Danny Carey playing along to Jambi

[@dondre3000]

THE best rock drummer of the modern era. He leaves no room for discussion on that statement. Kiss the ring.

[@gagelewis6264]

even though he started in the 70's, Neil Peart still holds down the reigns as best drummer

[@tiphotisted]

On the contrary, Buddy Rich still holds that title from the 50s. Neil Peart was inspired by Buddy Rich.

[@dondre3000]

swygster straight facts.

[@tiphotisted]

Truth be told though, I still gotta say that Danney Carey is the best drummer writer of all time. Looking throughout all tool albums he switches between so many different styles and it all sounds so unique. He's so good at staying fresh with all his styles composed of metal, jazz, rock, and his signature African beats that I think he's the least repetitive drummer during the writing process of a song.

[@TheTechAndScience]

swygster Rich was outclassed ages ago, he was influential but had nowhere near the technical and writing capabilities of someone like Carey or Peart

[@bryanmoseley9887]

Carey is the best drummer ever. His 4-way coordination, use of off timing polyrhythms and general feel for writing around odd time Bass/Guitars are all off the charts. I put him above everyone, and will defend that with zero recourse.

[@craigferguson6807]

Gavin Harrison, Just saying

[@lukemaslen9236]

Gene Hoglan. Just saying. But yes Danny is proof that alien life exists.

[@og-vise]

1000% agree brother.

[@jeromed2]

There are metal (death, melodic and/or core) drummers out there who are not to under look...

[@Bonzosbadgeholder]

The drum tech who comes out at 2:30 is Jeff Ocheltree. He was John Bonham's drum tech from 1977 until he died in 1980. For you youngsters out there John Bonham was the drummer for this band called Led Zeppelin. They were pretty good.

[@friedpickles342]

I was about to comment about the fact that the only other drummer I know who hits as hard as Bonham is Danny Carey. . It's all making sense now!

[@novaduh]

What do you mean WERE? They still kick ass man!

[@ls6mbkr111]

Jeff is also the guy that designed and created Danny's melted down Paiste drum kit

[@urielseptim9860]

@@ls6mbkr111 Wish he still used that thing. Sounded amazing. Might like it more than the roto's it sounded like pure liquid gold

[@bent718]

@@urielseptim9860 pretty sure danny commented on this a while ago, touring with it was a huge problem because it weighed so much, he may or may not still use the bass drums only

[@coasternut3091]

I took notes, practice every day, still fall very short. He's one of those drummers who makes me want to pick up my sticks and light my set on fire at the same time.

[@TheElectricBuddha]

Shadow 3091 "The only way to get better at chess is to play an opponent who is better than you are."

[@22zson]

Me makes patterns up to songs that most people couldn't even play drums to. His pauses and timing are beautiful. I love how he glues together every fill in with a couple hits on the ride or the snair.

[@dimebagjosh2007]

5:20 - 7:07 is literally the best piece of music I've ever heard. This man is a savage. A true Alpha of his craft.

[@corvinmeister]

Yeah true the bridge in Jambi is one of my favourite moments in all of music, it is just beatiful and fantastic

[@bigbowlowrong]

The best drummers are the ones that make you want to give up playing. Mr. Carey's firmly in this category.

[@jeromed2]

Yeah but just as an example, he sent 5 years working mainly on his rudiments while studying at university back then...I think when you learn to read, write, create music the right way at a younger age, as well as to master your instrument (technique, for example the double stroke with both hands and on each bass drum pedal) you can become a great complete drummer... Aaamen. 🙂

[@Staticfactory]

It's rare to witness one who is truly a master of their craft. Few can compare to Mr. Carey.

[@tool4janes]

i freakin LOVE the way they captured this!!!!! Danny is a drumming freak!!!!!! awesome!!!@

[@deniseoneal7104]

I love Just keep listening to and watching him. I hear him play in my head, feel the rhythms throughout my body, and I see him play ,eyes closed. I've been playing for 20 years + and love it. I'm ready to learn to play like him.

[@PabsColumbo]

He makes it look so damn effortless!

[@MaverickZ007]

He's Really amazing he should be in a Rock Band

[@noizyme]

::takes a breather after just watching this:: I don't know how the man does it. It seems like he has areas of the kit that he just goes to at various times in the song and lets loose to the same rhythm rather than writing any patterns down in his head. Howeverr he does it, it is an awesome sight. Y'all in the KC are lucky.

[@ammogunslaughs5124]

The sound tech that came out to fix something was so funny he stood there for like half a second contemplating if he wanted to go deaf or not

[@brianholmes6626]

Hands down my favorite drummer . .his techniques are masterfully pulled off with absolute precision it blows my mind, that's a lot of shit to remember on demand . .

[@NTROPYK]

His dynamic control is amazing. I see so many great drummers who can play stuff like this, or even do perfect covers of tool songs, but they always lack dynamic control. Danny plays with incredible power with such limited movement and scales it back perfectly as the music demands. Perfect example is how he uses his snare (with the snares off) to get a tom sound using a softer hit and then goes straight back to a snare sound using a powerful rimshot.

[@Fourchette22]

Over 1000 reasons to like TOOL, and the reason No. 1 is Danny Carey!!!

[@yaerius]

I'm not a big Tool fan, but one claiming to know at least a bit of drumming cannot dislike this. great performance.

[@Smaugren]

I was there when Danny played this. It was kind of hard not to break down in tears,

[@blindchicken2001]

I am a guitar player and Adam Jones is one of my biggest influences. Watching Danny rip the drums visually and go into these off beat times boggles my mind. I have a new found respect for the band members of tool being able to keep up with such a creative powerhouse in the room.

[@amulyashekhar2999]

This video hasn't had a dislike for at least 2 years, I've been watching since then. Says something about the song and Danny.

[@davids11131113]

Anyone who could dislike must be a dick.

[@UncoolShrimp]

you jinxed it, it now got 7 in a month, FeelsBadMan

[@yaerius]

I'm not a big Tool fan, but if one claiming to know at least a bit of drumming cannot dislike this. great performance.

[@unicursalhex]

Perfect posture, perfect form, tasteful drumming, so satisfying.

[@d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Great fucking filmwork...thank you for getting the big screen in the shot and never budging the camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertkentjr8167]

he just flows

[@06livefast]

his snare has this natural belt - less slap to it that works so well with the technical rudiments he plays it's orgasmic.

[@pinktool1]

Noone, Noone is Like Tool. Very Few If Any Are even on The Same Level. The Skill, Care & Perfection of Their Craft is Stunning. If One Was to Think About it TOO Long, the SpaceCraft Would Come Down & Beam You to a New dimension & NOT give You a Map!

[@Droogie1971]

His snare sounds great

[@chardeemcdennis]

wow! I was set & moveless for the entire f@kin' clip! I love Danny. I'm not a drum expert but I listen to quite a few of 'em in my years, and I can say no one drums like him. along with Dave grohl (don't go crazy on me this is not a comparison or anything) they're my all time favs!

[@bea5ToloG]

@mrbateman00 i agree. his transitions are very smooth, natural and effortless sounding. like hes playing the melody. his tone is my favorite and he also really hits hard when the music is heavy. thats why he rules

[@bom2]

god i can't wait to see tool again.

[@davhu11]

there is something very relaxing about watching him play this.

[@fecism1]

We all use 100% of our brains at all times. Just because your not using it's full potential doesn't mean you're not using the entire thing.

[@bramhazelhorst5802]

I love danys play

[@Jono_]

That guy is Jeff Ocheltree, famous Drummer, Drum tech (for drummers such as John Bonham) and inventor. just so you know. :)

[@BrianBroskie]

This is insanity! I'm craving more and more of these videos like it's herion! How about that sick one-handed snare roll at 5:00!?

[@kazz1896]

@acrobaticaromatic, Its not about practice bro. Yea it's dedication but also the genius that puts the drums to the music. So very few in this world can play like Danny Carey. That's what makes him so special.

[@jasgar72991]

@EyeOnTheTV true it doesn't explicitly say they're working on the next album. They do put a huge amount of time into each album though so it would make sense for them to start woking now to maybe put out an album in the nest 1-3 years but then again, Tool doesn't make sense sometimes. Which is why I love them haha

[@SlappaDeBassMon]

I would have cracked up if at 2:34 when that tech came in front, danney carey used the guys head as part of his fill

[@rockdahaus]

@micjohmck I dont realy know, but it looks like a paradiddle with the accents on kick with cymbal. Or maybe an open five stroke roll?

[@mikeytoolica33]

just another example of why sir danny carry is my favorite.

[@genaschtes]

i love how he smash the crash when the engi is RIGHT under it with his head hehe

[@srvaughan121]

Cot Dayum! His timing blows my mind. He's obviously very technically talented, but his timing ability is what really makes me respect him and his ability. Dude's a BEAST!

[@jasgar72991]

@EyeOnTheTV the Tool website Feb 8 "At any rate, Tool's drummer will return to L.A. tomorrow, so that possibly the 'process' can begin in earnest on Wednesday "

[@Damouis]

@McQuads87 I think he does it with his bass drum pedals but im not sure....

[@JambiOfficial]

@Cerrente for me they reinvented drum playing...i mean a reason why i love meshuggah and tool is that the music is unpredictable...being a musician myself, those odd time signatures and extended bars is not what you expect to hear...and that is awsome

[@Tahkayun]

@myusskyuss Wings 1 and 2 are probably the most moving songs I've ever heard. They get me every time. Every time I sit down and really LISTEN to them, I get teary.

[@ifoldaa0078]

Can someone please tell me what drumming is called at 3:26???!?!?

[@AndyGuyCantYouLiftForLife]

+Jackson Hoffer or really fast singles.

[@LimitIsIllusion]

Fuck that part, how the fuck does he do that part at 5:01

[@AndyGuyCantYouLiftForLife]

LimitIsIllusion​ tripplets on snare. Down beats on the china, and the normal pattern on bass drum

[@LimitIsIllusion]

Andy Guy CantYouLift i realize, but how doe he hit so hard and all with one hand.

[@AndyGuyCantYouLiftForLife]

LimitIsIllusion strong wrists and arms. Drumming is one way to build muscles and danny is pretty buff

[@vrednie]

Thanks for uploading this. I'm going to go practice now ;-)

[@Insomnomniac]

@mikeythespiky12 This song is actually in a quite regular time signature (9/8), but, as per TooL usual, they made the accents all different from the regular. In that beat, the accents are on one, three, five, and seven. In 9/8, they are usually one, four, and seven. It isn't necessarily the time signature, it's the feel that makes TooL so awesome.

[@gonzomaniac71]

drum tech of the greats, John Bonham and Billy Cobham among them, he created that golden kit that Danny plays from time to time

[@beatrizsalas434]

Alucinaaaanntee!!!

[@KB-dd5lc]

I'm glad a scientist finally stepped up and convinced him the world needs to see him play from this perspective.

[@joshquilty3068]

his Sonor kit sounds fucking amazing he must really know how to tune that maple and i imagine its a pretty thick shell kit and that Paiste cymball kit of course is just killer

[@bojanks15]

I went to high school where hes playing, really wish I woulda known about it beforehand.

[@drumdaddy111]

and you get this from a you tube video taken on someone's cam? I was on staff at this event and I can tell you the sound was VERY VERY good!!! they took a 2 hour sound check and Heil mics (the mics that all of Tool, and which Danny helped design) were used on this kit. Which by the way is now property of Explorers Percussion. I promise you! The sound was very good from where I was at sir.

[@bullmilk]

@mikeythespiky12 Danny plays drums to a coordinated design or pattern at times. It makes for a very random looking style at times, but incredibly difficult to pull off.

[@ckgaming2366]

They don't play to click beats live...

[@ckgaming2366]

The very last second is soo awsm...

[@paksoy111]

i love the beats he plays with his china cymbal, fuck, hes just too amazing!

[@joshua97ify]

Then Danny Carey said "Let there be drums".

[@enaidealukal9203]

It seems like a weird thing to pick out from all the awesomeness here, but I'm low--key obsessed with that little hi-hat/trash-hat lick he does during the 2nd verse (~2:05 mark or so)

[@JFman00]

This is what should accompany the sun rising every morning.

[@Hilltoptoys]

No two rifs sound even remotely similar. Evidence of true greatness

[@panayiotis131]

I just love the hysteric cry @ 6:24

[@Kozlen]

fuckin love how he just jams within in the framework

[@22zson]

seemingly effortless

[@GuitarMassacre]

I know this starts out in 9/8 but can't figure it out when it breaks down

[@mrbateman00]

More than anything. I love Danneys transitions. He has only gotten better at seemlessly stringing sections together. Oh, and his sound, and approach.and originality, and he is a drummer not a metal drummer.

[@Kelavmeister]

Go Jeff, go!!!! Fix that mic! This was awesome... Wish I coulda seen this

[@udunwanaknow]

AWESOMENESS

[@alessandrozerbone]

Is he still doing clinics now? I must go to one of them

[@ap291]

i was there! it was the best day of my life.

[@mrkb2k]

cymbals sound friggin awesome. *crashhhh* paiste!

[@0NauGhT0]

no man wearing short shorts has ever owned this hard...Danny Carey for the motherf*ckin win

[@WhrsTheMoneyLabowski]

TOOL = Perfection

[@robertojaen]

@nate316itaindubk He is a former student of KU

[@bleedfinger]

props to Jeff Ocheltree for the making the drums sound oh so sweet!

[@getachefupya]

and yet it fits so well in to the song without fucking the groove. His drumming is legendary.

[@alessandrozerbone]

Tool is so complex, yet so simple...yet so complex.

[@PoeticJustice05]

That's Jeff Ocheltree, the greatest drum tech in history. He was also John Bonham's tech.

[@Amorstopineed]

i know, tool don`t like it to be recorded in a video. I feel guilty, but i cant miss their videos here!!

[@Tahkayun]

@saf9mm Some people just don't have the attention span to listen to these long songs. I'm not trying to pick a fight with you or anything, so please don't take that the wrong way. Personally, I love just sitting back and just submerging myself into the music. I can sit there for hours just listening to Tool.

[@bea5ToloG]

@mrbateman00 also, sorry about blowin up your comment with replys, but have you noticed any other drummer make the audience scream like theyre on a rollercoaster at his/her shows, much less clinics?

[@Shallaan]

@Th3Congregation I love both what's the big deal?

[@MrDennie666]

best drummer ever

[@Mahisse]

can i haz the snare drum??

[@mrmanback]

the man right here

[@44eelz]

i think at 0:55 he uses the Mandala pads, right?

[@1y9b9b]

..the reason i drum this guy!!

[@PoeticJustice05]

Whatever his name is, he's the luckiest guy in the world to get so close to the master while he plays.

[@micjohmck]

Can anyone explain what's going on at 3:27? I can't play along at that point...

[@chadlywick1985]

What a bad ass!

[@rnewcomb92]

@maynardsgaylover I would add gavin harrison when he plays with O5Ric. They are insane.

[@crowkangi]

Danny Carey is Thor....or some nordic god incarnate. What a master of his craft.

[@JambiOfficial]

@Cerrente yeah but caey gives spirit to the drums...sometimes you feel relaxed just by concentrating on them...haake is of course awsome but his drums are more aggressive

[@mrbateman00]

I'm sure these songs changed some during the tour. Then he has to play along w/ the record for this. I bet he revisited the album for this clinic....Or not.

[@bea5ToloG]

back in 04 or something like that, he did a clinic in my area with the bronze kit. too bad carl palmer was there and not bozzio

[@rrcab9428]

It's like he's dancing out his ticks/counts. I wonder if that's how he is able to pass using a counter (seems I read somewhere that he prefers not to use them...might be another drummer I'm thinking of, tho)

[@GuitarMassacre]

@RICbass78 ah, thanks

[@EyeOnTheTV]

@rboeger source? You know them... they love fuckin with our heads.