Dave Grohl’s Secret Drum Techniques Made Easy
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
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The fact that Dave Ghrol gives credit where credit is due...like how he got some of his ideas from Funk drummers like Tony Thompson and the Gap Band
definitely!
Dave’s patterns on Killing Joke’s 2003 album are his pinnacle. Particularly: The Death & Resurrection Show, Total Invasion, Asteroid, Zennon.
ok shoot I missed this one! thanks! any others?
@@DimitriFantini ,
The House That Pain Built. If you don’t know the Killing Joke’s 2003 album, you’re in for a treat. Dave realized his drumming vision there. Here’s Dave himself in the studio:
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The whole front half of that Killing Joke album is absolutely killer. The beat in Implant from that album is my second favorite Grohl beat after Nirvana’s Milk It. Implant just pummels the whole way through in a way that sounds easier to play than it actually is.
Probot
Does anyone know who Steve Jordan is? If you don't, you should. When Smells like teen Spirit came out, Steve commented, that Dave is a funky drummer. Steve is known for having a killer groove, and he had great chops when he was younger.
Prince invited Dave to jam and loved his heavy foot.
Tom Petty was a fan too.
It's not only about chops guys.
Jordan my favorite!!
You missed the genius part of the Teen Spirit groove: Dave lays back on the crash at the start of the bar *a lot*, giving it a heavy punchy vibe that is very hard to replicate consistently! That's why it never sounds quite right when other drummers play it!!
fair enough! My default way of playing in the studio is to make sure the kick or snare hits BEFORE the crash (cymbals sound bad when they hit the compressor first) so I honestly didn't think to mention it.
@DimitriFantini I wasn't really criticising, it's just that a lot of people miss that about the groove and it's very clever of Dave 😊. Love your channel by the way, it's really helped my playing a lot!
it's called dynamics
Colm Dowling (here on YT) plays the best Song for the Dead drum cover I've seen, absolutely note perfect! I want that lad in my band, lol!
As an aspiring drummer, I've been following Colm for years when I want to figure out how to play parts of songs. He's fantastic, no talking, just playing. Plus, he has the best sounding snare.
Hooray! This is so helpful. I was waiting for more Dave Grohl content. I'm really impressed with the move that goes from snare to low tom via a hand flick. Really nice visual of German/American to French.
You’re a great teacher dude. This was an enjoyable watch.
Glad it was helpful!
My God, man...how do you play with your hats so low!? Good video, Dave Grohl is the reason I started playing drums. Love the man
Thanks so much!
He probably doesn't use the side of his sticks on them, only top playing.
Does anyone know who Steve Jordan is? If you don't, you should. When Smells like teen Spirit came out, Steve commented, that Dave is a funky drummer. Steve is known for having a killer groove, and he had great chops when he was younger.
Prince invited Dave to jam and loved his heavy foot.
Your floor tom sound perfect🤘🔥
Thanks!
Really good breakdown with dude this was super detailed... subbed
thanks Jack, welcome!!!!
His drum part as the devil in tenacious d and the pick of destiny has to be my favorite from him
noted! maybe I'll have to do a follow up
Dave Grohl drumming on With Teeth from Nine Inch Nails is the most solid and groovy, what a fucking legend.
Great video!
I play over the whole Songs for the Deaf album to see how rusty I am, generally after not having played for some days... Sometimes it beats my ass, sometimes I pull it out.
It makes you work on so many things: flams, singles, shuffle time, kick doubles, odd time signatures, power AND finesse
it takes a lot, doesn't it!
Dave actually didn't write the snare roll and verses in a song for the dead. Its pretty much copied exactly from the song "slip it in" by black flag.
Its still an amazing song tho.
True. I love Daves Grohls drumming on this album, but Gene Trautman, the former Q.O.T.S.A.-drummer, wrote most of the drum parts for the album -including "A Song For The Deaf".
I like your drum sound!
thank you!! really smashed the drum mix for this one to match the songs better haha
It's crushed
I don't believe Dave is referring to the intro of Teen Spirit when he refers to pulling them from Disco.
More just the standard flams and kick in songs like "Come as you are" leading into the chorus.
Rad! Thanks Brother!
Glad you liked it!!! 👊
genial!!! so much love!
Thanks so much!
Great job! Funny though you taught the moeller technique for the SLTS groove and demo'd how much it adds, but you didn't actually use it when you played the whole groove. Just straight quarter notes on the hi hat.
You’re correct, good catch! I forgot to record the proper performance after I taught that segment of the lesson 😂
IDK why it made me laugh so hard that bro is dressed in a very Weezer way during the talking, but when he did the slide pedal technique demonstration, he was on jeans and boots, very manly and badass hahahaaha
the boots were from a different day two years ago haha
Bravo on the video, however I wish more people would acknowledge his drumming on his own albums (first three FF albums) more. Everyone always overlooks them for some reason and IMO that's where his best drumming is. QOTSA never did a thing for me other than his drumming. Not a Josh Homme fan. What about his drumming on Probot or the 1992 demo Late! Pocketwatch?
Great vid! If you don't mind are you leading your flams with your left hand?
For this, yes!!
@@DimitriFantini I'm kind of a lefty playing a right-handed kit because I just can't play bass with my left foot so my right hand is weaker hence my flams sound better/more power leading with the left but if you don't mind me asking why are you doing in this case?
Why not? You can lead them with whichever hand you want! It’s great to be able to do either
He's said on multiple occasions the opening for Song For the Dead was stolen from Bill Stevenson when Stevenson was in Black Flag... gimmie some more
I heard from a fellow musician that Dave grohl thought that back in 89 that I was one of his favorite DC drummers then... I was 18. I don't know if it's true or not, but dave never did it for me. Thanks dave.
I wanna say that was a humble brag, but it didn't seem very humble. Closer to a veiled insult, really. Anyway, your friend was prob just yanking your chain.
If you’re a drummer and can’t appreciate the feel of Dave’s touch on a drum set. Then I really have to question your ability and most of all your taste. He writes great drum lines. They always serve the song incredibly well.
I love all of you keyboard warriors.
@@marktaylor2643 did you type that with your wanking hand?
lol
Amazing, not the best in the world tho
yeah well who is, ultimately ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@DimitriFantinia plethora of drummers before Dave, for sure!
@@DimitriFantini No one person that’s for sure. But in the rock drumming category, I admit, Grohl is a legend
Vinny is extremely versatile. From Pop, Jazz, Fusion, Country to Metal ( Megadeth) He sounds great in every situation. Groove, and chops when needed.
Danny Carey
"no one knows" is his best performance if you beg so much for a comment
Dave will tell you he's not the greatest
LOL. You're going to cite the man himself who never gives himself credit for anything? He isn't the nicest man in rock cause he's arrogant.
You were right the first time, Dave is an average drummer at best. The only impressive thing is the opening of Queens of the Stone Age. However, for all new drummers, you don't have to play like Uncle Neil Peart to make a living as a drummer.
Exactly. He's good, but very far from being among the best players.
If we take the "best drummer" criteria Matt Gartska talked about a few weeks ago, Dave wouldn't ever be quoted, no matter the genre.
Average across all drummers or average within the professional community?
You’re crazy, Dave is not an average drummer. You’ve clearly never toured and had to listen to every shitty opening local band along the way from city to city. Listen to his drumming on them crooked vultures. He is not average. He plays to the song. I’m sure that your I only play in my basement drum skills are unmatched. But you’re sounding dim
Your balls are average. It's all subjective. You can be the most technical player in the world and still make boring music.