Rhythm Purgatory

happy april fool's day lol

[@everydaylouie]

sorry the video quality is weirdly low lol. kinda fits i guess

[@anthraxaddict7431]

I thought that was just the vibe

[@SoftForecast.]

Can you make an Easter album 🌚

[@TheGinGear]

Static and other full-frame effects (any sort of distortion) completely EAT UP bitrate, and are usually demolished by KZbin when re-encoded, unfortunately

[@leodaoust8035]

Louie.

[@lycancario]

This video is the average bassoonist music sheet and I love it

[@OmicronGaming]

This is just an excuse for Louie to show off a solo over giant steps

[@astrokitty.404]

gotta admit he's pretty skilled

[@ultimateplayer1555]

I didn't even realize it at first but after another play through I nearly backflipped out of anger

[@stephendonovan9084]

It’s a pretty hot solo ngl

[@agentblock5264]

and yet... i didn't hear the lick once. but jokes aside it really was a well done solo

[@kit2691]

dude why are you everywhere

[@shiquote]

As a low brass player in an orchestra, I’ve been preparing for this moment my whole life.

[@tjenadonn6158]

As a bassist this is why low strings will always beat low winds.

[@gupgaming2367]

You've only lived for 63 measures?

[@pseudotsugame]

hi five, fellow low brass orchestra player

[@brennanruiz1803]

Damn straight. I actually managed to hit it too.

[@connorthompson8963]

easy mode - Tuba section time to take a nap

[@pupkorn1325]

As a percussionist, I eat this for breakfast. I have a 67 measure rest in our concert this season 😂

[@mountainsquirrel15]

Oh no 😭

[@arly803]

67 likes, perfect

[@pupkorn1325]

@@arly803 fr

[@quirkyqwertyto1055]

Yeah its not that bad

[@grandre3464]

This is why I love being a percussionist

[@soli-ethd]

"Louie Zong makes a frustrating Rhythm Heaven minigame" has got to be my favorite genre of KZbin, like actually

[@Lithu157]

How is that a KZbin category

[@addderalll]

@@Lithu157 it is now side note i think your name is very funny

[@probablypeenuts]

To be fair I would play every single one of these mini games as Remix 11

[@the_parasites]

​@@Lithu157that username radiates fatherlessness

[@RS-xb9lo]

​@@the_parasitesEspecially the Lithuanian part 😮

[@derpzones]

This is the musical equivalent of standing in the middle of a party you weren't invited to wondering where the bathroom is but too socially awkward to ask anyone

[@ZBEP_PUSS]

but you were invited yet you don't ask

[@halicusnguyen8864]

@@ZBEP_PUSS yes because I am a fool

[@snailcheeseyt]

The last note is you pissing yourself and becoming the funniest part of the party

[@eee1200]

@@halicusnguyen8864 I am a fool. Too

[@halicusnguyen8864]

@@eee1200 maybe we should have a party where are all fools :)

[@amiahlilly6499]

A percussionist’s nightmare 😭

[@DrNaOH]

Actually this is just what we do every piece so it’s not all that bad

[@cursed_cats5710]

The cymbals experience

[@jebengee9326]

A percussionist’s reality

[@maukachu]

as a drummer this scares me

[@jacobmeyer3185]

Yeah, and the note is a formatta with a forte-piano for no fucken reason at ALL

[@MarkyVigoroth]

To those who need tips: The initial part of the song (the 'paa paa po o' part) repeats much later on the song. You do not need to worry abou the timing until that part plays a second time. After the initial part plays again, wait until the cow's legs are parallel to the floor a second time. That is, the firs time the cow's legs are parallel to the floor, the co will keep spinning until the cow's legs are parallel a second time. Do not input immediately after you see the cow's legs be parallel. Even after the second time, the background goes back to normal and the co will wind up her stick a tiny bit before hitting the cowbell. You might end up inputting just barely before she does.

[@cookiesandtea6442]

I really appreciate this guidance

[@stabat_mater_]

Just count bro hahahahaha

[@commanderdemonno9819]

remember that you only get one chance if you miss, you will feel the consequences

[@arturoayala1004]

​@@commanderdemonno9819 ... *decides to play the cowbell for the entire song*

[@gabrielhicks8043]

Or, just learn how to count to 4

[@TheNameIsGamestar]

For anyone wondering, the song is "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane, a VERY popular jazz piece

[@Premature_Beagle]

Thanks

[@tanmang42]

A little more background for those who are curious: Giant Steps is absurdly complex harmonically, making constant chord changes and flying across three different keys (B, G, and Eb). It's known to be a nightmare to improvise to, with Tommy Flanagan fighting for his life on keyboard in the original recording.

[@NekkoBlue]

I appreciate the Chorus Kids chiming in later in the song to let us know our part is almost here :)

[@Tom-mj3cc]

Cute profile picture

[@wifelover1210]

youre very welcome

[@grawlixTV]

People in this comments replies don't know who the chorus kids are

[@jandalljinky2910]

@@grawlixTV originally i thought pom pom used to be named "chorus kid" and was just a roleplayer, and then i thought of why would they change their name in the 3 hours they posted their comment. apparently they just didnt understand

[@wifelover1210]

@@jandalljinky2910 i just do chrous at school lol,, also adorabat pfp omg

[@andrewsinclair7159]

The music here is Giant Steps by John Coltrane, possibly the most difficult piece of music ever written, and quite intentionally. As such it's become kind of a rite of passage for jazz musicians to improvise over it successfully.

[@snakey8095]

It's a challenging bop tune sure, but I'm not sure its "the most difficult piece of music", even for jazz. Playing a slow waltz could be "difficult" as well, depends on what you're talking about. Yes it's fun to watch Vox and Adam Neely, but they're merely scratching the very surface of jazz, if sometimes misleading for people who are rather inexperienced with listening to and playing jazz.

[@andrewsinclair7159]

@@snakey8095 I'm not gonna lie, I got into jazz because of Louis Cole and Thundercat.

[@Whatismusic123]

"Most difficult" not even close, what are you talking about? It isn't even for solo...

[@Blake-VJ]

@@snakey8095it’s the most difficult to solo over because of the irregular chord progression and upbeat tempo

[@kylekotula7266]

Giant steps is certainly one of the most challenging jazz tunes. But if you wanna see a step up, "26-2" by John Coltrane is a monster song to solo over

[@Skellington77]

This is the secret level that you would discover as a kid by accident and then years later you start to question if that was even real or not

[@KlydefordAlmazora]

Promo runs until May 15, 2015. Per DTI-FTEB SPD Permit #3425 Series of 2015 See flyers for details

[@Alshijurui-825]

@@KlydefordAlmazora?

[@zombiegordonf9320]

@@Alshijurui-825it’s a bot

[@trashlag]

As a percussionist who has binders full of one-note songs, I can relate

[@june9914]

What about one note songs?

[@trashlag]

@@june9914 those are called notes

[@alexsheppard237]

0 note songs when your instrument is used in the next song

[@cosmicminun59]

​@@alexsheppard237 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 note songs is where you grab hold of a piano and roll off the peak of mount everest while simultaneously smashing your head on the piano keys

[@granty3796]

@@cosmicminun59 25 note songs are when you play happy birthday

[@zep4814]

If this was made as an indie game, many people would definitely play this. Especially with modding capacity added in.

[@autofrenzy2511]

Heaven Studio

[@trash_lol]

rhythm game don’t have terrible mods challenge (impossible)

[@JayzzzTV]

@@autofrenzy2511 thats not a game thoufgh

[@Pikmin.-]

Fnf but all the mods are shit

[@daviio]

no mod support

[@Haganeren]

"Bell Cow appears" "Bell Cow ting the bell. It has no effect on Ness and its friends" "Bell Cow calm itself" YOU WIN

[@DBStepSkin]

that poor cow man, *only able to hit the bell at the last 6 seconds lol*

[@TheStrikeFortress]

bro imagine a 1 hour version now xD

[@omegafilming]

And here I thought Giant Steps couldn't be made any more cursed...

[@connart-thegameartist757]

Omg THANK YOU! I literally remembered hearing this riff somewhere and forgot the name

[@seanarooni]

Haha almost got me nice April fools joke

[@SLokutaR]

@@connart-thegameartist757 it's not a riff dudee it's giant steps

[@howl4valorie]

Using giant steps for this is pretty hilarious

[@wef6146]

I think dunkey used it in one of his videos that's how i remember

[@leppycolon3]

escaping rhythm purgatory isn't that hard if you're experiencing all of it all over again just memorize where the note is and you'll get it sometime

[@Jelly-lc2db]

Note moves around 😂 or is that rhythm hell already

[@leppycolon3]

​@@Jelly-lc2db still, you will have infinite tries, so you're bound to get it sometime

[@ndrew_B]

Every time you fail, the song changes and the rest gets longer

[@skycat1350]

@@ndrew_B that’s just mean

[@orsomethinlykethat]

hi namenthrer

[@sameman6884]

I'm just imagining a remix where you have to remember this guy exists and count the exact amount of measures until he comes in

[@MichaelDarrow-tr1mn]

just have him at the start and then, during what would otherwise be a rest it cuts to him at the exact time you need to input

[@StretchyNiRA]

I love how "Rhythm Heaven" and "Rhythm Purgatory" rhyme in Japanese (both are "リズム天国(Rizumu Tengoku)" and "リズム煉獄(Rizumu Rengoku)").

[@seeforkat]

zamn

[@skygazer5375]

and hell is 地獄(Jigoku)!

[@maxi_rios_]

Does "goku" means something in Japanese? Also it rhymes with the Dragon Ball protagonist

[@ginyah781]

@@maxi_rios_ goku in tengoku (heaven) means country and goku in rengoku (purgatory) means prison. Two different word with same pronunciation. That Dragon Ball protagonist's name is actually gokuu, completely different word with completely different intonation.

[@muse-icality5554]

genuinely counted the rest and slapped my knee in time to test myself, I also escaped rhythm purgatory

[@plumeria1985]

I miscounted by one beat. I did not escape rhythm purgatory 😔

[@muse-icality5554]

@@plumeria1985 F in chat for the purgatori'd

[@Slime-xs6si]

​@@plumeria1985 Aye. Same here. 😢

[@HighMaximus]

I tried that and got out 😃

[@plumeria1985]

I DID IT I'VE BEEN FREED

[@plushdragonteddy]

as a bass player, i thought this was for me, but then i really took in what i was seeing, and i knew this was for the percussionists who are assigned to the gong

[@saucymemes6696]

It’s for both us and the percussionists

[@quirkyqwertyto1055]

Its not only the gong either, literally anything we do can get reduced to this even the xylophone parts

[@TheOneWhoHasABadName]

percussionists in the orchestra have two modes cracked mode (very rare), and “waiting for something to happen” (this, which happens all the time)

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

@@TheOneWhoHasABadName does "cracked mode" include the repetitive ostinato that spans an entire phrase?

[@crimeraaa]

this would fit so well as an Earthbound enemy encounter bgm

[@saramations]

The beat was her heart finally giving out and ascending to heaven.

[@NoodleDoobles]

I think I gain a piece of my soul back every time I see videos like these. Give me more nonsense, I feed off of chaos.

[@ilikeburntbacon7310]

It’s should be normal for people to feed of chaos because chaos is funny and enjoyable.

[@mariotheundying]

I don't know whats happening here, this just seems like a random good fan song, i don't understand

[@eva_hl4469]

As a violist this truly spoke to me tbh

[@prototypeinheritance515]

viola power ✊🏿

[@supamillienp]

@@prototypeinheritance515 cellist here, us string instruments need to stick together

[@DialecticRed]

​@@supamillienp pianist here and I agree

[@awcolorcat]

Heyyy same! It really is like this

[@tekgewet]

We have offbeats though

[@SomeoneYouDontKnowOfficial]

"Tubas, you came in about half a beat late. Alright everyone, from the top!"

[@SuperSomieStuff]

Euphonium life

[@risel56]

When you no longer have a fever but still feel like taking 5 micrograms of cowbell.

[@Melisareb]

0:00 Ready 0:01 Music starts 0:45 Chorus Kid singing 1:00 Cowbell: *tonk* 1:03 Good Ending

[@Viquiq]

0:59.

[@vazarri86]

dang, they really do sound like the chorus kids haha

[@ryehyper9786]

6am rn for the 3rd all nighter in a row, perfectly encapsulates what's going on in my head rn ty louie zong peak content always 🙏

[@Nikki_Hedgehog]

how are you still alive

[@youssefbencheikh8637]

Go get some *_S L E E P_*

[@hipsnowsis7374]

wishing you a please dont die of fatigue

[@mildlymarvelous]

HONEY

[@joof15]

Please sleep man

[@GINGERSN4PP]

Ough, love seeing all the musicians relate with their various instruments. I was a timpanist for a symphony for a year and man. MAN.

[@samuellepage3975]

As a French Horn player for ~10 years, I'm used to count 200+ bars, it's just how it goes...

[@hodlenbinglebutt1117]

This one was always so hard for me to get right but I have such good memories of grinding to try and get that perfect ranking

[@KlydefordAlmazora]

Promo runs until October 15, 2015 Per DTI FTEB-SPD Permit No. 3425, Series of 2015.

[@l8dawn]

Louie thought he could slip Giant Steps in there without us noticing...

[@FinnbarrGoesFast]

Wdym? The song is just giant steps

[@l8dawn]

@@FinnbarrGoesFast oh huh I thought it switched a ways in

[@birdvatcher7424]

@@l8dawn nope the entire thing is giant steps although it does sound like his own solo over it - could be wrong but the choices sound original

[@napustangwattanakarn4535]

Watching this with anxiety is a thrilling experience thankyou.

[@adenridesdragons1321]

Zones out and waits for the conductor to stare angrily in your general direction

[@ImTrappedInTheInternetHelp]

as someone who was unbelievably obsessed with rhythm heaven fever as a child, these videos have been everything ive ever wanted

[@sweetmeatjuice]

honey the cat profile picture !!!!!!!!!!

[@ImTrappedInTheInternetHelp]

@@sweetmeatjuice yeah, she's one of my favorites :]

[@imanoffice641]

I hope more videos like this will help us get a new rhythm heaven game, maybe a collection

[@Marenthyu]

Having played percussion in an orchestra, i feel this so hard.

[@Xhero-731]

I CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS SOMEONE SEND HELP!! I NEED MORE LIKE THIS!!!

[@humblenoob7631]

this song is called giant steps by john coltrane, listen to more of modal jazz from people and albums like miles davis with kind of blue, and just listen to coltrane man

[@siritheneo]

As a percussionist, I can relate. I once got sheet music where it started off with me waiting 40 measures of rests before my first note.

[@dev_the_gamer593]

I didn't know that purgatory was an earthbound battle Btw I would love to have an extended version of this... not like 30 minute long loop extended just 2-3 minutes.

[@silverflight01]

The Cowbell Cow attacked!

[@okgreen_jp]

hell yeah! I really hope this becomes a series

[@cosmonautikal536]

This would be really fun to play, honestly. I'm imagining this would be one of the harder levels of an endless game or trial if it were real.

[@probablypeenuts]

Maybe because it would take SO DAMN LONG for just 1 note.

[@TTien63]

Can't wait to play this game, the gameplay is so fast and music is hype. This must be my favourite rhythm game ever

[@jorgerosado2087]

Thank you for the new psychedelic alarm clock. Gonna need this for Thursdays.

[@austincincotta2809]

I remember watching a short documentary once and them talking about Giant Steps being one of the major... well, steps in a musicians career. That it isn't enough to just learn the notes but to perform a solo in it takes a certain high level of mastery. I have a feeling you are always proud of yourself when you make a new video/song but you should be extra proud of this one. Great job LZ!

[@mdrussellmash]

I want a full-length version of Giant Steps like this.

[@pixelwulllftv4635]

probably one of my favs you've done. especially that demonoid synth at the end.

[@NesDoesStuff]

i would do anything to get to enjoy this kind of gameplay

[@smugdodofart27]

THE SEQUEL WE DIDN’T DESERVE BUT WE GOT ANYWAYS!

[@tysonthewolf]

That was the most beautiful solo ever! Takes the cake!

[@Hammerter]

The song is called giant steps by John Coltrane by the way guys!

[@JokingThief]

That notation is anxiety inducing, I'm so glad the cow hit it at the perfect timing.

[@WriggleNB]

As a trumpet player, seeing those 63 bars of rest hurt my soul.

[@i_cam]

bro everytime i get re-obsessed with giant steps, i always see it everywhere i go. thanks louie!

[@demibaguette]

as a percussionist i am going to end up listening to this so much that i can space out for a while until it gets to that one part that i snap back to reality and get the cue cause i do that all the time

[@joshsstuff69]

As a saxophonist who doesn't do jazz, this is very relatable

[@kristenladue1395]

I used to be annoyed that my middle school band director was primarily a percussionist and was most obsessed with the percussionist kids but in the intervening years, I don't regret my choice of the clarinet and chorus. The time I spent in a battle for breath support was never time spent counting endless measures for the sake of a single note.

[@Kubasama_]

I love that you used the choir kids for the zany music!! :))

[@zacharyliles8657]

Laughed out loud Louie, this was brilliants

[@sajibprobably230]

Reminds me of this one rhythm game that had a stage in a challenge mode where the only beat of the song was at the very end. And if you missed it you lost all your hp and died. It also didn't have any visual cues nor any indication as to how the stage worked. Just a bullet/beat marker that grew and grew as the song went on. Even so, you could probably guess what you had to do by about half way. I think the tip for the stage was also something like "save the world". Fitting, since the stage was called "Apocalypse", but not really helpful. I wonder if anyone knows what game I'm talking about.... Edit: I should note that you unfortunately can't really play it anymore since its servers closed. A shame, I liked it a lot. Edit 2: I was looking up gameplay footage and I realized that I misremembered somethings. The stage is called "Meteor". The song that plays is called "Apocalypse" by M2U. And the tip/subtitle for the stage is "Protected from the meteor". So, more helpful? No? The bullet/beat marker also 'menacingly' moves closer to you as the song progresses. It was a part of this challenge mode, "chaotic mode", where every stage had a familiar song from the game but with a different chart or gimmick. I miss chaotic mode. Chaotic mode was fun. The game was called "Ride Zero". It's a spinoff of a mobile game RPG called "Crusaders Quest". I commented once about it on a video on their official KZbin Channel and got a response from them. Apparently they don't even seem to know what's up with the game as it was developed by another company...(?) You can find gameplay footage of what I was referring to by searching "Ride Zero Chaotic Meteor". There's also a playlist compiling all other chaotic mode stages that could be played it the game - "[RIDE ZERO] All CHAOTIC mode stages" . It can be found as the first video in that playlist. I would give links but I'd rather not drop links on someone else's video. I was waiting to see if anyone knew the game I was referring to but... I guess not. I wasn't expecting anyone to get it immediately. And it has only been a few hours, but people have asked... and I crumble when pressed. (._. ") Sorry for being unnecessarily secretive I guess.

[@sajibprobably230]

@@jonramos2676 It was a mobile game. I don't think it was ported to any other platform.

[@archevenault]

​@@sajibprobably230 what was its name though... someone probably still has a copy of it... somewhere

[@toceeno874]

is it that one anime game about girls in a band

[@Zanador]

@@toceeno874 do you have any idea how little that narrows it down

[@sajibprobably230]

@@archevenault I wish I could say it was one of those kinds of games but... Nah. It's more like how you can't play Dragalia Lost anymore because its server has closed down. I still have the APK for it myself on an old phone but I can't access anything, even with the "resources downloaded" because of the server shutdown. I wanted to wait to see if anyone would/could guess, but the more I think about it the more I'm starting to wonder if anyone actually will... It wasn't super well known I don't think.

[@kell_0741]

As a trombone player in an orchestra, this is literally every song.

[@victorzamur]

wow, this just became a earthbounds boss with full music and animation 🤣

[@deft0k]

Basically how it feels to do a Full Perfect song in any rhythm game.

[@sperp1511]

first watch through i tried to clap right on the beat where the cowbell comes in and i got it spot on. orchestra got me perfectly ready for this.

[@SailorLoonie]

I feel so well rested

[@MrYoshida120]

Plz do more of these i love it

[@DoodleWill]

I really want a full version of this rendition of Giant Step

[@kopimopi6953]

rhythm heaven was so good, i wish they made a new game for switch

[@milliefleur]

Especially now that the e shop closed

[@MattFrost224]

There is a fan game in the works called Bits and Bops, although I don't know how it will actually turn out.

[@aidanquijano8167]

pov: you're a percussionist

[@Zenzao_o]

i just... love the melody, i don't know why, i just like it a lot

[@laffless]

I have watched this eight times now. It is starting to get on my recommended more and more. Get my out of this loophole.

[@twig1129]

I have no idea what inspired this series, or how many more you will do, but I love it! Keep it up!

[@imanoffice641]

It’s based of rhythm heaven

[@Strawberryshortsteak]

I have the flu and I don’t know if it’s the meds but that felt like a religious experience.

[@garygilbenson]

I love jazz so much this is amazing

[@absentcoder4552]

I was genuinely like, “Doo doo doo doo 1 2 Three!” *donk* Right on time.

[@SnowOfAllTrades]

This just made me go back to the Rhythm Hell video and appreciate how good it it all over again!

[@smashpotter]

This is just an accurate representation of auxiliary percussion in orchestra

[@kylefox65]

True musicians just wait for a queue, sitting back to relax for everything else

[@dengamleidiot]

Love these videos!

[@MiloTheOpossum]

Praise be the rotating cow

[@vulpineboriqua]

This is so unbelievably cursed, and I cannot fully express how much I adore it

[@FrogTonic]

When you couldn’t make it in jazz band but they felt bad.

[@r3ked272]

Theme of the guy assigned to the big loud percussion instrument that's played once in the entire piece

[@dittomayn]

it was using a COWbell, godammit

[@samwes9501]

This has the vibes of a mother 3 fight

[@konajonah]

I love this soo much the polyrhythm circus sequel we needed.

[@aaronmorris4487]

Being a percussionist we get parts like this all the time.

[@matthewklun2191]

This is a giant step for animation

[@spiderandy1778]

reminds me of a mix of the music of ENA and and also of bill wurtz. but still completely ur own. so talented

[@finestcustard5647]

The background and music remind me of earthbound haha. This is awesome

[@lowqualityimageofpetergriffin]

this cow really took *giant steps* from purgatory to entertain us, respect

[@nickfireadams]

I remember songs like this in highschool for the percussion.

[@Ag3nt-MC]

Keep making these, I’m laughing my ass off as a band kid

[@TheRoseBoy11]

I need a 1 hour long version of this

[@lolers6771]

I started playing violin. This was my start to start using rhythm in my everyday life.

[@Rincewindl]

GENUINELY please do more I fucking love rhythm heaven

[@FlashDrive356]

I feel this in the deepest parts of my soul

[@FerreTrip]

Flute here, there have in fact been times when I've had to wait about this long.

[@comradebusman3]

Rhythm heaven, rhythm hell, and rhythm purgatory. Now we need rhythm valhalla, rhythm reincarnation, and rhythm enlightenment