TOM SAWYER - RUSH Drumming by Ray Harber

[mattatstick2drumscom]

Wow. Impressive.  This inspired me to do my own version. Check it out when you have time. Thanks.

[boris23792000]

I agree about the neighbours but you're good!

[MADdrummer971]

LMAO your dressing like neal pert

[WelakaWombat]

Hell fuckin yea!!!!!

[mjkobb]

Damn, nice job. Learning a piece like that so perfectly really takes a lot of work, and it sure shows.

[jignaciodrums]

what kind of symbals do you have?

they sound great

[Meehowski]

Fantastic!!

[GuitarGare]

This went up on my face book page as the "black sox version". Good on ya mate. Your humility is sweet. Keep it!

[rays2112]

@GuitarGare That's pretty funny! :)

[eurohelo]

HEY RAY...YOU R O C K !!!!

[eurohelo]

HEY RAY......YOU FUCKIN" R O C K !!!!!!

[BuzzCrumhunger]

Wasn't this their first hit, recorded with the 'original' drummer, before they met Neil? Thought that's what

[andresoacuna]

@BuzzCrumhunger No

[jonathanrbeck93]

another impressive drummer doing the fine tune of rush's tom sawyer. but i must say u r pounding on a small drum kit and all the other vids i have seen have had alot bigger sets, so with u using a small kit makes it even more impressive! 5* all the way!!

[Grannyhauenstein]

Thats an awfully high pitched floor tom at 2:12, and at 2:30, how do you get so many different pitches out of only THREE toms? You have a lot of little kiddies fooled by your drum syncing karoake act.

[CoachGenie]

I liked the black socks. LOL! I haven't seen this vid in over a year. Used to watch it all of the time.

[Grannyhauenstein]

This is gay as hell! You don't even have the sound of your drums in the video, or if you do, they are barely audible. It's like lip sycing to a song. Wearing that cap to try to look like Neil is pretty gay too.

[needlearmor]

@Grannyhauenstein you can hate all you want but you can't play like him

[Grannyhauenstein]

@needlearmor How the fuck would you know, needle dick? Besides, anybody can play a rush tune in the background and lip sync to the drums, you fuck wad!

[needlearmor]

@Grannyhauenstein you don't have any videos, check out any of his other videos

[McCarronDrummer]

Great Job man, way to nail the solo

[jedisponge16]

I can't keep my timing because of the hi-hat speed. You can't slow down AT ALL or you're screwed up for the rest of the song.

[pece33]

You kill it peroid.Its not easy to play but once its mastered well the results are great.

I hope your in a good band man !

[MATTlovesDRUMS]

9 ppl r failures at music? wtf?

[Jeansieguy]

Brilliant!

[7900jalen]

GREAt!!!! 12/10

[restoreclassics]

I have no idea who you are...... with a band or just a guy at home....... but I swear I never get tired of watching you drum. Great great job!! Great song, great band!!

[pinkypatalano]

GREAT!!!!

[christschool]

I think I'm safe to say two things. First you have some serious skills. Second, I'm sure your neighbors hate your guts.

Great Job on both counts.

[wagyora]

Way to go, badass!

[hawtdog79]

That was sick ray! Keep up the good work man!

[BroHazelton]

nailed it - eventually i should start posting vids of me drumming - i have vids of my 4 yr old twins i could put up... i have them on fb.

[gregoryk100]

i'm also a drummer ....well done!!!

[nEishhh]

sped up

[rhythmantic]

Great cover, one of the best on YT. Powerful playing.

[SR1PCREPAIR]

I just can't seem to remember the bass drum pattern *Sigh* I Must be lacking something!! Well done SIR****!

[sivadepilif]

playback... wheres the drum sound?

[MrRobbardos]

spot ON kudos!

[AvengedVg]

Dw Drums are the best .

[joe99360]

That was absolutely amazing!! very very nice job.

[fanofgerryb]

f'kn awesome!

[knighthawk86855]

you have soul for the music and it shows awesome job!!!!!!

[astaszkowska27]

respect !!!!

[dissyduster]

Ray,tops man,aaaaaaaaaaa.chazsmith,uk.

[firesnake365]

Dude that was really sick and you're a very talented drummer, you have my respect.

[DRUMMERKAIN]

You're an amazing drummer, you're a teacher, you have my respect, greetings from Colombia

[inkdclown]

Fuckin a man! that was fantastic!!!!!!! very impressed....

[dinglenutzz]

Total props Rayman. I thought you had Neil in your house at the begining of the vid. LOl it was you ....you crafty bugger you......LOL.

[ThinkingGreyMusic]

9.99/10....Nobody is Perfect =D

Any how It's BEAST!!!

[62519136]

Fock, one of the best Drumplays of one the best songs in the whole wide world and you are playin it!! AWESOME man. RESPEKT Ray!!

[TwoFluffyForEwe]

i think he doesnt play the drums. they play him

[Do21or12Die]

at first i thought there was no audio for your drums, then i realized that you were just completely spot on. well played.

[humbledrumah]

rock da socks off that raft Tom Sawyer. great vid!

[greghawaii007]

DAMN. you must sleep with your drum kit.

[MORTEAOEMO23]

you fuck the drum man, your is very good...

[kozzy09]

love the reaction at 1:17 :)

[cadman4721972]

one of my biggest regrets is not doing what my mom said i had to do first and that was learn the piano!! i wanted to play the drums and she told me i had to do the piano first and i was a stubborn pigged headed little dude and wouldn't do it, and after watching your videos i so wish i had.

[TheLighterDark]

Holy. Fucking. Shit.

[Ian6930087Beato]

beautiful. keep up the grate work.

[AKennerson]

Keep jammin man! Man I can imagine that being really loud. You keeping your neighbors up with that kit? 

[Bokee234]

woooooowwwwwww that was great :D

[frankenhumper]

That was beastly dude, nicely done

[MrKodyska]

hell yeah man

[sdooleydc031]

Ray very nice job! I know it is hard to keep 16th notes going at that pace. My forearm is about to fall off when I start playing Tom Sawyer. It is a song of endurance and you did a great job! I saw an interview with Neil and he hopes not to make a mistake playing the song either and who knows we are only human. Great job love watching you play!

[jurbina76]

I was looking for an excuse to make fun of the hat, or the tom 1 being hi for no reason or the Neal-wanna-beness, but I watch the whole video first and it's pretty good, so, no fun just props.

[jonThedrummerify]

GREAT job, your facial expressions were making me crack up though

[ipvideogames]

very nice yet again. i was surprised as balls at the super epic drum fill section. you do way too good of a job to only have 80,000 views

[Natalya1sFit]

is that a custom dw kit..if so how much was it..if not where did u get it and how much...and are those paragons?

[nutbunch]

spectacular ,proves you don't need a huge kit and a double pedal,well done sir

[Kman4u6767]

Nice job.Rock on.

[Natalya1sFit]

black socks for the win!

[derbi75]

Better timing than vdrum1693 and with less!!!!

In my older years I have become a fan of ( Less is more ).

As a former member of the Rush tribute band NEMISIS in the late 80's and early 90's keep up the great work!!!

[shwoz]

nice job man

but leave the hat to Neil ;)

my opinion is that you should try to not become too much of a copier and find your own style

[davehartllc]

Dude, you dwarf them drums, reminded me of Godzilla crashing down buildings with his hands. Great drumming! You make it look effortless!

[bsmbryanm]

2:30 - 2:45 was beast

[DEADMANSJOURNAL]

hey! if i could please get a reply from someone, i have a double bass Mapex M Birch full custom 9 piece. and i was wondering, a lot of people have the DW brand, why is it so good?

[elrojomuerto6x]

because its the best brand out there  IMO

unless you decide to go full custom, then there you have a lot more options, but for a lot more money..

[RazielEric90]

good work!

[joeymcnew37209]

Outstanding!

[rcullan]

nice job, very impressive to watch

[koek67]

this is amazing

ur sooooooooooo good

i luv it

[Stuff00001]

Flawless cover. 5/5

[Afrozilla666]

Fuckin great song im tryin to get the bass line down for this song

[dunndirtcheap]

A trip with these sony ears. Love this set better than your mammoth set seems to suit your physical nature more room for you to wail. Gonna try that toms up/left to make room for the big ride. FuckinA Ray gotta get a cold bud an listen again, man

[PUSHUP2YA]

man did ya pick a hard 1 . nice job although its a bit more complex you handled it very well any1 who attempts the Professor asnd does this well deserves a thumbs up

Im looking forward to your next set

keep up the good work

[semihuman]

you could have worn rainbow sox and it would not have made a difference. I really liked it! Thanks for sharing.

[discountgas]

that was frickin sick!!

im trying to learn how to play this song on drums right now and its so hard!! you are seriously awesome!!

[ins7777]

Nice mix.

Great job!

[Quigley68]

Nice job on a small kit Ray!

[mnog97]

now this "small kit" is big. watch RAY HARBER - EQUIPMENT UPDATE MAY 2009 PAISTE SIGNATURE BLUE BELL RIDE HD that you will see his drum kit bigger.

[jklpujgvg123]

whose this bootleg neil peart

[allmightylandrovers]

Are you playing to the original recording or a backing track?

[Bluemoon4655]

2:54 to 3:00 is awesome

[DanielBotello15]

exelente!!!!

[smakdoubt]

tight bro, rekon niel was on2 sum drum and bass stuff b4 it was even concieved. very thermal.

[iluvslash11]

awesome, nice set and peart's skills were actually shown in this vid! sweet man , keep rockin to rush.

[phatboy1270]

That is sick!Mad props to you on that one!Looks like you've got it wired.

[mattmann2195]

at 2:35, are you using a double bass pedal? and what is that called?

[jamesdrum77]

your snare sounds really really awesome

[wre420]

I would love to see Force Ten. Great Job! Finally to see some emotion put into it. The socks just add character. lol

[olirobikanobi]

Nice man awesome cover

[hugoman765]

you're the shizznit man. great performance! other youtube videos ive seen of this cover can't compare!!!

[KolaDannySH2]

CANADIAN EH?

[teachingfeller]

Nice job! You got the technique (as well as the hat, lol) on lock! It's nice to see Peart's drum parts actually played with emotion.

[futureseven]

Entertaining to watch!

[MattySundevils1]

i just pooped myself

[ABEaglesfan1000]

2:33 to 2:43= best part evar =D

[ShAaZzAaM]

2:53 to 3:08 beats it

[Gunz1Pro2elmoisghey3]

BEAST

[maniacablator]

i want that kit =D

[drumdoc]

very nice job.... i dont know how you can play the toms set up like that.... tryed it but just feels off... so props to you for being able to jam that song....very nice!!!

[theobaldINsorrow]

that was impressive! Thanks

[gofries]

Nice Job, you have a cool tom/cymbal layout, what cymbals are you using?

[rays2112]

Dude, I'm playing it ALONG WITH the original track! You hearing a mix of my drums with Neil Pearts drum track.

[davehartllc]

@rays2112 I know this was an old post but it's funny. Did this guy also think that Geddy and Alex were in the room hiding playing their guitars? hilarious

[garlictoast23]

dude yuou need to learn how to hear. he hits all of them and im sure if you go back and watch the whole video he hits all of them exact

[jasonab73]

I "need to learn how to hear"???

Hey genius, I told you where to look, 2:16. He misses the cymbal hit with his left hand. I just asked why it was still heard. He then said he is playing to a back track that INCLUDES Neil's drums, ie: not a drumless track. When he missed the cymbal, you hear Neil's hit. It's not a huge deal, the guy did an awesome job, I was just asking about that one hit!!

[garlictoast23]

well thanktyou for complimenting me by telling me im a genius. i know i am hehe. lol

[WaxLonghorn]

@jasonab73 Yeah, I almost missed that too d***head. You must be as good as Neil, because this guy f***ed it up. Play on, show us YOUR skills you sanctimonious ****sucker. Make sure you hit that fucking cymbal, asshole.

[bino85]

Fucking nailed it! congrats man... loved it

[grantg98]

Oh damn, that was SPOT ON!!! And with a kit far smaller than Neil's. Damn that was great.

[rays2112]

Thanks man!

[YoSoyElNino]

I've watched a couple of different people do this song on you tube now, most with the proper equipment. None of them came as close as you did to nailing it. Great job man very entertaining to watch.

[Michael55443]

Well, you got the hat right, at least. Seriously, you did a good job with a kit 75% too small for the song.

[yuckyteeth]

that 7/8 time signature part is hard to count lol

[DoctorNick3]

It's actually 7/4.

[yuckyteeth]

lol u can subdivide it both ways right?

[DoctorNick3]

That's not really how it works. It's more of a "feel" thing. You can feel the 7/4 beat and technically it's the official time signature, but if you want to think of it as being in 7/8 go for it, it just makes it more complicated lol.

[ryanandbranslurppiss]

WOW man your a beast in this song great job!!!

[WWME2009]

Hey dude, u did a really great job, Ive been playing for seven years.

[74jailbreaker]

Good job man, looks like your missed your left crash at 2:16 though.

[traQQua90]

13" hi hat?

You rock man

[CarlosMacMartin]

Wow! Another scaled down kit! I guess there's

something to the old saying "less is more". Lots

can be done without all the bells and whistles!

Keep up the good work,brother! Cheers!

[saironhermes]

Brother, muito bom, ficou perfeito...parabens...hehe, apesar de você naum interder o que eu escrevi, mais o elogio tá feito...abraço.

[LTD746]

im sure just about all your neibors hate you but still great job. u nailed it.

[Garrison64]

Such a difficult song to play drums to and one of my all time favorite drum parts. You did an amazing job on it. Thanks for sharing.

[kiplingroad1]

Sounds like the shit! AWESOME!

[MBdrums94]

Did you sell this kit?

[MBdrums94]

sweet ass kit dude!

[dvir76]

very professional

[MaddogLIB]

Finally someone that hits teh drums. You can't play stuff lik ethis with little sticks and light strokes. You nailed the feeling that most posters miss completly, even some good drummers who play it right note for note, miss that. Nice job!

[Atlantis8788]

Wow, is all I can say. Your are amazing. I have to ask your opinion on something; Who do you think the better drummer is, Niel or Bonham??

[1234david123456]

NIEL!

[b34rd4dlov3r]

Damn! with less cymbals and toms you can even cover neil peart. ***** rock on!

[12Medals]

awsome! nice kit too! is that gold hardware?

[rays2112]

Thanks! Yep, it WAS gold hardware...that's my old kit

[pearldrummerex90]

Great!!! you even wear his little hat

[rays2112]

Thanks! lol "his little hat" no sarcasm there!

[SaltyTank07]

You always see drummers covering Rush songs with these huge drum kits. When I started watching this video I was thinking he wouldn't be able to pull it off with such a small skit, especially the first roll in the "solo". I was dead wrong. WOW!

[drulius]

well, you are hearing half Neil's kit from the original recording and half of this guy's kit. If you heard only this guy's kit, you'd miss the extra toms, I think.

Good job, though!

[SithLord07PL]

You fucking nailed it!

[beauanddustinunleash]

Drum roll at the end of the solo has to be my all-time favorite drum roll. long live neil peart

[Taitmomma]

neil peart is the best Drummer EVER! - Cheetos Mascot

[MetalDrummer7954]

NEIL IS PROUD!

[bigD2387]

go to 2:32, thats when the real shit goes down. the rest is still good but that solo is the best part of the video

[maniacablator]

and you`re enjoying it! very nice =D!

[bullypopful]

i say if they went on tour and Neil got sick or something and couldn't make it, let you go in his place until he's better xD

[FarmerDawg10]

can u believe the person who originally did this song is actually human? haha

[thefuzzyredball]

how do you get the bass that sound? I can't figure it out

[mrmusicmajor]

Dude, you owned this song. I mean you nailed it! Well done, and that DW set sounds sweet!

[Leighbo1]

right on...even got the Peart lid!

[dunndirtcheap]

Look like you was havin' fun there Ray. You set the bar kind of high for the rest of us. Very nice.

[TREYFLIP18]

dude i finailly pulled this song off on the drums those 7/8s gave me hell the rest is hells gateway so basicly this song is hard as hell

[WrathVision]

kick ass, perfect

[rudygolfer101]

how much was your drum set and where did you get it?

[solerdrummer1689]

best cover of tom sawyer on youtube in my opinion amazing job!

[sebwakim]

UNNNNN.,.,.,REAL

[jrocc013]

I think the black socks make all the difference...i'm going to get me some and maybe i'll play better OHHH Nice job Ray...I agree..Neil would approve...black socks and all. Keep roCcinnnnn

[snarespeed01]

Your an amazing Drummer but the cymbols look kinda old or worn out :)

[ziggidzack]

can't tell if you just played to the song and took out your audio or what. doesn't really matter though cuz your style is amazing. took me my whole life to learn this song and i still can't play it as well as you. neil would be proud...

[cheaboiMWA]

nice job

[cnychu]

That's some solid playing! Proof you don't need a big kit to get a big sound. Good job!

[MrCrazyguitarguy]

you are fucking amasing, i wish i was as AWSOME as you