I walked into a liquor store/tavern the other night and ran into a DJ I know who works at a FM radio station that plays a really eclectic blend of rock music from the 60's through the 80's. The station is located about 30 miles away from where we were. Anyway, I walked up to him and said ... " Hey, have you heard of the young guys hitting some radio stations that go by the name of Greta Van Fleet ?? ". " No I haven't ", he said. " Well, they're damned good. You ought to give them a listen on TH-cam ". " Yeah, I might do that ", he said. Not liking him use the word " might " I instantly thought " No, you WILL !!! hear them ". I quickly broke out my phone, loaded Highway Tune and once it started playing I placed my phone on speaker and placed it about 30 inches from his head with his faced turned away from me. As soon as the guitar intro ended and the lyrics kicked in he turned his face toward me with his eyes wide open in amazement and at the same time the guy working the cash register said " Is that Jimmy Page ? Is that Robert Plant ". I said " Nope, those were the young kids I was talking about earlier ... Greta Van Fleet ". The really cool bit was after I'd made my purchase and was leaving the DJ asked me " What were those guys name again ... Greta Van Fleet ?? ". I said " Yep ". " Well I'm definitely going to give them a listen now ", he answered back. Hahahaha ... I scored one for the home team ... GVF !!!
@@user-bj2lu9qt3o From what I've seen, hes just kind of quiet. Hes not very outgoing unless hes with his band or his guitar lol. Idk, but he doesnt seem unhappy in my eyes.
@@lj7163 People totally ignore that they seem to drink a lot. Insta is full of pictures of them drinking. And I see a change, especially in Jake. The pressure must be so high, for all of them.
You’re right, they do seem to drink a lot and Jake has a really full look about him lately that I’ve often come to associate with heavy drinkers. Also, he doesn’t seem to participate in much of the group stuff that they post. I hope all is okay with him. He really does seem unhappy from what I’ve seen since this last album release. 😢
Please stay clean!! Be wholesome...be role models..break the the role of old rockers! I'will rock with you, follow you and support you for THAT reason alone... ROCK ON!!
Strange thing that person "beans" is hoping for, shit sounds like they put people on pedestals and have been let down or, is in dire need of a fantasy.
+hang3xc1 Guess what, only shit heads get into a band for women or drugs. All the big hits that you know really got into music because, guess what? They love playing music. That's what they love, which is why they decided to make a career with it. The other stuff is second place, or lower.
Mandy Graham you are exposing your age with that word (fox). Haven't heard that word for a few decades and if you are around my age this kid is young enough to be our son. Lol! 😅😂🤣
amazed at level of maturity just a well rounded cat. And making music truly for the love of it not necessarily trying to save rock having a big ego. if they do along the way awesome but either way just in it for their passion. really good kids for sure.
I am 56 and I woke up for work this morning with the highway song buzzing in my head from the night before, funny how music can do that, I think the most notable trait of these young guys and their music is their ability to rekindle a long dwindled adrenal rush music used to give me. Consider I lived through the British invasion and listened to the birth and development of the biggest bands ever to blaze trails into all our lives. What is cool is that Led Zeppelin rose to fame at a time when the world was ready for them and they were not hindered with familiarity and saturation of the genera they would eventually posses , in other words they were not hindered by some of the hurdles GVF has had to overcome , all this music has been done before and done to death for decades , the fact that these guys are catching on so quickly despite that, is testament to just how talented they are , the cohesiveness of their sound the lyrics melodies tempo timing beat inflections and blazing stunningly unique vocals by Josh are what make GVF able to bulldoze through a jaded audience deadened by decades of musical mediocrity and ignite the excitement in people garnishing reactions such as the ones on this blog, to simply say as some have that GVF is reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and that is their appeal is crushingly marginalizing , my God listen to the acoustic version of Black Smoke Rising, Edge of Darkness OMG these are genuinely masterful songwriters singers and musicians. These guys are on fire and I can’t wait to hear what comes next. I still remember how it felt when I got my first Zeppelin, Stones , Floyd LP and so many other monster talents, the only reason I can remember , and I am being completely sincere in saying this , is that after listening to this entire track , for the first time in decades I felt it again I want to have all my friends over and crank this cool new album buy this new band Greta Van Fleet in its unstoppable infancy and we will all play air guitar and get buzzed laugh and not give a fuck about anything because the music is doing the talking and pulled us all out of our heads to let us live in the moment, that's some serious spiritual currency . Peace Everybody,,,,,, Darren.
Loving everything about you guys, your music, your connection to your authentic self is powerful which is going to keep you balanced. Would love to see you but at 61, can't do the GA shows (lining up the night before, standing all day, holding my spot in pushing inebriated crowds) but you guys, your music are what gets into our veins, makes love to our souls ❤🎸🎶
These guys are great! I just bought "From The Fires" from Amazon Digital. I hope to see these guys around for a long time, and wish them massive success on their career. Can't wait to see what they come out with next!
greta, unlike the young def leppard, btw whom I love, are well versed smart & straight, not fk'd up beyond an intelligent interview. I hope they keep their heads and not let the industry and/or drugs bring them down to a level not like their obvious talent other than their music. god bless you gvf-moose
Tom Petty smoked and drank along with a lot of other stuff! It catches up to you when you age.... so learn from that... stay away from those vices and death wishes! Great band Greta Van Fleet.... love them!
Lol when the interviewer asks him if they’re worried about concerts now bc of something that happened and he’s like “certainly yes, especially for the headliner” LOL he really said no we’re just the openers they’ll wait until more people get there
Please stop labeling these guys...let them rock on. I'd rather think he has allergies. Damn..leave them alone..they rock, they are talented beyond belief. Very smart too! Maybe beyond anyone who automatically labels them.
![An Interview With Jake Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet [October 2017]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tgHzWEezP-w/mqdefault.jpg)
I walked into a liquor store/tavern the other night and ran into a DJ I know who works at a FM radio station that plays a really eclectic blend of rock music from the 60's through the 80's. The station is located about 30 miles away from where we were. Anyway, I walked up to him and said ... " Hey, have you heard of the young guys hitting some radio stations that go by the name of Greta Van Fleet ?? ". " No I haven't ", he said. " Well, they're damned good. You ought to give them a listen on TH-cam ". " Yeah, I might do that ", he said. Not liking him use the word " might " I instantly thought " No, you WILL !!! hear them ". I quickly broke out my phone, loaded Highway Tune and once it started playing I placed my phone on speaker and placed it about 30 inches from his head with his faced turned away from me. As soon as the guitar intro ended and the lyrics kicked in he turned his face toward me with his eyes wide open in amazement and at the same time the guy working the cash register said " Is that Jimmy Page ? Is that Robert Plant ". I said " Nope, those were the young kids I was talking about earlier ... Greta Van Fleet ". The really cool bit was after I'd made my purchase and was leaving the DJ asked me " What were those guys name again ... Greta Van Fleet ?? ". I said " Yep ". " Well I'm definitely going to give them a listen now ", he answered back. Hahahaha ... I scored one for the home team ... GVF !!!
so awesome!!!!!!!
That is so cool you did That! Nice going!
Awesome story
These guys are incredibly brilliant intellectually. They will be fine, all four of them.
such a sweet guy. So nice to have a rock star who isn't broken !
Not broken, but he doesn't seem happy to me.
@@user-bj2lu9qt3o From what I've seen, hes just kind of quiet. Hes not very outgoing unless hes with his band or his guitar lol. Idk, but he doesnt seem unhappy in my eyes.
@@lj7163 People totally ignore that they seem to drink a lot. Insta is full of pictures of them drinking. And I see a change, especially in Jake. The pressure must be so high, for all of them.
You’re right, they do seem to drink a lot and Jake has a really full look about him lately that I’ve often come to associate with heavy drinkers. Also, he doesn’t seem to participate in much of the group stuff that they post. I hope all is okay with him. He really does seem unhappy from what I’ve seen since this last album release. 😢
Please stay clean!! Be wholesome...be role models..break the the role of old rockers! I'will rock with you, follow you and support you for THAT reason alone... ROCK ON!!
Pretty sure that becoming wholesome role models is NOT why young men get into playing in a band... or young women either
Strange thing that person "beans" is hoping for, shit sounds like they put people on pedestals and have been let down or, is in dire need of a fantasy.
Lmao that’s not rock n roll. You from the fucking Disney channel?
Indeed.
+hang3xc1
Guess what, only shit heads get into a band for women or drugs. All the big hits that you know really got into music because, guess what? They love playing music. That's what they love, which is why they decided to make a career with it. The other stuff is second place, or lower.
Damn, he is a total fox 😍
The gals used to say that about me too. Then I started getting older ( sigh ).
Mandy Graham you are exposing your age with that word (fox). Haven't heard that word for a few decades and if you are around my age this kid is young enough to be our son. Lol! 😅😂🤣
Nope, the word "FOX" is right on!
So cute this guy, good guitarist too
He seems so unfazed by it all! I’d be jumping out of my skin with excitement!
Greta Van Fleet #1 Jake future guitar legend. In 30 years some teenage band will be told you guys sound like Greta Van Fleet.
looks like Johnny Depp... plays guitar like Page....doesn't get any better
billy vandory 😁
amazed at level of maturity just a well rounded cat. And making music truly for the love of it not necessarily trying to save rock having a big ego. if they do along the way awesome but either way just in it for their passion. really good kids for sure.
I am 56 and I woke up for work this morning with the highway
song buzzing in my head from the night before, funny how music can do that, I
think the most notable trait of these young guys and their music is their
ability to rekindle a long dwindled adrenal rush music used to give me.
Consider I lived through the British invasion and listened to the birth and
development of the biggest bands ever to blaze trails into all our lives. What
is cool is that Led Zeppelin rose to fame at a time when the world was ready
for them and they were not hindered with familiarity and saturation of the
genera they would eventually posses , in other words they were not hindered by
some of the hurdles GVF has had to overcome , all this music has been done
before and done to death for decades , the fact that these guys are catching on
so quickly despite that, is testament to just how talented they are , the
cohesiveness of their sound the lyrics melodies tempo timing beat inflections
and blazing stunningly unique vocals by Josh are what make GVF able to bulldoze
through a jaded audience deadened by decades of musical mediocrity and ignite
the excitement in people garnishing reactions such as the ones on this blog, to
simply say as some have that GVF is reminiscent of Led Zeppelin and that is
their appeal is crushingly marginalizing , my God listen to the acoustic
version of Black Smoke Rising, Edge of Darkness OMG these are genuinely
masterful songwriters singers and musicians. These guys are on fire and I can’t
wait to hear what comes next. I still remember how it felt when I got my first
Zeppelin, Stones , Floyd LP and so many other monster talents, the only reason
I can remember , and I am being completely sincere in saying this , is that
after listening to this entire track , for the first time in decades I felt it
again I want to have all my friends over and crank this cool new album buy this
new band Greta Van Fleet in its unstoppable infancy and we will all play air
guitar and get buzzed laugh and not give a fuck about anything because the
music is doing the talking and pulled us all out of our heads to let us live in
the moment, that's some serious spiritual currency . Peace Everybody,,,,,, Darren.
Loving everything about you guys, your music, your connection to your authentic self is powerful which is going to keep you balanced. Would love to see you but at 61, can't do the GA shows (lining up the night before, standing all day, holding my spot in pushing inebriated crowds) but you guys, your music are what gets into our veins, makes love to our souls ❤🎸🎶
Great Interview with Jake
He and Josh speak very similarly. Josh has more of a nasal quality to his voice, though. Very interesting.
Well they are identical twins so im not surprised.
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH
You r Zep in an awesome way. Thanks 4 coming to the rescue.....Rock on guys... you will go far. PEACE.......
good to spread the word renee, these kids are going places they aint never been. Michigan's got talent!!!!!!!
Grammy Winners Greta Van Fleet Rock Album Of The Year🌹
These guys are great! I just bought "From The Fires" from Amazon Digital. I hope to see these guys around for a long time, and wish them massive success on their career. Can't wait to see what they come out with next!
greta, unlike the young def leppard, btw whom I love, are well versed smart & straight, not fk'd up beyond an intelligent interview. I hope they keep their heads and not let the industry and/or drugs bring them down to a level not like their obvious talent other than their music. god bless you gvf-moose
aaaah HE"S fantastic!good head on his shoulders sweet heart beautiful!
These guys produce important music.
Keep having fun... It's rock!
Jake : not used to having the whole interview to himself !
Jake! So very talented
You guys are so talented - come play for us in New Zealand!
and in Russia, too!
Greta Van Fleet, Keep rocking!
They are on there way to the top...GVF
What can ya say about this humble talented intelligent kind young man
Talented guys xx
So nice to be able to listen from the other side of the Pacific Ocean
Sounds like the Pacific Ocean roaring in the background of this video.
This guy sounds like he is interviewing him from another room with all the echo
He might be interviewing him from another dimension :O
Greta Van Fleet we are playing for crowds that are bigger -THEN- *THAN* our home town
Fucking love this band. Listened to From The Fires three times already today.
Tom Petty smoked and drank along with a lot of other stuff! It catches up to you when you age.... so learn from that... stay away from those vices and death wishes! Great band Greta Van Fleet.... love them!
please don't sell out you guys are AWESOME
Nagaland loves Greta van Fleet! Rock on
Do whatever you want! You are Rock stars. ;)
Need to come to rocklahoma
I was hoping to learn more about him.
Lol when the interviewer asks him if they’re worried about concerts now bc of something that happened and he’s like “certainly yes, especially for the headliner” LOL he really said no we’re just the openers they’ll wait until more people get there
“Out the blue you came to me...” - John Lennon
I love that song
Why does this look like he’s on a casting couch
I’d hire him. 😂
'so unique it's familiar' hahah roiight
why is he so smart???
He sounds like he has such a stuffy nose i just wanna hand him some puffs and some vicks 😔👉👈❤
Great garage acoustics....Ya could NOT have chosen a worse space to hold an unmic'ed interview.
we love Jake.....very articulate......mmmmmmmm
They both talk the same but remember,their twins...And Josh does film maybe he pick it up there? So why be different?
Probably nothing but you keep touching your nose dude... you guys are incredible, stay clean and stay successful!
probably a nervous tic. it's very common
Ngl, but this has casting couch vibes to it lmfao 🤣
The bands would be absolutely no where without the fans!!!
Gretta. Van. Fleet. 200-2019. Rih
I've lost count of how many times he says "you know".......
He looks like my brother with brown hair instead of blonde hahah
bedis Oh ok, butthead instead of bedis huh? Jk...
y’know
Looks like lady Gaga which isn’t a bad thing but can play a guitar like god!
Leave politics out of it... Great interview though
That has got to be the worst set for an interview!
Is it just me, or does his features and hair remind you of a lion....
Eva Wilson its you
his natural beauty is astounding to me
THAN
stop playing with your hair all the time!
Gretta. Van. Fleet. Are. Lipsinking. Just. Like. Milli. Vannilly
No they are not Lipsinking STFU
@@randygraves2299 Don't worry...that Shannon thing there is just a sad troll. Pay it no mind.
Quit wiping your nose. It's obvious.
Mike Buchanan he’s from Michigan we all do that! Hahaha
It's kind of a nervous tic. I'm sure he's not even aware he's doing it.
Please stop labeling these guys...let them rock on. I'd rather think he has allergies. Damn..leave them alone..they rock, they are talented beyond belief. Very smart too! Maybe beyond anyone who automatically labels them.
Ive noticed all four of them do it in interviews all the time. It must be a Michigan thing.