Notwithstanding, 'Moving Pictures' is undoubtedly a drummer's album - this is the LP that exhibits Neal Peart's drumming antics like no other, as his acrobatic all-around style is so upfront, cerebral and entirely impressive that you can't help but marvel at the complexity of the drum ...
Drummer Neil Peart from Rush recording their album 'Permanent Waves' at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada in October 1979.Fin Costello/Redferns Neil Peart was an extraordinary being sent to Earth to destroy drummer jokes. Drummer jokes, if you’re not familiar, are a subcategory of mu...
Peart was brilliant enough to skip two grades, starting high school at 12. He began drum lessons, practicing for a full year without an actual kit. Peart’s first spark of interest in drums came with a viewing ofThe Gene Krupa Story,a biopic about the big-band drummer; big-band jazz w...
In the beginning, before Neil Peart joined the band (the original drummer was one John Rutsey, who never really tries to make himself sound like a "drum god" on this album but at least sounds good enough), Rush was basically just another hard rock power trio, with one distinguishing featu...
” The good news is that guitarists Matt Schrauben & Doug Murray, bassist Nick Hagen, drummer Jeremy Hyde and vocalist/keyboardist Scott Murray refine those influences into a distinctive blend, marked by rich atmosphere and a towering core sound. The opening epic “Parasite” grabs hold ...
Neil Peart's Final Book 'Silver Surfers' Set for Publication Rush drummer's obsession with sports cars of the Sixties the focus of his posthumous book, out May 7 'wave riders' By Daniel Kreps Geddy Lee Unearths Solo Tracks Nearly 25 Years After Album Release ...
The death of acclaimed drummer and lyricist Neil Peart on January 7, 2020, after a protracted three-year battle with glioblastoma, marked the demise of not just one of rock’s all-time greatest percussionists, but also one of its most unique, trailblazing, and successful bands: RUSH. A case...
TORONTO — Neil Peart, the virtuoso percussionist and chief lyricist of Canadian progressive rock band Rush, was often called one of the greatest of drummers of all time, but despite the group’s legions of superfans the musician led an intensely private
Jeff Jones --- Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. The band and its membership...
Neil Peart, Rush's 67-year-old drummer and lyricist, died on Jan. 7, 2020, after a quiet three-year battle with brain cancer.