NOFX - The Decline (Complete Drum Cover) [HD] - Kye Smith

[@javihernandez2755]

The way Smelly optimizes the pauses and slowdowns so they serve a musical purpose while allowing him to get some rest and get momentum for when the fast double tempo kicks in again... That's musical intelligence

[@danbattershill2720]

True genius of a drummer for sure

[@StuHolland]

I mean fat mike wrote and arranged the song but yeah lol

[@StuHolland]

But smelly is one hell of a drummer either way❤❤

[@Razorrr16]

I usually do not comment on youtube videos, it's just not me. But when I see this video, what I see is a man who is gonna get far, a look that says 'this is what I love, this is what I wanna do'. I just wanted to tell you this in case you ever feel lost in the middle of the way, and you doubt why are you here

[@haysc1970]

bad ass. smelly is a way underated drummer.

[@pricklyogre]

By who?!

[@zulrushdiamin6297]

Me too.

[@chaoznofx]

Smelly.. is FUCKING AWESOME

[@Hagall311]

@@chaoznofx Smelly is the father of Travis Barker. He is the best

[@chaoznofx]

@Nicax 69 Smelly and Bill Stevenson had an affair..

[@daveybones13]

One kick drum pedal.. The way it's supposed to fuckin be..

[@clamum]

lol, indeed. I remember on the NOFX website years ago there was a question someone sent in asking Smelly if he used double bass pedals. He said no, "that's for lamer metalers" lol.

[@TranzparentMethods]

The breakdown when Mike and Smelly are playing in two TOTALLY different time signatures.... AMAZING!!!!!!

[@williambrasher1891]

youre fucking goddamn right

[@homoerectus666]

which part is that exactly?

[@timlarsson]

+paolo sicat I think he means the part starting at around 9:40

[@killerkoppy33]

The single pedal makes this cover even better. Your endurance on the kick drum is very impressive. PUNK ISN'T DEAD MAN, AND YOU PROVED IT!

[@andredallalba2061]

When I get older I wil be happy to tell my grandchildren that I SAW LIONEL MESSI DOING A NOFX DRUM COVER

[@mickg4466]

lol

[@IanSounds]

This song is so long his stache grew a little! Good job, such an amazing song!!

[@j00b7s]

As a drummer, I look up to you a lot. You are the definition of an awesome punk drummer. Anyone who can pull this song off as well as you did is amazing. Keep up the awesomeness!!!

[@LazzurusMan]

Before this even starts, I have to compliment you for being able to do this start to finish. I can barely play a 20 minute set on stage with breaks between songs XD

[@ManU_Skittles]

Everytime I listen to NOFX for more than a couple minutes I switch over to watch this video. Years of watching this.

[@Just-Michael]

Dude, I don't blame you for going off time at certain points, the song is insanely fast, and any drummer who attempts it deserves props. Also all the tempo changes are tough. I'm not a great drummer myself, and I don't know if I'll ever get that good. I have a new respect for Smelly, he has to play those beats every day on tour, and I know 18 minutes is a long time, but he has to play for an hour +. But good job man, that was a hell of an achievement!

[@AymTheFirst]

This is my favorite song of this group !

[@simonwatson9730]

You are exceptionally talented!

[@AtomicToyRobot]

The Decline was released in 1999!? Shit i thought it was later than that.

[@SuperbowlJoel]

AtomicToyRobot I had been thinking the same. It's crazy how the lyrics to this classic seem to get more relevant with the passing of time.

[@Hamthy727]

@@SuperbowlJoel yep.

[@av.punk.801]

God fr... it feels like Wolves era NOFX, but I guess that was only a few years out so kinda close.

[@TranzparentMethods]

I can't stop looking at the foot. I watch you love that pedal. GREAT COVER! The kick drum pedal isn't your enemy.... Erik did the same thing.... She likes it romantic. Fast is only good when it makes sense... And "The Decline" is something I'd love to share with my kids.... They love "USA-Holes", they always want to hear the "Titanic Song"... Yeah, I'm putting my kids on NOFX early...

[@av.punk.801]

Wolves in Wolves Clothing is a solid record cover to cover man. They still diggin this shit four years on?

[@Popullman84]

Esta cancion es un himno para mi, una obra maestra, soy guitarrista y me divierto tocando esta cancion encima de su melodia, kye lo mas probable es que nunca leas esto pero te admiro y te envidio (sanamente, si es realmente que existe la evidia sana) eres un fuera de serie, vente a españa a enseñarle a este pueblo tu arte , saludos desde malaga!!! Popullman84esp

[@FlOrHM]

La "envidia sana" se llama admiración

[@superpurplepanda16]

That's freaking awesome man. Wish I could play drums like that.

[@gerttherude6366]

one of the best songs ever written ! amazing cover !

[@misfit2022]

I used to play like this regularly my right foot could not do it now. Like you I only played single bass drum too. Nice use of the hi-hat whilst riding the ride cymbal. Great album

[@DrummerXx311xX]

My hats off to you good sir! :D I thought Linoleum was torture enough XP

[@christopherlyle8285]

Your 16th notes on your hi hat are super on point. Well done sir.

[@MrBsDad]

Hypnotizing. Another great job. I'm a beginning drummer (25 year guitar player) and I find your videos mesmerizing. Great job Kye.

[@rstoeckler]

Smith must be playing since he's 6 years old but still got better the last 6 years! Chapeau!!!

[@0neToWatch]

That was totally awesome man, I mean from start to finish. A million points to you sir.. you won! Thanks for playing!!

[@chaoznofx]

Kye ur osom .. after 20 years wanting to be a drummer.. i finally started 2 years ago in a punkrock band.. you inspired me as well as Smelly, Stevenson and Raun.. THANK YOU

[@tannerrobinson3796]

you are epeic for this... i posted this during the ad...

[@joshcrame1]

This is awesome. I couldn't do it, but you gotta throw in those triplets on the bell during the horn solo. Keep rocking.

[@mjrupps]

You're wearing the same thing in all your videos that I've seen so far. You definitely busted out all these covers in one day. Except in this one, you have a moustache. So this one might have taken a few attempts. Probably the best one I've seen on here. Love the single pedal technique. Same one I use. Keep it up, man.

[@bijikedelai]

love the snare sound!!

[@Bensonbitez]

Loving the single pedal technique?! It's always been single pedal with nofx!

[@dangeroftime]

Reliving my younger days thanks to this. Before I even knew what a lot of these words/the song even meant. Amazing job

[@lanellpuckett9054]

Can we talk about how awesome that snare sounds?

[@x1plus1x]

Awesome job. I love watching and listening to a tight drummer like you! Soo bad ass!

[@fernandonepo8438]

I was the 100.000 viewer! Congrats for the accomplishment, and sorry to hear about your elbow. Sickest song from the sickest band!

[@Superchair14150]

Spent 3/4 of the video admiring your skills, and the other 1/4 admiring your posters!

[@sylvainpaquin]

So nice see you playin my friend so tight thank you!

[@Avenger626]

8 years later I finally see this, awesome job! KZbin recommended it cause I’ve been playing the decline on my bike rides!

[@farquad_rocks]

dedication to a drum track like this is awesome and as a monster fan of NOFX you defs did it much justice Awesome work dude. Sick Sick SICK

[@davidgaray2604]

YES!!! YOU NEED TO DO MORE FULL COVERS!!! The chronology drives me mad...

[@beckergerman]

Espectacular maestro!!! muy buena técnica para el doble pedal...aguante NOFX!!!!

[@stevobleedsgreen]

You're a deadset legend mate. Inspirational for sure.

[@Guercinator]

I'm stunned at how amazing this is

[@TaKeStyle47]

Very very nice ! good job !

[@Yukiinaru]

you're so amazing man!! i saw you play this song so many times,but i still love it as since the first time ^^

[@JustDontCareee]

man I don't know how damn crazy you were when you decided to do that but you ROCK ROCK ROCK ROCK maaaan I was hypnotized just by the pedal play duude and how fuckin smooth.. while there are drummers like you on earth punk music will be alright!!

[@deathjug]

dude this is so awesome

[@bryangates7270]

good job bro, i watched this in its entirety and you straight up didnt miss a step. I learned this piece on the bass. It took me a week so i understand the patience involved. Bravo

[@illustoja]

Usually i see only crap covers of NOFX, this is spot on, nice work man!

[@lasscozasvivas1075]

saludos desde chile hermano, te las mandaste con este video, esta es la cancion mas poderosa de nofx. bestia!!

[@bubusettete1292]

bravissimo! un saluto dall'Italia

[@joshd5166]

Start listening around 2:25. Clearly playing crash ride on crash ride. 2:35 right hand moves to high hat, but still hearing crash ride.

[@mijikle]

you are hearing the ride on the original decline track... no biggie

[@Scottcollins1983]

Who cares this dude can play

[@dustinmoore8179]

amazing bro keep it up truly badass and very entertaining to watch man

[@kirby3334]

Im fucken stocked to see his worn vans kicking this songs fucken ass, mad props dude rock on.

[@81alexrodriguez]

exelente trabajo!! y que buenos posters..

[@IrritablePunk]

At first I was like... Should I? Then I was like, yea. Yea... You fucking Rick dude. Local Resident Failure coming to the U.S. Anytime soon?

[@mordykinz4228]

You rick too

[@Lektuerekurs]

Man this is awesome! - I've been playing guitar for 18 years and just recently started to pick up the drums. Now, I'm far far from playing this, but man seeing you play all those good songs that came out the time when I started in a band (punk/ska) just is an awesome motivation. Big props and greetings from Germany! Michael

[@guervan]

ABSOLUT MONSTER. THEY SHOULD SHOW THIS AT SCHOOL

[@bokajon]

Amaaaazing work

[@pictures_on_silence]

nofx bad religion lagwagon pennywise..hummm we have some evident connections!!! congrats that sounds huge and really accurate..perfect playing i watched the entire one ...such a great cover ! i'm 100% impressed

[@joeycaughey]

Great job man. Great song choice.

[@JoshPunkRock]

Fuck yeah man!!!!! That was awesome! Real hard work but real good job you did! Thumbs up of course!

[@GenericGuitarGuy]

This is amazing! Like your style too, keep it up!

[@NVmultimedia]

Hey is there any possibility of getting your drum track for this? It would be really fun to have and to and record the other parts over it. Even if only for personal use. Thanks in advance. Great playing! Or, has anyone heard of any drums only recording of this song available online?

[@10VTEC]

Sick man great job!!!!

[@geoffatwork]

Awesome cover. As someone trying to play this song, the techniques to play these beats for long periods of time takes a lot of practice an effort. You get tired really fast. Good show man.

[@lavinchily91]

excelente, saludos desde chile :D

[@benjaminm5232]

Someone give this man a medal. Well done.

[@davidmurphy1440]

been watching you flatout man, your an oak. loved the descendants proposal, that was unexpected and goddamned awesome.

[@aaronmurray5755]

This is freaking awesome, good job man!

[@kzponyboy67]

Great Kye must be a famous of new generation punk rocker!

[@Shpat100]

Its very Amazing and awesome, bro! One pedal double bass great!!!

[@difrocdrumz6937]

Énorme mec ! C'est trop bon ce que tu fais ! :)

[@Cubemusic]

Beautifully executed!

[@CircusRhapsody]

Damn good Drummer! nothing against that... buuut... 6:30 starts the first trompet part and there is a "Ride Bell Thing" you forgot. it's the coolest drum part in the song!

[@InfiniteBeak]

+Michi KaLeu (Circus Rhapsody) It's overdubbed, Smelly doesn't even do it live :P

[@mijedo]

exactly

[@PappaTiempo]

I've seen Smelly have a buddy come on stage and play the ride for him on that part.

[@75353866]

Maybe he doesnt play it live, but it can be played, its just a bit tricky since it is played slower than your other hand and foot if you get what I am saying

[@PirataFabri]

Man, i watch your videos all the time! You are fucking awesome! Keep rockin and keep recording drum covers videos. You have a lot of great bands to record - Rancid, Pennywise, Bad Religion, MxPx, No Fun At All..... Realy, you are awesome!

[@morghan_with_an_h]

I used to be able to play this, (poorly) back in the early 2000s. I probably couldn't remember now but amazing job!!!

[@andrewmcmullendrums]

unbelievable dude!! great job!

[@haydenbosler2880]

you should do this again now that you got better mics

[@MitchellBader]

Dude your snare sounds AWESOME!

[@federicofeenstra5315]

increible chavonn!!! te felicito!!!

[@micahemerson388]

sweet. You don't see many people who can pull off this style as proficiently as this. I've been trying to find a solid punk drummer for 6 months, it's been a god damn nightmare.

[@nofxbuc]

gratz man perfect..... i love this song.....

[@tonyagrestic]

I'm drumming along with you . This 11 minute mark feels good . Lol. Never done this one before . Well done

[@jbeals010]

Wow. Bravo. Amazing! 👍👍👍👏

[@dominicciampa]

Incredible drum cover my friend

[@kfji2501]

Impossible to add this track to the "overplayed" playlist, or isn't it?

[@fizz225]

I'm telling you man!! skyrocket!! So happy to actually see you do this WWWOOOOOWWW!! killed it!!! Where are you from?

[@nickthecattt]

great work! would you consider letting me have the drums only as an audio file? I'd like to cover the rest but don't know no drummer good enough.

[@dale6224]

Unbelievable. I wonder how does your right foot feel after you play lol.

[@av.punk.801]

@The Truth of the Matter to quote Smelly tho, those things are for stuck up metal drummers lmao

[@steveunderhill675]

How the FUCK can 59 people not like this???? this guy

[@neilevoy6674]

youre such a gee for this shit yo... 20 mins on point! love this guy!!!

[@ErnieLearn]

Very Nice! This is a super fun song to play. BTW, I love the finish on your kit!

[@belateddrsteve]

Dude this is sick.. Wish you were around fla

[@ottawadrummer]

super cool man...good posters on the wall dude

[@TranzparentMethods]

@9:50, it sounds different when Smelly plays it. When Mike is hitting an up note, Smelly is playing a Down note...

[@brandonwoodford579]

Very good man! Not an easy song to play the full length.

[@995gerardo]

BAD ASS! I truly enjoyed that. Thank you.

[@elhornet7854]

You did this well. It's a bastard of a thing to play right through.

[@Cris-hs3xi]

muito bom!!

[@thecheech63]

As a drummer myself pretty fuckin good dude! Sorry if the stache aint supposed to be funny but I cracked up. Looks like ur still hangin on to ur 1st one. Bravo man!