RARE VIDEO: The Perfect Date // Steve Smith 

...keeping in mind he was/has always been a jazz, jazz fusion drummer long before joining Journey

People act like being in one of the most popular bands was no big deal, come on if anyone was able to play on that epic song then that alone is incredible.

Would never have been thought by you, simp..

@@metzillathank you! I remember my brother practicing to Jean Luc Ponty long before he joined Journey. When he started taking lessons from Freddie Gruber and playing traditional grip he started playing a lot more relaxed and turned The Professor onto Freddie! Steve’s hi-hat trick is sick and his channel is so cool! He plays these old kits from the 1920’s that are beautifully restored!

Any actual drummers would never doubt Steve’s abilities.

Yup. The good ol days

@@howtobeatadrumwhen men were men and sheep were worried lol

One of the best sounding drum sets I’ve ever heard

Drummer not Guitar player

Before Steve Smith even joined Journey he'd already played JazzRock Fusion with Jean-Luc Ponty (Frank Zappa/Mahavishnu Orchestra) in the 70's! Just check out that Jean-Luc Ponty 'Enigmatic Ocean' album. Steve Smith also played Metal together with guitarist Ritchie Kotzen on his 1989 self titled debut album and layed down some fat grooves on tracks like Strut It.

Twice removed hahah

Yes. And there's a reason he can still play. Drummers can always learn about proper techniques for staying a healthy and fluid drummer in the older years

Steve Smith might be the most popular member of the band

Salt & Light on THIS Journey.

Absolutely. A Masterpiece !!

No they are two female people, who think that this video give them perfect date tips, and then disappoint.

We Mullet Men RULED the 90s

It had a hold on me. I was in a trance looking at that thing.

@@markmullen9919 holy moley you won the comment section with that

And he acts like it’s no big deal!

He is a playah hatah

He was playing Jazz / JazzFusion long before he was playing with Journey. Why he went back after the first time still mystifies me🤷🏼‍♂️. He’s in his element playing this. (Look up Jean-Luc Ponty and Steps Ahead…..)

Agreed- I think the sound is better; I also think the same with Dave Weckl. I still like Mr. Gruber though!

Yep. He plays less stiff and his drums sound WAY better back in these days.

More of skullet if u ask me 😄😂😂😂

The mullet totally stole the show

Also on Kit’s ‘dancing on the edge of the world’ album.. the whole album us just sublime

Kit walker is so underrated! The whole album is great! 😊

His covid period instruction videos are a free gift to the drumming community, really generous and really great

I put flower for the water make grow and beautiful. life like pedal of the roses

It's the worst I've ever seen. Not only is it a great solo, but it's Steve's band. What an idiot

He was originally a jazz drummer.

Can you please tell me why Sonor is so expensive? Is it that they're hand made? Do they sound THAT much better? I never got that brand.

@@DrJ-hx7wv Ya know, that’s a good question. I just saw a 3-piece SQ2 set for sale - from a major retailer - for over $4,000. Its nuts. Best live drum sound I’ve ever heard was Emmanuelle Caplette playing a Sonor Vintage Series kit; her playing and the drums’ sound knocked me right out. That show was a 4-drummer marathon of clinic/performances, so it was easy to hear the contrast between her kit, a Gretsch/Frankenstein kit, and DW drums. Her sound blew everyone else’s away. They are great drums and well made, but unquestionably really expensive. Warranted? Hard to say. I know for a fact the cost of DW drums is way out of hand, almost unethical. There’s nothing special about them at all.

@@DrJ-hx7wv Sonorlite drums were made completely in Germany using a special type of metal not ordinary pot metal, the lugs also have the snaplock feature that uses special tension rods that are flattened on two sides along with metal clips. Sonorlite drums also use Scandinavian birch wood so it's the quality of materials, design elements and craftsmanship that costs. Good sound is a little different for each person but generally speaking, with good heads and careful tuning, they sound wonderfully good a little like the Yamaha Recording Custom drums except with a little more brilliance to the sound. Hope this helps and happy drumming!

This was the 80's though...

He was Always a Phenom.. check out Jean Luc Ponty's Enigmatic Ocean

Steve Smith already was an incredible Jazz Fusion drummer in the 70's and actually dumbed down his playing for Journey's more commercial sound.

I agree completely; Steve is one of the very best and Jim is so tragic it hurts.

@@williamkleitsch1153 i still try to learn from Jim Gordon music..Steve Smith has instructional stuff out there that i practice to..i started in 1978..12yrs old..still just love to practice..Jim Gordon became a legend fighting a horrible mental illness..sad tragic real life story..i think there is a Joel Selvin book due out in February about Jim Gordon..

Steve was playing fusion in the early to mid 70s. Journey was just a departure into rock and roll...which he did very tastefully. If you listen to Journey songs he plays on? There are nuances that are tasty with massive pocket.

Smith didn't play on those though.

If the drummer doesn’t show up...the gig is canceled!