Virgil Donati drum solo @ Alteisa Drumfest Zamora 2021 

They all were. That was the joke. It was always Mangini's gig.

I agree 👍. Surely they were paid for turning up to the Audition?

Eden Garden I don’t think they were paid for the audition. I think just for their expenses to get there!!!

@@jleffel6969 I don't know that Aquilas Priester guy was hardly even under qualified.

Not overqualified, 'cause if you analyse musically speaking, there id Jordan Rudes who is a classical musician highly trainned. James Labrie, voice is another subject because os age, healthy etc. But the singer won the position over other 200 hundred candidates. John Myiung is a bass virtuoso. John Petrucci is a monster. They would explore other possibilities with Virgil, because they can.

He's sounding better than ever.

could it be becase he has played all his life while younger drummers haven't? haha, your comment is so dumb.

@@g32.recitales You obviously have zero knowledge about human physiology. To perform at such energy and endurance levels at 62 years old, you're not just world class, you're a straight up anomaly.

Most? How about all, maybe?

@@impactfuse674 you guessed it! I'm an alien.

nice

@@minus_zero good one!

@@minus_zero I really don't think so, I am a drummer but I respect your opinion

@@minus_zero Opinions are not facts, but ok.

@@minus_zero as a drummer i can tell you he's better than gavin harrison , but i don't know about thomas lang , they may be on the same lever

And he’s 64 😮

what????👀👀😱🤯

@@kspocketngroove3973 yes, he was born in 1958! Absolutely phenomenal.

What's the point? Another age hang-up?

Drummers are getting older as well as younger!

So that's why he plays french haha

With perfect control of the accented rim shots on the snare as well.

All while doing crossovers and whatnot o.O

If there was a boxing match to take away Virgil's title as "best technical drummer of all time" Danny Carey would hear about it and show up (all 6'5" of him) in a giant faux fur and coyote leather jacket, black sunglasses, black trunks walking out to the ring with 46 and 2 playing , and shadow box insane combos in an alternating 6/4 and 5/4 timing, trying his hardest to intimidate and take the title from Virgil with speed and accuracy of his sick polyrhythmic punching warm up. He would spray water disgustingly out of his mouth into the air like Triple H, and it would be a battle.. but that wouldn't happen because Virgil ( wearing a backwards surfing hat, blue board shorts and black chucks) would just be sitting in the center of the ring behind his kit , play a 20 minute drum solo with 13 different time signatures , play as much bass hits as Danny does but with a single foot pedal matching Danny's every move but with less drums and holding the sticks all funny. Danny would simply applaud Virgil (realizing that he has come down from the acid and is not in fact at a boxing match but a concert) and dramatically (as in a spaghetti western movie) go back the way he came, stepping on and destroying his sunglasses having already dropped them on the ground behind him due to sheer amazement and his eyes being full of wonder.. Because even the drummer for TOOL knows what's up .

@@shadowwolf707 what

Virgil is not just a drummer, but a exemple of person, fantastic guy.

Peter Criss is the goat!!! Jk

Same here. Virgil has been down this road now for too long. I am finding that I am listening to the same stuff as I was from him 10 years ago. Nothings changed with his playing. He’s a fantastic drummer and better than I will ever be but I am not a fan of the finished product. All this odd time just does my head in and tires me out just listening. No doubt he is great at what he does.

@@theatremad9797 He has changed a lot. I first heard him in 1985 or 86. Since then he's become more musical by incorporating a wider dynamic approach, greater use of silence, and advanced compositional skills. Don't try to figure out the time changes, just listen.

@@farshimelt Not really a fan of this soloing George. I’d rather listen to Peart, pocarro, Gadd and the like. But I do like the guy as a person and I know he has the ability to play what I like to hear but I just can’t hear it.

Same here 😂

I get ur point, being the most technical doesn't make u the best, I prefer marco minneman, he has a better feel and in my opinion is more musical

Y encima enterarse que es pianista...

@@MrDAVIDIANS79 y un excelente gran compositor orquestal todo una gran maestro que ha aportado mucho en los últimos años .

For sure

Virgil is much good for dream theater.

@@ricibatera DT don't deserve this level of drumming.

Sorry dude to break it to you but in my opinion , Virgil is NOTHING like Dave. Virgil is soooooooo ahead of Dave that there are no words for it. 😜

Seriously, I don't even understand how fast straight stuff on closed hi-hats can sound amazing, and yet here he is at 6:25.

I totally agree. I think if anything his sound just continues to improve, but he seems to get a fantastic sound on whatever he is playing. It seems that whatever I am listening to him on, all his drums always have amazing tone, and pitch, his cymbals and drums always working in harmony. Ha ha I could go on all day!!

DW sound like soleless crap and Thomas lang would annihilate him

@@dcmastermindfirst9418 You're actually allowed to like both, and your identity can be totally unrelated to which drummers you like and hate on RU-vid!

this new Drummer who came out not too long ago who plays in sleep token is someone to pay attention too right now he's very technical as well

I saw him live in 2004 at a small venue doing a thing called Planet X. I recall thinking "not humanly possible".

I was lucky enough to be front row at London Drummer Live Event some years ago, which Virgil headlined. I had been watching world class drummers all day. Virgil blew every one of them out of the water.

Dallas Brooks Hall baby

@@krisdieber9459 Hell Yeah it was Man ....seems so long ago now hey ..

@@Ticonderous1 yep, but I still remember it well. Just incredible

That one thing I’ve noticed. He has definitely been reinventing his playing. It use to be a huge showcase for all his independence and layered grooves, I’m noticing his going away from that now.

He relentlessly strives to complete the next step in his playing and has evolved; yes he is an inspiration.

In fact, a wormhole appeared in the theater after his performance

I agree

I agreed too

Mike portnoy is the best

@@Anonymous-mu5bl Mike Portnoy is an amazing drummer, but I wonder if they can really be compared. Mike is really explosive, Virgil is much more old school.

Buddy would prob want to take some double bass lessons from him

He's more musical. The gospel drummers are all chops.

George Neidorf Gospel drummers are are all about speed!! Play as many notes as you can as fast as possible!! Bullshit!! Have you ever heard one of them leave any space in their playing????? No????!!

Same

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