One of the greatest bands of all time. I can’t even put in to words how much King’s X has influenced me, changed how I listen to music, and how I approach my instrument. All three members bring such a unique style and feel to their music that no one else comes close to. Thanks for showing Jerry some love! I saw them live in Toronto in April, and between every song the crowd kept chanting “JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY” it was truly magical. What a special night.
I love Kings X and thank you for spotlighting Jerry Gaskill!!!, believe me, because they are underrated, they are getting their day!! Real musicians know!, plus this band is doing it for their LOVE of music, not for ratings!! WE can thank them for that! For their love of music, we get the eargasms!! Thank you again for " putting" them to the forefront of the spotlight,even tho " we" have been jamming for years!! Peace and God bless!!
Pleiades changed my life. Gretchen changed my life. I bought it when it came out and is still my favorite. I've seen them several times over the years and every show was memorable. Even got to meet them a couple of times. Good guys.
Not a drummer, but that drum fill in Lost In Germany has been one of my favorites forever! Glad to see someone highlight it! Another one of my favorite Jerry moments is in the breakdown after the solos in "I Just Can't Help It" before they go back into the last verse.
You're absolutely right about the unique identity. I would only add that what makes them so great is what they add to the collaboration of the song. They find a way to craft a song, not by adding a bunch of fills and grooves that wouldn't make sense, but adding what would be the best part to or for the song. Perfect examples for each one for me is Jerry's drum parts for the song "We Were Born to be Loved". Now that is one hell of a unique and creative groove and drum parts for that song. Take out any of it or change any of it and the piece falls apart. For Neil Peart and Rush that song would be La Villa Strangiato and the syncopated grooves he does before the solos in 6/8. Wow, til this day I've not heard anything like that since. Both songs were not easy to learn and took some time to finally get it down and play it correctly.
Very well said! King’s X always felt like an “egoless” band for me. Everyone is incredible and everyone has their moments but no one steps on anyone else or sacrifices the quality of the song. Thanks for watching and for your input!
I agree that King's X is a very underrated band. Jerry is a unique drummer and that's one of the reasons why I love this band. When you watch him, his playing style is even different from anyone else. It's so fascinating to watch him.
all three guys are crucial to their sound. My favorite band as well. Probably the best live performance I've ever seen or heard and from just three guys
This is amazing! I met Jerry back at Southwest Missouri State University. He and I spent time in my garage playing on my kit. Back then they were called The Edge. You could already tell they were going to make it. Jerry was so freakin' humble, and kept complimenting my playing. At that time I was totally into Bozzio, and he was more mainline. But I couldn't help but think how "appropriate" his playing was for each song. I have to tell you, only now do I realize they went on to be King's X. It just blows my mind!
I wish I could have seen The Edge back then! So cool you knew him before the band blew up. It’s gotta be a trip to see someone you knew back then years later on a big stage. Thanks for the comment and all the best to you! 🥁
Just saw them last Sunday for probably the twelfth time. Jerry is phenomenal with a totally unique style AND he can sing like a bird. Kings X is just a ridiculously talented band with so many great songs and Ty and Dug have played in so many great other bands like Platypus, KXM, Pinnick Gales and Pridgen and so many other great projects. Long live the Kings!
Gaskill can bring the heaviness and the funk! Fantastic drummer. Six Broken Soldiers is one of my favorite KX songs. From what I've read and seen, a total gentleman too.
I’ve heard the same about Jerry. Apparently he’s a super great person. It’s funny you mention “Six Broken Soldiers” - someone right by me was screaming that in between every song. “PLAY SIX BROKEN SOLDIERS!” 🤣
A fantastic band with actual, true musical personalities! Should have gotten way more recognition still. I was a bit surprised you didn't mention the mesmerizing displacement Jerry plays during Ty's solo in Far, far away from Out of the Silent Planet. One of the most tasteful "tricks" I've ever heard him play.
I've been a King's X fan since 88'..ive seen and met them many times, always great guys,i told Jerry i practice his stuff a lot,it seems simple but his meter ,tastey fills and and style sets him apart,,,he said,i wish i practed more, which shows to me the way he plays is built in him,, incredible band that should have been much bigger! good video,Thanks!!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Someone recently described Jerry as “a very clever” drummer and I thought that was perfect. It’s simple at first but the complexity is just under the surface!
Wow, Dru, you and I could sit & talk for HOURS, the 1st time we met. The details you notice and deeply appreciate & geek out on are exactly the same as mine, including the Fool You air drumming. I'll just bet you're a fan of Gil Moore as well? And Picaro? :)
@@user-yz3et4lq9y a fellow Jerry fan! Thanks for the kind words, I’m happy to hear that you can relate. I actually am unfamiliar with Gil Moore, so thanks for giving me some new drumming to check out. And Picaro is among the best! Cheers dude!
I like the way you explain stuff dude. You crack me up, and you know what you are talking about. if you give online lessons I will sign up. It seems like you have a deep respect for music and that's cool.
Quite often, in a lot of those quads (RLKK RLKK), he alternates like (RLKK LRKK RLKK LRKK). He does the same with swiss triplets, normally a 6 note pattern of RLRLKK, he'll alternate with LRLRKK. And my favorite thing he does is a four note triplet bomb kind of thing like in the end of "Don't Care" on Dogman. Both hands at the same time, sometimes locked together, sometimes flams, but basically HKHK where H means hands. It will sound like "trip pull it one". Snare Kick Toms Kick, Toms Kick Toms Kick. All of his licks and chops are like sentences and phrases to him, so can just chain them together in any combination and just flow. Also, check Jerry out on the Galactic Cowboys' "Let It Go" album. In King's X he plays a lot of different ways with different feels, but most of the time he has a Bonham kind of laid back, deep pocket groove. Older songs had a bit more of a pushed, sitting on the edge of your seat, Stewart Copeland kind of feel and that's what's all over the Galactic Cowboys album. Leaning forward, pushing the band without it feeling rushed, its just kinda on the edge, leaning forward. SERIOUSLY underrated drummer. An absolute monster.
@DruMarshallDrums He just played drums on the album. Galactic Cowboys drummer Alan Doss was still involved with production, he just didn't play drums on it. Killer drum stuff all over it, but "Bucket of Chicken" is chock full of great nuggets ;)
Absolutelly! Jerry Gaskill is an oustanding drummer in the freaking pocket like an atomic clock!!!! The Phil Rudd of AC/DC!! Have seen them multiple times and they are the most humble, fun, outstanding people to greet and meet!! Not once they denied a picture or talking to me ever even tired from a show!!!! My beloved "pet" band forever!!!!
@@dominiquez5643 best band ever!! I learned so much from Jerry. And after years and years of drumming, I’m finally singing background vocals in a band too. He’s a huge inspiration!
As a drummer myself, I agree with your assessment. Ive thought about Jerry's contribution to the King's X sound over the years. His vocals are a huge part as well. One thing NO ONE focuses on is his lyrics and songwriting. He's a genius on both accounts, putting him in a league of his own. Phil Collins and Neil Peart cant write lyrics like Jerry. I believe that's an underappreciated element of those first 4 albums. It added a mystery and sophistication that dUg and Ty couldn't bring in their own. What I find interesting about his drumming is the influence of Ty and dUg's drum machines. Listening to the demos, the drum parts were written by a nondrummer, so they have a rhythmic quirk to them and Jerry played them pretty note for note faithful. So, the drumming in King's X is kinda three people. Jerry is a machine and plays more solid live than anyone Ive ever seen. He's the full package and irreplaceable!
Very well said and I couldn’t agree more! I should have mentioned his singing + lyrics because that alone is something that separates him even more from other drummers. And good point about the drum machines - sometimes when a drum part is written by a non drummer it really adds a unique flavor because the drum part isn’t part of the same patterns that we’re accustomed to playing. Thanks for watching and for the commentary!
Plus he’s a lot of fun to watch as he plays….. it’s kind of quirky movements lil shoulder shimmy’s head snaps etc as he strikes the targets. I’ve met him a few times just a good sweet dude. I have never understood why these guys weren’t huge, I’ve seen em so many times in aw…. But yet they give Grammys to head scratchers.
I totally agree. Jerry is a blast to watch live and his stage presence is as compelling as his musicality! I never understood why they didn’t blow up either but… in a way I like that it’s a small community of people whose lives have been changed by the band. Whenever I meet another fan I’m always so stoked!
First time I seen King's X was as a support act to Anthrax at the Glasgow Barrowlands in 1988, I was instantly hooked. Seen them a few times since and still will never understand how they never ended up filling stadiums. Jerry is definitely a superb drummer, Pleiades is a prime example of amazing groove drumming, if it had been played by John Bonham fanboys would be going apeshit over it to this day......One minor complaint about Jerry and that is-I bloody hate watching him play as he looks really stiff, obviously he isn't but it's just a visual thing.
That took u years?? Come on man...i can hear straight alt doubles inside of a triplet feel right away. Btw...as far pure feel and groove, the GOAT will always be Bonham... and i say this as a huge Vinnie and Gadd fan
One of the greatest bands of all time. I can’t even put in to words how much King’s X has influenced me, changed how I listen to music, and how I approach my instrument. All three members bring such a unique style and feel to their music that no one else comes close to. Thanks for showing Jerry some love! I saw them live in Toronto in April, and between every song the crowd kept chanting “JERRY JERRY JERRY JERRY” it was truly magical. What a special night.
I love how much King’s X fans show Jerry love! Their shows are incredible. I’ve seen King’s X a few times and every time it’s just magic!
Ditto sir!
I love Kings X and thank you for spotlighting Jerry Gaskill!!!, believe me, because they are underrated, they are getting their day!! Real musicians know!, plus this band is doing it for their LOVE of music, not for ratings!! WE can thank them for that! For their love of music, we get the eargasms!! Thank you again for " putting" them to the forefront of the spotlight,even tho " we" have been jamming for years!! Peace and God bless!!
Exactly.
Thanks for finally giving Jerry some attention.. He definitely deserves it
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
While we're talking underrated, we can talk about Ty Tabor as well.
1,000 percent. Ty is absolutely incredible!
I think some of his solos sound even better today than they did back in the 90's.
Jerry, Ty and Dug together as King’s X have always been one of my favorite bands and I’ve always thought they were underrated.
Fully agree! “The best band you’ve never heard” is how I describe them to friends who haven’t heard
Pleiades changed my life. Gretchen changed my life. I bought it when it came out and is still my favorite. I've seen them several times over the years and every show was memorable. Even got to meet them a couple of times. Good guys.
I’ve seen them a few times and remember every show. Just incredible 🤘😝🤘
Jerry is so fun to watch love! He’s dynamic.
Dynamic and his feel is unmatchable!
Love your excitement and enthusiasm, and yes - Jerry is the man!
Thank you for watching! King’s X and Jerry Gaskill for life!
Tapehead is in my top three King's X albums. Nobody talks about that one. Add that one to the underrated category. Cool video !
Tapehead is fantastic! “Higher Than God” gives me chills every time. Thanks for the kind words!
Groove Machine into Fade is top-tier
@@RSchmidt720 fully agree!
Love Tapehead. Along with Ear Candy, my favourite KX album. So much groove.
I’ve been waiting for a video like this! Jerry is one of my favorite all-time drummers. I wish the video was longer!
It was hard to distill, there are so many great drum moments! Thanks did watching!
Great take! Yess!!!
Thank you for watching! 🤘😄🤘
Not a drummer, but that drum fill in Lost In Germany has been one of my favorites forever! Glad to see someone highlight it! Another one of my favorite Jerry moments is in the breakdown after the solos in "I Just Can't Help It" before they go back into the last verse.
Yes!! His breakdown in “I can’t help it” is genius!
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry !
The Jerry chants at shows are the best!
You're absolutely right about the unique identity. I would only add that what makes them so great is what they add to the collaboration of the song. They find a way to craft a song, not by adding a bunch of fills and grooves that wouldn't make sense, but adding what would be the best part to or for the song.
Perfect examples for each one for me is Jerry's drum parts for the song "We Were Born to be Loved". Now that is one hell of a unique and creative groove and drum parts for that song. Take out any of it or change any of it and the piece falls apart.
For Neil Peart and Rush that song would be La Villa Strangiato and the syncopated grooves he does before the solos in 6/8. Wow, til this day I've not heard anything like that since.
Both songs were not easy to learn and took some time to finally get it down and play it correctly.
Very well said! King’s X always felt like an “egoless” band for me. Everyone is incredible and everyone has their moments but no one steps on anyone else or sacrifices the quality of the song. Thanks for watching and for your input!
I agree that King's X is a very underrated band. Jerry is a unique drummer and that's one of the reasons why I love this band. When you watch him, his playing style is even different from anyone else. It's so fascinating to watch him.
Completely agree! Live, he’s just so dynamic and locked in. A true artist!
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
The best!! 🥁😄
Jerry is a fantastic drummer and you're not going to meet a nicer human being.
Completely agree!!
Thank you for showing the respect Jerry deserves. In my opinion, only real music fans (of any genre) can understand how amazing this band is.
Those who love King’s X “get it” 😄🥁
@@DruMarshallDrums Exactly.
all three guys are crucial to their sound. My favorite band as well. Probably the best live performance I've ever seen or heard and from just three guys
Completely agree! They put the “power” in the term “power trio” 🤘😄
This is amazing! I met Jerry back at Southwest Missouri State University. He and I spent time in my garage playing on my kit. Back then they were called The Edge. You could already tell they were going to make it. Jerry was so freakin' humble, and kept complimenting my playing. At that time I was totally into Bozzio, and he was more mainline. But I couldn't help but think how "appropriate" his playing was for each song. I have to tell you, only now do I realize they went on to be King's X. It just blows my mind!
I wish I could have seen The Edge back then! So cool you knew him before the band blew up. It’s gotta be a trip to see someone you knew back then years later on a big stage. Thanks for the comment and all the best to you! 🥁
my all time favorite band or 3 cool guys that make awesome music
Best band ever!!
I had my leather belt signed by each of them! King’s X band is awesome!🥁😎
Thats awesome! I had them sign my arms the first time I saw them 😂
@@DruMarshallDrums 😂😂
Agreed. And "Fool You" is my favourite King's X song of all time. And they're the greatest band I ever heard. I caught on to them in ... 1988.
I wish I could have seen them in those days!
@@DruMarshallDrums I heard "King" one night on Headbanger's Ball. I went hmmm.
I then heard "Shot of Love".
I never looked back. ;)
@DrTomoculus they played King when I saw them in June, it was killer!!
Glad you picked out Over and Over - what a song!
I’ve listened to that song on many long drives 😄
@@DruMarshallDrumslove the feel as you say
Great band and they deliver live!
I just saw them in June and they were incredible!
One of the most underrated bands of all time.
Fully agree!
Your favorite band and mine, too. Thanks for sharing the love!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Such a great band
My favorite of all time!
3:32 that is a really nice fill. It gets slower from start to finish (perfectly).
It’s just incredible. Jerry rules!!
Just saw them last Sunday for probably the twelfth time. Jerry is phenomenal with a totally unique style AND he can sing like a bird. Kings X is just a ridiculously talented band with so many great songs and Ty and Dug have played in so many great other bands like Platypus, KXM, Pinnick Gales and Pridgen and so many other great projects. Long live the Kings!
Amen! KXM and PGP are amazing!
Gaskill can bring the heaviness and the funk! Fantastic drummer. Six Broken Soldiers is one of my favorite KX songs. From what I've read and seen, a total gentleman too.
I’ve heard the same about Jerry. Apparently he’s a super great person. It’s funny you mention “Six Broken Soldiers” - someone right by me was screaming that in between every song. “PLAY SIX BROKEN SOLDIERS!” 🤣
Jerry is criminally underrated!
I couldn’t agree more!!
The ultimate team player, zero ego.
Couldn’t agree more!
A fantastic band with actual, true musical personalities! Should have gotten way more recognition still. I was a bit surprised you didn't mention the mesmerizing displacement Jerry plays during Ty's solo in Far, far away from Out of the Silent Planet. One of the most tasteful "tricks" I've ever heard him play.
Far, Far away is one of my all time favorites! So many great Jerry moments, it was hard to choose. Might have to make a Part 2 😝 Thanks for watching!
Jerry IS thee new Mitch Mitchell...Freakin AWESOME!!!
Well said! Jerry rules!!
I've been a King's X fan since 88'..ive seen and met them many times, always great guys,i told Jerry i practice his stuff a lot,it seems simple but his meter ,tastey fills and and style sets him apart,,,he said,i wish i practed more, which shows to me the way he plays is built in him,, incredible band that should have been much bigger! good video,Thanks!!
Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Someone recently described Jerry as “a very clever” drummer and I thought that was perfect. It’s simple at first but the complexity is just under the surface!
@@DruMarshallDrums clever is the perfect word for Mr. G!! 👍
Great vid 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!
I so agree! JERRY IS OUT OF THIS WORLD❤
Out of this universe! 🤘😄🤘
Heck of a guy!
@@dawnfells6525 his interviews are great too. Seems like a really down to earth dude!
Wow, Dru, you and I could sit & talk for HOURS, the 1st time we met. The details you notice and deeply appreciate & geek out on are exactly the same as mine, including the Fool You air drumming.
I'll just bet you're a fan of Gil Moore as well? And Picaro? :)
@@user-yz3et4lq9y a fellow Jerry fan! Thanks for the kind words, I’m happy to hear that you can relate. I actually am unfamiliar with Gil Moore, so thanks for giving me some new drumming to check out. And Picaro is among the best! Cheers dude!
Jerry!
Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
I’ve seen them over 30 times. Brilliant band and awesome drummer. Jerrrrrry!!!
Wow that’s awesome!! I think I’ve seen them 6? Wish I could have seen them in the 80’s!
I like the way you explain stuff dude. You crack me up, and you know what you are talking about. if you give online lessons I will sign up. It seems like you have a deep respect for music and that's cool.
Thanks for the kind words! I give online lessons on weekends, shoot me an email at drumarshall1@gmail.com and we can hook it up! 🤘😄🤘
Jerry am awesums🐸
100% 🐸😎
Quite often, in a lot of those quads (RLKK RLKK), he alternates like (RLKK LRKK RLKK LRKK). He does the same with swiss triplets, normally a 6 note pattern of RLRLKK, he'll alternate with LRLRKK. And my favorite thing he does is a four note triplet bomb kind of thing like in the end of "Don't Care" on Dogman. Both hands at the same time, sometimes locked together, sometimes flams, but basically HKHK where H means hands. It will sound like "trip pull it one". Snare Kick Toms Kick, Toms Kick Toms Kick.
All of his licks and chops are like sentences and phrases to him, so can just chain them together in any combination and just flow.
Also, check Jerry out on the Galactic Cowboys' "Let It Go" album. In King's X he plays a lot of different ways with different feels, but most of the time he has a Bonham kind of laid back, deep pocket groove. Older songs had a bit more of a pushed, sitting on the edge of your seat, Stewart Copeland kind of feel and that's what's all over the Galactic Cowboys album. Leaning forward, pushing the band without it feeling rushed, its just kinda on the edge, leaning forward.
SERIOUSLY underrated drummer. An absolute monster.
Very well said! I didn’t know Jerry played with Galactic Cowboys, that’s awesome! Gonna tune in tonight 😎
@DruMarshallDrums He just played drums on the album. Galactic Cowboys drummer Alan Doss was still involved with production, he just didn't play drums on it. Killer drum stuff all over it, but "Bucket of Chicken" is chock full of great nuggets ;)
@@JalenRawley Thanks for the recommendation! Gonna jam "Bucket of Chicken" now!
Absolutelly! Jerry Gaskill is an oustanding drummer in the freaking pocket like an atomic clock!!!! The Phil Rudd of AC/DC!! Have seen them multiple times and they are the most humble, fun, outstanding people to greet and meet!! Not once they denied a picture or talking to me ever even tired from a show!!!! My beloved "pet" band forever!!!!
@@dominiquez5643 best band ever!! I learned so much from Jerry. And after years and years of drumming, I’m finally singing background vocals in a band too. He’s a huge inspiration!
Who the heck is Kings X? I guess I need to find out.
The best band you’ve never heard!!
Heck yeah you do!!!!!!!!
Deep dive. Post haste.
And he's singing....
@@anthonyboucher7077 right?! I forgot to mention that. What an incredible musician
King's X smash!
Best band ever!
As a drummer myself, I agree with your assessment. Ive thought about Jerry's contribution to the King's X sound over the years. His vocals are a huge part as well. One thing NO ONE focuses on is his lyrics and songwriting. He's a genius on both accounts, putting him in a league of his own. Phil Collins and Neil Peart cant write lyrics like Jerry. I believe that's an underappreciated element of those first 4 albums. It added a mystery and sophistication that dUg and Ty couldn't bring in their own. What I find interesting about his drumming is the influence of Ty and dUg's drum machines. Listening to the demos, the drum parts were written by a nondrummer, so they have a rhythmic quirk to them and Jerry played them pretty note for note faithful. So, the drumming in King's X is kinda three people. Jerry is a machine and plays more solid live than anyone Ive ever seen. He's the full package and irreplaceable!
Very well said and I couldn’t agree more! I should have mentioned his singing + lyrics because that alone is something that separates him even more from other drummers. And good point about the drum machines - sometimes when a drum part is written by a non drummer it really adds a unique flavor because the drum part isn’t part of the same patterns that we’re accustomed to playing. Thanks for watching and for the commentary!
100 agree! JERRY is also the most groovin rockdrummer of alltime ;) KingsX4ever
Thank you for watching! KingsX4infinity! 🤘😄🤘
Plus he’s a lot of fun to watch as he plays….. it’s kind of quirky movements lil shoulder shimmy’s head snaps etc as he strikes the targets. I’ve met him a few times just a good sweet dude. I have never understood why these guys weren’t huge, I’ve seen em so many times in aw…. But yet they give Grammys to head scratchers.
I totally agree. Jerry is a blast to watch live and his stage presence is as compelling as his musicality! I never understood why they didn’t blow up either but… in a way I like that it’s a small community of people whose lives have been changed by the band. Whenever I meet another fan I’m always so stoked!
Have you noticed that he often keeps time (16ths!) with his teeth?
@@kenneymusic no, I gotta look out for that!
First time I seen King's X was as a support act to Anthrax at the Glasgow Barrowlands in 1988, I was instantly hooked. Seen them a few times since and still will never understand how they never ended up filling stadiums. Jerry is definitely a superb drummer, Pleiades is a prime example of amazing groove drumming, if it had been played by John Bonham fanboys would be going apeshit over it to this day......One minor complaint about Jerry and that is-I bloody hate watching him play as he looks really stiff, obviously he isn't but it's just a visual thing.
I bet KX with Anthrax was a KILLER show! Wish I could have seen them back then!
Ian paice...
Ian Paice is an excellent drummer! Jerry is my favorite though 🤘😄🤘
@DruMarshallDrums more than just excellent brilliant been playing since he was 15 now 75 ....
That took u years?? Come on man...i can hear straight alt doubles inside of a triplet feel right away. Btw...as far pure feel and groove, the GOAT will always be Bonham... and i say this as a huge Vinnie and Gadd fan
Thanks for watching!
Nope ... not feeling it sorry
Thanks for watching!
You just don’t understand