REACTION to Bill Burr talks about Tool and Meshuggah

In this video we are reacting to Bill Burr's story about Tool and Meshuggah he shared on the Howie Mandal Podcast, Howie Mandal Does Stuff. I love Bill Burr, and I love the fact that he has stories about the incredible bands, as well as the fact that he understands drumming concepts as well! If you enjoyed the video please like, comment, and subscribe for much more!
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[@DrumlionMusic]

Any of you seen Bill Burr live on stage? If so how was the show?

[@thomasjones4570]

Howie is talking about the Yiddish word...Meshuggah. It is translated as "Crazy".

[@londonmmc]

Saw him in Gainsville at UF about 7 years ago. He killed!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Oh nice! I have to go to Gainesville for my VA appointments, so I know the area.

[@VETdude382]

Saw him at Fenway Park this summer. It was amazing. Can't wait for the footage to be released

[@navydad1475]

Wife and I have seen him twice. Funny AF!

[@d3tach3d]

Bill Burr is awesome. A Legendary Comedian, A Helicopter Pilot, A Drummer, Loves Baking, and has great taste in music.

[@DrumlionMusic]

I seriously need to shake his hand one day. Somehow I gotta meet him because youre right. He's incredible as hell.

[@thomasjones4570]

Howie is talking about the Yiddish word...Meshuggah. It is translated as "Crazy".

[@ET_Brew]

Hilarious to see Bill's face completely change into a "oh god i hate people so much" look as soon as he ends his epic story and Howie says "I have no idea what you're talking about"...classic Bill 👏😂

[@DrumlionMusic]

Haha that shit is hilarious

[@dbturbonub2536]

The word "meshuggah" is an old Hebrew/Yiddish word that means "crazy". If you had a Jewish grandpa, he'd refer to you as meahuggah if you were a radical wild child or if you were NOT playin with a full deck, so to speak.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Haha gotcha! Thanks for adding clarification!

[@thegoatchild3545]

Yeah, Howie judges America's got talent. You won’t hear a lot of polyrhythms on that show.😁Love Bill Burr, one of the greats.🥃

[@loubser921]

Brilliant! Bill Burr is a legend. He's definitely got a goid understanding of music. Damn, imagine seeing Danny Carey giving a nod to Haake and the boys. Great story!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Absolutely my friend!

[@GranTurismoJunky]

I remember seeing an OLD Tool interview where Danny was wearing a Meshuggah shirt. As the saying goes, real recognize real

[@DrumlionMusic]

Definitely applies here for such!

[@julianbrown612]

I is very envious over that sweet drum setup! Great video and bill calls it as he sees it. Sometimes he makes it hard to breathe. And Meshuggah have a mad but not a cocky kind of nuance, more revered than rejected. Heilung is another I suggest u check out! 🤘

[@DrumlionMusic]

Ill check them out! Thanks! And yeah a laugh is guaranteed when listening to Bill

[@BuddhasSoul]

I love Bill Burr! He is my favorite standup comedian. Loved this video. Keep it up man. The best energy to you and the channel. Rock on 🤘

[@DrumlionMusic]

Thanks so much my friend! Its always good to hear from you!

[@tavsimms1]

Hahaha!! Bill is great and I LOVE that he drums and respects meshuggah and understands the level a drummer needs to be to blow away Danny Carey 🤯 I loved that the guest confused the host with musical theory, when the host is supposed to be a judge of musical talent 🤕🤣 great video! Keep em coming!!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Appreciate my friend! And Bill Burr is the truth!

[@42k78]

Yes I have seen Bill Burr. I would seek out my fav comedians with my friends, get hammered drunk and watch a single speaker talk in a dim lit room. Not a good idea for someone like me. We kept falling asleep to a couple shows even though we loved the comedian but Bill Burr was such a riot, we were awake the whole time and that may not sound like much but trust me, I work the early shift so anyone that can keep me awake at 9pm is really good at what they do. The only bummer about this interview is Howie, if you ask me. Just let Bill Burr nerd out about this amazing moment. I just wanted to hear more and more about the story but Howie is always like "This might as well be a different language." It wasn't that deep of drumming lingo. Let us hear the long version!

[@toni.tapola]

Yeah 👍! A Reaction to _one_ of my favourite clips ever! I've watched it waaay too many times, and *will* watch it waaay too many times still 😁!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Bill Burr is the absolute truth!

[@Kimsta]

Hi! Just found you while I was checking out Tool vids. Thanks for sharing this, I love Bill and to hear that story about Danny was awesome 🤘

[@DrumlionMusic]

thank you so much! im glad you enjoyed the video!

[@kloggmonkey]

3:56 absolutely nailed it! dead-on!

[@DrumlionMusic]

🤣

[@d3tach3d]

Thanks for another good video, brother.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Appreciate you my friend

[@heyzeushoards1405]

That made me a bigger fan of Bill's. I knew of him from Chappelle's Show but became a bigger fan after hearing about his love for drumming and one of my favorite metal bands.

[@adamhenton6221]

I love Bill Burr. His video on Meshuggah is awesome lol. The word Meshuggah is Yiddish for crazy. Which is sick 🤘

[@CurkusOnTheRoad]

Wow, I´m a swede and your pronunciation of my fellow vikings last name was SPOT ON!:-)

[@DrumlionMusic]

You have no idea how much of a huge relief this is!

[@rickg8015]

Bill jamming with Duff and Slash was a treat to watch.. Dunno if the video of that is still around on YT..

[@DrumlionMusic]

I had no idea this was a thing. Holy s***

[@wrimbles]

Nice idea doing a reaction to an interview, reacting to like... drumming culture and the life of a creative and stuff. Great prompt for discussion! On the topic of "finding your calling", I'm in my mid-30's and definitely still trying to find it. Being a creative can be weird like that for some, like I see Bill Burr being a pilot, drummer and comedian and I find that whole "wearing many hats" thing super relatable. Only I have like... 45 hats. 😆 I'm still personally trying to piece it all together and make it work, as I'm sure a lot of us creatives are, but I'm really getting to this place where I'm like... and this might sound weird... I'm kinda hoping I *don't* find my "one calling". I'm hoping I don't just go "okay, I'm a drummer, I play rock and that's all I do for the next 30+ years" or "okay, I'm a history teacher, and that's all I do for the next 30+ years", because for a brain like mine, that's like... boring as fuck. No offense at all to anyone who finds passion in refining one craft that's their "calling", but I don't think everyone's wired like that. I am in love with the journey, exploring, trying new things, melding genres/instruments/mediums. Which is like... a meta-calling? I guess? Sorry for the rant, this video really got my brain-gears turning! Mid-30's is a weird time in life, people really expect you to like... find your "one thing" and really be settled into it. I ain't about that. I'm learning to be okay with that, and I'm trying real hard to stop fighting it and instead focus on making it work.

[@DrumlionMusic]

I honestly didn't even think about things like that. You honestly probably have a similar outlook on it compared to many people too. Personally i think its a good thing.

[@pogo_369]

great to know that there are more people like this. i'm 35 btw. :)

[@hereticerik]

I love Bill Burr too, you are clearly a man of class!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Haha thank you good sir!

[@preachrocks8457]

Love Bill Burrs comedy. Caleb is a phenom. That kid is unreal

[@DrumlionMusic]

For real! Im legitimately blown away by him

[@preachrocks8457]

@@DrumlionMusic he always looks like he is having a blast playing

[@ArmandoTheWanderer]

70% of people dont know musical terms i dont but i never got into music as a kid and still havent but appreciate the complexity

[@elihyland4781]

Intros a bop

[@Mdrobile]

Hey man i just wanted to say im not a drummer nor a musician at all but i love your videos. Keep up the good work. Cheers! hope you have a great christmas and holidays

[@DrumlionMusic]

I hugely appreciate this! Thank you so much! And happy holidays to you and yours!

[@robertomugabe11]

haake is your favorite drummer's favorite drummer.

[@keithnorvell3583]

There is a very young Japanese girl who is a marvelous drummer and I always enjoy watching to see what she has learned

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

I'm 39 and I haven't figured out my life but I like Meshuggah at least

[@Dane3p]

Messhuggah is the word for crazy in Yiddish lol

[@DrumlionMusic]

Everyday is a school day. I literally had no idea about this lol

[@Dane3p]

@@DrumlionMusic also if you see this check out Romain Goulon - Necrophagist 😜

[@Drescher1984]

Have you seen Nandi Bushell, she had a duel with Dave Grohl, played with Foo Fighters, played at Taylor Hawkins memorial concert.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Ill be sure to check this out!

[@tayloralexis1504]

Awesome change up my brother 👊👊🇺🇸🇺🇸 enjoyed it greatly appreciate your time my friend 👊👊

[@DrumlionMusic]

Of course! Im glad you liked it!

[@DizzyDez613]

On of the best KZbinrs discussing one of the best comedians on the planet, discussing two of the best bands on the planet. What’s not to love? Feels like I’m slippin’ into a dream within a dream.

[@DrumlionMusic]

That's really kind of you to say my friend. I appreciate you

[@kl8455]

seen Meshuggah open for tool in Roanoke around 2002. FANTASTIC show, was the Lateralus tour. Haake and Carey just THUMP.

[@DrumlionMusic]

That sounds like one hell of an experience!

[@kl8455]

@@DrumlionMusic it was fantastic. was 20 yrs ago but a good memory. had typed the yr in wrong. also seen Tesseract, Meshuggah and Megadeth several yrs ago. didn't stay for the full show since my relative became ill but going to hear good live metal is a special experience.

[@ericdravenX00X]

I for some reason Never thought i would be hearing or seeing a video of Bill Burr talking about going to a Meshuggah show and throwing around drum terminology... Good video sir..💀🤘

[@DrumlionMusic]

Apparently he's chimed in about other bands like slipknot and Gojira so i definitely need to check that out too

[@ericdravenX00X]

@@DrumlionMusic yeah, that's cool. One other thing i wanted to say also is when someone that u Never thought would be a fan of Metal drops names like Meshuggah and Gojira. The Metal conversation just got serious.. Looking forward to the next video..💀🤘

[@thomasmoore1003]

The word meshuga is Yiddish for crazy.

[@nicholasposa5661]

The yiddish word for crazy is actually meshugana.

[@alicemurphy5981]

Good video

[@TheRealBrotherGrimmy]

There's a BIG difference between losing an 8th, and dropping an 8th... about a $30-$50 difference...

[@richardharrold9736]

Drumlion, you've got yourself a new subscriber. You're so eloquent and modest without false humility. If you want to see an amazing young drummer, check out Yoyoka Soma. She's not at Haake's level, but as mere mortals go, she's astounding, and has drawn praise from such legends as Ian Paice and Robert Plant...

[@DrumlionMusic]

Sounds like an amazing recommendation! And thanks so much for your words

[@peppylaprew9738]

We want burr to play drums for our band Virginia metal band

[@storfarbrorn489]

You got his last name just perfect. It is not Tomas hockey, it is as you said it at 3:57

[@Chicago-Sparky]

You gotta love bill burr. He is always honest and his comedy is awesome

[@DrumlionMusic]

Exactly!

[@LilBobbyBrickHands]

I'm catching up on all of your videos so you don't need to reply or anything, but Burr is a GOAT and is a HUGE fan of metal and I love it. He avoided it for so long because he thought it would make him more angry but realized its just mind blowingly technical music. Howie knows nothing about music btw and is honest about it thankfully. The only show I can name he was on was Bobby's World which probably ages me but fuck it was my childhood. Wanna just throw in everyone is always trying to figure out what those things are that come naturally and is their THING. It's an eternal struggle. Personally I have found two things that were my THING and due to life I am unable to do either of them which sucks but it just means I'll hopefully find something else that just clicks like that with me. Darker side I honestly doubt it but I had those good years of being able to do what I feel like I was made to do.

[@DrumlionMusic]

sorry i had to reply. this is a great comment btw, and i definitely remember watching Bobbys World in the 90s.

[@LilBobbyBrickHands]

@@DrumlionMusic Ah so you old as fuck as I am LOL

[@DrumlionMusic]

@@LilBobbyBrickHands This is correct lmao

[@boozeman4520]

Meshugga means crazy in jeddish.

[@TheLochs]

Meshuggah is a Yiddish word, it basically means crazy.

[@opart]

Bill Burr is the gateway to Meshuggah ("meshuggah is the Yiddish word borrowed from Hebrew that means "crazy"/"insane". Yiddish is the language used by Jewish people, mostly in eastern Europe)

[@jte5783]

Check out Tony royster jr, there’s a clip floating around from -97. He was 12 then. Since you’re talking about kids whom simply has “it”.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Tony is the absolute man! Ima have to do a video on him for sure!

[@RyanMovingViolationz]

I'd love to see Bill sit in with Tool for a song or two

[@DrumlionMusic]

I think people would get behind that. I know i would want to see it!

[@poodoodoodoo]

Uh...what is that song in your intro? It's dope!

[@elkbomb]

the word "meshuggah" is Yiddish for crazy.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Learn something new everyday. Thank you for explaining

[@James-dh6ld]

As I recall Meshuga is a Jewish/Yiddish word for A Little Nuts. Howie is Jewish.

[@76blackwidow]

Thank you! Bill Burr is great! How about Stray from the path - Guillotine? I would love to hear your take on it!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Ill add it to the list!

[@76blackwidow]

@@DrumlionMusic Thanks!

[@finn8598]

I thought Bill was talking to Maynard James Keeting 😂

[@DrumlionMusic]

Lmao

[@kimkillackey4384]

Have u ever heard Tom morello talk about the guitar player of both of them not knowing how to play the guitar. Had their own band in HS and how bad they sucked and couldn't play. They taught themselves. Pretty cool. They r both some of the best guitar players

[@DrumlionMusic]

I didn't know this! Thanks for the information on this!

[@thehairygull]

Have you checked out the demo Frederik Thordendal put out

[@DrumlionMusic]

I haven't, but ill certainly look it up

[@nadavabudi]

Actually Meshuga is also in Hebrew. משוגע

[@DrumlionMusic]

Thank you for this educational insight!

[@zeigbert1743]

Hate when I lose an eighth.

[@Hydebound]

Nothing to deep tonight, but I make the same noise as Bill when I describe Bleed.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Lmao!

[@Fo-Flats]

Howie is Jewish and he was just saying that Meshuggah means 'crazy' in English.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Ah ok. I knew someone would be able to add some clarity to this. Thanks for this

[@ringotipp4100]

what's the intro song? I can't remember.

[@DrumlionMusic]

My intro? Its just a slice of a royalty free sample i adjusted a bit in my DAW

[@MatthewOceanXVX]

He talks about Gojira too on his podcast, just search for it on KZbin!

[@DrumlionMusic]

Oh nice! Ill have to find this!

[@MatthewOceanXVX]

@@DrumlionMusic Have you heard the original podcast clip where he talks about Meshuggah too? Also that Gojira clip is just called “Bill Burr loves Gojira”.

[@MatthewOceanXVX]

@@DrumlionMusic oh and KZbin “Bill Burr on Slipknot”. That’s great too.

[@DrumlionMusic]

You've given me some great homework assignments my friend!

[@MatthewOceanXVX]

@@DrumlionMusic As a fellow Bill Burr and metal lover, gotta spread that good good.

[@abfleks]

Try this if you wan't the correct pronunciation: the A-sound from "Awesome". then KE-sound from "Ketamine". H-sound from "Hi" (so don't go too heavy H-sound. No "HHHHUMMUS")

[@DrumlionMusic]

This is actually helpful! Thanks!

[@DavidAyeletLee]

To answer your question about what Howie says. Meshuggah literally means 'crazy' or 'insane' in Hebrew . The 'Yidish' that he is talking about is mongrel language created because Jews lived in Europe and took in some German and Polish and created this horrible mix language, but 'Meshuggah' is in the original Hebrew.

[@jordanjoestar8839]

I can't drum, and I fully understand time signatures and my favorite bands vary them greatly. The fact Howie, the judge on America's got talent, is (hopefully pretending to be) unaware of how a 4/4 time signature works, flabbergasted me. I think I recall it was 3rd grade I learned 4/4 time signature with a plastic recorder.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Haha facts! I remember those days!

[@StormTroopaKoopa]

I wonder how, if at all, playing drums has helped Bill with his comedic timing..? Or maybe that's a little too woo-woo lol

[@DrumlionMusic]

Haha i didn't think of the translation like that. Could be some correlation in thr brain that makes the 2 similar.

[@christianwilliamson9752]

Ok Yiddish is a language of the jews influenced by German. So meshugga or meshuguna means crazy in Yiddish. That's what he was saying

[@DrumlionMusic]

Thank you for adding clarification to this. I legitimately didn't know this.

[@Hugo_1454]

Hey man, you're videos have been great. If you got a lot of drum knowledge it would be cool to see more of your reactions to meshuggah or tools songs and hear your thoughts about it. but I just hope you stay authentic, because it's quite disappointing to check out react videos and feel like the person is just pandering to fans of the bands for view and likes. Meshuggah for instance is a very intense metalband that can take a long time to appreciate, for me it took months before i started to enjoy many of their songs, and by now i love them. So whether you find the songs awesome, bland, annoying or whatever it is i hope you give us the real reaction. we'll respect you for it🤘

[@DrumlionMusic]

Without a doubt i am bringing more Tool and Meshuggah to this channel. As a musician and a drummer I strive to give as much insight as I can with stuff like this. I may not get it all correct all the time, but i do my best to give educated reactions from a musical, technical and artistic standpoint. And like I discussed in my recent video "PSA to the Drumlion Community", i will always be authentic, because I am passionate about music, and always willing to learn more about the areas i may not have a ton of expertise on. Bands like Tool and Meshuggah definitely require time and effort to fully digest the experience of their music, but I take pride in being able to absorb and then express my interpretation of what I hear. That is my promise to you and my growing community here on KZbin.

[@talkswithdave]

No one brings up Nandi? She’s only played with the Foo Fighters more than once, in concert, and got Dave Grohl to send response videos to her drum challenges during the pandemic. Maybe Dave and Taylor and Nandi aren’t good drummers on this channel?

[@DrumlionMusic]

I have a Foo Fighters drum cover on my channel.

[@iBearcub]

meshuggah is Yiddish for "crazy", yiddish is almost an unknown language around the world used by Orthodox jewish communities in places like NYC and Israel.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Thank you for explaining this. I legitimately didn't know.

[@iBearcub]

@@DrumlionMusic The way Howie says it softens the name, is because its often used as a tongue-in-cheek or mocking way. It's not often used as a harsh insult

[@DrumlionMusic]

@@iBearcub ah ok, i understand what you mean. Thanks for giving the explanation to this

[@adamprice3466]

@@DrumlionMusic Ashkenazi jews in middle ages Europe/Germany created Yiddish as a hybrid language between Hebrew/Aramaic and European languages.

[@paladrous]

The name of your Fav band is a Jewish language word for Crazy. so it's not just a cool name it's also a real word. Crazy.

[@jamiemacdonald436]

Personal opinion, Howie has no idea what a time signature is.

[@AndresSanchez-pp3ho]

2:28 I think it’s a cultural thing where the edge of the name meshugah is lost on him since he’s Jewish and probably had an old grandma say shit like “oy vey this meshugah is giving me a headache!” he’s saying it’s a common yiddish(slang Hebrew) word. As a mexican it would be like a band called “wey” where it’s a common ass word but even worse a fool word. We say. “No seas wey” . Maybe a black word would be like “jit”. Sorry maybe over explained but that’s what he was sayin. It’s just not metal to him.

[@DrumlionMusic]

I understand what you're saying perfectly. Thanks for the clarification

[@saltysailordoc2399]

Howie is saying that the band is using a Jewish word for "crazy".

[@dregnar85]

Howie has to be joking.

[@farrex0]

Crazy not only that he has no idea who Meshuggah is, but then when Bill Burr mentions metal band he immediately goes to say Metallica. Then he doesn't know Tool and then he doesn't know what time signatures and polyrhythms are. When I saw that I was like, ok whatever he has no idea about music. But then you tell me he is an American Idol judge? How come a comedian knows more about music than an American idol judge.... but not only that, I can forgive ignorance, but he shows complete lack of interest on the topic.

[@miketexas4549]

I'm going to make a KZbin channel reacting to black dudes reacting to white guys doing stuff.

[@DrumlionMusic]

Just make sure you @ me in the mentions lol

[@dlloyd6300]

child savants never end up becoming anything. At best they can become studio musicians. Technically masterful but zero creativity. They completely pass over that stage of fumbling discovery that creates truly unique music and composition. If you don't know what your not supposed to do, its easier to break the mold and push boundaries.

[@jadeannamariaocsody9253]

Not nice....lol...calling ppl out on their bs.🤣🤣🤣

[@DrumlionMusic]

Lol

[@jinkerGM]

Yiddish is a language Jewish people speak, it's a dying language. Meshuggah is the word for crazy.