I didn’t think there would be as much for you to say given what you already know and have seen but to be honest your insight and comments at the end made this one of your best reactions.
A lot of drummers who do a solo just smash the hell of their kit! This is a percussion masterclass. Everything is used. Beautifully crafted, technically brilliant, innovative, and performed impeccably. RIP The professor. Thanks for the memories Neil. Your sorely missed.
This is my favorite Neal Peart drum solo of all time. Everything came together for this performance, the art, the musicality, the crowd response...brilliant in every respect. He is sorely missed.
I remember the feeling of witnessed "o baterista". I turned to my wife and said,: "Save this moment. You're watching Rush live!" Amazing moment of the concert
I first saw Rush, 2112 tour and the last R40… Watching the evolution of Neil Peart as drummer was a real treat and pleasure… There’s a reason why he’s called the professor… R.I.P: Neil, we love you
The solo was always an ongoing composition that expanded and changed constantly over the years. It always used certain elements from night to night and included interesting bits. For instance, they never played “Scars” off Presto live, but he always included that awesome drum rhythm in his solos after that album. The section where he used a steady single kick and two taps on the high-hat with his feet was where he would improvise with his hands and it was different every night. It demonstrated his ability to completely separate his foot work from his stick work and sometimes they would slip out of synch, but never lose their own rhythm. And it always come back together in some slick way. He was such an innovative and talented drummer and his lyricism was often profound.
Yep! The way, Neil composed his drum solos, made it so that even non-drummers can enjoy them. BTW, The part where he is hitting the electronic xylophone is part of a song he wrote called pieces of eight. It’s a drum song like John Bonham’s Bonzo‘s Montreux
You have to realize that in Rio they have "soccer" stadiums which hold 200,000 People. The fact that 3 Canadians kept one of the largest countries in the world memorized for an entire tour is in itself unfathomable. The entire concert was madness. and if I recall it was in the year 2000. Think about (or a-boot) that folks!
He keeps his drum solos interesting. Geddy once said that he stands off stage to watch Neil play his solo every single night because of how enjoyable it is- to watch a master drummer. Love the electronic section and the reference to the drum part of Scars from Presto, a rhythm he heard while on a cycling tour of Africa in 1988. Obviously, he incorporated congas and other African-derived drum sounds to his electronic kit.
Yep the Frankfort drum solo that he did when RUSH were in Germany! Great use of the acoustic and electronic kits! Personally for me his best solo is definitely YYZ(Zed) on Exit Stage Left! I also like the solo on All The World’s A Stage in 76! The Hemispheres solo in PinkPop Festival in 79 is great too!
when my oldest son started to play drums, I had him watch this solo (as I own the DVD). He watched it 3 times and loved every second of it. When he started to play bass, Geddy is who he watches and tries to play like. Guitar, it is a few different ones. But whenever he comes back to the drums, Neil is who he idolizes. This is a great solo by Neil. love it over some of the others.
there was new beats on this one, compared to the others drum solo,but, to me the best one is(exit stage left)a unique drummer boy, l.o.l,🤘🥁🤘the best in the west,
As far as rock drummers go, sure, most fans pick John Bonham just for pure power, BUT, when it comes to percussionists, how can anyone say that Neil Peart isn't the BEST?? And he's pounding and finessing the kit. Additionally, the true fans know that his solos are choreographed to the note. How could this not be when it's at the 2.5 HOUR point of the show? I'm just happy I was lucky enough to see him a few times. RIP Professor... 🙏🥁
I really think this one of Neil's best solos, it just feels great, the crowd definitely has an impact on it. Overall I do prefer it to the Frankfurt solo, either way just love to see him play.
Paradiddles between toms snare bass drums etc are a ROCK standard! Triplets between bass drums snare and toms are standard and quads with all 4 limbs also standard in ROCK drumming!
I've not seen this one in a long time so I could appreciate it again. I think I find it more interesting than the usual one which man reactors pick up. The less snare dynamics section makes it better to me because I think in live music it's really hard to hear such subtle dynamics anyways.
Neil Peart the compositional musical percussionist and drummer-Never to be duplicated or seen again on planet earth sorry to Portnoy, Lombardo, and Danny Carrey fans but Neil Peart wrote the book on compositional musical drumming!
Luckily my high school Drumline played Traditional grip which is very important if you go on to play in drum corp snare line. If you can only play matched grip you would need to try out on tenors! (multiple drums) Triples, Quads, Quints etc!
WTF is a ram-tap? LOL (sorry, I couldn't resist.) Great reaction, as usual! You're correct. You need to play to your audience. Speaking of the crossovers; They're not really hard to play...BUT.....they're visually exciting and they pay big dividends in wowing the audience!
Excellent commentary on this solo. It was something beyond description to see him return and play so beautifully after everything he had been through. According to Alex, just two years earlier, Neil was struggling to the point of actually breaking down because he "couldn't play." The man was a master at presenting concepts and influences outside the mainstream in a way that was accessible to everyone. What other rock drummer was incorporating Max Roach and Count Basie and a rhytthm he heard while lying on a rooftop in friggin' Togo... ALL in the same arena solo? As for this specific performance, even though ti was a little sloppy at points, I particularly liked what he did in the Drum Also Waltzes section. He said that this tour marked the point at which he finally felt free enough to play whatever he wanted over that 3/4 ostinato and you can clearly hear it. All in all, a great one.
IMO this is his best solo. Fluent, musical and superbly executed. Much better than the widely YT-popular R30 drum solo which Neil himself didn't like and which, by his lofty standards, is a bit sloppy in some places.
Yeah. I understand what you are saying. But this song was the first time he did those sections. And in my opinion was the best arrangement of his solos.
my apologies I believe it was in 2002? LOL.... the nice thing about time is that it was invented by humans!.. These gents are timeless in every sense of the word! Blessings.... Forgive me but I am pushing 60 and it is close ... LOL....
I went to three stops on the test for echo tour and all three solos we're identical if there were any changes I didn't catch it and I was using binoculars
You may not dig the next one Geddy and Alex decided to do this "unplugged" thing on this tour.. they said it also, being placed right after Neil's solo, gave Neil a much needed break... but it's 2 dudes on acoustic.. I know you already were not impressed with the song.. But we'll see how it goes.
At this point, Neil was playing less athletically and more in the wheelhouse of how other drummers kind of think playing was supposed to be done. I like the over the top earlier playing and it is more *him* but I think aspiring drummers can learn quite a bit more for his playing at this point. There's more flow and dynamics.
Neil's solos are usually entertaining, although I've never been a big fan of his electronic drumming (but then again there's very little of that I DO like.) I'm more of a fan of his early 80's solo, which to me were more kinetic and had a better flow to them. I feel like these later solos were a bit too long, and a bit too all over the place. I know a lot of people used the solo for a pee/beer break.
Neil has building blocks and a structure for every solo. You can't rely on improv on a tour like this and just jam every night. There has to be some type of structure or basic pattern that you run around. After all, drum solos are basically a tone of exercises and patterns that you have mastered that are linked together. Not much melodic elements to play with so.... Anyways a very nice solo nonetheless. Easy to follow for a crowd of non-drummers. Of course some of these patterns are signature Neil so he includes them to please the crowd which is very Neil like thing to do. :P BTW if you didn't like Resist this ain't gonna change your opinion. I still hate that song like 99% of Test for echoes. Acoustic version is just as bad in my view.
Justin so you know this solo was up a grammy. But you know what happens grammys are pretty much for pop music which only means popular music big loss no shot for Neil lol. He didn't win, lost to Brian Wilson for Mrs. O'leary's Cow not very good go listen to it you will last maybe 30 sec lol.
I didn’t think there would be as much for you to say given what you already know and have seen but to be honest your insight and comments at the end made this one of your best reactions.
A lot of drummers who do a solo just smash the hell of their kit! This is a percussion masterclass. Everything is used. Beautifully crafted, technically brilliant, innovative, and performed impeccably. RIP The professor. Thanks for the memories Neil. Your sorely missed.
This is my favorite Neal Peart drum solo of all time. Everything came together for this performance, the art, the musicality, the crowd response...brilliant in every respect. He is sorely missed.
I remember the feeling of witnessed "o baterista". I turned to my wife and said,: "Save this moment. You're watching Rush live!" Amazing moment of the concert
And there you have “The Professor”… a master!! Be well and God bless… from Texas!!
I first saw Rush, 2112 tour and the last R40… Watching the evolution of Neil Peart as drummer was a real treat and pleasure… There’s a reason why he’s called the professor… R.I.P: Neil, we love you
This was my favorite drum solo over his illustrious career.
The solo was always an ongoing composition that expanded and changed constantly over the years. It always used certain elements from night to night and included interesting bits. For instance, they never played “Scars” off Presto live, but he always included that awesome drum rhythm in his solos after that album. The section where he used a steady single kick and two taps on the high-hat with his feet was where he would improvise with his hands and it was different every night. It demonstrated his ability to completely separate his foot work from his stick work and sometimes they would slip out of synch, but never lose their own rhythm. And it always come back together in some slick way. He was such an innovative and talented drummer and his lyricism was often profound.
My brother you just witnessed the greatest rock soloist of all time!
Yep! The way, Neil composed his drum solos, made it so that even non-drummers can enjoy them. BTW, The part where he is hitting the electronic xylophone is part of a song he wrote called pieces of eight. It’s a drum song like John Bonham’s Bonzo‘s Montreux
You have to realize that in Rio they have "soccer" stadiums which hold 200,000 People. The fact that 3 Canadians kept one of the largest countries in the world memorized for an entire tour is in itself unfathomable. The entire concert was madness. and if I recall it was in the year 2000. Think about (or a-boot) that folks!
He keeps his drum solos interesting. Geddy once said that he stands off stage to watch Neil play his solo every single night because of how enjoyable it is- to watch a master drummer. Love the electronic section and the reference to the drum part of Scars from Presto, a rhythm he heard while on a cycling tour of Africa in 1988. Obviously, he incorporated congas and other African-derived drum sounds to his electronic kit.
That left foot keeping perfect time during the mayhem. Amazing.
This video came out on my birthday. Thanks Justin!
Best drum solo in Rush history. Not even close.
Just look at the power, speed, experience, all culminating into this one drum solo.
The Marimba part is called: Pieces of Eight which was a 45 plastic record included in Modern Drummer circa 86 or 87!
Yep the Frankfort drum solo that he did when RUSH were in Germany! Great use of the acoustic and electronic kits! Personally for me his best solo is definitely YYZ(Zed) on Exit Stage Left! I also like the solo on All The World’s A Stage in 76! The Hemispheres solo in PinkPop Festival in 79 is great too!
Rest in peace Professor.
🥁 🥁 🐐 🐐
I was lucky enough to see Neil live 15 times through the years and the solo was always a highlight.🔥
Every drummer should be able to do crossovers from the snare and hi-hats, snare and floor toms, toms and snare and toms and hi-hat!
Amazing. GOAT hands down. So fortunate to be able to see him solo so many times.
The man took lessons right up til the end ,amazing
when my oldest son started to play drums, I had him watch this solo (as I own the DVD). He watched it 3 times and loved every second of it. When he started to play bass, Geddy is who he watches and tries to play like. Guitar, it is a few different ones. But whenever he comes back to the drums, Neil is who he idolizes. This is a great solo by Neil. love it over some of the others.
Wow 🤩 this is the drum solo said the bass player who is bored thinking about it 😛😛😛😝😝😝😜😜😜🤪🤪🤪
there was new beats on this one, compared to the others drum solo,but, to me the best one is(exit stage left)a unique drummer boy, l.o.l,🤘🥁🤘the best in the west,
As far as rock drummers go, sure, most fans pick John Bonham just for pure power, BUT, when it comes to percussionists, how can anyone say that Neil Peart isn't the BEST?? And he's pounding and finessing the kit. Additionally, the true fans know that his solos are choreographed to the note. How could this not be when it's at the 2.5 HOUR point of the show? I'm just happy I was lucky enough to see him a few times.
RIP Professor... 🙏🥁
Greatest
I really think this one of Neil's best solos, it just feels great, the crowd definitely has an impact on it. Overall I do prefer it to the Frankfurt solo, either way just love to see him play.
Yes, he has sections that he shuffles around to make different "compositions" for different tours
Miss you Neil....😞
Paradiddles between toms snare bass drums etc are a ROCK standard! Triplets between bass drums snare and toms are standard and quads with all 4 limbs also standard in ROCK drumming!
I've not seen this one in a long time so I could appreciate it again. I think I find it more interesting than the usual one which man reactors pick up. The less snare dynamics section makes it better to me because I think in live music it's really hard to hear such subtle dynamics anyways.
How could people hear this and criticize the sound of DW? They are sweeeeet
Neil Peart the compositional musical percussionist and drummer-Never to be duplicated or seen again on planet earth sorry to Portnoy, Lombardo, and Danny Carrey fans but Neil Peart wrote the book on compositional musical drumming!
Luckily my high school Drumline played Traditional grip which is very important if you go on to play in drum corp snare line. If you can only play matched grip you would need to try out on tenors! (multiple drums) Triples, Quads, Quints etc!
WTF is a ram-tap? LOL (sorry, I couldn't resist.) Great reaction, as usual! You're correct. You need to play to your audience. Speaking of the crossovers; They're not really hard to play...BUT.....they're visually exciting and they pay big dividends in wowing the audience!
Excellent commentary on this solo. It was something beyond description to see him return and play so beautifully after everything he had been through. According to Alex, just two years earlier, Neil was struggling to the point of actually breaking down because he "couldn't play." The man was a master at presenting concepts and influences outside the mainstream in a way that was accessible to everyone. What other rock drummer was incorporating Max Roach and Count Basie and a rhytthm he heard while lying on a rooftop in friggin' Togo... ALL in the same arena solo? As for this specific performance, even though ti was a little sloppy at points, I particularly liked what he did in the Drum Also Waltzes section. He said that this tour marked the point at which he finally felt free enough to play whatever he wanted over that 3/4 ostinato and you can clearly hear it. All in all, a great one.
Try playing 3/4 with your feet and 7/8 with your hands at the same time…..unreal 👏
"All that shit." 😂
"Do you have an inspection license?"
"Any special what?"
"Inspection license."
"Yeah, I got all that shit, tough guy."
IMO this is his best solo. Fluent, musical and superbly executed. Much better than the widely YT-popular R30 drum solo which Neil himself didn't like and which, by his lofty standards, is a bit sloppy in some places.
Yeah. I understand what you are saying. But this song was the first time he did those sections. And in my opinion was the best arrangement of his solos.
my apologies I believe it was in 2002? LOL.... the nice thing about time is that it was invented by humans!.. These gents are timeless in every sense of the word! Blessings.... Forgive me but I am pushing 60 and it is close ... LOL....
Very hard to do , His feet playing Boom chick chick 123 while his hands are playing over top at different rhythms
Like this version better than the Frankfurt version. If you want more unscripted watch his warmups. Money's worth?😅😂
I like it, but it would be even better with Alex's background vocals.
I went to three stops on the test for echo tour and all three solos we're identical if there were any changes I didn't catch it and I was using binoculars
You may not dig the next one
Geddy and Alex decided to do this "unplugged" thing on this tour.. they said it also, being placed right after Neil's solo, gave Neil a much needed break... but it's 2 dudes on acoustic.. I know you already were not impressed with the song..
But we'll see how it goes.
I'm not a big fan of drum solos. However, as Neil's solos are largely compositional, I find them quite enjoyable.
At this point, Neil was playing less athletically and more in the wheelhouse of how other drummers kind of think playing was supposed to be done. I like the over the top earlier playing and it is more *him* but I think aspiring drummers can learn quite a bit more for his playing at this point. There's more flow and dynamics.
Great solo, almost as good as the one from ESL
Neil's solos are usually entertaining, although I've never been a big fan of his electronic drumming (but then again there's very little of that I DO like.) I'm more of a fan of his early 80's solo, which to me were more kinetic and had a better flow to them. I feel like these later solos were a bit too long, and a bit too all over the place. I know a lot of people used the solo for a pee/beer break.
Neil has building blocks and a structure for every solo. You can't rely on improv on a tour like this and just jam every night. There has to be some type of structure or basic pattern that you run around. After all, drum solos are basically a tone of exercises and patterns that you have mastered that are linked together. Not much melodic elements to play with so.... Anyways a very nice solo nonetheless. Easy to follow for a crowd of non-drummers. Of course some of these patterns are signature Neil so he includes them to please the crowd which is very Neil like thing to do. :P BTW if you didn't like Resist this ain't gonna change your opinion. I still hate that song like 99% of Test for echoes. Acoustic version is just as bad in my view.
'You can't rely on improv on a tour like this and just jam every night.' 💯
Drum solos are weird, man. I think Rush is the only band I've seen live where there was one.
Justin so you know this solo was up a grammy. But you know what happens grammys are pretty much for pop music which only means popular music big loss no shot for Neil lol. He didn't win, lost to Brian Wilson for Mrs. O'leary's Cow not very good go listen to it you will last maybe 30 sec lol.