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« Reply #40 on: April 15, 2008, 01:20 PM » |
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I think they have medicine for that now.  ...Maybe I can pick some up on the "Boston" tour....I'm sure all kinds of medicine will be on hand for those people that become a bit woozy after realizing they "paid to see this?" ...Yep...I can rabble-rouse with the best of 'em.  |
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Man's Maturity: to have regained the seriousness that he had as a child at play.
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« Reply #41 on: April 15, 2008, 02:14 PM » |
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I think they have medicine for that now. Yes. And the cure is a Neil Peart drumsolo 
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« Reply #42 on: April 16, 2008, 04:19 PM » |
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The Drum Solo of Life!
That's what I'm talking about! I love the gong at the very moment the little meatball is brought back to life.
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« Reply #43 on: April 17, 2008, 08:34 PM » |
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I liked Rush as kid because I thought they sounded dark and mysterious...I'm speaking specifically of the "Moving Pictures" album. I was eight years old when that was released and I was mesmerized by Tom Sawyer...having only heard my mom's Beatles, Abba and John Denver albums (which are good in their own right), I was in awe of the overall sound. It was something completely new for me and it blew me away. I didn't even notice the drumming. I loved the chord changes and the dark tones of the music on that album. I couldn't have cared less about who and what Neil Peart was playing.
Now that I know more about music, I sometimes listen to Neil Pearts drumming and pick it apart...I greatly respect him for his skill. He really is a talented rock drummer with a good knowledge of other styles as well. I guess the only thing uncommon thing I have to say about Neil Peart's playing in the context of Rush music is that when it comes down to it, what he's playing on the drums isn't foremost in my mind. As a music lover, I don't necessarily want my first thought to be, "wow, that drumming is awesome". I'd rather have my first thought be, "wow, this is a really good piece of music". When I hear Rush music, particularly Moving Pictures or Permanent Waves, I ultimately don't care what Neil Peart is playing. I enjoy the music as a whole.
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« Reply #44 on: April 18, 2008, 08:07 AM » |
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I'm a big NP fan, as documented in these types of threads before, so I won't rehash my points. Uncommon information about Neil?
He and reknown science fiction author Kevin Anderson are friends and Anderson has written 2 books based on themes from Rush songs.
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« Reply #45 on: May 02, 2008, 04:45 PM » |
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Ummm..I probably won't bring up anything new, but...
Drumming wise, I've moved on a bit, but I do owe him quite a bit for the inspirations. As one of the previous posters mentioned, he helps make complete pieces, and that's an important thing in any genre of music.
Uncommon?
I consider him to be one of, if not, THE best lyricists out there and I wish I could be HALF as good.
I also appreciate that he showed that drummers could be articulate, educated, and philosophically deep in a time when drummers were largely stereotyped into being goons (I.e. ANIMAL!!!!) He maintained a rawness pure to the drums while adding a sophisticated tone. I don't know if it's uncommon, but in his case, I thought it was (and is) brilliant.
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« Reply #46 on: May 06, 2008, 04:13 PM » |
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What can you say about Neil that might provide new perspective? I think he looks a lot like Tom Hanks...  |
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