The Mars Volta- Eriatarka_(Drum Cover) 08-30-08

[silversunstaley]

Get a Zoom Q3HD camcorder, that thing works miracles...

[AwhCookie]

Toes... y u so long

[50b00bs]

coming from a guy that could never fucking ever come up with this, I just take stuff from people better than me and think what I would do if I had the patience to make it as far as the chorus

[50b00bs]

that was fucking awesome. Seeing one of their instruments isolated really makes you appreciate how good this band is, and it helps you understand the creative process that the real drummer went through to come up with that. This dude was just as badass as pridgen or however it's spelled. But I wouldn't have minded those fills in the chorus changing up a bit

[LucasSpurrell]

@50b00bs The drummer for Deloused was actually Jon Theodore not Thomas Pridgen. :)

[jordan88202122]

oe y tu zapato!!!?¨????? jajaj bien bien !!!

[carpetmonk]

you work with what you got.. are you yip-yips nuts or something? good job man

[lilbonzo218]

ehh. your drums suck majorly especially that snare but the cymbals r niiice. but why the fuck do you seriously so many

[PentucketXC05]

@lilbonzo218 His drums are fucking amazing. They are DW Collectors. And his snare is either his DW snare or a custom snare he got. I forget. He just doesn't have good recording equipment.

[7ferraris]

this is epic

[xTomei]

You nailed it 100% *saved to favorites*

[Rajindahouse]

why is everyone so uptight about the audio. its not that bad, drum covers are about fun. not showing off how much you spent on a set of mics

[MrBillSmauz]

@Rajindahouse With mics we could appreciate his cover more because it would be of better audio quality and we could hear better.

[MissCrossy32]

you guys are all complete tossers. this guy is a very good drummer. just goes to show uze know sweet fk all about drums or mars v!

[remedyzskate]

practice more

[DIDRUMMER10]

u plays sucks!!! 

[Luckzzz]

Looks like Carnival :)

[danffia]

Really nice man! wish i could play like that! Dunno why everyone is so bothered about the extra drum fills... surely you record these vids for fun? playing sick drum fills is well fun!

[aperezto]

muy bueno la verdad solo te falta editar mejor tus videos y pues comprate otro kit mas chido!!

[TheSmar07]

Loose most of the fills and ridin the crash at the end and it will sound a lot better

[juangodfrid]

24325 people thought it would be a dave elitch drum cam, am i right?

[smloveskittycats]

Wanna buy some cymbals?

[kidkrim]

you have the same core set as me :)

[SSselfsponsored]

How the crap do you learn the drum beat for the main melody?

[TheDaftVolta]

in my opinion you dont need so many drums to make good music.

[ZappaZavala]

Just a puppet in action

[TheChrisboutwell]

Why would you add a bunch of garbage fills to a perfect drum part?

[konu123]

@TheChrisboutwell thats what making you'r own music is

[vegadomis32988]

ur sets set up would bug the shit out of me... so different from my set up haha.. bt good cover

[tbtron5000]

How many ice bells, china cymbals and useless roto toms. Way too much hot doffing that doesn't even fit.

[yourusernamehere2]

@tbtron5000 you can't deny that he's a great drummer. if he was terrible then I could see how it would be stupid to have all that stuff but he's good so I don't see why he shouldn't. and why he shouldn't he anyway? who cares

[tbtron5000]

@yourusernamehere2 I care... hot dogging is stupid if you don't have any style at it. Solid is the way to go! And I will totally deny him the title "great drummer" . Way too far from that. It sounds like shit and all jumbled with useless fills. I counted 274 stupid/useless drum fills in this vid. Then when he rides the crsh at the end it's almost unbearable.

[Set7obo]

STUPID SET

[thylegionscome]

u sick fuck!! dang that was badass man!

[asongforthedead82]

great job man.

[greycane]

nice... i love the set

[etmadness1]

Theodore would be fucking proud.

[underscoreisnotvalid]

wow, you are incredible. the chorus beat is insane

[NostalgicProcrast]

could you make a video explaining the pattern in the chorus? i know i should figure it out myself, but i just find it so hard!

[sandyandcrustybungle]

Download song surgeon its free its how i learn volta songs... it allows you to slow the song waaaay down... its awesome

[dubvanstepper]

Off the chain man.

[TheReverend777]

HUGE BELL

I think you are the best cover drummer on YouTube

[zzman217]

@TheReverend777 you pbviously havent heard cobus or chaserrr then

[joshingledew]

yo nice kit

[TitsMcGee1804]

sorry...too many drums for me

[RussianGuy52]

Brilliant improvisation, man

[gatesofgehenna]

Very well played dude C:

[AirHendrix91]

I'd love to jam with you, kid.

Nice job.

[greenforddrums]

less of the add libs ,its not at all musical and makes you look like a rank amature, when in fact your a good player.

[RatherDashin]

This was really good, but gotta say that I think that the chorus would be 100% more incredible if a trash was used instead of just the hats.

[RatherDashin]

And now ive read your note on this video hahahaha.

[EyesSetForTheSun]

Nicely done, and great song selection. One of my all time favs. peace

[paichaz]

1:50 u dont have to put every single cymbal into the song man

[CoheedMars90]

Thank you. That's like his thing apparently.

[bender2o]

sounds nice though eh

[AJP1037]

It makes it cool.

[thesikamikanico]

you're a good drummer... but I'm sorry- nobody need that many cymbals

[dtmsd2012]

nice playing man... crazy set too

[stevendixon1985]

how do you afford all those drums, and then record with shit equipment?

[canthinkverywell]

@stevendixon1985 after the money spent on the drums, there's not a lot left for recording equipment?

[canthinkverywell]

@stevendixon1985 i think it makes perfect sense. u spend all ur money on drums, how do u have anything left for recording equipment?

[MuseDen]

@stevendixon1985 cause he spent all of his money on those drums? hahaha

[CommBreakDown]

@stevendixon1985 do you really think he has a girlfriend to waste his money? lol and ya he definately needs some help recording lol

[EnriquePage91]

More jealous of your set than your skills.... not to say you're bad.. but that's a hell of a drum set .. great skills too ! (bad quality though)

[Cataclysm31]

sell a cymbal or two and buy an interface and a mic! LOL just joking... :P Great cover. Piccolo sounds fantastic! What make/model?

[yourusernamehere2]

holy shit, this takes the meaning of bad quality to a whole new level. good drumming though.

[somekindofostrich]

great cover

love your style

[cattyfram12]

realy good job

BUT

the the sound in all of your vids sucks fucking hard

[Blindside453]

@cattyfram12 BUt there is way worse out there. This wasn't too bad considering other videos are so distorted you can't tell what the hell is going on. In this the song sounds bad but the drums are placed pretty decently over them

[udapud]

good job.

[Aberinkulas]

You, sir, are rich.

You have awesome parents, too.

[ssmith87]

There are a couple of songs by Zombi "surface to air" and "legacy" that are fun to play, you should check them out see what you think

[brunobliss]

that drum set is massive :|

[PentucketXC05]

Are those prechorus fills RLRK for the sticking?

Someone get back to me!

[shaolinkungfu666]

actually, they're RLKR.

[WolfataDoor]

Dude you NAIL that fill at 1:46. Nice work.

[jmmatos23]

Its cool the way you overplay it! :D dude you are aweosme.

[thebossierkid0808]

Dude, you got so much shit.

[growupmate]

yeah, but he actually uses it which impresses me. most people buy tonnes of shit for show

[s3kShUnEiGhT]

A little work on the. Chorus and you'd be set. That chorus is a MONSTER tho I can play neil Peart and I still can't do that. TMV's drummer is a BEAST!

[uwishuwerecool024]

which one theyve had like 4 lol

[KiernanMooney]

Theodore and Pridgen are the standouts though. Both of them are unbelievable.

[Circa7]

why are you adding hits..

that aren't there?

[Jake3560]

maybe he was changing it up to fit his style?

[Circa7]

-____-

[jmmatos23]

A good drummer shouldn't cover song exactly as it is.

[Circa7]

hahahahahah..

[YesImADickhead]

super respect man, ur fucking awesome. never stop.

[AirHendrix91]

Man, awesome cover. How do you tune those drums without taking hours lol?

[willsk84p1e]

i have a love for drums, and a love for the mars volta, you do both proud. amazing,good shit man

[IVuMR]

Great job dude ! ;)

[gosciu555]

Whoa new hair, same rock. Peace.

[vinyard91]

love the fill at 2:15! :D

[daviddmo]

what a way of lacking balls.

[CAPTUREDNFRACTURED]

Chorus aside, I think this is the best cover on youtube at the moment. Not for how simliar it is to Jon's, but for how creative it is. Great after-chorus.

Dont know if anyone else has met him but I chatted to him for about 15mins after an MV gig a few years back. He was ace and really approachable. I shook his hand and locked on with both hands and told him I was syphoning all his drumming ability just like I did to Dave Grohl. He was amused, especially as it didn't work. Oh he's good.

[pinkfloyd105]

Dude you are so good. Are you in a band? Whats the myspace?

[bdizzle0]

i love the sound of that ride.

z Custom?

[TheDrumSpecialist]

you should try wax simulacra :)

[assbark]

nice jew fro ahaha,

sick playing tho

[mambobmam]

this is teh shiznit!

[zknix20]

ah just crazy man, great great cover

[78dreamer]

That was pretty bad ass man!

[asongforthedead82]

Awesome cover man.

[MJ62992]

Nice

[IWishIWasBenKenney]

Brilliant.

I love all your vids, Especially your incubus ones.

I'd like to see you do some more TMV though =]

[russcloak]

amazing, I was in awe the entire song...

[jpq21]

Nice freaking kit.

Awesome playing. You should cover Cavalettas.

[purefites]

could you learn Cicratiz ESP?

[ironcobra8]

CART WHEEL OF SCRAT CHES

[winnerbaby44]

i hate that ride cymbal

for real

awsome song

[Pampermelon]

dude, we have like the same hair! and i play drums too, this is creepy...

[plopenstien]

yeah i have that hair too and i play drums.

i think all the people who are simply briliant at drums have curly hair(excluding joeyjunoir15 because he's swedish)

[bozzioismyhero]

That is one of the stupidest comments ive seen on youtube...I could name 50 sick ass drummers without curley hair!!!!

[plopenstien]

haha yeah s could i but im just trying to promote curly hair

[drummerwest11]

1:25 is badass...Amazing cover!!!!!

[SgtVadge]

HAHAHAHAH! 1:52!!

[dyingatjonshousebass]

he plays like Jose Pasillas.

[drummerwest92]

i dont know why everybody has to compare this guy to travis barker and every other drummer.....this guy is awesome!!!!Besides hes got a different style of drumming than travis!!!

[W0RTHLESSMAN]

absolutely amazing.

i know your doing a cover here..but this just shows your maturity and discipline as a percussionist. you know when to go crazy,..take it down,...and even when to shut up.

Brilliant.

[littlemrsquirrelboy]

Holy shit, I never expected a Mars Volta song. I would love to see you tackle Tetragrammaton.

[cinnabin]

your drums sound awful

[exeedorbit]

Nah, i'm pretty sure it has more to do with the acoustics rather than his drums. DW is one of the best drum companies out there.

[LeeReecer]

is that mapex?

[qwertwozere]

man your good, get yourself some better recording gear. i cant listen anymore

[knockinheadsoff]

mega bell ride, i remember i used to want that cymbal so bad, i dont anymore...i think i want a sabian fierce ride its mad dry :]

[MJ62992]

What time signature are the drumns in on the chrous?

[Colerosity]

6/8.

[Colerosity]

Oh, whoops-I meant 7/4

[loveisred12]

oh and you did a great job.

haha

[szintak]

you should cover fair to midland...dance of the manatee

[DrummerDBrown21]

i already covered fair to midlands dance of the manatee. I really like how it came out too

[mariorussell]

peace drum

[Ki11erTofu]

sweet cover, might i ask what heads you are using?

[livemoonbday]

my last comment wasnt directed at the drummer... it was for the extreme joey fan...

[Pfiffer27]

Sir... i didn't know the song, nor the artist but you drum well.

[BongoBoy899]

what z custom ride is this?

[saladsfriend]

21" megabell

[buttercup365]

i looove this song. this video is tight...like spandex

[CallumMayyte]

right just to sort it out travis is Quality

The Rev Is Better

And Joey Jordison is Overated

[ChezterG]

joey is quality, rev is just fucking amazing, and travis barker isn't even worth talking about. but nice job man, keep up the tunes!

[loveisred12]

you dont understand genres do you.

joey? quality? fuck no. he plays metal, but hardly. he does a  very poor job at playing his genre.

travis barker is known for being a pop-punk drummer therefore the standards arent going to be very high, you can't expect him to be playing 6/8 time to damnit now can you.

travis barker is talented in my book because i have seen stuff other than his bands music.

he plays other genres, like jazz.

joey offers the metal genre nothing.

[zaorulesmetal]

I'm not being a douchebag, please point out to me where you've seen Travis Barker play other stuff, like seriously good stuff, cause a drum solo is supposed to be a drummer's manifesto, and the popular one here on YouTube is a massive "fail".

[loveisred12]

you still aren't keeping genre's in mind.

pop-punk does not take that much talent to play, but travis barker does a good job at raising the standards.

metal takes more talent which joey jordison doesn't have.

and i understand you saying hes not good, but you honestly can't say he sucks because ive sen better works by him that aren't on here.

[zaorulesmetal]

I understand what you mean. I don't mean to say he sucks. What I mean is that he doesn't deserve the buzz he gets. It's way too much. He's probably better than me, but what I mean is his popularity should put him in a category of best drummers alive, and he isn't close.

[loveisred12]

i completely agree with you, i zildjian, orange county, and companies like that, that have his name on everything they come out with now that makes it seem like hes some god.

[zwoods1234]

ahh heck yes the mars volta rule.

[iAmCalebRentpayer]

damn i wish my videos picked up views this fast..good cover

[iceman93]

Travis Barker=Most overrated drummer

The Rev=Legendary drummer that is 100x better

[butlerKNOWSall]

rev is not better than early blink barker.

[nbvcx678]

Travis barker is the best next to joey from slipknot.

[ACMAaron]

Bad joke.

[nbvcx678]

Lol. Whatever loser. XD

[MJ62992]

Fuck Joey Jordison listen to Derek Roddy play he's ten times better. Joey Jordison is so overrated.

[undertalgo]

your hair reminds me of einziger's hair lol

i dont know this song but it sounds nice what you've played

[Magefire75]

Someone needs a haircut

[doud0un3]

rofl XD

sure

[ImQuyslamic]

pshh drummers. guitarist ftw. lol jk its fun reading all the comments on this page its like a whole different language to me

[tugsnap]

lol

[funkaliciousbannana]

i love TMV. way to go with the cover. respect. many people dont like them and idk why. the are one of the best progressive/experimental bands ever

[silentacer]

Awsome song!

[mrbungs]

Love The Volta. I know it isn't perfect, but you did an awesome job. I guess listen closer and practice a little more, but that's really inspiring man. You're sick with it.

[chicozero]

Awesome cover.. what I didn't like was the exaggerated use of fillers... got kinda lost from the mars volta "feel"... meh that's just my opinion.

[supermatic1000]

nice bro

[SupsupDANA]

yes!

I love the mars volta so much!

[pdp420]

do you smoke? lol

[metalsaw]

try some slipknot !!

[drhbettathanu]

he should try gematria!

[metalsaw]

i don't think he has the skill

to do any slipknot song off the new album

(beides snuff and all that show stuff)

[ryanrk0]

slipknot sucks my left ball sack you son of a bitch. and joey sucks rosie o'donels bid hairy rose bush.

[metalsaw]

WTF !

this band sucks so dam bad !!!!!

this guy doesn't have the skill to

play slipknot !

o btw - JOEY WON DRUMMER OF YEAR !

SO SHUT THE FUCK UP !

[ryanrk0]

you must love joey, you heavy metaling pussy sob. just go suck joeys balls if you love him that much..

travis barker kils joey, hands down, joey is all double bass shit, travis is skill. 100% FUCKING SKILL!

[EATYOURDRUMSOUT]

Got one thing to say to all this shit...

THE REV - A7X

Pretty much :}

[adamenti]

lol what a gong.

[SuperMonkeyNuts]

Maybe cause he just double basses and smacks toms-only. I never see joey do musical solos.. With DYNAMICS. Nor technical patterns with a regular beat.. Joey is good in his own way but isn't as good as everyone makes him out to be. His d/bass is fast, thats about it.