RIP Neil Peart

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(01-12-2020, 10:29 AM)WiregrassBenGal Wrote: Yes, I was really sad to hear about it too. I like Rush so much that if I ever get married I want to play their songs at my wedding. Entre Nous is a great wedding song for one.

Huh? It is? lol

Maybe the intro for when people are introduced, but I'd hardly call Entre Nous a song to either dance to or to first dance to...

Anyways, I'll do my best to keep this short.

Due to the CRTC regulation that 35% of content played on radios must be Canadian (in addition to my iPods and CD Players), I have hear Rush probably the 3rd-5th most of any musical act in my life. For a very long time, they were my second favourite band, but I really couldn't get into the post-Hold Your Fire albums, as Rush was (for me), a wonderful blend of electronics, vrituoso musicianship and easily the most complex-writing, post Who, than any other act I've heard in popular, non-specialised music of the main Rock genre. After that album, they simplified their sound and Neil went off in a different direction, writing-wise (which is still brilliant, but absolutely not my cup of tea).

That and a shit-ton of people around my age, my age or younger, became Rush fans overnight and couldn't name any song other than Limelight, Tom Sawyer or YYZ (thank Guitar Hero for this, I'd think). That pissed me off to death and even though the Who is my favourite musical act ever, no amount of Johnny Come Latelys will EVER cause me to not love them.

But I still love and appreciate the shit out of Hold Your Fire and before and those are all classic, Rock albums, let alone classic Canadian albums.

Neil Peart is the greatest rock/modern music drummer ever. Period. I'll fight you on that.

Nobody wrote lyrics like he did and nobody played the 50 billion pieces of percussion like he did either. I saw him live and he is without a doubt, the best drummer I've ever seen, between the energy, rhythm, stamina and just how he could perform such intricate beats on a whim, the man was one of civilizations most-unique and talented, talents.

This isn't even touching upon how he was as a human being; a wonderful, vibrant soul that in spite of his talents and success, had so many hardships and (negative) life-altering events, hell, he didn't even live a modern-day long life (67 isn't too old anymore).

The world (and the music world) is a sadder place without him here; I only hope wherever he is, he's enjoying being reunited with his first daughter and first (common-law) wife and he's no longer in any pain.

All the best.