From the YouTube info about the clip: “Figured...

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From the YouTube info about the clip:

“Figured it’s about time to finally post something that’s related to drums and music, seeing that everything I’ve ever posted is just a bunch of craziness really. I loved playing with NIN, and the last month I was on tour with them decided to throw up a couple of FLIP cameras, get a live mix from the board that night of a few songs (thanks, Pete) and one day I’d get around to messing around with them on my laptop. Well, the Lights In The Sky fan video that just came out was great and inspired me to put this one up for the drummers that have ever asked me to post drum-related stuff (and anyone else interested.) Try and get through the first half because the 2nd half is pretty kick ass! I’m proud of my involvement with NIN and to say I enjoyed doing this every night would be an understatement.” -Josh

I can’t think of a more solid, more successful, more well-rounded drummer with a resume as deep as Josh Freese’s. I’m sure for every band we know that he’s played with (NIN, Weezer, Devo, A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, Crumb, etc.) there are probably ten more bands that he’s done session work for that we don’t know about. To say that I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for his playing and what he’s been able to accomplish in his career would be an understatement; he just makes it look so damn easy. I can remember walking to Bionic Records in Huntington Beach to get The Vandals Sweatin’ To The Oldies, on the day it came out in 1997, taking that video home, and watching his drumming parts over and over until I’d turned that VHS tape into powder. Watching, learning, listening.

Thirteen years later, and I’m glued to this YouTube clip like it’s 1997 all over again.