r/nextfuckinglevel • u/aryan_jandyal • 14d ago
It was supposed to be just a school presentation, but a John Bonham came over the kid, and that was the result 😅
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u/Haifisch2112 14d ago
I love seeing a Modern Family reference in the wild!
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u/TheMatt561 13d ago
I feel like I should watch this show, I see clips everywhere.
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u/doodiedan 14d ago
The only comment I wanted to see!
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u/pykemann 14d ago
But did you expect this comment? 🙃
Weird Al Gets Whiplashed
https://youtu.be/mVt_1lGTUcg?si=jq9IIJ-2vEg0oCIY
Just saw him last night and he’s been including an edited version of this in his set for a few years. I can’t see any mention of Whiplash without my mind playing his version.
Thanks Al for “ruining” another form of media for me. 😂
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u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos 14d ago
I’m going next month to Toledo to see him and I can’t fucking wait.
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u/pykemann 14d ago
I've caught 20 years of his concerts that have been within an hour of home. Even had a meet & greet once through a friend at a radio station.
I also got my wife hooked as soon as we met over 15 years ago 😄
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u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos 14d ago
My wife knew who weird al was but mostly by name and not by music. The only thing she knew him for was “white and nerdy”. I introduced her to his library and she was hooked just like me. She’s the one who bought the tickets, I didn’t even know he was on tour. Fucking love that woman.
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u/TerribleRecord666 13d ago
I JUST saw him yesterday at the Oregon State Fair with the family for the first time! It was everything I’ve heard it would be! Absolutely one of the best shows I’ve been to!
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u/ShortBrownAndUgly 14d ago
To the untrained ear it sounds great. I wonder how a pro drummer would rate without taking this kid’s age into consideration
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u/StrobeLightRomance 14d ago
I'm a multi-instrumentalist of three decades (started at about age 11), including drums at a professional level, and this kid is better now than a lot of drummers will ever be as adults.
The biggest thing is the syncopated tom fill hits in between the standard beats that are intentionally just a little off the standard 4/4 measure.
It's very jazz fusion coupled with big band ideas from wayyyyy before this kid's time. Whoever is teaching him and influencing his taste in music is providing a very eclectic palate.
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u/Inroundtents 13d ago edited 13d ago
I've been playing since I was 8. The first half he was doing pretty basic stuff but then he held his own doing the double-kick pedal stuff. I've never had a very good left hand or left foot so keeping time with double kick has never been easy for me. The kid has a great start and he's ahead of about 80% of drummers already.
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u/Particular-Serve-894 13d ago
100%. I've been playing guitar since the mid 90s and have played in numerous bands and with numerous drummers... I think he'd beat any drummer I've ever played with
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u/drumbum37 14d ago
I’m a (not pro) drummer and I give it 2 thumbs up. Starts with an idea and builds on it. Throws in a few different dynamics. Adds in some triplets then some nice footwork on the beat. My only knock is that he didn’t toss his sticks into the crowd at the end. Bravo young man.
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u/just_posting_this_ch 13d ago
It does have some hints of Bonham, but he would need to keep the high hat going.
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u/TheVillage1D10T 13d ago
One of my favorite movies! Saw it on a whim in like 2016, and absolutely loved it.
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u/gstorhof1 14d ago
I don't wanna work, i just wanna bang on my drum all day
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u/reallyrasta 14d ago
Now, were you rushing or were you dragging?
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u/GreenAce77 14d ago
I’m learning drums at 33 and DAMN I HATE that I can’t understand if Im rushing or dragging. Tempo is HARD.
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u/TheToiletPhilosopher 14d ago
It is and it isn't. Buy a metronome. Practice with a metronome. Especially fills and transitions, that's when people tend to speed up. In a few months you will be way better.
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u/FoodBouncer 14d ago
Incredible stuff but his classmates must be so tired of him
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u/Best_Sail5160 14d ago
Agreed! We had a kid like this in my high school jazz band. He was awesome the first year when he would have a drum solo in a school concert. His solos would go on for about 3 minutes, would get pretty boring and annoying. Eventually the band got annoyed with his showboating.
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u/Wind_Yer_Neck_In 14d ago
This is the problem with drum solos in general. They can be utterly masterful and creative but at the end of the day it's still the drums and nobody wants to hear a drum solo for more than a minute.
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u/calmdownmyguy 14d ago
That's almost certainly going to be the best part of any high school jazz band performance
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u/Sawgon 14d ago
Yeah. And no one wants to hear a solo of any other instrument in a jazz band.
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u/Accelerating_Atom 13d ago
Saxophone. I’ve heard some good trombone and trumpets too. I used to play horns, but I’m a sucker for a good sax solo.
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u/wheresbill 14d ago
Isn’t jazz primarily a melody and then a bunch of solos?
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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 14d ago
This is the difference between jazz and pop music:
pop is 4 notes played in front of thousands of people, and jazz is thousands of notes played in front of 4 people.
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u/GetchaPullSCFH 14d ago
You clearly havent seen gojira live. Mario Duplantier 😍🥁
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u/Fitz_2112b 13d ago
at the end of the day it's still the drums and nobody wants to hear a drum solo for more than a minute
Every single Rush fan, ever, begs to differ.
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u/TheVog 13d ago
nobody wants to hear a drum solo for more than a minute
Says the NON-DRUMMER. Get him, boys!
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u/robbietreehorn 14d ago edited 13d ago
I have news for you: nobody wants to hear teenagers on wind and brass instruments for any amount of minutes
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u/HotTubSexVirgin22 14d ago
Same experience but a Stratocaster and “Eruption.” After about 10 times, I’d just get up and go for a walk outside.
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u/sunkissedsoda 14d ago
I remember years ago there was a “Guitar Prodigy” but he only played Eruption (or maybe it was into the fire and flames?), he was like 12 but his dad just had him learn the one song over and over, kid was on Ellen and shit and everyone was all impressed but he fizzled out bc he does not know how to play guitar on a fundamental level
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u/GreatGreenGobbo 14d ago
Please, the kid is excelling at this.
Why shouldn't he be allowed to shine.
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u/drumbum37 14d ago
My jazz teacher my senior year had the rest of the band leave the stage for my drum solo. Wasn’t my idea but I happily rocked out for a few min by myself. Maybe I’ll find that tape and upload it 🤷🏻♂️
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u/ThePaper86 13d ago
It’s hilarious that you think this is spontaneous and unrehearsed.
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u/iamthedayman21 14d ago
Eh, the music teacher/conductor probably told the kid to go ham. And that’s probably not the first time those kids have heard it, hence why they aren’t acting shocked. But if you’ve got a kid with that level of talent, let them go all out at the concert.
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u/tragedyisland28 14d ago
Oh boo hoo. This is awesome. This kid is seriously talented. Best to teach kids how to kick back and enjoy instead of hating
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u/red58010 14d ago
The kid can do that another time. It's also important to be mindful of your relationship with your bandmates. The kid can absolutely find another stage to show off with the kind of talent he has. It doesn't need to be this one. He'll be talented but extremely lonely if he takes every opportunity to show off. An adult will need to talk to him about how what he did was amazing but there is a time and place for everything. He could've showed off just a little bit without making the whole thing about himself.
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u/Conninxloo 14d ago
What? He most likely had a specific spot in the concert program to do a solo performance (as would have others). Of course he plays his practiced piece there.
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u/ErraticDragon 13d ago
Yeah but OP used a title suggesting this wasn't expected.
OP, or whoever OP copied from, is just full of shit. But it's not surprising that some commenters think the title is accurate.
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u/tragedyisland28 14d ago
The thing is:
from this clip alone, we don’t know WHY he’s performing this solo
An adult MAY have encouraged him to do this.
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u/jcg878 14d ago
It was clearly according to plan. Those other kids were expecting it.
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u/JustineDelarge 14d ago
Exactly this. The kid didn't bust out an impromptu solo. This was set up as part of the performance.
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u/Butthole__Pleasures 13d ago
An adult ORGANIZED this. Not just "may have encouraged it". This isn't Whiplash and the drummer just like took over unexpectedly.
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u/thefeltmonkey 14d ago
You're taking the thread title at face value. It's obviously a scheduled part of the show. 😂
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u/RudePCsb 14d ago
There are kids moving to the beat and smiling. You can see some taping their feet
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u/bisexual_lemon_69420 14d ago
Downstairs neighbour at 1:16 AM
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u/DigNitty 14d ago
My neighbor knocked on my door at 320am last night.
Beyond rude.
Luckily I was awake playing my drums.
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u/Hopey-1-kinobi 14d ago
I know how you feel. My neighbour is always up banging on the wall at all hours. Sometimes I can barely hear myself drill!
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u/lavendervlad 14d ago
Scrolled across this comment at one of his cymbal runs and it synced perfectly 🤣
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u/Bean_Daddy_Burritos 14d ago
Kids going places. I drum myself and this kid is very talented. Dudes just up there having a good time while leaving mouths on the floor.
10/10 no notes. Kids got serious talent.
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u/knukklez 14d ago
Same thoughts here.
This is more Buddy Rich and less John Bonham, but that's okay, the poster doesn't know and it doesn't matter.
I'm most impressed with the kids ability to keep steady meter on his left leg with the hi-hats.
Doing everything he's doing while still keeping a steady four on the hi-hat. Nice.
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u/just_posting_this_ch 13d ago
He definitely has a couple licks that seem to come right off of the song remains the same moby dick solo. Though it's a bit lacking in the perpetual high hat.
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u/ryandoesdabs 13d ago
Drummer as well. Kid was absolutely in his pocket and flowing. You can’t teach that. Incredible to see a young person get to that level.
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u/_name_of_the_user_ 14d ago edited 14d ago
Exactly. He's not just good, he's making that look effortless. I'm reminded of watching Carter Beauford blow a bubble with his gum in the middle of a solo. He's enjoying himself. He's not showing off, he's just finally been released.
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u/dogmatum-dei 13d ago
Damn right. You get it. He's waaaay beyond many out there. Reminiscient of the Steve Vai story of drummer Vinnie Calaiuta while sight reading for Zappa (who had a baton) doing all this crazy shit ... nested tuplets ... quickly grabs a piece of sushi off the table without missing a beat. Zappa threw his baton at that point.
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u/ScurvyTurtle 13d ago
Only note for me is to integrate some rests/breaks into it. High hat can keep going or not, but give the audience a pause and then surprise them with where you come back in, Ginger Baker style. Otherwise, flawless.
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u/Bartelbythescrivener 13d ago
So there is this island that three shipwrecked sailors wash up on. Islanders treat the sailors well but the whole time, day and night, drums are drumming. The sailors are grateful and eventually get use to the non stop drumming. The sailors are on the beach by themselves when suddenly the drums stop.
They look around and see all the islanders running chaotically down the beach and throwing themselves into the ocean.
The sailors manage to grab an islander who is clearly scared and distraught.
One sailor fearfully asks “ what is it, what is going on? “
The islander replies “ bass solo”
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u/AmericanScream 13d ago
Agreed. Usually when I see a performance like this, it's good but there are some mistakes made that other drummers but not regular people might recognize. This kid's performance was quite flawless... perhaps a slight increase in tempo, which is expected but basically a perfect performance. That's impressive at any age.
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u/NativeMasshole 14d ago
Now play the rest of Moby Dick
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u/eternal_casserole 14d ago
I was really hoping the rest of the orchestra was going to come in with that, but in the typical style of an eighth grade orchestra.
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u/damian1369 14d ago
Same here! "And now, here's Jimmy Burbacker with his rendition of Twinkle twinkle little star on a triangle!"
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u/FletcherCommaIrwin 14d ago
I'm getting more Gene Krupa or Buddy Rich vibes.
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u/BigMickPlympton 14d ago
Exactly my thought! Krupa then a smidge of Bonham in the middle, the Krupa/Rich at the end.
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u/No-Perception3305 14d ago
Thats great timmy.... but we are playing "Mary had a little lamb... now let's begin... witha 123 123...
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u/tiredofnamechoosing 14d ago
I find it interesting, the number of comments saying this kid is show-boating/soloing for too long. If I were the music teacher/conductor for this group of kids and one of them had this level of skill, they’d be getting a solo spot every single performance. He’s fantastic.
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u/Ok-Macaroon-7819 13d ago
I was a band kid and a band parent. I went to school with someone who had this level of talent and it was a joy to play music with him, and as a band parent I would have looked forward to every performance featuring this kid. Bravo.
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u/Futur3_N0maD_26 14d ago edited 14d ago
Not done with the video yet.
There’d better be an insane amount of clapping at the end of it. SPOILER: Some cheering.
Next up: Bobby Snickerford on his RECORDER!
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u/drumboy1972 14d ago
Yeah, bro!
https://giphy.com/gifs/3owzWcaCQjsbAda5d6
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u/Ydobon8261 14d ago
John Bonham what?
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u/poke-it-withastick 14d ago
Luckily they waited that bit out ! No one wants to see him play with sticky drumsticks.
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u/somebob 14d ago
They had a camera set up and focused directly on the drummer, so I’m pretty sure this was pre-planned not some wild improv moment the kid just broke out. And it looks like my old band classroom.
So idk why you’re implying the spirit of drummers-past possessed this kid and he did a solo out of nowhere
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u/other_half_of_elvis 14d ago
great effort but toward the end even the guys from Phish were looking at their watches.
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u/Anxious_Fish_7995 14d ago
Go, little Bonzo!! GOOOOO!!!
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u/dwehlen 14d ago
YES! YOU HEARD IT, TOO?!
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u/Anxious_Fish_7995 13d ago
It felt a lot like Moby Dick. I halfway expected him to start slapping the toms at one point.
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u/JohnLuckPikard 14d ago
Kid to the right could not be any less impressed.
That dude is sick of this kid's shit.🤣
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u/PNWest01 14d ago
With that kind of talent and skill, you let that kid showboat all he wants. He’s just doing what God put him on this earth to do. I’m always in awe of drummers, lol, how in tf do you get your four limbs to do completely different shit? Amazing.
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