Rush Tom Sawyer drum isolation track

[@sodapopinski690]

This truly is an isolated track. No bleed through of other tracks whatsoever. I should crank this up on my massive sound system and open the windows and have people in the neighborhood thinking 'wow, somebody in this area is one hell of a drummer!'

[@stephenwebb921]

lol

[@tomvesely4008]

A faint vocal and guitar bleed tho.

[@danielalves646]

Heresy 👺

[@trenken]

Lmao

[@Meme.Machine]

lmao yeah

[@whidbeycustomphotography7152]

RIP Neil Peart. Thank you for the great music.

[@llg3pe]

Whidbey Custom Photography Amen

[@beepysheepy6664]

he was a legend

[@Kenjiro5775]

Seeing your comment brought me to tears. A 35-ish part of my own history concluded with Mr. Peart's passing.

[@alanwilds3696]

still one of the best snare sounds put on the record. the production on that album was second to none!

[@stephenwebb921]

Totally agree, I’ve been saying that forever!!

[@Mike-zb7ts]

Amen, brother. It sounded great on the album. And now to hear the isolated track...it's like a whole new level of, "Wow, that snare is UNREAL!" Super production. Of course, I know nothing about the production process, but...man, the entire album is so crisp and clean.

[@maxdurk4624]

It does sound pretty great, but I think Metallica's self titled album is the gold standard of production for me, and I don't even like that album.

[@Papa-tn3vn]

@@Mike-zb7ts I think a lot of the great sound of this record is due to the original SSL mixing desk at Le Studio with it's BIG fat, warm, punchy analog sound going through great outboard gear and onto two synchro'd Studer 24 track analog reel to reel tape machines! You just can't beat the warmth of analog! I love the big reverb on the snare and the dry toms that really punch through the mix and feel "in your face and personal", it just makes his drum sound on this record sound so dynamic and GOOD! They sound the best on this album IMO more than any other.

[@ata5855]

@@Papa-tn3vn How do they achieve massive reverb on the snare, and none on the kick? Is that just down to different reverb settings on different mics?

[@philfleetwood2618]

That snare drum sound brings be great pleasure.

[@toddlavigne6441]

You can hear that Neil Peart always puts a ton of work into developing a drum track. Very methodical and technical ,yet at the same time, tasty and creative. A living legend.

[@beepysheepy6664]

or dead

[@fabiofdez]

to soon

[@trenken]

Yep. Hes said himself that he is such a compositional drummer. Not an improvisational drummer. He tried to do a little improv in his solos but thats just not his forte. I remember in the game of snakes and arrows vid when the producer nick asked him to do all new parts for all the verses of the way the wind blows, neil freaked out and looked nervous and very uncomfortable about it. I realized then that he REALLY was not an improv drummer and was definitely his weak side. His only weak side. Some guys like carter beauford from dave matthews band is a seriously excellent drummer, to me about as good as neil, but he is the opposite of neil. He is very much an improv guy and not so much about writing very specific parts that he always plays the same. He changes their parts of songs a decent amount almost show to show. My 2 favorite drummers, carter and neil.

[@matiasm457]

F

[@streetworkoutnation6851]

@@trenkenNeil came up with bravado in one take. He can improvise

[@Aerospacer77]

If you ever wondered what magic was, its this right here. Unreal amazing drumming by no other than the greatest drummer of all time. Thankyou Niel Peart!

[@stephenwebb921]

You nailed it!!

[@Gitfiddle]

God that snare! It sounds like Neil was listening to Stewart Copland. It’s got that high pitched snap to it. Possibly the greatest rock drum track ever recorded.

[@bkulchycki]

Lol! No, that's "old faithfull", the Slingerland snare he used from '74 until he moved to DW drums in the 2000's

[@markanthony1363]

You're right! Peart is a fan of The Police!

[@derekbodenshot6772]

Rush is and always will be the soundtrack to my life. Thank you Rush. Rest easy Neil. You are surely missed.

[@Cook9698]

Rip to the legend what a say day for rush fans thanks for all the amazing songs and drum fills and solos over the years!

[@greatmusicgoodfeel826]

RIP Neil, Thank you for your gift of music and what you left us all

[@andthensome512]

The drum sound is amazing on this record. Neil's drum sound and the band's production sound really came together on Permanent Waves and crystallized on Moving Pictures. He's got a punchy, focused kick drum with nice click to it, his snare is cracking and his toms are full and singing.

[@Camlification]

Terry Brown at the helm. Have you seen his and Alex's interview about the 2112 album?

[@hermanhelmich]

WeAreThey guitar sound is so much better on permanent waves imo

[@danilozanata1673]

That punchy saound on the Record was helped by the jazz Bass sound

[@stephenwebb921]

I loved the sound of his Tama!!

[@williampayne2075]

2:33

[@Zickcermacity]

William Payne: Neil Peart, DEFINED! :D

[@user-wh6sp6st8s]

The best sounding drum kit ever recorded. I love that snare drum

[@markb.8756]

This could have been a track on the album all to itself and no one would have blinked an eye, only raved.

[@miket7786]

RIP Neil....you where the man! Thx for your music...we all loved your work! Think everyone on Earth heard Tom Sawyer at least one! Godspeed rocker.

[@RichardOrtizROCommunication]

That studio sound is amazing!

[@grumpyolman7670]

One drummer, who's fills are actually musical dialogue.

[@Ubermentsh]

Truly a sad loss to music. Simply awesome

[@c22narf]

Damn....RIP Neil. It's amazing how the whole song is as clear as a bell in my mind, just by Neil's incredible drums, they were as critical to the overall tune as the vocals, guitar and bass lines. I doubt this world will ever hear a drummer so gifted, but I can sure hope for it.

[@ActNaturally]

good upload, Neil is amazing!

[@stephenwebb921]

Sadly, was.. Rip Neil

[@ELI-qm6bx]

GREAT JOB!!! THANK YOU. THIS ADDS NICELY TO MY NEIL PEART COLLECTION OF CDS, DVDS, VHS DRUM INSTRUCTION TAPES AND ALL OF HIS BOOK RELEASES. 💘

[@arp1247]

I can just listen and groove to this all day.

[@7landentertainment281]

The magic of Le Studio

[@vernames5822]

loved the song since it came out

[@ActNaturally]

Amazing, one of the greatest drummers of all time.

[@David_four_twenty]

What a wonderful clean sound thank you so much this is AWESOME :)

[@frankieRandle8779]

You just know that this is Peart playing , nobody else could play that way. He has a signature sound unique to him. RIP.

[@Camlification]

Much better quality than others on KZbin. Nice!

[@ActNaturally]

Back for a visit, good to hear again! have a good day Brian!

[@mikepop6163]

Have listened to this since it came out. I’ve never heard that double kick right near the intro

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Brian Kulchycki if you did this, your life now officially has meaning and purpose to change the world! THIS is nutz bro! HOW you do this is all that matters...A-MA-ZING

[@bkulchycki]

Thanks, , I was using an excellent website called Jammit. Unfortunately I think they went out of business. They provided backing tracks for hundreds of songs.

[@lafarga2330]

I see you reverse the R/L channels to fit how a drummer would perceive the sounds! I wish they did it that way originally on the record. thanks for the really clean audio

[@mauree1618]

thanks for uploading, glad this exists.

[@IAmRobertPersson]

Thanks for this! It's just what I need to help me with my bass practice.

[@boucousin]

What you're looking for starts at 2:30

[@TheMolokoVellocet]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@Krazy_Shorts]

Perfection.

[@nov20five]

Best. Drummer. Ever.Period.

[@thejudgefrom69]

Best drummer of all time and the most impossible drummer to follow along to on drums ~ The Judge

[@Nickshelf]

RIP Neil.

[@CultureShockGaming]

That fucking snare crack is amazing, back in day they could really get a good sound with tape mixing! Jeff porcaro also had one hell of a snare tune!

[@kai326]

Yes he did! My god, what a sound. Glad to see someone else appreciates The Groove Master Jeff Porcaro

[@GeoffBosco]

Moving Pictures was an early (relatively for a major label release) digital production.

[@ferrari8080]

thanks now i can jam with neil, sorta hehe

[@robbierussell5238]

Greatest 2 arm drummer ever

[@davidinvenio3094]

Wow awesome work, thank you! If I could +99 you I would! I never knew just how horribly I mangled the song until now, w00t! LOL I was thinking about possibly adding a synchronized video track to this, as in one of the recent live shows I mean. But I'm not going to use your work unless you say you'd approve (and if at least one other fan says they could dig it LOL). Actually strike that last part. Seriously though I don't want to use your work of Neil's work and would never post publicly without approval (even then I'm not sure I want to). Again, great work and thanks. Best isolation I've heard of Neil ever.

[@silverfunnel6819]

Very clean, thank you🤗

[@johnkinney308]

The master then and always..! R.I.P... Neil Peart 😓

[@matecosido1]

Just a Monster!!

[@guitarzen7080]

Let there be no doubt - Neil was the greatest ever.

[@cheesemouse7774]

The King is gone. R.I.P. Neil Peart.

[@sethseiden5736]

The 16th notes on the hi hats are like an atomic clock! The only thing that should be louder in the mix is the ride cymbal.

[@fgs2732]

Now I can play along. Thanks

[@alexandertroy9621]

No you can't.

[@bkulchycki]

Hi Rhys, I was using an excellent app called Jammit. Unfortunately I think they went out of business. They provided backing tracks for hundreds of songs.

[@RFToob]

Noticing a touch of reverb on the snare and not on the toms...Nice.

[@musicmanfelipe]

I’m sure Keith Moon, John Bonham, and Jeff Porcaro collectively pissed themselves when Neil Peart showed up in the afterlife.

[@michaelcottle6270]

I know Keith and John were alcoholics but not Jeff... I thought he died in a bizarre gardening accident.

[@stephenwebb921]

Michael Cottle I read that was kind of a cover up for cocaine addiction. Not really sure that is true though. Great drummer

[@mattrussell8654]

What's that at 3:06? Almost sounds like a fill that edited out.

[@StickHits]

I believe that to be the noise gated microphones not picking up the sound because it was pretty much the only fill in the song where he was not hitting quite as hard, so they didn't recorded by the dedicated isolated microphones on each tom

[@Motherloadrocks]

neil may have used his snare from his slingerland kit in the studio

[@sethcashman1011]

He did, up until the mid-90s. Old Number One.

[@SONORSQ2guy]

I love the kick, snare and cymbals. I don’t care for the gated toms. Incredible playing as always from Mr. Peart. 👍👏

[@StickHits]

It was necessary to get that incredibly tight crystal clear studio track in the end, it's not something noticeable in the normal song

[@AnubisXII]

I know a few great drummers who can play this song, but not one of them can play it like Neil.

[@paulreints2279]

If this version were played on classic rock radio I'd still listen to it each time they played it. RIP Mr. Peart,

[@floouk]

genius!

[@mastermindmartialarts]

The part from 2:33-2:44 gets me every time. Fucking amazing

[@MalcaratMartinez]

Best recorded snare ever ?

[@StickHits]

For 1981, this drum sound was groundbreaking

[@jeffpeterson2012]

This is what every drummer in the 80s tried to play perfectly and the other drummers would be jealous if you could learnto play it the right way all the way through. I didn't. Keepingit real. But I was good. And kept the main verse best but organizedthe chorus to fit me.. I joined drum Corp and worked on my hands to do diddles and paradiddles with great speed and efficiency but I was too A.D.D to learn drum charts so My influences of Rich. Peart, and Bonham mashed together and created my own style. I can't sit in the pocket all night. That's just giving the guitar all the power. FTHAT. He's gunna have to keep up.

[@rodolfoperalta5180]

Play it at all the speeds, it’s crazy 😝

Omg! Very good!! Where Resist sound, dont tou have?

[@martsave]

wich software you use to extrack only the drums?

[@ianferraro9640]

Damn…that sounds so difficult to play. Almost sounds syncopated at times, but I’m no expert. Very progressive.

[@michaelhozz]

That right hand tho! RIP sir, you inspired many.

[@karensingh2020]

im taping it on chrome tape on my yamaha!

[@ThatDudeFabel]

TOM MIX: 2:33

[@zdeneklojkasek1841]

❤❤❤❤💯

[@spaceavenger54]

Ok, I'm a guitar player , so please excuse anything that sounds like a dumb question here, but I've heard Neil say that this song was difficult for him to play. What makes this do difficult ( and I mean on his level), I've heard other stuff he's done that sounds more difficult to me at least. Either way, he's one of my favorite drummers.

[@spite1296]

Late comment, but as a drummer myself, I'd say a good portion of what makes this song so difficult is the endurance that it calls for. Constant speedy 16th hihat/ride notes throughout the track while having to nail down fairly complex fills at the same time with pretty much no breaks whatsoever. Not to mention the tricky bass drum quick-double patterns throughout the song, and of course, the odd time signature changes (which aren't too hard if you've got a decent grasp of them). All these factors mixed in make for one hell of a challenge, even if you know the song note for note.

[@gnoogie]

@@spite1296 that crazy polyrhythm shit he starts doing on the ride in the back half is what always mind fucks me. cant imagine how many hours he spent getting to the point where he could do it that cleanly and effortlessly, on top of everything you said. (that shit at around 3:00 idk if its just a cleverly placed rudiment or an actual polyrhythm or what)

[@Views-rx8vt]

0:36

[@GeoffBosco]

His Ludwig kits were overall his best sounding, but the overall production of the drums on Moving Pictures is the best of any Rush albums. Those Superstars remain great sounding kits, but its just a shame none of their other albums got close to this level of iconic production. I think Presto is probably the closest, but was tempered by a thin sounding mix. Deserves a remix imho.

[@bkulchycki]

I'd say Signals too

[@thejudgefrom69]

More isn’t better but this is an exception!! So much reverb

[@roland3438]

you'll be eternally missed Professor... RIP :(

[@Jameskeith1972]

I still can’t get over that Tom sound. Is is good or shitty? I like it for this track. Hats are kinda good too!

[@WILSON-sd8pc]

A drum class for advanced level students, of this great drummer!!

[@patriciotroncoso4764]

Ohhhh.yes in dit.......neil is good inspiration for us...

[@kenkramer6761]

Rip

[@christopherorozco9456]

Not Neil... Bells in the

[@toddwalker2161]

Christopher Orozco ... Sure sounds like the legitimate studio track to me. Bells?

[@mohamedfarouk824]

We will miss professor 🌷

[@anthonylifrieri7]

It ain't easy being cheesay....

[@llg3pe]

Anthony Lifrieri ha ha ha ha

[@AgingFlux]

2:55 - 3:10 wtf!!!

[@timsacco6g694]

Neil Fucking Peart !

[@deckardero]

2:59 - 3:08

[@CamUniverse]

Love how it comes full circle on the end of the last chorus

[@dave3805]

I compared this to the original and the beats are not in time with each other. Evenso, I appreciate this being available.

[@bongobulbul]

BRUTAL!!!

[@justme-qt3dg]

The professor

[@BC45]

Best Ever! John Bonham and Keith Moon are 2nd and 3rd.

[@mrticka]

i would not say so. every on is kinda different man so you cannot compare.. just sayin'

[@kai326]

yeah, exactly, it's like comparing apples to oranges. Different styles. They're all amazing tho

[@kickstar1]

Bonham is in a league of his own bro.

[@Jameskeith1972]

Gus Ganaden nope. Not best ever. Why does Keith moon get credit over Dave Weckl? Moon is probably the reason I play drums and all but come on!!! I love Bonham too, yet my tastes lean more towards Bill Ward, or better yet Michael Giles (who happens to be Peart’s biggest influence). I’m telling you... check out anything recent of Dave Weckl. You won’t know what the heck he’s doing. Most people that can’t even play drums could play this tune. It was one of those rites of passage songs. There has to be over 100 videos of 12 year old girls who cover this. Lastly, Weckl studied under Freddy Gruber. If you haven’t heard of him...then go ask Neil Peart. Neil was his student too.

[@Jameskeith1972]

kickstar1 I have to disagree. He’s important. Has some of the best recordings ever... but that’s owed to the producers and Jimmy Page. He beat the crap out of the Drums.. and was loud. He got most of his chops from growing up on Elvin Jones and Buddy Rich. Otherwise, he’s overrated compared to guys like Jeff Procaro who took Fool in the Rain and turned it into Rosanna. Classic. It’s all a part of a Tradition. It’s the evolution of modern drumming. Music sucks nowadays. Modern drummers are amazing though! I hope that they can breathe some life back into music like they did back during the swing era. No go study!

[@tctoonfan]

Le Studio burned to the ground years ago.

[@tctoonfan]

@Shallex a poster named John Wallace here said Le Studio is still haunted by Neil Peart's ghost notes. It isn't. I thought I responded to him under his comment. I don't know why my answer is here and not there where I put it.

[@dorian2112]

not Neil to me.

[@dorian2112]

@Scott Birdyboy well maybe the majority is wrong, this does not have the "feel" that the song provides.

[@SpartanLaserCanon]

Some of those drums parts were haeder then I thought. Saw a real drummer at music school play it in an ensemble I was in and I was like holy. They keys and guitar are not that hard for a prog song though... well the guutar solo is intense, but besides that its no Dream Theater level stuff. The drums and vocals are hard though.

[@TheAlibabatree]

What is genius about this song (and Rush) is that its not just a prog song.... its also a pop song. Dream Theater could never craft such a song.

[@stephenwebb921]

TheAlibabatree great point. Please people, don’t compare Dream Theater with Rush..

[@mariov1743]

You can always tell the amateurs.. they call it an "isolation track", while while may be true in a layman's sense.. it's just not the terminology we use for tracks and stems like this.

[@marnetmar6246]

You're bluffing and full of shit.

[@chriswright8464]

RIP Neil.

[@rebelliousrebirth5119]

2:57