The Mars Volta - Eriatarka - Drum Cover by Max McDonald

[VastWest]

hell yes man! if you did this well in 07, i bet you're really rocking now

[BlkMagik]

Perfect!

[johnteau1]

Great work dude,,

[aaroozz]

awesome cover!!!

[YaHozna1]

Great cover. Easily the best on youtube for what that's worth.

[Miquitzli]

JON THEODORE MADE THIS BEAT!!.. JON THEODORE FOR LIFE!!

[ilikedrumming]

everyone who says this isn't good cant do it themselves. c'mon people grow some balls

[coheed09cambria]

chorus wasn't perfect. if it were perfect, the ghost notes would be similar to jon theodore's

[jimmyRHCP]

Best cover I've ever seen of an immensely difficult drum beat

[nameinblood]

nailed the chorus man. just nailed it.

[7ONEdef]

SICK!

[kawikid20o2]

yup im feelin this one! 5star

[paichaz]

the best eriatarka cover on the internet.

[jmc2219]

Whats the pattern for the chorus?

[madpaintbalerx]

Whoa was this at the Steamers in California? I've played there with my school's jazz band!

[JohnnyByrne1]

@madpaintbalerx Yes it was at Steamers in Fullerton

[Cmontermini]

haha hooters

[EnriquePage91]

wow i could kill some bitches with that drummer :P

[funkdrum5]

Jon Theodore WAS the Mars Volta.

[EnriquePage91]

give Pridgen 5 years and you'll be glad Theodore left the Volta.

He's just a kid up to now, give him a chance.

I know Theodore is a fucking god but still Pridgen can make up some tight things, and you'll see he'll get way better with time...

[uncio1034]

too bad Omar wrote everything.

[Cmontermini]

exactly

[joewhit8]

great song, and a very good cover. Go max!

[BubbaLu123]

I highly doubt that The new drummer could even come close to come up with something like this....yes sure he could learn it....but to make a materpiece like this....no way!

[Gillty101]

you should do your Thomas Pridgen research and prove yourself wrong, because you are.

[vismund9]

TP needs to learn dynamics

[slothlikewit]

He is a badass but this is true. I don't think he's nearly as tasteful a player as Theodore was. he does have some ridiculous chops though.

[StreetSpirit008]

agree. btw i never noticed how intense the drums are for this song Nice job man!

[Defect8]

TP is a beast, no doubt, but the beat on Eriatarka (especially the chorus) is absolute genius. It's both insanely technical and catchy as hell and I doubt I will hear anything better than this in my lifetime.

[Funagerie]

@Defect8 that's not TP on that cd its jon theodore

[gooberwestern]

@Defect8 That wasnt actually Thomas Pridgen it was Jon Theodore, their drummer before TP. Look him up if you don't know him; he's amazing

[Defect8]

@gooberwestern No shit =D I was comparing how TP's got nothin when it comes to written parts like Eria Tarka.

[Drummerofthought]

i'm shure he can get something more impresive and complex, he just needs to fit the smoking music TMV does,or TMV will replace the drummer...again XD, And hell yeah, this song is the crack on drums

[emmerton]

john is playing 16ths on the hat

[DrummrAzzr]

Amazing Cover .... The Best One Ive Seen

[mexicanhitmen21]

damn i wish i had a drum set like that

nice cover dude

good thing to hear that you listen to good music.

[GuerrillaForce]

The first person I've actually seen play the damn chorus beat correct, ghost notes and all! Crazy props to you man!

[Mongoose1358]

i'd agree except with the cymbals

[SianichaoZ]

The cool part about this vid is you can play the real song with it you are right on beat with the real song.

[hameed]

awesome job!

[astrel23]

Just listen to them beautiful ghost notes. That is all the soul I need.

[EnriquePage91]

would you mind a little explanation about what's a ghost note? I'm sorry but english isn't my natal language, and i'm not a drummer.. so it makes things harder... but since those Ghost notes are seen everywhere when it comes to de-loused, i'dd kill to know... sorry :(

[StiffyTheBand]

its like a hit.. but not a hit?

im not sure how to explain

[RandomTask42]

Ghost note? .. best way to explain is to tell you to look at the video. Look at his left hand. especially during the chorus. you see the stick in his left hand doing an after roll after his main strong hit? that's basically what a ghost note is. a hit that you can barely hear but you know it's there. it's almost like a ghost note on a guitar. you know it's there but you can barely hear it. it's a really good effect on drums. but just keep on eye in his left hand the ghost notes stick out alot.

[Day0fTheBaphomets]

its a drag, a ghost note is like a solid hit used to fill in empty spaces within rhythms and a lot more quiet than a normal hit

[excellentelyse]

nice job. you look young-you're gonna get work son.

[sk1p17]

this is so awesome

[jpq21]

Look at 3:22 and 5:36. He's got all the soul in the world.

Seriously though, soul takes second place to playing right, especially when your playing to a recording.

[philots]

He's got soul because he's shaking his head from one side to another.

WTF ??

[jpq21]

sarcasm

[david30918]

he's a student guys, you have to learn some technique or you can sound like a soulful piece of shit. heart and balls are great, but they are nothing without brains

[schichl]

i totally agree with you!

[musica70]

Meh, I'd stiffen up a little if I played in front of a big crowd, regardless of whether or not I'm good.

[pqowg1]

very well done. how long had you been playing before

[ErNsT271]

Yeah, when you see Jon playing he is almost dying, or waging war with his drums

[malteloft]

Called stage apperance, mate ;)

[robsurge]

WHY??????

[McGizzle3721]

holy shit nicely done

[Slaylaylayger]

oô holy moly

[1niceguyme]

AMAZING

[dtegg91]

It's dead on, but there is no emotion what-so-ever in it. That's what makes Jon's playing so great.

[vonluden38]

I agree man emotion is everything, feel the rock!

[ojorojojojo]

ohhh mother fucker!!! litle mother fucker you make a good job

the rock is possible

telsseau en practica

[unitlost]

How old r u?

[michaelsliter]

great job!

[juanitaonmars]

wooooww!!!

[sonicbrew1234]

3 thumbs up

[metallicajlk]

holy shit

keep it up!!!! you kick ass!!!

[mexicanbarracuda]

definitivamente excelente

[themidg]

Is it just me or can you hear Jon's drumming? lol

[jbassfox]

I meant I have never seen anyone else play it that good other than Jon Theodore himself. It's funny how forgetting one word can totally change the meaning of a sentence.

[jbassfox]

Wow, man! That's ridiculous. Couldn't have seen anyone else do it better than Jon himself.

[ltzasz]

Amazing performance.