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Drum Teacher Reacts: Leprous Drummer Hears "Down With The Sickness" For The First Time

Andrew Rooney Drums

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Today's video isn't a reaction to a song...

It's a reaction to one of my favourite drummers reacting to a song.

Leprous drummer Baard Kolstad sits down to hear Disturbed's Down With The Sickness for the very first time, and his enthusiasm is absolutely infectious.

From the opening seconds, you know you're in for a ride.

The shirt comes off...

The volume goes up...

And we're all in!

What I love about Baard isn't just his incredible technique.

It's his attitude.

His energy is completely authentic, and his passion for music jumps off the screen.

As a drummer, I also love watching the way he attacks the kit.

There's a real Stewart Copeland-style aggression to his playing. Every note has intent, every accent means something, and yet he never loses the pocket.

The ideas.

The chops.

The groove.

Baard is the complete package.

Love me some Baard!

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20 Comments

@AndrewRooneyDrums Creator 2 months ago Pinned

I had an absolute blast watching this.

Baard's enthusiasm is impossible not to smile at.

Before he even plays a note, you know exactly what kind of ride you're in for.

Then, once he gets behind the kit...
The attack.
The pocket.
The ideas.
The sheer joy of playing.
It all comes together.

I also couldn't help hearing a little Stewart Copeland in the way he attacks the drums. Every note has purpose and conviction.

I'd love to hear your thoughts...

What do you think makes Baard Kolstad such a unique drummer?

And if you've followed his career, what performance should I react to next?

@Cha0sRising90 2 months ago

Something every musician can learn is the Wonderful line, "Ah, he was smart enough to shut up there."

Doesn't matter which instrument, silence can create so much in any genre!

@jduncanandroid 1 month ago

Hey, hearing the original artist say, 'I might have to steal that' is an impressive compliment

@reneklootwijk7183 2 months ago

At some point there i was watching a drum teacher watching a drummer watching a drummer drum his drums

@AleksandarIvanov69 2 months ago (edited)

Baard deserves more reactions to his Drumeo video and this is the first one of note I've seen.
His transitions and fills are incredible!

@Bam_Boozler 2 months ago (edited)

Baard and his band Leprous on Musora is such a great video! It was very interesting to see how that group made their own version of “Take on Me” by A-Ha

@micahpurdie9253 4 weeks ago

The Shakespeare of drumming. 😊

@larseikind666 1 month ago

What I admire about Baard Kolstad's drumming is the way his ghost notes are so damn clean. Every single hit on every single piece of the drum kit is calculated, thought out and perfected - even when he doesn't know the song. When I play ghosts, they sound like a random "bop" or "brrp". But Baard's ghosts are absolutely clean. Sure, I'm not a good drummer, and I will never be, but Baard's playing is becoming more and more of an inspiration for me for cleaning up things that I didn't realize needed cleaning up. And Baard's confidence is out of this world. A "normal" drummer would go a bit easy on parts where they're not sure what to do. But not Baard. He's going full monty on everything. And, by the way, who needs a soft mallet when you have a perfectly good forehead?

@patrickcimo 2 months ago

Baard just killed this. His playthrough of Sky with Drumeo is so sick!!!

@imc123456789 1 month ago

You should watch his playthrough of Forced Entry from the full video. I think it's the best drum video on YouTube.

@juste667 1 month ago

Baard is what happens when ADHD takes physical form. He's a beast - I saw Leprous live at Tons of Rock in Norway this summer and they were absolutely outstanding.

@alaroldai-noCJnr 2 months ago

8:50 Slowing down to triplets through that fill is a really smart choice, trades off business for a little extra rhythmic complexity and a lot more space to showcase the build in the rest of the mix. Classy choice.

@barefootalien 1 month ago

868 million streams and the song is MUCH older than Spotify, so that's a small fraction of its total plays.

@ernestorodriguez5117 2 months ago

If you havent checked, there is a drum playthrough of Baard on drumeo of that Musora Take On Me cover. Really tasty drums

@darkphoenix2 2 months ago

Out of all of these I've watched, his version sounds most like something that could've actually been the studio version.

@Davo85 1 month ago (edited)

Much appreciated for keeping your shirt on Andrew, as my own head says that it will improve the quality of content!
Thanks for the vids, mate!

@TaylorDrummer 2 months ago

Howdy Andrew!! Been a minute!!

@easytalkcafe 2 months ago

Andrew, I get what you are saying at the end of the video.....playing in service to the music. A good song to mention to point that out is the song " I hate everything about you". Even Ash Soan, when covering that song said that song calls out for the snare triplets. Stewart Copeland just played like Stewart Copeland all the time. It still blows me away he can't remember how to play that legendary fill in Every Little Thing......