Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver (Primus Audition)

Is there a better THPS song in existence? No.
Apollo X8P & x4
SSL Pure Drive Octo
Kick In - Shure Beta 91
Kick Out - sE V Kick
Subkick - Seismic Audio Subkick
Snare Top - Lauten Audio Snare Mic
Snare Bottom - Shure SM57
Tom 1 - Josephenson E22s
Tom 2 - Josephenson E22s
Tom 3 - Lauten Audio Tom Mic
Tom 4 - Lauten Audio Tom Mic
Overheads - Neumann KM184s
Ride - Gauge ECM87
Hi Hat - Shure 91a
China - Shure SM7b
Splashes - Beyerdynamic T201
Far Rooms - Gauge ECM 84s
Close Rooms - Sphere L22
Hit me up if you want me to track drums for you!
@jamesplaysdrums
jamesknoerl.com

[@Seakow]

Going from Archspire to Primus, this was the fastest click ever.

[@loganhobbs2612]

By FAR the best audition I’ve seen yet! IMO….. hired!

[@Great-Beard-of-Zeus]

Absolutely solid. Best Audition (for Primus) I've seen yet.

[@GaaraOfTheFunk606]

Rly impressive to make double kicks feel this groovy and swingy at this tempo!

[@Lucky7d4]

Hell Yeah!!! You Rocked This. I really hope your skills take you somewhere, if not primus, I hope somewhere else big. You've got feel my friend.

[@pearlrumdrum]

Dude! Love it. What an incredible journey to watch. You're the man, and I couldn't be happier or more proud!

[@putputt1989]

Nicely done!
How bout a "Jerry was a Remote Tumor Seeker" that'll get both bands attention I bet

[@BARTBARF]

You're the absolute man, Archspire and Primus? Mad lad

[@Phlakaton88]

Great stuff man. Careful about double bass use. Overusing it could be make or break. Herb was musical with it. Still. Ace playing!

[@wcs9139]

Yeah too many notes all the time on kick, dial it back i little

[@mbw0826]

excellent cover. as a drummer and a huge tim and primus fan I was listening closely and you nailed it! Well Done!

[@ScarysReviews]

got the look as far as attire sense goes, solid delivery on every beat, rich sounding kit. no sign of struggle. WELL DONE and what a song to pick for an audition.

[@seanmcdonnell2971]

Excellent!

[@mikegraz7797]

Love this…great job! (From a 35 year Primus fan)

[@FatCatTimmy]

Bro I hope you get it man!!! I'm dying to see a new album since conspirianioa!!!!! And you know it's gonna happen since they get a new drummer

[@matthews7805]

Those toms sound sick!

[@DonnyOsmosis]

Love these grooves.

[@dagonzalez1757]

That's a beautiful sounding kit, great playing too

[@metrodrumstv]

Man you've got a great feel for this music!

[@MrRMTA]

Havent watched too many yet but yours Def-tops! Awesome Job!

[@TIGERGUTS]

POW! Very snappy! See you next week

[@polishsharpshooter2876]

First guy I’ve seen in these auditions that has the bass drums mastered

[@nickbauman7753]

This is perfection

[@fury210]

Great playing

[@drumPhil42]

Damn, I think you nailed it!

[@endlessgrind6951]

This man auditioning for the beatles next.

[@JamesKnoerl]

@@endlessgrind6951 Ringo writes good parts!

[@pmrtn]

From the thumbnail I thought this was Danny Carey! lol!
Glad I stayed, you nailed this!!!

[@joseeberte6441]

Som massa demais!

[@millerbeer01]

🤘🏼you eclectic sob !!!

[@Darkman24]

Get it James! Good luck!

[@jimnarvel9794]

Well done!

[@mb_]

nice. good sound and clean lines

[@joshsteffen]

Great job!

[@mexhurms6011]

crisp sound

[@At.mos.fEarProduktionz]

Yoooooo.....spot on bro...nice!!!

[@cryptonios]

solid

[@glb5053]

Damn, dude! Noice!

[@satevo462]

I keep seeing these Primus Audition videos. I guess Primus is looking for a new drummer??

[@Isaiah-ft5nx]

Yes, Herb has decided to quit Primus again due to personal reasons.

[@terryclark6031]

Nice!

[@jerrygamez5723]

Bad ass dude

[@mikeadams8708]

Solid.

[@asdfgh-v9e]

Is there a better THPS song in existence? Yeah, Superman, If you must, Cyco Vision, ace of spades,

[@LoominousShroominous]

archspire to primus is crazy

[@rossnolan2883]

😊😊😊😊

[@rot_studios]

You truly only shoot for the stars huh? First Archspire now Primus haha
Kicking ass in both auditions though!

[@chadkent1241]

🤙

[@markehm941]

orange champagne sparkle kit. drool

[@robertmcallister4688]

Damn, dude, I'm LOVING the double bass on this!

[@BlackHawk287]

00:42 what is this common double bass fill called? Triplet? It’s so tasty when used in conjunction with the snare / china following

[@tomquirin4231]

hey james bro, i am a new sub for ya here and i am a oldschool 80's drummer and i only have email and i def. wanna talk more , love talking gear/drums/music/bands , etc , thanks n we'll talk soon bro > tom !

[@hazardeur]

its good but in some parts, manly beginning and middle, the kicks just don't sound as confidently placed as herbs. its very very minuscule but it's there. only a drummer would notice that though

[@pyroseed13]

It sounds like he's flaming a bit more with the kicks than is in the original track

[@aaronsomething2137]

Like the blasting better, but I DO love me some primus. Cheers!

[@Livingstonesmusic]

Not the absolute worst I’ve ever seen 🤷‍♂️

[@JamesKnoerl]

@@Livingstonesmusic hell yeah dude

[@coleydennis1824]

Uhh ohh he rushed the snare fill before the end, next…😂

[@morbidmanmusic]

Glad you could top your "criticism" with a childish emoji. If you play, you just got kicked out of the drummers club. But I can't imagine someone like you plAys music.

[@papai-y3i]

@morbidmanmusic triggered much?

[@coleydennis1824]

Joke dude!🤣

[@rphxleonine]

May I ask why the snare is triggered?

[@JamesKnoerl]

It's a snareweight not a trigger.

[@papai-y3i]

man that was EXCELLENT, but you need to play it twice as hard. it's lacking energy, punch. redo it in that fashion and you'll DEFINITELY get the gig!

[@morbidmanmusic]

"excellent, ....lacking energy and punch"
Hmmmm

[@papai-y3i]

@morbidmanmusic suggested Merriam-Webster search: 'excellent' vs 'perfect' ;)

[@Joseph-l6w]

Primus suck

[@dashoopss]

Primus sucks

[@morbidmanmusic]

Feel better now. Need your bottle?

[@dashoopss]

lol. One day maybe you’ll get it, and understand I’m actually a huge Primus fan.