Thin Lizzy - Chinatown Drum Cover

A quick bash through Thin Lizzy's Chinatown! not had chance to upload anything for a while due to being very busy with gigs and other music projects, but have recently reconfigured my cymbal set up to more or less mirror my live kit so thought I'd have a blast through a few tunes to test it out ;) A few alternate fills here and there but always great fun to play :)

[@thunderdrummer1]

This is really fantastic. You really nailed all the nuances with the fills and flicks throughout and have lots of power throughout. Super cover.

[@caelanmcdonald1400]

I am a drummer myself and I do drum covers but this cover something that thin Lizzy has got to see, this here is a star 🌟

[@thepirate4081]

I'm 57 years old and got an electric drum kit. My wife wants me to play this. Holly crap. You made it look so easy.

[@crazy224488]

Have you played it?

[@jedi8810]

No pressure but have you played it?

[@MrTortureneverstops1]

@@jedi8810 I think he sold his drum kit...

[@marktogher7488]

Been coming back to this one for 2 years. My favourite youtube drum cover. Unbelievable!

[@alanvaughan2937]

Great job seen it Live in Buffalo one of Lizzy's last tours 40 people in the club ..Downey was so underrated ..you nailed it Brother

[@drinkingpoolwater]

damn only 40 people!

[@georgebarry8640]

@@drinkingpoolwater Its Quality...not quantity. Ive seen some of the best shows....like Queen with Freddie upfront..and the crowd was like "meh".....lol!!!!!!

[@georgebarry8640]

Brian Downey is and was CRIMINALLY under-rated. Listen to this song!!!! Cool AF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidgrill134]

Excellent cover with great fills but having your toms miked to perfection was the icing on the cake.

[@rhythmelf8881]

Impeccable proficiency, accuracy, fluidity. Absolutely awesome cover, you're a very accomplished drummer and a joy to listen and watch.

[@DezzaProductions]

My taxi driver tonight ( cumbernauld, Scotland) told me about this video awesome drumming man👏👏

[@julesvandervelden4176]

What at amazing cover! Brilliant drumming to a brilliant track. Many thanks for sharing.

[@soccerrocker4872]

That was extremely good ! You can play in a Lizzy Tribute band with me ANYDAY !!! Wish you lived in Washington State bro! Brian Downey is INCREDIBLE !! Keep em coming!!!!!

[@conorsmith8551]

He has a great beat that sounds like a marching band from ulster, love it

[@高柳周二]

FANTASTIC!!! good sound, fill-in and wonderful sets. I also played this tune. This brings back the memory.

[@andybltt]

Great video of a great song. Been a huge Lizzy fan all my life but it’s only now that I’ve started playing drums that I realise how great a drummer Downey really was. Thanks for posting this.

[@adversecamber3839]

Mate this is beauty! I need lessons from you! I'm learning this but feel about 10 years off! Just the rolls and the triplet feel throws me, inspiring video. At first i though 'another guy with masses of drums around him' but boy you can play. Brilliant, and so tight! Would it be a pain in the arse to do a video where you break it down...? That'd be awesome.

[@roimlil]

Cracking playing mate, kit sounds awesome.

[@paulfoster4377]

Great cover, my band are starting to work at covering this. Been really helpful to see how you play it… top job mate thanks👍

[@peterarmstrong6928]

I've heard a few covers,and most smother it with the ghost's,,YOU nailed it brother,Mr Downey would be grinning 🤟

[@peterarmstrong6928]

Love how the indent,on your ride eventually came to rest 🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@keithdagnall7686]

What a drummer playing such drum lines, of probably the most underrated drummer of the big 70’s rock bands. Bryan Downey on drums!! Sure seen this guy with Dizzy Lizzy brilliant

[@JordanNealeDrums]

Cheers dude, very much appreciated, Downey is a legend and massive inspiration. And yes I do play with Dizzy Lizzy too!!!

[@bimmerflex5526]

Totally awesome. One of the best thin lazy tracks ever. RIP Phil. So many lizzy tribute bands keeping the lizzy spirit alive.

[@guyjones3665]

Superb... imagine lizzy compiling this..

[@klausmitwoch]

Super Jordan, love You Thin Lizzy. Thank You.

[@MentalMickey999]

Excellent.

[@maxadrums]

Tight playing, Jordan!

[@ChinOfAllChins]

Duuude, solid drummin!

[@frankmottola4130]

Very good Peru admired coordination of drums Exitos good video 777.^.

[@patrikwiksten]

This is good stuff. Brian Downey would agree...

[@Motherloadrocks]

great song and great playing

[@s13utssb]

Nailed it. Superb!!!

[@chrisbarlow2131]

Brian Downey is a bit special. He plays with real swing.

[@TomasNolanmossynolanmusic]

This is outrageous.

[@mattmcevaddy]

awesome job

[@Shlopcakes]

Fantastic cover. Well done 🤟

[@robertanolan4876]

So well done!!😊

[@khazi54]

Frigging awesome Jordan !

[@QBtracksandstuff]

Man that was fantastic. BD was the man eh!

[@jin6000]

Fucking STUNNING man. So so well done. Thanks for posting.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Obviously I play guitar but I know when a certain song has fantastic drumming in and that it sounds complicated. Great job covering it.

[@johnkilpatient1509]

Awesome!

[@JoshLand]

BRUTAL

[@19ARSENAL100]

Awesome work Jordan.

[@berryarends9823]

Very impressive

[@jeffhodge2276]

Incredible!! Brian is sooo under-rated, and so are you.........cheers amigo :)

[@chased-penguins]

Один в один.Превосходно! Очень люблю эту вещь.

[@mattasaurus99]

That ride @218 is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rbrobbi]

Brian Downey top 5 most underrated rock drummers.

[@audieconrad8995]

Whoa!

[@zerowski]

Great job!!!

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

Jordan Neale on drums!

[@SlickCrusty]

fantastic

[@mattasaurus99]

This is unreal! Great job man

[@nogribin]

perfecto. damn.

[@sohostrutfoolscircle7678]

Excellent! Well played 👏

[@bob70drum62]

Very great job , brian Downey is fabulous drummer . You have very good GOOVE man !!! I also play to songs of thin lizzy , "got to give it up" and jailbreak if you want to Watch !

[@drumman190]

Great work rockin Cover :)

[@alansimpson7372]

Superb well done hope I can get it half as good

[@alansimpson7372]

Brilliant mate my band want me do this one now ur my reference

[@Metalholica1]

🤘🥁🤘

[@michelmuller7270]

vraiment très bon super beat!!!!très bon batteur....

[@alexlee587]

Fantastic

[@medinaar116]

Awesome dude!

[@rogerbrookes3515]

Fuckin' brilliant! You nailed it mate.

[@yvanmargineanu9807]

😎😍💜

[@mrSpatcat]

I'm so grateful for this. This song got me into drumming - saw a cover band doing this when I was about 12 and I was blown away. But one thing that's bugged me that you might that be able to help. What's the orchestration of the flam triplet flam triplet fill?

[@mrSpatcat]

Wait. Think it's flam RLF RLF flam RLF RLF.

[@JordanNealeDrums]

@@mrSpatcat cheers dude! Much appreciated. But yeah thats basically it you got it 😎 In my case (not necessarily the right way) but I approach it as a if I were playing a quadruplet with double kick pedals, flam then R L RF LF but play the LF beat on the hi hat pedal which is effectively silent and when sped up and repeated around the kit leaves you with the triplet fill/feel in the video, hope that makes some kind of sense!!

[@mrSpatcat]

@@JordanNealeDrums makes total sense. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Much appreciated. Keep up the good work. Kit and mix sounds amazing by the way.

[@JordanNealeDrums]

@@mrSpatcat cheers dude, really appreciate that, all the best 😎🤘🎶

[@bizzjoe]

Savage

[@Catinthehackmatrix]

Do you have to mute the drums being this close to the wall?

[@JordanNealeDrums]

I use minimal dampening on the kit, but with the drums being close mic'ed you dont get much room sound, then I blend a bit of overheads in to tie the kit together, works pretty well even though its not the biggest room, this is an older vid but my new home studio sounds much better!!

[@sustan4532]

You need to lay back & swing more ...

[@lamnag01]

You seem more relaxed in this video and It looks and sounds pretty amazing. Downey's finesse were his wrists no need for histrionics

[@lamnag01]

like most drummers. Sublime rendition

[@chrisnorkett8314]

Nope, still don't get those triplet fills, care to elaborate, great job 👍👍

[@JordanNealeDrums]

Cheers dude. Tricky to explain the triplet fills but in my case (not necessarily the right way) but I approach it as a if I were playing a quadruplet with double kick pedals, R L RF LF but play the LF beat on the hi hat pedal which is effectively silent and when sped up and repeated around the kit leaves you with the triplet fill/feel in the video, hope that makes some kind of sense!!

[@TubeFinlay]

What rudiment is the 2nd part of the intro drum roll?

[@JordanNealeDrums]

Pretty sure It's all singles up til the 2nd part which then switches to a triplet feel (starting R R L) to mimic the guitars then switches back to singles again to end on the crash, hope that helps 😎

[@TubeFinlay]

@@JordanNealeDrums Great stuff man, starting to venture into Lizzy territory and thought this was a nice place to start.

[@JordanNealeDrums]

@@TubeFinlay nice one mate, cheers and all the best 👍🤘🎶

[@TheMichaelseymour]

hey bud ....if you were to send me the stems from your drums - i could do a great job for you - i sound quite a bit like lynott vocally -and play guitar like the lizzy boys ...no probs

[@64mtkachyk]

Kinda ahead of the beat

[@alyxx4yo]

WICKED

[@stedrumwalt9263]

Hi great drumming mate. I am doing the same cover very soon and I've used your vid for some inspiration.

[@JordanNealeDrums]

Cheers dude! Keep rockin', all the best😎🤘🎶

[@stedrumwalt9263]

No probs. I will subscribe dude, be interesting to see some more vids. Hopefully post mine on Friday night. Be good to know your thoughts as it's in an electronic kit so wont have the same feel but hopefully still decent.🥁🤟

[@JordanNealeDrums]

@@stedrumwalt9263 cheers mate! I'm sure it'll be great, will keep an eye out for it!

[@stedrumwalt9263]

@@JordanNealeDrums thanks bud. I tried Opium Trail couple month ago. Learned a lot from that.👍

[@JordanNealeDrums]

@@stedrumwalt9263 awesome tune that is mate! I play in a Thin Lizzy Tribute called Dizzy Lizzy as well as a Lizzy covers band too so there's quite a few Lizzy covers and videos of the bands on my page!! 😊

[@darrenallison1422]

Mate you need more drums ,u ain't got enough 😜

[@junkstuff7188]

Excellent