VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby Paul Marangoni » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:07 pm

If you don't like the sound of the drums on someone's record, blame the engineer and/or producer, and no one else. Also, don't be so sure that a YouTube video will sound the same as the original recording. There can be a lot of tinkering going on with the audio before, during or even after uploading a video.

I've heard Vinnie's drums first hand. They sound great. I've also heard him complain about how final mixes that he's played on ended up. Once he leaves the studio, it's out of his hands. If you've ever done any significant amount of recording, you will appreciate how frustrating that can be. I've done a limited amount over the years, and I've been disappointed in results more than half of the time. This is the reason why people like Dave Weckl and Simon Phillips started getting more involved with the engineering of many things they have worked on. Only a drummer can really know how the drums are supposed to sound.

Of course, his drum sound is not going to be loved by everyone. There are many drummers who I've heard in person that have had terrible sounding drums. They still played great, but I would have done things differently with their heads or tuning. That's what makes drumming and drums so fascinating. You can really be unique, if you want to be. Funny thing is, most people end up sounding the same as everyone else. They use the same drums, the same sizes, the same heads, and even the same sticks.
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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby Rudy_Ment » Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:20 am

These are 3 of the best tracks (not available on youtube) from the first vinyl record I ever bought with Vinnie. Tom Scott, 1982, all recorded direct to disc so no pressure!

Some great playing here, I've brightened them all up a bit so the hi-hat is clearer.
http://chirb.it/CCB4dc
http://chirb.it/t7wx02
http://chirb.it/4hq7Da

If the above doesn't work, I've uploaded them to my dropbox and you can stream and download here if you have dropbox installed. Original versions and brightened up versions. I tried soundcloud but they got instantly detected as copyright infringement and got deleted.

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?pre ... '+Funk.wav
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?pre ... unk+EQ.wav
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?pre ... .+Badd.wav
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?pre ... add+EQ.wav
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?preview=Stride.wav
https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public?pre ... ide+EQ.wav
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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby bored at work » Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:21 am

Rodge wrote:Toto, Vinnie, oh yeah !!!



When I heard that Vinnie was playing on a Toto record this was exactly what I imagined and I love it!
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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby Pocketplayer » Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:02 pm

For some reason that TOTO VC track reminds me of this song...
late 80's Vinnie...love this song!

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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby Old Pit Guy » Tue Jan 30, 2018 12:27 pm

Steve Holmes wrote:I guess I missed this when it happened - new Jing Chi?

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/supre ... 1280537464


Relatively unknown artists - DJ Williams comes to mind - present this genre infinitely better than the latest Jing Chi effort ...
... a definite downside to hero worship is all that is unheard remains unheard.

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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby kaide » Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:37 am

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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby Kurtis » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:43 pm

^^^ Vinnies reaction when he says, do you remember when you meet your best friend. i dunno. love it. dig the new tunes. Great vibes all around.
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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby amoergosum » Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:05 am

Robben Ford: Guitar
Russ Ferrante: Keys
Roscoe Beck: Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums

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November 28th, 1988


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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby Rodge » Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:13 am

This shit right here, Vinnie is really savage !!!
I did listen that show as much as "Secrets", it's really Vinnie in the top of the top of the moutain !!! :o
The drum solo, no way... :o

amoergosum wrote:Robben Ford: Guitar
Russ Ferrante: Keys
Roscoe Beck: Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta: Drums

Santa Monica, CA
November 28th, 1988


I come from Tain, Vinnie, Omar, Jeff, Fish, Stewart, and many more...
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Re: VINNIE - The thread about Colaiuta

Postby langmick » Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:13 am

I remember hearing this a long time ago and the aggressiveness and groove with the creativity blew my mind apart. The whole show he is pushing the edge.

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