

    Craig is an Aquarian Heads endorsee, so no CS Dot for snare...

  • @klongyawseven9118
    @klongyawseven9118 Рік тому +4

    Gavin...

  • @bkoker71
    @bkoker71 Рік тому +1

    Love Blundell, fantastic drummer but Minnemann is still my fav with Steven Wilson.

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому

      I haven't seen Minnemann in the band. Be interesting to check out

    • @peterrowan1236
      @peterrowan1236 Рік тому

      'Luminol' live in Mexico is a good one.

  • @Brummiemartin
    @Brummiemartin Рік тому

    If you fancy something a little different, how about a reaction to a reaction? Ian Paice (Deep Purple etc) has his own UA-cam channel, and he reacted to a 17 year old German girl, doing a drum cover of the Deep Purple song "Burn". The drumming was top notch, and Paice actually admitted that this girl (Sina Doering) could do stuff at age 17 the he wasn't able to do at that age. Well worth a listen to and reaction, me thinks - ua-cam.com/video/pbt1NrUzB5Q/v-deo.html

  • @Edymos1000
    @Edymos1000 Рік тому +2

    Never heard of him or this group but I get a ton of Opeth vibes from this, and of course the drumming is fantastic

    • @frankmenepace1766
      @frankmenepace1766 Рік тому

      Steven Wilson actually produced on Blackwater Park, Deliverance, and Damnation for Opeth! Wilson and Akerfeldt also have a project together called Storm Corrosion that is probably not what you'd expect, but definitely worth checking out. Excellent musician all around

    • @Edymos1000
      @Edymos1000 Рік тому +2

      @@frankmenepace1766 oh that makes a TON of sense. You can definitely hear some Blackwater Park ambiance in there and really sounds like a lost cut from Damnation. Thanks for that nugget of knowledge

    • @AndrewRooneyDrums
      @AndrewRooneyDrums  Рік тому +1

      Good info here. Thank you!

    • @buckfuttler2877
      @buckfuttler2877 Рік тому

      @@Edymos1000 check out the porcupine tree song "blackest eyes". Riff was written by Mikel and given to Steven Wilson. Song is about ted Bundy.

  • @tapsX3
    @tapsX3 Рік тому

    This song is heavily influenced by King Crimson and Porcupine Tree. Only musicians of that caliber can play on this level.

  • @johnnicholson8345
    @johnnicholson8345 Рік тому

    I'll tell you how many........Adam, Govan, Craig, Marco, Dave K., Nicki and Alex H. That's it, no more!!!!!

  • @Iamadrummer
    @Iamadrummer Рік тому

    I think Gavin Harrison was and is the best Stevim Wilson drummer.

    • @buckfuttler2877
      @buckfuttler2877 Рік тому +1

      He was only on 7 songs on the first album. He's porcupine tree mostly. And the correct answer is Marco Minneman. Most diverse drummer on earth. in my humble opinion. Gavin is amongst the best though, don't get me wrong!

  • @yeahnahmate1611
    @yeahnahmate1611 Рік тому +1

    The only person I can think of that gets a better sound of the drums than Craig is Morgan Simpson from Black Midi. Absolute BEAST.