Sound City Drum Sound

[@SuperMetalhead96]

I remember watching that for the first time and immediately freaking out that Dave was playing Teen Spirit.

[@BoxOfCurryos]

I was 17 when I first watched this and got shivers up my spine, goosebumps on my skin. Still get that feeling now years later

[@dmcguire70]

1:42 Dave plays behind the beat for those 4 bars leading into the chorus of teen spirit. Dave is was one of the best rock drummers of all time and he was the heartbeat of nirvana !

[@karissam1071]

1:42 made me so emotional. some things never change, man

[@JoetjeNick]

+Karissa M Indeed! Just a perfect blended piece!

[@JenkyBoom]

man, he was a kid back then. wasn't he?

[@karissam1071]

JenkyBoom i think he 22

[@JenkyBoom]

Karissa M right. i think you're correct. pretty cool, huh?

[@kittehhatetube]

You realise the drum track for it is playing from 0:55 onwards? "So emotional" it took you till it was clearly pushed in your face for you to notice? :)

[@gregmacd2829]

I have heard many great drum solo's, but Dave's intro solo at .20sec just moves me, can listen to it over and over, I think that is just the simplicity and the power, together it becomes magic.

[@5hAwNf3rT1g]

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that's the drum part for the song "From Can to Can't" with Corey Taylor. Sounds like the drum beat when that songs kicks out.

[@Kirkshelton]

Proud to say I have had the opportunity to play/record drums in this room.

[@Big_C_4205]

Whoop-dee-doo

[@derrickhart1976]

With what group?

[@trendingverge]

Yeah it ain’t cheap tho. If you’re friends with people it is. I’ve only been in the control room for a sec a few years back when they were recording a friends band.

[@trendingverge]

What sucks though is you’ll never recreate the true sound city environment unless the neeve console is put back in place and currently Dave owns it and it resides in his studio away from sound city. So nirvana can technically never be replicated , nor any other sound, or band recorded in that room and on that console as a combo.

[@Kirkshelton]

@@Big_C_4205 pretty much.

[@Diana-zl3ue]

1:42 That was some brilliant editing

[@Katenex]

Dave looks so happy playing that track again. :)

[@MagicSwagget12]

The transition really pleased me when I watched this. Dave Grohl is a genius outside of music, too.

[@easy2120]

I was at Sound City in 2006 because I was buying a company with an office in complex. The seller knew a Producer who took me on a tour of the place. Very cool. He asked where I was from. I told him Tulsa. He said hey, that's cool, love the Tulsa music sound.

[@scotlander101]

0:16 Dave really know how to let it rip

[@trendingverge]

I watch this specific clip every day before I sit down in my home studio and appreciate all the Xs on my floor looking for that perfect spot. I never found it though. It only exists at sound city unfortunately.

[@nimitz1739]

Dave Grohl alway amazed me how he can use one bass pedal and make it sound like he's using a double bass pedal.

[@nicholass.6829]

Jason Hallman what ? When? All that is super easy with one pedal.

[@nimitz1739]

Nicholas S. Not particularly in this video, Smells like teen Spirit is easy to play but like the end of "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter".

[@bennybtv5912]

is not that easy , i get you , those double kicks with the snare a pretty hard to do ,

[@manysnakes]

I think anyone who admires Bonham as much as Grohl does has to pick up his pedal technique.

[@ofdrumsandchords]

You don't know what some guys can do with a double pedal. Listen to Gavin Harrison, you'll understand what the word work means.

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

When Kurt appeared you just can´t help but to feel emotional

[@eskews__me]

I've heard dave play that fill at 0:15 at almost twice that speed with one foot!

[@jefjaeger]

Such a great piece...the whole film is awesome...

[@Masterfilm15]

as a start up recording artist, but long time drum player.. recording drums is the hardest instrument to record.. and room plus the actual sound of the drum set is key, I've been experimenting in my house different rooms.. different mic set up's, I know none of my recordings are high end, but when your getting by thats what us broke as music makers have to play with, sometimes ya luck out,, make sure to remember the good versions how ya set up. nice to watch this video wicked!

[@Stefan-]

0:33 Nice to see Vinny Appice there, Holy Diver was recorded at Sound city, great sounding drums on that album.

[@ryn5907]

I will never understand how Dave plays his kicks so fast and so controlled

[@sam0kc]

My God, that was beautiful to watch...

[@Alex-ms1tt]

This is also the "square room" where ratm recorded they're debut album a complete masterpiece

[@firmansoemantri7574]

1:43 that was awesome!

[@trendingverge]

I am also a field foley artist. For on the spot movie effects. I have been in this studio once before and heard a tracking in progress. Not in the room itself but the control room for a brief moment. The neeve wasn’t there. I have also got to mess with Chicago’s 16 track recorder in their studio when it was disassembled in the late 90s. I was a kid then though.

[@sushipancake6559]

Dave's kick is so powerful

[@MegaMixking]

great drum sounds - great drummers

[@NXSProductions]

not always the case. I've heard plenty of shitty drummers sound very good when using a metronome and a high-grade, properly-tuned kit.

[@TheGolfdrum]

NXS Productions a shitty drummer can't just magically start playing amazingly to a click track. You must not know too much about drumming.

[@NXSProductions]

TheGolfdrum You'd be surprised what I "know" about drumming Hell, I've probably forgotten more than you know given I've played since 86. That said, you took my words out of context. Never once did I say a complete novice or someone who's never touched a drum kit in their life sitting down and playing amazingly just because of the kit and setup. That's about as believable as wearing Jordan's makes you "Like Mike." What I've meant is, there's plenty of drummers who can't keep tempo for fuck without a metronome Obviously there has to be some level of talent when it comes to a "shitty" drummer, otherwise, *newsflash* they wouldn't be a drummer.

[@detectivesargeantbrucerobe6046]

Lance Reddick killing it on drums.

[@RockAndGrohlMe]

Who else keeps coming back to this clip, so you can hear/watch Dave drum Teen Spirit as a youngin’ and as a dad?

[@divyamverma3485]

1:42 goosebumps!

[@RockBand2Freak78]

0:50 smells like teen spirit drum beat

[@LinzyMcMurter]

The clip is from sound City, I've been looking for the youtube clip of it forever!

[@Megadeth6633]

yeah no shit

[@kurtcobain6075]

I never noticed Krist's red pants in the smells like teen spirit video before

[@EJ2K2K]

Kurt Cobain Me neither untill you mentioned it😂

[@Grltn]

That scene transition between Dave and nirvana dave its awesome

[@DudeMannn]

This room is iconic to me just as that small little studio where Elvis first record a song at Sun Studio. To think that in this studio Smells Like Teen Spirit and Bulls On Parade from Rage Against The Machine were both recorded here is mind blowing !! Teen Spirit would not have been a hit if the other drummer Chad Channing would have done drums on it. NO WAY.

[@АлександрШтраух-ю5б]

0:16 RLKKRLKKRLKK How is he doing so fast and pronounced doubles with one foot?

[@HEYC00LST0RYBR0]

+Александр Штраух Slide technique bruh

[@s8dj31]

Heel toe technique

[@Fabiobocca]

+Александр Штраух No technique. Practice

[@matthewdavis7674]

Bonzo taught him

[@nicolaivedel5067]

What a nice comment

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

That Tama Bell Brass Snare is the definitive Nevermind snare pop.

[@mlgomes1]

One reason why called The Terminator

[@luisvega-do7hk]

nirvana never die dave grohl remembering old times when I was in nirvana

[@wellingtonfernandes4580]

Dave rocks, baby!!

[@projectz975]

JRSUS CHIRST it even sounds awesome through all the KZbin compression!

[@sobeeeer]

love u Dave so much

[@matiasbanfield23]

taylor plays intro dear rosemary

[@maildesepu]

1:42 EPIC!

[@ChrisBrowne]

The masterful Love Jones recorded there as well. All hail Ben Daughtrey & Stuart Johnson!

[@herick83ZA]

Cool sound

[@zaklange4087]

I wonder where Dave got that Connecticut hershey's track meet shirt from?

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

cool stuff!!

[@RandomVideoCircus]

A girl I know worked behind the scenes on this project!!!

[@NXSProductions]

A guy I know starred in the documentary and played on the album.

[@danielvanhorssen5126]

A kid i know frequently wears shoes!

[@nicholass.6829]

RandomVideoCircus that same kid that wore shoes just ran across the background and stabbed Dave.

[@danielvanhorssen5126]

Sneaky

[@dirk-janschmidt8909]

Does anybody recognize the song that starts at 2:17?

[@enricodalmonte912]

Is there Bill Stevenson?

[@mynameismark25]

wonder if steve albini refused to appear in this.

[@waqqodonkey]

it has to be all the materials that were used to build it - for the most part, right?

[@davegods278]

dave is just like the drummer from nirvana!

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

Same person

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

Rip Kurt and Taylor.

[@aanansyori6264]

what this a song title?

[@chrischoir3594]

Best drum sound here was Holy Diver

[@SuperWannabeGuitar]

What's the fleet wood mac song at the beginning

[@Stinkycrab06]

Rhiannon :)

[@xezu7700]

Blind testing with drums huh Rubin? guess Chad had to go so many places with you

[@jedailprod]

Now UAD made a plugin emulating it!

[@loveharrydaily]

If you paid attention, he actually started playing Smells Like Teen Spirit at 0:51 🙄

[@Lassoscheen]

does anybody know who the drummer at 2:52 is?

[@whatascunner]

0:11 is the difference between DG and TH's style

[@dylanbaldwin7934]

I'd say taylor is a little more technical, powerful and has a lot of finesse and Grohl is classic and heavy and is great at drumming for the song.

[@dylanbaldwin7934]

Chad smith one of my favorite drummers is a mature player. He adds lots of subtleties in the studio but mainly keeps the beat hard and funky. Now imo he has taylor and dave beat. He is capable of playing extremely technical, hes powerful, very versatile, has so much style. I live his playing. And to me john bonham has chad smith beat. Chad smith is a bonzo copy but he renovated and added his own flavor into his playing but everything I mentioned chad being good at, bonzo is better at. To me these are some of the best drummers in line from least best to greatest even though they are all good. Taylor hawkins, Dave grohl, Chad smith, Ian paice, Bill ward, John bonham. I added bill ward and ian paice. To me these ar the best all around drummers yes of course peart and buddy are the most technical but to me they are not as all around skilled as the others stated. Also this is subjective just my opinions and observations.

[@ganbareshamiko1730]

Is it just me, or does Dave Grohl look like the drummer from Nirvana?

[@toRiP.]

+GeometryMath Algebra Dave Grohl played for Nirvana for 4 years

[@ganbareshamiko1730]

That's the joke. ;)

[@toRiP.]

hahaha nice, i failed hard :D

[@ganbareshamiko1730]

s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/dc/ce/02/dcce02cef9c0da3ab669cb55af522af3.jpg :P

[@SleepscapeSerenity]

whooosh

[@WeinStefan32]

sounds like the kick is clipping in some parts

[@sultansofswingers]

I just came 1:42

[@tonyhall3365]

anything at all from Teen Spirit is goosebumps stuff

[@Severen45]

I wonder if that's the actual kit dave used on nevermind.

[@THEBENB]

Whats the background song at 2:17 ... I cant find anything

[@angrykoolaidman]

Ben Bartenbach It's some sort of remix of Cure for the Itch by Linkin Park.

[@Honeythebeebee]

@@angrykoolaidman cover

[@ralpherl5657]

Is that the exact same kit Dave used for Nevermind?

[@ralpherl5657]

Chairdolf Sitler 😵😵😵😵😵

[@ralpherl5657]

Chairdolf Sitler why dont you just stab me in the heart? I guess Santa isnt real either?

[@StringBender567]

😂😂😂😂

[@user-ub8vx8zd1d]

No. Pretty sure he rented the kit from "The Drum Doctor" shop from around where sound city is.

[@CrashNMe-bj2lo]

♫ l don't want to play. l just want to bang on the drum all day. ♫

[@nachoakley]

WHO is that guy at 0:26 who looks like Kevin Garnett?

[@rcvaroundtheworld6217]

I’m willing to bet Dave goes back and practices nirvana songs all the time

[@mauriciosanchez813]

2:17 what is the name of that song? , I have heard that in a linkin park's album

[@mrelcolocolorado]

+Mauricio Alejandro Sanchez Romero Cure for the Itch - Linkin Park

[@jacoballemang]

what's that back round song? 2:17

[@THEBENB]

I searched like 8 hours to find that Track... Nothing -.-

[@mark1952able]

all I get is these excerpts from the movie.....where do I watch it?

[@ChickenFriedBrad]

It's available on KZbin now. It's free with ads.

[@mark1952able]

@@ChickenFriedBrad Thanks!

[@ChickenFriedBrad]

@@mark1952able No problem!

[@dolanburton8746]

I should be going to bed.... but.... its Dave freaking Grohl

[@ruvensama]

who's the guys at 0:27 ???? that guy is a ninja!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Whatever22ification]

It's me, nice to meet you.

[@ruvensama]

never mind, it's omar hakim....

[@tjoln3y]

the dude at 0:27 looks like kevin garnett lol

[@Albeit_Jordan]

yo who's the cat at 0:26 ?

[@joellee7645]

Grohls a talented mfer im glad he didnt shoot himself

[@Lat3h1tz]

I believe it's linkin park not sure what it's called but I know its off of meteora and it's like Mr.Hyde we somethin

[@antigen4]

'square rooms' = the worst rooms AND the best rooms...

[@javiergodinez6283]

hola

[@joevining2603]

Okay, but SOMEBODY designed it. It's not like there's zero acoustic treatment in there, lol.

[@weinpeenceejey8635]

So Dave Grohl is playing nirvana and it’s not in the title at all why fammy you don’t koe de wey

[@trecoolmania]

1:42 made me wet myself a lil.

[@fleagle66]

Yes. This is how you mic drums. Butch Vig did not invent that.

[@steadyrhythms9571]

I write music at times and I do guitar and bass digitally. I can't stand the sound, it's just so empty feeling. I'd like to try out analog and see what I get.

[@Honeythebeebee]

You won't get more feeling with analog stuff lol

[@CasperIskov]

''sound city drum sound'' and then the drums has no ambient of the room involved in the mix whatsoever. what's the point?

[@NXSProductions]

Did you miss the part where he said that they had up to 16 microphones mic'd in and around the entire room because of the space's excellent decay quality? Plenty of ambiance when you're using an array of microphones spread all about the room and on the kit itself. Then to run those mics into individual tracks where you can adjust the levels all independently? Come on, now.

[@charrooficialmx]

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[@squidward8614]

1:42

[@SeanAustinLewis]

Am I the only one who doesn't like this drum sound?? Sounds super distorted, compressed and unnatural.

[@SeanAustinLewis]

+eqsmooth Just my opinion, however it does sound nice in the mix with heavy guitars and bass and vocals. It sounds like a good hard rock sound to me, but like you say it lacks the detail of what a jazz drummer would go for.

[@charlescross1500]

you missed the point

[@charlescross1500]

Lol thanks

[@CirrusMusicOfficial]

+Seán Austin Lewis thats to do with the video clips audio i think, it sounds very weird and I didn't notice that when I watched the film

[@zakmountford2]

I do a lot of ambient recording with HUGE drum sounds and this drum sound would not fit in at all. It's great and has it's place, but I kinda learn towards your side, Sean.

[@Diggerdog2nd]

Vinny Appice is such a great drummer but after the guy at 0:26 it don't look to good.

[@patfurlan]

+Diggerdog2nd brian blade

[@arj446_]

+patfurlan Omar Hakim ! But it's like comparing apples and oranges...

[@jamesrockford2626]

+Diggerdog2nd appice is the best

[@AquaAnim]

+Thomas Agreed; people need to quit comparing, and enjoy what every drumming great has to offer. Most professional drummers in interviews, and that ive talked to always think this way. No one is "better" all have our own unique drumming voice.

[@orion681]

I was wondering if anybody noticed Vinny lol. Whenever he plays I hear Dio.

[@percyboy2066]

..Moby clan much?

[@ocho611]

you know what would'a been cool? if any of the amazing drum sounds they keep swearing by made it into this video. i can't say there's never been good drum sounds recorded in this studio, but in my opinion none of them were represented here

[@jeffjones9813]

I've recorded as a drummer in th eearly seventies at Sound City and the drum sound was adequate but not as good as other studios such as Sunset Sound. or The Record Plant and Cherokee Stusios in the 70's both places smoke Sound City.. Grohl was a fool to pay for that board what he did. I just did a session in a living room of a tract house last month and the drum sound blows away anything Sound City ever did. You are all living in a lie of smoke and mirrors about Sound Cities over rated credentials.

[@DirkHoeppner]

could not have said it better myself. there is no magic to getting a good drum sound. fun fact, Dave Grohl loved that board so much that after Nirvana recorded Nevermind he and the Foo Fighters never recorded a single album at Sound City. finally when the business went belly up he swoops back in and probably picked it up for a bargain at the bankruptcy sale. that entire documentary was probably just to convince his wife to be okay with his ridiculous purchase brought on by an acute case of gear acquisition syndrome

[@jalanjones7310]

LOL. A fool and his money someone said hundreds of years ago. I like digital better than 2 inch tape. It hears better.

[@gigisdad]

Maybe they didn't put as much effort into your sound because you were a nobody.

[@jalanjones7310]

You're only a nobody to those that don't know you . Most of the planet doesn't know Dave Grohl from a homeless drunk that needs a shave either. We are both equal on that note. I however am way more intelligent and would never spend 1/2 a million dollars for an antiquated useless almost over rated in it's prime sound mixing board. It's always the producer and engineer sonny boy. Never the equipment.

[@gigisdad]

My comment wasn't directed at you, ok fruitcake?

[@bouleamythe]

The drum sound? who cares, the quality of a song is in the songwriting.

[@zakmountford2]

+boule amythe They're not talking about the quality of a song, they're talking about the quality of the mix. Musicality and sonics, two very different things.

[@chrischoir3594]

grohl is a terrible drummer

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

Better then You

[@Nkisnick]

MOST Overrated drummer ON THE PLANET.

[@Bleach69]

Dave Grohl the best!