Steve Stevens
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
- 🔥Steve Stevens breaking down one of the all-time favorite riffs: "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. The magic is in the details-using the open low E string and pulling that note just slightly sharp gives it that iconic edge. Let's dive into the riff that changed rock history! 🤘🎶 #SteveStevens #BillyIdol #WholeLottaLove #LedZeppelin #GuitarRiffs #RockLegends #GuitarTechnique #ClassicRock #MusicMastery #IconicRiffs www.jonsguitarlounge.com/
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This guy has been criminally underrated for decades.
Absolutely. Like beyond comprehension. He doesn’t get enough credit
Umm no? How is he underrated with a 50 mill net worth? 😂😂
@@andreaskarlsson5251because despite the cash, how many people who’ve heard of Billy Idol have any clue who Steve Stevens is? Even though they’ve never seen or heard the one without the other? That’s why
@@krash2fast99 well, Id bet most people have heard of Billy Idol but cant name any songs let alone any band members besides Billy(for obv reasons). 🤷♂️
@@andreaskarlsson5251 Here's how: See, money and recognition are two different words with different meanings. The term underrated applies to recognition. "rated" is right there in the name. His net worth is irrelevant in whether or not he is underrated. Glad I could clear that up for you you pretentious POS.
The guy tries to steer him onto one of his own riffs, but he goes right into Led Zeppelin.
It does show you how humble he is, but I don't blame the interviewer. If you had a guitarist that had created his own share of iconic riffs, you probably would want to hear it too.
💯
Because every great musician is a music fan too. They get pumped talking about the music they love.
The nuanced string bend shows how iconic Jimmy page's riffs were.
@@gazmasonik2411 Except Page was playng it sloppy. It wasn't intentional. LOL!
How fast I ran over to my guitar to try this out and it's a night and day difference when you've been playing it like the first example your whole life. As soon as you nail it, you instantly go THERE IT IS!
I actually can’t believe that I’ve been playing it wrong for 20 years, sounds so much better with the open string, sounds like it does on the recording ffs
I don't remember where I learned this some 18 years ago but this is how I learned it.
I think it may have been watchin old LZ concerts and seein what I could figure out watching JP. I used to do that with alot of the good players like JP and EVH especially.
Page said it give the riff a 2 guitar feel..
And JPJ does the same on the bass and amplifies the bass double. Cause it’s the G on the D and open G.. that D string bend gives it such a 🤛 🤛
Page said it give the riff a 2 guitar feel..
And JPJ does the same on the bass and amplifies the bass double. Cause it’s the G on the D and open G.. that D string bend gives it such a 🤛 🤛
I'm so on it right now
I've played guitar for 40 years and completely overlooked this guy. Glad to have discovered him at last
Billy Idol never would've been anywhere near as popular without Steve Stevens.
You know he was in a band before his solo career right?
@@4578a yeah I know Generation X. I saw them in Hollywood around 1980. When they first came out they were trying to be punkers. I saw them opening for other punk bands but they didn't really fit in. They sounded too popish for that scene. They couldn't keep band members in the band. And then Billy Idol had a heroin habit which certainly didn't help. Steve Stevens also helped Billy Idol write a lot of his songs. And played with a lot of other people and did the theme for Top Gun.
@@kevinsykes2549 "fitting in" has absolutely nothing to do with Punk, you fucked up right there. You're saying no one listens to Billy idol for his voice, only because of Steve Stevens? You fucked up there too. I love his Guitar playing though.
no one would be anywhere with the other
@@4578a your the official punk judge ? gen x in Hollywood..sweet...I'm going with...you weren't born yet .
Don't know why, but these behind-the-scenes music videos make life bearable, worth living. Music is a life-giving force!
😊
Exactly why I'm watching this right now.
Amen it’s the essence of life !!!!!! Yesssssssss
Stevie is always so humble he’s on Rock History forever
Steve and Billy Idol made some amazing music in the early 80s. Rebel Yell is among the top albums of all time in my book.
Steve is one of my favorite guitarist of all time. He made Billy Idols band what it was . Dude is a living Legend and has been to the top.of the mountain.
I agree, he was vital.
Gunslinger.
Always in the background just ripping it up in the videos.
Fo sho
Guitarists*
Steve never got the credit he deserves. Great guy, great guitarist. Billy Idol's rise to fame would not happened without Steve Stevens.
*Agree 1OO%*
Couldn't disagree more.
One of the most humble and nicest musicians around. No ego....just sharing his experience
He looks EXACTLY like Sean Penn's character in the movie This Must Be the Place
@@brad3378 Sorry never heard or seen it....but brilliant guitarist
Indeed, no ego at all! .. Only emo
Literally my first thought so genuine
Criminally-underrated player - has been killer and consistent for decades now.
Been playing guitar for roughly 30 years just now discovering how cool this dude is
Maybe he can give you some makeup advice, brah.
@@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960 💋
If you haven't already listened to it, check out Steve Stevens' Atomic Playboys. Run Accross Desert Sands is my favorite off of it. He can play incredibly well in many styles. He's got a Spanish guitar album out there too if you're into that.
@@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960 they all wear makeup
Check out “oh mother “
You my love it
Eddie Van Halen said, this is the nicest guy in rock and roll.
Mr. Stevens has yet, to prove Eddie wrong.
Love that… Thanks for sharing as I am a huge EVH fan… 💫
Juxtaposed against Eddie, anyone probably seems like the nicest guy on earth... Apparently he was a mega dick.
But still, Steve does seem like a legend of a man. Everyone has a whole lotta love for the guy
FACTS !@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13
@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Ehh. any (famous powerful)person who is kind of hard to know and does things on their terms gets called a “mega dick.“
The thing is we meet our heroes, and we expect a lot more of them than we do of ourselves.
These are just regular guys
Anyone who met Eddie in Los Angeles in a shop, on street corner usually had a nice conversation.
Like the time he talked cars with my brother-in-law at his dad‘s antique shop. He didn’t even mention he was EVH, just gave him his card at the end of the conversation Because he was willing to part with rhe car my brother was admiring.
Regular dudes.
Eddie Van Halen was a prick and he displayed that trait very well
Steve Steven’s never gets the love his playing deserves
Homie even got an apostrophe in his name.
@Kathayne636 - Guessing that’s sarcasm directed at rossconran
I have 45 million reasons your comment is wrong. 😂
@@andreaskarlsson5251 Divide all the reasons into a million groups and rank order them. Now pick the best 45 reasons and list them.
maybe the aggression charges all around his life.... managers just runaway from that... and Steve will be one in the G3 but don't happen by this reasons, he bit up his wife or girlfriend, near 2010 something like that, and G3 never call again.
Thank you, Steve, for sharing. You're right.
Steve is a badass. Has never changed
Saw Billy Idol May 16, 2024 in Lincoln,NE.
Awesome show - it was like I had gone back in time about 40 years. Steve was throwing riffs around during a small intermission. He went from one opening riff that led right into another. He is a true master of his craft. The music brought a smile to my face and left me wondering where the time had gone.
I was there too. That was a great concert! So much fun. The crowd was so involved all the way through. It made it fun all the way through. I went to see Steve Stevens even more than for Billy Idol. Both were great! I'm class of 86, so their music has been a part of my life since my teens.
Sounds amazing.. 🕊NZ
Yay! Your description of your experience made my night. I needed that. Finishing up
my 3-11 shift soon. Real Rock is in my soul. Laura from NH😊
Such a phenomenal guitarist. Hugely underrated.
wow thanks
I was fortunate to be able to play live with Steve. Killer guitarist, amazing tone, and most importantly, a helluva nice guy😊
Lies
Quickest guitar lesson I ever had. Steve Stevens is a great player in his own right.
Fabulous playing!
What a guitar playing genius! Love this.
Incredibly underrated.
I've watched it like 10 times and can't figure out what he did different to sound like that. Can you enlighten a non musician?
Help
The riff in Eyes Without a Face is F'n FIRE!!!
I was by no means a Billy Idol fan, but yes, that riff, the overlaid solo, and his other work with Idol made me take notice of this guy 40 years ago
I could be wrong but that's his best solo by far --- always loved it
His music is always a little "off" which makes it so amazing... not the straightforward bar chords that we're used to playing... it made you think outside the box... as he's explaining here about Jimmy Page's style...
Every guitar player loves this guy. So original and creative.
Idk about "every" guitar player. I dont even know the guy haha and i play. Though not professionally. And given i probably have heard something of his if hes that famous, i just dont know who he is to love him or not. )) Probably abit before my time too.
Steve Stevens is definitely one of the best
Under appreciated
One of the most underrated guitarist of all time…this dude absolutely slays
underated by who ?
Underrated??? Lmao
Seen him 40 years ago in Montreal with Billy idol. Dressed in red silk spinning around at a hundred miles an hour Billy was good. But he stole the show
Yep! Otherworldly good, but just so low-key about everything!
@@fencer39 Only by those that aren't really into music....
Mans a legend -
Steve is wildly underappreciated as far as rock guitarists go
I thought it was gay John Bellucci 😂. lol
The amalgamation of shyness, introversion and confidence is in my opinion, what this made an awesome guitarist. Goosebumps!
Yeah he seems like a good guy and very good guitarist.
What an absolute legend this guy is and as good as, if not better than anyone who has played the guitar. Genuinely nice guy too, keep shredding those tunes bro.❤
One of my favourite guitarists doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.
Ah he is quite well off Financially
@@marblesrichardand?
@@marblesrichardthat has nothing to do with how he’s underrated 💀
But I think the people who know him, do really love him.
I used to think it was a double track slipping a bit until I learned this. 🙏🏽👊🏽
Who is she talking to Schwarzenegger?
Most excellent save
I think you're right. I think Steve is actually playing it "incorrectly" in order to sound like the record, which is pretty fascinating.
Me too 😂
I sorta still think that. Hear it on so many old songs, but I'll buy his take
Steve's riff are legendary and will lìve forever
Steve Stevens is still sharp as hell on
guitar. And he and billy are still on tour a couple times a month. He has his own group he plays in a few times a month. Ive seen him live with billy at least 7 times from 1980-2020 each concert he sounded better than the one before. He is explosive on guitar. If you get a chance to see him live do it. You wont be disappointed.
He is the first to bring that up. You can easily hear it. Makes it more intense.
Been brought up many times before 😂
I use to tell my band mates that how it was played when I was 9 years old.
So yeah it was brought up.
@@BryanClark-gk6ie
We were all there at your 9th birthday last month.
@@TheLowCountryRebel
Yeah, Damned near didn't make it to work the next day, I was So hungover. Btw, your sister is a Great kisser.
@@TheLowCountryRebel
Couldn't have been, I was 9 when the song first came out and I spent most of last month with your mommy showing and explaining to her what the song meant.
BTW she said you were the kind to leave a comment and like your own comment.
Steve Stevens is probably one of the greatest guitar players who is so underrated and underappreciated. He has always played super clean and is a super clean dude.
You are exactly right ! I bought that exact album back in 1970. I also thought most people played it wrong. Thanks for sharing this proper method !
Steve Forgot More Than Most Ever Knew.
Steven Stevenson and Brad Gillis Are Diffently Are The Most Under Rated Masters Of The Guitar. Musical Geniuses To Ever Step On A Stage.
Rock On My Brother My God Bless You.❤
One of the most underrated guitar player!
From the 80s? Michael Jackson and Madummy were popular, real talent fell into the shadows...Thanks MTV. 😉
For sure. I’d read an article about him several years ago and it talked about some of his projects. He is very talented. Unfortunately I don’t remember anything more than he has an impressive resume
OMG I've been playing wrong all along, what an amazing riff
I stumbled upon the trick, but don't remember how. Probably just accidentally...
About 15 to 20 years ago I saw Billy Idol in New York and although Steve Stevens wasn't with him anymore, he was just for that concert because Stevens lives in New york. Steve Stevens stole the show, he was absolutely amazing
Stevie baby!!! Rockin the same mop for 40+ years!!!
When Steve Stevens shows up, you know you’re about to see something.
yeah an embarassing borderline grandpa who never grew out of his kid phase lmao
A boring ass riff, that’s all I saw. And a 16 year old scene girl haircut
A sad old hack is all I see. This is actually kind of pathetic.
I heard it. Didn’t see it.
@@licoricetheowl4174oh christ get over yourself
Steve Stevens is just a killer guitarist. He's been rockin' us for a long, long time. I like to hear him play his Flamenco music too. What a gifted player.
So from reading this comment, I'm going to look up his flamenco stuff.
Thank You.
I always waiting for his next solo album!!
A bellydance workshop i attended used 1 of his flamenco songs for the routine. Very talented player indeed
@@chrismacdonald4570 Flamenco A Go Go is the album you are looking for. Should be on streaming services.
Love it.....that's whole lot of greatness.😊
You can tell someone who is extremely talented. This young man made playing that riff look so easy.
Steve Stevens is a GREAT player. Mad pro. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves
Completely agree he doesn’t get the recognition. That’s him playing DIRTY DIANA in BAD for God’s sake!
@rivzy he even plays 2 parts at once on a Billy Idol song. He's a great guitarist. I've studied for many years, learned from a studio musician that can play any genre for as long as you want (gypsy jazz, jazz, shred, classical, country, bluegrass, etc.). Steve Steven's has A LOT of ingenuity.
Guilty as charged, I don’t recognize him but based on his playing here and his interactions with the interviewer he seems like a great guitarist and a cool guy. I’ll definitely look him up.
@@emuhunter1 look at some of the videos where he explains his playing, he's great
@@emuhunter1check out his work with.Bozzio Levin & Stevins.
Some of the tastiest licks were created by this guy. Love his energetic,melodic, harmonious riffs.
One of my favorite guitarists right here.
The best sounding rock guitarist, ever in my humble opinion.
Steve is a legend. The most unrecognized and most unappreciated.
Wow what planet do you live on dude? I could not imagine living there. I would hate to hear the music that is appreciated there. On Earth, the planet in the third dimension where i am from. Every rock fan and rock guitarist appreciates this master and legend.
This man is one of the most underrated guitar players of all time. I seen him live with Billy Idol and he just tore it up. It was awesome
Steve has a major part in Billy Idol's success. His rhythm work is surgical. For years I didn't know his intro to White Wedding was not two guitars, but just one playing the parts at once. And HELL YEAH on the Zep intro. I never knew until tonight. I've been playing that wrong for 45 years.
Steve, from every interview I've ever seen with him, is one of the coolest rock guitarists out there
Legend! ❤
I feel like he is underrated, and yet such a great player!
Yep..Steven's is insanely good
@@roschue i didn’t based my comment solely on him playing this riff…
@@roschueany how many hit albums have you played on?
He's good , it is not that easy to sound like that.
He is Fantastic !?
Extremely underrated one of the best to do it
Your hipsters just love using that word "underrated" don't you?
He was never underrated
@@DavidCopafeelyeah, i think the term underrated is getting confused with having a certain level of fame and notoriety. He has always been considered to be a world class player by most guitar players, multiple guitar magazines, and even Rolling stone magazine.
@@JimboSlicePFC It's just the new buzzword these kids misuse like "literally". It's super annoying and you see it everywhere. "Michael Jackson was literally criminally underrated... literally"
Yeah, you have to be careful when using the term underrated. Noone who is a longtime rock fan would call Mr Stevens underrated. Underrated guitarists would be Neil Schon of Journey, and C.C. Deville of Poison. You're like, wait, what? My point exactly...
Steve is so amazing. His attitude, his playing ability, everything. He's just a cool guy.
One crazy part of learning to play guitar, and learning to play all your favorite songs is that in the process you discover that there’s a big difference between what thought you heard, and how you thought a song goes, versus how the song actually goes. Once you’ve gone though the songs sheet music or tablature, you find all the ways you were mistaken, and heard it wrong. Then it creates a moment where you listen to the song again, and for the very first time you hear all the little details you missed before. You’re hearing the song as it truly is. You then gain a whole new understanding of the song, and the song takes on a whole new life in your mind.
One of my favorite growing up ... when I was 12 years old...rebel yell album....& Blue Highway over & over....years later was on stage playing it....thx for the memories....
Whiplash smile is im favorite album
The bridge on Eyes Without a Face is one of the best guitar riffs ever, IMO. As a drummer I’m not hip to the difficulty of technicality of the riff, but the energy, rhythm and feel generated by it always kills me.
Steve Steven's is one of the most underrated guitarists ever. He is bad to the bone on that neck. He's done so much that most people have no idea about.
I FUCKING LOVE THIS GUY.
And it's really weird to me that he doesn't get the love he deserves.
I was born in 1970 and Billy Idol and Steve Stevens really impacted me.
I have their albums, laser discs , cassettes, and CDs.
Totally under-rated player and a nice guy. Was fortunate enough to meet him right before billy idol blew up in Dec 82 when they played the college hall where my uncle worked as an electrician. He was nice enough to come say hi to a shy little kid sittin on some equipment cases side stage when he didnt have to pay me any attention. Thanks steve, will always remember that.
Thankyou for recognizing that an appreciation for an amazing band
When people say "Way ahead of their time " I think Whole lotta Love in 1969 is exactly that . If you aren't familiar and like to explore rock music , my first concert in 78' was Randy Henson . Peace
Ive seen Billy Idol 3 times in Vegas and once in Palm Springs and Stevens solo will always have a Zeppelin song in there.
Love this guy!
Your a Legend Brother‼️🎸🤟 Thanks for so many yrs.of amazing Music bro..🤟💯
You're**
Kicking azz for decades, Steve! Thank you😘👊
my whole life a billy idol fan. steve was always there in the back but the more i listen and focus on him the more i love steve - absolute genius in multi genres
I'm glad he pointed that out, I've always wondered why nobody gets it to sound like how Jimmy plays it
Maybe because they didn't watch Joe Walsh show it 11 Years ago in Part 6 of the GIBSON GUITAR TUTORIAL: JOE WALSH. Great Series!
That's the beautiful thing about guitar. The same notes can be played in so many differant ways. The same note can have a way differant feel on a differant string.
It took a minute to copy that riff correctly. In January 1970 I had to ride my bike way down the hill to a record store on the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland to buy the album with my Christmas money, it was $3.
I about wore out the stylus on my dad’s turntable, but eventually figured it out. I was 13 years old.
One of the most underrated guitar players! Steve is a master and can play anything!!
Steve Stevens under rated guitarist. This guy can play ANYTHING! And play them all proficiently! From Zeppelin, to country, to Classical, and he even excels at Flamenco!!
He even jokes about how he loves 'chicken pickin' and loves his Telecaster, but how he could never bring his Tele on stage, because it clashes to hard with his 'Rocker' image! haha 😂
Way to fo Steve!! 👍👍👍
Agreed 👍🏼
How the hell is
Steve Stevens under
rated? He's known
by guitar players
including me as one
of the most respected
professional guitarists
in the world. Under rated
is such an over used term,
Everyone is under rated.
@ltjoseph9042 calm down, cowboy.. did someone piss in your boots?
@@ltjoseph9042It's a top 5 term on RUclips comments.
His Flamenco is amazing!
Awesome
He's so cool! Steve Stevens once handed me his smoke off stage while I was front stage a long time ago in Toronto ! Made me feel cool too!
Omg I’ve been playing whole lotta love in a cover band for 5 years and never realized this. That’s awesome
I could watch videos of him all day. Seems like an awesome dude
Love Led Zeppelin ❤️.
Good job..
That’s wild how much that slight change makes a difference; your average person might hear that and think “so what, it sounds the same”, but guitar players understand that shit is a revelation!
I've been catching a lot of guitarists I grew up on. Talking about things they recently realized about songs that influenced them. For guitarists that have that much talent. But still needed years to realize. Even still, the joy they have. Realizing previous wrong idealogy of how a riff was played. That's awesome.
Best guitar solo ever in Billy Idols Rebel Yell
They're all good, but always partial to his lo-key Eyes Without a Face riff/solo.
He's one of the best.
One of the most amazing and original guitarists of my time and maybe all time. His licks and solos are something that you do hear that often. Listen to all the tracks he plays on even with Idol his sound is what compliments Billy’s vocals better than anyone else.
The guitar work in flesh for fantasy is criminally underrated. Truely let’s the good times roll.
Very cool overlooked detail.
That's what separates good players from great players.
Mucho thx for posting
Always seemed like a genuinely cool guy, and he is talented on top of that.
I've played guitar for over 45 years, but in my humble opinion Steve Stevens is THE MOST underrated rock guitarist of all time. EVER! BAR NONE!
Such a great talent, Billy Idol wouldn’t have reach his pinnacle without Steve Stevens.😊
I totally agree,that riff shook the universe.
If Steve Stevens is giving playing tips, I'm listening closely. Legend.
Steve Stevens. Legend and criminally underrated. That I've read he's a nice guy and honours Jimmy Page here makes me love him that much more.
A true illusion of depth in a guitar riff. It is simple yet genius.
One of my favourite guitarists right there. Most talented guitarist who just always gets overlooked when lists of best guitar players are put together.
Not on my list, he always was in the very top
Telling someone the other day Steven’s is the most under rated guitarist of the 80’s & 90’s. He always had a unique sound
I love these videos that show how to play a riff or a song correctly as in the original - and not in a “simplified” or soundalike version
Steve is the quintessential artist he down played his guitar and gave a more recognizable choice and gave a little insight, like a cool mo/fo
Steve i truly believe you are the best guitar player of all time. Thanks for the awesome music 😊
Underrated
I’ve loved this guy even more than
Idol right from the very beginning. He is the epitome of rock n roll ❤
Steve's solo albums a real treat, if you haven't heard them do yourself a favor, Steve has lots of magic!
Steve is an amazing player. Vastly underrated