He's BY FAR my Favorite CONTEMPORARY Drummer! In another video of him performing "Who Are You," he mentions John Densmore of The Doors & his greatness! JD 's my Favorite Drummer of the 60's to PRESENT TIME!!! My 2 FAVORITE DRUMMERS EVER!!!
This is Dope AF! As it turns out I've known Stephen since I was a teenager in LA in the mid 80s. He is without a doubt one of the nicest guys you could ever meet and one the greatest drummers of all time which he does not get enough credit for. in a lot of the lists I see of best drummers of all time he is rarely on them which makes no sense. the other crime is that Jane's Addiction as yet have not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which is just plain stupid. Every one of their shows I saw were epic.
100% agree. The drummers he influenced get more praise than he does. Like Danny Carey. Not gonna lie Danny Carey took what he learned to a god tier level but still foundations must be appreciated if you're a reasonable person. Stephen Perkins is without a doubt one of the all time greats and criminally overlooked as a rock trailblazer.
Stephen Perkins is such an iconic beatsmith. Without him Danny Carey and Tim Alexander would not exist in their present form. He molded and shaped the style and taste of many great drummers. Him and Mike Bordin for sure.
I went to a clinic of his as a teenager around ‘01, and got there early to be right up front and center, and he did the same thing, playing along to mountain song, and I’ll never forget how fortunate I felt being so close to his bass drum that I literally felt ever breath of air smacking my leg. He’s such a beast on the drums and prince of a person. He couldn’t have been more kind.
Wow heard this song for over 30 years and never really noticed he goes out on high hat transition a few measures before the actual change into the main riff, Brilliant and original
Insane live, right?!?! I sometimes long to go back in time, to their heyday, not to "be young again" (I turned 21 in 1990) but to plug my soul back into the places this music took me and Perkins' unabashedly pure joy creating those ethereal places.
I saw them in 91 at the first Lollapalooza . I feel like I didn't appreciate it as much as I would now, if that makes any sense. Youth is wasted on the young!
@@ssmith70s Same. I saw them 4 times between '91 - '94 and every time they killed but if I saw them then with the now me, it would've been... I dunno but I completely understand. And you're right, youth is wasted on the young.
I saw an unknown Jane’s open for Iggy (mid 80s?). Sounded like one long, slightly boring tribal jam. I wish I had understood what I was listening to. SP is a all-time Gr8
Yeah, I still regret messing that up. I had my phone, iPad, and a Nikon camera I was switching between. I think this video came from my iPad and didn’t remember to rotate it. Appreciate you checking it out, anyway, and Merry Christmas. -KlausFlouride1
![Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song [Drum Cover]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xs8kDC4rOJQ/mqdefault.jpg)
That tribal undercurrent is a huge component of what made Jane’s such a unique rock sound. Perkins is a BEAST and plays possessed!!
Steve Perkins one of the top five drummers in rock
Such an original and tasteful drummer, everything changed in my music world from the 1st beat of the Triple X live album
EXACTLY!
I couldn't POSSIBLY AGREE MORE!!!
He's BY FAR my Favorite CONTEMPORARY Drummer! In another video of him performing "Who Are You," he mentions John Densmore of The Doors & his greatness! JD 's my Favorite Drummer of the 60's to PRESENT TIME!!! My 2 FAVORITE DRUMMERS EVER!!!
He's performing barefoot as usual! He's Hippie ALL The Way to The CORE!!!
This is Dope AF! As it turns out I've known Stephen since I was a teenager in LA in the mid 80s. He is without a doubt one of the nicest guys you could ever meet and one the greatest drummers of all time which he does not get enough credit for. in a lot of the lists I see of best drummers of all time he is rarely on them which makes no sense. the other crime is that Jane's Addiction as yet have not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which is just plain stupid. Every one of their shows I saw were epic.
100% agree. The drummers he influenced get more praise than he does. Like Danny Carey. Not gonna lie Danny Carey took what he learned to a god tier level but still foundations must be appreciated if you're a reasonable person. Stephen Perkins is without a doubt one of the all time greats and criminally overlooked as a rock trailblazer.
I think I broke my finger stimming with my hands and fists on the walls and tables!!!
One of my favorite songs.
James Addiction will never die.
🥁
He's having the most fun you can have without breaking the law.
😂😅
Stephen Perkins is such an iconic beatsmith. Without him Danny Carey and Tim Alexander would not exist in their present form. He molded and shaped the style and taste of many great drummers. Him and Mike Bordin for sure.
Pure artist.
Power fluidity grace and creativity
DAmn! What an incredible drummer. I could almost swear when he drums he goes into an african tribal trance.
All real drummers do
He is the main reason I started playing drums over 30 yrs as a professional musician, thankyou Stephen and Jane's. 😘
Man this is pure beauty
Man oh man! So good! JA was a marvel and Mr Perkins kept the rhythm going! Great stuff!
I went to a clinic of his as a teenager around ‘01, and got there early to be right up front and center, and he did the same thing, playing along to mountain song, and I’ll never forget how fortunate I felt being so close to his bass drum that I literally felt ever breath of air smacking my leg. He’s such a beast on the drums and prince of a person. He couldn’t have been more kind.
Made my day ty
He seems so, so nice. Why are metal guys the nicest people on the planet?
Such an amazing drum part... such an amazing drummer. Criminally underrated, in my opinion. This is awesome. Thanks for posting 🍻
Him and Janes Addiction are underrated over all. They have a unique and original style of rock
Stephen has great style. hits hard as fuck. very underrated.
A man who clearly loves what he does👍🏾
My favorite drummer. I love you, Stephen. Your energy. Your style. Everything!!!!
Underrated video
Wow heard this song for over 30 years and never really noticed he goes out on high hat transition a few measures before the actual change into the main riff, Brilliant and original
Genius been doing it for decades
saw them in vancouver in 1987ish on the nothings shocking tour...I was fixated by stephen ...greatness
Insane live, right?!?! I sometimes long to go back in time, to their heyday, not to "be young again" (I turned 21 in 1990) but to plug my soul back into the places this music took me and Perkins' unabashedly pure joy creating those ethereal places.
I saw them in 91 at the first Lollapalooza . I feel like I didn't appreciate it as much as I would now, if that makes any sense. Youth is wasted on the young!
@@jamesalan3450 so 👍
@@ssmith70s Same. I saw them 4 times between '91 - '94 and every time they killed but if I saw them then with the now me, it would've been... I dunno but I completely understand. And you're right, youth is wasted on the young.
Outstanding!!!
I wish I was there with Keith Moon 😮
I give his performance 100%. The vertical video I give 0%.
TheOicyu812 Hahaha yeah that was pretty bush league. Thanks for watching.
1%
@@GavinoSanna underrated comment
Fantastic drummer.
What a bad ass song
This is gold!
S.P. is a fucking beast!!!!
Amazing drumming
Percussion professor Perkins. (PhD. Perkins).
Random dude walking through at 3:12 "Hey, do you guys have a public restroom?"
NO!
"Um ok" 3:20
Lol
Uff que serio que es, un capo total
YESSSIIIII ! ♡
hey steve please explain your theory on heads/tunning and types of shells.
💙💚💛💜
You better cash in
How 'bout that
I saw an unknown Jane’s open for Iggy (mid 80s?). Sounded like one long, slightly boring tribal jam. I wish I had understood what I was listening to. SP is a all-time Gr8
Why wasn't he playing with the twisted toms?? 🤨🤨🤨
Can you guys tell him to turn it down, we're trying to shop?.... No. GTFO
Ruined by portrait mode.
Yeah, I still regret messing that up. I had my phone, iPad, and a Nikon camera I was switching between. I think this video came from my iPad and didn’t remember to rotate it. Appreciate you checking it out, anyway, and Merry Christmas. -KlausFlouride1
Lol!
Perk baby!