I shot this video almost 3 years ago. I will never forget this show - or Rush. 96 shows later - I love them more then when I saw them, maybe because I know they will never be live again - Rush forever...
Gotta be honest- this video hit me pretty hard. Haven’t really had a true goodbye to the legend. Still in a haze really. First time I’ve seen this video. Does it get any better than that? Awesome camera work. Thank you so much!!
You're not alone. This hurts. Like no other. Blessed we are tho for having a chance at witnessing, listening, and rocking to history's greatest rock & roll percussionist+!
@@TheMacswanson Suddenly, he was gone. And all the lives he left his mark upon! I havent been this devastated since my Mom passed away. Funny how a single person I never met left such a mark on my life. I feel for ya!
Joules Kelvin This was a hard one for sure,, not only a great percussionist, lyricist, philosopher book Arthur but just an all around great guy as are Getty & Alex. I remember the exact moment in time and my location when It came over the AM radio in my car the John Bonham had passed, now they will be able to compare notes together.
It’s strange that someone who I never met left such an impression on me. His passing knocked the wind out of me because it was so unexpected. I recently saw a picture of Neil at home sitting on his couch holding his daughters hand reading to her. It’s so heartbreaking because he lost his first family. You know that man wanted to live for his daughter and wife and now, after a short time into retirement he’s gone. It just doesn’t seem fair.
dirklerxstprof2112 absolutely!! What a great username!! My username is actually taken from a line in a Rush song called “Territories”. Plus that was the name of my high school band that I had so the name stuck because we were really bad.
He was one of the good guys. I was at peace with Rush not touring or recording anymore. They gave us over four decades of their lives and music that will never die. The Spirit of Neil and Rush and what they stood for will never die. It was a sense of adventure that will never be matched or exist again. The hardest part of the whole thing was how sudden it seemed to all of us that didn't know until after he passed. He never got to ride off into the sunset and truly enjoy his new family in his retirement. I have been doing nothing but listening to Rush Albums , watching live concerts on Blu-ray or DVD and watching what ever interview or documentary I can find. His passing is still very hard to grasp. Says alot about what type of person he was.
NOT Probably, ABSOLUTELY The Greatest Drummer Ever in any musical genre. I remember playing 2112 using wooden spoons and my mom's Tupperware! I know I am not the only one! That is what Neil represented, Aspiration to be Great and the BEST at whatever we do. Shalom Mr. Peart RUSH FAN FOREVER
The greatest prog rock band to ever grace a stage!. RIP Neil, you will live forever through your music. Condolences to Carrie, Olivia, Geddy and Alex and all the others in the rush touring family.
Yes. Very hard days for a lot of us. He was one-of-a-kind. How many people can say that they are an absolute master of a chosen specialty, yet are also broad-minded and knowledgeable about a wide range of intellectual topics? He deserved a more gentle way to leave this world, and after many more years with his daughter.
Rush was such a quality intrinsic part of my life like no other hard rock band had ever accomplished. When I read the news of Neil’s passing, I felt as though I had lost a beloved family member.
Was a drummer for over 40yrs myself,played alot Rush,Black Sabbath,Judas Priest,etc.Neil was always 1 of the best in my eyes.R.I.P. Neil.You'll always be in my heart.
@@ИгорьГерман-в9й Bill Bruford is my personal favorite, you can really see the influence he had on Neil. Now that he's passed Danny Carey is one of the few alive who can compare.
I was at this show with my hubby and a bunch of RUSH friends from all over the country. We were 2nd row on the floor in front of Ged. It was amazing. After the show we all got together at Brooklyns for a party……they finally had to kick us out to close up the place so we took the party back to the hotel we all were staying at & partied until about 3 in the morning!! EPIC BAND EPIC TOUR NO ONE WILL EVER FILL THEIR SHOES. He only had one year from this show before he was diagnosed with Glioblastoma. It doesn’t seem fair that he gave so much to us for over 40 years and when he finally called it quits……he barely had any time left. I don’t know if I will ever get over losing Neil.
*One ounce of Columbian Redbud...check..Bong and a box lighter...check! Rush record on stereo player...Check. And tons of senior High homework...check,! ***Spark that bowl Son!
I think it was Alex who had arthritis. Neil had tendonitis. He hit those drums hard, and deserves his retirement - thanks Neil (and Geddy and Alex) for 40 great years.
Alan Beumann Brain Cancer!!!!!! The man was dying! He lived through his music. Even now, Each day, he comes alive as I listen. In my heart he is not dead. He lives in our heart's & through our memory & his one of a kind STYLE of playing. He is one of the great one's.
@@reessoft9416 And I heard that Alex had to get injections to help with it. And, yes, Neil had tendinitis and that’s why in the documentary “Beyond The Lighted Stage” you can see him put some blue stuff over his shoes to help him with it.
The last time every fan saw Neil he was healthy and very much alive. However during this tour he had an infection in his feet that caused him great pain. Geddy said he played on bloody stumps and for awhile had to ride in a golf cart just to get to the stage but Neil was very stoic and finished the tour. I think Neil’s passing hit us all so hard because his family and friends kept silent about the glioblastoma diagnosis and treatment per Neil’s wishes. So to us he seemed fine then a few years later we get the news that he’s gone! The news was sudden to us, but to his family and close friends they knew early on what would eventually happen. Again, it was sudden to us which reminds me of my brothers sudden passing many years ago. The first thing that came to mind was Neil’s lyrics from the song “Afterimage” on the Grace under pressure album. “Suddenly, you were gone From all the lives you left your mark upon I remember How we talked and drank into the misty dawn I hear the voices We ran by the water on the wet summer lawn I see the footprints I remember I feel the way you would I feel the way you would I feel, I feel the way you would Tried to believe but you know it's no good This is something that just can't be understood I remember The shouts of joy, skiing fast through the woods I hear the echoes I learned your love for life I feel the way that you would I feel your presence I remember I feel the way you would I feel the way you would I feel, I feel the way you would This just can't be understood I tried to believe but you know it's no good This is something that just can't be understood I remember I feel the way you would I feel the way you would I feel, I feel the way you would This just can't be understood, no.”
No words to says but this incredible best band and only 3 pieces and best drummer 🥁 in the history ever !! Glad who can else to whatch any live concerts in the past 👏🏻👏🏻🎸🎸🥁R.I.P. Neil the professor..
he said his solo was a life time achievement and a reflection of the different stages and events of his life. incredible man and epic legend of a drummer.. left way to young.. cancer should not be taking us still!
I will remember this song and performance forever and a day ! Last Rush concert in Denver ! Thanks, Lerxst, Dirk, and Pratt. Greatest Please Prog group in the universe!
to appreciate Geddy's vocals, in his vocal prime, listen to the A Farewell to Kings album recording of Cygnus x1 , Nobody could sustain those highs for 40 years, All three complimented each other, and all are Masters !!! imho
RIP Neil. I’m alive today because of you. I’ve heard so many rush songs in so many way since your passing. Live studio. Different years. Different places
Neil was such a pleasure to watch, and I am not generally a fan of watching solo sessions. But it makes you sad sometimes, just thinking about the cruel fate that awaited him after R40. I'm eternally grateful to him and the other two for doing this tour and giving me a few more chances to see them. It meant everything to me, being a latecomer to the band as more than just a casual fan.
@mrputerz Thank you for putting this up! I’ve only seen Rush twice. Once in the 70’s and again in the 80’s. For the 70’s show, the opening band was one I’d never heard before. They had their name like stamped on the bass drum three times, which I remember thinking was weird but their music was awesome. Cheap Trick. The second time was at a place that doesn’t even exist anymore: The Hollywood Sportatorium, in Hollywood Florida. I saved my ticket stub from that one. I envy you having seen them 95 times. Only two musicians passing has made cry: Neil Peart and Eddie Van Halen. I’ll miss them both but am glad I was alive the same time they were to witness the beauty they brought to the world. But there are so many left that I’m sure will make me cry if they pass before me. We all are just incredibly lucky that we got to be here for it.
Loved the his drum kit Sounds amazing…. Reminds me of a freight train running wild …… unbelievable performance by these “ mortals” Cannot be any better ?!?!?
I saw them just shy of 40 times, first being Moving Pictures tour. Was in high school, and my boyfriend at the time talked me into going. I've been hooked ever since. Their music was sometimes my only comfort throughout life during inevitable painful times. I am still in shock that he's gone.
Inspiring, tenacious, clever, heartfelt, real, human, intelligent, warm, talented, geeky, awkward, relentless, transforming, a few words that ( in my brain) explain why he means so much to so many of us. He will always be the normal guy who was also the best drummer that ever lived. He touched my heart on so many levels. A true gentleman and badass. Now i must dine on honeydew and drink the milk of paradise. May God bless us all!
A drum solo in the middle of X1 ?? No way! stupid idea - ruins the flow, yet somehow Neil is good enough to make this miracle work! Wrong but so right! Wish I could give it more than one like!
Holy S - I've always considered Neil among the most amazing rock drummers ever. But the one thing I didn't think he quite lived up to was the solos. Of course I was blown away the first time. But twenty years later he was playing essentially the same 'perfect' solo. I know he took lessons with a jazz man, and was determined to loosen himself up. And holy S this is pinnacle! This vid is simply one of the greatest drum solos I've ever seen. Neil, you peaked it! Thanks for all the years and all the many shows (even that one I had to miss, #doh#).
@@maziu27 Nah man that's a mid 70's Jazz. The Geddy Lee signature basses look pretty different from that, most of them are black with a white pick guard and maple fretboard.
I love that Neil played his last solos on a kit that was similar to what he played back in the late 70’s into the 80’s. This is how I want to remember him. RIP Professor.
The Professor on the drum kit. I seen this band 5 times throughout the year's first time was in 1980 at the Cow Palace in Daily City, CA. that show was the best, they played for 3 hours straight. It was the Permanent Waves tour don't get me wrong every Rush show was awesome. I didn't get to see this tour, wish I would have. Best prog rock band ever, thank you Alex, Geddy and NEIL PEART for the memories.
Still can’t believe that Mr Peart is gone, a hero of my youth, and in adulthood. An amazing drummer and percussionist, being the main lyricist that you could relate to and took you on trip etc etc etc.
RIP Neil Peart , thankfully being canadian i seen them many many times , and the only band I can honestly say were better ever time i saw them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks guys for all the beautiful music !
This is awesome. Kind of makes me wish they didn't get so crazy with their stage sets in later years. This is classic "amps, drums, and lights". AWESOME!
If you never saw them live you really missed something. Alex, Geddy,...incredible. Neil, he pounded the skins so hard the entire stage shook! What a band
one of the best drum solo's i've ever seen, neil was so musical you lose track of what he's doing with his kit, and so precise, of all the accolades about this band the one that sticks out for me is just how tight they are, precision and flair. just incredible.
As a guy who hails from Neil's home town of St. Catharines I can inform all that he was known to spend much of his time in class at Lakeport High School ripping across his desk with pencils as if to drum. Apparently he was sent out of the class on detention for doing so on many occasions. Seems his time was well spent. He took lessons at the Niagara Conservatory of Music in St. Catharines and went on from there. www.stcatharines.ca/en/# www.niagaraconservatory.com/
I never missed a tour since Permanent Waves tour.. some tours I saw more than one show in same tour. I can still get smile or chills, or both when watching a vid of RUSH live. This was the most important band in all of my childhood
I had written and published a book in-which I had discussed the binary star system Cygnus x 1. Upon doing so, I was reminded of this Rush song. which I used to drum along to, in my parents basement. I was too busy trying to copy the drumming so I had no idea what the song was about. So curious as to what lyrics Neil could have written about this star system in the 70s, He had no internet or cell phones. I decided to look up the words and I was quite shocked at what Neil had written for this epic song. It is thou he had foretold the telling of my book. like a true Prophet. I quoted a few lines from the song into my book, as the words just blew me away. Playing drums to this song in the 70s and now the song has a new significance, 40 years later.
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William's Frankenstar rush does that. Howd your book do?
I think I read that there was an article in Time magazine from 75 or 76 about Cygnus X-1 that inspired Neil. Too bad he couldn't have written a whole song worth of lyrics then maybe this song would have been better.
When Neil passed away so did some of my youth.....i remember listening to Rush cassettes on the marching band bus on the way to out of town football games in the 80's . Thank you Rush ! A fan from South Texas.
Pól iwku temu prawie nagrałem z Kaczkowskiego. Cygnusa słuchałem cała resztę dnia. I zarypałem klasówkę z fizyki w 2 giej klase LO. Ale pretensji nie mam. Fizy nie lubiłem, a Rush pokochałem miłościa szczerą i nieskończoną do dziś. Neil, do zobaczenia wkrtóce. Mam nadzieję że polecisz na moje wejście. O ile maja tam sake...
There are so Many fantastic Drummers today I mean Really.But NEIL Just Had THAT THING...From the time I saw him play in 1974 as an unknown New band.hard To describe.Cant believe he.s passed 😥
Who Knew this was the Last Time I Would See Them Live: Jan 7th 2020 The World Lost One of The Best Songwriter Drummers of all time.!! Forever in our Hearts Thanks for the Memories..2112 was my mail box number in London.
Incredible drum solo from Neil! The ferocious power and flow around the kit along with the lovely voicings with his malletkat is so awesome and inspiring! His snare work in this is insane! RIP Neil!🤘🙏
I had the pleasure of seeing Rush the one and only time at the Toyota Center for R40 in May of 2015. Thanks dad for showing me one of the best bands I’ve ever heard. I grew up on Rush. I feel like a lot of 25yr olds don’t say that these days. It really saddened me to hear about Neil. This was one of my favorite parts of the concert.
