This is a very, very sad day. Neil is my greatest drummer hero by a long shot.
RIP Professor.
RIP Professor.
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I was at that show as well. That was the first of many times that I got to see them in concert.
I was never the biggest fan of Rush, although I own several albums and saw them live several times...
As a bass player, in my era, you had to know them, their songs, their stories.
And, as a bass player, of course I was drawn to Geddy, but... the drums were so amazingly lyrical, and musical, in ways no other rock drummers had even seemed to contemplate.
This, to me, was Neil Peart.
A drummer with the soul of a songwriter, rhythm as poetry. Very inspirational to little bass player me, to hear what levels could be reached, playing "rock" music.
Still learning from his playing, and, surely, others will also.
RIP to a true modern musical giant.
As a bass player, in my era, you had to know them, their songs, their stories.
And, as a bass player, of course I was drawn to Geddy, but... the drums were so amazingly lyrical, and musical, in ways no other rock drummers had even seemed to contemplate.
This, to me, was Neil Peart.
A drummer with the soul of a songwriter, rhythm as poetry. Very inspirational to little bass player me, to hear what levels could be reached, playing "rock" music.
Still learning from his playing, and, surely, others will also.
RIP to a true modern musical giant.
It was the summer of 8th grade (1981)when I heard Tom Sawyer for the first time and was blown away. I quickly went out and bought the album and have not listened to music the same way ever since. The music is so dense, musically and lyrically, there always seems to be new discoveries with each listen.
They were the soundtrack of my youth and I remain a huge fan to this day. As many others have said, Rush is the reason I play bass today.
It's really strange how close you can feel someone you don't know personally, but whose music and words touched you so deeply. This is really surprisingly painful.
RIP Neil. Thank You..
They were the soundtrack of my youth and I remain a huge fan to this day. As many others have said, Rush is the reason I play bass today.
It's really strange how close you can feel someone you don't know personally, but whose music and words touched you so deeply. This is really surprisingly painful.
RIP Neil. Thank You..
Heard it this afternoon as I was getting ready to leave my last job site. Rush was a big part of high school and after for me. I don’t usually get too emotional about celebrities but I had a tough time driving home...
Something to share that was passed onto me from another TB’r. I would guess that Neil, Geddy, Alex and all of his loved ones would like us to remember him as we admired him.
RIP.
RIP.
I will play Exit...Stage Left from front to back on my bass tonight. Side 2 will piss me off as usual.
Everything you wrote...I’m right there with you and I know there are thousands more.
Well said.
Breaks my heart, like loosing a limb. I not only enjoyed Neils lyrics but also read his books, he was an excellent writer. RIP Neil
Not many artist's passing brings me to tears, but this did. Not many can say they absolutely affected not only music, but their instrument. RIP sir, and thank you for the gift.
For me, starting out in 1978 as a drummer before switching to Bass in 1995, Neil Peart was the one we drummers all looked up to. I remember when Moving Pictures came out.... I was a freshman in HS and the big competition between all of us young drummers was who could play Tom Sawyer correctly first. We would all get together and go from one house to the next, watching each other play that song. I'd like to say I won, but I didn't.
RIP Neil. Thanks for the awesome music and for inspiring guys like myself to push ourselves a little farther every time we sat behind our drum kits.
RIP Neil. Thanks for the awesome music and for inspiring guys like myself to push ourselves a little farther every time we sat behind our drum kits.
Can't believe it. Humble and understated to the end. He was always a very private person, and kept his final battle private too. "Suddenly, you were gone, from all the lives you left your mark upon." (Afterimage, Grace Under Pressure).
As a Bass player, I feel the world has lost a drummer without peer.
As a Fan, I feel the world has lost a lyricist without peer.
R.I.P
As a Fan, I feel the world has lost a lyricist without peer.
R.I.P
What hasn’t been mentioned much is how nice of a guy everyone recalls Neil being. Lots of genius types (Miles, Lennon, Morrison etc..) suffered mean streaks on occasion. Everyone just says how gracious and sweet Neil was. RIP
Well stated.
I just sat with my studio headphones on in the dark and listened to Moving Pictures start to finish like I have done a thousand times before, this album changed what I thought the drums were supposed to be and to sound like and their musical purpose.
Crazy amount of talent, intelligence and chemistry in those 3. Truly something special.
