I completely missed this. I was really busy yesterday and pretty much got home and went to bed. I just read the news a minute ago. I can't even process.
Fuck.
Fuck.
News Rush drummer Neil Peart died today at 67
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I was never a Rush fan. The guys at my school who were into Rush were not friendly, to put in mildly, to my friends and me.
But Neil Peart was a legend and a master talent and it's sad that he's gone. And he wrote one lyric that has stuck with me all these years, just two lines that apply again and again in real life. I have used it at work with superiors and with subordinates and within my own family:
RIP Neil Peart.
But Neil Peart was a legend and a master talent and it's sad that he's gone. And he wrote one lyric that has stuck with me all these years, just two lines that apply again and again in real life. I have used it at work with superiors and with subordinates and within my own family:
If you choose not to decide
You still have made a choice
Simple, yes, but no less profound!You still have made a choice
RIP Neil Peart.
your words are sinking in. He's one of those talents that has earned the respect of many who didn't necessarily like what he did specifically, but still could see the hard work and talent that went into it.
I was never a big fan of the band (I did own 2112 and I would always listen to them if they come on the radio) but always respected their musicianship, that of Neil Peart especially (even though I play guitar). Sorry to hear this.
great doc on Netflix
"What's the motivation to keep doing this?"
Alex: "Chicks"
"What's the motivation to keep doing this?"
Alex: "Chicks"
We watched that yesterday. Some great stuff in there.
I'd recommend Time Stand Still, a documentary of their farewell tour.
Hey there, do you know if it is streaming anywhere.
Also I remember you from a Rush message board back when Snakes and Arrows came out. Miss those days. I think my most notable post was an analysis of the the song Anagram (for Mongo) and how the words themselves can be taken apart
thanks!!
I didn't know what a pantoum was. But he taught me. I didn't at first see that every line in "Anagram (for Mongo)" was either a clever turn of phrase or contained words within words. I didn't, even as a teen, know what a "sun dog" was, but damn it sounded legit cool.
He wrote lyrics that taught me how to think. Even on topics that angered him, he was able to find some kind of calmness, just by using irony, and humor, and a small twist here and there. "Test for Echo" is likely his most cynical song, looking at the way the media turns thugs into celebrities in order to get better ratings, and the song left off with you wondering where it would go from that point, and, for good or ill, it went even further than he could image, into twitter and YouTube etc.
He taught me that not every rock song needs to boil with rage, but that passion should still be bubbling underneath the lid.
He wrote lyrics that taught me how to think. Even on topics that angered him, he was able to find some kind of calmness, just by using irony, and humor, and a small twist here and there. "Test for Echo" is likely his most cynical song, looking at the way the media turns thugs into celebrities in order to get better ratings, and the song left off with you wondering where it would go from that point, and, for good or ill, it went even further than he could image, into twitter and YouTube etc.
He taught me that not every rock song needs to boil with rage, but that passion should still be bubbling underneath the lid.
That track could've fallen off any album from Fly By Night to Signals. Nothing to tell you what era it was from, just pure stripped down Rush.
Very few bands are harder to pick a favorite from, but I'd go with this:
This is my favorite Rush album closer and the first song I played when I heard that he had passed on
^ That was one of the first I played as well - right after Tom Sawyer...
Oh no! Quick, play the Drum Solo of Life!
Sirius Deep Tracks was doing a Rush/Neil Peart thing this morning. Lots of really, seriously deep tracks including Here Again from the first album. No Neil, but still a great track. Maybe they didn't realize?
Sirius Deep Tracks was in it's (at least) 4th straight day of non-stop Rush today, I actually turned off the "favorites alert" on my Jeep's radio, just so it would stop interrupting the tribute.
It occurred to me how lucky we are that Mercury Records gave these 3 Canuckleheads the leeway they did.
Many record labels were so over-involved in what bands put out in the 70's and 80's that they stifled a lot of creativity. Few bands were able to put out the music they really wanted to the way Rush did.
I think I may go ahead and re-purchase the entire catalog. I sold about 700 CD's around 2000, too many CD's and not enough time to get to everything. I didn't have the ability to rip CD's myself at the time, or I would've done that at least.
It occurred to me how lucky we are that Mercury Records gave these 3 Canuckleheads the leeway they did.
Many record labels were so over-involved in what bands put out in the 70's and 80's that they stifled a lot of creativity. Few bands were able to put out the music they really wanted to the way Rush did.
I think I may go ahead and re-purchase the entire catalog. I sold about 700 CD's around 2000, too many CD's and not enough time to get to everything. I didn't have the ability to rip CD's myself at the time, or I would've done that at least.
