Drummer reacts to Larnell Lewis Snarky Puppy - What About Me? (We Like It Here)

[@JasonSayersDrums]

Hi everyone, please check out my reaction playlist kzbin.info/aero/PL-R8dZGDctjbrqhUy1pL485rGYuTolqB5

[@morkmon]

Snarky Puppy are so good, the bassist Michael League (who also wrote this tune) is the bandleader. Larnell was a last minute addition to this recording session and learned the songs on the plane ride over.

[@JasonSayersDrums]

Wow! To remember this arrangement on a plane ride is phenomenal! Thank you so much for you comment.

[@BERSERKR212]

Not only this song but a whole concert. Try to accomplish that on a plane. He is realy great but so were all the musicians there. Btw it was here in The Netherlands 😀👍

[@johncampbell756]

@@JasonSayersDrums He arrived two hours before the first recording session. There is a 38 minute documentary on the making of this album and the 12 consutive date European tour attached to it that is a must see. If you like the band now, watch that. The entire album was written in maybe two weeks with Michael writing immediately upon arrival at the studio. Their usual drummer Sput (check him out) had a last minute either passport or family issue and couldn't make it. They then played two sets a day for four days, choosing the best take for the album. There are additional solos by Larnell and others included on the CD/DVD combo. All 8 final takes have videos on KZbin and each is worth watching. The band members are in red headphones and audience in silver. The str8ng section plays on a couple songs bringing the band up to around 18 members or so. The final track, Lingus, is possibly one of the greatest pieces of music I have heard. A keyboardist reactor included it in a video of three solos that made him consider quitting the instrument. AKA, Corey Henry is a beast.

[@cheveyo2403]

@@JasonSayersDrums not just this arrangement, the entire album

[@donyoung5091]

Snarky Puppy is my favorite band. For this session, their usual drummer couldn’t make it, so they reached out to Larnell. He learned the drum parts ON THE FLIGHT OVER. Genius!

[@UncleBurt72]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 If you think that solo made your brain freeze, Lingus is going to melt it. Larnell and Cory Henry solo at the end is sick!!!!@!!@

[@emotionalideas]

Snarky Puppy is for the most part regarded as the best instrumental band on the planet today.

[@TheDreRock]

@@magog6852 ✍🏾✍🏾✍🏾📝📝📝

[@sandenson]

@@magog6852 I'm not familiar with Scale the Summit, but the other ones are amazing, too

[@BenGreen1980]

This entire album is absolutely flawless

[@patfagan5645]

You should check out Trinity extended version off their new album Empire Central. 3 drummer’s including Larnell. 19 musicians overall.

[@Eric-ff4bf]

Love your responses. If you haven't seen it, Larnell has a video on Drumeo in which he goes through his process of quickly learning a song (The song is called "Chic's Pain")...pretty fascinating stuff. And he talks about learning all the pieces for this set with Snarky Puppy on a trans-Atlantic flight. Brilliant.

[@kmb1]

If you dug this one, you should check out the entire "We Like It Here," session, which is filmed/recorded at the same performance/recording. Lingus is by far THE track from that session, but every song from the session is insanely good. Welcome to the Snarky Puppy rabbit hole.

[@steamr0ll]

Lingus by Snarky Puppy (from the same session) is another banger.

[@ChristopherTate]

Something that I caught this time through - when the kit drummer is going off, someone else needs to be the time foundation, keeping it moving and locked in for everyone else. On this track that's (unusually!) Shaun Martin on the Moog bass. The way he and Larnell trade off the role is just _impeccable._

[@MegaBay101]

You should check out Larnell Lewis on Zildjian Live.Great reaction.

[@stevenmonte7397]

You HAVE to check out Larnell Lewis’ City of Lights. Brilliant drum solo on a Moby Dick level. His musical IQ is off the charts. And Lingus by Snarky Puppy from this same project. Larnell is THAT DUDE!!!

[@sacredgeometry]

The bass line in the intro is just so god damn good

[@uptoeleven]

I'm sure someone else will have mentioned but - this was his first concert with them, he learnt all of the drum parts for the whole concert on the plane over to Amsterdam, their original drummer I was refused a visa (he's Venezuelan I believe whereas Lewis is American) so they had to draft him in at short notice. And this is just one number from the whole concert he learnt the entire set on that flight. Some of the pieces are in 5 some of them are in 7 and 11, he learned them all. Incredible stuff.

[@iancanuckistan2244]

You're close. Larnell is Canadian living in Toronto. He teaches at University of Toronto and Humber College and has released two albums.

[@Antre14]

The original drummer is Robert Sput Searight and larnell replace Sput for the recording session so Sput created ALL the drums beats on that album not larnell

[@johnstewart4986]

Lingus is a must!

[@LynneConnolly]

they're touring Europe right now. I saw them in Manchester last month. With the violinist Zach Brock.

[@BrassThunder]

I just happened onto your video.. If you haven't listen to Snarky Puppy's Lingus you need to do that immediately. I saw an interview video with Larnell where he said he learned that entire album on the flight over to record it with them. He wasn't playing with them and that's what he flew into......Cory Henry's keyboard solo is freak of Nature material and well worth the listen of Lingus just for that. Larnell's kit work on that is other worldly.....He's a BEAST

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

I wasn’t sure about this band, but this song is what sold me on Snarky Puppy. It’s a whole new kind of jazz at least one I’ve never heard before. But I can’t say enough good things about Larnell. He’s a nice dude, and I’ve only had one conversation with him on KZbin, but it made me feel special. And not only that, but he is in my opinion the best drummer you’re going to find outside of metal.

[@MRSBackgroundchick]

Me too!!! This song and all the musicians are literally insane! It gives my ears what they need

[@mike4769]

Larnell lewis zildjian live

[@OTHDogDad]

And to think Larnell learned all but one of the songs for that show on the flight over the Europe. Not kidding.

[@michaelmcconnell7302]

I love when larnell is having fun

[@laeronym5884]

Im not kidding. If I would get to experience one of these recordings... I would fking cry

[@cheveyo2403]

Snarky puppy - Lingus was the first time in my life I thought "who the F is that drummer" later to find out he learned the entire session on a planetrip to Europe

[@Rain0nn]

Loved the reaction!

[@sacredgeometry]

Also its a Korg MS-20 its definitely a synth

[@Deadmode]

Larnell's City Light's live solo is *chef's kiss*, just saying....

[@mstewart109]

Cory Henry is mind blowing. And catch his big happiness is grin as he makes it up.

[@ArlekTV]

This track always makes me think of Gran Turismo.

[@TomasiAkimeta]

that deeper sounding snare is actually a "snom", a mid tom that has snare wires installed

[@christianhagegard5323]

Don’t miss out on Dirty Loops. There is a treasure out there!

[@dlotton]

If you think 'What about me?' was great, you really need to check out 'Lingus' from Snarky Puppy. It is truly mind blowing. Larnell really drives the the rhythm and lays the groundwork through that entire song... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpC7e5Kpaq6mh8U

[@reallymysterious4520]

Agree - EVERYONE was amazing and just like Neil Peart did for Rush Larnell did enough to enhance the overall performance but not overpower it

[@markstewart1951]

You should react to the band everything yes

[@OrangeSunshine2]

David Crosby had a strong friendship with the band.

[@ricktiberio]

I hear some Zappa in there.

[@sept1102]

please listen to jambone

[@JoseVinicius-fe3vk]

Do yourself a favor a check you Love is the message at Abbey Road. Yusef Dayes is just as crazy.

[@chriscrosbyyep]

👆

[@soraya2218]

PLEASE!!!! I'm starving for more people checking this out, it's soooo good!

[@DrUkeMusic]

What? What just happened?

[@sins7x]

"Lingus" mite actually turn your brain off mate lmao