Vinnie Colaiuta - Drum Compilation (2019-2020)

[@yourdrummer2034]

Vinnie has got to be one of the ALL-TIME greats, really.

[@jefffrance5492]

The best thing for me about Vinnie is that he does all this crazy stuff, and then goes out on tour with sting and plays songs.

[@jangobango2847]

He does crazy shit in the studio with sting too

[@dnalpuca1236]

Vinnie: “hey Sting show me the money!”

[@SimonPhillips76]

He’s got to eat, because let’s face it no one actually listens to the tedious wankfest that fusion is.

[@michaelvoulgarellis8298]

This gig is to enjoy and the other to pay the bills

[@treybenton2392]

All the crazy stuff is not music. Ok, dude.

[@benwittman3431]

So wonderful to see a video comp of recent Vinnie, STILL, completely at the top of his game and absolutely killing it.

[@antoniosmith9262]

This I why I use to watch him as a young teen back in the 80’s! He took me places that I had to learn to explore and learn to play ALL STYLES OF MUSIC!!!

[@MrDaveaccord]

Man, what can you say? One of the greatest of his generation or any generation for that matter.

[@solohour]

12:24 is the ultimate "Vinnie-ism". One of those total subtle badass fills that he does. Some mega fast triplets with ghost notes on the snare, then this super-creative hi-hat bark, all while never losing the backbeat. GOAT.

[@tfwnoyandere]

unfortunately the song sucks ass

[@cruciald]

Seeing Vinnie in a jam with Thundercat of all people makes me feel things

[@yourdrummer2034]

That room was full of cool cats!

[@ferdinandwang1165]

'I auditioned for Frank Zappa on the drumset of Terry Bozzio. It was a doublekick and I've never played them before, but I said, Screw this - I'm going for it!' - Vinnie Colaiuta.

[@Dsullivann]

Sink or swim!

[@tristanmouw9077]

And then he played on a megadeath album!

[@cliffbacken]

Lucky I have been to be a drummer growing up in New York in the 70's and 80's...I got to see maybe the 2 greatest drummers ever..!! Tony Williams and Vinnie...and seeing both many..many times..too many to count...Been following Vinnie all my life ( we are the same age )....and seeing Tony before we lost him...BOTH..!! breath Fire..!!!With Vinnie being very similar in style..They are for me the Greatest players...Ever..!!!

[@ellottelim360]

My most favourite drummer of all time.

[@Renodrums-vq8nv]

People say that there's no such thing as "Best Drummer in the world". I gotta say, It has to be Vinnie.

[@Chris.Minarich.LongIsland]

First I’m listening to this guy (other than Zappa back in the day), my friend said “he’s the GOAT” & wow I’m not sure I could argue. This guy can do IT ALL.

[@Frank1979Zappa]

We know.

[@skrupnik]

21 minutes of New Vinne era Decade.... Life gives you a gift always with Vinnie. God blessed Us !! Vinnie is here !!

[@NS10Fan]

Every time I hear another drummer who is in the upper echelon trying to take the crown, I come back to Vinnie clips and am quickly brought back to reality. The guy is a jack of all trades and a master of them, too. Rare air this guy breathes.

[@Frank1979Zappa]

To me he‘s the greatest ever, but music ain‘t sports.

[@kevongordon2675]

Legit just discovered this dude less then 5 mins ago and plan on watching this whole video til the end

[@apminervini]

Have you listened to Joe’s Garage by now?

[@danznokaze]

7:52 his bass drum almost toppled forward, even for studio sessions, his power is absolute. From all those living drum legends, for sure Vinnie is clearly on the top in term of tonal quality (and that also specified exactly one of the reasons he is the most sought studio drummer in the universe, beside his godly sight reading)

[@jd70HJ19]

OF COURSE THE EXTRA WEIGHT AROUND THE MIDDLE IS HELPING HIM QUITE A BIT .... A bit to portly , concerned for his health more than anything else ... I like Vinnie . hey man diet a bit!

[@danznokaze]

@@jd70HJ19 I guess I saw him in some latest vids he got skinnier so much, wearing some slightly loose clothing, and that bump on stomach also shrinking :/

[@totolaw2654]

Vinnie's playing is so unpredictable. That's why there are only two drummers in the world. Vinnie and others.

[@toddwalkerdrumstudio]

..............So true!!!!!!!!!!

[@DH-ij9pe]

Vinnie is the best of the best.

[@vincemesaboogie6572]

My favorite drummer. Saw him live with Herbie 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@radeum1010]

Me too

[@adamz3090]

He is the top of the top. Beside his extreme musical and technical skills, for me, what makes him the best is that somehow I never ever see him hesitating even for a split second. Each and every single hit is 120% confident and powerful. His playing tells me and makes me feel that what he does it has to happen excactly that way it actually happens. There is no question.

[@jairkerker2821]

The only one who can solo in 7/13th, with his other hand eating sushi while he's looking at the sheet music for the next song.

[@frankdoane2898]

I think that was Jeff Porcaro trying out for Zappa. It apparently pissed Zappa off. Vinnie played with Frank, obviously. Great story nonetheless.

[@jeroenskibeat]

And putting his glasses right on his nose while playing

[@rickcook7308]

@@frankdoane2898 it was vinnie. Steve vai’s story

[@agmsmith4079]

@@frankdoane2898 ...no it was Vinnie.

[@robertglisson6319]

Neither Vinnie nor anyone else can be considered the GOAT drummer, but if there is ANYONE who is in the conversation, it is Vinnie Colaiuto. He sight read The Black Page -- while drinking a Coke!

[@stevemorante4418]

Amazing drummer. Love his work

[@marianorainmaker]

the greatest of all time, the drummers drummer

[@rickrick9510]

Mariano yes. Almost as good as Per Lindvall :)

[@jangobango2847]

@@rickrick9510 no idea who per lenvall is

[@chriscurtis8344]

There is NO such thing as the greatest of all time. There are too many people out there that can play world class drums.

[@CampingAndPhilosophy]

Chris Curtis is there such a thing as better, to you?

[@mookyyzed2216]

Weeeeeeeellllll, I wouldn't go that far. Vinnie is damn bad ass, no doubt about that. G.O.A.T for me has to be Buddy Rich. I know it sounds cliche, but I've never seen anyone better than him. There wasn't a thing he couldn't do.

[@oursful]

Vinnie THE BEST fo WORLD !

[@homard62]

My Favorite for 4 decades. Gets begtter and better. wow.

[@marcofuentes9099]

Vinie Colaiuta... El mejor baterista del mundo...!!!

[@GoodLifeMedicine]

Vinnie, if you're reading this, take it from me. I tried everything to shed pounds until I landed on the answer -- intermittent fasting. That is an unfortunate name for simply choosing a time of day and not eating anything after that. It works! You don't have to change what you eat (although I recommend throwing in a giant salad every day). Keep all you eating to within a 7 hour period -- 8 hours if you must. It's like adding space to a groove. It's 3/4 time -- 1 beat of eating, 2 beats of fasting. Man does your body like that rhythm. We are creatures of occasional eating. It is MUCH harder to eat selectively than to fast entirely. I really believe this is the only way.

[@nathanwalsh3028]

With Vin. I never hear drums I always hear music. Not too many drummers can do that..

[@laRoz67]

Well said sir. With him it's not 'sport', it"s music.

[@genecat]

3:14 - 4:05 will be unmatched in our lifetime.

[@genecat]

@MorbidManMusic Again I guess we know who gave a thumb down.

[@jangobango2847]

Do you know that song? Its "You know, you know" by mahavishnu orchestra billy cobham is a legend

[@mossmonaco9061]

Continues to evolve with no losses or rewinds, ha!

[@jasonebarle4895]

Thank you so much for putting this up! I enjoy Vinnie's playing so much!

[@trevormcmanis]

American One Productions Rehearsal and Drum Studios in NJ gives two huge thumbs up 👍🏻🥁👍🏻

[@glynemartin]

Vinnie "the beast" Colaiuta.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love your drumming!!

[@bertpenraat9762]

He's the best!

[@Melotxu]

Maestro de Maestros, sí señor!!

[@LeonarBolt]

Rip chick corea, glad to saw him again here with vinnie

[@earldrum]

It’s great to see different clips then everyone else! Very nice!👍🏻

[@HughMorristheJoker]

He's 63-64 here doing this. Inspiring.

[@tjroy870]

He's the man. Must be a Chaffee thing to him & steve smith both do this crazy hand-foot-hamd-foot-hand-foot lick. I've studied the Patterns Series. Love them. I recorded myself doing a solo & i break into that lick, then a few measures later i do it again faster, & i had NO IDEA i even did this, but on play back, u can hear me holler, "ahhh! Take THAT Steve Smith!!!" & I just DIED laughing

[@yourdrummer2034]

Fun fact: The Vinnie Colauita who is the subject of this video compilation, it the same Vinnie Colauita mentioned it the Frank Zappa song "Catholic Girls".

[@apminervini]

He played on that entire album, along with Zappa’s band from 1978-1981!

[@kirjian]

6:12 Vinnie can play jungle. That shouldn't surprise me, but man, this dude just dwarfs everyone

[@JRock1900]

The fastest way to visit another planet is to go see VINNIE!

[@NINT3ND0master]

The legend

[@styrfe5266]

Old but gold

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Brilliant drummer one off jeff don't have any body with him world class in the top drummers 👍

[@samuelwuthrich9432]

What song is clip 4? Sounds amazing!

[@josteinv.jordet257]

Me: walks into a music shop Employee: Hi, how can i help you Me: yea, i'd like a Vinnie please

[@cobbybrown4170]

Super drummer

[@phillamoore157]

0:20 is absolutely VICIOUS. I could watch him all day long. He's so fluid, and smooth....yet powerful. And, he's not completely lost his mind with the Hollywood politics, with is causing me to not want to watch these players, at all, at this point. And, his drums always sound spectacular. Not sure what brands he's playing (like at that 0:20 mark). whomever was filming this apparently owned the cheapest camera available....but, I digress (which I didn't think was possible in 2019-2020)...but, I digress.

[@zvensabri2533]

Vinnie the best of the best

[@MidwestBoxin]

2:32 is everything!!

[@hjalmarbackstrom5883]

I expect bad ass drumming. I listen, and it's EVEN MORE bad ass!!!

[@paulantonio8261]

The greatest ever

[@enterthepc8147]

1:20 Thundercat steals the show, he is the only player I have ever seen who steals all the Thunder -lol from Herbie Hancock. I love the Bass player next to him too (he is from SNL!)

[@ricardonarezi]

It's incredible!

[@agumonkey]

he seems harder and faster than before, usually with age it goes the other way ps: is that Hadrien Feraud at 11:40 ?

[@angelopasotti1105]

Numero uno al mondo

[@stevehardy343]

From what albums are clips 10 and 19? Both sound great.

[@nicolasgonzalez9048]

Anyone know what song si he playing at 11:02??

[@damnnargles]

Clip 9, unbelievable!. Back beat, groove, chops and some rapid variation on the blushda (I think) for good measure. The guy is a genius.

[@robertnobody]

Where is that Herbie Hancock rehearsal from at 1:20...??

[@bodegabonsai7069]

When did Vinnie change from traditional to matched grip?

[@japaobateradrums2067]

Eita pegaaaa toop lembra-se bateras unidos jamais serão vencidos 🥁👍

[@mikeabe3152]

Mon idole 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@LaCiave_]

Where can I find this version of Cantaloupe Island at 5:01 - It's so tasty!

[@bustedfender]

Amazingly, he’s the only one in ZZ Top without a beard!

[@benblevans5477]

what??

[@agmsmith4079]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

Vinnie you madman! :)

[@MrDanimer]

whats the tune at 7:19?

[@eduardoros993]

He plays any genre

[@chicanochops]

Happy bday to the goat!

[@AdolfoFrano]

EL NUMERO UNO!!!

[@jturner874]

Fun fact: the first video was posted by Tommy Igoe

[@TTPDrums]

Love Vinnie. He gets away with some seriously naughty over playing. He’s a big kid sometimes, trying to see what he can get away with live. In the studio, he’s the master of tasteful playing.

[@鮒九]

what the maker of guitar did lione loueke play on clip2?

[@WilmersondaSilva]

Not sure if someday I'll understand the fill in 7:40

[@camargue92]

groups of 6 32nds, on the first 2 play 2* kick + 1* crash, then on the last 4 play snare :)

[@vonw.3294]

You will get it. Just break down each limb that he plays with one by one. Then put it together...Bam! No lie that's how I learn crazy parts. Just Isolation of each limb.

[@afxmnstr]

Vinnie is one of those old names young kids will always come back to challenge and get silenced

[@paulfamechon]

The sushi Zappa Autobiography incident is worth looking in to.

[@DanielOliveira-rj6du]

Ja gravou a maior dupla pop da america latina. (Sandy & junior)

[@laboratorymusic_]

Até com o Megadeth ele já tocou 🔪🔥👏🔪🔥👏 p/mim, o Vinnie Colaiuta é TOP 10 DE TODOS OS TEMPOS, independentemente de estilo.

[@ghart56]

Gold

[@c.wagner7482]

fell out of my chair at clip 3.

[@scpk2246]

CLIP 13, any full link? That "in the mind of the master'.. please...

[@og_sane]

Amazing drumming! Coming from a "probably great drummer" who never really get to play real drums... yet. But seriously, I got nothing on this man, but some day I will prove myself to be a good drummer! Taking some inspiration from Vinnie! Man I would love to get some drumming lessons from a guy like him.

[@mikekelly9851]

I remember Vinnie as playing mostly traditional grip.

[@Drumsmurf]

Mike Kelly he’s grown.

[@sticktrik]

No!! Played strictly matched when he was with Zappa & Joni Mitchell!

[@amidatongMWL]

Clip 5 is a Mahavishnu Orchestra lick, no?

[@tonyjackson4099]

Is that recording session at 8:12 on an album I can get?

[@michaelthe13th]

I was wondering the same thing.. absolutely incredible!

[@chrisfusion6945]

Heard about him from Brooks Wackerman. I'm not disappointed.

[@Amblos-jk7uo]

He’s pretty good. 😏

[@Fsuholley]

He is 64 years old. Damn.

[@iksnivils]

Who was the Robert Wuhl looking guy singing Superstitious at around 12:30?

[@nadja2723]

The drummer I prefer with Ginger Baker.

[@bryandrums32]

Does Vinnie use all Modern essentials 602s

[@drummaman1]

It looks like mostly, though some videos he's playing Traditionals, and the one Jeff Beck show the big china is a Masters....swish?? It looks like he plays what he can get, and it's usually what he's known to play on stage, typically.

[@bryandrums32]

drummaman1 cool man, thanks 🙏

[@wadsmitter511]

3:13 You know you know - Mahavishnu Orchestra

[@drummantvhg9490]

Amazing!!!

[@firstnamesurname6550]

I wonder, What kind of 'well-written lead sheet' can scare this dude for not recording a 'first take' in a recording studio session??

[@agmsmith4079]

I’m a sound engineer, I’ve recorded Vinnie a fair amount. I can tell you from experience he can sight read anything, including tempo changes. While all the other musicians go into the control room to listen to a new song and make notes on the charts, Vinnie goes out to smoke. Someone grabs him when it’s time to record again, he comes in and plays through the chart cold better than everyone else who just listened and made notes. He is truly on another level from all other drummers. It’s an honor and a pleasure to record him. He never needs a second take in the 20 years I’ve been doing sessions with him.

[@firstnamesurname6550]

@@agmsmith4079 Really Cool and Scary. Makes me think in 'Human Potentiality'. ... But maybe, Vinnie is not Human. LOL ;) ... Neuroscientists should make a field research in Vinnie's Nervous System ... ... His perception, reactions and performances must to have a very complex biophysical correlate that could be studied ...

[@agmsmith4079]

@@firstnamesurname6550 ...he is on the spectrum but nobody talks about it. He is high functioning and I think he takes meds to help deal with it. But he is essentially the Rain Man of Rhythm.

[@firstnamesurname6550]

@@agmsmith4079 Maybe, I got Vinnie's first view sightreading Kriptonite: 1) A hell of tune written for Terry Bozzio's Drum Set ...

[@ferrernic]

MASTER

[@yargum69]

Anyone have source on Clip 10?

[@76matthieu]

what's clip 10 ?

[@MaartenVHelden]

I've never seen Vinnie play matched grip both here he does in several clips. What happened?

[@TylerANDBABE]

i've seen him switch up it a few times