"La Villa Strangiato" RUSH cover - YYNOT featuring Mike Portnoy

"La Villa Strangiato" RUSH cover YYNOT featuring Mike Portnoy
Recorded LIVE at the "Bubba Bash 2023"
Huge thanks to everyone involved. 🙏
Mike Portnoy - Percussion
Billy Alexander - Guitar
Tim Starace - Bass/Keys/Bass Pedals
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Recorded LIVE 1/7/2023 at The Keswick Theatre
Mixed by Billy Alexander, drums by Mike Hetzel
Video by Bob Williams

[@MrRodrigogomide]

yeeeeeeeeees

[@jevs402]

Professional musicians all the way. That was phenomenal.

[@seanmatson1063]

Potentially the best ever cover of this song.

[@bakermark6891]

EVER, EVER, AND EVER!!!!

[@JamNJohnny]

@@whiteninja9481 exactly

[@bradwest4821]

best cover I've seen. It's on a diff level.

[@shawnstarks1743]

The drummer made the difference 😂

[@shawnstarks1743]

Speechless

[@chrisslooter2825]

This really makes YYNOT legit.

[@PedroHNuness]

That was awesome

[@Trashmanbb]

I heard an interview with Alex and Geddy where they talked about how incredibly hard this song was to record, and these guys did it flawlessly live. I hope I can find a way to see them live somewhere soon.

[@woodshed_moments]

Yeah I've heard a similar interview with Alex talking about the difficulty of this song the live version, which is the best version by the way. You have to bear in mind, these guys are much older than Alex and Getty and Neil were when they first recorded it, I can attest being an older guy who used being production it was a full-on musician and producer. When you get older it's like the instrument is more nuanced it's easier to play... I fly through Rush stuff with ease with stuff that used to break my brain when I was a kid... They did an all right job with this one

[@danzemacabre8899]

Phantom of the opera iron maiden

[@afoco9296]

Holy shit, that guy killed it on the guitar solo. I got to say I'm impressed, LaVilla is not an easy song to play, and they nails it. BRAVO.

[@BobCat-n7p]

As only a legend like Mike Portnoy can pay homage to another legend Neil Peart- 🥁🙏

[@Valarien777]

This! 👆

[@StickHits]

I have to disagree. I love Mike and I am sure he didn't even have to practice or review the tabs to this beforehand to perform with YYNOT this show, mostly because he is that talented on the fly, but with that said pretty much every official YYNOT drummer has had the song down with 100% accuracy to the original, played perfectly in honor of Neil, so I would actually give them even more credit for putting in the work if we are talking about putting in that dedication and I don't see how one could imply that they couldn't do the song justice but Mike could. I still enjoy Mike's interpretation, but to me it's pretty obvious he didn't spend a lot of time learning Neil's fine details for the track.

[@grep67]

This guy does though kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zl6XhntvaJuoa80

[@jacquesfinster5034]

Portnoy don't made a Cover but a Tribute.@@StickHits

[@Nothing-db1zy]

@@jacquesfinster5034 Excuses, excuses, excuses...

[@stephenbedford1395]

Portnoy confirms his status as one of the world's premier rock drummers!

[@pitpride1220]

Was that ever in question 😁

[@ScottScottMartin87]

That position was solidified in around 1994 after the DT had Day and Dream Unite, Images And Words and most recently Awake.

[@andresmarin5328]

Never under discussion@@pitpride1220

[@PedroHNuness]

@ScottScottMartin87 Awake's drumming is simply out of this world.

[@shearn666]

Lifelong Rush fan here... That was fucking epic!! Portnoy's expression at the end said it all. Thank you.

[@squeedum4893]

Goddam! In my 45 years as a Rush fan, this has to rank up there with one of the top performances of this song. The spirit of Rush lives forever.

[@wlhyatt100]

Came back to watch this after Dream Theater announced that Mike was reuniting with the band, more excited about that after watching the first few minutes of this.

[@BlackStratCat]

Hats off to Billy... and Tim and Mike...

[@jeffherne203]

WOW. Just WOW. For die-hard RUSH fans and musicians, this song is sacred...we don't cover it because we can't do it justice. These guys just threw that dynamic out the window. When you close your eyes, you're listening to vintage Neil, Alex and Geddy.

[@Valarien777]

Well, likely as close as we're ever going to get...

[@The_Reality_Filter]

Portnoy nails it!

[@timfennell1310]

@@The_Reality_Filter Tim is the one holding the whole thing together - just like Geddy. To me he's the star.

[@lindapryor3747]

Let’s not discount that excellent guitarist! 🔥

[@flaviobarbosa6064]

Probably one of the best covers of this song!!! Mike Portnoy is a beast!!!

[@mmnyaz]

MP was the only one I thought could fill NP's shoes in the band. Proved it that night. Cannot believe I did not know this concert was happening ...thank you whoever got such a great recording

[@Steve.Cutler]

I'd say THE best cover..Rush 2.0!

[@DangerDavez]

Probably the best cover of any song I've ever heard. That's an extremely difficult song with a lot of nuance and everyone nailed it. Amazing!

[@markhamilton8765]

Did you see that huge grin on Neil’s face while looking down upon this masterful performance? EPIC boys!!

[@ianfalkenstein1837]

Amazing

[@jimmybattiston4192]

Wow very impressive Rush lives

[@gcapps100]

Not sure if anyone understands Alex and Geddy as much as Billy and Tim. Mike is pretty good too. 😂😂

[@joemusicman64]

One of the best prog rock drummers covering one of the best prog rock drummers. This was a good idea. 👍

[@old_man_with_cane3407]

Omg, that was incredible. MP should get in contact with Geddy and Alex and tour as Rush 2.0.

[@gofoats]

They have already decided that will not happen.

[@stevespawn1]

I learned that on bass when I was 15. I’m 60 now. Still love that song. Still feel like 15 in many ways

[@ginamiller6015]

Talk about an incredibly complex and powerful song, honestly I can’t imagine anyone doing a better cover than YYNOT. I really need to see these guys perform live!

[@jah9253]

New World Men do a great job. Pretty incredible the number of excellent Rush tribute bands out there.

[@JohnWDGTandTele]

Just saw YYNOT a couple of nights ago! If you are able to see them, do it!!

[@СергейНечитайло-н1т]

Щ

[@ColonelSandurz]

Primus does a really good rendition

[@ginamiller6015]

@@ColonelSandurz thanks, I’ll try to find the Primus version. I like their music too!

[@rogerwelsh2335]

Great guitar work! Bass is solid and Portnoy? Well, he was born to take over for Neil

[@rjean99]

If I closed my eyes I would swear this was the actual RUSH

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

That was an emotional experience. Really, exceptional 👏 ❤

[@albertodesantis739]

Holy crap!! Hey guys!! That's Mike Portnoy on drums!!

[@jorgelbarral]

You can really see Mike's respect and admiration for Neil at the end when he salutes the Maestro up in heaven.

[@CoscarelliFan]

Mike doing this was such a heartfelt and classy thing to do. What a treat for us all.

[@guyfawkes6657]

so true!.

[@ProgSnob14]

Portnoy and the ultimate RUSH cover band! Perfect!!!

[@PrimalBlue-l6o]

Just shows how amazing Neil was. RIP amazing man!

[@PierreBaribeau-m4y]

These guys are on another level, it's magic level. And the fact that Mike Portnoy is on the drum make him on another human level.

[@areolaman]

Thank god for youtube or most of us would never know this performance existed.

[@jmgreenf]

Tight would not be doing it justice. Love mike portnoy. I feel he is so much more creative than his successor in dream theater. while mike is not playing note for note the whole time, he’s putting his own touch on it and makes it no less than a masterpiece! Neil is smiling down on him! Bravo. Not sure why Joel stevennette left yynot, but he’s another extremely accomplished drummer !!!!

[@paulherring4367]

Outstanding all around. I think Alex would be proud of the guitar work on this. He nailed it!!. One of my fav tracks from Rush.

[@sailorjerry123]

Holy Sh*t! That was flat out awesome!!!!

[@AnAmericanFan]

THE best cover I have ever heard. I’ve heard a lot of attempts.😊 The BEST part? I was there! Took days to come down!

[@thejohnnydavidson]

We almost decided not to make the 8 hour drive but this is a great reason why we did! I'm still in awe of the talent that showed up to pay Tribute to Neil. I felt him there in spirit for sure! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to honor our beloved Professor...

[@mikeyc181]

Takes big balls to cover RUSH songs...well done !

[@Bernie0481USMC]

WOW! Goosebumps, chills and hairs standing. Only Portnoy can really match Mr Peart. This is an amazing cover.

[@kenmcclain1499]

I want that Neil Peart jersey.

[@duncancallow]

shivers down the spine. utterly superb.

[@vidonycus4922]

Blown away by the virtuosity and synergy of this band! Amazing!

[@michaelpreston6767]

When you hear a performance such as this, you realize that it wasn't just the magic of RUSH. This is a composition that is the equal to any heralded composition from the Classical period.

[@markcrowe8018]

Wow, that was AMAZING 👏🔥🔥🔥 Bring this to Australia 🇦🇺

[@shantanunathan]

This is arguably the greatest Rush cover ever and I'm hella confident there's no recency bias!

[@marianogarcia1724]

Mind blowing. It feels as if Rush was actually playing this song, hard to tell it's a cover.

[@davidhutchins7925]

Yep, these guys fuckin crushed this song. Best cover I've heard of this, they pulverized it!! Awesome!! Peace from California!!

[@remembertheblacksabbath]

Spectacular!!! Mike Portnoy is one of the GOAT prog drummers ever! What a beast!🔥🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@RevConwell]

Wow! Portnoy for the win here!! Love it.

[@erhanyarar3796]

What is this? After all those years with this masterpiece i met a cover in expertise like presenting RUSH as best as it could be

[@MarcAndre1]

I was 16 when this album came out... These guys are the same age as me... Lifeson, Lee and Peart are both mine and their hero's... This is nothing short of amazing... I spent weeks learning to play this song on guitar. This is 9:02 of guys emulating their hero's... I wish I could have done the same.

[@Josemm-gn5jf]

wtf did I just watch? chills & tears. what a superb performance.

[@eatemandsmile7517]

The best and closest reproduction of a classic rush song ever...way to go boys canadas proud...

[@HammSilv]

What did I just witness!!?? Got no words!

[@LeeinLimbo]

Mike, just thanking you. You fkn slayed that! My sad little Canuck heart felt like I needed to stand at attention.

[@davidvalderrama1816]

Portnoy’s additions are spot on, and don’t take anything away, brilliant, thank you.

[@EleanorPeterson]

"Never turn your back on a monster..." 😁 Splendid stuff, chaps.

[@paranormaldrummer999]

No one will ever be able to beat this cover in a million yrs.. this is hands down the best cover of this song I've ever heard in my life man.. so good.. and mike portnoy absolutely killed it.. just wow.. 🤘🤘

[@StGeoRUSH619]

Gotta admit... that was pretty cool, Gentlemen !!!

[@AgingFlux]

Life long Rush fan. Best damn cover of this song I've ever heard.

[@Trashmanbb]

Heard Geddy and Alex talk about how ridiculously hard the recording was to do on that song, like 30 takes to get it right, and these guys did it flawlessly live, I have to see them somewhere soon!

[@andrelintelligent6269]

C'est le meilleur groupe qui joue du rush aussi bien que j'ai vu et entendu de ma vie et je suis un fan de rush depuis que j'ai 12 ans et maintenant j'ai 58 ans et j'en ai vu des groupe qui joue du rush yynot est le meilleur et même plus bravo j'irais vous voir n'importe quand ❤lâcher pas les boys et la fille qui chante à merveille xxxx andre houle merci beaucoup

[@davidchapman7997]

That was just STUNNING! Thank you from a lifelong Rush fan.

[@CreativeSpiral]

Incredible as always!... Awesome to see Portnoy on drums. Keep it up guys.

[@rossbrunson5122]

So much talent on display here, we know Portnoy can rumble, but holy hell BILLY, and Tim you are so solid and in time, it's a credit the music, not just the original artists!

[@AvStevieStevenJamesDrums]

Gentlemen!!! You by far are THE BEST Rush Tribute Band Ever🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻, and to Patty, your voice lends the perfect Magic this band Brings. I Am most definitely a huge fan.

[@Gonzo2112]

wow that is one helluva rendition of one of the greatest instrumental rock songs of all time! excellent guitar by Billy....wicked bass by Tim and super percussion by Mike Portnoy. love his shirt with Neil Peart number 1 on the front but the back should have a number 2 on it. Great job YYNOTT !!

[@gburcalow]

JAW DROPPING mastery!

[@JamMan6string]

&#@t!!! I'm at work...YYNOT upload notification...work is now on hold for 9 minutes. 😅🤣😂That's what they call WORK LIFE BALANCE right? OK, I didn't take lunch, it's all good.

[@cosmicsurfer4963]

Best cover of this song ever and congratulations on getting to play with Portnoy, you guys killed it. Geddy and Alex should do a tour and let Portnoy play the drums that way we could see them live one more time.

[@stuartingersoll9163]

Outstanding cover! If just listening you would think this was Rush.

[@JoeBilello1969]

I've been a RUSH fan for 45 years now, seen them a few times over the years and these guys certainly do a fantastic job on this and Portnoy definitely has some incredible chops to even come as close to Neil as he does, kudos to them😊👍

[@brianr9968]

Loved Portnoy’s adrenaline version! Snare had pop!…although Mike could probably make a $10 snare sound expensive! Tim and Billy were locked in (as usual) and had no trouble matching Mike’s blistering pace! That was very kewl guys, just amazing…looked like you all had a blast that evening. Perhaps you make it an annual gig! Or maybe a different charity next year…🤔😉

[@thomasworrell6853]

Everyone who respected Neil or loved Rush, is doing something every year on January 7, to some degree. A to B, different degrees!

[@abbabi1975]

Exhausting just watching it...... Mike said it is one of the hardest songs he's ever played. Mentally and physically

[@andyharman3022]

Cold morning, tough day at work, long trip home. And this is waiting in my feed. Sublime. Chills run down my spine. All the negativity is forgotten.

[@yrunaked4]

when YT dumped a commercial right in the middle of this, on me. I died a little inside 😢

[@4unkb0y]

yeah I cranked it back just to hear the the Buddy Rich snare part uninterrupted.

[@brentheathersimons7042]

AWESOME!!!😀

[@lozmar7738]

If you think for a second, all invited drummers used the same kit! Wow! Just wow!, no (I think my splash should be there, my ride is not normally there!) Truely amazing! NP would be so proud of MP and all the other amazing drummers paying tribute to him on such a wonderful occasion! And well done YYNOT, gorgeous! RIP The Professor! and thanks!

[@damonsimmonsmusic]

Well done!!! Everyone is on their game and it sounds fantastic!!! Couldn't stop smiling, KICK ASS!!!

[@pats6915]

Mike Portnoy and the band are amazing!

[@cbilan34]

Spot on! If you have ever seen Portnoy talking about the benchmark Rush song to play on drums, he says Strangiato, and of course he plays it perfectly! Props to the YYNOT guys as, as usual, they are spot on as well!

[@dontroutman8232]

I don't even have to listen to it, to know it will knocked outa the park by Billy, Tim, and Mike.

OMG. Best. Cover. Ever.

[@trekuhl3966]

WOW what an incredible cover of this song and the breakdown with the intro solo!…..amazing! Mike Portnoy is a beast.

[@caseysniper308]

Love that song! You nailed it! The Professor would be proud.

[@ronmaatita8845]

Ffffffffffffffffffantastic!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnnolan4312]

Amazing guys! Truly the best cover ever!

[@rickfortine7454]

IT JUST DOESNT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS ...FROM A DRUMMERS PERSPECTIVE OF COURSE !!!

[@loud7070]

F-in nailed it. Best cover of it I have seen, WOW!

[@markposthill9811]

Just Wow! Thank you for bearing the torch of keeping live Rush music alive. And absolutely love your original stuff too!

[@svartmetall]

Absolutely fucking NAILED it.

[@graemehumfrey3955]

Volume pedal, this tune is what I think every time I use my volume pedal . Killer guitar tones , good ear .

[@kharzammu]

That was a masterpiece performance! Thank you for sharing it with us 🤩

[@turdeaugottago114]

you can tell mike is excited to get to play with with them

[@jrjimi7216]

Perfection! great cover. I really thought I was at a RUSH concert. No shit. that good!

[@andresmarin5328]

This MPs performance is to be studied in every rock academy, feeling with energy and power, but always so musical. He´s in other level of playing with feeling.

[@AlexLlorens-jk8sd]

One of the best covers of this song I've ever heard! Bravo!!

[@scottmiller1729]

You guys definitely passed the "Exercise of Self Indulgence " Most excellent!

[@benjaminhernandez-eh4le]

The rígth guys to perform this cover !!