I attempt El Estepario's "IMPOSSIBLE" Drum Lick

[@chrisbrown5064]

I think it's super important to show the process of learning a piece and getting better. There are so many artists that won't show you how they get there, only the polished product, and only being exposed to end results can set unrealistic expectations to people learning an instrument. Epic as always; love seeing you learn!

[@wired_to_the_world]

Estepario has a lot of drum courses on Drumeo

[@nadavgolden]

Exactly! I loved this video (first video I watched on this channel), and it made me more confident with how I practice and learn new songs.

[@xlakexbodomx]

Well said.

[@disliked1390]

What do you mean I won't be able to shred on the electric guitar in 48h?

[@NicDunn]

Great, now I wanna see estepario try some marching percussion

[@RADZADproductions]

He could probably crush it, bro has unbelievable chops

[@TobiasSmith-u9b]

@@RADZADproductions With his dedication to practicing, I have no doubt he would be a beast if he wanted to give it a try.

[@johngarvey803]

He could and would absolutely slay it. Don’t take away from the accomplishments of a master.

[@hasush]

There is great hubris in a drumming tradition that dies once you turn 21 and that requires you prance around like a fairy while you are doing it ...

[@NicDunn]

@@hasush ? Do you not like marching percussion? It’s fun dude

[@pycnodus3577]

5:47 rare drummer rage by emc

[@craptasticboyage]

I have never identified with a KZbin drummer as much as I did in that moment.

[@ninjabuck2576]

Ah yes...the patent pending Thomas Pridgen outburst. My favorite!

[@JimmyNuisance]

Your get out of jail free card should be in the mail.

[@SilverBordered]

Yeah, this is why you're the best percussionist on the platform. No clickbait needed!

[@joeg4707]

Your sight reading is insane. You crushed this.

[@SALEENS7GTR5]

I like how Eric memes about his skill, when he's still one of the best drummers in the world.

[@ferretyluv]

But he plays DRUMS, not drums.

[@Victo-3r]

@@ferretyluvwhat is that supposed to mean

[@ferretyluv]

@@Victo-3r It’s a joke on his channel. Look at the shirts he has available.

[@Victo-3r]

@@ferretyluv oh ok

[@TheStickCollector]

And that's why you're here.

[@felipescorner2000]

2:54 “See, it’s good to know your rudiments kids!” EMC best quotes

[@ziggysax0607]

I'm genuinely impressed. It's actually a lot of fun watching you get that much better as a musician and a drummer.

[@Mahi-jg5dx]

It's crazy how much content material El Estepario is spitting out for other content creators.. Most of them are lame reaction videos but your videos have are productive and has meaning. Thanks for showing the progress.

[@michaelspencer-arscott]

You work ethic rocks! Thank you for setting a good example.

[@GraemeChartDrumTeacher]

I've watched a lot of your videos, and they're fun, informative and inspiring. BUT THIS ONE.... whole other level. This should inspire anyone to accomplish their goals... Many thanks and keep doing what you do. I wish people would make more use of my channel... hey ho Nice one Eric

[@ryderalley4853]

5:47 relatable

[@Sireristof1332]

i felt that

[@UltimateByte]

Wel all went through this at multiple points in our drummer's life 😁

[@rickwells5624]

Ive been at this point for almost 40 years lol

[@smellynelly1]

@@UltimateByte pretty much whenever im learning something new LMFAO

[@RCPercussion]

6:06 Thanks Eric! I will be sure to sleep on top of my rudiment poster tonight!

[@deadmanwithpitchforkarms8376]

5:48 Jesus dude you scared the crap out of me. Great work though!

[@nancysewell6670]

You proved EES's strongest message. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Kudos!

[@Cleared_To_Land]

Epic Eric. Now can say officially say you’re a drummer and not only a percussionist. You are a true all rounder talented EVERYTHING! Keep inspiring people to do their best. Thank you for showing us the progression too. Not just the polished product. 😊

[@christinashelby6083]

Can always tell when you're reeeeeally concentrating on counting and following the music when your head bobs like a chicken's:-D Well done, man.

[@Ma93nta174]

Very well played dude!!! From a fellow drummer (one who usually plays by ear).

[@KevinJones-qr2jh]

Respect and admiration by the TRUCKload EMC! Keep me Notified, Friend

[@LesFarrington]

I am always mind-bent watching a good drummer do his thang I am a singer, piano guy. I have had to learn some tricky piano/vocal songs and did it by playing it OVER AND OVER FOR TWO DAYS. One is US3’s Cantalupe(flip fantasia). It sounds pretty straight forward but required me to chop my brain up and melt it back together. This drum groove is clearly for VERY GOOD DRUMMERS! You are very impressive

[@mrnoname2353]

Video 340 of asking for a Video of you playing exactly 69420 Notes 80 to go

[@KevinJones-qr2jh]

I had to see it again! This is the greatest accomplishment ON youtube. Thank you Eric for showing us regular drummers how to get great😅

[@bryanramirezzzzz]

HEY YOU MARCHED YOUR AGE OUT YEAR WITH MY OPEN CLASS DRUM CORP BRASS HEAD CAPTION!!

[@404errorpagenotfound.6]

Cool, finally found a piece of music i cant play as good as any drumner can't.

[@larrywade166]

Step is maybe the best drummer in the world. He is to me, anyway. But this? This was amazing. The highest honor I can give you is subscribed with notifications on.

[@Zachary_Sweis]

He's a beast, you're a beast. Good stuff.

[@musicsucks6969]

Seeing both your guys’ feet moving in unison is so funny to me. I like to imagine there’s no throne and you’re doing this goofy dance

[@ertxuy]

🤣 Now I cannot unsee this

[@Bubu567]

It's like a weird funny dance move, and they are doing it in sync.

[@syjwg]

Nicely done! Your vocally counting is also adding another level to this "bizarre" practice! 🥁

[@brianpack5479]

Three words: The Black Page. Two more words: Good Luck.

[@Jmilillo]

One word: Vinnie

[@Booskop.]

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[@robertoricci3393]

​@@Jmilillooriginally by Terry Bozzio

[@gdl357g]

You Sir are an amazing person. Thank you for entertaining us with this pro level playing. I wish you the best in life.

[@disliked1390]

Would take me about 15 minutes to learn this if I had to save my family's life. I'm kidding funeral is next week

[@OllieTattersall]

105bpm, just sounded like a sweet spot. Felt that.

[@mooreav]

I think the Bozzio stuff is much more complex. The ostinato patterns are more complex and he actually learns how to improvise over the base pattern. I dig the video. It's awesome all the scary talent on KZbin these days.

[@axistiltproductions]

Good work man. You picked that up pretty quickly. What a cool groove. Part B seems to be there to throw off drummers.

[@MrFrmartin]

got my subscribe good sir. GG. Really hope El Estepario can see this, and create an even more impressive grove to try.

[@jamesmccourt9782]

This encouraged me to NEVER go to drum jail! 1 million likes!

[@dfdemt]

EMC, I challenge you to play Jeff Porcaro’s Rosanna Shuffle and play it 100% PERFECTLY. I remember reading a Modern Drummer article in the early 2000s that rated it the hardest groove to play with zero mistakes, exactly the way Jeff played it. There’s even a video still on KZbin where Jeff breaks the groove down step by step, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Make a video of that!

[@claysmell]

you got the feet ridiculously fast

[@paiefilhomachado7630]

5:47 When you hit your balls while drumming:

[@__tastye]

Genuinely inspiring

[@andrestricker4118]

Haha you two together playing this look like these Hawaiian Skirt Car Mirror hangers (legs). Amazing work :)

[@braaainz3267]

Watching the process was the most rewarding part(s) of the video!

[@ShovelChef]

El Pulpo Siberiano Strikes Again! 😆🥁🐙 How is this post not "the rest of your life" minutes long? I'm intrigued! 😃🍿

[@ryancox5097]

This guy checks every box for cliches that serious drumset players have about marching drummers.

[@devil0311doc]

that was great man I like how you broke it up, that drop to 6/8 then back up again had to be tough sounded great

[@TheRacismStore]

bro's outta jail in three days

[@superquad7]

VERY nice! Though, I was waiting for the end where you'd say, "Okay, I got it up to 135 bpm, and here's where I go even faster!"

[@thevikinggamer454]

Impessive..... keep it up.... Esteparios is redefining drums at the moment 👏

[@sudantarescosmonautics9422]

This is fantastic! I'm sure they let you go.

[@adamdodd2853]

Absolutely out freaking standing sir! You’re an inspiration and I am grateful for you!

[@arthurdent5357]

And now only 34 more days to get every stroke to hit 100% in time.

[@LuzuminTheOG]

Now we just need a collab……

[@jwbranham2009]

You got out of jail! Great job and very educational. Thanks for doing this video

[@kpag3030]

That was pretty impressive. Looks like you’re dancing with all the foot action. Lol.

[@TheGrungeChild]

Nice job. Put in the work get the result. Most people can't deal with the playing it slow even though muscle memory matters. Let's go

[@poldidak]

I like that your kick actually sounds like a drum, not an electronic click!

[@xaerothehero]

That's hella impressive. Well done dude

[@calvinpham5547]

A lot of people know mathematics very well these days, but Newton was the one who invented it. Other than that you're amazing yourself. I'm impressed

[@Ribsletics]

Most impressive video of yours! Keep doing these!

[@positivepatrick2009]

Wow. Impressive. Well done. Super hard stuff.

[@JYPSYEYE]

First time viewer first time at the channel, liked and subscribed. Bro.

[@tobytoxd]

Good job on this one! ...Terry Bozzio is laughing rn ;)

[@mouecmoue]

haha,this is so genuine and humbleY funny!! Love it!! Subscibing!!

[@JS-ej9wy]

Good job! Take a look at thee side-by-side part and look at your right arms. Notice how relaxed his is while yours is very cramped. I'm sure you'll get the feeling pretty fast!

[@michellepalmer6381]

I love this video because it shows that no makes how good you are there's always more you can learn.

[@texillini1]

That was awesome. Your jail sentence is complete. YOU da Man! The other guy needs to go to jail for impostoring you as you are the best and better than he.

[@dreemwalka]

5 days well done...you are in the top 2 people who can do this

[@harrisaxer2651]

I think the next step up from this is Mike Mangini’s 3 layer polyrhythm drum practice.

[@waperboy]

Funny how an experienced drummer can look like a noob. But the the experience kicks in and allows you to play it, while a noob would just be struggling forever.

[@alxm1271]

Take my like you piece of fantastic bloke!

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

I like the sound of it at 72bpm, it's like a rare groove breakdown.

[@JayBigDadyCy]

We need a collab between you two. Badly.

[@ben210ben]

You look like a happy crab playing this :D

[@FrankMckenzie]

Great job…. But you forgot the fancy stick throw down at the end😂😂😂

[@HallyPorter]

Yoni Madar just posted "the most complicated exercise I've created so far." Basically, the foot (bass drum) plays "Apple Pie" (1-2-3-rest/repeat) throughout. The left hand (snare- Yoni plays this as a rim click) plays "Apple Pie" (1-2-3-rest/repeat) twice, then adds a 16th rest to make after the second measure to make it "Strawberry" (1-rest-3-4/repeat), and adds a rest again to make it a check pattern culminating in an extra full beat (17 quarter notes) then repeats. The right hand then adds the hi-hat, which plays (1-2-3-4-rest/repeat) which is 5 over 4. There is a hi-hat "bark" on beat four, closing on beat 1.

[@DaveDunville]

The side by side was amazing. Great job!!

[@ohsurepal]

Hey dude! Ridiculous work as always What kinda shoes are those??

[@luiscontreras105]

came here to ask the same thing lol

[@ohsurepal]

@@luiscontreras105 We now have a duo of Inquiry! Help!

[@godbluffvdgg]

Dude, you're an absolute BEAST!

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

Y'know, I never really thought, "Man, Estepario makes that look easy!" But watching someone else try and do what he does gives a lot of perspective on just how good he is. Seeing the work going into it, he definitely makes it look easier than it is. Particularly on the side by side, you can see the difference in how the limbs are moving between them. Estepario is almost like rubber with how relaxed he is, while EMC looks much more stiff. (No offence, of course!)

[@LoganGose-tg1py]

Honestly though, you went through the process so well I could play it, and I suck.

[@js5584]

THANK YOU! You made learning this seem possible...

[@crisp1066]

the repeated "drumset" was killing me. 🤣

[@JakeM624]

Hell yeah, El Estepario Siberiano is human after all!

[@skipperry63]

Well you’re a monster. Damn sir!

[@RedDogMamaHD]

OOPS! Almost forgot my post: This is video #162 of requesting Eric to do another "Behind the Gock Block" Episode. -=-=-=-=-=-= #162 -=-=-=-=-=-=-= The last episode was 10-20-2020! It's time for Eric to bring back all of his characters!

[@louieg7217]

Fuck yeah, dude. That was great!

[@MAsWorld1]

Dude you’re my new Hero 😎

[@erlandodk]

Oh my god, there's two of you o.O 😆 Well done

[@miguelsanabria2663]

Yes they do..I was in the Arizona Department OF Corrections and they have a band room with amps , bass and and a guitar 🎸..4 piece drum kit with 1 ride cymbal and 2 crash cymbals..Yes , on tax payers money!

[@marramamberta321]

Great work and great patience. Now, if you could just do the final trick with the stick, it will be complete.

[@Bardy414]

5:47 caught me off guard

[@MrMirack]

I think i sounded the best at half speed, but really cool video

[@as0-gamer999]

Whelp, erics still in jail since he didnt do the stick toss at the end🤷🏾‍♂️

[@copache]

I personally asked him in a youtube comment for citations on these statistics once, and he had no reply. 0%, a dubious claims!

[@meoww8950]

because you did it, you got my sub

[@matejsmetana3165]

The hardest part is getting your hand on three pairs of hi hats in the jail.

[@zockroach]

Yo this videos is wild. Way to go.

[@ZiggyZeee]

Epic my guy, well done!

[@ThomasLang00]

Excellent! Top stuff!