Tool - Lateralus - Cover - Sam Westphalen - The Busking Sessions
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2014
- Here we have Sam Westphalen performing Tool's "Lateralus" for our new "Busking Sessions" series filmed in Hoiser Lane Melbourne.
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Sam Westphalen
In the absence of a drummer, Sam hits his guitar a lot in an attempt to get as much music out of the instrument as possible. His UA-cam videos have reached over 3 million views with an overwhelmingly positive response. He can be spotted on the streets of Sydney, earning more than minimum wage by playing guitar and receiving money from generous passers-by. He can also write about himself in the 3rd person when necessary.
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Some guy: “You can’t play ALL the songs parts on one guitar”
This guy: *Laughs in Fibonacci*
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I'm crying
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This guy literally played the entire band on his guitar.
I mean, a lot of the parts were missing at times, to be fair, but yeah. Wild.
Great! I'm not savvy enough to know that so I am very glad for your post. Thx.
And killed every part!!!! Hell of a musician!!!
@@thisfreakinguy9795 I could pull it off, but then I have the kind of voice meant for that kind of thing.
He's good but this comment did Danny Carey dirty
This is insultingly impressive.
Just take your gold star and leave. You win the comment section.
to watch, try just listening to it over and over compared to the real music
have you heard this too? ua-cam.com/video/9A0-InU41Do/v-deo.html
this will also blow your brains (make sure you also read the description of the video...)
Super tight, tho hard to follow the structure for anyone who doesnt know it well.
a dual track of him playing harmonies\octave stuff would be incredible!
Yes, not that point of this video of course
It really is! Insane.
This song may or maynard need a singer.
A very keenan assessment....
That pass was a nice, tight spiral.
These jokes are justin credible, Danny.
haha, good one's guys. Lighten up Daedalus! 😁😜
This thread is golden. I’m not Fibonacci
This guy spiraled out for sure.
It’ll be 13 years until he does another one of these
Alex Jeffery 😂😂😂
Salty Cuck salty blasphemy!
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I wonder what's it's like to only play one song for 10yrs....
Lel
Some random guy: -do you play the guitar?
Sam Westphalen: -no, i play an entire band.
From a soloist standpoint this player represents a new breed of musician...very exciting.
I agree he's great -- but new breed? Suggest you look into Michael Hedges :) (Note: this is not a critisim of Sam Westphalen in the slightest!)
@@chmod1777 I think this is more Preston Reed than Michael Hedges, to be honest.
@Thomas Grey these kinds of players were no where to be seen 50 years ago and you could not find instruction either. Now they are all over the place and students want to include it in their repertoire of techniques. It has now become more mainstream...very exciting.
Andy McGee! Hands down my fav
McKee.....
If I was walking down the street and saw a busker playing this I'd have to just give him my credit card. This is impressive as hell.
Umm.... Ok... LOL!
And the man's who standing in front of me. He wouldn't know it though. ;)
Is it me or is this extremely "underviewed"? This guy is straight up meditating, he's so in the present and focused.
Having a cosmic experience, just pretending to be one of those assholes in the alleyway woooh
only way to do it med and focus brings out the real inner musician
"with my feets upon the ground I lose myself between the sounds"
BIG YES on this, playing music its a will and concious active meditation form, he is doing an expert synthesis on the fly !
you saw it isn't that all that matters.who cares about "views" (ps this is underviewed)
Tool did a great cover of this Dude
Agree
Lol. Nice.
Hahaha ... *snort*
🤣🤣🤣👍
Woah woah too fast. Tool are the ones that wrote this masterpiece. From playing it and making it even more complicated showing masterful skills of guitar, to be considered the one that made it even better, well, from start he did't came up with the piece. One think is to spend days, months, years to play something written, another is to actually compose something out of this world. This guy will certainly have a great career with this level of valuable skills and, of course, good taste for good music and I hope to hear something composed by him live!
This is so crazy I have never seen anyone be able to pretty much hit an entire song that has lyrics with one instrument and be able to still give you that distinct feeling that lateralus gives you even without Maynard singing his face off. Very awesome
Have you never watched Ernesto Schnack, look him up on here, he is also awesome and does live streams most weekends.
4:40 he totally nailed even the smallest details. love this!
His pinky at 4:40 was insane
i hope tool have seen this
whaddyatalkinabeet
Sassy Sasquatch I don't think Adam listens to covers of his own songs, but maybe! He has said he doesn't like listening to his own work because at some point it feels like stroking one's own ego.
read it in some guitar world magazine.
however, he may look into covers for various reasons, so again who knows? meet him and ask him! hahaha
I promise you will get the answer you wanted.
Even if they have they won't say anything for 8+ years
They have
funny how tool was glam then transformed into a beautiful darkness
I was like "how is this one dude going to play this song solo?" Then he did.
Hello Everybody, I'm putting together some tutorial videos.. any specific sections or techniques you want to know about?
Sam that was incredible! I have some classical guitar training but I think tutorials on your percussive technique would be an immense benefit to the internet!
beyond anything i could accomplish. but top kudos for this amazing content Sam.
Do you ever play any Days Of The New? I could see you covering "Dancing With The Wind" and really killing it!!!!!! By the way, I'm not sure if you've ever listened to Lateralus rearranged into "The Holy Gift" in it's correct sequence but, I always try and show people that re-ordered version of that album because I believe it's actually the way the songs were supposed to be ordered (it's a Fibonacci Sequence if you're into that type of trivial knowledge.) "The Holy Gift" played start to finish seems essentially like a rock opera of the highest order, as far as I'm concerned it's one of the most prolific albums in the past couple decades in regards to it also being a "commercial success."
I listen to "The Holy Gift" every time I do DMT and I have always had the most epic breakthrough journeys on the Molecule while Tool is playing in the background. The entire album seems to me like it was basically created specifically for journeying into the realm of The Godhead. Your cover of my favorite Tool track is gonna be playing quite a bit from here on out. I just showed my wife and she thinks you're amazing!!!!
What you're doing, no matter what anyone says to you, no matter how much money comes to you, whether or not the people who are responsible for placing a performer in the spotlight, no matter what, PLEASE DON'T EVER GIVE UP PLAYING!!! YOU ARE QUITE LITERALLY DOING GOD'S WORK. OUR WHOLE REALITY IS PARTICLES OF ENERGY VIBRATING. THOSE VIBRATIONS YOU HAVE SENT OUT INTO THE ETHER, NOT ONLY WHEN YOU RECORDED THIS, EVERY TIME A PERSON PLAYS THIS, YOU ARE MAKING AN IMPACT ON REALITY ITSELF AND THE RESULT WHICH WILL VARY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO WATCHES AND LISTENS BUT, IN MY EXPERIENCE RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME JOY, A BIT OF PIECE, SOMETHING THAT MADE ME THINK, A GIFT I IMMEDIATELY FELT I SHOULD SHARE WITH MY LOVED ONES!!!
IF YOU BELIEVE THIS WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL, IF YOU NEVER DOUBT IT, IF YOU SPEAK IT INTO EXISTENCE AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY, IF YOU ARE LOYAL TO YOUR CRAFT, THEN I SUGGEST YOU ALSO DO ALL OF THAT FOR REWARDS FOR YOUR CRAFT. TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY, TELL YOURSELF YOUR MUSIC WILL CREATE THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS, TELL YOURSELF THAT IT IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING YOUR BEST LIFE. MUSICIANS ESPECIALLY ARE ABLE TO MANIFEST THEIR DESIRES BECAUSE MUSIC IS A SPELL, THE MUSICIAN WHEN PROPERLY AWARE OF THE FACT THEY ARE ACTUALLY PERFORMING REAL MAGICK, CAN MANIFEST LIVES BEYOND OUR GREATEST FANTASIES. YOU HAVE A GIFT THAT IS ALSO A POWERFUL TOOL. JUST REMEMBER THAT THE PENDULUM SWINGS BOTH WAYS AND ALL THINGS WILL BALANCE OUT THROUGH THE LAWS OF THIS REALITY. WHAT I MEAN IS THAT IF YOU FIND YOURSELF SUCCESSFUL BEYOND HAVING THE THINGS YOU NEED TO LIVE HAPPILY, BE SURE YOU PAY IT FORWARD. GOD BLESS, THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE PIECE OF MUSIC!!!! I TRULY HOPE YOU FIND SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS!!!
Yea. How can I be tools drummer.
@@augustesdupin7967 don't fuck with tools drummer Danny is amazing
Jesus man, that was the absolute most badass thing I've ever seen. I'm blown away.
Bra-fucking-vo!
Keep that spiral goin all day for sure brotha. ✌️👍
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Can't wait to watch this when I get home. Classes all morning..
Holy god..my utube sux..still the most accomplished acoustic shredder I've ever seen...immaculate in his conception,flawless in his performance,and blessed by god are his tallents
Amen!
I've never seen any guitar played like that.. Incredible
I agree I know im 2 years late lol
3:37 oh look, even Maynard himself showed up.
xD
hoky fuck !
CunningCondor @ Z
don't think that was Maynard, Maynard us like, 4 feet tall. But he should definitely be aware of this. This young guy is so amazing that I keep watching thinking it's Photoshopped , or something
CunningCondor hahahahahaha I'm dying over here
Imagine him in school. "Sam, will you please sit still for 2 seconds!"
Because having a drummer and a vocalist is too mainstream.
Missed pun opportunity. “Because having a drummer and a vocalist is [tool] mainstream”
Nice profile pic
lol @ the Tool purist, shut up this is more impressive anyways
When having more than one person in a band is too mainstream
Ya it's so 90s
if i saw sombody busking that on the side of the street this good I would give them like 20$
I would give 100$, if I had. But I don't, so just like 40$.
My thoughts exactly!
Gigerian ahahahah i would give him one of my tabs ..
I would honk my horn and say get out of my parking spot hippy. Then punch the box of kittens he sells.
Rovert Robert good to know
If only I could like this 10,000 times...
Unless it's only 46 & 2 times in a row
@@jheffreymartineau3388 hey man, don't pushit
@@BonahBBamison sorry man... Black then white are all I see in my infancy...
it might take 10,000 days
If you could figure it out you'd be a useful idiot. I like your Disposition though
I love tool. I have their name tattood on me. I myself have played guitar for over 20 yrs. So i have a deep appreciation for the song & how it was played in this video. With that said... that performance was one of the most incredible things ive ever seen in my life. You sir are amazing with your instrument....
2584 guitars gave their lives to make this song a reality.
It doesn't matter if you like Tool or not (I love Tool and this is one of my favorite songs of all time!) but you have to recognize this is beautiful and this video needs far more attention than it has...
Wolt I think it sounds like crap , and that it sound nothing like the actual song , but I do commend him for what he's trying to do .
Get back in your mothers basement
Wolt well if you love tool and this is your favorite song you're probably a bit biased 😂😂😂 don't you think
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whats special about a person busking who has a youtube channel? what about actual buskers who play better than him? I think they deserve more attention tbh. like this guy /watch?v=dAZrHl1TtAg that guy has a great voice.
I'm a drummer of ten years, this summer. And although I outshine many around me, this is a reminder that the path in any craft doesn't end. There are many stops along the way, and lessons to be discovered all the time. Still I can barely glimpse how far down the road Mr. Westphalen is, his talents are so refined and his voice just natural pours through his hands, I mean damn. We're witnessing a beautiful piece of our species embodying his own imagination- and I can feel my own instrument calling me.
So stick with what you love, regardless of what people think about your happiness- stick to it, even ad ESPECIALLY when the time is difficult, and push that edge dammit! May just go where no one's been.
Cheers to Sam :D
Ethan Dupre
thanks for your comment, i took a screenshot
Ankit Luthra me too 🙏
fuck me! That was beautiful!
What you mean to say is... spiral out. Keep Going.
Imagine my surprise when this video came on in the background whilst I was playing a video game, tabbed over to get a glimpse of the musicians...and seeing just one man...with a guitar....by himself....alone...guitar...no drums...THIS HAS SHATTERED MY PERCEPTION OF REALITY! Brilliant artist.
2023 still watching this gem with a dropped jaw. Amazing
I hope the actual band can see this. Incredible. Man.
+Nick Hubert Picture Maynard singing beside him, no mic just singing ! ))Mind Blown((
The B Mo Dressed as a homeless man and the title reading... You won't believe what happened next!
Maybe Danny but Maynard pfff keep dreaming
i don't understand how can someone dislike this.. this was so amazing
PeRogiTra It's very hard to sing along to. My main thing is just wishing he let the song play out closer to the normal speed - feels kinda like he's trying to get it "done and over with."
Buuuuut, his playing is still absolutely stellar and I could do no better. So. Criticism with a pinch of salt. :)
Being able to reproduce ALL THESE on a single instrument shows not only the skill to play but rather an ability to PARSE and comprehend all the complexity and beauty of Lateralus.
Brother Adam, Justin, Danny, and Maynard would all be proud. I’ve never thought anyone could do so much justice or could even cover this song. Beautiful job sir I wish I could play as well as you
He traded his soul for sure
made me smile
Pasha Hillyard awww.... he traded his soul to make you 😃 i bet that makes him feel all warm and tingly for eternity... in heLl 😈
scurus11scurus wth 😂
I never understood this Christian allegory of treading skills with the devil lol. We see it the other way round that the more skillful, the more divine his connection.
Nah he found it
He has a gift. Beautiful.
Interesting how people are so drawn to this. It's like a light shining in the darkness.
I wouldn't call it a gift. This man fought hard to earn the ability to do this
@@l.ronhubbard5445 some call that a gift 👌
@@Outsider46n2 no. That means he paid for it. Which makes it the opposite of a gift
I'm a Conga drummer, Percussionist,and this tunes totally Crazy Man,you totally nailed it Bro
You've spiralled out, now keep going.
SPIRAL OUT! KEEP GOING!
Awesomesauce comment to an Awesomesauce vid. Respect
I searched for a cover of the song and this was way better than I ever expected to find
This is ridiculously impressive. Skill level on par with the gods. In fact I'd LOVE to see them incorporate dude here on a song or two in concert.
This isnt someone playing a instrument. This is someone becoming one with the instrument.
I’ve never felt so inferior in my life..
Bounced on my boy's Tool to this for 10000 days. A+ in god we trust amen
coming back years later & FINALLy it's starting to get the views it deserves
This is one of the videos you'll see in 5 years and it will freak you out again.
HOLY SH*T
The ambition of this... with just a single acoustic guitar... wow man exceptionally well done.
I'd be flippin out if I saw this in person
Wow, it makes total sense that you can play just about any Tool song on a DADGAD guitar. Every song is in D minor, the rhythm syncopations can all be done on the body and low strings, and Maynards vocals on the high ones. Well done!
Where is Sam these days? So much respect for this badass guitar player.
Jesus. THAT was magnificent.
His smile at the end... priceless. His soul lives to do that and do it well, he did! Like most amazingly good things, you sir are under rated, under appreciated and loved by me 💗
This never gets old
Adam Sandler has really been honing in on his abilities
Fucking hilarious
I Really Like this version of Adam Sandler.
made my day
Hahaha most epic comment
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Scuba Sam
You could kill people with comments like that
This guy is absolutely incredible
Iev lCactus
how anyone could dislike this video is beyond my comprehension
For any and all that were daft enough to put their thumbs down, please tell us where we can view your talents. That is if you have any!!! Great job Sam! Haters going to hate! Lots of jealous people that don't know how to appreciate anything that they didn't do. OR can't do!! That rocked!
It's not meant to sound exactly like the song it's a fucking cover guys it is meant to be different in certain parts which make it creative.
Plus he's having to do like three parts at once.
@@kevinkibble8342 with only one instrument. so his options are limited.
also i am pretty sure that tool themselves are changing songs all the time when they perform them live.
I think it is accurate enough. He did all the fibionacci's. Even his drumming follows sequence pretty accurately..
Some people are to fucking dumb they won't even understand your comment.
@@sam-psonsmith9951 yeah schism live is so much better than the studio version and the studio version won a damn Grammy lol
amazing....simply badass cover.
danney carey and adam jones all in one. a true one man band if there ever was one. and all on one instrument. never seen anything quite like this. my hat is all the way off to you man.
7 years later............still the best YT video ever.
I never imagined a guitar could be played like that, this man here bent my mind, out of this world performance.
Check our Rodrigo y Gabriela…
Such talent in a strip down acoustic version! Been a tool fan for over 20 years and I love to see artist getting inspired by the great music they put out
2020 COVID-19 lockdown brought me here. Thank you for entertaining us all with your unearthly talent!
i love the accidental string buzz, gives it such amazing dynamics and real grit, a story was told in this video
Probably one of the most amazing covers i’ve ever seen...
Wow. I love everything about this. I wish I could have seen you perform it live!
that open tuning sounds incredible
It's complete horse shit that youtube waited over 6 years before showing this to me. Sam, this was great! Thank you.
Wow! That was really great man.
Wow...fantastic ..!!
A few moons later ...my ear drums and cranium still love your art 🎭🎨.
I've probably watched this 20 times. My mind can't comprehend it. 🤯
Over thinking, over analysing separates the body from the mind, withering my intuition, missing opportunities that I must feed my will to feel my moment calling way outside the lines.
You are fucking amazing bro... Can't believe how much work you have put into that!
Truly a master of your craft!
Dude I've listened to this so many times. My Cajon loves it and so do it. Let's jam!
hes so good and it sheds a light on how many good ass riffs Tool just pumps into their songs
Sam IS, the best AIM has ever produced.
Period.
I literally could not give a shit about any other alumni from AIM.
Dude, you KILLED IT. Awesome job
Wow ! This was incredible. Love how you combined the drums, guitar and bass into the song.
Yeh i saw that, he's version of ramstein he has good german skills. ; )
Never gets old. Timeless tunes
Love this song and watching Sam cover it!
spiral out, keep going....
Who would dislike this. Awesome bro. Keep doing your thing.
People who suck at life Edwin, people who suck at life.
Absolutely awsome!
This performance is so far beyond amazing. This deserves a LOT more attention.
I see 32 dislikes.
Enough reason to leave earth now.
+christoph kramer 41 now need Chinese Water Torture.
+christoph kramer So where are you going?
Focus on the good
They should go, not you.
Well said !
I don't think i've thumbed up a video so quickly. Incredible job - and an awesome choice of song for your style!
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Imagine just walking by and this dude just starts busking to lateralus, goosegumps moment
totally amazing!
Wooow!! Chingonsísimo! Qué gran versión creaste, y esa pasión que le imprimes a tu guitarra es asombroso, muchas felicidades!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Sam successfully summoned Maynard at 3:35.
Truly amazing!
ARE YOU F?CKING KIDDING ME!!!!!That's the most amazing thing I've seen!!!
That was outstanding! Totally subbed for more Tool!
I'm filming The Pot next week
Sam Westphalen How about Forty six and 2?
Sam Westphalen Could you please make a video of Schism?
I am here 2019, this is awesome, man.
The recording quality is sooo awesome!!! I couldn't be more glad about that!
Amazing skills. Absolutely amazing.
I'm up way past my bedtime watching all of "this". It's incredible! I'd like to know if Stephen Stills has any influence. This is next level shit, but he's the only one I've ever seen use a guitar like this... incredible. TY.
Holy shit. Im genuinely impressed
rush of goosebumps. Far beyond amazing.
Truly amazing display of passion and talent!