I love how every reaction of this video that I've watched starts off like "Yeah we'll have a look at what he's doing and break it down, see what's really happening" and ends like "wtf he's an alien".

Wow! This video got more views in a day than most of my videos combined have ever gotten! Things I learned from the comments: - The roll at the beginning is in time! - Looks like Danny doesn't play to a click. - The verses are in 33/8, although not everyone seems to agree. - Some people really liked my explanations/breakdown/energy/etc. Thanks a lot for that! - The Tool Army is strong! - Danny Carey is 58!!! Thanks for all the views and comments, guys! This is not my usual type of video, but I might make more in the future!

Click Track : what meter are we in ? Danny : all and yes .

According the Danny Carey. Interview with musicradar "We were actually playing live. 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…”

As a guy who loves drums I love to see a guy who loves drums loving Danny Carey loving his drums

No click...Danny Carey stated he hates them

All these other reactors trying to figure out what time signature Danny is playing. "Is it 12/8?" "Is it switching to 13/8 or 11/6?" Haha. Danny is playing in his usual time signature: Squirrel/Infinity. ;-)

You failed to mentioned the outstanding CGI work to hide his other two arms...🤪 This was cool to have a drummer’s perspective (and to see someone else’s head explode 🤯)

finally found a reactor who knows what's up. everyone else is just kinda like "wtf is going on". good to get at least something of an analysis

The verses are 33/16, but when the "pitch" of the riff goes up is a 25/16 33/16 divided in : 5+3+3+3+5+3+3+3+5 (x4) 25/16 divided in : 5+3+3+3+3+5+3 have fun!

Every time I watch that video, I’m blown away by his power, skill and rhythmic genius. Thanks for sharing your reaction and commentary too.

Ignore the negative comments, they are all just wastes of oxygen. Anyone with half a brain can see that Danny's timing signatures and his epic power is beyond comprehension.

Everyone is doing a version of this, where they review Danny Carey drumming Pneuma. You have the best one.

Thank you! I've watched three of these "Drummer Reacts to Tool - Pneuma Live" videos and this is by far the most insightful

"We'll try to figure out what metric this actually is" Me: good luck with that!

Danny's performance should be linked to an on line dictionary under the words "precision", "power", and "polyrhythm". Let's not even mention speed because this dude makes speed tired.

I am not an every day listening tool fan... the same way I don't put Mozart into my car while driving.. but the amount of respect I have for them is off the charts. This song, objectively is one of the best I have ever heard. A true masterpiece start to finish. I can't even imagine what the writing room looks like when composing something like this. I listen to mostly hardcore and metallic hardcore and LOVE polyrhythmic mathcore like the DIllinger escape plan and Converge etc.. But I must stop and tip my hat to Tool. Such a masterpiece

Danny is probably the most creative drummer I heard and watched live. He is just amazing.

I haven't drummed since HS, but Danny has always amazed me with his skill. So glad a pro like you did this vid - seeing someone who KNOWS be blown away show just how impressive Danny is. One of the greats!

😂 "I think it goes like, I have no idea" He is a beast.

Every tool song is simply a masterpiece and fear inoculum is the most complex album since the dark side of the moon. Amazing peace of art. DK drumming is so complicated, but not overplayed like many progressive drummers do all the time. He is the perfect and the biggest part of tool puzzle.

“Cause he can” yep. He will go down as the best ever in my opinion. Vic firth needs to do this every song every show. The man is almost 60.

This man never ceases to amaze me. It looks like he almost got ahead of himself at 11:23, but still an absolutely incredible performance. Thanks for your analysis!

A video of Danny like this is long overdue and is a masterpiece.

I discovered tool today by stumbling across the original vic firth video and was stunned. I have watched it now multiple times(as well as other songs) and then had to find drummers reaction to it as I am not a drummer. I so delight in your commentary and amazement. thanks

It's astounding!! The amount of *professional drummers* who are posting videos & reactions to this Vic Firth video --- *EVERY SINGLE DRUMMER IS JUST BLOWN AWAY AT DC's SKILLZ!!* I love the fact that Danny is getting all of the credit that he truly deserves as a living legend! It's so very rare that us humans recognize greatness while its occurring. We generally take a generation or so to recognize true brilliance --- But this is finally not so with Danny Carey, and it's a truly beautiful thing that we all get to share in -- *together!!!* Much love from Pennsylvania!! Domari Nolo *III*

I’ve been watching one Pneuma Drum Cam reaction video a day for some time now and I love how everybody goes from confusion to amazement to exitement to adulation.

having an overhead spot focused and centered on *just* the snare is just, well, gorgeous. this was my first time to visit your channel, and i had a great time here. thanks for the fun! liked/subscribed

YOU GOT IT ALL BROTHER! Danny IS The metronome.. One of the GOATS!

Thanks Pat for the explanation in the video... i was missing that in other reaction videos! Greetz from Germany :)

The video starts as a professional review on another professional fellow drummer and turns into a real fan reaction to a semi God. Love it!

I have never been able to understand how to play music but your explanation makes things a bit more clear to me about music and drumming especially. Thank you, I agree that this is one of the best reactions to this video I’ve seen

Thank you for not carrying drum sticks into this reaction video. Have seen a few lately where someone will show up at the start of Pnuema to help us break it down, optimistically carrying a set of sticks. I just wanna hug the guy and gently take them away, "there there, son, you won't be needing those today. You're better off without, trust me." One guy looked like he was going to just take up knitting. Good work, I loved how you couldn't help but react to some of the fills....it's like instant joy.

A comment on your comment regarding the e-drum diddle in the intro. I dont think he is slowing down at all, I think he is climbing down subdivisions. :) Great video, cheers!

Danny Carey doesn't play to a click. A click plays to Danny Carey.

Wonderful reaction. If coronavirus has given us anything, it’s the time to watch people like you watch people like Danny Carey x

I loved watching you break this down and really appreciate this song and his drumming. I think he's phenomenal. Subscribed.

I knew shit about drumming, now, thanks to your explanations i know a bit...awesome job man, keep it up

Haha I love this so much. I did a piano cover of it, and when I first heard it, I had exactly the same reaction! I was like, “make up your mind,” in reference to all the time signatures changes. I had to practice the whole song straight for 3 hours to get it 100% into a “muscle-memory-pocket.” But after that... game on. Let’s go. Super fun!

This is hands-down the best video I've seen explaining this genius of a drummer. Love the reactions.

Thank you. You put the first reaction video together that I have seen where the person actually knows what the pads are he is playing.

great reaction! probably the best drummer vs. drummer ive seen

It's so pleasant to listen to people know what they are talking about when they address Tool. Keep doing what you are doing

Watched a couple of the reactions to this video, and yours is the best by far. So much in detail, but also just enjoying it.

Yeah I like to think of the part at 6:45 as being in 3/4 and just being 4 groups of 3 over 3 beats of 16th notes. At the start he just does the first 2 notes of each group of three with the RH. Then he fills in the groups of three with the LH. RRL etc. Then he moved the RH around the Toms. Then he starts moving the left hand around and starts doing the Swiss triplet pattern. At the at end he lines up with the band by adding a 2/4 measure with four 8th notes on the snare drum. He also keeps the beat with his feet the whole time. Interesting is when you can hear his pattern come closer and closer to lining up with the rest of the band. Still working out how they start getting in sync. I think the band gradually starts to come back together around 8:38 when He starts moving down the drums with his RH in more of a recognizable pattern. I’m not sure if that’s a signal to the rest of the band to start to come back together or what.

Dec 22 and you are awesome, I’ve already watched these Danny Carey video on 20 different channels and you help me understand it more than all of the other 19 combined well done

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - 1, 2 - 1, 2... I have no idea." This.

Watching someone who knows what they're talking about breaking it down was cool. Thanks Pat.

I watched a ton of these and you are the only drummer who is able to express some of what Danny is even doing.

Not going to go through the comments if this has been said but.... Danny Carey IS the Mandala drums. He is the co-designers of them. :D And they have 128 different hit zones that are all individually programmable. :) Crazy. But what's even more crazy is the bass main line, that according to Adam Jones is in 33/16.

good stuff man, i love danny but know nothing about drumming. the man is a beast

Danny carey inspiring drummers and crushing their dreams all at the same time , booooooh, hahhhhh, tstststtststststst ❤️

People don’t realize how hard it is to play play poly rhythms and make it sound phenomenal

I've watched that video a few times and I love it ever damn time! I enjoyed watching your reaction as well! I'm hoping he has a video like this for 7empist too!

I’ve seen a million of these. What a great fucking song and you did a great reaction. Best one I’ve seen. Do more.

I'm not trying to dissect his drumming.. but it seems to me that when he plays, he's accenting the vocals with his hits(on the snare or bass/cymbal crash. Idk, he's a genius!!!

Dude more of these and I'll sub for sure, loved your reaction

I love this Band. So I've watched a LOT of reaction videos on them and especially this song. You have done an awesome reaction. You know your drums and music. Of the many many many I've seen. I gotta say top 5. Good job.

Among all the reaction drum videos of this song, I really enjoyed your reaction.

I think this is the 5th Pneuma drum reaction I've watched today :D

Select difficulty: magician

Me: "I'm gonna learn this Tool song on guitar......." Time Signature: "MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

Man, I really loved this technical breakdown, well done

Awesome commentary man I learned a lot

one of the best reacts videos of pneuma live! bravo!

awww, really enjoyed your excitement and emotions. Can't stop watching this video of Pneuma. Love Tool.

Good ol Swiss army triplets. He went grapenuts with them during drum n bass break in Rosetta stoned.

It sounds like he is slowing down but check out the Rosetta Stoned drum roll. He’s shifting through different subdivisions in a way that makes it sound that way.

Love your energy man! It feels like watching Danny alongisde you and reacting together. Keep it up!!!

Amazing vid! 👍 I love how you explain everything, from techniques to material of the kit, thanks a lot for that! And your enthusiasm is amazing.🤘 Please do more Danny Carey, the Tool Army will be right here listening!

"And now he`s doing something different"

Reaction videos to this are everywhere but i enjoyed yours the most. It was the most technical breakdown i've seen. I dont know shit about drumming, but I trust your expertise :) Good stuff man.

Otherworldly... Carey is easily one of the best ever percussionists. Right there easily with Neil Peart R.I.P. God rest his soul. Tool is incredibly TRIBAL. At times I lose complete control of myself like I'm in another state of mind. They are one of the few Super Bands that come once a millennium.

At 1:19 when bass comes in with drum groove the pulses are 3 3 3 3 2 x2 then 3 2 so 14/8 x2 and 5/8 this cycles 4 times then when vocals start it’s a bar of 14/8 and 2 bars of 11/8 followed by 14/8 x2 it is really based on pulses of 3 and 2, felt as 8th notes, 123 1 2 etc

my FAVORITE thing is when a person that has studied, gone to school, played in bands, been around it their entire lives starts out with "imma give you what he's doing" then 1 minute into it we get.. the line.. "i have no idea" lmao. he is amazing

Danny is insane! I was lucky enough to see them at a small bar when undertow came out right up against the stage.

I rarely comment on reaction channels, most of them seem pretentious to me. But i must say i loved this format. You are clearly enjoying what you are watching. Plus there's so many new things I learnt from this single video. You earned a sub. Cheers!

He's over 60 now. Manimal. Just amazing.

Danny is probably of one the greatest drummers of all time, and TOOL is probably one if not the greatest band of all time. I am a TOOL fan but I enjoy a lot of other music, but the skill level in this band is insane.

Love your commentary. Good stuff man.

Great breakdown. I loved your honesty and engagement in this video!

You by far have the best reaction video.. Most of the these drum "experts" or "teachers" are like "whoa!" I have no idea what hes doing or "that's so cool!" without any analysis

Loved it! Thanks man

Best reaction video on this, solely because he started the video under 30 seconds

If you listen to it seems he's drumming with lyrics!

Loved watching you react, great video

Amazing video man, love the descriptions!

Just another day in his office 😂😂

Awesome good to hear from someone who knows what they’re talking about- just saw Tool in February. Outta this world 🤙

what a great react video dude, thanks for sharing

Discovered your channel with this video.. you got so much quality content, you really deserve so much more subscribers! Anyways great reaction :D

Dave Lombardo (Slayer/Suicidal Tendencies/Dead Cross), Tomas Haake (Meshuggah) & Igor Cavalera (Sepultura/Cavalera Conspiracy) are all killer drummers you should check out too.

We need a "Danny Carey Reacts to Tool - Pneuma - Danny Cary (Drum Cam)" so we can fill in all the gaps of knowledge of these other reaction videos!

I remember something from a while back where Danny said his drum kit was possessed by a demon and he had to beat the shit out of it to exorcise it.

Best drummer reaction vid I’ve seen. 👌

Very enjoyable! Thanks!

One thing I don't know if many people have picked up on is that his hi-hat moves opposite to the way a normal one does. Or maybe there's a delay if the hi-hat is on a cable when he is doing the Swiss roll.

Great reaction/dissection bro! I would highly recommend the Drum Cam of Danny Carey performing Triad, the audio and cam are knowhere near this quality but it is from 2002, it is mind blowing seeing him in his physical prime! The version on his website DannyCarey.org is slightly better than the one on KZfaq

The way he just explodes into the chorus each time is so amazing to see. Just that complete energy shift from the slow groove of the verse to the devastating waves coming off of the chorus send chills down my spine.

I'm not a drummer brother, but I feel the same way, it takes your breathe away, deep sigh, and wow, greatest of all time?