Posted on 01/14/2020 3:13:58 PM PST by DoodleBob
Well said.
Sorry, since you brought it up. And I like Rush.
But God - that is a different matter. God has already chosen his music. There is no debate, no doubt, no dissent about it.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
It is God's music.
I’m a drummer, and comparing Gadd to Peart is sort of an apples/oranges debate.
Neal was an amazing player and had his own unique style. So do Garibaldi, Vinnie, Belson, Rich, Tony Williams, Bonham, Moon, Cobham and so many others...
That was deep... :)
Neil Peart...
sorry; I have no idea who he is; or was, as the case may be...
It is a combination of upbringing allergic to religion and spirituality and a misplaced emphasis on humans as biological animals, all reinforced by a tendentious perspective in which suffering negates any higher power.
“No, his mind is not for rent/to any god or government.”
Great drummer, one of the best. And one of the good guys in a world where it isn’t easy to be one.
Heavy rock has always been a bastion of liberty.
Checks the lyrics of James Hetfield or Geezer Butler.
Atlas, Rise!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uejGmZ6qQ74
War Pigs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ssDXiMLX9o
Or even Jimi Hendrix...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJw_XqvsSIs
Absolutely, when we start to perfect our craft we flow into our own unique style as individuals. That is when the energy is tapped and we let it take over and direct us with the improvisation.
There comes a time when you become so proficient that you can do anything anyone else out there can do, including Neil Peart. This is when you come into and discover your own...
Buddy Rich was my first biggest influence early on. I listened to Moon, Bonham and the rest of the rock drummers.
My summer job was helping to clean the schools in my hometown. Toward thd rnd of yhe summer, everything was cleaned up and we hit the cafeteria last. The staff were all away on vacation and we could sneak into the office and pipe the radio into the school pa.
I was listening to WPLR “underground radio” and they had just finished a couple Who tunes. EWF “Keep Your Head the Sky” came on and I stopped the buffer and sat in the middle of the empty cafeteria listening to that song. When those final high octave vocals finished, they kicked right into TOP ‘Soul Vaccination’. It was stunned, and became a Garibaldi fan immediately.
I hate phone keyboards
Rush’s 1976 album 2112, which Peart dedicated to the “genius of Ayn Rand,”
Which years later he refuted. Still enjoy their music, much more now than when it was released.
I bought a Ringo set that was sold to me by the second owner Billy Cobham. I still have the original cymbals that Ringo used on their first US TV appearance, the Ed Sullivan show. (documented) :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC0MEF6d1eU
I’ve read a lot of articles comparing Peart to other great drummers. Once, for instance, he was referred to as the “Billy Cobham of rock.” Funny, but you never heard Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, etc., ever referred to as the “Neil Peart of whatever genre they played in”
Here's Neil playing an amazing solo (I saw this performed back in 2008):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWRMOJQDiLU (R30 tour)
Yep, we all started with Rich and Krupa licks, even if we did not actually realize it at the time. Even those we idolize most as artists and mentors.
I grew up without TV and only had albums, radio, and books. Never forget when we figured out how to connect our radio to a five mile long range fence and get Wolfman Jack’s broadcast from Mexico because the content was illegal here in the states. Rock and Roll baby, Rock and Roll, and I was on my way with the music thing. :)
Rich and Krupa combinations...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu1teeixmpw
Neil Peart was such a talented lyricist and musician - too bad his band had that ugly girl singing vocals....
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