OT Neil Peart retires *Perhaps*
Bobvan
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http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/12/rushs-neil-peart-says-hes-retired-from-music/
As a huge Rush fan and drummer influenced by his drumming, it is a bit of a sad day but good on him to get the chance the have a family again after all he has lost. I am glad I caught R40 and the many shows since Hemispheres tour in 78 79..
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oh my god , almost had a heart attack before read 'retired' part.
yes. wish many many years happy retirement to him.
listening to some 2112 :D
Cool I used to play the overture in a few bands...
One of the few people who have become a true master of their art.
He has earned a well deserved rest.
A damned fine drummer who was in a very good band. Even having seen them live (sadly just the once) I still find it hard to believe they made as much and as vatied a sound with just the three of them! :)
me too and I still warm up the Marshall and bang this out from time to time in my computer room. I've blown aup lot of celestion speakers in a lot of garages/basements and rehearsal studios with what could only be called a "loose" interpellation of parts I,II, and straight to V since our drummer got really impatient.
p.s. if you ever want your heart broken read his book "ghost rider", it's the saddest thing I ever read and it's a true story.
Yeah I know about his losses what a shitty thing to go through can't even imagine it. In spite of that he came back and gave another 10 years AND gets to sees his kid grow up to boot. I too mostly play for myself in my older age. I still have some decent gear but am mostly bashing on my Roland TD30's. Watched the R40 video footage on youtube this week. It's interesting to see how better of a band they have become when you go back to 80's footage but it was more raw and energentic then, more refined now...specially Neil with all the gurus he studied with to make sure he did not stagnate. They improve on the way they play the older stuff very cool stuff.
insanely great live band I've seen on many occasions and total cut ups the entire time. People think they're stuffy jazz guys pretending to be rockers, they couldn't be further from that, they were total goof-balls who happened to be technical wizards (how do you play a Bass with your hands, keys with your feet and sing at the same time live?)
I never saw a bad Rush show, never saw a good Rush show but I saw many amazing Rush shows, just sad I won't get to see any more Rush shows but you never know.
I was lucky enough to actually see 2 shows on 2 of the tours .Signals they played 2 nights when I lived back in Montreal, and the Clockworks Angels tour I planned my Vacation when Visiting MTL to catch them on the early leg of it then later In Van BC where I reside now. I was going to catch a Second R40 in Seattle 2 nights after they played Van but only to realize I had not bothered getting a passport. LOL!
Stat its too bad your not local I always enjoy jamming with good bass..
Wow, sad news and yet very cool that he's getting a second chance. First time I saw them they opened up for Kansas. It was only the second show I'd ever been to and was definitely a defining moment for me. Saw them pretty religiously after that till sometime in the late '80s. Always a great live band.
He will be missed. I'm not a drummer, bur I've played a lot of Rush songs in different bands over the years. He's one of my all time favorite drummers.
Sad news on his retirement. Such an awesome drummer, and awesome band. Played many Rush song's in bands over the years, but unfortunately I only got to see them live one time back on the 'Signals' Tour. Was an awesome show. He had a nice career, I wish him well.
Good for him!! I used to play Tom Sawyer and a few other RUSH covers when I started out as a musician and saw them twice in concert over the years, pretty amazing shows. (although Metallica on the Ride the Lighting tour with old Bassist Cliff Burton or backstage with KISS are still my fav show memories)
I saw ride the lightning with Armoured Saint & WASP in a small venue, guys I was playing with at the time covered early Metallica and Metal. Saw Preist at the Casino in late Oct. Halford can still Bring it same with Whitesnake a few months back that was more of a cover band but Aldridge was drumming. I was so close I could make David's crowned teeth. Went to Leopard going to Sabbath and Maiden..
Thats funny, the Metallica show I saw had Armored Saint opening and the same night over at the Summit (Houston) we had 3rd row for Maiden and WASP before Metallica, great freakin night.
Met Halford once, he came in where I worked when he was with Fight, same with Robert Plant
Ahh, the good ole days, LOL.
Like your kit Bob, I started on an old TAMA set before going to vocals and guitar.
Multi instrumnentalist cool I remember you posted a pic with a white strat if I am not mistaken. I have owned may o kits over 40 years of playing. Kinda funny started out like Neil with makeshift kits then got a Stewart kit blue sparkle not red like his at around 13 14. I was listening to the Beatles at age 11 & thought I want to do that LOL. Prior to this I had a DW sold it after I really liked the sound of the TD 30's figure I could just amplify them to jam (volume control and all) but then when I realized the size of rig I would have to lug around to get decent sound it was easier to keep a regular kit to jam with folks.. The craziest I had in the 80's was a double 22" kick Tama superstar 8 10 12 13 14 16 18 toms and floor toms 8 cymbals a set of Simmons SDS7's set up on the side..
Looks like it may not be set in stone after all yaaay http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/dec/09/rush-not-dead-neil-peart-has-not-retired