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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread (New album out now)

Postby Morgenthaler » Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:22 am

One of my favorite tracks from ‘Ruination’ is the elusive and intense The Quiet Place:

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Postby Morgenthaler » Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:23 am

:shock: Brace yourselves

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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread (New album out now)

Postby Kurtis » Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:17 pm

watched mostly the songs and some drum solo stuff. The Human Hardware footage is wow! He can go anywhere he wants and it all fits in perfectly. He's not from this world. 60+ years old and still killing it.
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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread (New album out now)

Postby Pocketplayer » Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:47 pm

Agreed 100% Kurtis...now, if i only dug the music he played!
It gets old for me...still has that math FEEL...why is some of
the most complex compositions so hard to listen to?
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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread (New album out now)

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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread (New album out now)

Postby Morgenthaler » Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:36 am

Interview about his recent album, Ruination:

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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread (New album out now)

Postby Morgenthaler » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:46 pm

Virgil recording with Vanessa Amorosi for charity in these strange times. SLAMMING snare:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_QrFk_FbmP/
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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Postby Morgenthaler » Sat May 16, 2020 11:50 pm

Practicing with a click:

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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Postby Pocketplayer » Sun May 17, 2020 1:00 pm

We definitely see Virg's style in these clips...time, then explosion.
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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread

Postby Morgenthaler » Sun May 17, 2020 11:21 pm

A nice recent article on technique, grip, choices, and more:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/virgil- ... -the-drums

The article also includes this bad boy:

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