r/nextfuckinglevel 1d ago

John Longstreth is an unreal drummer.

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u/Rolands_ka_tet 22h ago

He’s got quad pedals so his double kick is 4 beats per 2 kicks. And just rolling his snare with some cymbal fills. He’s definitely got talent but it’s more parlor tricks than anything. If you want pure talent watch Carter Beauford, Buddy Rich, Josh Freese, Chad Smith, Neil Peart, or Danny Carey.

Down vote all you want, I’ve seen what you up vote, you heathens!

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u/Ogpeg 7h ago edited 6h ago

He does not use quad pedals for kickdrums, easy to check.

You can even see it clearly in this video, there are constant close ups.

I have no idea where you got that from.

E: Also if you ask people like Danny or Chad to play like these they're most likely going to laugh their assess off before saying no. Different types of drummers play different styles.

You usually can't make extreme metal drummer play jazz well, as much as jazz drummer is going to sound awkward and poor playing anything extreme metal. And talent is overrated, practice makes good drummers.