the rev was badass but if we consider how old are mike portnoy compared to jimmy and the fact the he was a huge fan of portnoy and it was his principal inspiration I don't think that he is twice as badass as Mike. Also listen to the drum part of Dream Theater's old album then you can see the difference. Jimmy was a very great and effective drummer in his style
I feel shitty, I had no idea who avenged sevenfold was until 2012 and I was only in 2nd grade in 2009. Once I read about avenged sevenfold I saw that the rev had died in 2009. I wish I listened to them before he died. He is my favorite drummer and pretty sure everyone's favorite and he will always be my favorite drummer. May the God of Drumming Rest In Peace.
that's the beauty of music, it lasts long after its writers, I found sevenfold in '13, when i was nearing the end of 7th, doesn't matter that it was after he died, just what he did before it and how he is succeeded through it
Hey I didn't know who avenged was until middle of my 8th grade year in 2014 so don't feel bad. He's my fav drummer reason I want a drum kit extremely soon and I want to learn this song and many more so people can hear there songs that he helped and played on/in. Also Synister Gates and Zacky V are the reason I am learning guitar and Johnny Christ is reason for me buying a bass so the whole band is a big inspiration for me.
I found out about a good 8 months ago but what kills me even more I was introduced with the hail to the king album wish I could have been introduced during the Rev era loved him
65 No, it's when he turned in the demo of the song that would be "Fiction" to Avenged Sevenfold. He gave it to M. Shadows and said it was the last song for the album. Exactly on Christmas Day and three days before he passed. The Rev originally called it "Death" but A7X changed it to one of the Rev's nicknames which happened to be Fiction. Anyway, it is tragic and very sad for both the band and the fans.
I hate listening to people who know nothing about music talk about The Rev. I'm not accussing anybody here of doing it, i'm talking about people i know and what not. Those people don't know just how brilliant he really was.. I mean to be a mastermind behind like 15 Avenged Sevenfold songs is really saying something.. He's missed by many..
0:25 Is another rev cheat ;) You can learn it in a day or two if you've been drumming for a while. Once you learn it you sound about 8 million times more awesome. But it's really just double bass with a single roll on the ride with one hand and a bell with the other. :)
I bought a second ride cymbal to play sections like this. From my understanding it's a single stroke roll on two bell rides with double bass mirroring the hands while playing the snare on beats two and four.
Actually if you go an look at the exact time FFX posted in the black and white video of him recording this song...he looks over at Shadows in the control booth and smiles.
Once I start dating a guy I will look straight into his eyes and say: "You.. You make my heart beat faster than Jimmy's double bass... Now, CHASE STALLION DUCKS WITH ME!" If he chases the ducks with me.. I'm marrying him.
I've got a friend who loves heavy metal, he plays drums and says The Rev was better than Mike Portnoy, not only him, but almost all of my metalhead friends say that The Rev was better than Portnoy.
@iWoodcuttin thats a little creepy... if i remember correctly, it was also the day he handed in the finished fiction to the band, his last creation.... :/
well they have done metal and hard rock influenced style music too. Honestly, they can be considered an Alternative Metal since they have experimented with multiple music influences and styles. I take it you have some kind of weird and unjustified dissatisfaction with this band. Metallica and Megadeth have experimented with none metal styles of music, yet they are all so metal still?
well earlier fob was a form of alternative pop rock, so was early maroon 5, i didn't mind any of those bands in their earlier years. A7x is just A7x, metal, hard rock, alternative rock, they do quite a few songs with mixed and fused genres.
Even their most recent album is metal, by modern standards it could be considered hard rock even though it's heavily influenced directly from the big 4 and some songs sound the same and include the same instrument techniques, but yea definitely hard rock
@Anthraxsgaming Avenged sevenfold is comparable band with metallica, iron maiden, megadeth etc... They have only 5 studio albums, they are too young but they have ability, fame and too many fans. Following years they will consider as best metal band.
Every single time I hear the double-ride parts, I always smile.
Checking in from 2024. Still makes me smile.
This was uploaded 3 days before he passed
foREVer..
Apparently that’s the day he gave the song “fiction” to them too 😢. Christmas Day…
The Rev is twice as badass as Brooks, Arin, and Mike
Arin is a ass drummer the Rev is the best
Maximus Lehnhardt-Santiago He’s literally not though. He played all of The Revs shit live and was asked to tone down for Hail to the King
Maximus Lehnhardt-Santiago And playing simple doesn’t mean you’re bad. You do what suits the music
the rev was badass but if we consider how old are mike portnoy compared to jimmy and the fact the he was a huge fan of portnoy and it was his principal inspiration I don't think that he is twice as badass as Mike. Also listen to the drum part of Dream Theater's old album then you can see the difference. Jimmy was a very great and effective drummer in his style
music is not a competition.
The Rev only one with this technique. Miss you Jiimmy. Love you Jimmy
non ce ne sarà un’altro così di batterista purtroppo
I feel shitty, I had no idea who avenged sevenfold was until 2012 and I was only in 2nd grade in 2009. Once I read about avenged sevenfold I saw that the rev had died in 2009. I wish I listened to them before he died. He is my favorite drummer and pretty sure everyone's favorite and he will always be my favorite drummer. May the God of Drumming Rest In Peace.
that's the beauty of music, it lasts long after its writers, I found sevenfold in '13, when i was nearing the end of 7th, doesn't matter that it was after he died, just what he did before it and how he is succeeded through it
Hey I didn't know who avenged was until middle of my 8th grade year in 2014 so don't feel bad. He's my fav drummer reason I want a drum kit extremely soon and I want to learn this song and many more so people can hear there songs that he helped and played on/in. Also Synister Gates and Zacky V are the reason I am learning guitar and Johnny Christ is reason for me buying a bass so the whole band is a big inspiration for me.
I feel more shitty, I found out about them a year or two ago, but I only got into them 7 months ago.
I found out about a good 8 months ago but what kills me even more I was introduced with the hail to the king album wish I could have been introduced during the Rev era loved him
I found out about them in 2011 when I was 10 so I know exactly how you feel
this is one of my favorite avenged sevenfold drum tracks... peace out, The Rev is awesome and that's that
The day you uploaded this was 3 days before Jimmy's death and on the day you uploaded this was the day he wrote fiction :'(
+Aware RIP Jimmy "The Rev" "The Knife Master" Sullivan
the day he turned in fiction actually he was working on fiction for a long time he was writing in when he made pinkly smooth back in 20002
+Texas Wolf 2002*
65 No, it's when he turned in the demo of the song that would be "Fiction" to Avenged Sevenfold. He gave it to M. Shadows and said it was the last song for the album. Exactly on Christmas Day and three days before he passed. The Rev originally called it "Death" but A7X changed it to one of the Rev's nicknames which happened to be Fiction. Anyway, it is tragic and very sad for both the band and the fans.
DUDE DON'T MAKE ME FUCKING CRY😭😭😭😭😭😭
We miss you REV lay away a place for me cuss as soon as I'm done ill be on my way to live with u eternally
:'3
so fucking cringe
Nope. He just has that unique ability to do the double ride perfectly. Not many people can do that.
no... his brain has different skill from others making drum sounds good.
remember, not playing ability, but as a composer
It's both.@@ARieLvsCutTaRi
ummm this is the reason why Jimmy is my favorite drummer!
Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan. One of the best drummers in the world ever!
0 dislikes. That's how it should stay foREVer. ♥ Rest in peace Jimmy. We all miss you, you'll be in our hearts foREVer.
The double ride fill is awesome.
If god gave us one musician to take back, for it me it would definatley be The Reverend! R.I.P Brother.
R.I.P the rev
Long live The Rev's double ride thing
That double ride is fucking incredible.
The upload date timing tho
Skeptical Potato is skeptical
Conspiracies?
Fernando Mateo Definitely
come to think about it, The Rev nailed his parts mostly in one or few takes by full song instead of per part basis like most drummers out there.
I hate listening to people who know nothing about music talk about The Rev. I'm not accussing anybody here of doing it, i'm talking about people i know and what not. Those people don't know just how brilliant he really was.. I mean to be a mastermind behind like 15 Avenged Sevenfold songs is really saying something.. He's missed by many..
talent such as this can never be matched
wackerman is better
@@illjumpiswear771 lmao no
@@OrochiTheGamer literally objectively. rev has a cool style but wackerman is fucking insanely good.
@@illjumpiswear771 yeah no
@@illjumpiswear771 That's not relevant to that comment. At all. Even if you believe that so what? It doesn't matter
0:25 Is another rev cheat ;) You can learn it in a day or two if you've been drumming for a while. Once you learn it you sound about 8 million times more awesome. But it's really just double bass with a single roll on the ride with one hand and a bell with the other. :)
Peter Moger its a paraddidle fill
Peter Moger It's actually double ride and double bass.
Peter Moger see the live video its actually double ride
I bought a second ride cymbal to play sections like this. From my understanding it's a single stroke roll on two bell rides with double bass mirroring the hands while playing the snare on beats two and four.
I don't understand why the double ride in crossroads isn't as sought after as the almost easy double ride
He is insane he is insane !
Actually if you go an look at the exact time FFX posted in the black and white video of him recording this song...he looks over at Shadows in the control booth and smiles.
REST IN PEACE JAMES OWEN SULLIVAN, THE REV!
@powerlock77 That was also the same day he did the vocal track for Fiction and said "That's it. That's the last song for this album." RIP the Rev
Thank you, Rev.
@Anthraxsgaming Also "The Rev" was composed drum arrangements of all songs of avenged sevenfold.
@Johnathan burton yeah i guess your right and no i actually like this band alot
he invented the double ride dude ;)
Andreas Larsen No he didn't lol
I think Jason Bittner of Shadows Fall was playing two rides before The Rev. But they're great in their own rights.
no
jesus christ the double ride o.o so perfect 0:25 2:15 3:49
foREVer 💀🦇
Yeah, it is .. If you type in Almost Easy to UA-cam, you will find that this is the drum track to it and just listen to it on the album ....
three days after this video was posted is a horrible day....
Sound 🔥🔥🔥
Best Drum Track Ever
Period
nice and simple, LOVE IT
hear this one thousand times, pratice, and u get pro ;)
@0:42
Is the time James(JImmy(The Rev)) smiled as he was recording this!
double rideeeee meks me su hornie
@ThrowingItAway You sir are correct. I practice like a mad man in a band.
Once I start dating a guy I will look straight into his eyes and say:
"You.. You make my heart beat faster than Jimmy's double bass... Now, CHASE STALLION DUCKS WITH ME!"
If he chases the ducks with me.. I'm marrying him.
Have you found him yet sis?
If a girl said that to me, I would instantly drop to my knees for a proposal
:'( he will be missed foREVer. REV, i hope to see you in the Afterlife and get my own Little Piece of Heaven.
2020
I wish there was a love button ...
This is fucking awesome.
Actually, if you look at their documentary The Rev had a concentration face which made him look angry not happy.
Is it just me or is it low key stomach dropping that this video was put out Christmas 09 and Jimmy died 3 days after this vid was put out
epic double rides
I think they meant that playing Almost Easy wouldn't be easy at all. I could be wrong though.
I've got a friend who loves heavy metal, he plays drums and says The Rev was better than Mike Portnoy, not only him, but almost all of my metalhead friends say that The Rev was better than Portnoy.
***** Yeah, I showed them Kollias, but that was not the kind of drummer they look for.
***** From Arch Enemy?
***** Wow hahaha, what's your favourite band? And who's your idol?
***** And out of the three you said, if you had to choose to spend a day with just one, who would you choose?
Nintendonix Rev not's better than Portnoy, but, also Portnoy aren't better than Rev, they play so different...
REST IN PEACE Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan
THIS IS SO F*CKING AWESOME!! \m/
@ThePsychoBananen The "Double Ride Thing", YEAH! :DD
R.I.P = Rev Is Proud
Miss jimmy
@DeAngusBurger nope, i tried this and couldn't play this awesome, but i would NEVER dislike it
i'm here for 0:26
@iWoodcuttin thats a little creepy... if i remember correctly, it was also the day he handed in the finished fiction to the band, his last creation.... :/
Nice
@RadicalMGuy That's correct.
@ae146 I totally agree with you
Watch this and play it with "Almost easy guitar track" ! Thumbs up!
Uploaded 3 days before he passed away =/
Yep.
💓
It's funny cause I don't have a drum set but I can kinda play this :) ..Rockband does help!
HOW DID YOU DO THIS??????????????? oh my GOD
@TheAnonymousFiction Also the day Jimmy finished Fiction.
2:23 -2:32
besssttt part
0:25 = LOL WHAT A BEAST
Me too.
God.
you should upload the nightmare drum track!
Rule planet earth or bring The Rev back....I think thats an obvious choice....
0:26 Win.
Uploaded 3 days before death
@jonnboy1234567890
Really?! You mean it, no foolin'?!
LET'S GOOOO!
uhm.. who else does the double ride? he invented it..?
doomfulla it's been used before this album was made, I know Mr Bungle used it in a song
@LaughTilYouSkeet where?
How to make a track that can be shared for example drum tracks a7x almost easy way how
Ripped from guitar hero
@FretMuppet
World*.
do unholy confessions and welcome to the family please!
00:26 The double ride heard so fucking naked 😍
MT FOdahh Jimmy
@xXTheBlackLightXx you got mine.
that he's fucking good xd
Thats what i'm sayin bro. i'd give anything to bring him back.
can you put up a download link to the mp3 of this?
or the other times well playing that =,='
Why are people still calling them metal, they're more hard rock if anything
well they have done metal and hard rock influenced style music too. Honestly, they can be considered an Alternative Metal since they have experimented with multiple music influences and styles. I take it you have some kind of weird and unjustified dissatisfaction with this band. Metallica and Megadeth have experimented with none metal styles of music, yet they are all so metal still?
Well nowadays people are calling stuff like Maroon 5 and FOB rock, so that easily makes stuff like this metal
well earlier fob was a form of alternative pop rock, so was early maroon 5, i didn't mind any of those bands in their earlier years. A7x is just A7x, metal, hard rock, alternative rock, they do quite a few songs with mixed and fused genres.
Even their most recent album is metal, by modern standards it could be considered hard rock even though it's heavily influenced directly from the big 4 and some songs sound the same and include the same instrument techniques, but yea definitely hard rock
Fuckin double ride
@widehalk because somebody else put this comment before him and this guy put the DIED in capitals...
when i played this._. i died lol jk
@xXTheBlackLightXx haters will be haters. nothin you can do about it :/
@Anthraxsgaming Avenged sevenfold is comparable band with metallica, iron maiden, megadeth etc... They have only 5 studio albums, they are too young but they have ability, fame and too many fans. Following years they will consider as best metal band.
zildjian z 21 Mega Bell ride
That like trading the two girls for Jaime Lannister.
Jacksepticeye's drumming video brought me here too
Anyone else hearing a voice? :o
all these music terms i dont know about T.T