Reacting to EL ESTEPARIO SIBERIANO Cover of THE PRETENDER by Foo Fighters

So this guy has been doing the rounds on youtube the past few months and I've seen him pop up on my feed here and there. He has some serious chops and he's released a new video covering one of my favourite Foo Fighters tracks, "The Pretender". I'm sure he will put his usuall twist on things, so let's see how he gets on!
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[@thesandman4438]

He's honestly like Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, and Joey Jordison were combined and taught Spanish. The guy is amazing. I've watched drummers for many years, if you can't tell by the Buddy Rich comment, and I've never seen anyone like him. If he can do something more with his talents than KZbin videos, he will definitely be among the greatest of all time.

[@austerityclause]

Buddy rich is so spot on

[@machinebeard1639]

Two people who have never heard Buddy Rich play.

[@HoldPublicPigsResponsible]

He is better than all 3....😆 one-handed drumming alone sets him apart from any drummer I know of. Also, when u got metal bands reaching out to him to play some of their songs like it means you're in a different category than other drummers

[@miquelmarti6537]

He left his metal band to pursue his socialmedia career. I guess he did the right move as now he is world wide known.

[@skymarung4726]

The speed is obvios..but the clean & sharp sound..im addicted

[@chrislair6832]

I swear every time I see this guy he just gets better or just blows me away in a different way. I truly think this guy might have built the pyramids

[@annebokma4637]

He shows what he can do, without being (too much of) a showoff. He leaves space for the music, a true pro

[@Talynen]

He also knows if he didn't overplay to a certain extent, the video would get a bit boring for the more casual audience. He shows he can do the important stuff correctly, then adds enough chops on top to wow people even if it detracts from the music a bit. He never goes too far with it that you lose the iconic parts of the original IMO. Like cliffo says, it feels like he wants to play it the way it's meant to be played. Basically, I think he's found the perfect balance of showmanship and musicality for KZbin success.

[@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc]

annebokma, agreed but if he wants to show off, he's actually EARNED that right by 8 hours practice EVERY SINGLE DAY for years. Yes he's got so much talent but that skill is BUILT by his ridiculous work ethic.

[@annebokma4637]

@@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc totally agree, and not showing of if you earned the right to do so says a lot about someones character.

[@bcsteinmetz]

My new favorite genre is people reacting to estepario 😂

[@MorellioBenoir]

There are a ton of wonderful channels and people I never would have appreciated before!

[@jamisbillson4872]

Best drummer in history by some distance. Astonishing drummer. Beats Krupa, Rich, Perkins, Rubin, Harrison, Peart Freese…

[@lastbestplace8112]

he's soul less...basically a robot..."best drummer" is obviously subjective

[@erikcouvret]

Funny thing he has a couple of drummers he admires so much, in a way as if he would never reach their level, so indeed, it's subjective I guess! He talks about them on his KZbin channel! But to me he is an exceptional "animal" drummer himsel too!

[@badmanner190676]

@@lastbestplace8112soul less? do you really think he is? why do you think that?

[@PerWilly1968]

@@lastbestplace8112 Soulless? You don't get it. The hard-hitting of the drum set is a choice, because it's a drum cover. Man; he’s playing the frigging hand pan like a god as well! You can't be soulless to master the hand pan…

[@soniclab-cnc]

yeah he is a monster... so fast... makes it look absolutely effortless

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

This is what’s so impressive, it looks like he’s hardly trying!

[@soniclab-cnc]

@@cliffoplaysdrums totally... you should do a react video to his one handed covers... I nerded out on all his videos and I cant even understand how he does it... I need to practice more. lol

[@GeoffC19]

he makes Through the Fire and Flames look like he's just warming up - no wasted motion or beats just straight precision the entire song

[@nym2044]

Hi! I liked your reaction and I've been following El Estepario Siberiano for a while and wanted to point something out. You noticed how in the bridge he held the drumstick between his fingers instead of holding it "the usual way". He actually said he does it to not feel as much fatigue as it would if you sticked to only one way of holding the sticks. He changes it a lot, you can see it in the chorus of this video too, dude's just crazy good. Have a nice day man!

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

I tell you what, I thought about this after the video and I found that I’ve done that too myself in the past (stick between the fingers) when I’ve felt fatigued. It really does work. But the power he was delivering, must have hurt! But I did think he was holding it in a fist at first haha thanks for watching! 🤘

[@MarleneMeier]

I'm not even a drummer but I've got a crack ear as a musician and I know brilliance when I see/hear it.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

That guy needs a band, A really good one.

[@BiornBear]

It’s like everyone else is playing in semi automatic and he went fully auto lol. Kid’s insane!!!

[@Mr.M1STER]

He does hold the stick between his fingers, you can see it also when he plays the ride cymbal. Crazy.

[@piekcruson993]

Know this, whatever you're doeing.. At that time, this man is practising!

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

The guy probably takes a practice pad to the shitter with him and sleeps with sticks in hand

[@MrDmadness]

​@@cliffoplaysdrumsplayes 10+ hours a day . For real😊

[@StepOrDieFR]

this guy sleep heat live for the drum hard work again again again for this level ...

[@lucascapella7537]

is it too much to say this guy's the best drummer ever? haha

[@Blackfangable]

No it is not he is the best of all time😊

[@damianwright3690]

If you haven't already and want to see one more El Estepario Siberiano cover - Thriller (remix), Michael Jackson. It too might be over the top, but he's done this one really well. Link at end of comment. Also a comment, when he's showing drills in his shorts he'll regularly say that it'll take 6-9 months to go from learning speed to fluid. And he's been drumming a long time. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqS2aopoa6Z_hrc&ab_channel=ElEsteparioSiberiano

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks for the link Damian and the recommendation. His dedication is impressive. I wonder what he’s working on improving now for a year’a time?! Thanks for watching

[@miquelmarti6537]

He: "I never heard of Varus" Me: "You will soon realize that couldn't matter less"

[@NotAsTraceable]

I can't imagine what he would sound like in a coliseum size space with a top notch PA.

[@carlosgarrido6582]

Varus is the brand that makes his own kit. And yes Jorge uses different fulcrums, cheers mate .

[@robote7679]

Really enjoying your reactions. Great comments. Let me share two things I've picked up/heard while getting into EL. First, VARUS drums...WTF! Never heard of them. So I checked their online store and man these are some of the best looking, coolest drums I've seen in a pretty long lifetime. Def check them out. On that, uhhhh, different grip. I did hear another drummer's reaction to EL and that drummer called it a "claw" grip and said it actually allowed you to play really fast, long passages without causing undo stress to your fingers and finger joints. I don't know how authoritative that guy was but other than him every other drummer whose mentioned it has had the somewhat incredulous reaction you did. El Estepario is a genius and has discovered a way to play the way he wants and bring drumming to millions of people who probably never gave drums a second thought before. And that is awesome.

[@miquelmarti6537]

That feels like watching Tony Royster for the first time

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Yes I remember seeing a video of his performing as a kid and being blown away. Thanks for watching!

[@JEFFwasHERE...]

JEFF was HERE 🏆

[@paulengel777]

Great Reaction man 😁✌️ you must see Thriller Cover by El Estepario… its just insane 😁

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Had a few requests for this. Will deliver soon 💪👍

[@kurtisbatchler]

the stick between the fingers is the result of the stick tricks he was doing.

[@deborahfultz2610]

Wow!!!

[@blitzthis77]

Any budding drummers out there don’t look at that and give up lol that’s awesome

[@dalehepworth1647]

it almost looks as though he is using the spinning stick tricks as a way to switch his type of grip on the stick, insane skills either way

[@graysoul001]

People always bring up his what kit he uses and the truth is that i don't think it matters. I watch other videos when he first started with minimal gear still sounds great

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Whatever his sound setup is, it’s cracking! Thanks for watching

[@brazilnuts1]

Sooooooooooooooooooooo good

[@huntergamusinos2.018]

Grandioso 😮

[@Sven2157]

Around 5 minutes, you ask about his hold on the stick. As a guitarist, I can say this for sure (it's how I pretend to be a drummer) ... He holds that stick so that the back end 'bounces' off his palm, so he can make the stick go twice as fast! Case-In-Point about 4 seconds later!

[@Blackfangable]

I think this how this song should be played from now on so much better the way he does it

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Let’s see him do it live with the mighty Foos! Thanks for watching

[@gregcissell345]

The kits he uses is a co. He collaborates with he talks about it in one of his videos .

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

I checked it out, very cool!

[@jdpowell69]

@@cliffoplaysdrums Varus Drums is an italian company owned by Thomas Mantovani

[@psantosd1]

The drumstick between the index and middle finger allow you to use the rebound more powerfully and faster than with normal grip. Try it out, it will make a hole in the top of your index but then you are chill :D

[@SeanOstos]

What a monster! Eloy Casagrande level, almost..🔥🔥👊🙌

[@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc]

SeanOstos, EES does an Eloy Casagrande reaction video too.

[@bradass_drummer]

More!!!!!!!!!

[@youknowwho9247]

Why would looking at that make me want to give up? It makes me want to start playing drums. :D

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Go for it! Thanks for watching

[@zxcvb7653]

😍 😍 😍 😍

[@TheOneEyesView]

Varus is the product that he is promoting , I believe may a founder of the company...their website is nice

[@richardbailey3647]

pay attention to how he holds the stick to hit the crash and rides. its between 1st and middle finger

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Little late, but yeah he has MULTIPLE different weird grips/fulcrums he uses. The stick is often between his middle and index finger when he's doing something really busy on a ride cymbal.

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Never too late for a comment mate! Thanks for watching

[@jshinnzr2]

You've gotta check out Chris Turner too! He's the drummer for Oceans Ate Alaska but his solo stuff is sick!

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks for the recommendation! Will check it out!

[@KevinJones-qr2jh]

Yea He can control a stick however to play perfectly But to flick that stick trick he is tossing around, the alt. Grip is required.

[@markhutchins3643]

FUCKING SICK!

[@a.r.7124]

The technique of stick between two fingers is named Moeller technique.

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Oh this is very interesting, didn’t know this! Thanks for watching!

[@richardharrold9736]

"El Estepario Siberiano" literally just means "The Siberian Steppe". He's actually a Valencian bloke called Jorge Garrido.

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Wow great info! Thanks for watching!

[@lesscotford1419]

Nice one, Georgie boy it is.

[@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc]

@@lesscotford1419, I don't recommend you call him Georgie boy to his face, just sayin', lol.

[@lesscotford1419]

@@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc I reckon he'd be cool with that fella, something else behind a kit tho eh?. Year's of practice to give us lot some entertainment. Georgie boy or El, he's so good. Hello to the USA from UK.

[@Duh6666666]

He is redefining how to play the drums, in ten years there will be hundreds of clones of his style pushing the envelope. GOAT? If he can hook up with a band and produce a few great albums, yes, if not I don't know.

[@kariko07]

I heard on another video - varus is his own brand or co-owned..

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Yeah I’ve seen this. Someone told me about it in the comments. Very cool!

[@vashshin-gaming]

Hello nice reaction to be honest I think he held back a lot if you'd like to see some superhuman level playing I recommend going down this rabbit hole my recommendation would be thriller cover

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Yeah, I’ve done a reaction to his one-handed videos which comes out soon and on those he is just insane. Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll definitely give it a look. I think you could tell in this one he kinda just wanted to play the song, he kept on falling into the actual drum track and would then go off again. Still awesome though. Thanks for watching 🤘

[@f2air]

Here's his video about Varus Drums - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWLCpoVnhdypaLM

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks mate! I’ll check it out!

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Wow! That’s epic that it’s his company! He’s an inspiration to us all. Thanks for the link! 🤘

[@MSIContent]

Watch his (believe it or not) cover of Gangnam Style! It’s just sooo good. 🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Ha! Amazing I’ll check it out. Thanks for watching!

[@annebokma4637]

Did you do a video on your drum kit? What did you play before, how does it compare, etc etc.. just subbed so if you did I will comment there shortly 😂

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Do you mean have u recorded anything with me playing? Check out my channel, I’ve got a few videos. I used to have a Mapex pro-M Birch series years ago, but electric now to save the neighbours!

[@annebokma4637]

@@cliffoplaysdrums that's what I meant. The reason for going electric 😁

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

@@annebokma4637 it’s not the same as an acoustic kit and the hats take a bit of getting used to, but it’s fun, and super easy to record from haha I want to get EZdrummer at some point to make the sounds even better. Maybe once this channel grows! 🙏🤘 Thanks for watching

[@annebokma4637]

@@cliffoplaysdrums development is going fast. I love the integration with daw. Looking forward to that new wireless set that DW (I think, they were bought by Roland) with no brain and a receiver direct into the USB port. And I don't even play drums, my son does, so I can bug/impress him with my KZbin knowledge 😜

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

@@annebokma4637 haha brilliant. Wireless is always difficult as generally tends to be latency, but things have been getting better. Wireless would be awesome straight to the computer as would make recording straight to it much easier

[@vanderneut]

"Don't look at that and give up"... I'm trying... I'm trying.... 😞

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Keep going! Practice, practice, practice. Define your style and be proud of what you can achieve. Not all of us are superhuman! 😂💪🤘

[@tompitt7167]

At about 1:30 look at his right had grip with the ride symbal

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Ahhh yes the grip between the fingers again!

[@friedpickles342]

Hes involved with verus

[@V3x0r]

If you haven't check out his cover of Dragonforce "Through the Fire and Flames"

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

[@MrDmadness]

He does stick tricks at hisleisure. Tbh, i dont think he wouldnt do them live

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

It’s almost habit for him now. Thanks for watching!

[@Ray-gu5kp]

You are looking at drummer God

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

It’s something special! Thanks for watching

[@tristandivine4104]

Third react video I've seen that picks up on his unconventional sticking grip!! 😂😂😂

[@ukdnbmarsh]

i think he is spanish but lives in brazil, correct me if im wrong here

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

I actually wondered after watching the video about his drum kit, if he’s Italian? As he said “like most best things, made in Italy!” 🤷‍♂️

[@ismaelriverohernandez3982]

@@cliffoplaysdrums he is from Valencia, Spain!

[@thal1]

Check his cover of "Misery Business" by Paramore, some craaaazy fills in there :D

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks for the recommendation! Will check it out! Thanks for watching 🤘

[@cryptkeyper]

Is he holding the stick like a ape! Lmao

[@wayneJohnsPhotographer]

I think you could do with notching the music audio up just a smidge my good man…. Your voice is louder than the music. We need the tunes… 👍 the kit is his own brand…

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks mate. I have comments on some of my others that the music was too loud, now too quiet! Haha it’s a balance. Thanks for watching!!

[@StillAProudAmerican-ll2yc]

@@cliffoplaysdrums, since you pause the music to comment, you can leave the volume the same as your mic. This Colby Fulton keeps talking over the music even when EES is talking. SHUT UP COLBY. Whew I feel better, thanks.

[@ianpaddick2003]

People who can’t do this say it’s over playing

[@keysersoze4851]

here is more insane drumming chris turner (ft. thomas lang) - triggered kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKPGd4SBrqeefKs

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

I’ll check it out!

[@8OutOf10Crafts]

You should see him one handed obliterate slipknot like it's knowones business

[@AlienInSider]

For video from ESTEPARIO SIBERIANO is just not enough... 60 fps...

[@TopB79]

Is he holding it like an ape 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HoldPublicPigsResponsible]

There isn't a good well to play any song. El makes the song better when he makes his covers.

[@VoidCosmonaut]

Hate edits...

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks for watching

[@lastbestplace8112]

it's actually annoying

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

What is? Just how good he is?! Thanks for watching

[@roadboat9216]

Again, get your ego out of the video. I don’t need to be able to count the hairs in your beard. I need to see the FEATURED drummer that you are suppose to be FEATURING.

[@cliffoplaysdrums]

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!

[@roadboat9216]

@@cliffoplaysdrums You are welcome. They are enjoyable

[@KevinJones-qr2jh]

@nym2044 got it