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!" - KZread user Sean McMorris

@ER-me1ii

2 ай бұрын

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

23 күн бұрын

@@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

20 күн бұрын

@@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.

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

2 ай бұрын

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

@johnnychua6738

Ай бұрын

Wrong. THE BEST. not 1 of the best.

@mikeelu6503

5 күн бұрын

Agree and there’s just so many great drummers and there will be more to come. All three old school offset love it. Sends chills through my body.

@mikeelu6503

5 күн бұрын

So now at 69 years old I wish I stuck with my drumming not that I could imagine that I would have been this good. But had some much joy playing.

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

@bosstrading928

2 ай бұрын

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

@kieranbrain3733

2 ай бұрын

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

@bosstrading928

2 ай бұрын

​@@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

2 ай бұрын

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

2 ай бұрын

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.

Dave Weckl’s opening was my favorite part of this

@thenarrowlife2018

Ай бұрын

He was smooth with it tho

@syanhc

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

@michaelschneider-

Ай бұрын

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

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

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

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

I still love Steve Gadd the most!

@michaelschneider-

Ай бұрын

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

Vinnies toms are the best damn sound

@burning4buddy639

4 күн бұрын

Got to love the Evans Hydraulic Heads. I have them on my Chrome over 9-Ply Maple original Slingerlands

Vinnie killed it!

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

4 ай бұрын

spot on

@JoEsp

3 ай бұрын

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".

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.🔥

@yurobert3007

20 күн бұрын

His name is Vinny Colaiuta

@powerbuilder1019

19 күн бұрын

@@yurobert3007 Thanks, Vinnie is the best!👌

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.

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

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

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 😂

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

This video is the KZread hall of fame!! A must watch!!

That is a stunning jam.

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

@michaelschneider-

Ай бұрын

+1. .. Copy That; "Exquisite" drumming.

😏 This epic battle will never get old.

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

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

Maravilloso 👌👌

Fabulous😊😮

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.

@jean-louishamid5285

9 ай бұрын

Wonderful dynamics!

@dereckoneal5919

7 ай бұрын

I disagree. Dave couldn’t keep up with steve!

In my personal top 10 drummers all time

Damn!!! Vinnie 🥁🔥🔥🔥

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

6 ай бұрын

しかも当時は三人ともシンバルがジルジャンという。

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.😊😊

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

Great drums

Stunning

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

8 ай бұрын

Steve Gadd is the bomb!

Big Big Weckl fan!

Steve Gadd... Steve... Gadd.

Zildjian and Yamaha were the D.W and Meinl of the day!😅 I think Gadd never changed endorsements, while Vinnie went on to Gretsch and Ludwig and back to Gretsch. Weckl into Sabian from Zildjian (closely related companies)But Steve stayed with Zildjian and Yamaha. I always find endorsements interesting, because, yes there is business involved, but the player needs to love his drums. They all have similar configurations (2 up, 2 down, 22 inch kicks) but heads and their identity shows how beautiful each player truly is. One of my favorite drum recordings on KZread!

Simply the best

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.

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

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.

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

Steve gadd ❤

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

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

Opening solo from Vinnie is just vicious

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

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

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.

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

100% TOP !!! 👍

Steve gadd one of the best!

Steve #1

@bromasi

4 ай бұрын

Steve has more soul.

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

😮

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

❤❤❤❤❤❤

Gadd solos around rudiments.

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

Weckl, but only by a little smoother control.

Uncle Gadd.. the real gangster..

Viinnie Colaiuta can play in the time signature of Pi

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

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

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

Two virtuos 🔥 Vinnie and Weckl

Weckl got him

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

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

huono. oikeen huono.

Final boss Carter Beauford

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

@doctortubes5046

2 ай бұрын

I think i did not

Gadd is the only one playing music

Ничего не понятно но очень интересно 😂

Play those drums like you hate them.

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

@doctortubes5046

2 ай бұрын

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

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