Xeviworld 2007, #10 - A SONG FOR THE DEAD (QOTSA)

[WalMast]

God dammit.... this was the best drumming I had ever seen. My life is OVVEVRRRRRR

[Burnsgt]

puta...me tuve que imaginar el sonido de la bateria no mas ejjeje, pero se ve bien ;) jejjeje

[adsy69]

its fucking ridiculous that the audio has been removed from this track. This is one of the best drum covers EVER on youtube and trust me i've watched thousands. This is a disgrace.

love the channel man.

[911General911]

damnit. fucking copyrights!! I only wanted to make sure if I'm playing it the right way and how it sounds on your drums.. well thanks You Tube..

[splintershot]

F U C K copyrights.

this is how i learned this song.

we want audio !!

[pdidko]

FUCK COPYRIGHTS. THEY CANNOT SET BACK THE ILLEGAL MARKET. This is a free portal, and YouTube doesn't want us to pay for the vids. So it is legal.

[brumbola]

what a pile of shite! copyright infringement my ass... they should basically remove YOUTUBE then

[ringosteve21]

fucking copyright shit.

[ArcticSoldier25]

why was the audio removed?

[xevifoo]

Because some copyright infringements.

I don't own the rights of the song.

And someone up there things I'm stealing or make them won less money, so...

No worries, a new version will do the trick.

ROCK ON!

X.

PS: But F*, do they know how many time takes me to do a cover and put it here just for fun or help a few drum beginners? (Rhetorical question...)

[waffles032]

Xevi you rock! I loved this cover, but you've improved even more since you did it, so perhaps a knew version will rock even harder? Either way I can't wait for more of your stuff!

[calmlunatic]

So, when's the new version gonna be up? I'm sick of this muted bullshit.

[vivalasagne9]

@xevifoo I am so annoyed the audio was removed from this song. I've seen a ton of drum covers of this song and yours is by far the best! Big fan of all your covers, dude.

[johnptribe]

kick ass!!! you are like animal off the muppetts but better!! Keep on rocking!

[hashbrownman]

Fantatic, if i sort out a band, i'll know who to call in for drums. haha, great stuff man!

[kenny8689]

Damn bro.

[clausell25]

eres el millo

eres d españa?

[AudioOllie]

impressiveee

[LeKkkkkkkkk]

That was fucking insane man!

Best cover of this song on youtube easy.

[Hollybongo]

shit man,....that was very awesome.

[justlikechicken]

fucking awesome

[s4ss4s4ss4]

greatest cover i've ever seen

what kind of drum heads do you use?

[benxisco]

i dont usually comment, but this was too gd not to. fuckin excellent man

[ownthecity]

dude ur a fuckin BEAST!!!!!

[xxfandangoxx]

So I went looking for videos of people doing this and was like "nope - next, nooo - next, nearly, not quite" etc etc until I stumble upon this 'ere vid!! You nailed it dude! Ah-Mu-HAZING!!

[z3n3]

THANK YOU. finally someone who can nail this song. You are a beacon of hope my friend.

[thebna89]

The best on youtube man. Someday when I get a video cam I'm looking forward to the challenge. What kit do you have btw? It sounds nice and tight.

[soundgardener75]

Great performance dude!

[basketcase5295]

those last crazy drum fills at the very end, what is that called?

[LJRO]

God dammit...the micing on your drums and your head quality amazes me every time...

Don't you just love playing this song? I LOVE playing this song. I Have to play it whenever I practice. Best part, is during the chorus with the part where you have to play the crash cymbal every beat for a couple measures at a time. Love it.

[Drummer9509]

reading ur info ur too good to be saying that this wasnt that good

[turttleboy86]

wow dude..i learn so much just by watching your videos..your the man...im able to nail this song note for note...rock on man

[Bolshyblue]

Are you Dave Grohl's brother.. Exellent!

[ctuth]

im still trying to figure how the solo at 5:39 works... and im nowhere near a normal sounding result :/

[tmbirk]

that solo at the end is simply a triplet around the drums between the base and everything else.

[fruitygoodness]

I'm pretty sure they're quadruplets....

[Drummerdude1639]

1-the end is triplets

2-quadruplets are called sixteenths buddy....

[drumbum103]

ive learned alot from this guy by just watching. it amazes me on how good and dedicated u are. and u have energy. i admire that.

[hghrgrnd27]

i've watched this video probably 467 times, i'm trying to get the drums down perfectly

thanks man

[guitarst234]

hahaha RAWKKKKKKKK .. i love the drums in this song so much. kick ass.

[mattistmatty]

im learning the drumsto this, im gonna do avidsoon, and i think im takingabit of inspiration from ya :P

nice one

[BillyWalter]

Wicked drumming, mean loose style too

[scsimurdoc]

I would eat the Devils own poo to play like this. I'm off to get drunk.

Perfect.

[hghrgrnd27]

how bout some jonas brothers or miley cyrus?!

[bigmuffexpress]

lmfao

[justin3atworld]

you should kill youself for sayin that

[MercuryEnigma]

Hey xevi! Kick-ass job on all your songs!

You ever consider studio drumming?

Where about are you based?

[brumbola]

of all the covers to this song on youtube, yours is the best by a mile! your style is fuckin sweet too. love it

[fighttyler]

dude how about first it giveth?would be really cool if u could post a vid of that

[Spelonker]

hat sounds fucking perfect on your kit. My toms are too echoey for it to sound exactly right.

[iPwn4Life]

i fucking love this

[paterasilk]

you rock kid

[Drummerdude1639]

I love pleyin this song

I always mess up at 4:10 too lol

[joelarge87]

5min 32secs... I love that.

[KEEGANC]

i dont even play drums a Xevi is my hero...

i mean seriously this is SO clean i LOVE IT

[JimmyEet]

Holy shit. That was aswesome.

[johnnybgoode78]

really good overall, but it seems as though you're trying a little too hard, some of the fills for example..anyways good job, keep on rockin!

[heviritari]

omfg you are almost better than vadrum.almost!

keep on going :)

[tomtom44444]

you bass and snare sound killer in this video

your drums sound great in all your videos is it mainly the mics and eq?

or do your drums sound like this all time? if they do please tell me how to get my snare like that!

[KCOutlaw0]

I've watched this hundreds of times and every time it's just magic

[jacoblaster]

sweet job dude... quite impressive

[drummerguy852]

omg ur toms sound amazing im impressed by the sound of mine but yours r 20x better than mine

[carlosguitarlos2]

hey man, iv been drumming since i was 9(im 19 years old now)and that was the coolest shit iv ever seen. your other vids are wicked too. please let me know the skins you use, and the cymbols.. im going to the music store with them written on paper cuz the sound of ur drums is killer. also wat durms u got? and what is ur snare?

[palassousa]

that was just... damn. lemme just pick up my jaw from the ground!

ROCK AND GROHL indeed! ;D

[jamescfc1]

Man I'm not a drummer, but I think even I can see how good that is. Awesome...

[maloneymuse]

your not a drummer ya liar

[melehosen]

yeaaa!!

great man

[ctuth]

are those bonham triplets at the end?

I cant figure it out..

sick drumming btw ;)

[rupy100]

all i have 2 say is... ROCK ON!!

[Jamesleyden2]

Just.

Woah. o_o

[SulfurSnake]

my hero

[minijoebroccoli]

sick

[mattistmatty]

SIIIIICKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[sludgelovinmofo]

Kick ass cover dude. Rock & Grohl indeed.

[AchmedVol1]

you gonna get a electric drum kit? NO MAN!!! I fucking love the sound on your drumkit!

[Skull0nFire]

what kit do you have?

[adsy69]

best cover of the song end of.

[lorre76irlop]

awesome

[Circa9993]

perfect! I can pretty much play it but i for some reason can never get the damn hi-hat to go along with it. So i just leave it out lololol

[TRomBatterista]

yeah, very good sound dude, but, it is so much hard to play!

[erakinos]

nice ...your drums sound perfect man......!

[rupy100]

'wow'

[RobHandMusicFilms]

holy...freaking...gods... That was incredible man!! very fluid!

[MaddDrummer101]

are those newbeats good choice

[EccentricRichard]

Except now that I watch the ending, you seem to have put the snares back on =S

[EccentricRichard]

Is it just me, or have you taken the snares off the snare drum here?

[bender2o]

if the snares were taken off the snare would sound like a tom, just a high pitched one.

[EccentricRichard]

Now, all we need is to get Josh Homme to fire Joey Castillo, buy you a really nice expensive drumkit (Gretsch? Tama?) and hire you as QOTSA's new drummer...

[chainsawmax]

no! he's all ours!!! he's OUR drummer!!! :) at least let him finish our new album... ;)

[EccentricRichard]

What? I thought Era Vulgaris was out already... or are they working on another album?

In any case, Xevi kicks Joey's butt and the sooner Joey is fired, the better.

Also, what sort of person tattoos their surname - Castillo - across their shoulders? Weird...

[chainsawmax]

I was actually referring to Xevi!!! He can't work with QOTSA ...until he's finished with our album! :D

[EccentricRichard]

Oh right! Sorry, didn't realise...

[NewfZ]

I dissagree, Joey kicks major ass.

[EccentricRichard]

The faded sound of those toms actually really suits this song... well done!

[nanabaum]

man, Ive been watchin this for like the past 2 months, almost comforting. your drumming rocks... pure drum porn.

[agentpissant42]

Soooooo good.

[punnkero]

AWESOME JOB, you are a very good drummer, your drum tune, it's the same!! thanks you help me a lot!!

[FlakyPage]

Yo!! Awesome Stuff You`ve been drumming to, you have good taste, Your also rather good, Where are you from? xxx

[chrisfields123]

Isn't it called Song For The Deaf? Either way this guy is good. Every friggin beat! Wish he lived near by. Good drummers are the hardest to come by.

[rockthebitches]

album is song for the deaf, also on the album is a song called "song for the deaf" as well as this song "song for the dead." Especially good drummers for a 2 tom set. Great job.

[muchosbesos38000]

Just awesome!

[MOSEN91]

Song for the dead is the best drum song i know !

[BLAASTMIJNEZAKISOP]

the outro is crazy!!!

[beastntheharlot22]

nice tune on those drums... perfect tune in fact amazing job

[querecona]

All the music is grat covered except that break on 3:11 on point of view. Good job!

[W1LL14M92]

LOL ha ive watched this video alot and neva noticed his head in the drum lol! this song is great to start counting with your left foot on the hi-hat! i can just a bout play this song just ent got quick enough hands for all the fills lol! Ace song! Ace drumming by Grohl :P!

[illDrumSon]

look at his rack tom and how his face reflects there, haha so funny

nice tho

[fullcolapse2000]

great work dude!!!

this song is really hard to play

i keep practising it!

[AchmedVol1]

you are fucking amazing!!!! love the sound of your drumkit. how can I be this great or just close to this great?

[AshDrummer8]

FUCKIN AWESUM!

what cymbals do u use??

they sound sic!!

just the right crash tho...love the sound of it!

[DougRams666]

he has a Zildjian K Custom Ride

and Zildjian A Custom projection crashes and im guessing hats too which r my favourite cymbals in the whole world!

[mattyboy141]

Hey man, Great Cover! Just a word of advice, and I hope it makes sense. But in the slow tempo'd verses, you're only supposed to be hitting the crash when you hit the snare. I noticed you were hitting it twice as often.

Other than that, GREAT JOB MAN!

And check out my cover, recently uploaded. :)

Peace

[DrummerGS]

You should put some clear ambassadors to the bottom of your toms. They sound dull and dead, lol. Awesome cover though.

[haedache]

good job keep rockin

[VH12th]

Love this song, and love hearing someone who is able to do a perfect cover ^^

[Joe1039]

i agree simple set-ups are (from my point of view) better for rock music, it's kinda hard watching someone with 4 toms, 22 cymbals, 3 snares, you know it's better to keep it simple, max 2 floor toms

[drummeroli22]

fukin amazing, great cover 4 a great song

[54spiritedwill54]

sick sick sick...

[fcrgrl]

O.O

[rueben112]

you rock

[KennethSchmitt]

sometimes simple set-ups can be the best! (I myself prefer a simple one) I can preform more amazing things on a smaller kit. GREAT JOB ON AN AMAZING SONG!

[SgtPeterFuck]

not bad!

[33279074]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!­!!?

WTFFFF??????????????

FUCK MEN! this is totally out of this world!

you're good men.

[recordingsoftheflesh]

in one simply word: amazing. out of this world, no question!!!

[ripper2563]

I can't agree more

[pocketpie27]

neither me i love him :)

[GeoAl09]

master!!!

[shatnersizeme87]

fuck yeah!!!!!

[chisox1705]

beastmode 5:38

[MattBooth11]

your kit must have cost a bomb!

toms sound so nice xD

get some more vids up!!

[Trezlin]

man you cover my 3 favorite bands QOTSA, foo fighters , and Muse , and man i have to say you do it all to a tee , awesome work and keep it up , and man this is one of my favorites on the drums I love this song for that!!!

[SamSayonara]

shit, this is totally awesome!!! keep it up!

[Darkxcrow]

Hehehehe!!! ....... great guy....great..!!

[DragonBizcut]

and also the first person on the net that iv'e found through tabs or video that realise its triplets on the outro. good man

[DragonBizcut]

thats probably the tightest iv'e seen anyone play it, including joey!

[culabula92]

Fuckin amazing man

[thebna89]

How did you mic this up?

[LunchBox2699]

NICELY DONE best i have seen i need to go get some micks for my drums so i can do a good cover of Avon by the Queens

[Hotwad90]

Yeah, man. Thanks for making this. It helped me get it down pretty solidly. Did you consider making a vid for First It Giveth?

[spaceparrot91]

awesome! helped me alot, thanks;)

[Xormithan]

=D I like the little bits you added here and there

[ImBoredDoUKNowWHy]

ur good at drumming

[recleus]

Good drummer, but he trys to create new beats on this song, and this beat wasn't good in this song, as well, he is a good drummer.

[Rageagainsttm12]

It's not like he can't do the original beats

[garymtber]

sick sick sick...

[gigi9999]

i luv u.

[PowerSlaveN]

Amazingly done. Nice kit.

[GeoAl09]

i love QOTSA, nice cover...wait woah lol..i just realized that capital Q that i put, looks like that "sperm Q" on the back of the "songs for the deaf" album. anywho amazing cover.

[technologylover]

Esta muy cabron la manera en la que tocas lo que para mi es una de las mejores canciones jamas hechas donde una de las partes escenciales es la bateria. Sigue asi cabron ojala y algun dia hagas unas canciones por que me gusta la musica que tocas, tienes los mismos gustos que yo.

[Kurvinho]

Nice,but u should start the song more agresivly,it would sound better

[lankyfuck91]

wherd u get the tab from

[lankyfuck91]

do you need a doubble bass drum or pedal to play it or is it all on floor tom and 1st tom

[kodykahn18]

all in the floor and tom

[NojBaba]

when i first heard the song i thought that, but from watching these videos i get the sense that you don't. its all just connecting your tom hits to your bass drum hit if u get me.

[antonino00]

holy shit.

[turkdrummer]

u are king man..absoluty perfect

[leviwillis88]

He was playing it with only one bass drum though. The second one you're hearing is from the song cover.

[lumpnlumps]

fukin nice one man

[arealdeadone0]

omg, xevi... I'm lovin it :D

I don't know, how often I've watched this cover ... but I can't get enough :D

I've learned it too... maybe I'm gonna load it in youtube up :D

then you can watch my cover finally xDD

greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­tings^^

dennis

[musicfreak1991]

amazing, really amazing!

[colescar]

we should start a qotsa tribute band...

[masteremmet17]

Got that on lock, nice

[rain1223]

i vote for xavi as qotsa's new drummer

[nirvanafan864]

did dave grohl make this song up? whats the bass pattern for this, like 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and, if you know what im talking about

[xSeanDrumsx]

Dave Grohl wrote this song.

And the bass is a little weird off beat.

I wish I could explain it.

[otly18]

that was pretty dam good, the audio was a lot better on this video....

[dqa]

shit... greetings

[crackback1]

nice sound you are easy yhe new drummer in qotsa :P

[penner04]

I think he is better than the album

[penner04]

I think he is better than the album

[DrummaTamaZildjian]

yeh i agree his sick at drums but his not better than the album

[thomwd]

wow..... sick! This song is the song with the best drums in it, and you play them better than on the album. You're a drum genius!

[HighWayToHell2]

that's not true. but he played it very very good tough

[drummerboi14]

closest to dave grohl

[metalheadie]

your tomsound is awsome!

[WalMast]

Awesome stuff for one of the kickassest songs ever.