RIP Neal Peart

[Mott the Hoople]

Neal Peart, drummer for the famous Canadian Prog Rock band Rush, and arguably the greatest Rock drummer ever, died today from brain cancer...I feel like a part of me just died too.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...212443814.html

[evince]

travel well and to a fine beat

[evince]

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...es-67-n1113861


he wrote most of the lyrics too

[evince]

[Loving91390]

Who ?

[countryboy]

Who ?

You've never heard of Neal Peart? Wow.

[Loving91390]

You've never heard of Neal Peart? Wow.

Never ....

[cancel2 2022]

Who ?

Seriously, what the fuck?

[Loving91390]

Seriously, what the fuck?

Why would I know anything about a Canadian band ?

[Cypress]

Neal Peart, drummer for the famous Canadian Prog Rock band Rush, and arguably the greatest Rock drummer ever, died today from brain cancer...I feel like a part of me just died too.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...212443814.html

Even though they were held in high regard by rockers of all stripes, I felt they were a band that belonged to the misfits and geeks. Rush was a rock and roll outlier who were thoroughly cerebral, they never put on the macho poseur act, and there is no question a lot of their songs reflected Neil Peart's obvious affinity for science fiction, fantasy, mythology, and dystopian literature.

[countryboy]

Never ....

You must be quite young. Congratulations, LOL. I've never been a rush fan, but there's no question Neal Peart was one of the most talented drummers ever.

[Mott the Hoople]

Even though they were held in high regard by rockers of all stripes, I felt they were a band that belonged to the misfits and geeks. Rush was a rock and roll outlier who were thoroughly cerebral, they never put on the macho poseur act, and there is no question a lot of their songs reflected Neil Peart's obvious affinity for science fiction, fantasy, mythology, and dystopian literature.

Lord knows that at the height of their fame Rush was hated viscerally, by both the LA and NYC music scene. It was in the industrial Midwest where Rush made its audience and I think that had a lot to do with their non pretentious (ok well they did have their kimono moment) and working class aspect of their music. No glam, no schtick, no social engineering, just honest Rock with more than three chords and intriguing timing changes, thoughtful lyrics and one of the worst lead singers ever.

It was that Midwestern appeal that over time was built into an international following.

[BRUTALITOPS]

[countryboy]

Lord knows that at the height of their fame Rush was hated viscerally, by both the LA and NYC music scene. It was in the industrial Midwest where Rush made its audience and I think that had a lot to do with their non pretentious (ok well they did have their kimono moment) and working class aspect of their music. No glam, no schtick, no social engineering, just honest Rock with more than three chords and intriguing timing changes, thoughtful lyrics and one of the worst lead singers ever.

It was that Midwestern appeal that over time was built into an international following.

I grew up in San Diego in the 70's and 80's, and there were a shit ton of Rush fans. I was never a fan myself. Nothing personal against the band, their sound just never appealed to me.

[Cypress]

I grew up in San Diego in the 70's and 80's, and there were a shit ton of Rush fans. I was never a fan myself. Nothing personal against the band, their sound just never appealed to me.

Rush was virtually unknown outside of Canada and the Midwest USA until the 2112 album. And even then, they never received substantial airplay until Spirit of the Radio on the Permanent Waves album.

The iconic tune Working Man off their first album was only a regional hit in Cleveland and that song remained unknown outside the Midwest USA, and was only rediscovered when they got huge with their Spirit of the Radio tune