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Singer-Songwriter REACTS: Chad Smith Hears Thirty Seconds To Mars For The First Time (RHCP Drummer)

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20 Comments

@HofTheStage Creator 2 years ago Pinned

You just gotta love this guy, what a legend!

@jamesw6899 2 years ago

I think the most impressive part is that he DOESN’T guess right on every change, but he hears and adjusts so quickly and seamlessly that it’s very hard to tell.

@Thigsy 2 years ago

Chad listened for 30 seconds to a song played by 30 Seconds to Mars called "The Kill" and he Killed it! 😅😳

@vegasviking86 2 years ago

The fact he just jumps in like it's hopscotch is crazy. His ear for build ups, breakdowns, etc. is phenomenal. A legend indeed.

@zeejoo 2 years ago

Chad has been a professional drummer for 40+ years and for one of the most rhythmically complex bands in rock. This is a masterclass

@marquisdelafayette1929 2 years ago

You could see he was still expecting it to build but then caught it and switched immediately to the Tom hits. I’m sure he basically knows how it’s gonna go, but for each transition he takes a second or two and then goes in 1000% “for the kill”. Bad pun, I know.

He’s way more versatile then I thought , like he did the drums for Dua Lipa? That video is great to show that but also because it’s Chad Smith and he plays it hilariously even using the gong behind him. You should definitely check or react to that.

@LuisRdzG10 1 year ago

Chad Smith is a jam session drummer, in fact RHCP makes their music that way, that was a natural jump into a drumless track for him, nailed it of course.

@walterlippmann6292 2 years ago

chad smith is so underrated. one of the most solid pocket drummers I've ever heard.

@chucku00 2 years ago (edited)

Love the way you're promoting Drumeo channel extensively with a nice and proper edit on what they're about. That's some level of respect and politeness that should be more common on the YT sphere. And also that you also know the rules of Drumeo's "game" just before Chad will exceed them by starting straight ahead. Now they'll have to up the ante by proposing foreign (non English singing) and/or microtonal songs to their following guests. They also could invite Shannon Leto for him to cover "Johnny kick a hole in the sky" or "Sir Psycho Sexy"... "Play that funky music, Emo boy!"

@AleksanderNOR 1 month ago

To be this comfortable to just jam out what you thinks would work without fear is something rare.

@vaughnnewman8903 2 years ago

Chad definitely moved up a few levels in my Drummer Hierarchy with this, for sure.

@Totally-Not-A-Robot 2 years ago

Chad has a keen understanding of song structure, great improvisational skill, and decades of experience playing at the highest level. All of it shows here, from picking up on the changes and adjusting on the fly, to breaking a stick and recovering in a beat or two, to understanding the feel of the music well enough to come pretty damn close to the original track after hearing the first 20 seconds for the first time.

@sample.text. 2 years ago

We have to remember that this man plays with Frusciante, Kiedis, and Flea.
Being able to riff so effortlessly comes as second nature to him.

@davidsmith-th1kh 1 month ago

Number one thing that you are taught from a young age, he listens. He hears what’s coming up and he is good enough to know what direction this song needs to go.

@58GMONEY12 8 months ago

Chad is a whole different type of animal, 50 of experience and instincts in full display

@huitrecouture 2 years ago

He lays down drums all the time on just an exsting musical track like he did for Dua Lipa. Been playing to Anthony's rhythmic vocals for 36 years. Rhcp creates their music by improvising on the fly then turning it all into a structured song. They improvise every intro jam at every one of their shows too. If you know music you see him letting the song breathe and his power to acutely listen to each measure so he can ebb and flow when necessary. 6:31 He anticipates a drum fil, throws one off and 4 seconds later has already revised it and does a 2nd broader drum fill, and then again a few seconds later. Like at one crescendo he was slamming it then the vocals dropped off and got soft and he quickly adjusted. Seamless.