OFFICIAL JEFF PORCARO THREAD

[Pocketplayer]

From Peter Erskine's 100 Drummer's list on Jeff;

Day #81. Jeff Porcaro. "That's Why" After living in LA for three years, I made the move to New York and began living in Manhattan, first as Steve Khan's neighbor (subletting Warren Bernhardt's co-op studio, located right above a dry cleaner's shop) and then for 4 years in a cool co-op place on 29th Street between 8th & 9th. Was working with Steps (which had already been re-named "Steps Ahead" by that time) ... anyway, quiet evening alone in the apartment, listening to this Michael McDonald LP, some great tracks ... I get to this tune and listen to it once, and then again, and then a third time, realizing all of a sudden that I'm crying. Why? Because the drumming was, to me, perfect. I wept to be witness to such perfection. The only other time this has happened to me was when I listened to the duet of Elvin Jones and John Coltrane on the Kulu Se Mama album ("Vigil").
So, please enjoy this perfect drum track. Jeff Porcaro. That's why. (Thinking on this ... I suspect that, up until that moment, the fierce motivation to get "better" had always been fueled (fooled?) by the belief system I had built up over the years that anything was possible to achieve on the instrument. Perhaps my tears were part of a sudden realization that I would never be able to do what Jeff could do ... and this eventually allowed me to grow. Every glimpse of our limitations, whether dealing with mortality or Morello, can and should be harrowing at first. We'll all always have Jeff to thank for showing us the way.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozyp75_ ... e=youtu.be

[Rene]

Some fantastic Jeff here...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nbp6xPmIXjw

[Pocketplayer]

Nice little compilations...really shows his studio work diversity.
The Juice LP is really great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH_SFTny5Q4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pTkEoV_-Tk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfD5La8tDS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJg0QJCVnLA

[Rodge]

April 1st, Joyeux Anniversaire Jeff, real hero forever !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PogTaMsOlZg

[Pocketplayer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTFfFr4xLQs

This was from last year but posted a day or so ago...
I had the honor of being at Jeff's funeral...Mike Porcaro
told a story speaking for the family (I heard this 30 years ago)
but it went like this; The Porcaro family was at a restaurant
and this waiter comes over and is gushing all over Jeff...
as noted in the video, Jeff was humble, deflected and invited
him to sit with them. Then the waiter tells Jeff he isn't really
a waiter, he broke into the place pretending to be the waiter
just to meet Jeff.

Can you play a Foxtrot? This was pretty funny...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqDM_WCAJX0

[Kurtis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjhaoOS5FqI

baked potato in Studio City? must have been crazy loud in that small room

[langmick]

Dang, Jeff made that jam really rock. Those little turnarounds are bad ass.

[Kurtis]

New Steve Lukather Bridges drops tomorrow.

[bclarkio]

Jeff pops on this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_5iusm_D2Y

[Rudy_Ment]

Ignore, just noticed the video I linked was already posted years ago.