Complicated Drumming: Polynesian nightmare - Breakdown

[@MrKarma49]

Hopefully you got these 17 toms. LOL

[@jovanniemediano]

LMFAO 🤣 I DONT EVEN HAVE A DRUM SET LOL

[@CreateToInitiate]

😂😂😂Said oh so casually!

[@smokeyjo7420]

I can't stop laughing. That was good

[@Hue_Nery]

"hopefully you've got these seventeen songs" ;p "Very motown kind of feel" roflmao.

[@guidovg]

"you can really feel the funk there." lol

[@Rockinroomsrob]

It's how I hear modern prog metal drumming...

[@DreamyBongos]

I like the motown groove. lol

[@mkillengrey]

Haha! Excellent

[@allhellbreaksloops]

I feel like his rests suffer from a lack of dynamics.

[@andydrums78]

This CD changed my life. I now end all of my songs with a wash of cymbals, which is very much like 50's music.

[@callimah]

Fred Armisen is a legitimate drummer, he played in a really awesome punk-hardcore band named Trenchmouth as well as The Blue Man Group in the 90's. It's awesome to see him combine his musical and comedic talents in such a way. I've known so many smug and pretentious drummers like Armisen's character in this video, he nailed it spot-on.

[@TheMeatballMen]

FLAAM rest. FLAAAM rest. FLAAM rest.

[@monkeyxx]

this is the height of musical comedy

[@monkeyxx]

this is better than SHreds, or at least as good

[@jackphantom]

The best part is the sheer number of people who aren't quite sure if this is parody or not having seen some of the weirder things that have come out of Hudson Music.

[@jimgravesus]

You can really feel the funk there.

[@CHABIEPORTNOY]

I fear that non-drummers think this is serious.

[@DannyWalkerDrummer]

My favorite part is where he ghost mutes a cymbal for no reason after his first flam.

[@scottrourk1328]

is it me or does that look like Fred Armisen

[@badoocee1967]

Funny Shiat!!

[@iii-ei5cv]

Scott Rourk it IS Fred Armisen

[@incubrian]

Danny Walker thats actually an integral part of the flam-rest!

[@fabjtown1]

Danny Walker ...he hit it. 0:33 He is muting what he accidently hit. Look what the cymbal is ha. Two crashes, one inverted an inch above.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

My favourite part is, and always will be: "Flam rest... flam rest... flam rest..."

[@drummer2k5]

"hopefully you have these 17 toms".....lol that was a good one

[@NikZ3r0]

This is a conglomeration of Mike Portnoy, Thomas Lang and JoJo Mayer's drum instructional videos.

[@sdude456]

Terry Bozzio

[@jacedaniel]

Marco Minneman

[@DistantBeat]

He was a legend, I remember meeting him when he played with Frank Zappa, they used to call him "Biggie bing bang" for his trademark throne sound. Such an untimely death at 82 running with the bulls in Spain. That was unexpected

[@jimrileymusic]

An absolute inspiration! You have a real talent for taking extremely complicated multi metric polyrhythms and explaining them in a way a small child could understand. I would love to see what you could do on a bigger kit!

[@badandylaoc]

A bigger kit?!?! 😂

[@andrewlewis2539]

Andrew Moore yeah, like a standard sized one. This is a beginner set of about 3/4 the normal size.

[@Monsterdrumma]

I seen the full video several times and me and the entire drum department at Manny's in NYC would be in tears watching this we were laughing so hard, classic video! Fred actually came in and gave a video to the store but I wasn't there. The sheet music that comes with the video is just as hillarious!

[@LDdrums20]

Hahahahaha dude is a legend for this!

[@scottydaze111]

Now I am inspired for greatness! I never had the right Polynesian Mo-town James Brown flam rest feel. I'm experimenting with the inverted roll on each of my 17 bass drums.

[@JournalDrums]

I feel like he didn't know he was going to say synchronology until the moment he said it.

[@rebusd]

The genius of Fred throughout his work is the character's unflinching earnestness. Gonna watch some Portlandia now.

[@monkeyxx]

can't fake that kind of funk

[@itsflyingqueso]

What a specific comedy bit

[@t.s.davies4417]

Its a joke, guys. A nerdy drummers-only joke. Love.

[@LaFrae]

Rick James fills. Very natural

[@christraven]

2:40 I didn't realize that all of the twelve-year-olds banging away at the kits in Sam Ash were all really just playing tributes to Motown and Rick James. This is hilarious.

[@mitchelldixon3735]

Let me get this straight...do I rest flam or flam rest?

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

You do a flam rest... flam rest... flam rest

[@ulture]

both, but not in that order

[@stevekefa]

A wash of cymbals, very much like 50's music. ahahaha

[@Fiendstein]

Xd

[@mitchellhughes5180]

🤣

[@thebestSteven]

But am I crazy or does Fred actually know how to play. Playing this intentional bad requires some actual knowledge of how to play.

[@phish1]

thebestStevenHawkins I believe he does play the drums

[@stevestaben6696]

I'm pretty sure he's a pro who plays on an American late night show or something, an actual gun

[@stevestaben6696]

Sorry, Saturday Night Live cast member - Jens Hannemann

[@danielmcnamara_]

He played in the Blueman group for a while and drummed in lots of bands. He talks about drums in interviews a fair amount

[@chadeverhart6500]

It takes a lot of effort to play like shit when you're truly skilled.

[@Winteramen]

definitely has that rick james sound to it

[@thescharfchannel]

I think to fully get the laugh out of this you need to be a drummer who's seen drum lesson videos, and know Fred Armisan humor. "Hopefully you got these 17 toms"lol

[@madastrota]

If you're a drummer, you will not have played anything right until you've watched this, and then promptly forgotten it, and then re-manifested it through a vision quest.

[@tlk6668]

this sounds like when i let my friends play my drums

[@lionofistanmusic7311]

Honestly this bit should be in a museum. The amount of meta humor is as polyrhythmic and complex as the beats he emulates. Genius is often very subtle.

[@PapercutCP]

Great natural kind of a feel

[@nightwalker225]

Brilliant! The ironic part is his solo makes about as much sense as a Terry Bozzio solo! lol. Fred Arisen is a genius.

[@danmillane]

Seriously the funniest thing I've seen in ages! Actually looking for drumming things and found this gem. As funny as this is, he can obviously drum a bit

[@jameshtj]

Was Jens Hannemann Terry Bozzio's drum teacher~? I hear a lot his influence on Terry's drumming...

[@Monsterdrumma]

My friend had this at Manny’s in New York and man every time he’d put it on we would be in tears! The entire video is hysterical and the drum charts as well lol!

[@Mp5Drummer]

1:30 with the flam rest was PRICELESS, I laughed so hard!

[@UniBrowser]

Huh, I never really broke down the Polynesian permutations like that. I see how easy it is and now I can't wait to try dominating at our band's next rehearsal.

[@patrickwagener9401]

hopefully you got 17 toms. that's hilarious

[@nm8573]

I was looking on KZbin for tips for actual complicated drumming this is not what I expected to find at all but it was hilarious

[@3vanthe33l]

hahahahahaha you're all not taking this for what it is; a joke holy shit hahahahahaha

[@galleryfortytwo]

I've been working on my Flam Rest for three weeks now, just can't seem to get it right... DAMN!

[@Bowl01986]

Marco Minnemann should play to this

[@fotofotots2]

We ALL know guys like this in the real world. Fred Nailed it!

[@jamesrandall7714]

At first I thought, " Is this guy for real?" Then after watching more of his shenanigans, I found the video quite entertaining.

[@retro9848]

James Randall bro it's Fred Armisen...how do you not know who this is 😂

[@darthvera]

During the first minute I saw this I thought "wow, so now even I can make an instructional dvd, geez...", theeen I realized it's a joke, oh man, I'm laughing so hard now that I saw his other videos. This guy's a genius!

[@noahbirdrevolution]

This is great. Rest. Love the pony tail. Rest Let’s put it together. This is great. Love the pony tail. Let’s put it together.

[@patton303]

No... it's Fred Armisen from SNL. And I'm pretty sure he's making fun of Marco Minneman. Marco Minneman is an incredible German drummer who plays super crazy complicated shit but he explains his licks as if just anyone can do it. And he never slows his demonstrations down. Search for Marco Minneman videos and you'll see what I mean. : )

[@gorillamist23]

Man I wish I was that good sighhh

[@luketorkingtondrums]

This is probably the funniest vid i've seen in a long while, genius!

[@badoocee1967]

HAAAA. Polynesian Nightmare Indeed. Funny Mr. Armisen

[@rhythmfield]

Hopefully you have the seventeen toms

[@BalamMusic]

WTF did I just watched? I'm in the Drums Weird-side of youtube.. =S

[@callimah]

@callimah actually, he doesn't play any polyrhythms really now that I'm watching him more closely. Still impressive, nonetheless. And he absolutely nailed the smug pony-tail wearing, soul patch havin' drummer look to a T.

[@dLimboStick]

I'm having problems with the Flam Rest part. Could you please demonstrate the sticking on that?

[@fuzzylogiceire]

The Rick James fill joke is the best

[@pierresauce8307]

He's wearing a Serenity t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, what an absolute alpha. Fred is such a legend

[@olliec5564]

FLAM rest FLAM rest. Genius.

[@jaydenjhammer]

omG best drumm3r ever!!!11!!1!!!!!1one!!!1!

[@Pedroleum100]

Is _Jens Hannemann_ a parody of Marco Minnemann's Drum Lessons?

[@coromknight3171]

"It's a little bit of a groof more than it is a rock beat."

[@HiTharIPlayDrums]

this was hilarious! the "african" tom beat was actually kinda cool though lol

[@31VeggieBurgers]

Ffffflam, REST!

[@MuseSick_]

He kinda looks like Fred Armisen, i wonder if they're related

[@kleeklee4572]

Here cause of bill burr

[@mvcnow]

This is soo awesome! He's not half bad lol

[@BennoSattler]

You, Sir, just made me fall off my desk in style.

[@mucklesandwich]

"It's a little bit of a GROOFFF, more than it is a rock beat" XD

[@1800ghostdance]

and you can really feel the funk there

[@coreyw5981]

Expertvillage content

[@justindtackett]

so good. haha, he is talented and also talented, and talented at being awkward and talented.

[@doghugs]

He actually is a pretty decent drummer, he was in punk bands (best known one was Trenchmouth) way before he ever started comedy

[@madisondrumz]

He's fantastic at paradiddle-awdle-oodles.

[@anjasfajaryan6201]

Not gonna lie, i was searching for the song polynesian nightmare after watching this video, now i feel so stupid XD

[@Dycaite]

Holy crap, EVERY new copy of the full 28 minute DVD+CD combo is going for $500+! I didn't realise it was so damn rare.

[@EdTalenti]

Random Drumming: Exploring Patterns You'll Never Be Able To Perform Twice

[@DreamyBongos]

Fred actually is a really good drummer, damn.

[@killough71010]

I NEED MORE FLAM REST

[@nolansalamander7953]

254 drummers can’t rest their flams

[@RDB93]

FLAM rest.

[@00741]

And you can really feel the funk there hahahaha genius :D

[@MarkHall_xmark]

Oh my god, this is probably the best stealth parody video on the internet.

[@bendigobands]

I've seen all I need to know to be a great drummer. Thanks Fred.

[@JonEastling23]

Waste of a good drum set :')

[@tdrum21]

The pony and sleeveless shirt!

[@thehandsdown1]

The insane foot pattern gets me every time lol

[@mrKitke]

Nailed it! Something more complicated, please!

[@ExplosionChimp]

Lol it’s Fred Armisen, I thought it was a real drum video at first. He just did a stand up comedy for drummers show on Netflix

[@_tuxedocat]

FLAM...rest...FLAM...rest...FLAM...rest. this is a joke right? 🤣

[@christco120]

What gave it away for you? lol

[@RicardoFaundez]

play the "polynesian" music... white boy..!!

[@joeyheadset]

I saw Jens Hennemann sitting in with Steely Dan in 83 at the Toledo Civic Centre. EPIC EPIC drum solo: 83 minutes of amazing Jens Hennemann technique!

[@davidr1620]

It’s a shame I didn’t realize what a genius Fred is until late into his tenure with SNL.

[@trtzbass]

Absolute genius. This guy should have been Dream Theater's new drummer.

[@aridematos3555]

Motown kind of feel😂😂😂

[@comicjon82]

This is just one gem after another. So smart.