Drumoff 08

[EEric22]

Wax Simulacra on the intro? Nice!

[FreakinKoolMedia]

check out your band, satisfactosaurus?, i think you mean SMASHING PUMPKINS!!!!

[mugenmultiverse]

Lol I work at guitar center in Chicago.....Their drum offs are a joke with no real talent judging them. this is the one time I assume they voted and scored someone correctly.

[turmoil23]

Hi Mike, saw you last night on SP´s show here in Buenos Aires, awesome drummer i must say, tons of energy. Hope you had fun here.

[triforce10155]

@ILOVESHIT1000 jealous 

[racsoB8]

wax simulacra hahaha

[eatrocksah]

NIce, some wax simulacra to start it off

[Joedigiuseppe2]

Hey man your great! this is totally why you got into the smashing pumpkins!!!!!!!

[ericmsandoval]

@Joedigiuseppe2 Where does it say he's the new SP drummer?

[Joedigiuseppe2]

@ericmsandoval it doesnt say anywhere on this page. But it is a known fact that he and Billy Corgan are working together on Teargarden

[drummerheaven]

Amazing stuff. The intro to this sounds extremely similar to the song Wax Simulacra by the Mars Volta. I actually though you were going to play a cover of the song.

[MEANMRMUSTARDJW]

Alright skin!! deadly stuff man will definitely go so pumpkins next time there in town. Had actually vowed to never go see em again or buy there cds when jimmy left. But after watchin your stuff ive been enlightened

[baboon110792]

THIS. IS. THE PITS. aka Awesome

How long have you drummed for? its amazing.

[GothGaara92]

sweet

i can see why Billy Corgan selected you

[jdawg1692]

Hey dude congrats on joining The Smashing Pumpkins, can't wait to hear you on the new material, you're friggin wicked!!!

[VampVertigo]

gg...highly technical...welcome to the band!

[fiftey]

i'm sold.

Congrats and bring the kickass SP rain

[LkAuYrNtE]

love the fill at 2.39 dude

[rickyrockard]

Listen the the track "WAX SIMULACRA" - Mike plays the intro.

There's definately a Jimmy fill in there too - around 2:47

[RacismIsSchism]

that's funny i noticed that too. then i look to see if anyone commented that already

[Taiyed311fan]

Congrats to Mike. I grew up listening to the Pumpkins, and I must say it is quite an honor to be 19 years young and to be the newest member of a legendary band. I wish Mike all the luck in the world.

[Dihnekis]

am i the only one that thinks this kind of sucks?

like someone else said, no groove

[NumNumNums]

yep. you are the only one. can you play any of that?

[Dihnekis]

no, and i wouldnt want to. it's boring, and has no groove.

[HardAsARock222]

ur not the only one...i dont get it...but he's one lucky bastard!!!!

[Markduderino]

you know, people can hate on billy all they want. i think that's fair game. but i don't think anyone can dare hate on you. you just got the gig of a lifetime man, congrats!

[andrewface]

there's a bobble at the start? i missed it :p

[user0983]

In four months, Jimmy Chamberlin went from saying SP is a lifelong commitment on the Chris Isaak show, to saying that he can't just sit back and "cash the check" and QUITTING. If you're too dumb to read between the lines, and would rather lie to yourself, keep thinking Billy has a good idea about the direction in which he should take his band.

I have listened to SP for almost 15 years now. I am not some bitter fan. I actually loved the Zeitgeist tour. But Billy completely lost it late last year

[ericmsandoval]

@user0983 so is this guy really the new drummer for Smashing Pumpkins???

[eskimoposh]

yeah boy! awesome seeing a young'n getting a gig with a high profile band. Well done bro. You sound great for your age - no wonder Billy and the group want to play with you!

[damion6666]

Good on you Man, emailing from New Zealand. Smashing Pumpkins are my favourite band, and that was some good stuff in that video there. I am happy the pumpkins are gonna continue making music. Can't Wait! to hear the new stuff

[kudelbudel]

A 19 year old drummer with your skills who has your nickname on Youtube as the new Pumpkins drummer? I like it. I like it a lot.

[luke228899]

man, you're AWSOME, one of the best techniques that i've ever seen. Are you the new SP'd drummer? It's true? How long you've been playing?

[tobydriverselbalamir]

Waxing it up there, I see.

[ikanser]

You just landed a dream job. Congrats and don't believe the HYPE! Follow your dreams and see you at the next show !!

[PumpkinsMediaMilitia]

Hopefully we see more of you Mr. Byrne

[stom321]

Sweet dude!!

Loved the Mars volta fills at the beginning (from Wax Simulacra) nt many people could pull those chops off.

Can't wait to hear what you and BC bust out.

[TrainOfThought93]

I Thought That Sounded Familiar.

Thank You For Pointing That Out!

[charlessale]

Good on you dude.

[94029374938402048]

hi pitchfork!

[sidned]

Smashing!!

[l1gw1g0n311]

some of this drumming is wack. he's fast. no groove or backbeat, mannnnng.

[tanfin39]

Very cool! I can't wait to hear you on Geek USA!

[user0983]

I was hoping to hear Jimmy play Geek USA, not a 19 year old with no skill.

[andrewface]

remember billy has years of experience...if mike can pull off geek being only 19 that's a testament to his talent

[user0983]

He might be able to play it, but forget about accuracy.

I'm not knocking the kid so much as I am Billy. You do not replace Chamberlin with this. Those are big shoes to fill, and there is no other Jimmy, but I don't even think Billy is trying.

He has completely lost it. I supported his decisions when he lost tons of fans, but this is dumb. This is about image more than anything. I'm not out to get Corgan like some are, but he really did cross the line.

[Love4Picklesnowsies]

I like the abrupt ending.

[amyjojohnson]

Tiiiiight. Respect man. All those bitches out there be jealous. Clearly you know how to get your jam on.

[betasoy1]

in fact, and i'm going out on a limb here (considering i would have cut my left arm off to birth one of billy corgan's babies when i was 13), but your youth, talent, and vigor may make the pumpkins great again. i haven't seen them live in, eh, fuck, eight years? i'm old.... but i would see them if you were playing. best of luck, my dear!

[betasoy1]

seriously, don't listen to the children who are jealous. congrats!

[kurpit]

prepare to be stalked. secure your accounts!

[halfstring]

Smash those pumpkins

[memberboard1]

It's called a drumoff for all the haters. Of course he's playing everything he's got . wouldn't be much of a drum off if he only played the snare . oh , btw as great as jimmy may have been he was better because he had amazing songs to play .

[justinwagnerdotcom]

try a 24" heavy ride next time. shit's too bright.

[justinwagnerdotcom]

shit's too bright. also, bulk up with some roids. chamberpuss had chops and beef.

[jpbrooklyn]

Use cymbals lately? Yeesh, you crash more than Lindsey Lohan. Lay off the cymbals once in a while.

[Moldova]

Congratz indeed.

[2quik2silver]

DUDE! congrats on getting the oppurtunity to smash some pumpkins! you have a bright future ahead of you im sure!

[DilutedFaith]

INB4 100,000,000 HITS

Seriously bro, prepare for a shitstorm of replies.

[AdamWaz704]

you're about to be huge man!

[inkujon]

You suck.

[ndzick718]

inkujon is just a jealous loser.

[inkujon]

I was just kidding. Congrats on the whole Pumpkins thing. Chance of a lifetime.

[skizzle555]

Pitchfork just wrote an article about you. This video is going to have 10000000 hits by tonight. Your story is the coolest thing I've heard about since that kid filled in for Keith Moon at a Who concert back in the day.

[jackets94]

No Doubt.

[voivod]

You are a good drummer sir.

[MVPS]

Congratulations.. Good luck on Smashing Pumpkins Drummer Audition! :D

[MarquisInSpadez]

Thank you!

[wargrave232]

Sounds a bit like Dungen - Panda in the beginning. Really good!

[MarquisInSpadez]

thank you, I love dungen, especially that song.