In this clip from The CBC's Strombo Tonight legendary drummer Neil Peart of RUSH talks about the band's relationship with the members of KISS. Watch the full interview here: • Neil Peart (Rush) Inte...
Just listen to Gene and Paul talk about themselves for more than a couple of minutes and it's obvious who the protagonists and antagonists were in that band
My first KISS concert was also in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. I was 6 at the time, just don't remember who opened up for them it could of been RUSH for all I I remember. Great Show though. Seen the original band many times after. My last with the original band was at old Tiger Stadium in Detroit. I've never seen KISS with Thayer and Singer they are just 2 wannabes in my opinion.
Do you remember the cost of a beer? Or did they not serve any back then? Just wondering. I took my daughter to see a Kiss show on her 11th birthday. She's turning 30 this July. Damn I feel old.. The price of a beer was $8.00 at that show. I have no idea what the price is today.
All 3 Rush members are very intelligent and from the little I know are all good guys. For these guys to stay so loyal to their friendship for their whole life...that speaks volumes to me.
The sad part is the media scorched him early on to the point where he wouldn't talk. All that insight and knowledge he might have shared. And, sadly, media has gotten even less trustworthy since then.
I think it's because the guys in Rush were both incredibly focused musicians and good people. Gene and Paul probably respected their work ethic and musicianship while Ace and Peter probably just enjoyed them as people. The reason KISS could never get along is because you had 2 guys that put the band/business first and 2 guys who just loved to play rock n roll and have fun which didn't mix.
@@Chadillac-xq7xk Exactly. You wrote what I thought. Ace and Peter were both just as much as a part of early KISS as the other two. That’s why they were equal parts early on. Ace and Peter were also in it to have fun while it seems that Gene and Paul took the fun out of it. Well they didn’t party much either so it probably was never going to last that long and who knows, maybe on the business side of things Gene and Paul wanted the other two gone so they could make more money 💰. That’s how it seems to me because they didn’t want to pay them to come out for the final tour
He meant softer headed. They're both idiotic losers, who could have had the world by the tail, but booze and bs was more important to both of those wastes.
@johno2655 thanks so much for clearing that up! I put so much more faith in your account (having never met them) than I put in Neil's (who opened for them more than 40 times).
Gene Simmons once said he couldn't understand why these guys did not partake in the groupie scene like him and Paul. They read books backstage! Love Neil's honesty
In this clip, Neil says Gene and Paul never partied, they were always a perfectly focused corporation, they knew what they were doing, with notebooks of records and planning costumes, etc... but sadly Ace and Peter were there to party and couldn't keep it together.
Geddy said it best: Say whatever you want about them musically, but there was no harder working band - determined to put on a good show and give people their money’s worth - than Kiss. That was good for us to see, starting out. I love Rush and I’m not a Kiss fan, but Kiss busted ass to give you your money’s worth, and Rush followed that example.
Work work hard, they grew up with that mentality, kiss understood you worked just as hard , therefore they busted their ass to give you a good show, taught Rush a lot, I respect that.
IF you want to make a living playing music you NEED to have a strong work ethic and business sense. If you don’t have those qualities, but are very talented you will still make a living in the music business, but you will be ripped off think of it as being an independent contractor, or a small business owner. You need to have a business sense and a strong work ethic. You are working for yourself. Why would you want to rip yourself off?
So far as it seems; Paul & Gene stopped being as much "for the fans" & more "for the business" in the mid 80's after Peter & Ace parted ways. The 90's gave us "the reunion tour" & "Psycho Circus"; but it became obvious after Peter & Ace left AGAIN where the loyalties were🤔 The 2023 tour proved the dead horse was beat...but [DON'T] GET ME WRONG: I've been a fan of the "IDEA" of KISS since the 70's; but not so much what Paul & Gene did toward the end. $1,500 a seat in "the nosebleeds" since 1996?🙄😒 F'k THAT!🤔🖕
@@maestroaxeman Agree with what you said about Gene & Paul but, I saw Kiss in 1996 at the Orlando Arena. My seats were in the center of the Arena in the bleachers (about 15-20 feet up from the floor) on the right side of the stage. Paid no more than $80 for my seats & they were really good (for the price) seats. I could see the entire stage clearly with naked eyes & I had binoculars, which was like sitting on Front row.
The best rock percussionist to ever live. What a gentleman. His intelligence was truly amazing. He was a very private man, that just loved doing what he did. RIP Neil. You deserve it. Thank you for everything.
I liked the fact when in an interview Neil said he had a poster of John Bonham on his wall and they shared the same influences. Neil was a true master of his craft.
Rush went to Gene when Rush opened for Kiss, and said they didnt get good treatment, no wardrobe to change and so on. Gene went to the promoter and said, we aint playing until RUSH gets just as good treatment as KISS. Geddy Lee wrote about tjis and it was mentioned in * Nothing too loose * book. One of the best books i have read.
I love that Giddy does not talk bad about them at all. "Say what you will about their music but KISS treated us very well. Also KISS and RUSH had the work ethic
it's funny when rush opened for aerosmith they got treated bad. so years go by and joe perry's project open for rush and geddy asked him if they had enough sound checks and everything else cause i don't wanna treat people like you treated us. joe perry apologize.
@@metadeth578They tried to pull that shit with Kansas and almost got their asses kicked by Dave Hope (caught them trying to unplug shit sidestage during the set).
Geddy and Gene are both ethnically Jewish singing bass players whose parents were holocaust survivors. When you think about that, it makes sense that they are friends.
I appreciate that an icon like Neil can talk about men who were "softer hearted" with respect. In many ways we need more men with emotional intelligence.
He had a armada of drums and various other accrudiments and he was definitely something to see.and hear...he let nothing go to waste, he was 100% ever time he was on stage...no doubt about that....
Kiss and Rush were good Friends , they got along great , Alex used to play a character called the Bag...used to crack Ace up no end....but to be fair it didn't take much
@@zenzen7136 Triumph ! Hell yeah...Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, and Gil Moore...wow, can't believe I forgot they were a Canadian band...saw em twice. Great shows. Thanks for reminding me 👍
Kiss always gave their opening acts a sound check. Many bands would not because they were afraid of the other band sounding as good or better than them. Kiss never worried about it because they put on such a great show it didnt matter how good the other band was, they knew there fans were going to respond to their stage show, presence and their songs.
Aerosmith was notorious for not treating other bands well. Ed Van Halen said Joe Perry was a dick to him early on and Kansas said Stephen Tyler was very insecure and tried to pull the plug on them when they opened for them because the crowd wanted them to play an encore.
@@CatStanleySpaceDemon I can back that up, I met Joe Perry after their show and he was a total dick! I still remember it like it happened yesteday and it was frgn 24 years ago
Aerosmith has a large reputation for being stupidly insecure and competitive. Just the opposite from Kiss, with Gene Simmons even contributing in the Rush's documentary with kind words and praising to the band. Certainly a big difference in there.
I miss the professor. His time came too early. Some of the greatest music and lyrics ever recorded. I met Neil, Alex and Geddy in by the back entrance of the Palladium on May 9,1980. The Permanent Waves tour. I was 16 years old. We almost missed them because Alex and Neil both cut their hair short and we didn’t recognize them at first, lol. But we recognized Geddy right away. The meeting was short, about 2 minutes. Of all of them Neil was the most courteous and professional if not friendly. I still have my Polaroid photos from that day and their autographs. At the time it was a life-changing meeting for me. It’s very rare that you get to meet your R&R idols in real life.
July 1977, Illinois National Guard. KIZZ was the headliner. RUSH came on as the opening act I was forever changed, i was 9. been dabbling in percussion. That first show, changed everything for me. I've seen RUSH 37 times. Met "the Boys" 3 times. I woke January 8th and my phone was flooded, I was devastated. I took a week off in January 2020 and spent it driving and listening. The Professor even after passing to join his wife and daughter, was themost appreciated rock drummer. . RIP Sir. ~R.
The calls and texts immediately came to me, too, from everybody who knows me as a HUGE Rush fan. I first heard the bad news from a call from my wife, which was simultaneous to a text from my sister. I have friends and acquaintances who associate “Rush” with ME.
That was when I was born July 19. When I was 13 I'd sneak into my dad's records I w0asnt supposed to touch and read the lyrics on 2112 as I listened. I was lucky to see them 4 times. R.I. p. Neil
They didn't start that way, but Rush became the finest group in popular music history, in terms of highest level skills, great compositions, great lyrics, and extreme longevity (40 years+). Lucky to have seen them 15 times live.
Everytime I see an interview with a member of RUSH I become more and more impressed. I came to like Rush late in the game (1990's); I knew of them from the 80's but I started liking them in the 90's. A class act all the way.
@CatStanleySpaceDemon thank you so much! I absolutely loved Neil, and really sad when the news came out that Rush was breaking up. Then shortly thereafter, Neil died, hence there was their reason. So, so sad and gone way too soon.
Neil is a true gentleman. In mho Kiss are in kindergarten while Rush are rocket scientists. And the same goes for Aerosmith. Geddy, Neil and Alex were on another planet.
ONe of the things I am sad about, I never really listened to Rush until Neil Passed away. Other than a few songs on the radio. Neil was such a great drummer, Geddy is a great bass player and I always thought Alex was one of the most under rated guitarist ever. Wish I listened sooner and with a more open ear to Neils playing.
That's not a sad story, that's a great story. It means his legacy and influence will live on. You can't say that about 99% of the people on this planet when they're gone.
@villegasguerreroantonioale6416 UFO were a rough group of guys. They called Geddy "Glee." During the era when Rush wore the robes, UFO would put slippers on their microphones. "Here's some slippers to go with your robe, Glee."
I saw Cheap Trick - U.F.O. and Rush in that order Cheap Trick was a new band UFO then Rush,U.F.O. With Michael Schenker stole the show !! The place was still buzzing long after U F O left the stage. !! It was the first concert I had ever attended !! The next day I bought ever album U.F.O. made with Michael Schenker !!! Great guitarist Michael Schenker is !!
Never would you have put KISS and Rush together? The year was 1976, and I was a raging KISS fan. I heard about the infamous KISS / Rush concerts, so I bought a Rush album, and I loved them. The best part is that Rush came to Yakima, and I saw them play the Yakima Valley Community College gymnasium. I was only 15.
The "Professor" is soft spoken, because he tells the truth. His words and lyrics speak with mass volume. I am truly grateful to have seen the man perform live. RIP
Neil’s genius is sooo missed in the world of music!!! Like many others, I remember the first time listening to them-thinking, thank God I don’t have to learn these songs🤯 Fast Forward a few years, and that’s exactly what I was doing-the first serious band I was in, made it clear, we were going to learn as much as we could, from all of our favorite bands!!! That said: all 5 of us dug in, and helped each other with EVERYTHING!!!! So by the time we were 15-16 years old-there wasn’t much we couldn’t play!!! Good Times🏴☠️✊🏼🎶☮️
Not really, while I'm sure they were "lovable" guys, if they were the leaders of KISS the band would never have gone anywhere. "Lovable" doesn't abuse drugs, miss practice or show up late for gigs.
I really wish I liked his drumming because I absolutely love Peart as a person. He's easily one of the nicest musicians, let alone celebrities in general.