Bopkins - Ants Marching - Drum Cover

[oratnek0227]

*glances at dislike bar

looks like we need 4 condoms and a time machine

[mikeandcolin]

Such a chill song, then when you play it just makes it ten to the tenth times better! such a chill style just like carter then you have great chops at the same time AMAZING!

[artjock47]

Great playing..! I love how you honor Carter's parts - yet make this song your own. Outstanding. Very tasty ending also..!

[UtzChips2009]

Anyone think Ringo could have executed that?

[hajdi9]

Well i thought that nobady is able to play this at the same level as Carter Beauford does it but I was wrong. Regards ;)

[Lazyskins82]

God damn! great job

[ballerstew]

daame

[MrJkenzie97]

like this if u like the hi-hat trick

[treebranch39]

Beast

[imyourgodmachine]

Btw, OH SNAP at the end.

[imyourgodmachine]

Tough song man, very nice drumming. But i gotta ask. With all these great covers you do. Why Enter Sandman lol?! Iver been playing 14 years myself and realize variety is key to becoming a good drummer. But why that crappy song :)

[socaldgafbro]

perfectly perfect!!!!!!!!!

[ademirdancona]

Very nice job man !!! Where you found this drumless play along by "ants marching" for download ???

[Bopkins14]

@ademirdancona there's no play along i just set the levels so my drums masked the real drums. Just a little trick to learn when doing covers, Thanks

[bri16800]

Very nice dude, i love how comfortable you looked. Excellent my man! You should try Rhyme and Reason

[farahdes]

Dude's a frigging octopus.

Very nice.

[TheZaphod87]

:D Awesome drumming, f***ing brilliant, hope all is going well!

[ceb3177]

Thats sick man nice job

[Monehan]

looks like a fun song to play

[socaldgafbro]

wow dude.......... im blown away

[dales2fast]

sick man!!!  Love the pop of your snare. Real nice.

[Gregg302]

wow. more ppl should watch this.

[TheNip3]

Wow dude..this is sick. How long did it take you to get that down?

[Marshall7302]

Very fluid .. great work..

[RougeTemplar]

Good job

[consorti1014]

Sick bro, nice work

[Welker541]

You nailed it man.

[saltzman07]

very nice

[MrEvaristo27]

....si...bravino....hahahahaah­

[headhunterT]

Ssssssick! Who said you need a huge kit to do a Carter Cover Properly! Good On you Bro! I'm Also a 4 Piece drummer!

[MikeContra95]

u have a masters and phd in funky flow on set. amazing cover bro

[bandwlove42]

you just killed thattt damn! i wish i could endorse you haha good stuff

[moneran08]

4 dislikes? WTF??!! Those people clicked the wrong button.

[mjamgochian]

The Fill at 2:18 before "People in every direction" Is sick bro.

[nokia6030n]

gr8 work

[kyletrostadmenne]

jesus man. nice

[aberddd32]

You Suck! (just because your so damn good- I'm jealous)!

[beechbum888]

dude! this is the best covers of this song i've ever seen! carter is frickin crazy to cover but you're definitely on his level.

[FoodManChew96]

haha it wont be hard for you to get endorsed, you're amazing! keep it up

[boardheadaj]

dude nice vid but where did you get the backing track with no drums?

[volp123]

Would it kill you to use the right hand on the snare on the down beat once in while? Other than that little pet peeve, very nicely done.

[rhythmantic]

Kit sounds great regardless of being crappy and says more about the skill of you the drummer to coax a good sound out of them. You play really well, a good balance of technique, musicianship and feel.

[rennieallen]

Nice comment. Great observation on the balance of technique, musicianship and feel. Couldn't have said it better...

[necromantsuri1]

what a treat, this video

[ackmarzmenn]

shits yeah

[southernseventy]

Wow! Every detail! That was sick!

[jtlbkl]

awesome!!! Hope the right people view your video and see the potential with your much God given talent Mr. Hopkins!!!!

[MarkWhitman0291]

Thats the real deal carter feel man good job

[JoeCieslakMusic]

Damn. Nice work, really impressive - you had me laughing with the fake violin.

[Volentry]

what's the sticking for the fill at 2:43? it sounds sick man!

[Nirvana7060]

signed into youtube account just to say holy shit, awesome job. Keep it up dude.

[JumpSalty82]

Dude, you are the shiznittle. Great job.

[benguidry1]

Nice on the hi hat. Very accurate. I think Carter would approve.

[drumdoc]

great job and your snare sounds awesome

[murmelman45]

wowsers

[DrPepperJKM]

what kind of hi-hat are you using in this video?

[JJCRIST13]

HO-HO-HOLY CRAP!!! That was pretty damn good.

[dp21894]

Impressive!

[edgetripper]

This was par excellence! Everything was on the dot and PERFECT! Pure genius with ur attitude throughout and specially from 3:27 !!

[EduNascimentoDrummer]

great drum sound!

[nethamius]

dude really good job. how long have you been drumming?

[Zordani924]

HOLY HELL!!! EXCELLENT WORK MAN!!!! INCREDIBLE! love the energy and the presence you have when you play..you have fun with it and aren't just tensed up trying to impress...a great video to watch....very impressed, im working on that song right now and want to record it and get it up, but still have some parts to workout in the song...i feel inspired now haha

[MelinaLongLastName]

wow! amazing!

[jw1487]

HOLY CRAP, MAN! I've just seen the best cover of Carter Beauford I've yet to see.

And by a white dude no less! I've been looking to get better, and playing Carter's stuff is one the best ways. Now I know it can be done, and your videos will really help.

Keep up the good work! You've got a subscriber here.

[samjohnson2008]

dude... i LOVE the sound of your snare.

And you're amazing... well done man. Keep it up. Try 'Two Step'... i imagine you could have MAJOR fun with that... 13 minutes of pure FUN!!

[taggline]

Great Work kiddo...single strokes are fluid...the funk stuff is really on the mark...Thanks for posting!!

[wamusau100]

very solid drummer like one person said. the fills at the end were well done, and you stayed relatively in time. so really good job

[jordanfan1023]

3:29! really cool! great job on the whole song too!

[Alansmallen]

3:43 and on WOW!

[MRenfors]

awesome!!! really good

[godlydrmr]

I can dig it

[jono2145]

well done mate,that was awsome,an bellends like infinitus23 probably think yourshit just coz they can get better than you on guitar hero or summit.......wankers...... but yeah well dont man an keep it up

[needle3434]

Your a very solid drummer.Keep it up man

[infinitus23]

Hey Brendan,

That was brilliant drumming. Please don't be bothered that your vid has 4 stars only, most of the people in this world are jackasses.

Great Job :P

[infinitus23]

If you think those fills are to show off, you should just go somewhere and die.

[mca1houn]

If I had money I would endorse you. You are amazing!

[bdrums777]

very tasteful playing bro.

[electronicsrule123]

Nice bro.

[bdL91]

it was a great cover because unlike most drummers you understand why to play a fill like it was written - because most "good" fills are ment to add the song, not just to show off

[njdkidd1231]

the end made my mind explode

[drummaboy15]

YOOO 1:48 is soooo NICE!!

[pinstripejohnny]

awesome job! stick to playin the drums, no need for the air violin lol

[bojjieg]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~ kewl

[larztallica316]

Absolutely brilliant...I can't stop watching!

[mitchwayne07]

one word....smooth

don't you love it when you get comfortable with a song you love to jam too and it just becomes fun because there is no more trying lol

[RodAAG]

La cagó el ql !!! weno!

[bymp1106]

Wow you are almost as good as Carter Beauford!

[7pastorb]

Wow, very very impressive!!! You are a young man with a tremendous talent, please please dont let it go to waste A++++

[lamborghiniboy1790]

wow. that was sick carter isn't easy to cover but you really made it work super-impressive

[Van422]

Dude GREAT JOB !! Very Nice !! Van Stone Drummer for Fat Baxter

[UofMicers]

Nice job - You nailed that one. Perfect!

[KAISHisthebest]

Wow, this is an awesome cover man!

For how long have u been playin'?

[outdoortype22]

last fill is insane

[ChillFlip]

hey great job! can you teach me how to make a cover video? how do you sync it all up and stuff? im pretty new to this hole recording stuff

[ronnieduignan]

unbelievable skills and talent my friend, well done - drum sound is quite excellent all considered

[gaspdrum]

the sound of the drum is great and you are awesome, but what a shame theres no more star to give you.

[dukeyzzz]

you did an awesome job with just 4 skins to pound on... I can imagine what you'd do if you had the whole kit. I just simply loved it.

[drummerboy0342]

I love it, it was excellent! Except in your gear, you forgot to tell us what crash cymbal you were using! You listed four cymbals plus the hat, and there were five!!! Very nice cover, sounded a lot like the real thing (when he is doing the cover, not the recording for the CD, because he fills less at the end, than in the cover). I need to learn it and try to do it. Your set sounds great, even if it is a four piece.

[JRHess003]

also very very smoothe and fluid!

[JRHess003]

very impressive!

[wesker09]

4:20 amazin' !!

[wesker09]

ｎｉｃｅ　ｎｉｃｅ　ｎｉｃｅ！！！

[slymakk]

Yeah this is the best cover by far. Keep up the good work, i hope you do get a nice endorsement. Nice job with the mic setup too, for an older set its sounds mint. Take care

[cripple1313]

cymbals sound amazing, nice job

[rennieallen]

I like the drum arrangement much better than the original!

How do you get your drumsticks to make that squeaky violin-like sound at 3:35 :-)))

[PentucketXC05]

Wow. no... I am sorry but no one can match Carter because he is so unique. Replace him, and DMB isn't the same band.

None the less Bopkins, this is a great cover! Just Carter is a step above and I know you know it too :-D

5 stars!

[rennieallen]

That wasn't a statement about relative "quality" of drummers, just an honest opinion, about the arrangement on the original soundtrack vs. this arrangement.

I do like it better that the original.

[PentucketXC05]

Oh I got that. I meant his creative aspect was better because, honestly, do you think this guy would have come up with this if Carter wasn't the one who created the original drum part? Nope!

Still, I respect the opinion, I just think that the original is always better when it comes to guys like DMB.

[Jexochitl]

Great job :)

[gyuri1113]

nice work dude 5 stars

[zrzave]

5 stars

[joshuarlyon]

Is there any way you can post it in a better quality!?

Very good job BTW... 5 out of 5

[steelwings87]

Very well done sir!!! Controlled, fluid, and very fun to watch!

[jimmynorton1001]

Finally, after years of viewing drummers. I've found the best on youtube. Congradulations lad.

[connor111]

by far smoothest and best drummer on youtube

[pimplejuice2]

want smooth? check out a guy called sean forrest

[Furukitsune]

How bout the guy who does a cover of "Acid Rain" by Liquid Tension Experiment?

[pereion]

nice drumming dude. i like this song by the way. are you using cad drum mics on the whole set?

[vocalz24]

nice!

[b7160]

You're a very good drummer so I'm not knocking your abilities at all, but I didn't care for your interpretation of the song itself.

[tbartels007]

Very well done: tasteful, under control, and right on to a a hard drummer to cover. I'm very impressed! Keep up the great work!

[dcidrummer93]

Its All wrong I have the Sheet music transposed by Carter if you want it.

[randell1994]

well , your all wong to then my friend, casue this was sick !

[evhspence999]

wow you are a dumb ass fuckin prick lol

[Sorny82791]

dude i was wondering where the bat country vid went. I was learning how to play it off that video and now its gone

[Zectari]

this made my day :)

[winterkilldrummer23]

carter beauford

[cjlives]

mate, that was fantastic! it sure won't be long before you're endorsed!

[manant11]

i guess you know Cobus from around here in YouTube, he has a cover of that song too and ive got to say you two are on top here for covering songs...

[GretschBoi]

good cover yo

[nateb82]

If Beauford broke his arm and DMB needed a drummer, I hope they have your number. You captured the sound and feel of the song very well, while maintaining your own thing. Great use of the snare, which in my opinion, is the most important element in the song. After all, it is the very first thing you hear. Great sound, great job.

[brianrauth]

WOW...that was great!

[BlinkAgain7]

really great

your snare sounds awesome

[crawfordsjamie]

a little bit overpowering i think... but an amazing drummer... try and make it a little bit less hard rock, dave matthews band is a fusion band and I would rather have K customs (Zildjian) but overall, Great drumming!

[yukansuggit]

Not at all. One thing about Carter is he never plays the same song twice (in other words, he plays a song very different every time). I think Brandon adding his own flair to the song is in good keeping with the spirit of Carter's nature. I think the Sabian hats sound amazing, but there is too much of a metallic ring to the Sabians -- at least those, which may be the AA's. At any rate, the darker K's would sound good, but Custom A would add a good deal of warmth also.

[rampage335]

3.29 so kool

[Aigor100]

wszystko spoko ale kolo miejscami za bardzo się angażuje i gra za szybko

[L1V2R0CK]

just curious, what do you do to tune your toms, when i try to tune by ear i cant get the tonw the way i want, and i dont want to shell out 60 bucks for a head tuner

[johnnybgood12345]

he's recording. your toms will never sound like that period.

live toms and recorded toms sound very very different.

[asyerabella]

extremely excellent!!amazing!

[MagnusVerBrubaker]

You're wearing the same shirt he wore in the instructional video;-)

[MagnusVerBrubaker]

Your wearing the same shirt he wore in his instructional video.;-)

[shufk77]

you SUCK

like worst drummer ever? yes.

HAHA JK that was amazing... mann way to do dmb justice... great job!!

[energy247]

Not many people can pull this off. You did DMB justice, dude!! Post more!!

[Sabiano]

Not only was that some great drumming, you got a great taste in music choosing this song! But again, executed nicely!

There's a lot of speed heads out there who could learn from this vid!

[itsadryheat]

Excellent drumming and equally awesome editing with the multiple camera angles.  Well done.

[phowell86]

AHHHHHH~~!!! i'm speechless but julie loveees it ahah keep it up hombre!

[DisturbedForce]

Amazing

just simply Amazing

your really friggin good

[BigBoiJC]

THANK YOU! yes! finally...another drummer gets it! brother...great playing...you are living proof that it's not what you have...it's what you do with what you have. great playing...great feel...GREAT EVERYTHING!

[cjenks22]

Excellent job my friend!! Keep it up

[gobbijunior]

muito bom .. very good

[rennieallen]

Yes! What is even more sad than the fact that non-musicians don't understand the craft of percussion, is the number of musicians that don't realize that they are first and foremost entertainers.

Absolutely though; the craft should never be compromised for showmanship.

Nice playing Bopkins14! I guess some hoseheads do know how to do other stuff besides building igloos, and having your roadie carry your toboggan up-hill for you :-)))

[abucket888]

that was really good bro.

i really enjoyed watchin this.

much much talent.

don't care much for the little stick tricks but that's just me.

keep it up man.

[Plaske23]

sweat !!

[LilBoo122]

Great Job brandon! Hope I can get up to see you guys before you move, If not I'll have to come out and visit in march~ Keep the videos coming.

[LilBoo122]

Good Job Brandon! I hope I can get up to see you guys before you move~

[FastHands1504]

Fantastic

[ShanilROX]

now that's what i call drumming!

[9raint]

U look so cool on drums!!! I love the spin tricks too! :D

[persini]

Very nice grooving dude!! :)

[austinisi]

i love your playing. Do you think you would be able to make the video take up more of the video space (bigger)?

[FireDancer45]

amazing drums man, i really enjoyed it. i think this video is a must for youtube musicians

[dregel2006]

nice good job bro go check out my drum cover for this song peace...