Went to see ZZ Top Sunday with Blackstone Cherry opening up. I came out as a huge John Fred Young fan. Why? He plays with absolute abandon and mega watts of energy. He can literally steal the show from the throne and nobody today is smacking the drums & cymbals harder. You got to see him live and in person to get an understanding of what he is doing. To anybody dissing him.... Honestly nobody wants to see a rock drummer fall asleep in his chair. This dude is giving it everything he has. I will take skill, passion, and extreme energy over technical perfection anyday.
That show ended up being Dusty Hills last performance. He looked really bad. It was hard to watch one of your Heroes decline. Dusty was a great guy...he is greatly missed.
John had some great musical teacher's in his life mainly his uncle Fred Young from the Kentucky Headhunters. You can't get much better than the 'King Bee' himself Mr. Fred Young when it comes to being a percussionist 🥁
Javier Scheuermann All things considered, maybe you should take up a new hobby rather than critiquing good musicians. Maybe if you had accomplished half of the shit this band has, or have sold as many records - let alone were able to play half this well in your bedroom - let alone to a few thousand people, you'd re-evaluate your stance on this.
John Fred is a Beast on the drums! He has many talents people do not really notice but this is his signature motivation
Seriously, what a fantastic drummer!!!
Man i love Jhon´s style of drumming!!
I don’t think I can name one drummer that plays that hard for a whole damn show. Dudes amazing
Here is another (even more extreme) one: Eloy Casagrande.
However: Johns style is an eyecatcher!
Went to see ZZ Top Sunday with Blackstone Cherry opening up. I came out as a huge John Fred Young fan. Why? He plays with absolute abandon and mega watts of energy. He can literally steal the show from the throne and nobody today is smacking the drums & cymbals harder. You got to see him live and in person to get an understanding of what he is doing. To anybody dissing him.... Honestly nobody wants to see a rock drummer fall asleep in his chair. This dude is giving it everything he has. I will take skill, passion, and extreme energy over technical perfection anyday.
That show ended up being Dusty Hills last performance. He looked really bad. It was hard to watch one of your Heroes decline. Dusty was a great guy...he is greatly missed.
Really a WAR MACHINE!!! 🤩
John had some great musical teacher's in his life mainly his uncle Fred Young from the Kentucky Headhunters. You can't get much better than the 'King Bee' himself Mr. Fred Young when it comes to being a percussionist 🥁
So much energy 🔥
he's in his own world man
AMAZING!!!!
love it really gets into it and the slight out of time kicks give it personality
Very Bonham inspired drumming, just like his uncle. Amazing drummer, amazing band.
I want to become a cymbal endorser!!! :D
Jokes aside, i love his live drumming! \m/
Mostro!!
Oh god I love him so much. A fucking animal❤
Thanks for sticking up for john fred, Robert maxwell
Is that Animal from the Muppets on drum? Lol
I find his drummer a bit sloppy. Love the band but not a fan of his drumming
Javier Scheuermann I think he overplays live. Trys too hard and plays sloppy
I agree
He is a performer. People pay to see a show, give me a show!
I would rather hear better playing than someone going nuts on the drums and playing like crap
Javier Scheuermann All things considered, maybe you should take up a new hobby rather than critiquing good musicians. Maybe if you had accomplished half of the shit this band has, or have sold as many records - let alone were able to play half this well in your bedroom - let alone to a few thousand people, you'd re-evaluate your stance on this.
I hate his drumming, personally. That doesn't mean the guy isn't talented, just not my style. Too much overplaying.
From the crowd this would be awesome..cause this is drum cam.. most of his live playing are non stop adrenaline rush drumming which people love
Saw these guys in 2007, and this dude owns the fuck out of the drums! Dude's a beast!!!