Uploaded by Astrotama on Oct 30, 2011
Ok, this song has been probably the most requested, for years... So, here it is... A lot of stuff going on in this one, with a lot of percussion. I use 6 different electronic setups to play the bells (from the Roland SPD-20) and I switch between them with my left foot during the song. I had trouble with the synchronization (and YT processing did something weird at the end) so it's not perfect. The performance is also not perfect but that will have to do for now! Enjoy!
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@orcasun16 Ok, I promise to do better between 00:00 and 00:01 next time! ;)
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Awesome! This is a very hard piece...very good job.
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What an excellent job.
Wow
Thanks for all your hard work
Loved the drums to Xanadu so much that I listened twice ... incredible playing
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You sholud do a Neil Peart drum solo, that would be awsome :)
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BEAUTIFUL
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your outstanding, you can honestly fill in for niel peart
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UR AMAZING! HIT EVERY NOTE
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great song! Named my youtube account after it :)
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Can you explain what you are playing at about 3:32 after you come down to the floor toms? I could never figure that out properly.
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Music.
Gods gift to mankind.
oldjizzy 2 months ago
@oldjizzy Indeed. Due to my scientific background, many ask me what is the best invention of mankind. It's always an easy answer: music.
Astrotama 1 month ago
What cowbells do you use and where did you get them? And also you're a great drummer. I've been studying Xanadu for about 6 months and I'm not even half way through it you did a great job. I'll be going to your channel for all Rush covers.
scandct 2 months ago in playlist More videos from Astrotama
@scandct Those are 4 Tama cowbells I bought in 1990 or so, way back.... They still offer them I think but you might find other choices now (the tri-bell by Pearl for instance).
Astrotama 2 months ago
may i ask why you switched to traditional for a little bit during the song. just curious. and the cover was absolutely awesome
metsfan7797 2 months ago
@metsfan7797 Because there are some trickier rudiment work on the snare drums at those places and I'm more comfortable with the traditional grip to play those.
Astrotama 2 months ago