So much respect to Virgil. My buddy is his drum tech and Virgil stayed with him for a few months. This man Virgil gets up early, puts in at least 3 hours on drums, goes for an intense run, showers, drums for another 3-5, eats dinner (no junk food, only healthy food), and finally drums for another 3-5 before going to sleep... and he does this EVERY SINGLE DAY. Thats 9-13 hours of practice A DAY... no socializing, no bullshitting or wasting any time at all. Straight work all day, every day, to become one of the greatest of all time. One of the most disciplined practice routines and mindsets I've ever heard of. Incredible.
@ricibatera
Жыл бұрын
Virgil is a inspiration not Just a drummer but as a human. Living to the ART.
@mjm5081
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing!
@tommes55
Жыл бұрын
Multiple brains playing together... this man is clearly not from planet earth...
@evanpetkau7329
Жыл бұрын
no.... He's from...... PLANET X!!!
@danielwiggins5739
Жыл бұрын
It's called lifetime dedication and lots of hard work and practice
@erwincastillo8238
Жыл бұрын
He's from planet x from the 237th dimension
@frankmeenzen787
Ай бұрын
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were also from earth! Why not Virgil?
@tommes55
Ай бұрын
@@frankmeenzen787 they don't use their four extremities at the same time for doing their art... 😉😁
@DionAlbers
3 ай бұрын
A legend! ❤
@ratamacueseven
Жыл бұрын
Beyond Superb ! This Gentleman is Brilliant !
@AlexiefDelbes
Жыл бұрын
Nobody as push this instrument more than Virgil , majority of people don't understand the passion he put's in.
@neoneherefrom5836
Жыл бұрын
Oh pls explain the passion to us peons
@dcmastermindfirst9418
Жыл бұрын
Actually Thomas lang is much better
@morbidmanmusic
Жыл бұрын
/... but you do understand...? lol. okay.
@morbidmanmusic
Жыл бұрын
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 just as boring, and less competent with displacement. But that isn't all there is to it.
@calmac9720
Жыл бұрын
@@dcmastermindfirst9418 I wonder how you could possibly qualify that statement. Donati is simply miles ahead of anyone out there; technically, musically, conceptually. I've seen both Lang and Donati several times; mic'ed and unmic'ed. Lang is a bit louder than Donati, (and probably just about anyone else for that matter) but he is certainly not better! The are good friends and quite rightly don't see it as a competition.
@by-torandthesnowdog1647
Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget seeing Virgil with Planetx on the moonbabies tour in a small nightclub in Seattle we we're right at the front and his solo was ballistic felt like being on a insane roller-coaster 🎢 ride we were literally laughing off time signature is almost unheard of 🤪
@dewittk9404
Жыл бұрын
I saw same tour in Dallas. I will never forget it. He was playing the aqua blue Pearl kit I think?
@mohomoho1
Жыл бұрын
64 years young!
@kevinconway2417
Жыл бұрын
64 nowadays is not like it was 40 years ago. It's amazing how these guys love their craft so much, that they stay fit and play seemingly forever. Awesome/inspiring to see for anyone who's thinking about slowing down due to a birthdate.....
@gadymarcus5297
Жыл бұрын
magnifico.
@soul68ou1
Жыл бұрын
Honestly. !. I gave up trying to keep up with the time's !!. 👍👏👏👏. Unbelievable
@joeldrummer23
Жыл бұрын
That bass drum is killer !
@morbidmanmusic
Жыл бұрын
record your kick cranked thru the PA.\ in your studio... get some of that.
@robertdore9592
Жыл бұрын
I love the way he really 'lays into the kick drum'
Most technical advanced drummer in the world ...cannot be duplicated ...
@alana9832
Жыл бұрын
There are waaaaayyy better drummers out there that would mop the floor with this guy!😂
@MrSixxen
7 ай бұрын
@@alana9832like who?
@ChrisDoyle2112
Жыл бұрын
His kick sounds like a cannon!
@sanityinaseaofmadness7353
9 ай бұрын
Look, guys and girls - listen to this with headphones. Ya know what you're gonna hear? Drums which don't come thru in the phone mix this video was made with... More than any other instrument on the stage, the drumset is the most difficult to push to the listening audience. If you're a drummer playing live in front of people, make friends with the sound guy/gal. They are literally the aural gate keeper
@paisteplayer1040
9 ай бұрын
Beyond most olympic class athletes.
@snorhyveln
Жыл бұрын
Planet X .. He is still untouchable!!
@dougmorato
Жыл бұрын
The master!
@ljcaballero3428
Жыл бұрын
Flows just fine!..)
@andreasbreitwieser1449
Жыл бұрын
YEAH! THEEEEE Comeback: hanging rack toms to his right.......!!!!!
@gordonvolkert2304
Жыл бұрын
Ever thought you were insane? This drummer brings it to life. His skills are incredible.
@ico8272
Жыл бұрын
skills doesnt mean its music or that it feels good. ..
@gordonvolkert2304
Жыл бұрын
@@ico8272 So what's the point? Get up there and show him how it's done then. Entertainment is a big part of music.
@alana9832
Жыл бұрын
Guy isn't that good at all!
@PeterDeLuca-rz3dv
4 ай бұрын
Agreed. Technically this is far better than anyone out there. But in a musical context it’s total trash.
@kennethgeer645
Жыл бұрын
Virgil is one of the greats of all time. I think his videos with Pearl drums sound better than any of the DW videos I've seen.
@franciscosperandeo9158
Жыл бұрын
Love to see this solo on sheet. Then someone duplicate it from reading it. Amazing
@joemama22
Жыл бұрын
Great intellectual exercise...
@picklesgherkin
Жыл бұрын
1:10 ..oh there it is, you'll never see that hardware ever agian
@olegrichi
Жыл бұрын
Неповторим👍👍👍👍
@LongLiveGameplay
2 ай бұрын
this drum has the sound of the war.
@stanleytunnell6486
Жыл бұрын
Thi man is a beast.
@theavenger3363
Жыл бұрын
This is what a dedicated life looks like ..
@jessebillson
Жыл бұрын
Phil Collins shreds af
@garryhargraves124
Жыл бұрын
I had the absolute privilege of providing the sound for a few Premier drum clinics, which Virgil was on , so pleased Ii had stopped playing myself before I met him . What a fantastic guy, standing ovation every night.
@ljcaballero3428
Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@misaeldionisiodepena2970
Жыл бұрын
🔥🙌🏼
@KONAMAN100
Жыл бұрын
Guess where the beat is playing style, damn. Mean as.
@gravitydrums1391
Жыл бұрын
Nice Approach
@thomasdixon3307
Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@derek5168
Жыл бұрын
Not only Australia's best clinician at drum workshops but a equal peer at drumteks annual drummer's weekend with a lifetime of dedication
@RichTerrana
Жыл бұрын
Super Human!!!
@maxshyt
Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget this is a 65yo boy😮
@grahamallen9393
Жыл бұрын
Great solo and filming , just hope this stays up for a bit as it’s wonderful , was this a clinic ?
@sokolovdt
Жыл бұрын
This is from his latest concert with Panzerballet in Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
@SuperheroJunior
Жыл бұрын
@@sokolovdt Buddy Rich was the greatest drummer of all time. He would destroy this guy in the video in a drum battle.
@jolemite2639
Жыл бұрын
@@SuperheroJuniorI’m gonna take a wild stab & guess you’ve got around at least 6 decades on this earth. All well & good & Buddy was a beast. But the instrument & techniques are constantly being pushed beyond the things that were possible or even understood in decades previous. Buddy was a great drummer for sure. The best in jazz & for his time. But guys like this can play anything Buddy could because THEY HAVE. They’ve studied him & pushed the instrument FURTHER. Give this man his props.
@planetcaravan2925
Жыл бұрын
@@SuperheroJunior hi buddy
@garethlorman1136
Жыл бұрын
Jasper Carrot is a great drummer 👌
@randys6466
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, he is able to switch tempo and rhythm, back and forth, with no hesitation, what so ever.
@FelipeVanDerMer
Жыл бұрын
MORTAL...
@danielgrajeda5837
Жыл бұрын
Was fortunate enough to See him twice. Once with Steve Vai and once with Planet X. And both times was just absolutely amazing and destroyed it
@scottpitner4298
Жыл бұрын
Veggi Donatos
@santyrush
11 ай бұрын
Bueno, lo de ducharse da igual la hora..., y comida chatarra engorda.. Hahaha.. Un amigo mío tocaba 8 horas de guitarra diaria. Pero éste hombre veo su destreza con las baquetas. Es muy bueno.
@AlbertUlvmoen
Жыл бұрын
Dream theatre lost out here
@TT-kq3sl
Жыл бұрын
I like him alot. But No one can be better (or even need to be) than Dave Weckl. He does whatever he likes, everything...
@kcorpora1
Жыл бұрын
Weckl has no pocket or feel. Sorry!
@Google-caput
Жыл бұрын
Доли. Доли, но забавно, лучше в наушниках слушать... В хороших.
@robertdore9592
Жыл бұрын
Virgil looks so much like British Comedian Jasper Carrot...
@charlesdouglas2877
Жыл бұрын
Not bad for a 64 year old - Brill
@kevinconway2417
Жыл бұрын
😆
@MoteurGeneral
Жыл бұрын
This is... What is this... I mean, how... What?!??
@carpediem4179
Жыл бұрын
virgil, very good drummer, is is always using a cap, is he bald?
@Tdrums8
Жыл бұрын
Excellent drummer and very talented ..But For a grove and feel give me Bonham ..thats right i went there
@Tdrums8
Жыл бұрын
@Drummer J.L.H. haha Bonham would make this guy go back for lessons bro
@Tdrums8
Жыл бұрын
@Drummer J.L.H. haha He was in the biggest best Rock band of all time .HAhah this guy did nothing like that yes he has talent but not even close to Bonham playing fast and odd T means nothing
@user-hk7hz9cn7v
Жыл бұрын
John Bonham could set up the drum set for Virgil. Then quietly go take a seat. Maybe be on standby in case a drum needs to be switched out. Dude is overrated as fuuuuuuck!
@Tdrums8
Жыл бұрын
@@user-hk7hz9cn7v haha i wouldnt say that , that much a lot of people will think your a moron ..Bonham with his groove alone can play circles around this guy .When you develop an ear you will notice that most of Virgils playing is just noise no soul or groove .Who couldnt play levee breaks if he had 50 drum lessons
@walterrserrano
Жыл бұрын
@@Tdrums8 Nope.
@TheKwaze
Жыл бұрын
All sounds great except that long reverb on the kick drum. Fine when there's space around it, but irritating when in a mix in my anything but humble opinion.
@drummershort
Жыл бұрын
That kit sounds like God tuned and miked it.
@morbidmanmusic
Жыл бұрын
so, no sound at all?!
@vincentvancoch7603
Жыл бұрын
Freak like Bill gobham
@davidvalderrama1816
Жыл бұрын
Micrometer for time keeping!
@dvldog_
Жыл бұрын
As if playing this wasn't hard enough dude has his eyes closed the whole time................
@PeterDeLuca-rz3dv
4 ай бұрын
He’s squinting hard too. Shows the extreme level of concentration. This stuff is so hard to play that it’s literally taking everything he’s got to pull it off, and he does it brilliantly
@Shmelzig
Жыл бұрын
לא רע בכלל ואף סביר ביותר
@patrickjean1477
Жыл бұрын
A little too technical for me.
@morbidmanmusic
Жыл бұрын
okay, we know you can count and subdivide, and have monster technique., now say something personal...
@chrismutlow1
Жыл бұрын
Great if you know what he’s up too. He’s put a load of different drum patterns together badly and made it sound complicated. Just watch how many times he pauses to try and knit them together when he’s lost..load of twaddle.
@marka2520
Жыл бұрын
Ok.. I'm bored now..
@user-hk7hz9cn7v
Жыл бұрын
Back to the top 40 for you! Not welcome here
@82mangini
10 ай бұрын
Thomas Lang is better by far
@montywright5297
Жыл бұрын
Painful to my ears!
@2005arturik
Жыл бұрын
Не впечатлило - выдержал две с половиной минуты.
@Volkl30
Жыл бұрын
Sorry but that drum solo is subpar, to say the least, in my opinion. If you want to see a drum solo that's off the charts and better than ANY OTHER DRUMMER, watch ANY Neil Peart drum solo! I guarantee you'll never see a more technical and melodic drum solo in your life. They don't call him The Professor for nothing!! R.I.P. Mr. Peart. 😪
@aujay
Жыл бұрын
Peart is an OK drummer (in a overrated band) but sorry he is not in Virgil's league!
@Volkl30
Жыл бұрын
@@aujay Totally disagree. But that's why everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
@alana9832
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree!This clown couldn't hold a handle to Peart,Bonham,Ginger Baker,...
@ldcsam1
Жыл бұрын
@@alana9832 Hey Alan, how about some respect. Read the comment above from The Italian Drummer. Mr. Donati may not be your favorite drummer, but he is definitely not a clown.
@alana9832
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree subpar at best!
@ericjencson9489
Жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as an amazing 9 minute solo of any kind...just sayin
@user-hk7hz9cn7v
Жыл бұрын
I just watched one…
@walterrserrano
Жыл бұрын
Just saying bullshit. I just watched one, too.
@hipgroove68
Жыл бұрын
Soulless
@wrgbrn
Жыл бұрын
Choppy,disjointed,no flow
@markroffe3967
Жыл бұрын
True.
@OBGynKenobi
Жыл бұрын
@@markroffe3967 No, you don't get it. It's like he's playing between the raindrops. There's a method here.
@sticktrik
Жыл бұрын
Your comment is foolish & you don’t know what you’re talking about!!! Stick to Lars Ulrich!!!..This is above your musical comprehension!!!! Stay in your lane!!
@SuperheroJunior
Жыл бұрын
@@OBGynKenobi Buddy Rich would beat this guy in a drum battle. He was into jazz music though.
@gravitydrums1391
Жыл бұрын
I have to actually agree
@pixellite3413
Жыл бұрын
No groove, no flow, uninspired and he looks like he's just struggling through fitting fragments. It's not fun to listen to. Virgil used to be interesting and had a common thread in his solos, but those days are gone.
@chrismutlow1
Жыл бұрын
Nobody knows if he knows what he’s playing. He’s ridiculous. I hope this crap doesn’t pop up again
@tittene
Жыл бұрын
Lo he visto cansado y sin ideas, con ganas de terminar, quizá no fuera su día...
@drummersinger5324
Жыл бұрын
Great drummer. But don't care for his coconut tom sounds
@facciadrum
Жыл бұрын
0 emozione
@user-vs9je8sw3h
Жыл бұрын
He should play simpler... It's not music. And importantly, he is not enjoying. Too complex phrases are confusing and make other players annoying....
@hulkincredible8169
Жыл бұрын
If he played simpler, you would say it's not technical, too easy to play. Seems like you are the one who is not enjoying.
@pixellite3413
Жыл бұрын
100%..signed
@user-vs9je8sw3h
Жыл бұрын
@@hulkincredible8169 Note that I said it's too complex. Do you understand the words, idiot?
@user-hk7hz9cn7v
Жыл бұрын
Just because you can’t keep up or understand doesn’t mean he should dumb it down for you
@fitzcaraldozito
4 ай бұрын
Virgil Donati is a rhythm explorer. His goal is to push the boundaries of human rhythmic knowledge as far as possible. And sure he enjoys his mission. You don't play drums 12 hours a day if you're not enjoying it..
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