Analyzing the WORST Drum Solo Ever (Expert Village Drum Lesson)

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[@EMCproductions]

GOOD MORNING! There is free sheet music for these amazing solos in the description. If this video gets 3K likes I will perform one of them exactly as written. EDIT: We hit the like goal! I will practice this all day, every day, until I can play it perfectly.

[@paulbrooks7584]

hello

[@JamesThatcher]

Why.... Why do we need/want sheet music for this? I mean maybe it might be fun to give to a percussion instructor just to see them cringe...

[@Slimeman2point0]

7th like lol

[@microwave8674]

Yes “amazing”

[@bdawg8930]

Please play the solo

[@rdavidr]

Dang, those are some pretty advanced rhythms. He's pretty good

[@EMCproductions]

TBH, I think this will be the most challenging drum solo for me to learn

[@watorimelon_]

an absolute virtuoso

[@kami2646]

@@EMCproductions just remember you gotta fix the tom mid-solo. Can't leave that out lmao

[@sebastiansilva2129]

rdavidr... the legend!

[@_reddical_5813]

@@EMCproductions ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC ERIC, 1. your GOING to make a Gong hi hat 2. Take a look at my other comment and please do what I recommend. If you are not going to do these things, I will KEEP disliking every one of your videos from now on (not that I won't like them I just feel like it) and I will keep commenting and telling you to do these things until you do. AND considering you replied to this post, you probably read other comments to so imagine that you have seen my other comments. Stop ignoring me. I get that you are human and prob have a million ideas for videos but at least tell me that your going to add it to the list of your ideas. Doesn't have to be at the top. Wow I just realized how long this is.

[@Beastintheomlet]

“Metronomes hate him for this one simple trick”

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

I want to like your comment, but it's at 69 likes. The law requires that I say... Nice.

[@davidkrappenschitz8864]

Can’t believe you actually took the time to break down and transcribe this monstrosity, hats off to you

[@Slimeman2point0]

9th like lol

[@superleekegshoondinovevo6998]

@@dorito5086 10th like

[@ccricers]

I actually wish he did transcribe the drum stick falling into his lap, though.

[@kitsapdrummer]

hi hats off to you

[@Ayundaru]

Why didn't they make THIS the whiplash solo?

[@landonpeckham7752]

Can you imagine if every middle school drummer played this...

[@PutItAway101]

Not quite anyone's tempo

[@ritakarpati4134]

- Are you rushing or dragging? - Yes.

[@mattrondeau7466]

It's way too hard. That's why.

[@drishd6571]

This is like when someone transcribes the squeaks on a saxophone solo

[@Slimeman2point0]

1st like lol

[@drishd6571]

@@Slimeman2point0 epic

[@shmorange]

as a saxophonist, _please no_

[@drishd6571]

@@shmorange also as a saxophonist/multi instrumentalist: yardy know baybee

[@thehilltopworkshop]

Mats Gustafsson? That you?

[@aizofx9323]

His pulse was him having a heart attack

[@zav.i]

Yes azusa

[@apebeats6631]

Perfect technique, blazing hand speed, impeccable accuracy, flawless timing...he's incredible. John Bonham reincarnated.

[@damien-nk9ko]

I’m convinced that these videos by them are a joke

[@Slimeman2point0]

4th like lol

[@malexander1089]

I looked up some others. They have to be. The foundations of my reality literally require that this is satire.

[@ronniedobbs7747]

Yeah, definitely a bit. 100%.

[@TheProgGuy]

The OGs of shitposting before the term was even coined.

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

Yea this is obviously a joke. And its actually kinda funny

[@willmoore7308]

Eric: technical and very tasteful This dood: haha drumset go brrrr

[@topheat2318]

this is that solo your friend plays when he finds out you have a drumset

[@kainanhupp9299]

Now that I watched this myself I have now decided this HAS to be a joke

[@MattMusicianX]

Yup. Dropping the stick, then the stick trapped between the toms, the cowbell at the end. That dude is confident bc he's joking.

[@brianabel7976]

I agree

[@hellobooom]

Yep

[@KickflipGnasty]

@@MattMusicianX and just the moment where he mentions losing time like that's not a bad thing.lol How could that be serious.

[@helilth]

Whenever I watch these videos, I have to commend this guy for being so confident. Every time I hop on a set, I theoretically know how to play but I don't get to play very often so I get awkward and it looks and sounds unsure of myself but this guy just goes all in and doesn't care.

[@baleohhay7983]

He was first chair in his concert band in his middle school and thought he was ready for drum corps

[@gogismajser]

This is example of what neighbours hear when you are drumming

[@bonkersmcgee4356]

lol how did you notate the stick getting stuck between the toms?

[@dennycrane2938]

I'm 100% sure that ExpertVillage is going to one day come out and admit that it and all their content was one, huge, epic troll.

[@TheChipMcDonald]

"Chip, in the future reality will be indistinguishable from comedy" #Ihatethe21st century

[@Slimeman2point0]

1st like lol

[@Oddrockz]

Pre watch: this gonna be god tier video

[@Oddrockz]

Post watch: it was a god tier video

[@forbandkind09]

​@@Oddrockz"Was" 💀

[@SeanLaMontagne]

The "Triplets Guy" video prob stayed up because the presentation looked really good. Even a non musician can look at the drum solos and say "that looks bad" But Triplets Guy's video looks like an actual lesson to your average non musician *Edit* OhMyGosh it got better

[@iiswythak]

I would love to see an attempt at a cover of this. I know that I could never get those weird rythms down

[@jonathanwoods558]

Am I the only one who wants to see him learn the mess and play it using rubber chickens😂

[@BEElaine1008]

🤪

[@juneyellowsnek]

yes.

[@gentrywalker]

I absolutely lost it when I saw his speech was transcribed lmao

[@aidanschram9652]

Wow incredible solo, I can hear so much Elvin Jones in his playing!

[@not_carson8642]

0:56 ok this has to be a joke right?

[@ska840]

that man needs his pulse checked if that’s what’s “in his soul”. also he looks like Tom Petty on acid.

[@PupaBeebs]

You know how you had people on fiverr transcribe tenor solos? have them transcribe this one lol

[@BEElaine1008]

🤣

[@elijah1110]

Omfg genius

[@Nareimooncatt]

Don't. It'll make their heads explode, things will get messy, you be charged with murder, it'll be a bad day.

[@forbandkind09]

It's basically hiring a hitman. Only the hitman themself gets killed.

[@flarfatron2190]

Make the gong hi hat Eric We are not asking.

[@_reddical_5813]

Eric, found another person that wants you to make a gong hi hat.

[@primafacie33]

Great video. The 5 cowbell strikes around 1:25 seems a little to good, they're even, controlled and has a nice finishing touch to the solo. It has to be a dead giveaway, the guy is a legend obviously!

[@richardbeal5343]

Day 3 of commenting until Eric makes a Gong hi hat! Do it Eric

[@Slimeman2point0]

9th like lol

[@haydenreidling559]

That was not your idea It was Frz Akus’s

[@MattMusicianX]

Good morning! Do it Eric!

[@_reddical_5813]

I have seen other people (including myself) comment about this. He really should.

[@richardbeal5343]

@@haydenreidling559 I know I never said it was my idea we just want him to do it.

[@CharlesMarsh821]

I love everything about this solo. Thank you for transcribing everything. Also, learn this solo and clarify it to make it sound good. Yeah!

[@joetrollson]

I think you were outlandishly kind with that muppet. On his behalf, thank you, man.

[@jacobhanekamp2534]

I come from the future, this video has 3000 likes in the future, please make the remake

[@robertlindner5026]

I'm dying right now - this is hilarious - thanks for the laughs

[@gcharocks]

Ah Ryan Larson, aside from a killin drum set player, he’s also a great bass player, conga, and maraca player. I hope those videos haven’t left the internet for good.

[@amazngdrummr27]

OH MY GOODNESS! This was even worse than some of MY old videos. EHEHEHEHEheheheeee!!!

[@kaillimb1949]

STEPHEN, I LOVE YOU! ❤❤❤❤

[@JamesThatcher]

Settle down there Steven...

[@Slimeman2point0]

7th like lol

[@flarfatron2190]

Omg Steven 😍😍

[@MattMusicianX]

Oh my goodnesh, Shteven! 😃

[@garrettlewis2257]

An man. This ain’t the worst drum solo. Mine sound like a kangaroo having a epileptic seizure.

[@RobotLVS]

My first "drum kit" was a box-style electronic kit with 7 pads and 2 pedals that looked like keyboard pedals. If you look up the Medeli DD308, it looked pretty similar to that, but it was somehow older and less good. I got this from a Goodwill for $50, and looking back I was probably overcharged. It didn't come with sticks, so I just took some plastic clothes hangars and cut them to the approximate size I felt was appropriate. I had not played drums prior to this, ever, nor had I ever taken lessons of any kind. I cannot remember the particulars of how I played on that very first day, but I can tell you that if I had been forced to create a video about playing a drum solo... It would have been at least as good as this one was. And that's not a compliment to my day 1 skills, since they were ass.

[@RobotLVS]

For anyone interested, I ended up getting gifted a pair of sticks and I used that kit for years. I used dumbbells to pin down the pedals and milk crate as a frame to put the kit on top of, and a folding chair was my drum throne. It was not very glamorous, but neither was my life at the time. The reason I started playing was to learn Dream Theater songs, and so I played along to their most difficult tracks, which is like learning how to drive by racing in the Daytona 500. I have since upgraded a few times, and my latest electronic kit is the Donner DED-200, which is compact and quiet enough to allow me to play in my apartment. I can indeed play most Dream Theater songs now, although my tastes have moved towards composing my own music. It will only ever be a hobby, but it sure is a fun one.

[@BobbyJCFHvLichtenstein]

It must have taken so long to transcribe this monstrosity. Serious props tho, the sheet music is crazy!

[@danielperry7600]

Time is such a random concept. Remember the band supposedly follows the drummer, so who are we to say that this solo is so far out of time that it crossed the international date line.

[@108mmbb]

Can you also set up the kit exactly the way he set up his when you try to play the solo

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

Keeping in mind the circumstances under which she wrote & recorded them, I'd love to see you examine Helen Wiggins' drum parts on the Shaggs' "Philosophy of the World" album, or at least the cult classic track "My Pal Foot Foot."

[@jaylenybarra2081]

Ik this is random but can someone please tell me why motorcycles when they are idle sound like herta’s?

[@Brian-rj1un]

i just happened to rewatch the reviewing expert village video

[@stephenshoihet2590]

Good thing this isn't a "try not to laugh" because I just lost :-)

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

I wonder how often that dude in the video gets told, "Can you play a steady beat?"

[@meanmrmusician9469]

Didn't you backtrack on this last time once you learned the circumstances under which that video was recorded?

[@Slimeman2point0]

4th like lol

[@yoyoyonono]

No that was a different video

[@jackatlas4094]

what were the circumstances?

[@Nareimooncatt]

@@jackatlas4094 one of the other videos was an intentional parody of a bad drumline or something. Can't remember exactly which one, though.

[@bigdaddywallace6816]

“Hey play the drums for money” “Ok… how do I hold the stick?” “Idk just hold this one like this and the other one the other way”

[@Idolikethis]

😂😂😂 at this point. I'm no longer a beginner. I can see clearly now the idea of I'm talented so counting doesn't matter phase.

[@BossMann644]

Now I’m going to play triplets.

[@Slimeman2point0]

2nd like lol

[@Max-dd4ow]

😂

[@adastrapgh]

@@Slimeman2point0 You’re commenting this everywhere and it’s not funny, stop spamming.

[@drumngrewve]

You can tell he's most certainly an expert because of the spiral staircase leading up to what one would only assume to be his lair.....perhaps he might have used his free hand to do a little painting of said spiral staircase after it's completion and erection......and you most certainly have to admire him for the professionalism he displays here by using the charts he so aptly places on his snare to help him accurately complete his rhymic journey that he has graciously documented for all to enjoy.

[@giacomogarbin4629]

Me: *thinks that I'm bad* He: *starts playing* Me: maybe I'm golden trash in a world of trash

[@baleohhay7983]

Its night rn but GOOD MORNING

[@G60syncro]

You should also check out Expert Village's Smells Like Teen Spirit lesson.... it was amazing!!

[@zenokiller2420]

Anybody got the link to this vid?

[@bossnarwhale7342]

Good morning Eric! I know the vlogs probably take a lot of work, but I think a lot of people would like to see how the commandants own is operating during covid. It doesn’t have to be a vlog even just talking about it maybe? I don’t know how interested you are in video suggestions 😅

[@pageboy25]

I wonder if they’ll pay me to fix a car if i throw a wrench at it

[@scuffedvana3171]

To be fair, it would be extremely difficult to play that perfectly every time He kinda is a legend then

[@fadededed]

imagine EMCProductions but Eric actually did play Trombone

[@Slimeman2point0]

2nd like lol

[@monat7623]

I LOVE THAT HE TRASCRIBED THE BIT AT THE BEGINNING

[@chewgumer]

It`s like falling downstairs carrying a drum kit.

[@christianpeters6579]

Are we getting a "7 Mortal Drumming Sins" video?

[@blacksmith67]

The confidence at 4:52 can only be explained by the *Dunning-Kruger* effect.

[@luisn642]

Good morning Eric. Yes you should definitely play this solo and also go out on the streets playing it.

[@Slimeman2point0]

1st like lol

[@jacoblash4252]

You should play algonac high school drumline entrance, cadence entrance fight song

[@JoshuaWillis89]

This is the epitome of Poe’s Law.

[@natemakesbeats3248]

When you were scrolling through the KZbin suggested about expert village, I saw my old drum instructors channel. Junk Drummer TV

[@Sithman1776]

I can’t believe you actually transcribed that mess. I’d like to see you actually PLAY it now!

[@Dukeman1232]

I think he unhooks the snare on the 'tomtom'. it sounds like a snare at 0:57, then after he 'adjusts', it sounds like a tom.

[@carwash9333]

Link to the original video?

[@dangabriellandingin2366]

Love you EMC :) pls analyze my school mt dora high school

[@Slimeman2point0]

1st like lol

[@thewiggler5649]

I am amazed that you could transcribe anything in this he just playing random shit the whole time

[@thecubingduck3723]

This guy is like that nine year old kid who goes into a Music&Arts and plays the random drum kit in the back.

[@noahbender7372]

That guy is making a video about what I did the first time I played set.

[@ZombieFarmboy666]

Woo, woo, woo... where can I pay for this guy’s lessons?

[@directshitstudios1601]

What acid trip was he going through when he made this

[@dmarti11235]

Are you sure this isn't like a Tim and Eric, Derrick Comedy type deal, and we're all being trolled?

[@delih.3061]

So by Keepin that steady rhytm and pulse goin. Kekekek

[@mtwice4586]

I haven't heard of Expert Village sing H3H3 did a video on them back in the day. This is a great video brother. Keep doing what you are doing, your stuff is awesome!!!

[@Jaydenyang580]

I like those advanced time signatures

[@RedDogMamaHD]

It's so funny how when you put in "ExpertVilliage drums" in a google search, it comes to links where people have commented on the bad videos and of course, their posts all show that the videos have been deleted. Guess expertvillage decided to clean up all the bad stuff.

[@user-the.]

This video better get 3k likes, I need to see him play those advanced rhythms

[@yandan7010]

Check out the solo in 'Tusk' by Fleetwood Mac 🤭

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

that pulse inside your soul, buddy, is called an irregular heart beat. I suggest seeing your local cardiologist.

[@dmmurray9422]

This video is priceless! I never stopped laughing. Hard. LOL

[@corieboii]

GOOD MORNING 🌞

[@disneymatt01]

I’ve played the Right of Spring so I understand the complx time signatures. 😬😳

[@yamahabasher1]

I lost it at "oh my God dude. This freaking guy".

[@LittleMoes_Motivation]

I am not a drummer, but forcsome reason i am drawn to your channel!!! Thanks !!

[@avery05]

I died of laughter this whole video 😂😂

[@djnicksedits5525]

Frank Zappa might like this considering he liked "Philosophy of the World" - The Shaggs.

[@michaellopez4746]

Meanwhile on another planet humanoid like creatures stare at their dumbphones watching lyan rarson play horribly in perfect time.

[@thewiggler5649]

It's like watching ur 2 yr old son hit random drums and being proud of it

[@austingilliland478]

Good morning!!

[@tristanmouw9077]

If I played that transcription in MuseScore it would probably break my computer. :/

[@kaillimb1949]

Good morning!

[@brendenbrown7666]

Good morning fellow drummer

[@Slimeman2point0]

4th like lol

[@bigheavyshoe]

Respect from a fellow drummer. Your skills are impressive. I like your channel.

[@felipevieira6503]

I dont even play drums and i love this channel.

[@timdahl]

Anybody found 2 and 4? Is it near 3 and 5?

[@SlyHikari03]

The musician/percussionist in me freaked out when I watched this a decade ago. It’s like my dad tried to play drums.