Musician’s first time reaction to SNARKY PUPPY Lingus
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- This Snarky Puppy reaction is genuinely my first time ever hearing this group or this song. The level of expert musicianship on display in this Lingus song is off the scale. Entirely. Absolutely mindblowing stuff from Snarky Puppy. I bow to thee.
0:00 Intro
0:22 Start of song
10:45 Summary
When I do my reaction videos I don't press pause because I don't want to interrupt the natural flow of the music as it was originally intended by the artist. I try to vocalise my thoughts in real time as I listen to the song, and then summarise my reaction afterwards.
You can checkout the artist's original track without my commentary here: • Snarky Puppy - Lingus ...
Please do recommend songs or other artists for me to checkout in future by commenting on this video! I'm constantly on the lookout for great new music and things I've never heard before.
A Spotify playlist of songs I've reacted to and consider to be absolute bangers can be found here: open.spotify.com/playlist/26j...
The dude who facepalms during Corey's solo? That dude has six Grammys on his shelf. :D
Who is he?
@@wollfixx Shaun Martin
@@bluejar5614 and everyone else
@@bluejar5614 Found the guy who doesn't have a Grammy.
On the same instrument, mind you.
Love your reaction - the drummer - Larnell Lewis - sounds even more amazing when you know that he was called in at the last minute and learned the entire set while flying across the ocean to join them. He is AMAZING.
this anecdote is below all the videos of Lingus I have seen today
@@AkioJunichiro Perhaps because many of us find it amazing. I've watched his videos of listening and playing, and they're amazing: but the idea of learning an entire set that way is astonishing.
@@AkioJunichiro its more common than someone writing "first" on a UA-cam video.
I thought he *had* played Lingus and Shofukan before during live concerts? The anecdote is relevant to the rest of the set either way - also great songs/performances.
Seriously! Wtf. He's not human, lol.
What is really beyond me is that the drummer kept on playing that effing difficult ostinato tempo on the bass drum from the beginning of the keys solo to the end of the song, while doing entirely different phrases with the sticks. It's just insane.
The keys solo is yes, from another planet.
A minute in and Steve says, " The drummer is clearly shit hot." Never a truer statement made.
Corey Henry on the Keys, genius. Larnell Lewis on the drums, genius. Look at how the rest of the room is just sitting and listening in awe. These are musicians musicians.
Shaun Martin, world-class keyboardist and multi-Grammy-winner himself, just losing it and walking off during Corey's solo is my favorite moment. Game recognize game, and he can appreciate Corey on a level I could never hope to.
Watch the guys in the sound booth….you know that room was on fire with their bouncing in the sound booth….
Know this video for awhile now. Just found out it was recorded in my hometown. Completely missed this gig. To be honest, didn’t knew them then. But wished I was there.
Mark Lettieri, who now has a signature PRS guitar...
and michael league obviously a genius also given bandleader status
I’m a drummer/bassist/guitar player and producer in Toronto. I went on tour with a Soprano playing drums for her for a tour. Later on I was engineering a record for her (not playing) and Larnell came to play drums on a few songs.
Not only is he one of the best, but he is super nice and humble. At one point he asked me how I met the artist at first and I omitted the fact that I had also played drums with her, as it felt like the consummation of impostor’s syndrome.
“I’m not worthy!!!”
This wasn’t a concert. This is how they record their songs. They do a couple of takes and take the best one.
So crazy
The bassist, Michael League is the composer and central figure in Snarky Puppy. The entire band are all masters of their craft. Larnell Lewis and Cory Henry are both obviously touched by the hand of god during this performance. We’re blessed to be able to witness it.
I love that League had to make the band because his play wasnt good enough for the band at UNT and he wasnt getting to play in the competitions and rehersals and needed something to keep him fresh while he did the classroom side of a music degree and thats snarky puppy lol.
Larnell heard that music for the first time on the flight over to Switzerland... came up with that drum part in his mind during the 6 hour flight.. the video you are watching was the SECOND take of all of them playing together in the studio for the first time!!
it's amazing how once I start listening to Lingus I can't leave till the end of it, such a master piece
Dude I’m exactly the same. It’s like I get dragged in, it’s so enticing and exciting. Such a ridiculously great piece of music!
Saaame. Every time i see a new person hearing it for the first time i listen to the whole thing again.
Whenever someone hears the beginning of Corey's solo on this and says "oh wow this is crazy" I always think "oh, you just wait. You're going for a ride"
The thing about Larnell is he doesn't even look like he's trying despite playing like he's not human.
Right? Effortless.
@@SteveOGRock ua-cam.com/video/t60Lr0CAZxM/v-deo.html Look at 15:45, he's talking about the keyboard solo ! NOT effortlessly on the inside apparently!
i love how with every fill Larnell plays, you fall notably more in love with his drumming.
don't we all lol
Larnell Lewis, the main percussionist, is using 3 snare drums. From left to right from the drummer's perspective, you have the snare with the cymbal on it, called a stack, that he uses to make the clap sound. He puts it to the left of the hi-hat. Next, you have the normal snare, in the normal snare placement. Lastly, there's a snare with the snares disengaged, where the high floor tom would usually go. He basically uses that one as a tom. The reason I said main percussionist is because Snarky Puppy also has an auxiliary percussionist. Although he might not use it in this song, Nate Werth sometimes has a disengaged snare in his set up. The guy is an underrated genius, who is always perfectly in time with the drummer, which in this session, makes Larnell sound like he has eight hands, when he already sounds like he has four to begin with.
Awesome knowledge. Thanks for sharing Tyler!
I’ve watched/listened to Lingus about 2.3 million times but watching you experience it for the first time is gold!
When you talk about the greatest drummers, Larnell Lewis belongs on the list up there with Neil Peart, Danny Carey, Buddy Rich, etc. Snarky Puppy is truly a musician's band.
Neil Peart is a great drummer.. But not sure if he would be even top 20... I'd say guys like Vinnie, Dave Weckl, Jeff Porcaro, Tony Williams... should be ;)
Yeah, don't mean to start shit, and I have nothing but respect and admiration for Peart, but he's not on that list. He's probably on the top of the list of best lyric writing drummers!!
Gavin Harrison is just as good as any of them. Arguably better but that's up to opinion
@@justsomejusstsome8994 Gavin Harrison gets named way too little when this conversation comes up. He is absolutely amazing
@@iLeetjeeh Man, he's NO JOKE. Great to see you put respect on his name. My personal fav drummer
Loved this reaction man! If you want to hear the strings “Kite” and “Shofukan” are awesome, “Outlier” and “What about me” are fantastic as is “Tio Macaco” all from this session. Would love to see your reaction and hear your thoughts on all of those. By the way, the drummer Larnell Lewis, was called in at the last moment because the original drummer had an expired passport and Larnell learned all except a couple of the songs on the 7 hour plane ride over to Amsterdam for the session 🤪
That’s wild
I love all those songs
@@SteveOGRock There's a documentary about the making of this album and about how they'd only all rehearsed this song together for a couple of days before the show and didn't have a drummer until this recording.
@@SteveOGRock the whole album is a live recorded masterpiece
One of my favorite things about these guys is that they amaze musicians and laypeople alike. It's one thing to be able to solo insanely and play all kinds of crazy complicated riffs, but to be a BAND, and groove the hell out of anyone who hears you - THAT is the SHIT!
Larnell Lewis is a monster on the kit. Drumeo has some good stuff with him hearing a song once and pretty much immediately playing it.
lol "This puts Dave Matthews Band to shame" omg that's an understatement
If you dig the drums, ‘What About Me’ from the same sesh rips so hard it should be illegal
edit: also features a badass guitar solo
I just listened to it after reading your comment and god damn that song is intense! The build up from 2:25 is honestly ridiculous, gave me severe stank face the whole time. Great recommendation, bud, much appreciated.
Snarky is the right term here for sure....I just went from first video to last video..........I need to take a nap.....but "bent notes......time signature rhythm,,,ooohh..oohh yeah!" that was enough for me. I wonder how much of this was rehearsed and how much just oozed from their souls as they performed. No matter, I am not a musician but even I can recognize brilliance when I see it and hear it. Even more fun to watch their faces as they performed it and lived it....and those on the sidelines who could only shake their heads......I understand. I am a better person because I just witnessed this.....
It was the first time they played together.
Thank you for this video! There are most definitely many more tracks from that session that also feature the strings more prominently!!
If you want, you could give them another shot on this channel :) "Shofukan" is more chill, "Outlier" is kind of mean and dirty and features beautiful sax, and "What About Me" is their most popular song aside from Lingus!!
And don't worry, Lingus is I think the closest to sensory overload they get ;) Very great to hear your input and opinion and I hope you can get around to these at any point in the future!! Stay safe!
Thanks Spicy!
@@SteveOGRock Sleeper rarely gets mentioned, but the other keys player plays a hosepipe....
You can go down an drumming worm hole with Larnell Lewis. He is a beast. Every musician on their team is elite.
BEST REACTION CHANNEL! THIS GUY TALKS OVER VIDEO WITHOUT DESTROYING THE EXPERIENCE
Thanks Rickard! That’s the balance I try to find! I don’t wanna interrupt the flow of the music ever, but I also want to invite people into my thoughts as I’m having them. It’s tricky, but I do my best 😄
“I am shit”
-every musicians reaction to snarky puppy
Dude, did you notice there was not one music stand between them? Also Cory is otherworldly on the keys. Very tight.
right?! i keep coming back to this live performance and always gobsmacked how tight they all are. a musician's wet dream lol
What band you ever saw had any music stands? they are not an orchestra.
@@Dave1507 Almost all big bands do. More than that, as an active musician, I was amazed at the fact that this piece, Lingus, was so complex and they had such a short window to learn it, along with all the other songs from this session. It was an amazing feat to be so precise and tight.
@@themusicwriter1 So this is a big band then? i thought they were more of a jazz-fusion band, but hey what do i know... Agreed on the being amazed part though, no argument there.
@@Dave1507 A 'big band' is a large jazz ensemble, but it can cover anything from swing (a la Sinatra) to this.
Craziest thing for me is that crazy kick drum beat Larnell starts with for Corey’s solo, he keeps until the end of the song. Dude is a monster
Also @SteveOGRock, we all know Larnell is a beast. Whether you react to it or not, I think you’d enjoy “Bad Kids to the Back.” By Snarky Puppy. There’s a lot of live performances if it, but the music video is tight. It features THREE different drummers including Larnell, and the keyboard player from the Zildjian Live video. That video was my introduction to SP.
Great reaction as always man! “Dirt rubbish terrible” is exactly my level of musicianship as well, hahaha! But PLEASE check out the rest of this ‘we like it here’ session, it’s mind-blowing!
Haha! Glad you can relate. Thanks for the tip. Will definitely add that to my list. Thanks!
As you know by now, SP is more of a collective as you never know who will be playing with them as quests -Which makes it great creatively. Top notch.
Nice reaction! Btw Corey’s rhythms you were talking about at the start of his solo are still in 4/4, it uses quarter note triplets and dotted eighth notes
An! Thanks for following up on that. Much appreciated.
The intellectual heirs of the Duke Ellington Orchestra; the only other band in the history of recorded music to assemble so many great soloists.
Count Basie has had some great players over the years also.
Great reaction! As a brass player, I can point out one thing the brass section is doing here to get the crispness you're sensing: they're using their tongue to STOP the airflow, as well as start it. When we first learn brass, usually from more of a classical perspective, we're taught to "tongue" the start of the notes, and gently release the ends without an abrupt tongue stoppage. But, when you get into more modern styles of playing, like funk and soul, you usually hear players using very powerful airflows and stopping them super abruptly with their tongue. Also, they're all doing this remarkably in-sync with one another. One thing funk-type horn sections focus a lot on is when the note *ends*. Of course you gotta play the start of the note together - but if you also end it precisely together? 🤌
Very cool, thanks for sharing that insight!
@@SteveOGRock FWIW, I am only slightly embarrassed to admit I went on a long Lingus reaction rabbit hole and you’re was definitely among the most enjoyable! 😁
@@bodhibeats8257 thanks so much for letting me know! Much appreciated 🤘🏻
proper reaction to fkn amazing musicians.... I've watched this maybe 100+ times now. I love watching people's reaction to this. I love the band and being a "drummer",.. Larnall is (there is no adjective to adequately describe him). ...as if the performance was not enough,.. he learned these tunes on a 7 hour plane flight to the recording studio after the original drummer had some issues and could not make it. I thank Larnell for adding to the enjoyment I can experience in my life.
Been listening to this song and watching their video for about 3 years now and I am still mind blown every time I listen lol I’m glad you experienced this!
New lingus reaction = immediate watch
This was an album recording, live in front an audience which is how they record all their albums. Larnell was an emergency replacement who learned the music on a redeye trans atlantic flight
Gosh they record all their albums live like that? Intense.
Good lord to learn that over a flight. What an amazing drummer with a brilliant mind.
@@SteveOGRock not all, but many. They have a few traditional studio albums too
I've listened to this song hundreds of times but in this occasion, maybe distracted by your commentary, I kept the final part after Corey's solo... well... kinda off beat. And it lasted for a while. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to experiment a new flavour on one of my favourite songs.
The whole band is top-notch.
Nice reaction, good stuff!! Try "What About Me" next.
Added!
You need to watch the entire DVD, this was a recording session … this type of group is on another level when compared to any rock/pop artist …
Jfc I love watching other musicians react to Snarky Puppy for the first time. Greatest band in our generation. I used to make every new musician friend listen to them, but that was easier ten years ago. Now, most musicians I meet are already familiar with them. In this recording, Cory Henry improvised my hands-down favorite solo of all time, and made it look so effortless. ❤️
Fun fact, the drummer learnt most of the drums of this session on the plane :O
Wonderful!! Absolutely wonderful!! In the musical tradition of "Return to Forever", "Weather Report" and the "Mahavishnu Orchestra." This was my era ... the birth of "Fusion" Jazz music. So great that these young men are forwarding that legacy!!
Fun fact: the song is in 3/4, up until Cory's solo, which is surprisingly just 4/4
I like watching first impressions of one of my favorite works. Reminds me of what I said the first time and what I noticed. The snare/cymbal. The splash cymbal. Cory Henry may very well be the next Chick Corea. And if you aren't intimate with Corea's works with Return to Forever and you want to live through that catalog. I had the pleasure of studying music at NTSU in 1975 and knowing Lyle Mays and his masterpieces. The roots of this band are from NTSU (now UNT). There is so much going on in this work that they are truly musician's musicians. The audio engineering is first rate. And captures the soundstage of many years of what NTSU produces.
The drummer is Larnel Lewis and another great song they do with him is "Don't You Know" which features unprecedented musical genius and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier. Collier started as jazz wunderkind in general probably isn't your kind of music but he covers so many genres that maybe you'll find something or one of his early covers like "All Night Long" featuring Take 6. The song "Welllll" is about as close to rock that Jacob comes.
Beyond human. Crazyness. These musicians are phenomenal.
Ah - I happened to sub to your channel recently (after an Aurora reaction, but also after seeing your POV on several other musical ideas). A few days later you discover Snarky Puppy!? Coincidental? Of course. Timely? Absolutely.
Haha! I am so happy to read this! So pleased to have you here and delighted that you’ve found my videos worth while thus far.
I can’t believe I hadn’t stumbled across Snarky Puppy until very recently when someone recommended them. I was like “this isn’t a recommendation, surely, that can’t be a real name of a band…” but I looked into it and bam: one of the greatest drummers I’ve ever seen and a musical extravaganza to behold in total. What a mad group.
Crazy part is that Cory’s solo section is actually in 4/4 time, but the rhythm is so syncopated it’s hard to find the beat.
The snare sound you hear is a splash cymbal on the snare drum.
ok this may be not necessary and probably already figured it out not sure, but from the mid section where the kick and bass pattern kicks in.....
1,2.....1,2.....1,2.....1,2,3
1,2.....1,2.....1,2.....1,2,3
1,2.....1,2.....1,2.....1,2,3
1,2....1,2,3....1,2....1,2,3
This keeps going ,TIGHT, all the way through , and blew my mind yet again knowing and listening carefully, hearing them play all kinds of stuff on top of it in the build up and well everything till the end,pure mastery!!!
you have a very good ear sir. im a musician myself but i had to pause a few times when u reacted to sth because i didnt know why. everytime u made me aware sth beautiful that i didnt even catch by listening to it a 100 times. do u have any music out? i couldnt find anything about you... would love to hear sth. anyway: fun to watch through with u again. thanks for the reaction. also liked your spotify playlist u listened to, excited to hear the stuff on it. love from vienna
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to send this comment. Really pleased to hear you found my insights valuable!
If you like you can hear my drumming by searching True Ingredients on Spotify. Or find my pop-punk band that I sang & played guitar in by searching “second chance - ep”. Or search “Make It Better Later” for a ska/punk band I played drums in. All are from many years ago though. These days I’m a father of 2 and have a “proper” job. Music is a hobby now.
I would say the genre is Snarky Puppy
Haha. This is perfect.
You seem like a genuine dude.
I endeavour to be so!
Really wish people would recommend other live performances of them than just Lingus.
What About Me, Binky (Dunlop Session) and a studio recording like "Big Ugly" or "The Simple Life" are all amazing.
What About Me - ua-cam.com/video/fuhHU_BZXSk/v-deo.html
Binky - ua-cam.com/video/IE9I6NrE2S0/v-deo.html
Do yourself and everyone watching your videos a service and check these two out. You'll enjoy it.
What About Me might just be my favorite fast fusion track of all time. It's incredibly dense and brimming with detail, yet not crowded. Also it houses one of my favorite guitar solos of all time - the way it enters slowly feeling around for notes, seemingly blind, progressively laying on the whammy until almost all sense of organization or tonality is lost, then suddenly ramping up the tension by methodically climbing up the neck, screamingly emphasizing each added note, just before releasing into a bunch of fusion flurries and then piling on more tension by calling back to the uncontrollable climb just seconds before. The final few phrases feel like a logical destination, a chaotic soup of all the ideas heard before releasing themselves to the fullest all at once.
This tune just oozes talent.... Has, to me, a lot of Jean Luc Ponty meets Frank Zappa vibes going on. I like how they fill the room with random people intertwined throughout the musicians that I'm going to assume is great for the overall acoustics. Yeah, the drummer is a freaking Monster!! Great Stuff. Check out Mel Gaynor from Simple Minds for some great drumming too.
there is a YT video of larnell lewis learning and playing a metallica song from just hearing it. If you were thinking his footwork was good here, watch that video and prepare to be impressed
First time I have heard this... won't be the last. WOW!
Wel known the drummer learned this on flight to record it. Look him up. Parnell Lewis.
This is prog jazz, kinda West Coast-ish jazz, harks back to Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Return To Forever and Weather Report etc
Love it, cheers and thanks m8!
Yes! Crazy! They are so good" I never get tired of this performance. As I mentioned in an other comment you should listen to their song "Something" featuring Lalah Hathaway(It is a very different type of song. much more relax). Larnel their drummer learned the seven songs recorded during this seen on the plane the day before! How the f... is this possible. He must be an alien or a Canadian (ha!ha!).
Check out this video of Larnel Lewis on Drumeo ua-cam.com/video/vIW72VXMPHo/v-deo.html. He listen to a song with no drumming parts then just goes for it. A must see!
go birds
Haha yes!
You should react to the video of Larnell Lewis (the drummer) hearing a song for the first time and then writing drums for it. It's sooooooo effing good.
everytime (everyday) i watch this video and see this solo from Corey Henry, i can NEVER understand how someone can "improvise" a solo, with a part of the solo being a fast melody in unison with BOTH HANDS! feels like the only way to achive that, is to separate your left brainhalf apart from your right brainhalf, since a unison melody played with both hands is "mirrored"
amazing
Jazz infusion. Love it!
Their drummer, Larnell Lewis, did a couple of videos for Drumeo, if you want to see (and hear) more of him.
Larnell learned that song on the plane ride over to play with them, he never actually got to practice playing the drums with them. The dude is amazing
How do you even begin to keep everyone on point and same groove
People always rave about Cory's solo, but I'm more impressed by the insanity of what Larnell is doing. I don't understand what Cory's doing either so I focus on Larnell and Bill Laurence, who's doubling the kick on the piano.
PLEASE PLEASE react to Cory Henry - Purple Rain… the level that this guy performs is ridiculous… I strive to love music and life the way Cory loves to play music… the facial expressions are priceless… he can’t hide the feeling that music gives him… it’s incredible and the world needs more of it!!!
You need to check out Larnell Lewis (the drummer) hearing a song for the first time then playing it! Dude is unreal
While you are super late to the party, I don’t believe you have no idea who you are watching.
This is one of the most influential bands of today. If you are sincere then welcome to an incredible new world of bands and music.
Larnell Lewis is one of the drummers that are least likely to mess up a beat. The guy is a prodigy. In fact, every one in this band is a damn legend. This band is just too much and I hope one day the world will acknowledge this type of music because the talent to pull this off is extremely hard. I've been drumming for a decade, I don't even hope to reach Larnell's level
If you want to get up to date with Snarky Puppy (and another Live recording session for their new album) - this is their latest - "Trinity" - with an insane amount of drummers, and everything else! ua-cam.com/video/CSiLPkUopBg/v-deo.html
Lewis had one day live to prepare
If you really enjoy the drums, check out 'What about me?' from this same session. Larnell Lewis absolutely rips the s**t out of it.
all their drummers are rediculous, J.T., Sput, Jameson, and Lamarr, are next level. All with a different sound but all fit perfectly when they have the reins to drive that wagon.
It reminds me of the old Chicago Transit Authority
« That drummer's awsome »
Yep, Larnell *is* awsome...
Dude! You don’t know who Corey Henry is! Google him. He’s amazing!
Sheesh indeed XD
Larnell Lewis was a last-minute replacement. He learned the entire set on the 7-hour flight across the Atlantic.
But Nate Werth, the percussionist, is a monster also. He's always locked in with the drummer.
One of my favorites reactions to this video actually. Love the close view of your face and will watch more of your videos. 👍
You need to react to the other songs on this album.
Thanks Olatunde! I really appreciate the feedback. I will definitely be listening to more from them. This song was mind blowing honestly.
Snarky Puppy tunes are indeed an experience and a journey to be admired. Regarding your last comments, If you want something that is both god-tier musicians AND more playlist friendly, check out *Dirty Loops* ;)
Yes! I have my first Dirty Loops reaction video coming out in a few days time. Absolutely loved it.
@@SteveOGRock haha great, one step ahead of me already 😅 ill be on the lookout for that reaction when it comes out 👍
I think I even call out the same take you had in my summary too: the musicians are unreal AND the song is dope. Wonderful stuff.
Larnell Lewis hears a song once and plays it perfectly by Drumeo! Yu have to watch& comment on this! Simply Amazing! I would love to see yu do a reaction video on this one. Love how yu never pause the grove during yur reactions.
Larnell Louis is absolutely incredible on drums.
4:40 - Ok, here we go...
altho different in style Larnell reminds me at times due to level of skill of Neil Peart especially when Neil sat in with the Buddy Rich orchestra or when he did a 15 min solo llive in Frankfurt
Don't worry, all drummers feel the way about Larnell
5/4 straight up till the solo
You need to do What About Me next from the same series.
None of the brass section is reading music, in perfect time, playing tight notes in unison. Amazing
Henry's solo is even more absurd when you see the transcription against what the bass and drums are playing...ua-cam.com/video/e7vRat1ey9E/v-deo.html
Genre: Snarky Puppy
Learn about the drummer learned this on a plane ride to the session
There has to be some Frank Zappa influence here....
Check out the stuff Lewis, the drummer did with the UA-cam channel Drumeo.. He is a genuine freak of nature, and stupidity talented..
Larnell Lewis kind of makes you want to quit😁. Hyperbole, but my lord. The dude is music.
GO BIRDS
I'm sure someone else has said it but the drummer, Larnel Lewis, learnt the songs he played over the two days this was recorded on the eight hour flight to Amsterdam...the man is not of this earth...