He should be anyway. Bernard was kind of a competitive aszhole sometimes. He didn't always give credit where it was due. The thing is, she plays Purdie, better than Purdie. At the end of the day, he wrote the part, and the part is absolutely brilliant. SD had a habit of spending hours or even days getting a sum part, and refusing to move forward recording a song until they got exactly what they wanted on the drums. They might try four or five drummers on a song, with each drummer doing numerous takes, before they got what they wanted. Once they got the drums, they would build the song sound the groove. They were nuts in the studio, but the end result was always magic. Those guys were the cat's ass. I've listened to this five times.
@mr.kilpatrick2991 Жыл бұрын
and dats the purdie shuffle folks!
@peechford3796 Жыл бұрын
This young lady is a freaking genius
@malthuswasright Жыл бұрын
Genius is such an overused word. Beethoven was a genius. Leonardo was a genius. Don't get me wrong - Yoyoka is clearly a really good drummer. And this is a fantastic cover of one of my favourite bands. But genius it isn't.
@andraskovacs856211 ай бұрын
I thought he was a dude...
@gregorytrotter665710 ай бұрын
"Genius" applies to creativity itself, rather than to the execution of someone else's work. Yoyoka may well be a genius. But that will be seen in the creation of her own music. What sets Yoyoka apart from so many others is her absolute capture of a musical piece. She gets to a song's soul and exposes it in the best light. Maybe there IS a spark of genius in that! After all, "genius" is inate, too.
@jeffcrocker10789 ай бұрын
Except not playing the track exactly adding a little extra
@gregorytrotter66579 ай бұрын
@jeffcrocker1078 That's by design. She typically sprinkles a little glitter on a piece
@dominadorconquestapuyan7538 Жыл бұрын
I am 70 years old enjoying her very relaxing way of drumming. She brilliant drummer one of the best not only here in Asia but also in south, west and east. hope you all agree.
@340rps11 ай бұрын
........... the world!
@MrFranganito10 ай бұрын
Agreed 👍🏻
@markdecker61908 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. She makes it looks effortless, and though while she nails all the important parts she's not afraid to make it her own as either. On top of it all, she delights in what she's doing, and her joy is infectious.
@JohnBoyJoy7 ай бұрын
amazing she's so young wait til she's in her prime at 30-40
@ВладимирРудых-п5э7 ай бұрын
У Йен Пейс и YOYOKA много общего!
@VesaGuardian Жыл бұрын
That groove is worth a million dollars.
@darylharvey2865 Жыл бұрын
... And hopefully her agent will make all artists who want to hire her dig deep into their pockets for her talent.
@moreld1 Жыл бұрын
The Purdie Shuffle
@tarmaque3 ай бұрын
@@moreld1 Bernard Purdie Himself.
@moreld12 ай бұрын
@@tarmaque Indeed! 😄
@TheMolacho1 Жыл бұрын
Anyone else get teary-eyed?
@henriverneris2 ай бұрын
Me
@emanuelmota7217Ай бұрын
Yep.
@j.w.matney8390 Жыл бұрын
I hope she can get with a band that has members as talented as she has become.
@andrewplumb6544 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure she'll need a band. She is creating her first album at the moment. She is a multi instrumentalist, arranger, engineer and understands close harmony. Her creativity is in no doubt either. She loves to perform that is true too. An interesting place to be.
@j.w.matney8390 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewplumb6544 She could be like Buddy Rich or Louis Bellson, drummers that formed their own bands.
@markdecker61908 ай бұрын
She's done several discs with the Ken Okada jazz fusion group, and like everything else she's done, she's amazing.
@brianhovanec19414 ай бұрын
That's going to be hard to do, not many musicians that have her level of talent.
@punkinhaidmartin Жыл бұрын
The fact that Yoyoka is systematically performing all of my favorite songs makes me feel vindicated in my personal musical tastes.
@Richard.Cabeza Жыл бұрын
she's not only performed most of my musical tastes, she's also introduced me to new tastes.
@KimMoonbmwmoonie11 ай бұрын
me too. LOL
@robsou648 ай бұрын
😅me three
@Aclimade7 ай бұрын
Make that four. The video of her covering, Anderson .Paak - Put me thru, is insanely good.
@はやまじょん4 ай бұрын
私も…w 彼女のお陰で、Led Zeppelin を40数年ぶりに「再発見」しました😊 Steely Dan、Jamiroquai、Rage Against the Machine、Stray Cats、The Police、Sting、Char、サディスティック・ミカ・バンド…、趣味が合います😃
@Ampersand00 Жыл бұрын
Someone should show this to Donald Fagen; how amazing would it be for Yoyoka to go on tour with Steely Dan to play this in front of huge and adoring audiences around the world? Make it happen, people!!
@thisisnotforalltosee1875 Жыл бұрын
Well, if Nandi can do it with the Foo's..... 😉
@williamquittman274510 ай бұрын
I am SURE he’s seen it
@sandybritton92849 ай бұрын
She doesn't PLAY the rhythm, she IS the rhythm. Must be the magic socks!
@solazoth6661 Жыл бұрын
I’m glad you have added Steely Dan to your repertoire. Excellent choice and superb cover. 🎉
@J3unG Жыл бұрын
Please do AJA next!!!
@pyroboobysmith359 Жыл бұрын
45 years on and Steely D still very much relevant.
@paulvon2378 Жыл бұрын
Yoyo can drum anything.
@ceycomaz Жыл бұрын
いえーーい keep on groove
@benshafer5198 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant and totally subservient to the sound and the groove. Bernard would be proud (& perhaps he is lol). BTW, AJA would be tough for her to do because of all the extended fills, unless she could use a drumless version
@thomascollette6322 Жыл бұрын
Watching her talent grow has been such a joy.
@andrewjones2898 Жыл бұрын
Has she ever played live with a real band and not just in the bedroom learning drum patterns from a record ? That is not a drummer. There are Millions of bedroom musicians who just can't play live or with a band ..
@@andrewjones2898incredible how people can find a way to spin a young girl showing us her cool talent into a negative
@janbleeker Жыл бұрын
@booncoAndrew always writes the same nonsense … 😢
@Rob-Yule Жыл бұрын
@@janbleeker Great observation!
@timothypennington2000 Жыл бұрын
I stumbled upon the cover of Good Times Bad Times sometime yesterday evening. I watched it almost in disbelief at how well Yoyoka played and at only 8 years old! C'mon man can this even be real? I sat up until 4:30 am watching and listening to every video I could find of this amazing young drummer. What a talented young lady. Today I started texting and calling my musician friends and family telling them all to get online and check out her videos. I am a fan!
@andrewplumb6544 Жыл бұрын
We've all been there. Welcome.
@Rob-Yule Жыл бұрын
The YOYOKA rabbit hole is well worth the time - again and again. Welcome!
@wayne7725 Жыл бұрын
I confess the very same gravity well pulled me in as well and I've loved every moment 😂 ❤❤❤❤.
@kurtschmidt9760 Жыл бұрын
You are very correct. I am just mesmerized by her talent. I would argue she is one of the best drummers alive today. Still have bonzo on top.
@DavidJohnson-zj1fj Жыл бұрын
Same.
@kdevinturner8778 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for inviting me YOYOKA. Good with me. Meaning I think YOYOKA is a good human human.
@mikebozik Жыл бұрын
Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Rick Marotta, Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro... and Yoyoka!😊
@plaubelmakina8916 Жыл бұрын
Let's hope Aja gets covered eventually.Steve Gadd played one of the most famous drum solo's in rock history on that one.
@NonEuclideanTacoCannon Жыл бұрын
Seen this one a couple of times now. You know, people post their drum covers of crazy metalcore and prog songs and such all the time. Sure, It's its own special kind of hard to do. Crazy time signatures, fast rolls, all very cool. But the *real* flex is keeping up that half-time shuffle for 6 minutes. That's what separates the good from the great. This is like a video resume for session work anywhere in the world.
@stantomas Жыл бұрын
agree on the 6 minute shuffle pulling it off perfectly, not easy, she is perfectly in the pocket, catches a lot of the tiny nuances on the hi hat, accents, opens, snare ghost notes,etc. and she plays the song like the original which is nice to see.
@doh4828 Жыл бұрын
She nails the shuffle, the relaxed yet supertight playing and most importantly: The feel. You can’t play this as it should if you’re not feeling it.
@marcellemay772112 күн бұрын
She's such a natural talent. Always in the pocket. There are many excellent pro drummers that can't play these shuffle grooves so easily including all the naturally occurring ghost notes. They just come from inside her natural rhythm.
@jurjenvanderhoek316 Жыл бұрын
For me it is still a mystery how such a young girl can have such a deep understanding of the songs she covers. Of course i am also impressed by her physical skill of playing the drums, but to actually play like she does requires a real "understanding" of the music. And she does both with an amazing ease ... a true miracle!
@andrewplumb6544 Жыл бұрын
I agree, it is her deep understanding of the music which gives her so much headroom.
@kdevinturner8778 Жыл бұрын
A true gift and not a regift. Hope you realize that.
@user-ev2qo1hj1g Жыл бұрын
Same deal as Mozart being a prodigy when he was a few years old
@TheAnimeist Жыл бұрын
That she plays Ian Paice, and he approves says enough.
@pennsyltuckyden9823 Жыл бұрын
It comes from within, she doesn't even have to think about it
@piperjohn_3 Жыл бұрын
The articulation of the groove was perfect. Bernard Purdie would certainly approve of the way you swung that spare shuffle with ease, grace and confidence. Killer job tuning the drums as usual.
@chrisose7 ай бұрын
Nailing the Purdie Shuffle.
@M1Anut6 ай бұрын
Most people have no idea what we know.
@jonathanolds8136 ай бұрын
Best cover of the shuffle I've ever heard. She plays it so natural and with a swing. Most drummers make it sound too stiff and forced. It's supposed to just flow, nice and breezy--like this!
@chrisose6 ай бұрын
@@jonathanolds813 Her limb independence and subtlety in ghost notes is absolutely phenomenal.
I am 63, been drumming since the age of 8, I am not sure if I am loosing my my mind but I have been thru all of the NEXT PHENOM stuff including the Roysters etc . . The NAMM PRODIGIES, however this is by far the BEST that I have EVER had the pleasure of watching and listening to. [FULL STOP]
@skylark18311 ай бұрын
Dude you read my mind. Her drumming just flows so perfectly.
@johnrelich478510 ай бұрын
Wow, I to am 63 drumming since around 8 also. This one has a Supreme gift and groove!
@gregorytrotter665710 ай бұрын
@@johnrelich4785 I'm nowhere near 63. (I'll be 74 next week). And I've never touched a drum. But I fully appreciate YOYOKA.
@TheEricBooth Жыл бұрын
This is excellent. Steely Dan, IMO, is one of the tightest, in the pocket bands ever and Yoyoka was right in that pocket.
@RR-pw5nb11 ай бұрын
So much fun watching her play that if I weren't 69 years old, almost makes me want to start playing the drums.
@chrisross-fd3fo7 ай бұрын
Dude,,just fricken start playing, you will not regret it..I said i was to old to start at 35..ill be 60..i cant play this but i can around the kit a little...get a set and start hitting it...hard ..watch the best..at this point stay away from the tedium of boring instruction..be like a 6yr old who walked into a room with drums..that kid after 5 yrs will be vetter than any 35yr old after 5 yrs..Believe me i know i taught golf..which is akin to teaching walking and talking to adults. instructors in any discipline rarely if ever beat natural development..if you get frustrated a little..good..if you get stuck try ..again...if you feel like your wasting your time go to comments section of you tube and some dude like me will be happy to drone on forever about how you should stick it out
@230s7 Жыл бұрын
とうとう来ましたねぇ!バーナード・パーディ!
@Rob-Yule Жыл бұрын
Ok folks. I have the original vinyl recording of this recording from 1976. I listened to it this week due to some suggestions from YOYOKA’s upload of a glimpse of the 3rd album recording session last Saturday with Ken Okada . Bernard P is a genius - no question. 47 years have passed. YOYOKA delivers a more precise rendering of this, part in due to Aki’s brilliant isolation of her performance on the mix. I listen to drums and bass primarily in music. I challenge to anyone to define or articulate how her cover is not the same or superior to Bernard’s. Humans evolve. I have said that a session with YOYOKA and Bernard would make a Fabulous YOYOKA drum lesson Numder ##. I believe that many listeners are stuck 100% in the past and that no living person could ever replicate or better the masters of the past. Total bollocks. Simple example: Glen Gould’s Brahms’s Variations. True masters are truly satisfied when their students exceed them.
@stix7662 Жыл бұрын
💯‼
@solazoth6661 Жыл бұрын
@Rob-Yule I agree. Great music is meant to live, not be encased. I have loved how Yoyoka puts her feelings and technique into her covers. They are interpretations of great works.
@carpballet Жыл бұрын
I don’t want to detract from yoyoka’s obvious talent. But there is an infinite gap between what the original drummer created and what she is copying. It’s no different than someone creating a “perfect” reproduction of a Van Gogh piece.
@qchan5586 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Toyoka, Bernard Purdue, each one has a different time feeling. I love both of them !
@jackk8093 Жыл бұрын
@@carpballetsounds like you have never played an instrument in your life. Especially drums. Musicians do evolve. Jimmy Hendrix only knew the pentatonic scales and a couple more. Most 14 year olds know more scales now than Hendrix. Now there is something called creativity, but that is totally different than what was being talked about here. We will see yoyoka’s creativity when she writes her own drum parts for songs that do not have drum parts. So right now you trying to compare creativity to ability. That is not a comparison that you can make at this point.
Waooooooooo ! I am a fan of steely dan 😊. This young girl is mindblowing !
@happydayz7857 Жыл бұрын
She’ll be playing on many recordings in the future!
@Richard.Cabeza Жыл бұрын
about the time she's 20 she'll be playing multi instruments on numerous recordings... she might even be producing.
@thas3815 Жыл бұрын
音がなくてもうまいの判るw動きが綺麗
@ericx777 Жыл бұрын
Wow! NAILED IT!!! It's the subtleties and "soft touch" in this song that make it more complex than most drummers perceive. When I did the music thing for 30 years of my life, I found the rarest of commodities was a drummer with finesse who could lay down a texture that flowed withing the music, not over it. There's "playing it" and "playing it right"... a lot of drummers don't realize this; few do (Matt Cameron, Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, etc). YOYOKA gets it! I've watched her go from a child prodigy kicking Bonham/Zep as a 6-year-old to developing into this musical Godzilla who can play stupid pop songs to ass-kicking rock/metal to complex progressive and jazz... ALL with both authority and skills of someone two or four times her age!
@matt82654 Жыл бұрын
You've got Bernard Purdie down right! He did this recording in one take as well. In the control room Donald Fagan said after one take, "Sounds good, now let's go lay it down." Purdie said, "I did" and when they went back and listened, sure enough his take was perfect! FABULOUS!!! YOYOKA
@LerockJohn Жыл бұрын
At 14, she's done most of the works. Now it's up to us to support her career. From Canada, Peace out!!
Nailed it! Would love to hear Bernard Purdie’s reaction to this. He is not known for sugar-coating his opinions😁
@genesmith4019 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like AI. Purdee sounds like Heaven.
@KimMoonbmwmoonie Жыл бұрын
I have listened to this song countless times in my 67 years and honestly, it sounds just like the original.... beat for beat, cymbal strike to cymabl strike. She is the best....
@ひさ-z7x Жыл бұрын
おじさんの心を鷲掴みするじゃぁありませんか。サイコーです
@basswanderer27655 ай бұрын
This is probably one of the best songs Yoyoka has done, I love the part at the change to chorus and she opens the high hat 1:09
It’s nice to see Yoyoka enjoying the groove of Steely Dan. She continues to impress with her diverse choices of music.
@sxhyh919 Жыл бұрын
ハーフ・シャッフルをここまで正確にグルーブ感増々で叩くとは~~~素晴らしい!!!
@JamesGowan2 ай бұрын
Yoyoka, my father, 91 years young, loves Steely Dan more than any other band. You made all their fans proud!
@yasuhirogata Жыл бұрын
靴下のデザインが可愛いですね~★
@michaelwalker7570 Жыл бұрын
Oh Lord, Steely Dan. Our little baby Yoyoka isn't a baby anymore. So pretty, so talented.
@alvasquez61922 ай бұрын
Purdy shuffle nailed it
@fubabz Жыл бұрын
すばらしいグルーブ感! 選曲もうれしいです。
@mrmusic248 Жыл бұрын
The Purdie shuffle is one of greatest grooves, ever. In the Classic Albums documentary regarding "AJA", Bernard Purdie demonstrates how he developed this shuffle. What a groove master !!! Yoyoka nails this groove with all the precision of her other drum covers. I love her stick wave at the start & finish of all her videos.
@socrateos Жыл бұрын
My taste in music has been expanding as I've been listening to Yoyoka over the years since she was 8.
She has grown up sooo much. 😊 great shuffle. Great groove, balance, sound, feel. ❤
@Salmacis99 Жыл бұрын
Yoyoka, I hope Bernard Purdie sees this- if he does, he'll be very proud of you 🙂
@Drumulater12 ай бұрын
Oh, I love watching you play drums.
@adrianvega2349 Жыл бұрын
I’m a Steely Dan freak. And this is one of my all time favorite songs of theirs. Yoyoka, you do an amazing job on it! Thanks for posting 😊
@megshimatsu8615 Жыл бұрын
I played Aja to death.
@eileendobbs80099 ай бұрын
I love this song and she nails the Purdie shuffle. SD freak here as well. 😊
@joejoesguitarinventions11 ай бұрын
any friend of Steely Dan is a friend of mine.... 🔥💯💖👍👍
@bajaborracho91394 ай бұрын
Looks bored perfectly playing the purdy shuffle. Just unreal. Love me some yoyoka!
@marksowers5041 Жыл бұрын
Rock solid, young Lady. Bless you for putting in the effort to learning a great song and for all the others you have covered.
@hyoiworld Жыл бұрын
ジェフ・ポーカロがロザーナのリズムを生み出したきっかけになった2つの曲の内の一つですね。(もう一つはZEPのFool In The Rain)こういう歴史をなぞりながらも成長していくYOYOKAさんを今後も楽しみにしています。
@25830 Жыл бұрын
This girl truly has a gift. Right up there with the great Jeff Porcaro. Her sense of pocket and groove are SO deep. Im a 68 year old drummer playing since I was 8 on and off over the years and she's definitely an inspiration to me to keep going until I can no longer hold the sticks. Amazing!
@josephsuzuki7763 Жыл бұрын
Yoyoka's groove is really exceptional. And I think her groove comes from her huge love of music.
@eastcoastmz21 сағат бұрын
Amazing talent ❤
@scorpion-tm1bk Жыл бұрын
聴いてたら、気分がスッキリとして来ました、、 素晴らしい演奏をありがとうございます、、♡
@jbrown74032 ай бұрын
I watch this video at least once a week for the last 6 months or so. It brings me great joy! ♥️😊
Yoyoka - your progress as a drummer - and your incredibly mature appreciation of quality music - moves me greatly. Steely Dan is one of THE greatest artists of the last 60 years, and this - to me - is one of their best songs. You played the Purdie Shuffle with aplomb, even adding your own little fills (which fit, of course!). I continue to be amazed by you and am eagerly looking forward to following your musical career.
@deansaba1362 Жыл бұрын
Nice groove. Right in the pocket
@leonardk80 Жыл бұрын
マジ凄い。ジェフポーカロが憧れたバーナードパーディーのグルーブを再現してる。まじ感動したわ
@DennisJohnsonDrummer Жыл бұрын
Steely Dan is timeless. Great job!
@deanhumphries7821 Жыл бұрын
She's playing the Purdie Shuffle!
@joemarwil Жыл бұрын
Perfect Bernard Purdie impression!
@srinip Жыл бұрын
I am very, very impressed! I was hard pressed to tell the difference between this and Bernard!
よよかちゃん、あなたはすばらしいです!あなたは良いドラマーです。あなたの笑顔は伝染します。ありがとうございました。 Yoyoka, you are wonderful! You are a good drummer. And your smile is contagious. Thank you for sharing!
@Neil-Aspinall Жыл бұрын
Yoyo Ka is the best female drummer living today.
@andreaspedersen3952 Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt top 5, but it's kind of hard placing her among such great japanese drummers as: Senri Kawaguchi, her good friend Tamu Murata (Nemophila), Haruna (Lovebites), Akane Hirose (Band-maid) etc. Yoyoka has been drumming most of her life.. and has amazing technique, and can replicate world class drummers. Though.. she hasn't much experience in writing her own parts. Maybe that's the only place I see some weakness. Otherwise, she is on par with most of the mentioned. I sure am curious about where she'll bhe in 10 years.
@andrewplumb6544 Жыл бұрын
@@andreaspedersen3952have you been following her work with Ken Ocada?