Absolute musical genius. No one has ever had the flow that weckl has. His playing is soooo dynamic, his fills come in as waves, not like "fills." He moves around the kit so smoothly, and he's even better now than back then in that respect. Loved watching him play ever since I bought Back to Basics in the mid 90s.
He’s phenomenal! Different now than back in the 80’s… Better? That’s subjective, but I agree he’s better. I’m thinking my first instructional drum video ever was “back to basics” as well in 1991. I picked up my first progressive drum Phil from that video. I guess you would say it was my earliest example of playing an ostinato even though I didn’t know what that was. It was the Phil that he would do from his high Tom to his snare often. His signature fill with his left hand wacking the snare to complete the fill.
He took fusion drumming to the highest level then and now. To this day, though a lot of people wouldn't admit it, most fusion drummers want to be like Dave and try to play like Dave whether they are aware of it or not. He was definitely influenced by Steve , Peter and many that he looked up to when he was young, but man Dave blew them all away, with the exception of Buddy off course. There is no fusion drummer more exciting to watch. When you think of drumming perfection you think of Dave. Arguably the most musical drummer. It's hard to think of anyone better. There will always be Vinnie and Dennis for close comparison, but I doubt Dave will ever be surpassed.
For me, Dave Weckl is the GOAT of drumming. No other drummer I have ever heard achieved this level of fluidity and all-around proficiency and versatility with multiple genres of music. Dave has everything - speed, chops, groove, dynamics,...and he can does it all so effortlessly. The god of drums!
You can hear a lot of Steve Gadd in Weckl playing if you listen closely. Back then . Great use of Dynamic overtones and Different groupings creates a great flow of great ideas. Thanks for posting this solo Presentation.
I remember auditioning with Spur of the Moment for college back in 1990. Had the chart and the Profs didn't know who Weckl was at the time. I showed up with the chart, backing track and a lot of nerves but I was accepted.😊
What a video! Fantastic solo, really original. Name me as another drummer with as many recorded solos, with as much variation, technique and perfection as the Weckl library. Thought not. Numero uno.
@@doubts Dave Weckl's sound and his improv are what blows me away. Alot of drummers with sic chops ,but the way he makes the drums talk is second to none.
His musical vocabulary on the drums is second to none. Effortless riffing and ultra-smooth flow. If I could play like him, it would be like flying in a dream come true. Crazy-town drummer.
There is absolutely no discrepancy between a concept Dave can conjure and his physical faculties in being able to pull off anything his mind can conceive. He is a true Master. One of the greatest drummers to ever live. His feel and smooth playing style are unmatched.
Audio technology was at its peak in the 80s. The only reason why Dave sounded a little less great than today was because some one else was doing the audio mixing and not himself
Spur of the moment and island magic.....classics. I remember getting the little black vinyl in a copy of MD back in the 80s... still have it somewhere 🤔
Right? But the album didn’t come out until a few years later. So interesting. Yeah, I’ve been listening to Dave since ‘86 when I heard “Got a Match’ on the radio.
Y que tal lejos pero lejos detrás está Virgil Donati? Aunque sí, DW inventó la mayoría de los trucos que hay. Y sigue pateando traseros, con su cabello blanco 😉 Masterplan es un plan maestro de verdad, creo yo.
@@c3N3qVirgil Donati es el padre de los chops de hoy en día. Pero no de coña supera a Dave Weckl. De lejos, el mejor baterista de la historia. Solo por detrás (para mi) del mejor baterista de todos los tiempos, que es el padre todo, Buddy Rich
His aggressive yet smooth playing style in the 80s and 90s were in away much better than his recent less aggressive playing style. In the 80s and 90s he took risks and tried many new things which were way ahead of his times. Certainly it was more fun to watch then. Lately his playing has been a more laid back type of playing (still great, but not like the 80s and 90s.
I wish I had an 1987 black Recording Custom 7 piece like the one that drummer (I cannot spell his name) played in Paul Simon's Graceland tour in Zimbawe 1987. Dave........my friend/teacher Edwind Nathiel inspire you very much.
YOU HAVE SEEN HIS NAME THOUSANDS OF TIMES.......THOUSANDS !!!!! AND STILL YOU CAN'T SPELL..........LEARN TO SPELL AND DON'T COME BACK TILL YOU DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ο Dave Είναι Ο Πιο Χαρισματικός Από Τον ΘΕΌ DRUMMER!!!Και Οποιος Έχει Αντιρηση να έρθει να μου το πει Σε Εμένα!!!Stefanos Argyriades Drummer1😎🚬🌿♥️🇬🇷⚡🏆🥁🎼♓☯️✌️
Does anyone know where the first set was recorded? I was actually at session in Orlando about the same time. But not sure if it was recorded. Pretty cool if this recording was the one I was at!
THAT IS CRAZY!!! ALL THOSE LICKS HE WAS DOING BACK THEN WAS ALL HIS LICKS NEVER BEEN. EVEN THE USE OF TWO HI-HATS THE FLOOR TOM ON THE LEFT. A REAL INNOVATOR. WOO POW 😅
Everything about the 80’s is just so wrong. Even drummers had horrible drum set ups with cymbals touching the ceiling and sleeveless shirts and mullets. At least his playing was revolutionary...there’s that at least...
Absolute musical genius. No one has ever had the flow that weckl has. His playing is soooo dynamic, his fills come in as waves, not like "fills." He moves around the kit so smoothly, and he's even better now than back then in that respect. Loved watching him play ever since I bought Back to Basics in the mid 90s.
😮😮
He’s phenomenal! Different now than back in the 80’s… Better? That’s subjective, but I agree he’s better. I’m thinking my first instructional drum video ever was “back to basics” as well in 1991. I picked up my first progressive drum Phil from that video. I guess you would say it was my earliest example of playing an ostinato even though I didn’t know what that was. It was the Phil that he would do from his high Tom to his snare often. His signature fill with his left hand wacking the snare to complete the fill.
I prefer his passion and sound back here....but incredible always
weckl practically reinvented drumming during the 80's
Lmao, bullshit. He reinvented triggers!
Yes he did ! The Worlds greatest drummer at that time !!
THOSE SIX STROKE ROLLS ARE PHENOMENAL THE FINESSE TECHNIQUES
Yup!!
He took fusion drumming to the highest level then and now. To this day, though a lot of people wouldn't admit it, most fusion drummers want to be like Dave and try to play like Dave whether they are aware of it or not. He was definitely influenced by Steve , Peter and many that he looked up to when he was young, but man Dave blew them all away, with the exception of Buddy off course. There is no fusion drummer more exciting to watch. When you think of drumming perfection you think of Dave. Arguably the most musical drummer. It's hard to think of anyone better. There will always be Vinnie and Dennis for close comparison, but I doubt Dave will ever be surpassed.
The sound of 80's Weckl is the sound of pure bliss.
For me, Dave Weckl is the GOAT of drumming. No other drummer I have ever heard achieved this level of fluidity and all-around proficiency and versatility with multiple genres of music. Dave has everything - speed, chops, groove, dynamics,...and he can does it all so effortlessly. The god of drums!
Still impressive 34 years later. Killer sound too!
38now
*38now
@beardedcatman 38 now
You can hear a lot of Steve Gadd in Weckl playing if you listen closely. Back then . Great use of Dynamic overtones and Different groupings creates a great flow of great ideas.
Thanks for posting this solo Presentation.
Gadd and à little bit of Erskine too..
The start of an amazing future ahead.
So great. So lucky to have this footage so long later. Historical. Drummers will study Weckl for centuries.
God bless UA-cam. Anytime I need my fix from the mullet era of Dave, I find it right here. 🔥
I remember auditioning with Spur of the Moment for college back in 1990. Had the chart and the Profs didn't know who Weckl was at the time. I showed up with the chart, backing track and a lot of nerves but I was accepted.😊
I love watching Weckl because he just digs himself so deep in the pocket and then spends 10 mins digging himself out again. So much fun to watch.
Still loving watching this after all these years. Fantastic then, is still fantastic and will always be. Thanks Dave
What a video! Fantastic solo, really original. Name me as another drummer with as many recorded solos, with as much variation, technique and perfection as the Weckl library. Thought not. Numero uno.
Vinnie Colaiuta, Tony Williams, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Eskine, philly Joe Jones, Steve Gadd, Brian Blade, Marcus Gilmore
@@doubts Dave Weckl's sound and his improv are what blows me away. Alot of drummers with sic chops ,but the way he makes the drums talk is second to none.
Vinnie
@@alexbonahue3322 add them altogether then you get as many recorded solos.
His musical vocabulary on the drums is second to none. Effortless riffing and ultra-smooth flow. If I could play like him, it would be like flying in a dream come true. Crazy-town drummer.
There is absolutely no discrepancy between a concept Dave can conjure and his physical faculties in being able to pull off anything his mind can conceive. He is a true Master. One of the greatest drummers to ever live. His feel and smooth playing style are unmatched.
Even in 86 his drums sound just as good as today. Even before all of the technology.
Audio technology was at its peak in the 80s. The only reason why Dave sounded a little less great than today was because some one else was doing the audio mixing and not himself
man he's so good. love his drums too, especially the 8" rack tom
His drum tones tho...dang. Weckl was like the logical evolution of the style that Steve Gadd pioneered...#respect
Spur of the moment and island magic.....classics. I remember getting the little black vinyl in a copy of MD back in the 80s... still have it somewhere 🤔
Right? But the album didn’t come out until a few years later. So interesting. Yeah, I’ve been listening to Dave since ‘86 when I heard “Got a Match’ on the radio.
@@marcgregoryneville got a match on the radio? Wow, doubt that has been played on the radio for decades!
Yep. KLON, Long Beach, CA. It was when the first Elektric Band Album had come out. Good times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KKJZ
Yes! I remember that too! Such an incredible time in music...
Musicians get better with time , Dave has always been better , he’s so smooth
Dave is a beast! Especially for year 1986! 🥁🥁🥁👏👏🙂
i feel the old days reflect the best
Of all the styles, Weckl's resonates the most with me. Love his triplets.
Dave is the reason every modern drummer plays the way they do HE STARTED IT ALL SMFH 😊
Who played like this before this??
Such great music phrases....dynamics.... So clean.... I love it 😀
Lejos pero lejos el mejor baterista para mi, desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad! Sigue vigente!!
Y que tal lejos pero lejos detrás está Virgil Donati? Aunque sí, DW inventó la mayoría de los trucos que hay. Y sigue pateando traseros, con su cabello blanco 😉
Masterplan es un plan maestro de verdad, creo yo.
@@c3N3qVirgil Donati es el padre de los chops de hoy en día. Pero no de coña supera a Dave Weckl. De lejos, el mejor baterista de la historia. Solo por detrás (para mi) del mejor baterista de todos los tiempos, que es el padre todo, Buddy Rich
Came for the mullet, stayed for the grooves.
La précision est au rendez-vous. Vous êtes une légende
This is the year I heard Captain Weckl with Chick Corea's Elektric Band..AWESOME
This is the year you heard triggers.
@@kcorpora1 Wtf is your problem,
man!!
@@kcorpora1you are in the comments talking about triggers, yet you seem to know very little about what triggers actually are. try again
@@eggmcfoff ok lol!!!!
@@kcorpora1there’s easier ways to say that you’re upset you can’t play like dave, ya know.
Really... that solo at 13:00 is incredible. So much taste and expression. Here at 26 years old showing why he is the GOAT 🐐
FANTASTIC!!!
Pure finesse
Great drummer ! he is the perfect example for young musicians, how to play this instrument.
Brilliant!
His aggressive yet smooth playing style in the 80s and 90s were in away much better than his recent less aggressive playing style.
In the 80s and 90s he took risks and tried many new things which were way ahead of his times. Certainly it was more fun to watch then.
Lately his playing has been a more laid back type of playing (still great, but not like the 80s and 90s.
Incredible how he make his pants change between black and white depending on the camera angle ! Genius 😂
(Living) legend ❤
his toms sound amazing .its the recording custom i believe. my next kit is gonna be a yamaha.
Meu Deus!
Aleluia Jesus!! Em 86 Dave já tocava isso tudo? Esplêndido!!
Dude the 80s were so cool
Only 26 at the time...
Beginning with Chick Corea Elektric Band "Side Walk"👍
"MMM"
- Austin Burcham
Love the tom sound, K/Z hihats, and mullet!
Anyone else got the Modern Drummer +1 on cassette and then went "excuse me?" when Sheryl Crow became famous?
Gracias!!!
His chops are like SILK...👍
He does more with his left hand than most guys do with both hands.
Musicality! Mostly missing in today's new-er gen soloing world. Respect DW! ✌🏽🥁 I hear Jerry Marotta/Gabriel-esc at the onset; just my earring.
👍‼️SUPER-MUTANT BEAST!!!!!!‼️
He stores all his power in his mullet. Once that eagle starts flying better watch out
I wish I had an 1987 black Recording Custom 7 piece like the one that drummer (I cannot spell his name) played in Paul Simon's Graceland tour in Zimbawe 1987. Dave........my friend/teacher Edwind Nathiel inspire you very much.
Best drum sound ever..
I don't know what's smoother, his playing or that hair.
It's been a long time ago when he was still with Chic Corea Electrik Band
Still insanely musical and technical by today’s standards
Super
My favorite set up by far
The best of history
great
Anyone remember that Spur of the Moment version where he is in a blue room? I saw that video here in UA-cam but now is nowhere to be found
21:10 pretty cool scene overlap with clip of 86 Tokyo clinic
Sheer brilliance! Music alway's loud in the car while driving... Next came jelling along with Pat Metheny's music. Haha... superb!
What's the name the performances, i have this tape in VHS, before 20 years, amazing solo !!!!
He was using Vic Firth either the sd4 or the 5a 😊
and at 20:36 he even changes his shirt between fills ! 😮
smart.
Dave wackle world drummer
YOU HAVE SEEN HIS NAME THOUSANDS OF TIMES.......THOUSANDS !!!!! AND STILL YOU CAN'T SPELL..........LEARN TO SPELL AND DON'T COME BACK TILL YOU DO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brillant stuff, but he sounds so much smoother and musical today.
Ο Dave Είναι Ο Πιο Χαρισματικός Από Τον ΘΕΌ DRUMMER!!!Και Οποιος Έχει Αντιρηση να έρθει να μου το πει Σε Εμένα!!!Stefanos Argyriades Drummer1😎🚬🌿♥️🇬🇷⚡🏆🥁🎼♓☯️✌️
Does anyone know where the first set was recorded? I was actually at session in Orlando about the same time. But not sure if it was recorded. Pretty cool if this recording was the one I was at!
David????
THAT IS CRAZY!!! ALL THOSE LICKS HE WAS DOING BACK THEN WAS ALL HIS LICKS NEVER BEEN. EVEN THE USE OF TWO HI-HATS THE FLOOR TOM ON THE LEFT. A REAL INNOVATOR. WOO POW 😅
David Weckl?
Better drummer!😃
Does anyone know the name of the first audio/track 5:46 to 9:13? could you please share it with me? tks
spur of the moment
Anyone knows his toms sizes used here?
all square sizes. 8x8, 1x10, 12x12, 14x14, 16x16 and probably 22x16 Bass Drum.
@@petersorhage2.020
22:58 close
Some of those Zildjian’s sound absolutely dreadful. What’s that thing above the ride?
Dave Weckl = Ronaldo, Vinnie Colaiuta = Messi !
No me gustó que se movía demasiado la imagen desde varios ángulos, algunos de ellos muy malos...!!!!!😢
Before gruber messed with his head 😢
Weckl on e-drums? lol
Delicious sounding Yamaha kit, but this shows cymbal timbre has come on leaps ands bounds in the last 35 years. Is that a 14" A-series up high? Eeek.
Awful, right? What a clanger!
A yamaha eletrônica era muito ruim....Dave tirou leite de pedra...
A mi me encanto !
13:59 what you looking at sucka!
Little guy.
On magic Island don t like electronic pads Lost the Ghost strokes Better acoustic set
Everything about the 80’s is just so wrong. Even drummers had horrible drum set ups with cymbals touching the ceiling and sleeveless shirts and mullets. At least his playing was revolutionary...there’s that at least...
He needs to work on his independence.
😂😂😂😍😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Laughed out loud. Thanks for that!
8:30 name song please!
8:30 name song please!
Its on master plan record
@@jakobks1 The name of the song is Spur Of The Moment.