Music

“And One Time At Band Camp…”

November 21, 2007

Bloggy friend Eric Grubbs sent me a link to spoof that I thought only drum folks would find funny — until I played it for J, who thought it was pretty good as well.

I didn’t think the You Tube video was very funny, but the audio interview between Fred Armisen and his alter-ego, Jens Hannemann (a faux drum god), had me laughing.  What made me chuckle was the discussion of the time signatures Jens plays on the drums (i.e., 11/1, 29/2 or just 29).  In classic SNL fashion, the Jens Hannemann bit gets funnier the more times you experience it — so play it a few times and let “the funny” roll over you.

I admit to having drum instruction DVDs. These are basically DVDs that let you see superstar drummers break down complicated beats so you can feel like a talentless idiot.  

Anyway, here’s a clip of Neil Peart breaking down a drum part from a Rush tune:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7OjFW4WdpI[/youtube]

And then there’s this clip from “Jens Hannemann’s Complicated Drumming Technique.” But if the video is taking too long to load, you can always clicky click the sort of funny video below:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFL6_jmWsB4[/youtube]

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  1. Beau Dure

    November 21, 2007 at 8:35 am

    From following the related videos — I’m still trying to figure out if this is a joke.

  2. Beau Dure

    November 21, 2007 at 8:36 am

    The “this” in that comment is a link. I know the Armisen bit is a joke. It’s something else from YouTube that I can’t figure out.

  3. Py Korry

    November 21, 2007 at 8:56 am

    The link (i.e., “this clip”) is from the Jens Hannemann’s DVD. It’s on the NY Times online, and it take a while for the video to load. But it’s pretty funny.

  4. J

    November 21, 2007 at 9:26 am

    That was definately funny. 🙂 That the music was so bad was a big part of the laugh.

  5. Py Korry

    November 21, 2007 at 2:00 pm

    Sorry Beau…I thought you were talking about the NY Time link. I did click over to the You Tube video of Mr “Uh,” and while he’s truly dorky, he does do a few cool grooves.

  6. Eric Grubbs

    November 24, 2007 at 7:59 am

    Guess who spent an hour on Black Friday at Guitar Center awaiting to purchase a DW double-bass pedal? Guess who watched a drum clinic DVD while he waited? Guess who was relieved to see Wilco’s Glenn Kotche perform on the DVD? 🙂

  7. py korry

    November 24, 2007 at 10:17 am

    Right on E! I’ve played those DWs at Guitar Center and they are pretty sweet.

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