Teh Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I am speechless. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/?fbclid=IwAR17AmnLQEZNctESbD7n_a9gCns6Q0EvDq3B2zIZwXcbG-Cs_LJbMiVkIo8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting Ho Dung Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/?fbclid=IwAR1szpIo_uimOsVGs1FvHKJI08o8S5O5LsbOzraYtR9PgolvSz7-aYG-LfI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadroller Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2020 sucks already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Man Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Damn, I had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 The last show was in 2015 and the article says Neil was battling brain cancer for the last three years. So the retirement and brain cancer were separate events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princeofdarkness56 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Had no clue he was ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 My brother just texted me this a couple of minutes ago. Damn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Wow. This really sucks. He is, and will probably always be, my favorite drummer. I'm also a big scifi fan, so his lyrics REALLY hit a chord with me. Three years against brain cancer, that's got to suck. My favorite custom trombone mouthpiece maker also passed from that. Usually it's pretty fast, but that explains why he's been out of the Limelight for the past few years. Time to put on the Rush when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killerteddybear Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 There goes the reunion tour. Rest in peace, Neil. Your music touched me in ways that few seldom do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jginsj Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Wow, I'm not a drummer, he was the only guy I ever spent significant time trying to nail his songs on my air drum kit. I'll bet I'm not alone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamer_SS_guy Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Well, I never really got into the music of RUSH, but their music never sounded dated to me. 67 is far too early to pass away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 At 16, I was introduced to Rush via 'All The World's A Stage'. I really love the very early Rush. This sucks big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 67 is too young. My mother and one of her sisters both died at that age. I'm glad that he was able to have a little bit of that time with his family that he clearly wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 58 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: 2020 sucks already. Too true. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrdaddy Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Neil will be missed by many. My first exposure to Rush, was when I first bought Fly By Night, then 2112 when it came out, and I was forever hooked. I knew they were special, but especially the drumming. I bought my third Rush album when it came out, All the World's a Stage. Neil's drumming blew me away on 2112, but what I was hearing on their new live album, I never heard anything like it before. That extended drum solo on that first live album, left me speechless. I played it over and over and over. It's still fresh to listen to. I still have it. It's 44 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Very sad news. A good friend of mine, a fellow guitarist, died The same way at 38. Watching him go was heartbreaking. The candle that burns twice as bright... RIP Neil Peart and thank you for the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM OF HAMER Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I just saw that myself.....................love the band saw them many times and they were awesome. Neil was not only a brilliant drummer but he was also brilliant man in general. RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie G. Moseley Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Some of the previous posts indicate that his battle wasn't public knowledge. Was there ever any announcement about his malady before he died? Some folks choose to fight such afflictions in private, and my perception is that was the situation here. When I first saw an online headline about his death a few minutes ago, the first Rush musical riff that flashed into my mind was the instrumental passage in the middle of "Time Stand Still." There weren't any fancy, jaw-dropping drum riffs or guitar shredding; there was just a pounding, straight-forward beat, with an abrupt portion chopped off at the end of each measure, which Peart and the rest of the band carried off with aplomb. It's probably technically harder to accomplish than it may seem, but it's impressive without seeming to come across as showing off. There's probably some percussion term for such a musical styling. Here's the link; the part I'm referring to starts around 3:10. Gawd, what a great song. Got both goose bumps and tears in my eyes when I pulled it up just now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMSFqXGZ5TQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 RIP Neil, The first time I heard Fly By Night I had to buy the album!! They lost me with the synth stuff but when they where touring the midwest after Working Man I hit every concert I could!! Just blown away by such a huge sound from a 3 pce band!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shark Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Played Passage to Bangkok in the my first band. It was new! God bless him and his family. Cancer sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Cancer sucks indeed. RIP, Mr. Peart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Oh my, this is awful. I had no idea he was ill. I saw Rush twice and they were awesome and made a huge sound for just three guys. RIP Neil Peart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Neil’s lyrics were always overshadowed by his drumming, when they were on par or better in many instances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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