Fred Armisen - History of Punk Rock Drumming & Guitarist Impersonations

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  • @blankpool
    @blankpool Рік тому +1

    1:57 spot on Fugazi impression

  • @davethebat9280
    @davethebat9280 3 роки тому +67

    D chord thing is so true. Can’t watch him without thinking of ‘Devon, whatareyoudoinghere?’ A gifted actor and musician.

    • @Chorkaloopa
      @Chorkaloopa 2 роки тому

      Take a right on the 405.....

    • @evanm.jacobson1514
      @evanm.jacobson1514 Рік тому

      Yes. I always play that d sus chord so it sounds like I’m a much better guitar 🎸 player. Great music history observations!

  • @ptcrusa
    @ptcrusa 3 роки тому +103

    3:57 Oh my God! He nails that off kilter Hüsker Dü rhythm PERFECTLY out of nowhere! I've never heard anyone play that before besides Grant Hart, its so distinctive

    • @heavymachete6235
      @heavymachete6235 3 роки тому +3

      joey jordison tho?

    • @bobdaryl1
      @bobdaryl1 3 роки тому +2

      Yea I caught that too! The Diane beat

    • @lewiscarrington1777
      @lewiscarrington1777 3 роки тому

      Screaming trees? Superchunk?

    • @ptcrusa
      @ptcrusa 3 роки тому +3

      @@lewiscarrington1777 True, Superchunk is great too, the drummer actually plays with Bob Mould and nails all of the Husker Du songs. I guess I meant that the style is very distinctively Grant Hart's drumming style.

    • @danberkman8227
      @danberkman8227 3 роки тому +1

      Tre Cool does a pretty good "impression" on their cover of "Don't Want to Know If Your Lonely" - ua-cam.com/video/vniciBV6D5E/v-deo.html

  • @jonwanrocks
    @jonwanrocks 3 роки тому +63

    how do these drums sound SO good even thru this phone mic

    • @thedangersofoxygen135
      @thedangersofoxygen135 3 роки тому +5

      I'm wondering the exact same. That snare sounds better than St Anger

    • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
      @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 3 роки тому +1

      it's called a PA system.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 2 роки тому +2

      @@thedangersofoxygen135 Dropping a brick on a cat sounds better than the snare on St. Anger.

  • @crispy6311
    @crispy6311 3 роки тому +16

    Fred Armisen is one of my favorite people on the entire planet.

  • @davidg6803
    @davidg6803 3 роки тому +56

    It's really great to watch this bit with a crowd that gets the references as opposed to Jimmy Fallon pretending he gets them.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 2 роки тому +1

      Watching Jimmy Fallon is a form of masochism for people who actually hate themselves. :)

  • @torcolts19
    @torcolts19 3 роки тому +46

    Freds ian mackaye impression is on point😂

  • @Paddy.C
    @Paddy.C 3 роки тому +20

    "Did I skip anyone important?"
    Yeah man, Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros.

    • @stewwart6060
      @stewwart6060 3 роки тому +1

      Margret Thatcher

    • @tomwalker8332
      @tomwalker8332 2 роки тому

      @@stewwart6060 Probably the ironically most influential person in punk music in the UK.

  • @negativeland5207
    @negativeland5207 3 роки тому +25

    that D chord joke is so good

  • @JJJameson.
    @JJJameson. 3 роки тому +124

    Insert obligatory "That's so smart, he's actually musically correct, so that's a really high brow kind of humor"

    • @Stank_Dank_
      @Stank_Dank_ 3 роки тому +4

      Lmao what are you talking about bud

    • @WAZOOMA
      @WAZOOMA 3 роки тому +3

      @@Stank_Dank_ basically he's saying that Fred Armisen is both comedically and musically competent, but recognizing that this is likely a very common reaction to this content, he makes this comment while acknowledging that it would be almost 'obligatory' to say such a thing.

    • @Banksy100
      @Banksy100 3 роки тому

      @@Stank_Dank_ like this at 5:23.

    • @mrkyburzy
      @mrkyburzy 3 роки тому

      Isn't that the response Fred Armisen is hoping for?

    • @byHexted
      @byHexted 2 роки тому

      Yeah the comments right below you do that lmaoo

  • @greg0uk
    @greg0uk 3 роки тому +7

    Loved watching this through a gap in the fence.

    • @MikeRizzi
      @MikeRizzi  3 роки тому

      LOL. I was standing next to the speaker stack filming in portrait mode with my cellphone. Hence the janky quality.

    • @MikeRizzi
      @MikeRizzi  3 роки тому

      @UnjustifiedRecs I agree. Which got me thinking, I never film portrait mode... Turns out, I was wrong, this was recorded by my son. I was behind him with poor visibility and my right ear next to the speaker stack. With age, so goes memory...or so I hear.

  • @victorhayden7053
    @victorhayden7053 3 роки тому +32

    'Crass' ! Good answer. If u know the music of Crass then you'll know how unique their style of drumming is. Penny Rimbaud does alot of like, almost military style drum rudiments, like from a 'marching band' or something which gives their songs a very different and instantly recognisable feel. The rest of their sound is really distinctive aswell, with that very thin but extremely distorted guitar sound. Crass can be quite challenging to listen to at times but if you persevere and find the songs that u like, then it's definitely worth it. Try 'Big A Little A' 'Bloody Revolutions' 'You're Already Dead' 'System' for starters.

    • @austinpascarelli6298
      @austinpascarelli6298 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah when I think of important 1st wave UK punk my mind goes to Crass. They had a unique sound on the “Feeding”. Much prefer then over the Pistols and even the Clash.

    • @triffidkiller1234
      @triffidkiller1234 3 роки тому

      @rrar rarr NA Palmer refused to learn a single chord in all the years he played Crass guitar. Kevin Coyne is another singer songwriter that did not let his lack of guitar knowhow get in the way of a song.

    • @chriscrasslindop7736
      @chriscrasslindop7736 3 роки тому

      i kinda know crass haha

    • @jodydomergue5985
      @jodydomergue5985 2 роки тому

      💪

    • @robertlawson682
      @robertlawson682 2 роки тому

      @rrar rarr Thanks to the genius of the late John Loder

  • @horvathcaleb
    @horvathcaleb 3 роки тому +3

    1:55 he’s referencing the Fugazi tune “Latin Roots,” totally hilarious. That record came out in ‘91, love Steady Diet of Nothing, a very stripped down and aggressive record.

  • @markallen6543
    @markallen6543 Рік тому

    I absolutely love this, so good..

  • @denjideadbrain
    @denjideadbrain 4 роки тому +3

    i fucking LOVE how he goes quiet and none is talking

  • @maddykae4415
    @maddykae4415 3 роки тому +6

    love him doing that bit he used to do with kristen wiig on snl with the crowd that was sweet. this is a great music nerd set, its so fun.

  • @wanderingstar9322
    @wanderingstar9322 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this treasure that I got to watch! This is amoung the very, very best videos I've discovered on youtube.

  • @snakewhitcher4189
    @snakewhitcher4189 3 роки тому +8

    Ray's guitar broke. I guess I'll tell you all about the last time I was in Portland

    • @philipcullin983
      @philipcullin983 2 роки тому

      That’s a true story just ask Bruce Loose

  • @WhisperShield
    @WhisperShield 4 роки тому +23

    What about Descendents, Fred? I’m hurt, sir.

    • @charliecrash3450
      @charliecrash3450 3 роки тому +2

      Early Keith Black Flag!

    • @AcidropOSY
      @AcidropOSY 10 місяців тому

      That’s actually what I was thinking too haha

  • @trefwoordpunk2225
    @trefwoordpunk2225 3 роки тому +23

    "How important was crass?" ...
    Spoken like a true american

  • @iliketowatch.
    @iliketowatch. 3 роки тому +7

    (3:05) How about Discharge? That's an easy one-snare and crash cymbal on EVERY beat.

  • @theoclaus6430
    @theoclaus6430 3 роки тому +13

    The fugazi impression is sooo spot on

  • @gcknight0019
    @gcknight0019 3 роки тому +25

    As an adult with ADHD, I absolutely looooooove this, but can you do this genre/band next…..🤣🙏

    • @hank1234567890
      @hank1234567890 3 роки тому +6

      As another adult with ADHD, I want this to never end

  • @bustedfender
    @bustedfender Рік тому

    Is there a box set of this?

  • @numsiskit
    @numsiskit 3 роки тому +1

    This is innovative. Obviously aimed at rock nerds but it's probably fun for everyone. I lol'ed at the Blackbird performance. Nice, Freddy.

  • @MrFac183
    @MrFac183 3 роки тому +1

    Quite the music lesson

  • @meatsuit6922
    @meatsuit6922 3 роки тому +18

    "How important is Crass on the punk rock scene?"
    30 seconds earlier: "So when I think modern punk I think tame Impala"

  • @markschisler7874
    @markschisler7874 3 роки тому +1

    Had no idea he was a drummer but he's always been as funny as hell

    • @MikeRizzi
      @MikeRizzi  3 роки тому

      He was the drummer for a Devo reunion show in Oakland the summer before

    • @MikeRizzi
      @MikeRizzi  3 роки тому

      Also, the first 4 songs in this UA-cam playlist has Fred playing drums with Tommy Stinson, Moby and Tony Kanal: ua-cam.com/play/PL1wJP0k4yxPafytub7EisE9XCHO_v0ELW.html

  • @thedangersofoxygen135
    @thedangersofoxygen135 3 роки тому +3

    The D chord bit hits way too close to home

  • @iliketowatch.
    @iliketowatch. 3 роки тому +12

    (3:13) Crass drumming isnt too difficult. It"s all on a snare drum. Their drum roadie/tech had the easiest job ever. Carry a drum key, a few extra drum heads, those snare things, a couple of sticks... that's it.

    • @munkymoo3006
      @munkymoo3006 3 роки тому +2

      All Fuckin hail Penny Rimbaud

  • @fonzerellie3518
    @fonzerellie3518 3 роки тому +1

    Who is the camera man ? Stay still !!!!!

  • @kevincroughn2698
    @kevincroughn2698 3 роки тому +6

    I knew in from our art school dorm in the YMCA Sloane House. He was an over eager pain in the ass. Not a jerk, just annoying.

  • @last808
    @last808 3 роки тому +3

    If anyone here witnesses this live, please yell out "Old Skull" for missed bands.

  • @bradjohnson6678
    @bradjohnson6678 3 роки тому

    Max Power!/ Portland. Peirce taught me everything I know

  • @neilbranfield517
    @neilbranfield517 3 роки тому +1

    Brilliant drummer wow.. but to not mention Penny Rimbaud when the guy said Crass is just wrong there's something missing there.

  • @ahmetturkoglu3376
    @ahmetturkoglu3376 3 роки тому +3

    Crass is important as fuck though..

  • @eugeniovasquez3780
    @eugeniovasquez3780 3 роки тому

    Awesome dude

  • @startervisions
    @startervisions 3 роки тому +10

    He almost had it there on Blackbird! Lol

    • @SALFARFAN
      @SALFARFAN 3 роки тому +2

      That is how his dad played it for him

    • @TheManWithNoName686
      @TheManWithNoName686 3 роки тому

      He was doing the jazz version. Callback

  • @NBM3
    @NBM3 3 роки тому +3

    Ramones...Pistols ?
    Very pleased he added BAD BRAINS !

  • @AnonymousAccount514
    @AnonymousAccount514 3 роки тому +1

    where was this?

    • @MikeRizzi
      @MikeRizzi  3 роки тому

      At a benefit concert in LA for a non-profit that supports disadvantaged kids learning music -- Musack www.musack.org/

  • @stclemmons1969
    @stclemmons1969 3 роки тому

    1:56 Where the fuck did Ian MacKaye come from??!!

  • @nagelbitarn
    @nagelbitarn 3 роки тому

    DISCHARGE???

  • @BrianAchterberg928
    @BrianAchterberg928 4 роки тому +6

    Hey Fred, what about Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and X??

    • @jacobpetersen7219
      @jacobpetersen7219 4 роки тому +3

      Early black flag was pretty close to that first beat

  • @VuotoPneumaNN
    @VuotoPneumaNN 3 роки тому +4

    CrAss drumming is a lot of snare rolls, marching band syle.
    He also got the Gang of Four beat completely wrong.
    Would have been nice to hear a UK82 d-beat.

    • @hpspacecraft713
      @hpspacecraft713 3 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I couldn't tell if he was trying to play Go4 and failing or trying to play Wire and failing lol.
      Gang of Four drums are deceptively idiosyncratic. They're typically pretty basic rock beats, but with that heavy emphasis on the 1 from funk.

    • @anthonyp6823
      @anthonyp6823 3 роки тому +2

      Gang of Four beats are amazing. Idk what that was.

  • @kidkique
    @kidkique 3 роки тому +13

    Comedians are often afraid to unironically indulge in their talents

  • @readilium3432
    @readilium3432 3 роки тому +1

    That kinda thing

  • @itsme9201
    @itsme9201 3 роки тому +1

    this is so fn true

  • @classicmovie1145
    @classicmovie1145 2 роки тому

    Sweet Iron Lady

  • @huebdoo
    @huebdoo 3 роки тому +5

    NoMeansNo ... understanding how many they influenced is simply fundamental, huge miss.

  • @treyblakeandrew
    @treyblakeandrew 3 роки тому

    1:42 my favorite he played lol

  • @dampnoodle
    @dampnoodle 3 роки тому +2

    I felt the d chord joke hard, the muscle memory is stuck man shut up

  • @Badmanpuntbaxter
    @Badmanpuntbaxter 3 роки тому +2

    As the saying goes, what's the worst part about doing stand up specifically for musicians? The audience!

  • @Thrashman-ye4cf
    @Thrashman-ye4cf 3 роки тому

    That Fugazi impression is so funny

  • @Kinseliplier
    @Kinseliplier 3 роки тому +2

    When he got to the 90s he should have done the begining drum solo from nirvanas smells like teen Spirit.

    • @jakespencer431
      @jakespencer431 3 роки тому

      That’s what I was thinking dude was waiting for nirvana other than that he was on point pretty much!

    • @Kinseliplier
      @Kinseliplier 3 роки тому

      @@jakespencer431 yeah he was good

  • @mungofinalfi4480
    @mungofinalfi4480 3 роки тому

    7:40 SPELA SHORELINE!

  • @chargerfan2
    @chargerfan2 Рік тому

    I wanted him to play Fist Fight In The Parking Lot.

  • @ChanceMagness
    @ChanceMagness 3 роки тому

    Genius

  • @skipads5141
    @skipads5141 3 роки тому +1

    He looks like Tom Hanks in glasses.

  • @maddykae4415
    @maddykae4415 3 роки тому

    do you know where this was recorded?

    • @MikeRizzi
      @MikeRizzi  3 роки тому +2

      At a benefit concert in LA for a non-profit that supports disadvantaged kids learning music -- Musack www.musack.org/

  • @patrickbaker1457
    @patrickbaker1457 3 роки тому

    How about The Damned? Rat Scabies is an amazing drummer

  • @ArnieJames666
    @ArnieJames666 3 роки тому

    NAILED Husker DU!!! Bad brains, not so much.

  • @snakewhitcher4189
    @snakewhitcher4189 3 роки тому

    He already did Crass's

    • @snakewhitcher4189
      @snakewhitcher4189 3 роки тому

      This guy gets it though. But I don't have don't wave a problem with E minor. E Minor is Okay with me under the right circumstances.

  • @fezenstein
    @fezenstein 3 роки тому

    would anyone else love love love to see a 2 person show of Fred and Carrie doing this kinda thing? together. riffing off each other and crowd work? i'd pay for that in a heartbeat.

  • @badasswood
    @badasswood 3 роки тому

    Lol... now I know why I suck on guitar,especially the d thing😅🤣🤣

  • @Hellwyck
    @Hellwyck 3 роки тому +3

    Every time I walk into a venue and hear Warriors of Ghengis Khan, I know it's Bad News.

  • @Mr.B.B.Wolfman
    @Mr.B.B.Wolfman 3 роки тому

    Misfits?

  • @1thess523
    @1thess523 4 роки тому +4

    Yeah he skipped the 90's

  • @danielscissorhands
    @danielscissorhands 3 роки тому

    The cameraman has since died of Parkinson's Disease. May he rest in peace.

  • @itsme9201
    @itsme9201 3 роки тому

    yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  • @AozoraUltra2006
    @AozoraUltra2006 3 роки тому

    The set is great, but i was also watching the girl with the hat in the back to see what she liked. She didn’t laugh at much, but once she pulled her phone out for an ig story i stopped checking on her

  • @kevincroughn2698
    @kevincroughn2698 3 роки тому

    "him" not "in".

  • @sk33t_38
    @sk33t_38 3 роки тому +1

    GMaj joke is so good. I've always disliked that chord on guitar and the only person I ever really enjoyed who used it a lot was Daniel Johnston cause his singing itself was out of tune. RIP to a pioneer

  • @theotherjack576
    @theotherjack576 3 роки тому

    Was he nervous or something he said “um” so much during it

  • @johneapleseed6876
    @johneapleseed6876 3 роки тому

    🤯

  • @JerryT21
    @JerryT21 4 роки тому +3

    7 Nation Army

    • @Hellwyck
      @Hellwyck 3 роки тому +1

      a song and band that couldn't be punk if they paid someone.

    • @MaddestMousse
      @MaddestMousse 3 роки тому

      @@Hellwyck I don't think the white stripes/Jack White have ever claimed to, tried to, nor been concerned with "being punk" lol in any way.

  • @charliecrash3450
    @charliecrash3450 3 роки тому

    Some Canadian DOA!

  • @Mr.B.B.Wolfman
    @Mr.B.B.Wolfman 3 роки тому

    Eddie Vedder did the, hands down, best cover of blackbird. Ever. Watch it. Plus he does "all along the watchtower" also.

  • @edwardjohnson4034
    @edwardjohnson4034 Рік тому

    Comedy Savant!

  • @ryanwhitebull5584
    @ryanwhitebull5584 3 роки тому

    Genius. Fred for vice prez, right after Russ.

  • @smileybone3010
    @smileybone3010 3 роки тому +2

    Poorly recorded but nicely played hahaha

  • @derekdykeman9160
    @derekdykeman9160 3 роки тому +1

    What a mook!

  • @mewarnaicepat2607
    @mewarnaicepat2607 3 роки тому

    Alright I'm give up, I watch this after the video annoying me for 2 year.

  • @JedTaneo
    @JedTaneo 3 роки тому +1

    Nothing punk but how about an Oasis drum beat? 😁

  • @connormurphy7684
    @connormurphy7684 3 роки тому

    To many er,erms I'm out🤣

  • @stickypickle8857
    @stickypickle8857 3 роки тому +1

    "Uhh, ummm. Uhh. Uhh. Umm." Fred

  • @fuzzboyy
    @fuzzboyy 3 роки тому

    Mlepclaynos

  • @j.g5934
    @j.g5934 3 роки тому

    I'm so glad Fred knows who Tame Impala is 😆

    • @IveGotToast
      @IveGotToast 3 роки тому +1

      Oh my god yes! They're such an underground band I'm surprised anyone else besides you and me have heard of them 🙃🙃🙃

  • @pointnozzleaway
    @pointnozzleaway 3 роки тому

    went from Punk Rock drumming ..... to was hoping Punk Rock guitar impresssions .....NOT

  • @andrzejcelinski1
    @andrzejcelinski1 3 роки тому

    Ian Rubbish 4ever!!!!

  • @randyhumphries481
    @randyhumphries481 3 роки тому

    I thought I hated this guy

  • @kevinyountrevzupak8686
    @kevinyountrevzupak8686 3 роки тому

    Punk rock...lol

  • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
    @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 3 роки тому

    very pedestrian. this guy loves the sound of his voice

  • @urdad9853
    @urdad9853 Рік тому

    How could you skip BLACK FLAG.....hell half the American banks you mentioned were first signed on SST records.......you lost your Cred Fred!

  • @joefarrar3917
    @joefarrar3917 3 роки тому +1

    This video just sucks.... I can't watch it all, I tried. I hate it. I don't hate the guy, I just hate my self for watching so much of it.

  • @TheEleatic
    @TheEleatic 2 роки тому +1

    Not Funny

  • @mrouncervideos2905
    @mrouncervideos2905 3 роки тому

    Booooooo! Boooooo! get the stage! Boooooooooo!

  • @deejaychopper69
    @deejaychopper69 3 роки тому

    pfff.. cant even play a blast beat

  • @69420joey
    @69420joey 3 роки тому

    👎🏾

  • @arkantika3927
    @arkantika3927 3 роки тому

    Lots if uhhhs and ummms here .

  • @joefarrar3917
    @joefarrar3917 3 роки тому

    This ain't funny....