Drums - Steve Smith - "Don't Stop Believing"

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Steve Smith, Part 2. Part Two continues with double bass drumming, developing creativity, creating a drum part (using "Don't Stop Believing" as an example), plus additional performances by Vital Information. Also included is rare in-concert footage of Steps Ahead.
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@90Aga 4 года назад

Damn, he looked older in the 80’s! I love him, one of the best drummer ever.

@walshy2116 6 лет назад

Such a humble and kind sounding guy and he holds such a tight beat. Awesome.

@TruNordics14 8 лет назад

you know your listening to a great drummer when the guy can play something simple and the feel of it sounds *so damn good*

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 8 лет назад

Here's an odd song: Tears for Fears, Everybody Wants to Rule the World. I think it might be in 6, very, very odd for pop. If you don't gave a solid lock on that high hat, the whole song falls apart...

@josephrohrbach1588 5 лет назад

It's... really not a simple part at all

@henne2k 4 года назад

Simple is it not. Practice you have to do it. ...a lot! 😉

@Durwood71 4 года назад

Don't be fooled, Steve only makes it sound simple.

@setitfree78 2 года назад

There's nothing simple about that beat lol

@SnowyNightFlyer 4 года назад

Smith is an under appreciated rock drummer.

@AidanMonaghan 8 лет назад

Smith had the best chops in all of rock music yet never overplayed a Journey song. He always did what was best for a song. The drum track for "Don't Stop Believing" is one the best examples of minimal playing making a huge contribution to a song.

@johndef5075 6 лет назад

Aid Mon its very complex when broken down.

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

You forget a chap named John Henry Bonham who also had monster chops, but also played behind the band in support of the song, until it was time for his solo.

@josephrohrbach1588 5 лет назад

It's really not minimal playing. It requires immense technique and co-ordination skills as well as great internal tempo.

@PhillipS5428 5 лет назад

If you look up Stephem Taylor's lesson on how to play Don't Stop Believing you will find the drumming is very complex and hard to learn yet because of the consistent back beats it sounds simple.

@Durwood71 4 года назад

Dude, that's not minimal. It's probably one of the most complex drum parts ever created for a pop rock song.

@macadoo2530 7 лет назад

One of the most ingenious and creative grooves ever recorded. Very hard to figure out if you cannot see what he is doing and just listening to it by ear (pre-you tube). Steve Smith is one of the greatest ever.

@totigerus 6 лет назад

im glad you said that , because I've had to play this in bands before and could never wrap my head around it until seeing this video i feel kinda lame for saying that but its true same goes for the Hot For Teacher drum parts...until i saw a 13 year old girl play it on a v drum kit on YT. Man I'm a poser Oh well, at least i can play them correctly now

@KC-sm7gm 4 года назад

so much easier these days to teach yourself ANYTHING. From changing your trans to making a london broil. That's why the kids who sound like programed machines are annoying. No originality left perhaps

@thekentuckyslurpcrew1242 4 года назад

I wondered for years!

@AirtimeAerial 4 года назад

@@KC-sm7gm Solid theory...feel cant be mimicked. In the 20 odd years I've been playing I've seen (as I'm sure you and many many others have) INSANELY gifted, technically without reproach scorchers on drums whilst in an open jam, only to see them be absolutely flummoxed when trying something off of the metronomic constant! It always amazes me how many truly good drummers struggled using their left hand on something other than the snare!

@eunicechannel837 3 года назад

Ringo Starr would figure that groove out in minutes. SS basically played like Ringo on this one.

@Herbster41 6 лет назад

Been trying to get that right for 30 years.

@carlosdeville9989 3 года назад

LOL i hear ya brother

@jamesweldon9726 3 года назад

Me too. It would have helped if this video was available when I was 18. I realized how complex this drum part was in 1982.

@DrJ-hx7wv 3 года назад

I love Steve, Gary Chaffee. And got my doctorate from UNL. Nice name

@clay25420 3 года назад

sheet notation! Learn it right, learn it once!

@marksalsbery9826 3 года назад

We all have 😂

@harrisonmyers1572 9 лет назад

I admit, that song is my guilty pleasure. Purely because of the interesting groove Steve Smith played in that song.

@VinylGoo666 2 года назад

Taking Care Of Business Is Our Business... And Business Is Good

@italianstallion9148 5 лет назад

The definition of creativity is Steve Smith.

@surfyogi 7 лет назад

Wow, what a great lesson for every musician! This video rocks for just how real and genuine Steve is here. And he's so practical and professional. This is how you make $$ in music. He's so live and in the moment, so present. I can't really believe how alive he is. I bear witness. Love to Steve. Thanks man.

@Aerospacer77 10 лет назад

Thanks to RU-vid, I know how Steve actually plays this tune. I've been playing it with my right hand on the ride my whole life!!

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

Maybe you should have spent MORE time, listening to the record. "Drummers" seem to think that since THEIR parts aren't as "complex" as the lead guitarist, then "maybe" they can just "get by" by playing to the lowest common denominator and/or just do the "minimum" required. The above illustrates why there are actually LESS drummers like Steve Smith, and MORE drummers, who just "get by." Think about it.

@einarabelc5 2 года назад

Everybody talks about voice and keyboards but what makes this song if ever musically great is the interaction of the drums Steve wrote with the bass part Neal wrote.

@oneanddone7992 5 лет назад

The brilliance of how simply the melody he's playing with right hand, against the 4/4 feel, and how it so perfectly fits that song, is why Journey has about 20 or 30 tunes that will be listened to forever, and why Steve is regarded as a drumming god (sorry, but that word sorta fits; he's like really really good)

@Joesfosterdogs 8 лет назад

Hard to believe such a nerdy looking guy plays in a stadium rock band. Soft spoken, so unlike the rock heads ala Bobby Blotzer from the day. What makes this very good is not overplaying and maintaining a format. Smith's work on Frontiers is a rock masterpiece. Same compositional skills...and that's what we're talking here, composition.

@TruNordics14 8 лет назад

+Jeff Porcaro Groove Master, I agree and + a monster bass part = epic rhythm section composition.

@robb758 8 лет назад

You're spot on. Steve doesn't overdo it. He complements the song, unlike other drummers who want to drown out the other instruments.

@Joesfosterdogs 8 лет назад

he has composition skills that trump his ego...very educated/thinker musician with insane chops

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 8 лет назад

agree. I was scared to death for 30 plus years to even TRY to do what he's doing in Journey...plus, I'm the lead singer, so it's assumed I'd be doing both.

@TruNordics14 8 лет назад

***** Love the piece "She". Simple perfect short piece and Porcoro's minimalist playing, choice of tones - so nice.

@immaleaf4964 3 года назад

The right hand is hard enough on it's own, and on top of that he's just all 'ehhhhh, I'll just switch hands.' Guy is amazing

@jamesweldon9726 9 лет назад

The song itself is something that most drummers wouldn't admit to liking. When it was released, I was a senior in high school. After hearing it a few times, I realized there was something really cool going on with the drums, but most of my butt rock buddies would laugh at me, until I told them "listen to the drums, really listen." It is really hard to play, and it sounds awesome. I never got a chance to see how he did it. Even the MTV live video only showed him for a few seconds at a time. I'm really glad to find this. Clears up a lot of questions.

@onzkicg 6 лет назад

James Weldon u got a sharp ears to pick up that groove. I have poor listening when it comes to drums.

@jazzfusionsoul 6 лет назад

James Weldon great comment bro, simplest things are the one thats difficult to execute properly, there's so much going on here and one listening just can't comprehend the complexity of the entire drum part.

@totigerus 6 лет назад

Sometimes, I don't even realize how weird/creative a drum part is until I have to play it in a band. Like this song, or "The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy. When I had to play them live, I was like "Oh shit! There's more going on in the drums than I realized!" But then, for some odd reason, the opposite can be true too. Like recently, I had to learn Deep Purple's Burn I was practicing it on my practice pad drum set, and I was like "Oh shit! I'm not gonna be able to do this! But as soon as I actually got on my real kit, I was like...ahhhhh ok." lol Sorry if I'm babbling lol

@andrewdean9934 5 лет назад

I played drums in a Journey Tribute Band for a few years. I also sang background vocals. Learning to play this song, groove with it, play left handed on the hats, right hand doing the drum work and cymbal pings off the bell of the ride was tough enough to learn. I did though and still love playing this song. I also had to sing while playing these drum parts. Lol! Was able to get it down. Fun time learning to do it and playing it.

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

Precisely why you have to listen to a track over and over and over, not only for the drums but for the interaction BETWEEN the drums and the band. You have to be aware of what YOU are doing and what everyone else is doing, in order to get the complete "musical picture."

@spuddlyboy 8 лет назад

Steve Smith is an awesome musician, at the end of the day its about coming up with the proper parts for a song without over playing, its about making good music as a band, and what he did on drums for this song is simply genius in my opinion, totally thinking outside of the box, I just love it.

@MrGordonGartrelle 9 лет назад

Of the very biggest pop songs since like 1980, this is in the top three drum parts.

@harrymiram6050 6 лет назад

Back the late 80s-early 90s, when playing for my church, I fitted this drum part into a song that we were playing. After 2-3x, noticed that the congregation was bobbing their heads, clapping their hands AND "grooving" to the song! You haven't LIVED/WORSHIPPED until you've seen a church congregation come ALIVE while SINGING, DANCING(in their seats) & WORSHIPPING to an Praise & Worship song structured around an SECULAR drum groove!-LOL. For the life of me, I CANNOT remember what that song was but I just PRAISE/THANK the Lord for blessing the performing arts with such an INCREDIBLY INSPIRATIONAL human such as Steve Smith! Steve, you will NEVER know how much your music has been a guide beacon to me! When EVER I hear this song, it brings back a TORRENT of fond memories!

@andrewdean9934 5 лет назад

Harry Miram I bet the song was Lincoln Brewster’s “Today Is The Day”. I use excerpts of this drum chart in that song as well.

@chuckstark6640 11 лет назад

Every time I get to the end of this video, I take my kit and toss it into the front yard.

@jamout65 5 лет назад

Ha ha!

@mgvectors 4 года назад

Yep

@Durwood71 4 года назад

He's so smooth. It's like watching poetry in motion.

@theorigin8r 4 года назад

Lol. Indeed.

@AirtimeAerial 4 года назад

Yeah but its Steve smith..I understand what your saying as a fellow drummer and dont feel bad ha ha..but itd be like being bummed out because you arent as good of a running back as Barry Sanders or Walter Payton. I couldnt begin to imagine how many drummers hes inspired to play.

@drummercook60 8 лет назад

Steve tried to emulate you for years! That huge Sonar sound. You laid it down!! Awesome!! I've played you a thousand times, never could get what you did.

@CaliforniaBushman 4 года назад

I bought this Hudson Music Instructional video in 1987. Still have it.

@onebadhombre7158 5 лет назад

Thats' an incredible beat! Didn't know how complex it was until now

@ia5662 6 лет назад

This is so tasteful and expertly delivered, so many punk ass drummers still can't play this tune properly. I bet there are a TON of double-bass-loving, metal thrashing drummers that can't even begin to figure this type of drum style out, not to mention, write such an original part like this. Sure, a lot of people might be able to play it, but he's the one who WROTE it. No one plays drums like this in rock anymore. He's just like Stewart Copeland, serving the song, while exploring amazing grooves and intricacies that only musicians pick up on.

@salvatoretroina5345 2 года назад

Every old school drummer like this guy: “I came up with a new, unique beat that allows me to really express my personality through the drum kit.” The beat: 4/4 straight ahead very little left or right

@marconiplayslabamba 5 лет назад

And there’s the secret to this groove. Love RU-vid. Thank you Steve!

@stephenmahlstedt7276 3 года назад

What a legendary drummer! I really admire these 70s and 80s rock/pop drummers that were unique and creative, played for the song, and wrote very tasteful parts. Steve Smith is the perfect example of this. I also really dig Liberty DeVitto’s (Billy Joel) drumming. Everything he wrote fit those songs so perfectly. I used to be drawn to more flashy drummers, but as I get older and more experienced, it’s drummers like this that truly inspire me.

@Billfish57 3 года назад

I always loved the drums in that song, as well as several Journey songs and thought that drummer had the tastiest fills of anyone I've heard, along with Joe Patalie playing with Joe Walsh. I think most people that never played drums would miss just how great these fills are and for me, really make the song over the top great. YT is wonderful because I now get to see this great drummer not only play but explain and show how he came up with his stuff. I wish we had YT when I was growing up, then again, no, I don't. When I see most kids these days that grew up with computers in their life, I'm really happy to have been doing everything I was doing instead of watching others on a screen. I probably would never have played drums at all with a computer taking up my time.

@dyolf1000 4 года назад

Saw Journey at Caesars Palace last Friday. Steve Smith’s solo was the best part of the show, and got the most applause. He’s playing better than ever.

@walleyeman50 Год назад

Screwed over like Danny Seraphine of Chicago by two many big ego’s. You were a big part of Journey, your talent was greatly appreciated. Early 80’s Journey was the best Journey by far.

@oscarjetson128 3 года назад

I'm no musician so maybe I have no real validity in commenting here, but I have loved this song since it first came out almost 40 years ago and I have probably listened to it over 1000 times. Still, after listening to the drum beat at the end of this video, I can't imagine where it fits in with the song! Pure genius Mr. Smith!

@thibodaux3424 3 года назад

It's interesting to see how he's changed his whole position behind the kit. He went from sitting low with drums and cymbals up high to more of a jazz posture - sitting much higher and above the instrument. That's a real indication of just how different it feels to play rock and jazz.

@harrymiram6621 3 года назад

Back in early/mid-90s, played MY variation of this drum pattern, in A/G P&W song. Forget name of the song, but that song/this drum pattern got WHOLE congregation Jumpin, Jivin & Rockin....INCLUDING Pastor & his wife....PTL, Jehovah Jireh!

@ShotDownInFlames2 9 лет назад

One of the best drum parts ever.

@composerdave68 5 лет назад

Saw Journey at The Forum a few weeks back. I was so impressed with Steve. Most of the night he kind of looks like he's just sitting behind a desk barely doing anything...except the drums are rock solid. He is so good he barely breaks a sweat....until his solo. His solo was maybe the best solo I've ever seen. Musical and fun with just the right amount of flash. Amazing drummer.

@ITSOKtheband 3 года назад

I was at that show. The Schon/Smith combo is simply ridiculous. So good.

@BobSchoepenjr 3 года назад

Steve looks much better now than then, he is like good wine👍🏾

@MatChew75 3 года назад

I love the way drums sounded in the late eighties that real muffled effect Steve gadd's drum set sounded so good during that time

@MatChew75 3 года назад

With the big deep Tom's, That's what it was all about in the late eighties depth & big ass Tom Toms. A lot of muffling

@oxfordbambooshootify 5 лет назад

This guy is a technicaland musical master. His drumming gets better with age

@Jellybeantiger 8 лет назад

Love the 70s rock drummers because they came from a jazz background.

@Joesfosterdogs 8 лет назад

...exactly...Ian Paice was the perfect example of this!

@taunokekkonen5733 5 лет назад

Gavin Harrison as well.

@klistarf 5 лет назад

Yep, Peter Criss. One of the main reasons i play drums. Love him or hate him, he certainly fits into your comment. So underrated! \m/ (:o)

@TRICK-OR-TREAT236 5 лет назад

A LOT OF THEM CAME FROM AN ITALIAN BACKGROUND TOO.

@johnboyle3297 5 лет назад

And me

@SebowTube 11 лет назад

incredible how the angle of his snare has changed over the years !!! a total different drummer !

@optimisticoutreach1236 5 лет назад

Those bell fills are unique and among the greatest fills in rock

@jamesdavis5096 5 лет назад

Really amazing very fascinating to see this my father was the first Studio drummer for k ark records and I can sure appreciate this thank you so much

@StarNate2112 4 года назад

I use this song as a test for drummers when I'm out seeing live music. If they don't play it open they tell me everything I need to know about their skill level!

@theghostofdrummingfuture8369 10 лет назад

ayyyyy I love that. "takes care of business" business 1st, fun 2nd yall

@MrMikomi 7 лет назад

wow, this makes me want to learn the drums!!! I'd love to play this all day long... it's hypnotic!! And he makes it look so easy, and his timing is rock solid. I've seen covers of this on yt and they are stilted by comparison.

@milostopic1514 5 лет назад

Steve Smith is such a chameleon on drums. When I was younger I believed there are at least two drummers with the same name. It is really difficult to put a jazz fusion - indian konnakol Steve Smith in the same cup with Steve Smith from this video or even earlier when he had a power rock style, but all of that just adds more value to his music heritage. One of the best!!!

@Cantstandtherock 5 лет назад

I’ve never heard this song played live by anyone, Steve has the goods!

@Kolsch221 8 лет назад

Bring the STEVEs back to journey.

@llucero94 8 лет назад

Steve Smith has been touring with Journey since April

@allymoana5315 4 года назад

@@llucero94 rmrmr,, Frmowemoeeko2keo2keo2

@richardcrouse9074 4 года назад

Kolsch221 T Deen Castronovo did the job fo both Steve’s and did it well.

@dpgth 4 года назад

... and finally they fired him... again... Very sad!

@jamesweldon9726 3 года назад

@@dpgth I was going to go see them with the Pretenders last May, but it got canceled due to COVID. Two of my favorite drummers. Probably zero chance of that happening now or ever again.

@drumfiles 2 года назад

Great explanation from the Master itself. I learned so much from this one for my drum cover of this awesome song!!!

@bradshores9617 3 года назад

Absolute perfection in time!

@jedidrummerjake 5 лет назад

So that's how he did it. I always thought he had a remote hi hat. NEATO! BRILLIANT!

@stewscuda 8 лет назад

Great video, a drummer can learn alot by watching & listening

@venkysbass 7 лет назад

wow the drums are setup, tuned, miked and played so tight. almost sounds like a midi. amazing. it's difficult to hear this tight sound these days

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

Sounds like a MIDI? MIDI does NOT "make sounds". The word you are looking for is "Drum Machine."

@jonathangwynne1917 6 лет назад

Drinking game: Every time Steve Smith says the word "tune", you have to take a shot.

@andiedrums1 4 года назад

Say that again and I’ll fugigin smack ya!

@DrJ-hx7wv 3 года назад

And you'll take care of my kids when I'm gone?

@freeble123 8 лет назад

Beautiful!

@JERMTB 4 года назад

Great drum lesson by a legend.

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 8 лет назад

I've talked to Steve Smith in passing a few times, as well as Perry a few times, on net Jon Cain once. I have a signed Escape silkscreen, (Jon and Smith) and it's one of my most valued items.

@donaldsaunders4736 4 года назад

Wow nice to hear that. Thanks

@donaldsaunders3059 5 лет назад

Steve your a genius my friend. All the best

@wkrk12 5 лет назад

Went into this a little skeptical but wow, what a great guy and under appreciated drum part.

@905Alive 7 лет назад

This is an amazing creation by Steve and as such I believe he deserves part of the writing credits, Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon did and not him and the drums drive this song, they are a huge part of it, drummers get short changed all the time, Ginger Baker made the 5/4 bolero intro for White Room and recreated the entire song and got no credit or royalties, it's amazing and sad how drummers get very little credit for the creating and additions they invent that add so much to songs.

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

Ginger Baker was part of the band and receives royalties to this day from his contributions to such. If ANY drummer were to feel "shortchanged" writing credits or no, then drummers wouldn't be hanging around with the same band for too long, would they. This is also another good lesson for up and coming drummers-learn ANOTHER instrument BESIDES the drums and learn how to write songs. Jonathan Cain STILL splits his share of royalties with ONLY the publishing company 50/50 and ONLY him, because he wrote FAITHFULLY all by himself. Tours are where the BIG MONEY is made though, where even a pauper can turn into a millionaire after ONE headlining tour.

@905Alive 2 года назад

@@a.barnard3205 wrong, he did not, he recieved recording royalties not writing royalties and if you watch beware Mr Baker he was not happy about it, look at the writing credits

@javieralejandrx 6 лет назад

I almost got the 4th part down. Took me a month to play the drums open handed. It was a really nice challenge.

@margovallen 4 года назад

Always wondered about that. Thank you, Steve!

@waqqodonkey 9 лет назад

super awesome beat!!

@luissanabria5861 4 года назад

Friggin’ cool! Love that beat

@SunnyHF-nf4bc 3 года назад

I can literally hear Steve Perry’s voice.

@sophiaspapi2003 10 лет назад

brilliant

@ricreusaurelius4163 3 года назад

So smooth

@FireFox-ld1rp 7 лет назад

BUENISIMO!!! genial!!! bellisima canción y super genial el acompañamiento que creó para la canción, imponente.

@donaldsaunders4736 4 года назад

Steve just like to say your the best

@SylvainMartelFairlight 8 лет назад

Dat 80's drum sound though... :-P

@Cheemycheems 3 года назад

I'm so happy that i'm able to play this as a beginner.

@randyrogers3017 3 года назад

i can tell you right now that no drummer covering this song plays it exactly like Steve does

@Gruuvin1 7 лет назад

Great example of the advantage of learning to play everything ambidextrously.

@chriscoxofficial 8 лет назад

Have loved Steve's playing for years........ In this clip he looks like he could be SNL era Paul Schaffer's brother

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

Not even CLOSE!

@farter101 2 года назад

Fluids brought me here

@chebrneck 3 года назад

Such a solid drummer

@yazakamark5555 4 года назад

Genius!!😊

@budweiser1961 9 лет назад

Arrrrghhhhhh!!!!! I could never play that in 10 years of trying.!!

@natestein5988 8 лет назад

+bud wieser Keep trying, I was in the same boat. It took me a while to get the patterns down, and I've only recently been able to get it. It's a great set of patterns, and they work really well for the song. If it's fun for you, keep going for it! :)

@EDOGG62 6 лет назад

As with anything challenging, take it slow at first... you'll get it!

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

And THAT is why you *fail*…..

@georgebeare6220 4 года назад

He’s and amazing drummer and those drums... sound so fucking good

@mariotelaro 3 года назад

what a great feel

@garyh4458 4 года назад

I am a beginning drummer trying to learn this song and it is very hard.

@drumrnva 10 лет назад

Brilliant.

@80sforeverlol15 8 лет назад

great drummer !

@Tagger0325 Год назад

Love that .. thank you

@d.s.2986 4 года назад

That's simply awesome. If you know what to do, you can practice on a 500-bucks-set, all I need is a standard drumset and a standard cymbalset, not 15 toms, 2 chinas in different sizes... And it sounds just incredible! Love this guy!

@theBlueMonkeyFromTheCrypt 3 года назад

Beautiful

@udomatthiasdrums5322 3 года назад

still love it!!

@Joesfosterdogs 8 лет назад

WOW...has his set-up changed today! Ergonomically challenged here...today, no raising his sticks above his head! I do miss the 1981 SS tho from Journey...

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

It's called "getting older" but ONLY if you FEEL older.

@wendileona 6 лет назад

Okay, how do you get the snare to sound that snappy and tight? It's not pitched tightened high either.

@a.barnard3205 5 лет назад

Experience. And how can YOU tell that it's NOT pitch-tightened, which is basically the ONLY way you can get a snare drum, to SOUND like that....

@marciefree 5 лет назад

Love you Steve!!!! 😍😇🎤🎤🎤🎤

@michaelfadian 5 лет назад

Mr. Ernst from Hey Dude. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

@Branhawk 5 лет назад

This was genius! Like the computer nerd who can play drums better than all of us.

@ShotCallaMcGavin 8 лет назад

Does anyone know a version where this sample is playing throughout the whole song, starting from the very beginning? I heard a version at a lakers game, and It kicked ass. was wondering if anyone knew where I can find it

@andrewdean9934 5 лет назад

dylan rackel go to iTunes, look up Journey, Don’t Stop Believin’ and you’ll have the entire song.