Just one example why Neil was so unique. Always thinking outside the box with a force unlike anyone else. Remember as a kid playing this record over and over just trying to take it all in. Still amazed at the talent of Rush.
Amazing. Simply amazing. I've never heard this isolated before, and it's like a song in itself. One of those rare tracks you can listen to, and not be looking and waiting for the rest of the song to kick in. I honestly don't like in live performances where there's a several minute guitar solo, or a drum solo or whatever. I want to hear the songs, not someone noodling around on stage. When I see a drum kit like Neil's, one of two things cones to mind; it's either a showoff who really only uses about ⅓ of it, or it's a very accomplished musician who's very confident of his abilities, and rightfully so. Seriously, that's a lot of kit to keep under control and very few people have the technical ability to pull it off. There are plenty of drummers out there who play fast, or all over their kit, but I think Neil was probably one of the few who actually understood how to pull it all together and make a drum track sound like its own song, one that doesn't need anything else.
Truly the only musician I could call the best in his class. You could argue about guitarists and bassists all day, but there's only one drummer. Neil Peart.
I've been listening to this over and over. Neil was such an awesome percussionist and writer. The earth has been here for 4.6-billion years. How were we so lucky?
Tom Sawyer brought me to Rush, I vividly remember TRYING to learn this, just the drums.. a complete failure. Not a drummer at all, but I recognized Neal's talents without knowing why way back as a college Freshman. I listened over and over. My 1sr concert, Ever! I now play keyboard, I am in absolute awe of his unique beats...the rests, the surprising beats/sounds, more! I thought it was just me trying to hit these beats. Love this! Thank you for isolating the drums. One of their best songs. 😊
I miss this wizard on the drums :'( Rush was my go to music for decades.. Not one band I played in wanted to cover them NOT ONE!! I had his technique down solid too.. RIP Professor
@Greywulf12010--I can relate. Rush has been my go-to music for decades as well. When I feel bummed or pissed or down, I come back to 'the boys' and their collective of awesome sound. My heart is still sad about the loss of Neil. I know we all will go at some point. I'd hoped he would have the opportunity to mentor (more personally) some already great up-and-coming drummer(s) similar to the affect Freddy Gruber had on him. I do feel 'mentored' as a person, as a man by the philosophy of Rush, each of the band members and their beautiful music. Know where I can get quality RUSH bumper stickers? :) Take good care and keep safe!
playing rockband as a kid and cranking the bass tone was how i learned to love Geddy’s bass playing, and bass in general. It’s amazing to feel the same thing again all these years later with Peart’s fantastic drums
I know this..... man...... myth....... legend was simply the very best drummer to grace rock. That a person could listen to any other and think otherwise is lunacy
He would transfer his essence & emotion through the sticks to the head to the drum resonance through the air into your soul. Never will there be a Neil Peart again.
The GOAT Neil Pert is the baddest drummer of all time.... Period.....There are no 2two ways about it..... People will try & argue this truth. Neil Pert is Absolute....... does not matter what other people will try & argue over "Neil Pert" being the best, (simply because he is the best.....) Rest in Peace Neil Pert......
Great source. Just used this in a guitar/synth cover. Its on my channel. . Only thing I found was when played side by side with the full original, the timing does not match. So the "perfect match" issues in the above description are for sure the case
Well, many drummers have double tracked parts before, not new. But using a slew of African drums used in the multi-tracking was pretty unique and very effective
The interesting thing about this drum track is that Neil double tracked it, unfortunately this is only one of the drum tracks. The other drum track kicks in at the 2:20 mark on the original recording and goes to the end.
Interesting you can really hear the Conga clearly in the beginning... obviously an over dub along with the cowbell per his notes on the recording. I believe by the time the Time Machine tour happened he was playing the cowbell part with a foot trigger.
One thing I dont get, when the section with the cowbell starts, the last hit on each bar is really quiet. Like the last hits were left out of isolated and kept at the same volume as the rest of the track. Why is this?
Very cool - except there is a *key* drum hit that is missing! In the 16 bar drum section (which repeats), it's the very last hit - it's deep and heavy "flam" upon a "simmons" electronic Tom, occuring on an up-beat, just before the whole 16 bar pattern repeats. Don't mean to criticize, but it was immediately noticeable that it was absent, so I just thought you might want to know. I suppose the software maY Have inadvertantly removed it, while it was isolating the drum track. - Cheers
I totally appreciate this however there is a drum not heard in the beginning of the song. It's the one that goes Dewwwww. If you listen to the studio version, it stands out. I don't hear it here which makes me wonder where the recording is from. There is also something else around the beginning that seems a hair different with a drum. Just my feedback. I have the song memorized and something is off
It's true, this is not the same drum mix as the album. I'm pretty confident it's the same performances (there are multiple overdubbed performances), but not all of the original drum tracks appear to be represented. It's possible a drum hit or two was moved around as well (not sure why). If you've ever played this song on Rock Band (the video game), you would notice the same difference there.
And yet Neil never played it liked this live he used the simmons and not enough sounds to duplicate this enormous fill on his 4 concert toms and finished fill with 12 15 18
Instead of using the album version, everyone does these with a live version and now a video game version. I'm simply not interested in the Rock Star version.
I used this audio in my own cover of Witch Hunt - massively helpful as recreating Neil's drumming digitally was going to be daunting task! So thank you very much for uploading ❤ th-cam.com/video/qcHmsDk9HPk/w-d-xo.html
Just one example why Neil was so unique. Always thinking outside the box with a force unlike anyone else. Remember as a kid playing this record over and over just trying to take it all in. Still amazed at the talent of Rush.
Amazing. Simply amazing. I've never heard this isolated before, and it's like a song in itself. One of those rare tracks you can listen to, and not be looking and waiting for the rest of the song to kick in. I honestly don't like in live performances where there's a several minute guitar solo, or a drum solo or whatever. I want to hear the songs, not someone noodling around on stage.
When I see a drum kit like Neil's, one of two things cones to mind; it's either a showoff who really only uses about ⅓ of it, or it's a very accomplished musician who's very confident of his abilities, and rightfully so. Seriously, that's a lot of kit to keep under control and very few people have the technical ability to pull it off. There are plenty of drummers out there who play fast, or all over their kit, but I think Neil was probably one of the few who actually understood how to pull it all together and make a drum track sound like its own song, one that doesn't need anything else.
Complexity with feel, you can hear his thoughts, it's so passionate he was the best.
Truly the only musician I could call the best in his class. You could argue about guitarists and bassists all day, but there's only one drummer. Neil Peart.
@@edgewatersbestguitarist1524 You my brotha are so absolute with this statement..... Pert period.......
Jeehzus. OMG the power, the passion the precision with a vision. This is what art SOUNDS like.
Thanks again. You put a beat and a rhythm to my life. RIP Sir.
I've been listening to this over and over. Neil was such an awesome percussionist and writer. The earth has been here for 4.6-billion years. How were we so lucky?
Tom Sawyer brought me to Rush, I vividly remember TRYING to learn this, just the drums.. a complete failure. Not a drummer at all, but I recognized Neal's talents without knowing why way back as a college Freshman. I listened over and over. My 1sr concert, Ever! I now play keyboard, I am in absolute awe of his unique beats...the rests, the surprising beats/sounds, more! I thought it was just me trying to hit these beats. Love this! Thank you for isolating the drums. One of their best songs. 😊
This is awesome. There was a recent news article written about this sound clip that isolated the drums.
40 years later im still riveted by this playing
love u, Professor !
I as well! The whole band for that matter. Love these guys.
I miss this wizard on the drums :'( Rush was my go to music for decades.. Not one band I played in wanted to cover them NOT ONE!! I had his technique down solid too.. RIP Professor
@Greywulf12010--I can relate. Rush has been my go-to music for decades as well. When I feel bummed or pissed or down, I come back to 'the boys' and their collective of awesome sound. My heart is still sad about the loss of Neil. I know we all will go at some point. I'd hoped he would have the opportunity to mentor (more personally) some already great up-and-coming drummer(s) similar to the affect Freddy Gruber had on him. I do feel 'mentored' as a person, as a man by the philosophy of Rush, each of the band members and their beautiful music. Know where I can get quality RUSH bumper stickers? :) Take good care and keep safe!
@Greywolf12010---my apologies for misspelling your name it was not intentional. Mine is 'different' and a long habit of going that way.
@@josephwulf1623 don't worry yourself with mistakes brother.. No offence taken
playing rockband as a kid and cranking the bass tone was how i learned to love Geddy’s bass playing, and bass in general. It’s amazing to feel the same thing again all these years later with Peart’s fantastic drums
My favorite Rush song of all time and that's a hard decision to make.
Wow just wow! Peart was a beast!
"Neil Ellwood Peart"
September 12, 1952 --- January 7, 2020
"A Farewell to a King"
I know this..... man...... myth....... legend was simply the very best drummer to grace rock. That a person could listen to any other and think otherwise is lunacy
He would transfer his essence & emotion through the sticks to the head to the drum resonance through the air into your soul. Never will there be a Neil Peart again.
The GOAT Neil Pert is the baddest drummer of all time.... Period.....There are no 2two ways about it..... People will try & argue this truth. Neil Pert is Absolute....... does not matter what other people will try & argue over "Neil Pert" being the best, (simply because he is the best.....) Rest in Peace Neil Pert......
*Peart
Absolutely fuckin a right brother!! No other drummer comes close!!
How do you even quantise the awesomeness that is Neil Peart? Sacrilege.
Bravo maestro.
Great source. Just used this in a guitar/synth cover. Its on my channel. . Only thing I found was when played side by side with the full original, the timing does not match. So the "perfect match" issues in the above description are for sure the case
The thing I don't see mentioned is he double tracked his drum part. I don't know of any other drummers who did/could do that. Amazing!
Well, many drummers have double tracked parts before, not new. But using a slew of African drums used in the multi-tracking was pretty unique and very effective
I don't think it was necessarily brain cancer,,,he just simply exhausted it.
He was a true genius gentleman!
Inacreditável, esse cara era um gênio!!! Para sempre Neil no coração ;(
Beautifully played. I never liked this song much, but I love this isolated track!
Sometimes I forget that Rush only has one drummer.. Neil Peart is a god.
Technology had to wait for Neil Peart
The interesting thing about this drum track is that Neil double tracked it, unfortunately this is only one of the drum tracks. The other drum track kicks in at the 2:20 mark on the original recording and goes to the end.
Interesting you can really hear the Conga clearly in the beginning... obviously an over dub along with the cowbell per his notes on the recording. I believe by the time the Time Machine tour happened he was playing the cowbell part with a foot trigger.
Sounds great. On the album version Neil doubled the drum track on the verse, that seems to be missing here though.
A complexidade dessa bateria nessa música é muito foda! Olha essas viradas que tem nela! É a minha favorita do MP.
One thing I dont get, when the section with the cowbell starts, the last hit on each bar is really quiet. Like the last hits were left out of isolated and kept at the same volume as the rest of the track. Why is this?
I'll have to listen and see
I want to say some of the drums were overdubbed, but I could be wrong
There was a missing drum sound in the intro, one of the African drums. Not sure why just that one was left out of iso track.
Very cool - except there is a *key* drum hit that is missing! In the 16 bar drum section (which repeats), it's the very last hit - it's deep and heavy "flam" upon a "simmons" electronic Tom, occuring on an up-beat, just before the whole 16 bar pattern repeats. Don't mean to criticize, but it was immediately noticeable that it was absent, so I just thought you might want to know. I suppose the software maY Have inadvertantly removed it, while it was isolating the drum track. - Cheers
I agree: not all the drum tracks are represented here. This is explained in the video description.
@@RobSwindell Got it. Sorry, should have read that first. By the way, I literally just (like 1/2 hour ago) tracked my drums for a cover of Witch Hunt!
Sonic heaven here, my friends.
The BEST
I totally appreciate this however there is a drum not heard in the beginning of the song. It's the one that goes Dewwwww. If you listen to the studio version, it stands out. I don't hear it here which makes me wonder where the recording is from. There is also something else around the beginning that seems a hair different with a drum. Just my feedback. I have the song memorized and something is off
It's true, this is not the same drum mix as the album. I'm pretty confident it's the same performances (there are multiple overdubbed performances), but not all of the original drum tracks appear to be represented. It's possible a drum hit or two was moved around as well (not sure why). If you've ever played this song on Rock Band (the video game), you would notice the same difference there.
His rides are so dark sounding.
And yet Neil never played it liked this live he used the simmons and not enough sounds to duplicate this enormous fill on his 4 concert toms and finished fill with 12 15 18
1:07
2:39 !
well done 👍 🥁
Missing all the electronic (Simmons) drums..........interesting.
He didn’t have those while recording the album. He often played it live on Simmons pads though.
Peart #1. Bonham #2.
too me thats like comparing steak to strawberry ice cream ... both superb .. but very different in comparison
@@MM1717mm there beating on drums and and cymbals and shit.There not machinist,s or Engineer's...though Peart was well read for sure.
@@MM1717mm I can live off steak (Neil) alone. I cannot live off strawberry ice cream ...
In that very order my brotha...... Pert is, has, & will always be #001..... Pert period. Then Bonham, so on & so forth.....
Instead of using the album version, everyone does these with a live version and now a video game version. I'm simply not interested in the Rock Star version.
How can you tell it's not from the album?
I used this audio in my own cover of Witch Hunt - massively helpful as recreating Neil's drumming digitally was going to be daunting task! So thank you very much for uploading ❤ th-cam.com/video/qcHmsDk9HPk/w-d-xo.html
Mix is ok
Mix is offffff
It's great
doesnt matter ... even a chimp could listen to this and recognize the genius behind the playing