He really is so undervalued: he creates the best and unexpected solution for every single point in the song, showing incredible power, and never being repetitive or basic.
I’m 34 and it still hurts that my Mom (RIP) kept me home because I had a slight cough. I could’ve seen them February 2002 in Albuquerque. Never got to go.
When I first heard heard pantera. That was it I'm nearly 46. I met pantera when they played ireland dublin many years ago. But still feels only few weeks ago. Best band I've seen. No band sounds like them
Well, Dale Crover (Melvins) already did it 10 years before Pantera became famous. Nevertheless, he was an amazing drummer, indeed being able to play ultra slow and ultra fast.
@@Pasterz_Of_MuppetsStainer is a kick snare hihat master, Vinny actually commented about him in a Modern Drummer article where Vinny gave his take on a number of drummers
Totally agree mate. Becoming is simply just.......creative on a different level.........no other drummer would`ve come up with that pattern............and especially NOT Lars Ulrich !!!!!!! Vinnie took double kick drumming to " A New Level ".......
Having been in front of them live, the groove is on another level. Most brutal mosh pit I've ever had the honor of getting smashed in. Pantera had the recipe dialed in.
Damn… makes me kinda sad. I’m not a drummer, but I always thought he was phenomenal, but then you hear his stuff was pretty easy to play. (Which can be a good thing) but idk how to explain it
I'm not a drummer so I can't really tell how difficult his stuff was but I feel like his writing was great and really built up momentum in their music. When it comes to his sound I know this much. He had a thing for giant drums. Don't ask me which Toms he used but they were sized like bass drums almost. They had a rather big diameter and were deeper than most toms I've seen used as well. Also he used to play with the round end of the drum sticks not the tip.
I'm not an advanced drummer and when I've dared to cover Vinnie I'm amazed at how simpler than I thought are some of his drum parts. Not all of them by any means of course.
Finally someone acknowledges Vinnie's drumming greatness. His style was so powerful, yet precise and nuanced. I'm sick and tired of seeing people comparing him to Lars goddamn-Ulrich and even saying that he's not as great and influential as him! 😵💫When in reality, Vinnie was light years ahead as a drummer, in every possible sense.
That’s actually kind of infuriating. Lars couldn’t hold a candle to Vinnie back then in his prime, and if Vinnie was still alive, DEFINITELY wouldn’t be able to hold a candle to him today.
Finally! Vinnie gets recognition! To me, he is the Bonham of metal. He may not be the fastest, or craziest metal drummer, but it’s the groove and how he adds the drums that makes the music so great. Master groove metal drummer! IMO
exactly. This is the part where, in 90's, you could say that you can use doublebass when you have completed "becming". It's like the signature doublebass, f*kin perfect work of art.
Probably the best metal style ever. Didn't just hit everything as fast as possible, he was big on the groove and just brilliant timing. Sad he is no longer here. Huge influence is all I could ever say.
Vinnie's beats are always so united with the songs yet never feel repetitive, his drumbeats make every song unique! His drumming was always a true musical contribution to the song! He truly was a metal drumming genius!
I'm not a drummer but a fan of the channel and even a bigger fan of Pantera. I was already about to suggest to make this video about Vinnie Paul. Glad to see he still is still recognized and appreciated by the drum community.
Vinny Paul is one of the primary reasons I myself love single pedal usage on open choruses. Leaving space for the audience/listener to enjoy the guitars and melodies while retaining the rhythmic needs of the piece has always been my favorite use of single pedal groove. Just because you have two pedals doesn't mean you need to play dance dance revolution on every piece of music to get your point across.
Heard Pantera for the first time in PA in 1994 in a gym. The owner was blasting it. Changed my life. IMO he was the absolute best at playing exactly what the song needed. Plus his kit always sounded insane. RIP Vinnie.
Vinnie is one of those drummers that show you, it's not just important what you do play but also what you don't play. His balance between faster and technical stuff and crushing beats without many notes is absolutely phenomenal. And no matter what he is playing, he never loses the groove.
True story. I’m 51, and when I was 18-19, I used to see them every weekend at Joe’s Garage in Fort Worth (my hometown). It was a hole in the wall, and it had a bar and some pool tables. It’s a used car lot now. They were coming up with the songs for Cowboys From Hell, and they would play tracks for the audience to try them out on us. I could be wrong, but I think we may have heard Primal Concrete Sledge for the first time live, and it was AMAZING. But I digress. One Saturday night in 1990, I was sitting at one of the tables at the club, and Vinnie was working the room. Just being super cool and friendly to everyone. Phil was standing at the bar talking to some fans, and he was wearing an Exhorder t shirt and a Rastafarian beanie. Vinnie knew a guy at our table and sat down with a beer in his hand to say hi to him. He sat down right next to me, and I told him I really liked the bell of a new ride cymbal he was using. He totally geeked out, and started telling me all about it. Then he went off on a tangent about how he dug the kit of some other drummer, and how he loved the thick pinging sound it made. I want to say it was the drummer from Wrathchild. I wasn’t a groupie or a hot girl. I wasn’t a record producer or an agent. I was just a kid, but he spent about 10 minutes talking to me like I was one of his best drinking buddies in the world, and you could tell he did it just because he was that awesome. And I’ll never forget that moment.
Man, that the greatest thing ever. I got to meet them once while they were out in Deep Ellum. This was far into Pantera. They had just released reinventing the steel not too long ago. They were leaving Trees and we were going in to Trees. Hell I may have cried lol
They were the loudest outdoor band I saw. Believe it or not, I saw the Ramones & they hold the title as far as I'm concerned for the indoor decibel level. Ears rang for days.
Vinnie had so much groove and feel. It’s obvious he has a signature sound when Aaron plays examples of Vinnie’s grooves… everyone knows Aaron is an absolute monster behind the kit, but playing back to back to Vinnie’s performances is great insight into how unique Vinnie sounded. His sound is near impossible to replicate. He’ll always be a legend, just like his brother.
Vinny was definitely one of the greatest metal drummers of all. He inspired countless people to pick up sticks and make great music! He was equal parts groove and power! His impact cannot be understated.
RIP Dime and Vinnie. They had something special that will never be recreated. Hard to believe theyre both no longer with us... feels just like yesterday I was discovering them.
Vinnie was a super nice guy. I remember when I met him at a Hellyeah concert. I told him “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” and Vinnie replied “It’s a pleasure meeting You!”. Then he signed my poster above his picture. I could see in his eyes he was being genuine. He will be missed.
Eternal thanks for reminding to people of the genius of one of the best and most underrated drummers in heavy music and music in general! Great thanks guys! Vinnie is forever in our hearts!
You can tell from the parts he came up with that there was no ego making the decisions, Vinnie always played what the song was calling for. That's a discipline and maturity that a lot of musicians don't have.
The true greatness of Vinnie is how he fits his drums into the music....especially his brother. It's very Ringo Starr in that regard, who is probably like the best song-writing drummer in rock history. He allows Dime to shine so bright with those amazing riffs & killer solos. He's not trying to outshine or ever like "look at how awesome I can be". He just backed up his lil bro with perfect complimentary beats.
I never really got into Pantera or Vinnie's other bands, but I definitely have respect and appreciation for his playing, especially for the things he does that are difficult for me to play well, yet he does them effortlessly. Just reminds me I need to practice more
His groove is unparalleled, IMO. Pantera became the sub-genre that defined my love of music in the 90s. From the first time ever hearing them live with Prong and Exodus in 1990, they created what I like to call groove metal, that metal that you just HAVE to move to.
Ive found from Vinnie , that its not what you play but how its played. if you play with feeling its tight and if the band plays with feeling its a new level. Chur to the mighty Vinnie jamming with dime again up there
Vinnie space in grooves alows us to headbang with pride while listening to a freaking good riff. He played for the song like a few heavy metal drummers.
I've always loved Vinnie's intensity and groove. He was such a force and made you feel his energy and that of the band. Gone much too soon. Thanks for the memories!
he was so creative. even in his simpler parts, when he leaves the other instruments air to breath, he always found a creative solution that made you listen closer to his stuff. what a legend
R.I.P. Darrell & Vincent Abbott. Another song worth mentioning for me would be HELLYEAH - Order The Sun. Too many outstanding grooves to name we could be here all day! 5 Minutes Alone is genius. Primal Concrete Sledge he doesn't even touch the snare until halfway through the song. Thank you Vinnie Paul!!!!
Vinnies music made me strive to be the drummer I am now, I don't play in any bands or for anyone but myself but by goodness I can play every Vinnie song for font to finish. God bless your soul Vinnie you are missed!
The secret to Pantera's success?: They're the heaviest BLUES BAND of all time. Straight up groove, swing and attitude. Everything that is MISSING in "Modern Metal". (RIP Dime & Vin)
Blues, to me, can be loosely defined as the relationship between the 5th and 7th interval to the key (Key of E has A and B. Key of G has C and D) And implemented is a certain rhythmic fashion like "8 or 12 bar blues",regardless of the sonic value. Like, if a metal band plays 4 measures of an E riff and then switches to an A riff, I call that a "Blues move". I, myself, find it to be weak and basic. The easy way out of a Key change. The most generic and widely accepted safe sound. Maybe I'm just sick of it. Thankfully, I can't think of a song that Pantera utilizes this method. And Dime barely stays in the pentatonic scale while soloing so I'm gonna go ahead and beg to differ with you on this. Unless you just mean the whole, Southern aspect, kinda links your mind to bluesy music? 😆
@@WebsterAWhy do Blues have to get elaborate key changes? Every genre has clichés. In Metal, I get tired of skank and blast beats spammed to death in extreme genres. That is weak and basic to me, if you just repeat ad nauseum the same beat in every song, lol
Vinnie Paul was one of the first metal drummers I heard, and at this time I was learning to play drums. Playing along to Vinnie's drum parts taught me a lot. Definitely one of the best groovers out there
Vinnie was a monster drummer and he always played he ass off. Can´t find anybondy that plays like him, salute vinnie paul, you are dearly missed...🥁🙏 Thank for a great video showing some of vinnie´s signature drumming🤟🤟🤟
No one talks about how gangster his drum beats are. This shit is straight out of some old school hip hop beats. The heaviest groove master of all time, so glad my mom took me to see them in 99’. Needless to say, it was life changing. RIP KING
A true musician, a true drummer. Always in the pocket, extremely solid groove and mature playing, it is borderline impossible imagining Pantera without him as the drummer, always in harmony with the whole band. Forever a legend.
Honestly, before UA-cam was such a vast drumming resource, you have no idea how crucial Vinnie Paul was to us budding metal drummers in the late 90's. Still blown away with how solid he is, his playing is timeless. RIP.
Excellent vid .Another amazing drummer that was a genius and had so many great drum tracks was Bill Ward of Black Sabbath .You should do a vid on him .He mixed a swing feel into heavy rock like no one can .Stay well
One of the greatest metal drummers, I've learned so much from him from using the hihat pedal while playing with the toms, barking, paradiddles, tempo awareness, to quick triples with the double bass drum and more. An absolute beast. He will be missed
Now I know where Andy Villanova take and used the displacement of the beat. He is an incredible drummer, mainly from Carajo (one of the greatest former bands of Argentina). What a amazing and clever drummer was Vinnie too.
When I was a kid, I would listen to Far beyond driven over and over again and tried to master I'm Broken. I had the privilege of seeing him play twice and meet him and his brother in 2000, they were very cool guys. 🤘
Amazingly put together video! Vinnie is my main influence as a drummer and I love how you included his whole career and not just Pantera. Drumeo is putting out incredible work recently, RIP ABBOTTS ⚡️🔥⚡️
For all of his great technique and great tone, it was his freaking HEAVY groove and feel that really got me so deeply into his drumming. RIP he was one of the absolute greats.
During the initial days, I was obsessed with extreme drummers. However, lately realising drummers like Vinnie Paul (that might not be the craziest or fastest out there) were prominent in establishing the genre as we know it today - amazing drummer, and above all he was highly influential. R.I.P. Vinnie Paul.
I am kind of a frustrated drummer, but one thing is for sure: I pay much attention to drums in the music I listen to, and that's why I fell in love when I heard a heavy metal song for the first time. Vinnie Paul was one of a kind, because in rock music you can find intense drummers, groovy drummers, but you can find only a few intense AND groovy drummers, such as Vinnie Paul. The duo he made with his brother was unique, so sinchronized (but not redundant), so melodic an violent at the same time... they made my days happy when I was a teenager, and they keep on doing it today as well.
I was lucky enough to see Pantera way back in the 90's and I have never ever heard a live band so tight with their sound, Vinnie, Rex and Dimebag were an absolute unit together.
for some reason... you brought out all my favorite pantera tracks and especially my favorite parts of those songs.... how can your taste be so similiar.
That bit about "Five Minutes Alone" sounding out of 4/4 but not really being out of 4/4 is phenomenal. Always noticed it but never noticed it at the same time.
Always been a big fan of Vinnie! One of my top favorites! Think I was attracted to him, because he can do basic deep beats upto fast paced grooves that blew my mind! Things he created a drummer can't turn away from! Luckily got to meet Vinnie in 2015, and will never forget it!! R.I.P
Vinnie was much ahead of his time. His amazing drumming opened the door for metal drummers to push themselves and take it to the next level. Legend, Genius
i learnd from vinnie that when you play with power and fill on the drums even the most less complicated grooves will sound amazing and he very inspired me
Vinnie Taught me how to play in the 90s. He is a perfect example of what a great drummer is. He plays the pocket to drive home the feel, then plays some catchy double bass & tom grooves to compliment the guitar. Its almost like you can't play anything else, than what the riff is doing. Him & Dime shared the same brain when coming up with parts. So many great songs, Domination, Slaughtered, F'ing Hostile...Rip Legend.
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An absolute legend 🤘
Your a legend
I knew I’d see you here I know how much you love Pantera
Woooo what up Soup??
Ohhh yurrrrr
soup!!!!
He really is so undervalued: he creates the best and unexpected solution for every single point in the song, showing incredible power, and never being repetitive or basic.
Accurate comment! Spot on!
I would never consider Vinnie Paul as undervalued, everything he did was on point .
@@hitskin666 Of course you wouldn't, but in my experience (teaching, gigs, friends, socials) many do, often judging him just as "pretty good".
Him an Rex are an amazing rhythm section
@@Neander104 and in my experience, he is rev-erred and praised as a pioneering metal drummer .
The loss of Vinnie and Dime still hurts. Im 42 and was hooked at 13. I'm fortunate to have seen Pantera 4 times in my life🤘 Both are sorely missed.
Same
Right on Brother!
I’m 34 and it still hurts that my Mom (RIP) kept me home because I had a slight cough. I could’ve seen them February 2002 in Albuquerque. Never got to go.
When I first heard heard pantera. That was it I'm nearly 46. I met pantera when they played ireland dublin many years ago. But still feels only few weeks ago. Best band I've seen. No band sounds like them
i saw them once front row
Vinnie taught us all the heaviness of space between notes. No metal drummer did it better than him.
Well, Dale Crover (Melvins) already did it 10 years before Pantera became famous. Nevertheless, he was an amazing drummer, indeed being able to play ultra slow and ultra fast.
Be ready for a lot of “well actually”….
@@basb6230 I would add John Stanier (Helmet) also, but still - Vinnie brought it to the top.
@@Pasterz_Of_MuppetsStainer is a kick snare hihat master, Vinny actually commented about him in a Modern Drummer article where Vinny gave his take on a number of drummers
nobody sounded as good as Vinny
Easily the greatest groove drummer in all of metal.
And his double bass pattern in "Becoming" is still one of the greatest patterns ever.
Becoming was Meshuggahs Bleed for the generation of drummers coming up in the 90s.
Totally agree mate. Becoming is simply just.......creative on a different level.........no other drummer would`ve come up with that pattern............and especially NOT Lars Ulrich !!!!!!! Vinnie took double kick drumming to " A New Level ".......
GOD-SIZED
Having been in front of them live, the groove is on another level. Most brutal mosh pit I've ever had the honor of getting smashed in. Pantera had the recipe dialed in.
VP stated that BECOMING was written based off of the drums. \○○/
"13 steps from nowhere" is one of the most heavy and groovy drums of all times... Just mindblowing.
He had to teach Tommy Lee how to play because he couldn’t figure it out…
Vinnie would play the easiest stuff and make it sound so much better than you could.
Pure finesse.
Damn… makes me kinda sad. I’m not a drummer, but I always thought he was phenomenal, but then you hear his stuff was pretty easy to play. (Which can be a good thing) but idk how to explain it
I'm not a drummer so I can't really tell how difficult his stuff was but I feel like his writing was great and really built up momentum in their music. When it comes to his sound I know this much. He had a thing for giant drums. Don't ask me which Toms he used but they were sized like bass drums almost. They had a rather big diameter and were deeper than most toms I've seen used as well. Also he used to play with the round end of the drum sticks not the tip.
In that sense his stuff is not easy but I get your point
I'm not an advanced drummer and when I've dared to cover Vinnie I'm amazed at how simpler than I thought are some of his drum parts. Not all of them by any means of course.
It’s not just what you play, but how you play it. Vinnie could make an AC/DC beat sound like it was coming from hell
Finally someone acknowledges Vinnie's drumming greatness. His style was so powerful, yet precise and nuanced. I'm sick and tired of seeing people comparing him to Lars goddamn-Ulrich and even saying that he's not as great and influential as him! 😵💫When in reality, Vinnie was light years ahead as a drummer, in every possible sense.
That’s actually kind of infuriating. Lars couldn’t hold a candle to Vinnie back then in his prime, and if Vinnie was still alive, DEFINITELY wouldn’t be able to hold a candle to him today.
I have literally never heard anyone compare Vinnie to Lars, he is miles ahead technically. No disrespect to Lars who is awesome in his own way.
Yeah I agree that Connie is way better, but enough with the meme that is Lars hate. He was good at what he does in his own way
@@vaevictis_ Connie, eh? 😝
@@alexanderzadoroznyj lol! Even a Radom named Connie is better than Lars I guess 😝
Finally! Vinnie gets recognition! To me, he is the Bonham of metal. He may not be the fastest, or craziest metal drummer, but it’s the groove and how he adds the drums that makes the music so great. Master groove metal drummer! IMO
Agree! Mario Duplantier is another that fill those skills as well!
@@dftns agreed! 🤘I recently just started getting in Gorija, hell yeah!
THANK YOU. I’ve said that a thousand times… Mario is carrying the torch that Vinnie lit. Both killer groovers.
I've been saying this a long time! Vinnie def took some inspiration from bonzo
@@dftnsMario is a bit more technical but I agree, great powergroove master
His playing on 'becoming' is by far my favourite doublebass playing... Outstanding work on that song
exactly. This is the part where, in 90's, you could say that you can use doublebass when you have completed "becming". It's like the signature doublebass, f*kin perfect work of art.
Probably the best metal style ever. Didn't just hit everything as fast as possible, he was big on the groove and just brilliant timing. Sad he is no longer here. Huge influence is all I could ever say.
YESSSSSSSS!!!!
I was fortunate enough to see Pantera and Sepultura in Atlanta back around 96. That show changed my life.
Vinnie's beats are always so united with the songs yet never feel repetitive, his drumbeats make every song unique! His drumming was always a true musical contribution to the song! He truly was a metal drumming genius!
I'm not a drummer but a fan of the channel and even a bigger fan of Pantera. I was already about to suggest to make this video about Vinnie Paul. Glad to see he still is still recognized and appreciated by the drum community.
Vinny Paul is one of the primary reasons I myself love single pedal usage on open choruses. Leaving space for the audience/listener to enjoy the guitars and melodies while retaining the rhythmic needs of the piece has always been my favorite use of single pedal groove. Just because you have two pedals doesn't mean you need to play dance dance revolution on every piece of music to get your point across.
Yea I played double kick in Gimme Three Steps the other night and it didn't go over well with the guitarist.🤣🤣
Heard Pantera for the first time in PA in 1994 in a gym. The owner was blasting it. Changed my life. IMO he was the absolute best at playing exactly what the song needed. Plus his kit always sounded insane. RIP Vinnie.
To this day my favourite drummer of all time. His work on Reinventing the Steel opened my eyes to so many groovy patterns. RIP TO THE LEGEND
Just started playing three months ago and for the past week putting on Reinventing the Steel and trying to play along is all I’ve done 😂
@@NotYourAvgNPC well done! Album rips and shows some of Vinnie’s insane creative ability. Keep at it
RtS is such an underrated album all around
Revolution Is My Name has some of his and Dime's best work.
We miss you Vinnie! It's great to see him get the recognition he deserves 💪
Vinnies drumming in Pantera was so ahead of its time.
No it wasn't. It was perfectly cromulent
There will never be anything like Pantera was, their unique sound was 🔥🔥🔥
A perfect band in every posible way.
Vinnie is one of those drummers that show you, it's not just important what you do play but also what you don't play. His balance between faster and technical stuff and crushing beats without many notes is absolutely phenomenal. And no matter what he is playing, he never loses the groove.
A monster drummer, an innovator with unique style and fills. He still inspires me.
Met Vin and Dime on the far beyond driven tour, 2 of the nicest people I've ever met 😢 Godspeed Abbott brothers
Nice playing man!
I grew up listening to Vinnie and practicing all his songs on drums... now I am writing a new metal album that I hope he will soon smile down on. 🤘
Hellyeah!
He’ll be hella proud of you🤘
True story. I’m 51, and when I was 18-19, I used to see them every weekend at Joe’s Garage in Fort Worth (my hometown). It was a hole in the wall, and it had a bar and some pool tables. It’s a used car lot now. They were coming up with the songs for Cowboys From Hell, and they would play tracks for the audience to try them out on us. I could be wrong, but I think we may have heard Primal Concrete Sledge for the first time live, and it was AMAZING.
But I digress. One Saturday night in 1990, I was sitting at one of the tables at the club, and Vinnie was working the room. Just being super cool and friendly to everyone. Phil was standing at the bar talking to some fans, and he was wearing an Exhorder t shirt and a Rastafarian beanie. Vinnie knew a guy at our table and sat down with a beer in his hand to say hi to him. He sat down right next to me, and I told him I really liked the bell of a new ride cymbal he was using. He totally geeked out, and started telling me all about it. Then he went off on a tangent about how he dug the kit of some other drummer, and how he loved the thick pinging sound it made. I want to say it was the drummer from Wrathchild.
I wasn’t a groupie or a hot girl. I wasn’t a record producer or an agent. I was just a kid, but he spent about 10 minutes talking to me like I was one of his best drinking buddies in the world, and you could tell he did it just because he was that awesome. And I’ll never forget that moment.
Man, that the greatest thing ever. I got to meet them once while they were out in Deep Ellum. This was far into Pantera. They had just released reinventing the steel not too long ago. They were leaving Trees and we were going in to Trees. Hell I may have cried lol
That is awesome and you are so fucking lucky lol...
i was@joes every saTURDAY 4 PANTERA
Pantera was the loudest show I've ever been to. Partially thanks to Vinny's drums. Amazing band both live and studio.
They were the loudest outdoor band I saw. Believe it or not, I saw the Ramones & they hold the title as far as I'm concerned for the indoor decibel level. Ears rang for days.
Vinnie had so much groove and feel. It’s obvious he has a signature sound when Aaron plays examples of Vinnie’s grooves… everyone knows Aaron is an absolute monster behind the kit, but playing back to back to Vinnie’s performances is great insight into how unique Vinnie sounded. His sound is near impossible to replicate. He’ll always be a legend, just like his brother.
When I heard the double bass pattern in Becoming...Oh my...I had never heard such playing before 1994. Vinnie is a legend !!!
Vinny was definitely one of the greatest metal drummers of all. He inspired countless people to pick up sticks and make great music! He was equal parts groove and power! His impact cannot be understated.
RIP Dime and Vinnie. They had something special that will never be recreated. Hard to believe theyre both no longer with us... feels just like yesterday I was discovering them.
Wow
Vinnie was a super nice guy. I remember when I met him at a Hellyeah concert. I told him “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” and Vinnie replied “It’s a pleasure meeting You!”. Then he signed my poster above his picture. I could see in his eyes he was being genuine. He will be missed.
Eternal thanks for reminding to people of the genius of one of the best and most underrated drummers in heavy music and music in general! Great thanks guys! Vinnie is forever in our hearts!
You can tell from the parts he came up with that there was no ego making the decisions, Vinnie always played what the song was calling for. That's a discipline and maturity that a lot of musicians don't have.
The true greatness of Vinnie is how he fits his drums into the music....especially his brother. It's very Ringo Starr in that regard, who is probably like the best song-writing drummer in rock history. He allows Dime to shine so bright with those amazing riffs & killer solos. He's not trying to outshine or ever like "look at how awesome I can be". He just backed up his lil bro with perfect complimentary beats.
To the person who edited this: You're killing it!
RIP Vinnie & Dimebag! Such cool guys and incredible musicians.
Vin’s playing on the albums, “I Am The Night” & “Power Metal” show every sign of what he was to become on drums.
Glamtera goes so hard
Vinnie built a brick wall of sound all while being unique and playing to the song. Legendary
Thanks for keeping his memory alive
my favourite metal drumer.. my favourite metal band.. they were the best..
I never really got into Pantera or Vinnie's other bands, but I definitely have respect and appreciation for his playing, especially for the things he does that are difficult for me to play well, yet he does them effortlessly. Just reminds me I need to practice more
What a legend, miss you Vinnie 😭😭😭
His groove is unparalleled, IMO. Pantera became the sub-genre that defined my love of music in the 90s. From the first time ever hearing them live with Prong and Exodus in 1990, they created what I like to call groove metal, that metal that you just HAVE to move to.
Rest in peace Dimebag and vinnie🕊️
YES YES YES! Vinnie was one of my absolute heroes! RIP Legend
Ive found from Vinnie , that its not what you play but how its played. if you play with feeling its tight and if the band plays with feeling its a new level.
Chur to the mighty Vinnie jamming with dime again up there
One of my favorite drummers!
The way Vinnie plays behind the beat makes the songs sound so much better. My favorite metal drummer in history.
Vinnie space in grooves alows us to headbang with pride while listening to a freaking good riff. He played for the song like a few heavy metal drummers.
I've always loved Vinnie's intensity and groove. He was such a force and made you feel his energy and that of the band. Gone much too soon. Thanks for the memories!
If this was 2 hours long, I would have watched it all.
he was so creative. even in his simpler parts, when he leaves the other instruments air to breath, he always found a creative solution that made you listen closer to his stuff. what a legend
R.I.P. Darrell & Vincent Abbott. Another song worth mentioning for me would be HELLYEAH - Order The Sun. Too many outstanding grooves to name we could be here all day! 5 Minutes Alone is genius. Primal Concrete Sledge he doesn't even touch the snare until halfway through the song. Thank you Vinnie Paul!!!!
Vinnies music made me strive to be the drummer I am now, I don't play in any bands or for anyone but myself but by goodness I can play every Vinnie song for font to finish. God bless your soul Vinnie you are missed!
The secret to Pantera's success?: They're the heaviest BLUES BAND of all time. Straight up groove, swing and attitude. Everything that is MISSING in "Modern Metal". (RIP Dime & Vin)
I like this.
Twice.
Blues, to me, can be loosely defined as the relationship between the 5th and 7th interval to the key (Key of E has A and B. Key of G has C and D) And implemented is a certain rhythmic fashion like "8 or 12 bar blues",regardless of the sonic value.
Like, if a metal band plays 4 measures of an E riff and then switches to an A riff, I call that a "Blues move".
I, myself, find it to be weak and basic. The easy way out of a Key change.
The most generic and widely accepted safe sound. Maybe I'm just sick of it.
Thankfully, I can't think of a song that Pantera utilizes this method. And Dime barely stays in the pentatonic scale while soloing so I'm gonna go ahead and beg to differ with you on this.
Unless you just mean the whole, Southern aspect, kinda links your mind to bluesy music? 😆
This!
@@WebsterAWhy do Blues have to get elaborate key changes? Every genre has clichés. In Metal, I get tired of skank and blast beats spammed to death in extreme genres. That is weak and basic to me, if you just repeat ad nauseum the same beat in every song, lol
Vinnie Paul was one of the first metal drummers I heard, and at this time I was learning to play drums. Playing along to Vinnie's drum parts taught me a lot. Definitely one of the best groovers out there
I graduated in 92, the grunge thing was happening, but Pantera was always legit. The heaviest band ever
Someone’s never heard of death metal.
@@DepthFromAbove
That’s just a dumb statement. Death metal is death metal. It’s death metal. It ain’t heavy
@@davemieze9021 death metal ain’t heavy is the top dumbest statement that could be made here, my dude.
He’s talking about the mainstream music went from heavy metal to grunge and Panthers still sold out arenas in that grunge era
Not even the heaviest in the sub genre let alone the heaviest full stop
Vinnie was a monster drummer and he always played he ass off. Can´t find anybondy that plays like him, salute vinnie paul, you are dearly missed...🥁🙏
Thank for a great video showing some of vinnie´s signature drumming🤟🤟🤟
"If you live in the past you have no future"
This will be my mantra for life.
But I mean.. this is living in the past.
One of the best! He’s the one that wholly effected my playing style on drums. Technical, powerful, precise and nuanced. My idol even now.
No one talks about how gangster his drum beats are. This shit is straight out of some old school hip hop beats. The heaviest groove master of all time, so glad my mom took me to see them in 99’. Needless to say, it was life changing. RIP KING
Literally changed my life. So good!
Vinnie made it look + sound so easy... but damn they were heavy. All of Pantera's album still sound fresh and killer today.
Love that he uses the hi hat. So many metal drummers disregard it. It adds so much character to the sound.
A true musician, a true drummer. Always in the pocket, extremely solid groove and mature playing, it is borderline impossible imagining Pantera without him as the drummer, always in harmony with the whole band. Forever a legend.
Honestly, before UA-cam was such a vast drumming resource, you have no idea how crucial Vinnie Paul was to us budding metal drummers in the late 90's. Still blown away with how solid he is, his playing is timeless. RIP.
Excellent vid .Another amazing drummer that was a genius and had so many great drum tracks was Bill Ward of Black Sabbath .You should do a vid on him .He mixed a swing feel into heavy rock like no one can .Stay well
One of the greatest metal drummers, I've learned so much from him from using the hihat pedal while playing with the toms, barking, paradiddles, tempo awareness, to quick triples with the double bass drum and more. An absolute beast. He will be missed
Now I know where Andy Villanova take and used the displacement of the beat. He is an incredible drummer, mainly from Carajo (one of the greatest former bands of Argentina). What a amazing and clever drummer was Vinnie too.
When I was a kid, I would listen to Far beyond driven over and over again and tried to master I'm Broken. I had the privilege of seeing him play twice and meet him and his brother in 2000, they were very cool guys. 🤘
Vinnie was definitely a huge influence in my drumming. R.I.P brother!
Amazingly put together video! Vinnie is my main influence as a drummer and I love how you included his whole career and not just Pantera. Drumeo is putting out incredible work recently, RIP ABBOTTS ⚡️🔥⚡️
Thanks for mentioning Vinnie's works with Damageplan and Hellyeah, the are both far overlooked.
Hellyeah was such a great band to watch live. Nobody can replace Vinnie 🤘🏽
This is the earliest I’ll ever be Pantera For Life 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽
why couldnt it have been lars? no one would miss lars.🍻
Wait lars have a groove?
What a cunht you are. Metallica and his family, besides peers would have missed him.
Loved his style. Sounded like a well timed Harley motorcycle. Powerful
Vinnie Paul and Nick Menza understood, that it's not always about the fast speeds and overplaying. Less can be more, no matter what Yngwie says.
the ending pattern of this love is absolutely musical and well constructed! that's so creative! that's what he taught us!!!
For all of his great technique and great tone, it was his freaking HEAVY groove and feel that really got me so deeply into his drumming. RIP he was one of the absolute greats.
It was special the brothers could play together like that. RIP the Abbott brothers
Im a guitar player but i still learnt a tonne from this. Great vid 👍
During the initial days, I was obsessed with extreme drummers. However, lately realising drummers like Vinnie Paul (that might not be the craziest or fastest out there) were prominent in establishing the genre as we know it today - amazing drummer, and above all he was highly influential. R.I.P. Vinnie Paul.
Man, that part in slaughtered you mentioned Live at Donington '94. The sound of Vinnie's snare and ride sound so good!!!
Drumeo absolutely killing it with the content 🔥
Amazing analysis of Vinnie’s incredible playing. Thank you!
I am kind of a frustrated drummer, but one thing is for sure: I pay much attention to drums in the music I listen to, and that's why I fell in love when I heard a heavy metal song for the first time. Vinnie Paul was one of a kind, because in rock music you can find intense drummers, groovy drummers, but you can find only a few intense AND groovy drummers, such as Vinnie Paul. The duo he made with his brother was unique, so sinchronized (but not redundant), so melodic an violent at the same time... they made my days happy when I was a teenager, and they keep on doing it today as well.
I was lucky enough to see Pantera way back in the 90's and I have never ever heard a live band so tight with their sound, Vinnie, Rex and Dimebag were an absolute unit together.
for some reason... you brought out all my favorite pantera tracks and especially my favorite parts of those songs....
how can your taste be so similiar.
That bit about "Five Minutes Alone" sounding out of 4/4 but not really being out of 4/4 is phenomenal. Always noticed it but never noticed it at the same time.
Same
11:56 That is some innovation right there! Such heavy brilliance.
Always been a big fan of Vinnie! One of my top favorites! Think I was attracted to him, because he can do basic deep beats upto fast paced grooves that blew my mind! Things he created a drummer can't turn away from! Luckily got to meet Vinnie in 2015, and will never forget it!! R.I.P
I love this video. I especially love the nod to Vinnie's kit, utilizing the similar setup. Nicely done.
Pantera will always be my favorite band. Got to see them live in Tulsa back when I was in high school many years ago.
The reverb on the kick in the breakdown in Domination was probably the best decision ever made.
Vinnie was much ahead of his time.
His amazing drumming opened the door for metal drummers to push themselves and take it to the next level.
Legend, Genius
Guitar player but I loved vinnie and now i can appreciate even more his special talent and style of drumming.
People can say whatever they want about Phil but he has a sick voice and Pantera is no doubt the heaviest band who ever existed.
i learnd from vinnie that when you play with power and fill on the drums even the most less complicated grooves will sound amazing and he very inspired me
Huge inspiration to my drumming development as a kid!! RIP Legend!
Vinnie Taught me how to play in the 90s. He is a perfect example of what a great drummer is. He plays the pocket to drive home the feel, then plays some catchy double bass & tom grooves to compliment the guitar. Its almost like you can't play anything else, than what the riff is doing. Him & Dime shared the same brain when coming up with parts. So many great songs, Domination, Slaughtered, F'ing Hostile...Rip Legend.