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 TH-cam 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.
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.
@@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!
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.
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..
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Interesting.. Ghostnotes! 👻🎶 one might wonders if literal or figurative.. Could be from isolation of tracks using reversed phase... Or maybe a visitor!!?
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
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.
Hard to imagine I and all of us from now till the end of time are relegated to hearing Mr. Peart's craft only on previous recorded performances. Thanks to GOD almighty I saw him live several times.
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.
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😔😔😔😔
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.
Good drummer... I love these guys. When all of the stage b.s. goes off and white house lights come up and its just 3 boys up on stage... a power trio and they rip yyz and tom sawyer. Im getting chills remembering. They tore the house down.
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.
39 years of listening to this tune and never realised how busy his right foot is. There's are few other isolated Professor tracks on Tou Tube. Check 'em out because they're wonderful.
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 !!
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.
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 !!
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Neil's right foot is so much busier than I anticipated. He's a human metronome, it's crazy.
Lowkey jon sudano commenting here whats up man
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.
Hey it's the Shrek guy.
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.
Atomic clocks are less accurate than Peart.
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.
As a musician, I agree with you so much
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.
That's why even though Neil might not be the best drummer in the world, but he is definitely the best drum composer there is.
ben foss ...yeah, you nailed it pretty much.
R.I.P to the most musical drummer I’ve ever heard.
Absolutely the most musical i'd heard when I was ten and put on my brothers "Permanent Waves" record for the first time.
Gavin Harrison is pretty musical
@@matijagrguric6490 no offence to Peart but Gavin is superior technically and musically
@@TronciM yep
@@TronciM I'm sure it wouldn't offend him whatsoever
This is exactly what it sounds like to listen to any Rush track as a drummer. It's hard not to hyperfocus in on Neil's playing.
I have the same experience with Geddy Lee as a bass player
@@Reverend_Taco All musicians do that with their instruments.. assuming the tracks were recorded correctly and at reasonable volumes.
I'm a guitarist, love Lifeson's playing, but often listed to their songs focusing on Peart's drumming. He has so much to tell in his parts.
I'm a guitar player, but Neil's playing often "mutes" Geddy and Alex for me. There's just so much going on, it totally grabs your attention.
The beauty of Rush is you can hyperfocus on any instrument at any point in any song and still get a full musical experience
"He'll always be 'The New Guy'"
Rest in beats, Professor.
I saw that video of the three of them. The "new guy", that kills me!
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why he is The Professor.
Actually, he got the nickname The Professor from the amount of reading he would do during his early touring years with Rush.
and the way he wrote the lyrics.
That ride bell had to get a pregnancy test after this
Drew Bauer And it came back positive... with triplets!
Jeremy this is the best possible response to that comment
OOB Toast ty ty but I’m only conveying facts 😉
Jeremy Facts they are👈🏼
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Love how he avoided repetition by switching it up, keeping it unpredictable and interesting.
x00p3 always added extra to the beats, great timing too.
Yes and no. That sob could play the same dam score over and over.
Subdivisions is like that. No two choruses/verses are alike.
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.
x00p3 But trying to learn is honestly really annoying
It's strange to hear a song a thousand times and then when you hear it like this it's entirely new. He's hitting notes I didn't know were there.
Matthew H
I was thinking the same thing.
Indeed. New appreciation when "viewing" this song from this particular "angle". What a musician, what a mind. The world is really poorer without him.
So true , so many years listening to this and I missed so much still.
All those ghost notes on the bass are blowing my mind.
So true.
The man was a machine, just incredible chops.
And Bonham will always be the best.
@Shallex Can only have one best... most people already forgot Peart.
@Shallex Only drum nerds. Bonham is the drummer of the people.
@Shallex Nah, RUSH is fading away... every kid discovers Led Zeppelin in 8th grade and it's their favorite band.
@Shallex They can still live on in your heart.
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 TH-cam To the tracks and I was probably about 70% accurate
It's all about the journey... Not the destination... (orJourney the band). They are great n all... I just like Rush more!!!
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!!!
You must suck then... This is an easy song and he is a mediocre drummer.
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.
2:24 you don’t get anymore Neil Peart than that fill. His signature with an exclamation point. In all caps to boot!
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.
Rest in peace good sir.
R.I.P. Neil. Thanks for changing my life.
Rest In Peace, Neil. Thanks for inspiring so many drummers ❤️
I could listen to Neil's iso's for months on end. Just put them on a loop and......RIP.
The precision of the Professor is astounding. RIP 🥁💔
This guy had more rhythm is his pinky than anyone else
That tom sound was so unique. Such a bright, resonant sound from two-ply batter heads.
That bell pattern at 1:20 ...that right there is legendary. Cant count how many times he and many other drummers have used that pattern.
Chris Clark That’s the most signature Neil cliche I can think of. The only one I’ve heard copy it on a recording is Taylor Hawkins on “Rope”.
@@itchyvinyl Yes! Rope is a great ode to that bell pattern.
Love it. I practiced that for so many hours
@@itchyvinyl what about Portnoy?
Ignacio Centurion Oh. I wouldn’t know. I never could get into DT.
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.
The timbale to snare at 2:39 was something that took me over 30 years to hear. Marvelous.
Sick find
I don’t think it was a timbale, more like a high tom...he did have a few of those hanging around!
@@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).
Yes!! Cause the “lumber” sound covers it up on the regular recording! I just made a post on it above.
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!
Love how he rips down those concert toms. He smacks all the tone he can get from the 6”. Th timbale fill during the guitar solo is a gem as well.
Knowing nothing about drumming but this is unbelievable talent I know what I like. Thanks Neil Peart for your amazing gift to humanity.
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.
I can’t believe he’s gone..in shock
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.
Me too
Me too. Im have a real hard time with this.
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..
"The Professor"
September 12, 1952 -- January 7, 2020.
NEVER to be another...😢
Wow, hearing this in isolated form makes me appreciate the man even more.
Just listen to the 'melody' of the bass drum(s).
Insane tempo and sense of timekeeping.... his hitting a note where you just don’t look for notes to appear....
I'm in awe, and humbled. The guy was a genius.
Well, gosh, he's pretty good. He must have played this before.
Yeah he’s not too bad 😂
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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.
One of, if not THE best rock instrumentals of the 20th century.
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
I could insert 50 other drummers in here as being the best but Okay. I get it Neil was a beast. I’d leave it at that.
@@WendyMcCor696 Jojo Mayer beats them all.
palacehn I would Change hundreds to thousands
dsvet Jojo Mayer is trash how could you compare him to Neil Peart
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.
R.I.P. To one of the best drummers the world has ever seen. He was absolutely amazing.
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.
CRISS NOT CROSS!
-.-- -.-- --.. It only took me thirty years to realize this rhythm is Morse code for YYZ. These guys were always on another level.
Just the best drummer ever!
RIP Mr. Peart!
The absolute best!
@@highspeedenthusiast6628 one of the bests
@@silmarils94 oh dear goodness didn't mean to asshurt or trigger anyone.... some people still have a hard time grasping opinions
@@highspeedenthusiast6628 what I mean is that he was fabulous but others are too. No more than that.(excuse my English I'm not )
@@silmarils94 I thought about how smart-ass my comment was shortly after I left it.... my apologies.
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.
RIP Mr. Peart, you inspired me and my 2 children to take up drums as a hobby. You are simply the best drummer ever.
I can play this on the drums in my sleep.
Then I wake up.
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!
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.
The fact that he could not only play this but COMPOSE it makes him one of the all time greats.
Speed, impeccable timing, crispness. Really cracks that skin and oh so smooth. Control. You made your mark in music royalty and you're missed. Bravo!
THIS is why I never even TRIED to play along with Neil Peart......
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.
Same here. I honoured him in his death by NOT playing. Nothing compares to him. Just listen to the tunes and his magic.
I continue to be humbled, even after all this time. RIP, Professor.
True. There’s just no point trying to replicate this guy.
Out of ALL Rush' studio albums, I think the drums were recorded the best and sounded the best on Moving Pictures!
1:57 I’m hearing about eight ghost notes sizzling on the snare drum around each note.
oh shit
Bikewithlove That’s also known as slop.
Peter Yianilos more like texture and dynamic
Drew Trotter I would not argue with that. I have heard it overdone though, to the detriment of impact.
Interesting.. Ghostnotes! 👻🎶 one might wonders if literal or figurative.. Could be from isolation of tracks using reversed phase... Or maybe a visitor!!?
RIP, Neil. Greatest of all time...
Thanks for all the years of incredible music.
One of the greatest drummers of all time.
RIP
The little fill at 2:39 is great! I've never heard it before because of the crate-slamming-shut sound or whatever that is.
ah... the high concert toms...good catch!
That create slamming comment made me laugh because for years it kind of annoyed me because I couldn't hear the drums.
It's timbale which he used to put on his left side where he later put a floor tom @@747jpdrummer
Man, I could never understand how he is doing drum rolls and playing flam's and hitting cymbals at the same time! Professor indeed!
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
Never be another Neil Peart rip neil
I believe Nickelback is another great Canadian band, almost a secessor of Rush.
Damn he was so good, he will be missed. This is a cool upload, I even heard some stuff in there I never noticed before!
Very nice to hear Neil's drums on this isolated
Thanks indeed, gives you a better impression of it
You can still hear Alex and Geddy "in the background" which I think is so cool.
A legend never dies. Neil, you were the greatest. RIP professor!
Rest In Peace Neil one of the first people that inspired me to get into music❤️❤️you’ll be greatly missed
And remember this didn’t win the Grammy.
It's not just that it lost, it's that it lost to a Police song so bad that Sting tried to burn the tape and then buried it.
It was rigged!
The Grammys are a crock anyway.
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.
We all know who won that Grammy, I only recently listened to the song that ‘won’ and almost puked
Pure brilliance.... We will miss you Mr Peart
Hard to imagine I and all of us from now till the end of time are relegated to hearing Mr. Peart's craft only on previous recorded performances. Thanks to GOD almighty I saw him live several times.
For the life of me I cannot figure out why anyone would give this a thumbs down..
they missed
Someone who lives a sad life.
i didnt notice thumbs down until you mention. let them. they are not important
The thumbs down are for the people who have the thumbs-up shoved up their ass
Jealousy. Plain and simple.
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.
A masterpiece. Those Tama drums sure did bark!
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😔😔😔😔
Now the man is giving drum lessons to God
"How the hell did you just do THAT?"- God, probably.
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.
Speed, precision, dexterity, complexity. It’s a wonder this track exists at all.
Good drummer... I love these guys. When all of the stage b.s. goes off and white house lights come up and its just 3 boys up on stage... a power trio and they rip yyz and tom sawyer. Im getting chills remembering. They tore the house down.
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.
@@williamcorcoran8842 Hard to imagine that there was anything he could not perfect on the kit.
The rhythm at beginning is so good. Absolutely love it.
39 years of listening to this tune and never realised how busy his right foot is. There's are few other isolated Professor tracks on Tou Tube. Check 'em out because they're wonderful.
This is the heartbeat of all progressive rock/jazz fusion! The beat goes on! R.I.P. Rock In Peace Neil!
The best there ever was...
Jeez, those foot triplets. Makes my calves hurt just listening...
You can dance to the beats. Probably the most cathartic expression of human movement that would be.
His ride cymbal work is incredible. RIP Neil.
Cymbal textures have played a big part in my own music. Thanks Neil
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.
It was a shock for sure....I'm very glad they kept it so private....the media are relentless cock roaches....RIP professor
Nobody knew but his band members and family
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 !! 😎
@@craigfazekas3923 good luck....stay strong and I hope you kicks CANCERS ass!!!
@@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 !!
Nice ride work on this, very musical.
An absolute wizard on drums and musical mastermind. What a big loss to human culture. R.I.P. Neil
all u need is ''didacts and narpets'' if u want an isolated drum track...............if neil is involved always good stuff.....thanx
I'm having a heart attack just listening to this.
A Peart attack?
Jokes aside, it was really sad to see him go. No one lasts forever, but thankfully their music will be here 'til the end of time.
The guitar solo section is so groovy
There is only one word, Prenominal!!!! I am a devout follower of the GREAT NEIL Pert! Oh hail, King Pert.
So devout you can't even spell his name...and "prenominal" isn't a word. Thanks for playing though...
Rest In Power to the 6ix drum god
Look at the damn analyzer. His timing is so precise you could tune an atomic clock to it. RIP Neil
Holy moly, that kicks up my heart rate!
He was truly one of the greatest drummers of all time RIP Neil...
RIP to a true percussion virtuoso.
RIP to The Professor
Insane kick and ride. Absolutely bonkers.
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.
Pure music, what a talent.
The crazy thing is the other 2 guys are also super talented. But Neal was uniquely amazing
Lee and Peart were miles ahead in technical ability tbh.
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 !!