EFFORTLESS DRUMMING PERFECTION! Yoyoka 'Speed King' [Deep Purple] Musician Reaction + Analysis

[@WavePotter]

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[@jackspratt7264]

I WILL BE DAMNED!!! You actually watched the song WITHOUT PAUSING IT, made some comments on the go and then watched it again for the technical commentary. I have no words. You should take this page permanently out of your boy Vanderhorst's book. It's just a much more refined and sensible way to do it, man. Come on, Wave. Realistically, especially for songs you've never heard before in your life, how can you possibly truly take it in if you're pausing every 2 mins? I'd think letting the thing wash over you the first time so that you can THEN reflect and react makes the experience less disjointed for you and the viewer. But what the hell do I know? lol Great reaction this time, dude! And as for your Deep Purple question. Come on, homie. Most music heads don't care about the hits like that. They're gateway and everything, but It's the WHOLE ALBUM, my guy. I was talking to Phil Anselmo from Pantera back in the day about a couple of tracks they never played live from "Vulgar Display of Power" that people really wanted to hear. Later that night he let ME sing "Regular People" with him; a song they never played before that night, at my request. The who;e show was better for it! lol 1992 was a hell of a good year, my boy. Believe that!! lol And the first time I remember seeing Yoyoka play she was 2. The first time she was on a stage playing with her parents she was 4.

[@billbird6494]

Dude do her cover of Janis Joplin with a band of girls around the same age as her - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3rWf4eGr5iVp9U

[@AbyNeon]

Thank You for being so genuine in Your reviews.....YOYOKA is a rising start and has made history, its been two decades i have not been able to get some emotion (aside a handful on songs)in music before she appeared on You Tube. I wish You great success with Your channel because You truly deserve it for being so genuine and fun!!

[@uanw.6927]

She is the Speed Queen 😀

[@patron40silver]

Yoyoka = Speed Queen

[@marine00001]

I have watched her covers and I have never got tired even after hundreds of time.

[@jkf9167]

If you're a musician in a band starting out a high-energy old-school rock song like that, what she's playing is exactly what you want to hear on drums. She's got the power and push, but also there's something about her kick drum that makes you just want to lock in with it. Obviously she's steady and powerful all over, but there's something about the kick that, if you're a bass or guitar player, it makes you want to stand up and salute.

[@aslakrantakokko5347]

Mr. Ian Paice ladies and gentlemen. Style and power. Just magic. Get to know his drumming career.

[@chrisegbertky]

What is this Christmas? Two Yoyoka video reactions in one week? Thank you Wave's Patron! Another breath taking display of masterful drumming by the hardest working almost 12 year old in Show Business! Again another joyful reaction and informative analysis! Arigato Wave san and to the Princess of Sticks and Skins domo arigato.

[@obbor4]

This girl could sit in with any band, anywhere, and never miss a beat. P.S. You really need to fill that Deep Purple-less hole in your music library!

[@salvadormonella8953]

Straight up. I be echoing your sentiment, on all points. She could sit with any band IF THEY'D LET HER IN THE DOOR. Being only 13 y.o. (& just barely), they might not let her in a venue to perform. & yes, I'm amazed that a "classic rock" drummer like senior Potter (if that's even his real name) isn't versed in the plethora of rockin' Deep Purple tunes. I suspect, & this is just a guess, Wave doesn't possess a brutally fast V8-powered American street terror as is being sung about. I do, and I not only hear this music, I feel it, live it, understand it, am one with it.

[@Glen.Black.]

"Holy Buckets!" The "Speed Queen" is born! Thanks Wave and Faye!

[@robertperrella4194]

we can safely say that YOYOKA is true new "SPEED QUEEN" of drumming !!!!!!!,,,,ian paice by the way is VERY IMPRESSED !!!!!!!!!!!

[@iwanagung005]

Hahahahaha.. I just realize, there is an American doesnt familiar with Deep Purple songs, classic songs from 70's.. 'Speed King' is from the album 'Deep Purple In Rock'. This song originally belongs to Deep Purple Mark 2 (2nd formation are late Jon Lord/keyboard, Ritchie Blackmore/guitar, Ian Gillan/voice, Ian Paice/drum, Roger Glover/bass, which is the best formation rock band ever, according to me). Deep Purple's guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore, one of not many legendary rock guitarist like Jimmy Hendrix, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page.

[@roymoore3156]

It is such a joy to see and hear her greatness, yet I’m without words to describe it. Ssooooo special of a life. Sooo thankful I’ve been fortunate enough to become aware of her abilities. And what a bonus hearing both Robert Plant and Ian Paice rave about her and show her respect. The reason you know no other songs is you’ve never sat and read the album covers.

[@glenkelley6799]

Great reaction and when Deep Purple wrote this song, they had a vision that 51 years in the future a little girl would introduce you to Speed King and let you know that they have a lot of other songs you probably need to listen to (between 1968 and 1974 they releases at least 140 songs (some covers), some were great, some not so much, but they laid the ground work for the coming of metal. 1972's Machine Head (get the metal reference) was one of their best albums (Smoke on the water, Highway Star, Lazy, Space Truckin', Maybe I'm a Leo, Pictures Of Home (drum intro), Never Before).

[@gizmotis]

dude you know as well as I do that she woke up one morning, say behind her kit and said "look what I can do" and there it was. we're not talking normal human here are we? no it's yoyoka!

[@Greg-om2hb]

You should make yourself intimately familiar with Deep Purple’s complete discography. Richie Blackmore laid the foundation for generations of metal guitarists who followed, and Ian Pace is the Buddy Rich of rock drumming. And don’t get me started about Lord and Glover.

[@fayelawson5361]

Deep purple and rainbow had monster drummers and she is just as good and it feels so good to listen to these classics I grew up with.

[@RahimRahmat]

I guess this song spells out what we already know of her... in capital letters.... She's a M-A-S-T-E-R of the drums already. I'm not even talking about her age, cause I really went past that part two years ago. Oh, and no wonder you're also an SoaD fan (me too!!!).

[@ahmednaim1017]

Speed Queen of all the Queens !

[@a.bevdfray6625]

I always appreciate *your* appreciation of Yoyoka and your professional drummer’s perspective. I have learned so much from you, Wave. Many thanks from a new subscriber.

[@WavePotter]

Thank you so much for taking the time to say that! Welcome to the channel!

[@alex-rv-uk]

Glad Yoyoka is schooling you on what you should be listening to! I love this cover of hers, along with Kill the King these videos demonstrate how capable this young girl is of sitting in with any band she chooses and not just fitting in but actually enhancing their sound. What's more amazing is that she can also adapt to any style of music effortlessly !

[@salvadormonella8953]

I've often marveled at her eclectic musical tastes. Supposedly, she picks the tunes she covers. What 8 year-old Japanese girl, other than Yoyoka, rocks out to the breadth of hard-rock she does? I think none. I think she's the only one. A fun break from her intensely technical playing is to watch her cover The Stray Cats. The look of joy she displays is worth $$$.

[@fayelawson5361]

Another classic rock song she does is from grand funk, we’re an American band. She was only 9 then I believe.

[@56dinosaur]

On albums released circa 1970/1971; albums that marked the transition from hard rock to heavy metal (albums such as Deep Purple's "In Rock" & Fireball" and Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" & "Paranoid") drummers such as Ian Paice & Bill Ward sometimes played with a slightly jazzy feel. Yoyoka can handle this jazziness with a level of skill approaching mastery.

[@ponytrekker8996]

Fireball was more of a progressive hard rock..

[@mattdhorstman]

For some reason I thought you had already done this one... It's a crazy one. She seems so comfortable at this tempo. Simply amazing.

[@hirosatou2044]

YOYOKA凄いですね！YOYOKAを見てまたドラム叩きたくなった！！

[@r1learner178]

Yoyoka is great, my favourite one is her cover of Stray Cats - Rock this Town at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2m7Xn13f5x2eNk Love the amount of wood on the ground, she must practice a lot, either that or she doesn't clean up much.

[@ThePallidor]

Amazing dynamics on this one. Machine gun with a soul.

[@888jimm]

Katana Definition: - See Yoyoka

[@Logan-Wolverine]

Yoyoka è FE-NO-ME-NA-LE!!!!!

[@gixxerboy555]

Title of the song should be.."Speed Queen" for Yoyoka..

[@radicaladz]

This is very clean - there's surprisingly little variation between the original and her cover. The only time I caught any significant embellishment was on was the fill on the final "rockin to the east and west", but only because the album version probably one of my favourite parts.

[@andrewplumb6544]

That's Yoyoka for you. Have you seen her 12th Birthday gig, 10 numbers with ace musicians in a recording studio, minimal rehearsal and one take!

[@michaelirons5662]

1/you have never heard of this number check out fireball, that will blow you away mt by them, 2/ she is 100 percent a real kick ass rock drummer, loving your reaction vids on her mt mega job as always.

[@MizMite2002]

Be wonderful if you could meet her. your a true fan of hers.

[@iFoneVids]

Thanks for the reaction Wave. I thought this cover was better than Burn. Her rolls (Quads) esp. at the end and that snare work was super amazing. And I just think that she thrives successfully with these kinds of pieces. 👍🏼 Btw, like you I’ve never heard this song and some of what she covers too and I’m so grateful to her for introducing them to me.

[@WavePotter]

I’m glad I’m not the only one! And well said!

[@KimMoonbmwmoonie]

as someone that was in High school when smoke on the water and made in Japan was released I just want to say, welcome to the Deep Purple rabbit hole! We spent many nights smoking pot and playing the stereo loud! Truly a one of a kind sound for the time...l Plus we also Had YES Fragile and Uriah Heep Magicians Birthday to fall back on! And if you think Yoyoka is playing it well, that gives you an idea of how good Ian Pace is. LOL

[@marksharman8029]

Wave, there was so much awesome music back then.

[@persbackman3535]

Yes. I Am 67 and this song woke me up for RR. This is kick ass.

[@GarageYears]

To be honest I’m stunned you’ve never heard Speed King before… WHAT? Nice cover though.

[@elpuerco6059]

Cheap Trick is probably another band you’ve not heard of and a great yet underrated drummer: Bun E Carlos.

[@jimmorrisonisamaidiac]

He takes bribes! Which song would you choose? Surrender? Ain’t that a shame? Need your love?

[@elpuerco6059]

Ain’t That A Shame is my favorite followed by I Want You To Want Me. Both have nice drum openings. The Live At Budokan is my favorite album.

[@goldreverre]

If you are just discovering Deep Purple's musical depth, there's a lot to explore. Want your mind blown? Check out "Rat Bat Blue".

[@salvadormonella8953]

I'm heartened by your appreciation for Deep Purple's guitar player: Ritchie Blackmore. He is indeed phenomenal. I saw DP play live in the early 1980s. Solid performers. Compare DP's Highway Star to a modern incarnation, Chickenfoot's version with Satriani playing. Satriani's a virtuoso, one of the top guitarists in the world, and I don't think his version is nearly as good as Blackmore's. I regard this as a testament to just how good Blackmore & company were in 1971!!! Sadly, it seems Blackmore knows just how good he is & he's not friends with humility. Of course, if I could play like him, I would forgive myself just about any personality defect that came along with such talent. Always fun watching you react. Now that Yoyoka is here in the U.S. maybe you'll get another chance to play with her! Keep up the good work & video production. Cheers.

[@martygt3357]

Someone needs to film Yoyoka with a high speed camera so we can calculate her hits per second on the fast passages. You talk about the quadtuplettes and it is amazing speed. three hundredths per second / per hit ??????????

[@コメントの投稿-q8h]

Your video is always interesting. Please add English subtitles 　From Japan. It would be nice to meet Yoyoka at the NAMM show in June.

[@340rps]

That ending was INSANE!!

[@jimlingmusicchannel]

Love your reaction for Yoyoka again! Just my two cents about the balance between her music and your voiceover, now is like 4:6, I think it’s better to be 5:5 or even 5.5:4.5.:)

[@persbackman3535]

Thanks for this for booth DP and Yoyoka.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Wave - she did not start at six, she started when being one and a half years old. And she could play in a band at three. Take that in.

[@WavePotter]

Thanks for sharing Roland! This is a pretty old video when I was still getting to know her. I actually released a documentary of her musical history a couple months ago so now I’m mostly caught up! 😄

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

@@WavePotter - I think this is amazing. How many musicians learned to play at the same time as learning to talk and walk?

[@ponytrekker8996]

Awesome! Check out the great Ian paice of deep purple drum solo from there song the mule live Copenhagen Denmark 1972.

[@fayelawson5361]

Do yoyoka heartbreaker by led zeppelin

[@persbackman3535]

Guittars cool. Oh yes

[@kosvar3539]

Incredible!

[@bagusahmad341]

please reaction oki fadlan,,drumer from indonesia

[@gusmanrudy2921]

reaction please :.. 🙏 Oki fadhlan - Siliwangi (playing drums) Indonesia death metal drummer 🤟 🇮🇩

[@persbackman3535]

😊😊😊😊

[@billpet4602]

talking for DP u can make a Child in Time Live reaction

[@user-gk1nt6sm2z]

There are so many more dp songs better than smoke on the water. So many.

[@Dibbdroid]

Man you need to watch Deep Purple live in Denmark 1972 and California Jam 1974. No need to react, enjoy them for yourself

[@intimsiw]

Next Please check 'Izul kendang cilik Banyuwangi'

[@AbyNeon]

I am really sorry, I am..... Ian, she plays it completely on another level way beyond out of our galaxy and dimension. You do not even need to take into consideration her hands, just rewatch the video only looking at the cam on her feet..... they as if complete unrelated individual entities

[@ponytrekker8996]

What! have you lost your mind.. just listen to Ian paice on the original song or watch him live back in the day.

[@harrydai1862]

Leave it to Ian Paice to come up with something Gnarly

[@corenliussulla8677]

You r so right.... maybe "smoke on the water" is the worst DP song ever.

[@michaeltaylor8835]

You cant level up to yoyoka

[@josephlevy2258]

she i8s quite good but by her timing and synchronize is not the best and often not matching the ritmos of the original