Rain Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-rushs-neil-peart-dead-of-brain-cancer-at-age-67/ I have no words.
S.L.I.P. Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) Awful news. One of the greatest of all time. Edited January 10, 2020 by S.L.I.P.
Bob Oister Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Wow! Major bummer, I live saw them live close to a dozen times, and actually. the first time John Rutsey was still the drummer! R.I.P. Bob
InstrEd Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 A Band I never saw live but wanted too. RIP Neil.
Robert Bone Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 That sucks. Loved them, from the very time I heard 2112 blast off at full volume, in a van, on an 8-track player. I saw where he seems to have had brain cancer. Fantastic drummer.
Robert Bone Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 I have a friend who saw them play, something like 53 times. He is at work, but I sent him the text. RIP Neil. Bob Bone
Rain Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) I am ashamed to admit that I never really liked Rush - that is until a few years ago. Probably because they were so ubiquitous in my entourage, and everyone held them in such high esteem - but their music was like a foreign language to me. I could appreciate pieces like La Villa Stangiato and YYZ, but the music they were releasing when I was discovering rock and roll in the mid 80's was just to synth-y for my tastes - back then. Plus I didn't really like prog, so... But I had my epiphany a couple of years ago and became a HUGE fan of theirs. The good thing about that is that, this left me with many great classic albums to discover, so no matter what's released by contemporary bands, I have a backlog of awesome Rush music to discover. Edited January 11, 2020 by Rain
michaelhanson Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 The first real concert I ever went to was Grace Under Pressure. Much respect for the man. I believe that he wrote most of the lyrics to Rush songs as well.
Christian Jones Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Rain said: But I had my epiphany a couple of years ago and became a HUGE fan of theirs. Yeah that's cool how that happens. I grew up w/ the Roll the Bones album because that's what they had out and what was on MTV when I was getting into music. 1
craigb Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 I just got three texts from friends all within ten minutes about this! WAAAAY too young! ? https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-peart-rush-obituary-936221/
RBH Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 I saw them open for Aerosmith ( Toys in the attic tour ) . I think they were barely in their 20's. Best to friends and family of Neil Peart. 1
bitflipper Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 3:25 PM, Rain said: I am ashamed to admit that I never really liked Rush - that is until a few years ago. Probably because they were so ubiquitous in my entourage, and everyone held them in such high esteem - but their music was like a foreign language to me. I could appreciate pieces like La Villa Stangiato and YYZ, but the music they were releasing when I was discovering rock and roll in the mid 80's was just to synth-y for my tastes - back then. Plus I didn't really like prog, so... But I had my epiphany a couple of years ago and became a HUGE fan of theirs. The good thing about that is that, this left me with many great classic albums to discover, so no matter what's released by contemporary bands, I have a backlog of awesome Rush music to discover. Same here. I ignored the band for decades. I thought of them as something the kids listen to. What little I had heard on the radio (e.g. Tom Sawyer) I found grating. What brought me around was a documentary about them called Beyond the Lighted Stage (which might still be on Netflix). I had no interest in seeing where they went to grade school, but the film featured some music segments that impressed me. So I came here to the Coffee House and asked around. Which of the 20-some albums were the must-haves? I ended up buying 6 of them, and love them. Especially Snakes and Arrows, which Rush fans always list among their least-favorites. Neil inspired more than one generation of drummers. And good as he was, they guy continued to take drum lessons. He made a series of video tutorials on drumming, which I found helpful even though I'm not a drummer. They helped me fake sampled drums better. Rolling Stone magazine named Neil the worst rock lyricist in the world. I guess we know now why Rolling Stone is no longer relevant. He was a great lyricist. 2
PhonoBrainer Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 Like many, I have seen them multiple times. They were the first real rock band that I really liked, having cut my teeth exclusively on Beethoven and his pals during my adolescence. The primary reason why a wider fan base never materialized was probably Geddy Lee' voice. I for one couldn't imagine anyone but Geddy fronting that band. Neil RIP. Great lyrics and par excellence drums.
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