Hey what is up Rushtube! We are off and running into Rush week 2.0. It is a deep dive reaction/analysis series on the entire classic 'Moving Pictures' (1981) album. I hope you enjoy it. I have previously looked at a few of these songs but either live or isolated drums. Not the full studio takes. So this is my chance to hear them in their entirety, in the flow of the album. Be sure to check out my Neil Peart/Rush playlist and my Rush cover! ruclips.net/p/PLqspKksRqaUVia4e736aSQdeyr_KIN-hI To help with the analysis aspect on this series of videos I will be using the Drumeo Running transcriptions. They are also available to YOU for free. DRUMEO 30 - Day Trial ► www.drumeo.com/andrewrooney/ SUBSCRIBE! ► ruclips.net/user/RooneyDrums Enjoy!
I've never been a drummer, But since I subscribed to your channel? I want to buy a drum kit. No time like the present since I'm only 61 years old! Lol.😁 Thank you Andrew so much, I'm learning a lot!!
If you didn’t know the song’s name, and they left out the lyrics… you’d still know it was a driving song. Moving Pictures has been my fave for 40+ years. Because it was my intro to Rush? Possibly. Don’t care, still my favorite. 😂Thanks for going through the tracks. 👍🏼
I love Rush. And I have no idea what you're talking about, because I don't read music and never studied, but breaking down my fav band is thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks Mr Rooney!
9:10 "Roto-toms there?" Nope, just reeeeally small Tama 5.5" x 6" and 5.5" x 8" concert toms. One of the many things that can be easily missed here is just how ferociously difficult it is to accurately nail a 6-stroke roll smack dab in the middle of a 6" drum that is both up in the air and way off to one side.
Jonathan Spahn I remember when they did the "day tripper" fade out. It may have been the first one? I've seen them In concert 22X's.. I've lost track 👣😕
I feel this way about any band but, particularly with Rush, you definitely need to first hear their studio versions. It's amazing that this album that was recorded in 1981 it's still a benchmark for engineering and mixing. Another great vid!
I love the drum sound he had on Moving Pictures,it's really heavy and distinct and maybe the best sounding drumwise of all their albums. It still sounds absolutely wonderful and I listen to it almost every day and have done so ever since I first bought it in 1981.❤️❤️❤️
his rosewood Tama Superstar kit was by far his best looking and sounding kit. It is fitting that he used them on the pinnacle album, and like their music Post-Moving Pictures, he ceased being a drummer and became a producer, arranger, experimenter, cyclist, writer.... They should have stuck with Broon, who was all those things for them which allowed them to be PLAYERS, which is what made their reputation in the first place. His replica kit was an insult to those of us who never saw the Tama kit; the cowbells were nowhere near being in tune and the concert toms sounded like absolute shit.
@@michaelzilkowsky2936 Yes,you're totally right,MP was the album that would never be equalled by Rush,not that every album after that was bad,they were far too good as musicians to let that happen. What I missed on the following albums was the punch and power of MP,the relentless heaviness of Broons production,for all I cared they could have made that album over and over again with new songs but with the same glorious sound. The worst mistake Rush ever did was to let Broon go and let synths play a major role on the following albums up to Vapor Trails.
@@mrbig1844 I am not sure what accounts for the magnificent production on Moving Pictures. Was it the new desk at Morin Heights, was it that 'this album is digitally recorded,' was it Bob Ludwig's mastering....? How I first noticed something was different was when I was doing my teenage woodshedding with my bass guitar, trying to get my chops together and learning Geddy's bass parts. Not that I ever cranked the stereo in my parent's basement, but I noticed that I was able to get the volume higher without the speakers (Cerwin Vega) feeding back into the (Hitachi) turntable needle, causing a hhhhhhhMMMMMM (if that description makes sense.....lol) Red Barchetta might be the best single encapsulation of "What is Rush?" Spectacular arpeggio stuff from Alex, a bass line that holds everything together, a fanatically interesting drum part during the solo (particularly the aforementioned concert toms' "CRACK"), a seamless blend of lyric and music creating a mental image that is coming true as the global warming and energy shortage and lockdown people assume control. I didn't mind Signals, and I think that the bass tone on Countdown is perhaps Geddy's best recorded bass tone, and Power Windows was a pretty good overall album to the point of getting me to try RotoSound Funkmaster strings due to Geddy's endorsement (not to mention Mark King's use), but none of their post Broon stuff is anywhere close to what they did with him. And I still think "and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet axe and saw" is one of Neil's best lyrics (along with the little bass guitar / drum flourishes after 'we will make them give us light'). Neil's Paragon cymbals sat nicely in the live mix, but the live mix never had the grit of Geddy's bass on the remastered Exit Stage Left videos (Rickenbackers through Ashly pre amps and BGW power amps), Alex's Hiwatts, and of course analog synths. Having uttered all of my critiques....lol...I am still glad that Rush existed / exists and proved, if to no one but themselves, that integrity and friendship is a pretty good way to go through life. They deserve legitimate criticism, but they much more deserve every fanatically appreciative word said about them.
@@michaelzilkowsky2936 Being a swede my english is not nearly as eloquent as yours but I will say this, Permanent Waves was my introduction to Rush but Moving Pictures was the album that changed my life forever,it showed me a whole new way of listening and understanding music,an album that is still an absolute thing of beauty.
@@mrbig1844 my introduction was Bacchus Plateau, which a friend of mine wanted us to learn to play for a high school 'talent show.' I was just learning bass guitar and was at the time a big fan of early Gene Simmons bass lines, so greasy but so cool and fitting. So hearing Geddy's bass lines and learning what COULD be done, I was hooked immediately. Caress of Steel is my favorite overall Rush album if for no other reason that "they meant that shit!!" ( to paraphrase Eddie Murphy); they were totally committed to the music and the concept. Oh, the other reason it is slightly more liked by me is because those were the classic Geddy vocals that identified the band. But when it comes to pure musical genius, take pride in ABBA.
This was my first Rush concert, Moving Pictures Tour. I can honestly say this is by far my favorite Rush album. Looking forward to the rest of the album. Even though I play bass, I love hearing your break down of Neal's drumming. 👍🥁
@Working Man - Oh, you are sooo lucky to have seen them on that tour! 😊👍 I'd gotten into them 'only' in 1989 and via the 'Grace Under Pressure' album, and I missed what would turn out to be the *only* opportunity for me to see them live, two years later during their 'Roll The Bones' tour! 😭🙂
For starters this is my favorite Rush song. Everything about this song is superb but I have to say Geddy Lee's bass playing is second to none IMO. That being said, Neil Peart does some of the best drumming that has ever been recorded. I'm glad Rush were finally inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame (especially considering Neil was there to accept the award).
Guitar/lute player here enjoying these videos for musicality's sake. Chiming in to say it seems the snare displacements that you pointed out are done to accent the lyrics. e.g., "laughing out loud with fear and HOPE" (11:11) "as the turbo SLOWS" (4:24) and "excitement SHIVERS." When the lyrics don't have that upbeat accent, he plays it straight. Cool stuff. I guess when a great drummer writes the lyrics, these things can happen. Just my obvervation. Enjoying your illuminating videos. Cheers! -s
you might be interested in neil peart talks about neil peart's drums where he talks about making his cymbals and the drums he has and points out each section on you tube
geddy on a teddy. i love it. thanks for that. what always fascinates me about rush is how they put so many melodies and rhythmic ideas in 1 song and still managed to fill so many albums without running out or sound boring. absolutely masterful
One of the things about Rush that probably sets them apart from other "average" bands is the level of detail that they put into their songs. They weren't just jamming out in 4/4 and cranking out a song. Every single part of every song is thought out and carefully crafted. I love the detail you put into your analyses. Nice job.
One of my favorite things they did opening a song Or closing one. They would blend several pieces of the Rush library into a one or two minute segment. Neil always thought out each part and played to the song. We saw because we stood on backs of giants.
Having played some of this stuff decades ago and air drumming it for decades more, it's amazing to see something I learned by ear, actually as written music is astounding. Yes I learned to read music in junior high/high school band as a brass player, but learned drums by ear. This is so educational.
"Red Barchetta" is a personal favorite of mine. I've always loved the way it starts out pretty mellow, then picks up, and finally brings you back down. I listened to this song a lot when I was suffering from the effects of the chemo drugs I was on and feeling down, and I needed a pick up. It took my mind off of what I was going through, even if just for a few minutes.
Sorry to hear about your health issues, Greg! May you be all well again now! 😌🙏 And yes, Music is a great Healer, is amazing medicine, among other things! 😊👍
Long time Rush fan, new to your channel. I so appreciate your dive into Rush and you've earned yourself another subscriber because of it. Cheers from Washington state, in the U.S.
Ok… so… 1) I love that you quickly went from “I have no idea who RUSH is”.. to “that’s trademark/classic Neil Peart” 2) Gotta react to The Big Money Love your channel! Brian 🇨🇦🍁🇳🇿
Been listening to (and sometimes attempting to play along) to this (my fav Rush song) for 30+ years - and never noticed the snare on the 1 of the 7/4. Funny how the notation makes some parts easier in my head, and others more difficult. Great stuff as always.
There are many, many other Rush songs that showcase the use of odd time signatures, but I think Red Barchetta is an excellent example of how skillfully they use odd meters as a compositional tool, not just a gimmick. I think you use the phrase "musical appropriateness", and here they show their subtile mastery. The solo switches to 7/4, and Geddy and Alex are clearly in 7 with subdivisions of 4 and 3 beats. As you pointed out, Neil's phrasing has him playing "across the bars" (Neil's terminology), and the section flows, not feeling like an odd meter. When they finish the solo and go back into the "interlude" at bar 131 (pre-chorus? pre-verse? whatever you call this section), they don't go back to 4/4 like in bar 43. They play this section in 7, dropping a full beat off every other measure of the original two-bar pattern. Personally, I would have notated this section as alternating bars of 4/4 and 3/4 to show the relationship to the original section, but I see Drumeo has it as 7/4 - same difference. As for musical appropriateness, dropping that beat gives the impression of acceleration WITHOUT increasing tempo. That's the genius - at this piont in the song, the protagonist has been cruising the contry side and is about to get chased by the cops in the last verse. This variation on the section absolutely propels you into the third act of the song, rasing the excitment level another notch. You don't have to know anything about odd time to feel the shift, but you know Alex, Geddy, and Neil knew exactly what they were doing. Cheers!
Like Anthony Wilson said, I have very little understanding of what you're saying. Lol. All I know is when I first heard and saw Rush on the radio and on MTV back in the early 80s , I was mesmerized and fascinated. My favorite band all time. I enjoy many types of music, but they will always be my go to band. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us
It’s not the beginning of the song being ‘tame’, it’s Neil “stating the rhythm for the song in a strong”, clear way, so the listener has a base to stand on as he builds more complexity later. This was how he explained it in one of the rare interviews he gave.
When you were talking about Neil playing the 7/8 section and playing through the next bar, it is as if he is playing in 14/8 while the guitar and base are in 7/8.
I've been addicted to Rush since they played my high?school in the 70s. I was underage. All over T.O. and Southern Ontario in my teens. Halls, arenas, stadiums by 78. Still 16, with a great set of speakers. By the time Moving Pictures came out I was 19, and had seen them over 50 times. Don't be jealous, it was just timing, location and luck. The year the album came out, a bff had the same thing happen to him with an Opel GT. The only station the (aftermarket) radio would get was CFNY.
Great video and analysis as always! It's fun seeing some of those time signature changes that are somehow missed despite years and years of listening. Oh, and for an interesting bit of "Neal Peart with the Breaks Off" check out the ending of "Secret Touch" from Vapor Trails. Bonus: it isn't a fade-out!
He's hitting hi hat with left hand and gently tapping cymbal with right hand (same beats: 123, 123, etc.) in the beginning. You can see him play it that way in the live clips.
I'm really enjoying your commentary on this album. I bought this when it came out. I have only fairly recently rediscovered this era of Rush and am finding that I listen to music in a much different way now than I did back then. Much more appreciation of the complexity and the sheer skill level these guys were playing at. I saw them twice in Chicago during this tour. They were absolutely amazing live.
Neils drums just sounds so good on this album,heavy and so purposeful,maybe the heaviest sounding Rush album before they started to drown out their instruments with synths.
@@AndrewRooneyDrums MP is my favourite Rush album,it is a shame that their long-time producer Terry Browns decided to call it a day after the Signals album,he was almost the fourth member of Rush and along with Paul Northfield responsible for the awesome drum sound on the record 👍
One of the best car songs of all time. The visuals it paints are so vivid and awesome I've always wanted to make a video tribute to this tune with my friends & my cars.
I have been a fan of Rush since the Hemispheres tour in 1978. Neil Peart is likely one of the most musical drummers in the business. He is one of the big influences on Danny Carey (Can anyone count out his polymeters effectively?) and probably a million other drummers. It is his precision and attention to detail that has made his drumming so popular over the years. There are probably not any Rock trios that could replicate the virtuosity of Rush, but there are a lot of great drummers in the world. I would LOVE to see you do a reaction to Thomas Lang, as he may have the highest level of independence of any drummer I've seen. The man is a beast. Thanks for some great videos. Be well.
This is one of my favorite Rush tunes. I love Neil's restraint in this song, he manages that balance of complexity and interest with the groove so well. And can I just say how much that Geddy's bass lines and tone do for this song? Fantastic; the way that his part and Neil's work together.
In interviews he always said that Geddy and Alex set the timing of the song, including the time changes. He would then have to figure out his drum part.
A few things: 1st- This is one of my favorite traits about Neil's composition. Try listening for little recurring patterns with subtle changes all throughout the song. Like both of the times where he comes out of the verse into the chorus part of it. Like with his bass placements, and fill alterations. It's just so cool and I love his brain so much! 2nd- know that's its near impossible to 100% accurately write exactly what he plays. Sometimes he adds more notes than what fits, or changes the time slightly in the middle of a fill, and while it's likely not intentional, it makes the little subtleties irreplaceable and beautiful unique. 3rd- Also listen for his seemingly random hi-hat foot clicks which he does with a full hit. These incredibly minute differences in each hi-hat click makes such a subtle difference, but still a very important one. Each hit sounds just a little different than the last, and it just introduces a fresh and unique feel over the song as a whole. So just keep an eye out for the little things when listening, cause added together they made the greatest drummer who he was. 😁
#1 is something I've always LOVED about Rush and which I've adapted to my own compositions, too! 😊 Those changes may sometimes really be very subtle, but they make Music even _more_ exciting! 😃👍
Wondered if you might be interested in seeing Peart's warm up routine? ruclips.net/video/dbAH2CnOMlg/видео.html or maybe his drum tech, setting up his kit? ruclips.net/video/bHPfy7cRA_U/видео.html
Hello again! Thanks again! I read a while back....that possibly songs that could have more story to be told, tend to fade out. Whereas song with a distinct subject matter end on note so to speak. Going through the library to see if true, so far....seems the case! From west coast Canada, peace.
During the pause in bars 70-71, while playing live in concert, Neil would often do a very high stick flip about 10' in the air, and elicit a huge roar from the audience.
Nice analysis Andrew. Another one of my favorites where the drums really contribute to the feeling of the song. YYZ should be interesting. This week is shaping up to be Moving Pictures week.
Thanks. I'm working this one up now. This chart is more accurate than what I have. I've wasted a lot of time trying to work out the fill at the end of the bridge.
And I'm wondering if these are _remastered_ versions of the 'Moving Pictures' songs?! The snare sounds better here than on my LP and CD from many moons ago! I've always wished that the drums on this album would've been mixed to sound as awesome as on its follow-up 'Signals'! Neil's very best drum sound, to me! 🙂
Thanks for the insight around 7/4 . I understand time signatures no problem . But never really fully grasped how Neil slid effortlessly from 4/4 to 7/4 and back to 4/4 . I would hear it as turning the kit upside down. The kick and snare swapped in the music but not actually swapped whilst playing the part. Turns out I was right but didn't really compute that he stays on the 2 and 4 with snare while the music shifts around the pattern. I probably haven't explained that well but basically I understand better now how it works. Thanks again Andrew and BTW its " Zed" of course for the next song. 😀. ✌️❤️🤗
In regards to Rush and odd time signatures, all of the members were proponents of using what worked for the music...and made things interesting for them as a result. It also factored into their personal music tastes. A few years ago Geddy Lee took part in CBC's "Jam or Not a Jam" while promoting his Big Beautiful Book of Bass. This is a segment where various musicians listen to songs and say if they think they're a jam, or not a jam. The final song for Geddy was Schism by Tool, and his reaction was great. After just a few seconds: "This is a jam already. You just have to give me an odd time signature, and I'm all in." Source: ruclips.net/video/vPvyG1ZYVpo/видео.html
the easiest way to understand 7/4 is to look up 'Mr Burns waltz,' which turns 3/4 effortlessly into 4/4. 🤭 Fun Fact; the album version is a single take, after many practice takes. When they finished the take, Geddy went into the lounge just as new of John Lennon's death was announced on the TV.
Not a good song to start out with. A lot harder than it seems. Try an ACDC song most are pretty straight forward, great way to work on timing and familiarize with your hi hat's snare and kick drum.
I've been drumming for 50 Years This song has multiple time signatures learn how to hold sticks your grip baby steps you think you can get on a kit and play like The Professor baby steps first
What Neil has isnt roto toms, he has a 6, 8, 10 toms with no bottom heads, then goes to a 10 with a bottom head, 12,13 16, 22 gong bass. changed it in 1992 to the more recent single bass set
Classic Italian is Barketa. Weird how I've listened to these tracks since the early 80s. I don't hear the rhythmic complexity - I just hear the rhythm, the groove and the feel. The short 2 and 3 bars, together with the 7 bars are just part of the song. I would never hope to play this on drums (I'm a bass player) but I can always hear where we are and where we are heading.
Hello from Brasil! I strongly recommend that you watch the official video of the live version of this song, from the show "Exit: Stage Left"... simply the version/music of Rush that I like the most and the one that I like the most IN LIFE!
This was fun! 😀 Thank you, Andrew! 😊👍 I've always preferred this studio version to any live version I've heard so far, mainly because of the guitar sounds never being as great, but what I do like about the version on the 'Exit... Stage Left' live album is how they end this song: ruclips.net/video/PjjNvjURS-s/видео.html 😊
Hey what is up Rushtube!
We are off and running into Rush week 2.0.
It is a deep dive reaction/analysis series on the entire classic 'Moving Pictures' (1981) album. I hope you enjoy it.
I have previously looked at a few of these songs but either live or isolated drums. Not the full studio takes. So this is my chance to hear them in their entirety, in the flow of the album.
Be sure to check out my Neil Peart/Rush playlist and my Rush cover!
ruclips.net/p/PLqspKksRqaUVia4e736aSQdeyr_KIN-hI
To help with the analysis aspect on this series of videos I will be using the Drumeo Running transcriptions. They are also available to YOU for free. DRUMEO 30 - Day Trial ► www.drumeo.com/andrewrooney/
SUBSCRIBE! ► ruclips.net/user/RooneyDrums
Enjoy!
I've never been a drummer, But since I subscribed to your channel? I want to buy a drum kit. No time like the present since I'm only 61 years old! Lol.😁 Thank you Andrew so much, I'm learning a lot!!
Bar-ket-ta. The 'ch' is pronounced as a hard 'K'.
Don't feel bad. Rush themselves admitted they mispronounced it for years.
Man- this album is just one of the walls of the cistine chapel in the church of rock.
I think it's part of the crown molding in the Cistine Chapel. (Right there below the ceiling)
Perfect album
yes YES! my friend..
If you didn’t know the song’s name, and they left out the lyrics… you’d still know it was a driving song. Moving Pictures has been my fave for 40+ years. Because it was my intro to Rush? Possibly. Don’t care, still my favorite. 😂Thanks for going through the tracks. 👍🏼
Yup that's the lyrical/visual/sonic skill of the band Steve
Moving Picture is the perfect record. Full stop.
I love Moving Pictures, it's one of my favorite albums. Neil was such a brilliant drummer, he studied drums until his last days and he left a legacy.
Your face at certain points of this video is priceless. Also, someone needs to send you a Rush shirt.
YES!!! I looked everywhere here for one. As I say... Rush wasn't popular here so no shirts
Beautiful, massive, classic.. ROCK
I love Rush. And I have no idea what you're talking about, because I don't read music and never studied, but breaking down my fav band is thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks Mr Rooney!
Thank you Anthony!
9:10 "Roto-toms there?" Nope, just reeeeally small Tama 5.5" x 6" and 5.5" x 8" concert toms. One of the many things that can be easily missed here is just how ferociously difficult it is to accurately nail a 6-stroke roll smack dab in the middle of a 6" drum that is both up in the air and way off to one side.
Concert versions? Yes! I've been to my share of live performances and confirm they do extend the fade out in various ways to finish the song 🎵 🙌
Andrew has to check out the extended version of 'Closer to the Heart' from Different Stages!
Great to hear Jonathan. I wanna hear them stretching!
I remember how they ended this song on Exit Stage Left.
I love Red Barchetta from Exit: Stage Left - I actually love all the versions on Exit: Stage Left
Jonathan Spahn
I remember when they did the "day tripper" fade out. It may have been the first one? I've seen them In concert 22X's.. I've lost track 👣😕
Since watching this channel, my appreciation for Rock Classics such as Rush as grown quite LARGER.. Thank u Andrew..
I feel this way about any band but, particularly with Rush, you definitely need to first hear their studio versions.
It's amazing that this album that was recorded in 1981 it's still a benchmark for engineering and mixing.
Another great vid!
I love the drum sound he had on Moving Pictures,it's really heavy and distinct and maybe the best sounding drumwise of all their albums.
It still sounds absolutely wonderful and I listen to it almost every day and have done so ever since I first bought it in 1981.❤️❤️❤️
his rosewood Tama Superstar kit was by far his best looking and sounding kit. It is fitting that he used them on the pinnacle album, and like their music Post-Moving Pictures, he ceased being a drummer and became a producer, arranger, experimenter, cyclist, writer.... They should have stuck with Broon, who was all those things for them which allowed them to be PLAYERS, which is what made their reputation in the first place.
His replica kit was an insult to those of us who never saw the Tama kit; the cowbells were nowhere near being in tune and the concert toms sounded like absolute shit.
@@michaelzilkowsky2936 Yes,you're totally right,MP was the album that would never be equalled by Rush,not that every album after that was bad,they were far too good as musicians to let that happen.
What I missed on the following albums was the punch and power of MP,the relentless heaviness of Broons production,for all I cared they could have made that album over and over again with new songs but with the same glorious sound.
The worst mistake Rush ever did was to let Broon go and let synths play a major role on the following albums up to Vapor Trails.
@@mrbig1844 I am not sure what accounts for the magnificent production on Moving Pictures.
Was it the new desk at Morin Heights, was it that 'this album is digitally recorded,' was it Bob Ludwig's mastering....?
How I first noticed something was different was when I was doing my teenage woodshedding with my bass guitar, trying to get my chops together and learning Geddy's bass parts. Not that I ever cranked the stereo in my parent's basement, but I noticed that I was able to get the volume higher without the speakers (Cerwin Vega) feeding back into the (Hitachi) turntable needle, causing a hhhhhhhMMMMMM (if that description makes sense.....lol)
Red Barchetta might be the best single encapsulation of "What is Rush?" Spectacular arpeggio stuff from Alex, a bass line that holds everything together, a fanatically interesting drum part during the solo (particularly the aforementioned concert toms' "CRACK"), a seamless blend of lyric and music creating a mental image that is coming true as the global warming and energy shortage and lockdown people assume control.
I didn't mind Signals, and I think that the bass tone on Countdown is perhaps Geddy's best recorded bass tone, and Power Windows was a pretty good overall album to the point of getting me to try RotoSound Funkmaster strings due to Geddy's endorsement (not to mention Mark King's use), but none of their post Broon stuff is anywhere close to what they did with him.
And I still think "and the trees are all kept equal by hatchet axe and saw" is one of Neil's best lyrics (along with the little bass guitar / drum flourishes after 'we will make them give us light').
Neil's Paragon cymbals sat nicely in the live mix, but the live mix never had the grit of Geddy's bass on the remastered Exit Stage Left videos (Rickenbackers through Ashly pre amps and BGW power amps), Alex's Hiwatts, and of course analog synths.
Having uttered all of my critiques....lol...I am still glad that Rush existed / exists and proved, if to no one but themselves, that integrity and friendship is a pretty good way to go through life. They deserve legitimate criticism, but they much more deserve every fanatically appreciative word said about them.
@@michaelzilkowsky2936 Being a swede my english is not nearly as eloquent as yours but I will say this, Permanent Waves was my introduction to Rush but Moving Pictures was the album that changed my life forever,it showed me a whole new way of listening and understanding music,an album that is still an absolute thing of beauty.
@@mrbig1844 my introduction was Bacchus Plateau, which a friend of mine wanted us to learn to play for a high school 'talent show.' I was just learning bass guitar and was at the time a big fan of early Gene Simmons bass lines, so greasy but so cool and fitting. So hearing Geddy's bass lines and learning what COULD be done, I was hooked immediately. Caress of Steel is my favorite overall Rush album if for no other reason that "they meant that shit!!" ( to paraphrase Eddie Murphy); they were totally committed to the music and the concept. Oh, the other reason it is slightly more liked by me is because those were the classic Geddy vocals that identified the band.
But when it comes to pure musical genius, take pride in ABBA.
If this song doesn't "get you up and going", nothing will. Just brilliant !!!!
Yup!
I used to sing this to my kids when they were babies. It brings back so many memories.
Watching the drum notation for a song I have heard hundreds of times is fascinating. Thanks for deepening my appreciation if that’s possible!
Red barchetta is my personal favorite of all rush songs. Thanks for covering. This is a gem of an album.
Sure is! 🙌
This was my first Rush concert, Moving Pictures Tour. I can honestly say this is by far my favorite Rush album. Looking forward to the rest of the album. Even though I play bass, I love hearing your break down of Neal's drumming. 👍🥁
THANK YOU!
@Working Man - Oh, you are sooo lucky to have seen them on that tour! 😊👍 I'd gotten into them 'only' in 1989 and via the 'Grace Under Pressure' album, and I missed what would turn out to be the *only* opportunity for me to see them live, two years later during their 'Roll The Bones' tour! 😭🙂
For starters this is my favorite Rush song. Everything about this song is superb but I have to say Geddy Lee's bass playing is second to none IMO. That being said, Neil Peart does some of the best drumming that has ever been recorded. I'm glad Rush were finally inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame (especially considering Neil was there to accept the award).
Coming back later and watching again, and of course enjoying how much joy you get in listening to this. :)
A classic album Neil's playing is amazing impeccable every nuances seamless time signatures brilliant 3 brilliant musicians
"driving music man"
its a song about a car, and driving said car, with a "driving" grove and beat. I mean, masters at their craft.
Guitar/lute player here enjoying these videos for musicality's sake. Chiming in to say it seems the snare displacements that you pointed out are done to accent the lyrics. e.g., "laughing out loud with fear and HOPE" (11:11) "as the turbo SLOWS" (4:24) and "excitement SHIVERS." When the lyrics don't have that upbeat accent, he plays it straight. Cool stuff. I guess when a great drummer writes the lyrics, these things can happen. Just my obvervation. Enjoying your illuminating videos. Cheers! -s
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you might be interested in neil peart talks about neil peart's drums where he talks about making his cymbals and the drums he has and points out each section on you tube
geddy on a teddy. i love it. thanks for that.
what always fascinates me about rush is how they put so many melodies and rhythmic ideas in 1 song and still managed to fill so many albums without running out or sound boring.
absolutely masterful
Couldn't agree more!
One of the things about Rush that probably sets them apart from other "average" bands is the level of detail that they put into their songs. They weren't just jamming out in 4/4 and cranking out a song. Every single part of every song is thought out and carefully crafted. I love the detail you put into your analyses. Nice job.
One of my favorite things they did opening a song Or closing one. They would blend several pieces of the Rush library into a one or two minute segment. Neil always thought out each part and played to the song. We saw because we stood on backs of giants.
Having played some of this stuff decades ago and air drumming it for decades more, it's amazing to see something I learned by ear, actually as written music is astounding. Yes I learned to read music in junior high/high school band as a brass player, but learned drums by ear. This is so educational.
So glad to hear John 🙏
Some of Neil's best drum work for sure!!
"Red Barchetta" is a personal favorite of mine. I've always loved the way it starts out pretty mellow, then picks up, and finally brings you back down. I listened to this song a lot when I was suffering from the effects of the chemo drugs I was on and feeling down, and I needed a pick up. It took my mind off of what I was going through, even if just for a few minutes.
Sorry to hear about your health issues, Greg! May you be all well again now! 😌🙏 And yes, Music is a great Healer, is amazing medicine, among other things! 😊👍
Long time Rush fan, new to your channel. I so appreciate your dive into Rush and you've earned yourself another subscriber because of it.
Cheers from Washington state, in the U.S.
Ok… so…
1) I love that you quickly went from “I have no idea who RUSH is”.. to “that’s trademark/classic Neil Peart”
2) Gotta react to The Big Money
Love your channel!
Brian 🇨🇦🍁🇳🇿
Thanks Brian! 🙌
Been listening to (and sometimes attempting to play along) to this (my fav Rush song) for 30+ years - and never noticed the snare on the 1 of the 7/4. Funny how the notation makes some parts easier in my head, and others more difficult. Great stuff as always.
There are many, many other Rush songs that showcase the use of odd time signatures, but I think Red Barchetta is an excellent example of how skillfully they use odd meters as a compositional tool, not just a gimmick. I think you use the phrase "musical appropriateness", and here they show their subtile mastery. The solo switches to 7/4, and Geddy and Alex are clearly in 7 with subdivisions of 4 and 3 beats. As you pointed out, Neil's phrasing has him playing "across the bars" (Neil's terminology), and the section flows, not feeling like an odd meter. When they finish the solo and go back into the "interlude" at bar 131 (pre-chorus? pre-verse? whatever you call this section), they don't go back to 4/4 like in bar 43. They play this section in 7, dropping a full beat off every other measure of the original two-bar pattern. Personally, I would have notated this section as alternating bars of 4/4 and 3/4 to show the relationship to the original section, but I see Drumeo has it as 7/4 - same difference. As for musical appropriateness, dropping that beat gives the impression of acceleration WITHOUT increasing tempo. That's the genius - at this piont in the song, the protagonist has been cruising the contry side and is about to get chased by the cops in the last verse. This variation on the section absolutely propels you into the third act of the song, rasing the excitment level another notch. You don't have to know anything about odd time to feel the shift, but you know Alex, Geddy, and Neil knew exactly what they were doing. Cheers!
Like Anthony Wilson said, I have very little understanding of what you're saying. Lol. All I know is when I first heard and saw Rush on the radio and on MTV back in the early 80s , I was mesmerized and fascinated. My favorite band all time. I enjoy many types of music, but they will always be my go to band. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us
It’s not the beginning of the song being ‘tame’, it’s Neil “stating the rhythm for the song in a strong”, clear way, so the listener has a base to stand on as he builds more complexity later. This was how he explained it in one of the rare interviews he gave.
I find he does that in Bravado as well- one of my favorites
Again, excellent analysis. Great video. Love the format.
Thank you Richie! 🙏
Thank you Andrew for another great reaction/analysis. Very much enjoying Rush week.
So good to hear Don
When you were talking about Neil playing the 7/8 section and playing through the next bar, it is as if he is playing in 14/8 while the guitar and base are in 7/8.
Yup. That’s it Gerald 💯👌
I've been addicted to Rush since they played my high?school in the 70s. I was underage. All over T.O. and Southern Ontario in my teens. Halls, arenas, stadiums by 78. Still 16, with a great set of speakers. By the time Moving Pictures came out I was 19, and had seen them over 50 times. Don't be jealous, it was just timing, location and luck.
The year the album came out, a bff had the same thing happen to him with an Opel GT. The only station the (aftermarket) radio would get was CFNY.
Just wonderful. I thank you for this week, giving us some Rush with your insight.
My pleasure
Great video and analysis as always! It's fun seeing some of those time signature changes that are somehow missed despite years and years of listening. Oh, and for an interesting bit of "Neal Peart with the Breaks Off" check out the ending of "Secret Touch" from Vapor Trails. Bonus: it isn't a fade-out!
Great Paul!
This was my warm up song back in the 80s. What fun
Nice Adam!
Peart has always been my inspiration and is sorely missed.
All Rush, All Day, No Exceptions.
My first favorite Rush song. It's just soooo good!
Yup!
He's hitting hi hat with left hand and gently tapping cymbal with right hand (same beats: 123, 123, etc.) in the beginning. You can see him play it that way in the live clips.
I'm really enjoying your commentary on this album. I bought this when it came out. I have only fairly recently rediscovered this era of Rush and am finding that I listen to music in a much different way now than I did back then. Much more appreciation of the complexity and the sheer skill level these guys were playing at. I saw them twice in Chicago during this tour. They were absolutely amazing live.
This song is just fantastic. Definitely in my Rush top 10
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Neils drums just sounds so good on this album,heavy and so purposeful,maybe the heaviest sounding Rush album before they started to drown out their instruments with synths.
Yeah it’s good stuff 💯👌
@@AndrewRooneyDrums MP is my favourite Rush album,it is a shame that their long-time producer Terry Browns decided to call it a day after the Signals album,he was almost the fourth member of Rush and along with Paul Northfield responsible for the awesome drum sound on the record 👍
One of the best car songs of all time. The visuals it paints are so vivid and awesome I've always wanted to make a video tribute to this tune with my friends & my cars.
I have been a fan of Rush since the Hemispheres tour in 1978. Neil Peart is likely one of the most musical drummers in the business. He is one of the big influences on Danny Carey (Can anyone count out his polymeters effectively?) and probably a million other drummers. It is his precision and attention to detail that has made his drumming so popular over the years. There are probably not any Rock trios that could replicate the virtuosity of Rush, but there are a lot of great drummers in the world. I would LOVE to see you do a reaction to Thomas Lang, as he may have the highest level of independence of any drummer I've seen. The man is a beast. Thanks for some great videos. Be well.
This is one of my favorite Rush tunes. I love Neil's restraint in this song, he manages that balance of complexity and interest with the groove so well. And can I just say how much that Geddy's bass lines and tone do for this song? Fantastic; the way that his part and Neil's work together.
In interviews he always said that Geddy and Alex set the timing of the song, including the time changes. He would then have to figure out his drum part.
A few things: 1st- This is one of my favorite traits about Neil's composition. Try listening for little recurring patterns with subtle changes all throughout the song. Like both of the times where he comes out of the verse into the chorus part of it. Like with his bass placements, and fill alterations. It's just so cool and I love his brain so much!
2nd- know that's its near impossible to 100% accurately write exactly what he plays. Sometimes he adds more notes than what fits, or changes the time slightly in the middle of a fill, and while it's likely not intentional, it makes the little subtleties irreplaceable and beautiful unique.
3rd- Also listen for his seemingly random hi-hat foot clicks which he does with a full hit. These incredibly minute differences in each hi-hat click makes such a subtle difference, but still a very important one. Each hit sounds just a little different than the last, and it just introduces a fresh and unique feel over the song as a whole.
So just keep an eye out for the little things when listening, cause added together they made the greatest drummer who he was. 😁
#1 is something I've always LOVED about Rush and which I've adapted to my own compositions, too! 😊 Those changes may sometimes really be very subtle, but they make Music even _more_ exciting! 😃👍
This song is a masterpiece. Take away all the lyrics and it literally SOUNDS like what it is about!
Just wanted to say great channel!
THANK YOU!
Wondered if you might be interested in seeing Peart's warm up routine? ruclips.net/video/dbAH2CnOMlg/видео.html or maybe his drum tech, setting up his kit? ruclips.net/video/bHPfy7cRA_U/видео.html
The Most adrenaline imagery used within rock music to this day . This song was repeatedly played on any road trips planned through my youth .
Hello again! Thanks again!
I read a while back....that possibly songs that could have more story to be told, tend to fade out. Whereas song with a distinct subject matter end on note so to speak. Going through the library to see if true, so far....seems the case!
From west coast Canada, peace.
During the pause in bars 70-71, while playing live in concert, Neil would often do a very high stick flip about 10' in the air, and elicit a huge roar from the audience.
Nice analysis Andrew. Another one of my favorites where the drums really contribute to the feeling of the song. YYZ should be interesting. This week is shaping up to be Moving Pictures week.
Sure is. It's a moving pictures deep dive Todd!
just like last Rush week... lol
Thanks. I'm working this one up now. This chart is more accurate than what I have. I've wasted a lot of time trying to work out the fill at the end of the bridge.
The Professor!!!we miss him 🙏
RIP
My absolute favorite Rush song.
my mom's favorite song of all time :D
this record, yyz specifically, got me into drumming at a young age, listening in the car cd player :)
Geddy pronounces it wrong. He says Red Barchetta (cha sound for the "ch"). However, the car is actually pronounced with a hard "K" sound "Barketta".
Thanks!
It's their song, and they pronounce it with the ch..so Bar "ch" etta it is.
Honestly took me a minute in the beginning. I was like Lee on a bear? And then I got it and proceeded to laugh way longer than I should have 😆
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Possibly Rush's best song. It is impeccable. That's for sure.
Geddy on a Teddy. Go Andrew ! RUSH and BLACK SABBATH are two of my Mt Rushmore bands.
GREAT!!!
And I'm wondering if these are _remastered_ versions of the 'Moving Pictures' songs?! The snare sounds better here than on my LP and CD from many moons ago! I've always wished that the drums on this album would've been mixed to sound as awesome as on its follow-up 'Signals'! Neil's very best drum sound, to me! 🙂
The live rendition from Frankfurt 2004 is killer. They eeallly lift off once the solo starts
9:09 Those are concert toms :)
Right on!
I don;t remember what year, but Car and Driver magazine named Red Barchetta as the best driving song of all time
Thanks for the insight around 7/4 . I understand time signatures no problem . But never really fully grasped how Neil slid effortlessly from 4/4 to 7/4 and back to 4/4 . I would hear it as turning the kit upside down. The kick and snare swapped in the music but not actually swapped whilst playing the part. Turns out I was right but didn't really compute that he stays on the 2 and 4 with snare while the music shifts around the pattern.
I probably haven't explained that well but basically I understand better now how it works.
Thanks again Andrew and BTW its " Zed" of course for the next song. 😀. ✌️❤️🤗
Yup! Glad that helps to describe how he deceives with his time feel
Neil called this “playing across the bars”. Cheers!
In regards to Rush and odd time signatures, all of the members were proponents of using what worked for the music...and made things interesting for them as a result. It also factored into their personal music tastes.
A few years ago Geddy Lee took part in CBC's "Jam or Not a Jam" while promoting his Big Beautiful Book of Bass. This is a segment where various musicians listen to songs and say if they think they're a jam, or not a jam.
The final song for Geddy was Schism by Tool, and his reaction was great. After just a few seconds:
"This is a jam already. You just have to give me an odd time signature, and I'm all in."
Source: ruclips.net/video/vPvyG1ZYVpo/видео.html
He wrote the lyrics too. That’s nuts
It was straight up a couple of decades before I realized this song had so much 7 in it because Neil was, indeed, very deceptive with those sections
That's Neil!
the easiest way to understand 7/4 is to look up 'Mr Burns waltz,' which turns 3/4 effortlessly into 4/4.
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Fun Fact; the album version is a single take, after many practice takes. When they finished the take, Geddy went into the lounge just as new of John Lennon's death was announced on the TV.
Great you enjoyed this, how did you isolate the drums on the previous video?
Just found that online!
How does that high hat go,brilliant
i really hope you do the camera eye, keep up the good work.
Yup whole album comin this week :)
I'm thinking of learning to play drums. I figure this would be a good song to start with. How hard could it be?
Not easy
Not a good song to start out with. A lot harder than it seems. Try an ACDC song most are pretty straight forward, great way to work on timing and familiarize with your hi hat's snare and kick drum.
Try it and find out.
(Narrator: he found out how hard it could be.)
I've been drumming for 50 Years This song has multiple time signatures learn how to hold sticks your grip baby steps you think you can get on a kit and play like The Professor baby steps first
Am I only one here that can see this comment is a joke?
Remember we had to try and figure this out in the 80s
Time Stand Still and New World Man are two of the best Rush/Peart tracks. Hope you can get to them...unless I've missed them.
What Neil has isnt roto toms, he has a 6, 8, 10 toms with no bottom heads, then goes to a 10 with a bottom head, 12,13 16, 22 gong bass. changed it in 1992 to the more recent single bass set
Not a huge Rush guy, but I always thought the 16th hat break was pretty legendary.
masterpiece album........their peak....
enjoyed it.
Also don't forget "Stevie on the Peavey" 😁🤟🎸
Classic Italian is Barketa. Weird how I've listened to these tracks since the early 80s. I don't hear the rhythmic complexity - I just hear the rhythm, the groove and the feel. The short 2 and 3 bars, together with the 7 bars are just part of the song. I would never hope to play this on drums (I'm a bass player) but I can always hear where we are and where we are heading.
Hello from Brasil! I strongly recommend that you watch the official video of the live version of this song, from the show "Exit: Stage Left"... simply the version/music of Rush that I like the most and the one that I like the most IN LIFE!
I have always wondered how many speeding tickets this song caused
A favorite
Neil's pretty much a crescendo after crescendo machine imo
HAHAHA yup
Nice one. Listen to the high hat work on The Weapon from Signals.
This was fun! 😀 Thank you, Andrew! 😊👍 I've always preferred this studio version to any live version I've heard so far, mainly because of the guitar sounds never being as great, but what I do like about the version on the 'Exit... Stage Left' live album is how they end this song: ruclips.net/video/PjjNvjURS-s/видео.html 😊
Awesome -thanks much Andrew -something off of Grace Under Pressure?
This week is a deep dive on moving pictures. But I’ll get to it!
This song is like a graphic novel.
Geddy Lee on a teddy knee......wow
always leave them wanting more... golden rule..