When RUSH became known, Neil's drumming had about the same impact in the drum world as Jimi had on the guitar world. EVERY drummer that I know wanted to play like him. He was that significant.RIP brother.
In my opinion he was the greatest of all time. Not just his skill but his genius. We miss you sir. You mattered and your contributions will last several lifetimes. Thank you for sharing your genius.
When Neil Peart, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Simon Phillips, Mike Mangini, Jojo Mayer, Steve Smith, Mitch Mitchell, and many world class drummers who cite Buddy Rich as a major influence, then it's hard to conclude that Neil Peart was the greatest of all time. Certainly Neil was one of the greatest, but not *the* greatest. But what do I know having playing drums for only 30 years...
Neil was the best drummer in the rock band scene ever in my view. You can argue there are more technically superior drummers, but Neil was still a monster..creativity, power, versatility he had it all..
Agreed. Not taking anything away from greats like John Bonham, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, etc., but Neil was always literally constantly trying to better himself. He himself claimed that he wasn’t talented, but relentless. I disagree; he was relentless AND talented. Anyone with the drive to learn new things successfully, in my books, is talented….. We miss you professor….😢😢😢👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦
Only Neil would be so humble to say he would feel guilty about stealing someone else's sound talking about the big band samples, other musicians steel other people's music and incorporate it into their own with no regrets or guilt but not Neil that's the man he was,sadly missed in this unforgiving world we live in.
He’s better than them. It’s that simple. Imagine him sitting with the top 40 artists today. I bet no more than 2-3 of them could share the stage. There are no more instruments in a lot of pop music.
In 1983 Neil Peart wrote about how he developed his drumming style, "One thing I have come to learn about influences is that although copying one style can never be original, copying many styles often is original... The best advice for someone who wants to develop an original style is: Don't copy one drummer, copy twenty! I copied a hundred." (Modern Drummer, February 1993)
The fact that he treated drums as a melodic component of the music, not solely the rhythm….utter genius. He was unfathomably good at his craft. I hesitate to call myself a drummer as if what I can do overlaps at all with this skill level and artistry. He was simply on another planet of ability - AND humble about it. What a legacy, what a talent…what a cool guy. May he RIP
@@jomamma1750 Which didn’t? Max Roach; Bob Moses; Tony Williams; Art Blakey; Elvin Jones; Jack DeJohnette, etc… They play their tom toms in the most melodic and musical way. Sans electronics.
Agreed. To me that's what really defined his solos. Different movements, styles, sounds and techniques all in one solo. Simply put, his solos weren't just a chance to show off ........... but they were MUSICAL.
@@chrishanna2817 Really? Who knew?? Especially since said he Peart based part of his solos on Roach's "The Drum also Waltzes". That was one of several movements in his solos - not the only one. So yeah, what he did in solos was unique.
There will never be another. That mind has given us so much to be thankful for. What an inspirational human being. The music, the lyrics, the writings, the mysterious way he kept to himself and out of the spotlight yet so importantly impactful with his counterparts and best friends. Music will never be the same. The world has lost a diamond in the rough.
"Instead of ripping people off, I went in the studio and created my own sounds and assigned them to pads." What a man! What an artist! That statement needs to be shown to EVERY 'music artist' that releases an album!
I'm sure many of you have heard the old drummer joke, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce to you, the musicians... and the drummer." Neil wasn't just an extraordinary drummer, but an extraordinary musician. (and human being) Can't say he's no longer with us because he made an indelible impact on any of us who ever picked up a pair of sticks. I'm just glad I had the chance to imitate, assimilate, and eventually innovate due to watching him play.
Humans are only getting more talented. It's only society that's getting worse. There's more talented musicians out now than ever before, they're just swimming in a sea of awful ones, so it takes some work to find them.
@@thisguy1413 The "more talented" of today get their inspiration from somewhere. They build upon the what's been laid out for them from those before them. Neil Peart was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone else during his time. No one today is equivalent to that amongst other drummers of today like Neil was during his time.
They will ifcwe Don destroy ourselves first. Someone will be inspired by Neil & Bonham and rise to a level above them. It the nature of the human condition. You're right that future generations will not fully appreciate his genius.
There's NO "greatest & poorest" in music, also NO "better or worse" those are words in marriage vows. It's NOT the Olympics either, it's music, play it! "Music" is NOT a battle, it's a given benefit by gifted brilliance for energy,unity, to enjoy! Not argue,insult, & fight about it, appreciate the here & now, enable to hear so much music has to offer us all? We could of been living in the B.C. age listening to your buddy playing the same song on a bone flute, if we were lucky at night the encore was pterodactyl's mating call, trying to get some. So, whoop it up, party down, paint the town red, IDGAS just don't be a D!ck, 1 Axl Rose is 1 to many already! Ya Dig? \m/(>.
My brother bought my first Rush album for me in 1980. I was 10 years old. It was 2112. Neil inspired me to pick up drumming with that album. After his passing, the drumming world will never be the same. Thanks for so many beautiful memories through your music, Neil. You were, and will always be, the best ever.
A friend an I used to go record looking at a drugstore (yes kids drugstores sold vinyl in the 70s) and we bought 2112 because the cover looked cool. Took it home, put it on the turntable, and we were blown away....After that we went out and bought their first 3 albums.
Good lord! Just when you think you’ve seen all Neil Peart has to offer, he makes your jaw drop another level. This band inspired my imagination and their embrace of Objectism was a philosophical awakening. Thank you Neil for your music and demonstration of human greatness.
Objectivism from the Russian émigré authoress.Truth is ,Neil Peart himself was not an objectivist,Ayn Rand was 1 of the many philosophical authors that Neil studied.Neil Peart himself wrote 12 books of a variety of curiosity.But you shouldn't make claims about the entire bands philosophical convictions.U offer 0 proof of your claim and it shows not only your vanity,but more importantly your immaturity.
@@nirradyen-tolobaz3727 He merely mentioned that they "embraced" objectivism. He didn't say they were objectivists. You've made it quite obvious that your accusation of "vanity" is projection
There are many greats in the drumming world,but Neil was a true "percussionist" embracing all the facets of ensemble percussion.As a purely metronomic tour de force physically and technically,he had no equal- absolutely staggering precision. And,as many have said,the combination of him and those Ludwig drums rocks. The DW's never sounded like "his" sound,great drums as they were.
Neil's Tama and Ludwig sounds are best in my opinion, during this The Bones era, the electronic drums were D-Drums. It would be good if someone build Neil's Tama and Ludwig replica, the combined it with recent Rolland electronic kits, that would be nice. I'm not a fan of DW kits - it's sound too jazzy - even though i like the setup.
Drumming was always an art. It occurs within music, so it's part of art. It's like saying painting was a science until Picasso came along and made it into an art.
I was going to say the opposite- because drumming has always been artful/creative, but he brought form/function/machine like precision.....carefully choreographed, structured.
I see what you’re saying…before him (and with many after him), drum solos are mostly wank fests for drummers and it’s like oh wow crazy chops and energy but Neil actually did something where he made it musical and accessible
@@NotThatOneThisOne Yes, almost the same. From this point moving forward, it is almost identical - a few moody parts added here and there, but the framework is consistent
@@malinwj1167 but it's the framework that he changed the most, particularly around Test for Echo when he moved to DW. His kit layout and sound changed with the newer kits, and gave him different options for the solos. His movement around the kit changes, his choices of rudiments charges, his narrative changes. All that really stays the same is that it's clearly a Peart solo with his signature motifs and skill at drumming. But the framework changed massively and never stayed still.
We miss you, Neil! I still get a little swelly-eyed anytime I watch your videos. You have no idea how much you impacted the life of every little dude with their first drum set, as you did with me.
Coffee? Cocaine. He has stated on record in several sources that he used it and enjoyed it for many many years. He managed it, and it didn't manage him. He was one of the lucky ones when it came to coke.
Sherlock Holmes approach to cocaine. When you're that much of an intellectual, you have to keep your mind engaged in creative ways. If Neil ever needed a few lines of coke to get through his day, I can't hold that against him. Would not have minded doing a sesh with, actually.
When it comes to Neils solos, the solo from the Exit Stage Left album is, IMO, his best. The ESL solo is one of the best solos ever recorded. I was fortunate enough to see Rush at their best on the Moving Pictures tour and the Signals tour. Wow! 40 years ago. Rush is definitely a big part of the soundtrack of my youth. Wish we could go back and do it all over again. Thanks Neil, Alex and Geddy for all the great music over the years. RIP Neil.
I wish I saw the ESL tour. I got turned on to Rush in the 80's and started with the Signals and Grace tours, but I was hooked on their earlier stuff also. I would have loved to see ESL, Moving Pics, but my favorite albums are Hemispheres and Permanent Waves
Exit stage left Xanadu showed Neil at his absolute best. Any time I show those unfamiliar with Neil, that's my go to. And every time, without fail, they are left speechless.
so there I was a teen in the 80s watching Neil play this solo live, and I remember laughing and saying to my best friend...Neil is a human octopus. Rush was the soundtrack to my entire childhood.
@@johnbeckwith1361 No disrespect but how long was John Bonhams career ?? How long was Neil's? I think thats the bottom line. Both are obviously worthy but I think the longevity of Neil's career puts him over the top. Just my opinion.
@@johnbeckwith1361 no hes right Neil is the better drummer no contest. Sorry but Bonam could never do what Neil could do but Neil can easily do what Bonam did thats the difference. People who say Bonham is better are usually just more of Led Zeppelin fans so they say Bonham is better cause they like Led Zeppelin more. The rythms, the time signature changes, the technical skill and the pure passion he had blew any other drummer away including Bonham
@@CRoo-zu5ij don't even know what to say about that comment. This debate will go on forever. Both worthy and both great. I just can't wrap my mind around someone being better than Neil Peart on the drums. I saw that man several times in concert sitting where I could see everything this man was doing on the kit and I swear there were times his hands were moving so fast I could barely even see them !! He was a freak of nature behind that kit. Love them both but I'll take Neil anyday.
It was the 1st and only time i actually cried at the news of a musician or band member passing away. Thats how much i loved the guy. Almost all my high school memories would include this band .
In the beginning, I'm thinking he needs to see Geddy's eyeglass fitter for a better fitting pair of shades😎. Never noticed they came off until I read your comment. LOL
I'm not even a drummer, and I can watch him do this all day lol Saw them live in concert about 7 or 8 times. His drum solos were always the highlight of the show, even though the rest of the band is insanely talented too. Will always miss Neil, and just thinking that I wont be able to see him perform live anymore makes me sad.
@@philwright2480 Neil's favorite drummer was Buddy Rich. I love Neil, but Buddy was from a different planet. Same with Vinnie Colaiuta. None of this takes anything away from Neil, because what matters most is the musical choices he makes ... and Neil made a ton of great/unique choices.
Neil Peart’s legacy is his gift to us. There have been a few drummers as proficient, but none better - but what sets him apart was his vision for the drums and his stunning use of electronics and sampling. Here was never content to just be part of a rhythm section. I hope one day he gets proper recognition, not just from fans and peers, but that he becomes a household name and stands alongside the pantheon of iconic drummers. Bless you, Neil. A true original.
Like an octopus! The professor always learning and experimenting. Always exploring different patterns and different time sigs...total respect for the Lord of time!
Never met the guy but man do I miss him. He was jaw dropping to watch in every performance. So glad I saw Rush live, im fact I saw their last tour ever in Denver. Little did we all know he was sick because he was absolutely on point that tour. An absolute perfectionist til his last show.
An unbelievably brilliant musician. Thank you for 40 years of your music, the soundtrack of millions of lives over the years. The world is a little darker; one of the all-time greatest, The Professor, has us wishing we had him a little longer. R.I.P.
Neil taught me to be a percussionist, not just a drummer. I never heard of a china or splash before I heard him, his tuning and complex, almost mathmatical fills with repeating (but not exactly) patterns made them fun to learn. He will be forever missed, RIP Neil Peart...
As I watch this, listen to this, my eyes are watering up. I know it's a great performance, no doubt of that, but it's not the performance, but rather, watching Neil Peart and knowing that this kind of performance will never happen again. I know that Neil's performances are recorded for generations to come, so my hope is that some kid, someday, watches this video and it inspires him to pick up drumsticks and literally becomes the next Neil Peart.
I just thought of something in examining the Professor’s last name: the first that caught my eye 👁 was ART- artist, artistic expression in both music and lyrical content. Second: PE as in physical education as in the Stamina it takes to play drums and in particular at a EXCEEDINGLY HIGH LEVEL!!! So we can deduce through his last name that we have an ARTIST in every sense of the word and Physical Education in terms of stamina and physicality to play at level that boggles the mind and soothes the Heart! Rest In Peace Professor there will never be another like you! Sincerely, Gary
Everyone knows the skill, precision, composition. The POWER is amazing. Neil hits so hard, every stroke. A singular talent, a man from a better time. He is sorely missed.
Talent and genius aside, the fact he took the time to share his ideas and behind the scenes workings of his set up and how it all works is a testament to how humble and respectful he was to the craft and the common fan as well as a aspiring artist/drummer.😢#RIPNEP he was playing that fast to wasn’t he?🤘👌🖖✌️👍🥁🥁🥁
It's not often that you get to see the world's greatest do anything!! So this amazing performance will be remembered by all the people who heard it !!! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎼🎼🎼🍺🍺🍺
The worlds greatest??????🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ Great without question in the rock genre but come on! Neil was very limited in what he could play. He was the greatest at doing Rush ONLY and is most certainly a rock legend and icon but let’s not get it twisted. I can think of at least 20 drummers that play stuff that Neil couldn’t even touch. Yet they could sit down and play any Rush tune easily after memorizing the arrangement.
Loved this dude he inspired me to start drumming, I'm no where close to his level, but i thank you Neil for your music that i enjoyed since the mid 80's!
“The Professor” was a god, nothing else to say, a percussion god. Others “play” the drums, the drums were just the start of what he offered the world. I say thank you for all that you have allowed us peasants to observe.
The best drummers make it look so easy. Peart later in life was the Master of this. Never broke a sweat as they say. Phil Collins was another. And if you really watch him; Phil Rudd of AC/DC is right up there too.
Nice. 47 years after first hearing Neil Peart playing for Rush I am still in awe at his sophistication. Only the drummers really understand why he was the absolute best ever, any music, any style.
Neil had it all - power, precision, time and humility. What a pleasure to have seen them 4 times, met Alex backstage pre-show for Clockwork Angels and having two pairs of his used sticks. A very talented man in a great band and gone too soon.
I met him once after a Rush concert in Los Angeles. And yes, the dude was totally cool. It's just so sad all the things that happened with his family. He was the last person to deserve that much heartbreak in one life.
Watch the various interviews on CZcams thru the years. He was incredibly intelligent and well read. Knew so many things. A VERY curious person who wanted to know everything. Spent his time off stage riding his BMW motorcycle literally all over the world. His inventiveness on the kit was amazing. He combined the latest electronic gizmos with the basic kit to create whatever sound he wanted. No other drummer has ever done all the things he did and his intense practice sessions were just mind blowing. He was the MOST serious drummer in history. As the writer of most of RUSH's songs,, he wanted to get every part perfect and as interesting as possible for Alex, Geddy and the fans. Nobody ever threw themselves into the music as much as he did. He also wrote books about his experiences and did many instructional videos about drumming. It was his life and nobody ever did drumming better. A wonderful, smart, kind, inquisitive human being who didn't deserve to have his life end that way. Nobody will ever replace him.
Miss him so. He inspired me to play drums. He influenced me in my music and my drum style. My daughter was 4 when he passed so I can only imagine the heart ache involved. His legacy will live on forever. And this is only one side of his creativeness.For me his lyrics have never been matched by anyone. You can never break the chain. There is never love without pain.So true
@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 I don't think you understand what I wrote. I'm saying that if I had died when my child was 4 the grief involved is raised up to a whole new level. His wife will not only have to deal with her own grief but also for the child. Come on man jesus. You trolling or stupid or just someone that likes to pick holes in everything someone says
@@adrianbird1964 you literally state that your daughter was 4 when he died. stand back and take a look at your, at best, ambiguous, clipped, and additionally, rude writing style.
Maybe now u can see my original message was just saying how having the same age kid as him when he passed made it sadder for me because I could really imagine the extra helping of heartache involved. Even though any death is sad. And you chose to critisize that comment. Wow nice person
I am numb. Everything he has accomplished in his unfortunately short life has been god-like (I am a god, not THE god), and then you something like this. Of all all the things I have been able to see in my life, I am so incredibly grateful to have seen this man live 50+ times. Neil, you are loved and will not be forgotten. RIP Professor.
I worked in a bookbindery and one of my favorite books I had the pleasure of making was one by his wife. I never knew it but she is a photographer, and she made a book containing pictures of him on drums. I made them a perfect as I could out of respect for his perfection on drums.
OMG, (Holy S$&@). I’ve always wondered how much of his Solos were him vs. preprogrammed. IT’S HIM! Sure, I could hear the solo forbadem in my mind, (by ❤️). Can’t thank you enough for posting this.🙏
The speed and dexterity of Buddy, the deftness of touch and slamming power of Blakey and the melodic composition of Moon. Not a bad combination of original styles to seek out and learn to develop……together…..and then MASTER!
@@johangambleputty7658 Hmn,... It means, "Is the plywood in your way?". Long story, involving accents, and traveling construction work. Rush music, during remodeling of 'Food Lion' in Williamsburg. Good times😏🌪💛🛡⌛🔨🐎
@@bradbarnett5464 That's what I thought, but I didn't want to assume. Your accent confused me just a bit. That, and there are far too many Food Lion locations to have guessed properly. 😑 Also, Cantonese or Mandarin? Paper or plastic? Tama, Ludwig, or DW? And please remember... "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice" Unknown
@@johangambleputty7658 Yes indeed, when you hear it,... your chin drops a couples inches, nod back and forth. Then you need to hear it over and over. Hatchet, axe, and saw.
When RUSH became known, Neil's drumming had about the same impact in the drum world as Jimi had on the guitar world. EVERY drummer that I know wanted to play like him. He was that significant.RIP brother.
Well said!
Straight up!
The Hendrix of drums...never really thought of it that way but it's quite appropriate.
There are good drummers. There are great drummers. And then there is Neil.
In my opinion he was the greatest of all time. Not just his skill but his genius. We miss you sir. You mattered and your contributions will last several lifetimes. Thank you for sharing your genius.
When Neil Peart, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Simon Phillips, Mike Mangini, Jojo Mayer, Steve Smith, Mitch Mitchell, and many world class drummers who cite Buddy Rich as a major influence, then it's hard to conclude that Neil Peart was the greatest of all time. Certainly Neil was one of the greatest, but not *the* greatest. But what do I know having playing drums for only 30 years...
@@adityatyagi4009 All of those are great drummers. Neil was the greatest at what he did. The same for the other great drummers.
@@markb7067 That is a fair statement. Thank you.
Neil was the best drummer in the rock band scene ever in my view. You can argue there are more technically superior drummers, but Neil was still a monster..creativity, power, versatility he had it all..
Agreed. Not taking anything away from greats like John Bonham, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, etc., but Neil was always literally constantly trying to better himself. He himself claimed that he wasn’t talented, but relentless. I disagree; he was relentless AND talented. Anyone with the drive to learn new things successfully, in my books, is talented….. We miss you professor….😢😢😢👍🏻👍🏻🇨🇦
Only Neil would be so humble to say he would feel guilty about stealing someone else's sound talking about the big band samples, other musicians steel other people's music and incorporate it into their own with no regrets or guilt but not Neil that's the man he was,sadly missed in this unforgiving world we live in.
That's what I thought, too !!! Neil and RUSH were / are the best. GOAT.
Incredible metalworking they sure do
He’s better than them. It’s that simple. Imagine him sitting with the top 40 artists today. I bet no more than 2-3 of them could share the stage. There are no more instruments in a lot of pop music.
In 1983 Neil Peart wrote about how he developed his drumming style, "One thing I have come to learn about influences is that although copying one style can never be original, copying many styles often is original... The best advice for someone who wants to develop an original style is: Don't copy one drummer, copy twenty! I copied a hundred." (Modern Drummer, February 1993)
The fact that he treated drums as a melodic component of the music, not solely the rhythm….utter genius. He was unfathomably good at his craft. I hesitate to call myself a drummer as if what I can do overlaps at all with this skill level and artistry. He was simply on another planet of ability - AND humble about it. What a legacy, what a talent…what a cool guy. May he RIP
The James Jamerson of Drummers
Because of Neil, I always try and make the drums sound musical and melodic. If you tune the drums well, it’s an amazing thing! Miss ya Neil…..
You’ve just characterized every great jazz drummer in history. Any true drummer is melodic-more or less. Most of them also play the piano, well.
@@Lachenmann7 Which Jazz drummers tuned their drums to key? Curious
@@jomamma1750 Which didn’t? Max Roach; Bob Moses; Tony Williams; Art Blakey; Elvin Jones; Jack DeJohnette, etc… They play their tom toms in the most melodic and musical way. Sans electronics.
A poet, an author, a composer, a father, a friend, a drummer...
Yes my friend. God i love there heart
Ok love the passion that is part of....
Did anyone else pick up his subtle reference to a classic Yo Mama joke?
"She sits AROUND the house" lmfao
Passion, precision, power... Peart. Without question the great drumming influencer of his time.
His Solos we're so unique, because they were like songs in themselves.
Agreed. To me that's what really defined his solos. Different movements, styles, sounds and techniques all in one solo. Simply put, his solos weren't just a chance to show off ........... but they were MUSICAL.
If you listen to the solo, you can sometimes pick out what part of what song that came from
Check out the instrumental - Conundrum from the Jethro Tull album ; Bursting Out.
The solo from Barriemore Barlow is the stuff of legend,
It’s not “unique” - check out Max Roach solos from the late 40s….
@@chrishanna2817 Really? Who knew?? Especially since said he Peart based part of his solos on Roach's "The Drum also Waltzes". That was one of several movements in his solos - not the only one. So yeah, what he did in solos was unique.
The ferocity in this is unparalleled. I miss Neil...
His shades came off towards the end! The Professor was legend. RIP 🙏
I think a lot of us miss Neil.
@@FUYT888 damn straight
Reread The Rolling Stones article published after his passing just today. So sad he only enjoyed retirement for a few years.
He's good he should be in a band
There will never be another. That mind has given us so much to be thankful for. What an inspirational human being. The music, the lyrics, the writings, the mysterious way he kept to himself and out of the spotlight yet so importantly impactful with his counterparts and best friends.
Music will never be the same. The world has lost a diamond in the rough.
"Instead of ripping people off, I went in the studio and created my own sounds and assigned them to pads." What a man! What an artist! That statement needs to be shown to EVERY 'music artist' that releases an album!
If you ever wondered what a human clock looked like, this is it. BEAST
And a Rolex at that.....
Metronomes used Neil to calibrate.
@@greyjackal7221 badum tss lol
To hear it stripped back like that is just so damned amazing! Pure genius. Legend. Desperately missed.
I'm sure many of you have heard the old drummer joke, "Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce to you, the musicians... and the drummer."
Neil wasn't just an extraordinary drummer, but an extraordinary musician. (and human being)
Can't say he's no longer with us because he made an indelible impact on any of us who ever picked up a pair of sticks.
I'm just glad I had the chance to imitate, assimilate, and eventually innovate due to watching him play.
Geddy: Ladies and gentlemen...the professor on the drum kit.
Fans: Yes.
And lyricist.
The children of tomorrow will never see anyone like Neil. He’s a legend. The greatest we will never see again! RIP Neil. You are dearly missed. 🙏
Humans are only getting more talented. It's only society that's getting worse. There's more talented musicians out now than ever before, they're just swimming in a sea of awful ones, so it takes some work to find them.
Haake, Carey? Nothing? you clearly know nothing only bragging about good old timers
@@thisguy1413 The "more talented" of today get their inspiration from somewhere. They build upon the what's been laid out for them from those before them. Neil Peart was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone else during his time. No one today is equivalent to that amongst other drummers of today like Neil was during his time.
They will ifcwe Don destroy ourselves first. Someone will be inspired by Neil & Bonham and rise to a level above them. It the nature of the human condition. You're right that future generations will not fully appreciate his genius.
There's NO "greatest & poorest" in music, also NO "better or worse" those are words in marriage vows. It's NOT the Olympics either, it's music, play it! "Music" is NOT a battle, it's a given benefit by gifted brilliance for energy,unity, to enjoy! Not argue,insult, & fight about it, appreciate the here & now, enable to hear so much music has to offer us all? We could of been living in the B.C. age listening to your buddy playing the same song on a bone flute, if we were lucky at night the encore was pterodactyl's mating call, trying to get some. So, whoop it up, party down, paint the town red, IDGAS just don't be a D!ck, 1 Axl Rose is 1 to many already! Ya Dig? \m/(>.
My brother bought my first Rush album for me in 1980. I was 10 years old. It was 2112. Neil inspired me to pick up drumming with that album. After his passing, the drumming world will never be the same. Thanks for so many beautiful memories through your music, Neil. You were, and will always be, the best ever.
A friend an I used to go record looking at a drugstore (yes kids drugstores sold vinyl in the 70s) and we bought 2112 because the cover looked cool. Took it home, put it on the turntable, and we were blown away....After that we went out and bought their first 3 albums.
Good lord! Just when you think you’ve seen all Neil Peart has to offer, he makes your jaw drop another level. This band inspired my imagination and their embrace of Objectism was a philosophical awakening. Thank you Neil for your music and demonstration of human greatness.
Objectivism from the Russian émigré authoress.Truth is ,Neil Peart himself was not an objectivist,Ayn Rand was 1 of the many philosophical authors that Neil studied.Neil Peart himself wrote 12 books of a variety of curiosity.But you shouldn't make claims about the entire bands philosophical convictions.U offer 0 proof of your
claim and it shows not only your vanity,but more importantly your immaturity.
@@nirradyen-tolobaz3727 He merely mentioned that they "embraced" objectivism. He didn't say they were objectivists. You've made it quite obvious that your accusation of "vanity" is projection
Wow Nirrad. Calm down bro...
@@mikeb5372 you just got wrecked
@@stroberdolb9183 hah?
He was one of the best and it seems so empty without him and his music
There are many greats in the drumming world,but Neil was a true "percussionist" embracing all the facets of ensemble percussion.As a purely metronomic tour de force physically and technically,he had no equal- absolutely staggering precision. And,as many have said,the combination of him and those Ludwig drums rocks. The DW's never sounded like "his" sound,great drums as they were.
Neil's Tama and Ludwig sounds are best in my opinion, during this The Bones era, the electronic drums were D-Drums. It would be good if someone build Neil's Tama and Ludwig replica, the combined it with recent Rolland electronic kits, that would be nice. I'm not a fan of DW kits - it's sound too jazzy - even though i like the setup.
Tama and Roland sound the best today right?
@@samwong8193 Sure it is !
Amen!
He turned drumming from a science to an art. Neil, you are sorely missed.
Drumming was always an art. It occurs within music, so it's part of art. It's like saying painting was a science until Picasso came along and made it into an art.
@@gardenofeels6872 exactly this. It was always an art.
I think you got that backward, dude
I was going to say the opposite- because drumming has always been artful/creative, but he brought form/function/machine like precision.....carefully choreographed, structured.
I see what you’re saying…before him (and with many after him), drum solos are mostly wank fests for drummers and it’s like oh wow crazy chops and energy but Neil actually did something where he made it musical and accessible
The One and Only Professor. RIP Neil. You are missed.
Me too as an hardcore Rush fan. I hope my son gets into their music to see how good rock music sounds like. He want to learn to play the drums.
It's really something to see, how he kept this solo almost the same for the next 25 years, and how much more relaxed he was playing it, over time
Almost the same? Certainly he had some signature parts, but his solos developed and changed substantially each tour.
@@NotThatOneThisOne Yes, almost the same. From this point moving forward, it is almost identical - a few moody parts added here and there, but the framework is consistent
@@malinwj1167 but it's the framework that he changed the most, particularly around Test for Echo when he moved to DW. His kit layout and sound changed with the newer kits, and gave him different options for the solos. His movement around the kit changes, his choices of rudiments charges, his narrative changes. All that really stays the same is that it's clearly a Peart solo with his signature motifs and skill at drumming. But the framework changed massively and never stayed still.
We miss you, Neil! I still get a little swelly-eyed anytime I watch your videos. You have no idea how much you impacted the life of every little dude with their first drum set, as you did with me.
"How much coffee did you drink, Neil?"
"All of it. Why?"
Coffee?
Cocaine.
He has stated on record in several sources that he used it and enjoyed it for many many years.
He managed it, and it didn't manage him. He was one of the lucky ones when it came to coke.
@@gavinvalentino6002 Regardless, let's say coffee. That's funny. Cocaine is just sad.
Sherlock Holmes approach to cocaine. When you're that much of an intellectual, you have to keep your mind engaged in creative ways. If Neil ever needed a few lines of coke to get through his day, I can't hold that against him. Would not have minded doing a sesh with, actually.
When it comes to Neils solos, the solo from the Exit Stage Left album is, IMO, his best. The ESL solo is one of the best solos ever recorded. I was fortunate enough to see Rush at their best on the Moving Pictures tour and the Signals tour. Wow! 40 years ago. Rush is definitely a big part of the soundtrack of my youth. Wish we could go back and do it all over again. Thanks Neil, Alex and Geddy for all the great music over the years. RIP Neil.
I wish I saw the ESL tour. I got turned on to Rush in the 80's and started with the Signals and Grace tours, but I was hooked on their earlier stuff also. I would have loved to see ESL, Moving Pics, but my favorite albums are Hemispheres and Permanent Waves
But the one on ATWAS is hard to beat for sheer youthful ferocity.
Exit stage left Xanadu showed Neil at his absolute best. Any time I show those unfamiliar with Neil, that's my go to. And every time, without fail, they are left speechless.
I agree
Agree they were such raw, passionate solos. We all like ESL a little more for Xanadu, of course.
Sure miss Neil. What a blessing to have grown up with the music of the 70's...particularly Rush
Yes we were all Blessed to be in existence during the beginning of this trio thru fruition
Unlike no other. At the top of his game. He truly was the GOAT.
Hearing a Neil Peart drum solo LIVE... priceless. Was blessed to hear many of them in person. RIP Neil.
His drumming talent was right up there with his lyrical prowess.
so there I was a teen in the 80s watching Neil play this solo live, and I remember laughing and saying to my best friend...Neil is a human octopus. Rush was the soundtrack to my entire childhood.
And there's still debate on who the greatest rock drummer is ?? Shame on you people !! The Professor on the drum kit. 🥁 Goodnight my friend . RIP.
John Bonham, always will be.
@@johnbeckwith1361 No disrespect but how long was John Bonhams career ?? How long was Neil's? I think thats the bottom line. Both are obviously worthy but I think the longevity of Neil's career puts him over the top. Just my opinion.
@@johnbeckwith1361 no hes right Neil is the better drummer no contest. Sorry but Bonam could never do what Neil could do but Neil can easily do what Bonam did thats the difference. People who say Bonham is better are usually just more of Led Zeppelin fans so they say Bonham is better cause they like Led Zeppelin more. The rythms, the time signature changes, the technical skill and the pure passion he had blew any other drummer away including Bonham
There’s no debate Bonham is the best to ever live. Peart is so good it’s boring.
@@CRoo-zu5ij don't even know what to say about that comment. This debate will go on forever. Both worthy and both great. I just can't wrap my mind around someone being better than Neil Peart on the drums. I saw that man several times in concert sitting where I could see everything this man was doing on the kit and I swear there were times his hands were moving so fast I could barely even see them !! He was a freak of nature behind that kit. Love them both but I'll take Neil anyday.
A TREMENDOUS person we miss dearly🎼🏆.
It was the 1st and only time i actually cried at the news of a musician or band member passing away. Thats how much i loved the guy. Almost all my high school memories would include this band .
Still rips thru the solo as his glasses are falling off
RIP Mr Peart 😎🥁
In the beginning, I'm thinking he needs to see Geddy's eyeglass fitter for a better fitting pair of shades😎. Never noticed they came off until I read your comment. LOL
So I'm not the only 1 who caught that at 4:30. He never misses a beat... Or should I say, less than a beat, a hit. 👍 RIP Neil.
They didn’t fall off… HE WHACKED THEM WITH HIS STICK!! ……..and just kept going
Ride in peace Neil
I'm not even a drummer, and I can watch him do this all day lol Saw them live in concert about 7 or 8 times. His drum solos were always the highlight of the show, even though the rest of the band is insanely talented too. Will always miss Neil, and just thinking that I wont be able to see him perform live anymore makes me sad.
Never to be seen again a drummer of such skill and precision. RIP Neil, we will still be listing to your music for decades to come.
ridiculous statement. there are many drummers you have never heard of that out class the rock drummer.
Listing?
Name them, I doubt they outclass Neil, otherwise we would have heard them
@@philwright2480 Neil's favorite drummer was Buddy Rich. I love Neil, but Buddy was from a different planet. Same with Vinnie Colaiuta. None of this takes anything away from Neil, because what matters most is the musical choices he makes ... and Neil made a ton of great/unique choices.
@@philwright2480 I'd put Danny Carey up there with his idol Mr. Peart
Two legends
Such a wonderful man! Hard working, intelligent, creative, caring… Missing watching his lyrical evolution….
Neil Peart’s legacy is his gift to us. There have been a few drummers as proficient, but none better - but what sets him apart was his vision for the drums and his stunning use of electronics and sampling. Here was never content to just be part of a rhythm section. I hope one day he gets proper recognition, not just from fans and peers, but that he becomes a household name and stands alongside the pantheon of iconic drummers. Bless you, Neil. A true original.
He has my friend.
Every time I watch him play I just shake my head and smile in utter amazement and joy. G.O.A.T.
He was just more than a drummer. He was a musical genius. RIP Mr. Peart 😷🤙🏼Aloha.
A phenom as well as down to earth likable person. The Professor has laid down the gauntlet
Like an octopus! The professor always learning and experimenting. Always exploring different patterns and different time sigs...total respect for the Lord of time!
A marvel of a man for sure..Rest in Peace Neil
I could listen to The Professor all day..a truly talented lyricist as well. 24 gold records, 14 platinum.
Loooooove him. Just genius. But there’s an undeniable humility in that voice. Such a special human being to so many of us. RIP
Never met the guy but man do I miss him. He was jaw dropping to watch in every performance. So glad I saw Rush live, im fact I saw their last tour ever in Denver. Little did we all know he was sick because he was absolutely on point that tour. An absolute perfectionist til his last show.
He wasn't ill while on tour. He was diagnosed in 2016.
An unbelievably brilliant musician. Thank you for 40 years of your music, the soundtrack of millions of lives over the years. The world is a little darker; one of the all-time greatest, The Professor, has us wishing we had him a little longer. R.I.P.
Such an odd feeling to feel so indebted to a man who I will never be able to properly thank.
Not just a keeper of time but a master of music. Greatest ever to do it. The Professor
Neil taught me to be a percussionist, not just a drummer. I never heard of a china or splash before I heard him, his tuning and complex, almost mathmatical fills with repeating (but not exactly) patterns made them fun to learn. He will be forever missed, RIP Neil Peart...
STUNNING! Neil's talent will never be matched nor ever be surpassed!
As I watch this, listen to this, my eyes are watering up. I know it's a great performance, no doubt of that, but it's not the performance, but rather, watching Neil Peart and knowing that this kind of performance will never happen again. I know that Neil's performances are recorded for generations to come, so my hope is that some kid, someday, watches this video and it inspires him to pick up drumsticks and literally becomes the next Neil Peart.
I just thought of something in examining the Professor’s last name: the first that caught my eye 👁 was ART- artist, artistic expression in both music and lyrical content. Second: PE as in physical education as in the Stamina it takes to play drums and in particular at a EXCEEDINGLY HIGH LEVEL!!! So we can deduce through his last name that we have an ARTIST in every sense of the word and Physical Education in terms of stamina and physicality to play at level that boggles the mind and soothes the Heart! Rest In Peace Professor there will never be another like you!
Sincerely,
Gary
Hey it's the professor NEIL... The Greatest drummer we miss your drums man thank you for all the music 🎵.
He really meant every note he ever played. RIP.
Everyone knows the skill, precision, composition. The POWER is amazing. Neil hits so hard, every stroke. A singular talent, a man from a better time. He is sorely missed.
You have to hit quite hard with the light sticks he used to get the hand speed.
RIP, Neil.🤘🏼
Who and why would anyone give this display of percussion greatness the thumbs down?
Gone, but his influence on drumming as a whole will certainly not be forgotten. Thanks Neil.
I love how this was so amazingly thought out and composed, Neil was truly a great!
I miss Neil so much! What an incredible man, beyond his drumming talents. A true renaissance man.
Knowledge is power and the Professor has both. ❤🙏❤
This video shows the brilliance of his thinking.
A one off, never to be repeated, genuine musical genius.
His dedication and creativity will never be matched. RIP, professor ❤
Talent and genius aside, the fact he took the time to share his ideas and behind the scenes workings of his set up and how it all works is a testament to how humble and respectful he was to the craft and the common fan as well as a aspiring artist/drummer.😢#RIPNEP he was playing that fast to wasn’t he?🤘👌🖖✌️👍🥁🥁🥁
There Are many
Drummers
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Neil ever again…
The Greatest Drummer
Of All Times
The One The Only
THIS man
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Fabulous! I loved it and always enjoy The Professor's solos. I am myself drummer, was a drummer. Here's to you, Neil Peart.
It's not often that you get to see the world's greatest do anything!! So this amazing performance will be remembered by all the people who heard it !!! 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎼🎼🎼🍺🍺🍺
The worlds greatest??????🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ Great without question in the rock genre but come on! Neil was very limited in what he could play. He was the greatest at doing Rush ONLY and is most certainly a rock legend and icon but let’s not get it twisted. I can think of at least 20 drummers that
play stuff that Neil couldn’t even touch. Yet they could sit down and play any Rush tune easily after memorizing the arrangement.
@@teddys3558 find his Buddy Rich tribute and see if you think the same !!😁😁🎼🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁
@@artmchugh5644 He was HORRIBLE in that he’s so stiff and can’t swing. All of the session guys gave him that critique. That was poor on Neils part
One of the best, there were a lot of great ones.
@@teddys3558 Let me guess Bonzo, right? Maybe had he stayed off the drugs.
He was the best percussionist to ever live ,so much more than just a drummer
Shaped my life for many years, no regrets, very successful. Thanks Neil !
The most creative rock drummer. RIP Peart.
Thank you, Neil…
I love that he in his solos he builds the Scars rhythm piece by piece
I'm so grateful I got to see him play live 6 times. Twice on Permanent Waves tour twice on Moving Pictures and once in Signals, once on Power Windows.
Loved this dude he inspired me to start drumming, I'm no where close to his level, but i thank you Neil for your music that i enjoyed since the mid 80's!
“The Professor” was a god, nothing else to say, a percussion god. Others “play” the drums, the drums were just the start of what he offered the world. I say thank you for all that you have allowed us peasants to observe.
The best drummers make it look so easy.
Peart later in life was the Master of this.
Never broke a sweat as they say.
Phil Collins was another.
And if you really watch him; Phil Rudd of AC/DC is right up there too.
Nice. 47 years after first hearing Neil Peart playing for Rush I am still in awe at his sophistication. Only the drummers really understand why he was the absolute best ever, any music, any style.
Neil had it all - power, precision, time and humility. What a pleasure to have seen them 4 times, met Alex backstage pre-show for Clockwork Angels and having two pairs of his used sticks. A very talented man in a great band and gone too soon.
I understand he was a nice, humble fellow. Not ego-driven at all.
I met him once after a Rush concert in Los Angeles. And yes, the dude was totally cool. It's just so sad all the things that happened with his family. He was the last person to deserve that much heartbreak in one life.
Watch the various interviews on CZcams thru the years. He was incredibly intelligent and well read. Knew so many things. A VERY curious person who wanted to know everything. Spent his time off stage riding his BMW motorcycle literally all over the world. His inventiveness on the kit was amazing. He combined the latest electronic gizmos with the basic kit to create whatever sound he wanted. No other drummer has ever done all the things he did and his intense practice sessions were just mind blowing. He was the MOST serious drummer in history. As the writer of most of RUSH's songs,, he wanted to get every part perfect and as interesting as possible for Alex, Geddy and the fans. Nobody ever threw themselves into the music as much as he did. He also wrote books about his experiences and did many instructional videos about drumming. It was his life and nobody ever did drumming better. A wonderful, smart, kind, inquisitive human being who didn't deserve to have his life end that way. Nobody will ever replace him.
Genius at Work. R.I.P. 🇨🇦
RIP Neal. You brought joy and happiness to millions. ❤🤘
A monster drummer magical hands the greatest drummer I've seen and heard
Miss him so. He inspired me to play drums. He influenced me in my music and my drum style. My daughter was 4 when he passed so I can only imagine the heart ache involved. His legacy will live on forever. And this is only one side of his creativeness.For me his lyrics have never been matched by anyone. You can never break the chain. There is never love without pain.So true
you can only imagine the heartache your then 4yr old daughter had at peart's death??? wtf?
@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 I don't think you understand what I wrote. I'm saying that if I had died when my child was 4 the grief involved is raised up to a whole new level. His wife will not only have to deal with her own grief but also for the child. Come on man jesus. You trolling or stupid or just someone that likes to pick holes in everything someone says
@@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568 oh that's right you didn't know his daughter was 4 when he passed away. Not a super fan then......
@@adrianbird1964 you literally state that your daughter was 4 when he died.
stand back and take a look at your, at best, ambiguous, clipped, and additionally, rude writing style.
Maybe now u can see my original message was just saying how having the same age kid as him when he passed made it sadder for me because I could really imagine the extra helping of heartache involved. Even though any death is sad. And you chose to critisize that comment. Wow nice person
Thank you so much for uploading this piece of history!
I am numb. Everything he has accomplished in his unfortunately short life has been god-like (I am a god, not THE god), and then you something like this. Of all all the things I have been able to see in my life, I am so incredibly grateful to have seen this man live 50+ times. Neil, you are loved and will not be forgotten. RIP Professor.
I worked in a bookbindery and one of my favorite books I had the pleasure of making was one by his wife. I never knew it but she is a photographer, and she made a book containing pictures of him on drums. I made them a perfect as I could out of respect for his perfection on drums.
OMG, (Holy S$&@). I’ve always wondered how much of his Solos were him vs. preprogrammed.
IT’S HIM! Sure, I could hear the solo forbadem in my mind, (by ❤️). Can’t thank you enough for posting this.🙏
The speed and dexterity of Buddy, the deftness of touch and slamming power of Blakey and the melodic composition of Moon. Not a bad combination of original styles to seek out and learn to develop……together…..and then MASTER!
51 years old. Rush has always been my favorite band. Seen them live so many times. This here is Fucking Bad ASS
with props to Moon, Bonzo, Krupa, Rich, Watts and everyone who came before.....Neil was & is the Greatest Drummer of All Time.
The “blublublublublublu” that’s Peart talk for kicking some ass!! LOL!!
ladies and gentlemen ....the Professor on the Drum Kit!
Greatest of all time!! RIP
Did anyone else clap? Surprising how vivid the memories are of the lives with just a little tickle of what once was.
Drummers follow a metronome, a metronome follows Neil Peart.
When I read the credits on Moving Pictures and it listed all the things Neil played including Plywood… I was hooked!
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@@bradbarnett5464
May I be so bold as to ask wtf you meant by that?
@@johangambleputty7658 Hmn,... It means,
"Is the plywood in your way?".
Long story, involving accents, and traveling construction work. Rush music, during remodeling of 'Food Lion' in Williamsburg.
Good times😏🌪💛🛡⌛🔨🐎
@@bradbarnett5464
That's what I thought, but I didn't want to assume. Your accent confused me just a bit. That, and there are far too many Food Lion locations to have guessed properly.
😑
Also, Cantonese or Mandarin?
Paper or plastic?
Tama, Ludwig, or DW?
And please remember...
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
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@@johangambleputty7658 Yes indeed, when you hear it,... your chin drops a couples inches, nod back and forth. Then you need to hear it over and over.
Hatchet, axe, and saw.
an amazing virtuoso of the drums. rip neil thank u
So solid... I loved his creativity sadly missed
When the good Lord created a drummer it was Neil Peart. And all was well. RIP NP, you are missed.
Yes, Lord Vader did good...sometimes