RUSH Drummer Neil Peart dead at 67. Sad day for ROCK Fans

[4cruzin]

Very sad news!  I definitely shed tears over this one.  

Neil Peart, the virtuoso drummer and lyricist for Rush, died Tuesday, January 7th, in Santa Monica, California, at age 67, according to Elliot Mintz, a family spokesperson. The cause was brain cancer, which Peart had been quietly battling for three-and-a-half years. A representative for the band confirmed the news to the world.

Peart was one of rock's greatest drummers, with a flamboyant yet precise style that paid homage to his hero, the Who's Keith Moon, while expanding the technical and imaginative possibilities of his instrument. He joined singer-bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson in Rush in 1974, and his musicianship and literate, philosophical lyrics  – which initially drew on Ayn Rand and science fiction, and later became more personal and emotive – helped make the trio one of the classic-rock era's essential bands. His drum fills on songs like "Tom Sawyer" were pop hooks in their own right, each one an indelible mini-composition; his lengthy drum solos, carefully constructed and packed with drama, were highlights of every Rush concert.

[Nacho-RT74]

This has been a shame for the music community and real music fans! Casuality or not I was hearing Rush all these last weeks and then this happens.

RIP NEIL... a Drums Master!

( amazing nobody had said anything before me! )

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Church Drummers To Play 70-Minute Solos In Honor Of Neil Peart This Sunday


WORLD—Church drummers all over the world have announced their plans to play 70-minute solos during their services this Sunday in honor of Neil Peart.

Just as congregations begin getting into songs like "Reckless Love," "What a Beautiful Name," and "Who You Say I Am," drummers will just "let loose," calling churchgoers' attention to their percussion skills to the "cheers of the crowd." The planned solos will be "significantly longer" than church drummers' usual 45-minute solos.

The solos will alternate between time signatures throughout, from 10/64 time and 9/17 time to simpler time signatures like X/banana and Quasar/4, "just as Neil would have wanted." Church drummers around the world are also pushing their pastors and leadership teams to buy them several dozen new pieces for their drum kits, so they can give Peart the salute he deserves.

"I can't think of a better send-off for the Great One than building up into a solo on my 17 floor toms, pounding on my triple bass pedal that I definitely need, and then just going absolutely wild on my 67 cymbals," said Graceaholics Community Church drummer Bob Ward. "Solos like this will honor a great drummer and bring glory to God through my epic music skills."

Sadly, most of these drummers only think they are as good as Neil Peart, while they are more on the level of Lars Ulrich.

Reformed churches across the country are begrudgingly allowing the solos but reminded their drummers not to play "Freewill."


https://babylonbee.com/news/church-drummers-to-play-70-minute-drum-solos-in-honor-of-neil-peart-this-sunday

[73chgrSE]

He was a great drummer and lyricist indeed. I think everything has been said on social media however.

Now on to Kobe Bryant.....

[krops cars]

I agree, After  heard 2112. I was hooked.