Contrasting Visions Of 2112: Gail Collins v. Neil Peart The Awl The definitive source of future-casting for the year 2112 is, of course, Neil Peart, the (totally sick!) drummer and (philosophically ambitious!) lyricist for the great Canadian prog-metal band, Rush. Thirty-five years ago, Peart outlined a very ...
Neil Peart Takes New Approach On Forthcoming Rush Album (A Top Story) antiMUSIC.com On Monday Neil Peart Takes New Approach On Forthcoming Rush Album was a top story. Here is the recap: (Rock News Desk) Rush drummer Neil Peart has admitted even he has struggled with the complicated arrangements in the band's tracks.
Stix Zadinia: I like drummers that play 'from the nuts up, not the brain down' MusicRadar.com "My favourite showmen, being the kind of drummer that I am, I'm not a Neil Peart/solo kind of drummer, I like watching drummers hit hard. I like when it's visceral and you can see him hit it and see the swing of their arms and you know that they're ...
RUSH Drummer Remembers Photographer ANDREW MACNAUGHTAN - Jan. 30, 2012 Blabbermouth.net RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy tribute to MacNaughtan at the musician's official web site. An excerpt follows below. "Andrew's photographs first caught my eye in 1985, when I was assembling material for the tour book to accompany RUSH's ...
It's 2-1-12 So Crank Up '2112' For Rush Day! Geeks of Doom But the band – bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart, the latter of whom was the main lyricist — stuck to their guns and put out the album they wanted to with 2112. Not only was 2112 the band's first commercial ...
A Night of Too Much Music in PEI CBC.ca There was the time he was interviewing Neil Peart of Rush early on in his career, and asking Peart what he was listening to those days. Peart replied he loved a new band from Etobicoke, Rheostatics, not knowing who his interviewer was.