Actually, Josh is a good deal better than Taylor. No, I didn’t dislike Taylor’s playing, it’s just that Josh has a lot more chops, more fluidity, and is extremely tasteful and aggressive all at the same time. That’s hard for anyone to top.
I knew from day one after Taylor’s death that if the Foo’s decided to continue, it would be with Josh. Him and Taylor were super tight and it only made sense.
First time I saw Foo Fighters was at an outdoor festival in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the summer of 2000. That festival included A Perfect Circle who were promoting their first album "Mer De Noms". Josh was in A Perfect Circle at the time. "There is Nothing Left to Lose" by Foo Fighters & "Mer De Noms" by A Perfect Circle are 2 of my favourite albums
Ditto to those two albums being favorites -- I can't believe more people aren't talking about Josh in A Perfect Circle! Mer de Noms was life-changing for me, in terms of my musical journey. Just find a live version here on youtube of the song 'Orestes' -- the song builds up and the climactic drums at the end... god it's so f*cking good. I could just listen to it over and over. I couldn't be happier that the Foo brought him on!
@@lindseyflannery7139 It was overwhelmingly great. That album was a game changer. Like many bands I listen to, A Perfect Circle doesn't remind me of any pother band, despite Maynard being the vocalist for 2 other bands
Freese's drumming made the first A Perfect Circle album for me - they're great songs anyway, but his parts were just so perfectly matched to the vibe of the album.
I’ve been playing the drums for about 30 years, since I was 12, and those first two APC albums are a real pleasure to play through…Freese’s parts have such nuance and dynamic range that they’re just a joy…
Can't remember the drummers name, but he really doesn't do subtle does he? The opening bar and first verse etc he's hammering away on the snare and it quite jarring as the opening of that song is far softer I think - there's no need to be smacking the snare that hard, it loses the emotion of the song for me
