Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana - Dave Grohl | Recreating Iconic Drum Sounds

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    Nirvana inspired a whole generation with their album Nevermind, released in 1991. Their rough sound and appearance made them become grunge music icons. Their drummer Dave Grohl, also known as the lead vocalist with the Foo Fighters, shaped Nirvana's sound with his outstanding drumming and the huge energy in his performances. Here is how you can recreate his sound with a modern drum kit.
    00:00 Introduction
    00:27 The Original
    01:09 Recreating the Sound
    02:53 Performance
    04:29 Conclusion
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 846

  • @f.g.6019
    @f.g.6019 3 роки тому +2388

    And of all the shirts you could have picked...

    • @ghostdrums
      @ghostdrums 3 роки тому +84

      Thought the same ...

    • @opiedrums6969
      @opiedrums6969 3 роки тому +133

      Right?!?!?! With the whole "hey axle" and everything. Like they fucking haatteeddd that band.

    • @BoxOfCurryos
      @BoxOfCurryos 3 роки тому +120

      Well that fued is long over. Krist and Duff are homies and jammed live before. Dave has interviews Duff for sound city. He also invited slash over for his birthday bash, and lend Axl Rose his guitar throne when he injured his ankle.
      Everything fades in time.

    • @rolo-20
      @rolo-20 3 роки тому +4

      Jajajaja

    • @anhunyero1657
      @anhunyero1657 3 роки тому +3

      Yeah right haha

  • @jonathanbolger6173
    @jonathanbolger6173 2 роки тому +130

    The drum sound on nevermind is incredible. Butch Vig killed it on those sessions

  • @noahmartin5032
    @noahmartin5032 2 роки тому +417

    I love how hes wearing a guns and roses shirt while talking about nirvana lol

  • @joshuaoverton3190
    @joshuaoverton3190 3 роки тому +324

    The tom heads moving is very satisfying

    • @BaliktanawMinecraft17
      @BaliktanawMinecraft17 2 роки тому

      Ikr

    • @ddppbbqq
      @ddppbbqq 2 роки тому

      Is one supposed to assemble them a certain way to bounce that way, I find that cool as well, but just have a edrum so far😃 wanna know for when i get a acoustic set hopefully

    • @ddppbbqq
      @ddppbbqq 2 роки тому

      nvm, i see what u mean now haha, read the comment before watchin

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому +2

      It’s effect you get when filming in slow motion (120fps e.g.)

    • @Ukraineaissance2014
      @Ukraineaissance2014 Рік тому

      ​@@ddppbbqq if you have those certain heads with the big dot in the middle, tune them low but absolutely evenly then you will get close to it.

  • @jackkovar7806
    @jackkovar7806 3 роки тому +328

    I learned to play drums by playing along to Nevermind songs. Good job, guys

    • @rory9655
      @rory9655 3 роки тому +5

      Me to

    • @BoxOfCurryos
      @BoxOfCurryos 3 роки тому +11

      I used to set up my pillows in the arrangement of a drum set and beat the ever living fuck out of them playing Nevermind and In Utero. I mean BEAT the fuck outta my pillows. There were holes in them by the end of the summer. Now I have a drum kit and I’m more worried about poking holes in them. Thanks Dave 😹

    • @bluemcdaniel99
      @bluemcdaniel99 3 роки тому +3

      that’s the way to go

    • @Praxidas
      @Praxidas 2 роки тому +1

      Me to

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому +14

      Nirvana was definitely one of the bands who got many people out there to learn an instrument - for that alone NIRVANA rules!

  • @BLacknesmonstaz
    @BLacknesmonstaz 3 роки тому +195

    I was riding my bike with headphones screaming this song when it came out :)

    • @chiphawkins42
      @chiphawkins42 3 роки тому +10

      I was in the back o the red lion club in Newquay smashed

    • @toot1231
      @toot1231 2 роки тому +7

      relate hardcore and your sentence just sent me into nostalgia frenzy i was too young for this album but remember being a kid blaring rob zombie sinister urge album riding my bike lmao

  • @melvin9898
    @melvin9898 2 роки тому +101

    Let’s be honest the hair did most of the work. He just wanted to make a decent time video.

  • @forever_spiteful
    @forever_spiteful 2 роки тому +7

    Finally another open handed drummer

  • @JonMartins
    @JonMartins 2 роки тому +11

    I've been listening to this album for the past 20 years and it still gives me the chills

  • @MysticMungusSlungus
    @MysticMungusSlungus 2 роки тому +8

    Was not expecting to see Nirvana being played in open hand. Nice!

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому +1

      Thanjs James 🙏

    • @BeTheGuitar
      @BeTheGuitar 7 місяців тому

      I know! I think it suits the song perfectly. Open handed gives the drum performance the energy to perfectly match the song. Nice job!!

  • @ryanscanlon8177
    @ryanscanlon8177 3 роки тому +76

    You should hold the drumstick at the bottom for nirvana that’s the way Dave holds them

  • @marcelbr815
    @marcelbr815 2 роки тому +10

    According to Andy Wallace, who mixed the album, only a small amount of sampling was used on the snare, to give it a sort of shotgun like reverb... but ge claims it was mixed very low. What you hear is Dave Grohl playing an acoustic kit.

  • @eldotjay
    @eldotjay 2 роки тому +13

    I love that LP snare! Been on a bucket list now for a little while, I’ve promised myself this is the last snare I’m buying 😂

  • @neroinc5998
    @neroinc5998 3 роки тому +40

    Amazing how you got the kick that close without the sample.

  • @Memper
    @Memper 2 роки тому +33

    THE SAMPLES
    1:27 KICK
    1:48 SNARE
    2:07 RIGHT TOM (As shown in video)
    2:11 LEFT TOM (As shown in video)

  • @nofollowers_dc4009
    @nofollowers_dc4009 3 роки тому +85

    Butch Vig didn't use drum samples, it was Andy Wallace who did it in the final mix we all know

    • @_-_Michael_-_
      @_-_Michael_-_ 3 роки тому

      Do we know what drums were enhanced by samples? Or did he sample cymbals also.

    • @joehernandez2021
      @joehernandez2021 3 роки тому +3

      @@_-_Michael_-_ I'm pretty sure he just used room samples

    • @_-_Michael_-_
      @_-_Michael_-_ 3 роки тому

      Like ambience? Kind of hall or something like that?

    • @joehernandez2021
      @joehernandez2021 3 роки тому

      @@_-_Michael_-_ samples of drum room mics.

    • @joshuachaffey1453
      @joshuachaffey1453 2 роки тому

      Yeah butch has his own released mix

  • @Mikas_Emil
    @Mikas_Emil 3 роки тому +17

    Totally in awe of the work put into this. The drumming is spot on. Great, great work.

  • @waterwoodguitars6871
    @waterwoodguitars6871 3 роки тому +49

    I think it sounds pretty damn close to the album sound. Regardless, you definitely got a great drum sound that would work for a rock record.

  • @tylerbailey9329
    @tylerbailey9329 3 роки тому +26

    Very nicely done! Impressively close, considering the gear wasn't precisely the same.

  • @DayjatoneTV
    @DayjatoneTV 3 роки тому +46

    Lessen the muffling in the snare, bring out a little bit of the overtone. Nice sounding kit man :)

  • @Eurodrummer666
    @Eurodrummer666 3 роки тому +1

    First time I´m seeing that LP Banda snare in a rock context. Well done.

  • @SavvyTurtle
    @SavvyTurtle 2 роки тому

    Dig it love your videos always love improving and upping my game and creating my own sounds in the process.

  • @marvinhanson9391
    @marvinhanson9391 3 роки тому +33

    I challenge you to recreate the Tom Sawyer drum sound

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому +18

      Challenge accepted. But it will take some time to prepare the video.

    • @marvinhanson9391
      @marvinhanson9391 3 роки тому +4

      @@ArtOfDrumming I'm excited to see the final result

  • @PSPOD
    @PSPOD 3 роки тому +17

    MIght as well rename this how to get the sound city studio drum sound. Snare is a bit off though imo

  • @TheLowLandGardener
    @TheLowLandGardener Рік тому

    You nailed that ride brightness and the floor toms pitch

  • @isaacleedrums
    @isaacleedrums 3 роки тому +2

    Sounds amazing 🤩

  • @TheLotusMachine
    @TheLotusMachine 3 роки тому

    This is a really good series, please do more.

  • @yulifitrianto8334
    @yulifitrianto8334 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome sound from the drums set... Thanks for the video, very nice 👌👌

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому +1

      Thank You 🙏 for your nice Feedback

  • @armanddevries
    @armanddevries 3 роки тому +10

    Spot on Drumming

  • @EmperorWelkin
    @EmperorWelkin 2 роки тому

    Nice job, the drums sound great. I was in Smart Studios several times before it shut down. The building was up for sale in 2019.

  • @benjisidzett4632
    @benjisidzett4632 2 роки тому

    Great video guys really enjoyed it

  • @z0i0c0nservativeimperialru3
    @z0i0c0nservativeimperialru3 3 роки тому +4

    At 1:27 I Imagined "Iron man" from Black Sabbath starting.

  • @syniister7055
    @syniister7055 2 роки тому +1

    I love this. I wish this was a series.

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому +2

      It is! We do have tons of videos like this check our playlist here: ua-cam.com/play/PLJJf4qLzrbWN0_Pdu2_XAlcQec1cgjYoj.html

  • @ald7140
    @ald7140 2 роки тому +2

    Side note: Butch Vigg didn’t use drum samples at the recording stage, but Andy Wallace, who mixed the album did (kick and snare samples)

  • @janknjazovic
    @janknjazovic 3 роки тому

    brilliant! as always!

  • @DerFinder
    @DerFinder 2 роки тому +2

    3:10 "lets add some music" as if it wasn't already music to my ears xD

  • @danielsouzaleite5538
    @danielsouzaleite5538 3 роки тому +1

    Wow, man. This was an incredible video. Congratulations! I don't know if it makes any difference to you but it just won another subscriber.

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much Daniel! And yes every single subscriber matters to us!

  • @Frankyboy666
    @Frankyboy666 2 роки тому +1

    Well, I'm a critic myself when it comes to sounds in recordings. Especially when it comes to the drumkit for I'm a rockdrummer myself. But this Nirvana sound you created...that's darn good! And like you said it yourself, when you hear the sound of the kit it's good but not very special but when the rest of the band kicks in...Heaven! Good job dude!

  • @phillipebragaoficial
    @phillipebragaoficial 3 роки тому

    Man. That punch!!!! Played very good

  • @DouglasComical
    @DouglasComical 3 роки тому +2

    First time seeing this channel and I like this idea. I think it’d be cool if we could also get an in the box recreation in which you use virtual drums like Superior Drummer, Steven Slate Drums, or BFD3 for us non drummers
    Refused’s The Shape Of Punk To Come would be a great one to do. That album’s drum sound is absolutely unreal in my opinion, as is David Sandstrom’s playing

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому +1

      Hello Billy! Thanks much for your detailed feedback! We always always trying our best. We will definitely make sure to get your suggestions up on our list 👌!

  • @Secondhandlies1
    @Secondhandlies1 2 роки тому

    Jeez those 24 inch kick and those toms .. Killer old skull set..

  • @ZeroMusicArt
    @ZeroMusicArt 2 роки тому

    Great sound! And very cool drumming 🤘

  • @kjthekunoichi
    @kjthekunoichi 2 роки тому

    So far, this drumset sound is my fave👍👍👍

  • @antoniofragaledesma6866
    @antoniofragaledesma6866 2 роки тому +1

    Great! You could create a library of sounds for electrónic drums!

  • @bluemcdaniel99
    @bluemcdaniel99 3 роки тому

    Bro! Y’all did that. 👏🏽

  • @sambell385
    @sambell385 2 роки тому +2

    Wow the drums really do get way out in front of of the sound in this song incredible that’s such a catchy groove to this song

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому

      👍🏻

    • @sambell385
      @sambell385 2 роки тому

      @@ArtOfDrumming my favorite song by Nirvana by far👍

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому

      Definitely a song that influenced so many bands in the 90s

  • @sajithmendis9911
    @sajithmendis9911 2 роки тому

    This is amazing

  • @ianoverseas
    @ianoverseas 2 роки тому

    Ummm... beautifully filmed, may I say! Awesome lighting, angles and reflections.Nice!

  • @datar0t273
    @datar0t273 3 роки тому +6

    please make one of these on the pinkerton drum sound

  • @quigonjean
    @quigonjean 2 роки тому

    THANKS FOR THE SAMPLES!!!

  • @jimmirza4212
    @jimmirza4212 2 роки тому

    Love the open hand drumming.

  • @higueraproducciones
    @higueraproducciones 2 роки тому

    Great video man. Congratulations!!!

  • @marctremblay3071
    @marctremblay3071 2 роки тому

    good work your research was very accurate

    • @joekingly2024
      @joekingly2024 Рік тому

      It wasn't. It's so easy to look up what cymbals dave used but they didn't bother to use google i guess.

  • @hughpm
    @hughpm 2 роки тому

    Gold...amazing man

  • @Rx_Vitamin_R
    @Rx_Vitamin_R 2 роки тому +1

    I forgot how much I missed this song! 🤘🏻

  • @mdrumt
    @mdrumt 2 роки тому +1

    I started out on drums playing open handed like you do in this video. Everyone thought I was playing wrong so I unlearned it. Wish I hadn't, Mike Bordin is one of fave drummers who also plays this way.

  • @Twotontessie
    @Twotontessie 2 роки тому +1

    Your videos are so well done. This one I could do without personally but another winner. I'm sure it's been commented on a ton already but I guess it was the Tama Bell Brass he used on this album. Would have been cool to find a brass drum for this one. That snare you've got just doesn't quite have the balls.

  • @giuseppecasa3574
    @giuseppecasa3574 2 роки тому

    this drum sounds great and I love the color

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks 🙏 its a sonor prolite in ebony white stripe finish

  • @adriancastelo1111
    @adriancastelo1111 2 роки тому

    Bruuh amazing 🤩

  • @Dwolfmusic
    @Dwolfmusic 3 роки тому +1

    This is spot on!
    You guys might want to look in to the band Helmet, they’re known for their great kick and snare sound.

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for your feedback! Suggestions are always welcome so we will definitely have a closer look at Helmet!

    • @Cochroach-nz6iz
      @Cochroach-nz6iz 3 роки тому +1

      Especially their album 3rd album Betty. John Stanier was the man!

  • @FacadeDrummer22
    @FacadeDrummer22 3 роки тому +17

    Slightly missed the mark with the Hi-hats. Everything else was pretty spot on. Great video

    • @erock8222
      @erock8222 3 роки тому +1

      Yup. He used 14" Zildjian A Rock Hats. I should know bc I have these bc of Dave Grohl.

    • @EliPoli64
      @EliPoli64 3 роки тому

      @@erock8222 didn't he use New Beats? well, idk much about Zildjian

    • @davidcipolla4036
      @davidcipolla4036 2 роки тому

      Def thought the same thing immediately. Cool vid tho

    • @erock8222
      @erock8222 2 роки тому

      @@bbeau2023 that sounds about right. I got my pair in 1997. The catalogs for Zildjian back then didn't list the specific size for the artist. Not sure they sold the 15 inch version but he was listed as playing those. He might play New Beats now as someone mentioned.

  • @andyandrews788
    @andyandrews788 2 роки тому

    Very nice. Cool studio too!

  • @MarkuzP66
    @MarkuzP66 3 роки тому +2

    Impressive Sound and Drumming with the right attitude!

  • @fivepoint5sicks
    @fivepoint5sicks 2 роки тому

    My Tama Imperial star kit has a 24"kick 14" and 16" mounted toms and 18" and 20" inch floor toms. I used it with a 14x4 piccolo snare that was not part of the original kit.
    Though today, I no longer use acoustic drums.

  • @framepatriot9341
    @framepatriot9341 2 роки тому

    You definitely should make the in utero video!! My favourite album ever

  • @melsanchez05
    @melsanchez05 3 роки тому +1

    Please do a Nathan followill video his snare tone and overall drum tone from only by the nights is amazing

  • @gsloomant
    @gsloomant 3 роки тому +1

    Insane bro. U kill it

  • @nedaCFilms
    @nedaCFilms 2 роки тому

    Fall/early winter 1991 was an amazing time for music on MTV. So much amazing music hit during this short time. Pearl Jam released "Alive", then Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hit and it get everyone's attention! It was new, raw and a contrast to the tired poser metal scene that had become so sold out by the "hair bands" like Warrant, Winger, Bang Tango, Firehouse, etc... Nirvana's "Nevermind" album was the biggest change to rock since Guns & Roses' "Appetite for Destruction" exactly 4 years earlier, and was the beginning of the Grunge movement.

  • @mlklotusmann6749
    @mlklotusmann6749 2 роки тому

    Great sound reproduction and great drum performance!

  • @collateral741
    @collateral741 2 роки тому

    Broo that is so awsome 😱😱 it was perfect 👍👍👍👍 it sound exactly from the original record 🙌👏👌

  • @heavymetal1330
    @heavymetal1330 3 роки тому +3

    One of the greatest songs ever!

  • @bingung182
    @bingung182 3 роки тому

    dude, this is awesome

  • @BrandonMobley614
    @BrandonMobley614 Рік тому

    The 14 inch floor tom used as a rack tom, seriously looks exactly like the kit he used at Live at Paramount.

  • @DavidOakesMusic
    @DavidOakesMusic Рік тому +1

    Currently trying to grow my hair like Pascal in this video x

  • @jorgegv5077
    @jorgegv5077 2 роки тому

    Great sound!!

  • @Imabassplayer2
    @Imabassplayer2 3 роки тому +1

    A good job to be fair. I think Dave used an old Gretsch or Ludwig when recording Nevermind along with the Tama Bell Brass snare. The snare which has been on countless records including The Colour and the Shape. Drums are never easy to replicate because drums sound different from room to room. Great video man sounded really nice.

  • @brobro4184
    @brobro4184 2 роки тому

    I like you style bro keep in rock 🤘🎸

  • @ChristianPaulson-Music
    @ChristianPaulson-Music 2 роки тому

    Those drums sounded great super good micing too.

  • @electricbuffalo4137
    @electricbuffalo4137 Рік тому

    Love the vids, thanks! I’m curious, if you only have 2 inches of kick reso head left, is it actually doing anything at that point?

  • @thezogs95
    @thezogs95 3 роки тому

    Damn near nailed it. Snare sounds slightly thinner here. No mute on the snare would do the trick

  • @marcellarenusup3796
    @marcellarenusup3796 2 роки тому

    Wow very cool man

  • @ACHIMBILL
    @ACHIMBILL 3 роки тому +1

    Good job!

  • @bobbyboombatz1489
    @bobbyboombatz1489 2 роки тому

    Very cool video !

  • @viceatlantic
    @viceatlantic 3 роки тому +1

    it sounds really pretty :D

  • @DanielSamulewiczXXI
    @DanielSamulewiczXXI 3 роки тому +6

    Snare sounds very different. Like there’s no wires. But still a good try! And it just reminds how much there is to be done in sound design and production. Thank for your efforts and explanations!

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому

      Thanks Daniel!

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому

      Thanks 🙏 Hector!

    • @kller324
      @kller324 3 роки тому +1

      @@ArtOfDrumming I agree with Daniel that the snare sounds a little off
      But everything else sounds really great especially the bass drum.
      Still a great drum sound overall.

  • @evankeal
    @evankeal 3 роки тому +2

    In the world of pro drum recording, compressors are a drum sounds primary component. I didnt think this attempt was very successful at recreation, but still very very good. Mics and compression whether its comp units or natural tape compression, is the key.

    • @wrongfuture
      @wrongfuture 2 роки тому

      Wrong! The sound of the instrument always comes first and is the most important. The compression makes a difference but won't turn a Jazz kit into a Metal kit - you have to get it right at the source. And it sounds like they did use compression in the mix.

  • @noileds
    @noileds 2 роки тому

    Awesome sound

  • @HenkJanDrums
    @HenkJanDrums 2 роки тому

    Great video!

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому

      Thanks!
      Great to see you checking out our channel! :)
      Have fun exploring all the other videos

  • @groovesforyou5652
    @groovesforyou5652 2 роки тому

    Nice video!

  • @GoranRista
    @GoranRista 3 роки тому

    Fantastic job, guys! You got as close to the original as possible.

  • @diegoambrosio9121
    @diegoambrosio9121 2 роки тому +2

    Total kickass, brother!
    Excellent sound, excellent play!
    And dude... You're left-handed! Hah! Very cool!

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому

      Actually right handed but for this tune using open handed to have more punch in the right hand for the backbeat

  • @ritz2243
    @ritz2243 2 роки тому +58

    When you wear GnR shirt and play Nirvana song, that the best fail ever 🤣

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому +5

      😅

    • @bosslots3610
      @bosslots3610 2 роки тому

      Very well said bro

    • @icerodtv155
      @icerodtv155 2 роки тому +1

      Im cool w his shirt, maybe he's just a 90s kid that grew up listening to the likes of gnr, metallica, pearl jam, nirvana etc. Im glad he didnt wear a nirvana shirt playing a nirvana song 😂🤣

    • @nickcarter4006
      @nickcarter4006 2 роки тому

      When his phrasing is that legit he can get away with it, no doubt

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  2 роки тому

      🙏

  • @justinroble9328
    @justinroble9328 2 роки тому

    This video is more of a flex of their drums and hardware than it is a sound recreation.
    Video flex 10/10
    sound recreation 8/10
    sound recreation for any other decent drum set in tune 8/10

  • @brianbyrne4763
    @brianbyrne4763 Рік тому

    Nailed it!!! Are the drums compressed or EQ? How do u get rid of all the ring? For a while I thought that Dave used the drum muffling rings that go under the head but those quiet the drums too much !!

  • @DougBrito
    @DougBrito 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @phoenixstone4208
    @phoenixstone4208 3 роки тому

    i think one of this person's influences is Christopher Guanlao from Silversun Pickups. check out the Lazy Eye video to see what i mean.
    fantastic work btw~

  • @sucks5096
    @sucks5096 2 роки тому

    Well done dude

  • @techthisout3549
    @techthisout3549 2 роки тому

    Pretty dope sound ! Really as close as possible 😉

  • @AceRazor
    @AceRazor 3 роки тому +4

    Sounds good. You guys managed the copyright too, which is equally amazing.🤣

    • @ArtOfDrumming
      @ArtOfDrumming  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks and yes Copyright wasn't that easy ;-)

  • @ruifaustino
    @ruifaustino Рік тому

    Well played.