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  • wow mike

  • he likes cymbals.

    

  • Thats gotta be the weirdest set up i've seen Ever! But very nice Drumming!

  • Sorry dude, you lost me at the second I saw the girly clothes. Did you rob a toddler or what's the deal?

  • Gah I have no idea how anyone could play on a snare drum angled AWAY from them!! I mean its what evers most comfortable for them, but I just don't know how someone could be comfortable with that. That is a truley bizar drumset, but he is a pretty good drummer!

  • @job4cowboy94 ; He's not that bad, but I wouldn't call him a particilarly good drummer.

    Regarding his snare drum setup; in the marching branch playing a snare at this angle is considered normal, though playing your sticks traditional grip, not matched grip like he does and certianly not on a drumset :-p

  • ma d'andò l'è scappato questo rintronato?

    

  • 2:25 Lol :)

  • 2: 25 LOL

  • this guy looks fucking scary :S

  • dude thats one crazy weird set. but hey "THUMBS UP FOR THE CYMBALS TOWERS!"

  • How did I end up at the creepiest corner of youtube (fucking Mike Portnoy).

  • wooh! how did i get to the weirdist part of youtube?

  • his cymbals look like Guitar center store...and he is gay

  • @DT2BLZ ..what? That made no sense. Fuck off.

  • I really don't know what to say....nor do I know why I watched the whole thing....

  • ??

    

  • Didn't understand why he dresses like a woman...

  • Wtf is going on

  • Hey! Watch out, your snare is falling!

  • weirdest looking drum kit i've ever seen

  • Equipment Creativeness and Music Appreciation at its finest. Well Done!

  • cimbalnya banyak amat bro..................

  • badass...but seriously, wtf is up with the set and no offense but he looks like a dork lol

  • Thats one fucked up looking drumset.

    

  • looks like billy sheehan

  • he looks like a prostitute, but is awesome!

  • WTF

  • this pussy reminds me of Evelyn!! Charlie Harper's mom... the mother of all cougars.. hahahahahahahaha

  • i used to play drums... until I took an arrow in my knee.

    

  • @anthrmthrfckr ofcourse... I used to like watching drum videos, untill I took this one in the eye.

  • hes good but his singing made me lol XD

  • Para que tantos platos?

  • I didn't know Steve Buscemi was a drummer!

  • This is freakin creepy...I'm so scared right now

  • I love the angle of his snare. I used to do that too (although now, not to as extreme an angle). It helped my rim shots with my left hand while playing traditional.

  • I get the distinct feeling that this dude has seen one up close . . . just sayin'.

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  • Mike Portnoy sent me.

  • I though the drumset to great,ahahah,like a drum store...and he is not bad,i think he is a nice rock drummer...very inventive drumset!

    And he would play better without singing

    You are rock and roll

  • he still sings better than me O_o

  • hey wailin,

    when are we going to get some more videos???

    Thanks

  • this guys face! hahaha its funny. and i find this video just straight up HILARIOUS

  • Reminicent of the great Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China.

  • people need to leave him alone, so what if it's not your conventional drum kit... it's something he's passionate about and probably took years to build up such a collection of cymbals! i'm sure a lot of you spent a lot of money on your train sets, or your stamp collections, or whatever it is you do... he's just sharing it... save the effort and move on to another video! Great job Wailin!

  • Ok looks like your philosiphy has not gotten you much farther than making youtube videos in your basement. You're older and i respect the fact that you have kept this hobby, but that attitude obviously has not progressed you very far. By the way how much does your mom charge for rent.

  • @ppk732

    ugly of you, in bringing a person's mum into yr diatribe, laddie buck

  • @ppk732

    for the bovine...

    over your head, ppk732? OK... 4th grade it is:

    what you see as witty, merely comes-off as rather rude & unrefined...

    bringing another's Mother into this crap, gives-rise to speculation, that you may possibly be a-sportin-wood for your own (Mother).... 'lil sis?... auntie?... mebbe a-thinkin back on your "rites of passage" w/uncle ernie?.... dear old dad?... the FFA instructor?

    not very good reading, laddie buck..

  • Another call for more- anything!

  • Good work!

    watch?v=T24bmqAPKqQ

  • I found the perfect guitarist/vocalist for Wailin'. Everybody search out Nicki Rose on YouTube!!

  • MORE! VIDEOS! WAILIN!!!!!

  • MORE, Wailin, MOOORE!!!

  • Has anybody seen what he tags his videos under?? you put the most random things under your videos its hilarious....

  • @Thissbetterwork Yeah, like Ellen Degeneres. That one was my favorite. Other than the fact that they are both old lesbians, I don't see the connection.

  • WAILIN! WE. NEED. MORE. VIDS!!!!

  • I think you're great! Keep it up! Love your videos.

  • sir, you are a genius.

  • I don't understand why people are attacking this guy's setup or what he's doing... In my opinion (actually, i would even be as bold as to say it was fact) this is the same as a guitar player playing acoustic covers of rock songs with the guitar/strings/picks/straps/te­chniques of their choice... People don't attack that so vehemently.

    The only bad things about this guy are his ego and his dress sense, but we all have our faults, don't we? Give him a break and find a better way to spend time.

  • WAILIN!!! PLEASE!!! we need more videos!!!!

  • Indeed the gear and the threads come above all else... :-)

  • My friend Jimmy posted this on his facebook account. I read most of the comments here. I applaud your unabashed approach. I even like that you refer to yourself in third person.

    The drumming is pretty solid. The singing isn't spot on in places but who cares? I'm curious if the mixer was playing the songs and you were jamming along? I didn't see a headset or earphones. If not it may explain some out of tuneness on the vocal. No reference point.

    I'd jam with you for sure.

  • @co5gtr I think the weird mastering of the sound recording is confusing you. Instead of having applied Echo or a highly delayed Reverb (I still haven't figured out which one of the two it is) just to the vocal track, he seems to 've applied it to the drum and overhead tracks too. But that's totally in-line with all the other strange aspects of this video I guess...

  • thumbs up if you got here from Butch Walker!!

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  • dude its not practical to have that many cymbals, or that drum set, or those big ass 80s gongs,who carrys those to gigs,who does that??? You can sing back ups man but not lead, the Duran Duran was just awful dude,stick to the kit man.

  • So, what's your day-job?

  • Sweet! Mr. Burns bought a wig!

  • why did he steal clothes from the Hannah Montana wardrobe department?

  • oh it just made me click on the little red fist, for the very first time ever.

  • I never usually leave comments on pages, especially criticizing musicians, but you Wailin, are just terrible. Please do youtube a favor and never upload another video, EVER

  • Is he wearing girls clothing?

  • Wailin is Winning!

  • What cymbals do you use. They look like they're B8 alloy.

  • Your still Rock Wailin!!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the rocking!! Put up some more vids please. Love watching them.

  • Threads and vocals you lose so your philosophy is already tainted.

  • @gruntersdad

    yet another punk, yelling in the dark.... focus your own scenario-------- probably needs some work, boyo...

  • I din't think you're superman. Play your snare like a man. sheesh.

  • NEEDS MOAR COWBELL!!!

  • Quit being cheap and get seperate stands

  • @dynamiteT1

    given the # of cymbals utilized by Wailinsmash, separate stands for each not only detracts from his concept of "showmanship", but would also entail an inordinate amount of time, to set-up / strike...

    & upon closer inspection, i find a good deal of customed-configs, ala machining.... far from cheap...

  • Hahaha this was pretty awesome

  • Wait, you were saying something about showmanship in the beginning, right? Were you just making a relative statement towards the idea of showmanship, or is this your idea of proper showmanship?

  • @rhythmkeeper009

    Wailinsmash is by no means my favorite... yet i applaud his verve, for standing-fast in his beliefs, against anonymous punks like you "rhythmkeeper"..

  • @myhappiecrows Umm, if you click my name and go to my profile, I'm pretty sure that I'm by no means anonymous, or a punker, either. What I stand for, what I believe it, what I can do, and what I work on, by no means do I hide from the world.

  • That being said, judging from first impressions (that's all I have at this point) Wailin Smash needs to lose some of the attitude. Maybe it's an attempt to convey confidence, but being to high on oneself is only going to turn off prospective employers. Be humble and let your drumming speak for itself. Contrary to what others have posted here, it's quite good.

  • I was being sincere in my criticism. Actually, I think this guy would be great for a band where the focus is on showmanship. For example, David Lee Roth's first band was basically 4 hams, 3 of them killer musicians (Steve Vai, Greg Bissonette, Billy Sheehan) putting on a very entertaining show. All 4 of them were spectacles and made no apologies. I do not know from this video if Wailin has chops on the level of Greg Bissonette, but the showmanship would be a perfect fit for an outfit like that.

  • @glordgod66

    didn't get the gig, but i recall the audition; S>I>R studios, Santa Monica blvd '85 ------- Billy on one side, Steve on the other.... fretworks were quite distracting... lotta fun, though.... yea, i was acquainted with this character (wailin)....... decent chap, & tho not a "technician", his showmanship befitted the scenario...

  • That being said, great drummer and a pretty good vocalist.

  • I think this guy would be difficult to be in a band with, regardless of whether or not it was his band. Confidence needs to be tempered with humanity (as in the ability to connect with others and meet their needs). Lose the narcisism Wailin and you'll be an asset to any band you're lucky enough to find yourself in.

  • @glordgod66

    "narcisism", as you put it, is inherent.... human nature, chum...

    wake-up, & smell the anus ------- meeting one's own needs, reigns paramount....

    "that being said", agreed; wailinsmash is pretty good...

  • whats wrong with your drumset?.......

  • You drink alone...I wonder why...

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  • I thought you only removed comments that were offensive or perverse? Why do you refuse to engage in real thoughtful conversations? You only seem to respond to harsh criticism or praise. Stop removing my comments and let's have a conversation. I'm not trying to belittle you.

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  • @alexkramermusic

    i've scanned both comments & replies, as regards wailinsmash..... far as i'm concerned, you're a fucking kook ------ nothing sans troubling other's aspirations.... get lost, butthole...

  • hahaha Dukedangerdork, you're a douche and that other dude Lvise, who in the world is compelled to write such tripe. You have all made me laugh, go outside and get some sun, throw a frisbee.  I still don't get why someone would feel the need to go to the lengths you have to attack this dude. He's funny, who cares?

  • I love this. I applaud your originality and presentation.

  • @drumshard

    personally, i'm fairly-fried with this teeming wad of anonymous punks, who bash whatever doesn't fit their narrow parameters... i dig your style, also.... keep up the good work....

  • Wailin-any chance of some stills,or more illuminated shots of the kit?I'd like to see the hardware holding this beautiful rig together-2 gongs,I approve!!-Carl Palmer would like it too:)

    Keep wailin bro-

    TrapKatMidiMan

  • faggg

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  • @golden1324

    what i see, is one who thoroughly enjoys what he's doing, & is damned good at it...

  • @wjgcm

    At what? Poorly dressing himself? Hitting a dickload of cymbals? Everybody but you seems to think he sucks.

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  • @golden1324

    you come-off, as yet another in the long line of fascists, ie; one who would mandate & enforce personal policy.....

    it's still a free country... by the bye; i've looked at reviews as concerns Wailinsmash :

    i'm far from solo, in my 'thumbs-up'....

  • You have got to be kidding me.

  • nice video man : )

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  • Nice shirt! Did that store also sell men's clothing?

  • I thought one of the "Five Facets" was supposed to be 'Groove'.

    None of this really has any 'groove' to it at all.

  • It takes a true jackass to deflect criticism by accusing others of jealousy. No sensible band would tolerate you and your diva attitude. I haven't decided whether you're insecure or a patent egomaniac. One thing is certain, your attitude reveals why you're stuck performing musical masturbation in front of a camera. Your lack of musical skill doesn't help, either. Perhaps you can form a pseudo band of self-absorbed, hardheaded circle-jerkers.

  • @Dukedangerdork

    you seem very angry, dork.

    yet my goodness, very well spoken....

  • @wailinsmash

    you seem very caught up in yourself, and to be honest you shouldnt be. i agree with Dukedangerdork. i think its sad how you have this thought that you are a god of druming.

  • @colindrums19

    in looking @wailinsmash, my impression, is not of one who thinks he rules, but merely someone who's quite good with what he's doing.... & he's not timid in promoting himself... more power to him...

  • @wjgcm well to be honest sure, power to him for promoting him self. but i do however think that him saying he's very good, and just doing this isnt so good for much.  if you think he's talented, than suggest him to X factor, after all thats only where the best go...right>?

  • @wailinsmash Go fuck yourself

  • @azdat0

    you seem threatened

  • @Dukedangerdork

    "you haven't decided yet".... personally, i can't wait much longer, so make a ruling...

    what a hoot!

  • yes 95 views because i have a life. the only thing more goofy than your cymbal set up is your lame wanna be radio voice. all you do is look at peoples youtube stats? get a background track or better yet a band. you cant sing. do you play that stupid cymbal setup live? so you realize most of your views are from people linking this vid because your laughable. 95 views and only one regret. you

  • @LvisE

    ooh, that hurt...

    sure, i chk my reviews :

    #1; the majority approves.

    #2; the folks that don't-dig, generally approve my efforts.

    #3; lastly are the vicious-few, who, in having little to show for themselves, trash those that do.

    I believe in what i do...

    WAILINSMASH stands proudly...

  • @wailinsmash Everyone knows that you delete comments you don't like, so you're not fooling anyone into believing that "the majority approves". You also routinely block anyone who criticizes you, and your only comeback involves ridiculing the YouTube stats of others.

  • @Dukedangerdork

    I delete only posts involving gross-vulgarities / perverseness...

    that said; you've posted your opinion here, several times now; each of which, if you care to scan the site, remain posted...

    yet here you are again------ twice today, with more bashing...

    yes, I "routinely" block the likes of you...

    adios, dork...

  • drink alone, everything you do is alone

  • @LvisE

    what a hoot!!

    in 4+ years, you've 95 views total.......

    who's alone??

  • hes a bit scary

  • @XxbanconandbeanxX

    OK, yr 20yrs young... you've had but 97 views in 17mos.... & yr scared.... understandably-so....

    frightened by my drumkit?

    yr spooked with my "image"?

    or merely shaken-up, that i've the guts in standing-tall, for what i believe-in?

  • @wailinsmash you remind me a little of alice cooper (thats a good thing btw)

  • @username125418

    oh it's a very good thing!!

    thx for signing on, sir.

  • you might have the biggest gong i've ever seen. how many inchs is the large gong and the bass drum?

  • @fronts60

    thx for signing on... gongs:

    biggie = 44".... the smaller is a 32"...

    currently i swing a 28x18 b-drum ---------- soon to be replaced with a customed Longo 32x24" ------ 32" diametre (big daddie)....

    gongs shall soon be upgraded to 50" / 36" --------- now that's rock n roll !!!!!

  • @kingxofxsuede

    yr comment is incredibly gross / perverse --------- as reflects yr mien...... rarely do i remove comments -------- even the uglies, but yr done here...

  • @kingxofxsuede lol! Reminds me of Family Guy when Stewie was playing Mad Libs ;)

  • To know and jam with Wailin is to love him. We did some fun gigs together back in the day, even covered Fool and Me. I can tell you one thing, he's never lacked confidence and was always the consummate professional.

  • In your first complete sentence you say "My whole philosophy revolves around showmanship." What? You don't even gig! How can you know anything about showmanship if you've never put on a show??? My god...you're a delusional hack.

  • @maxbrand2000

    chk yr co-ordinates....... my 1st statement = "hey, WAILINSMASH, here"...

    assuredly here for the duration...

    all opinions are welcomed, & shall remain posted........ however, name-calling is rude / infantile, & evokes an impression of jealous insecurity.... yr blocked / spammed...

  • @maxbrand2000

    I play bass and did this show with Wailin and he blew the doors off the house. The energy, power, conviction and unbridled smashing rock drums was undeniable. The street riot that took place after the show was icing on the cake.

  • @vinorama58

    blew the doors off the house; agreed, yet be-not overlooked Sir Vino's meticulously throbbing-gristles ala le bass, which instigated the ensuing melee... trouble in the streets.... bloodie anarchie..... i marvel, still....

  • Nothing is more pathetic than this guy digging up old bandmates to comment on his videos. No one buys this charade except for Wailin and maybe a handful of his friends. No middle-aged burnout can expect to get away with manufacturing a make believe rock star persona.  It is like trying to resuscitate a dead dog through it's ass. Silly basement videos and a few contrived comments do not a famed musician make. Plenty of guys have played good gigs without the resulting hero complex. Get real.

  • @Dukedangerdork

    i'm sensing alot of angst from you, Dork ------ yr 39... no vids to offer.... no views.... apparently with nothing to offer whatsoever, except making jape at one who does ----- & all this, within the anonymity of the I-net.....

    WAILINSMASH is no "charade", laddie-buck.......

    i believe in what i have to offer, & I stand proudly....

    to my way of thinking, that's "real"...

  • They see me rollin'

    They hatin'

    Patrollin'

    And tryin to catch me ridin' dirty.

  • @MrSmellinfarce

    i enjoy feedback; particularly from those who may not necessarily dig WAILINSMASH, yet can appreciate another's effort, in self-promotion --- a task neither easy, nor inexpensive...

    all posts / comments, & replies remain legit ----- & remain posted....

    block / & or remove, is utilized solely in instances of gross-rudeness, or with those who viciously-bash, repeatedly-so...

    & it's 61k, not 33....

  • I also find it humorous that Mr. Smash dismisses any critic who can't produce his own singing/drumming video, as if singing drummers are the only ones capable of evaluating his offerings. Complete rubbish. You don't have to work at The Four Seasons to know when food tastes bad.

    By the way, where is that "smashing solo-spot...replete with ensemble" that you promised us two months ago? Do post it, I need something new to make me chuckle.

  • @MrSmellinfarce

    something new to make you chuckle, eh?

    ask your significant other, to comment on what you have to offer.... heh, heh..

  • @wailinsmash Don't think I'm stupid enough not to recognize an ad hominem attack.  Once again, where is the footage you promised of the "smashing solo-spot...replete with ensemble"? Have you ever even played in a working band? I'm starting to believe that the joke is on me, here.

    What have I offered to my significant other? Two beautiful children, thank you very much. Children that will receive some decent musical training, so as not to grow into laughable, self-absorbed hacks.

  • @MrSmellinfarce

    yr opinion was noted, the 1st time, neh?

    & here you are again, bristling in anger / name-calling...

    enough..... you'll remain posted -------- but you're finished here / blocked...

  • You're hired! Now if I only had a gig...

  • @tonyrbutler

    my compliments to you, comrade...

  • Wailin, I know you're really Myron Grombacher's long lost twin....:)

  • @justentime77

    thx....... Myron's a great drummist / showman...

  • What's a Drummer say when he steps up to the Microphone?

    Do you want Fries with that?....

  • @malibuconv1968

    you've 59 total views in 4-1/2 years, malibu.... impressive..

  • @wailinsmash

    What's "impressive" is it took you 3 days to come up with that....

  • @malibuconv1968

    no, what i find impressive, is 10k of views for each of the 6-mos WAILINSMASH....

    you don't dig --- you've told the world.... congratulations...

  • most . annoying . snare . sound . ever .

  • @TheseJunkyardHearts

    you'll live with it....

  • I like you man. There are so many "drummers" in Portland, but you're different. You take what you do seriously and enjoy it at the same time.

  • @gree17

    "take what you do seriously, & enjoy" ------- very well put, sir.... my compliments...

  • @wailinsmash

    you & yours are entitled to yr opinions ------- it's still a free country, neh??

    yet one's opinion of one's-self, is all that truly matters, & i'm very pleased with WAILINSMASH...

  • Regardless of what you call them, you dress like a female. And a professional drummer, who is a close friend of mine, thinks your set up is horrendous. I'm just speaking the truth.

  • @Bford288

    the truth is subjective, as are opinions...... as concerns "professional drummers"? well, that's another storey altogether, now isn't it? heh heh heh...

  • @Bford288 True...also the drumset is a fail. :|

  • @clarinet343

    scared are you??

  • @wailinsmash Lol no, but you have made your own style

  • I don't understand why you consider dreads one of your top 5 important things when you dress like a woman.

  • @Bford288

    WAILINSMASH understands ------ & that's all that really matt