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  • BRAVO!!

    

  • Amazing!

  • dude wow you're a fucking beast .excellent job !

  • Very impressive! I usually don't comment on Youtube videos, but wow... Best version of this song by a drummer not named Peart or Portnoy that I've ever seen.

    Bravo!

  • Fantastic work player

  • Great work on this!

  • Very Well Done!! - Rush has been, is, and always will be my number 1 favorite Rock Band in the world - and you did a great job "trying" to imitate - but there can BE ONLY ONE Neil Peart!!! I saw them like 10 times from 1976 to 1988 live they are still in my opinion the only LIVE rock band that sounds as good or better than their studio recordings....

  • You need more cymbals.

  • Great job, Ray. There's a guy (channel) on YouTube called Astrotama..I don't think he ever leaves his basement - he's VERY solid too. It's extremely hard to cover Peart...

  • ohh baby zeus shit !! awsome dude

  • That was so awesome that i think i just shit myself... :/

  • One of my all time favorites, thanks for putting this on 'tube Ray!

  • do you use cymbal springs for your chinas? if not you sould, thay'll last a lot longer.

  • I got a chubby watching this! I am awed by it! Keep up the great RUSH work.

  • you the man! i play guitar,and i know this song like the back of my hand!you got it! nice job sir!

  • I'm not ashamed to admit that I teared up a bit at your brilliant recreation! My friend and I spent countless hours back in the 80s trying to figure out how the professor did those parts and finally decided that he was some sort of super

    alien and gave up! You F**KING rock! By the way, thanks for proving that you're human with that slightly sloppy footwork around 5:20. Otherwise I would have had to label you as a super alien as well!

  • @amb123456barry6 Thanks a lot man...and thanks for not mentioning the other sloppy bits as well!

  • SPEED, HANDS SPEED, GREAT JOB DUDE...

  • Ray, Neil would be proud of that cover, Dude WTF you didnt miss a beat LOL very cool rock on !!!!!!

  • haha holy shit man you rock!!! im loving those paistes ;)

  • ouchhhh...and I´m Santa.

  • C'mon, show your face Neil....

  • You should do fly by night, or anthem if you haven't all ready.

  • You are one hell of a drummer! Mucho respect!! Love the title sequence too!

  • How is that piccilo tom treating you?

    

  • your playstyle is almost the same as neils, that doesnt surprise me ;) :P

  • @metallicarocks911 That usually happens when you do an exact cover/copy of prewriten notes/drum sections. He is nothing like neil peart.

  • @SMWhit3out lol i guess :P

  • Really well done! That was very nice.

  • Okay, That is obviously Neil, I know we can't see his face, But, Look how good he is!!!!!!! Its Neil....:P

  • can this go on rockband

  • Damn!!! Ok, minus Neil himself, I would say your the best candidate to fill in for him whenever he's out of the office.....you totally rock and have my vote!!! Like you, this is one of my favorite Rush songs too!!! You couldn't have found a tougher track to play......alent!!!

  • holy shit you might as well put on a scull cap and call yourself Neil Pert...well almost.

  • ffs i can't even keep up with this on air drums. thanks SO much for posting. top talent.

  • Outstanding!

  • Just Damn!!!!!!

    

  • What is that drum brand and model ? ( the shell pack )

    YOU ROCK, I wish I could cover RUSH like you, keep up the good work =D

  • @raokin466 It's a DW

  • Great job! Pretty darn accurate. I love this tune but have never been able to pull it off so accurately. Keep up the good work.

  • I cant stop watching this, great stuff!

  • great

  • awesome

  • Stupenous - you must have practiced so many hours.

    Have you any original works ?

  • you have now idea what this song means to me.so many things in my life that is connected to it. nice performed

  • very good

  • alls i can say is damn,,,switching to traditional grip,,then snare hi-hat and symbol work is great,,peart would be proud my man,,,great job

  • Neil, we already knew you could play the song spot on.

  • Does your snare have gold hardware?

  • You are a monster and have great taste in music. I think the humble professor would be honored by your tribute!

  • OMG man, you rock!!!! ;)

  • wow!

    very nicely done

  • corrige se nao estiver certo as vezes pego do outro show mas 7:17 até 7:23 vc erro ou vez certo pelo menos no show of hands nao é assim certo

    passa a tablatura dessa musica

  • My favorite part of this song is the quiet breakdown in the middle, and you nailed it! The alternating pattern between the ride and the hi-hat....Awesome job!

  • You Rocks Man! Congrats!

  • what kind of set is that anyways? its sick

  • mad chops. mad props

  • Pretty good you almost got the whole song! Love it

  • I hope I can meet you one day and shake your hand.

  • ive been drumming for 35 years.....you are an excellent drummer bro.....

  • You're probably not going to read this but if you do, would you please do a break down of 7:15. That's the only big problem I have with the song and it would really help to have it broken down. Thank you very much. It sounds wonderful.

  • Great tribute, you made a wonderful job, congrats

  • im liking them custom shop ddubs mann

  • I have been playing peart for 3o years. you have got it down you have that song down! Mfer! hehe good job the best drummer i have seen do this song. its too bad i could'nt have recorded this for you .

  • Ever since i was a child i wished that i would wake up and have the god given talent to be able to play an instrument like the rock stars. You sir are one of the lucky ones.

  • @GAGE1959 It's not a god given talent. It's hours, and days, and years of practice and hard work. He didn't woke up one day being lucky, he woke up a thousand days with the determination of being a better drummer every day.

  • @GAGE1959 I have to agree with centurydrive & Roninchannel.

    He's not lucky to have it, and you'll never get the skill over a night, it takes years to get really good and in fact you get better every day you practice. Been playing for 13 years myself and seen improvement the last year...

  • AMAZING !!

  • hey when u were messin around at begginning thats a little part of a drums solo from Rush r-30 dvd right???

  • Great job...awesome!!!

  • wtf???? your amazing fool!!!

  • HOLY SHIT!!!

  • what kind of hats do you use?

  • you look like neil peart from behind

  • Great video Ray... nice performance.

  • Amazing performance. So much fun to watch! Thank you.

  • This song is a celebration

  • paiste freaking rules

  • *drools in awe* great work and the old bell sounds great. Really like the new ride too.

  • 7 people have no taste

  • Awsome bro....just awsome

    

  • I remember playin that at gigs on a five piece... Those were some sweaty nights!... But yeah, without passing judgement on the true God of drums, that was pretty good ;-)

  • 6 people don't appreciate your great work

  • soooooo good

  • great cover and i like your snakes and arrows sticks, good job 5/5

  • 7:16 patchi patchi he's our man, if he can't do it NO ONE CAN!!!

    lol gotta love exit stage left. fantastic drumming bro!

  • dude anybody who can that song that good im willing neel down to. I just tried to play it and compared to what u did it sounded like crap!!! HAHA

  • PERFECT !!!!!

  • Very nicely done! I am not a drummer but someone who appreciates fantastic work! (I came here via astrotama...)

  • Wow buddy, you're great. It's a v technical song with which to try to keep up.

    If anyone tells you that you aren't as good as Neil Peart, tell them to frig off eh.

  • HOLY AWESOME!!!!!!

  • sounds great my friend....keepin' it alive still. You know the old musicians saying...."you don't stop playing because you got old...you get old when you stop playing" bravo!!

  • Is that a neil peart snare drum?

  • Just by ear, I learned most of the song on drums, and I thought I nailed it; but seeing YOU play, I now see I missed soooooo many small things...you did it perfectly...If ever Neil is taking a sick day, give em a call, you could totally substitute for him.

    I'm subscribing. =D

  • as a guy who only knows little about drums, why is this song so hard compared to others like yyz or anthem? is it just length?

  • Excellent!!!!

  • How do you play the beat at 6:30?

  • Love the solo in the beginning. I think Peart played something like that in their Time Machine tour. it was epic

  • do a passage to bangkok for s&g's

  • that's good. I know the song,.. .do you think Neal does that hihat ride combination at 5:53 ? I play only the ride.

  • great job!!

  • Damn, dude did'nt miss a beat except 1:33. He was flawless!!!

  • dude, you got more chops than a meat market, really nice playing man. Your set sounds great!

  • How do you have your cymbals mounted? I see way more cymbals than stands. lol

  • that fill on 7.16 was outrageous.

  • very nice, thanks for posting. Those crashes are amazing.

  • Great job. I am a percussion but i just dont have time anymore with work and all. bravo great job timing a bit off here and there. but like the guy is young i am 40 and i grew up on neil pert and i still dont think i get it right all of the time. its a draining piece. Great job.

  • un vrai pros j'suis jaloux.

  • LOL!! I'm STILL trying to learn how to play that song!!! Great job!!! Looing forward to seeing more!!!

  • great, now play 2112

  • After 5 min watching this performance, i realized that this kit was not miced up. DW drums are amazing great job!

  • Wow amazing job. This is deffinetly one of Rush's hardest songs to learn and then play well all in 1 take, nailed it.

  • fuckin SICK.

  • its....its..not possible i don;t beilve my eyes or ears

  • great job !

  • Dude you are so freaking good.

  • That was damn good, will you marry me??? LOL Actually I'm adorable!!

  • hey man just asking

    how did you covered this song? i mean did you read books with the partiture or it was just listening, or dvd. I'm actually trying to cover Rush songs but there are parts were I don't know what the hell he's doing like when he does that awesome things with the ride bell.

    great drumming congratulations

  • Bravissmo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • daaamm!!!serious skills man ;p

  • Nice job. I learned parts of this song a ways back and remember how hard it was to play that quiet guitar solo beat. Really messed with my mind. But you got it!

  • I learned this song when I was 16, I have to say, that Neil's current drum configuration (which you kinda have) makes some of the fills in this song almost impossible to nail fluidly, so kudos there. Some of the issues you're having with the hi hat pattern could be do to the fact that Neil used the tips of his sticks and the top of the hit hat, while you're hitting the rims with your shaft. (pun away). I was wondering why you let your index finger dangle and don't use it for finger control?

  • I am not seeing the rhythm issue on the hi hat and ride, you nailed it every second that you played....good stuff man

  • Holy s***!!!!  Awesome!

  • perfect, brilhant,awesome!!!!!!!!!!

    esse cara é animalllllllllllllllllllll..hs­uahsauas..

    RUSH,RUSH,RUSH................­....

  • Bravo! Not quite Neil Pert but ohh so close...I have never heard someone even attempt that one! I'm not a drummer but it seems way more difficult than YYZ. Thanks for sharing that.

  • Absolutely awesome Ray! For those of us who've struggled with this song on drums for years, this is a huge help. I think some may get confused watching the fast-moving sticks on the hi-hat and think the timing is off instead of listening first. It was nearly perfect as far as I can tell. The only offense as far as I can tell is that you made it look a bit too easy. I believe Neil P. would be proud.

  • DAYUUMMM!!!!!

    dude u nailed it, especially the bass/ drum solos near the end

  • Very Brillant cover.....!!!

  • Hey Ray, i noticed that you are a fan of { Astrotama }, he's another great drummer, and killer RUSH fan,,,, I guess we all have to stick together,

    I agree we are all { Attached, and Sub Divided }

    take care , My Rush Brother

    Ger

  • good cover man one of the hardest if not the hardest song to play on drums just one issue try your own style like try going away from rush covers for a while man maybe just sum simple classic rock wouldnt hurt not trying to be a dick of course

  • That was awesome man!!! This song rocks \m/ I think I'm gonna give it a try.

    Congrats

  • perfect!!!! fantastic drummer...

  • to me it was good.. but somewhat sloppy...

  • Dude, you are Great :) Neil would be proud man:). Phenomenal unique drummer u are :). During the jungle part 6:24, next time, try adding the 4 time hats. it will add something more than the great rhythm. Cheer's dude und Bravo again ;)

  • I can see where @TRayner is coming from. It's noticeable on the first section on the song from 2:20. I think it's just really easy to get carried away and as a result it can sound slightly ahead of itself. Nothing wrong with your performance itself, it just comes with the territory of playing an insane track like this and syncing it with the original recording. You wouldn't know if your drums were soloed. Even Rush themselves had to record this in three sections.

    Top notch stuff.

  • i love it man, teach meeee!

  • Damn that was tight. Love all your vids.

  • no offense,

    BUT THT WAS SICK

  • @Jbrewer601 Umm... no offense taken?

  • is that the alex van halen ride cymbal??? Kick ASS! Sounds great. i love this song so much

  • nice you started out with a little of peart's solo at the begining other than that fantastic job dude!!!

  • Having heard this tune literally 1, 000 times, you got it dude. Thanx for the vid.

  • Oh yeah-you nailed it-Thanx

  • Do you think that you could give a tutorial for the part of the song that starts at 6:23? Thats the one part in the song that im having trouble with keeping as close to the original as possible and you nailed it! if you cud help me in anyway it would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

  • Fantastic work, I'm not a dummer myself, but you can really pound the sh*t out of those drums, with style.

  • nice cover and loving the finish on the drums.

  • congrats ! ur amaizing

  • 4 ppl were really jalous. :P

  • DAmm great man Congrats..::)))

  • are they paragon hats?

  • That was bad ass dude.....

  • Nice!

    Ive had the same Zildjian Ride since 1980ish :)

  • You rock. Please redo this with your better camera and new set haha. I bet you can play it way better now...

  • I enjoy listening to your cover alot :)

  • id just like to say great cover.i can get right up to 6:43 then i just loose it. that little jazzy part always messes me up. the fills right at 7 are great! awesome job man!

    keep up the awesome work.

  • ...very nice. Big Rush fan and have seen them perform this song many times. Impressive and fun!

  • Its funny when the video camera that you use lags a little because it looks like you are trying too hard hehe. it was overall good

  • WOW! I've been playing the drums for years. Holy SH&^& you are great! good job.

  • Really fricken awesome job! I'm learning this song in my band right now and this video is my main influence on me learning the song. I say you absolutely nailed it. ive got some drum vids on my channel if u wanna check em out. Thanks for posting!

  • That was great. With all due respect, however, your rhythm was a little of with the hi hat and ride, but to play this song perfectly is something only Neil Peart can do. BRAVO!

    GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!

  • Thanks for your comment! Could you be more specific? What parts do you think are off? Do you mean the whole song?

  • To be specific, it was in most of the hi hat, ride, and sometimes china progressions. In its entirety, however, I thought it was a fantastic performance...

  • I would say he's probably talking about the hi-hat lifts and "signature" Neil diddles on the ride. He plays more on top (rather than the edge) of the hi-hat at the beginning and in the quieter parts for a crisper sound. The ride diddles are just a tiny bit too loose and the accents are slightly different.

    I imagine that much of the negatives are caused by the ambient miking rather than your playing. You are great!

  • @rays2112 I think he was referring to the part before the "monster beat" section of the song. Don't worry, you're not off. but there is a slight lag in the video, maybe that's what threw TRayner off. Shit though, I'm still working out the 16th with the hi-hat stalls at the beginning, and you mastered that whole song. It must've taken you a long time to do that. Good stuff!

  • @rays2112 I think they meant throughout the whole song. It may have just been the syncing of the music to the video. And your track isn't mastered the same as the original, so any little difference will stand out. Great job!

  • @rays2112 dont worry about it man, i listened to whole thing.......couldnt here any timing issues at all sounded great to me =D

  • @rays2112 Haaa that was the best way to shut some youtuber up.

  • @rays2112

    I think he is talking at 3:00 and at 3:31 the hi hat cymbal is a little off rhythm.

  • you useing Neil Peart signature Snakes & Arrows sticks?

  • @StrangeDrummerDude.This guy is awesome and he is a really nice guy.

  • Ray ive heard alot of drummers but nobody nailed it like you ..... so being a drummer from new orleans tell me did you ever try the paiste signature power ride or the powerslave ride ... what are your thoughts??? i think most drummers would like to hear from you...... thanks .......

  • The part at 6:23 actually has a hihat pattern in it too, it just kind of hard to hear. I just thought you should know, I can't even come close to playing this song all the way through

  • Great job man! One of favorite songs to play and listen to!! Great work out also!! Once again, well done!

  • Hey Ray. I really enjoy your playing man! How about posting Kid Gloves by Rush? Hope you find some interest in that song. Thanks!

  • awesome !!!

  • incredible. i couldnt find one imperfection. u nailed it.

  • great! thanks...

  • nice work. Impressive

    I also play signatures and love them, although I did have a 18"fast crash crack on me, still, love their fast response

  • I find this kind of drummin' is far more impressive than let's say Simon Phillips' gigs... Though extremely difficult too, it's far less inventive. Therefor, much credit to Rays and even more to Neil Peart for inventing it !

  • do you use mics or something? cause i cant see any in this vid.

  • where doing this in band....Winter persucion. It's awsome