Spaceman Spiff Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-peart-drummer-and-lyricist-of-rush-dead-at-67/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just saw this. Dude could play. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7fOYIMg4tg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Damn it! RIP professor 🌹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Any escape might help to smooth the unattractive truth But the suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark327 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Rest in peace Neil One of my favorite drummers that I really enjoyed listening to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Oh my god. RIP, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Now there's no more Oak oppression For they passed a noble law And the trees are all kept equal By hatchet, axe, and saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skintime Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Being a drummer, I always appreciated what he did and how he could play. I learned much from him and he will be sorely missed. RIP and thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 My musical idol. I've run out of energy typing odes so I'll just say I am as crushed as can be when it comes to a celebrity deaths. It's raining, so I went outside and recited the opening to Natural Science, because it sounds like the water in the song. His lyrics are as good as his drumming. We've lost an icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 This is the only "forbidden song" to me. When my first dog died, I listened to it while crying and crushed. Ever since then, I've only listened to it when something devestating happens in my life. It will always bring me to tears, while being uplifting and sentimental. This is Elsie's song, but right now its Elsie and Neil's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I'm angry. **** cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 This is one of the most forgotten, yet greatest songs of all time. Top 5 Rush song of mine. The drumming... Let's just say I think this could be Neil at his very peak. That last segment...surprised the drumset didn't disintegrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stadium-Armory Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, skinsmarydu said: <Time Stand Still Video Deleted> That's Aimee Mann in the video. Of "Voices Carry" fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Sad irony that he die of brain cancer, considering he was the brainiest drummers ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PCS Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 All the world's indeed a stageAnd we are merely playersPerformers and portrayersEach another's audienceOutside the gilded cage RIP Neil. A man amongst boys when it comes to drumming. Listening to Rush and trying to air drum is a workout routine all its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big#44 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Celebrity deaths have never really effected me on a personal level, but this one really got me. He was my boyhood hero. I picked up drums because of him. I wanted to write wordy thoughtful lyrics like him. Such an influence musically. His book Ghost Rider:Travels on the Healing Road was a great tool in getting me through my own personal dark days (though not nearly is dark as his I admit). I can never say I knew the man because we never met. But after countless hours reading about his travels and his general viewpoint and random thoughts on the world, I have to say I developed an attachment and cared for him on a weird impersonal long distance level. Such a great mind and influence on the world. Ugh time to put on an album and read a few chapters. I hope heaven has a DW drumset and Red BMW 1200GS waiting for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Tonight I listened to Limelight for the first time in ages and couldn't believe how incredible it still sounded long after my prog phase had ended. Wonderful songwriting and performances. Same with The Spirit of Radio, which is probably my second favorite by them. Rush has its detractors, but no one can deny their overwhelming instrumental talents, especially Peart, a giant among all rock drummers, the impossible summit for so many who followed him. RIP Neil, thanks for the music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Camera Eye will be shredding my speakers today. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Unbelievable loss for the music community. One of my first live concert experiences was seeing RUSH on the 2112 tour at Lisner auditorium GW university circa 76/77. Been with them ever since. Consummate professionals that really resonated with those who appreciated music & lyrics that actually tried and did convey real meaning and thought. Saw & enjoyed them countless times at cap center and other venues throughout the years. They were certainly beyond their years in their craftsmanship. One of the very few that I saw live actually sounded the same live as they did on vinyl. We RUSH fans are certainly extremely lucky to have been able to see, listen, experience the absolute GENIUS that is RUSH. RIP Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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