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Title: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Flench on June 12, 2011, 06:41:41 PM: Bad to the bone !
http://youtu.be/JWyABiUpihs
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Plazus on June 12, 2011, 06:48:43 PM: :rock

Neil Peart is my number one drum idol.
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Devil 505 on June 12, 2011, 07:00:44 PM: :rock :rock
Beat drum! Beat drum! :devil
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: morfiend on June 12, 2011, 07:02:24 PM: Neil is just some guy who played drums in his Mom's basement in a band called Fludd!

I used to hang with his younger brother,actually sat behind his old Stewart kit,but didnt let him see me. :devil

:salute
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Masherbrum on June 12, 2011, 07:05:44 PM: One of my favorite bands and fortunate enough to have seem Rush/him three times. :rock
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: grizz441 on June 12, 2011, 07:06:52 PM: That was incredible. Neil Peart is a drumming legend. My favorite drummer from my "era" right here, Danny Carey in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KJFE8E3MpQ
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: morfiend on June 12, 2011, 07:19:33 PM: Quote from: Masherbrum on June 12, 2011, 07:05:44 PM
One of my favorite bands and fortunate enough to have seem Rush/him three times. :rock

Mash,Rush played our high school,couldnt get past that so I never went to any of their arena gigs!

I enjoy them more now than back in the day

:salute

PS: Neil is a virtual metronome,his timming is second to none,not sure who I like better him or Buford.
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Flench on June 12, 2011, 09:50:57 PM: Quote from: Masherbrum on June 12, 2011, 07:05:44 PM
One of my favorite bands and fortunate enough to have seem Rush/him three times. :rock
Same here back in the eary 80's ..That's when we got to smoke in the stadiums . Like one up and pass it around ,lol .
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: 68ZooM on June 13, 2011, 12:46:43 AM: Rush is one of my all time favorites i've seen them 4 times in Seattle starting in 1978, years later they still sound great :rock
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Pigslilspaz on June 13, 2011, 01:47:05 AM: Rush is going to be playing right down the road from where I live, WHILE I'M IN HAWAII :bhead :bhead :bhead my family has horrible timing, lol.
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: rpm on June 13, 2011, 03:19:04 AM: Quote from: 68ZooM on June 13, 2011, 12:46:43 AM
Rush is one of my all time favorites i've seen them 4 times in Seattle starting in 1978, years later they still sound great :rock
I went to the same concert. Unfortunately, I don't remember much of it. :cheers:
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Scherf on June 13, 2011, 04:00:52 AM: I dunno, all that kit surrounding him sometimes strikes me as just so much self-indulgent BS.

Don:t get me wrong, I'm a huge Rush fan, grew up down the street from them, but the berst drummers I've ever seen all had about 1/20th the amount of stuff that he has.
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Flench on June 13, 2011, 06:04:48 AM: I like Rush but I was into AC/DC hard core . After they carked down on smoking I quit going .
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Masherbrum on June 13, 2011, 07:43:12 AM: Quote from: Scherf on June 13, 2011, 04:00:52 AM
I dunno, all that kit surrounding him sometimes strikes me as just so much self-indulgent BS.

Don:t get me wrong, I'm a huge Rush fan, grew up down the street from them, but the berst drummers I've ever seen all had about 1/20th the amount of stuff that he has.

He uses every piece throughout the concert. He's actually very well grounded.
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Flench on June 13, 2011, 09:29:45 AM: I agree Masherbrum ... and he's got to be in his 50's ..
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Masherbrum on June 13, 2011, 10:01:26 AM: Quote from: Flench on June 13, 2011, 09:29:45 AM
I agree Masherbrum ... and he's got to be in his 50's ..

He'll be 59 in September bro. :rofl He's kept himself in fantastic physical shape.

Neil is a rare breed of drummer and this is coming from a drummer of 14 years. After Presto he wanted to become more of a craftsman of his instrument. He went to Freddie Kruger (Buddy Rich's roommate IIRC) and started to use a "traditional grip". He wasn't ready to implement it by the time Roll The Bones came around. So after RTB, he switched and to this day, EVERY new song he uses a "traditional grip", while EVERY Pre-Counterparts tune is drummed "matched grip".

Also of note, he uses the "heavy end of the stick" facing outwards. But, to switch grips and be just as crisp as the other, is NOT as easy as it seems. I love Portnoy, but it's because of the former that Neil is possibly the Greatest Rock Drummer alive. Not to mention he writes the lyrics to every tune and doesn't even sing them (which is also difficult).
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Cheese on June 13, 2011, 11:47:43 AM: Quote from: Flench on June 13, 2011, 06:04:48 AM
I like Rush but I was into AC/DC hard core . After they carked down on smoking I quit going .

Good grief - Rush is comprised of actual musician's...LOL

I'm not a drummer (guitar player), but have you bangers ever heard of a drummer named Gavin Harrison? Plays for a prog rock group called Porcupine Tree out of GB.

Here's a live version of their 17 minute epic 'Anesthatize' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKG7ngWWx9w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKG7ngWWx9w) of their 2007 album, "Fear of a Blank Planet".

On a side note, Alex Lifeson played the guitar solo on the studio version of this song, and they played this CD during the intermission of the 2007 'Snakes and Arrows" tour.

Cheese
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Masherbrum on June 13, 2011, 12:28:50 PM: I have tried a few times to get into them, but I am unable to.
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Cheese on June 13, 2011, 01:10:51 PM: Everyone has likes and dislikes - no problem MB.

/Hijack....These guys can be very subtle and do take several listens to fully appreciate the fullness and richness of their playing and songwriting.

What tracks or CD's did you listen to?
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: hyzer on June 14, 2011, 09:14:52 AM: I last saw Rush at the Verizon Amphitheater just North of Atlanta when the Snakes and Arrows CD came out. Great show as always. I think they had the chicken rotisseries on stage, instead of the clothes dryers I saw before that. :rock
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: LThunderpocket on June 14, 2011, 12:47:18 PM: i cant beleive no one has posted this video yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTScGWS3Ow
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Flench on June 14, 2011, 02:08:18 PM: Quote from: LThunderpocket on June 14, 2011, 12:47:18 PM
i cant beleive no one has posted this video yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTScGWS3Ow
HAHAAHAHA
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: Cheese on June 14, 2011, 04:30:19 PM: Quote from: LThunderpocket on June 14, 2011, 12:47:18 PM
i cant beleive no one has posted this video yet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTScGWS3Ow

ROFL - was wondering how long it would take...

It's not easy being Cheesey, ya know...
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: LThunderpocket on June 14, 2011, 06:31:37 PM: Quote from: Cheese on June 14, 2011, 04:30:19 PM
ROFL - was wondering how long it would take...

It's not easy being Cheesey, ya know...

lol,thats got to be one of the best family guy clips of all time
Title: Re: Neil Peart Drum Solo on Letterman.6/9/2011
Post by: icepac on June 22, 2011, 01:35:07 PM: This was from Letterman's declaring a "drum solo week" with drum solos performed at least once per show with different guest drummers.

Shiela E. did a great solo but many of the other guests fell flat.

Anton Figg greatly underplayed seemingly on purpose during his solo....probably so as not to intimidate the guests by setting the bar too high as I've seen him play amazingly powerful and complex solos before.