Wow, rip Neil Peart

[Theowl32]

Born: September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Canada
Died: January 7, 2020

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Yeah...sucks

 

[bluzman61]

What are your favorite songs by Rush? My 5 favorites are 1) La Villa Strangiato - The best rock instrumental I've heard. 2) Tom Sawyer - where popularity (It got LOTS of airplay.) meets virtuosity. 3) YYZ - another fantastic instrumental. 4) Red Barchetta - great song about a car and driving on the open road. 5) The Spirit Of Radio - possibly THE first song I heard by Rush, I still love this song.

 

[MAGAman]

While Carl Palmer was my favorite, Peart was phenomenal.

Big, big loss...

Almost nobody plays real music anymore.

 

[SmokeALib]

Another great musician lost. The most awesome percussionist I have ever heard. His work on Xanadu still makes my hair stand on end.
Rest in peace Neil Peart.

 

[SmokeALib]

Xanadu from A Farewell To Kings.

 

[petro]

Wow.
We used to get stoned as hell and would wear out cassette tapes of Rush. Got to see them live once, was a hell of a show.
RIP.

 

[westwall]

Tom Sawyer and Limelight. Red Barchetta, and the Spirit of Radio, definitely, I would choose Subdivisions as my last one though.

Here he is at his absolute best.... I love the bands reactions to his solo work, which begins at the 3:53 mark....

 

[the other mike]

rip Neil

What are your favorite songs by Rush? My 5 favorites are 1) La Villa Strangiato - The best rock instrumental I've heard. 2) Tom Sawyer - where popularity (It got LOTS of airplay.) meets virtuosity. 3) YYZ - another fantastic instrumental. 4) Red Barchetta - great song about a car and driving on the open road. 5) The Spirit Of Radio - possibly THE first song I heard by Rush, I still love this song.

Hard to say.
I first saw them open for Ted Nugent in 1975, then had front row the next year for the 2112 tour --Akron Ohio both times---and four more times after that ....the last time I saw Rush was 1987 or 88 in Atlanta Ga.and I've at one time or other owned almost -all of their albums on vinyl, cassettes, 8 tracks or cds.

Off the top of my head - songs that jump to mind would be
Beneath, Between and Behind ( Fly by Night)
Working Man (Rush)
YYZ (Moving Pictures)
A Farewell to Kings (title track)
Natural Science (Permanent Waves)

 

[the other mike]

 

[the other mike]

This is why he only made it to 67 most likely.
Reading is really bad for you.

 

[Theowl32]

And keith Richards keeps on going......

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Well Damn.

Neil Peart, Rush Drummer Who Set a New Standard for Rock Virtuosity, Dead at 67

[Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California at age 67. The cause was brain cancer, which he had been quietly battling for three years, according to Elliott Mintz, a spokesperson for the Peart family. A representative for the band confirmed the news to Rolling Stone./QUOTE]

 

[westwall]

And keith Richards keeps on going......

Richards is a vampire

 

[ru4outoo]

I am so glad to see Rush on their last tour. I was shocked when I heard the news.

 

[edthecynic]

Probably the least known band Neil Peart played in, Brand X, but if you love Fusion you will love Brand X

 

[the other mike]

If you close your eyes and listen to him, he sounded like William Shatner on speed.

 

[the other mike]

Probably the least known band Neil Peart played in, Brand X, but if you love Fusion you will love Brand X

Are you sure you don't mean Phil Collins ?
No --check it out - you were thinking of Morris Pert maybe.
Brand X

• John Goodsall – guitar, sitar on "Sun in the Night", echo
• Robin Lumley – keyboards, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Clavinet, vocals
• Percy Jones – bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8)
• Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals on "Sun in the Night", piano
• Morris Pert – percussion and a vast number of bits and things that he hit while the tape was running, including: The QE2, Idi Amin, and undiscovered parts of Scotland

 

[bluzman61]

And keith Richards keeps on going......

Keith will probably live to be 100, or 110........

 

[edthecynic]

Probably the least known band Neil Peart played in, Brand X, but if you love Fusion you will love Brand X

Are you sure you don't mean Phil Collins ?
No --check it out - you were thinking of Morris Pert maybe.
Brand X

• John Goodsall – guitar, sitar on "Sun in the Night", echo
• Robin Lumley – keyboards, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Moog synthesizer, Clavinet, vocals
• Percy Jones – bass, autoharp (7), marimba (8)
• Phil Collins – drums, lead vocals on "Sun in the Night", piano
• Morris Pert – percussion and a vast number of bits and things that he hit while the tape was running, including: The QE2, Idi Amin, and undiscovered parts of Scotland

Upp, I confused Morris Pert with Neil Peart.
Brand X is still a great Fusion band.