Drum Teacher Reaction: MARCO MINNEMAN | The Aristocrats Perform 'Bad Asteroid' | (2021 Reaction)

[@Tranarpnorra]

Marco Minneman, the drummer that's always positive and SMILES! When he goes into crazy mode there's nothing he can't play.

[@krenwregget7667]

Marco is a true monster's monster. One of the most creative, musically joyful players anywhere in the world. A complete pleasure to listen to and has played with incredible musicians in all kinds of genres. Check out his work with Plini.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'll be checking out more for sure Kren!

[@WarriorOfGhengisKhan]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums I can't believe this is still the only Marco reaction video you've done. What happened?

[@icemancometh74]

Marco is one of the best. Saw him live with these guys in a small club in Iceland. Sat about 2 meters from the band. One of the most mind blowing gigs of my life. Chatted with Guthrie and Marco after the gig. Super nice dudes.

[@mellindrums]

Marco used to play for Necrophagist.. This guy can do it all!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet!

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

Yeah man, that’s how I was introduced to Marco. It was cool hearing (and occasionally glimpsing) him playing different styles.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

@@Virvum_Juggernaut I can't wait to see more after this man

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums I can’t wait for your next segment Andrew. Looking forward to the next notification. I appreciate all the work (and humour) you invest in your channel mate!

[@buckfuttler2877]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums if you have about 12 minutes, do yourself a favor and see; "Marco Minnemann Culture Clash solo Tokyo"....mind. blown.

[@robgas7507]

Steven Wilson has amazing taste in musicians. These guys are mind blowing and also Craig Blundell and Nick Beggs have formed a group. Definitely one to watch out for.

[@twoheadedpanthr]

I saw Marco Minneman play with Necrophagist about 15 years ago, one of the best live drum performances I've ever seen.

[@HansPostC4]

This is what we (my music friends, when we were young [I'm talking eighties ;)]) used to call a super band: Each band member is a virtuoso and in high demand for his/her skills. Attended an Aristrocrats concert just a few months ago (Netherlands) with a guitar playing friend. He looked at Guthrie an I was in awe of Marco. We had a great evening!

[@liliIiliIilil]

All three of these guys are among the best in the world. I highly suggest listening to more. Also, fun fact, Marco used to drum for famed tech-death metal band, Necrophagist. He has a very wide array of musical influences.

[@TheVashnessItself99]

man guthrie is in a lot of people's opinion, the overarching best guitarist on the planet rn, it's wild

[@johndavis9196]

Identifying who is best is impossible but he definitely should be in the conversation.

[@TheVashnessItself99]

@@johndavis9196 he says bumblefoot is better, but he doesn't showcase how good he is so we'll never know

[@TheVashnessItself99]

@@johndavis9196 but in terms of being able to play almost anything, he's guthrie is definitely up there

[@davidderoux7552]

Who cares about Govan, it's about Marco.

[@cadearthur3227]

a tip : you can watch movies at Kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

[@dougmael]

What you are listening to is three musical geniuses having fun and playing fantastic music. They have been favorites of mine for a decade or more, and Bryan Beller is also a great friend, teacher, and composer (as are both Guthrie and Marco! BTW, Marco also plays guitar almost as well as he plays drums.

[@AncientEvil80]

Simply the best instrumental trio on Earth for the last decade (if not more). Untouchables.

[@baumi-metal9123]

Hard to listen to anything else though, when Guthrie Govan performs. One of my favourite guitarists ever. Looks like Jesus, plays like god haha! And Marco interacts so brilliantly with him...Three world-class musicians "talk" to each other. Wanna see your face melt? Watch Blues Fuckers from them. It has an un-earthly solo from Marco!

[@petedog9581]

Beller and Minneman are virtuosos and you barely notice them when Guthrie leads.

[@ralphmunn1685]

Marco is one of my favorite drummers, both because his polyrhythms are INSANE, and also because he always seems to be having so much fun - kinda like the Angus Young of drums!

[@conflor]

>>>>>>MAGNIFICENT THIS IS AS TASTY AND TIGHT AS IT GETS THANK YOU ANDREW FOR TURNING ME ONTO THE ARISTOCRATS

[@petertoal371]

First saw Marco playing with Paul Gilbert in the studio. Some years ago now playing "Scarified"

[@Bigbell666]

Marco is one of the best. Wait till you see his other stuff!!!!

[@trog69]

I found The Aristocrats from a suggestion and now I own sooo many of their albums. Just so much epic stuff from this trio, and just as I got back into upgrading my sound system. Masterful!

[@billwhitman4125]

How awesome is this 3 for 1 reaction. This entire concert is on the Tube. Marco is so talented and a pleasure to watch. Another drummer that has unlimited headroom. He has it all. Great reaction as always.

[@drums4lyfe0987]

Aristocrats was one of the last concerts I got to see before the pandemic. And it was amazing

[@sgtstank]

Someone finally getting around to an Aristocrats reaction! Nice...

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I freaking love this Grady

[@zonkedmusician1502]

Saw them in January 2020. The last meaningful thing I did before lockdown. I was about 20ft away from Guthrie. My jaw spent the entire gig on the floor. Absolutely incredible band.

[@100Pseudonim]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3OmmWmjn8qteLc - Great camera angle on Marco. Final part od this song is Mindblow.

[@slow074]

OOOOOO, just watched Marco Minneman playing Dream Theaters Dance of eternity. That was amazing!

[@jakeloranger1419]

I saw Marco do a clinic/concert with Terry Bozzio and Chad Wackerman quite a while ago. Some pretty insane drumming. I also saw Marco demonstrate what he did as a warm up exercise on a video. He played eighth notes on the hi-hat, eighth note triplets on the kick, sikteenth notes with his left hand on the snare and sixteenth note quintuplets with his right hand on a tom. Unbelievable independence and polyrhythm control. I later saw him on Drumeo showing his mastery of really odd polyrhythms; crazy stuff like 19 over seven over who knows what. He's truly a super-drummer, up there with the greats and yet he projects the image of being just an average joe. Add his quirky sense of humour and you wind up with a really fun drumming experience.

[@riikka9842]

Marco is quite literally my favourite drummer. Range of styles and brilliant in all of them.

[@devwhit]

Niel Peart is my all-time favorite drummer, but right now my favorite drummer is Marco. I met him once at a drum clinic and he’s so down-to-earth and humble. But he can play ANYTHING. Wait till you see any of his solos. Breathtaking. 🥁

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I can't wait to see his solo's Omar!

[@tristantheuerkorn5124]

Marco Minnemann in Mendoza or in Alatri are more than impressive. There he is a bit younger.

[@just.some.dud3]

I saw The Aristocrats live about 2 years ago, they were phenomenal live. They are absolutely musicians musicians. All are at the top of their game.

[@FredHampshire]

hey man. saw these guys in the UK the other night and dude, if you ever get a chance to catch them live - please do! absolutely next level

[@Xe4ro]

Seeing them live is def a blast. It's like Frank Zappa humour, creative fun and interaction with the audience. You get more than just the music, they are also pretty cool to just talk to after the show! =)

[@Jmgtr42]

Glad you finally got the chance to check out Marco Minneman!! Just wish this was a drum cam >_>

[@hypnosis4207]

OMG 😂 I had to stop the video when you did the perfect point to the "that's what she said" lol and you just look back all calm to the cam .lmao you are the king of meme entry in videos lol omg . #RooneyWarriors "mum jeans or even cargo" you kill me Andrew!

[@onsesejoo2605]

Marco Minnemann was on the final shortlist with Peter Wildoer and Mike Mangini when Dream Theater searched replacement for Mike Portnoy who left the band. According to interview, which has been available on tube, he eventually declined wanting rather to pursue the career of his own, also writing material. They set on Mike Mangini who is the current drummer for DT. Minnemann has also played in Steven Wilson's band.

[@nathanmcintyre694]

Saw The Aristocrats live a few years back, they are unreal!! Fantastic musicians!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Crazy man!

[@LUckybones25]

These dudes are the best musicians on earth without a doubt!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Big call! But hard to argue :)

[@copycatdragon]

Finally you got to see Govan who is one of the best guitarists alive and Marco who is absolutely crazy. Great stuff. And they do play together A LOT

[@Mrdibs36]

Marco plays on a piece by Paul Gilbert and Space Ship One called Jackhammer. A stellar example of a super talented and brilliantly enthusiastic drummer! Must be viewed regardless of personal or professional motive.

[@chrisegbertky]

One of my all time favorite drummers who is not a Japanese girl/woman! And your commentary made it even better! Thank you!

[@Rob_0_Pierce]

I saw these guys live. My back was on fire from a car accident I was in but the amount of awesomeness I was witnessing had me on my feet the entire time! Amazing live show! If you can’t make it to a show, definitely recommend grabbing their live album.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Loved his Dream Theater audition. He had such joy. You want that. Not just great playing, taste and chops, but fun!

[@rfbooth]

Marco is astounding, and the sheer joy in his playing is beautiful. Any Aristocrats stuff is worth looking at, and for sheer ridiculous chops on eleven, you might want to look at him doing Dance of Eternity. (He auditioned for Dream Theater.) The Aristocrats play _long_ sets, and they're always this good.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

This is such a discovery for me!

[@Virvum_Juggernaut]

Although you get to see Marco (and a host of other masters) play, the “audition” videos for D.T. are p.r. stunts with a pre-determined outcome. Mike Mangini already had the gig!

[@rfbooth]

@@Virvum_Juggernaut yeah. I meant the one where he's playing Dance at home, not the actual audition videos.

[@geniusgeezer1234]

The best part is that this performance is still a relatively tame version for The Aristocrats. So much technicality, humour, joy in playing and musicianship in this band. I haven't seen any other band with this much skill being as casual as they are, doing squeaky animal jams in their live shows. Edit: The band formed by accident basically, after Greg Howe (who was supposed to play a NAMM gig with Marco and Bryan) had to cancel last minute, and recommended Guthrie as a replacement.

[@stevenreimer7269]

Been looking forward to you reacting to Marco, this guy is amazing.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I loved it Steven!

[@stevenreimer7269]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums If you look into him further, he's known for his limb independence, its mind-blowing. And my favorite thing, you can see from any video he's in that he genuinely loves playing. Cheers!

[@laszlokorodi7355]

Saw their show in 2019, it was one if the most mind blowing one I've ever seen, and I did see quite a lot. :) They can play whatever they want. Jazz? Done. Metal? Done. Fusion? Done. And I didn't laugh this much on any concert ever :D Such a great group of people.

[@spitefulwar]

A similar band (but more leaning to metal) would be Mörglbl.

[@Overmeyang]

You should take a look at some of Steven Wilson's live performances in which Marco took part. Great stuff!

[@mhagnemae5202]

Steven Wilson - No Twilight Within the Courts of the Sun LIVE. Lots of footage of Marco’s playing.

[@DumblyDorr]

I remember first hearing a drummer-friend of mine tell me about Marco Minnemann... I said... "Wait - not the guy from H-Blockx, right?"... but yes, the guy from H-Blockx can play four different time-signatures at the same time if he wants, and do it with flow and groove... whodathunk. I remember a video where he just grooved over the speaking-rhythm from various simpsons snippets... "My stomach's full of vomiting butterflies"... go find it - it's awesome :D

[@markclifford8764]

I absolutely LOVE Marco Minnemann's playing! I've studied his 'Extreme Interdependence' material... Beast at poly rhythms!!!!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Awesome Mark!

[@markclifford8764]

When you mentioned wanting to see/hear more of Marco, I gave a mental 2 thumbs up! With alot of the dynamic new metal drummers that you have featured and seeing your reaction, 'Ohhh my God! Did you see that flawless subdivision!???' You're in for more mind blowing with Marco! He and Virgil Donati are peers/ same caliber!

[@t3hgir]

One of your best reactions/analysis!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thank you! 🙏

[@brianrussell6570]

Guess what...Marco and Alex Lifeson are doing a project

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

😮🙌

[@Pj_Oracle]

That's awesome! Would love to see him play with Tool someday too!

[@landonpeckham7752]

Wasn't that like 2 years ago? Can you give me a link to show if they're doing something new!

[@phildupuis1084]

Well that made my day. Great musicianship by all involved.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup it's awesome Phil!

[@sqidsey]

Talking about guys jamming together for 20 yrs, the dirty three, Jim white certainly has a job tying it together, his versatility and individual style is a one of.

[@tristantheuerkorn5124]

This is the best drumchannel out there. :)

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

HEY! Thanks Tristan!

[@tristantheuerkorn5124]

It's true! 🤗

[@georgebradley4378]

Hard to believe you’ve never seen Marco’s drumming before as he’s top of the food chain as far as drummers go along with Jo Jo Mayer and Steve Gadd. His level of interdependence is second to none.

[@johnbelfiglio562]

This is why Marco is one of the best!!

[@jaskarissanen5899]

Finally!! Poppin' the Aristocrats cherries. Seen them twice as a band and many times with Steven Wilson and Joe Satriani as well. It seems that these virtuosos levitate towards Steven Wilson. G.Harrison, these guys and many more. Video request: Steven Wilson - Luminol. (Live from "Get all you deserve). 🙂🤘

[@zachj7078]

Nice flight of the conchords shirt!! Love it

[@hollowthere3850]

Wow, these guys are all A++ musicians! Good pic, now i have more videos to check out from them..

[@PeterMcCracken-n3g]

That drum bit you mentioned at the beginning is what I call syncopation. Thankyou Andrew.

[@Bill123058]

saw them in DC a few years ago..tightest 3 piece I've ever seen. and I'm a huge Rush fan.

[@rayauclair2543]

Absolutely amazing

[@DefendUSA1776]

There is a video on youtube of Marco bringing Senri on stage when she was 18ish. They have a fun little drum off, I think you would enjoy it.

[@LeandroOlavarria]

React to Marco Minneman playing live with Neceophagist (technical death metal band from Germany). This guy's absolutely awesome! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@cobra1995xx]

I was lucky enough to see him play the modern drummer drum festival in 1998 i think.. im pretty sure it was his 1st performance in the US for the album "the green mindbomb".. i still have the cd from the show... everyone would gather outside before they let us in the schoo. He was the opening feature . He was warming up and everyone outside just shooshed and stood quietly lookin at the auditorium wall like "wtf or who the f is THAT warmun up?!?!?" Lol.. all i know is he played the opening track "streets" off that album and not a damn person was ready for it!! Hahaha

[@johncourtright1632]

I saw these guys in Chicago. About 10 feet from the stage. Mind-numbingly great musicians. Marco is my favorite drummer and brings such joy and creativity to his playing. Guthrie is seriously from another universe. Interestingly, their bassist, Bryan Beller toured with the "band" Dethklok, the extreme metal band from the Cartoon Network's show "Metalocalypse". Lol. Talk about versatile, these guys can play anything.

[@luytondriman6236]

One of the best instrumental rock bands on the planet.

[@shawndwyer5458]

He is an absolute monster and such a nice guy too. I got spend some time with him after a clinic. Check out his 5 against 9 against 12 video if you just want to be awestruck at what his mind can manage.

[@kateWatchesYoutubeDotCom]

seen them live twice, truly an experience!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet J B!

[@TheLyonkoke]

This is the one i was going to pick!. Will have to think of another one for when i become a patreon

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Plenty more to choose!

[@TheLyonkoke]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums of course. No one has picked the great Lars Ulrich yet

[@fishfinderchartersdavis9556]

This is one of my fav pieces of music just insane pocket

[@waderichardson3342]

Very entertaining Drums , Coffee , Marco , and your usual awesome reactions ! Great video today 😊

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Thanks! 😃 I really love this. The picks are awesome at the mo

[@mcmlxxxviimcmxcvi8641]

I love that band! You should watch the video where they even use rubber chicken during one of their songs... Completely insane!

[@bigchunkybubbles]

Excellent! I hope you’ve found a new guitarist, too. What I love about both Guthrie and Marco is that for shredders they have impeccable musicality and also exude joy! Not a pretentious bone in their bodies. Check out Marco with Mohini Dey for some real polyrhythmic fun. There’s a video of them doing Konnakol in a studio-it’s short but would be fun and instructive for your viewers.

[@bigchunkybubbles]

@Andrew Rooney check out “Plini, Marco Minneman, Mohini Dey, and Alex Wolfson” 1/28/18. Unfortunately it’s a fancam video but Mohini and Marco trade fours for a couple minutes and it’s epic.

[@racebiketuner]

There's a lot to like about this performance! To me, what really stands out is his command of the cymbals.

[@2kpurp879]

This is the hardest one 💯💯

[@zazune56]

Check out Marco playing with Steven Wilson live in Mexico on the song Illuminol. CRAZY DRUMMING!

[@fatherof3husbandto1]

Language hasnt come up with the proper term or concept that adequately descibes this mans level of talent. Hes simply a once in every 10 aeons level of gifted

[@betu_46]

Plz do more reactions about the aristocrats, i saw them 3 times in live concert, they are awesome!

[@TrippyTheShroom]

I highly recommend Desert Tornado by the Aristocrats. It's a song they, admittedly, rarely play live but there's one specific video on KZbin of them doing it live and it's crazy.

[@muratgokhangokce4270]

the most compatible trio in the world

[@rogerplourde1151]

the band is out of this world

[@Deathbruce]

You really should be getting more views. I have to agree this drummer was sweet!!! Nice sound and can only imagine what it sounded like there at the show.

[@DrummerRF]

Marco minneman does have a tendency to rush. By that i dont mean rush the tempo but play fills that land fractions before the one or behind it giving you that sensation of rushing.

[@gordiannot77]

Musical conversation.. These three lads dripping in it❤️

[@erikmaronde2244]

There is quite a bit to discover regarding Marco Minnemann. UK, Steven Wilson, Mike Keneally, Levin/Rudess/Minnemann, Necrophagist, his own albums...

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh I bet Erik!

[@rickcook7308]

UK had revolving line up Minneman, Mangini, Donati , lang , Bozzio recent years and Bruford and Bozzio 78-80

[@FilippoMOgno]

Guthrie & Minnemann together.... incredible playing & musicianship...

[@philipmorris57]

Hey roonoo, its pippin Morris, glad you dug it, gotta be the most money I have ever spent on a PayPal pick, but it spreads the drum love to all in lockdown it was more than worth it, now go and buy a new t shirt and keep up the good work and kidding aside, say hi to Neil finn and all of split ENZ, big love

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I appreciate the support! Absolutely brilliant pick. And good God I need some shirts...

[@TheEasyeman]

And Marco just came out w/ a new "album" last year called McStine-Minneman II

[@kenhewitt7357]

You ought to check out the Aristocrats doing Blues fuckers in Mexico culture clash, the drumming is absolutely insane its best video for showing how good his drumming is!

[@Draugheim]

Hey. Drummer here. Im always listening to the drums most, on pretty much anything that has drums in it. I barely noticed it here, the gitarist stole the whole damn show/jam. And thats saying something when its Marco, lol

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yeah. Craziness all round

[@Shane7492]

You should react to more of Marco. He's one of the best ever. Up there with Gavin Harrison.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes need to see more for sure!!!

[@s22ad]

I'm a huge led zeppelin fan and I have not clicked on any of your videos faster than this one! I love The Aristocrats! edit: every time I see you post a video I agree with you - How has it taken you this long to get to Marco Minneman? Check out 'Blues Fuckers' by The Aristocrats, it's basically one long solo for Marco

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'll get to it!

[@tr_vmi4844]

DT should have chosen Marco back in the day (Mike is fantastic, but Marco just has so much FEEL and skill).

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

They are similar for me. Even look a bit similar

[@jlij8952]

I heard/read somewhere Marco was their first pick, but the exclusivity deal that came with it where to restricted for him. And now we have both: decent DT drummer AND Aristocrates 😃

[@danielludi9189]

I think that Marco would not have fit the character of the rest of the band at all, he seems to take life much more easier. Of course for DT it would have been a great win situation in my opinion.

[@davidderoux7552]

@@jlij8952 "The aristocrats" are some kind of joke beside DT...but Marco is a great drummer.

[@davidderoux7552]

@@danielludi9189 no one can replace Mike Portnoy. Respect for Mangini and Marco, but Portnoy is unique.

[@blackbasswhispers9345]

The Aristocrats are beyond any doubt one of the best fusion bands on the planet. I highly recommend watching their song "Desert Tornado" - everything about this song is killer.

[@GabrielTheTeacher]

I love your tee! cheers from uruguay

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hola Gabriel! Y Gracias

[@micheleg.2244]

Those three are all "massive"...there is a Marco's performance I like the most. If I find it again I put the link here. It left me speechless....

[@micheleg.2244]

Maybe it was this kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6eYYqiGgqdgjrc My kind of thing: 8.40", 11.28" and from 11.46" onwards. Drummers, what do you think about it?

[@ludwigdrummer7802]

Hey Andrew. I used to live in New Zealand. I lived in Belmont and Takapuna over the course of two years. I also visited Christchurch in the South Island and Stewart Island. You should do a reaction to three Alex Van Halen performances. 1) "Mean Street" from Fair Warning. 2) "Outta Love Again" from Van Halen II. 3) "Girl Gone Bad" from 1984

[@geoff3610]

I know this is a drum channel but I can never not mention that guthrie govan is the closest we'll ever get to a real guitar wizard.

[@SockerConny80]

9:24 The face you make when you know you are listening to a seriously sexy groove 😆

[@zeronyne]

I'm sure someone pointed it out somewhere in these 246 comments, but the bass player is the mighty Brian Beller.

[@andrewbud]

the fucked up thing is that this is their comfort zone haha...they're all world class musicians

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup they just look like they're having fun!

[@andrewbud]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Totally. You nailed their dynamic perfectly too, in the sense that they just like having musical conversations. They've been around 10 years now and have toured relentlessly. I've seen them twice now, and the individual musicianship is obviously stunning, but the telepathy they've developed between them is almost supernatural.

[@fletmok3548]

They love Flexing ….assholes!! 😂😂

[@cheneyrobert]

😂😂😂well the humour is improving immensely 😂😂😂😎👍🏻🥂nice intro....great video....thanks to Christ on a bike guy 👍🏻🥂

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

😂👌

[@julioivancontrerassoltero9828]

There's a project call, Levin Minnemann Rudess, just another 3 man band ready to blow your mind

[@tictocbang7443]

Check out Steven Wilson "Luminol" (from the Get All You Deserve DVD). Marco's drumming is insane.

[@Silentghos]

There’s an amazing video of Marco auditioning for Dream Theater. Such a legend 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻