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RIP Neil Peart

scottp

scottp

Power User
So so sad! He was my long time favorite drummer from when I first saw him on the Permanent Waves tour.
We played several Rush tunes in our bands over the years.
 
ak301

ak301

Experienced
This hurts

What a wonderful talent.

I truly love Rush's music, it means so much to me. It's special special music, Neil's playing was so inventive and coloured the songs. So many ideas and they worked for the song.

That on it's own made him special, but his wonderful wonderful words. When i was growing up the things he would write in those songs I would listen over and over helped get my head round growing up

Thoughts go out to his family, Alex and Geddy

He will never be forgotten
 
deakle

deakle

Experienced
I saw Rush many, many times. Several times I sat behind the stage in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena just to marvel at Neil. Once during his drum solo my friends and I (who were both drummers) were going absolutely nuts. So much so that Neil apparently heard us. He paused during his solo and turned and stood facing us with his arms outstretched as if to say “Well, what do you think of that?”. Needless to say we went crazy and he had a good laugh. One of my most cherished memories.
 
AJ Vargas

AJ Vargas

Experienced
It was because of him, Mike Portnoy, Gavin Harrison and Danny Carey that I became some sort of a 'closeted' drummer, just never had the chance to buy a drum kit either because no space and/or picky neighbors. His passing really hits me as he showed me (along the other guys, coincidentally influenced by him) how the drums could be so much more than a 'beat machine' and really soar to new heights composition-wise.

Farewell, Professor...
 
Dale LeClaire

Dale LeClaire

Inspired
Dang, this is tough. Saw every tour since my first Rush show in 1999. Never even heard the guy make a mistake, and I’m admittedly quite judgey when I’m at shows. I almost didn’t make it to the R40, and now so glad I did. Such a major loss for the community and industry.
 
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