The Perfect Drug Gold Star - Expert Drums - Rock Band

[organika53321]

this is like the most fucked up tempo ive seen in a song

[sjr8316]

i like watching this more than the actual music video...it just looks so cool

[plopclock]

3:11 - 3:27 : O wow

[gamefreakgamefreak23]

ha a black guy is doing it

[sardaukar99]

dig the afro on Trent! :D

[jrquilty1]

sounds like a really good try, hell its prolly one of the most technical drum parts in the NIN line.

[kenkopp69]

3:00 thats crazy... im...im to jealous, i cant watch any more lol

[gavinrapp13]

I would fail the first part anyone else thumbs if yes

[NIN8898]

i LOVE nin.... and there stage performances (: i can play this song perfectly on a real set of drums

[MalkiorTheBarker]

23 people couldn't pass this song without failing

[TopMSniper]

i can gold star this song for guitar ... but this is way more awesome ... well done :D

[Zer0Kiryu666]

It sucks that you missed, but other than this is good!

[killerdavecar]

It seems like you have missed at least 2 notes both green on the far right side. First and 0:44 and again at 0:52. Still a excellent preformance.

[M4sTuRrCh33f1337]

@killerdavecar

it's to activate overdrive, you don't need to hit them unless you want to.

[CrimsonGuardJay]

Excellent work. I can five star it, but as of right now, Ive played it roughly 5 times, I can only manage around 160K. Ridiculously hard song.

[crystalpulse]

dope, well done dude

[nineinchnail6794]

guys... the gold star is ever note hit in guitar hero... not rockband...

[serianelordtepesh]

Leigh/GurnKiller... dude, you fking rock... one of the best RB videos ive seen...

[Hossflex]

It's kinda funny how Rock Band can't even keep up with this song.

[CaptBadMonkeyy]

it's not a gold star, you missed at 1:41

a gold star is where you never miss, so it's not a gold star, though holy crap that's a hard song, so regardless, grats.

[pogopopex4]

youre an idiot

[blademan44]

Obviously you have issues with your rock band terminology. Gold starring is when you achieve a certain score past a five star rating to achieve five golden stars. Hence Gold Star. l2facts nub

[xXannihilationXx]

@CaptBadMonkeyy So, if this isn't a gold star how do you explain the 5 GOLD STARS in the upper right at 5:18. I swear, I'm losing faith in humanity because of people like you.

[venomouskiss320]

@CaptBadMonkeyy Sorry to tell you, but gold star does not involve you not missing, its all based on score, I've gotten quite a few gold stars, and I don't think I've ever FCed a song. Check your sources a little more.

[Pizzapie7738]

@CaptBadMonkeyy You must be thinking of an FC (full combo = 100%)

[Neroese]

@CaptBadMonkeyy it''s troo. He missed one note.

[blessedgamer]

no a no miss is an FC a gold star is where you get a certain score past 5 star

[lucasadverse]

@CaptBadMonkeyy

"a gold star is where you never miss"

man you need to learn more about rock band

[Zer0Kiryu666]

@CaptBadMonkeyy No in Guitar Hero when you don't miss it's Gold stars, but in Rock Band if you hit atleast 99% of notes you get gold stars.

[malcolmgetscrazy]

@Zer0Kiryu666 It's not based on percentage, it's based on score

[moshpitsoccermom]

Too bad NIN never played this live while they still had Josh Freese on board. He probably could have handled this.

[TitusPulloJr]

The kid Ilan Rubin could definitely handle this too.

[CountryBoy265]

WHOA

[Perzarverianz]

I tried playing this song on exepert

and yeah i sucked

[lunchbox342]

theese ads by google are starting to piss me off...no one wants to buy ur shit no one.....i love you tube,,,,,,but this shit has to stop

[TheNethero]

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[TheNethero]

@lunchbox342 Of course I highly agree with you too. I was asked if I wanted to do that to one of my vids too. Sure I would've gotten some extra cash, but I didn't want to pollute my vids.

[sjr8316]

@lunchbox342 stop complaining about the ads these videos are free entertainment...also youtube gets money from the ads which is how it stays up and running so we can watch great videos like this..so shutup id hope people would have the patience to sit through a 10-20 second video before the real video but apparently not

[DanielJamesChavez]

@sjr8316 you do know that google owns youtube right?

LOOK AT THAT! problem solved! =D

[nosefries]

Where can I buy ???

[IGuitarHeroRealHard]

hey gurn do you squeeze those fills?

[hehfilms]

No wonder this is so hard. It's an electronic drum beat. Do you know how hard that would be to play in real life?

[IGuitarHeroRealHard]

Mike Portnoy could do it.

[Venddenta]

this is possible if he plays real drums

[INotorious]

all u guys are just jealous of excellent work

[nagoshi01]

fucking retarded..

[Klippy22]

I have to admit, your drum fills are a bit bland.

[Blacklotus001]

why do you not hit the green notes at the end of the solos?

[chibibuu]

to save star power... or jus not use it, why waist half a bar that early lol

[Blacklotus001]

get more points...and seem cooler to get 100% on the song

[matoro1989]

Trent has repeatedly said that it is possible to play this song, he just isn't happy with how it turned out. It is a very difficult song for sure, but there are drummers who can play it.

Personally, I think it should kick back up to the rock sound at the end and finish off strong.

[pshkwa]

NIN never plays this song because they cant get the ending to sound right, its actually the easiest part of the song that they cant do.

[dtc5793]

no, its b/c trent doesnt really like the song

[pshkwa]

Trent likes the song, its not his favorite, pretty much the only reasons he says he doesn't like it is because he was rushed while making it, and that there is to much external influence in the song. They have tried to rehearse the song, but the ending never sounded good, but the rest did.

[nemesiswontdie]

no its both because he doesnt care for the song and they cant do the ending right. Though it COULD be played everysong they've done could be on the the set list with the exception of Kinda I Want To. Apperently Trent doesnt like that song lol.

[marcjmarino]

guys... he really does use drum machines -_-

this is impossible to play with a real drummer

[Samus5164]

He does. "Echoplex" at rehearsals is a perfect example.

[jahkoff]

for how good you are, your fills could be better! ;)

[Hitamaru]

sounds like crash bandicoot. the drums are actually a drum machine not an actual drummer. its stupid harder then RB

[Spartmankid23]

da slow part is depressin but drums r crazy

[IlucidBand]

tht drum solo blows my mind e'ry time. its a shame they put guitar over it though

[Painkiller1157]

I'm not sure, but I believe that when Trent Reznor recorded this song, he had a drum machine instead of an actual drummer, 'cause that doesn't sound like an electronic, or real drumset.

[jordisonfan4life]

trent reznor uses drum machines except for when he is live

[Hitamaru]

yeah he uses drum machines in certain songs

[ZOMGItsTheLoganShow]

amazing

[yourfavoriteweapin]

Nice job man

[618rocks10]

crazy playing

[Wa1rai]

You guys have never heard of electronic drums? Seriously? It's playable, end of discussion.

[ghostexplor3r28]

you know how dumb you would look with an electronic drumkit live??? hahaha

[tazrick]

as a matter of fact guys, i think this game IS playable in real life. this is a metal/industrial band. they probably use electronic drums for the mechanical noises.

[destructicon500]

NIN never plays this song live because the drum part is too tough on the drummer

[Packers909]

no, its because  Trent hates this song.

[SUPAPwN0o0]

the drums are amazing

[narutoguy304]

i love the sound of the drum

[tazrick]

you guys are making a fucking discussion of whether or not this song is playable in real life. this is a fucking game so stop debating sometihng so off topic. jeez u guys are retarded.

[nerf12321]

lmao couldnt agree more

[ATDCraigekiteam]

It's a game, but it's based on a real song.

[rulerofearth20]

Damn, you can drum!

[shreddmasterstiff]

its not that trent doesn't like the song...

he said he didn't ever want to play a song live that would make his drummer's arms fall off

[PencilDice]

this is the NIN best dong ever and one of the very few songs that they rarly perform because of the drum beats being to difficult

i would like to see a drum cover of this song

[oct4president]

the song is easier than it looks

[rockbandzkid55]

cool vid

[Ipmatic]

the path is 2-0-0-1-0-0, for all you lazy people :)

[Garionorb]

Awesome. NIN themselves have never performed it live...they say the drums are too difficult.

[Groundbuster]

Nah they don't play it live because Reznor doesn't like the song. It's his "least favorite creation"

[btorrres18]

He stated that? i though it was not "possible" to be perfomed live...

[cheeseking44]

maybe not for his musicians....cause if they cant then they just suck

[jaidaniels]

the only person who would have the skill to play this song live is Josh Freese. But Reznor doesnt like "Fragile" era songs much, hence why they rarely play them, including this song. It predates The Fragile by 2 years, but still has the same motif not unlike Starfuckers Inc.

[EcstaticShaman]

Trent Reznor once said in an interveiw that he would like to play The Perfect Drug. he said

"We would play the Perfect Drug live but I'm afraid Josh's arms would fall off"

[stud6543]

not completely live even if they ever played it. The drums are mostly a drum machine and HMX charted more notes so the person playing the game doesn't get bored.

[nintendofreak64Lucas]

Yeah, i'm pretty sure the reason was because it was too hard.

[Groundbuster]

"[...]while presenting the late-night BBC Radio 1 Rock Show in the UK, Trent Reznor stated that "The Perfect Drug" was his least favorite creation. His reasons were the short production time and the "overblown" video."

I hate using wikipedia as a source since it's crap but I can't find the BBC article if there is one.

[cheeseking44]

obviously the drummer isnt very good then. if people can do this on rock band....im pretty sure people could play it in real life. therefore his drummer is shit. this band is shit anyways...its just random noise that doesnt sound good. like wtf get some talent you fags

[8hus8adicans]

a: NIN is mainly a studio band, drummers are only hired for live shows

b: playing actual instruments is a lot harder and more complicated than rock band controllers. That's why half the country can't play the guitar even though they might play guitar hero/rock band

c. there is more to music than melody. ask anyone who likes classical, jazz, or guitar-driven rock.

[ghitasusanne]

Agreed, absolutely fantasticly well put.

[cheeseking44]

obviously...and they should stay in the fucking studio and try and write a good song for a change...and my point is...im 100% sure that this song is playable in real life. its not even THAT hard in the game...so if someone like me thinks tht who doesnt even play real drums...its obvious that somebody with even a little drum experience could play this.

[exclusivetowaitrose]

Of course it's not that hard in the game. Why would they put a song in there that you couldn't fucking complete? Whether it's possible in real life is a completely different matter.

Jesus wept.

[sldr23876]

You have logic, but your perspective is skewed and distorted. To replicate it in an acceptable fashion in real life would be, as stated, impossible. Not every part of a drum kit is like a rubber pad. The amount of coordination and focus to play this properly is staggering. Because you don't play real drums, you can't fathom the skill required to actually play this piece.

[HarrietTumban]

This is just an ignorant fucking statement, saying that because it's playable on rock band that it's playable in real life. Please refrain from being such a dumb shit.

[cheeseking44]

i mean that if someone like me, who has no real drum experience whatsoever, can look at this song and not think it impossible, then someone even with only some drum experience could play it in real life. i know several people that could.

[mrxdolliee]

Ignorance is truly fucking bliss...

Trent Reznor, my god!, the creator of this very song said that its not playable in real life. The difference between this game and real life is a very big gap! And if you say you know several people could then show me these people. I'd be more than happy to see them, as well as, or so I think, Trent Reznor.

I never thought I would find a idiot who would think the way you do...

Seriously man... Seriously...

[DemonSonicUltima]

thats understandable cheeseking it may be a game but it motivates you to play the real drums like i am right now took a year of practice alreaydy. Im already trying to learn this song im trying to learn the one drum solo in this song, you may never know, they can be better than those 7 peopel in the future

[xKanda101x]

THe only reason it looks easy to you IS because you dont have any drum experience if u did youd be able to realize the Level of difficulty this song has O:

[AnAbstractFragment]

Hey man, let him dream... who knows how or where the piper goes, if you give him some sticks and a drum set.

[xKanda101x]

i know @_@ im just pointing out something..... i never said he coundt O: i just said he doesnt

[AdoreWasAmazing]

and you listen to what?

[cena5681345]

wow nice job

[Circa9993]

3:33

[nicknapolo5]

i love a nice chode

[jaketerminate]

+1 fuck me

[rekenner]

No. There's only one drummer.

[CrackedPiston]

i bet your arms felt like rubber after playing this

[gooey001]

ok this is going to make me sound like a noob and i dont mind... but this has been eating at me for over a year....HOW DO YOU GOLD STAR A SONG!!!!!....

[willi4m714]

Get a certain high score on expert, depending on the song.

[HansCabrera]

you must have a certain score or higher, on expert

so if u miss once u might not get it but u must use overdrive

[skippyasqueeze]

i've 100 percented a song and not gotten gold, it matters your overdrive path.

[Sargeofj00]

u could hit when there isn't a note

[deathwing107]

Your overdrive path still matters because you get the gold stars through the score... and I'm pretty sure only if you're playing on expert.

[Sargeofj00]

I've done the same thing, used overdrive and had none left over at the end, but miss hit in the middle of the song, and didn't get 5 gold stars, was kind of aggravating

[BrownBoyRosh]

To get gold star you have to play a song on expert and you can only miss a maximum of 2 notes

[Noticus]

That's not true.

You have to get a certain score, not hit a certain amount of notes in a song.

[IlikedYourVid]

1,45x 5 stars I think it was

[ghwtandmadden]

ibiteprettyhard is first no offense

[gnbfd0]

didn't he just get banned? :(

[kraspern]

yes from yotube

[JennaRock4You]

why did he get banned?

[Mysterioustree]

he just got a new account tho

[naomig102]

you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!BIEN!

[JTSnipe]

Learn some new fills man, i got bored half way through because you just did the same shit every single time.

[replikantzero]

who cares about the fills? you try playing this thing.

[aegisss]

lol you want a tissue dude? seriously...

[mrway667]

i really love NIN but i dont think this song should of been on rock band..they should of used wish

[balcknightnub1]

i would have liked to play wish also but the perfect is pretty damn good too

[21guitarhero12]

i can beat this osng on expert drums, but i cant get 99 % xD good job.. my best is 86%

[pinkdragonrider1978]

Wow. How many years of practice would this take me to achieve, I wonder?

[IIxMadManxIIMedia]

This Song ROCKS! NIN RULES!

[Haloman777]

Sounds similar to the Amen Break

[Jo3Jordan]

how do u gold star a song cos i always just get 5 stars and no more???

[oligella]

You have to be in expert mode

[VolkColopatrion]

well, you have to hit EVERYTHING to get gold stars... at least that's what i know from guitar hero...

Try it on easy to prove or disprove me.

[joeexpark]

pretty sure you dont need to hit everything because he did get 99%.

[VolkColopatrion]

that or they give you a break in rockband

[kap216]

there is a certian point sum for gold. think of it like a 6th star

[Carmelo170]

Nice job man. Great song too.

[SWF18]

wowzerz

really how?

crack?

x?

pcp?

[yamcha2000]

Speed XD

[VolkColopatrion]

he he, how fitting for a song titled "the perfect drug".

[Schloonktapooxis]

all the above

[vipdavidvip28]

damm

[tomanater00]

nice

[Poozel28]

That was amazing!

[jewonabike12]

nice job man

[tj744]

-4 with one over hit wow what a beast

[piemaster64]

meh, not as hard as my friends made it out to be, but it still looks hard

[guitarherofan243]

sorry spelling errors in last comment.the perfect only appeared on the lost highway soundtrak.that kinda is lame. NIN rules

[thejambo93]

Actually There Was A Single Released For It Called The Perfect Drug Versions

[kitsune1x]

yeah but that single didn't have the version of the song from the lost highway soundtrack. at the time trent was against releasing the same version of a song on two different albums.

[thejambo93]

Yea I Know, But The Perfect Drug Is Definatly On It, Maybe Not This Version Though, But If Your Gonna Get This Track I Think You Have To Get The Lost Highway Soundtrack

[guitarherofan243]

this song is good but it only appeared on the lost highway soundtrak was kinda lame.  NIN4ever

[destroy888]

LOL i played this song earlier today, and got 223,975 ... darn you gurn xD if only i'd hit 1 extra note lol.

JK man, even tho this vid is old, great job ^_^

[Phantomsbreath]

Erm, they HAVE done it live. With three drummers. It literally cannot be a solo. Three drums working together can do it. They did it in the studio by synthing it.

[80smetalchild]

shit this looks really hard

[jjninja3]

they should name the next drum set after you O_O

[ZiaCombs]

IBITEPRETTYHARD, is way better...

[WarlockDGBV]

what a very unconstructive comment.

[military009]

its a bot no fuckin way

[matt22mccarthy]

Everyone is like "OMG THIS GUY IS SOOO AWESOME!!!", but no one realizes that anyone can do this. All it takes is a hell of a lot of practice and determination. Just go through every new song you get on practice mode first, and don't play it on career until you can get 100% on each individual part on full speed. Sometimes it may seem impossible but just stick to it and you will prevail. Hell, I just started playing like a week ago and I already Gold Starred every song up to Epic on Expert.

[SWS71607]

Well, you know what? He is awesome for practicing so hard and why not congratulate him on a job well done because he fucking awesome on this song and who cares if you are already at expert mode and gold starring songs already? How are we gonna know that. He posted his hard work on the internet. And yes, anyone can do this, but you have to be focused and very concentrated and determined to do it so not a lot of people will do it, so we should congratulate those who do.

[PotatoDonki]

You're a fucking jackass. I am positive that you couldn't do this, so shut the fuck up.

[RockBanned]

matt..you're a moron. Of course anyone can do this and "all" it takes is a lot of practice and determination. YOU CAN SAY THE SAME THING FOR ***ANY*** SKILL. That's like saying "Well yea, Michael Phelps isn't that good of a swimmer, he just used alot of practice and determination to get that good"

Are you really that moronic?

[matt22mccarthy]

You know what, all you guys are right. I did sound like a moron and a jackass, and I apologize for that. GurnKiller is much better than me at this, so I shouldnt say anything.

[RockBanned]

I rated you up for having the balls to come back and saying this.

Much props, dude.