Tool - Lateralus - Guitar Percussion Cover

Here we have Sam Westphalen performing Tool's "Lateralus" in the studio at the Australian Institute of Music.
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In the absence of a drummer, Sam hits his guitar a lot in an attempt to get as much music out of the instrument as possible. His KZbin videos have reached over 500,000 views (that's over 1,000,000 eyeballs) with an overwhelmingly positive response. He can be spotted on the streets of Sydney, earning more than minimum wage by playing guitar and receiving money from generous passersby. He can also write about himself in the 3rd person when necessary.
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A big thanks the Jason de Wilde(Audio Genius) for helping out with the Audio. And the legendary Peter Mooney for his sublime camera work and editing.
Produced by Adam St John-Foti (and little Peter) for AIMtv the official channel of the Australian Institute of Music.

[@mikeputrino]

Not sure if you're aware, but Tool has covered this song.

[@AndyMcSherry1]

Michael Putrino Nice.

[@CYGNIUS]

Michael Putrino Nice.

[@XraHuTeL1]

nice

[@pklukas3893]

nice

[@CatmunistMeownifesto]

Michael Putrino nice

[@parabolaschism1042]

yeah Maynard posted it on his personal facebook page

[@Urb4n0Ninj4]

Well. I guess anyone else who tries to upload a cover of Lateralus on an Acoustic should just not bother anymore. Holy shit this is incredible.

[@simpleanswer8954]

Greetings from the future. Tell that to this guy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKqncml5ibukndk

[@dakotamax2]

The acoustic guitar has such a range of expressive voices, this guy seems to know where all of them have been hiding. Wow, just... wow.

[@HiFiAwardTour]

Dude... is this real life?

[@AimTVSydney]

Sam at his best, why this didn't get a million views i don't know!!

[@ffmatheus]

totally agree! his best performance ever and best cover of Tool song on a acoustic guitar!

[@w1ndex]

Well, sometimes good things come to those who wait, I just now discovered this tonight and added to it's view count, so there ya go. =)

[@asar.6560]

Gosh, Sam, can you teach me?

[@natashametlikovic989]

AimTVSydney only halfway there ;D

[@toddwebb2862]

+Kikuchyo I do like this cover. My favorite tool and acoustic cover is ginarae18's cover of jimmy. Goosebumps every time.

[@rikiwakwak]

Why hasnt this guy been in everybodys ear by now? Why in the Blue Fuck, am i just now finding this guy? Where can i buy everything he has ever recorded? Does anybody want to buy my guitar? I no longer need it. Needless to say, thumbed up. Subbed. Well f'n done yougn fella.

[@gayleareheart8969]

This guy rocks!!! I may be a 58 yr. old woman, however, I grew up w/ROCK. Thumbs up! :D

[@rikiwakwak]

+Gayle Areheart HOTTTT! ; )

[@danielgockerell]

Most crunchy. I give it 46&2 thumbs up

[@Temporal72]

I would see this shit 10.000 times

[@theqgene826]

Dudes amazing. He’s got that stinkfist

[@Guitarmon8]

Seriously... WTF... This is absolutely amazing. Speechless. I can't even begin to imagine how much concentration and skill is required to play this.

[@AvocAtoTaco]

I looooooooove Tool. They are my favourite band of all time... And this cover is phenomenal. Well done!

[@wherepostrockdwells]

Well, now I am sure that it takes a 'Godlike' being to cover one of the songs from the GODS! This is an out of the world piece of music mate :-)

[@donut1800]

Best tool cover I've ever heard.

[@rafaelalmeida2182]

this guys is a BEAST!

[@FlameBlue9016]

This body of work still holds up 9yrs later.

[@ShatteredDiscoBall]

My heart's racing because it was just that good.

[@orenbj]

Incredible.

[@oliverjones86]

Amazing... this guy does the voice, the guitar, the bass and the drum at the same time, on a SINGLE instrument...

[@DanGartman]

This is.. by FAR.. one of the best, if not THE best Tool cover I have ever witnessed!

[@Satandidit]

I wish I could hit the like button a million times. I've listened to this song 5 times and it still is as epic as it was the first time. Thanks Sam for working so hard, and doing what you do. It's very much appreciated.

[@guto956]

you nailed the entire song in one instrument, you're a genius

[@helenabeat8592]

My jaw was on the floor throughout the entire video! Some INSANE skills he's got!

[@DharmaMidget]

One of my favorite songs, done beautifully. Absolutely amazing technique.

[@h8bone]

Absolutely love these versions of great songs

[@DragAmiot]

This song demonstrates your talent so well. It's amazing to see such a master at work

[@DharmaMidget]

Absolutely amazing! Beautiful performance of one of my favorite songs.

[@nitishchauhan8655]

same intensity as the real song, damn good.

[@Aldragor101]

LOVE your work Sam. Everything you do is amazing. Even when people comment about your voice, to me its just comedic contrast. You put so much character into your vocals and your guitar work is, well, that speaks for itself. Keep it up, man!

[@hugoalbertovillagran313]

Just Awesome ..this kind of skills and dedication make that great song always be so fresh interpretated... Thanks Sam and Thanks AimTVSydney to support this talent....regards

[@AngeliqueBulosan]

Amazing! Love the song choice. Your interpretation is fabulous. Thank you for posting!

[@Brendan085]

This is amazing.....what talent! I usually skip around to different parts of cover videos but this I watched in full. Just amazing man keep it up!

[@garyh35]

Not only does he capture the feel and chords of the song, he has this whole other thing going on in his head that comes out as a groove beat that reinterpreted the whole song. Hands down, freaking amazing

[@mrgdavies]

one of the best things ive seen / heard musically for a long long time, well done Sir

[@J_CtheEngineer]

This is my favorite song by Tool, and one of my favorite Rock songs ever. Thank you!

[@McSmijens1]

Wow...I was utterly mesmerized by that performance. Just incredible, man! This goes to show that Tool brings about amazing musicianship in not just themselves, but everyone!

[@lutfisken]

Best I've heard for a long time! Magic!

[@arsalsedo53]

The drums alone on this song are hard to play but my god this guy is playing both drum beat and guitar at the same time. WELL DONE!

[@jarodalden1394]

Don't know that this could be done any better. Hats off to ya Sir.

[@GUTERDONE]

Please keep making more videos. You are amazing!!

[@nicolofantato5623]

Man, this is absolutely one of the best interpretation ever! Keep going. Support and sharing from Italy. Cheers, dude!

[@vagranthought]

Oh okay so this is why Tool hasn't come out with a new album. This guy ate ALL of their souls. It makes so much sense now.

[@kduck2768]

Without a doubt, one of the most impressing performances I've EVER seen. Your focus and control of percussion and melody at unusual tempos is astonishing to say the least. Congratulations, the hard work really payed up. We need more musicians like you to get exposure instead of whatever new bland tune they pump out on the mass media and repeat to exhaustion. The best of lucks

[@egicoc]

This must be one of the best cover of lateralus that I ever heard. Just great man! Keep doing!

[@HayleeDawnify]

Listening to your covers is like getting my ears laid. I listen and watch and it brings nonstop tears of happiness. Every band that you have covered should be fucking proud. You are a guitar playing GOD!!!! Keep it up man

[@giraffeapproved]

This is one of those videos you could watch over and over and always appreciate.

[@TheSupermonkeypants]

Holy shit. My jaw was literally dropped the whole video. That was fucking amazing.

[@atolmasoff]

This is absolutely mesmerizing to watch and listen to

[@MC-wg5hi]

Absolutely amazing!

[@confusedenormaton]

this is honestly the greatest thing I have ever seen.

[@veferbogot]

The last 30 seconds really blew my mind. Really good job.

[@Zaven59]

Couldn't wipe the smile off of my face the entire time. Amazing.

[@ne0nicecream]

so cool, that rhythm hand is something else

[@tarnationsauce2]

This one is my favorite so far. Also my favorite tool song to watch Live.

[@gergenfonchen]

Acoustic guitar can be so underestimated. It's stuff like this that can really show what this instrument can do in the right hands

[@chris682]

this is amazing. best one yet

[@swish007]

Keep coming back to this video.. This is the fourth time I've watched it this week

[@Pez2176]

One of the most Extraordinary Tool covers I've ever heard....and by ONE person, alone. W0W! You, Sir- are the man. ;)

[@fabiomarchiotto4141]

Drums, guitar, bass and voice! All-in-one

[@krishnachoudhary9455]

That was amazing. I thought I was expecting too much of solo acoustic guitarists when I searched "Lateralus acoustic guitar" but now I know, nothing is too much.

[@Merkin678]

A very gifted talent playing the title track to the holy gift.

[@dreamwizard2000]

I not only love his skills,but also the great insightful comments

[@nicheadlee]

Wow, this one is the best cover you've done yet imo.... great work!

[@drummerpablo1]

Truly an extraordinary rendition. That you even had the audacity to attempt such a complex song this way is worth commending, but you really blew me (and everyone) away. This must have taken you so long to put together! The only way this could've been better would've been if you did the 5:6 polyrhythm, but that much complexity is not something anyone would expect. You play through the 3:4 polyrhythm jam out really well even though it's literally impossible without more people. Very impressive!

[@jbuell311]

This was very refreshing and different. Awesome job.

[@joeyagnew3032]

Lost of Words...Speechless!!!

[@ElChanguito5]

IMPRESIONANTE!!!!!! Saludos y gracias!!! desde Argentina.

[@christiansmith1125]

wow. this is so flippin cool! keep making more video's.

[@fenris748]

Absolutely incredible. What a talent.

[@TheDekerg]

Wow! And before I knew it I listened for 15 min on repeat!! More tool buddy!

[@corinnaboylan]

speechless. this is phenomenal

[@krisfrigault219]

Absolutely mind blowing

[@allysonrandall613]

jesus h christ. I normally cant stand cover songs but this..... this is just blew my mind absolutely amazing

[@Jackal216]

This guy is incredibly talented. Trying to keep up with this dude is splitting my brain right in two LOL. Good job!

[@laughinfrenchy]

Amazing and just so unique! Love it!

[@Rustinpeace117]

This gives me goosebumps.

[@CNder77]

This is incredible, I really enjoyed it!!

[@Allbrook86]

Wowowowowowow. Speechless. I listen to this cover on repeat while at work, I love everything about it...

[@HarveyMeadowlark]

Just amazing. Bravo

[@alejandrostandstill]

You are outstanding... SAM = GENIUS!

[@jaebby06]

WOW!!!! That was INSANE! definite eargasm!

[@brianbernstein3826]

phenomenal... really really phenomenal

[@thomaspeters5889]

Note the classical guitar position, the left wrist kept straight to allow maximum access to the fretboard. This is a new and exciting breed of soloist that includes percussion with style still in development. Listen to the original version of the song to appreciate this young mastet and his brilliant dynamics.

[@rockervenegas1550]

This guy is a monster!! this is the type of cover I'd watch!

[@davenolan501]

Still that BEST I've ever seen !! Dude your da man

[@MrDozip]

still waiting for an album

[@jnkdlx]

Great Sam!!!

[@BrendaMachuca]

Woooooooww!!!!! I just can´t belive he is actually playing all these sonunds with only his guitar, just AWESOME!!

[@HappyKatanaGaming]

this is just beyond incredible

[@Satandidit]

Damn sam, love your stuff. Keep up the hard work man.

[@jordanperry5]

Sweet! I love the vocals on top of the guitar percussion

[@Ajuinvaliid]

This is amazingly awesome !

[@fretplayer87]

Dude you deserve a lots and lots of more fame! Kudos Sam! Keep on doing good work! Best wishes from India :)

[@FromQnz2King]

Dude is on another level of guitar playing. wow.

[@Thelittleonesaid]

Sweet Cola of mercy, this is spectacular! God bless the mother that gave him birth!

[@ophicermango]

2020 COVID-19 lockdown brought me here. Thank you for entertaining us all with your unearthly talent!

[@engineeredvirus8205]

Awesome skills, brother. Following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been.

[@moesix]

I've just been floored by this

[@zachpak6579]

He switched it up from the other one I saw of him performing Lateralus and I must say I like this one a lot more, but they are both such amazing performances.

[@THEgameDeity]

Beyond awesome.

[@mortricia_heller7713]

Simply amazing

[@stevefisher222]

this is incredible man. you my friend are awesome and have an amazing talent, keep kicking some ass!

[@matthyder5131]

Outstanding!!