Morgan Ågren

[hidroperro]

Mats & Morgan Agren are simply AWESOME.

[BuffaloStylez]

Lmao@mysteryclown

[MysteryClown000]

Jim Gaffigan on bass everybody.

[TarantulaTown]

If I had my own late-night talk show, this would be the opening theme.

[LadyLuftmadrass]

I know how good Mats and Morga are... But i'm sooo impressed with that sax-player!!! thank you god!

[MrFlagon]

bunch of extra temucicals

[professorMDseiunsky]

キーボードの人カッコイイ

[MrPelonchas25]

@professorMDseiunsky eres un pendejo jajaja

[matias00tama]

morgan agren is my god...

[fireblossom2u]

Once again I am floored by these fellows. I leave this day more intelligent as a result of listening to this wonderful performance.

[eyehatepop]

That keyboard player is INSANE

[zamieh]

@eyehatepop That's Mats! :)

[Krinkels]

Det här är typ det sjukaste jag sett...

[Spwatch]

Blind keyboard player wearing a watch. That is all.

[dujl]

@Spwatch Brail watch. You just lost the game. Erase yourself. That is all.

[maniacguitar]

@Spwatch lawl

[Seesd]

@Spwatch That is swag.

[jubalint]

@Spwatch Blind people wear watches that you can open so they can feel where the hands are. Notice it is not a digital watch.

[tsuguway]

@Spwatch heard of talking watches? that is all.

[hedgehogwarrior]

@Spwatch Blind keyboard player wearing a watch, designed ESPECIALLY for blind people. That is, basically, all.

[hedgehogwarrior]

@Spwatch

...wearing a watch, especially designed for blind people. 21st century is here, believe it or not. That is all.

[r0llskyay0]

so much talent and this is what they make? elevator music?

[sweetchildonline]

@r0llskyay0 no,please as your so talented go make something thats worthy of your omniscient ears

[trasker]

dave weckl version is better check this:

/watch?v=pOx5XjEbq2o&feature=f­vst

[gibbsies]

HOW IS THIS 4/4 WTF

[rusamene]

Mats solo is fucking crazy! Morgans is insane!

[metalsimon]

I had no idea that this is a cover

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@metalsimon even though i fucking love agren's style, i prefer junky funk's cover of this song(though the sax player isn't as good as this one, he plays with no power at all!) it sounds way groovier than this, i understand his style isn't meant to be groovy, he plays around the measures, so in a way this is more rhythmically technical than funky junk's drummer, but it just sounds so fucking solid that i prefer it over this.

[austin33309]

morgan was amazing as always, but that sax player was insane!

[ander1nh]

What synth is he using?

[Somnambulistiq]

nerdfags

[AttemtpD]

Morgan Agren is the shit! bottom line! But i agree with dude that said something about Sweden musicians. Shits ridiculous. I was actually blown away by the goofy looking keyboardist! lol He was awesome!!

[whyfuckwhenyoucaneat]

@AttemtpD You mean the BLIND keyboardist? That's why he's goofy looking

[AttemtpD]

@whyfuckwhenyoucaneat  Oh My God! ... .... I had no clue....That is amazing!

[inimicalODDITY]

@AttemtpD He is Matt. He's blind.

[soittotaiteilija]

Morgan has fantastic control.

[Gnomegrinder]

awesome truly awesome!

[Shredderoftelecaster]

Who is the bassist? I do recall seeing someone like him in Chick Coreas Elektric Band.

[Spammich]

@Shredderoftelecaster from seeing other trum videos that's Tommy Tordessn (spelling?)

[jjoyner000]

@Shredderoftelecaster no that is not john pattitucci

[Shredderoftelecaster]

@jjoyner000 watch?v=hzkNm40AcRM&feature=re­lated <--- I meant this man. Which is not Tommy Tordessen so I failed, haha. But I think they DO look alike, though.

[MIKELLARO]

But... IS FANTASTIC!!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!! WOOOOOOOOW!!!

[MrYannackt]

POW!! incredible groove!!

but why has the blind keyboarder a watch?:D

[kam5520]

@MrYannackt hes not blind, just autistic

[daniloume]

@kam5520 He's blind since birth

[daniloume]

@MrYannackt There are watches for blind people.

[NisseEricsson]

Who is the Saxophonist? Great musicians.

[daniloume]

@NisseEricsson Jonas Knutsson

[DissidentGenro]

5:38 gave me a flashback to a Sol Niger Within' moment, even got Mat's groovin' ! :)

[MackBarrow]

@DissidentGenro indeed total flashback haha

[maiduz]

the blind pianist is amazing !!

[gosu1234]

The blind pianist 4:49 turning .... so dope that dude !!! love it !

[SIRONEDRAGON]

smokin'

[vitamacho]

increible!!!

[bojorquez1234]

THE KEYBOARD IS BLIND?

[GhostOfBrendan]

@bojorquez1234 yeah! mats is blind, but plays grooves like a madman

[psi1989]

directo a mis favoritos!!

[ticktacktock]

the pianist got a watche... nice!!! hhehehe

[tandersn9]

blind people that learn classical pieces are kinda cool, but being blind and being able to improv like a monster is something else entirely : D

[bokkpokk]

Mats' stabs starting at 5:10 give Morgan's torrent of a drum solo the extra umph it (barely) needed. These dudes are the template of awesomeness that i keep on getting back to. Mats and Morgan band.... such legends.

[xxxXGreenXxxx]

Just AMAZING!!

[AZUFO1123]

amazing

[PublicAsk]

He is my drum teacher!:D

[underscoreisnotvalid]

are you serious?????

[MachinistTom]

fuck...

[kungmat]

@PublicAsk hur är han på att lära ut? när man så trum så sög han som lärare, hehe. "vi ska köra en sjutakt idag *spelar figuren en gång*, nu när vi lärt oss den så kan man öka tempot till 200bpm och spela på alla delar i trumsetet..samtidigt"

[dujl]

@kungmat Jävligt skön kommentar! ;D

[aotyehel]

The watch may be a braille watch - even blind people need to know what the time is.

[Dici2911]

Hmmm...indeed.

[Dici2911]

If Mats is blind, why is he wear a watch? :)

[downyclown]

style man, rockin stylez

[Areopagus]

Well, the band IS Mats/Morgan, and that's Mats Öberg in the keys!

[jmstit3]

does anyone else think that the tuning on his drums is not too good, or is that just me? Amazing performance though, kind of schizophrenic with all the things going on at once. Can't even imagine trying to transcribe this one.

[Kafe420]

probably the bad soundquality

[ColgateSucksAss]

The keyboardist is amazing. I didn't even realize that he was blind at first.

[mattwalker21]

Woah, these guys absolutely killed it, especially that sax player. This is much better than the Dave Weckl Band's version.

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@mattwalker21 this is technicality wise the best version....but junky funk's cover is better in it's own way(speaking about just the drums) you might not like it though cause the sax player is too mellow in that cover, but the groove is sick! of course this version just blows it away drum wise!

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@mattwalker21 junky funk's version is worth checking out also....though the sax has a very mellow style....but the drums have a thick odd time groove....but nobody can play drums like morgan agren!

[00sven00sven00]

sounds like letterman music!

[xqspx]

Awe -fuckin'- some! ;)

Love it!

[mikamikamika666]

Jonas Knutsson !!! gods !!

[DrumBlast89]

the keyboard guy is so awesome ^^ ,makes me proud to be a swedish citizen.

[kungmat]

i love it how morgan just seems to fool around in the whole solo at 4:14! just look at his face at 4:20 x)

makes me proud to be swedish, seeing these guys, haha.

[fistchips]

still amazing!!!!

[fistchips]

AMAZING!!!!

[schwarg]

mats fucking oberg!! guy is amazing

[OrdbogDK]

Yes indeed. Jonas knutsson...!

[milanpaloyannidis]

morgan is not human, i havent seen anyone play like him, hes one of my fav, as well as gavin harrison.

[susrev88]

and what about Danny Carey (Tool)? check him out if you don't know him

[ollecarlsson]

hahahaha... you are funny

[susrev88]

why?

[Amend0im]

Mats Öberg is a blind jedi!

[Glennardthebassist]

what a bitchin' version of The Chicken :)

[flatnotesharp87]

Ufo's told Matt how to do the corea dance

[ParnvoL]

How is the original recorder of this song?

[Drawthemoral]

I cannot get enough of his drumming. It's a constant stream of well placed accents. I love his work with Kaipa even more.

[negatia78180]

laisse tomber des gens qui ressentent leur musique ....

le fait d'etre bon est une chose mais quand tu ressents le niveau ne s'évalue pas.

JADMIRE !!! jmen lasse pas !!! argGG trop beau !!

[tompo010101]

not only is he a great drummer but a great guy also

[BreakStuff84]

Not only, that he's an amazing drummer, the drumsound itself is great too! very powerful!

[dsDrummer94]

can't believe he's hardly known...

he is insane

and people say travis barker is good... psh

[BiRvE]

Travis barker is terrible :S

[whyfuckwhenyoucaneat]

@BiRvE A-fucking-men...

[joromark]

Who the hell is Travis Baker? :)

I've been listening to Morgan since 1997, when I first got "Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects" Sol Niger Within CD as a present. He turned my world upside out. Absolutely incredible!!!

I recommend that album wholeheartedly

peace

[xxxslayerxxx666]

@joromark since you can appreciate something as heavy as that, you should listen to animals as leaders, chimp spanner, keith merrow, and kevin suter(they are all instrumental)....also if you want to something just plain crazy on the guitar then listen to john 5 and jeff loomis!

[ReconSphinx]

Damn.. Sweden has got some crazy musicians...

[pocketfiend36]

great version of the song, but i like dave weckl's more :o)

[reilav]

4:46 wtf?! he's crazy!

[milanpaloyannidis]

morgans solo 4.14. fucking awsome

[JazzzPianist]

a fucked up chicken

[gtrmanv]

I love this song... i listen to it again and again.. i want to buy the dvd....

[wombleguts]

i can't believe mats oberg is blind. his talent is just unreal. more so considering his handicap.

wow...just wow.

[berkeleyoverdrive]

...take one sense away and it will only serve to heighten all the others, including his precise ear for music...

...quite amazing nonetheless...

[XFattMonsterX]

nice groove!

[underscoreisnotvalid]

LOVED the drum solo!

[gtrmanv]

That was TIGHTTTTTTTT.... Who was the bass player????

[jontecaster]

Tommy Tordsson

[lordkrandel]

And a very melodic drum solo

[xATTACKK]

I love this, it's music onomatopoeia...

This song SOUNDS like a chicken!

[headoyster]

blind keyboarder is insane!!! gah that was orgasmic!

[marytina1]

What a beautiful disaster!!! Fucking great sound..

[gimmeyourglasses]

best cover of this song ever. thats just amazing !!!

[lillhornta]

on friday they gonna rock in Örnsköldsvik! o-yeah! I'll be there!

[BiRvE]

tomorrow in umea... =>

[gibsonfanchuck]

does this sound like the Sanford & Son theme to anyone else?

[lunarsiege]

hahahahahaah!! yep.

[xGutturaLoungex]

HO-LY SHIT.

[bcpatti3]

that was just sick! The clav is bad ass!

[ZMinor1]

Morgan Agren is amazing. It's awesome when musicians learn many different styles and not just one, that's what separates them from the rest.

[foursticks1]

the keyboard player (Mats Ögren) is blind, why does he wear a watch??

[kungshult2]

>foursticks1> There are watches for blind people, where you can feel the time. I should guess it's one of that kind.

[nmh2112]

Mats Oberg by the way.

[rob4ra]

the best version of this song apart from the original is the dave weckl bands version

[lunarsiege]

hahaha.i read somethin funny once.that weckl came up to morgan at some drum clinic(or something like a clinic)after morgan did a demonstration an said "man...what are you doing???",to which morgan replied "....i dont know" hahaha.pretty funny.he does have an almost comical style.

[Tentacleed]

lol, I bet even Weckl dropped his jaw :)

[lunarsiege]

haha yeah but i think he was kind of appalled by morgan's destruction of time and method......he has none! i think they are actually mutual admirers of each others playing these days though. funny stuff

[scotto132]

destruction of time and method? what are you talking about.

[lunarsiege]

i dont know. i thought his unorthodox playing and murder of any kind of method spoke for itself(and my comment) ive listened to them since the late 90's and he's always played like a tight-rope walker he fades in and out of his time(not off though)

[uibajs]

Utbildningsradion lägger nivån. :D

[vviinnssaanniittyy]

This is actually a cover of a Jaco Pastorius song. I never really thought someone could cover Jaco's music and almost do it BETTER.

Morgan is a great drummer, as are the keyboard player and sax player.

Great video overall.

[kungshult2]

>vviinnssaanniittyy > No, it is no Pastorius song. It is an A.J. Ellis song. But as you, I also find this version "almost better". And that's not easily said, that someone makes it better than Jaco.

[snottydyck]

this is so huge!! check out zappa,s universe for more unbelievable stuff from the keyboardist and drummer.

[whateverman666]

The Heat Beats Live DVD/CD set is incredibly inspirational to watch. I highly recommend picking it up if you haven't already done so...

[danneolzzon]

The keyboardist is blind and ALMOST deaf:P he have very bad hering :P

[TomOkhen]

Morgan is a maniac!

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[japphan]

Who is the sax player? I like his way of playing the sharp notes. :)

[Sandemose]

Jonas Knutsson, he plays on Fredrik Thordendals "Sol Niger Within" ablum with Mats/Morgan as well. Best,

Sandemose

[q13ert]

His name is Jonas Knutsson! :)

[WebsterA]

Mats Oberg's his name, blind as a bat :P

Awesome, eh? he like, spins and shit ^^

[Probot4]

TrumOlle, vem är du? Jag går oxå på rytmus och de kommer att bli JÄVLIGT fett

[Sandemose]

Gick där mellan 1997-2000. Vilka lärare är kvar? Är Wennergrund, Göran Larsson, och Lars Bröndum kvar? Hoppas du har det bra på skolan, det var utan tvekan den bästa tiden i mitt liv i alla fall. Sköt om sig,

Michael

[chickenticken]

dang. that's crazy that he's blind :O

[TrumOlle]

The keyboard player and drummer is going to have a clinic on my school soon:) The drummer used to work at my school, i did not have the chance to try him as a teacher though.

[barnabeejonez]

the keyboard player is either blind or deaf I dont remember I saw these guys in New York and it blew my freakin mind. Morgan signed my bopsworth's

[Denim069]

Blind :P

[rutboberg]

Deaf???????

[drumsack]

haha a deaf musician?^^

[brownosebear89]

Ludwig von Beethoven

[JUSTONEEEE]

ever heard of Beethoven?

Just because you're deaf doesn't mean you can't have a sense for what you are playing. Deaf or blind, whatever that keyboard player is, he's great.

[drumsack]

beethoven was deaf?!

damn, how could he enjoy music, without hearing anything?

[maniacguitar]

probably from the vibration music creates. Especially in classical music, the vibrations emitted from an almost perfect classical piece will vibrate in harmony, for the notes played are all mathematically and musically (music is the language of math) harmonious. Nowadays we have stopped looking at music as the perfect language of maths, we just take it for granted. So basically, blast a metal song and then blast a classical piece, forget what you hear and feel the vibrations, you'll see :P

[Agremont]

Beethoven became deaf later in his life.

[soittotaiteilija]

And unfortunately, many schools (at least in the US) are trying to get rid of music classes.

[luke666808g]

the US is fucked, most of the stuff I like comes out of Europe.

[MrGul]

Unfortunately, the same thing is happening here in Sweden now.

[luke666808g]

swedish metal is in it's twilight years, I am noticing one by one all the old bands are starting to suck, there are a few that have stayed consistantly good though, such as dark tranquility, opeth, and arch enemy, I'm sure there are more but I can't think of any right now.

[BiRvE]

Meshuggah, perhaps?

[luke666808g]

yeppers

[Purkinje90]

Yeah, and Meshuggah. They're from Sweden, and I thought obZen was awesome...