I wasn't alive to see Michelangeo or DaVinci work. I didn't get to meet Bach or Beethoven or Chopin. I didn't get to talk to Newton or Einstein. BUT - I did get to see, watch, meet & talk to Virgil Donati.
This only goes to show that Virgil's compositions can stand alone. A lotta drummers write songs thats would sound cool to plays drums over but the compositions don't translate into other versions or variations. I could hear this song being played by the London Philharmonic or a chamber version recorded for a movie soundtrack. God knows it would sound a lot better then the crap i hear as musical backdrops for a lotta movies.
? any composition, simple or complex, can be translated into a variation ( simple or complex ) if the musicians translating it are skilled and creative enough.
I just love how Virgil collaborates with such a wide range of amazing musicians. I've listened to Feraud and Donati many times but to see these giants perform together is just astounding.
I just can't believe that the best most complex and skilled drummer in the world has only 21k suscribers, it just don't make sense. Virgil is the chosen one-
De la haute voltige ! Je me souviens de toi Adrien ,au "Caveau des oubliettes"ou nous avions fait "la jam" ! Il y à déjà de nombreuses années ...Que de chemin parcouru depuis ! Je me rappelle de toi ,comme d'un jeune musicien super sympa,et déjà virtuose...Pour moi ce que vous jouez là avec tes amis, dont Virgil, que je suis, et écoute depuis des années,est vraiment la suite et l'évolution de ce mélange de différentes musiques (jazz,jazz-fusion, classique ,musique contemporaine,musique du monde) ,comme on en jouait par exemple, à la classe de percussions classiques de Françis Brana de l'orchestre de Paris ,avec des gens comme Antoine Hervé , et d'autres gens passionnants...) Pour moi la musique n'à pas de frontière de styles...J'ai pris autant de plaisir à accompagner Rhoda Scott ,que Guy N'Sangué,Etienne M'bappé,Pascal Teillet,Thierry Mineau,Thierry Fanfant ,David Jacob (pour parler des bassistes) dans différents styles...Franchement j'adore la direction que tu as pris...C'est magnifique ,et en plus il y à toujours une pointe d'humour (malgré la grande difficulté des parties jouées) dans ton approche ...Mes amitiés à toi et à Virgil que j'espère bien rencontrer un jour ! Et continue Adrien, de nous donner... Que du bonheur ! (Didier D'agostiino )
Virgil has some of the cleanest, most tasteful ghost notes of any drummer I know. I'm always trying to get my ghost notes to sound like his ... and I play match grip!
I have seen so far dozens of Virgil's drum vids. He is outstanding. No doubt. But he is kinda repeating himself a bit. The groove does not come from the kick. He is like more hands fixed. Then I saw his new band ice fish and guess what, he is grooving more from the kick. That is a path he should go. In "it begins" there is a short cool house/Latin stylish part where he grooves in a manner I have never seen before. Incredible groove. Completely relaxed. If Virgil could do some sort of this grooving or at least add this feeling to his current style, means playing more relaxed and not throwing all possible possibilities at the same time, that would be mind blowing. If he could just use more his ride /bell, he would get a more opening sound. Or think out of the box and use just toms instead of hihat, hihat, hihat. He has a very good tom sound. Virgil should integrate African drumming style. Mind blowing.
Meu mestre Virgil Donati te adimiro muito. Nunca mais esqueci da incrivel apresentação que você fez aqui no Brasil em Goiania Go. Esses paradiddles que você usa como notas fantasmas com tercinas ficam top de mais. Abraços. André Alves Estamos ae. Brasil BR
Your work and passion for music gives me a lot of inspiration Virgil. I hope I can make music like yourself someday once I get drums and recording equipment. Please keep it up.
Absolutely Sublime!- is there a whole recorded session of this jam on DVD? - I'll buy it! hadrien and Virgil please record together! Even if it's Just you two!
Can anyone recommend a classical composer who wrote any pieces in a similar style, with sweeping legato cello lines against a dissonant arpegiated ostinato?
couple of years I think www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjhjP3fk-rPAhWKzIMKHYnmCowQFggpMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drummerszone.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Fartist-news-1-12945%2Fvirgil-donati-switches-from-pearl-to-dw%2F&usg=AFQjCNEd7pdfl6ySwClDZYOLQMW_HN03KA&sig2=RCthUMzBWXpLiFEFzKg1gA&bvm=bv.136499718,d.cWw
Complex - precision - sublime musicianship from three truly gifted individuals ………
Simply WOW!
Amazing!!!
WoW
+Federico Malaman
Federico, you're playing in the Brain Variations video with Virgil is just as mind boggling! You're a beast!
ruclips.net/video/sr9Pve6JjrU/видео.html
I wasn't alive to see Michelangeo or DaVinci work. I didn't get to meet Bach or Beethoven or Chopin. I didn't get to talk to Newton or Einstein. BUT - I did get to see, watch, meet & talk to Virgil Donati.
Hadrien's tone on this one is out of this world...
ruclips.net/video/sr9Pve6JjrU/видео.html
that's one hell of a bass line
This only goes to show that Virgil's compositions can stand alone. A lotta drummers write songs thats would sound cool to plays drums over but the compositions don't translate into other versions or variations. I could hear this song being played by the London Philharmonic or a chamber version recorded for a movie soundtrack. God knows it would sound a lot better then the crap i hear as musical backdrops for a lotta movies.
thats becuase hes not from this planet...
xevastra yes, he's from Planet X :P
+1
? any composition, simple or complex, can be translated into a variation ( simple or complex ) if the musicians translating it are skilled and creative enough.
I just love how Virgil collaborates with such a wide range of amazing musicians. I've listened to Feraud and Donati many times but to see these giants perform together is just astounding.
Just breath taking! HF is now one of my favorite bass players. He's a great inspiration for me.
I just can't believe that the best most complex and skilled drummer in the world has only 21k suscribers, it just don't make sense. Virgil is the chosen one-
Absolutely awesome!!! These dudes are so talented. U don't see real musicians anymore..
Doris Washington They are around.. just we look in the wrong places for them. Mainstream radio/media would never play this sort of thing!
1BassJohn U got that right they would never play them on the radio. They're way too good. Radio just seems to like the junk they now call music!!!
of course....a phenomenal feat of human endeavor as can be expected from Virgil and the rest of these incredible musicians
De la haute voltige ! Je me souviens de toi Adrien ,au "Caveau des oubliettes"ou nous avions fait "la jam" ! Il y à déjà de nombreuses années ...Que de chemin parcouru depuis ! Je me rappelle de toi ,comme d'un jeune musicien super sympa,et déjà virtuose...Pour moi ce que vous jouez là avec tes amis, dont Virgil, que je suis, et écoute depuis des années,est vraiment la suite et l'évolution de ce mélange de différentes musiques (jazz,jazz-fusion, classique ,musique contemporaine,musique du monde) ,comme on en jouait par exemple, à la classe de percussions classiques de Françis Brana de l'orchestre de Paris ,avec des gens comme Antoine Hervé , et d'autres gens passionnants...) Pour moi la musique n'à pas de frontière de styles...J'ai pris autant de plaisir à accompagner Rhoda Scott ,que Guy N'Sangué,Etienne M'bappé,Pascal Teillet,Thierry Mineau,Thierry Fanfant ,David Jacob (pour parler des bassistes) dans différents styles...Franchement j'adore la direction que tu as pris...C'est magnifique ,et en plus il y à toujours une pointe d'humour (malgré la grande difficulté des parties jouées) dans ton approche ...Mes amitiés à toi et à Virgil que j'espère bien rencontrer un jour ! Et continue Adrien, de nous donner... Que du bonheur ! (Didier D'agostiino )
Amazing stuff
That drum-bass-keyboard 5/8 theme is sick!!! I wish they've played that for 1h!!!
Simply amazing. I can't stop watching this. The amount of talent here is extraordinary. :)
Virgil has some of the cleanest, most tasteful ghost notes of any drummer I know. I'm always trying to get my ghost notes to sound like his ... and I play match grip!
I have seen so far dozens of Virgil's drum vids. He is outstanding. No doubt. But he is kinda repeating himself a bit. The groove does not come from the kick. He is like more hands fixed. Then I saw his new band ice fish and guess what, he is grooving more from the kick. That is a path he should go. In "it begins" there is a short cool house/Latin stylish part where he grooves in a manner I have never seen before. Incredible groove. Completely relaxed. If Virgil could do some sort of this grooving or at least add this feeling to his current style, means playing more relaxed and not throwing all possible possibilities at the same time, that would be mind blowing. If he could just use more his ride /bell, he would get a more opening sound. Or think out of the box and use just toms instead of hihat, hihat, hihat. He has a very good tom sound. Virgil should integrate African drumming style. Mind blowing.
Gorgeous piece!
That'll be difficult to go over and higher than this !
Meu mestre Virgil Donati te adimiro muito. Nunca mais esqueci da incrivel apresentação que você fez aqui no Brasil em Goiania Go. Esses paradiddles que você usa como notas fantasmas com tercinas ficam top de mais. Abraços. André Alves Estamos ae. Brasil BR
What I admire the most from your play is cleaness of rithm...and great creativity. Thank you very much master Donati
Fantastic, what a superb match!
Your work and passion for music gives me a lot of inspiration Virgil. I hope I can make music like yourself someday once I get drums and recording equipment. Please keep it up.
Absolutely Sublime!- is there a whole recorded session of this jam on DVD? - I'll buy it! hadrien and Virgil please record together! Even if it's Just you two!
WOW you never disappoint......
Fantastic!
Perfection - Amazing job
Holy smokes, this is awesome.
"Paradise Variations". Virgil Donati! From the album, 'In This Life'.
Just Wow and Groovy!!!!!!!!!
You need a whole CD of these variations that you post on You Tube. I'd buy that. Do about 14 of them.
about 300*
Amazing !
🗣 Geeze! Niceness!! 👍🙂🎇🎊🎆🎶💯!!
First one,it's like "FAINAL FANTASY":)
Amaging.
always top notch, bravo!
Bien joué Hadrien , super comme d'habitude !
Way cool !!!!
Always an inspiration!
The groove is so sick.
Incredibile!!!!! che bellooo
AMAZING!!
you guys are killin it
Love it!!!
wow... I come here often ....
amazing, cellist is baked out of his tree
I love you alien dude^^
Always loved your song, your drum play and will always do ^^
Keep going ^^
Take care ^^
AMazing
Bad ass!
Cool.
Pffff..... amazing! What about adding some music to it...?
that bass line at 4:39!
whoa... that ending line from hadfero
If anyone is interested in this kind of style, "igorrr" has the similar kind of glaucous vibes, even tho it's different
What are you speaking about buddy...
Wtf
Top mestre.
Nuts! 🥜
Virgil, you need to brake in with "more cowbell" with a massive solo......
Holy smokes.
Hollyy shieeet! Maaaassive
Shit that was good.....Inspirational...
Virgil.....Could you add more "cowbell"........
Can anyone recommend a classical composer who wrote any pieces in a similar style, with sweeping legato cello lines against a dissonant arpegiated ostinato?
No, but that comment was literally almost as much Italian/Latin as it was English haha
he's a cultured man.
Hadrien toujours TOP !!
Nice hat cellist
Yeah, but can they play any Sex Pistols songs? Seriously, I could watch/listen to this for hours. In fact, I have!
Virgil has super human powers... He is God like. The masters( Buddy,Gene, Max, and Joe, look upon him with envy.
That cello players hat is awesome.
only if you're ignorant
I love Weed to !! by the way AWSM song !
Nice Polyrhythms
B E A U T I F U L I N S A N I T Y ! \m/
Aonde eu arrumo a partitura desse arranjo?
só tirando de ouvido mesmo brother eu acho kkk
Holy fuck.
4:20 drum fill so taste my god!
Ouch ça envoie du gros là les tontons!
Kewl!
this is real?!
thx
Amen..
DW now ?
VIOLENTOOOOOOO / AUNQUE LA PROGRESION INICIAL ME SUENA A DVORZHETSKII'S PROPHECY DE AMOGH SYMPHONY
When did VD move to DW?
couple of years I think www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjhjP3fk-rPAhWKzIMKHYnmCowQFggpMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drummerszone.com%2Fnews%2Farticle%2Fartist-news-1-12945%2Fvirgil-donati-switches-from-pearl-to-dw%2F&usg=AFQjCNEd7pdfl6ySwClDZYOLQMW_HN03KA&sig2=RCthUMzBWXpLiFEFzKg1gA&bvm=bv.136499718,d.cWw
incrível
Is Virgil now endorsing DW?
yes
Advanced math
Classic 4/4 :)
6/8 and 5/4
... I Love Stripperrrs !! MAGIC CITY ATLANTA
class?
I can cover the vocals of this song
What da **ck !!
lol clearly not composed for cello... but props to Artyom
War fingers !
Definitely Donati addicted... Boring ^^
V
Anyone here after Sean Crowder O:
ridiculous.
More Than A Feeling
Fantastic!