SHOWDOWN: Steve Gadd - Dave Weckl - Vinnie Colaiuta - THE LEGENDARY DRUM BATTLE

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  • Опубліковано 8 сер 2023
  • Buddy Rich Memorial Concert 1989 - Los Angeles - rebrushed in the Schnitterweg Studios Switzerland -
    #stevegadd #daveweckl #vinniecolaiuta #drummerworld

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  • @almo9004
    @almo9004 2 місяці тому +28

    My favorite comment from the old video upload:
    "Three great drummers of course, but Steve Gadd really hits this one out of the park! He may not fire as many rounds per second as Vinnie or Weckl, but the depth of the pocket, the groove, the power, the sound, the ferociousness, the clarity. While Weckl and Colaiuta are aiming for the stars, Gadd is digging deep to the center of the earth!"
    - UA-cam user Sean McMorris

    • @ER-me1ii
      @ER-me1ii 2 місяці тому +2

      Ha! I remember that comment too ! Sean knocked it out of the park in the comments section. Watching this for the I don’t know how many times I’m struck with this. I’ll preface that Dave and Vinny are all time gods of drums however in agreement with the quoted comment there is something about Steve’s playing that I think had Vinny and Dave possibly panic a little bit? Like “oh shit how am I going to surpass what Steve laid down?” It’s almost like they were trying to shoot their entire load and to me Steve came across as the most confident drummer this round.

    • @2earache
      @2earache 9 днів тому +1

      @@ER-me1iiW and C were most definitely ‘shooting their technique load’ with headache-grabbing emphasis on single, double, five and all other stroke rolls hoping, like mud thrown at a wall, that they’ll stick!! Gadd, on the other hand, defeats the duo with his stress and accentuation on the ‘musicality’ of his approach! The winner takes all of course. But remembering that both Weckl and Colaiuta too have become significant contributors to the world of professional drummers to this point in time!

    • @ER-me1ii
      @ER-me1ii 6 днів тому +1

      @@2earache those 2 guys especially Vinnie are all time favorites of mine. In fact on my list I would have ranked them above Gadd but head to head we know what actually happened. Steve was the patient bull that got all the cows.

  • @derrickbadenhorst7329
    @derrickbadenhorst7329 5 місяців тому +44

    This is still one of the best drum showdowns. As much as I love Buddy Rich and as much as I love the younger, "athletic drummers" that come up with insane stuff, THIS right here is still the best one for me.

    • @tonykart31
      @tonykart31 Місяць тому +2

      I'm sure you didn't mean it to come out that way but Buddy Rich is an athletic drummer

    • @johnnychua6738
      @johnnychua6738 Місяць тому +1

      Wrong. THE BEST. not 1 of the best.

  • @23ograin53
    @23ograin53 2 місяці тому +17

    Weckl's style just does it for me. So many colors, layers; all the subdivisions, syncopation, etc. Magic.

    • @bosstrading928
      @bosstrading928 2 місяці тому +2

      I'm in the same boat, he has everything. 😊

    • @kieranbrain3733
      @kieranbrain3733 2 місяці тому +3

      I agree. I love Vinnie and gadd,but weckls complex but smooth free flowing groove gets me every time. There all masters though 👏

    • @bosstrading928
      @bosstrading928 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@kieranbrain3733 Yeah, sometimes listening to both Vinnie and Gadd, it can be hard to make the argument who really is the greatest, but gun to my head, 100% it's Weckle. ❤

    • @adamashforthdrums
      @adamashforthdrums Місяць тому +1

      That’s funny I always remember thinking W got dominated in this battle. No insult to him (or your opinions) - just goes to show you how subjective drumming (and music) is!

    • @jeremychurch5683
      @jeremychurch5683 Місяць тому +2

      I really think he's the best drummer out there, I watch so many people and when I come back to him it just feels like no one can touch the stuff he can do.

  • @joneslt
    @joneslt 2 місяці тому +12

    Dave Weckl’s opening was my favorite part of this

    • @thenarrowlife2018
      @thenarrowlife2018 Місяць тому +1

      He was smooth with it tho

    • @syanhc
      @syanhc 26 днів тому

      Me too and this is my version of the me too movement.

  • @e-drummer2479
    @e-drummer2479 2 місяці тому +10

    DW: smooth. VC: Metal. SG: Groove. There is no “better” in that league.

  • @divad111352
    @divad111352 8 місяців тому +20

    I still love Steve Gadd the most!

    • @michaelschneider-
      @michaelschneider- 19 днів тому +1

      Ditto ... And to think, sprung from an Army band. .. Vinny Colaiuta another one of the greats. .. "Crew Slut" .. Frank Zappa Band. ... / Jeff Beck Band. ..

  • @zombenut
    @zombenut 2 місяці тому +13

    What makes me laugh is when you see these polls of the 10 best drummers, and these guys and Simon Phillips are never on it. Billy Cobham too.

  • @MrDaveangelo1
    @MrDaveangelo1 Місяць тому +6

    every now and then I come back to this video as a little treat to brighten up my day

    • @michaelschneider-
      @michaelschneider- 19 днів тому +1

      Oh,,, Copy that. .. had to have watched the entirety ten times. ..

  • @moneybot646
    @moneybot646 3 місяці тому +16

    Vinnies toms are the best damn sound

  • @andreareverberi503
    @andreareverberi503 3 місяці тому +7

    All of them are incredible, but Gadd is stratospheric. He traces a path for the others!

  • @CHABIEPORTNOY
    @CHABIEPORTNOY 6 місяців тому +22

    Weckl starts with a cymbal driven solo with rapid doubles
    Vinnie plays tom driven fast singles
    Steve Gadd be like:
    Here’s something for you kids

    • @vinnienaccarato280
      @vinnienaccarato280 4 місяці тому +2

      spot on

    • @JoEsp
      @JoEsp 3 місяці тому +7

      well, Vinnie's & Weckl's opening solos were improvised while Gadd's not. I've heard him played that a lot. It's called "Crazy Army".

  • @Christopher-md7tf
    @Christopher-md7tf 3 місяці тому +10

    Only 8 minutes? I used to watch this all the time as a teenager and in my memory this thing was at least 15 mins long 😂

  • @bensinger6637
    @bensinger6637 4 місяці тому +8

    I just love the way that guy yells: VI-NNAY!

  • @jean-louishamid5285
    @jean-louishamid5285 8 місяців тому +9

    I really appreciate to watch this video now in better quality.

  • @robertoricci3393
    @robertoricci3393 День тому +1

    All of them are living legends but Vinnie's drum sound is the coolest

  • @marcomathamel6561
    @marcomathamel6561 20 днів тому +1

    It is impossible to decide the winner or the best. They are all 3 unique in their performance.

  • @powerbuilder1019
    @powerbuilder1019 20 днів тому +3

    I'm not a drummer, but I most definitely admire and prefer the guy with glasses and mullet on the farthest right side. (What's his name?) He has the best syncopation and the drum fills is simply mesmerizing, He's also the most technical of the three. You can also hear the "Ooohs and Ahhh" from the crowd after every time he finished his dazzling routine combo. What a drummer he is.🔥

  • @RoccoSoundTube
    @RoccoSoundTube 9 місяців тому +8

    😏 This epic battle will never get old.

  • @JamesVandevanter
    @JamesVandevanter 2 місяці тому +3

    That is a stunning jam.

  • @jeffe_77
    @jeffe_77 3 місяці тому +6

    Vinnie killed it!

  • @MikeCeritto
    @MikeCeritto Місяць тому +3

    4:17 vinnies one hand tom drum kick a bomb 💣

  • @Oddmoore
    @Oddmoore 5 місяців тому +6

    One of the greatest displays of exquisite, otherworldly drumming. Absolute master's at their craft.

  • @zendean5207
    @zendean5207 9 місяців тому +13

    I have to go with Dave Weckl on this one. Just so smooth. He plays his parts just a little smoother than the rest, yet with more speed and complexity.

  • @ronaldopalamim3097
    @ronaldopalamim3097 28 днів тому +1

    TANKS DRUMMERWORLD... áudio, imagem, sem cortes no solo do Vinnie... sensacional

  • @cazatalentos-vs7gi
    @cazatalentos-vs7gi 10 днів тому

    Stunning

  • @CNTIGS
    @CNTIGS 4 місяці тому +4

    I used to watch this to death on VHS - incredible!!

  • @fp7106
    @fp7106 9 місяців тому +8

    お三方共、YAMAHAでレギュラーグリップ!貴重な映像ですね。

    • @user-fg5vg6hu3t
      @user-fg5vg6hu3t 5 місяців тому +1

      しかも当時は三人ともシンバルがジルジャンという。

  • @divad111352
    @divad111352 8 місяців тому +4

    Great drums

  • @ronalddavidson9265
    @ronalddavidson9265 Місяць тому +1

    Fabulous😊😮

  • @79steelymatt
    @79steelymatt 6 місяців тому +5

    In my personal top 10 drummers all time

  • @NaNa-er6lj
    @NaNa-er6lj 3 місяці тому +3

    Maravilloso 👌👌

  • @sixstarhorizon295
    @sixstarhorizon295 9 місяців тому +4

    This gets reposted a lot but I'm honestly okay with it

  • @joechiocca8429
    @joechiocca8429 Місяць тому

    I'm a guitar player, who has always wanted to play the drums as a kid, but it never happened. Now, thanks to hanging out with a very cool jazz drummer ( in our band), I got a practice pad, and am learning rudiments using the traditional grip.
    For me this is really powerful exhibition of the trad grip in action- wow!
    I have no fave here- all amazing and musical.😊😊

  • @t3hgir
    @t3hgir 5 місяців тому +3

    I watched this entire video in a guitar lesson once. Didn't talk about guitar at all.

  • @philiprea8340
    @philiprea8340 3 місяці тому

    I know their all INCREDIBLE drummers but there`s something about Steve Gadd... just beautiful.

  • @SamKoske
    @SamKoske 11 днів тому

    Dave Weckl absolutely mogs here. Both inn terms of skill and musicality, just insane

  • @RoryChapman
    @RoryChapman Місяць тому +2

    Steve Gadd... Steve... Gadd.

  • @maynoldmoreno7888
    @maynoldmoreno7888 5 місяців тому +2

    Damn!!! Vinnie 🥁🔥🔥🔥

  • @samuelmori3026
    @samuelmori3026 Місяць тому

    Steve.....Gadd..... Groove Master!

  • @johnnychua6738
    @johnnychua6738 Місяць тому

    The 3 giant pillars of rhythm. Wish I could have the good fortune to see 'em live together.😢Sigh... only managed to see Mr odd time Vinnie thrice, Mr cool Gadd once. While they were in Singapore. I assume it must be electrifying to watch.

  • @drumbar3790
    @drumbar3790 9 місяців тому +6

    First comment! THE video that inspired me a lot since I first started learning drums! In different times of the journey I love different one of the three drum masters, currently everything about Steve Gadd!! XD

    • @divad111352
      @divad111352 8 місяців тому

      Steve Gadd is the bomb!

  • @joaomatias4230
    @joaomatias4230 Місяць тому

    100% TOP !!! 👍

  • @harrisonrickit1308
    @harrisonrickit1308 Місяць тому

    Simply the best

  • @MisanthropicAngler
    @MisanthropicAngler 6 місяців тому +3

    Important lesson in this video that you need not even pick up sticks to practice.

  • @james-p
    @james-p Місяць тому

    As a bass player (we spend an awful lot of time listening to drummers), I gotta go with Gadd. Man, that dude lays down a pocket that's a mile wide.
    Of course, I'd kill to play with any one of them. I couldn't argue with anybody who picks another as their favorite.

  • @DREWSKIBOY1
    @DREWSKIBOY1 29 днів тому

    Opening solo from Vinnie is just vicious

  • @syanhc
    @syanhc 26 днів тому

    It’s poetry. Still in this showdown - my money was on Weckl.

  • @shermanhatch2716
    @shermanhatch2716 Місяць тому

    Steve gadd one of the best!

  • @karmicprophecy4008
    @karmicprophecy4008 2 дні тому

    Vinnie: a drum PhD drummers’ drummer
    Gadd: a bassists dream drummer
    Weckl: a poet’s drummer

  • @Project6.3
    @Project6.3 2 місяці тому

    I remeber first time seeing this video 13 years ago I went and got a pair of weckl signature sticks 😂

  • @laurawitherington-om5re
    @laurawitherington-om5re 3 дні тому

    Big Big Weckl fan!

  • @jamesrabic5380
    @jamesrabic5380 2 місяці тому

    I love reading the debates and comments, it’s all personal preference because that’s 3 of top drummers on the planet in no particular order. But when this was recorded chops like this weren’t as common.

  • @michaelschneider-
    @michaelschneider- 19 днів тому +1

    SMOKIN ...............

  • @yago23s17
    @yago23s17 2 місяці тому +2

    Does technique get much better than this? I'm not a drummer but I know these guys are some of the best.

  • @Wilem35
    @Wilem35 2 місяці тому +2

    I've always been pissed that I couldn't see Steve's snare. Curse the cameraman.

  • @kieranbrain3733
    @kieranbrain3733 2 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @catkeys6911
    @catkeys6911 7 місяців тому +2

    Weckl, but only by a little smoother control.

  • @GiuseppeCastro-so2zj
    @GiuseppeCastro-so2zj 6 днів тому

    😮

  • @pcworks3147
    @pcworks3147 15 днів тому

    Viinnie Colaiuta can play in the time signature of Pi

  • @bromasi
    @bromasi 3 місяці тому +2

    Steve #1

    • @bromasi
      @bromasi 3 місяці тому

      Steve has more soul.

  • @FusionHowie
    @FusionHowie Місяць тому

    Does this beyond incredible display inspire me or make me want to quit? WOW! This is when they were all baby monster drummers! WTF ??

  • @RB..1
    @RB..1 2 місяці тому +2

    Gadd solos around rudiments.

  • @anilkarahal4526
    @anilkarahal4526 3 місяці тому +3

    Two virtuos 🔥
    Vinnie and Weckl

  • @marceopereira
    @marceopereira Місяць тому

    Those gentlemen proved to me that traditional grip can be played holding way back on the stick lol 😅

  • @toddk8114
    @toddk8114 3 місяці тому +4

    Weckl by a mile. Of course the others are great but Weckl is the most gifted of the 3. Gadd by popularity and Vinnie is #2

  • @GamingDrummer89
    @GamingDrummer89 2 місяці тому

    All great, but my vote goes to Bill Lumbergh...er...Vinnie Colaiuta!

  • @MOHDHAZEWANBINABUHASSANHazewan
    @MOHDHAZEWANBINABUHASSANHazewan Місяць тому

    Uncle Gadd.. the real gangster..

  • @enjoyevan
    @enjoyevan Місяць тому +1

    Weckl got him

  • @charlieh7321
    @charlieh7321 Місяць тому

    gadd is easily the most lyrical, weckyl the grooviest and vinnie the most technically talented

  • @soling3009
    @soling3009 9 місяців тому +1

    Ничего не понятно но очень интересно 😂

  • @Gunnon1
    @Gunnon1 26 днів тому

    huono. oikeen huono.

  • @Ryosuke324
    @Ryosuke324 26 днів тому

    Final boss Carter Beauford

  • @user-do3nd2jr5k
    @user-do3nd2jr5k Місяць тому

    Gadd is the only one playing music

  • @MikeCeritto
    @MikeCeritto 2 місяці тому

    Does anybody know if Vinnie was using a double bass pedal there?

  • @RB..1
    @RB..1 2 місяці тому

    Play those drums like you hate them.

  • @theavenger3363
    @theavenger3363 2 місяці тому

    Weckl’s hair is as soulless as his playing ..

    • @doctortubes5046
      @doctortubes5046 Місяць тому

      ...no sir, his style was and is the reference.

  • @sandyfeetgore1405
    @sandyfeetgore1405 Місяць тому

    Even when I'm a big Vinnie Gadd fan ;-) and Buddy Rich imfluenced them obviously - Aaron Spears would have replaced them in one.