If you're younger and don't know much about Van Halen, you should really check out the catalog of probably the most rocking band of all time. They are just an ass-kicking machine. Everyone knows how great Eddie Van Halen is, but in my opinion, Alex Van Halen is one of the most underrated drummers of all time. He plays a lot of tricky beats and fills along with excellent groove in accompaniment with Eddie. Girl Gone Bad (from 1984) is one my favorite Van Halen chops show-off rockers. The rhythm guitar and bass just kill and Alex shows his great style and skill. I'm sure he recorded this in one take, like "yeah, whatever." He throws in a tricky little beat during the guitar solo which requires some independence and control in an otherwise out-of-control song. Crank this song up in your car and try not to crash. Enjoy!
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Drum Cover - Girl Gone Bad by Van Halen
If you're younger and don't know much about Van Halen, you should really check out the catalog of probably the most rocking band of all time. They are just an ass-kicking machine. Everyone knows how great Eddie Van Halen is, but in my opinion, Alex Van Hale...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Failure by Devin Townsend Project
My wife recently mentioned to me a comment on one of my videos where the person suggested that perhaps I had died because I haven't posted a drum cover in so long. As such, I thought I'd cover a song I really like. I watched a Gene Hoglan video covering Ske...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Hourglass by Lamb of God
Hourglass is a Lamb of God staple; a classic from Ashes of the Wake. Like many of the Lamb of God songs from that period, it has constant stops and starts and changes of pace and direction. There is definitely no formula in the composition of these Lamb of ...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Now You've Got Something To Die For by Lamb of God
One of the best and most well-known songs by Lamb of God, NYGSTDF is tricky: lots of changes of pace and lots of stops and starts with odd transitions. In a way, the song kind of lurches along, but it totally works and it is a powerful composition. It was v...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Vigil by Lamb of God
Lamb of God is a rugged band and Vigil, although not particularly difficult, is one of my favorites. Slow metal songs, especially when they pound, are totally underrated. Live, Lamb of God is a machine. I just love to play this song.
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Critical Acclaim by Avenged Sevenfold
I've always thought this was a cool song; A7X opened with it when I saw them. For a young guy in his 20s, Jimmy Sullivan had a ton of sophisticated and cool drum rhythms in his songs. He must have had a really advanced drumming brain to come up with so many...
Open this video on tbartels007Why I Am - Dave Matthews Band
The way I approach songs played by Carter Beauford is to use the song as a framework for grooving, jamming, and trying to learn some of his licks and how he places them in the song. I have nowhere near the time or patience required to cover his work exactly...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Caught Up by Usher
I've had a lot of messages asking why I've been off YT awhile. I wanted to try new directions in drumming, in particular linear fills. I bought a really helpful book called "Linear Drumming" by Mike Johnston (www.mikeslessons.com), who's one of the best dru...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Lucretia...Polaris by Megadeth
2010 is the 20th anniversary of Rust in Peace, the incredibly explosive, riff-packed, shredathon by Megadeth. Despite its massively guitar-centric focus, the songs are nonetheless great to non-guitarists and are still totally relevant musically. Lucretia is...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Fever by Bullet For My Valentine
In my opinion, this is the best song on BFMV's new CD. It has a lot of the classic stops, starts, and changes of this band's sound, which makes them a fun band to play to.
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - Seven Days by Sting
One of the trickiest songs in the pop music library, Seven Days is the wonderful drumming creation of Vinnie Colaiuta, one of the world's greatest technical drummers. Nothing is straight ahead in this song and it is a great mental and physical challenge, es...
Open this video on tbartels007Drum Cover - In Your Words by Lamb of God
As soon as I saw the promo for this "Studio Experience" on LoG's website, I raced out to buy it. I was already digging this song, but being able to play my own parts to their songs is unbelievable!! It is available for the "Sacrament" CD as well. I played t...
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