Watch Neil Peart's "Instamatic" Tracking Session With Vertical Horizon! 

Righteous!

Very well said sir.

Amen brother. He inspired me to become a drummer when i first heard 'Anthem'. They didn't call him "The Professor" for nothin. Wish he was still with us

Very true🙏🙏🙏big HELLO from Bali. I love Neil Peart... We're loose him..

Professor indeed!! A good man who is missed.

For the past six days...

Me. I can't stop.

watching and still hoping its not true 😞

For the past week.

It’s how I have been mourning.

Agreed. He said he confident with the parts on the final take. Meaning that there's no right or wrong on recording drum parts but need to feel good for the song.

At least a billion. Peace

he also plays in this song, by another Canadian Toronto based band that rush toured with in the 70's ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PMM6Bhwpy0M.html

He also twice performed at memorial concerts for Buddy Rich. Those are both on YT.

This is the demo of J.R. Flood, the canadian band featuring Neil Peart before joining Rush. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2mCUVe-VrVE.html

Me too Angelaina. I have been a huge fan of NP, but never knew about this. Utterly fantastic.

Here's a video of Rush performing a live cover of a Who song: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YKoItfmA90w.html

A girl drummer? How does that work?

strange beautiful music Theres a lot of them nowadays. And did you hear.......women are allowed to vote and work full time jobs. Oh my.

@@Assimilator702 I know...that's the problem.

And they can look very sexy too, sorry Louise. I didn't mean that in a negative way.

@@williampeterman5048 Because women are made for sex.

Yup!!

Neil Peart is a "one off" That is what sets a drummer apart from ALL the others. I've followed his career from a young age,and i would like to thank him for sharing his talent and music for all these years.

+panda44r well said. In the late 60's when I began to play a kit at the ripe age of 9, I was playing Beatles, Cream, the Who, CCR and the like on my way to discovering Ian Paice when 'In Rock' came out. Paicey served me very well throughout the early to mid 70's. Then I bought 'Fly by Night' and the rest, as they say, was history. My progress from 1975 through 'Moving Pictures' was astonishing. Being self taught, I had no idea of my potential, but those 6 years emulating "the Professor" turned me into the drummer I became and I thank Neil Peart for that inspiration. I was lucky to see Rush on 4 tours in a row starting in 1978 with 'Hemispheres' through 'Signals' in 1982 and now 2018 marks my 50th year as a drummer.

Guillermo cool bud. So are you in your 60’s?

God bless Neil Peart a true icon of percussions along with writing lyrics!!! Good song totally different then any Rush song good vocals in this one.

Exactly what I was thinking. It sounds like Neil, but it doesn’t quite sound like Rush.

I agree completely. Other than Emerson, Lake and Palmer(who I feel is still a close 2nd) there is no other 3 person group who has such a "fullness" of sound that Rush had. They were truly outstanding.

They were three of the best to EVER play their instruments.

@@larryallen4553 I'm so happy that Alex is finally getting his accolades; probably one of the greatest guitar players alive and it's hard to look past the lead singer in a band or the drummer whom writes the lyrics. Alex's solos and just work in general are so perfect for every song he plays in, glad they shifted back to a harder sound at the tail end of their career.

2021 it's been already one year since his passing. The music will always love on. R.I.P the professor.🎵🎼🥁🥁🥁🥁

yes as I play drums R.I.P legend.

I just found this , February 13 2021

Still hearing in 2021.

2022 🤘

Somebody will. Always happens.

@@franksmith7419 Indeed!!! There will always be talented people who can mimic and duplicate or even do it with greater ease! However, my comment wasn't no one will ever reproduce ....my comment was no one will ever re create what he did! I see drummers every day on the internet that blow my mind of all ages but even the very best of the best always have that first upmost hats off respect for those who first created and brought their passion and ideas to life for others to see , hear and learn from!

Danny Carey will be the closest

There can be only one!!

@@franksmith7419. Maybe so for you, but to many others, and myself, no one will ever replace this humble genius. He is deeply missed. Thank you Neil for 45 years of memories!

@Duck Moore As in his drumming will replace the sound of thunder? Not a hard concept my man.

couldn't agree more.

Duck Moore your going to come on here (stand there)( *owning a firework stand) (Joe dirt lol) NOT KNOWING WHAT “”thunderheads are rumbling in a distant overture” means ?!? 😂

Great comment.

Well said. Think I'll key up "Hemispheres"

Ade Kramadibrata wondering if they would redo the mix as a tribute to Neil.

Yeah. Matt acting like he was at a Rush Concert was funny! RIP Neil!

Finally, something other than maple syrup. Lol

Darce Vader one of 3 of Canada’s greatest gifts to the world. The other 2 are Geddy & Alex. ❤️❤️

So was Glenn Gould, greatest interpreter of Bach ever.

Him and whiskey

Ice chuckers rejoice

batterista He put his typical mastery into it and really beat the living daylights out of those drums in that session.

Majestic.

Yes. More than I thought possible...

Very good, my friends!

yes

Amen

A True Canadian Legend you mean!

...More like a World Class Legend!

Nah, 85 yrs maybe but not 100

​@@tt55899 who the fuck would say that? This will last forever

Stouffville, Ontario has a public school named for Oscar Peterson, which I think is really cool. He was another ambassador of excellence and humility.

Unfortunately probably not. Adam Levine or Katie Perry though I bet.

Like losing a family member. Almost 2021 & it still hurts.

❤

wondering if they would redo the mix as a tribute to Neil?

yes I thought the same thing....he was low in the mix, could have been up a bit more.

The mix fits the rest of the record.

When one of your songs has the greatest rock drum composer ever, perhaps it deserves a tiny bit of one-off consideration in the mixing.

Amazing that I'd never heard of this band until i heard of Neil's passing. The track awesome and you can't help but be mesmerized watching neil layin it down. What an awesome awe inspiring musician he was. My eyes well up everytime i watch this vid. Definitely ordering this cd just to have a cpl more tunes i can enjoy knowing Neil was on the skins. RIP Mr Peart. You are missed but will never ever be forgotten. And i agree with another comment...thunder is going to sound a whole lot cooler from here on.

I'll wage "universe" is more appropriate.

I watched the video after commenting (hadn’t seen it in years) and now I’m a blubbering mess over a dude I never met. Posthumously this is a fantastic tribute video.

Yes...indeed...it is MIND BOGGLING to think of what Neil has done within his career(s) and also how he has conquered tragedies that would have been insurmountable to/for many. The 'drums drive' he shares with us on the outside is a reflection of the thunder he must have had inside, just to carry on and with so much poetry and grace. Neil is a lesson in living multi-dimensionally and has had such a great part as Rush, in my life since 1979. I was watching a video, and laughed at the end, where right after a show(with Rush) Neil SPRINTED out the venue and took off! Off(on his bike)to the next show. Not out of ego...THAT is just the reality of his life and the place he has earned. Seems like he would be a great man to know. I have seen Rush nine times over the years and am very thankful for the great; deep music and meaning of 'it all'. I hope Neil has a great rest of his life. He sure has given us enough. Glad i was born and in the right time for Rush. I used to wish that i was his neighbor ...maybe i might have scored some 'hand-me-down' DRUMS ! :D:D:D

Truly amazing! He gave that track everything that makes up Neil Peart. A real "edge of your seat" performance. Perfect phrasing throughout the track with subtle nuances in all the right places to incredibly bombastic and perfectly executed fills.

It is so sad to see an ending come. Maybe I'm just getting to damn old...

Hard to disagree with Jimi

You are obviously not a musician. Hendrix is an obvious great, but a completely different type of music. He was also a very sloppy guitarist, kind of like Jimmy Page----both were once in a lifetime players, but I seriously doubt you would have ever seen a threesome like Hendrix having the chops to pull off YYZ or Xanadu.

A lovely message. It's a sad time indeed, losing dearest Neil. We are here, remembering and paying tribute not only to Neil but, like you say, also to our loved ones and friends who have not survived their encounter with cancer. There are so, so many of us and if we pull together and contribute in some way (not just financially), we can discover more about the various forms of cancer and how it can be treated successfully.

..yep. VERY well said..sadly, MY understanding was Neil was EITHER ‘agnostic’ or something OTHER THAN a Believer in Christ. WHEN I heard that, it BROKE my heart.

Todd Lavigne so much pocket!

hugolafhugolaf Very true. His unique style/sound is even more noticeable when you hear it outside of Rush, then you realize it wouldn’t be Rush without him. Like Guns N Roses and Slash.

That signature ride calls to me every time!

Haha that would be tight if chuck played kit

You fool. That drum kit was loaned to Neil from Chuck Norris’ garage!

@@mattwood1562 You Fool, that drum kit was loaned to Chuck Norris's garage from Neil!

If you haven't seen "A little more noise" here on youtube its a must session. Neil Peart, Danny Carey, Stewart Copeland, and many others just making some noise!

head for the mills that fill the hills.

and fills that pay the bills

chatty cathy

+Casey Bitts in your rush to correct someone you blew it; "The Professor" has been one of Neil's many nicknames for four decades.

+HomesliceDrummer I'm a huge Neil peart fan, rush is my favorite band, but if I'm wrong someone correct me, but "the professor" doesn't apply to his drumming at all, he is called that because of how much he reads, he is worldly, well read, and an intellect, that is the true meaning as the professor, however most would think it is because of his drumming

Also known as “Pratt”. When used in conjunction with “Dirk & Lerxst”!! 🤪

Robert Stahl I’ve had the EXACT same experience. Damn

A lot of tears are still being shed. A huge loss, not just to music, but to humanity. What a beautiful, remarkable, generous man Neil was.

A lot of tears are still being shed. A huge loss not only to the world of music but also to humanity. What a beautiful, remarkable and generous man. 😢🙏❤️

Who sang on this masterpiece?

@@robertashton8069 Matt Scannell of Vertical Horizon.