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Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:20 pm
by Avi_drums
beat hit wrote:Morgenthaler wrote:Recent highlights include the near impossible on beat/off beat hi-hat in the awesome 'Eleven'
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JONANGsU86g[/youtube]
Oh my! Sometimes it really takes a lot to move some of us HODers to respond!!
That was really nice!! + a really really cool interpretation of Holdsworth's "Material Real" !!
Killin' it. I love how he sort of muscles the drums. If you play with just the sticks (and rebound) well...that's what it sounds like...no meat behind it.
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:32 pm
by Clint Hopkins
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:12 pm
by Paul Marangoni
It will be interesting to hear how he sounds on them. I thought he sounded great on the Pearl (and the Premier) drums.
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:36 pm
by Kurtis
Go Virgil. Here's a prediction. He's going to sound exactly the same. The man is in his 50's playing some of the most challenging music on the planet.
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:38 pm
by Paul Marangoni
Kurtis wrote:Go Virgil. Here's a prediction. He's going to sound exactly the same.
That will be good news for DW, because most drummers sound worse playing them. Or maybe I'm just imagining it.
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:14 pm
by Morgenthaler
Didn't post this b/c honestly I can't say I am that excited. I think Virgil historically has sounded great on Sonor (Loose Change live album) Remo (Southern Sons, Power Drumming video) Premier (Stretch etc) Brady (OTV sessions) Tama (Moonbabies recording sessions) and for the past 12 years on Pearl. I just hope this new relationship is as good or better than Pearl were, support wise, and that the people are nice to work with. Also, maybe the Drum Channel affiliation could secure him some new fans.
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 3:08 am
by Clint Hopkins
His Simon influenced sound on 'Moonbabies' is my favorite recorded sound from him. Clear Ambassadors. OTV also sounded good.
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 5:22 am
by Morgenthaler
Clint Hopkins wrote:His Simon influenced sound on 'Moonbabies' is my favorite recorded sound from him. Clear Ambassadors. OTV also sounded good.
Yeah! The fills in 'Midnight Bell' (2:43-3:00) are so powerful and yet holds a beautiful tone to them. Love it!
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 2:02 pm
by gretsch-o-rama
Paul Marangoni wrote:Kurtis wrote:Go Virgil. Here's a prediction. He's going to sound exactly the same.
That will be good news for DW, because most drummers sound worse playing them. Or maybe I'm just imagining it.
Virgil will sound better than most DW players...even just by the way he tunes them...
Re: Official Virgil Donati thread
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:19 pm
by Pocketplayer
OTV also sounded good
The Physical Graffiti of Prog rock!
OTV was his best!!!