there is an idea of a Craig Reynolds, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory, and though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable: I simply am not there. It is hard for me to make sense on any given level. Myself is fabricated, an aberration. I am a noncontingent human being. My personality is sketchy and unformed, my heartlessness goes deep and is persistent. My conscience, my pity, my hopes disappeared a long time ago (probably at ACM) if they ever did exist. There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it, I have now surpassed. I still, though, hold on to one single bleak truth: no one is safe, nothing is redeemed. Yet I am blameless. Each model of human behavior must be assumed to have some validity. Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do? My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this-and I have countless times, in just about every act I’ve committed-and coming face-to-face with these truths, there is no catharsis. I gain no deeper knowledge about myself, no new understanding can be extracted from my telling. There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing
In a behind-the-scenes video from the Steve Vai days, Virgil was straight up watching porn when it was his turn to be filmed backstage. I think the man has both a really dry and a really twisted sense of humour.
I still love Mike's playing. Pretty sure he's got people working for him online that tagged it, Virgil used to do the same. I doubt Mike would actually care anyway, he's a got a great sense of humor. Hopefully you get it sorted out.
Had the pleasure of operating lighting during a Virgil Donati Trio gig with Rufus Philpot and Tony McAlpine. Apart from being an incredible show, he was really memorable as a kind person to all staff and crew. Gotta admit, I struggled synchronizing lighting cues with his modulation.
@Steven Pounsett It seems like they are good for pro drummers that get them all for free haha. I wouldn't personally say they are worth the price that some of collectors series go for though.
Virgil love’s comedy, just so you know…i bought his old Sonor drumkit from double bass mania video from the 80’s . He goes to a lot of comedy show’s in his time off.
“where is the 1?”... Virgil Donati is on another level. The only guitarist able to play alongside him is Allan Holdsworth, he’d be able to find the 1... lol
People who don't play drums look at Virgil Donati play and think "I would LOVE to play drums like THAT!!!" People who DO play drums look at Virgil Donati play and think "I'm going home to burn all my drums!!!"
This dudes an alien.. i watch his vids all the time at work and my coworkers cant figure out why smoke is pourin out of my head.. lol i try to explain how ridiculous his playing is but i dont comprehend it myself Haha
I'm 42 now when I was around 15 16 I seen Virgil at a clinic in Newcastle and he was playing premier drums and I still have the pic that I got with him
I like this commentary, it's a perspective and one that belongs in the discourse of music and rhythm. I will say though, I love donati and his rhythmic prowess but one caveat! Analyse donati at MIT in 97 or 98! He has since peaked and now is an ultra version of the once more thoughtful musician he was then. I mean this. Even check his 97 modern drummer performance. Amazing and hard to fault. Please review that performance in the future. You may have a new perspective on moments of one's career. Ex, weckl was stiffer in the 80s but loose in his late 90s stuff. Don't de textualise the journey of anyone one musician
"sounds like i got fuckin ten different kids that can't play instruments together, and i made them play one bar of music...." holy fucking shit ahahahahah
Completely agree, I'm not a fan pearl, ziljdian or mangini... I'd love a DW kit, and out of the drum theatre auditions there were drummers who I thought played the music better than mangini, Lang was fantastic and Marco too. All were great tho.
In 90’ Mike play bleed fill easy and clásical fills Pornoy width one hand, at the same time 90’s virgil a fan boy ir dream plays covers in a band.. the Mature lével is hight diference.
To be fair, Virgil played Pearl for 10 or so years. He would have been great in Dream Theater but, he would have left after two albums as he tends to go off and do other things pretty frequently. I’ve seen Virgil a few times and he is a bit on the “out there” side of personality. No doubt Mangini was chosen not just for his skills but for personality. There is a reason this type of avant garde sells bugger all. For all its musicality, it is incredibly hard to listen to. It’s why Holdsworth with all his skills and love from musicians, pretty much died a pauper.
Who the hell is Craig Reynolds?
there is an idea of a Craig Reynolds, some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory, and though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable: I simply am not there. It is hard for me to make sense on any given level. Myself is fabricated, an aberration. I am a noncontingent human being. My personality is sketchy and unformed, my heartlessness goes deep and is persistent. My conscience, my pity, my hopes disappeared a long time ago (probably at ACM) if they ever did exist. There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it, I have now surpassed. I still, though, hold on to one single bleak truth: no one is safe, nothing is redeemed. Yet I am blameless. Each model of human behavior must be assumed to have some validity. Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do? My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this-and I have countless times, in just about every act I’ve committed-and coming face-to-face with these truths, there is no catharsis. I gain no deeper knowledge about myself, no new understanding can be extracted from my telling. There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing
Who is Craig Reynolds?
in math: my solution ➗
in history: my king🤴
in art: my muse 🎨
in science: my oxygen 💨
in geography: my world 🌎
@@reynlord666 Sounds like something those Freemen-on-the-land would come up with.
@@reynlord666 so you're basically an SCP
@@reynlord666 so you're basically an SCP
This entire song sounds like I'm trying to upgrade my car in Gran Turismo, but I've just taken drugs and I've actually been scrolling through teletext
Remarkably accurate
Funniest thing I've read in ages!!! 🤣🤣🤣
You win
“Almost unlistenable measures of metric modulation” 😂😂😂
Almost!
Imagine your last name being so close to mangina and actually being a mangina.
This is me and my wifes "our song" , played during conception and delivery of our baby girl.🥰
Please tell me this is true
Underrated comment
In a behind-the-scenes video from the Steve Vai days, Virgil was straight up watching porn when it was his turn to be filmed backstage. I think the man has both a really dry and a really twisted sense of humour.
Hahaha!!! Ol Ron Jeremy puffing away during his interview?
If u perhaps have the source, pls give us a link
@@alekrodimidecu4625 I looked for it, but couldn't find it online. I believe it was on the bonus materials of the Live At Astoria DVD.
@@eskilseter Tnx for the effort anyways. Cheers!
7:58 "you've just walked into a music class" made me fucking laugh.
We all know who that one dislike is
Moike Myongini
Yea, it's you.
I still love Mike's playing. Pretty sure he's got people working for him online that tagged it, Virgil used to do the same. I doubt Mike would actually care anyway, he's a got a great sense of humor. Hopefully you get it sorted out.
Virgil Donati: the mad scientist of the drumworld.
Yes Craig, feed the fire!! XD
Had the pleasure of operating lighting during a Virgil Donati Trio gig with Rufus Philpot and Tony McAlpine. Apart from being an incredible show, he was really memorable as a kind person to all staff and crew.
Gotta admit, I struggled synchronizing lighting cues with his modulation.
"Sounds like I've just entered one of the fucking caves on Zelda... With an excellent snare sound." Love it!
Blowing minds over 20 years. What a beast!
Craig is like 17 what are you taking about
Can we get a “Confirmed Natty” merch drop pretty please.
The mix on that Mangini video was so bad, he should have took the original video down, not yours.
”Majoras Mask plus a snare”, BRILLIANT😂
Virgil is the king of quantum drumming: unattainable for most drummers but extremely powerful.
“Two hi hats is a flex”
*A third hi hat has entered the chat*
I don't think iv'e ever seen a drum finish like the ones on his DW's, insane.
@Steven Pounsett It seems like they are good for pro drummers that get them all for free haha. I wouldn't personally say they are worth the price that some of collectors series go for though.
So excited whenever these videos drop. My favorite drum reaction channel. 👊
That 8:20 fumble and recovery is as smooth as his poly rhythm mastery, Jeesuzz.
I call him Virgil Donasty🔥🔥🔥
these videos really do bring feeling back for me mentally. thanks craig.
craig is just mad he couldn’t sing aliexpress dragonforce lyrics over this one cuz it was too complicated
Just fancied a pause 😂😂 you crack me up mate
"SO unlistenable, I love it."
Words to live by
Virgil is an olympic class athlete.. The power and speed.
Virgil is an Alien octopus, the search is over :)
Virgil love’s comedy, just so you know…i bought his old Sonor drumkit from double bass mania video from the 80’s . He goes to a lot of comedy show’s in his time off.
''It looks like he's simultaniously 4 year old and 90 years old... in a good way''
This entire stream was so worth it.
Now all I want to hear is Virgil Donati shredding over the entire Majoras Mask soundtrack... 🤯😂
I first heard him in '01 playing live for Steve Vai (Billy Sheehan & Mike Keneally were in that band too).
Donati is 👑
"side musicians" - a term that applies to all the other irrelevant instruments that supplement the drummer
Do you mean:
gaytarist
assist
flatulist
“where is the 1?”...
Virgil Donati is on another level. The only guitarist able to play alongside him is Allan Holdsworth, he’d be able to find the 1... lol
I love your honesty!
I am the drummer that is approaching...
People who don't play drums look at Virgil Donati play and think "I would LOVE to play drums like THAT!!!"
People who DO play drums look at Virgil Donati play and think "I'm going home to burn all my drums!!!"
'Yeah. All music should sound like an exercise.' 😂😂😂 Fucking love you mate! ✊
08:19 no one is going to talk about the stick falling down? 😂
it is sooooo. soothing to see the grandmaster of drums dropping a stick, and trying to catch it, like if he had parkinsons xD
@@martinlangosz9508 while also not messing up the song at all 😂
This dudes an alien.. i watch his vids all the time at work and my coworkers cant figure out why smoke is pourin out of my head.. lol i try to explain how ridiculous his playing is but i dont comprehend it myself Haha
Virgil Do(NATTY)
real musicians dont compete who is the best
real twerps understand a joke
Virgil is the best ever.
Craig dropping in from the top rope with the Frogsplash
Craig "juss fancy a pause" Reynolds
Virgil is such a beast
This guy is hilarious AF
I would buy the Majora's mask + amazing snare remake
he deffo got too good on his instrument
05:26 well at least we know he's better than diva Mike Mangini
I'm 42 now when I was around 15 16 I seen Virgil at a clinic in Newcastle and he was playing premier drums and I still have the pic that I got with him
The song played in this video is called. If there were none from the album ruination
Is there somewhere we can watch the infamous Mangini video? I missed it:(
As in what day was this on your stream?
Virgil Donatty
Yes Craig, I'm hoping he makes a reaction vid 😂
My Fruity Loops plays as good as Mike Mangini - you'll never see the difference
Comically extreme lisp.
family friend of mine chris clark plays keyboards with virgil donati mans is SICK
Craig Reynolds is awesome! I so hope Virgil has seen this video....Peace from Detroit MI.
8:18 - natty enough for u
You should check Sydney Taieb from Atlantis Chronicles, very underrated!
100% truth preacher right here
So you were upstaged by Mangini & now you're bitter?
Nice video !!!!
there is no ''1''
“Almost unlistenable levels of metric modulation,”
Requesting Eloy Casagrande Solo/ Subtraction live please.
The levels of pretentious if you play in Dream Theater 🤯
Backwards heart beat
i cant believe he missed the stick drop at 8:19. Probably because you cant HEAR it. Does that mean Virgil is actually a master?
Real musicians NEVER play the 1. There isn't a single ONE in this vid.
I like this commentary, it's a perspective and one that belongs in the discourse of music and rhythm. I will say though, I love donati and his rhythmic prowess but one caveat! Analyse donati at MIT in 97 or 98! He has since peaked and now is an ultra version of the once more thoughtful musician he was then. I mean this. Even check his 97 modern drummer performance. Amazing and hard to fault. Please review that performance in the future. You may have a new perspective on moments of one's career. Ex, weckl was stiffer in the 80s but loose in his late 90s stuff. Don't de textualise the journey of anyone one musician
Soooo true about mike mangini
"sounds like i got fuckin ten different kids that can't play instruments together, and i made them play one bar of music...." holy fucking shit ahahahahah
Virgil Donati: Awesome, but/and unlistenable
Everyone knows that Virgil is the most advanced drummer in the world.
Mangini is not even playing the same instrument.
When does the song start?
Thems is fighting words
Shaddup and friggin let us hear it ya big mouf
Bait taken. Swallowed. Shat. Hook and all.
Craig vs Mangini Beef. Boxing match when?
6:17 tourettes moment deluxe , this video is gonna be the end of me 😂
Dude you are funny as fuck i love it😂
Fuck Shit Fuck is gonna be Virgil's next single
But seriously. Where was one?
Thanks Craig! I like the way you think! Not a big fan of the "Gini"
Craig your vods and your channel trailer on twitch are all on subscriber only.
Hey thanks. Channel trailer shouldn’t have been set to subscriber only but some VODs are!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥
LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣
This is all facts dude
Completely agree, I'm not a fan pearl, ziljdian or mangini...
I'd love a DW kit, and out of the drum theatre auditions there were drummers who I thought played the music better than mangini, Lang was fantastic and Marco too. All were great tho.
well, the Mangini video is still up on your channel. Am I missing something?
They put it back!
In 90’ Mike play bleed fill easy and clásical fills Pornoy width one hand, at the same time 90’s virgil a fan boy ir dream plays covers in a band.. the Mature lével is hight diference.
I feel offended by that first degree description.
Lmao ….smh this guy
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
To be fair, Virgil played Pearl for 10 or so years. He would have been great in Dream Theater but, he would have left after two albums as he tends to go off and do other things pretty frequently. I’ve seen Virgil a few times and he is a bit on the “out there” side of personality. No doubt Mangini was chosen not just for his skills but for personality.
There is a reason this type of avant garde sells bugger all. For all its musicality, it is incredibly hard to listen to. It’s why Holdsworth with all his skills and love from musicians, pretty much died a pauper.
rumors is that the dream Theater audition was just for show, they had already decided on Mangini from the beginning....