I sold my Ludwig set and Zildjian. Can't top this I quit and still. It was right rhe worlds utmost percussionist. The sense or incense intensity of timing. Ya. Awesome.
I remember in concert seeing Neil flip a drumstick up beyond the stage lights, still playing with both feet and his other hand, no look-catch, as effortlessly as if someone had just handed it to him...Godspeed Neil Peart, a dazzling presentation of what humans can be capable of...
Yea, my most noted talk about Pert is just that as well, 30=40=feet in the air and hes not even looking at it... catches... im like, fuck...... the drumming is great but that catch is even more better.
@@RobMonty248 I was just telling the guys at work this very thing last week. We were talking about concerts we'd been to and this is the first thing that always comes to my mind. As a drummer, I was watching him intently the whole night and when he threw that stick and caught it like that, I was floored. Even though it was in the late 70's, I can still see it like it happened last night.
@@woreoutdrummer1861 Yea, I just about threw my sticks in a camp fire. A no look, 50+ foot stick throw and its catches it.... Yea.... thats magic, not talent! lol
I realize that the original comment is from eight years ago. But, find it appalling that you give credit to an imaginary sky god when Neil's amazing skill came from his constant practice and learning throughout his career. He continued to take lessons and studied different drummers and drumming styles until he retired. Give credit where credit is due; Neil and only Neil.
Neil Peart, the best there.was ...the best there is .. the best there will ever be!! Thank you for the countless hours of beautiful music. RIP 🙏 Neil!!
My ticket for the 1993 tour of North America had me sitting above Neil at the Phoenix state fair Arena, and I was wise enough to bring binoculars to a concert for the first time! Despite the best seat in the house to watch Neil, the binoculars brought me into a much closer, private world with Neil. I could see his sweat fly, I could read his facial expressions, I could see the spittle building up on his lips. I had seen Rush a dozen times prior to that night, but watching Neil from such a personal POV that night provided me with an experience that I didn’t know I craved! My eyes were glued on Neil for an entire show. It was akin to witnessing (insert “greatest ever” here) to seeing Mozart or Beethoven perform. It will be generations before another Neil Peart arrives. So grateful that we got to enjoy him while he was human.
Note to heaven: Heaven.....your about to receive in my opinion ....one of the best...if not the best drummers or percussionists to have beat the skins since John Holmes. He's the definition of a drummer. He must be looked at as one of the best to do it. If not the best. He's well respected and can go from jazz to big band....to heavy solo stuff.... to warp speed quickness and agility..... to stuff the stratosphere is shaking its head in disbelief. A modern day drum God. What a loss to his family and friends and his fellow bandmates.... and all people who love music.... and the many Rush fans out there who are mourning his loss......RIP MR.PEART ...
Neil made it sound like playing drums was simple ... and complex at the same time. When he played with his eyes closed, he felt the instrument. At that time, he and the drums were one thing, a perfect union! Rest in peace!
From this view you can truly see why Professor Peart operates at an entirely different level from any other drummer past or present (sorry Bonham fans...).
Dont know whats so special about Peart...best ever?? If this is "hard",check out Minneman,who plays 4 different odd time measures with all four limbs and he plays all that in lets say 19/16! Peart is legend,but he is not best drummer,not even close. His technique was stiff,solos are based on random single strokes played over 1000 pieces kit,... He was good,he is a legend,but,best drummer ever and things like that...funny :-)
It has been a few weeks now since the passing of Neil Peart. I finally can come on here to look at the legend on video. May he R.I.P...may the spirit of the music he helped create never die. Long live the memories...🙁
I thought he was.... to me he is in a class all by himself.....but this particular class has a couple other people in it. Alex and Geddy....to accent a portion of his musical talent.
3:00 I can't believe how the feet can keep the beat (double tap on tambourine and one on bass drum in an RLL pattern) while the hands are doing all that, including lots of crazy syncopations and offbeats. Simply unbelievable. Note: I'm a drummer.
Not taking anything away from him, but that is a sequenced tambourine. Around 4:07 would just about be impossible to maintain, even for Peart, the greatest drummer ever. There are other solos that have better lighting and he's using the same tambourine sequence. For the record, I was fortunate to see him 4 times, including the Permanent Waves and Moving picture tours and have been a massive fan since A Farewell to Kings!
Az Drummer no, that actually is his left foot maintaining the sequence! He stated in interviews how when he first practiced the sequence, he could barely keep single strokes on the snare yet, after having done it for years, he gained total independence with his arms in every way while keeping the RLL pattern.
Truly awful news yesterday about our beloved Professor Had tears in my eyes when I heard the news yesterday Been playing albums and just listening to that marvellous drumming RIP my musical hero
brilliant to see this LEGENDARY solo of the proffs from above .. just shows what a fantastically musical piece of drumming this is … he was unique there will never be another … until we meet …. my percussive hero x
I know I'll get a bunch of crap for this ,BUT, Neil was very impressed by Perter Criss when they toured with KISS in the 70s when ALIVE ! was hitting . I have talked with Peter ,Moose ,who was the head tech for KISS until the Destroyer tour. Anyway Neil got that Peter Criss was actually a jazz drummer trying to play hard rock ,and took lessons from Gene Krupa, one of the best drummers ever. Peter was good when he was just s tarting ,and before too meant drugs . Anyway ,Neil noticed that Peter would take the bottom drum head off ,and Mic them like that and a few other things . Of course, there is no comparing the 2 ,but, itsvan interesting thing to know. You can look up old interviews ,he does talk about him and Peter while they toured together and what He picked up .
Byłeś genialnym perkusistą. Miałam przyjemność być na koncercie Rush w Berlinie w 2013 roku. To było cudowne doznanie. Najlepszy z najlepszych perkusistów. RIP
Adieu l'ami, toi qui nous a tant fait vibrer au fil des années Ton solo restera et sera à jamais unique... Maintenant tu as rejoint ta femme et ta Fille, mais tu imagines même pas comme tu vas nous manquer... Tu resteras toujours le meilleur batteur du monde... J'aurais tant aimé assister à R50 !!! Sans toi ça n'a plus de sens... Mais saches que partout dans le monde, tes sons raisonnent et moi le premier même si je suis Français je diffuse tes sons à qui veut les entendre et ça ne laisse personne indifférant, tu seras toujours une idole et je mets au défi qui conque ose espérer arriver à ton niveau... Chapeau l'artiste !!!!
Peart received the following awards in the Modern Drummer magazine reader's poll Hall of Fame: 1983 Best Rock Drummer*: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2006, 2008 Best Multi-Percussionist*: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Best Percussion Instrumentalist: 1982 Most Promising New Drummer: 1980 Best All Around: 1986 1986 Honor Roll: Rock Drummer, Multi-Percussion As a member of the Honor Roll in these categories, he is no longer eligible for votes in the above categories. Best Instructional Video: 2006, for Anatomy of a Drum Solo Best Drum Recording of the 1980s, 2007, for "YYZ" from Exit... Stage Left Best Recorded Performance: 1980: Permanent Waves 1981: Moving Pictures 1982: Exit... Stage Left 1983: Signals 1985: Grace Under Pressure 1986: Power Windows 1988: Hold Your Fire 1989: A Show of Hands 1990: Presto 1992: Roll the Bones 1993: Counterparts 1997: Test for Echo 1999: Different Stages 2002: Vapor Trails 2004: R30 2007: Snakes & Arrows 2011: Time Machine 2012: Clockwork Angels Peart received the following awards from DRUM! magazine for 2007 Drummer of the Year Best Progressive Rock Drummer Best Live Performer Best DVD (Anatomy Of A Drum Solo) Best Drumming Album (Snakes & Arrows) Peart received the following awards from DRUM! magazine for 2008 Drummer of the Year Best Progressive Rock Drummer Best Mainstream Pop Drummer Best Live Drumming Performer Peart received the following awards from DRUM! magazine for 2009 Drummer Of The Year Best Progressive Rock Drummer Peart received the following awards from DRUM! magazine for 2010 Drummer of the Year Best Live Performer Best Progressive Rock Drummer
