*7. His use of space in solos. Larnell has enough chops to create a steady wall of sound during his solos, but his creative use of space makes the insane chops *pop* even more when he drops them. Tension and release at its finest.
One of the main things that makes Larnell unique is his use of different textures and sounds. He often hits the rim or even the cymbal wingnut, he presses down on his toms to change the pitch, and that hi hat trick where he slides the stick on the edge as he opens the hats.
For me the most unique thing about Larnell is his right foot technique, the ability to play 2,3,4,5 continuous notes at high speed yet with high accuracy and stable sound is just crazy and not just that he has a special taste on how he uses this skill definitely a legendary drummer!!!
I've been lucky enough to see Larnell live around 30 times, playing with various different groups ranging from Snarky Puppy to his own band to backing up local singer/songwriters to drum clinics. That's me at 8:14 in the front row on the very far right, at Larnell's first album release show. He never, ever, ever disappoints. Many of my favourite performances of his have actually been at his jazzier gigs - he gets all the cred for the funk and the fusion, but he's an unbelievable jazz drummer. As far as style tips, one of the things I've heard him talk about for powerful soloing over grooves is maintaining the backbeat on the snare regardless of what you're playing, like he does for his solo in Snarky Puppy's song Shokufan.
Yah Nate, nicely done. If he isn’t already, Larnell will be a legend like Vinnie or Tony. Soooo musical and he looks like a very nice guy. Nice demonstrations! Thanks!
Great breakdown, thank you! Something that impressed me even more was the video in which he listened to Enter Sandman once and played it accurately. Being able to not just breakdown the song form but the breaks and hits with a single listen…that’s brilliant.
First off, I am a long time viewer and learner from 80/20 and love this channel. Keep it up! Being an old guy drumming since I was 15 (now 56) and being a huge jazz and prog guy, as well as classic rock etc, I have to say I long for the days when drummers knew how to make insane chops sound musical. This new era of drumming, especially jazz drummers and metal drummers has just gone too far in the chops direction and just too far away from musicality. I think thats why so many of the old drummers that are still alive and play are still working. Larnell is insane, let me be clear on that. I don't think there isnt anything he can't play and fully appreciate the dedication, practice and commitment it takes to be able to play like that. But the other half of that is everything he plays seems to be using everything hes got. All those clips of him playing, I could not distinguish him from any other player out there that has insane chops. Keith Carlock is a great example of a player with ton's of chops but his groove and musicality are just so far ahead of the pack, same with Vinnie, Gadd. I know those guys are on a song after 3 bars. I think this would be a good one to dive into 80/20. The best video and drumming, IMO, I've ever seen from Larnell is when drumeo had him play that Metallica song. He sounded amazing on that and he was only hearing it once too. I am guessing that the exposure to ALL types of music that Carlock and Vinnie have performed on has really shaped their musicality. Ok, old guy stepping off soap box LOL
Larnell Lewis is my drum hero! He is The best! The number One. In a 20 minutes vídeo, he made me want to play Drums! Something that any drummer that I heard in my life, did. My major objective buying a drum is not play iron Maiden, lede zepelim, but play Snarky Puppy and be a chover of Larnell Lewis kk
Technically interesting BUT… None of his drumming sticks with me, , lifts me, ear worms me or moves me. If I was a drum educator, or anyone other than my Jazz Fusion-critical self, ,that may well be different. Not dissing, just giving (okay, ‘unsolicited’) feedback.
*7. His use of space in solos.
Larnell has enough chops to create a steady wall of sound during his solos, but his creative use of space makes the insane chops *pop* even more when he drops them. Tension and release at its finest.
Came here to say the same thing. Blistering fills yes, but in the context of larger phrases that include space.
One of the main things that makes Larnell unique is his use of different textures and sounds. He often hits the rim or even the cymbal wingnut, he presses down on his toms to change the pitch, and that hi hat trick where he slides the stick on the edge as he opens the hats.
For me the most unique thing about Larnell is his right foot technique, the ability to play 2,3,4,5 continuous notes at high speed yet with high accuracy and stable sound is just crazy and not just that he has a special taste on how he uses this skill definitely a legendary drummer!!!
I love that the intro has *always* been the same. Love this channel.
Don't just hert me like that.
Every bit as charismatic and entertaining as informative. Thank you again Nate
I've been lucky enough to see Larnell live around 30 times, playing with various different groups ranging from Snarky Puppy to his own band to backing up local singer/songwriters to drum clinics. That's me at 8:14 in the front row on the very far right, at Larnell's first album release show. He never, ever, ever disappoints. Many of my favourite performances of his have actually been at his jazzier gigs - he gets all the cred for the funk and the fusion, but he's an unbelievable jazz drummer.
As far as style tips, one of the things I've heard him talk about for powerful soloing over grooves is maintaining the backbeat on the snare regardless of what you're playing, like he does for his solo in Snarky Puppy's song Shokufan.
I'll save you the video ready?
1. be Larnell Lewis
2. don't not be Larnell Lewis
It's that easy folks, you heard it hear first.w
Yah Nate, nicely done. If he isn’t already, Larnell will be a legend like Vinnie or Tony. Soooo musical and he looks like a very nice guy. Nice demonstrations! Thanks!
Great breakdown, thank you!
Something that impressed me even more was the video in which he listened to Enter Sandman once and played it accurately. Being able to not just breakdown the song form but the breaks and hits with a single listen…that’s brilliant.
Best “oooh” 😂 thanks Nate
Nate. You are killing it man thx!
First off, I am a long time viewer and learner from 80/20 and love this channel. Keep it up!
Being an old guy drumming since I was 15 (now 56) and being a huge jazz and prog guy, as well as classic rock etc, I have to say I long for the days when drummers knew how to make insane chops sound musical. This new era of drumming, especially jazz drummers and metal drummers has just gone too far in the chops direction and just too far away from musicality. I think thats why so many of the old drummers that are still alive and play are still working.
Larnell is insane, let me be clear on that. I don't think there isnt anything he can't play and fully appreciate the dedication, practice and commitment it takes to be able to play like that. But the other half of that is everything he plays seems to be using everything hes got. All those clips of him playing, I could not distinguish him from any other player out there that has insane chops. Keith Carlock is a great example of a player with ton's of chops but his groove and musicality are just so far ahead of the pack, same with Vinnie, Gadd. I know those guys are on a song after 3 bars.
I think this would be a good one to dive into 80/20. The best video and drumming, IMO, I've ever seen from Larnell is when drumeo had him play that Metallica song. He sounded amazing on that and he was only hearing it once too. I am guessing that the exposure to ALL types of music that Carlock and Vinnie have performed on has really shaped their musicality.
Ok, old guy stepping off soap box LOL
Cool! Blast beat at 2:48
Another great Drummer from Toronto BesidesNeil Peart
You're awesome Nate
Epic video!
I got hip to him via a clip of him on the Canada Drum day years ago.
Thanks for the video! I'm still learning -- what do you mean by "metal singles"?
Larnell Lewis is my drum hero! He is The best! The number One. In a 20 minutes vídeo, he made me want to play Drums! Something that any drummer that I heard in my life, did. My major objective buying a drum is not play iron Maiden, lede zepelim, but play Snarky Puppy and be a chover of Larnell Lewis kk
RIP Shaun Martin. 😢
RIP shaun
And that's how you get the gig 😂 Billy Cobham 😢
Technically interesting BUT…
None of his drumming sticks with me, , lifts me, ear worms me or moves me. If I was a drum educator, or anyone other than my Jazz Fusion-critical self, ,that may well be different.
Not dissing, just giving (okay, ‘unsolicited’) feedback.
You can practice for 40 years and never do a larnell impression. Still love the video tho
Is this a joke??
Nothing New on the planet
Not a jazz thing, maybe more a gospel thing
Get a new drum head that looks like crap they're not that expensive
Why? That's just wasteful.
@@AndrewSwinney also, why is he being randomly mean 🤣🤣
The ticket to jazz drum toan town is whoopt ahh snare heads.