Gospel Legend hears IRON MAIDEN for the FIRST TIME
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2024
- In today’s video, you’ll see veteran gospel bassist Justin Raines (Israel Houghton, CeCe Winans, Musiq Soulchild, Sheila E) tackle the harmonised guitar riffs and galloping rhythms of the Iron Maiden classic 'The Trooper' that he’s never heard before - and it only takes him a minute.
Can Justin really go from gospel to metal?
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - Justin's First Listen - Iron Maiden, The Trooper
01:07 - How to get your FREE Workbook!
01:19 - Justin's Process
02:05 - Justin's Take
05:58 - Justin's Thoughts
07:06 - The Reveal
07:42 - Analyzing the Original Bass Line
09:00 - Playing Low Notes
09:40 - Steve Harris' Playing Style
10:16 - Attention to Detail in Bass Lines
11:24 - Adding Movement to Bass Lines
11:37 - Summary
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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME!!! This challenge is something that everyone should do every once in a while. Pick up something you've never heard before and removing the instrument you play. It also showcases the importance of having a large vocabulary and appreciating all genres of music. I love what you all are doing! Thanks again for having me!
Man, I have been listening to this song since I was 14, and have been playing it since about 18 or 19 on bass. I have a Steve Harris signature p-bass. I WAS WEARING A TROOPER T-SHIRT WHEN THIS VIDEO WAS POSTED. It can be a challenge for me to play, and you just nailed and improvised on it with one listen. Sir, I am in awe. Please, do yourself a favor and check our Rime of the Ancient Mariner. That is a fun song to play and has so many different parts, including the bass playing lead.
Great job!
J Raines this is why you my favorite dude. That retention my friend. I like mixing things I have taken from you with my rock band. Injecting some funk😂.
And I would like to get the transcription of what you played, you sounded sooooo cool!!
Absolutely sick to hear this on a 5 string with different licks and harmonization. Brilliant!
There should be a Drumeo x SBL crossover where the drummer and bass player listen to the same song they’ve never heard before without the tracks of their respective instruments. And then let them both do takes together on the new parts they came up with. I want more of these “hears for the first time” videos 😁
One with a whole band just jamming cuz they can't hear anything from the original song.
Might be too much but could work in a way.
Agreed…
great idea. i love it. 👍
There is another channel called Pianote that does a similar challenge to Piano players. We could just get a whole band going
Dude's not into heavy metal and he still killed it. What a beast!
because his genres are the foundation of heavy metal.
@@FromTheHipp Or at least they have the same roots, yeah
@@FromTheHipp Couldn't disagree more. There's more classical music influence in a song like this than gospel.
@@c.a.t.732 this genre doesnt exist without blues. and blues is a spinoff from gospel(and negro spirituals). the artists themselves may have taken from parts of classical(doubt it) when creating the song, but every single riff comes from blues. and its because of this foundation of blues/gospel, this bass player can jump right in seemlessly. because rock its many iterations, is just blues.
@@FromTheHipp Blues and gospel are not the same thing, so your whole argument is spurious. The gospel bass player here and his music do not represent the foundation of metal. Metal is a form or rock, which is about rebellion, while gospel is about submission, so they're not even linked philosophically.
That is what professional looks like. I have played this song many times, and will never play it as well as his first take. Beautiful.
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You need more practice then....
@@williamg8832chill homie.
Talent is a strange thing, everyone has a little, and a few have a lot. I play bass in a rock cover band, I’ve played this song before, but I will never match the talent of this man right here! If I practiced every waking moment until I die, he’s still getting better during that same time, I’ll never catch up. But that OK, I enjoy hearing this talent and it motivates me, and frankly I don’t care to listen to musicians who are no better than I am! When I buy music, I want to be wowed!
@AspiringSpaceWizard nah he's right. I learned this song in 8th grade as did many of my friends. And we grew up in the ghetto without music classes or anything
I love how he INSTANTLY went to what was right for the song. His ear and sense of touch are just amazing. Love it!
if you want to believe these videos...
this is how absolute pitch works
@@snaggletooth4933may be you dont understand what happenes here, hes not repeating 1 in 1 bass line of the song, he made his own bass line similar to original, and yes people with absolute pitch can do this, i rather advise you to met with one of such type. Btw i agree and undestand that happens not in standalone take.
I've been playing guitar 37 years usually you know where something is going based on music theory or just a trained ear.
Someone should get this to Steve. I think he would love it.
I doubt it...🤣
It'd definitely be interesting to Steve's reaction to this
I really doubt it, causes more confusion listening him grooving, really annoying actually. The soy reaction of both of them is even worse hahahah
@@nero1375 omg no not the soy reacterino ;_;
@@nero1375 what makes a reaction soy? I’m not getting any umami flavor out of their faces.
It's really cool how he drops the chorus down to the low B string.
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Gospel player thing
Drumeo stumbled onto absolute gold with this format and im loving watching other channels do it with other instruments
Does anyone else do it? I want to see a whole band - build the track back up one instrument at a time
For real. Love the Drumeo vids and very happy to see this channel using the format for a different instrument. Great content from both channels.
This man has the skills to pay the bills..... incredible memory, truly amazing.
Justin is an absolute monster!! 🔥🔥🔥
He knows music theory
absolute pitch ...i know a woman in my city, local guitar teacher, with similar skills too
Steve is a monster bassist, and when a gospel legend needs too break it down, you know it's a good part!
I took lessons with Justin for about a year. Can say confidently that he's one of the best in the business. My skills improved dramatically under his tutelage.
He has a course or something? Or the classes are via zoom?
Not once anybody mentioned "galop" term, amazing ❤
Flabbergasted
That surprised me...
He's totally missing the gallop parts
Because they are all basic
@@r92kingYeah he killed it but yep missing the main thing that make Steve Harris Steve Harris and a huge part of Maiden’s sound! I wanted someone to say gallop or bring it up.
I love when he goes to the low tones - pretty damn cool
My thoughts exactly. Not sure what Steve Harris would make of this, but I love it.
I know, right? This is why I love bass
It makes the highs of the solo stand out if you ask me.
That’s what the 5 string brings.
People who know what they're doing on a 5 string just make everything sound awesome
He did SO WELL! Ugh these guys are completely on a different level. I find it so incredible how they can bring their own genre and their own style to a completely foreign song and the final result still sounds incredible. Such a testament to their skill and musicianship.
It makes me want to sell all my bass gear and take up knitting when I see someone of this skill level
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Honestly, this isn't too crazy for gospel players. They're all crazy talented. If you want to be great, go to church 😂
@@blakesimmons5130 He might be great but he's no Steve Harris.
😳🤯 that was one of the most impressive things I’ve ever witnessed!
Right? He's phenomenal!
Some of the fills he played blew my mind. If I ever had to play that again live I would revisit those licks
beast of a player, so good
💯💯💯
OMG!! I’ve seen videos like this by Drumeo with drummers and I’ve always wanted to see them with bass players!! Thank you SBL and I hope this becomes a series!!!
Watch this space...
Amazing! Nobody mentined the gallop though.. Arry's gallup is pure gold.
Thank You, how do you discuss Iron Maiden Basslines with out uttering the word gallop.
WE NEED MORE VIDEOS LIKE THAT
More to come!
I want to see what somebody would improvise for "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick".
Felixs Pastorius playing Overactive Imagination by Death.
WE NEED THIS!!
His bass line to that was really cool, loved the drops and riffs he added to it. It is always interesting to see what another musician will do with a song. Even the original band playing live will switch up things, why live performances from different concerts have always interested me personally.
Jesus. Some of those lines, and the tone were absolutely outstanding. Flip! Loved it. Big smile on my face throughout.
Awesome!!!
I was playing guitar in church when Ron Kenoly's album "Lift Him Up" came out. I never heard it but while we were in practice, the conversation starts with the keyboardist who were Jamaican. "Have you heard Kenoly's new album" Reply, "Yeah, I heard some, how does it g?" Then he hums it. All of sudden the bassist, keyboardist, drummer and other guitar player start playing it. That's when I got that bewildered look. Talented just like Justin.
As soon as Jordan Rudess did Empire State of Mind I realized this format could work for bassists as well as keyboardists and drummers, glad yall are doing it!
Isn't it drumeo doing it first?
@@aidilmubarock5394 Maybe they meant that they thought it would only work for drummers, but then saw it done for keyboard and realized it could actually work for bass too.
@@danielhadida3915 bingo! I figured it worked so well for drummers because drums aren’t intrinsically connected to melody and changes and stuff (at least not like bass is) and the artists had so much room to groove and make their own arrangements, but the format really allows for bassists to shine in their abilities in subtlety and finding the pocket to support the rest of the band they way a bassist is supposed to.
Jordan didn’t do Empire State of Mind, he did Intergalactic Epicness of Subconsciousness
@@TonyHavenMusic what are you talking about
This Brother right here Justin Raines is a BEAST on Bass, a great father, and willing to help anyone if he can. I was in a time crunch as an amateur Bass Player, trying to learn a song that was difficult to me, reached out to him, he recorded the parts for me in a day on video so I could learn the music for my event. I have always admired his gift and think he deserves more credit than he already receives! He ripped this, like he always does!
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As a long time Maiden fan, it's intense hearing someone picking up one of their most iconic tracks and reimagining Harris's classic gallop - and then some elements of Justin come up with something so sick and so similar at the same time! Dude NAILED IT! 🔥
It’s reliving to see a Grammy winning bass player approaching a song and building a bass line just like myself and so many others, that’s a sick headstock too!
Thank You so much!
@@Jraines112 absolutely!! Thank you for the reply, you Rock!🙏🙏
Dude! Justin did SO GREAT!!!! What an awesome bassline he implemented!!! Steve Harris would love it!!!
He got all that from one listen?? I am blown away and would love to put his version on a playlist, he breathed new life into an old heavy metal standard for me! If he had his own show doing this I would await every episode with bated breath! Bravo, Justin Raines!
They should have at least told him to use a PBass, but yeah it's interesting to hear a different take of course.
gotta love how Ian brought rock and metal to this channel
I really like Justin's take on the song. Even though it doesn't have Steve's insane galloping, he gave it a really good groove that still matches with the original and did some great improv.
That seriously is what makes Steve Harris and drives the songs. It’s fun to hear a take on it without that basic fundamental.
Man that's one wicked piece of wood you got there my brother
That's what she said
@@surf101- my brother??
When he was able to understand and play the song in the end, he left his beautiful mark.I enjoyed this video very much..thx❤
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So glad you guys starting doing these Drumeo-style videos. That was awesome. This dude has some serious skills.
Justin is an absolute monster player!! glad you enjoyed it!
The man's got skills & did a MAIDEN song justice. Respect!
No he didn't he missed the most important rythmic part of the song.
@@CrazyHenkie777as you see from the video, he learned the song without listening to the bass. So he made his own parts up.
@@JazzSoulMetal He lacked intensity.
Gospel Legend playing the Legend Iron Maiden, how does it get better than that. Loved it.
speaking as a metal bassist myself: this was awesome! You could tell Justin isn't a metal player but I really liked his take on the song, especially not knowing the original bassline beforehand! Actually gave me some ideas to consider for writing basslines of my own in the future! Very cool!
ok
I just found this channel. I’m a drummer and this is like the shoots that Drumep does.
Justin is a master player. This literally sounded like his bass playing could go right to the track and be released. It was THAT good. Just incredible
The talent of this guy is unbeliveble! Not only he's getting so much right at the first time, even when it's completly wrong compared to the original it sounds good and fits pretty well. This guy can not only play tyhe bass, he's feelining and understanding music at a high level, a real musician. That's awsome! Very entertaining video to see.
This one has been one of the best videos ever watched on UA-cam! The concept behindhis video revealed the beauty of getting the perspective on a genre from a musician devoted to another totally different genre: the scales he used and how he used them, the reason why he did such things rather than other ones (the motivations behind his licks) and his background. Wow, what a blast! You should do this kind of video with more musicians more often IMHO.
Mr Raines! Great to see you on SBL. Hope there will be more in the future🎉
Love when a musician starts getting it it's like you see the joy and skill go next level
Holey moley, that was AWESOME!!! Nailing the bassline SO closely without ever having heard it - just amazing!! Wow!!
This has always been one of my absolute favourite Iron Maiden songs and it was the first I learned to play on bass, Steve Harris is on fire as usual and it’s fucking awesome. Also my own personal story with this song is that it was the first song I played with my band when we got started and only after one playthrough we knew that it had to be a mainstay of our set every time we did a show, and it’s been our closer ever since
Been a huge fan of Justin and his playing for many years, also been a fan of maiden for many years. Loved seeing his take on this from a gospel point of view and the way Justin read into what the song was doing. Would love to see how a jazz specialist would approach this tune
This guy is such a beast-but very musical, not just flash! RESPECT 💪. Also would like to add that the original bass line is dope af and fits the song perfectly….like he mentioned, it glues it all together!
That was amazing! Maiden is my all-time favorite band (since 1983) and hearing a different take on the bass for this song was really a trip. Way different but it still fit perfectly, it was cool to hear the spots where Justin instinctually played what Steve played as well, he's an incredible musician.
Justin is the MAN!! Thanks for introducing me to his amazing playing & spirit!!
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This was amazing, I am in awe at how great Justin did, even with his own spin. Ian and Sharon's reactions made it even better.
Thank you for FINALLY giving Steve Harris some props lately. He’s the reason I became a musician 4 decades ago!
Never knew who Justin Raines was. Always a pleasure and a treat to discover a great musician like this. For never having heard the song he killed it! Love the fills and riffs that he added. You can tell this man has awesome skills. Thanks for sharing this with us and for introducing me to Justin Raines.
Loved it. Man he's on another level of bass playing that I aspire to. 99 more levels to go and I'll get there. 😅 I don't have anyone particular in mind but reaching out to Metal and Rock bass players to play some funk, r&b and jazz.. it would just be hard to find guys who haven't heard the greats before.
Loved the muting!!!! 🔥
Gospel players are all incredible, and great improvisers!!
At first I had this vid on in the background while I was cooking ... Then I realized you GOTTA watch this with your eyes as well as your ears! Seeing your funk-face(s) in real time is ESSENTIAL! Love it!!!
Music is so beautiful. It’s amazing to see another artist coming up with the ideas for songs we all know.
Ohhhhh!!! I love Justin and I try to follow the lessons always...and I love Maiden!!! My favorite band!!!!
Her joy!! I’ve noticed it in other videos because it sticks out to me. Her love and joy of music seems so pure!🙏🏾
I relate so much to what he said about retention and how people know and rely on him for that; That's also been one of my greatest strengths as a musician. I've always been learning songs by memory, never relied on sheet as a pianist that much, and I carried on the same mindset learning guitar and bass later on.
This is wonderful. Such a fun game to grasp how music is made
Awesome we need more of these Drumeo for BASS !!!
Thank you so much for introducing that format for bass. Been enjoying the Drumeo ones a lot, and couldn't wait for that format on here.
yes, love that you guys have started this. awesome playing and a great way to be introduced to players we might not have met yet
That video was great, a really original take on all of these reaction videos!
Fantastic! Great interpretation, great player!
Good God I am completely blown away. Please do more of these.
I've heard this song and played it for a long time, and seeing it reimagined put me to tears, beautiful.
I love this format! Talk through the techniques and how different people approach transcribing basslines.
Justin Raines!!!!! 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐, ngl having a church background prepares you for ANY genre of music, in one service we’ll have songs that are more traditional then some that are more rock driven or r&b driven just depends on the flow of service
never Christ driven
Facts 😊
I Love his line on this Classic. He did his own line that fix great :)) The language in every style of Music that show us Their beauty ❤
Wow! What a rendition of this masterpiece! This is why Mr.Raines is a legend! Well done Sir!
He's a monster all right!
This is killer content 🔥🔥🔥
The legendary Steve Harris is a very skilled bassist but this guy is on another level.First time hearing an Iron Maiden classic and to come up with he's own version and pretty well nail the changes.Not as forcefull as Mr.Harris but if it really is a first run through,well it's a really impressive
take on this tune.
SO happy to see this challenge being done for Bass great Job !!!!
Justin is supremely gifted, skilled, and educated(Berklee) and there are very few songs that he can't play and tastefully embellish! There is a reason why he's a first-call gospel bassist who can play anything. He's also a great drummer!!!
Thank You for your kind words!
OMG! He played effortlessly and relaxed as if it were a simple warm-up exercise that he's played 10,000 times before. What a beast. Just great. Thanks for sharing
That's a jazz musician for you... they use their ears!
I had played all maidens songs for years up to fear of the dark. I was the bass player in a show called IRN MACMAIDEN. WE WERE BACK IN THE DAY THE BEST SCOTTISH MAIDEN TRIBUTE. 👍🏻
So good to see such competent musicianship.
LOVED his pushing to the lower range
omg that was insane ..im jelly of this mans skills
I know dude is a legend in his own right, but I'm mad dude nailed the gallop. Without even knowing who Steve Harris is 😅. Took me forever to be able to do that without my fingers getting exhausted. His version sounded pretty dope as well.
Well he actually missed the gallop and didn’t even seem to notice it during the session. Picked with two fingers even after hearing the original.
@@hauxon Steve Harris only uses two fingers.
@@oliverjr73 You're right but he still didn't get it right. I however always assumed Steve uses three fingers since it seems easier. Just like one might assume James Jamerson uses more than one finger ...but also wrong. It was a fair effort from Justin Raines and nicely played but the 5 string muted/muffled sound is simply the opposite of Steve's raw and harsh sound.
@@hauxon Valid, but they're both very different instruments. Steve plays a 4 string p-bass, with a super chunky neck, and uses flatwound strings. You just can't replicate that tone with the bass he was using. The point that I was making, is that he knew the song needed a galloping bassline, despite having never heard the Iron Maiden song. Dude did beyond an exceptional job, and it really shows his mastery of musicianship, not just bass playing.
@@oliverjr73 that's not right. He didn't gallop. He played straight eighths. So he didn't know the song needed a gallop bassline otherwise he would have played one! Not saying he did a bad job, just disappointed that no one in the video pointed out the fact that Steve plays a gallop and he didn't - seems like a rookie oversight on behalf of the hosts.
Started playing drums in 1983, learned so many Maiden songs. I absolutely love these style videos showing these bad ass musicians hearing for the first time songs I grew up on !
Killed it. I had a mile long smile with the little accents he put on a classic bass song! Monster player!
Geddy, John Myung, Scott Devine?
He got the Iron Maiden gallop going pretty quick
He didn't play the gallop.
I've never heard of this lad Justin, but damn his freaking wicked..!! ”𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐑𝑵𝐎𝐒”
💥🤘🏼❤️🔥🤘🏼🎸
This was the best vidoe of this kind I have ever seen. This mans bassline worked sooo fantastically in every single section and all the improvisations to each groove he had was amazing... and even more interesting that steve harris... not that its better but kept me on my seat throughout the whole song. So much melody in his playing. Loved every second!
Iron Maiden is fairly easy to learn, but the endurance is unbearable, even with 3 fingers (Steve plays with 2!).
How about if Steve Harris hears “Teen Town” for the first time?
Yeah but those guys are both iconic and created their own sound and style. Doesn’t make sense to have him try to play teen town. Maybe he’s already heard it too but leaves it at that and vice versa. One thing Justin completely overlooked was the feel of the song and he never quite noticed the gallop, which to me is the most obvious thing that drives the song. Just comes to show that no matter how knowledgeable or technical you are there is always something you don’t know or feel. I’ve heard jazz players try to play AC/DC and nothing in their vocabulary could save them!
I agree, but to counter your argument; he just had one take, no time to digest or rephrase, just a blind take. On the other hand they are teo different musicians with two different background and musical idiom. The song is written (if I don't misremember) by Steve Harris, of course he has the feel of it. The song is built around the bass riff(drive). PS: read all my sentences with a calm lecturer's voice😂
I don't think Steve Harris never heard the Teen Town mate😅
This was great! Thanks for the episode
Absolutely amazing! Such a fantastic job!
They didn’t point out the gallop
So well done! Love this concept for videos. ❤
Super fun to hear! Such impeccable playing, and tone, and perfect use of the 5 string!
Just pure a joy to listen and watch.Amazing-my blood flow went up!
That was great! Very enjoyable from us fans who have heard this song for decades.
He didnt miss even once, gallpoing bass, melodic, dynamic, A1 take on the song I really enjoyed this.
I love this idea, hopefully they end up making 100s of these
Brilliant !!!!!
This shows that, whatever the genre, music is music and a real musician can play anything
This was fantastic, really enjoyed it! As a fan of both rock/metal AND gospel, it was incredible to hear Justin apply some of those tasty gospel-style licks and runs in a rock song context! ❤️😎🤌🔥