Remember MySpace, that's how I got to talk with the professor. He showed me his kit that he was using for his jazz project. That man was very humble and for about a month, it was a weekly conversation with the legend himself. RIP Neil Peart. Gone but never forgotten. Thanks for the conversations we had as well.
What an awesome memory and incredible experience. I had the chance to spend just a few minutes talking with Buddie Rich and that few minutes was such an incredible, memorable experience. I can't imagine the chance to REALLY get to talk with someone of Neil's or Buddy's caliber would have been unbelievable.
@@mistabook iirc Neil once said "Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations." I play drums, but never played almost 3hrs straight (with a 30min intermission) and not at high energy the whole time. I really don't know how he did it, his stamina was unreal.
Neil as Geddy Lee said: “He is the only drummer who rehearsed for rehearsals” practice practice practice... in his video a work in progress (which you should watch) he goes over this and many other things. He is sadly missed.
I've been a rush fan since I was 16 I'm 55 now and have seen this man (Neil peart)evolve not only as one of the best but maybe the greatest drummer ever . He respected others above all else . I've met geddy and Alex . Neil as usual was never around to greet fans but a Rush fan understood Neil peart will give you an unforgettable performance and a lifetime memory . May this great musician and man be in God's glory . God knows after all his personal tragedy heaven was his next tour stop
Geddy Lee explains The correct pronunciation. Been a Rush fan since the early 80s and it ills me to hear him say it wrong every time lol. ua-cam.com/users/shortsMq84CpHo9cU?feature=share
I seen them 4 times. And it was always great music and they were all down to earth. They would walk the down town streets and talk to you. They were so nice.RIP PROFESSOR
Oh I wouldnt say that, there is a LOT left out. I dont think that was his purpose. He designed that set and wrote the solo to take advantage of those drums, which are fantastic sounding. I have heard that same solo many times, so it was perfected, however there is no improvisation. Not saying that is good or bad, its more of a product performance. I say that witht he risk of peopel thinking I am being too critical, which I am not.
As a drummer myself I have a special appreciation for what Neil brought to the world of drumming. He wasn't about flash, he was about precision. As the saying goes, he was your favorite drummer's favorite drummer. That's why, two years later, his passing is still reverberating through the industry. He was a true master of his craft and he will be talked about for generations to come! RIP Professor 🥁
My favorite Neil Peart quote was when someone asked him what it was like to drum for Rush and his response was along the lines of "It's a lot like doing calculus while running a marathon."
And remember guys, Neil was doing this later in his career - it's hard to keep technique, control, and power this long into a career - and if you've ever seen Rush live, there's no rest for Neil until the end of the show - incredible endurance! His solo in YYZ 'Exit Stage Left (1981)' is arguably the most famous solo in drumming history - for rock drummers, he's the best - and he did it all with the same group for 40 years - incredible talent! BTW, Buddy Rich is a swing jazz drumming legend - totally different style - can't compare the two. John Bonham had a short career, amazing rock drummer, but lacked the technical skills that Neil had of incorporating jazz techniques
@@T-Woman Same here - I think Neil just focused more intensely on drums/music than other drummers - his passion was writing and performing at his absolute peak of performance. Neil, Geddy, & Alex are a professional group of musicians - more interested in their craft, and less about fame, fortune, partying. I'm a professional drummer because Rush inspired me & an entire generation of drummers back in the 70's & 80's - what he did live left us speechless - he lifted rock to another level. But to do that, he trained very hard & used all styles of drumming, from all around the world. He gave us all an education about rhythm and lyrics - that's why he's 'The Professor.'
@@HocusPocusFocus69 Did he? That's interesting, but not surprising - many rock drummers (including Neil) weren't really into jazz. Because jazz requires mastery of the rudiments, many rock drummers don't want to spend years learning all of them & find they don't need them for rock anyways. But when a jazz drummer plays or solos, the speed & complexity is beyond rock's style (Dave Brubeck Quartet drummer Joe Morello's solos are great examples, Buddy Rich also) - that's what sets Neil apart - he dedicated parts of his playing & solos around many rudiments - which gave him added creativity - and earned him huge respect from the drumming community. Bonham's a great rock drummer, but he couldn't play more technical styles - he may have hated jazz drumming because he didn't like the phrasing, and he didn't have the skills to play it.
@@T-Woman I agree! Neil gave me the gift of creating my own music - and now I teach other drummers. Neil passed the baton to us by inspiring us - it's 'the gift that keeps on giving'!
No doubt! The solo in YYZ on Exit Stage Left is just…beyond words! I can close my eyes and I can hear it without even listening. It’s permanently engrained in my brain. Sheer brilliance!
From 77' to 2005 I was privileged to see Neil Peart and Rush play . I took my son to see their last two tours before Neil passed...and so glad I did . For Christmas I gave him a Moving Pictures tour book and two autographed Neil Peart drumsticks...treasure.
He's keeping a waltz beat. 1-2-3. 1-2-3, 1-2-3, with his feet while doing several different rythims with his hands. its hard to grasp how difficult that is until you try it. Peart is the Goat!
It’s said POTUS Grover Alexander could write the same sentence with his left hand in Greek and with the right hand in Latin, simultaneously. Very similar.
As a drummer myself for over 3 decades I continue to respect, study, and admire the professors playing more and more every time I hear it. He will be missed -this great man at the top. The lord couldn't have made a more kind, generous, humble drummer in your life. I will never forget the time some 30 years ago when he placed a full page article in modern drummer magazine announcing he would be completely GIVING away this (I am pretty certain it was this one in the video) custom gold trimmed candy apple red tama drum set (He played on so many famous albums) ABSOLUTELY FREE AS A GIFT to the drummer who "touched his heart and inspired him the most" in a handwritten letter as to why they thought they deserved it sent to him. In the next modern drummer issue he announced who the drum set would be going to completely free as a gift.!!! I'm pretty sure it went too a 12-year-old kid... A man of his word!
Or should I reply with favourite? I took 5 years of French, been to Canada 4 times. Seen RUSH 7 times. All of it was amazing! Kudos to that northern country 👏
I don't really think there is the best drummer I think it's just a matter of opinion but I will say this much without a doubt he was in the top three in the world or in the top five
That drum solo totally mind blowing the timing is perfection, a true master of his craft. A tribute to the Big bands of the past as well as Buddy Rich. The professor Neil Peart so sadly missed!!
Saw this concert in person and the thing that will blow your mind... Concert is 2 hours and 45 min plus.. half way thru Geddy and Alex walk off stage and Neil does his solo for almost 15 min then they come back and the concert begins again... they get a break Neil plays the entire concert all 2+hours of it with no break.
Neil Pert proves something that I've been saying for DECADES now. ANYONE can "bang a drum" and be called a "drummer". But a PERCUSSIONIST is someone who knows how EACH surface can create its own sound and how to mix-match-mingle those surfaces to create sounds and overall performances that a "drummer" will never be able to repeat, let alone understand how to do it. Neil Pert was a PERCUSSIONIST, pure and simple. He was NEVER "a drummer". Playing "drums" was just a small part of his skill-set, just like the color 'green' is just a small part of a Picasso painting.
The Drum Master- Drumming has the power to unite people, no matter how varied their language or cultural background might be. On a recent trek through Africa, Neil Peart had a singular experience that proved just that. "I was in Gambia, walking through a small village, and I heard the sound of a drum. So of course I was curious! I looked into a compound and I could hear the drumming coming from a curtained room. I walked up to a woman doing laundry in front of the room. She could see my interest in the sound, so she waved me to go in. Inside I found a young, white missionary from a nearby Catholic school. Sitting across from him was the commanding presence of the local drum master. He was attempting to show the missionary how to play any kind of beat. The missionary was trying as hard as he could, but he wasn't having a lot of success." After a time the drum master, frustrated by the missionary's lack of ability, noticed the other man who had come into the room. The master had no idea who this person was, but he thought to himself, "Why not see if he can play?" According to Peart, what happened next was fascinating. "The drum master gestured to me to try and play a rhythm. So we began playing together, and he started smiling because he could tell I had a rhythm - maybe not his rhythm, but a rhythm of some kind. We were playing and playing, building the intensity, and little kids started coming in, laughing at the white man playing drums. Then a few women came into the room, and everybody began dancing to our beat! The master and I even started trading fours. It wasn't a spoken thing, but he could tell that I would lay out and listen to what he was doing for a certain amount of time, and then he would do the same. It was just a magical moment." When they finished, a confused and startled missionary ran up to Peart and asked, "How can you do that?" Chuckling to himself, Neil politely responded, "I'm in the business." World Inspiration Neil's love of bicycling and travel is well known - it's almost the stuff of legend. While on tour with Rush he's been known to avoid the tour bus and bike to the next town and venue. When not on the road with Rush, he has taken his bike to the four corners of the globe, including Europe, mainland China, and Africa. Upon entering Peart's Toronto home, one is immediately struck by the fact that this man has seen and experienced locales most people can't imagine. "Here's a prized possession of mine," he says proudly, showing a raw-metal sculpture standing about ten inches high and resembling a tribal version of Rodin's "The Thinker." "It's from Africa. It weighs about twenty pounds, and I had to carry it a hundred miles on my bike. but it was worth it." Neil's passion for authentic African art is obvious. Unique drums, with their rich, hand-carved elegance, are displayed in his home with reverence. Original Chinese gongs decorate a few of the walls. The decor hints at the fact that a drummer lives in the house, shouts at the fact that a word traveler resides there. Peart's love of travel is obvious, but does actually going to other parts of the world inspire him musically? "First of all, I think travel is very important for any person," he insists. "It's affected me enormously, and I'm sure it filters down to my work. Africa is not an abstraction to me anymore - neither is China. They're places I've experienced, places where I've met people, made friends - and just broadened my thinking. "I've written lyrics that were directly influenced by my travels abroad. In a drumming sense, I've had some interesting experiences in different countries, experiences that may not directly affect the way I play drums, but that certainly inspire my feelings about drumming. And I've gotten very interested in hand drumming. Lately I've been working on playing the djembe." One way Peart's wanderlust has directly affected the sound of his drums is through sampling. "One of the small drums I brought from China is an antique that's too fragile to play. So I took it and a few of the other delicate instruments that I own and sampled them - along with many of my other instruments like my temple blocks and glockenspiel. I've built up a huge library of sounds, and they've made their way onto our albums in many of the different patterns I play." A particular pattern Neil has recorded that demonstrates the value of "world inspiration" comes from Rush's last album, Roll The Bones. "On that record we had a song called 'Heresy' that had a drum pattern I heard when I was in Togo. I was laying on a rooftop one night and heard two drummers playing in the next valley, and the rhythm stuck in my head. When we started working on the song I realized that beat would complement it well."
Great Comment! (Taken from Modern Drummer magazine). The "recent trek through Africa" was over 25 years ago, though. Also, Roll the Bones was released over 30 years ago, and is their 14th studio Album. RUSH released 19 studio Albums (NOT including Feedback-2003), the last being Clockwork Angels-2012.
One, if not THE greatest drummers. Yet a more grounded, humble guy you could ever meet. Came through the most tragic event a guy could ever endure & returned to the band & found happiness again with a new family. Makes his cancer diagnosis & death all the more bloody well unfair. Thankfully for us all, he left such an amazing legacy.
On the final Rush tour in 2015, Neil Peart got some kind of infection on his foot ( he travelled on motorbike from gig to gig) and still played the final shows in pain... dedicated🤘🤘 We miss the "Professor" (R.I.P 😪)
Great choice for a reaction; Neil was my man! And such a sweet, considerate and shy man, I consider him one of the best all time. I don't want to say GOAT, but when the shoe fits! Good choice guys...
Much respect Jamal. As a drummer for much of my life, Neil was everything to me. He was my very first inspiration as a young drummer. His passing is still a acute pain to my soul. It’s really great to see more and more people recognize his brilliance. Thank you for this.
There were 3 things that I loved about this reaction. 1. The true artistry and talent of Neil Peart RIP; 2. The overhead shots that gives a whole different perspective of the instruments that Neil Peart so skillfully mastered; and 3. The head bopping in unison and various stages of stank face among the Griffin Bros.! If you haven't seen it already, I would recommend that the three of you check out the movie "Whiplash" about a young drummer obsessed with Buddy Rich.
I gotta tell you guys something- I was VERRRY fortunate to get to see them over the last 40 years many times. When I started at age 15 in 1981/82, Neil had a different solo he did at their concerts. This one you saw here was his latest one. He’s revised and even completely changed his solos a few times over the years. They’ve ALLL been long and intricate, powerful and MIND BLOWING. For me, I don’t know if it was because I was so young or he was young, but the solo he was doing back in the late 70’s/early eighties when he had long hair and a long fu-Manchu mustache was truly EPIC! That guy was seriously UNBELIEVABLE - playing like NO ONE else and just really indescribable. I guess you would have had to have been there to know what I mean. Anyway, my point is, he’s had several distinct solos over the years and if I find a video of one of the old ones, I will post it here and I’m HOPING you will remember this and click in it to watch and seriously consider sharing with your audience because there will be NO WAY new schoolers will EVER know it existed without being led to it. I would caution you though upfront: I would fully expect poor to mediocre quality visual footage IFFF I even come across it but, it will STILL BE WORTH WATCHING/HEARING imo. Take care✌🏻 Julie in Tx
He did that every show, in the middle of a three hour concert for many years, into his early 60's. The man was incredible and well read to boot. He is one third of my favorite band, and I love them all equally. Rush on eh!!! #RushFamily 🧡🧡🧡
I loved the reaction of your friend on your right side, in the 20-30 seconds he was like "Oh hell no just another rock drummer" then the Professor LAID DOWN THE BOOM!!! :) then his smile and head boppin' said it all that was great to see R.I.P. Professor!!
I love all your reactions but my man on the left, his reaction is priceless. First he's sitting there with little to no expression, just listening. Then he starts to look impressed, then amazed and in the end just sheer joy. RIP Neil Peart. You were truly an amazing player and are truly missed.
I got to see Rush on what turned out to be their final tour. They still had it! Ged was in great voice. And the professor was in his zone. Just a magical night. I’m not even a big Rush fan but I knew I want a piece of that night.
I love watching reaction videos to the late, great Neil Peart. Yes, special. I enjoyed your smiles, The Professor makes me smile too. #NeilPeartforever
I've played drums for over 40 years, and I think I'm pretty good....but every time I watch Neal Peart, I feel like an inadequate rookie. An absolute legend.
Quintel is mesmerized, Jamel is dumbstruck - in the Best sense of the word - and Leron has his head on a swivel, grooving to the beats. See no evil, Hear no evil, Do no evil. Awesome. THANK You.
The Griffen Brothers are on a roll! For me, Neil Peart is to the 🥁 drums what Stevie Ray Vaughan is to the 🎸 guitar. Masters of their craft. True GOATS. Jamel, you're correct - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) is my #2.
Every time I see Neil Pert and Rush play, I get choked up. I’ve been a fan since 1981, and seen them in concert multiple times, always a great show!!! So far, only 2 people in music that passed away got me upset, that was Stevie Ray Vaughn, and brother Neil:( I grew up listening to these guys and saw them evolve over the past 35 years, so when they pass it’s like a family member passing. Always nice seeing you as and the bros enjoying music together, keep the great reactions of this timeless music coming Jamal 🤘 RIP Professor 🥁
I got into Rush in the 70s when I saw them at the University of Guelph, around 60 miles outside of Toronto... I've been playing drums since I got them when I was 10 yrs old at Christmas... Neil was a special kind of drummer... I'm 65 now
I was lucky enough to see RUSH live a few times! Going to a RUSH concert was an epic adventure/experience unlike anything you could imagine! Check out any of they’re live concerts and you’ll be amazed at these masters of music! Peace & Love from Canada! ✌🏻🥰🇨🇦✌🏻🥰🇨🇦
I've been watching a lot of Rush today. I've been a fan since 1978. But it wasn't till right now, as this video is starting that I'm crying. The man is dearly missed. I'm overcome with sadness. Thank you Jamel, for all you do. You are an amazing man. Bless all you do.
It’s awesome that you are introducing the musical genius of Neil Peart to your brothers . He was the biggest influence on me in my life outside of family and even though I never met him I still grieve as if he was a brother to me.👍🤘🏻🔥🎧
Beautiful as always. Love that you shared it with the brothers! No words can adequately convey the impact that Neil, Alex and Geddy have had on so many lives. Blessed to have seen them 31 times on 17 tours. Rush forever!
Awesome reaction video fellas! Glad you enjoyed him. I've been lucky enough to to be in the same building with him 17 times and on the same planet for 49 years!
The professor indeed. While Geddy Lee was the voice for Rush (and bassist, and keyboardist, and....), Alex Leifson had awesome guitar work, it was The Professor Neil Peart that gave it all the rhythm. A Drummer's drummer. When he left us, he left a hole in the music world. Rest in Peace, Professor.
I wonder if he berated his heart on the way to the hospital. "What the hell were you trying to do to me up there, you motherf... listen, if you can't do the job, I'll find a heart that will! No excuses!"
Not only is he an incredible drummer, he brought more than just percussion into his craft. Probably one of the greatest examples of how musical the drums can be. Amazing, and never boring to watch, even after the 5000th time.
Absolutely no better drummer ever. He inspired me to a higher level of drumming for 40+ years. Saw him from the front row on their last tour. It was an honor and privilege to count Neal as THE greatest drummer during my life! R IP professor!
I was them in concert (final). They’re rock gods here in Canada. Seen em 4 or 5 times. And I’m always stunned by Neal pert drumming. I had 3rd on the floor
I love the jazz drumming at the end. Always my favorite part of Peart's solos. Jazz drummers are the best drummers but Neil was always my favorite and the GOAT!
I was there, I am extremely privileged to see this master playing. NEVER will forget it, and will always pay my respects to this God of the drums. The way he makes it seem like he's slowing down just to destroy your mind with an insane solo.... incredible. One in a life time experience for sure.
That's a man is his craft right there!! Neil sadly died on my 40th birthday...I am so glad I got to follow him and Rush before his untimely death...RIP Professor!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
It is pronounced Neil "P-EAR-t, or Peer-t." Somehow the drums seemed to survive the savage onslaught that the Professor dished out. RIP Great reaction, cannot wait for more!
or.. I saw someone else post this on an other UA-cam video.. "Or spelled OAT with a "G" in front"... I told the UA-camr I would use it. this is my first time. 😊
It is not pronounced like either of those. LOL. Peart is spelled and pronounced like the word peart. Meaning lively and cheerful. The pronunciation is Pert. One syllable. Rhymes with hurt.
@@momokomiyafuji396 no you are wrong. Check out Geddy Lee. there's a video on UA-cam it's about 10 seconds long.. this how he says it's pronounced. P👂T.
@cecille gravelle well, I dunno. I was attending Berklee School of Music in 1982 where a young Neil was teaching a three day symposium with guest lecturers Stanley Clarke, Frank Macchia and an already legendary studio musician you may have heard of...Steve Gad. Three 7 hour days of hearing Neil Peart's name spoken aloud. In conversation. With him in the room. Multiple people. So either A: everyone mispronounced it and he was too polite to correct them. B: he decided to change the pronunciation of his name to be more elegant (yeah that was some sarcasm there. sorry) C: or it was a fever dream and I didn't get my copy of The Real Book signed by him Anyway ultimately I don't care. Let's just say I was wrong, because of all the hills I want to die on, this isn't one of them.
You guys are so good! And you picked Neil for a video. I am 51 and grew up listening to him. Got almost 40 years drumming because of him. I play every day. Thank you for this guys!!!!!
This solo was during Rush's THIRTIETH Anniversary Tour!! Neil Peart (pronounced P-ear-t) was in his early 50s then. I was fortunate enough to see them in Milwaukee during this tour. If you haven't seen the opening of the concert ("Best intro ever") is pretty cool, too! ✌✌
I’ve seen them in concert so many times, I’ve lost count…watching The Professor perform his magic LIVE, was like a religious experience!! It’s still hard to grasp that he’s gone.
As very long time Rush Fan and a drummer I can truly say that it is a wonderful thing to see that this man was truly appreciated. He is actually (it seems) to be getting more appreciated since his passing. When it broke that he passed i was crushed. I remember saying to myself as i had a drink to him "thank you Professor for what you taught us drummers, class dismissed, God rest your soul."
My absolute favorite drummer ever. He influenced me to start playing the drums. I saw them live a few times. No one will ever touch his talent. RIP Neil.
I am so glad I had the opportunity to see some of the greatest drummers "in the game", since the late 1960's. It was all because I was born at the right time in history and blessed with some great luck for having a chance to see a "who's who" of drummers. My favorite instrument since I was the age of 3. I always start with the "best" drummer I've seen in concert. A one, Buddy Rich, has always been at the top of my list. For the others, I listed them in no particular order. Neil Peart, Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford, Keith Moon, Danny Carey, Carl Palmer, Hal Blaine, Ginger Baker, Phil Collins, John Bonham, Mike Portnoy, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Terry Bozzio, Jeff Porcaro, Bernard Purdy, Alex Van Halen, Cozy Powell, Liberty DeVitto, Steve Smith, Ansley Dunbar and Tony Thompson. See? Told you I lucked out.
Yes he was the PROFESSOR. I got to see RUSH 4 times. I'm from a small city (sault ste. marie) in northern Ontario Canada. RUSH came to play the arena every few years. You are so right, they played to and for the people. Very down to earth . Keep doing what you do. You make me laugh and put a smile on my face. Peace and respect bro. R. I. P. Neil .
Great reaction as usual Jamal. I read that Neils inspiration for the solo was drumming from its beginning in tribal Africa, through the military marches in Europe, and various musical styles through the eras. The first “drum beats” were heart beats of course...
Jamal….. huge fan. Here is a great Neil Peart story. After his wife and daughter both died he traveled the country on a motorcycle and finally decided to get back behind the drums and wanted to learn the latest drumming techniques and went into a drum studio and the drum teacher’s eyes fell out of his head when he saw Neil Peart come in for drumming lessons. That’s how grounded Neil was……be safe my friend
Neil was a freak of nature. He had been put in a lab and hooked up to sensors and they found that his hands were hitting drums without his brain sending signals to the muscles to act, in other words he played in a certain respect without his brain controlling his actions and his heart keeping the beats. Bless his soul, Neil Peart the .G.O.A.T.
I read his book Ghost Rider. All about how he lost his Wife and daughter within a close time. The last gift his wife gave him was a motorcycle. That coming spring he got on that motorcycle and rode until he started healing. And eventually found love again. Great book.
Jamel, I wish you could have experienced Rush live. All three of them are masters of their craft. When Neil would play, each of those bass kicks would just hit you in the chest. I was fortunte enough to see them live many times, through the final tour. Each show was amazing. They were and still are my favorite band since I first discovered them in 1983
Jamal. I heard you say Rush is your favorite band. Imho you have GREAT musical taste. You are the man. Thanks for sharing this wonderful performance with us all 😎
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most impressive about it all, is he isn't just flailing away. He plays the same specific solo, note for note, show for show.
its pronounced Piert P ear... T
"To all those who say I inspired them to play the drums: I apologize to your parents." - Neil Peart (1952-2020)
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Humble man, the best.
Dave grohl he's your favorite drummer.,favorite drummer
My hero.
Big problem: you can't play acoustic drums on headphones to spare others.
Rumour has it, that drum set needed a cigarette when “The Professor” was finished.
Or rehab
Don't forget the Macallan!!
LMAO!!! Clever!!!
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Brilliant. Love this.
Whenever there's a thunderstorm, it's just Neil up in heaven keeping in practice.
I like that.
Amen
What a beautiful observation
Couldn't agree more!
Remember MySpace, that's how I got to talk with the professor. He showed me his kit that he was using for his jazz project. That man was very humble and for about a month, it was a weekly conversation with the legend himself. RIP Neil Peart. Gone but never forgotten. Thanks for the conversations we had as well.
What an awesome memory and incredible experience. I had the chance to spend just a few minutes talking with Buddie Rich and that few minutes was such an incredible, memorable experience. I can't imagine the chance to REALLY get to talk with someone of Neil's or Buddy's caliber would have been unbelievable.
Neil Peart.
Admired for his talent, respected for his intellect, loved for his humanity.
RIP PROFESSOR.
"We are young, wandering the face of the earth, wondering what our dreams might be worth, learning that we're only immortal for a limited time..."
Couldn’t have said it better🙏🙏🙏
Well said.
I can’t give this comment enough likes!
He went through a lot, starting with loss of his first wife & daughter.
Neils mom once asked him why he doesn’t smile and interact with the crowd like Geddy and Alex do. His reply was “ but mom, it’s hard”.
I've always said Geddy and Alex look like they're having fun and clowning around, but Neil always looked like he was defusing a bomb.
@@mistabook Watch the solo. HUGE workout.
Because it's hard to pretend a stranger is a long awaited friend
Bahaha! @Victoria Barr (Nothing to add to that comment. Perfection.)
@@mistabook iirc Neil once said "Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations." I play drums, but never played almost 3hrs straight (with a 30min intermission) and not at high energy the whole time. I really don't know how he did it, his stamina was unreal.
Neil as Geddy Lee said:
“He is the only drummer who rehearsed for rehearsals” practice practice practice... in his video a work in progress (which you should watch) he goes over this and many other things.
He is sadly missed.
More is More ...
Probably the only drummer on earth ever that could put on a concert solo.
I've been a rush fan since I was 16 I'm 55 now and have seen this man (Neil peart)evolve not only as one of the best but maybe the greatest drummer ever . He respected others above all else . I've met geddy and Alex . Neil as usual was never around to greet fans but a Rush fan understood Neil peart will give you an unforgettable performance and a lifetime memory . May this great musician and man be in God's glory . God knows after all his personal tragedy heaven was his next tour stop
I’ve seen Rush in concert 18 times and every time was a religious experience. Truly special band RIP Professor
AHHHH ! Fantastic! Last time they played Chicago area, sold out. One of the misses I cringe about. 🤘🏼
Geddy Lee explains The correct pronunciation. Been a Rush fan since the early 80s and it ills me to hear him say it wrong every time lol. ua-cam.com/users/shortsMq84CpHo9cU?feature=share
That’s why they call them The Holy Trinity
@@swinglow33 Even after all these years, it's a tough one to remember.
I seen them 4 times. And it was always great music and they were all down to earth. They would walk the down town streets and talk to you. They were so nice.RIP PROFESSOR
That drum solo tells the history of drums. Starting with the 1st drum the heart through Africa tribal to swing all the way to today.
You said it! He's the only one who takes us around the world with his solo.
Oh my god I've listened to this solo for decades, was obsessed and my thick head never put that together! Thank you for the insight!
Oh I wouldnt say that, there is a LOT left out. I dont think that was his purpose. He designed that set and wrote the solo to take advantage of those drums, which are fantastic sounding. I have heard that same solo many times, so it was perfected, however there is no improvisation. Not saying that is good or bad, its more of a product performance. I say that witht he risk of peopel thinking I am being too critical, which I am not.
@@ghanus2009 At his level it is strictly a professional performance, Like the band has been working on all along. In other words, normal.
You said it! They should list this solo in world drum history books, museums, or what have you!
As a drummer myself I have a special appreciation for what Neil brought to the world of drumming. He wasn't about flash, he was about precision. As the saying goes, he was your favorite drummer's favorite drummer. That's why, two years later, his passing is still reverberating through the industry. He was a true master of his craft and he will be talked about for generations to come!
RIP Professor 🥁
My favorite Neil Peart quote was when someone asked him what it was like to drum for Rush and his response was along the lines of "It's a lot like doing calculus while running a marathon."
my favorite quote about Neil: "cascading rolls that would break a lesser player's wrist.."
@mark johnson...and this one?..."sometimes our big splashes are just ripples in the pool." From the song "Emotion Detector."
@@mayday8602 "Emotion Detector"
@@MrJavisquare aaahhh hell...you're correct, I got it mixed up...thank you!
@@MrJavisquare "for those who know what's best for us, must rise and save us from ourselves."
I've heard, "Danny Carey, Hold My Beer"
And remember guys, Neil was doing this later in his career - it's hard to keep technique, control, and power this long into a career - and if you've ever seen Rush live, there's no rest for Neil until the end of the show - incredible endurance! His solo in YYZ 'Exit Stage Left (1981)' is arguably the most famous solo in drumming history - for rock drummers, he's the best - and he did it all with the same group for 40 years - incredible talent! BTW, Buddy Rich is a swing jazz drumming legend - totally different style - can't compare the two. John Bonham had a short career, amazing rock drummer, but lacked the technical skills that Neil had of incorporating jazz techniques
@@T-Woman Same here - I think Neil just focused more intensely on drums/music than other drummers - his passion was writing and performing at his absolute peak of performance. Neil, Geddy, & Alex are a professional group of musicians - more interested in their craft, and less about fame, fortune, partying. I'm a professional drummer because Rush inspired me & an entire generation of drummers back in the 70's & 80's - what he did live left us speechless - he lifted rock to another level. But to do that, he trained very hard & used all styles of drumming, from all around the world. He gave us all an education about rhythm and lyrics - that's why he's 'The Professor.'
According to John Paul Jones, John Bonham hated jazz drumming.
@@HocusPocusFocus69 Did he? That's interesting, but not surprising - many rock drummers (including Neil) weren't really into jazz. Because jazz requires mastery of the rudiments, many rock drummers don't want to spend years learning all of them & find they don't need them for rock anyways. But when a jazz drummer plays or solos, the speed & complexity is beyond rock's style (Dave Brubeck Quartet drummer Joe Morello's solos are great examples, Buddy Rich also) - that's what sets Neil apart - he dedicated parts of his playing & solos around many rudiments - which gave him added creativity - and earned him huge respect from the drumming community. Bonham's a great rock drummer, but he couldn't play more technical styles - he may have hated jazz drumming because he didn't like the phrasing, and he didn't have the skills to play it.
@@T-Woman I agree! Neil gave me the gift of creating my own music - and now I teach other drummers. Neil passed the baton to us by inspiring us - it's 'the gift that keeps on giving'!
No doubt! The solo in YYZ on Exit Stage Left is just…beyond words! I can close my eyes and I can hear it without even listening. It’s permanently engrained in my brain. Sheer brilliance!
From 77' to 2005 I was privileged to see Neil Peart and Rush play . I took my son to see their last two tours before Neil passed...and so glad I did . For Christmas I gave him a Moving Pictures tour book and two autographed Neil Peart drumsticks...treasure.
He's keeping a waltz beat. 1-2-3. 1-2-3, 1-2-3, with his feet while doing several different rythims with his hands. its hard to grasp how difficult that is until you try it. Peart is the Goat!
Grant Collins does polyrhythms like this but takes it further
Best drummer ever.
It’s said POTUS Grover Alexander could write the same sentence with his left hand in Greek and with the right hand in Latin, simultaneously. Very similar.
Very similar amount of mental acuity required to achieve such a feat. ✌️
@@harrythecableguy I can eat a hamburger and drink a coke at the same time.Does that count?
Can’t wait for my brother Jamal to show his brothers the best band in the galaxy. All we got now is to introduce brother Alex and brother Geddy.
Neil Peart was to rock what Buddy Rich was to jazz. An innovator, a wizard, a consummate musician, a showman and a hard driving maniac machine.
"Imagine being there." I truly wish you could have seen this in person, felt the power. Every show was epic.
As a drummer myself for over 3 decades I continue to respect, study, and admire the professors playing more and more every time I hear it. He will be missed -this great man at the top. The lord couldn't have made a more kind, generous, humble drummer in your life. I will never forget the time some 30 years ago when he placed a full page article in modern drummer magazine announcing he would be completely GIVING away this (I am pretty certain it was this one in the video) custom gold trimmed candy apple red tama drum set (He played on so many famous albums) ABSOLUTELY FREE AS A GIFT to the drummer who "touched his heart and inspired him the most" in a handwritten letter as to why they thought they deserved it sent to him.
In the next modern drummer issue he announced who the drum set would be going to completely free as a gift.!!! I'm pretty sure it went too a 12-year-old kid...
A man of his word!
Man, as a Canadian who's first concert was Rush and who's uncle supposedly jammed with them... I love hearing people say Rush is their favourite band.
well then I'll say it too, Rush is my favourite band !
@@kevindohn6776 I feel the love man. Rush ftw. 🙌
Bottom line, Canada produced the world’s greatest drummer.
RUSH IS MY FAVORITE BAND!
Or should I reply with favourite? I took 5 years of French, been to Canada 4 times. Seen RUSH 7 times. All of it was amazing! Kudos to that northern country 👏
I heard a drumming teacher say Neil wasn’t the best drummer, but he was the best drum composer.
I don't really think there is the best drummer I think it's just a matter of opinion but I will say this much without a doubt he was in the top three in the world or in the top five
That drum solo totally mind blowing the timing is perfection, a true master of his craft. A tribute to the Big bands of the past as well as Buddy Rich. The professor Neil Peart so sadly missed!!
Saw this concert in person and the thing that will blow your mind... Concert is 2 hours and 45 min plus.. half way thru Geddy and Alex walk off stage and Neil does his solo for almost 15 min then they come back and the concert begins again... they get a break Neil plays the entire concert all 2+hours of it with no break.
And he rode his motorcycle between shows instead of a tour bus or plane. Cool guy all around.
Neil Pert proves something that I've been saying for DECADES now.
ANYONE can "bang a drum" and be called a "drummer". But a PERCUSSIONIST is someone who knows how EACH surface can create its own sound and how to mix-match-mingle those surfaces to create sounds and overall performances that a "drummer" will never be able to repeat, let alone understand how to do it.
Neil Pert was a PERCUSSIONIST, pure and simple. He was NEVER "a drummer". Playing "drums" was just a small part of his skill-set, just like the color 'green' is just a small part of a Picasso painting.
Beautifully said!!
Neil spoke to us ALL through his rhythms and his prose!!!👍👍👍 RIP Neil!!!😢😢😢😢😢😢
It is impossible. Impossible for a human being to do this. But this is Neil Peart. There is rock, and there is Rush. Jamal, you rock. Thank you.
The Drum Master- Drumming has the power to unite people, no matter how varied their language or cultural background might be. On a recent trek through Africa, Neil Peart had a singular experience that proved just that. "I was in Gambia, walking through a small village, and I heard the sound of a drum. So of course I was curious! I looked into a compound and I could hear the drumming coming from a curtained room. I walked up to a woman doing laundry in front of the room. She could see my interest in the sound, so she waved me to go in. Inside I found a young, white missionary from a nearby Catholic school. Sitting across from him was the commanding presence of the local drum master. He was attempting to show the missionary how to play any kind of beat. The missionary was trying as hard as he could, but he wasn't having a lot of success."
After a time the drum master, frustrated by the missionary's lack of ability, noticed the other man who had come into the room. The master had no idea who this person was, but he thought to himself, "Why not see if he can play?" According to Peart, what happened next was fascinating. "The drum master gestured to me to try and play a rhythm. So we began playing together, and he started smiling because he could tell I had a rhythm - maybe not his rhythm, but a rhythm of some kind. We were playing and playing, building the intensity, and little kids started coming in, laughing at the white man playing drums. Then a few women came into the room, and everybody began dancing to our beat! The master and I even started trading fours. It wasn't a spoken thing, but he could tell that I would lay out and listen to what he was doing for a certain amount of time, and then he would do the same. It was just a magical moment." When they finished, a confused and startled missionary ran up to Peart and asked, "How can you do that?" Chuckling to himself, Neil politely responded, "I'm in the business."
World Inspiration
Neil's love of bicycling and travel is well known - it's almost the stuff of legend. While on tour with Rush he's been known to avoid the tour bus and bike to the next town and venue. When not on the road with Rush, he has taken his bike to the four corners of the globe, including Europe, mainland China, and Africa.
Upon entering Peart's Toronto home, one is immediately struck by the fact that this man has seen and experienced locales most people can't imagine. "Here's a prized possession of mine," he says proudly, showing a raw-metal sculpture standing about ten inches high and resembling a tribal version of Rodin's "The Thinker." "It's from Africa. It weighs about twenty pounds, and I had to carry it a hundred miles on my bike. but it was worth it." Neil's passion for authentic African art is obvious. Unique drums, with their rich, hand-carved elegance, are displayed in his home with reverence. Original Chinese gongs decorate a few of the walls. The decor hints at the fact that a drummer lives in the house, shouts at the fact that a word traveler resides there. Peart's love of travel is obvious, but does actually going to other parts of the world inspire him musically? "First of all, I think travel is very important for any person," he insists. "It's affected me enormously, and I'm sure it filters down to my work. Africa is not an abstraction to me anymore - neither is China. They're places I've experienced, places where I've met people, made friends - and just broadened my thinking.
"I've written lyrics that were directly influenced by my travels abroad. In a drumming sense, I've had some interesting experiences in different countries, experiences that may not directly affect the way I play drums, but that certainly inspire my feelings about drumming. And I've gotten very interested in hand drumming. Lately I've been working on playing the djembe."
One way Peart's wanderlust has directly affected the sound of his drums is through sampling. "One of the small drums I brought from China is an antique that's too fragile to play. So I took it and a few of the other delicate instruments that I own and sampled them - along with many of my other instruments like my temple blocks and glockenspiel. I've built up a huge library of sounds, and they've made their way onto our albums in many of the different patterns I play."
A particular pattern Neil has recorded that demonstrates the value of "world inspiration" comes from Rush's last album, Roll The Bones. "On that record we had a song called 'Heresy' that had a drum pattern I heard when I was in Togo. I was laying on a rooftop one night and heard two drummers playing in the next valley, and the rhythm stuck in my head. When we started working on the song I realized that beat would complement it well."
Great Comment! (Taken from Modern Drummer magazine). The "recent trek through Africa" was over 25 years ago, though. Also, Roll the Bones was released over 30 years ago, and is their 14th studio Album. RUSH released 19 studio Albums (NOT including Feedback-2003), the last being Clockwork Angels-2012.
@@JasonSmith-jr7jh Yup, still have the original MD magazines from back then. You can also find the articles online.
@@docwho10th88 I still have my March/April 1980 issue: Neil's 1st cover!
One, if not THE greatest drummers. Yet a more grounded, humble guy you could ever meet. Came through the most tragic event a guy could ever endure & returned to the band & found happiness again with a new family. Makes his cancer diagnosis & death all the more bloody well unfair. Thankfully for us all, he left such an amazing legacy.
My favorite quote is "Neil Peart is your favorite drummers favorite drummer"...R.I.P Professor!!!
It was a gift seeing him live in concert❤️❤️❤️
That you get it🥰
Dude did this in the middle of 2-plus hours of performing other songs as well. He was truly an Energizer Bunny.
After biking to the gigs in the 80s...and riding his motorcycle from T4e thru r40. Sick.
On the final Rush tour in 2015, Neil Peart got some kind of infection on his foot ( he travelled on motorbike from gig to gig) and still played the final shows in pain... dedicated🤘🤘
We miss the "Professor" (R.I.P 😪)
Great choice for a reaction; Neil was my man! And such a sweet, considerate and shy man, I consider him one of the best all time. I don't want to say GOAT, but when the shoe fits! Good choice guys...
Much respect Jamal. As a drummer for much of my life, Neil was everything to me. He was my very first inspiration as a young drummer. His passing is still a acute pain to my soul. It’s really great to see more and more people recognize his brilliance. Thank you for this.
There were 3 things that I loved about this reaction.
1. The true artistry and talent of Neil Peart RIP;
2. The overhead shots that gives a whole different perspective of the instruments that Neil Peart so skillfully mastered; and
3. The head bopping in unison and various stages of stank face among the Griffin Bros.!
If you haven't seen it already, I would recommend that the three of you check out the movie "Whiplash" about a young drummer obsessed with Buddy Rich.
Thanks for not pausing this J ! Its just sacrilege to do so ❤️ RiP Professor
Peart rhymes with ear....Loved your channel for 3 years now...been loving Rush for 40...and I've "been there" more than 30 times....
I gotta tell you guys something-
I was VERRRY fortunate to get to see them over the last 40 years many times. When I started at age 15 in 1981/82, Neil had a different solo he did at their concerts. This one you saw here was his latest one. He’s revised and even completely changed his solos a few times over the years. They’ve ALLL been long and intricate, powerful and MIND BLOWING. For me, I don’t know if it was because I was so young or he was young, but the solo he was doing back in the late 70’s/early eighties when he had long hair and a long
fu-Manchu mustache was truly EPIC! That guy was seriously UNBELIEVABLE - playing like NO ONE else and just really indescribable. I guess you would have had to have been there to know what I mean. Anyway, my point is, he’s had several distinct solos over the years and if I find a video of one of the old ones, I will post it here and I’m HOPING you will remember this and click in it to watch and seriously consider sharing with your audience because there will be NO WAY new schoolers will EVER know it existed without being led to it. I would caution you though upfront: I would fully expect poor to mediocre quality visual footage IFFF I even come across it but, it will STILL BE WORTH WATCHING/HEARING imo. Take care✌🏻
Julie in Tx
Neil truly earned the title “The Professor”. He was one of the greats of all time and will still have fans for centuries to come! Legend!
He did that every show, in the middle of a three hour concert for many years, into his early 60's. The man was incredible and well read to boot. He is one third of my favorite band, and I love them all equally. Rush on eh!!! #RushFamily 🧡🧡🧡
I loved the reaction of your friend on your right side, in the 20-30 seconds he was like "Oh hell no just another rock drummer" then the Professor LAID DOWN THE BOOM!!! :) then his smile and head boppin' said it all that was great to see R.I.P. Professor!!
I love all your reactions but my man on the left, his reaction is priceless. First he's sitting there with little to no expression, just listening. Then he starts to look impressed, then amazed and in the end just sheer joy.
RIP Neil Peart. You were truly an amazing player and are truly missed.
I got to see Rush on what turned out to be their final tour. They still had it! Ged was in great voice. And the professor was in his zone. Just a magical night. I’m not even a big Rush fan but I knew I want a piece of that night.
John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Neil Peart both thought of Buddy Rich as "the master".
I love watching reaction videos to the late, great Neil Peart. Yes, special. I enjoyed your smiles, The Professor makes me smile too. #NeilPeartforever
I love seeing people get introduced to Neil Peart for the first time. Always a treat. 👍🏽
As a (wannabe) drummer, Neil will forever be one of my heroes. Such a mastery I couldnt even hope to obtain.
RIP Peart Us Canadians miss you every day. Thanks for Showcasing the best drummer ever.
I've played drums for over 40 years, and I think I'm pretty good....but every time I watch Neal Peart, I feel like an inadequate rookie. An absolute legend.
Quintel is mesmerized, Jamel is dumbstruck - in the Best sense of the word - and Leron has his head on a swivel, grooving to the beats.
See no evil, Hear no evil, Do no evil.
Awesome. THANK You.
The Griffen Brothers are on a roll! For me, Neil Peart is to the 🥁 drums what Stevie Ray Vaughan is to the 🎸 guitar. Masters of their craft. True GOATS. Jamel, you're correct - John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) is my #2.
Every time I see Neil Pert and Rush play, I get choked up. I’ve been a fan since 1981, and seen them in concert multiple times, always a great show!!!
So far, only 2 people in music that passed away got me upset, that was Stevie Ray Vaughn, and brother Neil:(
I grew up listening to these guys and saw them evolve over the past 35 years, so when they pass it’s like a family member passing.
Always nice seeing you as and the bros enjoying music together, keep the great reactions of this timeless music coming Jamal 🤘
RIP Professor 🥁
The Professor putting on a MASTER CLASS!!! I could watch this a million times and never get tired of it. And I got to see it in person three times.
I got into Rush in the 70s when I saw them at the University of Guelph, around 60 miles outside of Toronto... I've been playing drums since I got them when I was 10 yrs old at Christmas... Neil was a special kind of drummer... I'm 65 now
Neil is not a drummer, it's more accurate to say he's a percussionist.
He is partying with all the greats including TITO PUENTES!!!! R.I.P. Neil.
Yeah but so is the person in an orchestra that just smashes 2 cymbals together.
@@keithgraham8588 everyone starts somewhere. That's just the difference between a beginner percussionist and a master.
Check out Ginger Baker the Toad drum solo it is amazing.
He's a freaking genius 👍👍
I was lucky enough to see RUSH live a few times! Going to a RUSH concert was an epic adventure/experience unlike anything you could imagine! Check out any of they’re live concerts and you’ll be amazed at these masters of music!
Peace & Love from Canada! ✌🏻🥰🇨🇦✌🏻🥰🇨🇦
Lucky enough to claim Rush as my first concert ever ('82) and many concerts through the years. Fantastic! through and through.
I've been watching a lot of Rush today. I've been a fan since 1978. But it wasn't till right now, as this video is starting that I'm crying. The man is dearly missed. I'm overcome with sadness. Thank you Jamel, for all you do. You are an amazing man. Bless all you do.
It was an experience to see Rush Live!!! And the Professors solo would blow you away!!!!
It’s awesome that you are introducing the musical genius of Neil Peart to your brothers . He was the biggest influence on me in my life outside of family and even though I never met him I still grieve as if he was a brother to me.👍🤘🏻🔥🎧
Every drum kit on the planet wants only one thing for Christmas,!!! NEIL PEART👍
Great reaction guys, loving and embracing your respect👍❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦
Neil Peart was a GENIUS on the drums!
RIP, Professor. You are sorely missed
RIP Neil, happy to say I had the honour to assist to one of his shows and it was one of my favourite nights ever.
Beautiful as always. Love that you shared it with the brothers! No words can adequately convey the impact that Neil, Alex and Geddy have had on so many lives. Blessed to have seen them 31 times on 17 tours. Rush forever!
Awesome reaction video fellas! Glad you enjoyed him. I've been lucky enough to to be in the same building with him 17 times and on the same planet for 49 years!
The professor indeed. While Geddy Lee was the voice for Rush (and bassist, and keyboardist, and....), Alex Leifson had awesome guitar work, it was The Professor Neil Peart that gave it all the rhythm. A Drummer's drummer. When he left us, he left a hole in the music world. Rest in Peace, Professor.
Did y’all notice his foot work playing one rhythm and his hands play another WOW THE BEST
Fun fact.. Buddy Rich actually had a heart attack while doing a solo, he finished took a bow then drove himself to the hospital!! Badass!😎Stay safe.
I wonder if he berated his heart on the way to the hospital. "What the hell were you trying to do to me up there, you motherf... listen, if you can't do the job, I'll find a heart that will! No excuses!"
Not only is he an incredible drummer, he brought more than just percussion into his craft. Probably one of the greatest examples of how musical the drums can be. Amazing, and never boring to watch, even after the 5000th time.
Absolutely no better drummer ever. He inspired me to a higher level of drumming for 40+ years. Saw him from the front row on their last tour. It was an honor and privilege to count Neal as THE greatest drummer during my life! R IP professor!
I was them in concert (final). They’re rock gods here in Canada. Seen em 4 or 5 times. And I’m always stunned by Neal pert drumming. I had 3rd on the floor
Pure Canadian royalty. They were my first concert and man that's been hard to beat haha
@@hellooutsiders6865 My first too. For $7.50: An opening act, plus 'special guest' and over 2 hours of RUSH. For $7.50! THOSE were the days...
I love the jazz drumming at the end. Always my favorite part of Peart's solos. Jazz drummers are the best drummers but Neil was always my favorite and the GOAT!
I was there, I am extremely privileged to see this master playing. NEVER will forget it, and will always pay my respects to this God of the drums. The way he makes it seem like he's slowing down just to destroy your mind with an insane solo.... incredible. One in a life time experience for sure.
That's a man is his craft right there!! Neil sadly died on my 40th birthday...I am so glad I got to follow him and Rush before his untimely death...RIP Professor!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
It is pronounced Neil "P-EAR-t, or Peer-t." Somehow the drums seemed to survive the savage onslaught that the Professor dished out. RIP
Great reaction, cannot wait for more!
or.. I saw someone else post this on an other UA-cam video.. "Or spelled OAT with a "G" in front"... I told the UA-camr I would use it. this is my first time. 😊
It is not pronounced like either of those. LOL. Peart is spelled and pronounced like the word peart. Meaning lively and cheerful. The pronunciation is Pert. One syllable. Rhymes with hurt.
@@momokomiyafuji396 no you are wrong. Check out Geddy Lee. there's a video on UA-cam it's about 10 seconds long.. this how he says it's pronounced. P👂T.
@@momokomiyafuji396 nope
@cecille gravelle well, I dunno. I was attending Berklee School of Music in 1982 where a young Neil was teaching a three day symposium with guest lecturers Stanley Clarke, Frank Macchia and an already legendary studio musician you may have heard of...Steve Gad. Three 7 hour days of hearing Neil Peart's name spoken aloud. In conversation. With him in the room. Multiple people.
So either A: everyone mispronounced it and he was too polite to correct them. B: he decided to change the pronunciation of his name to be more elegant (yeah that was some sarcasm there. sorry) C: or it was a fever dream and I didn't get my copy of The Real Book signed by him
Anyway ultimately I don't care. Let's just say I was wrong, because of all the hills I want to die on, this isn't one of them.
I certainly know what you just did. "Bruce" Leroy vs the Shogun of Harlem will always have a special place in my heart.
The last dragon
You guys are so good! And you picked Neil for a video. I am 51 and grew up listening to him. Got almost 40 years drumming because of him. I play every day. Thank you for this guys!!!!!
Neil Peart was without a doubt, the absolute best percussionist in all of History.
Thanx for sharing.
This solo was during Rush's THIRTIETH Anniversary Tour!! Neil Peart (pronounced P-ear-t) was in his early 50s then. I was fortunate enough to see them in Milwaukee during this tour. If you haven't seen the opening of the concert ("Best intro ever") is pretty cool, too! ✌✌
I’ve seen them in concert so many times, I’ve lost count…watching The Professor perform his magic LIVE, was like a religious experience!! It’s still hard to grasp that he’s gone.
As very long time Rush Fan and a drummer I can truly say that it is a wonderful thing to see that this man was truly appreciated. He is actually (it seems) to be getting more appreciated since his passing. When it broke that he passed i was crushed. I remember saying to myself as i had a drink to him "thank you Professor for what you taught us drummers, class dismissed, God rest your soul."
RUSH bringing me joy for almost 5 decades, what more could a guy ask for? RIP Professor
My absolute favorite drummer ever. He influenced me to start playing the drums. I saw them live a few times. No one will ever touch his talent. RIP Neil.
Watching this made me emotional again over his death. We'll never see another drummer like that.
Neil Peart: Your favorite drummer's favorite drummer.
nobody would put the time in like Neil did
I am so glad I had the opportunity to see some of the greatest drummers "in the game", since the late 1960's.
It was all because I was born at the right time in history and blessed with some great luck for having a chance to see a "who's who" of drummers. My favorite instrument since I was the age of 3.
I always start with the "best" drummer I've seen in concert. A one, Buddy Rich, has always been at the top of my list. For the others, I listed them in no particular order.
Neil Peart, Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford, Keith Moon, Danny Carey, Carl Palmer, Hal Blaine, Ginger Baker, Phil Collins, John Bonham, Mike Portnoy, Stewart Copeland,
Steve Gadd, Terry Bozzio, Jeff Porcaro, Bernard Purdy, Alex Van Halen, Cozy Powell, Liberty DeVitto, Steve Smith, Ansley Dunbar and Tony Thompson.
See? Told you I lucked out.
Yes he was the PROFESSOR. I got to see RUSH 4 times. I'm from a small city (sault ste. marie) in northern Ontario Canada. RUSH came to play the arena every few years. You are so right, they played to and for the people. Very down to earth . Keep doing what you do. You make me laugh and put a smile on my face. Peace and respect bro. R. I. P. Neil .
Great reaction as usual Jamal. I read that Neils inspiration for the solo was drumming from its beginning in tribal Africa, through the military marches in Europe, and various musical styles through the eras.
The first “drum beats” were heart beats of course...
There's only 1 thing people need to know about The Professor: when it came to percussion, there was absolutely NOTHING he couldn't do. NOTHING.
Jamal….. huge fan. Here is a great Neil Peart story. After his wife and daughter both died he traveled the country on a motorcycle and finally decided to get back behind the drums and wanted to learn the latest drumming techniques and went into a drum studio and the drum teacher’s eyes fell out of his head when he saw Neil Peart come in for drumming lessons. That’s how grounded Neil was……be safe my friend
Neil was a freak of nature. He had been put in a lab and hooked up to sensors and they found that his hands were hitting drums without his brain sending signals to the muscles to act, in other words he played in a certain respect without his brain controlling his actions and his heart keeping the beats. Bless his soul, Neil Peart the .G.O.A.T.
Seen a thousand times but still love it every time!
You guys are having a lot of fun! I have been enjoying your journey watching a lot of great videos. Cheers. Rush is my favourite band too!!
I read his book Ghost Rider. All about how he lost his Wife and daughter within a close time. The last gift his wife gave him was a motorcycle. That coming spring he got on that motorcycle and rode until he started healing. And eventually found love again. Great book.
Neil Peart was Legendary. So clean, so precise. Thanks for spreading the RUSH love!
Your brothers' reactions brought tears to my eyes. I so miss The Professor..been listening to his books on Audible. Thanx Jamal
Jamel, I wish you could have experienced Rush live. All three of them are masters of their craft. When Neil would play, each of those bass kicks would just hit you in the chest. I was fortunte enough to see them live many times, through the final tour. Each show was amazing. They were and still are my favorite band since I first discovered them in 1983
Jamal. I heard you say Rush is your favorite band. Imho you have GREAT musical taste. You are the man. Thanks for sharing this wonderful performance with us all 😎