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Neal Peart, drummer for Rush, dead at 67
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:23 pm
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Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California at age 67. The cause was brain cancer, which he had been quietly battling for three years, according to Elliott Mintz, a spokesperson for the Peart family. A representative for the band confirmed the news to Rolling Stone.
Peart was widely considered one of the best drummers in rock history, with a flamboyant yet utterly precise style. He joined singer-bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson in Rush in 1974, and his virtuosic playing and literate lyrics – which drew on Ayn Rand and science fiction, among other influences – helped make the trio one of the key bands of the classic-rock era. A rigorous autodidact and a gifted writer, he was
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Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:25 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK
I don't really follow musicians, but I really loved watching him perform. a true loss for the music world.
Guess that explains why RUSH did their farewell tour.
well that and the fact that they're all old as hell.
I don't really follow musicians, but I really loved watching him perform. a true loss for the music world.
Guess that explains why RUSH did their farewell tour.
well that and the fact that they're all old as hell.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I love classic rock but I never was a huge Rush fan. Their songs didnt do it for me. Good drummer though.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
As a drummer, he is the GOAT.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:26 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
I didn't even realize Rush Limbaugh had his own drummer.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:27 pm to FightingTigers138
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I love classic rock but I never was a huge Rush fan. Their songs didnt do it for me. Good drummer though.
Same here.
Anyone have him in their death pool?
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
So sorry to see this. Peart and Keith Moon were the greatest rock and roll drummers of all time.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:27 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Saw them a few years back...great concert. RIP to a game changing drummer.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:28 pm to bayoumuscle21
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As a drummer, he is the GOAT.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:28 pm to TDsngumbo
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I didn't even realize Rush Limbaugh had his own drummer.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:29 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
He’s off to the limelight in the sky
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:30 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:30 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Damnit. Wrote some of the best political songs ever.
One of the few celebs I truly liked.
One of the few celebs I truly liked.
This post was edited on 1/10/20 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:33 pm to RogerTheShrubber
spirit of radio, one of the best rock songs of all time...
station in Hampton roads VA used to play it everymorning when their morning crew came on...
station in Hampton roads VA used to play it everymorning when their morning crew came on...
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:35 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Well, that sucks. RIP to the GOAT.
Posted on 1/10/20 at 3:35 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Well this fricking sucks
RIP
RIP
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