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They really are... Best tom tone out there as far as I'm concerned! I wonder if he's still using coated heads on the reso side...

​@@matthewmeredith3138 No, he's using clear Ambassadors.

100%

yes, not the reason I bought my sonor, but easily affirmed. I never knew any brand name assertion from kit to kit, no interest as I know how to tune drums. Sonor, I truly enjoy my drums tone more over since I have added batter heads. The plastic heads that they came with made them sound like any other drum, the batter heads brought the full birch toms into their own.

@@warrenoids they look like batters to me, I have a set... but I've been wrong before. But the snare, the centre dot confuses me.

Totally agree..Gavin represents the art of drumming.I'm tired of drummers whit overplaying style .. extreme velocity,lack of taste etc.

Who's he?

His style and his SOUND

@@mammontustado9680That’s a valid question

@@mammontustado9680 I was high, I meant "I" 😅😅😅😅😅🤣

Totally agree.

There is a RU-vid reaction video where the guy says "most progressive rock drummer jerk off all over the drum kit, but not this guy". It is a spot on reflection, Gavin has breadth and space in his playing that gives it depth and airiness that really shines. Such control in his playing.

Agree: here are two more for you: Nick DiVirgilio and Todd Sucherman. Enjoy.

@@PabloJ1968 Todd is a force of nature on the drums.

check out BENNY GREB or TORPEDO TAWAKAKKE. He's still too mechanical, but THOMAS LANG is pushing drums farther than anyone right now.

@@jonbongjovi1869 did you say Gavin is "too mechanical"?

@@JeraCravoMyself 1 nope. i'm clearly saying LANG is too mechanical. 2 now that you mention it, Gavin is WAYYYY too mechanical for my tastes as well. (EX: take a shot every time he puts the snare EXACTLY WHERE ALL DRUM MACHINES PUT IT.) At his best, Gavin is one of my faves. But most of the time, he's phoning it in and playing basically what EVERY OTHER DRUMMER would've played. You can tell he started as a very cliche drummer, whereas Bill Bruford was breaking all the ROCK rules when he was 19 in YES. I like drummers who constantly surprise me! (If they can do that while still grooving, even better!) Hope this helps.

@@JeraCravoMyself Gavin is also TOO STIFF as a human being (which makes sense if you hear his drumming) (vs Jamie Muir ha ha). Little wit. Not playful. So he's a robot even when NOT playing the drums, kinda. (Compare a few videos of KEITH MOON vs GAVIN to see what a PLAYFUL and FUN drummer looks like.) Bruford was MISCHEIVOUS and would mess with the other 4 virtuosos in YES. (As they walk out onstage for a concert, Bruford said "I'm playing all the tunes DIFFERENTLY tonite! Good luck, guys!") (He hated playing the same thing every night. Gavin seems to love it. Sigh.)

@@jonbongjovi1869 I agree with Lang being too technical. I also agree that Gavin is VERY technical, but he has one of the most "musical" drumming from all the super-technical drummers. I also prefer more feeling and less technique, but Gavin does hit the sweet spot IMHO. Cheers mate!

Yea! So sweet and melodic❤

Those damn ghost notes❤

Yes, RIP!

Best track on C/C, no question

Yeah, one of the best songs in the PT catalogue. My favourite from the C/C album with Dignity.

One of their best ever indeed

Virgil Donati Thomas Lang marco Minneman Dave Weckl Vinnie Colaiuta are better

heeey that's great it's exactly what i needed, god bless u for it!

check out porcupine tree; he's also in that band and they're incredible

7/8