MakeDamnSure (Taking Back Sunday) but it keeps getting faster

[@AlexMelton]

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[@austinmarshall2072]

Super clean my dude. Love all your stuff. How about a cover of here in your arms by hellogoodbye maybe? Please??? Lol

[@jackDup915]

Yeah but WHERE IS THAT SHIRT FROM?

[@DougRG]

Anyone who has ever played live with a drummer knows this feeling. I say this as that drummer.

[@UptownBobbi]

This comment should have 10000 upvotes

[@DougRG]

@@UptownBobbi 😆

[@andyyoung1210]

I know this feeling and I blame you because of the comment only

[@trevdat]

same my dude

[@rfygband]

Bands that play live to a click get some flak for it but I'd take playing to a click any day over dealing with most of my previous drummers who keep raising the bpm faster than Alex does in this cover

[@Rothdrop]

ALEX MELTON BUT EVERY VIDEO I CLICK FASTER 😡😡😡😡

[@TheSamyop]

Hell yeah brother

[@knolsey]

my old band used to play this whole song at 180 bpm as a cover. holy nostalgia.

[@garrrgoyle3239]

Ok wait... I didn't realize I needed a chopped and screwed version of nostalgic emo songs until I heard the slowed down version at the end. You've got to make a chopped/lo fi emo album!

[@xbrandon]

okay but DAMN dude these falsetto high notes are SO mfing good!

[@lawnmower16]

But even more impressive to me is those non falsetto high notes, damn

[@xbrandon]

@@lawnmower16 this true, i prolly shoulda said both of them.

[@Memorh19]

173-176 sounds so goddamn punk and I LOVE IT!!! 🤘🏼

[@TheAnalystXBL]

The energy once you got into the 160s was insane. I was bouncing in my office chair. That was a ton a of fun. Thanks Alex!

[@Anthony-pq4vr]

Yeah the 160’s were rad as heck!!

[@FooMantis]

Dude, this is so freakin' cool. I've gotta say, you are my favorite recent discovery on youtube. You put so much thought and skill into cool and unique versions of songs (and fun skits to make them fun or funny) and you deserve way more attention and credit.

[@AlexMelton]

Very kind, thank you so much

[@h_x_h]

@@AlexMelton as a die hard fan of TBS from the days where Fred was with them, this just scratched all kinds of musical itches. You got something incredible going on. Don’t stop.

[@LongLiveRocknRoll-W]

Such a great 2000s song! i'd love to see you doing something in the style of the Maine (or some of their songs) Your style reminds me a lot of this band

[@the_Sarahnator]

Ooo, totally agree!

[@mauritsnienhuis]

That bonus round deserves to be a main round. Awesome job, once again.

[@secondconflict570]

I cannot get over your vocals in this! There's some really good shit at 0:38-ish. The throaty bits are absolute perfection. I mean all of it is, but that literally gave me chills. I've said it before but normally i'm not at all into pop-punk and emo etc but something about the way you play and sing makes it immensely listenable.

[@davidanddragons5339]

I want a making of these getting faster covers. I'm very interested in seeing the progression from struggling to getting it right as this seems super difficult

[@chase152]

I feel like it'd be annoying to make a song with a tempo or key change so doing one like this has to be the most time consuming

[@tphelps86]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm sitting trying to think if there was some kind of lead in to the new tempo in his ears, or if it was just like 160 to 163 on the spot and he just had to adjust really quickly.

[@xbrandon]

@@chase152 in regards to temp or KEY change...woo boy. Related to the "worship band is really into emo" stuff. I haven't played at church in a while but I can say they are not afraid of a key change. There was one song I think 'you are good'...so many key changes. Thankfully it was just a half step each time IIRC.

[@adhynugroho9424]

You were, unexpectedly but pleasantly surprisingly, my top artist I listened to on my Spotify 2022 rewind. 😄

[@mark8877]

This guy is insanely talented

[@jetstream01]

Dude wtf I think these may have been your best vocals yet. Right when I think I've heard what you're capable of you one up yourself week after week.

[@JayBigDadyCy]

Fr. You can tell he's a big fan of TBS because he nails a lot of the intricacies of Adam's vocals.

[@theHUNDREDand1]

i love how you ended on bpm 182. m feelin this so much!!!!!

[@jcgarcia1931]

Genius. Build the fan base based on skill of playing music they already love... Then blow em away with an original... Well played Alex. Well played indeed. Loved it! Let's hear more asap!

[@dmp0x]

this reminds me of a band i was in where the drummer just naturally started speeding up and rushing through every song.... i would just roll with it, but it was always kind of a game, how much faster would we end then when we started! lol! fantastic song to do this, this was super fun! well done!

[@DiveVibe]

Looks like you're having a good time. Love your stuff bro. Reminds me of the good old days, playing rec centers and roller rinks, lol.

[@sebastienleroux4872]

The fact that it ends on 182 BPM makes me so happy and satisfied 😊

[@GGNiceFurniture]

As always Alex, delivering absolute heat.

[@kmartindale7]

I have this video playing on repeat all the dang time man! Too good!

[@JayBigDadyCy]

In the slowed down version at the end you can hear just how amazing that chord progression is. I absolutely love TBS and would love to hear more of your takes on their stuff. Just an incredible band I didn't even get into until almost 3 years ago. Hated emo when it was popular and now it's one of my favorite genres, go figure 🤣

[@AnacondaHL]

I like the progression of 3 BPM each time instead of 2 last time, great change!

[@vanessanielson4883]

I remember when you covered this for the 200k subs concert (I think?) and I noticed that one super high note sounds way better here! Very nice, clear note. The whole thing is excellent!

[@aidanmasri]

These are super fun! Love the creative takes you have on covers. Another great video, Alex! That bridge sounds a lot better in the increased tempo imo

[@SonOfASpurs2023]

Makedamnsure but it just keeps getting better and better

[@taylorbell8157]

I love that you use his mannerisms in the beginning. Hahahaha. This whole thing was gold.

[@letobros5171]

HATS OFF TO YOU. This song has crazy range and you nailed it my friend. Impressed as always!!!

[@creedjm]

ridiculously good. every part of it

[@kikaa182]

I needed this

[@freska911]

Dude it's just unbelievable

[@hunterbaker4906]

I love how happy he looks while playing drums

[@FountainCityFingerboards]

Amazing!! Loved the bonus round!!

[@zaccurrie5474]

Classic drummer who gets way too excited lmao great video dude.

[@TheColorFred]

Nice job!

[@dannywayne311]

Haven’t seen it yet but already know it’s fire

[@johncostello4565]

I love your TBS content so damn much. ❤

[@javeywavey]

THOSE FALSETOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSS OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH *chef kiss*

[@bobafettlv9451]

Killed it! as always.

[@tamberjune]

So proud of you!

[@prisonmike4971]

I didn't see a single mic swing. ARE WE A JOKE TO YOU?!

[@prisonmike4971]

@hituptele_gramAlexMelton stop being a scammer and besmirching this channel you fool

[@MrMut3r]

More TBS please! Maybe one from tell all your friends.

[@SALEENS7GTR5]

I like how it sounded like Yellowcard at 182. I think 160 was my favorite tempo, though

[@JustJessee]

TBS YUSSSS

[@lrussell851]

Awesome! I always look forward to your vids and I'm def interested in that EP

[@brianbaugusmusic]

That Espada is gorgeous man.

[@muhamadkemal1999]

BRUH WHY IS THIS SO GODDAMN COOL

[@blu3arizona]

This is so awesome. 💯💯💯 The chorus, your own rendition of it...Super nicely done, my guy.

[@mugatu2601]

We all know you're a musical genius but the vocals in this is INSANE. You made damn sure of that sheesh

[@theangryginger7582]

Beautiful vocals man

[@the_Sarahnator]

By the end my toe was tapping in cut time because oof. Great work, as always!

[@300lbcanary2]

More please!

[@cadet526]

Could we get Hands Down from Dashboard as played by Blink? Feels like there is a lot of room for Tom impression

[@scottschroder]

This is amazing how much time he might put into this and kinda cool

[@bryanhumphries1972]

Since you are such a connoisseur of Pop Punk, I'd really love to see you cover some songs from the Godfathers of Pop Punk, Descendents. Maybe 'When I Get Old', 'I'm the One', or 'One More Day'. This was one of my favorite bands when I was in High School in the 80's and still holds a special place in my musical heart.

[@ellemen3]

Amazing!!

[@NoUseForAName0626]

Am I the only one... I actually like it better 😂🤘 Man I really love your videos!! You're seriously super talented.

[@BrainMeltGaming]

Listen to stand Atlantics cover it's way better than the original

[@ToadStellar]

Excellently executed

[@traviskruger2263]

Thank you for this

[@ImperiousVideos]

I am a beginner drummer, and your style really inspires me! I would love to be able to cover/reproduce your work to get better. Sharing a video of an isolated view of your drum kit would be killer.

[@michaelhowell2809]

Ah perfect? Really good!

[@viniciusbouchet9427]

it finshes at 182BPM what a cabalistic number hahahaha love it, bro!

[@nXPhantom]

Hell yeah

[@jediebear]

Reading the comments, I think no one noticed how you are doing an Adam Lazzara impression while singing?? GREAT JOB MATE!!!!

[@PaddyQuiggin]

The fills getting increasingly difficult is great to see

[@DenatusDotCom]

149-152 BPM sounded perfect, like when I saw them live in Stockholm, Sweden. The end of the concert was magical. Adam walk down into the audience and walked to the very back still singing with a wired mic! (Sure, the venue is small but still!) There he jumped up on the bar counter and chugged a beer between verses right next to me. Got a few blurry photos but the memory remains sharp. Flicker flicker fade next?

[@Memorh19]

It sounds punk and it's great!!

[@TwentyPercentDash]

So hyped for your album! Will it be pop punk? Rock? Or more country?

[@Christopher_Wheeler]

My drummer does this every practice... If only it was intentional...

[@MvsicAdd7ct]

YOUR CHANNEL IS AMAZING, I just subscribed after watching one video (the Anti-Hero cover) and I'm scrolling to see your content, and just wanted to leave a comment here since it's your latest video ❤️ I love your music and your voice 😍

[@andymiller54]

Maybe I’m reading into this but I love that it ended with BPM: 182. It always comes back to 182

[@pamnakano]

I was never that found of this music despite my emo phase (that wasn't exactly a phase, but anyway)... I just loved your version. Such a banger!

[@jason_kovach]

I’m so fucking pumped for the death inevitable part of that paragraph.

[@rdenriquez7911]

One of my favorite songs!!!! Love your content, i would like to see "Jamie all over" me in worship style!!!!

[@Blaaake]

This was epic

[@TaylorDeCastro]

Ended on 182…. I’m sure that’s a complete coincidence….

[@benjhaisch]

The amount of drummers I played with that just did this anyway through songs 😆

[@Nocco20]

mannerisms on point. bravo.

[@markkuneman7820]

I very much enjoyed how much this stressed me out. The 175-185 section had me losing it.

[@JonathanCarone]

I want to see the version that also includes the click. My goodness that thing is flying.

[@gedreeves]

Holy shit this song slaps hard >160bpm 😍

[@ivywilson6515]

Incredible! Can you Punk Rock Cliche in the style of Blink? Ya know since it "didn't make the album" .

[@Jasmineee3000]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@framalakadingdong]

And the tempo stopped at 182bpm What a fan ~

[@S00thsayer4]

yeah yeah well done well done, but give us the full regular tempo cover!!! (Good job, really)

[@RJC.]

LET’S GO

[@LarryTheBassplayer]

Not gonna lie, I loved the slo-mo version. Whole song please? 🤙🏻👍🏻🙌🏻

[@ToadStellar]

Nice!

[@EricLancheres]

Oh no, this makes me a little sad. Your covers are amazing and I would love to be able to have a normal cover of this song so I could play it on repeat. These "getting faster" covers are cool as a demonstration of skill but they don't make good listening tracks. And... now that you've covered this amazing song (one of my favorite Taking Back Sunday songs), I'm afraid you won't ever cover it normally again so we'll never get an Alex Melton covers MakeDamnSure. Alex, if you're reading this, please cover it normally! I already bought your discography pack a while ago but I'll buy more :o

[@keilespinosa9571]

Hey. I was thinking of daring you to make a version of any POLYPHIA music adding a lyrics of your own. I would really dig that if ever you make one for us.

[@MoysUke]

🎧🎧

[@Someonedood]

Great job! Now, can you do the reverse and have a song start fast and start going slower and slower?

[@birdman9265]

The vocals are the most impressive part

[@hz4332]

The slow mo is fucking magic

[@omarperezpulido2388]

I love how it ends on Bpm-182

[@XaleManix]

Okay, I kinda want that 110bpm as a full length cover ngl

[@javeywavey]

one of these days Alex is gonna sucker punch us with a sudden switch into nightcore

[@Greatlakeskyle.]

Mans is the best 👌

[@Probably_tryna_sleep]

146 to 164 bpm feels like when you're stuck between a walk and a jog on a treadmill as it picks up speed lol