Neil Peart Died

MrAbyss · 11-01-2020 12:45AM #1

Incredible drummer and song writer. Lived through terrible personal family tragedies, passed away from a brain tumour. Rush were a far better band than they get credit for and he was their engine room.

LollipopJimmy · 11-01-2020 12:47AM

MrAbyss wrote: »

Incredible drummer and song writer. Lived through terrible personal family tragedie, passed away from a brain tumour. Rush were a far better band than they get credit for and he was their engine room.

2112 is my all time favourite album. The 'A' side is nothing short of incredible, actually gutted here

DrumSteve · 11-01-2020 12:50AM

Genuinely devastated by this.

The greatest ever bar none.

RIP Neil.

Pinch Flat · 11-01-2020 12:51AM

RIP Tom Sawyer

The Satanist · 11-01-2020 12:55AM

Best drummer ever

aziz · 11-01-2020 01:21AM

Aw feck it, only really got into rush in the last few years and said I would love to see them live
Rip

1o059k7ewrqj3n · 11-01-2020 01:23AM

Let’s be thankful we existed as the same time as the man. Journey well Neil.

galwayrush · 11-01-2020 01:25AM

Gutted. Soundtrack of most of my life.

aziz · 11-01-2020 01:32AM

Aw feck it, only really got into rush in the last few years and said I would love to see them live
Rip

Timberrrrrrrr · 11-01-2020 01:35AM

Moving pictures, my brother (older than me) introduced me to their music. Amazing musician and a genuine loss (in this day and age) to music.

bodhrandude · 11-01-2020 03:04AM

Sad to hear, incredible drummer, RIP Neil.

PTH2009 · 11-01-2020 03:13AM

Very sad news one of the great drummers

Felt odd I heard the news by checking FB on the bus after coming from an event at the 3arena. Why it's odd is that Rush was the first band i saw live in the 3arena (the o2 then) on my own in 2011

Jordan 199 · 11-01-2020 04:45AM

PTH2009 wrote: »

Very sad news one of the great drummers

Felt odd I heard the news by checking FB on the bus after coming from an event at the 3arena. Why it's odd is that Rush was the first band i saw live in the 3arena (the o2 then) on my own in 2011

I was there, wearing a Signals t-shirt. It was such a thrill seeing them.

Scuid Mhór · 11-01-2020 05:31AM

Xanadu is easily one of the best songs ever written, worth a spin.

RayCon · 11-01-2020 09:15AM

I'm absolutely gutted.

Say Your Number · 11-01-2020 09:32AM

Wow this thread has reached page 2, wiithout some boring edgerlord gobsh1te looking for attention with a 'who?'

Remarkable.

Stacksofwacks · 11-01-2020 09:33AM

Can't say I was ever hugely into Rush but a genius sticksman no doubt

gimli2112 · 11-01-2020 09:35AM

I couldn't getaway with a "who" quip with this username.

RIP marvelous drummer

selwyn froggitt · 11-01-2020 10:20AM

Neil Peart,one of the most, if not the most, talented drummers to ever hit the skins, a true giant of the music world.

All the band are phenomenal musicians, and their lyrics are worthy of a poetry book, they are just that good.
I am genuinely saddened by this, Rush were a massive part of my youth.
RIP

Heckler · 11-01-2020 10:28AM

Heard of Rush of course but never gave them a listen.

I play drums but having watched the clip above I'd be embarassed to call myself a drummer. Fantastic skill.

RIP Neil Peart.

Harry Palmr · 11-01-2020 10:30AM

His drums were hot but his lyrical clarity when tackling complex and tricky themed was peerless. Be it allegories about the relationship between the USA/ Canada, aging and life after his wife and daughters death he nailed it with a stripped down sophistication.

selwyn froggitt · 11-01-2020 10:40AM

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

Xanadu is easily one of the best songs ever written, worth a spin.

11 minutes of unadulterated joy

Sephiroth_dude · 11-01-2020 10:58AM

Oh wow

, absolutely gutted to hear this, love rush, RIP.

Here he is playing my favorite rush song YYZ.

OldRio · 11-01-2020 10:59AM

I remember buying their brand new 2112 LP. Seems like only a few years ago.
Exceptional musician. RIP.

Raconteuse · 11-01-2020 11:57AM

I admit I heard of them but never ever listened to them and didn't plan on investigating them. Until Tom Sawyer was played on the radio by I think Ian Dempsey in recent years. I couldn't believe how good a song it is. It's unreal.

dasdog · 11-01-2020 12:38PM

This is a real loss - a fantastic musician. Met a drummer friend of mine yesterday evening who saw Rush fifteen times all over the globe who was in some form of shock and denial on hearing this news. There is a wake of sorts happening later today.

MonkeyTennis · 11-01-2020 01:03PM

Your favourite drummer's favourite drummer

11-01-2020 01:26PM

RIP Neil Peart, a man who truly found his calling in life.

newcavanman · 11-01-2020 09:51PM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

I was there, wearing a Signals t-shirt. It was such a thrill seeing them.

Amazingly i managed to fit into my Signals Tour t shirt, bought at Wembley arena in May 1983 for the Dubin show. 30 years of live shows for me, from that night in Wembley 83 to the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam in June 2013. They were the soundtrack of my life. Through the late 70s till the early 90s, their music was inspirational for me. I still cant get over how upset i am at his passing, even now, 24 hours after hearing the news.
All those years, before the internet, when i think many of us, only knew a handful of people who liked Rush. Could i have imagined back then, that id still be a fan, forty years later? Im gutted Neil is gone, but im delighted i have had his music in my life. Altho the Dublin show was great, i think the greatest night for me, was R30 in Birmingham, Septembe 2004 . Last time i had seen them before that was may 88 and i was convinced they would never tour Europe again. What a night!!!

LollipopJimmy · 11-01-2020 09:56PM

I couldn't make it when they played Dublin. My Dad got me into them when I was a nipper, 2112, Hemispheres, Caress of Steel and A Farewell to the Kings being particular favourites.

I've to give my bike a once over now and am going to blast the above in the shed

Curious_Case · 11-01-2020 11:57PM

Neil Peart (1952 - 2020)

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Neil Peart Died

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