Rush: Tom Sawyer

[roslan91]

awesome!!

[salonicas]

GR8!ABSOLUTELY GR8 MAN!

[sticksbass]

@salonicas thanks for commenting!

[barneycee]

class mate feckin class

[sticksbass]

@barneycee thanks, and its a honor to be in the 1st vid of your cannel!

[Niro1001]

stick in the machine ... I loved the beat, awesome!

[bbub123]

pretty good man

[hammockrat1]

Whats up with the hair? haha.

[sticksbass]

@hammockrat1 it was windy.

[AlecPanikian30]

Alright! A fellow Left-handed drummer :D

[centurion180ad]

Again, excellent! I'm impressed. Please post, when you begin doing your own material.

[adamhagen420]

man you are good.

you should check out my band. "Under the Given" our drummer is really ...different.

he has been in the band for 3-4 years now. but we have been a band for close to 15 years. anyways, i'm only telling you because my band really is for musicians only.

[theskillet111]

Dude.... I just watched a few of your videos. I was very impressed, but this one blew me away. Neil Peart and John Bonham would be proud. Rock on!

[sticksbass]

ha, yeah this one was pretty windy.. thanks for commenting!

[sicksteen]

I was getting ready to make fun of you before the video started, but you actually got me to watch the whole video impressed. Very nice!!! And I can see you're a lefty too! Nice work. You're right on cue!

[sticksbass]

thanks, and for not making fun of me.

[harmfullifinhaled1]

AWESOME!!  You really hit that one bro!

[sticksbass]

thanks for saying!

[sicksteen]

LOL No problem. Keep up the good work. You're very good.

[Jakeman72293]

damn dude i was surfing the web holding my bass and i came across this and just started jamming with you man that sounded bad a**

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its the first one

[dave8594]

Nice man! That was incredible! Im trying to learn this song on guitar. Maybe a future vid collab? Lol check out my Day Tripper Cover. Im not that good, but people say im pretty good.

[eaterofcandy]

I don't think any guy could play like that while high...except maybe Keith Moon.

[sticksbass]

actually, they had to get a drummer out of the audience bc km collapsed on stage from drugs and ultimatly had to replace him permanently bc km died from drugs

[xxphreshxx]

You remind me of my friend. He makes the wierdest facial expressions when he plays and he says that staring at one object in the room helps you focus more. But anyway, you rock. RUSH FTW

[sticksbass]

yeah , its easier to get distracted paying too much attention to other things. thats why they outlawed cell phones. thanks for commenting!

[Mindelt4]

understad ya :D my dream was to play on drums or on a electric guitar. i concentrated on a guitar, but i realy wish i could play like that on drums... love them

[Mindelt4]

THATS SICK man your hitting it like a pro! love that!! whys everyone talkin about drugs or sumthin, you just look like concentrated on playing, my friend looks weird when plays on drums :D

[sticksbass]

i really aprieciate the kindness! in some of my my bass vids i look wierder since i was straining my eyes trying to see myself in the little view screen on my camcorder; hehe

[Electroh0lic]

good stuff man. keep on rockin

[Lagspike99]

So funky hair

[DrivenBlack]

idk what it is: his mustache, his set, his hair, that i just cant take seriously

[sticksbass]

oh well, who isnt weird?

[19ANDYFREAY92]

sick

[sticksbass]

thanks for saying!

[hhhfan75]

holy shit dude that kicked ass love the solo

[sticksbass]

yikes! thanks!

[hhhfan75]

no problem

[AliasA]

amazing drumming, no other video here is as accurate to that song as you were

[sticksbass]

thanks! theres a few things i did a little different than the original, of course, but im glad you like my version.

[Shadowfury]

Great drumming!..but i gotta ask, why is your hair all moving and stuff, is there like a fan blowing on you? lol

[sticksbass]

yeah, hehe

[addy93]

2:37-2:38 is so amazing! Great drumming, I like ur covers! Keep it up buddy

[pie898x3]

awsome man thats so good

[sticksbass]

glad you like!

[145chevyman]

Forget all the haters

this was impressive not many can play nearly as well and u hit it on the money  Neil would be proud

[sticksbass]

thanks for saying!

[dtownrebel1]

Actually I would give props. It is very hard to play with feeling when your going to a click or recording. And that was pretty much note for note! Real symbols would spice it up! Good job.

[eqsmooth]

DRUMMERS DON'T BASH DRUMMERS BUT THIS IS FAIRLY AWFUL. The sound! Ouch! Electronic drums? What are those things? Plus, the deal w/Neil Peart and drummers such as Dennis Chambers is that they appear to going through the song effortlessly. Chambers is the best at appearing like it is no big deal and fun. Watch him playing with Niacin on youtube. Good effort here but I'm afraid it apears that at any moment the wheels are going to fall off. Clearly he has memorized the song but there is no feel.

[sticksbass]

what do you mean by 'feel'?

[eqsmooth]

Gadd, Shrieve, David Garibaldi, Chambers. I can play this song but it would sound like this. Terrible. High effort but all notes played. Steve Gadd barely brushes his drums and its like getting a massage. Bonham had it, Bellson had it, Manne had it, Marvin Smitty Smith and perhaps most of all; Joe Morello had it.Your assignment is to go out and get Dave Brubeck's 1959 album/cd, entitled Time Out. NOW. Joe will demonstrate feel. I believe he is blind, still playing and teaching to this day in NJ.

[sticksbass]

those drummers dont even play this type of song or even this style of music.

[eqsmooth]

Sorry, I mean no offense or disrespect.. You have copied Peart well and you obviously know the song and Peart's style. The recording just sounds awful and you look all tight and stiff. Peart plays this with no effort. I was never one to try to copy other drummers. I had my own sound and made quite a bit of stuff up. My strong point was a fast single bass. You are right those drummers don't play this staccato style, (perhaps abrupt is a better word) and filling every bit of space with a drum fill

[sticksbass]

to me, the more one can copy and emulate different styles the more versatile and able to come up with parts for originals. fast bass drum work always fascinates me. have you ever heard leonard haze's single bass on the 1st album 'yesterday and today'?

[eqsmooth]

I was in high school when I used to go see Y&T. They were simply a bar band back then w/a loyal, medium sized Bay Area following. Haze was great & that foot was amazing. The first 2 albums were the most interesting. On Struckdown he had a wicked fast single bass. I must have seen them 4-5 times & then they signed a big deal & went in a more pop direction. I saw him w/Rock Justice as well & soon after I was briefly in a band w/their singer. Haze, apparently is quite the musician & success story.

[sticksbass]

the 1st time i saw them was across the street from alameda high school. someone told me he was fired from y&t bc he was a bumling alcoholic. years later i went in a little bar on park st. to use the restroom and haze was jaming with some players i didnt know. i told my date who was waiting in my car "one of my favorite drummers is playing in there!" but she wouldnt go in since its a bar; so we left. did 'rock justice' do any albums? what about you; do you have any vids of you with the singer?

[eqsmooth]

Rock Justice was an obscure San Fran rock opera & Jennifer Hall was the singer.. Wasn't really a band. The band I was in was called TOYBOY & we rehearsed in Sausalito near The Record Plant. Jennifer was sexy but ghetto & crazy. Primadonna. We played a few clubs in Marin County. It didn't last long and I was the youngest by far (17-18). The only real talent was the bass player Joey whose father taught music at College of Marin. This was 1981, so we didn't even have a demo let alone video.

[Smoothbassistthatsme]

keep it up dude

[ChrisTheDrummer1]

wow! and lefty? preety good my man...

[papahmariorulez]

LEFTY!!! COOL!

[SharkGTS]

tom sawyer possessed. rocked it. sounds a bit like a ventilator machine in an iron lung but they are well struck.

[jalphabet5]

I make those same faces when I'm taking a shit. Seriously though, you have a unique style which would probably be enhanced by an acoustic kit. Helluva job - BRAVO!

[METALHEADIN702]

hes hilarious when he does the drum rolls after the solo...

[METALHEADIN702]

nice moustache.  and hair...

[gguske]

Excuse me! Keep up the good work. G.

[scooba753]

double or single bass?

[sticksbass]

single for this song.

[sticksbass]

oh, one of the fills is dbl bass but i used to do it with single and it sounds very similar either way.

[scooba753]

oh okay

[xAUGhZ1]

im loling at ur hair dude

[hudent]

way off time but what can you expect with electronic drums, dude use the real thing those cymbals sound like pots and pans.

sorry but is the true.

good luck

[sticksbass]

i know, electric guitarists cant play in time either, acoustic is way better. i prefer the pots and pans sound; not too much ringing.

[PositivelyBored]

@hudent

Next time you comment it would be nice if you had an ounce of knowledge to go with the post.

Drumming "over" another drummer, in a recording, without headphones and a good monitor , and without a metronome, is nearly impossible to play with perfect timing. It's going to waver.

[hrfalcons22]

Well done!! It looks like you belong in Boston more than Rush (Can you say Brad Delp's twin). Haha good cover, I don't see why its not 5 Stars.

[sticksbass]

thanks! tragic that delp killed himself and he had everything going for him; unbelievable! i hope to God i never do that.

[Backdo0r]

1st lefthand i see . n1 cover!! keep it up

greets from germany

[sticksbass]

thanks! we hope to visit germany sometime.

[DrummerLifee]

its all in the rist dont be so stiff with ur hands!

[DylanMan6]

wow ur a lefty sweet

[gofries]

wow left handed drummer! Well done.. Rush is an awesome band

[sticksbass]

thank you!

[Antipasto421]

your hair is awesome!

[koreanxfan]

LOL. You made me laugh for 5 minutes ROFLMAO.

[Shadowfury]

ROFL same for me! ahaha. looks like if his hair is possessed! LMAO!

[RockOnBand]

godd druming verry good cover man

[sticksbass]

thanks, glad you like!

[spimping]

your drumset is kick ass

[sticksbass]

thanks for saying!

[yourbudjerry]

Good job...I've always enjoyed this one.

[sticksbass]

yay! thanks for commenting!

[Jmills31]

is there some kind of draft

[sticksbass]

thatd be a fan

[RammSteinF3v3r]

niCe jOb...! Try to be CaLm...xD

[sticksbass]

ill try, hehe

[favd2002]

nice play n kit, is a roland?

[sticksbass]

thanks! yeah, roland.

[speckle77]

I agree with the hair, and the mustache! Killer drumming dude A++++

[sticksbass]

thanks speckle77! wait till i post my next videos; i need a haircut its pretty long now!

[jackarssssssssssssss]

hehe ur hair looks well dodgy

[sticksbass]

if you think im in pain here, wait till i post cygnus x1 and xanadu! haha i noticed if i get a song down and then stop playing it for a few days or a week and then play it again it seems everything's more relaxing and natural and im not trying so hard to remember everything and not make a mistake. part of my problem is i never totally got over stage fright and being on video kind of simulates that feeling of sheer horror.

[polka7]

Nice drumming man, keep with it. Only criticism I have is that, it looks like you are really uncomfortable while playing. So much so that is kinda looks like you're in pain, lol. Try not to be so rigid while playing, get comfy and try to be more fluid.

[thomasg7k]

good job man , mad job

[sticksbass]

thanks! give me fi!

[volaricc]

Are you a lefty drummer?

[sticksbass]

yeah

[masterjosue24]

nice drumming, loved your hair, hahaha

[sticksbass]

thanks, i comb my hair and 10 minutes it looks like i just woke up. from watching some of my vids i can see just how much im stating to go bald anyway.

[moses132049]

no offense but you look crazy

[sticksbass]

gee thanks

[flyingtractor88]

That's great, but haha, is there like a fan underneath you or something?

[sticksbass]

yeah, i should've greased my hair down; hehe

[MichaelG1V]

Nice! Good luck uploading any new vids. I tried to upload 4 today and they took off all but 1 immediately. I like the fan, by the way, kind of makes it look like the drumset is moving.

[sticksbass]

wow, i dont know whats making me more ill, youre kick ass playing or that you said they took off 4 of your vids the day you put them up! what were they of?

[MichaelG1V]

Well thank you. The videos were La Villa Strangiato, an updated Black Dog, and 50 Ways to Leave Your lover. I sent a letter to the copyright department, though, cause I think that these videos qualify under the fair use policy.

[sticksbass]

wow, i can understand maybe copyright people having a problem with just posting naked songs but if people are just using the sons as backing to play their instrument with why on earth should they care? i wonder if they do it to musicians who dont play as good? theres only 1 copyr. dep. for all those songs? whats the address?

[MichaelG1V]

WEll, if you've ever heard of astrotama or pauliewanna, they have tons of rush videos and are both very good and they do it to them. You just have to go to youtube's copyright page and they show you how to do it.

[sticksbass]

yeah, i know theyre doing it to good players like yourself; i just wonder if theyre doing it to marginal players as well.

[MichaelG1V]

I don't know, I see the little disclaimer you put on your channel page, I'm going to try that if this letter doesn't work.

[sticksbass]

of course, copy and paste it.

[AllGhilliedUpMaster]

dude awesome work

[sticksbass]

nice of you to say!

[analogk]

That's great. How long did it take you to master this song?

[sticksbass]

thanks! im not sure; i used to play it in a band about 20 years ago. i just got back into playing 2 or 3 yrs ago. it seems like ive always practiced working on more than 1 song at a time too.

[analogk]

Keep it up. What other rush songs have you covered?

[sticksbass]

drums: freewill, which i posted, cinderella man, cignusX1, xanado, 2112, temples of syrinx, closer to the heart, spirit of radio, what am i forgetting? bass: every song on 'all the worlds a stage' but now id have to figure it all out again. imm just about ready to post cind. man, xan. and cingusx1. i hope they dont get band! and i bought rush cds in order to post my playing w them on yt!

[Kapiwolf123]

dude thanks a lot for ur comments ;D

and (no lie) I watched this like 3 times, you just get me everytime at 2:33-2:45...EVERYTIME xD

[vineyardedge]

I totally appreciate how difficult it is to make it through the whole tune on one take...you have practiced your butt off and it shows!

[vineyardedge]

You rock!!! :)

[sticksbass]

yay, thanks!

[SabianAxis]

Awesome job man!

[sticksbass]

thanks bro, that means alot comming from a drummer like you.