Drum Teacher Reacts: Gavin Harrison - "White Mist" by The Pineapple Thief

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

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[@Unibabble]

The fill at 5:41 is the one that gets me - its probably one of the simplest fills that I've ever heard him play, but combined with the chord progression, which is so familiar from so many songs, it builds up a huge amount of anticipation for the downbeat - maybe even moreso because of the contrast to his astounding and intricate playing elsewhere. To me, Its a moment where he seems to offer a nod to aspiring drummers everywhere, saying "look - the right fill, even a simple one, played perfectly, at the right time can add so much drama to the music". He's just an amazing musician.

[@natemoothart6967]

I really love how he adds to the song, lifts it, without overplaying. Beautiful work!

[@RB-rf8rf]

He is the most complete drummer alive.

[@TheAsphyx666]

The Pineapple Thief have always been a great band, but ever since Gavin joined, they've just gone to a different level.

[@austinward558]

I agree I saw them live in Portland Oregon. It was lit af

[@crusher0427]

That was made perfectly clear when they released the version of Wretched Soul with him on drums. His version was so much better than the original.

[@steevodrums4749]

Orchestration and musicality is everything..Gavin is very melodic and sonically beautiful to listen to and watch .one of my fav drummers on the planet ...Simon Phillips also falls into that same lane ...I have to note that...

[@MikeKobb]

Hey Andrew, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I thought you would, and yes, I think it's the really melodic orchestration on this piece that keeps me coming back and listening again and again. It was a real treat to be in the audience at the show to see & hear Gavin play it live. I'll second your recommendation: if Gavin is in town, GO!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Incredible performance Mike!!

[@timhilton7254]

I discovered Gavin on KZbin. I saw him fist on David Letterman's Drum Solo Week. I thought holy crap, who is this guy? This was the next video I watched. He's been my favorite drummer ever since. His playing is tasteful, intricate, and relentless. He reminds me of John Bonham. They both have/had a way of making complicated drumming sound simple. Their playing always fits seamlessly into whatever song they are accompanying. Making complicated drumming fit the song and sound easy... is that Head Room? I think I used that correctly. I'm not a drummer, just a fan of great drumming. Gavin has redefined what great sounds like to me.

[@Drumsholic]

The all known tasty drumming genius G.Harrison!!if you listen carefully you see that he listen the song many many times so he did something musical upon the guitars transitions.This way he works!!

[@user07767]

I'd say he is on of the most interesting drummers ESPECIALLY for people like me, that never played the drums. His play is so perfectly sticking to the melody of the songs, he creates more than rythm. There are very few drummers that I really want to replay (as a saxophone player). The beautiful melodies of steven wilson are not complete without his "drum melodies".

[@tweevers2]

If I were to use one word to describe Mr Harrison's playing...'elegant'...His accenting,dynamic control,the buttery smooth nuances,his placement of notes....are like a long flowing beautiful ballroom gown of elegant sound.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

🙌

[@tictocbang7443]

Just saw Pineapple Thief this week, for the 5th time. They keep getting better. Thanks for the vid!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Excellent!

[@KikiTheHobo]

PT coming to my city in 2025. Guess I won't miss out to see Gavin live this time :)

[@davidwhittaker8175]

The one-handed rolls get me every time!

[@Tarkus_]

I'm not a drummer (nor a musican of any type), but I'm absolutely mesmerized by Gavin. I find his playing so interesting, I could watch him all day long! And I can't say that about any other drummer (maybe Carl Palmer, though he's a completely different type of drummer). He's easily my personal GOAT drummer.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Check out Craig Blundell if you like Gavin!

[@Tarkus_]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Thanks for the recommendation -- I'm on it!

[@tomasfrkal6362]

He is such a great player, with excellent technique and a great feel for the music. The drum parts are so creative and precise; it's unreal!

[@eliteextremophile8895]

I absolutely love how you said something nice about his playing at 3min mark and everything after that just melted brains.

[@Bonzoso21]

I've come back to this video several times over the years. The track on the record is actually just over 11 minutes long, but this cut does fine highlighting some of his more prominent sections. When you just throw your hands up and say "He's the best" ... yep, been there.

[@dodgejamesuk]

to think he's 61 years of age, looks amazing !

[@NewGuyMedia-xe7bm]

God the tone of his drums on this one is unreal!

[@67bronski]

Gavin is on another level 👍👍👍👍

[@cristobalrueda8968]

“He is the best.” That resumes it all

[@douglascoss3702]

Does Gavin ever show where he's not in the pocket??? He seems to always be in the pocket. Even with the amazing fills, he's always there

[@AdamEwart]

What blows my mind here is that you've not seen this yet?! Wow. Yeah nah, this is one of my very fave Harrison clips...absolutely butter smooth, and sniper accurate. I swear he's just taking the piss half the time 😄

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yup he's in total control

[@Erix77]

Yeah, Gavin has to be the master of tasty..... absolutely beautiful!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Right?!

[@hawktb9]

Gavin had mentioned in a Drumeo demonstration that he considered his drum parts as telling a story with the kit. His creations involve building up the verses and chapters in a story, which a song is. How he seamlessly creates the different rhythm patterns and tones really sends my mind into the cosmos because it truly is amazing the work he does. Pineapple Thief is VERY fortunate to have a creative storyteller working the kit in the background to really enhance their overall sound. Just like the animation from "Wayne's World," "we are not worthy!" 😆😆😆

[@pomat22]

Hi Andrew. Just wanted to let you know that this is just the ending of this song that he played here. White Mist is my favourite song by Pineapple thief. You need to check more.

[@GarthWatkins-th3jt]

Love this. The song kicks ass, a real etheric quality, Gavin is a great drummer. The ascending fills remind me of old Neil Peart stuff....All the best to everyone in the coming new year👍

[@nathanmcintyre694]

Yes!! I’ve been so close to requesting this for a while now lol. I got to see him play this live a few weeks ago! Wild stuff!

[@MikeKobb]

Me too! The show I dropped everything for was in Santa Cruz. It was a general-admission show, so I was standing right up at the edge of the stage.

[@kchez5586]

@@MikeKobb Saw them in Philadelphia - absolutely amazing performance!

[@nathanmcintyre694]

@ yes! I saw them in Pittsburgh! Drove from Cleveland to see them!

[@kamb26]

I had the honor and privilege of seeing Gavin and Pineapple Thief right across the street from my apartment in Santa Cruz, Ca. From the first note I was blown away. I was maybe about 100 ft from him(it was a fairly small venue). I was spoiled. But I was extremely grateful. They played this one and it was a lot longer. There was an extended solo section where Gavin was at half time and the rest of the band was straight ahead. I looked over at my friend and went 🤯 . I saw porcupine tree a few years ago in San Francisco and it was just as amazing. Sorry for the long comment but I thought of your videos as I was watching Gavin. It was amazing. I hope at some point you can see him live. It’s totally worth it.

[@MikeKobb]

That's the same show I went to see! It was fantastic, wasn't it? I saw the Porcupine Tree show in SF as well. 🙂

[@redvraider5071]

Thank you my man.Mate I have also just discovered the La de das

[@johnnyresistance]

so smooth and tasty. good drumming too. what she said.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Hey! She never said that to me!

[@heavyblues355]

Gavin is from another planet 😮

[@cghothands]

A blank planet? 🤔

[@kchez5586]

I think Aric Improta is also from that same planet! LOL Outside of the box creativity/musicality from both.

[@Kuba.Ryska.standup]

Hi Andy! Love your content 🔥 I'd love to see your reaction about: - Dirty Loops & Cory Wong - Thriller - Porcupine Tree - Harridan live (Gavin rules!) - Gavin Harrison - "Scar Song" - Craig Blundell - Vermilioncore drum cam (from moscow) - Nova - You are light (totally brilliant stuff from 1977) - The Fearless Flyers - Lost my treble long ago (from Madison Square Garden) Thank you for your videos!

[@drummer4hire12]

I seriously feel that Mr. Peart had a TON of respect for Gavin.........I can feel it in my gut. The guy is just simply 'The Chefs Kiss' all around.......Gorgeous imagination/feel/touch/execution/dynamics......Gavin has it ALL in DROVES

[@paulperdue6791]

wow. that was awesome.

[@TheSoulcraft]

I'm sure you've seen,maybe done a video already,Bonnie the Cat! I mean..his tone,his taste,his style! It just doesn't get any better really! Harrison has been in my top 3 since I first was exposed to PT!

[@MikeKobb]

He did! It's a great video with lots of detail about the riff. Check it out!

[@thehannomeiring]

To be really honest I am not really a Gavin Harrison fan, but this video I truly enjoyed. the fills are alien in nature

[@manuelgodinez7591]

State of art!

[@janmalec7349]

his sound... wow

[@PanasonicTooth]

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[@jonpoon3896]

If there's one word to describe Gavin is "tasteful"

[@ivanbutler6079]

Gavin is also one my favorites. I will say seeing him at Porcupine Tree concert, one track his sound was very forward in the mix, and then it completely takes over everything (not in a good way). But that is no discredit to him in any way

[@SamperorTV]

Nice tee! :)

[@SpeedOfThought1111]

do another Carter Beauford reaction!!

[@APWPaint]

Anyone else notice that he runs "S" hoops or Sonars equivalent on everything. I have one on my snare top just to cut down on eating sticks so fast.

[@MikeKobb]

I think they are indeed S-Hoops. He mentioned it in some interview that I saw, and you can see the logo on the snare at least in some of the concert films.

[@kchez5586]

I became aware of them from Gavin talking about them, so I tried them out & was sold on them.. Nothing I've ever tried to do to get a better tone had this much of an impact on my sound short of buying a new kit. All the benefits of die cast hoops at the cost of a regular triple flange. Ingenius product!

[@APWPaint]

@@kchez5586 I'm thinking about doing the same thing. You have them on toms as well?

[@kchez5586]

@@APWPaint Yes, I have them on every drum on both of my kits except the bass drums of course. The improvement of my tom sound was huge - between the S-Hoops and using zero rings again was a game changer. Never l Iiked them (zero rings) initially-they would fall off or become bracelets but since they were now firmly in place, it led me to experimenting & learning how making your own & playing with the width can really fine tune the sound. I even figured out a way to almost completely eliminate the sympathetic snare buzz that the now beautiful toms were causing with my 5 1/2" brass Pearl Sensitone by using one on the inside of the reso. Was a lot of trial & error to find the right diameter & width for the drum and the heads but it was worth the effort! Best of luck when you get them - don't be afraid to think outside the box with all these tuning parameters to play with- might take a lot of work, but when you find YOUR sound, it feels pretty good! Rock out!

[@kchez5586]

@@APWPaint I just realized your name (duh) what's up Chip!

[@seanmiller7889]

🔥

[@ikolos872]

You must watch bonnie the cat

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Done it!

[@darkogregec7503]

I live in a town where Gavin will neve rcome😢

[@danieltanguay5750]

Hi, love your show its great. Gavin Harrison my favorite drummer, but also like Keith Carlock, check him out !!!!

[@SchteveL]

Bummer... you only can give one thumbs up :(