You won't see Weckl at a gig like this where he's not getting paid. I'm not ragging on the man but it is cool that Vinnie just wants to play on occasion and screw the consequences of a label. Hell the man is considered one of the best for playing with ZAPPA! That ought to tell! ;)
@chrismitchell45 -i want to know more about frank and his dad who worked for the military like most 'hippies' that came out of the military complex in laurel canyon during the sixties. stephen stills,jim morrison,hendrix,crosby,and on and on gail zappa,all had family in the freaking military,more did than didnt. check that! -mkultra monarch programming. etc.
What I love about Vinnie, beyond his jaw-dropping skill and insane musical versatility, is how passionate-TRULY passionate-he is with his playing and musicianship. You can tell that he's in it for the love of making music, and nothing else. A true artist of the drums.
I also checked out Paco Sery (numerous videos), and he didn't impress me much at all. He's good, but nothing superb. I understood everything he was doing, too, it just honestly wasn't that impressive. He also wasn't even that great on polyrhythms, Vinnie and Dave are beyond him in control, speed, etc. And I just know that you're gonna call me out for mentioning Carey since he's primarily a rock musician, but that just shows that Kirk isn't THAT skilled, not even close to Cobham/Weckl/Colaiuta
I've sat right over the opening in the pony wall in that same seat watching Vinnie many times. I miss those days when Matheson & the guys used to just blow at the spud. Just like Buddy, there will never be another Vinnie. Like I heard Weckl once say watching Vinnie at NAMM, "he's an animal!". So true. Vinnie is about as raw a natural talent as they get.
@samm1809 :< Yeah I was at a blackwell drum clinic. He was very unprepared and that lead to him being very sloppy. He also talked a lot of crap about Prince. :/ As disappointing as this is it just proves that they are still human lol not drum machines.
@teetomthomas what's professional about it is that he kept going and the tempo stayed intact. there's no certainty of anything in the world, so you have to learn what to do in case it happens. it happens to professional but they know how to handle it. some even break the stick in the middle of a gig but they have their stick bag or whatever readily accessible
I partially agree with you. What makes him great is that he is great. What he plays in any given moment exudes excellence. Whether he had the ability to go between two divergent gigs or not, he's still an amazing musician on the drum set. But,yes, you are still right. He's awesome!
@MrBlakeSuarez you're an idiot what did you mean repititive and annoying? vinnie's the best drummer, if u don't believe me take a look vinnie's discography
@percussionmadness You mean like Sting and the Backstreet Boys? This guy is a really good drummer but considering the wide world of drummers, he's pretty much overrated. Best drummer? Hellooo, have you ever heard of guys like Jack DeJohnette, Paco Sery, Elvin Jones or for example Ronald Shannon Jackson? Vinnie might be among the best by mainstream standards but when it comes to the "heavy" stuff, he's not even in the top 20.
@Neidhardt84 Yeah....you seriously have NO idea what you're talking about. Vinnie's played for everybody and their mother (FRANK ZAPPA), and he can literally sightread ANYTHING you throw at him. His improv alone handily outclasses everybody you listed, no question. the only person who's even in the same league as far as technicality goes is Dave Weckl. Jack DeJohnette's good...but Billy Cobham's similar to him, and MUCH better, and Cobham would tell you Vinnie's the best there is, too.
@justken91 You sound like a kid who's probably listening to metal and beginning to explore other musical terrains. Putting Vinnie Colaiuta and Dave Weckl over JACK DEJOHNETTE and BILLY COBHAM tells me that you're either very young and have a long way to go or just have no clue at all. Steve Vai played for Frank Zappa also but he's not even close to the best guitarist. We'll talk in 5 years because I can't take you seriously. Don't take this as an offense.
@Neidhardt84 Any proper Jazz drummer would tell you the same, I'll bet I'm a more skilled musician than YOU on more than one instrument, as well as more educated. You just sound like an old fart who's clearly more biased towards black musicians. I've dissected Billy Cobham's playing further than you apparently. Jack DeJohnette has You act like there's hundreds of these guys, when really it's JUST vinnie and dave in the top two. Besides, Dave Dicenso outclasses everyone you listed too.
@justken91 The "old fart" is 26 and I certainly doubt you're more educated than me. I also doubt you're a more skilled musician but let's not go too personal. I don't judge musicians by their ethnicity. Jazz drummers happen to be at the top and most of them are black. Vinnie might be among the best for mainstream but he's no jazz drummer, although he has established himself in fusion. You really amaze me because I can't understand how any "skilled musician" can put Vinnie and Dave Weckl
@Neidhardt84 I know you're 26 (your account name), I'm just calling you an old fart cause you called me a kid. We're pretty close in age, and probably pretty close in skill if we're doubting one can outdo the other. You know music and so do I obviously, I'm already a fan of Tribal Tech and Rashied Ali as well, and even Tony Williams. I'm actually a fan of fusion, avant-garde, and jazz mostly, don't know why you said rock (Vinnie=fusion, weckl=latin jazz, bozzio=prog).
@justken91 over Jack DeJohnette and Billy Cobham. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of both Weckl and Colaiuta and have seen them live several times but they just cannot be among the best. I'm also a huge fan of Frank Zappa (how could any prog rock and jazz-fusion fan not love this guy?) but he's not the measure for music. No one is. Worshipping Vinnie Colaiuta is like saying that Jeff Porcaro was the best drummer ever. That's very immature.
@Neidhardt84 Vinnie has literally sightread tony William's tracks for recording and live purposes. It's just your matter of personal preference, I'm done proving to you over and over again that Vinnie's been more skilled than the guys you have named before he turned 40. Kirk Covington rides backseat to Danny Carey at his Volto shows for crying out loud, he's not even near Vinnie's league. You're just extremely biased and you keep bringing in age as a factor (immature).
@Neidhardt84 To be honest, Billy Cobham is literally the fourth most skilled drummer I've heard, so I'm not biased. You are. I can't believe you're an adult and you don't know that Frank Zappa recruits people like Terry Bozzio and Vinnie C. for a reason. You should take a music theory class so you can understand what they're doing, then come back and debate. "Don't take this as an offense," you just clearly don't understand how difficult improvised polyrhythms on a 7/8 pulse are.
@justken91 Wow, Terry Bozzio, you gotta be killing me. Why not go further with Mike Terrana and Mike Portnoy? You're pretty much focused on rock music. You should check out Paco Sery, Atma Anur, Rashied Ali, Kirk Covington, Cornell Rochester or Tony Williams, then let's talk about polyrhythms, time and style. I'm not biased but saying how it is. It's a different story why Colaiuta is so much hired, especially in America. I'm Austrian and even I can see that.
Super Solo Vinnie the Great!! What incredible fast singelstrokes this has Wauw , and great independence too. What can you say mater Drumming in World Class.
Fantastic drumming - Vinnie Colaiuta has shown his great capabilities with Frank Zappa and Sting.
whuataaaaah, why should it be a problem to "hit the snare hard with traditional grip"? (Being an "asymetric gripper" myself I can tell you it is not.) :-)
Smartass? Sorry if my post gave you this impression.
Btw: I just saw some Buddy Rich videos, and then went back to this one. Believe it or not: After Buddy Rich videos the style of Vinnie in this video, especially the left hand, looks stiff. Try it out. (No, I am not saying Vinnie plays stiff, just that Buddy looks so so cool and flowing.
He already has played with Megadeth as well as on a couple of Metal tribute albums as recently as this year. Check out his discography.
This guy has played it all and fucking kicks ass every time! There's a story about him playing an entire Sting concert with only his left hand after Sting bitching him out for supposedly overplaying. That's the shit!
I used to not like this guy, that was more to do with shit drummers name dropping him and slagging others for listening to people like Bonham. Truth is, I shouldn't of minded those shit drummers, this guy is one of the all time greats and he's a genuine guy with passion and dedication to his art.
Its sad that you don't understand how hard it is to play this ...I'm 32 and grew up on drummers like Mike Smith (Suffocation),Pete Sandoval and Derrick Roddy etc ...+I play guitar fluently as u can see in my vids /////
Well, it IS a drum solo. He's kind of supposed to overplay but you're right, that's an unleashed Vinnie we see here...Until now, the zappa shut up and play your guitar albums remain the sickest vinnie stuff i've ever heard. check out a track called "Five five five", or "Carlos Santana's secret chord progression" if you're interested in this type of drumming. For simpler but still tasteful drumming look into his work with Sting. I love the drums on "Hounds of winter" from Mercury Falling.
yes positivly yes - shut up.. as I heard this stuff first time the whole record floored me. And don´t forget "Canarsie" and "the deathless horsie" also great stuff on this record.
This was at the Baked Potato, a place where master musicians play for the peers and generally blow off steam from long days in the studio. There's a lot of one-upsmanship that goes into these performances.
eh. I must have been watching a different vid as it was a whole tune and he certainly was "overplaying" - his keyboardist looked over at the end like "wtf, Vinnie?". It was a different Baked Potato performance where he was doing much more playing than listening - all the way through - unlike Vinnie - in this style of music. And for the Zappa comments - I wouldn't call it overplaying. That's just the style of the music. Apples and oranges.
I have a life and it doesnt bother me, writing big comments sharing whatever I want doesnt make me a dead person. its not like I spend all my day in youtube. is that what you mean?
Its 1 of his best performances but at the same time is not. can some1 understand what im saying? it's like full of great ideas but overall the whole thing is not his best. not the best music, nor best musicians he has played w/. excuse my Eng. mayb he was trying a different approach overplaying. he usually sounds better n adds great figures as details. ppl usually thinks he overplays all the time, but to me they r just tasty details. If i were to show Vinnie to some1 This is not my 1st choice
0:17-0:20 sounds funny, I dont know thats not very vinnie, maybe he did it on purpose. but then u listen to 1:33 -1:40. okay is not very sloppy. he played too much in this event, but that was probably the point. this performance is weird bcause of that n he didnt sound as clean as he usually sounds, but its full of great ideas, oh n I dont like the music that much, it sounds like playing around but I like some of the things Vinnie does in the whole event, watch it in drummerworld.
The thing that makes vinnie so great is that he can blow chunks at this gig and then go play with chaka kahn and have a pocket that could kill. that is why they pay him the big bucks
I got 2 words.. 7 days(search it ) , and in fact the whole album TEN SUMMONERS TALES (STING)is a testament to how good vinnie is. Also check out LOVE IS STONGER THANN JUSTICE and for another reference MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL 2000
A fellow musician told me that Vinnie got kicked out of Stings band because he was caught masturbating in Stings kitchen........................someone tell me this isn't true please.
I guess he was not kicked out of the band but simply left due to other engagements (herbie hancock, jeff beck, session work etc.), so it was his decision rather than sting's (or anyone else's)
that sounds really creepy and i bet it isn't true, but if you're friend knows that maybe you sould reconcider said friendship...........just in case.......
well your fellow musician probably just wants to spread rumors..
why should vinnie be so perverted ..and even though he did that.. it's no reason to throw him out! cause he's one of the best and i guess at least sting is pro enough to keep him in the band after this cause it's about loots of money there and the band simply did well in that formation and millions of people loved it like that.
there must be another reason man, this can't be it..
LoL!!! He was probably at one of Sting's wife swapping parties! Vinnie was having a wank watching Dom Miller having at go at Mrs.Sting!!! LoL Sting was perfoming tantric sex, chapter 6 on the stairs with a playboy bunny at the time!!! LoL
I bet it does, I think it's cool that he's so comfortable with the part that he can just fly through it, like there was I met a session drummer who said that he worked with a bassist in a musical that knew the part so well he could literally read a book whilst doing it :P
i saw a friend drummer knock his glasses off, catch them and put them back on the end of his nose, all in one swift graceful movement and with out dropping a beat! Had he planned to do it, it wouldn't of worked out so well!! LoL
maybe it's night time and our sisters are sleeping next door and they can still hear practice pads and you DON'T want them contemplating murdering you........hmmmm?
Jonescrusher..you are a name dropping b/s artist. You never have even seen the CP snare demo cause you are afraid it and the truth. Now if you want to start qouting me at least get it right. I said it many times before and again Dennis Chambers is a lost stepchild to his daddy Tony williams and his grandpa Billy Cobham as is colauta for that matter. Why anybody needs either of them when we're all still stuck on williams chambers and rich is kinda stupid. Lets' see you play that snare like cp
i am so fucking tired of you, rrdrums110. you're everywhere. you're arrogant and no one likes you. you pay out EVERY SINGLE VID YOU COMMENT ON. it's really making you look like a loser with absolutely no life other than to put up a mask in front of the perfect protective screen they call the internet and call yourself a drummer. i vaguely remember you mentioning something about AA? guess ur a fail at everything, huh.....get a life or die trying, loser
jonescrusher1.I dare you to youtube Carl Palmer snare demo and talk your b/s after. year 2006 Palmer ripping like Buddy rich for over 5 mins only playing harder 57 years old dumbass.
I usually avoid bashing drummers, but with Carl Palmer I'll make an exception. His playing is two-dimensional; there's technique there for sure, but nowhere near world beating. I met him once, he was a bit of a cock.
rrdrums, I vaguely remember you claiming that Tony Williams was a weak player compared to Billy Cobham. Such an opinion would seem to fit. You're an amateur. Fuck off.
LoL good man! An opinion not just based on technique, but on a man's artistry too. I agree. Vinnie is special. Palmer may have chops but he simply doesn't have the soul the Vinnie has. That boy is an amateur and what's more, he knows it, hence the sound and fury.
rrdrums110 Is such an expert! What would all of us others in the drumming community do without his infinite wisdom. I'll bet you would be the greatest drummer in the world if you practiced as much as you shoot your mouth off!
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Sabiano.. I'm betting your objection to my honest opinions have mostly to do w/your head being in peart's crotch. If you take his dick out of your ass you'll be able to think a little clearer. If it's aboout Portnoy your just stupid. Vinnie is agood drummer but toy kit but if you want great overplaying go to Mitch Mitchell for best chops. best solo Buddy rich Best phrasing tony williams or Billy cobham and elvin jones. Best living hands donati or palmer
Why can't everyone just enjoy the wonderful video's and great drummers. Who gives a shit who thinks who is better than who. Everybody sitting in front of their computer is a frigging expert?....Give me a break!
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letha 16591 has got peart right on the money. overated and can only play for rush. Sucked the big one no swing buddy rich memorial. Yuck talk about the big choke I mean joke. But how in the world letha can like Portnoy and rich at the same time is beyond me. portnoy is worse than peart and can only play for sucky dream theater. Vinnie is pretty good
but plays too much and his little kit sounds like a toy drum set. I want a 24 and 18 floor normal in between those sizes and a little bigger stick
Ok.........so first of all both mike portnoy and neil peart are very OVER RATED especially neil peart cause he's known for the wrong things chris adler is just....decent and buddy rich is the shit its not about how the drummer looks
2:20 Vinnieeeeeeeeeee come on!!!! LOL
Coixxman 2 months ago
Excellent
headshot4all 4 months ago
It usually bugs the fuck out of me when someone hits the crash with no bass drum...
sebz661 5 months ago
You won't see Weckl at a gig like this where he's not getting paid. I'm not ragging on the man but it is cool that Vinnie just wants to play on occasion and screw the consequences of a label. Hell the man is considered one of the best for playing with ZAPPA! That ought to tell! ;)
chrismitchell45 5 months ago 2
@chrismitchell45 -i want to know more about frank and his dad who worked for the military like most 'hippies' that came out of the military complex in laurel canyon during the sixties. stephen stills,jim morrison,hendrix,crosby,and on and on gail zappa,all had family in the freaking military,more did than didnt. check that! -mkultra monarch programming. etc.
noodlesmealey 2 weeks ago in playlist Vinnie Colaiuta
a big stick of buttah
cliffordyudelman 8 months ago
ROCK THE FUCK OUT OF THOSE DRUMS DALE!!!!!!!! oh sorry
miller09g8gt 8 months ago
What I love about Vinnie, beyond his jaw-dropping skill and insane musical versatility, is how passionate-TRULY passionate-he is with his playing and musicianship. You can tell that he's in it for the love of making music, and nothing else. A true artist of the drums.
Ardent15 9 months ago
ah yes.....Vinnie is like.....butta
fess04 9 months ago
I also checked out Paco Sery (numerous videos), and he didn't impress me much at all. He's good, but nothing superb. I understood everything he was doing, too, it just honestly wasn't that impressive. He also wasn't even that great on polyrhythms, Vinnie and Dave are beyond him in control, speed, etc. And I just know that you're gonna call me out for mentioning Carey since he's primarily a rock musician, but that just shows that Kirk isn't THAT skilled, not even close to Cobham/Weckl/Colaiuta
justken91 10 months ago
This is an amazing performance but this was the fist time iv'e seen Vinnie drop a stick.
downwith4kids 10 months ago
WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
peteski321 10 months ago
yes he dropped a stick and what? he recovered better than most drummer would ever do. he didnt fuck up, and thats what matters.
rock0star0dude 11 months ago
I've sat right over the opening in the pony wall in that same seat watching Vinnie many times. I miss those days when Matheson & the guys used to just blow at the spud. Just like Buddy, there will never be another Vinnie. Like I heard Weckl once say watching Vinnie at NAMM, "he's an animal!". So true. Vinnie is about as raw a natural talent as they get.
JoesMechanic 1 year ago
He drops a stick at 2:20. How unprofessional is that?
teetomthomas 1 year ago
@teetomthomas lol they all do. i've seen john blackwell drop a stick.
samm1809 1 year ago
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@samm1809 :< Yeah I was at a blackwell drum clinic. He was very unprepared and that lead to him being very sloppy. He also talked a lot of crap about Prince. :/ As disappointing as this is it just proves that they are still human lol not drum machines.
Maninamask726 1 year ago
@teetomthomas Your joking right? Every drummer in the world has dropped a stick while perfoming
JosephMaddoxII 11 months ago
@teetomthomas
If you have never dropped a stick you are NOT a professional, how about that?
PositivelyBored 11 months ago 3
@teetomthomas what's professional about it is that he kept going and the tempo stayed intact. there's no certainty of anything in the world, so you have to learn what to do in case it happens. it happens to professional but they know how to handle it. some even break the stick in the middle of a gig but they have their stick bag or whatever readily accessible
juanbarros88 10 months ago
Hahaha...
omardw123456 1 year ago
Vinnie makes Travis Barker look like Justin Bieber.
MrCaptainluckypants 1 year ago 2
smokin'
vinniebourne 1 year ago
FUCKING MONSTER!
givingyouthegoods 1 year ago
Hehe.. Good one Sith!!! I saw Vinnie at this very club... blew me away
odaydrums 1 year ago
lets see vinnie survive a plane crash...owned!!!
odaydrums 1 year ago
@odaydrums Better, he survived Zappa.
Sithreis 1 year ago
Travis Barker!!!
odaydrums 1 year ago
@odaydrums sort of only vinnie actually has skil
onlyme543212345 1 year ago
@odaydrums Shush.
nojam4u 1 year ago
@odaydrums you silly for saying such a statement. i hope you're joking lol
coolbdot 1 year ago
I partially agree with you. What makes him great is that he is great. What he plays in any given moment exudes excellence. Whether he had the ability to go between two divergent gigs or not, he's still an amazing musician on the drum set. But,yes, you are still right. He's awesome!
youngprofessor 1 year ago
中島みゆきの新譜にColaiutaとLandouが入ってて、おお、なつかし、ってなった！
hironim 1 year ago
Repititive and annoying
MrBlakeSuarez 1 year ago
@MrBlakeSuarez you're an idiot what did you mean repititive and annoying? vinnie's the best drummer, if u don't believe me take a look vinnie's discography
percussionmadness 10 months ago
@percussionmadness You mean like Sting and the Backstreet Boys? This guy is a really good drummer but considering the wide world of drummers, he's pretty much overrated. Best drummer? Hellooo, have you ever heard of guys like Jack DeJohnette, Paco Sery, Elvin Jones or for example Ronald Shannon Jackson? Vinnie might be among the best by mainstream standards but when it comes to the "heavy" stuff, he's not even in the top 20.
Neidhardt84 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 You haven't listened to enough Vinnie. Sorry.
BeatProfessor 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 Yeah....you seriously have NO idea what you're talking about. Vinnie's played for everybody and their mother (FRANK ZAPPA), and he can literally sightread ANYTHING you throw at him. His improv alone handily outclasses everybody you listed, no question. the only person who's even in the same league as far as technicality goes is Dave Weckl. Jack DeJohnette's good...but Billy Cobham's similar to him, and MUCH better, and Cobham would tell you Vinnie's the best there is, too.
justken91 10 months ago
@justken91 You sound like a kid who's probably listening to metal and beginning to explore other musical terrains. Putting Vinnie Colaiuta and Dave Weckl over JACK DEJOHNETTE and BILLY COBHAM tells me that you're either very young and have a long way to go or just have no clue at all. Steve Vai played for Frank Zappa also but he's not even close to the best guitarist. We'll talk in 5 years because I can't take you seriously. Don't take this as an offense.
Neidhardt84 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 Any proper Jazz drummer would tell you the same, I'll bet I'm a more skilled musician than YOU on more than one instrument, as well as more educated. You just sound like an old fart who's clearly more biased towards black musicians. I've dissected Billy Cobham's playing further than you apparently. Jack DeJohnette has You act like there's hundreds of these guys, when really it's JUST vinnie and dave in the top two. Besides, Dave Dicenso outclasses everyone you listed too.
justken91 10 months ago
@justken91 The "old fart" is 26 and I certainly doubt you're more educated than me. I also doubt you're a more skilled musician but let's not go too personal. I don't judge musicians by their ethnicity. Jazz drummers happen to be at the top and most of them are black. Vinnie might be among the best for mainstream but he's no jazz drummer, although he has established himself in fusion. You really amaze me because I can't understand how any "skilled musician" can put Vinnie and Dave Weckl
Neidhardt84 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 I know you're 26 (your account name), I'm just calling you an old fart cause you called me a kid. We're pretty close in age, and probably pretty close in skill if we're doubting one can outdo the other. You know music and so do I obviously, I'm already a fan of Tribal Tech and Rashied Ali as well, and even Tony Williams. I'm actually a fan of fusion, avant-garde, and jazz mostly, don't know why you said rock (Vinnie=fusion, weckl=latin jazz, bozzio=prog).
justken91 10 months ago
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@justken91 You are wrong about one thing: Vinnie=Everything.
PoeticJustice05 9 months ago
@justken91 God, you and your antagonist in this so called "debate" are a pair of dorks...
antibulletdodger101 8 months ago
@justken91 over Jack DeJohnette and Billy Cobham. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of both Weckl and Colaiuta and have seen them live several times but they just cannot be among the best. I'm also a huge fan of Frank Zappa (how could any prog rock and jazz-fusion fan not love this guy?) but he's not the measure for music. No one is. Worshipping Vinnie Colaiuta is like saying that Jeff Porcaro was the best drummer ever. That's very immature.
Neidhardt84 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 Vinnie has literally sightread tony William's tracks for recording and live purposes. It's just your matter of personal preference, I'm done proving to you over and over again that Vinnie's been more skilled than the guys you have named before he turned 40. Kirk Covington rides backseat to Danny Carey at his Volto shows for crying out loud, he's not even near Vinnie's league. You're just extremely biased and you keep bringing in age as a factor (immature).
justken91 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 To be honest, Billy Cobham is literally the fourth most skilled drummer I've heard, so I'm not biased. You are. I can't believe you're an adult and you don't know that Frank Zappa recruits people like Terry Bozzio and Vinnie C. for a reason. You should take a music theory class so you can understand what they're doing, then come back and debate. "Don't take this as an offense," you just clearly don't understand how difficult improvised polyrhythms on a 7/8 pulse are.
justken91 10 months ago
@justken91 Wow, Terry Bozzio, you gotta be killing me. Why not go further with Mike Terrana and Mike Portnoy? You're pretty much focused on rock music. You should check out Paco Sery, Atma Anur, Rashied Ali, Kirk Covington, Cornell Rochester or Tony Williams, then let's talk about polyrhythms, time and style. I'm not biased but saying how it is. It's a different story why Colaiuta is so much hired, especially in America. I'm Austrian and even I can see that.
Neidhardt84 10 months ago
@Neidhardt84 Check out "Baked Potato PARTE 2" for that crazy 7/8 shit. You'll see what I mean, if you haven't checked it out already.
justken91 10 months ago
what song is this from?
OliverFranzon 1 year ago
why does he use gretsch?
TheMASDrummer 1 year ago
@TheMASDrummer Because he can.
Rhythumjet 1 year ago 2
Super Solo Vinnie the Great!! What incredible fast singelstrokes this has Wauw , and great independence too. What can you say mater Drumming in World Class.
Dionysosable 1 year ago
BEAUTIFUL!
NewDarkAges13 1 year ago
lol concidering i would pay a fuckload to see this live, why does the baked potato have a 2 drink minimum?
samm1809 1 year ago
man is burning, dam!!
bobindersmiff 1 year ago
great solo!!!!
rockitmanley 1 year ago
vinnie on talk to your daughter by robben ford best drumming ever !!
brentonius12 1 year ago
I could do this. JUST KIDDING!
curiousnomad 1 year ago
Yikes!
kirk7524875248 1 year ago
guy stinks
neilbubbachuck 1 year ago
@neilbubbachuck your an idiot! lol
mv9109 1 year ago
@neilbubbachuck probably would after playing that hard :p
topcat3355 1 year ago
i love you.....
puzzaalcazzo 1 year ago
machine gun :) nice man ..you are the my god!!!
puzzaalcazzo 1 year ago
what a killer vid, i watch this litterally every day
carlos0on0drums 1 year ago
killer guitar riff during 2:55... killa
carlos0on0drums 1 year ago
Could anyone tell me which song this is, or is it just a jam?
Extremely talented musicians alla of them!
misipi 1 year ago
This is nasty.
nordbergsongs 1 year ago 8
stick fall on dave weck, vinnie colaiuta, dennis chambers, davis garibaldi etc etc.
thas haps when you are super relaxed
gerbarista 2 years ago
... this is 10 years old already.
generatrix999 2 years ago
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Monster player. Very few can dig in with those deep chops. The only player that pops into mind that can carry the mantle is marco minneman.
libidooverdrive 2 years ago
the left stick fell !!! in the minute 2:20...but still the best
KrLoZ0106 2 years ago
this is filthy!! love it!!
dandadrummerman 2 years ago
iterashai
marciokis 2 years ago
he realy can hit that snare hard with traditional grip huh? pheeeew
whuataaaaah 2 years ago
Fantastic drumming - Vinnie Colaiuta has shown his great capabilities with Frank Zappa and Sting.
whuataaaaah, why should it be a problem to "hit the snare hard with traditional grip"? (Being an "asymetric gripper" myself I can tell you it is not.) :-)
marellison 2 years ago
i never mentioned it was a problem...dont be such a smartass
whuataaaaah 2 years ago
Smartass? Sorry if my post gave you this impression.
Btw: I just saw some Buddy Rich videos, and then went back to this one. Believe it or not: After Buddy Rich videos the style of Vinnie in this video, especially the left hand, looks stiff. Try it out. (No, I am not saying Vinnie plays stiff, just that Buddy looks so so cool and flowing.
marellison 2 years ago
well you are...
I not asking for your history lessons etc.
it is just a smartass attitude to asume I needed it..
I dont think my post asked for reply..
peace!
whuataaaaah 2 years ago
I wish you a happy new year and some time to relax. Have a nice day.
Marel
marellison 2 years ago 2
Buddy was a freak of nature. Vinnie will readily admit that...
nordbergsongs 1 year ago
yeah, but people new to trad have trouble figuring out how to get the power out of it for a while
samm1809 2 years ago
Genius! He is amazing always.
philmaturano 2 years ago
i think i just nutted myself please turn to metal drumming
yabbapcdfg 2 years ago
Lmao .. no way in hell. He has too much talent for that shit.
DannehBoii 2 years ago
He already has played with Megadeth as well as on a couple of Metal tribute albums as recently as this year. Check out his discography.
This guy has played it all and fucking kicks ass every time! There's a story about him playing an entire Sting concert with only his left hand after Sting bitching him out for supposedly overplaying. That's the shit!
golferal 2 years ago
hahaha nice story!
whuataaaaah 2 years ago
I used to not like this guy, that was more to do with shit drummers name dropping him and slagging others for listening to people like Bonham. Truth is, I shouldn't of minded those shit drummers, this guy is one of the all time greats and he's a genuine guy with passion and dedication to his art.
BeJayusAndBeGorragh 2 years ago 18
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bonham sucks
samm1809 2 years ago
Sad, Necronaut? Is that your statement?
metube71 2 years ago
Vinnie is nigh unbelievable.
iendacard 2 years ago
Savage drumming...
bcwdrums 2 years ago
Not my kind of thing normally but sounds good.
TheStarfox567 2 years ago 2
This is surreal, and i'm liking all the random creepy grunting! (especiallyt since i have no idea where it's coming from)
epasurr 2 years ago
ha! the crowd lol i love it too
samm1809 2 years ago
Amazing tequinique!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VittorioPetrina 2 years ago
The drum set just kind of submits to him :)
joromark 2 years ago
sorta like we all do XD
samm1809 2 years ago
Nice way of putting it!
BeJayusAndBeGorragh 2 years ago
Vinnie is the only one who has really made me rethink me playing the drums seriously !!! ; (
TheHeadHunter824 2 years ago 2
sad
Necronaut 2 years ago
Its sad that you don't understand how hard it is to play this ...I'm 32 and grew up on drummers like Mike Smith (Suffocation),Pete Sandoval and Derrick Roddy etc ...+I play guitar fluently as u can see in my vids /////
TheHeadHunter824 2 years ago 2
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ScreamxBloodyxGore 2 years ago
Monster.
limeydrum 2 years ago
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ive never seen vinnie overplay so much
madmax875 2 years ago
Well, it IS a drum solo. He's kind of supposed to overplay but you're right, that's an unleashed Vinnie we see here...Until now, the zappa shut up and play your guitar albums remain the sickest vinnie stuff i've ever heard. check out a track called "Five five five", or "Carlos Santana's secret chord progression" if you're interested in this type of drumming. For simpler but still tasteful drumming look into his work with Sting. I love the drums on "Hounds of winter" from Mercury Falling.
nicoides 2 years ago 13
yes positivly yes - shut up.. as I heard this stuff first time the whole record floored me. And don´t forget "Canarsie" and "the deathless horsie" also great stuff on this record.
peachesnregalia 2 years ago
@nicoides how is this guy not wearing ear plugs? i could never get away with that.
leftpuman 1 year ago
This was at the Baked Potato, a place where master musicians play for the peers and generally blow off steam from long days in the studio. There's a lot of one-upsmanship that goes into these performances.
gaddmatt 2 years ago 2
You must be a PUP! You never saw Vinny play with Frank Zappa then. Do some research before you open your mouth. How old are you 18?
Listen to some live Zappa. F ing kids.
wolfgarb 2 years ago
yes dude - one of my favorite records - shut up n play yer guitar. 10 year before Dave Weckl!!!
peachesnregalia 2 years ago
eh. I must have been watching a different vid as it was a whole tune and he certainly was "overplaying" - his keyboardist looked over at the end like "wtf, Vinnie?". It was a different Baked Potato performance where he was doing much more playing than listening - all the way through - unlike Vinnie - in this style of music. And for the Zappa comments - I wouldn't call it overplaying. That's just the style of the music. Apples and oranges.
madmax875 2 years ago
Vinnie has a strange taste in music but he's a fantastic drummer.
ScreamxBloodyxGore 2 years ago 2
Hail Colaiuta!
Power2theFlyingV 2 years ago
toca muitooooooooooo
biadasilvadesouza 2 years ago
3:50 - 3:59 made me Laugh! Viennie the monster!
toeftoef 2 years ago
Vinnie i meant!
toeftoef 2 years ago
Annointed drummer.That's what Vinnie is.Not of this world!!!!Go Vinnie!!!!!!
Nikkorea 2 years ago
We have another rrdrums on our hands...juanbarros88 is the music critic now!! Hey rrdrums,you now are in the running for the DOUCHEBAG competition!!!
TheKickassdrummer 2 years ago
Landau has great licks but I dont like his overall playing that much
juanbarros88 2 years ago
And I like Landau playin´but I don´t like Vinnies overall playin´
mileswarm 2 years ago
Get a life man, seriously...
Rodgebi 2 years ago
I have a life and it doesnt bother me, writing big comments sharing whatever I want doesnt make me a dead person. its not like I spend all my day in youtube. is that what you mean?
juanbarros88 2 years ago
Its 1 of his best performances but at the same time is not. can some1 understand what im saying? it's like full of great ideas but overall the whole thing is not his best. not the best music, nor best musicians he has played w/. excuse my Eng. mayb he was trying a different approach overplaying. he usually sounds better n adds great figures as details. ppl usually thinks he overplays all the time, but to me they r just tasty details. If i were to show Vinnie to some1 This is not my 1st choice
juanbarros88 2 years ago
0:17-0:20 sounds funny, I dont know thats not very vinnie, maybe he did it on purpose. but then u listen to 1:33 -1:40. okay is not very sloppy. he played too much in this event, but that was probably the point. this performance is weird bcause of that n he didnt sound as clean as he usually sounds, but its full of great ideas, oh n I dont like the music that much, it sounds like playing around but I like some of the things Vinnie does in the whole event, watch it in drummerworld.
juanbarros88 2 years ago
The thing about Vinnie is that he can play anything and if not, he learns it in a min :)
He's the professor of drumming.
SinisterSkip 2 years ago
The thing that makes vinnie so great is that he can blow chunks at this gig and then go play with chaka kahn and have a pocket that could kill. that is why they pay him the big bucks
Pocketdrummer19 2 years ago 9
got proof...i wanna see why he so great...???
tharhodes4life 2 years ago
I got 2 words.. 7 days(search it ) , and in fact the whole album TEN SUMMONERS TALES (STING)is a testament to how good vinnie is. Also check out LOVE IS STONGER THANN JUSTICE and for another reference MODERN DRUMMER FESTIVAL 2000
8drums 2 years ago
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this dude seriously sucks wat hell is he playin blacks folks help this white dude have pocket and chops......
tharhodes4life 2 years ago
"wat hell". You are obviously intelligent.
Slipstream0001 2 years ago 2
huh...???
tharhodes4life 2 years ago
i saw a video of vinnie with zappa in koln germany where he did a call and answer drum/seal call solo...delightfully strange.
mandrew81 2 years ago
I love his set up. It's true to the basics, but with not too many add-ons, if that makes sense.
TtAbrams 2 years ago
vinnie is the man!!
andrietj 2 years ago
A fellow musician told me that Vinnie got kicked out of Stings band because he was caught masturbating in Stings kitchen........................someone tell me this isn't true please.
ColdBuffetKing 2 years ago
if.... it keeps proving that sting is a fu'kin uptight dork, like everybody else btw, who gives a rats ass where folks are jerking off.... djeees...
ollecarlsson 2 years ago
I guess he was not kicked out of the band but simply left due to other engagements (herbie hancock, jeff beck, session work etc.), so it was his decision rather than sting's (or anyone else's)
TwoMallets 2 years ago
well masterbation wit his fast fuckin hands is prob better than sex! jks
Drums4Life12345 2 years ago 2
that sounds really creepy and i bet it isn't true, but if you're friend knows that maybe you sould reconcider said friendship...........just in case.......
samm1809 2 years ago
well your fellow musician probably just wants to spread rumors..
why should vinnie be so perverted ..and even though he did that.. it's no reason to throw him out! cause he's one of the best and i guess at least sting is pro enough to keep him in the band after this cause it's about loots of money there and the band simply did well in that formation and millions of people loved it like that.
there must be another reason man, this can't be it..
LHondrums 2 years ago
Hmmmmmm...Must have run out of creamer 4 the coffee...
Perritolis 2 years ago
I hope that's not true.
ntrakit6 2 years ago
It isn't true.
eddy71454 2 years ago
LoL!!! He was probably at one of Sting's wife swapping parties! Vinnie was having a wank watching Dom Miller having at go at Mrs.Sting!!! LoL Sting was perfoming tantric sex, chapter 6 on the stairs with a playboy bunny at the time!!! LoL
BeJayusAndBeGorragh 2 years ago
@ColdBuffetKing thats not miracle whip!!
leftpuman 1 year ago
recovers*
bendinggreenvans 2 years ago
haha 3:49 he just pauses to scratch his nose :P
bendinggreenvans 2 years ago
yeah but he choses to fill it in with the china and although it really isn't creative it's not too bad a build up lol
samm1809 2 years ago
no, the part doesnt contain two hands...
ollecarlsson 2 years ago
I bet it does, I think it's cool that he's so comfortable with the part that he can just fly through it, like there was I met a session drummer who said that he worked with a bassist in a musical that knew the part so well he could literally read a book whilst doing it :P
bendinggreenvans 2 years ago
I love when a drummer drops his stick and then revovers instansaneously so that it actually makes the performance better :P
bendinggreenvans 2 years ago
i saw a friend drummer knock his glasses off, catch them and put them back on the end of his nose, all in one swift graceful movement and with out dropping a beat! Had he planned to do it, it wouldn't of worked out so well!! LoL
IfIfsandands 2 years ago
it s one of the best drummers in the world
pepin272 2 years ago
At 2:20 he drops his left drumstick lol.
At 3:25 he starts humping the air.
At 4:08 he REALLY humps the air.
AirmetalDrummer 2 years ago
Instead of arguing and calling everyone names, why doesn't everybody take that waste of energy and go practice?
TheKickassdrummer 2 years ago 13
that was a kickass comment man.
MrAnderson1985 2 years ago
watch this with the sound off ... check out his hands !!!
Vinnie is RIDICULOUS !!!
Burning.
jimmypaxson 2 years ago
you just kicked the whole community of youtube's arse there :P
bendinggreenvans 2 years ago
maybe it's night time and our sisters are sleeping next door and they can still hear practice pads and you DON'T want them contemplating murdering you........hmmmm?
smorgan1809 2 years ago
Jonescrusher..you are a name dropping b/s artist. You never have even seen the CP snare demo cause you are afraid it and the truth. Now if you want to start qouting me at least get it right. I said it many times before and again Dennis Chambers is a lost stepchild to his daddy Tony williams and his grandpa Billy Cobham as is colauta for that matter. Why anybody needs either of them when we're all still stuck on williams chambers and rich is kinda stupid. Lets' see you play that snare like cp
rrdrums110 2 years ago
i am so fucking tired of you, rrdrums110. you're everywhere. you're arrogant and no one likes you. you pay out EVERY SINGLE VID YOU COMMENT ON. it's really making you look like a loser with absolutely no life other than to put up a mask in front of the perfect protective screen they call the internet and call yourself a drummer. i vaguely remember you mentioning something about AA? guess ur a fail at everything, huh.....get a life or die trying, loser
samm1809 2 years ago
jonescrusher1.I dare you to youtube Carl Palmer snare demo and talk your b/s after. year 2006 Palmer ripping like Buddy rich for over 5 mins only playing harder 57 years old dumbass.
rrdrums110 2 years ago
I usually avoid bashing drummers, but with Carl Palmer I'll make an exception. His playing is two-dimensional; there's technique there for sure, but nowhere near world beating. I met him once, he was a bit of a cock.
rrdrums, I vaguely remember you claiming that Tony Williams was a weak player compared to Billy Cobham. Such an opinion would seem to fit. You're an amateur. Fuck off.
jonescrusher1 2 years ago 4
LoL good man! An opinion not just based on technique, but on a man's artistry too. I agree. Vinnie is special. Palmer may have chops but he simply doesn't have the soul the Vinnie has. That boy is an amateur and what's more, he knows it, hence the sound and fury.
BeJayusAndBeGorragh 2 years ago 3
vinnie is such a legend.but when he played on megadeth's album,my jaw just dropped.what a great drummer!!!
Nikkorea 2 years ago 3
rrdrums110 Is such an expert! What would all of us others in the drumming community do without his infinite wisdom. I'll bet you would be the greatest drummer in the world if you practiced as much as you shoot your mouth off!
TheKickassdrummer 2 years ago 3
Agreed, he makes perfect sense
GoConnecticut 2 years ago
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Sabiano.. I'm betting your objection to my honest opinions have mostly to do w/your head being in peart's crotch. If you take his dick out of your ass you'll be able to think a little clearer. If it's aboout Portnoy your just stupid. Vinnie is agood drummer but toy kit but if you want great overplaying go to Mitch Mitchell for best chops. best solo Buddy rich Best phrasing tony williams or Billy cobham and elvin jones. Best living hands donati or palmer
rrdrums110 2 years ago
Best living hands, Palmer?!! I'm not keen to get involved, but making such a claim in the vicinity of this kind of footage is outrageous!!!
jonescrusher1 2 years ago 3
Why can't everyone just enjoy the wonderful video's and great drummers. Who gives a shit who thinks who is better than who. Everybody sitting in front of their computer is a frigging expert?....Give me a break!
TheKickassdrummer 2 years ago
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letha 16591 has got peart right on the money. overated and can only play for rush. Sucked the big one no swing buddy rich memorial. Yuck talk about the big choke I mean joke. But how in the world letha can like Portnoy and rich at the same time is beyond me. portnoy is worse than peart and can only play for sucky dream theater. Vinnie is pretty good
but plays too much and his little kit sounds like a toy drum set. I want a 24 and 18 floor normal in between those sizes and a little bigger stick
rrdrums110 2 years ago
what u just said make no sense but I could still tell you're a dumbass.
Sabiano 2 years ago 2
Thank you Sticktrik....
Alas someone speaks eloquently about Vinnie.
Hope you're well!
mike7813 2 years ago
Is that Mathison over there?!!
Troblack 2 years ago
now clearly my next comment is going to cause an uproar.
but i really disliked him.
now you're all thinking im some joey jordison lover.
no, drummers i appreciate are mike portnoy, neil peart, chris adler, and buddy rich.
but this guy just looks like hes having a spasm. i think there was about 4 seconds of that video i actually liked
lethal6591 2 years ago
Ok.........so first of all both mike portnoy and neil peart are very OVER RATED especially neil peart cause he's known for the wrong things chris adler is just....decent and buddy rich is the shit its not about how the drummer looks