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Danny Carey | "Pneuma" by Tool (LIVE IN CONCERT)

Vic Firth
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3 HN users recommended this music video4 months2021–2026 score 5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN commenters point to it as a showcase of astonishing drumming and music that gives chills.

Drummer Danny Carey performs Tool's 'Pneuma' live in Boston, in a Vic Firth session with close views of his playing.

“here's Danny Carey, quite possibly the greatest living drummer” (HN, 2023)

2 strong recommendations · 2 recommendations · 1 jokes · Music

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@wsc981 May 2022 Recommends
on HN thread Listening to songs can cause a physiological response known as “frisson”
I'm surprised I didn't see any mention of Tool in here, while many Tool songs can give this weird, supernatural, out of this world, feeling, at least for me. Pneuma is one of those great Tool songs: [this video] And it's not just the sounds, the lyrics themselves help invoke this feeling as well.
Tool song that gives a supernatural, chills-inducing feeling
@rented_mule Jul 2026 Recommends
on HN thread Learning Musical Multitasking
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As a fan of drumming, you're probably one of the millions who have seen this. But for anybody who hasn't, here's a fun video showing how complicated drumming can be with a live performance by someone whose nickname is "The Octopus". While the entire video is fun, the link is cued up to a place where there's a lot going on, but it's slow enough that you can kind of see what he's doing. Watch his knees to see what he's doing with pedals. Notice that his hands seem to be going in cycles, but there are subtle variations in the cycles. At 8:54, strobe lights start up - that can't make it simpler to keep this focus. What he's doing looks essentially impossible to me, but I'm well aware that I don't know enough to understand just how insanely difficult it really is. [this video]
Live performance showing how complicated drumming can be

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