Musician hears 66Samus hear Led Zeppelin for the FIRST time!

[@dalatina911]

I’ve been constantly checking for reactions to this one. It’s definitely the best in this series. Samus did DOZENS of fills, and from what I can tell, all of them were different. He nails all the accents perfectly. As a fairly new drummer, this is SO inspirational for me. Thank you for reacting to it! Just subbed ❤

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Da Latinaaaa!!! Welcome Explorer!! Thank you for subscribing! He truly does make drumming enjoyable for EVERYONE, there's no elitism with him and I love it 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@sussybaka6347]

@@dalatina911 SAME. i’ve been checking everyday since it dropped.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@sussybaka6347 thank you

[@Boots_McScoots]

Achilles is my favorite Zep song, and I can't stop watching this video. He did SUCH a great job with his arrangement. Also, scripted or no, don't sleep on Blue Man Group. Their music is incredible.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Boots!! Thank you for the comment, I gotta say, (considering I didn't know this song) he absolutely CRUSHED IT! I've been lucky enough to see the Blue Man Group in person so I can definitely agree on their talent

[@kl8455]

my fav Zep song as well and rarely heard it on the radio.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@kl8455 I'm glad they chose one of the "lesser" known songs for sure

[@JKM395]

These things are always fascinating. Every musician does it differently. As long as it works, it works.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

I think that's what's so invigorating, seeing every single drummer approach and attack it in THEIR own way....even if they came to the same conclusion, the methodology is fun to watch

[@module79l28]

In case you didn't know, that drum kit is electronic. When I first saw the original video I wondered why there weren't any mics in the toms and the snare, I only found out why when I watched a reaction from a drummer in another channel. 🙂

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

Oh my god, I didn't even think of that!!! I was too engrossed in the drumming!!! Thank you Module

[@DJKuroh]

That's a great sounding electronic kit!

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@DJKuroh ridiculously so!!

[@kristaskrastina2863]

@@DJKuroh Drumeo guys are famous for greatly miking their kits :)

[@sativothegrail461]

I love your energy man 🤙 I knew he would nail it but the fact that he edited his voice over the song is next level trickery and it works so well, the song I never heard it before it's a masterpiece I felt in love instantly ❤️

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@sativothegrail461 Sativo!! Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed, Samus certainly put his own spin on this 😂

[@alistairclifton1286]

66Samus is a very, very talented musician...he's played on Devon Townsend's Empath record. He's mainly a technical death metal drummer, but man he can play anything.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@alistairclifton1286 I knew of the the Townsend project and I was just blown away!! He brings the best personality to music too!

[@Grubilman]

This is such a clever way of making notes for yourself. I make notes for bass fills in my head with silly things to remember the cue. But this? This is a whole different level. This is like having pace notes for a rally driver.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@Grubilman honestly!! 😂 I thought me and my friends were the only "weirdos" that did this in recording haha so much fun 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@safespacebear]

As a Zeppelin devotee when I saw the song they selected I was like "oh dear" but he crushed it. I'd love to hear his 2nd or 3rd take.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@safespacebear imagine what he could produce after a few more runs.... absolutely terrifying 😂😂

[@DeMorcan]

This song is on my playlist. I liked what he did with it.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@DeMorcan so much groove 🤘🏻

[@illaberek]

This is the proper reaction to this awesome performace :) (maybe it is the best so far in this drumeo series - btw the Scott's Bass Lessons channel has similar stuff but with bass guitar)

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@illaberek I have watched a few of Scott's videos! And silly me didn't think to do reactions haha, I appreciate your kind words about my reaction, someone told me earlier they couldn't watch me because I was "too loud" in a video about Led Zeppelin??? 😂😂

[@jonathanvince8173]

They did this with Nandi Bushell she managed to get that song nearly right when they played the real drumming back at her. The bass playing Keyboard by John Paul Jones. The Drummer was John Bonham as was before the double peddle he used no shoes to use his foot and toes to make the kick faster.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@jonathanvince8173 thanks for the knowledge Johnathan

[@markd6170]

Achilles Last Stand ..... Great later tune.. by LZ

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

An absolute powerhouse, I've listened to the actual song about 4 times already today 😂😂

[@jonathanbouthillette753]

Barracuda by Heart has that similar galloping drums and guitar

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@jonathanbouthillette753 you see the connection my brain made 😂🤘🏻

[@jonathanbouthillette753]

@ExploringTheSmoke yup, I've always Said this song, barracuda and immigrant song we're the foundation songs of metal because all three of those songs have that metal gallop that is still used to this day

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@jonathanbouthillette753 I gotta agree with ya to an extent there, the galloping beat is still very well known in metal as the "chugging" sound haha

[@RolandTumble23]

Well, Heart was originally a Zeppelin cover band (before they started writing their won stuff), so the influence is there.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@RolandTumble23 well that's even more impressive!! Thank you Roland 🤘🏻

[@alistairclifton1286]

Just wondering if you have seen any of the Dirk Verbeuren Drumeo vids...Megadeth are so damn lucky to have him, so sad that Kiko is out of the picture now though lol

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@alistairclifton1286 I have indeed, as well as a few Megadeth reactions as I'm new-ish to them. Dirk is an absolute MACHINE behind the kit kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKW1qpp4bcySipIsi=8SoJ2JUT2-W3k6gL

[@alistairclifton1286]

@@ExploringTheSmoke Gar Samuelson played the first 1st two megadeth records along with Chris Poland on lead guitar. Both came from a jazz background and some of the music on those first two records are insane. I'm a huge Megadeth fan, Rust in Peace is a masterpiece and the last 2 Megadeth records are insanely good. Chris Adler put the drums on the first record before Dirk joined. Kiko played lead on both...watching Kiko, Dirk and James Lomenzo jam before gigs on Kiko's channel is a thing of beauty lol. To give you an idea of how talented Kiko is, check this out....kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXjKanigoNqqqNE

[@alistairclifton1286]

@@ExploringTheSmoke Oh and Kiko's new solo track lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXzVYaN9ialpd5I

[@RolandTumble23]

"...the internet... is going to skin you." Haven't yet seen anyone NOT impressed by this video....

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@RolandTumble23 Samus IS incredible, and his own flavour is ALWAYS welcomed here 😂🤘🏻

[@FrankWirth-ij4rq]

Metal? Throw some Kai Haito from Nightwish at him. Fun show for sure.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@FrankWirth-ij4rq that would be incredible!!!

[@godzillaeditsbackup]

You should react to the three before February by brock Beard

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@godzillaeditsbackup thank you Godzilla, maybe a live stream video to watch together as it's quiiiiite long haha

[@godzillaeditsbackup]

@@ExploringTheSmoke your welcome

[@godzillaeditsbackup]

@@ExploringTheSmoke maybe in the future you could also react to roller coaster povs

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@godzillaeditsbackup that could make a lot of people motion sick I fear but it could be fun on a live stream 💪🏻

[@godzillaeditsbackup]

@@ExploringTheSmoke some coaster povs I recommend are El Toro ,fury 325, millennium Force, intimidator 305 ,classic coaster, incredible hulk ,velocicoaster, Yukon striker, leviathan, behemoth the beast , son of beast, maverick(you could do both povs one with the barrel roll and one without) stealth red force top thrill dragster top thrill 2 and kingda ka and formula rossa falcons flight

[@menotyou8369]

So far, of all the drummers I've seen do this on drumeo, there's always been at least a little, and usually a lot of stuff they did that was way worse than the original. This was the first time I've seen where the new drum track would have actually worked as well as the original.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@menotyou8369 that's testament to how good Samus plays! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@lred1383]

and it was a first take too

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@lred1383 an absolute ANIMAL behind the kit

[@TheMaypo2]

He's o.k. ....... i guess. 🙄

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

😂😂😂😂 oh yeah, totally get ya, I meannn pfffft we call do this....right? Guys? Haha

[@rasicomega]

It honestly blows my mind that musicians don't know these songs. Maybe playing music consumes time they would otherwise be listening but man, drummers not knowing one of the best performances from maybe the greatest rock drummer ever seems so odd.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@rasicomega I gotta say ...I feel bad for not knowing it haha

[@johnterpack3940]

I was six when the song was recorded, never heard of it. What's so difficult to believe? Zeppelin may have been big, but they were still a niche band. I wasn't a stoner, so Zeppelin wasn't really on my radar.

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@johnterpack3940 that makes me feel better I gotta admit 😂

[@rasicomega]

@@johnterpack3940 I wasn't born when the song was recorded. Zeppelin isn't a niche band. Like in the grunge movement I wouldn't expect people to have heard the Gits' music but I would expect them to have heard Nirvana. The Gits are niche, Nirvana is not. But niche or not, yeah I would expect drummers to have heard the work of the some of the greatest drummers ever. I don't see how pro drummers (especially rock drummers) go on Drumeo or wherever and haven't heard Keith Moon or Bonham or Bill Ward or whoever. Maybe they don't seek out the greats for inspiration/influence. Idk.

[@johnterpack3940]

@@rasicomega He's heard Zeppelin. Doesn't mean he knows every Zeppelin song. Yeah, they were niche. I was heavily into rock at the time and didn't even know they were still active. Only knew the 5-6 songs that were on the radio. KISS was a bigger band and I only know a few of their songs. It isn't hard to not know every song by even the biggest bands.

[@rckn-rndlwestvirginiarc4388]

Please turn your mic down.....stopped watching at 10:48

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

The time you've tagged...I'm LITERALLY talking 😂😂😂 Are you mad about my mic topping out when I'm loud? Can't help that mate

[@justlamb]

imagine going to a reaction video and tell the content creator to stop talking...... dude..... just go watch the original lol

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@justlamb 😂😂😂 I thought it was odd, especially at the part tagged haha

[@johndrews206]

7:03 That's what i used to do. I had the song in my head

[@ExploringTheSmoke]

@@johndrews206 and people think musicians are crazy....no we just hear a little voice in our head when we're playing....honest 😂😂