true. cobus is also completely self taught. but they are both amazing
I am completely self-taught (but many MANY other people are as well) and I wouldn't let how they learned the drums make your decision for you.
I like chaserrr too, but I think he needs to tighten up. While watching his videos, I notice that is very sloppy and uncontrolled, though there are some pretty good covers of his...
i am self taught as well. i was just putting that out there. i dont like chaserrr much because yes he is sloppy but his covers are good. i just think he would be better if he was less punk and more like well... cobus or VaDrum. they have a lot of accents and funky beats as well as closed hi hat beats, which i like a lot. thats just my opinion
I'm going to dissagree with the whole 'punk' thing. He's just... him. I hate punks, and he isn't punk. To me punks are wannabes of some sort, but that's off-topic.
i wonder if cobus will reply since he is a drummerworld member? i've never heard of or seen the other guy so i have no room to compare. but i really like most of cobus's fills and his selection of songs.
I don't think he's a member... and I don't think he'll reply. He doesn't like compairing himself to other drummers. After all, it's no competition, as he explained in in response to the Cobus Vs. Chaserrr video.
that would be pretty cool but i would be willing to bet hes a imposter
I'm amused by all these guys that are enamored by Cobus and VaDrum. They're good, solid drummers, yeah, but nothing they play i would consider greatness. They're both great at video production and posting they're little jam sessions on youtube, but as far as greatness, nothing original, they just apply their knowledge of rudiments and chops to the riff or song that they're covering and then overplay them. If you guys that watch these two on youtube actually dissected what they were doing and understood their techniques, the "magic" that they are playing would seem a lot less amazing. As a matter of fact, i'd say take those vids to a competent drum teacher and he/she will walk you through the vids and break down the chops for you to learn at a much accelerated pace. I just watched a bunch of vids by both of these guys and i think i could copy them after just watching them once or twice and i don't consider myself a great drummer by any means.
You guys want true greatness from a youngster, check out Tony Royster at 12 years old, way younger than Cobus or VaDrum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPncumXZExo&feature=related
I think both of them are great but VaDrum is so much more entertaining. I could watch him all day. He is so not overrated. I wouldn't be able to think of anything close to those songs and think one day...hmm maybe today I want to try to play with the Simpsons Theme song. It's totally out of the box! I love it! Any one could do covers to actual songs as simple as the Umbrella song but I think it would be harder to think of a way to fit drums into a classical song or a cartoon theme song. All my opinion though; as always.