Neil Peart (1952-2020)
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Besides being known as one of the greatest drummers ever, he was also a very good author, chronicling his journeys around the world, as a musician and as an avid cyclist.
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I'm absolutely stunned. The band's always been very private about their personal lives, but this came out of nowhere. Peart was hugely influential on an entire generation of drummers, and a very pointed lyricist to boot.
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Yeah, I'm gutted about this. It would not surprise me if this was something Peart knew was coming and decided to do the last Rush tour and then keep it private, but that's just speculating.
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I really don't like throwing around hyperbole like this around but he really was a voice of his generation, or at least a more marginalized part of it.
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Ow. Complete shocker.
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From what I've read, he was diagnosed in 2017. He stopped touring because of Arthritis.
Mike Portnoy, formerly of Dream Theater, considered by many to be Peart's heir as prog rock drummer supreme, wrote this rememberance for Billboard.
His appreciation of "La Villa Strangiato" as a musical piece echoes my own.
The song I've grown to really love and identify with a lot is "Armor and Sword", from 2007's Snakes And Arrows.
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For Rush fans, I highly recommend you track down the "Classic Albums" release on 2112 / Moving Pictures, produced by Eagle Rock entertainment (though some from the series seem to be marketed from VH1, since they were shown as part of that channel's "Classic Albums" show). It's on DVD and Blu-ray, and currently streaming on Amazon. I love this series for exploring the background of the bands and a specific high-profile release, usually with interviews with the band members, recording engineers, producers, etc. to break down the elements of the songs. This Rush episode was fascinating because I've never been a fan of the group, but they came off so eloquent, serious about their craft, and precise in their execution that I revisited a number of their albums from the library and enjoyed them much more than when I heard the radio hits as a callow teen. All three were endearing, but Peart in particular tells interesting stories about his lyrics and the evolution of the songs.
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Donna Halper on his death. She was the first American DJ to play Rush's music, and followed up on that by supporting their efforts when they started to break in the States.
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I completely agree.Godot wrote: ↑Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:32 amFor Rush fans, I highly recommend you track down the "Classic Albums" release on 2112 / Moving Pictures, produced by Eagle Rock entertainment (though some from the series seem to be marketed from VH1, since they were shown as part of that channel's "Classic Albums" show). It's on DVD and Blu-ray, and currently streaming on Amazon. I love this series for exploring the background of the bands and a specific high-profile release, usually with interviews with the band members, recording engineers, producers, etc. to break down the elements of the songs. This Rush episode was fascinating because I've never been a fan of the group, but they came off so eloquent, serious about their craft, and precise in their execution that I revisited a number of their albums from the library and enjoyed them much more than when I heard the radio hits as a callow teen. All three were endearing, but Peart in particular tells interesting stories about his lyrics and the evolution of the songs.
As a boy in growing up in suburban Toronto in the late seventies/early eighties, you couldn't really ignore Rush (or SCTV) if you tried. I didn't. Something in their music spoke very profoundly to outsider kids back then, and it still very much does to this day.
I'd also suggest a watch of Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, a terrific 2010 documentary on the band and its history. Their music may not be for everybody, but its hard to deny the warmth and exuberance of the three musicians. Even my wife - by no means a fan of the band - had to admit that it was so wonderful being around these lovely human beings for two hours, she wished she could invite them over for dinner.
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In honor of him a year after his passing, Rolling Stone published this exclusive article, featuring new interviews with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Peart's wife among others, detailing the last years of his life.
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