Nick D'Virgilio - 5 Great Drum Intros in Rock N' Roll

[@ruelsmith]

Can't argue how awesome all those are, but THE GREATEST drum intro was We're An American Band, PERIOD! BTW, I love to listen to you play.

[@mrpositronia]

Stargazer (Rainbow), Fireball (Deep Purple) and Where Eagles Dare (Iron Maiden) all have probably the best drum intros in rock. They are also all produced by the legend, Martin Birch.

[@rakeshadhin]

I agree, and I would personally add Painkiller (Judas Priest) and Honor Thy Father (Dream Theater) to the list.

[@mrpositronia]

@@rakeshadhin true.

[@Chiroman527]

I'm most appreciative of this Video, primarily because of the Sound of the UNmicced Drums. I'm hearing terrifc drum sounds without EQuing, in the room with just the Voice Mic. Nick is a terrific and well schooled Drummer. I yearn to get the sounds from his drums which escape me. As a Context to my comments...I'm a 71 yo, retired guy who resurrected playing after 50 Years [1969]. Since 2019, after recommencing playing drums, i have watched numerous YT videos in the hopes of learning much more about Drums, Drum equipment, Drum Heads and Drum Tuning - all the things that I knew very little about playing as a young teenager in 1967...

[@fabfishing7422]

Nick, God bless you Bro! So glad you mentioned Cozy! His Stargazer drum intro is most certainly one of the greatest drum intros in the history of all drum intros..!! 💯

[@blemrow]

Excellent! So many to choose from, great choices. I remember first hearing Fireball when i was around 10, knowing Ian was a single bass drum guy it drove me crazy trying to play that. Only to find many years later he used one of Keith Moon's bass drums to make his kit a double bass kit during the recording of that song.

[@boreanknight]

I'm not even a drummer but Nick is always fun to watch and listen. I miss the old Spock's Beard days but I understand that we need change and explore new ideas. Nick's been involved in so many prog projects, I watched him play with Frost*, another one of my favorite bands. Great to see you back!

[@yvesf5355]

Great Video Nick ,and Carl Definitely Rocks ,thanks

[@NDVirgilio]

Thank you and yes he does!

[@billykohler9153]

Good one Nick. Thanks so much !

[@StevenRiccio]

Nick you are a great communicator and teacher. Thanks for your channel and congrats on the Mr. Big tour.

[@markferriter6643]

You guys are awesome! What a great video.

[@NDVirgilio]

Thanks so much!

[@bélalugrisi]

Good to see ya, Nick! Glad you got a bit of a break. We really appreciate your wide knowledge of music, and your breakdowns of our fave tunes! Best to you and continued success!

[@ScottAMedina]

The Rover!!! Such a satisfying intro. Loved seeing Zebra do this, too.

[@tomroach6275]

Awesome! Keep on rock Gentlemen!!

[@NDVirgilio]

Thanks! Will do!

[@austinwerner1855]

Soooo good!👌

[@mathhiram12]

SO enjoy the conversation between two amazing musicians and artists, noting every important detail to the song dynamic. Thank you! Love you guys.☮

[@ConceptJunkie]

Great video, Nick! I hope you had a good break, and I hope all is well with you and your lovely wife and family. This is a great video, and your enthusiasm for the music (and Carl's!) adds as much as y'all's great playing and breakdown of these drum intros.

[@Txtalley]

For Cozy Powell's drumming don't forget his Solo album "Over the Top" is a great source as well!

[@Kram62]

Very cool! Great job guys.

[@KingXanadu]

Amazing video, loved your chemistry together, great insights

[@elikebudi]

A great video for a drum learner like me! 🥁 Nick, I first saw you on a video where you introduce Alesis Surge Mesh electronic drum kit, I had just bought that and I learned how it works from you 😀 You are a very positive and inspiring person. I subscribed to your channel 👍🏻🥁🥁😃

[@terrellbrooks6156]

I grew up in Cleveland, so Lake Erie made me smile :) Great video and wonderful insight to these amazing drum intros. Nick, your videos are always fantastic! Thanks SO much for the gifts you have given us all!! Stay Safe and all the best to you!!

[@AlfOfAllTrades]

Stargazer. Oh man. Love that track. Welcome back!

[@davemieze9021]

The drum sounds on maidens piece of mind is some of the best ever recorded. Same with powerslave. The sounds are just killer. That studio in Jamaica has some magic in the walls.

[@cfusilier2]

I did not realize Nick had his own channel :) This was amazing. Love the diversity in rock styles. And great playing as always.

[@michaelfavreau7617]

I love that intro for Fireball. Great brake down of how to play it. I completely forgot that the 1st bar was seven.

[@TheMazzimM]

Nick.. put the Beard together again. Tour Europe...they loved you there, they will always love you in Europe.

[@SonofHendrik]

Big Big Train rules nowadays.

[@alcfueledbrewtality]

love it - Pictures of Home from Machine Head also has a killer Ian Paice intro :)

[@ronnieciago]

Thank you Nick 👏

[@ZoomRmc]

In Stargazer Cozy played those 32th notes left-hand first and orchestrated them as sskk, stkk, stkk, stkk on the record and sskk tfkk, tfkk, tfkk live.

[@sergemarkin]

Nice to see you, Brother!

[@GoGreen44]

Great video guys! Love the drum tutorial 🤘 . Carl, when will the soul of zepp be in toledo? It was canceled awhile back unfortunately

[@dferris7767]

legend been told that Ian Paice played the double bass groove of "Fireball" on a second bass drum that was left behind by the late great Keith Moon.

[@emjem99]

Small correction: Rising was the second album pairing Dio and Blackmore.

[@CharlesTPrimm]

Great video. Shot in California??

[@NDVirgilio]

Ha! No. On Lake Erie in Ohio. Quite different. Cheers!

[@Goodboy0953]

Over The Mountain!!!

[@mghc7]

Billion dollar babies Alice cooper is epic too

[@daribenavidez]

tremendoooo!!!

[@lssoundcompany5034]

The Great Nick D'Virgilio,Yes! ....But then came "Pain Killer"?

[@Mari000]

Known each other for a long time: 6 years 😂

[@dragoslavpopov2565]

👍🍻

[@dvaoa2910]

Drum-off between Nick DiV and Jon Lovitz please.

[@drummerHernan]

[@Mari000]

Mastodon “The Wolf Is Loose” is a good one although it’s not rock n roll.

[@bwohlgemuth]

One Little Victory isn't in the list????

[@Dutchers]

Im ready to SING a lady a song

[@MarcusVinicius-wm4le]

Jon Lovitz is awesome on drums

[@russellesimonetta9071]

Uhh, hot for teacher??? Uhh,, Fireball??

[@pedrocruz-y2n]

Todo mucho hablader O

[@Zaroff91]

very choppy video with the "main" camera

[@sammyvh11]

Lake Eries worse than the Ocean

[@styles3732]

Man! Get rid of that forced laughter 1:15 .quite bozoish