Thanks for the love, Andrew! This was such a fun (and difficult) project to put together and it was an honor to put this together in honour of Neil. Appreciate it man!😁

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

You are a maniac Brandon! How on earth did you do this?

@jeremywhite5762

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was fantastic man you definitely put in the work for this one down right amazing brother really appreciate your work and time that you not only put into this but all that I've seen with drumeo thanks 4 what u have gpven and put in in the drumming community big thanks and love from West Virginia

@jeremywhite5762

2 жыл бұрын

Oh YEAH cant forget Andrew big thanks and love to you as well my man keep up the great work i truly appreciate it would love 2 have a coffee sometime

@odochartaighofodonegal9815

2 жыл бұрын

To accomplish THAT, you are not only one hell of a drummer, but possibly the biggest RUSH 'geek' ever. Outstanding, my hats off to you good sir.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremywhite5762 - appreciate the kind words, Jeremy! It was an honour to put this project together and share it with the community :).

Oh hey, we know that guy! What an effort by Brandon. And what a great video. Andrew!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

This is outrageous! Kudos to Brandon & Drumeo 🙏 🥁🙌

@matthewhoag2609

2 жыл бұрын

Haha figured he’d have a Drumeo subscription to pull this off. Or is he the one who transcribed most of them???

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewhoag2609 - I’m actually the Content Director at Drumeo and work on most of the videos we put out! (Of course, I love filming them as well). We have an incredible transcription team who actually transcribed the entire Rush discography which is up on Drumeo now, too!

I would like to see you have Brandon on your channel for a discussion about how Neil’s drumming changed over 40 years. That would be awesome! Such a legendary band 😎

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be a great chat Brett

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s make it happen!

@davecole2561

10 ай бұрын

Has it happened yet then? Congratulations on a wonderful tribute to Rush here, one of the greatest. Andrew used mind-blowing, and boy it sure is!

Incredible performance by Brandon! This really makes you realize and appreciate what a great drum composer Neil was.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

100% Greg!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Greg!

If Geddy and Alex ever wanted to do a tour in remembrance of Neil this would be the guy to tour with them.

What a journey! Now I want to listen to their entire discography. I think I'll start from the beginning and listen to an album a day until I've gone through them all. Thanks again for this. It's a reminder, not that I needed one, of how much I LOVE what these gentlemen meant, and always will, to music.

The second album, Fly by Night, was Peart's first album; and the whole thing is in chronological order, right down to the order of songs on each album.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

What an incredible undertaking Anthony. Knocked it out of the park

@AnthonyKellett

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewRooneyDrums - Notwithstanding Brandon's superb work (I watched this a couple of weeks ago), I think it also beautifully illustrates why Rush are revered by so many. They always kept it interesting, and never stood still. I appreciate you're more focussed on the music, but the lyrics had enormous impact, on my life...and what a catalogue!

Thank you Andrew for giving us Rush nerds a bit of joy with this. You da man! Hearing Witch Hunt in there just made my morning.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Great Linda! 🙏

When he gets to the last song "The Garden" you can see the emotion in his face 😔 That song breaks me up everytime. Way to go for our very own Chilliwack 🇨🇦 resident😎👍

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! :D

I just stumbled upon this video. Absolutely blown away. Saw Rush live 7 times. Neil blew me away every time. This tribute is truly an incredible testimonial and tribute to the PROFESSOR. Well done Brandon. My hat is off to you and the dedication to this unbelievable project. RIP Neil.

It’s been 9 months since I saw you do this Rooney. I had to revisit it…it’s masterful!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is mad. Incredible skills here

@davecole2561

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm also watching this for a second time... and not for the last. Awesome is such an overused word, but this really is.

Yeah man! So happy you watched this! Brandon lives in the same town as me and is BY FAR the most motivated and driven drummer I have ever met. I’m happy to call him a friend and it’s so inspiring to see what he has done and will do in the future! Great job Brandon!!

Hey Andrew, someone has probably already commented on this, but John Rutsey , the original drummer, had Type 1 Diabetes. Rush was all set to do their first US tour. Their manager was quite concerned that not only would the tour be too taxing for John it would endanger his health. So the manager decided they would need a replacement for the tour. I don't remember how Neil Peart came to be selected. I do recall, from documentary I saw, that at first Alex and Lee weren't too crazy about Neil's playing style. The rest is, as they say, history. Phenomenal effort by Brandon. I've seen him in other Drumeo videos, covering various styles of music. This guy knows his stuff and he definitely does his homework. All the hard work aside, it must have been a treat for Brandon to play on that kit. Hope you're having a good summer in Kiwi land. I'm freezing my butt off in Montreal, Canada. Cheers!

Hello 🤩! Neil joined the group in 1975. Fly by night album

Looking at comments that Brandon left on the original video…he and an audio engineer came up with the medley, then he listened to it three times a day for ten weeks while practicing on weekends…and yes, it appears to be a single take. I feel SO unaccomplished, lol. What a spectacular achievement!

@laju

2 жыл бұрын

They are not saying the final video is one take. They said Brandon recorded full takes (plural). There is moments where you can see a cut (for example one arm being in different place between shooting angles. Amazing performance still, but would probably be near impossible to be this good with one single take.

@petemichalski487

2 жыл бұрын

Def not one take. You can see changes in detail between different edits.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

I recorded 4-5 full passes so we could get different camera angles (24 mins each). We only had one available day in the studio back in September so I had no choice but to play it all the way through due to time haha.

@yes_head

2 жыл бұрын

Def not one take. There are times when the camera position switches quickly from one side to the other, but there's no camera person visible on the opposite side. Still, that was a herculean undertaking. Bravo, Brandon!

@davecole2561

10 ай бұрын

As a big Rush fan, I thank and salute you. Just inspirational, like Neil himself.

The truly amazing thing is that almost all of the incredible drumming during these songs are not shown. Neil was truly a master and was fanatical about time and time signatures. He and his talent on the drums and his lyrics are truly missed.

It's great listening to this because you can see how badass the 3 of them are. From the beginning all the way to the end. The musical journey of Neil, Geddy and Alex is amazing. The musicianship is outstanding. I used to hate Rush when i was a kid until i started playing Bass and my dad was like you want to learn and get good follow Rush, Zeppelin, and Primus... Hats off to the Drummer for putting this work of art together

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. And agree, Brandon did such a great job

This man did a great job ! and what a legacy as you say... Long Live Neil Peart and Long Live the Legendary RUSH !!! I miss them so very much.,..

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

❤️

This is perfect if you're a young prog head like me but have never really gotten into Rush before. It's the ultimate sampler.

i think Neils spirit jumped into this gentlemen i think Geddy And Alex should look this guy up no one will ever forget the professor..that was simmply amazing!!!!!!!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

8 ай бұрын

Yup incredible learning to do this!

When you consider the mind to be able to compose these drum pieces and write the lyrics - there are no words... Awesome tribute and sadly missed...

I'd previously watched the original video shen it was released but it gave me a lot of joy to see someone else enjoy it so much. Thank you.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Dave!

Damn! I thought I was an unreasonable Rush fan. That guy is amazing.

The very BEST thing about it is that Brandon is serving the flow of the medley throughout, not trying to impress us with the most technical parts of each song (which he is clearly capable of). Neil would have appreciated that, I'm sure. It's done with skill, respect and even a little humour. The only issue is that you can't just watch one bit of it (as you experienced, Andrew). It's all or nothing.

John Rutsey was the first album drummer ( Rush self titled ) .. They were quite Zeppelin ish at the time bit it still stands up I'm my opinion . It was their beginning .. Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤ edit .. what an amazing job Brandon and Drumeo have done here ! 👍🏻☮❤

Notice "Test For Echo" in 1996, then Nothing until 2002 "Vapor Trails". The 6 year space of silence is because an 11 month stretch began with Peart's daught killed in a single-car crash, then ending with his 1st wife dying of cancer. Neil left on a 25,000 mile motorcycle trip through Canada, USA, Mexico, into Central & South America. Most of us Rush fans thought that was the end of Rush.

There are my top 10 drummers of all time and then there's an asterisk with Brandon Toews for this medley! This was monumental!!!! EPIC!!!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

I don't think people realize how much effort and ability it took to make this... Incredible work by Brandon

Pretty incredible video, isn’t it? I’ve watched it a few times & shared it with drummers I know. If I’m not mistaken, Brendan is from Canada, and I believe from a town not far from me in southwestern British Columbia. Looking forward to the rest of Rush week! Take care, Andrew.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you Mark

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark! I’m from a city called Chilliwack (in BC) which is about 20 mins away from Drumeo where I work. Nothing more Canadian than a Rush video ;).

@markmilner842

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonToews I’m about an hour west of you in Burnaby. Killer job on that video, Brandon. I play bass (but can’t manage many of Geddy’s parts), but I’ve shared your video with all the drummers I know.

Great reaction great start to Rush week. That was simply amazing and was done so well and just wow. The other good thing is a quick run thru of everything and there are definitely a few gems that I had forgotten and will be listening to this month foe sure! Definitely great start to Rush week. Although, I teared up when he started playing The Garden.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! What is the significance of 'The Garden'? (excuse my ignorance)

@lvgelfling72

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewRooneyDrums its the last song on the last album. It is about taking care of yourself and your family, nurture ypur garden....living life to the fullest and to be significant, I guess. Make each moment count. It is like Neil's goodbye song.

IVE SEEN THAT AMAZING DRUMEO VIDEO SEVERAL TIMES. THE MUSIC OF RUSH AND THE DRUMMING OF THE “ PROFESSOR “ NEIL PEART WILL ALWAYS AMAZE ME.. AND WILL NEVER GET OLD !!!!!!! BY FAR MY FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME…. R.I.P. PROFESSOR NEIL PEART 😇. R.I.P. RUSH 😇😇😇 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Mesmerizing! Can't look away! I will admit, I am an early RUSH Fan! I somewhat checked out during the late Eighties, then returning back later on with "Vapor Trails" and "Clockwork Angels"(more ROCK). That Early work was just SO STUNNING!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Yup loving that early stuff!

John Rutsey was the original drummer for rush in 1968 - 1974

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jordan. That's actually quite a long run!

Andrew thanx so much for doing presenting this video and for letting it play thru. I hope you have had a chance to head down the rabbit hole into all things Rush. Welcome to the Rush family.

Another thing to add about the drum kit is that the Kick drum is 23” Made to replicate what Neil Peart asked John Good of DW Drums to make for him When my kit was being made the original owners decided on a 23” kick as well Also a 6” tom

100,000? Dude, if you committed to a Rush Week every month you'd be at a million in no time.

Neil Peart was amazing. As influential as Bonzo. They set the standard for Rock drumming. Could you imagine them doing a duel? We could only dream..

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be fun Gary

Andrew: you are experiencing the deep passion of us rush fans who are drummers and the music the makes us live to enjoy every moment of it!!! we know the songs note for note , hand for hand.

Brandon has obviously got some kind of savant like gift the regular mortals (like me) don't. That was pretty stunning.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible

Dear Andrew, thank you so much for all that you do. I’ve been a Rush fan for 35 plus years and your channel, commentary and analysis are amazing. This video from Brandon Toews is absolutely mind-blowing. I’m not a drummer but the preparation had to be enormous! I really appreciate you focusing on Rush. With that said, have you ever heard of Avery Drummer Molek??? He’s been playing Rush covers since 7 years old, is absolutely incredible and you should check out his Tom Sawyer at 16 years old! Maybe you, Brandon and Avery can do some videos together in partnership. Keep up the awesome work! Sincerely, John S - Norman, OK

I have to hear all the songs now. Yes, yes you do.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Kevin!

Great start to Rush week. I love this video by Brandon, so many great memories of listening to Rush. You will no doubt have a lot of great ideas for songs to react to for this and future Rush weeks. You might have to sample each era.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

I need a weekend with some Rush vinyl Todd...

I know Neil wasn't recording until Fly By Night, but you can also tell. The change in drumming is immediate despite their pre-2112 arrangements being similar.

Thank you for sharing and reacting to this brilliant video, Andrew! It was thrilling: like a roller coaster ride! Fantastic! ☺️

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! That's a very good description!

'everything is badass' now you know why us RUSH fans are so fanatical

The first album was with a drummer named John Rutsey. John was a diabetic and couldn't tour very well. I actually knew his brother Mike. Neil Peart came in on the fly by night album which is the second album.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info :)

Andrew, very cool that you perked up for the uncommon (even for Neil) 5/4 of Kid Gloves @12:00. ;-)

Wow. Mind blowing.

Hold Your Fire, Power Windows, Signals, Roll the Bones all have some of my favorite Rush songs. Dreamline and Bravado are just incredible. I mean, it's Rush. A bad Rush song is another band's dream. lol. The video seems to have been shot in chunks. There are cuts that happen right when song changes happen and there are song changes without a camera cut. I can see them doing this in a series of chunks and then just editing it together with the full backing medley. Just for pure sanity. I don't doubt that he could do this in one take, but that would be brutal mentally and physically. Always forget how brutal the change in ton from Test for Echo to Vapor Trails is. And I love that for Clockwork Angels they went back to a more thematic album. A story of life and the journey. That album, culminating in The Garden, is the absolute perfect swan song to end an incredible career on.

Subscribed, fast becoming a drumming favourite of mine on KZread, so thank you for the videos =)

Yes... check Bravado from RIO (it's a bit extended from the album version). It was one of Neil's favourites (how the drums evolved through the track) and the Drum channel used to have a video with Neil talking about it (think it was from one of Neil's Drumming DVDs)

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charles!

@chalfo

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewRooneyDrums It's actually on Hudson Music... but you've probably found that out already! :)

@chrisaustin8442

2 жыл бұрын

The version of Bravado live in Dallas is awesome as well. If I remember correctly, that was a lyrical favorite of the band...

If Im not mistaken Rutsey only played on the first full length album before being replaced by Neil in 74

Holy shit! amazeBALLS...your hard work made it look and feel flawless

BRAVO!IThat was fun to watch.

truly a phenomenal job.

It all becomes clear that RUSH is in a class all of their own. As a loyal fan for 46 years this melts my heart. I heard many of these songs live. A RUSH concert was always a thing of beauty and YES, I can recite every single RUSH song ever recorded. Glad you have taken u the challenge, you won’t be disappointed.

The first time I saw this video I actually wept with joy. Brandon did such a wonderful job with this tribute to the greatest drummer of all time.

Absolutely love your videos. Thank you Andrew

Love this reaction!! Amazing tribute to Neil 💜

John Rumsey was the drummer until 1974. That's when Neal took over.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Right on Bob 👌

It’s about time to be blown away!! RUSH week is finally here! WooHoo! Be well and God Bless… from Texas!! #freedomconvoy #truedeaumustgo #RUSHfamily #ripneil

so incredible, wow thanks for this !!!

Roll the Bones is such a great underrated album! The song Bravado is my favorite Neil groove ever, which is quite a thing to say considering everything that he has done. Love it!

OMG !!!!! That s just incredibly insane and amazing!!!!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for this Andy. I am in aww! Wow Amazing What a tribute to John Rutsey and “The Professor”.

You make my day or instead my week, Andrew. A big thank U from 🇨🇦.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure Stephane!

Neil Peart came along after the debut album tour, and helped write Fly By Night. Rest is history. Debut album was done by John Rutsey. As an American, I'll use my English cousin phrase "this lad is mad". Gonna sub to him.

I don't remember a lot of the 70's but I remember 2112.

I don't know if anyone has suggested you check out the documentary "Beyond The Lighted Stage" or not. If you want to get as close as you possibly can to understanding Rush in a couple of hours this is a great place to start. You don't even need to be a Rush fan to appreciate the Doc. It got a standing ovation at either Caane's or Sundance film festival. Can't remember for sure which it was . I showed it to my 82 year old mother and she thought it was great . It's a lot more than a bunch of concert footage and some comments like most band doc's tend to be. You will love it guaranteed.

@brandonToews is a Canadian treasure and an absolute monster drummer. Also seems like a really nice lad to boot.

Amazing. Thanks for reacting to this. The Feedback album (2004) was covers of ( 60s-70s) songs that were influential to them, their only covers recorded on albums, but the vid began with a non album recording of Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away. The ones that you particularly pointed out: Lakeside park,, Kid Gloves, Bravado, Double Agent, Working Them Angels, Bravest Face, Caravan. ( I think)

Remember when Dream Theater covered the Necromancer and The Who in one go? Seamlessly blending then two? And John Petrucci does an amazing interpretation of Alex solo.. the guitar just sings. I do. So good. Just hearing the brief segment of Necromancer reminded me….

This is just amazing.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Agree Anthony!

Amazing piece of work!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

It sure is Rich

I really love Clockwork Angels, the album AND be sure to read the novel as well!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

I will Corey!

If you could get Geddy and Alex to watch this, could you imagine the views?!?!? Somebody HAS to make that happen.

Brandon did an amazing job on this tribute to Neil!! It was hilarious watching your brain melt the further he got into the discography. 😂 Something to consider - you're only getting about an 8 second 'snapshot' of each song. As most Rush songs last around 5 to 8 minutes with multiple transitions and change ups, 🤷 well... 🤯 If that's not enough to break your brain, I don't know what is! If nothing else, it should give you a little more insight into why we fans (and so many other musicians) hold them in such high esteem. 😍🥰

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna do all the songs

I mean this video is absolutely unbelievable and incredibly beautiful and difficult to do! You are THE MAN to be able to do this!!! I’m not sure anyone but Neil Peart could pull this off!!! I wish he was alive to see it! I think he would be stunned like the rest of us are! Thank-You go an amazing tribute to the Professor!!! Hats 🎩 off to you! Sincerely, Gary

@AndrewRooneyDrums

Жыл бұрын

Yup this is absolutely incredible knowledge/playing Gary

Andrew Rooney - reminding you of Bravado. As geddy said “Neil's parts are complex, too. Listen to the end of "Bravado". There's an example of limb independence that rivals any drummer, anywhere”

Wow that guy is amazing. Exellent video as always thx Andrew .

Neil Peart was not the original drummer, John Rutsey was, but he was having issues with diabetes and retired when the first album released and in June/July of 1974, Neil Peart entered the band. Also, John Rutsey passed away in 2008.

I love the Canadian middle finger!!!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

11 ай бұрын

HAHA!

I haven't heard some of those tunes for a long time. Thanks for doing Rush week. I'm now off to do a playlist of 175 tracks to stick on random in the car

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL Haydn

I think Neil would be hard pressed to pull this off. This is insanely good (from a fan since 1977 who grew up with Rush in Toronto).

This video (the drumeo video) answers two questions definitely: 1. Whats the big deal with RUSH, are they really that good? is their music that great? Why are their fans so hardcore? 2. What is the greatest resource for drummers, students and professionals, online? When you get asked these questions, show them this video (DRUMEO)

Wow! Never saw that. Gonna go throw some KZread love to that dude!

Good morning from New England Andrew...My mind is all twisted...lol...not only did he have to learn all the songs he knew exactly where to drop in with a new song/rhythm..This guy didn't miss a stroke and I garnentee he has def done some session work...To be able to pull this off just shows the mastery he has over his instrument....It's going to take a few palette cleansers to rewire my brain..Is this dude even breaking a sweat....Peace from the Northeast...

Check out Brandon's other Drumeo vids, absolute monster player, able to play any style so well!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

SO IMPRESSED! Monster player

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

High Water does sound like the tribal beats he did in many of his solos. And yes, they sound badass and melodic, I think Geddy's voice sort of prevented them from getting more into the mainstream

BRANDON. THAT WAS AMAZING BROTHER…. MOST EXCELLENT JOB !!!!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Legend has it Brandon is still stuck inside that drum kit

When you’re a guy that likes Jazz and Prog then this stuff can be much more appealing

Thanks for doing this Andrew!. A lot of people think Neil was naturally gifted, and he certainly was in a lot of ways. A less understood truth tho he practiced a lot, he worked his craft until he became what we know and respect. Neil continued to work on his skills and his technics his entire career. Brandon shares that mentality with Neil and is continually honing and reworking his skillset. This video is a example of what hardwork and dedication can achieve. Fun Fact. I have the sticks used in this video. Signed and in my studio. One of my most treasured items... I swear they are Magical!

Excellent job!!! There's also a guy that has recorded himself playing all of their Permanent Waves LP. He plays all the parts!!!

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

17:01 so glad you like the sample from roll the bones. I always loved that album, but a lot of fans don’t like it. I think it’s got some great stuff

I chatted a second with this guy. He really did that mainly in one take after a lot of practice, preparations, and takes.

Andy… you’ve got to do another Rush week anyway! Love you, friend! Great work! 🙏❤️

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

At 100k subs! That's not to say I won't do Rush before then. But to commit a whole week is a big call!

Mind blown!! Help, send ...coffee.fast

You might check out "the best intro ever" a medley of many of their biggest hits.

@AndrewRooneyDrums

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great

Guaranteed gigs for any future reunion concerts

LOVE ITTTT