Marco Minneman On Odd Time Signatures

[@i3zooz8]

the timing clap suddenly turned into an applause !

[@LUckybones25]

What a phenomenal drummer and musician!

[@UnforgivingCritic]

He is the drummer version of Paul Gilbert.

[@albertplaysmusic]

UnforgivingCritic ... I think you're right!!!

[@raz0rcarich99]

Funny they've been playing together.

[@umutonuralppolat9352]

@@raz0rcarich99 The first time I saw a video of them together at first I thought Paul Gilbert was playing the drums

[@johannlop1076]

I think he is more creative than Paul.

[@8man943]

nah...hes the guthrie of drums

[@dibber43]

Vastly underrated drummer!!! He's amazing and should be recognized WAY MORE than he is!!!

[@mattdelany6799]

Underrated?…..nobody cares if they can’t groove to 4/4.

[@benny704]

hes keeping the audience in time

[@athansauc]

yup i met him too in a drum clinic, i never thought that i would get to meet him in person, really kind and really talented.

[@jeahhh]

Best Drummer in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Virtuosity doesn't even come close to describing this guy!

[@ZakkHaake]

New to this guy. Thoroughly enjoying his work !!

[@sideshowlol]

Saw Marco on Tour with Satch in Sheffield, UK, at the weekend: what a great drummer! Really enjoyed his playing. The whole show was an example of live music done right. Thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable. Marco kicked off the show with a solo. Very cool. :)

[@PoppaRellReal]

simply skillful...

[@zenos.5315]

His kit sounds incredible!!!!

[@KeegansPop]

I love how no one wants to clap loud cuz its so hard to keep that time signature going. I'm a guitar player first and foremost so for me this is just crazy lol.

[@ThePbdrum]

gotta love marco

[@ene84]

incredible..!!!!!

[@isthiswhereitype1]

Thats a sweet sounding kit.

[@picturmik]

Im getting back into drumming afrer 18years! I never heard of this guy! this guys wicked with wicked speed!!!! (the same T. Lang or is Long and Mike Portnoy)

[@ktvegasdrummer]

Very cool pattern.

[@nicekacakestoyhuntshauls4600]

4:10 fill was really something

[@Benjamin-om3ih]

amazing drummer but over plays

[@SAHBfan]

Real lesson to be leaned from this demonstration: "If you can't follow what the hell is going on, don't clap... SHUT UP"

[@slashsdevil]

marco if deffiantly someone i would chill with he is so cool

[@FieldsOfQuantum]

BESSSTTTTT BESSSST SNARE SOUND I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE WHAT ISS THAT??

[@AlanKey86]

Fun fact: the theme from the original Terminator movie is in 13/something.

[@aayusht5033]

i bet he can't play seven nation army

[@albertplaysmusic]

Icccy Fuzz... Lol. Love that song... Love greatness in simplicity.

[@headkickko609]

In 13/16?

[@silverfishimperetrix4818]

I don't blame him. I won't play it in my house either. It makes people with good musical tastes violently ill.

[@FeathersT21]

i love the slight resonance on that bass drum, booooommm

[@hawkcwg]

I met him once and gave him a hug and I was speechless when i met him, he was the nicest guy, Johnny Rabb is also really nice, i met him at an airport

Insane drumming is insane

[@IntricateDolphin]

@lonewolf604 listen to the beat of his clapping in relation the the 'background' clappers. that's actually really cool and possibly intentional

[@seriously777]

You know the old saying.... "people dislike things they don't understand".

[@Philzwhodrumz]

It's surreal when you meet your heroes in the flesh isn't it? You see videos, pictures, and then suddenly they are there in front of you; a person just like your or me, even though that's what you were expecting, something still gets you, it's weird.

[@FieldsOfQuantum]

thanks

[@OneSaucyFellow]

@Kudan26 Well you have the breaking down of the first part of it, to count it, all it takes is to go back to 4/4 time, counting it 1 2 3 4, all being quarter notes, then to eighth notes taking the 1 2 3 4 and making it 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 counting the "ands" as notes so it would be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 if that makes any sense. Then, you would take the original 4/4 and make it 1 e an a 2 e an a 3 e an a 4 e an a, making each "e an a" it's own note making it 1 2 3 4 much faster but in the same tempo.

[@highervibetribe9137]

3:53, 4:04 … every time he spices it up everyone loses the pulse lol.

[@applejacks971]

That sounds like me when I was first learning and couldn't keep a beat. Who knew I was on to something...

[@antibulletdodger101]

but can he play the paradiddle

[@Maddolis]

@Kudan26 Sure you can. I hadn't come across 13/16 until watching this video- but you could completely syncopate 2/4 by counting 123 123 12 instead of 1234 1234, though it wouldn't be called 2/4 at that point. I'm not sure if 13/16 is meant to be counted 1234 1234 12 123 by default or if it's just the way Marco does it- just as 5/4 is meant to be 123 12, but is very often also counted 12 123...

[@Raiderfan123]

@Maddolis I'm a DT fan, and a die hard one. But I have to admit i hadn't really listened to Marco play until he auditioned for DT, and i really appreciate his playing. It's good that he's getting more popularity for actually being good rather than just trying out for DT, and in my opinion he should've been chosen.

[@mikestein1024]

He actually was chosen they told him he would have to quit the aristocrats so he turned it down and they then gave it to mangini

[@LTdrumma]

i dont understand how this vid has less than 3000 views...

[@rudess84]

I cannot believe on to this vid....my god....you really rule...I always wanted you on DT....why did you refuse?

[@toddcooper293]

MARCO WHAT A POWERHOUSE

[@Kotorious14]

turn up the volume @ 0:12

[@DeathFromAbove1981]

I couldn't even do the clap bit

[@custardmonger]

He is the Paul Gilbert of drumming, that is spot on!:)

[@drums4metal]

From the moment he said 13/16 everybody was lost

[@jerrybronham]

SAINTT ANGERRRRRR ROUND MY NECK

[@SECONER1]

marco is my fucking hero !!!!

[@testingthings81]

This man is a beasT!

[@J6Studios]

I keep hearing 6/8.

[@Maddolis]

@oldcrappymcweaksauce I'm glad he's getting fans that appreciate Dream Theater, because generally they have at least a half-decent ear for music. Perhaps it's a metal thing- if a ton of Lady Gaga fans were suddenly turned on to a respectable metal band through an ad or something I wouldn't feel completely comfortable. Anyway as I stated earlier, my concern is with the comments based on "Marco vs X," rather than "wow I haven't heard of Marco but he's great," which I completely support.

[@Bjdrumz92]

nice

[@Bluemoon4655]

what is the size of that small rack tom in the middle of the set

[@chiledrummer]

My ap music theory teacher played with this guy. Czajkowski!

[@Maddolis]

@Kudan26 ... I suppose you could count 13/16 as 1234 1234 1234 1, but seeing as a beat made up solely of one semiquaver is too short and would limit the musicality, counting the last two beats as 12 123 makes perfect sense- as would 123 12.

[@maxauto44e]

DOPE!

[@RandyLott]

There was a reason behind the decision. Macro has done amazing things with The Aristocrats and Steven Wilson. I wouldn't change that for the world. I hope you've heard what he's done!

[@H3RO73]

@commentnotapproved1 No, it would probably be written in 13/16. I've seen 21/16 in a magazine before. Lol.

[@TheBanyanEmperor]

Funny how immediately after he gets them clapping, some people are off time already.

[@FarhadFirouziProject]

honestly!! what more could he do to impress? :)))

[@JDerrrty]

@lygophile Marco is so awesome in this video. The groove is so good you're like.... "I am going to learn that shit. For reals.", and then he eats it alive and you're left considering whether or not you should bother.

[@qwertybon]

he looks & sounds like Norm Spellman from the movie Avatar

[@Mrgregles]

@LTdrumma it doesnt now

[@imbezo]

4:21 - 4:25 ummmmmmmm what?

[@vcarmonamusic7224]

im griff displacement

[@ChuckDimeCliff]

He implies the metric modulation ← quarter note triplet = quarter note → in the first half of each measure.

[@oldcrappymcweaksauce]

@Maddolis If Marco gets more fans, what's the problem?

[@MrDyl7]

@vlastion Every band is average in the eyes of those who don't appreciate the artist. However, unti one can accept the flaws of something, can they truely learn to appreciate it.

[@oldcrappymcweaksauce]

@Maddolis if marco gets more fans, what's the problem?

[@DavidMccallister65]

That shit makes my head hurt lol

[@rudess84]

@MulletMan3108 If you watch videos, you will notice that Marco is not so sure to be part of DT...he didnt want the job so much...Petrucci was more happy about Marco than Mike...he said to Marco "you are an incredible man"...thing that he didnt said about Mike... I dont know if he refused, but I'm sure that he did the best audition...

[@benizc00L]

haha They kinda had it for the main groove, but as soon as he started to fill, it just sounded like they were applauding.

[@awkner]

these are all drummers alright! look at how they speed up during the freaking clapping!

[@ThomasMetal75]

What's the loud beeping noise?

[@NoStickTricks]

this is really tough stuff, but i hardly see a musical sens behind it. It's like Stick flips and stuff. Just "show" (am actually not comparing 13/16th to stick-tricks :P) never the less awesome!

[@Rider-mz4pm]

DW design series drums.

[@Yadooba]

4:13 Oh my.....

[@gtrpimp76]

The new backbone of DT?

[@hisokabr]

Monster, nuf said

[@GamingDrummer89]

@lonewolf604 That's cause he's too amazed to clap, lol. He was doing it right with everybody else for like 3 seconds and then he just stops and stares.

[@remmurd97]

first couple of seconds marco starts clapping. the clappling just dies

[@RandyLott]

Mike Mangini is like 5'4" and Marco seems decently tall.

[@jeffsadowski7759]

what is the color of this KIT?!

[@Dieterbe]

marco is nuts

[@FieldsOfQuantum]

for f..k sake somebody tell me what snare brand/model he's using on this video??

[@fizensguitar]

when marco was soloing everyone was just clapclapclapclap xD

[@Maddolis]

@JDnCoke1992 Yeah the point of that comment was to articulate the truth, not to make a joke buddy.

[@RadioEQ]

Alright it's Tony Hawk on the Drums!!!

[@rudess84]

watched 40 times...I cant take the time...

[@Siriusblck3]

@MajkeTiTvoje Is because he speak like Paul Gilbert, they have the same acentuation in the speak. Very Weird. XD

[@Thelonelyscavenger]

Don't ever ask an audience to count 13/16!

[@HiFisch94]

SubArcticWolf Tools & Outdoors Especially not drummers 🙄😂

[@latem777]

@Maddolis yeah and youre one of them

[@connormacaulay7280]

I'm assuming the audience doesn't have any drummers in it?

[@BittenMitten]

4:03 FILL OF THE AGES

[@RandyLott]

@inimicalODDITY Haha. He was like "Fuck.. I lost it."

[@UCABearBone]

1 guy got pissed because he couldn't clap in time

[@MatthewCarlEarl]

HAHAHA I love How people are clapping to the beat in the beginning then they slowl start to die off

[@Maddolis]

@latem777 Riiiiiight.

[@agassibostick694]

why he's out from necrophagist?

[@alexcubata]

Well, Marco is great, but Stoyan Yankulov makes this for year and he makes it to perfection!

[@vlastion]

@BrokenWingman I'm not hating on anyone! I just think DT's musical skill blinds people to the fact that their songs are average. Of course, they only sound average to my ears, but every view is subjective. Marco M could be in bands that are more interesting, in my book, so there are better 'homes' out there for him.

[@luxheira3528]

Can he play nothing else matter

[@boontala]

Who dances to that?

[@JeremyBorkat]

BEAU CKD People with Parkinson's.

[@f4lc0n15]

Ian Curtis

[@xJMAN07x]

LOL the people don't know when to clap when he goes off the beat!

[@BoyOfLol]

thumbs up if you think that its awesome that during the final demonstration everyone starts to randomly clap when he deviates from the beat. xD