Virgil Donati Band: Club Legend Milano, Italy 2014

[@MetalDark93]

the thinking stone, one of the most beautifull pieces ever written!

[@TravisOrbin]

Aside from the snare--which is probably just tuned higher than normal--his tones haven't changed much to my ear, proving that it's all in his touch/technique. Virg is one of the few that still makes me giggle and jump out of my seat like I'm a teenager.

[@RocknJazzer]

I think his sound is improved here...more classic and full on the toms, and the snares killer...more meaty

[@PearlGroove]

I think that is why he went to DW. He switched to clear ambassadors for the toms and coated ambassadors for the snares for a more open tone. With Pearl that is tough to accomplish due to the drums and hardware being heavy. DW is a lighter thinner drum which lends more to the open tunings.

[@as5a900]

progjazzfusion I agree, I heard the difference right away, Virgil and DW are a great match, especially for the way he plays, the drums have more power and presence. Sorry, Pearl...

[@shawnhenderson3839]

Travis Orbin What people seem to miss is that Pearl can make anything that an artist wants...thickness, material, size, hardware, etc...smae as DW. But I like his sound as it's evolving more and more.

[@larrytemple86]

LEAVE PEARL TO DENNIS

[@MIKEHODDINOTT]

Awesome playing from everyone. Thanks again.

[@gerardomatamoroscastillo]

OMG!! Beautiful band!!! Great sound and excellent musicians!!

[@stevencsmith7644]

my gosh, virgil. this is fantastic. i really really wish you would release the full video on dvd. please??? thank you. i will purchase quickly!

[@Simonewhitesim-1music]

Woo They are Killing it!

[@marcoaguillon1987]

When I see Donati play, I always feel proud of using the tradicional grip :) WHAT A BEAST!

[@patarikisoterion9899]

Marco Aguillón yeah Thomas Lang is using matched grip now.

[@calvintrainer1212]

TL still use traditional grips but only during clinics or demo

[@widowssontony.9268]

That was Amazing. If Billy Cobham was in that show he would definitely gave a stand ovation for you Virgil, John McLaughlin &The Mahavishnu Orchestra as well.

[@edilsonrocha1141]

Grande Virgil, vc toca muito amigo, na minha opinião, o mais rápido do mundo..... loucura o que vc faz....

[@chakrasamadhi5597]

Amazing!!!

[@birchply023]

Amazing talent

[@ziegunerweiser]

Metal fatigue on vocoder, #groovy ...wicked grooves, wouldnt excpect anything less and that keyboard player, he's a real keeper man ! Virgil forerverrrrrrrrrrrr

[@GutyRodrigues]

Simply insane!

[@RobertoTorao]

B R A V O !!!

[@leongrinberg8758]

that guitarist is insane ..like his sound

[@WyllisNeto]

Magnifico!

[@ПецеСтаматовски]

Yep. Expect nothing less from this guys. BRAVO!!

[@TomDrummer95]

I know it's all personal preference and stuff, but the only thing I like about Virgil's move to DW is there's a good chance we get some super-polished Virgil videos from them.

[@Champane97]

This whole thing about Virgil abandoning Pearl drums & going for DW is just wasted space as far as I'm concerned. Any musician & that includes Virgil can use whatever he wants. And for those that know Virgil's history, he's always been about moving forward both in his drumming techniques, compositions & his ever changing drum sounds. Though I agree with Tom that at least DW will make great pro-shot videos of Virgil, that is if Virgil wants them to..

[@Spratt86]

Also, DW make some SERIOUSLY good sounding drums. Their attention to quality is so high and their shells sound so pure. Having said that, I still play Pearl drums because I enjoy the hardware and the specific feel and tone I get from them. DW make good drums. How could you disagree ?

[@Czupiatracha]

the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RichardHBlumberg]

Virgil Donati Band: Club Legend, Milano, Italy 2014. Anthony Crawford on bass, André Nieri on guitar, and Isamu McGregor on keyboards/vocals.

[@ALIASZARDOZ]

Incredible!!!... VIRGIL HOLDSWORTH or ALLAN DONATI... What else? Perfect music...

[@rrsscc2006]

Whaaaaat a baaaaand !!! Wwwwwooooooooowwwwww !!!!!! Speechlesss !!

[@juanpablogomez4545]

AMAZING MUSICIANS!!!!

[@rodmusicmash]

Grandes!

[@badoocee1967]

Soothe, Drum, Groove!

[@FelipeVanDerMer]

Grande Virgil!!!!!

[@calvintrainer1212]

Awesome bassist

[@Shanktor]

Just stumbled across these guys at the Rivera Maya Jazz Festival (free concert on the moonlight beach no less). Poof - mind blown! These dudes kill!!!

[@meadowbrett]

YES!!!!!!!!

[@FranzKEYGUIMPET80]

avevo un concerto... quanto avrei voluto esserci... :(

[@giulianosfichi1507]

Huge!

[@PietroRumenta]

These people come from outer space.

[@TheOfficialTLM]

Just.... Damn...

[@RobotChampionSC]

I really dug how Anthony paid homage to Doug's solo on the studio version of Red Air...pretty cool

[@stevencsmith7644]

i really really reeeeallly wish virgil would release the full video of this concert!!! please, virgil? you sell it, i'll buy it!

[@MrThomas1958]

fantastic

[@unclestone8406]

Modern Renaissance music in a Renaissance land. This is the stuff. I *like* this century.

[@edgarallansoto9626]

Viva italia

[@fabbux]

fantastico Virgil Donati e la sua band !!!! fantastico solo in 5 . il secondo e terzo pezzo sono di Sua Maestà Allan Holdsworth , con il quale Virgil ha instaurato un ' eccellente collaborazione . Grande Virgil !!!!! eccezionale ! grazie per il post . saluti da Roma

[@gabrielgomer]

Powerful drummer with a lot of refinement

[@julneojazz]

What is the name of the song at 1:37 ??

[@oficialrodrigorocha_]

André Nieri, tenho orgulho de ser um dos poucos guitarristas brasileiros neste nivel ala Brett Garsed , Holdsworth , gambale , Charles Arturia... Fãzaço seu meu guitar!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PedroMirandaGuitar]

Playing "metal Fatigue" from Holdsworth? ;) Great!!

[@RocknJazzer]

also Allan's "Material Real" from Road Games at 1:38 for a minute, right before metal fatigue, perhaps tribute to Jack Bruce who sang on it...done nicely w/ a Vocoder by the keyboardist.

[@chefnaj78]

+progjazzfusion the vocoded vocals were an amazing touch to the song

[@drumavidcheckupz4792]

Man, I love the way the Bass player plays. Awesome!!! And how is that DW rack holding up?

[@yerimyue]

Metal Fatigue!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ALBundy73]

In this life : the ONLY LP i bought this Last 13 years When i will be rich enough i will pay them to play in France for me and friends Lol !!!

[@jexherradura1825]

i wonder what pedal he is using right now? the 10'inch side snare had some awesome sound...

[@TomDrummer95]

It's a 9000.

[@GiorgiAkhalaia]

Where can I find the full scale versions of this? Or audio versions?

[@ikemura23]

This DVD Where can I buy?

[@burnthedead13]

when did virgil go to dw drums?

[@bargainnutrion1494]

really hope this band stays together......Amazing stuff..... Dream-theatre on steroids........

[@duda6strings]

André Niéri, vc é um herói! LOL

[@larrytemp3063]

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TUNE AT 4:49 AND 5:35 AND WHICH ALBUM OF HIS I CAN FIND IT ON ? PLEASE GIVE ME THE INORMATION

[@morgenthaler]

That's Iceland from 'In This Life'

[@carlosindp]

Mais bateria na mix! Quero escutar tudo dessa DW!

[@speakupingleskidinho]

New musics?

[@kamilkroliszewski689]

What's the name of first song ? It's so melodic!

[@janjose5647]

'Red Air' from In This Life

[@kamilkroliszewski689]

Jan Jose thank you man

[@erikcamposdrums]

don't worry that part from 8:40 to 9:08 seems tricky but that is just in 5

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

I like the Allan Holdsworth covers

[@MrThomas1958]

....love all from him !

[@drewper73]

I was just about to comment on how it sounded like they were playing an Allan Holdsworth song around the two-minute mark, and then they actually started playing "Metal Fatigue" by Allan Holdsworth.

[@pietromineo898]

Imagine sitting in on a conversation with Donati and Colaiuta!? Brain explosion

[@brunocezar7232]

big bang theory

[@TTPDrums]

Not that it really makes a great deal of difference, but I think the Pearl drums sounded a bit more open. DW's always seem to sound a bit dead to me. A nice sound to work with if you want an easy mix, but not much sparkle or resonance. Just my opinion though. Whatever Virgil plays will sound awesome.

[@SteliosSioulas]

i like how in the end of the video, they implement the counting, as if we would underestand what the f@ck is going on in Virg's mind..

[@dftjason4080]

改用DW 了啊~~！！

[@jameskirkbydrums]

Personally i dont think your DW drums sound as tonal as your pearls, but if they work for you then go for it :)

[@Captain-Mayday]

Its missing that little donati tone moving from Pearl.

[@AquaAnim]

This could also depend on the recording etc. Im sure Donati wouldn't join a company that wouldn't represent his sound. That and gear is like religion. Pearl or DW Donati is defined by himself not the gear he uses.

[@jeremyleaman280]

pwtil The drums Haven't been mixed very well

[@JamesMerrix]

I think those DW's are singing!

[@shaman5150]

Se puede notar lo completamente avanzada de la mùsica de Allan Holdsworth en los covers.

[@russellreilly4278]

virgil should have gotten the gig with dream theatre.....just sayin.

[@calvintrainer1212]

Nice thought, but cultural different maybe too great to be accepted. DT is like an old mold culturally not worldly. When he tried to improvise some fill breaks they clearly didn't like that saying he should have stuck to old fill which is BS. It is they themself couldn't adapt. VD could have given DT a very fresh blood and style of drumming. Same thing goes if it was MM or Thomas Lang. Too bad for DT, though Mike Mangni is a great person and drummer, but not quite fit IMO

[@felipemilkmusic]

Dw? O.o

[@1dudecrush]

Yep! He recently switched from pearl to dw. I like it.

[@derbi75]

I rather think DW have a mushy sound to them. I have and always will play Yamaha drums and my Traps drums kit for jazz and fusion

[@85Aheadstix]

DW are generic crap, and so are tama and yamaha. nothing beats Pearl.. so classy and crisp.

[@BenMichalowicz]

+GamerDares wins I have a Pearl kit at home (love it more than any drum kit ever), although Tama and DW have some good sounding stuff as well; just listen to Simon Phillips (TAMA) or Neil Peart (DW). That being said, I still think Pearl is higher up on the quality scale than other brands.

[@patarikisoterion9899]

Chris Williamson Sonor all the way!

[@erikjensen2141]

Virgil the wizard on drums,,, we could call him Merlin

[@brandonplaysdrum]

Can't hear your toms brother. Bet they sound good. Snare sounds more choked than what I'm used to from you. Not a bad thing just different.

[@RasManuel]

slim portatil or backs lusings prestige r

[@harryhagman6063]

5:13

[@camilomateus]

I don't know why...but those DW drums don't sound so good like his Pearl' kits...the toms sounds dead, the Pearl toms really SING... Bad decision I think. Great drumming anyway...

[@Darkman24]

DW??? wtf when did this happen?

[@morgenthaler]

The news were posted on virgildonati.com 29th of September and on his Facebook Page on the 30th of September

[@Darkman24]

yes i saw that after i watched the video.

[@RocknJazzer]

even tho I dont care for either DW or Pearl, I think compared to his usual previous drum sound, these sound fuller, less ringy or something...but could be any number of things...heads, micing, mix, etc

[@drumavidcheckupz4792]

I wonder what pedals is he using after getting used to the Demon Drives.

[@RocknJazzer]

***** prob 9000 or those crazy new direct drives

[@russellreilly4278]

snare drum is off the fucking hook.......

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

petrucci, bye bye

[@MainardiPaolo]

Amazing!!!!!

[@titanium9000]

What is the song at 9:10 ? Thanks!

[@radekjablonovsky3334]

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