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R.I.P. Neil Peart

#301
More sad news, another one gone.:( I know it's just life, but this trend sucks.

I noticed this in our local Trader Joe's this past December, so I thought I'd share. Someone in upper management must be a Rush fan:
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R.I.P. Neil Peart
 
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Of course you never know someone via the media, from the outside looking in. And I can certainly understand his aversion to a lot of 'meet and greet' functions to avoid having to re-hash the death of his previous wife and their daughter. And a lot of times the truly gifted can be quite different emotionally than most folks. So my wish is that despite how it seemed from out here that he really understood just how much he was revered and appreciated, and he got some enjoyment and affirmation from it.

I often tend to lump drummers into either 'feel' or 'technique', but Neil was both, a ferociously driven time feel with buckets of ornaments to follow Geddy or Alex into and out of corners. As with Entwistle and Moon, I often wondered how Geddy could lock with the onslaught behind him, play terrifying lines at the same time, AND sing as well. Giants . . . . . .

Death is no respector of fame, fortune, or anything else, and when it's your turn, he's come for you. You can only hope that you left behind things where people will remember you fondly, and he certainly did, and will be proven in a terrible way that there wasn't another like him. NP was a 'one of one'.

We shall miss him.
 
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When I started playing rock bass after many years of jazz, the very first thing I did was study how Neil and Geddy interacted. And aside from being one of the greatest rock drummers (if not the greatest) of all time (and that's the other thing, he continued to study, to improve, to take risks, and keep learning), he was an intelligent and brilliant lyricist.

The biggest impact that Neil Peart had on my life, though, was that his book Ghost Rider helped one of my best friends through his own personal tragedy. As much as it sucks that he's gone, I have enough faith to believe that he's reunited with his wife and daughter. RIP Neil.
 
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Craig T Vector said:
Geddy: "I'm going to play a different bass on every song on this tour".

Neil: "Great idea! I'm going to play a different drum kit on every song!"

Alex: "No, Neil."

I imagine in my head this conversation happened. Best friends.
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Maybe the best thing about this band is how much they love each other, how tightly bonded they became, how ridiculous and silly they could get. Funny, self-deprecating guys all around. Hell, Lifeson had a few guest appearances - including one in drag - on Trailer Park Boys.

I’ve lost a band mate before and it sucks hard. Hope they’re as well as can be.
 
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I kind of suspected something was up with Neil, but had no idea it was that serious.

One thing I know about musicians is that they love to play music. Nobody just stops playing music one day after playing it all their life. I figured that, like the Beatles, Rush would no longer endure the rigors of touring but instead turn their attention on recording. That way Neil would not have to exert himself for hours, day after day. But it sounded like that was not the case.

I also figured that Neil would write more books or work on movies, concert footage and possibly drum lessons. But again, I had not heard rumor of that either.

Neil did not seem to the type that would lounge on the beach all day in his retirement. He was an active guy physically and mentally. So as I said in the beginning I suspected something was up.
 
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lordradish said:
Nah, then we'll end up with some garbage, half-assed, oldies touring act - see what Yes has become, as an example.
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More like The Who, than Yes, actually. But, yeah, Yes died with Chris.
dave64o said:
Obviously things could change, but I did see a somewhat recent interview with Geddy (maybe on Dan Rather's The Big Interview or in Beyond The Lighted Stage?) where he very clearly said there is NO Rush without the three of them. And based on all the other interviews I've seen with them over the years, I'd believe it.

Actually, if Geddy and Alex do make music again in the future, I do hope it's something new. It will be interesting to see what they come up with and what they morph into with the influence of other players.
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This is waht I was thinking.
 
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