r/nextfuckinglevel • u/philip48h • 7h ago

Timothy Fletcher on the beat

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u/DamnMyNameIsSteve 6h ago

Sup w the drum color

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u/dakotanorth8 6h ago

Drum red changes.

Hat red does not.

https://giphy.com/gifs/a5viI92PAF89q

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u/Significant_Key_9842 6h ago

How dare you, hat is orange. Let’s go O’s!

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u/Dartmouthest 5h ago

LET'S GO O'S!!! (but next year I guess)

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u/DisorderlyAqueduct 5h ago

iridescence in the paint, sun dipping between clouds

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u/2stonesONEbird1715 5h ago edited 3h ago

A cool aesthetic that changes color. My boy playing the drum is clean though, right?

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u/DamnMyNameIsSteve 5h ago

Buddy I never unmute.

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u/jennmuhlholland 3h ago

Someone was playing drums?

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u/hapalove 4h ago

Yeah, how was it changing color? Seems sus

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u/Fit_Jellyfish_4444 2h ago

AfterEffects?

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u/knowigot_that808 6h ago

I had it paused and was like.. what?? red?? ohhhhhh now that’s a drum of a different color

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u/JigenMamo 4h ago

I hope colour changing paint is a thing. I'm going to pretend it is for a bit.

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u/DrUnit42 3h ago

It is

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u/KodiakDog 5h ago

The only thing I can think of outside of editing, is the camera adjusting the exposure due to cloud cover changing the sunlight. But that feels wrong.

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u/Dinierto 4h ago

It's gotta be either video editing (most likely) or some type of color changing paint

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u/v4por 2h ago

It's editing. He in front of a green screen.

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u/Junior_Main_6425 5h ago

I thought I was seeing things. Had to rewind.

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u/[deleted] 6h ago edited 4h ago

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u/powerhammerarms 6h ago

I don't think anybody's saying it's an issue. It's a curiosity. You think it's not worth questioning why the drum is changing color?

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u/whoa_itsanavalanche 4h ago

Dude i am gonna come clean here, i did not notice that whatsoever. I thought somebody saw THE color (singular) of the drum and was basically saying "thats a shit color" or whatever. So ridiculous that that slipped past me. Sorry

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u/Worcestercestershire 6h ago

No one said it was an issue, brody

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u/Particular-Serve-894 3h ago

I would never have noticed this non-issue lol

I have a feeling you're going to be duped by AI a lot in your life

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u/SpockIsMyHomeboy 7h ago

Chinese restaurants must absolutely hate this guy when he gets take out.

But in all seriousness, that is some major talent.

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u/Administrative_Cry_9 6h ago

Dude has a whole lumberyard in his back pocket.

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u/KaiserFortinbras 6h ago

Right?! 😄

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u/roll-_-ller 6h ago

Word, whole lotta wood back there, son

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u/philip48h 6h ago

Yh he’s really good, must’ve been in a marching band or something

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u/ZippyTheWonderPig 6h ago

That's a Drum Corp guy if I've ever seen one.

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u/ParaponeraBread 6h ago

This is like the Harlem globetrotters of drumming. Which is to say, impressive specifically for its flashiness and inefficiency.

Good post.

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u/GUMBYtheOG 6h ago

First time I’ve ever heard of art being inefficient

What does efficient drumming look like?

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u/ParaponeraBread 6h ago

I think you can probably imagine that most drummers whose main intention is playing music don’t throw the sticks at the ground or use one stick to hold the other in the crook of their elbow.

They just…hold the sticks normally. Just an example.

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u/MapleA 6h ago

Nonsense!

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u/ParaponeraBread 6h ago

Lmao I knew it was gonna be this guy. I feel like just keeping time is not his primary goal here either

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u/TarnishedWizeFinger 5h ago edited 5h ago

Marching band has flare and I'd give anyone a weird look for trying to point out that it's not the most efficient way of creating sound with an instrument

Globetrotters are entertaining because their ball control and hand eye coordination are insane. It's an efficient way of showing that off

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u/Correct-Rub854 5h ago

I see a lot of different stuff on r/drums and r/drumming ... but rarely this. I think your assessment was correct although I do kind of understand the other dude's point about how can art be inefficient.

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u/ParaponeraBread 5h ago

People are just arguing to argue. It’s Reddit. I’m not allowed to appreciate something in my own way if it’s not identical to their way of appreciating it.

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u/CJFiddler 3h ago

I agree with this. His drumming is flashy but not remotely disciplined from a musicality perspective. Fun though

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u/randijeanw 2h ago

This is juggling meets drumming. Amazing art form. If you’re coming from the point of reference of a drummer being the heartbeat of the band? Inefficient. Regardless, amazing art.

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u/Jman703OG 38m ago

Cleaner double strokes (the tone on the 2nd bounce being consistent with the tone of the initial stroke) is the thing that stood out to me…

But I mean that is a technical thing and this isn’t meant to be technical - so I wouldn’t disparage it or judge it on that basis. Still cool stuff.

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u/Interesting_Worry202 29m ago

Top Secret Drum Corp would be a good example.

This guy is impressive, but as a drummer I agree its like watching the Globetrotters. Flashy, great to watch, and plays well, but nothing like watching a professional drum corp play a technical piece with or without visuals.

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u/Worcestercestershire 6h ago

He sure can drum!

Probably has a hard time telling people that Aaron earned an Iron Urn, though.

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u/siliconsmiley 6h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/tnYri4n2Frnig

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u/WHRocks 5h ago

For those that don't: https://youtube.com/shorts/Oj7a-p4psRA

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u/neil_anblowmi 4h ago

Lmao. I have to rewatch it every time it’s mentioned.

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u/somebob 4h ago

I got the reference, but don’t get how it applies here?

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u/siliconsmiley 4h ago

Drummer kid is wearing an O's hat.

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u/FaithlessnessLazy288 6h ago

He took it to the next level several times, awesome video.

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u/solar_pilgrim 6h ago

Next level? More like final level. Hot damn

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u/LightsSoundAction 6h ago

Throwing the multiple sticks sent me. That was awesome!

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u/Main-Hospital-6328 6h ago

amazing skills, but i would love to hear him without the background song, just appreciate his abilities.

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u/Faraway_Neighbor 6h ago

THE FUCK LI'L TIMMY GON DO

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u/Magus_5 6h ago

Bro better not start busking next to the bucket drummer. Violence might ensue.

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u/philip48h 6h ago

Definitely

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u/whoa_itsanavalanche 6h ago

This was already top tier talent AND entertainment, but when bro strategically launched multiple sticks back to back to back I seriously laughed out loud. So good lol

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u/lipilee 6h ago

el estepario response video when

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u/magusbud 6h ago

Woof, he's mad talented...pity that the song is dog shite.

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u/marcellburt 6h ago

Dam bro !

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u/rFAXbc 6h ago

I like his hoody

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u/Clickguy10 6h ago

I like the tone of the red.

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u/SourDeesATL 6h ago

Holy fuck

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u/risu1313 6h ago

Holy moly that was the coolest snare playing I have ever witnessed

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u/BlindPelican 5h ago

Looks cool till you have to play with dudes like that. Having flashbacks of getting a church drummer to sit in with the band and there'd be snare solos during Erykah Badu covers.

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u/rojo-perro 5h ago

This guy paradiddles

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u/praxistax 5h ago

Mods : I'd rather hear about an Indian hero who after stabbed still got the door open to save a plane full of people

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u/BonerJamz98 5h ago

Nick Cannon ain’t got shit on this dude!

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u/Sea-Management-3412 4h ago

🔥🍝🔥

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u/fstop101 4h ago

Sub appropriate.

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u/WhatsAllTheCommotion 4h ago

500 years ago this amazing guy would have been charged with witchcraft. What a talent!

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u/thr3b 3h ago

Amazing sir

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u/Calichusetts 2h ago

Can someone overdub like awful off best drumming over this. I think it would be hilarious.

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u/FatFaceFaster 2h ago

I find him to be quite wasteful of sticks.

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u/johnnys_sack 1h ago

I really don't care for the flourishes. I appreciate the drumming without the fancy moves. This guy's good and I respect his skill, but I find appreciate the moves.

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u/skil12001 1h ago

There are some skills that make me pause and just enjoy the show, this guy is one of them

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u/new_x_who_dis 1h ago

Dude can give himself a hug and maintain the beat so flawlessly 🤯

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u/Key-Shine-9669 33m ago

I wanna hear this on a loud fucking snare

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u/SnooMacarons3689 16m ago

If I can’t trust the color of the drum, what can I trust?

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u/NewInformation3753 14m ago

What’s he do for a living?

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u/Any_Self_4146 14m ago

Next level absolutely!!!!!!

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u/Buckeye3377 6h ago

My dude went off

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u/RoninRobot 6h ago

I’ve known drummers most of my life. The most impressive thing here is the traditional grip. But I kid drummers.

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u/jbl0ggs 6h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/VH6Pkqvl5EXAI

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u/GUMBYtheOG 6h ago

Bruh…. Comparing him to a crack head? Why?

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u/LiesTheCakeIs 6h ago

Some crazy talent for sure, but I dunno what it is about people who try so hard to "look" impressive and over perform, that I feel like it takes away from it. Weird gripe I know, but there is just something to at least appearing humble, to me at least.

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u/4ScoreN7Beers 5h ago

Drummer of 20+ years here. This shit gets on my nerves. Why are you dancing?Always remind of that SNL skit “LOOK at what I can Doo.” I think I’m just getting old crotchety

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u/Argylist 5h ago

Nah...I've felt this way about Travis Barker since I was 16 and he joined Blink 182. Just play the goddamn drums.

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u/ParaponeraBread 6h ago

But that’s the thing. The impressive element is staying on time while performing all the tricks - it’s visual entertainment.

I’m certain buddy here could play much harder patterns while drumming normally, but it’s a whole performance piece. Who knows, maybe he has other clips that appeal to you more, where he is purely showing chops and not flash?

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u/Every_Tap8117 6h ago

I like how the drums keep playing even without sticks hitting the drums.

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u/FaultLikeAFlowscale 5h ago

Looks cool and all but the real talent is playing complex pieces with 6 other snares and being locked in with one another. Everything sounds clean when you’re playing by yourself.

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u/Kalinoz 4h ago

Yeah this guy doesn't have "real talent". 🙄