Rush "Where's My thing?": Drums!

Ok, here's a tough one! Neil puts about everything in this song: blazing fills, snare work, jazzy stuff, etc. Amazing for a song less than 4 minutes long! This one was a lot of work for me and it's still not perfect. In any case, it's a thank you to you folks since I have now reached a total of 100000 hits on those videos! I'm just completely amazed by this so thanks for watching! Enjoy!

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[ThePsychicSasquatch]

You are my favorite Rush drummer. You listen to the details and play with the right feel. I applaud you.

[Astrotama]

@ThePsychicSasquatch Thank you!

[ferchock]

Those three seconds between 2:44 and 2:47 are pure gold!! Have you tried to practice Freddy Grubber's technique, which was adopted by Neil? I'm not talking about the traditional grip, but the energy saving and circular motions stuff... By the way this, in my opinion this is one of the best covers you've published here!!! I love it..

[Astrotama]

@ferchock Thanks! Well, to be honest, I just play the way I play. ;) If you look at old videos of Rush, you can see that Neil is playing in a very linear fashion, in particular on the ride. Now, it's very different for sure. In my case, I was exposed to all kind of music when I started - before I ever heard of Rush - and I think it helped me developing a "circular" approach early. It's an important concept, though. A lot happen to the pulse between strokes. Bonham, Porcaro ... understood that.

[AlSlark]

WoW! I'm impressed, That's almost note for note, I'm learning this song and going over the tabs, one tough nut to crack, you've got those fills down!!!

[Astrotama]

Thanks man! Yes, this one took me a while... I had to study the fills like one stick at the time! It's also a good exercise for the wrists... ;) I found some old amateur videos on YT as well where you can see Neil playing this song; those helped. Good luck with it!

[gungaddin]

Excellent work! Neil really threw the kitchen sink into this one and you nailed it! Well done :-)

[TheJeremyFhill]

kick ass man, im a major peart fan, have a rep set as well, you make it look to damn easy :) awesome videos man

[marypal64]

That is my favorite RUSH instrumental (except for La Villa!!) and you nailed it baby!!!

[YManCyberDude]

Nicely done ole chap . . . .

[twf1234]

You are completely amazing - listening you play drums to this, my favorite song from my favorite band, gave me chills. Congrats on nailing beat for beat one of the greatest drummers ever. Please keep posting more!

[ferchock]

@Astrotama Thanks for answering, keep it up!!