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re: Neal Peart, drummer for Rush, dead at 67
Posted on 1/11/20 at 5:03 am to Sayre
Posted on 1/11/20 at 5:03 am to Sayre
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You must be deaf.
You have to admit yours is the hot take on the subject and a contrarian fanboy one at that.
Peart, Baker, Moon and Bonham are going to dominate pretty much any drummers top 5 list of Rock drummers. Even limited to Metal Ward might crack the top 5. Mike Portnoy and Danny Carey for example are seriously ahead of Ward. Hogland, Hakke, Lambardo and Sandoval would be ahead for many people.
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Posted on 1/11/20 at 5:21 am to Obtuse1
It all depends on taste. There are some great drummers. I grew up during the 70's. Music has changed quite a bit since then.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 5:23 am to dukke v
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It all depends on taste.
It all depends on rudimentary skill. What you do with that defines your taste.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 5:26 am to BRgetthenet
Peart had skills that was off the charts.. I've never seen hands move so fast.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 6:01 am to dukke v
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It all depends on taste.
To a casual listener yes, a musician can separate the musical style from the skill and musicianship.
If you want to see fast hands and feet check out some of Mike Mangini's solos.
Going back to Peart of the best drummers he probably had the greatest style range over his career, in his early days you could here Bonham and Moon but later he moved more into a Buddy Rich style after he trained with Gruber (as another poster mentioned) and used speed in a less maniacal manner and embraced the smooth precision of the jazz and big band techniques.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 6:19 am to LSU Patrick
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Damn. That sucks. His wife and daughter died in a car accident about 18 years ago. This must be why they called it quits a couple of years ago.
Not exactly, but related. Neil was eager to retire because he wanted to be there for his young daughter growing up. I think he felt some guilt or regret that he wasn't around enough for his first daughter when she was growing up. But Neil was indeed the reason the band called it quits. Alex suffered from arthritis and was on the fence, and Geddy felt great and was eager to continue.
The real gut-punch here is that their last tour was in 2015, and they said he battled the brain cancer for 3 1/2 years, so he had very little time to fully enjoy life with his family before he had to re-focus on himself again.
(for the record, his first wife died of cancer about a year after their daughter died in the car crash)
Posted on 1/11/20 at 8:06 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
He said it best.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 8:40 am to Spelt it rong
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As a drummer, he's really good. Mike Portnoy gets my vote, but he was heavily influenced by Peart.
Your opinion, and a good one imo. Can't go wrong with either. Doubt we would agree on best guitarist as well. Lol
BTW, Eric Johnson all day! Lol
Posted on 1/11/20 at 9:29 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
I guess he and John Rutsey are now jamming together.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 9:45 am to Obtuse1
in the words of the great orator, Dr. Algernop Kreiger from "Archer"...
"Neal Peart stands alone"
"Neal Peart stands alone"
Posted on 1/11/20 at 9:47 am to rt3
Posted on 1/11/20 at 11:30 am to Rock Floyd
Not sure if you're speaking of the show at the old Warehouse venue in New Orleans but I saw them there as well. Rush had 5 encores...the crowd went wild! He influenced my drumming back then...I still own his signature Tama Superstar series maple set. Rest in peace... 
This post was edited on 1/11/20 at 11:56 am
Posted on 1/11/20 at 11:41 am to DMC226
That's a badass set. 
Posted on 1/11/20 at 11:50 am to Obtuse1
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You have to admit yours is the hot take on the subject and a contrarian fanboy one at that.
Peart, Baker, Moon and Bonham are going to dominate pretty much any drummers top 5 list of Rock drummers. Even limited to Metal Ward might crack the top 5. Mike Portnoy and Danny Carey for example are seriously ahead of Ward. Hogland, Hakke, Lambardo and Sandoval would be ahead for many people
No fan but, just facts. Ward is every bit the equal of Bonham, et all. It's really not up for discussion, anybody That's got any in-depth knowledge about drumming in rock 'n' roll would say the same. He was incredibly technically proficient yet still pounded hard. The jazz influence is what really sets him apart
Posted on 1/11/20 at 12:17 pm to DMC226
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.I still own his signature Tama Superstar series maple set.
I had this same kit back in the early 80’s. I sold them when I got married.
P.S. trying to name the best drummer ever is so subjective and a matter of taste.
This post was edited on 1/11/20 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 1/11/20 at 2:54 pm to Revelator
Agreed…I've been enjoying Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree lately... saw them at Voodoo many years back... I was the "older" dude in the crowd that new all the songs... 
Posted on 1/11/20 at 4:20 pm to DMC226
Saw Rush seven times but seeing the Snakes and Arrows your with my dad is one of my favorite memories ever.
Posted on 1/11/20 at 5:27 pm to FightingTigers138
Smoke some really good bud and listen to 2112.
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