Fred Armisen - History of Punk Rock Drumming & Guitarist Impersonations

Guitarist Impersonations at 4:26
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[@davidg6803]

It's really great to watch this bit with a crowd that gets the references as opposed to Jimmy Fallon pretending he gets them.

[@theothertonydutch]

Watching Jimmy Fallon is a form of masochism for people who actually hate themselves. :)

[@davethebat9280]

D chord thing is so true. Can’t watch him without thinking of ‘Devon, whatareyoudoinghere?’ A gifted actor and musician.

[@Chorkaloopa]

Take a right on the 405.....

[@evanm.jacobson1514]

Yes. I always play that d sus chord so it sounds like I’m a much better guitar 🎸 player. Great music history observations!

[@crispy6311]

Fred Armisen is one of my favorite people on the entire planet.

[@torcolts19]

Freds ian mackaye impression is on point😂

[@sbfcapnj]

Oh my god it really is.

[@negativeland5207]

that D chord joke is so good

[@JJJameson.]

Insert obligatory "That's so smart, he's actually musically correct, so that's a really high brow kind of humor"

[@Stank_Dank_]

Lmao what are you talking about bud

[@WAZOOMA]

@@Stank_Dank_ basically he's saying that Fred Armisen is both comedically and musically competent, but recognizing that this is likely a very common reaction to this content, he makes this comment while acknowledging that it would be almost 'obligatory' to say such a thing.

[@Banksy100]

@@Stank_Dank_ like this at 5:23.

[@mrkyburzy]

Isn't that the response Fred Armisen is hoping for?

[@byHexted]

Yeah the comments right below you do that lmaoo

[@jonwanrocks]

how do these drums sound SO good even thru this phone mic

[@thedangersofoxygen135]

I'm wondering the exact same. That snare sounds better than St Anger

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

it's called a PA system.

[@theothertonydutch]

@@thedangersofoxygen135 Dropping a brick on a cat sounds better than the snare on St. Anger.

[@victorhayden7053]

'Crass' ! Good answer. If u know the music of Crass then you'll know how unique their style of drumming is. Penny Rimbaud does alot of like, almost military style drum rudiments, like from a 'marching band' or something which gives their songs a very different and instantly recognisable feel. The rest of their sound is really distinctive aswell, with that very thin but extremely distorted guitar sound. Crass can be quite challenging to listen to at times but if you persevere and find the songs that u like, then it's definitely worth it. Try 'Big A Little A' 'Bloody Revolutions' 'You're Already Dead' 'System' for starters.

[@austinpascarelli6298]

Yeah when I think of important 1st wave UK punk my mind goes to Crass. They had a unique sound on the “Feeding”. Much prefer then over the Pistols and even the Clash.

[@triffidkiller1234]

@rrar rarr NA Palmer refused to learn a single chord in all the years he played Crass guitar. Kevin Coyne is another singer songwriter that did not let his lack of guitar knowhow get in the way of a song.

[@chriscrasslindop7736]

i kinda know crass haha

[@jodydomergue5985]

💪

[@robertlawson682]

@rrar rarr Thanks to the genius of the late John Loder

[@blankpool]

1:57 spot on Fugazi impression

[@denjideadbrain]

i fucking LOVE how he goes quiet and none is talking

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

"How important was crass?" ... Spoken like a true american

[@gcknight0019]

As an adult with ADHD, I absolutely looooooove this, but can you do this genre/band next…..🤣🙏

[@hank1234567890]

As another adult with ADHD, I want this to never end

[@markallen6543]

I absolutely love this, so good..

[@Paddy.C]

"Did I skip anyone important?" Yeah man, Ian Rubbish and the Bizzaros.

[@stewwart6060]

Margret Thatcher

[@tomwalker8332]

@@stewwart6060 Probably the ironically most influential person in punk music in the UK.

[@meatsuit6922]

"How important is Crass on the punk rock scene?" 30 seconds earlier: "So when I think modern punk I think tame Impala"

[@fiercemakeup31]

exactly

[@maddykae4415]

love him doing that bit he used to do with kristen wiig on snl with the crowd that was sweet. this is a great music nerd set, its so fun.

[@calebhorvath6871]

1:55 he’s referencing the Fugazi tune “Latin Roots,” totally hilarious. That record came out in ‘91, love Steady Diet of Nothing, a very stripped down and aggressive record.

[@numsiskit]

This is innovative. Obviously aimed at rock nerds but it's probably fun for everyone. I lol'ed at the Blackbird performance. Nice, Freddy.

[@markschisler7874]

Had no idea he was a drummer but he's always been as funny as hell

[@MikeRizzi]

He was the drummer for a Devo reunion show in Oakland the summer before

[@MikeRizzi]

Also, the first 4 songs in this KZbin playlist has Fred playing drums with Tommy Stinson, Moby and Tony Kanal: kzbin.info/aero/PL1wJP0k4yxPafytub7EisE9XCHO_v0ELW

[@snakewhitcher4189]

Ray's guitar broke. I guess I'll tell you all about the last time I was in Portland

[@philipcullin983]

That’s a true story just ask Bruce Loose

[@last808]

If anyone here witnesses this live, please yell out "Old Skull" for missed bands.

[@jodydomergue5985]

😂yes the little kids💪

[@thedangersofoxygen135]

The D chord bit hits way too close to home

[@bradjohnson6678]

Max Power!/ Portland. Peirce taught me everything I know

[@kevincroughn2698]

I knew in from our art school dorm in the YMCA Sloane House. He was an over eager pain in the ass. Not a jerk, just annoying.

[@Badmanpuntbaxter]

As the saying goes, what's the worst part about doing stand up specifically for musicians? The audience!

[@ArnieJames666]

NAILED Husker DU!!! Bad brains, not so much.

[@skipads5141]

He looks like Tom Hanks in glasses.

[@itsme9201]

this is so fn true

[@chargerfan2]

I wanted him to play Fist Fight In The Parking Lot.

[@j.g5934]

I'm so glad Fred knows who Tame Impala is 😆

[@IveGotToast]

Oh my god yes! They're such an underground band I'm surprised anyone else besides you and me have heard of them 🙃🙃🙃

[@MrTimskyscraper]

Genius

[@bustedfender]

Is there a box set of this?

[@ahmetturkoglu3376]

Crass is important as fuck though..

[@danielscissorhands]

The cameraman has since died of Parkinson's Disease. May he rest in peace.

[@iliketowatch.]

(3:13) Crass drumming isnt too difficult. It"s all on a snare drum. Their drum roadie/tech had the easiest job ever. Carry a drum key, a few extra drum heads, those snare things, a couple of sticks... that's it.

[@munkymoo3006]

All Fuckin hail Penny Rimbaud

[@badasswood]

Lol... now I know why I suck on guitar,especially the d thing😅🤣🤣

[@fonzerellie3518]

Who is the camera man ? Stay still !!!!!

[@Mr.B.B.Wolfman]

Eddie Vedder did the, hands down, best cover of blackbird. Ever. Watch it. Plus he does "all along the watchtower" also.

[@1thess523]

Yeah he skipped the 90's

[@mungofinalfi4480]

7:40 SPELA SHORELINE!

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

CrAss drumming is a lot of snare rolls, marching band syle. He also got the Gang of Four beat completely wrong. Would have been nice to hear a UK82 d-beat.

[@hpspacecraft713]

Yeah, I couldn't tell if he was trying to play Go4 and failing or trying to play Wire and failing lol. Gang of Four drums are deceptively idiosyncratic. They're typically pretty basic rock beats, but with that heavy emphasis on the 1 from funk.

[@anthonyp6823]

Gang of Four beats are amazing. Idk what that was.

[@snakewhitcher4189]

He already did Crass's

[@snakewhitcher4189]

This guy gets it though. But I don't have don't wave a problem with E minor. E Minor is Okay with me under the right circumstances.

[@nagelbitarn]

DISCHARGE???

[@edwardjohnson4034]

Comedy Savant!

[@patrickbaker1457]

How about The Damned? Rat Scabies is an amazing drummer

[@BrianAchterberg928]

Hey Fred, what about Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and X??

[@jacobpetersen7219]

Early black flag was pretty close to that first beat

[@JerryT21]

7 Nation Army

[@Hellwyck]

a song and band that couldn't be punk if they paid someone.

[@MaddestMousse]

@@Hellwyck I don't think the white stripes/Jack White have ever claimed to, tried to, nor been concerned with "being punk" lol in any way.

[@johneapleseed6876]

🤯

[@Mr.B.B.Wolfman]

Misfits?

[@ryanwhitebull5584]

Genius. Fred for vice prez, right after Russ.

[@kevincroughn2698]

"him" not "in".

[@derekdykeman9160]

What a mook!

[@smileybone3010]

Poorly recorded but nicely played hahaha

[@stickypickle8857]

"Uhh, ummm. Uhh. Uhh. Umm." Fred

[@randyhumphries481]

I thought I hated this guy

[@theotherjack576]

Was he nervous or something he said “um” so much during it

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

very pedestrian. this guy loves the sound of his voice

[@pointnozzleaway]

went from Punk Rock drumming ..... to was hoping Punk Rock guitar impresssions .....NOT

[@kevinyountrevzupak8686]

Punk rock...lol

[@connormurphy7684]

To many er,erms I'm out🤣

[@mrouncervideos2905]

Booooooo! Boooooo! get the stage! Boooooooooo!

[@joefarrar3917]

This video just sucks.... I can't watch it all, I tried. I hate it. I don't hate the guy, I just hate my self for watching so much of it.

[@deejaychopper69]

pfff.. cant even play a blast beat

[@joefarrar3917]

This ain't funny....

[@ptcrusa]

3:57 Oh my God! He nails that off kilter Hüsker Dü rhythm PERFECTLY out of nowhere! I've never heard anyone play that before besides Grant Hart, its so distinctive

[@heavymachete6235]

joey jordison tho?

[@bobdaryl1]

Yea I caught that too! The Diane beat

[@lewiscarrington1777]

Screaming trees? Superchunk?

[@ptcrusa]

@@lewiscarrington1777 True, Superchunk is great too, the drummer actually plays with Bob Mould and nails all of the Husker Du songs. I guess I meant that the style is very distinctively Grant Hart's drumming style.

[@danberkman8227]

Tre Cool does a pretty good "impression" on their cover of "Don't Want to Know If Your Lonely" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ_MlJx4i5t3a6c

[@ChanceMagness]

Genius

[@WhisperShield]

What about Descendents, Fred? I’m hurt, sir.

[@charliecrash3450]

Early Keith Black Flag!

[@AcidropOSY]

That’s actually what I was thinking too haha

[@kidkique]

Comedians are often afraid to unironically indulge in their talents

[@huebdoo]

NoMeansNo ... understanding how many they influenced is simply fundamental, huge miss.

[@iliketowatch.]

(3:05) How about Discharge? That's an easy one-snare and crash cymbal on EVERY beat.

[@clamcake1564]

It's called d beat

[@greg0uk]

Loved watching this through a gap in the fence.

[@MikeRizzi]

LOL. I was standing next to the speaker stack filming in portrait mode with my cellphone. Hence the janky quality.

[@MikeRizzi]

@UnjustifiedRecs I agree. Which got me thinking, I never film portrait mode... Turns out, I was wrong, this was recorded by my son. I was behind him with poor visibility and my right ear next to the speaker stack. With age, so goes memory...or so I hear.

[@dampnoodle]

I felt the d chord joke hard, the muscle memory is stuck man shut up

[@startervisions]

He almost had it there on Blackbird! Lol

[@SALFARFAN]

That is how his dad played it for him

[@TheManWithNoName686]

He was doing the jazz version. Callback

[@readilium3432]

That kinda thing

[@NBM3]

Ramones...Pistols ? Very pleased he added BAD BRAINS !

[@theoclaus6430]

The fugazi impression is sooo spot on

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

I laughed so hard with that one

[@sk33t_38]

GMaj joke is so good. I've always disliked that chord on guitar and the only person I ever really enjoyed who used it a lot was Daniel Johnston cause his singing itself was out of tune. RIP to a pioneer

[@neilbranfield517]

Brilliant drummer wow.. but to not mention Penny Rimbaud when the guy said Crass is just wrong there's something missing there.

[@wanderingstar9322]

Thank you for sharing this treasure that I got to watch! This is amoung the very, very best videos I've discovered on youtube.

[@MikeRizzi]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrFac183]

Quite the music lesson

[@mewarnaicepat2607]

Alright I'm give up, I watch this after the video annoying me for 2 year.

[@AozoraUltra2006]

The set is great, but i was also watching the girl with the hat in the back to see what she liked. She didn’t laugh at much, but once she pulled her phone out for an ig story i stopped checking on her

[@stclemmons1969]

1:56 Where the fuck did Ian MacKaye come from??!!

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

That Fugazi impression is so funny

[@AnonymousAccount514]

where was this?

[@MikeRizzi]

At a benefit concert in LA for a non-profit that supports disadvantaged kids learning music -- Musack www.musack.org/

[@classicmovie1145]

Sweet Iron Lady

[@treyblakeandrew]

1:42 my favorite he played lol

[@Hellwyck]

Every time I walk into a venue and hear Warriors of Ghengis Khan, I know it's Bad News.

[@furshlugginerveeblefetzer]

Are there domesticated cows?

[@andrzejcelinski1]

Ian Rubbish 4ever!!!!

[@itsme9201]

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@charliecrash3450]

Some Canadian DOA!

[@69420joey]

👎🏾

[@fuzzboyy]

Mlepclaynos

[@eugeniovasquez3780]

Awesome dude

[@Kinseliplier]

When he got to the 90s he should have done the begining drum solo from nirvanas smells like teen Spirit.

[@jakespencer431]

That’s what I was thinking dude was waiting for nirvana other than that he was on point pretty much!

[@Kinseliplier]

@@jakespencer431 yeah he was good

[@maddykae4415]

do you know where this was recorded?

[@MikeRizzi]

At a benefit concert in LA for a non-profit that supports disadvantaged kids learning music -- Musack www.musack.org/

[@JedTaneo]

Nothing punk but how about an Oasis drum beat? 😁

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

he'd just get interrupted by Liam screaming at Noel

[@TheEleatic]

Not Funny

[@urdad9853]

How could you skip BLACK FLAG.....hell half the American banks you mentioned were first signed on SST records.......you lost your Cred Fred!

[@fezenstein]

would anyone else love love love to see a 2 person show of Fred and Carrie doing this kinda thing? together. riffing off each other and crowd work? i'd pay for that in a heartbeat.