Natural Halpern Washes Your Dishes (Periphery Marigold Reaction)

[@Zebrasaur]

Everyone in Periphery is sooo talented. Love Halpern he is such a joy to watch.

[@speckon]

Nolly (ex-bassist) was the best guitarist in the band according to their other 3 guitarists. Just let that sink in...

[@teeth87]

I always think matts super loose playing style makes him look less impressive then he actually is. The guys a beast. His kit sound is constantly in the elite levels too

[@fl00d69]

I think it's the opposite - doing all the shit but making it look effortless as well is the mark of a great drummer.

[@endornaut]

@@fl00d69 I believe both of you're right on your own areas. If the listener is getting what he's doing, making it look effortless is mind-blowing but if the listener is not a drummer or perhaps a beginner or something they might be looking more for spectacle. So both works imo.

[@fl00d69]

@@endornaut Yeah fair cop - I speak as a 'player', and from that perspective, Matt is always impressive.

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

@@fl00d69 I believe if you compare Halpern with Matt Gartska for example which is way more groovy, makes some IMPRESSIVE stuff on Animals as Leaders but he makes it look like he isn't doing much it's amazing I think an average non-musician would think Halpern is better because of that spectacle. But we're talking about the .1% of player, the elite of the elite

[@fl00d69]

@@pedrosilvaproductions I'm a _huge_ fan of both - but Imo, i think it's quite the opposite. I'd say Garstka (spelling!) is the more technically accomplished player by a considerable margin - which for the top .1% is kind of mindblowing! But Garstka I find a lot harder to 'groove' to. Sometimes his phrasing and syncopation is SO fucking out there, you get completely lost trying to follow it. Like the _only_ song I have learned to play myself is 'The Woven Web'. Everything else I just give up 🤣 By comparison, I reckon Halpern is actually the more groovy player. A bit more accessible. In the context of Periphery anyway.

[@Swollen_Goat]

You should most certainly listen to them more! This is from Periphery 3, and is a masterpiece. P3 and P4 are my favorites for sure. Both albums are perfect start to finish. One thing I absolutely love about Halpern is the fact that he uses all his cymbals at almost all times haha. I always remember what people say, "if there's a cymbal, it's swinging."

[@cornela1]

3:45 holy shit Nolly mixes Craigs streams? How many hours are there in a Nolly day? Nolly is EVERYWHERE

[@imvengeance666]

Dude I was just tripping about him saying this

[@adamnollygetgood]

To be clear, I made a Logic mix template for Craig that he uses for his streams, I don't literally sit and mix his stuff! Definitely wouldn't be enough hours in the day if so

[@-Mardos]

True. What drum head is he referring to there tho? Evans HD?

[@abdelilhmanflores]

it’s been a year and I’d also like to know what drum head it is. He was gonna say it but stopped to let Matt play. Edit: towards the end he said heavy weight dry

[@DavidLowry-z4f]

This is the best channel ever Craig is harlious

[@hughneutron5303]

matt is the only drummer where his cymbals love him so much that they dance every time he plays them

[@MidwestGodYY]

Was just wishing for you to watch this yesterday!

[@mattleviner7627]

Epic as always from Matt! And confirmed Nolly mix

[@1dudecrush]

“Cuz he’s like, an influencer now…with his icebaths…” I’m fuckin dead 😂

[@LiottaSeoul]

I'm watching this in 720p out of spite

[@denzz8687]

yep i own a Pearl Matt Halpern signature snare and yeah its bloody awesome i dont know how else to describe it lol.

[@Max_Payn3]

Matt looks like a dude that doesn’t miss a football game or like a dude that owns a construction business and then he’s also just a genius percussionist.

[@js6527]

These videos are better than ever.

[@AP3D]

He mentioned in the comments that it was a Nolly mix.

[@25stealthshooter]

This dude got me into metal man. I still prefer the old periphery but I feel like Matt vibes with the new shit as a drummer more. More groove and feel

[@Max_Payn3]

Their old Drummer Travis Orbin is a beast too and he doesn’t get enough love.

[@25stealthshooter]

@@Max_Payn3 he killed the self titled album.

[@jwspitz35]

it's an old one but it would be cool to see you watch Alex Bent's playthrough of Beyond Oblivion or Sever the Hand. I haven't watched either in a while so I honestly can't remember if they're natty or not--dude's a machine though

[@dcorumyankees]

Fuckin love this band.

[@svelle37]

2160p is called 4K because it's 4096 pixels wide and 2160 pixels high. Also had to laugh at that ice bath jab because that's immediately what I had to think of when I saw you made a video on Matt, he's also and absolute monster on the drums though.

[@Papipalazuelos]

Matt in my opinion is one of the biggest game-changers in progressive drumming. Nobody really used stacks, mad ghost notes and keeping the pulse on the hi-hat before he came along. The world went from everyone playing like Mike Portnoy to playing like the two Matts

[@Max_Payn3]

I agree but I feel like Tomas Haake is the dude that brought that first, people just didn’t discover how amazing Meshuggah was til like 2008. Periphery is like an awesome blend of Dream Theater tech and mesuggah groove. Then that just became Progressive metal. Haake was riding the hi hat over polymetric grooves literally in 96

[@reverieofmusic436]

I'm not really into the band, but I love watching Matt's videos.

[@8020drummer]

"I sort of rely on people forgetting that I'm bad at drums." Same, brother 😜

[@malliakoschristos]

he's just so clean

[@asalas.photography]

Lmao the 16ths count-in had me rolling

[@tedohare9547]

I love you Craig

[@T_K_W]

Matt is so good, but for some reason doesn't "look" as good playing as the Garstka's if the world, think it's because he's so casual. Paul Seidel - Jurassic Cretaceous drum playthrough next please! Great super natty playthrough which shows such a wide variety of techniques, even some of the most casual looking blasts ever seen. Love the vids!

[@ZediBaptista]

It's cuz he has a super loose and chill style of playing, never looks like he's trying very hard. And he's really groove focused, unlike your tech death drummers and guys like that

[@T_K_W]

@@ZediBaptista yeah definitely. Garstka is imo the best drummer in the world currently as I think he ticks the most boxes. But Matt Halpern's groove is super good, got a perfect knack of sitting in the pocket during some very complex guitar pieces, as Periphery are ultimately a band for guitar nerds.

[@safetytfh]

The Ocean buries the drum nuance in the mix a bit like Mastodon

[@T_K_W]

@@safetytfh yeah they focus a lot on the overall atmosphere. Which is why that drum playthrough is so good as it highlights Paul's drumming perfectly.

[@TW_Drums]

Really want to see a natty or not reaction to Josh Miller’s new Spite play through. The drumming is insane on that track

[@joeyglover3429]

Totally snapped to the grid. Josh shreds beyond belief, but it’s edited.

[@TW_Drums]

@@joeyglover3429 True. But edited or not, I love these reactions. I think it’d still be worth it for a video

[@pockydoobles1767]

Best title yet, 10/10 Mrs Bucket would be proud.

[@brad9142]

Someone said if you want to play drums like Halpern do whatever you can to make sure the cymbals don’t stop moving

[@8020drummer]

I can confirm

[@wjm123]

the drums sound so good, did matt actually say its natty??

[@fl00d69]

Nah he said it's _nolly_ 😋

[@wjm123]

@@fl00d69 ah okay thanks, there needs to be a new series: "Natty or Nolly?"

[@fl00d69]

@@wjm123 But Nolly IS Natty. Oh man... I just fell down a rabbit hole... Please send beer!

[@federicogarufi479]

It is a Nolly mix indeed!

[@bryanfeece9796]

Craig! What’s the best way to show some love if I can’t be bothered to mess with twitch?

[@JRocco2021]

Check out Luana Dametto or Eleni nota

[@t3hgir]

4:40 LMAO big flex, also the album this song on is gold, every song is a banger.

[@northgoatscrew]

he is a very animated drummer but man he shreds I love him. So because of the music copyright in this video you cant monetize this for yourself? cheers thanks bye

[@lachlanrusin987]

Ice bath influencer 😂😂

[@gm-td9nm]

I thought Matt was using a sand ride?

[@Onamorata]

No it’s his signature concept ride he’s trying out. If you watch the original video, Matt himself comments back to a few people about it

[@skubasleeves4125]

No plunging v neck…..

[@ryantrimble881]

Fan of matt & periphery..his new pearl snare sounds bad tho.. No body whatsoever.

[@SkreamerOfficial]

I'm eating crisps. Can you talk louder please?

[@SaltyDogPerformance]

Matt is clearly not natty. He has a Nolly mixing the drums. Lol

[@reynlord666]

Nolly is the most natty mixer out there. Rarely samples, edits when he has to

[@SaltyDogPerformance]

@@reynlord666 I was absolutely being facetious lol If anything someone would only think he isn’t natty simply because Nolly makes the drums sound so pristine. Matt is one of my favorite drummers. Dude is definitely the epitome of natty.

[@GeoffBoydCott]

Periphery are one of those bands full of good musicians, but theyre so boring.

[@chadmarx7718]

tf?

[@Max_Payn3]

I actually find their first two albums way Entertaining to listen to, even though the songwriting is more chaotic and not as refined as this song in their later stuff. I like the experimental fun nature of their first album in particular.

[@Zachary-dr1mu]

@@Max_Payn3 to be honest, I find myself skipping most of P2. Especially the "Somewhere In Time" trilogy; those songs are just so fucking boring! There's a lot of cool parts in the entirety of P2, and I do have a few songs from it in my work playlist, but I never go out of my way to listen to the whole thing. P1 is much the same. I'm coming from the perspective of preferring a song that tells a good story, rather than one that's extremely technical and has attempted to add vocals to songs that really didn't need it, and pretty much every song from the first two albums feels that way to me.