Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood (Drums cover)

[drainfunk]

Very nice to watch. Thanks.

[nyteq21]

Good job

[gahloot]

People forget how good and ahead of his time this drummer was for Tull!

[redsskin42]

Orgasmadrums

[VonHelton]

Can you do this (and other Jethro Tull songs) with just you playing? I'm making a collaboration vid, but I need to hear just you.

[SilverHamer]

Nice job!

[metachozoite]

what kind of hippy, tree hugging, lsd ingesting shit is this your playing to? lol...never heard it before...

[TheThom56]

quite amazing! you've got it, spot on!

Thom, Sweden

[70Dazky]

I found this album and was taken by its brilliance and have a tradition of always listening to it on christmas eve, very good drumming. I have been drumming for 5 months and i hope to play some tull tunes soon.

[Wakinshaw]

This number is one of the most difficult song I have ever played. You got it quite well! Congrats!

[drl20895]

hey this is fantastic. greetings from Maryland, USA

[39noname]

Hello .I'm in france,my name is yves,i'm the drummer from "39noname" and big fan of jethro tull.Congratulations wondurfull work on "Songs from the wood."Thank you.

Bye

My english is no good...Sorry

[Fairlight60]

@39noname Pas de problème pour votre anglais, vous avez juste à m'écrire en français! ;-) Merci beaucoup pour vos commentaires, et continuez votre bon travail avec votre groupe!

[theivory1]

This is such a fun song to play along with. Godd job, crazy set but sound good.

[haansgruber]

a couple small, minor mistakes otherwise good job! I'm sure you already knew that

peace :)

[aidipdad]

this is a pretty poor cover should've practiced more before posting sloppy in some parts and that intro is just plain bad.

[aidipdad]

not very good. botched up a few times and what was up with the intro? its decent don't get me wrong but i would have practiced more before putting a final product on youtube.

[mattirawks]

good job! at first i thought this was going to be really Douchey, but i was wrong ....awesome :)

[axischild70]

i learned this on drums a while back. quite the accomplishment for a non drummer

[bish1309]

Man, that was really good.

[camelandu2]

Wow, you did a very nice job here! As a BIG Jethro Tull fan, and HUGE Barriemore Barlow fan, this is very good indeed. That you managed this without a double bass pedal/drum is beyond me. Try Heavy Horses? :D

[kikozup]

good job

[acorntechnique]

Fantastic!

and what a great and under-heard song you choose too.

Jethro Tull are one of the outstanding bands of all time and their musicianship was virtually unparalleled.

[KEVSKI1]

Outstanding. Nice Job! Barlow is tough.

[BlueJeansProductions]

Very good cover, Jethro Tull is hard to cover, I know. :P

I subbed.

[Louk74]

Very, very good. You missed a cymbal at around 3:10 . . . don't beat yourself up. Tull - what a challenge!

[underwwraps2]

What Drum kit model are you using?

EX job! UW2

[Fairlight60]

Thank you very much! Please check my profile page for all details regarding my drum kit.

[ieatdrums]

Very nice. Not may try to tackle Jethro Tull, especially the Barlow stuff. I played in a Tull Tribute Band in the early 80's, and can appreciate how easy you made that look. Well done man!

[cloudcliff]

Playing like Barriemore Barlow is no ordinary feat and you handled it with such ease - Bravo!

[Dancat93]

great great great

[davss5]

I recall a comment on perhaps your Cinema Show video that you need to soften your bass pedal hits - could you try putting a small pad on the bass drum or pedal?...I have e-drums, and I use ~1/2" pads on some triggers without any noticeable reduction of response or volume...

[Fairlight60]

Thank you very much for your comments! If you are interested in listening to more J-Tull, I heartily recommend to start with the album this song is taken from, "Songs From The Wood"; it's their more representative and consistent yet accessible, IMHO. About the kick pad, it's just a small part of the problem, all the kit is noisy, really. I'm looking forward to buy an Auralex Hoverpad 64 someday.

[davss5]

Great job (lots of parts to learn, etc.)...I was never a super avid JTull fan - not that I did not like his music (I did), but I just never took the time to listen to songs like this...you have inspired me to seek out more JTull music...I definitely like Anderson's voice...and at least some of his songs remind me of medieval England (I'm a Medievoeurophile and an Anglophile)...

[NastyGreaser]

didn´t know e drum kits are usefull for anything ;)

[Fairlight60]

Not only are they perfectly suitable for everyday playing, but they are actually better than a-kits for many things. Can you play with headphones in an apartment on an a-kit? Can you play old and new sounds, piano sounds or sound effects on your toms? Can you fix or quantize notes one by one in your recorded performance? ... And I could go on like that. :-)

[NastyGreaser]

nontheless a kits are simply...

it´s like 5 or 6 - stringed e basses.

certain specialists say it´s very usefull

I say... I can do without them!

[ThePipersNicks]

Awesome

[CyborgNinjaZombie]

He's using a Yamaha DTX II kit.

[talfarlow]

[continued from previous post]

Although I mostly play guitar, I am currently enjoying the e-drums too. Is that kit a Roland?

About playing by heart, in my own case it's the only way I "can" do it, since putting it all into sheets is too huge a work for me. So I have to get satisfied just when I hit the kick or the splash in the right time... no further requirements.

Thx a lot for your input, keep doing so well and keep resembling Gary Novak, for bigger pleasure :-)

Jose (Spain)

[Fairlight60]

No, my kit is a Yamaha DTXtreme IIs; you can check out my user profile for more information on it.

I am in the same situation as you about learning, I cannot read music either! Besides, it takes way too long before gratification; I much rather sit behind the kit and listen repeatedly until I sound as close to the song as possible!

Thank you again for watching, and I really laughed about your Gary Novak comparison, I take it as a compliment! :-D

[talfarlow]

I know I am a rare case, but believe this: playing guitar for my whole life, I learnt the exciting drum parts of my favourite songs by repeated listening -of course- but, not having a drum kit, I used my teeth, making different jaw movements to achieve different sounds (kick, snare, cymbals) which only me could hear... thank God! LOL

[Fairlight60]

!!! Would you believe it if I told you that I do the exact same thing with my teeth? I even do the cymbal sounds with my breathing! Damn, I thought I was the only freak in the world who did that, you are the first one I meet with this incredible habit! I don't know if I should be comforted or if we should worry! :-P

[talfarlow]

This is really great! Of course! The well-known breathing technique for the cymbal(s) emulation! And what about the tongue acting as an air-flow regulator to get the hi-hat pedal nuances? LOL... I am truly enjoying your post, and I am afraid if we are two freaks already in one thread, there must be other few thousands out there... This one to keep!

P.S.: if you ever thought about using your mouth tricks to trigger a MIDI drum device or something then we are real twins in serious illness

[talfarlow]

Hi!

First of all to say you're doing an incredible work. Most Tull and Genesis from the 70's are a hell to get. I always wonder how the heck they composed that stuff and showed it all to other members to learn. ¿Were they all experts in music writing and reading? ¿Or did they record every single idea for the whole "A Passion Play"?...

Returning to your playing, it seems you placed some special sounds on the rims, didn't you? Or you have some way to swap the patches when it's needed?

[Fairlight60]

Hello, and thank you very much for your comment!

To my amazement (and probably yours), Ian Anderson wrote his music down, at least some of his songs; search for "jethro tull velvet green" on Google Images, you'll see the sheet music for Velvet Green!

Yes there are special sounds on the rims, each pad (snare and toms) has two zones on its rim. There are various ways to swap samples on the fly anyway : knobs on the pads, foot switch, assign the sound change to a pad....

[talfarlow]

Amazing it is... Wish I could see them working through a hole in the wall

[BacchusFA]

What is the brand of drum set you are playing on? If you don't mind me asking, how much did you invest in your kit? I'm intrigued because I have the space for a kit like this but would like to know investment costs..Thanks!

[Fairlight60]

No problem with you asking, sorry for the delay! Please check my user profile for information about my drum kit. It fits just right on a 4' x 6' platform.

[playtone66]

hello time signature???? how the hell did you do this?!? frolicking awesome times infinity! seriously what is the time signature to this song???

[PowerSlaveN]

Its called, having groove.

[Fairlight60]

I have no friggin idea what time signature it is in, just like many Jethro Tull songs; it often makes me scream just like you did! :-P I'm lucky enough that my brain records the music even if it cannot really decipher it, so my only chance is to play by heart.

[cvidaud]

That was great. Barrimore Barlow is tough and this song especially.

[Jakes242]

excellent

[taboulinou]

IT's tricky one to play but you it right outstanding !

[kevind39]

You got it nailed. The live version has a couple of fancy fills during the main instrumental / flute passage but I'm sure you could nail that also. Bravo. Its a tricky one to remember....

[cosmopurple]

great job!

[blazingbong]

good job and nice electronic drums...:-)

[nwyard]

One of my favourites, and good job!!!

[tullphantom]

Brilliant............Well Done Sir!!!!!!

I love Barrie Barlows drumming...

[dirtyflute]

Well played, old son. Mr Barlow being one of the fiddliest of drummers to emulate.

[gizlivadi8013]

well done!

[skwinkle79]

what kind of music is this?

[Fairlight60]

JT have been considered blues and rock; as for me they are prog-rock or folk-prog, if such a thing exists.

[joeamr]

fantastic,your timing is flawless.

[ExPloited84]

you got it down to a T man :) fucking awsome

Songs from the wood is my fave Tull album of all time

[ThinKitty2]

Very impressive. I too am a huge Tull fan and this Album title was always a favorite so I enjoyed watching you play. Kudos to you, you did a fine job.

[maxairas666]

omg ..............death metal

[volendos2]

i can see that this song is very hard to cover on drums, but i feel genesiss dance on a volcano is probably harder, the bass drum work for instance, and remember phil collins only uses i pedal.

[TheRealSlipperman]

The feet need some work. ie: CHORUS

The electronic drums will never cut it.

SM.

[Fairlight60]

My foot work needs a lot of improvement indeed; like I said on my Dance On A Volcano cover, I live in an apartment and I cannot practice very hard with my feet because hitting on the floor makes too much noise.

... But the electronic drums have nothing to do with that. :-P

[iamareplicant]

Outstanding. Aside from nailing, others can see just how off the hook Barriemore Barlow was in his playing. So creative. And yes, no time signature to hang your hat on. This tune is but 1 of dozens that Barlow did with Tull that are so musical. More like playing piano on the drums.

Nice damn job! Loved it...

[estebanmoretta]

CApo la sacaste igualita XD sos un grande!!

[Fairlight60]

Hmm... Sorry but I don't understand spanish and BabelFish translation wasn't really helpful! Did you say something about taking off the capo from my guitar?

[estebanmoretta]

I want to say that your interpretation of the song is very good!

Capo mean that you are good at what you do,

I was able to translate English what you wanted to say jeje

Now you know what it means "CAPO" jaja

[Fairlight60]

Oooh ok!! Well thank you very much for your translation and comment! I now know a little more spanish! ;-D

[badumpy]

being a big JT fan...you did a fine job!!!

[Amund7]

Wow this is good. I've thought about doing this song as well, but now I don't dare, I'll never make it as good as your version!

[sostasz]

good drumming man, i dont like the tune tho,

keep it real mate!

[Fairlight60]

Thank you very much for your kind comments, everybody!! :-D

[Marcusvdgg71]

GREAT!!!

[Jackinart]

Great performance, yeah!

[crissangelrox123]

dude i effin love tull..you did really well

[volendos2]

great performance, you always seem to look so relaxed at the kit.