Nick D'Virgilio on tour with Steve Hackett (Final Vlog)
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2023
- Hello everyone!
Yes, I know I am late, but here is my final tour vlog from my time on tour with Steve Hackett. Join me as I take you through some fun moments from the last show of the tour at the Patchogue Theater for the Performing Arts. Not only was it me last show, it was the bands final show of the whole year of touring. They played something like 160 shows! The energy on stage and in the room was fantastic.
What an amazing experience it was to be on that stage with Steve and the boys. Thank you Steve, Jo, the band, the crew, and to Craig Blundell!
Cheers!
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Your fills in the end of Afterglow were exactly as they needed to sound.. well done Nick
Nick, you are such a class act! I have enjoyed all your amazing work over the years - Spock's - your solo work ("Come What May" is still my favorite song for my lovely wife) - All your work with Kevin Gilbert - Big Big Train and now with Mr. Hackett - the videos we have been blessed with on CZcams from the tour are fantastic!! Thank you SO much for everything you have given us! Best of luck to you and yours in the coming years.
Thank you for those kind words Terrell! All the best to you as well
NDV is one of my favorite musical artists. Here in Brazil he is not well known but I always share his immense work with my friends. Everyone ends up falling in love with his music. Great great artist !
that was an incredible show in Quebec City past December.
looking forward to see Steve and the band again in early October 2023!
Man does Cinema Show ever get boring? So freaking fresh everytime. Awesome grooves Nick
It's a great one for sure. Thank you!
Hey Nick, I was at the concert and it was an incredible experience to hear my favorite music played to perfection. Aiso your drum solo was one of the most fun solos ever. thanks man
Thank you David!!!
Congrats Nick. I follow your demos on sweetwater. So nice to hear you perform. Well done.
Man, that was awesome. Especially the Shadow of the HIerophant bit blew me away. So cool!
Thank you Stefan!
It would be a great thing if you could be a permanent member of the SH band...I can hear a more "Phil Collins feeling" with you on drums than with other drummers.
Fantastic Nick! You did bring back The Seconds Out Spirit again! The drums fills on Afterglow are the same as Phil and Chester. Congratulations. ✌️
Almost Alencar. I messed it up a little at the very end. Thank you for watching!
It is weird but great to hear another drummer talk about playing along to Seconds Out over and over. It was a life changing album for me and I still love it. I am happy to know someone who treasures it as much I do got to live the experience you did.
It was truly great Pete! Take care
It's always impressing me how musical your Drumming is,Nick👍👍Chapeau
Thank you Frank!
@@NDVirgilio you´re Welcome :-)
Appreciate the final vlog, what an amazing opportunity for you, you deserve it it sir! You make the day a little bit better Nick
Awesome! Thank you!
You telling me, Nick:"Did you feel it?" Steve has been my favorite guitar player for at least 45 years now, so has been Genesis! Shadow of the Hierophant is music for all times! Absolutely stunning! How many times I cried over it.....
Been following you since early Spock's Beard days and truly admire both your musicianship and your humanity. Thanks for the Vlog...in which I get a mix of two of my all time favorites.
Much appreciated!
You first caught my ear and eye with BBT, superb, sublime drumming & you make it look so effortless. Peerless vocals as well especially on The Florentine.
Nick, thanks a lot for the snippets, it was amazing to see a little bit of the show and you playing the drums! I wished, I could have seen one with you. Absolutely amazing to see you playing the original drum fills of the Seconds Out Versions 👏👏👏 I really love your drumming no matter with which band. I´ve been to shows of Steve Hackett several times, it´s always absolutely brilliant. Tickets for Stuttgart Germany in May this year are already bought!! Best wishes for 2023!!
What a fabulous band playing timeless unbelievable great music. Thanks for sharing
Damn bro... you nailed Cinema Show with a twist or two of your own!
Thank you so much for sharing this Nick, absolutely love your Drumming with Steve, seen and said hello to you a few times with Big Big Train, another favourite of mine. Totally agree with you about the Bass playing of Jonas, what a superb band of great great Musicians 👍 Thanks for entertaining us all these years and best wishes for the future. Love to everyone 😊
Great stuff Nick. Incredible.
Thank you so much. Just wonderful.
Jonas is such a monster. Perfect fit for this band. And you certainly filled the drum chair well, Nick. Thanks for sharing your vlog!
I've seen the SH Band countless times here in the UK and the energy is always phenomenal. Never a dull moment. These video clips are awesome.
Great Job Nick ,you sound great ..
Thank you, Nick! 🎶👍🖖
Thank YOU Erik!
I am very fortunate to have seen Steve in Liverpool in October doing the Foxtrot at 50 show with Craig and then back in the states in Tarrytown for the Seconds Out show with you. Just awesome! Oh, I got one of your sticks after the show, as well. You broke it and threw it up behind you and someone found it and gave it to me the next day, haha. My wife and I are volunteers/ushers/bartenders at the Tarrytown Music Hall and a fellow drummer of 43 years. Thanks for a great memory and show, Nick!
Thank you for being there!
Awesome show..I was there..great drummer you are Nick that stuff is not easy and you nailed it along with the rest of the band..I had a great night enjoying such awesome music..by the way I have one your drumsticks from that performance..keep rocking
Thanks a ton!
Really enjoyed watching this Nick...your enthusiasm and commitment to the music is total. Hope you are doing well and happy new year! XX
Thank you Simon! You too!
Nick - I flew all the way from California to catch you on this mini-tour, because the thought of seeing you play Seconds Out was priceless. (And I'm also a huge Jonas Reingold fan - can't wait for the upcoming Fringe album, 'love the first one!) As luck would have it, the Patchogue show was the one that fit my schedule, and how lucky was I to see this!! Possibly the best concert I've ever seen for the combined musicianship, incredible songs, and amazing energy from both the band and the crowd. And by the way, the sound was *perfect* - I could hear every note; whoever ran it did justice to the entire band. Thank you for sharing your excitement over this, and I'm blessed to have been in that crowd!
Maaaannnn, you were on fire! So much fun to see you 'afterglow' and tell your story with so much enthousiasm! I'm going to see Steve in Utrecht this year. Looking forward to it. Thanks for sharing your adventures! Hope to see you soon. Cheers, Willem
You will have a great time at his show and I love Utrecht. It's been a long time since I have been there but I've had some amazing shows in that town. Cheers!
I love how you are such a fan while also being the drummer up there slaying those tunes. The enthusiasm shines thru in your playing. Some of these tunes are so complex. I’d be freaking out up there! 😂. Thanks for the blog! It was awesome.
Thank you for watching Eddie!
How wonderful! No doubt you are one of our generations greatest drummers. Your a pretty good singer, songwriter and guitar player too. :) Thanks for sharing this Nick. Luv ya man.
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this! I’m a huge Genesis fan and can’t imagine how cool it must’ve been for you to play all these classic tunes that you grew up with, and then look over and see Steve Hackett!
Superb playing! I loved the dynamics in Cinema Show! Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks so much!
What a thrill for you! Steve Hackett and his band of merry men revisiting Genesis were one of the things that kept my spirits up during our COVID times! I've followed Genesis since the early days. You did Phil Collins proud! PS Love your work on BBT!
What a great peek inside the tour for those of us who couldn't be there. Thank you so much Nick, and I always will support Steve and his work and of course everything you are involved in as well. So much great music through the years and looking forward to another one in 23. 👍
Miglior batterista che ha avuto Steve Hackett negli ultimi 30 anni...non c'è paragone. Suona veramente come dovrebbero essere suonate queste perle
I’d like to think Nick is chill enough to have a drink with, talk drums or music for the first 5 mins and then totally go off on other topics. Such a cool, interesting dude.
Aw! Thanks :)
Nick, your genuine love for this music shines through. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoy it!
Absolutely stunning Nick. So jealous you got to play those songs with Steve & his brilliant band. Well done. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you Simon!
Nick !! You are one of the 10 best drummers that the progressive world has produced in the last 35 years, together with the greats of the seventies. Also , not least , you play all the instruments wonderfully and you have a beautiful voice , Thank God you exist Nick , you are from my generation .
I was at the Patchogue show, and I ended up watching you more than Steve, because your enthusiasm, excitement, and absolute LOVE for the material was so infectious! Watching you with Steve's band was an absolute pleasure, and I was so glad to be there for the electric energy at the end of the tour. Your passion for the material, your technical skills, and your ability to channel the best of Seconds Out Phil was breathtaking to watch. (For what it's worth, I loved your contributions to Calling All Stations, too!) Keep up these videos, Nick!
Thank you Andrew. Much appreciated!
As a humble but really a Genesis fan, I understand your joy and happiness of being there for this fantastic band (you were destined to be there).....I'm hope-full (really!!) that Mr Hackett and Big Big Train could make a Southamerican tour....I'm from Chile, and I went 2 times to see Steve and...my gosh, what a terrific and solid band and of course, BBT has it all....I know that both bands could make really a major success (in terms of progressive rock) and would be really a dream come true...
I noticed the "There's an angel standing in the sun" singing part....this really gets to the backbone.....greetings and happy new year to more projects and new music too....cheers!
Great job Nick, your enthusiasm and humility is contagious, take care
Thank you Dan!
Saw Steve in Cincinnati last April. Great show!
Loved the show! Patchogue Theater is a great venue. Thanks for the awesome memories! Yee haw!!
Yee Haw!!!
Thanks for everything. You're a great drummer. So happy for you keep up the good work.❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
Thank you David!
My dream come true seeing you get to put your Phil hat on! Saw you in Tarrytown and
Patchogue. I hope one day you’ll be able to release again rewiring genesis that was your masterpiece and such a great tribute to the band that is dearest to your heart! And i can only dream that the live show from California will one day be allowed to be released😉i get almost as much joy watching you play as you get from playing.
Great drummers deserve great gigs, well done Nick, well done. 👍🏼👍🏼💪🏼💪🏼
It's not lost on the fans how much you love the music. We hear it. You are a born healer, mate.Thank you from Ireland.
Thank you for those words Paul. Cheers!
Jonas and Nick at the SAME gig playing Genesis with Hackett. Wish I'd been there.
Hi Nick, saw you guys in Montreal it was a amazing concert !! you were incredible in shadow of the hierophant very impressive !! merci pour les vidéos (vlog).... you have a new fan now !! merci !!🤩🤩🤩
Thanks so much!!
You and Marco are the drummers at the top of my world. Thank you.
Thank you Lee!
Awesome Nick!!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this Nick. I’ve said it many times but I would’ve absolutely loved to have seen you play these songs with this band. Perhaps one day…
Thank you Justin!
Loved this Nick. 👍👍 😊
Thank you Mark!
Loved those clips, you can see that you are enjoying playing Genesis. I too have been (trying) to play along to Seconds Out since I was 14. Such a great album with lots of drum moments
Thank you!
This man is a legend! Thank you for what you do
Thank you!
Brilliant !
Love your work Nick, you're one of my favourite members of the drumming community. Love that fill @11:44!🤘🤘
Great stuff. So nice to see you grinning from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat. Looks like you had a blast.👍
I really did. Thank you Dave!
Man, I hope Jonas will be a part of the Spring tour as well! Always loved his work in Flower Kings. Oh, and your own playing is as tasteful as ever :)
Nice! You fit in with the band perfectly!
Thank you Phil!
Nice work nick awesome
Thank you!
OH man! I have seen Steve H twice, but I would LOVE to see Nick as drummer! Very sorry I missed this one.
You are one lucky man. Great job!
I am! Thank you Kevin!
Vlog indeed! This is a documentary!
Ha! Thanks for watching :)
Great stuff Nick. I`m so upset with myself for not getting to see you with Steve. Had I known you were doing these shows I would have gone to the Montreal and Toronto events. I`m a big fan of your playing and compositions. Spocks Beard album Day For Night brought me back to prog. Just fantastic. And your work with Big Big Train is exceptional. I hope BBT plays here in Canada in the upcoming future. Take care.
I would love for BBT to get up to Canada. I am pushing hard for that. Hopefully it wont take to long to get up there. Thank you for watching!
superb thank you so much
Most welcome!
Now that's a guy who honours the tradition of superb prog drummers.
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the iconic drum fills in Afterglow. Steve's other drummers haven't done them -- they really are parts of the song at this point, IMO.
Thank you Michael!
Hiya Mike! Saw this show when I was in NY, WOW!! So much fun!
Jonas and Nick together again, bringing the 🔥🔥🔥(yer buddy Sha) Cheers!
@@belalugrisi1614 Hey, man -- I had tickets for Tarrytown, but couldn't free up the time to get up there. Wish I had.
@@breezewayrecords Hope your doing well, my friend!
@@belalugrisi1614 And you, sir. Gotta catch up.
Nick, I have missed Gary O'Toole's drumming on that song for quite some time but I must admit your play on the Hierophant is absolutely awesome. I wish I could have witnessed it. Happy New Year to you and family.
Thank you Jean-Philippe!
My wife and I were at the Patchogue show, it was amazing! We had seen the band with Craig in the UK a few months earlier (Bournemouth) and then lucky enough to see you Nick on Long Island. Not fair to compare because you are both outstanding musicians, but Shadow of the Hierophant in Patchogue was insanely good!!! Jaw on the floor stuff
Thank you so much Martin!
@@NDVirgilio No, thank you Nick!
My 2nd ever Genesis album was Seconds Out and I remember being quite stunned listening to Cinema Show for the 1st time...I hadn't read all the credits so when the drum sound came through to me, I was like "No Way! Bill Bruford and Phil Collins....On the Same Stage???!" I was so blown away to hear 2 of my all time drumming idols Playing together. I learned every single beat....Riff....And fill in the song.
My hat's off to you, Nick! I would be walking on the moon to have played with Steve and Jonas and all the rest!! Well done, Nick!!!
PS I forgot to mention...My 1st Genesis Album was DUKE! 1980 at the age of 16 I was learning Duke's Travels/End while everyone else was into Van Halen and the like. What great memories. :)
I saw the tour with Craig in March, the band is phenomenal. And you better believe Hierophant sounded massive up front. Jonas is an amazing player. I've not yet had the pleasure of seeing you both on stage together, I hope you'll reunite one day.
I was at the balcony at the Montreal show, and Hierophant was so loud and heavy, I was thinking the roof gonna crack!
The fact is that Steve is so famous , legendary and skilled that, probably, there's a queue to play with him! And so, he can choice best musicians for his fantastic music...
Excellent!
Glad you liked it!
Grande Nick !
Senza nulla togliere ai batteristi precedenti, le tue sono le migliori versioni e maggiormente fedeli agli originali del tour di Second's Out. Speriamo che malgrado i già innumerevoli CD/DVD Live di Steve, venga prodotto anche la versione di questo tour con te alla batteria.
Luke
Mi piacerebbe che. Grazie per le belle parole Luca. Tutto il meglio per te! Spero che questa traduzione vada bene.
We saw the concert at New Brunswick, NJ. Shadow at the end of set one was truly exceptional.
Hi Nick. Glad to see you back. Let's get together sometime soon.
BrAvo Nick. Great little samplings of great tunes. Sure looked like you were enjoying yourself as is obvious by your comments.
I was for sure. Thank you A N!
I went to the Nick D school of drums by listening to Spock's Beard for decades..... just listening influenced my playing so much.
That Afterglow fill is the famous Zappa fill from Trouble Every Day on the Roxy album.
Saw the last two tours with Craig, but you look equally spectacular in these videos. (And, actually, it appears you enjoyed it more.) OK, back to selling me more stuff at Sweetwater... ;)
Ha! I did indeed enjoy it! Cheers Jo!
Nick, you are well deserving of that seat, and proved once again that you belong on the big stage. Love your work going back to Kevin Gilbert...
Thank you Brian!
@@NDVirgilio How about a reunion of the original Spock's Beard?
Epic.
I had so much fun!
@@NDVirgilio I grew up listening to Hackett & Genesis. Saw Mr. Big at Shoreline in Mountain View, CA opening for RUSH in 1990-ish. Big played "Addicted to That Rush" as their last song before RUSH came on. Loved the way Pat rolled on the high hats. I couldn't figure out if it was a paradiddle or a roll till I saw his instructional video.
You do both bands justice, which is no small feat. I only wish you'd extend those rolls a little longer on the crispy hats but perhaps that's a bit too Torpey?
PS: A former friend's local prog band opened for Hackett at a small venue in San Jose, CA back in 1992 for the "Guitar Noir" tour. Such a great time!
Keep stickin' and keep showing us how it's done. You're a serious talent...
Voyage Of The Acolyte , my Best Studio Album ever with Seilling England By The Pound and Foxtrot
All great stuff! Thank you Jean-Francois!
Phil Collins calls Voyage, the best Genesis album they never made!
Saw you a the Keswick - one of my favorite concerts ever seeing you play all those iconic Collins/Thompson/Bruford parts that I know how much you loved. One correction, though... on Afterglow, that second fill isn't on Seconds Out, it's on Three Sides Live... and my son and I were soooo glad they way you made the music yours, yet respectfully played the key fills of the era. Thank you!
I listened to Three Side Live so much as well. I guess I got them mixed up in my head. All good stuff though. They made great live records! Thank you for watching and coming to the show!
Thank YOU, Steve, and the band - such a great performance!
Tower Struck Down! Huzzah! First time I've heard it in ages! So, when can we see a conglomeration of Hackett, Wilson, Nick D/Nic C/Nir Z and either Mike and/or Ant?
Oh, I don't know Ben. But it would be fun!
Make no apologies Nick, you do what you need to.
Can you make a vid on your recording setup?
Listen closely......hear that? It's not just notes that matter. It's the space in between the notes that matter most. Bravo.
Agreed and thank you!
Nick, you were great in Patch-aug, and you seem like a great guy! How lucky are you to jam with Steve after growing up playing those songs. You earned it! I do have a question to ask of you that has nothing to do with drums. What are the make of the bass pedals used by the band? They were clearly not Moog Taurus 1's, but sounded dam close. I have a set of Taurus 1's, and I LOVE them, but they are temperamentally wonky at times.
Best regards from Long Island
I don't know what kind of pedals those were but they sounded so huge on stage. I imagine they were even bigger out front. Cheers and thank you for watching!
BTW Patchogue is pronounced PATCH HOG Long Island not Pa chog. LOL. What made Phil what he was on drums where his use of Left Handed drum Sticks. :) You must have felt like a kid in a candy store. Sounded good to me.I used to work at the now demolished NY Academy of Music in NYC and remember the first time Genesis played the venue. It was a show like no other. Glad you have fun and maybe Steve will have you back again.
Ha! I've received a number of "you pronounce the name wrong" notes. I will try to do better :) Thanks for watching
What a lucky man (and excellent musician) you are, playing with Genesis and Steve in separate gigs along with many other great bands. Can you talk about your experience in doing "Calling all stations" and why you chose the drum style you did. A question from left field: Why does Peter Gabriel refuse to play his songs (or any songs) from the Genesis era (excepet from his first two tours where he would play a song or two from the Lamb. Thanks again, I have enjoyed watching you play many times in LA and wish you the best.
Thank you for Watching Bret!
@@NDVirgilio Any insight to the Gabriel question ? Just curious, as he was great in that musical context.
@@NDVirgilio Wow, just came across the "Spectral Mornings 2015" version with vocals that you played on. Amazing and inspirational for the right reasons, well done to all performers and a great cause to support.
That bass solo/ exchange; were you channeling a little Meters and Cissy strut? Awesome stuff Nick
I love the funk Frederick. I'm a big Meters fan. Thanks for watching!
@@NDVirgilio I hear you Nick, Ziggy is the man. You too. Grew up on Genesis: brings back great memories. Love your demos for Sweetwater; especially your tribute to Phil Collins. Thanks for showing the way
Watching every minute of the video gave me goosebumps. What an incredible repertoire, what an experience!! (Do you have a click on these gig?)...Cheers Nick 🥁
I watch Shadow of the... just to see Gary Otool bring it home, how did you get picked by a legend to play with his band?
You and Jonas should do some records together. That would definitely be awesome!
We made a great record together. Along with the amazing Randy McStine. We called the band The Fringe. There’s a jazz trio called the Fringe as well. Didn’t know at the time. Here is the Spotify link if you’d like to check it out:
open.spotify.com/album/1lLSxgquNi2iT35dQrmjNu?si=HfagGVmORFKNvTViHr7Ljg
@@NDVirgilioGreat! Thanks a lot. Gonna check it out. 👍
I have the ticket for the month of June in San Sebastian in the Basque Country
You will love it and San Sebastian is a beautiful place!
Nick, did you have to audition for the role, or did Steve just call you up and ask you if you could sub for Craig? I'd be interested to know how this came about.
I've recorded for Steve on his last few records so we got to know each other over that time. I've known Craig for ages and have seen him play with Steve. He needed that time off and reached out to me with Steve's blessing.
@@NDVirgilio Thanks for that info. Now, the bigger question: what's it like to work with Nad? I have his three Vampirate albums, and he's a great musician/producer, but he comes off as quite the diva, and more than a little "strange". I'm sure you'll give the diplomatic response, but inquiring minds want to know. I'm still sad about losing Kevin Gilbert, and it makes me wonder what he would be doing musically if he was still with us. Also, is that a Tascam 8 track recorder I see over there? I have used mine for several years..great product.
I feel cheated, Craig is excellent too, but I'd have loved / preferred to see NDV live in the genesis context when I saw them live in Australia.
Maybe one day. Thank you!
Nick, out of all the songs on the tour, which was the most difficult to perform live?
I would have to say that the most difficult part of the show is Apocalypse in 9/8 from Supper's Ready. There are other difficult moments for sure but that one really bends the mind. I was getting more used to it by the end of the tour but it was still tough. In a great and challenging sort of way.
@@NDVirgilio it had to be apocalypse in 9/8 really, what a piece of music eh?! Great job 👍🏼
Absolutely love your work with BBT and the wonderful Mr Hackett keeping the incredible early Genesis alive!