Meinl Cymbals - Wim de Vries - "Back to 1983"

[@Johnbobon]

It never ceases to amaze me how these incredible musicians suddenly emerge from the woodwork without my ever having heard of them. I must be living in a cave.

[@uglypineapple03]

My favourite part of this entire video is just him wiping his nose while playing. Beautiful

[@heyshwa5102]

Force of habit, he did a lot of coke that year.

[@nonesovile8812]

Yet again a perfect example of how these cymbals transcend through many styles of music/drummers. I'm actually getting ready to record in the coming weeks and I wish I had the sonic beauty that these cymbals bring to the table. Only in a perfect world.

[@a.i.override8914]

Man, his kit sounds so good! I love his playing as well.

[@drew-shourd]

Smooth like ice cream on a hot summer day....we were all blessed by this performance..

[@adityadarmadi6303]

The way he bash that crashes are sooo satisfying.. Drumbassador!!

[@EricT43]

Incredible playing and great sounding kit.

[@walker1877]

first saw this guy with as one of the drumbassadors on the MD 2003 dvd. excellent stick control

[@Juanescalonaarocha]

what a great drummer!!!! beautiful sounding cymbals!!! incredible video wha a technic!!

[@whophead6837]

Studios can't get enough of this guy.

[@BenvanGeest]

How can I not know this drummer as he’s from my country? Excellent feel and sound!

[@mrpapito8890]

Nice om een nederlander te zien bij Meinl! 💪🏽

[@yidyb2862]

The cymbals sound so light It’s really cool

[@DavidOakesMusic]

That's what happens when you're not an Instagram drummer beating that absolute s**t out of everything as hard and fast as you possibly can.

[@fakename757]

@@DavidOakesMusic or... when you play light cymbals

[@vados_79]

One of the best Drummer I’ve ever heard. Very Musical ❤️

[@rajrishimunda6309]

You just won my heart with your perfect dynamics. I loved those ghost notes.

[@neilscott5696]

Beautiful playing as always.

[@peterpaluska7745]

One of the best.

[@SaS-Music]

Superb. Very classy playing. Thanks Wim! 🙏

[@hokamira]

Great Drumming !!

[@sjograas]

The cymbal thingy around 2:46, absolutely incredible!

[@NIKKO500]

Wow love it

[@TroyDawdy]

Beautifully played! So smooth and thoughtful

[@masterescolademusica7842]

GREAT WIM! AMAZING!

[@omly85]

Nice mix.The drums sound like butter!

[@AndyBuckson]

Masterpiece. Nice sound. So solid and articulate by wim👌👍🙏🙏🙏🎧😎🎼💪

[@DRUMROCKERS]

Very Nice sound , good drummer congratulation Meinl for this Best time. I don't use but love sound from Bizancr Cymbals welsome sound.

[@RogierRJDonker]

Sven Peks sure knows how he can record great players like Wim. Awsome quality as always guys. Thank you! Wim, what can I say about this man?! The playing speaks for itself. That touch on the set is just amazing

[@skateforzero357]

Masterful drumming. I still lays down the groove but provides that extra "umph" without being too technical to where its presumptuous.

[@MrFatdaz]

Sublime sound and playing ❤️

[@RoeShamBoe]

Star Wars Ep VI - Return of the Jedi was the top grossing movie in 1983 followed by Tootsie, Flashdance, and Trading Places.

[@bdubzdrumz]

One word: Smoove

[@steveedwards4635]

Smoove as buttah! Well played!🤙🏾

[@juancarloshernandezj2642]

Wim is a great master of swing

[@AmrddH]

Clean and effortless!

[@TheMetalFreshTiger]

GREAT!!!!

[@albertryan3696]

Wicked as always.

[@kobytavor9369]

Great !

[@СивакАлексей-ю5н]

super!

[@forsidekhan5405]

Good.

[@j.chillydawson1807]

this was so nice love the grove, the kit, the tones, everything sounds great most jazz kits I tend to hear sound terrible usually in toms but this was so good so good, that I slowed it down to really watch the hand technique makes me really want to go back and Study Jazz and Funk Drumming now that Rock and metal are kinda second nature to me

[@wpaap]

Meesterlijk!

[@mikavancleefdrums7059]

Kijk, dit is het echte werk!

[@danieldelacruz2846]

Muy bueno

[@brandonjones2348]

Clean

[@gregbasl9803]

Reminds me of Dave Weckl’s playing from the 80’s, but with a looser feel.

[@lentzintl]

Dang!

[@devonscope6222]

That technique

[@chazzdrums]

Yeah 😎

[@tryharder249]

Sweet Traditional Grip ❤👌🤘!!!

[@lewisjones284]

Those are some beautiful cymbals. If I was rich I'd buy the lot, but I'd be worried that they wouldn't be versatile enough to play other genres.

[@ARDrummer]

2:54 wow!

[@devonscope6222]

This is lit

[@richardstardust2355]

If Ringo Star would see this guy , he would abolutely say: Wim de Vries?------- He's Great!

[@levonatkinson]

Damn that cat can play.

[@heikotessmann1964]

It appears that he can bake egg pancakes on the side.

[@gregbasl9803]

Kelsey Grammer can really play some sick grooves.

[@Savantjazzcollective]

verse 1 = 10+7+10+9. Verse 2 (solo) 10+10+10+9

[@russelmalapitan]

at first look, thought it was PIV Halpern setup. anyways, great setup and drumming always!

[@deaterk]

Meinl...you magnificent bastards have done it again!

[@ItsNonyaBusiness]

Absolutely love the drumming and the cymbals and the vibe and just about everything about this company! But guys, the audio is aliasing like crazy in the first 10 seconds and was stabbing my earballs... might be a youtube upload glitch! Not knocking anything you did here, just trying to be helpful

[@robbledot7290]

Steely Dan vibes

[@wilkinsnl]

Sonor, bring back that finish to America

[@isaacleedrums]

Gotta get me be of those merino rugs bros

[@ashimotoakai9599]

his technique and his mannerisms just remind me so much of Tommy Igoe... I wonder why...?

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I like the way Trad Grip looks but I don't have anywhere near as much power as match grip. I use Trad when I want to play softer. Plus i've seen some drummers like Thomas Lang for example only play Trad then switch to match exclusively. There must be a reason. Steve White uses Trad Grip but has said that Match is "the best grip to play rock drums"...

[@praise_asalikeze]

Plz what is the time signature I don't really get it plzzzzzzz

[@elij4hdrums]

A majority of it is 6/8

[@gyoungdun]

Poket

[@miloscoopy2469]

Great Ears! Its about music not a chops freak

[@Lokarter]

So tasty. Damn!

[@MikeSchertenlieb]

the ostinatos...

[@obsidiongamer7651]

Play in time man ?

[@wewennomagic6784]

Can you guys endorse me. Dont care whether if the cymbal is from inexpensive line like HCS or MCS, I will be very thankful and happy. I do drum cover on Instagram @wewenomagic and my KZbin channel. Right now im using your HCS line. Very durable. Love from Malaysia♥️

[@XiyuYang]

First :D

[@johnnyperki6267]

Meinl... please close-mic the rides and then gate and compress. It will be so much better then.

[@rhysgraham1716]

lol, this guy is playing jazz fusion not prog metal, I reckon Meinl's engineers know what they're doing

[@johnnyperki6267]

I'm sure they know 100% what they are doing as well man, and they make astounding mixes. The thing is, people that are interested in hearing rides like the vintage pures or the lights in a full band mix miss so much of their absolutely amazing nuance and character, cause these are pretty quiet compared to other cymbals. For example, Matt Garstka's engineer close-mics the vintage pure light in both fusion and prog contexts. It sounds absolutely phenomenal and you can hear the cymbal's character to the fullest. I can't stress this enough, this is a great mix, but the Vintage Pure has much more to offer than what we can hear here.