Carey likes to play 4 different timings at once. He can do 5. But not with his pants on.

Once you realise tool has a lead drummer and rhythm vocals, it makes a lot more sense

Quote from Carey on clicks: “It's a sad thing when almost every band you see isn't playing doing that, it's the clicks and backing tracks that are keeping time. I've never played to a click on stage in my life. You have to put yourself in this environment that's vulnerable and just fucking go off in the moment.”

"I feel like.... I now know nothing.... about TIME." And that's Tool.

Watching drummers try to count time while Danny plays is a lovely recreational activity.

“I wonder if the metronome asks Danny Carey for permission what time signature to play?” I lost it 😂😂😂😂

"Just a normal day at the office, yeah, playing 33/16". lol

I like this guys' humbleness, he's not shy at stating his opinion and admitting later that he might be wrong. I like honest and sensitive reaction, I think we all do

59 yrs old, at the top of his game. No click. Other worldly. 🤘

I enjoy your comments. You clearly know drums. To hear you say I have no idea on his time signature is very honest. People cannot truly understand the level of skill to triple one hand, double the other hand, high hat in 4’s and last but not least the length of that run is absolutely ridiculous. You are watching GOAT level mastery. This dude is just on a different planet.

“Aww, here we go ... I now fully understand the hype around Danny Carey ... fully, fully understand..” I know, right!!!

Danny Carrey makes drummers want to practice and quit at the same time

"Is he playing to a click?"

Thanks for all the nice comments people! I’m slowly making my way down this endless Tool hole...

That's a 58 year old man a master of the craft in his prime arguably the best drummer of all time a technical genius

"FINALLY" someone who understands the technical abilities Danny has...

I’ve watched 20+ reactions to this, and Your’s has been the most knowledgeable and entertaining, even amongst other drummers. 👍.

Even drummers that watch this video are amazed at Danny’s ability to play off beat, switch time signatures, how easy he makes it look, his fills, his knowledge of music. The man is truly a master of his craft. 💪🏻💪🏻

I don't think people understand how hard it is to replicate what you do in the studio and bring that to the live stage, play perfectly for 11: 23ish seconds....this man is a legend

Danny Carey ladies and gentlemen, The man will go down in history as one of the very very best.

Fun fact: TOOL indeed does not play to a click

"I feel like I now know nothing about time." Best reaction yet.

"1,2,3,4,5,6..." muttering, counting, then stops and stares with a perplexed look ;)

"The metronome has to ask permission to danny on what time to play" lol love it. the hi-hat is in front to prevent collisions on the cross over since he is such a hard hitter. The Grudge is also a masterpiece, if you gonna do the whole discography just start at the beginning and listen to them grow through out 30 years, good job mate you earned my sub.

“I now understand the hype around Danny Carey. I fully fully understand.” That was one of my favorite moments of someone realizing that! Always makes me happy when someone sees the talent

Love this response. I wish more people could witness his genius. With Peart gone, Carey is the best drummer in the world bar none.

This is exactly what happened to me. Not a fan, watched pneuma drum video, became Tool fan. Listened to Fear Inoculum just about every day for the last 7 months

Those polyrhythms, the triplets, and the way he just seamlessly slaps that far right cymbal gets me every time🔥

Through that extended solo in the middle, I just keep marveling at all the layered complexity going on with his hands, all over the kit. And yet that one F-ing cymbal (is that the thing called the high hat?) just keeps ticking along at it's own separate rhythm, with mechanical precision, coming from one of his feet. Like each limb has its own set of ears and its own brain. Insanity.

That is THE BEST REACTION to this video I have seen and trust me I have seen a few. He is an absolute master of his craft. This new album is a totally different experience to their other stuff, you can really see the maturity. Invincible is on a par with this song, although totally different. I highly recommend you dive into that one. John Kew has done an amazing cover of that one if you want to see the drumming, however if you just want to hear the song for what it is, you can just listen to the studio track. It will blow you away.

Danny is an octopus God in a man's body. 2 things to note about this video are Danny's dynamic control and precision. Danny plays in tympani fashion the way he plays notes on his tuned drums. Every note is played exactly where he planned it and exactly as loud as he wanted it. Also, the part at 14:50 where you go back to marval at the polymetric section, is a 3/16 played over a 4/4 where the flat, hand switching triplet resolves back on the 1 after 3 phrases. THEN he begins introducing new elements of the kit into the rhythm until there are 5, before reducing them to 4, then 3, then 2. That build up is mathematically amazing. Being able to write and play something complicated that sounds ridiculous is one thing, but being able to write and play something so complicated that sounds so simple is on a whole other level. I love watching these reaction videos. You can usually tell by the thumbnail weather someone is going to watch this and think " that was cool, Danny is a badass" and have no idea what just happened, or weather they're going to be counting the whole time and still getting lost ending in absolute amazement at Danny, the octopus God.

A birthing of a TOOL fan. 30 years of excellence!

What really gets me is how Carey plays small and quiet jazz gigs, then with Tool he fills entire stadiums with this unmistakable and powerful sound. Great video mate, subbed!

“You’ve now made me feel as if I know absolutely nothing about drums, and I’m gonna have to start learning about drums all over again” I hear that! I’m a professional chef. I started in 1993 as a pastry chef, and worked that for twelve years. Then I jumped over to the other side and had been going on that for another 8 years. Having knowledge of both pastry and hot food, I thought I was pretty well versed. I had basically fallen into repetition... I sort of accidentally ended up eating at a 3 star Michelin restaurant (Manresa) and was fretting about how much it was costing me before I got there. I was maybe three courses (out of 17 total) into my experience when I realized I no longer thought that over $300 for just me was too much $. I was flattened, and I felt like I’d been gut punched. I was in the same exact place there as you were hearing/watching this mastery, which is the audio version of three star Michelin dining for progressive metal. Tool as a band is in the same place as the best restaurants in the world. Many people don’t know about that kind of food, actual or audio, and are “satisfied” with blue box Mac and Cheese (pop?!)! Anyway, count yourself blessed man! I was after going to that meal, it changed my life, and my career... I was sooo complacent! It’s awesome when we can be inspired to the next level by the hard win talents of people who have been able to push past the norm to something special! An excellent reaction video sir, I echo everyone else, and you got my sub. I’d also love to hear what you think about Invincible!

Tool doesn't play to a click. Danny Carey IS the click.

He recorded the entire album without a metronome & on analog tape. He is the best of all time.

Fear Inoculum is definitely a showcasing of Danny's talents

This song is a showcase for Danny's talents. The master of polymetric time signatures. The heir to Neil Peart. What's more amazing is he is 58 yrs. old at the time of this recording. Tool is simply an experience and Danny Carey is simply one of the best drummers alive today.

Danny is a master for sure. Completely underrated. Possibly the greatest drummer of all time. This is one of their simple songs.

I think Danny is tapping into other levels of consciusness, or better, unconsciusness. He spent his entire life practicing like 6/8 hours at day mastering rudiments and odd Times, that now all these things are part of his unconscious circuits of his brain. This is how, for example, kids learn to walk or speak. He is not controlling time anymore, he is just flowing in the river of time, and this is why he seems so relaxed and he can improvises fills around the time signature and orchestrations in the middle of electronic pads part. In fact the live versions are allways different from the studio's.

If you want more tool, especially from a drum perspective, the grudge. The ending of that song is GODLY from Danny Carey

"I have no idea where one is" - no truer words were ever spoken regarding a Tool song.

More amazing than this is going to see them in concert and watching Danny do this for over 2 hrs, and do a 10 minute solo in between while the other guys gave a break. Had a great seat where I could see everything he was doing, blown away.

“Is he playing to a click” - no, he IS the click

“Q: What’s the time signature? A: Um..the Tool time signature. Q: What’s that? A: Yes! Q: Huh? A: EXACTLY! “

I’ve been a metal head all my life. I never liked tool. My mates loved them. I wasn’t into it. My wife took me to see them live. Wow! Changed me. One of the most talented set of musicians on the planet in my lifetime

Danny's hi-hat gives you the beat of the song. He really is an octopus.

5:19, but I have no idea what's going on It's alright brother, nobody but Carey knows what's going on.

Maybe the best reaction to this video I’ve seen.

Best part of the entire video 9:35 "I have no idea where 1 is" Great reaction by the way, love the honesty at the end. When someone can say that they feel like they know nothing about time signatures, you know they finally fell down the Tool rabbit hole.

I never realized how impressive Danny’s dynamics & timing are until you reviewed this song!

FUN FACT: Every Tool song is actually in the same time signature: squirrel/infinity. ;-)

I can't believe you actually called out the time signature of 33/16 on the first listen. The main riff is usually written as 5/8 + 7/4 + 7/4, which would be 33/8. That is impressive that you spotted the 33 so easily considering how unusual of a count it is.

No click for TOOL, just in ear monitors for him and that’s it. Thats the way they’ve always done things. Also he had to put his high hat in front because all the pads to his left he’s incorporated in his kit. Great analysis!!

“Is he playing to a click?” Danny is the click lol

I've seen Tool 7 times over the years,and hes just grown so much as a percussionist!!

Great video man! I’ve been playing drums for 25 years and he makes me feel like I know absolutely nothing too. He’s great and they have definitely become my favorite band as I’ve aged. I used to avoid them because of the time signatures but now I have the patience and appreciation for it.

The drum cover guy John Kew does a deconstruction video of Tool’s Rosetta Stone. Am sure you would love it .....

Tool is a music you listen to each instrument firstly then all together to understand the magic behind.

I love seeing an accomplished drummer humbled by Danny, and I mean that in the best way possible. You're the ones that have a chance to follow in his footsteps, not the ones that think they can already pull it off. I love playing and I can't even air drum to his simplest stuff.

He's like 2 drummers in one. Incredible work.

Danny is big into sacred geometry. I’d imagine numbers and rhythms are especially easy for him. As it shows.

There is not another drummer like Danny . He has the freedom in Tool to do whatever he wants . They all do . That's what makes them so special .

Major props to you for admitting Danny is way over your head. A lot of people are so caught up in themselves they can't give anyone else their due.

I appreciate the honest assessment of the drum playing! I will clue you in on a recent interview with Maynard. He has said that he doesn’t write in 4/4, more in the 6/8 area, because he doesn’t breathe in a 4/4. He referenced Joni Mitchell because she didn’t write in 4/4. Tool sound is different because they are.

Yep, you got it. I got it in '93. I've been trying to drum like him ever since. (Jonkew) does drum covers of many of TOOLs songs. Exact to the sheet music. I've learned a lot from him.

I never tire of this composition

Respect for recognizing what you just saw and being humble. I went on a rabbit hole of watching reactions, too many drummers were too insecure to admit how amazing the thing was that they were seeing.

There’s no alive like DC. The great Neil Peart was an inspiration for Danny.

Subbed JUST for this excellent reaction. It was very interesting to see you go from your statements at the beginning to how you were blown away at the end. Yes, you are right, Tool gets better with age. I'm Danny's age now, pushing 60, and I've been listening for decades, probably heard every song 10,000 times, and it *never* gets old, but the more *I* age, the better Tool sound and the more the message rings true. I hope you do continue your Tool journey; there's nothing like them out there. Stay safe and hope you keep going down the Tool rabbit hole.

I am glad to see Tool finally making an impact on the greater musical world. They are worth the effort to listen to. I have been on board since Lateralus. I first saw them in 2006. They do soemthing no other band does. And it is soooooo good.

Danny Carey doesnt need a click, HE IS THE CLICK!

new album is another masterpiece. would suggest 7empest or Invincible were stand out tracks for me.

Welcome to the Tool Army bro.. I've seen this 30 odd times, maybe more! Which then took me into reactions and your video, it's great that Tool are finally opening a lot more eyes to their musical genius, the best reaction I've seen hands down. Definitely give this album a go it will just shine a light on every other they have put out, enjoy the journey 👍

Im not a drummer (at best an average guitar player)i dont know how many times ive watched that video? Each time i do,it sends shivers down my right side,unbelievable!

Listen to The Grudge, craziest drumming I've ever heard at the end. Also Invincible

Got a sub today. You for sure need to listen to Fear Innoculum. It's drum porn. Hell it's almost porn porn. Btw I suggest listening to Invincible next. then Descending then Chocolate Chip Trip then Fear Inoculum then make sure to save 7empest for the end. Get you self some diapers. They won a grammy for that one.

I think even those of us that are long-time Tool fans had our minds blown the first time we saw this particular drum cam. I really appreciate your insights at the end, and it all sounds like it checks out. Tool isn't for everyone, but their music will lead you on an amazing journey, if it's something you like. I would definitely suggest finishing the Fear Inoculum album and then maybe try Lateralus, next. (A kind and friendly suggestion as a now long time Tool fan.)

I have seen this drumming 3 times in a row by three different critic`s reaction. First time ever approach to Tool. Yes, I AM MIND BLOWN!

Spoken mature for a 26 year old ... in terms of appreciation of the creativity

Great, great reaction!! You got me into Tool know (as well)!! I am a big fan of Porcupine Tree, esp. with drummer Gavin Harrison. I'm not sure if you already reacted to him. But if you didn't, please watch the song Anesthetize, live from Tilburg!!! Another Porcipine Tree song that might be interesting from a drummer point of view is Bonnie The Cat.

I agree as a 45 year old I had a buddy who I went into coast guard boot camp with who was a huge Tool fan and I didn’t get it but now maybe with a more refined sense of what great music is I now appreciate them a whole lot.

Best analysis of this I've seen. Love it. This guy is a robot

Great video brother. Im a happy subscriber now. 👍 I’m impressed that you identified the 33/16 time sig. You’re the only one I’ve seen that was able to pick up on it. It’s also impressing that you noticed how intricate his polymeter is during the instrumental. In the last section check out his right hand. All double strokes throughout the entire instrumental with the right hand is hard enough, but in the last section he goes from playing 5 drums with the right to 4, then 3, then 2 to create a walls are closing in/tightening/tension building affect, and then boom! Any and all drummers out there can learn a ton from that part alone. You CAN in fact create these types of moods with percussion. Also, he never plays to a click. It would foul them up! 😂 Great video!

The thing is about trying to get Danny's timing down is that exactly in this song and many others you can't count the total beats. This because of his polyrhythm he is playing a 4/4 a 7/8 and a11/16 all at the same time. I'm not completely sure about those times but I do know that, that is why us fans call him the octopus.

6:07: "And it look so easy for him. He's not struggling at all, you know, it's just a normal day at the office. Yeah, playing 33/16, no problem, no problem for Danny." That is why I could watch Danny for hours (and have live). It's pure poetry of motion and sound.

Lol! “I wonder if the the metronome asks Danny what time signature it should play” F’n perfect!

No click around here. Lol. They don’t use it. The man isn’t human. You nailed it. There’s unbelievable musicality in his compositional style. Everything blends with the other instruments and vocals so beautifully. He’s not providing beats as a base for the other instruments. It’s a dance

Definitely do some more Carey. There is so much more to sink your teeth into. Drumming wise 46&2 is another good one to watch, there are plenty of pro shot live footage of that one. The ending to the song the grudge is another behemoth.

I'm 50 years old, grew with Tool.Yes it's so Tool..it's over ur head drummer.Respezt greatness

Love your reaction. Thank you for listening to this amazing band. Danny is, in my opinion, the greatest of all time. It brings me great joy to know the younger generation is open and willing to listen to, and appreciate this great music!

Danny has some very delicate and creative drumming, whenever I see his passion and creativity it leaves me nothing less but inspired and very calm inside. It's a bit meditative, trance like. He surely has a style that is very unique to him, I could listen to probably a lot of drummers blindly and I would hear out DC simply because of his unique drumming. Maybe you could call it DC'esque, he deserves it. There are really great drummers out there, he for sure can be considered one of them. You do not have to react, but I ask of you to watch two other drumcams: Triad and Lateralus (first one for this meditative experience and crazy creativity; later one for his absolutely mindboggling climax) Both these Drumcams are shit qualitywise, but that still is not able to ruin the experience watching him drum and learn from. Keep it up. And no worries if Tool has never been your thing, that's the thing with art, I never got much out of Mozart, yet I like Beethovens more "chaotic" pieces or Handel's baroque. Lateralus: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/msynm7am3tvRqmg.html Triad: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMqnq7eVmrC-ZWQ.html

It's interesting, I'm not really sure time signature *matters* to a Tool song. It's like instead of picking a time signature and fitting a verse into it, they write the verse they want to play and then fit time signatures around it. Like Justin wants to play this specific groove and that happens to be in 7/4 9/4 across 4 measures and Danny is just like "cool, I'll rock an alternating 6/8 4/3 until you're done" or something.

Danny has been an absolute FREAK behind the kit right off the jump. Even if he didn't hone his craft any better than Tools first album-he would STILL be at the top....but like wine.....he has gotten better with time. Amazing reaction to the vid-REAL and humbling. But aspiring to be better is always a good thing...keep at it brother. He has been at it for well over 40 years

Legend has it that danny carey made a deal with the devil. nobody knows what danny got, but the devil got drum lessons

That was some good respect you gave Danny and the band there, it was a good watch. I get it with the "not a huge Tool fan" thing. They can be a bit tedious for me sometimes, but they do so many things really well, especially stylistically. I'll try to listen to an album and get a little bored, but then I'll go see them live and loose my s**t over em again. I dunno, but one things for sure, my drumming and songwriting style is laced with their influence

This is the best tutorial on the middle section of this song that I've seen. At the 8:28 mark he catches on something that I think most people miss about this part. Danny cycling through 5 drums, then 4, then 3 etc as a way to build tension for the upcoming dbl bass part. You feel the tension building but not necessarily know what is causing it. It's a great explanation of how he does this. It's a great tutorial on this section of the song. I think you'll enjoy it. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btKJqMiYktnDZ5s.html

Tool eats time signatures like candy.

Danny plays from feeling and muscle memory. Counting means shite to him lol. Danny sees music in colors. It just comes natural to him. Fellow musician.

Watching smart lads struggle at counting this makes me feel less a dmbfck...