Rush - YYZ - original drum track (stereo mix). Multitracks - / kiboko My second channel - / @bonzosdrumgrooves259 When creating this video, an freeware audio editor was used.
I gotta say you're up there with him after that cover you did of Tom Sawyer. You did an amazing job of covering such a difficult song to play on the drums, and when that solo hit I lost it. You got some mad chops man. I originally went to your channel for the memes but now I come to hear you tear it up on the drums.
Same with his left hand on the snare. There are TONS of little ghost strokes that are barely audible in the mix. Especially when he’s doing that famous grove of his on the ride cymbal. He basically copyrighted that grove.
One of the things that always gets lost when we talk about the greats is NOT the genius of their playing.... it’s the genius of their WRITINGS ( and don’t correct me...I know he wrote all of the lyrics....I’m referring to the drum tracks he wrote) There are drummers who can learn this note for note...and probably even make it sound nearly as good as Neil..... BUT Neil created this..... to me, that’s the genius. Bass players can recreate Geddys bass lines..... guitarists who can play a slash solo or EVH solo note for note..... but the genius is the creation of the music.
Absolutely!! I always think about that he created this and many other great tracks!!!!! Imagine being there buddies and listening to this before the public.
Thank you! Exactly what I’ve been noticing is missing from the tributes. The parts, the way they fit (make) the songs so perfectly, so musically... they made BEAUTIFUL music. A rarity, especially these days.
So true. The more I listen, the more I am amazed that those gentlemen on the strings could play along with that mad scientist on percussion. Pure genius x 3.
I’ve been drumming for 15 years and this is a song I’ve always covered. I worked my ass off to hit every note and was able to confidently say I could cover this 100% accurately last year. After listening to this, I’ve left out SO MANY notes that I had no idea were there. Insane how you can listen to a song for literally decades and think you know it. And then you hear this.
Same thing happened to me with Yes bass lines I thought I had them all about 99% and I saw a guy cover them on RU-vid To the tracks and I was probably about 70% accurate
If you can read music, I'd recommend getting the Alfred Drum Techniques of Rush. It has drum transcriptions of a TON of great Rush songs. I bought it when I was in high school and it was a great tool to learn these drum parts. It took most of my high school years, but I was playing everything from Red Barchetta, La Villa Strangiato, YYZ and The Trees before I graduated. I would never have been able to do it without this book. (and practicing 2-3 hours a day! LOL) I've been drumming for about 36 years now and still find some of these difficult to play!!!
don´t pay attention about trolls like Jay Lynn, saw them on more video´s of the professor and just ignore that ass. that said; This is really nice recording, nice drums! :)
I still remember hearing this for the first time on vinyl back in '81 and thinking i've never heard drumming like this before. Now 39 years later it still sounds fresh .
rushbeat14 me too. I even remember the date I first heard Moving Pictures...July 3, 1981. My cousin played it for me and the next day I left for summer camp, lol.
He is simply amazing! There is never enough time in this short life that we suffer together, for however long. For me personally, Danny Carey is next in line.....just my humble opinion.
When he did that tom-tom roll… it appears as if he was slowing it down on purpose, cranked up the speed, and then landed on time for the count, all on purpose. A kickass fill.
@@thisismoc yeah. It's hard to tell because he used wood timbales and they'd be similar to the wood concert toms. Tonally to me, it sound like a timbale but the transcription shows it a high tom to snare (which would make more sense physically playing it).
Michael yes he did have a timbale in his set at least for awhile, especially apparent on Moving Pictures. If you watch the Le Studio Recordings (the ones with Geddy sitting with those 80’s headphones with a pair of congas he never plays lol), you’ll notice in Vital Signs Neil starts the fills to the chorus low next to the hi hat where he must have had the timbale, then begins to progress down the toms. He doesn’t start on a hi tom though on the original, although maybe he eventually migrated to this live and ditched the timbale for space, especially when the Mallet Kat came along. Now, in that spot in YYZ maybe he really did use the hi tom after all if it’s on the audio file as such!
Yeah ....me too. It doesn't seem real. It breaks my heart, like I lost a friend. Neil and his music was part of my life for 40 years. It's so sad...and I am heartbroken for Geddy and Alex, they lost their brother.
Didn't totally hit Me till yesterday when I listened to Moving Pictures in it's entirety. Just thought with a tear, Rush is truly over. So glad I got to see their final tour in 2015. Never forget it.
I’ve woken up since then to go straight to social media to see the trending on him so that I can make sure that this void is real?? lol but for real.. and the shock sets in lil by lil with all the tributes I view..
Listening to Neil's playing in particular made me aware-long ago-of the importance of being musical with your chops; not just going for the big one, as it were, but really SAYING something with the big one. First time I heard the live cut of this track from Exit...Stage Left, it completely blew me away-not only was it an impressive display of chops, but the solo really took you on a ride, told you a story, and did so in the finest fashion. That solo, and Neil's playing in general, set the high standard for what was possible from the rock drumkit. We will miss him a lot. RIP, Neil.
Agree totally. I think there are technically more proficient drummers out there, thinking colaiuta, weckl, but honestly? Some of their playing sounds more like one long giant fill, than a song.
Keep in mind his kit is anything but the standard rock kit... he had a combination of acoustic and electric pads, a midi marimba type pad, several electric foot trigger effects and loops... far from standard
Oh sure. I totally agree. In fact, his drum tech must have had one hell of a job! I remember back in the 80's when Neil got into using Simmons pads with Akai samplers and the MidiKAT two-octave marimba-style controller. (Alan White from Yes incorporated one of those as well.) As an artist, Neil certainly incorporated a very broad pallet of percussive options within his rig, and only a player of his caliber could truly make use of such a setup. The flipside of that is that he took great pains to build up such a setup that would allow him to fully express his sonic vision for what he wanted to do from behind the drumkit. In this regard, he was truly much more a percussionist than simply a drummer. Neil's search for the perfect tones from his kit is the stuff of legend. I read with great enthusiasm in the late 80's in Modern Drummer about his quest for new acoustics, and was jazzed when he picked Ludwigs over Tamas and whatever else he had auditioned (No disrespect to Tama, but to Neil's ears at the time, the Ludwigs had the edge and I was a huge Ludwig fanboy at the time!) The article detailed the careful analysis of how they compared shells, heads, tensions, etc., etc.,etc., before finally deciding on the Ludwigs. Later he went to DW's, but I digress. Your point is on point and well taken. Neil was a once-in-a-lifetime icon of the percussive arts, and no one can or will ever take his place. And he was taken from us way too soon. I'll say it again, we will miss him a lot. Thanks for your comment-I could discuss this for hours, and his loss is without measure to us.
Maaaaaan sounds like an octopus playing...how he managed to play all that without losing tempo... That bass drum work.. Daaaaamn... And also perfect timing... Those fills... He definitely was and will be the best drummer for a looooong time... He was a living legend... And inspiration to hundreds of drummers... Now He has become mythical... RIP Neil Peart. Godspeed Proffesor.
No disrespect to neil I loved him too but danney Carey wants a word about being best drummer he plays a lot like neil only more powerful...check him out
Interesting.. Ghostnotes! 👻🎶 one might wonders if literal or figurative.. Could be from isolation of tracks using reversed phase... Or maybe a visitor!!?
I know a little. Those that know a lot can tell you just how amazing Neil's body of work truly is. His timing was so incredibly tight, his hits were always in the same spots, he was like a machine. It was what he worked so hard to be.
Neil wrote poetry with percussion. One gets lost in his work and is carried away by it's balance of power and beauty. Thank you for this perfect gift Mr. Peart.
This man's amazing timing,precision,power and speed are jaw dropping. Listening you might think a machine was playing. No its Neil Peart the greatest drummer of all time. There will never be anyone like him again. Rest in Peace Neil Peart and thanks.
For sure, what an amazing drummer! There will never be another Neil Peart Just like there will never be another buddy rich or Louie Bellson or Jean Krupa.
I saw Rush open for Kiss when I was 11. My drum teacher took me and as I sat there I was amazed at all the DRUMS he had. I was a peter cross fan at the time, Kiss were my “Beatles”. When Neil started anthem I was AMAZED!! “HE PLAYED EVERY DRUM” I told my teacher, AND I WAS HOOKED!! I never had the honor of meeting the professor which would’ve been the highlight of my drumming career,!!was working in Nashville on a session when I heard of His passing. It was like the wind got knocked outta me... RIP Sir...The world has lost a true artist.
In the entire RUSH discography, the drums on MOVING PICTURES hands down sound the BEST! The gods smiled down and blessed the combo of great kit, great mics, analogue mixing desk, analogue outboard gear, and analogue tape machines. RIP Neil Peart - Thumpadeephunker #1
I agree! Everything came together perfectly for Moving Pictures. It’s as if the universe was waiting for the band to record & release the album in order to fulfill their destinies as Rock Gods.
I am usually so focused on Geddy's bass and the guitar, other than the fills on YYZ. I've heart it thousands of times but man this is just unreal. RIP Neil.
I not only love the drum sound here but of course Neils incredible patterns and musicality. Every fill is a perfect musical statement and setup to what comes next. So elegant so refined!
Amazing just how much of this track is purely Neils input? He drives the thing along like a juggernaut such is the power, precision and intensity of his drumming.
Who cares about trinket industry awards? It is what it is. Neither heaps of praise nor oceans of criticism will change what something actually is. The music is what it is.
His intricate, machine like ride cymbal work always grabbed my focus and attention on this track - something you could clearly see during every live performance of YYZ. This is the first time I ever heard his kick drum isolated, amazingly after hearing the song probably thousands of times since it was hatched in 1981, and now I'm equally amazed at the skill, athleticism, and attention to detail he brought to that part of his work. For those who have often wondered why he was chosen to lead the Buddy Rich tributes - you now have your answer with this isolated track. Neil was like no other before him and no one in our lifetime will likely come close to his level of dedication to bringing "the perfect" performance to us every time he sat down at the drumset. His level of precision, accuracy, and engaging artistic composition have always been and will always be astounding.
How did he find time to ride that Bell. Holy moly. I knew he was great and this just proves it. We lost an amazing musician and a awesome person. RIP NP.
Such a humble guy and he never stopped wanting to learn. After all he did with Rush, he actually went back to 'school' in 1994 and hired jazz instructor Freddie Gruber to teach him to 'jazz' and swing. You wouldn't think you could teach 'The Professor' anything new!
Doktor Uzo reverted back to holding the fat end of the sticks during that time also He’d been beating the drums with the fat ends of the sticksfor 20 years according to his book. RIP Neil Peart!
How intimidating would it be, no matter who you are, to be a teacher to Neil... Must've been awesome as an instructor, I bet they both learned from that experience
Yes, he is one of the top three drummers in the world. But, the man couldn’t swing. He was cut for rock. His swing was awful, he just couldn’t do the feel. Although, he was humble and always wanting to learn.
Neil you WILL be missed,Rest in Peace brother. Playing my own baselines over tracks like this will be the closest I ever get to creating music with you that will be hard to accept,but.... Sadly......the show must go on😔😔😔😔
Neil's drumming was incredibly unique and creative, he was such a pleasure to listen to, a rare talent and a great human, I can't believe he's gone, RIP
So much style, so much flare. So technical, yet so laid-back. A genius who will forever be missed. Thank you for your mark you made on music history. R.I.P. Neil.
WOW!!!! Never heard it like that before. I close my eyes and I can see this Legend playing some of the baddest beats ever produced. Thx for posting. RIP Professor Peart.
this is simply mind-boggling. like, my brain will literally never be able grasp this playing even if i won a lottery award which allowed me to hear the most affordable inadequate Neil surrogate to come to the foot of bed each day and dedicate the entire to practice, poke holes in and correct all my flaws.
I’ve known and played this song for many years, so nice to hear this isolated track ! Almost like hearing it again for the first time. Gadzooks what a talent.
So Sad to hear of Neil Pearts passing. Didn't even know he had Brain Cancer until he died. CANCER SUCKS !!! RIP Neil !! You will be Very Deeply Missed by Fans around the Globe.
I sit here saddened. A former drummer myself, my heroes are Neil, Bill Bruford & Terry Bozzio. And I also have cancer, colo-rectal, stage 3. I actually slept through the media announcements, because the Folfox chemo meds are wiping me out. Neil was a drumming icon. It is a testament to his friends, family and anyone that knew his prognosis that it was kept from media sources. A class act, all of them. Rush, in itself, was always a class act. Truly something for Canada to be proud of. I remember I went to Maple Leaf Gardens prior to their closing it in 1999, on a train from Philly. Listened to Rush the entire way there. Highlight for me was going 125 miles an hour on that train & listening to the drum solo on YYZ while watching the countryside of Western New York whiz past. Everyone should be able to do that in their lifetime- the solo and the scenery just meshed so well together. Thank you, Neil !! 😎
@@tttarms1970 Thank you for saying that. It's tough- the whole ball of wax. I've been removed from work, and now only receive 60% of my normal income through disability. I have a wife & family that supports me, thank God !! It's a drag, though...I used to be able to support them. Hopefully, I will again be able to again, someday....😎 Thank you for your encouraging words !!
Since 1984 for me. Rush has been the only constant that entire time. Put the Signals CD in my car four years ago when I brought it home and it has never been taken out.
Amazing RIDE control, and perfect right foot in sixteenth notes, hands fast as hell playing whatever he wants during the song, wow man, Neil was just in another level above everybody even buddy rich RIP, both of you guys.
This is utterly GLORIOUS! I know this song very well but this video let me hear some of the subtle timing ques that I never noticed! Wow!....where did you find this? Please upload more!!! Neil was not just a "drummer" he was also a master mathematician and understood complex fractions perfectly!!
Wow - Rest In Peace, Professor Peart!! And Kiboko, thanks for your hard work here and posting this!! As a man with no talent except the talent to appreciate people who actually have it .... I enjoy coming away from a performance wondering "How in the world can a human being actually do that??" - Watching Rush perform live - as I've done quite a few times - Puts Neil at the top of the list! :)
Listening to him play is amazing in it self, but for anyone (me twice) who actually had the absolute pleasure & honor of seeing him perform his magical talent live, it will blow you away !! Thank you so very much Mr Peart & RIP !!
