this was during a rush show which lasted about 3 hours, and neil always played the same way. he hit the drums really hard every song throughout the show. he wasn't winging it or making it up on the spot, neil had structured his solo's in modules so he could change things and rearrange as he felt necessary. RIP Neil, my vote for the best drummer ever!
Neil composed all of this before hand and he did not feel that this was one of his best performances as he was dealing with having the flu. Neil would play one time signature with his feet and another one with his hands. He mentioned once that drumming for Rush was like running a marathon and doing mathematical equations at the same time. I would suggest Limelight official music video Red Barchetta from Exit Stage Left Digital Man from the Snakes and Arrows tour Natural Science from the Molson Amphitheatre Toronto Cheers
As an old drummer, I can say that drumming is a physically demanding instrument. While it's one of the easiest instruments to learn the basics of, gaining more proficiency beyond the basics can become quite a chore when it comes to all of the rudiments, odd time signatures, and learning limb independence...which Neil shows here throughout the solo. Neil was a master...and yet still learning more until his retirement and unfortunate passing.
I'm not a drummer but I follow the drums beat/rhythm on every song I listen to and never miss a beat. You have to listen with the inner ear. That's what the drummer is doing. Following what his inner ear is hearing.
Anyone could learn to simply play the drums- However, The Professor mastered the art of percussion!!! He taught the drums how he expected them to play and he will forever be the absolute GOAT. RIP Professor.
And with that, my old mate JB is back! Pretty sure it's been a doppelganger the last few weeks :-) Glad you enjoyed this mate, I suggested it to you ages ago (I'm sure others have too) Neil was the absolute master of all things drums and percussion. RIP professor Welcome back, real JB 😁
aye am back always buddy and yeah hes mad on the drums rip buddy hope hes resting well, from what i read he had brain tumor or something? not good bless him. Thank you F D. Whats F D stand for buddy?
Best Live Performance RUSH - Xanadu - Live In Montreal 1981 (2021 HD Remaster 60fps) Alex Lifeson - 6 string guitar, 12 string guitar, pedal synthesizer, volume pedal; Geddy Lee - Vocals, bass guitar, 6 string guitar, foot pedal synthesizer, electric piano/synthesizer; Neil Peart - Lyrics, Drums, orchestra bells, tubular bells, wind chimes, crotales, timbales, timpani, gong, temple blocks, bell tree, triangle, and melodic cowbells. Based on Kubla Khan (Xanadu) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Coleridge composed his poem, ‘Kubla Khan’, in a state of semi-conscious trance either in the autumn of 1797 or the spring of 1798 and published in 1816. The whole poem is pervaded by an atmosphere of dream and remains in the form of a vision. The vision embodied in Kubla Khan was inspired by the perusal of the travel book, Purchas His Pilgrimage. Coleridge had taken a dose of opium as an anodyne, and his eyes closed upon the line in the book, “At Zanadu Kubla Khan built a pleasure palace.” But this opened his creative vision, and the poem of about 200 lines was composed in this state of waking dream. On being fully awake, he wrote the poem down. The theme of the poem is unimportant. It describes the palace built by Kubla Khan, the grandson of Chengis Khan, the great rule of central Asia. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2byjJkN_nVY.html
