Peart and Bruford made me listen to and appreciate drumming as an integral ensemble part of a song.
No other drummers will surpass Peart and Bruford.
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Peart and Bruford made me listen to and appreciate drumming as an integral ensemble part of a song.
No other drummers will surpass Peart and Bruford.
A client of mine works rigging and lighting at a number of New York-area venues. During one session, he asks me if I was at the R40 RUSH concert at the Newark, NJ Prudential Center. I answered with something like, "You'd better believe it!" Then he tells me how he rarely sees such a powerful reaction from a crowd for a band. That was my cue to fall back on my "There is no such thing as a casual RUSH fan." line.
He then goes on to marvel at all the syncopated air-drum and air-guitar mavens out in the crowd. "Especially during the drum solo, right?", I said. With a still-present air of disbelief, he responds with something to the effect of, "When that was happening, one of the brothers I was working with came up to me, looks at the crowd and says 'Y'all white people are crazy!'". Without missing a beat (pun mildly intended
) I say, "Not 'white people', dude…'RUSH fans'! 
"Of all their concert opening/interstitial bits an' skits, "The History Of RUSH" was always my favorite*, especially when they take pot-shots at themselves!
O'Malley: "What a bunch of crap!"
Gershon: "Crap, yes, but sometimes people love crap!"
I love it when someone who's amazing at their craft takes their work seriously, but not necessarily themselves seriously.
(*: The kids from South Park doing Lil' Rush to intro "Tom Sawyer" is my second favorite!
)
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Peart and Bruford were very friendly and worked together on a burning for buddy album. Bruford dedicates a paragraph or two to the experience in his book. He was exceedingly kind worded about Peart. I'm sure the feeling was mutual.
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Life is short ...
make sure you spend time with those people in your life who are important … and tell them what they mean to you
make sure you spend time with those people in your life who are important … and tell them what they mean to you
Just got here, and this is the first thing I see....new to me.
Just sick and tired of the good folks getting taken out early,while the bad ones go on and on....Watched a documentry on Linda Ronstadt a few days ago.Now this.
Closer To the Heart is playing in my head right now.
Just sick and tired of the good folks getting taken out early,while the bad ones go on and on....Watched a documentry on Linda Ronstadt a few days ago.Now this.
Closer To the Heart is playing in my head right now.
GREAT suggestion. I started watching last night, so far it's really good.
I'm gratified (but not surpised) to see how enormous is the public response in tribute to the passing of Mr. Peart. It isn't just RUSH fans, but a lot of folks who have been affected in some way by "The Professor" and his immense body of work, not only as drummer and lyricist, but also as author and philosopher.
For those of you who haven't read his books, I've found them to be profoundly touching and intimate. I had my first exposure to his writing in 2013 when I was gravely ill in the hospital. My friend brought me his copy of "Traveling Music" and it made a deep impression on me. It's not an exaggeration to say that reading about Mr. Peart's personal life experience with listening to all different types of music inspired and motivated me at a time when I was in critical health condition.
I've since read his other books and have seen as many video appearances of his that I can find and can understand why so many people are affected so much by his passing.
RIP. You will be missed.
For those of you who haven't read his books, I've found them to be profoundly touching and intimate. I had my first exposure to his writing in 2013 when I was gravely ill in the hospital. My friend brought me his copy of "Traveling Music" and it made a deep impression on me. It's not an exaggeration to say that reading about Mr. Peart's personal life experience with listening to all different types of music inspired and motivated me at a time when I was in critical health condition.
I've since read his other books and have seen as many video appearances of his that I can find and can understand why so many people are affected so much by his passing.
RIP. You will be missed.
Saw Carl a few years back at Reggie's in Chicago. Never saw Neil live, or don't remember it.
My loss, multiplied.
This death hit me particularly hard for some reason, im a fan but not like some people....man, never got to see these guys live 
It strikes me as especially tragic because he seemed like such a class act(along with the other 2), no drama or rockstar BS whatsoever. I was imagining today if Rush kept with their original drummer? In that scenario, Rush no doubt wouldve remained a obscure, cult act, Peart elevated and was the final ingredient. His groove was as deep as the Mariana Trench, he will be missed, R.I.P.
It strikes me as especially tragic because he seemed like such a class act(along with the other 2), no drama or rockstar BS whatsoever. I was imagining today if Rush kept with their original drummer? In that scenario, Rush no doubt wouldve remained a obscure, cult act, Peart elevated and was the final ingredient. His groove was as deep as the Mariana Trench, he will be missed, R.I.P.
Stewart Copeland…another personal, drummer-idol of mine…said in 2015, "Neil is the most air-drummed-to drummer of all time". An on-the-mark truism that reminded me of this lil' commercial by my personal favorite, automaker.
Back in my Blockbuster Days (NEVER FORGET!!
), my boss-friend asked me if I'd seen the new VW commercial. When I said I hadn't, she told me I was the first person she thought of while seeing it. On an unrelated note, let's just say it is unconfirmed whether or not my cars' steering wheels have ever suffered a RUSH-fueled pummeling. 
Back in my Blockbuster Days (NEVER FORGET!!
), my boss-friend asked me if I'd seen the new VW commercial. When I said I hadn't, she told me I was the first person she thought of while seeing it. On an unrelated note, let's just say it is unconfirmed whether or not my cars' steering wheels have ever suffered a RUSH-fueled pummeling. 
I know that "Time stand still" is not a favorite of many Rush fans but this line seems appropriate
Summer's going fast
Nights growing colder
Children growing up
Old friends growing older
Summer's going fast
Nights growing colder
Children growing up
Old friends growing older
The news didn't hit me as hard as it hit some of my friends. It's been more of a slow burn. I thought one reason is that I always focused on Geddy Lee more, but today I threw a couple of Rush CDs in the car, including the soundtrack to the Grace Under Pressure live concert from the Replay X3 DVD set, and it reminded me that I used to air drum to Neil Peart all the time in high school! I had the concert on Beta and even made a crappy recording to cassette tape that I would listen to a lot, so very nostalgic - I managed to get where I was going without crying but barely.
Here's a pic from when I saw them on R40 - it focuses on the doubleneck but Neil is there on the screen too.
Here's a pic from when I saw them on R40 - it focuses on the doubleneck but Neil is there on the screen too.
I'm shocked at the lack of Rush songs our local classic rock stations have played today......
Apparently CCR, Tom Petty and Bad Company are more important.
Apparently CCR, Tom Petty and Bad Company are more important.
I’m trying not to kludge up this thread with my ramblings, but I have to share this bizarre occurrence from about fifteen minutes ago.
I entered my local Moe’s Southwest Grill to treat myself to a fully-loaded burrito. This was after blasting “The Camera’s Eye” and “Jacob’s Ladder” on the way there.
For those unfamiliar with Moe’s, they’re similar to Chipotle, but way less-hipster-fru-fru. Another thing that sets them apart is their strong embracing of Rock ‘n Roll Culture in their decor and pumped-in music.
I placed my order, got my food & drink and sat down. The very second I’m about to take my first bite, the overhead music starts blaring RUSH’s cover of “Crossroads”, one of the very few songs from their catalogue that Moe’s plays!!
Really and for truly, I can say with all honesty that I’ve had countless lil’ coincidences like this surround me since I was a child (I often claim, “Synchronicity is my shadow!”), but rarely do they make me nearly break down in public. Now, please excuse me...there’s something in my eye.
I entered my local Moe’s Southwest Grill to treat myself to a fully-loaded burrito. This was after blasting “The Camera’s Eye” and “Jacob’s Ladder” on the way there.
For those unfamiliar with Moe’s, they’re similar to Chipotle, but way less-hipster-fru-fru. Another thing that sets them apart is their strong embracing of Rock ‘n Roll Culture in their decor and pumped-in music.
I placed my order, got my food & drink and sat down. The very second I’m about to take my first bite, the overhead music starts blaring RUSH’s cover of “Crossroads”, one of the very few songs from their catalogue that Moe’s plays!!
Really and for truly, I can say with all honesty that I’ve had countless lil’ coincidences like this surround me since I was a child (I often claim, “Synchronicity is my shadow!”), but rarely do they make me nearly break down in public. Now, please excuse me...there’s something in my eye.
