Hell yea it is. No matter if you're playing soft or loud, conviction is the true test of a good drummer. You gotta own that part you're playing 💯

Absolutely, I think it applies to all of music really. If you’ve ever wrote a melody on a computer with perfect pitch/timing/etc you know how sterile and bad it sounds. Takes that human element

It definitely is the key.

Bro absolutely

@@Chris_Stanley007 Ironically, conviction is the reason my groove and feel is smoother when im playing hard. Its way easier to play a note confidently if my sticks are moving with power.

Sounds the same

Underated comment, and yes, the man is a natural clock!

no it's Gene Hoglan

@@BassRacerx This is the right answer here

lol that's actually very funny

Yeah for real! I swear I thought I heard that classic bass line kick in 😂

Same😂😂

Bullshit he just hit it harder.

“their emotions” is a better phrase to use :3

@@zacri9434neither is better. “His or her” is as conventional as “their” here

Man I didn't get OP's comment, can someone here simplify it?

What's really funny is that both versions sounded almost identical. He was trying to pull the emotion out of the first version but just couldn't.

So there's no groove

Absolutely! I just thought how simple this beat was but how funky it was with the baseline. Then I thought about how it just facilitates the music and nothing else. A drummer myself and he's better than me all day, but sometimes overrated by people. But he shows some real musical intelligence here. Nuance and dynamics always adds the flavor even if you aren't the best drummer, but he knows that's what the music needs here and I just gained more of respect for him

Bank. Tryimg

I hear it too

Tried typing a comment to explain this feeling but couldn’t find the wording. This right here folks! Something about the way he plays it the second time, makes me hear the song. A freakin legend

100% this, well put 💯

His "soulder"

😂😂😂

what is emoting through the stick? is that like hitting with accents and dynamics?

Yes,and Jonathan plays it not.

​@@ddppbbqqIt's feel. Like what Steve Gadd has. Just the utmost ability to groove. Even playing diverse and technical parts, the goal is to make it breathe. Back when drumming was a job for me, I often got hired for my "feel". I never really understood it, because if myself and two buddies played from the same page with the same charts, i felt like we played the same thing. You know click involved and notation on the page, etc.... But apparently it made a difference to the artists. Side note, I always love Adrian Young's hella good groove vs. Billie Jean.

I am in awe of drummers' skills, keeping the timing throughout the song.

I get what you and him mean I also have this on and off connection with my soul when I play my guitar. When I lock in place it's just an Amazing feeling that's quite hard to explain.

do a speedball touch the soul and fly high

works 60% of the time 100% of the time

Nah he means getting his brain into alpha wave state. That “technical” stuff happens automatically as a result

@@jzac77 Im not sure about "alpha wave state" but yes, "being" in the groove is what results in a good groove 😁

​@@jzac77these kinda things make me wonder if the technical stuff is indeed needed in these kinda situations. Is it better to have it be these kinda asbtract concepts like soul and feel, or would music evolve more proffeciently by focusing on the technical? Im sure there is fine line to be found but i do think trying to realize these kinda things can help artist choose routes that work best for what they like do. Or whatever idk sorry for bad spelling.

@@storm2661 totally! There’s more to life than were told to think

@@storm2661 Behind every tight soulful expression/ groove is however many hundreds or thousands of hours of hard work, drills and practice on technical aspects.

They can't now but don't say never

I share his thoughts his views and grooves and birthday I am also drummer 🥁 a 🔝 one 1⃣ .I hide behind a kit practise makes me feel good it's better to have a dream now Ringo then Steve gadd

Nope. You’re the second commentator to say that, and I’ve just started scrolling. Anyhooo, I didn’t really, but now I do, so I dunno. Does it count ? Who knows.

Yes he's cool as hell. John Blackwell introduced me to him at NAMM back in the day, and I enjoyed his calm down to earth sensibility immediately.

And accents

@@shannonstumpf1861 lol I know, I was just making a joke. Technically accents ARE just playing louder, but yeah playing with some accents... I.e., playing louder/harder

@@EthanHGray i was just adding to the joke. i don't believe in souls. i do believe you can play with more energy and more creativity and more imagination if you focus. but everyone is acting like soul is magic or something however the reason it sounds better is because he played with intent not because of angels and stuff. lolol. feel free to disagree :)

@@shannonstumpf1861 😑

😂

more like dan severn from the UFC

Sm57

@@logandutka9256 THX a Lot man

Yep...like how he lets the snares rattle a bit. I tend to over-tighten mine.

The snare mic does seem to be a Shure SM-57. That’s the snare mic, and guitar amp mic, of choice; and they are only around $100. Now if you had more money and wanted to do a full kit then you’d get a kick drum mic (Sennheiser E-902 for $260), 2 condenser mics for overheads (Neumann KM-184’s for $1100 each), say two tom mics (Audix D4 and D2 for $230 each), and a hi-hat mic (CAD e-70 for $260). - Those were my choices. - Now add in cables and stands… it can get expensive!

@@m.vonhollen6673 i have a 7 piece set but not from any of those series, ill take your advice. i think even the neumann its afforable for me... so, do you have recommen for the left and right air sound mics in specific?

Lmao soul isn't a real thing

​@@Heatwave9000 You've never seen people play an instrument as if they couldn't be less enthused? Compare that with someone who actually enjoys playing and has fun doing it. You *should* see a difference. 😂

@@nckhed they ain't none its all in ur head mate

yeah drummer are not playing midi notes

I established an emotional connection with music very early in my journey, it's just natural for some people.

In my opinion something just as hard is controlling that soul and emotion when you've learned how to add the soul.

@joenewman4586 The perfect balance between precision and emotion is indeed the hardest skill to master.

He literally said it was a simple beat, lol. He's just explaining how to hit harder and put more feel and emotion into the drum beat. It's the same thing when I bang on the strings on my guitars. If I play lightly and timidly, it's nowhere near as convincing as when I play with some actual feeling and energy.