Rush - By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Drum Cover)

[@Tranquillado]

3:58: the moment we all waited for.

[@josepazsays]

It's insane how Neil was able to compose this piece let alone someone covering and doing it well! Epic shit

[@temens]

Oh hell yeah :)

[@ericrenegonzalez437]

La misa está dada ! Dúro !

[@DYK-Music]

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[@fladrummer5195]

yup, the like button got clicked right there. The dude is awesome.

[@warptek]

I'm not a drummer but to my ear the best tuned drums I've probably ever heard on KZbin.

[@AlobytesOgniddove]

Ahah 💙

[@DYK-Music]

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[@dantehicks1979]

Looks like a Yamaha Stage Custom in Cranberry Red...

[@Jasper_Drummer]

@@dantehicks1979I believe these are period accurate Tamas. Artstars maybe? He has a Q&A vid explaining his gear.

[@MDUBE5999]

@3:30 - @4:44 WHOA!! Nailed it!! Like that was a surprise!! HEAR HEAR!!! I call @PATRICK STERLING for next drummer as Neil Peart of RUSH's replacement. If he wants do you Pat? I'm a drummer of 35+ yrs. and kid you got it!!! I hope you find what is needed!! All the Best on this roller coaster ride!!

[@MegaCurtisimo]

3:50-4:40 (chef's kiss) You, sir, killed that passage

[@youtoo2233]

Seeing this confirms why Peart has been my favorite drummer for decades. Well done!!

[@temens]

Dear internet: This video doesn't have nearly enough views or likes. Let's fix this immediately.

[@josepazsays]

I watch this video once a day

[@felixir4763]

Completely boomer take lol fr

[@sttvoyager1727]

Sterling, THANK YOU! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF NEIL’S EARLY INCREDIBLE TALENT. WHAT AN AMAZING LEGACY THAT NEIL LEFT THE WORLD...AND FOR YOU TO MASTER THIS COMPLEX ARRANGEMENT IS SIMPLY INCREDIBLE! I SAW THEM PLAY THIS AT LEAST 15 TIMES AND IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES To WATCH LIVE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK NEIL! I’M SIMPLY AT A LOSS FOR WORDS.... Doctor David

[@lhmduart]

I've never seen anyone playing this song so perfectly! Awesome!!

[@DYK-Music]

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[@lonniehayes2892]

That drum fill is so deadly. The fast hands!! Nothing but love for thos tune!! Also great song. The later fill is also great

[@omartinoco9930]

That drum roll at 06:25 sounds like the master himself took over the sticks from you.

[@ChessieSeaboardX]

Im not a drummer or know all the fancy terms but I always liked how Neil changed up the bass drum beats throughout the guitar solo.

[@EZCreepin]

My duder, I've been watching your vids for a few years now and holy shit dude, I know I can count on a nearly perfect cover when I watch your stuff. Appreciate it man.

[@zachcartwright2184]

Holy balls man. This is the cleanest drum cover I think I’ve seen, especially for a Rush tune.

[@benvankoningsveld]

Frikin awesome, can't get enough of this.

[@rkwjunior2298]

I've never really like this song from Rush. But I like it now, it really makes you appreciate how damn good Neil was. Awesome work, seriously.

[@josepazsays]

Bruh. At 3:55 is insane. The speed and ability to be so precise in the way you play is pure talent. I used to want to be very precise when I played, and the markings on the drum heads were good indicators of how sloppy I was. Looking at your drums, you keep it clean. Pure talent. And your kit looks amazing, very polished.

[@JeffMiller-lp3dp]

F'ing insane. Soooo clean!!!!

[@chrissmith3668]

Sterling is definitely a perfectionist when it comes to this stuff. Detail is the name of the game. I’m so happy he’s decided to share his love of our favorite band on KZbin. It is an incredibly fitting tribute to one of the greatest musicians to walk the planet. It’s just a shame Rush didnt record another 20 albums to keep Sterling busy lol. Or he could just do the entire 1970s Genesis discography. I would not be offended by that one bit. You hear me Sterling?????

[@metalheadrelic9873]

Never even heard this song until SiriusXM aired it on Deep Tracks during their Neil Peart tribute programming. You fkn nailed it! 🤟👍🇨🇦

[@RedboltTech]

Sterling has always been the go-to guy for Rush drum covers

[@nickavenoso7851]

Fly By Night, and Caress Of Steel have some of IMO Neil’s hardest drumming and you nailed both albums. Love both also, so that made me like your drum covers even more. You are really talented, I always watch your videos after a long day it just make me happy to listen to people playing songs by my favorite band (Rush) and favorite drummer, Neil.

[@michaelcorradino2273]

those are by far the most beautiful crashes ever made

[@jodymohler]

Incredible. Note for note, beat for beat!!!! This older stuff really shows the talent and arrangements by such a young band at the time. Thanks Sterling for bringing it back. WOW, incredible playing.

[@gcapps100]

Signature changes were on point. I really enjoyed this.

[@Juancho-2024]

mi estimado sterling, un sueño de todo fan de rush seria que en algun momento geedy y alex se reunan contigo y puedas tocar con ellos. desafio a cualquier baterista de internet que toque tan sincronizado como sterling las canciones que subio (rush, genesis, etc). ni dave grohl ni mike portnoy llegan a tal precision, de verdad y humildemente lo digo. saludos desde argentina. gran baterista, gran precision, sonido y sincronizacion, talento unico. el alma de cada artista esta en cada tema que versionas. felicitaciones

[@benvankoningsveld]

Thank god for this video! now I can rest in peace knowing I will never be a good enough drummer.

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

Oh God....3:53 that section was so difficult to learn. THe band I was in eventually gave up on it, because it seemed so random. AWESOME Job.

[@ronditchen6664]

Been a huge Rush fan since 1975 when I got this album fly by night for Christmas watching that cover sent chills down my neck you nailed that unbelievable great great cover.

[@JustinHmusic]

Neil would be so proud. Well done😁

[@mccrispy008]

Great cover sterling. Neil would be incredibly proud of you.

[@Jer0da0sniper]

Amazing performance Neil would be proud

[@jackbrimm9833]

I haven’t watched a ton of drum covers, but I’ve been watching the video of the original song for months, to hear the song. That is no doubt why the algorithm sent it to me (though what I’d been watching immediately before this was an isolated bass track of Won’t Get Fooled Again performed live by the Who). Anyway, however it appeared in my queue, I’m so glad it did. This performance was incandescent, and as someone else remarked, your drums are wonderfully tuned. I love the toms and the cymbals but that note of your ringing snare on the stop-time section-13/10. Keep sharing your amazing talent with as many people as you can. You could save lives, and no joke.

[@hermanhelmich]

What a joy to watch and hear

[@SabianK]

Damn!!!! You really nailed the hell out of By-tor..Not only are u inspiring us like Neal did but your making a lot of us who used to practice to this go back to woodshed! Keep it coming!!!!

[@tbirdscguy]

Damn that's insanely good. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out who your favorite band and drummer is lol. Neil Peart has always been the guy that has made me want to play drums and I'm planning on taking lessons in a couple of months (gonna finally do it at age 57). Since you did a Max Webster cover, Canuck by any chance?

[@nickavenoso7851]

Well he's played Rush and Genesis covers so maybe he likes prog drummers

[@STSGuitar16]

I really, really hope your lessons are going well for you, and that you have found both a greater love and appreciation for Neil and his astounding work, as well as a love for the instrument itself! I don't at all buy into the argument that you have to start playing an instrument as a child in order to learn how to play. That is total BS. For the most part, any person can learn any instrument at any age; I'm glad you didn't buy into that myth, as many do, and decided to start learning. Learning new things like music is so great for your brain as well. Keeps us young lol. I started on drums before I became primarily a guitarist, and drums are still an instrument that I have a great passion for. Once you've got that musical beating inside you and know how great it feels, it generally stays around inside you for a while, no matter the age. Keep at it, and keep the music flowing!

[@tbirdscguy]

@@STSGuitar16 I actually started taking lessons (only had 1 due to Covid, lessons start up again on Wed. night) and have been practicing basic stuff on my own. I'm encouraged with what small progress I've made. LOL! Learning to decipher notes (my Kryptonite).

[@48damoose]

Absolutely amazing. Neil would be very proud !

[@marcelogomes2112]

Brasileito aqui, muito bom amigo, gostei bastante!

[@soupand2sticks921]

Phenomenal work! Neil would be proud. :)

[@Unpeturbed]

I’ve watched you play this a dozen times and you amaze me every time... love to watch you play.

[@menom7]

BRAVO SIR!!! Spot-ON!!! One of my most favorite Rush tunes!!! :-)

[@mrbarthol]

Outstanding! You do an awesome job of hitting all the notes!!

[@Drumming-Life]

Just love your Rush covers, bro. Really good job and I can always turn to watching them when I need help deducing how to play a certain part. Cheers man!

[@garyunsworth726]

Absolutely perfect ❤️

[@biekanez1]

Awesome drumming my friend 😎👍👊

[@williampeltier7458]

I knew within a minute I was gonna like this cause you're simply awesome 👌

[@larrygould577]

Wow man you nailed it! This is a hard song to play correctly stroke for stroke and you did it and did it well....2 Rush thumbs up!!!

[@thenecromancer5601]

Great cover of a great song by a great band!

[@1teamski]

Absolutely stunning. Not a beat wrong throughout the song!

[@big_red01027]

Nailed it!

[@Stormee]

You've got mad skills 🤩🎶

[@bounceeroo4545]

Over 9000 views and only 450 likes???????? What is wrong here? Did he not do a good job? Hit the like button!

[@pedroseco4293]

Excelente!!! Felicitaciones amigo!!

[@lucieleidenheimer248]

Excellent!

[@TheDrewz43]

This is beyond awesome! Great job!

[@needle11]

As always - great mix!

[@ailtonvalle4206]

excelência na performance!!! Parabéns....Grande músico

[@courtcomposer]

That was great!!!

[@mickeygallo6586]

Excellent cover!

[@davidtaylor4975]

Great stuff Sterling! Hard to believe Neil was 22 when he composed/played this!

[@streetworkoutnation6851]

He was 18 actually when fly by night came out

[@davidtaylor4975]

@@streetworkoutnation6851 Nope. He was born in Sept 1952 and Fly By Night was recorded in December 1974. So as stated he was 22!

[@streetworkoutnation6851]

@@davidtaylor4975 he joined the band when he was 17 if I’m not mistaken. Hard to believe he went 5 years not composing a track after joining

[@davidtaylor4975]

@@streetworkoutnation6851 Nope again. He joined the band on Geddy's 21st birthday. He was already 21 and was 22 that September (1974).

[@marcoantonioperin2187]

Mate, you must be so so proud of yourself. Keep ot coming, you're the best around. Hope you making or get to be able to make a very good living out of this passion.

[@jfsbellini]

Man, great job!!!

[@diegoassumpcao2575]

Wowww! Amazing! Congratulations on this PERFECT performance!

[@brienrhea9848]

Good stuff, great body of work.

[@apogeedata]

Just pure God

[@stevehawk5865]

Very good representation. I'm jealous! Great job!

[@BillSands2112]

Dude that was Awesome Playing!! Nail it!!kudos👍

[@fernandodaniel9099]

Majestuoso

[@gregthomas1346]

Damn fine job

[@aristotle5698]

Could you please post a video showing your kit and talking about it. I’m obsessed with the sound

[@danielringgren8348]

Jeeeersssuuuuussss😮 skillfull f****r

[@manitobarails7000]

Brilliant!

[@MrCururuman]

Awesome... você toca muito fera... perfect

[@mackenzierailfan]

Awesome!

[@Sprangle1]

All I can say is..... subbed.

[@joesantianna121]

🤘 while you are at it, i would love to see you do your rendition of digital man, that would be fun! like all your other choices thus far. nice work my friend.

[@tennoskuum9632]

This is so wicked

[@dontheplumber9338]

Wow !👍

[@Breno6181]

Fenomenal

[@j_mck8849]

rush slapped different

[@carlosfernandez6754]

you do such a good job at such an early age that I wonder if your related to Niel Peart ??? I wonder

[@lazarusagame]

Fantastic.

[@levig384]

Ok this guy is extremely talented

[@JeffMiller-lp3dp]

Yepper - best cover drummer on the Internet.

[@kyleb8580]

awsome

[@STSGuitar16]

Great as always, Sterling. Quick question, are you playing with a drum-free track or are you just so incredibly right exactly on time with every beat so that it just sounds like one drum set playing? Really incredible performance either way, but if this is just the original full track of the song with Neil's drums included, you are within an atom of every single beat and it just sounds like one fat drum set. Excellent work, brother, you'd make Neil proud, I'm sure. Keep on doing what you do.

[@SterlingPatrickFuentes]

Thank you so much for watching. I don’t know of any drum-less versions of Rush songs, so you’re hearing my clunky kit at an increased volume over the track as it appears on the album. Neil continues to inspire me to do the best I can with each song. Thanks again for watching!

[@STSGuitar16]

@@SterlingPatrickFuentes That's incredible. You're far from clunky, my man haha. Great stuff, I even try to nitpick details in every video but I have yet to find a single mistake or mis-hit in any of your covers. I think pretty much the only way you would be able to get a real drumless track would be to either have access to the master tracks and turn the drums off (leaving everything else on), or somehow get ahold of the type of file they use for video games like Rock Band. I can't remember the file type, but a while back I was able to find the Beatles Rock Band track files, and if you load them up into Audacity or any other music software, it will appear as a master track where you can turn every instruments/parts on or off. This is because when they make the Rock Band games, they use the master track files of the real artists actual songs so that if you stop playing the drum part in the game, for instance, in the middle of the song, the actual recorded drums will drop out of the mix too to simulate as if you were really on stage playing the parts yourself. I know there are some Rush tunes on Rock Band, but I have no idea where to find them, but they do exist out there somewhere. Anyway, great job.

[@STSGuitar16]

@@SterlingPatrickFuentes That's incredible. You're far from clunky, my man haha. Great stuff, I even try to nitpick details in every video but I have yet to find a single mistake or mis-hit in any of your covers. I think pretty much the only way you would be able to get a real drumless track would be to either have access to the master tracks and turn the drums off (leaving everything else on), or somehow get ahold of the type of file they use for video games like Rock Band. I can't remember the file type, but a while back I was able to find the Beatles Rock Band track files, and if you load them up into Audacity or any other music software, it will appear as a master track where you can turn every instruments/parts on or off. This is because when they make the Rock Band games, they use the master track files of the real artists actual songs so that if you stop playing the drum part in the game, for instance, in the middle of the song, the actual recorded drums will drop out of the mix too to simulate as if you were really on stage playing the parts yourself. I know there are some Rush tunes on Rock Band, but I have no idea where to find them, but they do exist out there somewhere. Anyway, great job.

[@youtoo2233]

You sure are very young to already know Rush's entire catalog this well

[@briansefring4981]

Damn!!!

[@joaopaulodasilvaevangelist7817]

It's Neil!!

[@frankspikes7858]

Nice work!! Neil is in my top 3 drum heroes. Do you have any original music on your channel?

[@Spookje09]

Great playing! Ya think Rage Against the Machine borrowed some of this tune at 3:55? ; )

[@luansls1]

Parabéns cara! Tocou muito bem a música, essa é bem complexa em todos os instrumentos

[@camelbutts7315]

May I ask, what cymbals do you use? They sound incredible, along with your performance.

[@yes_head]

Neil had some great performances on this album, but this song was his true Statement of Intent.

[@durangodave]

i dont think Neil was part of the band yet for the Fly By Night album. This was the previous drummer. I believe Neil came onboard starting with 2112.

[@yes_head]

@@durangodave Neil joined Rush on July 29, 1974. The sessions for 'Fly By Night' began in December of that year, so Neil was actually touring the U.S. with Geddy and Alex to support the *first* album before they even started work on what was his recorded debut with the band.

[@durangodave]

@@yes_head i was not 100% sure, thanks for the clarification 😁

[@yes_head]

@@durangodave Yeah, the timing was weird, but not unprecedented. Steve Howe joined Yes before they had finished touring to promote their second album that included previous guitar player Peter Banks. Steve's even in promo films mimicking Peter's guitar parts!

[@JeffMiller-lp3dp]

What is your practice regime? How many hours does it take before you record a cover? Super clean - very entertaining - well played.

[@SabianK]

I had to watch this again....

[@jamescourier1545]

Just noticed you're playing with the butt ends, just like Neil did! Pro-Mark 747's? :-D

[@MonstroBatera7626]

🔥👏

[@johnmiller4553]

🤘🤙

[@maximilianodelrio]

2113 views, so close to perfection

[@hamptonwashington2443]

I don't know who he is, but of all the covers I have seen, he's the closest to real deal I've seen. Unfortunately I only got a chance to see rush one time on the moving pictures tour.

[@levig384]

What size splash cymbal is the above the middle Tom?

[@GymRat1217]

if i had to guess, probably 10"

[@gabrieldotterweich7388]

My man even has the chimes

[@ianvannorden826]

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