Blake Richardson recording Obfuscation

Blake Richardson of Between the Buried and Me recording Obfuscation off their new record "The Great Misdirect", in stores October 27th, 2009.

[@drummakid101]

I used this as my 'prepared piece' at my audition for the Berklee School of Music. I got accepted with a fat scholarship; all thanks to Between the Buried and Me.

[@Robertgio]

Fuckin A

[@jakesklodowski9321]

Played Dream Theater to get into Berklee. Going there this fall, how’d you turn out?

[@bmejia220]

AWESOME JOB!

[@anthonyjones3835]

Sure you did

[@bigtrodasmallloda2208]

big troda is a bloda

[@MrFishyFishyFishey]

0:00 to 9:03 was the best part.

[@KessboxHero]

that's a Texas sized 10/4!!!

[@samsilgueroiii9336]

Haha totally

[@ElectricTurkey1]

It amazes me how this guy remembers how to play all these crazy songs

[@grifmang]

It’s like your wife’s bra size. If you love it, you’ll remember it. (:

[@bmhyakiri]

@@grifmang what a fucking weird thing to say lmao

[@finderskeepersentertainmen1892]

Not to mention he WROTE all of these songs (the drum parts obviously). It’s one thing to learn something difficult that someone else wrote, and another thing entirely to create something this crazy from scratch.

[@Calibur43]

This is straight up mesmerizing to watch, still coming back to this video since 2009.

[@nurseemmanuelle]

Me too!!

[@ukella]

me three

[@fromallsides]

Me seis homie

[@tvGGraves]

2020 we still here my dude

[@squirrely1981]

Helping close out 2020

[@munoz-art]

Me: "Blake, how many time signatures can you play in one song?" Blake:" Yes"

[@MaxMobarry]

Blake is so amazing that he briefly transcends space and time at 5:05. Still comes back on beat. Fuck yes.

[@asmonder6734]

Here again after 14 years. Still mesmerising to watch and listen, and will always be.

[@prometheusfallen]

56 people have no idea what amazing drum work is.

[@SpocksBart]

The 56 accounts of Lars Ulrich! :D

[@neelchoudhary6763]

I like this video and i still have no idea how amazing the drum work is.

[@SauronTheCruel]

Can't get over how smooth he moves between each part of his drum set

[@xerodremora]

HAPPY 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE GREAT MISDIRECT!

[@yungnatediggity]

still here in 2024. one take is absolutely crazy!!!!

[@MTJRugby]

he's just so fucking good...

[@dozer1196]

I've watched this video like 30 times and every time, I still find something that makes my jaw drop. What a beast.

[@rsproductions7294]

Randomly showed up in my recommended this man is a damn legend

[@atb814]

This guy is a beast! I have seen him like 5 times and fuck! For me he's one of the best drummers! Just my opinion

[@CapOlimar]

I caught one of Blake's sticks at the Ready Room in Saint Louis MO years ago, shit was awesome.

[@savannahmanhattan9237]

True or false? Blake is one of the most underrated drummers on the planet.

[@Meemaw567]

TRUE 100%

[@Claidheambmor]

Neither, it's not a popularity contest and there are countless preternaturally-talented drummers in the world. Don't buy into the corporate concept that ratings matter.

[@caileanbernard473]

I think he's pretty fairly rated lol, he kicks ass. Stewart Copeland of The Police, now that's an under-rated drummer

[@oktaperdana9414]

you know what else ? THE WHOLE BAND IS UNDERRATED, all of em are probably top 10 in each expertise. One of the best band from 2010s

[@vikingwizardeyes2121]

I've loved this dudes drumming for a long time now. Definitely one of the finest drummers in metal today.

[@mykethevet]

Shit makes me want to quit and practice harder at the same time.

[@JohnCrichton]

Practice harder.... I used to feel like quitting watching great drummers, now I know I can be that good if I just practice every once and awhile.

[@mykethevet]

MrFreeman012 John Crichton Have you guys heard of the website BandHub or have tried to use GarageBand to send mp3/mp4 files to friends in distant places?

[@mykethevet]

Lol no but I understand why you would think that. I'm having problems recording and the internet isn't helping me out much.

[@JohnCrichton]

Myke Nope You can use facebook to send sound files (I know you can with mp3)

[@And1CJ]

Ahh man this popped up for me today. Glad to enjoy it for about 200th time. Never will get old as long as i live.

[@davidpardy]

Still an absolute favourite. I learn something new every time I watch it (the transcript I have of it has some mistakes). I'm looking forward to the day when I can do it some justice behind the kit! Blake is such a beast on the drums and a true inspiration

[@davidpardy]

2 years on and I think I'm finally ready to start learning it for real! (speed has always been a struggle for me)

[@jacksback1021]

everyone should explore jazz regardless of what instrument you play!

[@WTFisAuserFRCKINname]

Every time I watch this video I find something else that I didn't see before. If I ever saw Blake in person, I don't know if I would give him a hug for being the best drummer ever, or if I would slap him for making this song impossible to cover.

[@PistolsPlayground]

My neighbor introduced me to BTBAM around 2010, played them for me when we were having a barbecue, dinking some beer, and hanging out. I'm a guitar player (primary instrument) and a drummer. Dustie and Paul play some really cool shit, but Blakes drumming takes it to a whole different level. The way Blake steers the music through different time signatures, constantly pushing and pulling in different directions is awesome. He's hands down one of the most creative metal drummers of the last 20 years.

[@johnnymarin5035]

he is a god amongst men

[@Rubywatch74]

At 5:04, I count the measures as being 5/4 and 4/4 being repeated for a while during the guitar solo.In addition, Blake's drums have got to be the best sounding rock drums I have heard.He's got to be one of the best rock drummers alive and in action.

[@mrPauljacob]

Ben jamming btbam for over 10 years easily and damn it never gets old

[@tonyschue5665]

Amen

[@1984Musicforever]

I love Blake's style so much.

[@WTFisAuserFRCKINname]

The last lyrics "What is this?" pretty much describes his playstyle

[@ibrahimmaqsood1601]

what a fucking amazing drummer!!!!

[@One_of_Many750]

The Drum Chart For This Track Is INSANE!!! Well Done Man!!!! Edit: Love The Sound of How Crisp That Snare Is!!!

[@jasonratchford6819]

one of my favorite drummers of all time, he does everything...

[@Blade658]

It would be fun to pretend that the tablet in the background has the album cover of Octavarium on it and that he's really jammy to "These Walls" in those headphones while recording this.

[@Rhys854]

What tablet?

[@gwkonyoutube]

Rhys854 To Blakes left shoulder

[@EmreErcan-utopiano]

it's a mixer buttons

[@drumerboy456sx]

Hahaha I know huh

[@JohnCrichton]

I'm not seeing any tablet..... lol

[@kevindust2712]

Blake is up there with Danny Carey and Neil Peart (RIP) for me. Amazing percussionists that play creatively and always complement the song.

[@federaltnezbmx]

Honestly he beats Neil Peart out as far as pure progressive metal technicality in my opinion (RIP)

[@shaylarz]

This is one of my favorite songs ever. By any band. Blake is a beast. Good work.

[@nurseemmanuelle]

GOOD LAWD at the 16th note bass runs! Got toe mighty knows. I still come back and watch it all the time!

[@jspacepirate]

wrong. He's like one of the top drummers in the world. I've seen him play this live, and this is what he does. He's one of the best for a reason. Pure skill.

[@lolh4x]

Man it's so weird seeing Blake back in 09 compared to now. He's was so scrawny back then compared to what he looks like now.

[@foxielady777]

even though he was stills stacked af back then too

[@benilak]

funny cuz I was just watching him thinking dude's naturally pretty built, I'm more of a Tommy or Dan type lol

[@vinnynunziata]

Still amazing. 2023.

[@jessebowles5632]

this song will NEVER get old

[@americangod]

Oh, hey Jesus. I didn't know you cut your hair and picked up drums. That's cool.

[@maartenvalentin4162]

Doesn't look middle eastern to me

[@CTeves97]

Maarten Valentin 2nd coming! Lol

[@firstlast2268]

Maarten Valentin r/wooosh

[@captcrit9049]

@@firstlast2268 nah man you got wooshed

[@SergioRTvisual]

He grew up his hair back because he was been confused with some Blake something.

[@GabrielNardinMusic]

Wow.. This guy is insanely awesome at what he does... Considering the subject of the video are the drums it would have been nice to have them louder in the audio mix. Everything else here is perfect

[@falltoashes24]

This song still beckons to me through the decades.

[@Robertgio]

2021 here. Still love this, thank you!

[@zanaso4021]

FOR THE SIMPLE IDEA OF CHEESE BURGERS!

[@jordanpisacreta8655]

zanaso4021 yesssssssss

[@greyphoenix5070]

I passed this comment right as I got to that part 😂

[@TheRisenfromhell]

once heard it cannot be unheard xD

[@ProV1XXXV]

This guy is so underrated, it's sad. Lunar Wilderness and Obfuscation alone put every drummer in every genre to rest. WHO THE FUCK IS TRAVIS BARKER? WHO IS HE?

[@brandonharris9160]

Some twat who disrespected Nardwuar

[@nurseemmanuelle]

This amazes me every time I watch it.

[@RealG.Washington]

Well here we are again. Still amazed

[@27pageboy]

One of my favorite drummers.

[@erichodosh2933]

Most creative prog/metal drummer I've ever heard.

[@luker.6967]

Eric Hodosh Him and Matt Garstka are gods.

[@Qliphirot]

Bitch please Danny Carey.

[@idrewx360a]

Then you never heard of Mike Portnoy

[@buckfuttler2877]

blake is so much better than mike portnoy, gtfo.....and paul is better than john...

[@coleozaeta6344]

I think you’d like watching Hannes Grossman play his Blotted Science songs

[@aghamom]

Someone should put like a jizz alert on songs like this.

[@Trecool1001]

For more than a year now i've come back to this vid like every 2nd week and it still amazes me.

[@jessebowles5632]

the reason I like blake Richardson so much,,, no one else invents tom rolls like he does. just the way that he creates a song and incorporates his toms just makes me want to smile. best song ever made man I say it all the time

[@AliothSenator]

1:23 TO FIND TROLLS! ( to find reasoon ) TO FIND REASON ( to find troools! ) TO FIGHT CO-FIIIGHT!!! Windows broken.Roba-jail.Whipping down... WALL TO MY EYEEE WALL TO MY CAAAR!! WALL TO MY EYEEEEEE!!!!

[@wakehamhimself]

Don't know why everyone is claiming he'd be prefect with Dream Theatre... he's flawless with BTBAM

[@Claidheambmor]

Plus DT are boring as fuck

[@iSpoota]

not only are his skills amazing but his ability to remember how to play these songs over and over is also amazing.... cause theres no way i could remember all that over and over... so my hats off to you blake!

[@JDSDaGR81]

Oh, I know how you feel... I find myself coming back to this video every couple days or so. I love how effortless he makes the song look to drum.

[@logopogos4317]

Hmm I thought this was one take but at 1:58 you can see a dissolve

[@brobotic8882]

+Carlos Almonte Eh, so what. I've seen him play this song live. He can play it in full, even after playing many other songs before it in one sitting...Trust me :P

[@killmitchengage66]

+Brobotic yup, seen these guys 3 times and they are ALWAYS spot on. Such a great group.

[@lolh4x]

This is footage directly from the studio. They recorded video of all of his takes for every part in the song and combined all of the final takes into one long video.

[@coleozaeta6344]

He can do the full 102 minute Parallax album live. All of them can.

[@Christian06230]

octavarium in the back XD

[@returntolifeband]

IT CAN'T BE!! THE NEWTON'S CRADLE ONLY HAS 4 BALLS ON THE FRONT!! ^^fanboy mode^^

[@pinklysmooth19]

He has a gloriously refined, rhythmic chaos to his drumming. Blake is definitely one of my favorite drummers to watch.

[@xNecropolisx100]

10 years old and still fucking amazing!

[@COOP3RDRUMM3R]

@irwin3036able Personally as a drummer, I don't really believe in a "play it as written" kind of style for myself or any of the bands I play in. I prefer to improv many parts live, But many bands especially those as prestigious as DT spend weeks in the studio crafting parts for the song, and so they feel that for their art to be expressed the way they intended, the original parts have to be played. Its kind of lame, at the same time if you made a replica of a famous painting you cant change it.

[@dwwieb]

After a few months of listening to this song and watching this video, I can play the song top to bottom. I think they should put up these videos for every song :)

[@mikeroc91]

word I wish I could find swim to the moon but it ain't out there

[@residentevilchris06]

wow.. Blake is truly amazing. Great band, great video.

[@Mrcrazy80]

BTBAM is without doubt the best prog metal band ever to have existed. May they forever be fortunate.

[@Soky270]

Blake is a winner at life.

[@seppoh11]

BTB&M will forever be the best band in my opinion. All the vocals and instrumentals are so clean and well put together :3

[@jwalts37]

I am absolutely jaw dropped in shock right now. This is just..absolutely fucking perfect. Flawless. Beautiful. Genius.

[@TravisLeBlancDrums]

One of my all time favorite KZbin videos

[@hddrummer8838]

How do they even think like this....???. Love em!

[@Turkey_Fart]

Quite easily my favorite drummer of all time. He's so fucking amazing.

[@4trym]

Blake.. You are the best!

[@toyotadrummer]

WOW! Great performance and recording

[@shawnalley1096]

And They Are All Amazing!

[@MrBobineify]

One of my favorite song ever made by BTBAM. Always love to see Blake Drumming

[@WECification]

This is just amazing

[@noloafing1]

I leave this song with a sense of accomplishment, and that's only from listening to it. I can't imagine what it must feel like to play it

[@RBdestroyer3321]

Perfecting a 9 min song of this caliber is amazing enough!

[@djjustinpitlik]

This guy should be the next fucking comic book hero for the rest of us drummers to dream about.

[@Saplingbat]

THANKS A LOT... now I can' unhear it :c

[@lollipophugo]

are you fucking kidding me. Blake is where I go to when the drums I program get stale because he is constantly pouring new ideas out. I'm not even a drummer and he is an inspiration.

[@vanchuvega3696]

We want Between the buried and me in Argentina, PLEASE COME HERE!!!!!!!!

[@nimequejo]

Yeah! Come please!

[@JohnMathewHernandez]

the fills are amazing, blake you're one badass drummer.

[@iConz08]

how does this not have a million views?

[@jimgouthro9236]

love love LOVE this band

[@donut223isme]

most favorite prog metal drummer and 2nd most favorite drummer ever! ^_^

[@xthehearshotkidx]

That was the longest I've ever gone without blinking.

[@teeple1877]

How can you dislike this?!?!

[@MulTfrancis]

Ten years later - still incredible

[@joshizarappa]

I met Blake at their last concert in Hollywood, he's such a chill dude! If only I got to jam with him

[@TheDawnAmber]

that is freaking AWESOME!!!!!

[@louevil555]

mission complete. epic does not describe btbam. if i had complete control over a band, i imagine that this is how it would sound. technical riffage, exhaustingly long songs, complex song structure, off beat time signatures, and one hell of a drummer keeping some sick tempos. im in love \m/

[@braxtanhardwick2012]

Still have never seen anyone as fluid as Blake. Witnessing a living legend.

[@imyourgodmachine]

One of the best metal bands out there.

[@danieljordison0793]

awesome!!

[@mstkwof]

Flawless

[@fredrikh3547]

Brilliant

[@I_TheCreator]

I use to watch this video everyday in highschool.. I still know most of it on the kit just off the lyrics alone 😂😂.. This was when blake got a bit of recognition but now he's king ✊.. Finally.

[@Aaronmac404]

This guy is a fucking machine. Holy shit.

[@valentinadiaz1756]

This is impossible to play 😭 Blake is literally a God!!

[@brosephrags777]

i love how they are so like so jazzy i guess and like lets go jam out ... ahh how to explain it help me out like so intricate and detailed not just on simple beat what ever you wann call it its awesome