J.G. Opeth - Reverie/Harlequin Forest !!DRUMS!!

[osirisvnt]

great cymbal set up

[Fargus990]

This is a tight fucking cover man, tight as fuck, so what you made some mistakes, its a ten minute song with thousands of notes, the room for error is huge especially in a one take video. If I were to provide some constructive criticism however, i would say, just like pretty much everyone else here is saying in just a different way, that if you're going to drum a Martin Lopez track it's got to sound and feel like Lopez' style, the fill at 2:57 is clean as fuck, amazing, but its not Opeth at all.

[GUlTARlST]

freakin nice cover! tight as fuck!

[countgr]

great cover!!!!!!congratulations!!!!­!

[Ainigma]

i really like 4:52

[thejoker1393]

Wonderful. Really really good :)

[speirszitu]

Great playing dude!

You kinda made it your own, you know?

Best i've seen.

[nockybleh]

Seriously solid man. Really clean, probably the best cover of Reverie out there :D

[ediek915]

Great job bro. Don't listen to these clowns telling you how to play. Half of them can't rock AC/DC beats, let alone groove beats with feeling and technicalities, time signature changes, etc. Keep it up!

[richmistar250]

I love coming back here every time I heard the song...this is like my music video!

[FuckinHaterzz]

This is a great cover, but i didnt rly like your way of playing the fill thingy at 2:55

[speirszitu]

@FuckinHaterzz Seriously? That was like the best in there, for me lol

[FuckinHaterzz]

@speirszitu Im so used to the fill from the album :S love it so much.. cant get used to this one

[leewhiteheadmma]

it cracks me up seeing all these comments from people who tell you how to improve what your playing, but I dont see a better version on their channels! I know I can't play it like you and I think you've done a stellar job!

[mxwl17]

Probably the best drum cover of this song I've seen on youtube!

[SAI23]

IMO you rush a bit too much at some specific points, but you do a pretty damn good job anyway :D

[HailOfMadness]

@creamer88 dude you're a machine... but in a positive way ;)

[Chopsticksdrum]

pushing the beat to much, dont need to play it that fast... no control

[JamesTheWench]

@Chopsticksdrum He has control, he just doesn't have feel :P

[dnb47]

mehhhhhhhh



[KoOstAs50]

So many things at your drum kit and u dont have a china...and u play this kind of music without it? -.-'

[metalmanky306]

@KoOstAs50 i'm pretty sure the zildjian on the left is a china, but his crashes are trashy as hell anyway lol i am kinda surprised he didn't use a china for the breakdown at 3:00 but i digress XD

[KoOstAs50]

@metalmanky306

thats true...and yes the zildjian is probably china...but i dont like it =\

[zorac91]

very very nice o.O. Opeth has to be one the best metal bands that have ever existed. I can't get tired of them!!!

[twilightkrauser]

I love this music. You play very good! And i love the sound of your snare drum <3!!

[countgr]

you are amazing drummer mate !!!!!

[Virgilivs87]

gotta love all those ghost notes on the "they are the trees" part!

well done

[deathsopus]

You've got great natural flow, man. Kudos.

[BUCK3TM4N]

iv been playing on and off for about 2.5 yrs and i need work on fills but i get most of the main beat down nice work

[DarthSivius]

I love the part with the little cymbals

[dannyduberstein]

thats close but not exactly how the song goes, listen more closely

[southofheaven0]

You have a great kit and you are a very good drummer, but you're correct about fills not matching the style... it feels like you're showing off a little bit in this song, especially during the slow part. One can clearly feel which parts are Opeth's and which are yours. I find the natural ability to make the drums fit the music more important than skills. Video is quite old so perhaps you have worked on it till now. Just take it easy :) All the best

[Steldrum]

@southofheaven0 I agree, southofheavon0 :)

[TheFcannava]

Nice drum kit and very nice drummer..

[oroslav]

niice drums dude, nice play

[phsyco78]

so many meinl cymbals ahhhhhh..........

[dashmaul]

instruments of death...

[Zymm]

18 dislikes pff , sure justin bieber fans

[luv2skate1000]

you have a real good style man.

[jaime135]

that drum set is awesome and you are a excellent drumer

[Banikan]

I could watch this all day

[apocalipticpoison]

FUck The enD is my favorite PARt of the song :/ GReat DRUmming

[ahg337]

What are you using to record? Sound is real good quality

[GOWHOLOCAUST]

Tat was an awesome cover dude....!!\m/

[alexdmc4]

Awesomee maan ! :D Nicee coveer !

[DEADMANSJOURNAL]

I like your setup! Mine is a Mike Portnoy setup(much smaller though).

[drout0]

RESPECT FOR THIS GUY. HE'S A FRIGGIN' AWESOME DRUMMER

[drout0]

7:31 to 7:34 ... hmm... speed up vid?

[Opethfullcovers]

@drout0 Agreed

[embatrion]

Very good !! your a good drumer..

[Achw3l]

Awesome cover, just try to get a little more feel into your hi-hat :) It's way too dominant

[TheMetalViking666]

this is really damn awesome dude. you have reached far, and ur gonna reach even further

[vanskabthippie]

top notch dude!

[joeceph]

If you happen to have a raw track if you just doing the drums I would gladly appreciate if you could share the 02:18 - 03:32 part for me to play/sing over. :D

[9zek]

muito massa

[GUlTARlST]

freaking cool dude! nailed it!

[gtdrummerdude]

Doesn't hurt that your kit sounds great. And those Meinle cymbals sound great! I've never tried them before but I love the dark and full sound. What kit are you using?

[paulaomichelazzo]

the 8:50 fill is fantastic!

[jmiller108]

You drum nerds have it all wrong. This guy did a great job. Quit being so nit picky!!!

[deathjames21]

flawless cover from a rather interesting song opeth is my favorite band and i'm a guitarist but dude it rocks keep it up! :)

[daverheu]

so, sounds like only opeth knows his shis?

[DarthSivius]

awesome cover!!

[simmsmetre]

solid, i like your setup

[andjusticeforjames]

grear playing bud! really enjoyed this

[Opethfan79]

Wow bro Great job.

[gangstermafia187]

nice man

[pearloid01]

The more cymbals you have the cooler you are!!!!lol

[oxxtm]

niceee!

[TheRedheadSexiness]

I know you made up the fill at 1:57 and that same fill throughout the song. It's not that complicated, but yours sounds damn good dude. Good cover.

[tankeportnoy]

you should make your hit hat less tight to make better sound. everything else is damn perfect nice kit.

[goert87]

wow....one of the greatest covers I´ve ever seen on youtube....fantastic job!!!

[lugator]

excellent man, one question; how do you get that excellent bass drum sound?

[Nubnut]

What snare drum do you use?

[Rufusmador]

FUK YEAH BOIIII!!!!!

Nice cover man!

[Selenasjtvnns]

One of the best covers I've ever seen...Great job man ....by the way nice drum kit :D

[arkerbt]

loving it :D just a little constructive criticism here, take with grain of salt..

1. timing with your feet is a little off, and is ur major weakness.

2. no 'feel' on the hats make them sound a little monotonous.

3. try not to rest your foot on the pedal after striking the bass drum, does not allow the drum to resonate freely and creates more effort for you when you go to strike again.

Otherwise, fucking spectacular speed and technique with the hands! Keep up the good work!

[Carolene76]

I can see you enjoyed the part at 2:40 when he comes in with that low as much as I do, Great job dude keep jamming.

[swiftus1234]

everything about that was fantastic! awesome dude!

[IMFWishmaster]

awesome.

[LuckyRockable]

It disturbs me watching that small splash under the Meinl get hit by the bigger cymbal, 

[LavAzza1982]

@LuckyRockable And he also does that crashing wrong, makes me rage even more.

Those at 0:20 sec

[trouble48708]

Amazing

[clottoyup]

that fill round the 6 minute mark was awesome, not to mention the others. but that one really stood out to me. very good cover.

[Hecky905]

@clottoyup

Totally agree!

[thewisdomseeker1]

it's a really cool cover you've done , man I love progressive metal and it's fascinating the talent most drummers put in their work; bands like Opeth , Dream Theater , Be'Lakor, Skyfire, Symphony X for example , and even in death metal scene like that bastard from Behemoth is brutal.

[khiane117]

nice job man, i love the sound of your kit, especially the snare, tom's and bass drum, i liked how you added your own fills in, though as you say they didn't always fit in with the style but most of them were good. you should cover more opeth, what about one from the deliverance album

[MetalDrummer09]

man this is amazing, ive watched it countless times. One of the best drum covers ive ever seen dude, no joke.

[deathmetalwalrus]

fucking AWESOME =O *is blown away* ... Although in some parts there are kickass drum fills that are so much a part of the song, it's a shame to have left them out, even though your ones are sick too.

[asdewqasdfgh]

i need you to be my drummer

[MetalDrummer09]

Your a beast!!!

[scubashawn77]

This is amazing. Opeth is the best band ever!

[felixunderline93]

nice!

[FruHallon]

Your crashes sound amazing! What do you use?

[LucklessGun]

Awesome cover

[paax0]

Nice!!! Great job!

[jeffmoppi]

nice drumkit you got there. This is one of the best songs by Opeth. If you want to play it even better, try to accentuate the Hi-Hat more. Instead of HIT HIT HIT HIT play it HIT hit HIT hit.. get my drift?

[Poehring]

@jeffmoppi Gonna have to agree with this. Everything is spot on and incredible but it would be even more amazing if it was HIT hit HIT hit HIT hit HIT..Wow I wish I could play like this....one day ;)

[karlculator]

@jeffmoppi like a tip shoulder kind of thing you mean?

[jeffmoppi]

@karlculator tip shoulder, as in golfing? Well, yes, except you'd do it with your wrist.

[DEADMANSJOURNAL]

@jeffmoppi ACCENT, TAP, ACCENT, TAP(:

[karlculator]

fucking amazing dude i really like the way you added your own style in there

[lmasd]

beacause of the 10 minutes -norm i had to cut the part in the middle and the

JAjajajajaajaj i found that funny, don't ask me why

[VivaEmptiness420]

we got us a regular Martin Lopez here! lol

sweet drumming dude. i wish there were drummers like you around where i live... the only ones suck or don't like Opeth or prog metal...

how the hell could you not like Opeth?!?!?

[sleepy5zzz]

the fill at 2:56 is a sick fill but u messed up on the time alittle if u keep workin at the that would be so epic! and u killed this song love how u put ur own style into it

[SecretdwarfRS]

Nice kit, I love it! :)

[briske6512]

love it man, keep on drumming

[disas73r]

I hope you do consider this as your own twist on the song right?

because if you where to cover it you did a lot of "mistakes"

you are a good drummer, but you didnt play THE song as it is

[briske6512]

@disas73r dude, copying a song means you have no chance to develop your own style, copying another person is pointless, its like copying an exam, sure it makes you look good, but you're really not smart/good at all

[disas73r]

Well yeah, of course, in fills an such, but you have to hit the same essential hits, like the three last hits in the first riff, and he makes to a double then a single

[rockatanius]

@disas73r music isn't about definitions mannnn

[DevinRickard]

Respect!

Nice drumming, and Nice skill. =]

[mrikillunow]

What snare is that?

[Slainwuss]

fantastiskt!(as we say in swedish) loved the basspedals 3:08. great job dude!

[lazarus343]

good shit

[panagos2345]

perfect......

[lucaballesi]

awsome :D

[papegojaz]

This is so damn tight.

[JPeachBand]

@creamer88, damn good cover dude, 3:32 - the cumbal work is so damn good there O live it, i dont suppose you could tell me what cymbolsyou have there (the 3 small splash cymbols above/siding your high hat?

Would be much appreciated.

[manosarrr]

those are meinl cymbals

[GODCORRUPTED]

INCREDIBLE PLAYER

[MALSIV]

Everything was great exept the fill at 8:37 haha x)

[aantiawp]

@MALSIV aww lol yeah

[masterd000]

Yeah, what can you expect when playing a 10 min song by OPETH?! ;F

Yeah, I am serious ^^"

[mstrlekar]

that is sick man.. opeth is my favorite band.. kudos to you for playing this song..

thanx..

[creamer88]

yes.. i have 2 of them!

[YouSomeGatorBait]

@creamer88  Good shit man keep it up.

[Thereis1]

@creamer88

those huge meinl crashes are brash and sound ridiculous...ly wierd

[Curoch]

Very well done, amazing cover! Really makes you realise how much more complex songs are.

[tomandhisdrums]

great cover bro

[Fuseblown]

Very nice cover! One of my favorite Opeth songs!

[dissected133]

nice cover man!!!

[Midras]

@OmicronIII

that's bull shit. you have no ears (or you don't know nothing about music and rhythm!!!). it's right speed and that's it.

[RaidenSpartan]

Please tell me how slow he is exactly going omicron, your clearly all knowing.

and if its so noticeable, post a response of your 'epic', skillful and in-time playing

if not, give credit wheres it due, its a great cover thats in time, and go get a life!

[Bitchin456]

You tell everybody that makes a suggestive comment to get a life?

[creamer88]

...not

[OmicronIII]

@creamer88

Fine.. whatever... maybe not slowed down intentionally, but it's still slower than studio. Trust me, I can tell. Maybe it's YT... maybe not, but it is slower. Check your metronone.

[mikerheubottom]

No it wasn't, it's the same track opeth recorded.

[OmicronIII]

@mikerheubottom

I can believe that it was. I'm only say that in this forum, it sounds slower and easier. Not saying it was, just sounded that way. The tone makes it sound slower, I suppose.

[MALSIV]

What do you mean? That the song was slowed down? Because it wasent. I know all Opeth songs and this was not slowed down.

[METALEJANDRO]

congratulations! :D

[matbluesman]

Fucking amazing, you really nailed it! even the last part which is so complicated! And u also have such a good sound; what snare do you use?

[timthetoolmantaylor5]

bitchin dude, sounds percect

[Solarrain4]

Two comments:

1) Just had to say this - I love your set - setup and sound. xD

2) Your drumming is amazing. Opeth's drum beats can be a real bitch to learn and I think you pulled it off quite well.

[bikutorusan]

8:36 DO IT!!!

[ThisMortalCoil64]

Ghost Reveries, best Opeth album for drumming imo. Nice job.

[marfguy1987]

what's your cymbal setup? I think Irecognize a few but this is the kind of setup I was looking for cymbal wise

[thereddrums]

very impressive, love your cymbal work. the little splashes just make this song come alive. top kit too.

[Chefen92]

Great sound of the kit, and you're doing a great job handling it! 5 stars.

[dagugoso]

Killing!!

[Slmmrksyn]

awesome sound, and great performance dude.. 5.0

[EnriquePage91]

wtf... I'm so jealous of your drum set..

brilliant.. !

[lanceengland]

Nice job! Opeth is awesome and Martin Lopez is one of my top 2 favorite drummers. This album is a masterpiece (as pretty much all their albums are).

[Mufasa503]

I really love the snare drum sound, but still, your cover is fucking great!

[cdfox85]

I agree, man! That snare sound is SICK!

[bcwdrums]

Cool drumming man.........

[QUAKESNAKE007]

AWESOME !!! 5 ***** from Czech Republic

[ejones6286]

You killed this song so hard, you kept the spirit of the fills while at the same time making them harder. sick

[MrAlekssings]

Really great drumming man. I thought your fills were fitting, some are actually better than the real recordings of this song.

5/5

[Aurense]

omg the drumset!

[ke812]

Good but definitely not drum for drum. The part in the beginning hurts my brain. You made it way more complicated than it is :P I see it was only your 4th time playing it though. Amazing drumming, and very nice sounding set overall.

[guaraguao00153]

nice drumming skills dude 5/5

[WznUDn]

great cover and amazing drum set!!!!

[diegrohl]

it's cool to see you've added your own drum fills but sometimes you exagerate with the arrangements and some patterns are more simple than the ones your are playing.. at the end its a matter of taste... but the thing i like of martin lopez is that he never "throws all the meat on the grill"

in any case.. respect

[moerousselle]

Dude sweet cover, it's fucking solid, good for you!

[Greensoccervato]

Damn

I never realized how complicated the bass drum plays in this song!

AMAZING!!!!!!

10/5 stars!

[MunZinho]

Respect ... especially to the outro. How long have you been playing? And for how many hours a day - aprox.?

Thumps up! :)

[Adrianfish1024]

dare you all to search harlequin on google images. AMAZING VID YOUR AMAING AMAZING SONG AMAZING. subscribed keep them coming.

[bly11]

and 1 more thing..ur crash sound fucking amazing

which meinal serieas are they?

[Holskey777]

Soundcaster Customs

[bly11]

omg perfect

what set do u use?

[Olufxx]

It would if u tried Lotus Eater! ;D

[Olufxx]

You are GREAT! 5/5!

[gangamel]

great man!

[kaChalloner]

please learn how to play it right some of the things you do sound bad, or maybe im just used to listening to the song but something at the first just sounds off, the little break thing he does, is much different than what you do

[languageishellagay]

gorgeous meinl cymbals

[SleepingGiant100]

the sound of your bass kick and snare are amazing....this is one of those songs you bob your head to all the way throu wit out even realizing

[bishop529]

fun song eh

[M7mDTareK]

you are so fast I thought it's fastforward!!!

[xrayeyes666]

...Lotus Eater please.....j.