Drum Teacher Reacts to Danny Wagner - Greta Van Fleet - Heat Above - Ep. 119

Steve's analysis, initial reactions and hot takes of Danny Wagner of Greta Van Fleet playing "Heat Above"
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[@michaelpatrick1994]

Damn people need to learn how to recognize good music for what it is and quit comparing it to zeppelin

[@zak1503]

Fr no one can just appreciate how good they are

[@Robertahausen]

zeppelin is good music... your parents weren't doing it right :P

[@thebeastlacey]

Agreed!! 💯

[@NotRKelly.]

What’s wrong with sounding like Led Zeppelin there are worst bands to sound like

[@cerealdude890]

They’re pretty different than Led Zeppelin too. Nowhere within the realm of being a cover or knock off band. These kids rock plain and simple.

[@bendobbing7015]

@@cerealdude890 very true, on the new album, Built by Nations is the only song that remotely resembles Zep. They're their own band entirely and they rock :)

[@analabarta3976]

this is the most gen x video i've ever seen in my life. wish we could begin appreciating people trying to take inspiration from music they love to bring back a sound we all love.

[@Hannahk00]

they are either complaining that there is no good rock music like there used to be or calling them “zeppelin rip offs.” even zeppelin had influences.

[@NecramoniumVideo]

@@Hannahk00 thats why i gave up telling people of Greta Van Fleet, they say the same thing, constantly complaining nobody makes no more good rock or call them rip offs.

[@michaelpatrick1994]

I'm the biggest John Bonham fan on earth but geez let them be! Their grooves, melodies, choruses, chord progressions and lyrics are great!

[@babbel2656]

Thank you

[@Carol-zp6jh]

These guys toured for almost 4 years straight - which has improved all of their playing! PLEASE listen to Built by Nations and others from this album and you'll be BLOWN AWAY by Danny's drumming! Thanks for your take on this, as it's always great to hear it from an expert!

[@michaelpatrick1994]

Enjoy the music damn it's just MUSIC 💀

[@jimmydesperado2936]

Good to see a group of young men highly criticized for their efforts....not resting on their laurels during a pandemic...sitting around getting fat and spending money like 98% of the rest of the population did. They used their off time wisely....and all improved. I'm sorry....I have to disagree with ya....Zep never had any album with a plethera of songs on it that sound as rock mainstream as the new GVF album does. That may not sit well with the old classic rock bangers....but its good enough for my 70's rock era ears....and its bringing my generation together with my 25 year old sons generation. That is far more exciting to me than dropping a hit of acid and listening to Black Dog over and over in my 77 chevette on a sparkomatic tape deck. Just sayin.

[@michaelpatrick1994]

I've been playing drums for 22 years I give danny a bunch of credit 😎

[@michaelpatrick1994]

ITS NOT ZEPPELIN! ITS GREAT VAN FUCKING FLEET!

[@blueberry5878]

Sooo, no rock band can have bassist play keyboards because John Paul Jones used to do it? You have to be damn talented to do that, that's for sure so not many people do that.

[@JunkdrummerTV]

Did I say that?

[@blueberry5878]

@@JunkdrummerTV "It's not Led Zeppelin rip off BUT is the bassist playing keyboards? Hmmm?" Maybe it wasn't your intention but it surely sounds like you're implying it's another way to copy Led. I'm just saying what is the impression here.

[@JunkdrummerTV]

If you watched the whole video I said the same thing, that he was obviously talented

[@blueberry5878]

@@JunkdrummerTV I watched it and I clicked like. This one fragment annoyed me, sorry😁 And I like that you praised the keyboard work, not many people point it out. All of their new songs are different and amazing and they don't sound as much like Led as their previous ones. I think that we should be happy there are such young and great musicians out there now. All the best to you!

[@johnphillipsjr7238]

GVF rocks. Insanely talented.

[@mattthomason7514]

As always, great analysis. I am also a GenX-er rooting for Greta Van Fleet.

[@BradCooney]

I think the fact that you and literally every other person that reacts to them feels compelled to compare them to other bands is tiring. The other fact is, they’re are selling out shows in their 20’s and KZbin reactors are home watching them

[@jordan2735]

I think the reactors are ripping off other reactors. They all sound alike!

[@BradCooney]

@@jordan2735 totally agree. Lame AF:

[@blueberry5878]

The comparisons get more and more ridiculous too. "Do they have bassist that plays keyboards too? (Wink wink)" that just triggered me, as if you can simply say one day: We're gonna be even more like Led Zeppelin and our bassist is gonna play keyboards. It's not that easy, you have to be damn talented.

[@JunkdrummerTV]

@@blueberry5878 sooooo sorry for your triggering.

[@nicod1361]

@@JunkdrummerTV Nightwish drummers : Jukka Nevalainen -1998 -2013 - Wacken Open Air 2013 - best Live show ever, he left due to severe insomnia , his buddy : Kai Hato - formerly of Wintersun took over with NW from 2013 - current.

[@rebeccathomason5004]

I hope you keep reacting to their stuff. Danny rocks on the Barbarians

[@babbel2656]

I still don't get why everyone has to be compared to someone else. Is it so wrong to just comment on one's talent and presence?

[@thebeastlacey]

The song Meeting The Master no doubt , Josh sounds like Jon Anderson. I’m a YES faithful and can’t describe how much I appreciate the artistry of GVF! Blown away!!

[@madelen9279]

First of this is the only song I’ve heard from them, second his stash is hot af and third why are old dudes critizing their talent? Because they sounded like another band? Ok.

[@andrewheld4047]

Welcome back Steve. Good to see u.

[@Zerkclash]

Love the video! Can you consider doing more of their live stuff? Id love to hear whats happening from a drummers standpoint because I love his playing in their new live releases.

[@sarajamus]

Steve says to please like & share, & the dude of course abides! Oh, check out Dirty Honey for another young band that deserves to carry the torch of this type of sound!

[@mollylocurto]

great vid! glad that you focused on the analysis and progression of the band rather than getting into whether their new stuff is good or not. also I'm sure you have a huge backlog but if you want more I'd love to see Colm O Ciosoig of My Bloody Valentine.

[@thehighcouncil662]

The new album is fucking great. This song wouldn't be in the top5

[@bboozie9225]

Idk why people are mad at them for sounding like arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time who also “stole” others style, this is why rock is dying because our fans are so wishy washy, they want 70’s rock back and then it comes back and they bitch cuz it sounds like 70’s rock!!! STOP KILLING OUR MUSIC!!! We are are worst enemy

[@Rastaphari]

This song continues to grow on me. Absolutely love this group. Every single one of these guys are on another level and I'm so pumped to be a part of their journey

[@stevelatour7886]

Lol how are you a part of their journey?

[@Rastaphari]

@@stevelatour7886 by listening to their music?

[@ebenclukey7293]

The Zep thing doesn't work. These kids are writing better than Led Zeppelin. Also, Robert Plant never had half the range that Josh has. Every band throughout history has "ripped off" as you call it, musicians before them. GVF is growing musically with every release. To say they're doing so because of criticism from talentless people is to say they somehow acquired talent they lacked by what, fear? The whole "my generations shit was better." is rubbish.

[@thomasgaboury5049]

You NEED to react to Built By Nations

[@michaelpatrick1994]

Great analysis?! The first comment was on a mustache not the groove 🤣

[@canesleek7344]

I liked as soon as he said "The dude abides"

[@92rataj]

It's been probably more than half a year since you replied "soonly" to my comment wishing for you to react to Matt Halpern. So again, it would be epic if you reacted to Matt Halpern - Satellites

[@lukebaber5148]

This guys is def better then when I first heard him. Still waiting for my josh eppard video lol

[@christhomas5538]

Would you rather have tbe guitar player or drummer play keyboards?

[@GRETA453]

Hi! Singer and guitarist are 25 years old, drummer 23 years and bass player 22 years old. Not teenagers any more 😉

[@cryptosanity361]

When I listen to the singers voice I hear a little Triumph , early Rush , Yes , and of course LZ.

[@Mustang1979]

I'm tired of people saying these kids ripped off Led Zeppelin! Why? Because Zeppelin ripped off EVERYBODY! Hell, they've lost lawsuits from those they've copied. I love Led Zeppelin and they're in my top 5 bands for sure (best hard rock band of all-time) but this argument is horseshit! These guys rock, are masters of their instruments, and can write good songs. They were influenced by MANY of the '60's and '70's bands and of course they're going to be playing the same type of music. Josh's voice is the best in music right now and NOBODY compares. Give them a goddamn break! Why? Because the rest of the music on the radio today sucks.

[@JunkdrummerTV]

Nah

[@paup]

@@JunkdrummerTV tf?

[@JunkdrummerTV]

@@paup problem?

[@paup]

@@JunkdrummerTV no im just trying to fugure out what part you meant to counteract with the nah

[@JunkdrummerTV]

@@paup I'm mysterious

[@TwoandaHater]

This new location is a complete rip off of the old one, c'mon man- be original!

[@zdrofenik]

I too have evolved. I evolved listening to the reactions of all of you who look for similarities in every new GVF songs with Led Zeppelin, Queen, Axel Rose, John Bonham.., We are lucky to live in an era where we were given to grow up with some of the best bands. Most of the bands that exist and have existed wanted to reach a level, a level set by the biggest bands. And GVF came. And you reactors, who are supposed to have some knowledge more than us ordinary listeners, struggle with which band the GVF song is similar to. I realized I don't need your opinions. GVF are not Queen, they are not Led Zeppelin.., GVF are Greta Van Fleet and I wish I could see them live someday. They are one of the few who do classic old rock. And this is also the reason that they remind of old classic rock bands.., they remind.. of how the good old bands used to sound very similar. And that's why they go in my folder next to former big bands. Reactor, because I'm afraid you don't understand, let me direct you: When the new great voice of classical singing emerges, it will resemble Pavarotti. Will this be bad for the music? Greta Van Fleet: Thank you

[@JeffreyBensley-eo4st]

Red Green wants his schtick back.

[@JunkdrummerTV]

I wish I was as great as Red Green

[@prestonschepers3528]

I have been listening to the new Greta van Fleet album. The Battle at Garden's Gate has to be one of my favorite drum sounding albums of all time. It sounds so open and live. I was wondering if he had coated heads on the resonant side or do you think he had clear drumheads?

[@eily_b]

Ok, first of all there are definitely more younger Rock bands than the Foo Fighters out there who are also 50 to 60 years old now. Halestorm, Starcrawler, Dorothy, Adam and the Metal Hawks (AMH-Band), Stonewall Noise Orchestra, Them Elvis, Nothing More, Daily Thompson, The Baboon Show, Kadavar, Dead Lord, Rival Sons, The Struts (more like Queen rocky), Dirty Honey, Bloody Heels (more on the hair metal side), Dead Heavens, Gov't Mule... People just need to go to their concerts. Otherwise there will never be a monster Rock band in the future. 😏 And secondly I didn't get if he likes the drummer now or not or what. Too much talking about the singer and his mustache etc.

[@eily_b]

Also The Darkness, but they are more on the older GenX side and not the youngest anymore but their concerts are on fire! So fun and chatty with the audience and amazing Rockers.

[@davidwatson3456]

You can't compare the SNL stuff to this song. Drums didn't require anything fancy.

[@RedneckMan1928]

If you thought Jay Wrinburg was a "bad, bad boy," you need to check out the drummer from Slaughter to Prevail: Evgeny Novikov. They just dropped a drum playthrough for their most recent single Baba Yaga. They are a deathcore band (from Russia, no less), so he does do more gravity blasts than you would probably prefer, but the dude's kicks are unmatched, in my honest opinion.

[@allenb7874]

Theyre headlining at the Prancing Pony now.

[@theemarydee1610]

Omg. I was just thinking about YES and I hate to say it BUT...STARSHIP 80’s creepy new lead singer. 🤫. I do love the new album. This song is a bit Josh heavy

[@michaelpatrick1994]

Read the lyrics 😎

[@davidedwards3838]

more like Geddy Lee to me.

[@pathansen4097]

Stick to teaching drums and maybe you'll have a student as good as, Danny, and the rest of them. I'm old, too, and I don't judge them against the old bands I grew up with. I give them props for how good they are just being themselves. Their sound is their own, and it's good. You don't have millions of fans yet, do you?

[@JunkdrummerTV]

I've has many students better than him. But that's not really the point. Watch my other one I did on them. And don't be such an offended boomer.

[@pcunruh]

Love Greta but couldn’t make it past 3 minutes into this reaction with all the negativity. No thanks.

[@SirMasterToast]

Wood panels are legit!!

[@k2vinny]

So fukin what, listen to this good music

[@JunkdrummerTV]

I did

[@k2vinny]

Yes I know

[@patrickhall7006]

Baba yaga drum play through please

[@relaxlibrary1088]

Awesome video thanks , but your initial reaction about his moustache wasnt a good opening statement nobody is making a statement about your beard please live and let live , anyway i liked the rest of your video thanks. I will sub your channel. And giive you a like .

[@shawncollins7130]

Ben Thatcher. Royal Blood.

[@TheRealBKSchyster]

Hey Steve!! 🤔.... Do YOU need some treatment that is good for you..., and could be considered, "Sound Treatment!!" OR, is it your house, has unfigured out complexities and 🤔 needs some "sound treatment!?!?" OK.... before all of Steve's subs jump me.... I JUST KIDDING!!!🤣 I am a bit on the fence here Steve. I have always been a supportive voice for G.VF. and that is not to say that I have gone G.VF. crazy, but no matter what professional musician does to be a "separate entity," we ALL have our influences and musical heros, even the boys in L.Z. had theirs!! That sometimes makes it hard to be an individual and original musician or band. Seriously, music is always evolving, but music originality is getting harder and harder to be found w/o being "pigeon holed" into a music genre of some sort, and accused of sounding just like....(insert favorite sounds like band here,______!!) However, having said that, this is a slightly different sounding G.VF., but they still sound "Zeppish" if you ask me! And I will absolutely agree with you about Josh sounding like Jon Anderson... "Yes..." I am on board with that, although Josh needs to lose that "Porn star" mustache 🤣! And like you, I was holding my breath while waiting for Danny to run across those Roto toms, unfortunately it never came to fruition, and that is kind of a bummer😒 !! Here's the thing, accuse any band about anything, but the bottom line is, they are out there doing it, living the dream so to speak and making their wallets fatter and fatter, I find no fault in that, NONE, we all have bills to pay, and who doesn't want a job where getting paid as a musician, is like comparing two young kids of playing "road construction workers" and using their "Tonka trucks" while digging up their grandparents garden (when time for that comes) and getting paid in lollipops!!! ANYWAY, KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER DRUMMER!!!!!!!!!! PEACE 🤘🏼!!!!!!!!!!

[@owenwoodard4108]

That mustache is off putting 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ogt92]

Fair reaction IMO. I can't wait until you do triggered......

[@TheRobe-]

A little odd that you’re doing a drum reaction and you picked just about the slowest song on the album.

[@JunkdrummerTV]

Why does tempo matter

[@TheRobe-]

@@JunkdrummerTV I’m glad you asked this because I came back to my comment and realized that I didn’t word it right. I simply meant that it’s not a song that has some of Danny’s more intricate work on it. “Slow” was definitely not the right way to convey that. I still believe you have a completely fair review and I’m in no way upset or have anything negative to say about it. Would you maybe consider doing the song, The Barbarians? It’s drum work is much more intricate. The latter part of the song is almost entirely carried by the drums in it.

[@lavaalert6923]

There is 69 views wtf

[@clairet.9264]

I find you needlessly judgmental about things that don’t matter. You paused listening to their performance to give your negative two cents about the singer’s mustache? Won’t even finish this reaction video. Next.

[@lucast170]

“Not a rip off of Led Zeppelin so far, but is the base player playing key boards?” Man I swear people will find any reason to compare these guys to zeppelin😂

[@JunkdrummerTV]

Name another band who's bass player puts the bass down onstage and plays keys. I'll wait

[@braxtonhill9084]

@@JunkdrummerTV the doors…

[@JunkdrummerTV]

@@braxtonhill9084 he didn't play bass. He bass on the keyboards

[@peanuthead5280]

I will never understand the constant criticism. None of your favs are original and every one in the music industry sounds the same and has inspiration from someone else. Why can't you just say nice this reminds me of this one band and move tf along🙄

[@joshuafnallen114]

Cant stand when people hate on them for sounding like Led Zeppelin, it’s legit just how the guys voice is what would you like him to do about it

[@Ghostface316]

PLEASE REACT TO MÅNESKIN! They are a new rock band from Italy that won the 2021 Eurovision song contest and they are becoming very very famous in whole world!!💥🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@JunkdrummerTV]

Soon

[@Ghostface316]

@@JunkdrummerTV great! React to the other Måneskin songs and not only Zitti e Buoni please🙏🏻 i would appreciate your opinion

[@JunkdrummerTV]

Well looks like the Italian winner is blocked in America!! Come on Eurovision

[@nicod1361]

@@JunkdrummerTV Hi Adam, are you familiar with the Symphonic Metal band Nightwish ? (from Finland)they have what many consider one of the best female vocalist of our time Floor Jansen - (Dutch)- 1999 she started attending the Dutch Rock Academy in Tilburg. She then went on to study at the National Conservatory.,for a yr of Music Theater & a yr of Opera/classical training. Tuomas the keyboardist is often referred to as the Metal Mozart,he writes and composes 90% of the music,the symphonic elements he composes with The London Philharmonic,you may be surprised to know that the most reacted to song on YT is Ghost Love Score from the most reacted to concert Wacken 2013- the Drummer at this concert is Jukka Nevalainen one of the most passionate,intense and energetic drummers I have ever seen, ,I believe you will find this band highly engaging ,emotional,serious,and on a musicianship level that is admired worldwide,I hope you will explore this,the fan base on YT is massive ,many vocal coach reactors have over 2.5Million views just from this song,all the best to you,cheers oh btw their videos are never blocked,& they are best Live. NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) : Wacken 2013 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE Floor has an amazing cover of Hearts cover of Alone : Alone - Heart (cover by Floor Jansen) 2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5fYXqyGa9Zpfc0

[@wingracer1614]

They are the classic rock version of Bruno Mars or Olivia Rodrigo. Everything they do sounds like something before. Not all their stuff sounded like Led Zep, they also have lots of AC/DC sounding songs and a bunch of others too. It's kind of a shame because the band really is good, especially the bassist/keyboardist IMO.

[@davidsmith-pz3qg]

Not one of my favorite Led Zeppelin songs

[@JunkdrummerTV]

I see what you did there

[@zak1503]

Ok David smith how about we stop comparing them to other bands and just enjoy quality music they are producing

[@jeep6242]

I can't deal with the singer's voice...at all.