Chad Smith Absolutely Nailed This!

Today I'm watching something a bit different, it's a video of Chad Smith the drummer of the Red Hit Chili Peppers playing along to Thirty Seconds To Mars for the first time, having never heard this song "The Kill" before. What a great concept for a show ‪@DrumeoOfficial‬!
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[@happyninja42]

I love that you called out the Stuart Copeland similarities with that last bit. I was thinking "wow this last bit sounds a LOT like the Police" 🤣

[@CorkElectric40]

YES YESYESyes yes... DONE...

[@Matt-vo1ge]

Do Dirt Miller Kansas City, go on, pretty please.

[@MariaFrancesca]

Have you sent something out recently? Because in that case I didn't get it either.

[@NinStardust]

6:53 He didn’t drop a stick, he *broke* a stick! That recovery was smooth AF! Not a 30S2M fan but have watched this clip about 20 times since it came out. Chad’s incredible! And whatever he says about emo, he had an undeniable blast playing that song! You can feel his joy in his playing. Absolute beast of a drummer 🥰

[@edge1224]

Most of the drummers that do this series listen to the whole song or most of it, Chad just jumps in and kills it

[@VLKV_loves_you]

that was the biggest surprise for me, i thought he was gonna listen through. & the fills during the breakdown. beast!

[@HandmadeDarcy]

That's what shocked me, too - I hadn't watched for a few weeks and thought perhaps Drumeo had decided to edit out the listens, for some reason, but... Just awesome!

[@matgale1298]

My hat off to you and the incredible pun! To you sir!!

[@aidanc669]

Well he’s also a studio drummer so quite used to this

[@sharinglungs3226]

I really liked to see how he adjusts on the fly when he anticipates wrong. Even when he breaks his stick, it doesn’t stop his flow and keeps going like a pro does.

[@KevinChristley]

Chad is just a beast. From Dua Lipa to 30 Seconds from Mars, he seemingly can do it all.

[@sgt_loeram1933]

That’s why he gets the big bucks! 💴 💰

[@deanmicknal2942]

Don’t forget the Chick’s best album (Taking the Long Way)

[@667neighbourofthebeast]

The Buddy Rich Tribute Band.

[@667neighbourofthebeast]

Johnny Cash.

[@BlahBlahFreeman]

I don't know about doing it all, but this was a fantastic performance and illustrates his musicianship perfectly.

[@willjam465]

Love this Drumeo series. Chad Smith is one of my favorites. Really liked what he did here. This is a series to check out for all drummers or fans of drummers.

[@LSchulz1414]

Chad is really a great allrounder on the drums. Great to see him here on your channel.

[@woody1755]

I've watched this video on Drumeo probably 15 times I laugh and am amazed at the same time. It just reminds me that there are LEVELS to everything....love you and your channel Justin!

[@seanmedlock]

I've watched all those Drumeo "First Time" videos, and that's the first one where the guy didn't even listen to the song all the way through before jumping in. He really nailed it.

[@scottbyler2649]

Chad is phenomenal! And hysterically funny. Great video Justin, I could listen to you talk about anything for hours.😂

[@bluesman260971]

The man keeps Flea and Frusciante in time……..course he bloody nailed it 😂

[@nikolailien6167]

I love this series, you should definitely react to more of them. The ones where they have jazz drummers playing metal songs they don't know are especially fascinating.

[@MashaT22]

I saw this on Drumeo when it dropped - love your reaction, Justin. It’s it hilarious to scour the comments on their videos and see how many guitar players (who never even touched a drumstick) watch that channel. It’s an interesting thrill ride to watch a drummer trying to figure out music they’ve never heard - or explain their own music. Chad is a beast for sure. He’s always been a fave drummer of mine.

[@Plumeria6460]

Chad is one of my favorite drummers, and a all around wonderful, amazing humans.

[@thomashverring9484]

I've been watching all of the Drumeo videos in this series. There have been some mind blowing ones, and this is one of them! Totally unexpected because he does something totally different from the other drummers who have participated. It's always either famous session drummers or just drummers used to playing with their mind, so to speak. So it's a lot of active listening going through the song several times, also without playing, and then maybe taking several takes. But Chad Smith jams along, which is a skill, and kinda nails it. Awesome stuff!

[@dominicijavier1575]

well they do a lot of improv jam with rhcp so he's really used to it. he really is a jam musician.

[@sandrahaight7278]

Chad Smith is great. No denying. Enjoyable, fun, fun, fun episode. Your giddy excitement is so infectious. Love it. ❤

[@robertmartin2325]

Thanks for these, always adds a little bump to my day!

[@RosieHarp]

I love Mr H's banter. What a truly entertaining man ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@BoojayDeeth]

Chad is the CHAD. An absolute godlike genius of a drummer. He was so quick to latch on to the groove and he F'kin nailed it!

[@motherhood234]

I love the song, "the kill", Jared's voice gets to me. To see Chad Smith come in, listen to it, and without skipping a beat rocks out, made me cry. Watched a vocal coach, days later, listening to your band. Now you are here watching it. I love how KZbin makes us feel connected. Stay well. Your voice reminds me of Freddie Mercury.

[@tanner6538]

Dude (or ma’am, whatever is comfortable), I completely agree. Had me all emotional. It’s a special thing, all of it.

[@Cthugni]

Never saw this, but it's so epic! And your commentaries on top makes this simply incredible. Thank you!

[@MackieMc8709]

I just watched this the other day and Chad Smith never stops amazing me. This was badass, is anticipation of what should be next, the fills are amazing. Chad does not get the credit he deserves and the fact that his musicality is amazing.

[@grandthanks]

LOVE that you reacted to this!!!❤🎉

[@troubleondemand7703]

Chad's (aka Big Cat) been one of my top 5 drummers for years now. I'm not a huge RHCP fan, but they do have one of the best rhythm sections out there.

[@richardstephens8339]

ha! love the big cat reference

[@iliketrains3495]

Big Cat? Is that a Pat Finnerty reference?

[@troubleondemand7703]

@@iliketrains3495 Beato!

[@burdman1333]

Man Rhcp innovated like no other! They created a whole style. They brought rap, funk, Hendrix, rock, and pop culture all into one to create something that is one of a kind. Many bands after them tried to do the same. Incubus, Limp biscuit, rage against the machine etc. i understand for someone who is a nit picky perfectionist can can pick Anthony’s vocals apart, but you have to respect his free form spirit. He performs from his heart and soul. His earlier years in the mid 80s and early 90s were amazing. He is a true free form poet and MC at heart. He never was a singer. He was inspired by John and other singers to work on his craft and transform his vocal style out of his love and appreciation for music. It’s not always perfect, but it’s perfect for the Rhcp. If Anthony died, Rhcp dies with him. Him and flea were the founding fathers of this band. Nobody can do what Anthony does without sounding cringe or forceful. Rhcp is the best band alive. They have gone through so much individually and always come back together even stronger with new fresh music. Their longevity is elite and inspiring. They love each other and they love music. It’s their whole life. For someone to not like them or not appreciate their dedication to this art is mind blowing to me. Usually, The type of people who don’t like Rhcp have too big of an ego, they’re perfectionists, judge mental, they take shit WAY too serious, and have no idea how to have fun or be free. Rhcp is not about trying to be the best. They’re about love, freedom, having fun, innovating, not being so serious, funk/soul, family, being themselves, and not giving a funk what anyone thinks about them. That’s Pureness in its highest form.

[@das0ul177]

YOU KILLED MY FATHER…….

[@paulsuffolk310]

Wow, what a drummer! Great channel Justin, thank you.

[@kellyclarke3321]

Chad is incredible. Thanks for reacting to this video! Also, thanks for the birthday shout out via Cameo! Love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@AnyRoadAnyTime]

Yeah, I saw the Drumeo video last week and thoroghly enjoyed it. Glad to see your reaction. Drumeo is a great channel, too. Thanks for sharing.

[@titusbc]

This is great video. Great stuff on drumeo.

[@carrieorsel1340]

When two of your favourite channels come together..... Love you, Justin, love you, Drumeo!

[@inflatablepenguin]

Justin, I just wanted to send you a short message of appreciation from one human to another. I admire your calm and learned approach to your videos and have found myself clicking onto videos as they are recommended solely because this space has become something of a comfort place to me. I empathise with you over your continued battle with substance abuse and thought I would send a moment of affirmation that you are providing a sum positive to the world and are extremely worthwhile.

[@mirapiccolo6601]

Chad is a great drummer.....love your channel Justin, as always

[@peggyh8937]

Wow, that was awesome! Thanks, Justin! That's talent!

[@360.Tapestry]

drumeo has some of the most technical and perfectly calibrated drummers doing this series.... somehow chad smith throwing caution to the wind, stumbling around, breaking a stick, missing a few cues manages to be my favorite. the dude is legendary! i can't say enough how big of a lesson that is to me as a wannabe weekend drummer

[@dreamingfox999]

I watched this yesterday! 😂 Chad is great! 🥁👏🏻

[@clazluvsdolphins]

Best advert for Chad EVER. I watched the drumeo vid before this and thought wow, now everyone knows to call him and pay whatever it takes to have him

[@Okiepharmer]

Not just Chad, but the drumeo videos are awesome, so fun to watch.

[@MrPatrickslovell]

Love it! Like always, you made my day!

[@b1gbo5s99]

Totally unrelated, but I've been learning permission to land in honour of the festive year, and just wanted to say Friday Night and Holding My Own are both exquisite.

[@thenaughtyboys4321]

I love chad smith he's one of my favourite drummers

[@moreheff]

"Once I realised it was in 3 I thought, yeah I can play along to this" Chad is THE MAN!! He can play anything he wants. Top job Chad and Justin!!!

[@zool84]

It’s so beautiful to see how he speaks drums as a language but with his body. He is drumming. Amazing.

[@WaechterDerNacht]

When it comes to this series my absolute favourite is Dirk Verbeuren playing the Killers. 100% worth checking out! Also Domino Santantonio playing Slipknot was a fun watch aswell... Paired with her revenge on Brandon Toews in a later video, where he has to learn "The Dying Song" - got quite the workout there ^^

[@djalcazzar]

This whole series is one of my favourite things one youtube.

[@jd0879]

Nah Dirk is boring

[@StevelandCleamer]

That one was good, but I really loved the Grayson one playing the A7X song. You can really see how much of a perfectionist he is

[@thxphotog]

So good! Beast of a player. A wrecking machine!

[@HEWfunkingKNEWit]

Have really been enjoying the Drumeo content on Chad Smith. And yes you should totally do something similar

[@sah-win]

I love Chad. One of the most expressive drummers out there.

[@elnico135]

Chad Smith is such a blessing, so are you Justin

[@slaterbater1988]

Bless you! And I agree, he's a beast and this series is awesome.

[@donnapage6078]

Drumeo is 100% my new addiction! Love this review of Chad doing this!

[@charliebluechaos4963]

I can't get over how great you look lately. Your skin alone seems a total different more vibrant color and you just seem well. I hope this appearance is not a false one because I very much wish you to feel better than ever. Much love to you Mr Hawkins ❤

[@T.E.P..]

this is the best music channel ... what a gift .. I want to supply illustrations for any moment you need that extra in the vids ...

[@juliaconnell]

ha! I watched this one the other day and was thinking, I'd just love to see Justin to watch this - think he'd enjoy it... so yay! (i'm not a drummer, no idea why this drumming content/drumeo came up in my recommendations, glad it did). seen a few, this is my fav so far, mainly cause not only sheer talent of Chad Smith - (doesn't even listen whole way, jumps in almost immediately..) his passion, personality as well.

[@anba9499]

this reactions are amazing, you are enhancing our inner voice

[@sole__doubt]

I can usually ID what kind of headphones people have on but I am properly stumped here Mr Hawkins. Subscribed. ;)

[@jasonremy1627]

Chad is one of my favorite drummers.

[@CorkElectric40]

Yes yes yes yes yes... I saw that last night and I was blown away cuz he totally nailed it.... That's a really cool little thing they do.... Thanks for noticing... You rock.🎉

[@DSmicklas]

I had the exact same Stewart Copeland observation. Now I can continue my day feeling like I know what I'm talking about for once.

[@GavTech74]

Watched this the other day and he nails it! Without even hearing the drums from the original.

[@GavTech74]

Bless you!

[@goatthulu6662]

The series is brilliant. Chad is an incredible showman, and even does some videos on songs he's done live drums for like Dua Lipa which was a surprise.

[@alexsherel3344]

I saw this a few days ago I was floored

[@yoching]

Chad killed it on the first pass! What a beast!

[@Aemirys]

Would love to see more reactions like this!!

[@amandag1337]

I love Drumeo's videos

[@chilly6470]

Love Chad on the Chilli's Off the Map dvd. Probably their best sounding live recording.

[@dntwantgglplus]

this was really fun to watch

[@liamr194]

Came here from the video itself. Unbelievable. Musicianship at its absolute peak. Brilliant

[@James27Simko]

Mate I watched that video the other day and I was just absolutely fucking smacked in the chops. I have absolutely no idea how he did that. He has to have heard it before because it was perfect. PERFECT

[@sgt_loeram1933]

What a great channel! You’ve earned my sub mate cheers!

[@voyager1568]

I have so much repect for Chad after watching this video. He does his job PERFECTLY. He listens and serves the song in an absolutely perfect way. I don’t know if anyone else could do this. They create beautiful renditions of songs, but he NAILED the song, with some extra zest and flavor. I absolutely love it. The guy is “technically” an older man, yet outshines a massive percent of drummer by his sheer talent.

[@guymasters301]

I'll be seeing you in 8 days in Kansas City and i expect foot cams on all of you! Maybe a cam on the pedal boards, or better yet, gopros on your ankles/shoes. Live stream these to screens around the venue so people won't know where to look at most of the time and add to the awe & confusion. You've got 8 days. Get on the gear. I can show up early to set it up if need. I'm an electrician and sound guy, my buddy is IT & computers. Let's do this! But seriously, i got 4 tickets for your show to share with friends because of your greatness as a person being shown by these videos. I like The Darkness, but i don't do a lot of shows even generally for my greatest musical loves. You Justin, are worth every bit of over spending & sharing and i know the show will be great! Thanks for being a better human, cheers, Jason.

[@JacquiCuff]

Chad absolutely SMASHED this song. Loved it indefo.cried a bit too and laughed a lot. Amazing

[@Studio22mix]

Chad is definitely one of my favorite drummers, new drumskins every day 😂👌🏼🤩

[@januarysidra6166]

Singing along to your second "again", is like a chef's kiss.

[@oem8530]

I watched that video so many times now I thought I was over it, but it turns out I was wrong!😅 Here we go again...... 😊🥁

[@ryanw3658]

They’ve got some awesome first time play throughs

[@mjeh1]

He's the only drummer in the series to not listen to the entire drumless track all the way through at least once before trying it. He listed for a few seconds and then just kills it with no idea what's coming next.

[@GregMcNeish]

Sugarfoot (Michael Jackson's drummer) did that with a Linkin Park song, as well. Pretty fine company to be in. But yes, that's a lot of what makes this performance so impressive. I love watching drummers develop their parts in this series, but to see someone just improvise and go for it like a jam is incredible.

[@mjeh1]

@@GregMcNeish I'm pretty sure sugar listened all the way through. I'll have to rewatch that one.

[@GregMcNeish]

@@mjeh1 Unless my memory has gone full Mandela Effect on this one, he most certainly did not give it a listen first. That said, 100% go watch it again. I'm going to do the same. So good.

[@jd0879]

@@GregMcNeishDude don’t be dumb. MJ drummer did a crap job compared to this

[@dominicijavier1575]

because that's what chad is used to. he always does improv jam with john and flea. and those guys can just take any jam all the way to god knows where. so he's a very trained improv jammer who could just dive in and thrive.

[@andygolborne5747]

Watched this on Drumeo. Agreed - he absolutely nailed it.

[@nephroid]

Justin we saw you at Starland ballroom in New Jersey just a few weeks ago and whatever you are paying Softy you need to give him more. That lad does everything!

[@xGHOSTx777x]

Bless you. Great vid

[@drumwitch4585]

Nice save 😂❤! Great drumming.

[@sherrybrown2830]

Chad is phenomenal, plus he's hilarious 😂. Justin, I love your channel.

[@EpiiKSiiNz]

Bless you.

[@attikrecords--]

hey bro had to let you know, I've been in the industry professionally for about 6 years now mainly producing, writing in new york and nashville. I got asked recently what the first CD I ever bought with my own money was. While it wasn't my own money, my dad allowed me to get two records (cds) at circuit city. I got The Outkast Speakerboxx vs Love Below, and The Darkness - Permission to Land. It's completely shaped me to this day for everything I do now. Great to see you.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Normally, they listen to the track without the drums and mark it, etc and THEN do a play thru but not Chad - he jumped right TF in and killed it!

[@hollymollyjamz]

I cherry pick my peppers tunes but no doubt about the talent! Especially Chad. He plays with conviction, hammering down just like Shannanimal. Whole video is worth a watch. It’s fantastic.

[@alessandrogiacomini6853]

Good day to you mate. Chad is a monster.. if Ru is my menthor, chad is definetly my Drum God. - 42 days to Milan gig!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@SinApex]

I would LOVE to see people do this with guitars and vocals as well. For vocals you could give them the lyrics but no vocals on the track and see how they put it together after listening.

[@RoxanneT1]

MAN ... I really wanted to go to the Detroit show. But the prices! the add ons! Ain't gonna happen. Cheers, Justin ... sure wish I could have seen you.

[@Mike-rw2nh]

1:30 A sneaky Frank Spencer impression. This is the channel that just keeps giving. 👍

[@ianmason3040]

Its funny I watched this yesterday as well, when it finished, next up was Flea and John Frusciante doing 'I Feel Love' - that was also awesome 👍

[@filton12]

Chad was amazing. Larnell Lewis did a similarly great performance on Drumeo too.

[@gripp9k]

Yes he is. One of my favorite drummers of all time. Skilled, yes, but such cool grooves from Chad, on everything he does. Check out him playing drums on the jazz song "Birdland". Chefs kiss :)

[@andreemurray7039]

Love the channel great drumming

[@alisona557]

I've watched this and his Dua Lipa video umpteen times, what I love seeing is just how much Chad seems to be enjoying himself.

[@kreavix]

I play a little bit of drums, but I can't count 😂 Yet, I manage to play along for the most part. Drumming's fun 🥳👍

[@bradenwilliams3606]

I know there's a billion of these videos...but I would love to see the Hawk's reaction to Drumeo's video of Jonathan "Sugarfoot" Moffett playing his drum part on Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal". I'm not a drummer (guitarist) but I must have watched that Drumeo video at least 25 times...it's intoxicating especially if you are stunned by phenomenal drum-playing (as I am)...Also love this Chad Smith video. I know Justin isn't the biggest RHCP fan, but you cannot deny Chad Smith's other-worldly ability to play drums.

[@raquelsnt]

He is awsome, of course! Talking about drummers, this morning while i was training i made a listening of Cindy Blackman-Santana music. She was the Lenny Kravitz drummer for years as you know, and she is wonderful, i have seen her live. She is now working with her husband Carlos Santana and i recommend to you to listen her, if you already didn't. Her job is very good!

[@ZuzuTheLemon]

She is amazing, one of my favourite drummers ❤

[@tommyhartman7920]

Bless you

[@paulm8908]

the drummer puts their ideas into the future of the note. the note of the future is pointed by the beat, and the beat outlandedd.

[@CTME23]

Somebody recently started doing a similar thing with pianists. Saw a video with Scott Bradlee on instagram earlier this week.

[@themayv6497]

The Drumeo video featuring the drummer from Megadeth doing The Killers tune is fucking outstanding!

[@lancemontes]

Legend