Animals as Leaders - CAFO Drum Cover by Troy Wright

Drum Transcript:
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I had actually learnt this song last year for my audition with Animals as Leaders and until now had only sort of played it here and there. What this did was give me more time to work on other grooves and experiment with different things over the 9 phrase as well as work on a drum solo (6:10) over the last riff at the end. Anyway another fun epic tune by Tosin Abasi and Misha Mansoor hope you enjoy! (Misha programmed the drum part)
Copyright notice:
This is a Drum Cover of CAFO from Animals as Leaders 2009 self titled release and is the copyrighted property of its owner(s).
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GEAR IN THIS VIDEO:
For a full detailed description of what equipment I'm using go to:
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DRUMS:
Pearl Reference Series in granite sparkle finish, Demon Drive Eliminators
22"x18" kick
14"X6.5" snare
12"x8" tom
16"x16" floor
CYMBALS:
Sabian (L to R)
19" HHX Stage Crash
15" Artisan Hats
21" Legacy Ride
19" Pargon China under an 18" HHX Ozone Crash (stack)
22" Legacy Heavy Ride
20" Legacy Ride
21" Vault Holy China
SKINS:
Remo
Kick Drum: Powerstroke 3
Snare: Clear Controlled Sound
Toms: Clear Emperors
STICKS:
TX757W -- Hickory 757 Ray Luzier wood tip
PEDALS:
Pearl Demon Drive Eliminators
HARDWARE:
Aux Hat: CLH-1000, 1000 series hardware
CASES:
Hardcase
E-PRO LIVE
MICS:
Beyer M88 on kick, 57's on snare, Sound Star MKII ribbons on the toms, Rode NT3's as OH's
CAMERAS:
Canon Legria HFM31, GoPro, JVC SD (foot cam)
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*A special thanks to Brad Hosking from Blind Boy Studios
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[@lilaitch705]

Every youtube drummer needs to pass the test of a CAFO cover

[@kennylenny007]

Yeah man. if you cant even play this exact? you are not even a beginner drummer.

[@JTMDrumming]

i think ill just hang up my drumsticks jokes xd but what if you've never used double bass before but you're really gud xd

[@DBSplayers]

Cooper drummer 😂😂😂😂

[@DavidGamero]

cooperdrummer just wouldn't be the same XD

[@DBSplayers]

David Gamero he isn't good enough😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheFata1ty]

This dude straight up plays metal like a gospel drummer. This is off the chain.

[@niekesselbrugge1132]

Thats the point of Djent. Its all chops and polyrythms

[@wannabejoeysk3528]

5:27 This roll adds so much imo, it really connects those two sections together perfectly

[@drummusician]

that was funny.lol-

[@ND-iz6dd]

Samuel Pawar Drummer for Animals as Leaders

[@MrRagerPunk]

@@samuelpawar1100 Drummer for Animals as Leaders AND he didn't write CAFO. But still a legend

[@user-id2dx4qd6j]

Samuel Pawar i love the drummer for CAFO!

[@omukssbm]

Based

[@bsatyam]

@@samuelpawar1100 Cafo had programmed drums written my Misha M

[@offlinesuperhero]

I want this guy in my band...And I'm the drummer.

[@iS4G4]

🤣

[@Boshco1]

Best CAFO cover on KZbin by far!

[@artw0rk]

Funny thing happened. I was listening to this (again) while my 4-year old son was playing in his room. All of a sudden, he comes out and says: "I like this music!" "Oh yeah? Nice to hear, son!" I said.. And he replies: "That´s rock n´ roll!" Hahaha! :)

[@GJones462-2W1]

artw0rk He's off to a great start, liking complex music, such as this. Maybe that's an early indication of a creative musical mind? Lets hope so!

[@artw0rk]

I hope so too! :)

[@ritalinkidsonritalin]

Parenting done right.

[@hippoo25]

Congratulation! Your son is math prodigy!

[@redwarrior01]

That says you're a great dad

[@isaacalmeida7661]

It seems like every day I have to listen to this masterpiece by animal leaders....

[@matheusgaliza2944]

me too

[@alwaysthatguy472]

Man, this song would be sooooo hard on Rock Band.

[@TroyWright]

the clears seem to give my snare more pop... i wont be playing with brushes on this kit anytime soon either haha

[@TheSummerCoast]

one of the thing I like the most in Troy: Give up time by putting gear description in every single video

[@joshuashakespeare6823]

How did he manage to look at cafo and say 'nah, not enough fills' !

[@seanmail8292]

1:22 Ahhh yes, I too love having three different polyrhythms going at the same time.

[@blackcitadel37]

His brain is on overclock

[@juanvazquez5836]

isn't it two?

[@dysfunctionaldave]

@@juanvazquez5836 Technically it's one, what he means is having 3 different rhythms going on to create one complex polyrhythm. But a polyrhythm literally means 'many rhythms', in this context at least 2 opposing rhythms, so it's all a single polyrhythm whether it's 2 opposing rhythms or 10. Also Troy is a monster.

[@CGMeeks]

Better than Garstka, Koperweis, and the actual drum programming. You seriously made this song your own, and this is honestly the best CAFO cover I have ever seen.

[@Alchmeexpert9]

but really how is this dude not in a huge name band by now?

[@jordanrubow4694]

+Sam mute he plays with Plini now. not a "huge name band" but unbelievably talented and I've had the pleasure of seeing them live a couple times now

[@sinjinbeatbox]

+Sam mute he's gotten offers from some big bands, such as animals as leaders. not sure why that didn't work out.

[@_Davepocalypse]

+jj ww I thought animals as leaders chose someone else over him. Like, he failed an audition or something.

[@sinjinbeatbox]

dimebagdavey i don't think so. troy responded to a comment about it a year or two ago and i think he said it had something to do with traveling issues. i'll try to find the comment for ya.

[@_Davepocalypse]

Ah ok, cheers :)

[@guitarforall262]

amazing!!! love the bass kicks on this.. not too clicky’ .. just perfect !!

[@timhartmann2037]

your one of the best drummers ive seen like halpern, portnoy and garstka

[@xadowmxsscre635]

Riiiight?

[@mjktool1069]

Lmao, portnoy's shit.

[@iLLFX]

He blows them all away..They're all great drummers but this guy's drumming is fucking ON POINT!!

[@Asiimov_]

Luke Holland is freakin amazing as well. It sucks he's in one of the worst metal bands on the planet.

[@ABR1fan]

Lol portnoy. Overrated as fuck.

[@24gadjet]

Troy, Halpern, Gaartska, Alex Rudinger, Neil Peart, they're on a level I'll never get to, but its damn fun to watch

[@Commissar]

24gadjet Add Travis Orbin to that list and you're set!

[@24gadjet]

Scott Miller holy shit, just looked him up, what the heeell??

[@Commissar]

Rudinger was a student of his, I believe. Sure shows!

[@24gadjet]

Scott Miller woooow

[@cwh244]

+24gadjet Don't forget about Anup Sastry and Blake Richardson!

[@edwin_glezesc]

2:41 that ghost note after the main snarebeat is just sweet

[@LukeTheDuke539]

Anyone wanna explain what the hell is going on at 6:30? Is that a polyrhythm osenato on his right hand? Truly worth drooling over.

[@wastedninjadude]

Yes he's playing a 3:2 polyrhythm on the china.

[@LukeTheDuke539]

Ah okay, I was right. Thanks man.

[@wastedninjadude]

Luke Zuniga Scratch that, I think its actually 4:3

[@TeslaNick2]

Cameron Lopez Lol, the whole song is in 5/4, I'm not sure what his right hand is doing, possibly straight 4/4, 8th notes over the 5's the other limbs are doing. Quite frankly this is wwaaaayyyy beyond my level, even Troy's being tested with it...

[@sidewaysryan]

Nicholas Hall lol the song is in 9/4

[@TroyWright]

Thanks mate, i'm glad you like Animals as Leaders and Karnivool both are amazing bands. Tesseract are also amazing!

[@ChrisC1411]

7:48 fuck all of these cymbals in particular.

[@busTedOaS]

XD

[@e_j_]

Huge level of fluidity and funk you've added to this song with your style

[@alivemau51]

The best end ive ever seen on a drum cover

[@mikesavoff]

WHAT?!?! How is that humanly possible?

[@reshmanaik8376]

Exactly mn it just doesn't seem possible

[@blackcitadel37]

Troy would have to be human for that to be true. As we can see, he is not.

[@TheApostleofRock]

This song is freaking nuts

[@GrooveThumper]

I come back to to this video every couple of months to get my face melted off again.

[@volpe_sol]

So much joy when i watch an older video, and see how far Troy has come with his playing and production values on his videos.

[@wessix6]

The best drum covers in KZbin !!!

[@TroyWright]

haha yeah mate playing through some of my favourite tunes first (animals and meshuggah happen to be my favourite bands) working on a couple of tool songs right now as well and ill be mixing it up a lot more in the future. thanks for watching!

[@ZachReading]

The fact that Troy could transcribe it by ear more so for me

[@julianothedamned47]

And its good to known that some people appreciate this and a lot of people gets inspiration.

[@pravir93]

I can just about do what he is doing after 7:50 :P

[@dark3rthanshadows]

when u get in a big frenzy playing u just don't want to stop till get tired

[@bastischlonz]

1:22 I'm not a drummer, but I imagine this is incredibly hard to play

[@bastischlonz]

nvm, got to 6:30.

[@wastedninjadude]

Sebastian Lohneis I can still barely get the time signature right in my head.

[@spaceboy7413]

13/4 time.

[@bastischlonz]

Derp McGrahamCracker I think the polyrhythmic patterns are even more difficult than getting the measure right, aren't they?

[@spaceboy7413]

Yeah, but it's also important to understand the time signature to understand how the polyrhythm behaves.

[@sf1tzp]

10 years on and I still love coming back to this vid. Cheers!

[@x4030_tay]

you absolutely KILLED that drum solo

[@ollieburns171]

Someone tell me how the fuck Casey Cooper is getting more views than him?? Troy is unreal

[@sharrythedave4758]

Brother Jauffre don't know . This is a miraclous tragedy

[@DavidGamero]

casey's just a big deal now

[@ChrisCortex]

its actually quite simple...Uploads. Troy has not posted a video for 8 months. Casey posts often , providing content that people are willing to watch thus gaining a new amount of active followers each day. I wish Troy posted more as he is a great drummer and we all would love to see more from him. Hope this helped

[@BurnTheNuance]

Chris Maing More of a rhetorical question, but it's cool you took it super serious lol.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

simple he plays more pop famous song

[@samueldesbiens2524]

ending is epic

[@TheLegendarySideffect]

just a little into six mins or more u just start going nuts thats the magical feeling you get when the music comes to you naturally thank you thank you thank you!

[@grimzkul]

Totally agree with you there dude. This guy has a lot of talent and it's quite obvious he knows his away around the drums very very well!

[@CurtisADeHartII]

Troy, have you done a cover on Lippincott or The Woven Web? Great cover by the way!

[@nmorelli4592]

First of you are godly at drums. second of all what impresses me the most , is that you are so comfortable playing in these signatures and rhythms that you can experiment with your own ideas and fills as if you were just jamming in straight time.. Highly impressed. how much time do you take to learn these tunes normally?

[@reshmanaik8376]

@troywrightdrums just plays all the covers so tastefully. That left foot is a gift from the Drumming Gods

[@CurtisDrums]

The BEST ENDURANCE ON KZbin

[@bkmedia4455]

I couldn't like this enough so I'm comment so I can like my comment.

[@bkmedia4455]

And liking my reply. These likes are all for you.

[@bkmedia4455]

Pilot Christopher#1/Drummer Boy I am not. That was my introductory flight. I'm still working on saving so I can afford my PPL

[@DSLIMD]

The last part that improve its so hard to play haha this guy is really amazing

[@SamuelAdams1994]

If you are talking about when he hits the snare very lightly (like in the intro roll and throughout most of the song) that is called ghosting or playing ghost notes. They can be used to help keep time or add flavor to a section. So during the intro he accents every other hit with his right hand while keeping the snare going quietly with his left hand through ghost notes.

[@Fireoncityy]

hope this dude starts making videos again. prolly my fav KZbin drummer

[@rubensvart2878]

dat snare sound ^_^

[@wallthemart]

This guy did great which is why you guys should give more credit to the genius who fucking wrote it. C'mon how does one even come up with this stuff? Imo the original dude who wrote this is a true musician. Being able to create and express in a way no one ever thought of. That's his identity and its one of a kind. Average drummers dont have that. Matt grastka i think is their drummer. Go sub him. funny guy too.

[@mbratchie1]

The original is a programmed drum part.

[@emporiarecordsGER]

mbratchie1 Yeah it is programmed, but someone had to write this stuff and also he's playing this shit damn good.

[@mbratchie1]

Oh, I agree... It's badass regardless.

[@Noosphericallyl33t]

InfamousPillarKid I support this.

[@baptoufragilise]

I think that when someone comes here, he knows who wrote this ( I hope) And there is some little things added to this cover and the way it's played that makes it different and enjoyable. Troy is a real musician ;)

[@axhoffDJ]

I don't even play drums but I can't stop watching this stuff

[@drumstof]

normally i'm not into this sort of music drumming but this footwork, dayummmm

[@jleffel6969]

Not QUITE my tempo...

[@zanewilson3517]

That 1000 ply snare sounds too goood

[@andressalassalitas]

+Brennan Wikson the legend says it's actualy 1000 + π ply snare...

[@BN-xj8wr]

+andres salas YEAAAP.

[@davidebalistreri]

I clicked on the "Like" button after just one minute, because I was sure that I would be proud of you for the other 7 of this drum cover even without watching them. You're amazing Troy, don't stop please!

[@NimrodBoz]

The face at 6:35 is priceless. What a fantastic cover and transcription!

[@reeeses2003]

get a band already damn

[@onurguneri_]

6:29 this beat is harder than all my life.

[@leviathan3630]

so hard you can actually hear him slightly rush a snare hit which is the only mistake i could recognize in the video

[@autotheist]

everything about this is perfection....

[@DRJOSEPH26]

One of the most brilliant performances I have ever seen! Wow!

[@PhillAndersonGuitarist]

Good job. I just wish the backing music was louder

[@jakemchale1106]

when navene left i wanted you in aal. matt's good too, though.

[@ScilentPro]

this is one of the three covers that i'm watching ten times a week...

[@ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

Insanely awesome cover, Troy! This is also the best mixing I've ever heard on any of your drum covers as well! Love how powerful the kit sounds!

[@JoshuaBurnsRed]

33 people don't even CAFO.

[@JoshuaBurnsRed]

make that 34.

[@ZippyBumpHD]

JoshuaBurnsRed Make it 36.

[@kutaybr]

ZippyBump HD make it 49 stupid people

[@mynameisBS98]

do some northlane dude

[@rickpow2009]

Literally flawless.

[@timvdberge]

So pleased with your free transcripts man! now i can learn the hard stuff step by step. Thanks!

[@bobsidian]

what the hell just happened

[@MikMogus]

Hey Troy, thank you for existing.

[@jobencore]

Every time you cover a song, it becomes the best cover / playing of that song to date. Amazing

[@wykisz]

FLAWLESS! Amazing snare!

[@Haendrummer]

I really enjoy watching you playing the drums!

[@rharoundworldcp]

So I saw at least 6 of these covers of cafo and I need to say that this dude here, is bad ass. Of all the covers I have seen, this one is the best. Looking forward to watching more of wrightdrums covers.

[@damonfortune2]

hey man, im a drummer and the only thing i really enjoy in life right now is drumming..you really inspired me. You are great. I look up t the disciplinev that you have put into this great art. Respect ma, truthfully.

[@samrobbins8752]

I love the foot cam on this song, your feet are just going freaking insane!!

[@OriginalGaucho]

Incredible! Just incredible!

[@KiwiCase]

Dude you've got your polyrhythms down pat. Amazing skill.

[@Secretsk8er]

Absolutely my favorite video of yours BY FAR! Amazing cover.

[@kpcatcher924]

Troy, my hat is off to you. Amazing cover. Looks like you had a ton of fun with this. You put your own twist on this song and it turned out to play in your favor. This is, by far, the best cover of this song on KZbin. Again, fantastic job. Keep posting these covers man. They never get boring, especially when you have so much fun. You can tell you love drumming with the body movement and the minor stick trick. Thank you!!

[@toxikpandazzz]

That was amazing footwork man! truly impressive.

[@Shortstop003]

I could watch this all day. The ending is just plain filthy, just like the rest of the video

[@aaron2414]

favorite band and favorite drummer...good point sir, good point

[@Nelson676]

Out of spite for anyone who dislikes this video, I will like it. This was spot on, with improvisation. Awesome.

[@Regencyexpress1769]

This is a true testament to the skill of both drummers . if you can hit Bleed note for note then have a few slight hiccups here , that’s speaks in volumes of Matts skill. Loved it !!!

[@TheAnmind]

one of the best progressive drummers on youtube....wait....what did I just say?! Troy - best youtube progressive drummer!

[@iau]

The best cover of ANYTHING I've seen on youtube! Keep going man you have an amazing talent

[@turboturtlehead]

Troys snare around the time of these videos sounded sooo good

[@bulletproof551]

Jesus…beastly cover. Hats (and shoes) off!

[@Alpqq]

this video is like a miracle, i mean its not even possibile, this cannot be happened

[@Tobisack]

You are amazing. All of your videos show your great skill! I wish I was able to drum like you!

[@Nicoolaas84]

yesssss ! you're fantastic ! I look every day all new youtube drum cover and you are one of my favorite drummer man !

[@itsloonsy]

Holy hell, that was unreal. I bow to you.

[@yanniksteindl8210]

Awesome drum cover!!!! You killed it!

[@TrudeauAFH]

Nice drum solo!!!! This song is just EPIC!!!!

[@beatsdddx]

OUTSTANDING!!!!! + U added a solo towards the end! incredible drumming ability. Peace!

[@Mathieew]

Your covers of Animals as Leaders' songs are allways so damn perfect, great job!

[@PaddyChanUK]

without a doubt one of the best drum covers on youtube

[@apsound8544]

My eyes just ran a marathon! Great work Troy! You are an inspiration in your own right.

[@bringouttherum19855]

You have just achieved BEAST mode. Nicely done