Vinnie Colaiuta explains Sting's 'Seven Days'

[yahmada]

Ferocious creativity? Staggering chops? Endless vocabulary? Phenomenal musicality? Searing originality? Polyrhythmic shenaniganry? Mercurial chameleobility? Shape-shifter blend-ability? Unbelievably ludicrously monstrously monstrous monster MONSTER ... icity? It's a bird, it's a plane, it's THE ALIEN. 

[MrJonnyNitro]

I love how you can hear him humming the tune as he starts jamming.

[gretschjazzer]

More lame Vinnie, polluting the music world with his tired fusion shit.

[bobomchobo]

@gretschjazzer You just make sure to let us know when you become a respected session and studio musician. Kthanxbai.

[gmorton731]

Holy HI HAT!!!

[drewper73]

Lots of snorting going on in his voice. Maybe he had a cold that day. It kept distracting me from what he was saying.

[EliteOfTheRad]

@drewper73 it's not snorting; it's a guttural sound. it makes him sound like a rabbi or something.

[drewper73]

@EliteOfTheRad Whatever it is, he needs to take a decongestant or something. I've heard him speak several times and never heard this "guttural" sound in his voice.

[drumseltzer]

2:10: WHY I LOVE VINNIE!!! Thank you for posting this VERY RARE clip!

[drumseltzer]

@drumseltzer I guess its more like 2:08-2:13

[Mahavishnu80]

this is golden.thank you.

[webstercat]

Are there more of these recording somewhere? Thanks for posting this! 

[IrishDrummerGuy]

@webstercat

Yeah the full clinic is on my channel. I'll put up the rest when I can.

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[MikeMiheli]

very deep stuff. very intelligent. thanks for posting! =)

[watchyourmusic1]

Gotta LOVE Vinnie!! Multi function poly brain....

[123abrik]

must be nice to be able to talk and play in five as if you were born that way! lol

[Tintazul]

@123abrik Maybe he was born that way! lol

(OK, and _then_ tens of thousands of hours rehearsing and playing too.)

[davelewitt]

brilliant

[drummerboy19911]

vinnie's drumming is awesome, best ever. Probably would sound better with 'Cool W-hip'

[BDavisEnt]

One of my favorite Sting tracks, one of my favorite drummers. ~b.d

[petrsworld]

awesome !

[petrsworld]

awesome !



[samm1809]

Forgive me if I seem a bit tactless or oblivious here but what's up with his voice? It's like he can't say C's or something.

[drewper73]

@samm1809 Dude, I was just about to comment on that. It's like he has something stuck in his throat. I've heard him talk before and there wasn't that sound in his voice. Very strange. I still love ya Vinnie.

[jeffjewett]

I heard this live in San Francisco and never did lock the beat in! We were sitting on the side so may have missed some of the nuance that would have helped but man... I worked my ASS off and couldn't put two bars together. Vinnie kicked serious butt that night, as did the rest. One of the best performances I've ever attended.

[rsm76]

The BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lifesucksdie123]

awesome.

thnaks!

[fardrum]

awesome, thanks, very interesting !!