J Mascis Plays Classic Punk Drum Beats | Reverb Interview

[@fonzimendoza1979]

I think that’s the fastest I’ve ever seen him move haha

[@saintjabroni]

Dr. Hackenbush lol

[@A2Z83]

he used to be a thrashy hardcore drummer int he

[@manueldelsol31270]

And this is the fastest you'll ever see him.

[@morioh6505]

He is a turtle lol

[@mh-oh8kf]

Or speak

[@CastToVoid]

You can tell he's excited

[@Swashbuckler9x]

ahahahahahahahha

[@MattSaintsMusic]

funny part is this is actually true lmao. this is about 100 times more than what you can usually get out of him! gotta love J!

[@mlaforce321]

its literally one of the most lively interviews ive ever seen of him. he loves playing drums haha

[@rickenbacker40011]

Cast To Void funny thing is You literally can

[@ladistar]

@@mlaforce321lmaoooo for real

[@Scotchism]

He kinda sounds like an adult Chris from family guy lol

[@blakevickrey]

Omg....you're right

[@andym28]

Chris was based on Buffalo Bill on Silence of the Lambs.

[@davidkaplan8310]

This was a brilliant comment !!

[@A2Z83]

Splashlog!

[@luke-da-duke]

Shit, how did I never think of that?!

[@sprainedchakra8417]

nobody gonna talk about how J played drums in Deep Wound, the fastest and most intense hardcore band of their time in 1982?

[@TheLarryburns84]

you can tell he still knows how to go at Deep Wound speed at the end of this video 😉

[@knutsenneundorf116]

In the Deep Wound song Video Prick he even plays drums and guitar at the same time! lol

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

Disorder

[@stinknut7454]

Can I just say that he nailed down the “robo” beat perfectly

[@ChrisPuckett]

Playing drums make you a better guitar player

[@DiamorphineDeath]

This needs to be much longer.

[@1967lovechild]

I could watch J play drums all day.

[@Mrkillermarshmellow1]

My boy mascis with that discharge beat i see u

[@navmanshack1579]

Jacob Brown BIG FUCKIN SHIT RIGHT NOW MAN

[@raulperez2308]

well who doesn't love some dbeat

[@susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901]

D beat is life

[@navmanshack1579]

@Mr Gonorrhea i swear to god man

[@susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901]

I 💓 d beat

[@betterinsodapop]

J is a living treasure of music.

[@angelocatapang6054]

j mascis.still never lost touch on his drumming skills let alone singing,songwriting and guitar playing.still had it more than ever in his career.

[@MrDonc78]

That Robo beat was insane!!

[@nameloss]

Megalodonald i’ve always thought of that hi hat pattern as just triplets on the right hand. once you get it down it’s lots of fun

[@OFFICIALBLINK182DRUMCOVERS]

IT'S ACTUALLY A SIXTEENTH NOTE PATTERN BUT HOWEVER IT HELPS YOU TO VISUALIZE IT IS A-O.K. AS LONG AS IT GROOVES

[@nameloss]

OFFICIAL BLINK 182 DRUM COVERS thanks for that! never was good at transcription and notation. with that said, though-could it be sixteenth note triplets? or sextuplets? or would it notate differently?

[@AquaAnim]

Julio Del Prado It would just be 16th notes. 1E& 1E&. Again though, technicality doesn't matter :) triplets would have more spacing, and obviously be in triplet format.

[@bryant1996123]

I hear "Cumbia" influence in that high hat!

[@matthewdobsson3883]

I always speed a Mascis video up to 125% and he speaks normal. All love for the guy.

[@SteveJamsEcono]

Holy crap. You aren't kidding. Maybe not the greatest hack for a video on drumming but otherwise, wow, what a time saver. Kudos, man!

[@bumblefritz]

1:08 J hits the snare mic.

[@chickenbeforeegg]

The worst thing every punk drummer wants to hear from their vocalist: "Yeah that was great! But can you play it, like, FASTER?!"

[@JoseMorales-jn5qw]

I don't know man, I'm fine with faster

[@hotlanta35]

Vocalists...the queen bitches of the band..i like to give the other member advice

[@labeandistort6213]

don t know man, for me it was slow down :D

[@brodiecalvert8149]

chickenbeforeegg blink 182 has entered the chat

[@Vichedges]

That's why I hate most punk, especially after the first generation when punk developed all the rules and devolved to leather jackets and playing fast. If I hear another punk cover where they take a classic song and speed it up to ludicrous speed I'll puke. It's just so unoriginal at this point. Nothing is more punk that the Pistols and very few of their songs were even fast, a few were slow, most were medium paced and then they had a couple of fast ones, but even their "fast" songs weren't punk fast. The Ramones got so ridiculously fast towards the end the Joey couldn't even fit the lyrics in. I just don't understand the appeal of that. The Ramones were relatively fast when they started but they weren't insanely fast like they were at the end.

[@buzztrucker]

Wow, I never knew that he was a drummer first.and he's one of my favorite guitarists and I play drums and I then learned guitar. I literally feel J Mascis the most whenever he's playing guitar. Maybe because he's a drummer and then played guitar. I connect so much with his guitar playing.

[@lobotomyscam1051]

He taught the drummer of Dinosaur Jr., Murph, how to play drums.

[@CAKmusic]

J is a great drummer....nice to see the Robo reference too. I always suspected there was a trick to the fast 8ths on hi hat.

[@hUnt94]

that bass drum is fucking huge

[@curtisgiesbrecht8325]

Rumor has it' J mascis is actually a sloth all grow'd up.

[@thewanderinginternetwizard4361]

J is unusually lively! What did you give him Reverb?

[@TheMCRFAN123]

a drum set

[@skoupidia2057]

Money

[@joshuadoliveiro]

An cookie that’s ‘a bit off’

[@3badthebad]

Magic nose powder

[@jackisnotreal9275]

Magic mouth chrystals and paper you put in your mouth

[@troyevanthompson]

What an insightful comment. A drummer that plays guitar. I reckon I've never seen J smile that much. What a lovely little video find. Thanks Reverb.

[@williep1626]

When Eeyore blasts out some high energy beats.

[@kevbeckguitar7209]

That's funny man haha

[@matturner6890]

That ROBO beat made me smile. J really rips on the drums!!

[@hunterthompson5220]

Those drums sound heavenly

[@iwillnevergetone5]

check out his project Witch, also feating king tuff and some other amazing humans. J plays drooms in that band too

[@jkf9167]

Witch is pretty awesome!

[@iwillnevergetone5]

hell yea they are! there's a few good quality vids of their sets floating around the 'tube

[@MagnificentFiend]

Yes! "Eye" and "Sweet Sue" are killer.

[@jeffloucks2120]

Love Witch !

[@Mrgdoggiedizzle]

Witch is fuckin sick!!!

[@davidbaylorcarter]

I love his feel behind the kit. I would say that most of my favorite 'musicians' started on the drums.

[@matthewboren708]

The only drum playing techiques i need more in my life.. The robo had me dying what an underrated master

[@mantra3000]

His drumming on Epic Soundtracks' Rise Above was so good. Big part of the affection I have for this record.

[@phatman1478]

J is actually a hell of a drummer! I had no idea...

[@gdrugg2006]

Joe Jenkins he played drums on several of the Dino albums!

[@rallokkcaz]

He played drums for about 50% of the records.

[@SpamNapkin]

Check out his first band Deep Wound

[@timbertimbretamber]

Where you been?

[@martywhite1084]

Joe Jenkins No. He’s terrible.

[@michaelevans512]

J Mascis is awesome.

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

So rare to see him behind the kit these days so I'm freaking out here right now :D

[@iwillnevergetone5]

check out his project Witch, also feating king tuff and some other amazing humans. J plays drooms in that band too

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

I knew about Witch and last I looked couldn't find any of their tunes but I may not have been looking hard enough. King Tuff sounds familiar too so I'll into them as well.

[@Browny84]

Oliver Cant all their albums are on iTunes. I can’t tell you when the last album was made though.

[@ram_s_d27]

he looks so natural behind the kit

[@PintsofGuinness]

pshh such a tiny kick drum

[@RyanChaos.0]

Pints of Guinness It’s bigger than him

[@p0llenp0ny]

+*insert name here* I do believe it's what they call sarcasm.

[@vincecarpenter661]

He could fit inside it

[@TheBomber15]

Pints of Guinness I fucking love your name / pic. Would kill a pint

[@heyholetsgo]

Oh wow that’s a C&C! Real nice and you got some chops! Loved they d beat and Ramones beat, good eighth notes!

[@void0094]

He really nailed that Robo style beat

[@786Basil]

Damn, he's actually excited and grinning

[@southsidediy]

that kit is gorgeous

[@frenchonion3359]

The robo beat is sick

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

That kit is sick!

[@5150zombie]

Pretty awesome to see him play

[@jamesmyers2852]

Could park an UPS truck in that bass drum.

[@sticksman1979]

J is the greatest drummer you’ve never heard of.

[@TheLarryburns84]

best part is, he actually drums on the major label Dino Jr albums!

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

​@@TheLarryburns84Green mind and without a sound is the holy grail of J drumming

[@RanDieBam]

The faster BFTF beat sounded like Metallica's Battery and that pretty much sums the relationship between punk and thrash up

[@slametawaluddin]

I love him, especially his works with GG Allin & the Murder Junkies 👍🏼

[@heavytimes887]

Those drums sound so good. Sounds like Bonham playing punk rock.

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

J is influenced by Bonham. He even does the Good Times Bad Times kick triplet in the bridge of Can't I Take This On? From his album More Light

[@bra5081]

I love this guy and I love his drum kit.

[@yeatsbell3480]

I want that drum set so bad, so cool

[@CrashTheCesspoolKids]

0:51 PERFECT discharge cover

[@robertacucinotti3883]

That kit is fucking perfect

[@Blackshoveldeathgrip]

I could watch this for hours !!!

[@brianmclendon1647]

Jay has been my hero since I was around 13

[@Bodyknowledge77]

That was a slightly pre Halloween treat indeed..

[@thestikbotwarrior670]

Bodyknowledge 77 hey I see u on utfs streams

[@Bodyknowledge77]

The Stikbot indeed..I also exist in other capacities. Hello!

[@thestikbotwarrior670]

Bodyknowledge 77 hello I also like reverb.Im a guitarist and bassist.You are a guitarist

[@Bodyknowledge77]

The Stikbot Warrior I'm a semi professional singer/songwriter/guitarist. I get paid pennies for what I create..for now..

[@thestikbotwarrior670]

Bodyknowledge 77 ahhh cool

[@himynameiswaylon]

Insert Garth from Wayne’s World: “I like to play.”

[@TruSuperGamerFriends]

OMG I was thinking that too !!!

[@Ian-uu3dz]

The d beat completely sums up punk

[@CASHXRAT]

The d beat and variations on it are the only beats I want to hear. On any song, in any genre.

[@gregrohsful]

The best guitar players started on drums because they know pretty much spiritually where the song is and when the one is coming around.

[@Leoms081077]

J Mascis, Chad Smith, Dave Abruzesse, Matt Cameron and John Bonham… just can’t get any better than that…!

[@Sasquatch10]

Lars Ümläüt

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

​@@Sasquatch10Hah

[@JeserNoob]

tease... i want more of this

[@michaelpate6700]

LOVE that kit and color! Matches his glasses for Fuck sake! Details!!!!

[@seaofseeof]

And here I was waiting for a blast beat.

[@scuzz___]

The coolest dude on the planet

[@benfrank8649]

The purple kit is dope

[@KingBlonde]

Gotta love that grad school terminology. No seriously this was cool.

[@mattvdh]

The Smelly/Nofx beat is the best punk beat ever. everyone misses his hihat accents when they try to cover him

[@mrbtapir]

always wondered what they were as they never sounded like straight 8ths. like triplets or something?

[@lewisjones2230]

I still can't work out how he plays it. I can hear it, but throws me off everytime i try play it haha

[@purorockyaguita]

Maybe this is the only one video of macscis that i see him smiling..

[@DWINC]

The robo was tight

[@noahembry1440]

my God that kick drum is enormous

[@NYPDWeatherman]

I just realized how massive that kit is. Holy fuck

[@buddhistpriest1357]

That kit rules!

[@thomasraven]

I've never seen J happier.

[@Nos_P]

I know this is an old video but I came to say J Mascis is so sick

[@hinjurock]

I'm the same way - I started as a punk-metal drummer at 14, then picked up guitar at 15.

[@clynnae810]

I fuckin love J Mascis, such a talented musician

[@beermacht80]

The first drum beat is the wagon!

[@coolowlman]

That kick drum is HUGE

[@ME-ru4hv]

1:44 " _trapped in purgatory_ " 🤟

[@shelby3822]

A lifeless object alive

[@punk_rock]

Love that vintage drumset

[@jwardbass4452]

favorite part is the giggle at the end

[@Jacksmusicshack]

Deep wound was and still is awesome!

[@MrMetalchuy]

Now that's a kick drum

[@jonathananderson5479]

Legendary video

[@juliolopez6289]

Met him at a Nick Cave show in Brooklyn a few years back.I had just seen him on "Girls" on HBO in a hotel room,cheating on my girl and then the next day,I meet him.Small world indeed.

[@josephmorales652]

Fucking love that drum beat at the end

[@teetoys76]

more Jay on drums !!!

[@roknfnrol]

Love this guy.

[@leftkeyentry]

"I like to play"

[@Rob954ever]

J is a fucking genius. Those who don't know who he is are IMMEDIATELY discredited for not knowing real music.

[@johnmontano9723]

J Mascis rules!

[@Labyrinth1010]

J is tight! Nice.

[@deaditeslayer7705]

His punk band Deep Wound kinda started the grindcore style beats

[@E-1K]

A drummer that plays guitar?! Dude. Such a GIANT on guitar too.... Eh, the more instruments we know how to do something with the better it is for us.

[@misfit2022]

For the Robo beat you need some beads on your wrist. You can hear them very clearly on some Black Flag recordings

[@daltonhatch2247]

I wanna see this dude live

[@thingnumbertwo2]

There's a recent video of him playing drums live with his old band from the early 80s for some reuinion gig; look up the band Deep Wound.

[@christianc9409]

Can someone get him to slow down

[@carlborman5165]

Those drums ! Wow

[@mattmiller9899]

no Deep Wound beat?... oh the pressure. or in my room

[@DiamorphineDeath]

Good shit dude

[@markonomicon3171]

Sisters...

[@eligbyelogt4896]

that's one fucking big kick drum

[@ConfusedMars]

This dudes so excited like calm down

[@tb4234]

love that D-beat!

[@augustusmustus6217]

Straight up, western mass style... If you can't play every instrument, you don't deserve a fucking band.

[@birthabutt9555]

Had no idea J. could drum. Nice....