Music Banter - Why is Neil Peart so good?

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The first Rush album I heard was All The World's A Stage. That was in 1976 and I was 13. Neil's style of playing was very groundbreaking at the time much like EVH's guitar style would be a couple of years later.

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus (Post 1388082)

Flawless data, Paul! Thanks for sharing it! I love Rush more and more each passing day! :drummer:

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Originally Posted by Thereisnohappyhere (Post 1363753)

I have been listening to rush for a couple hours now and honestly his drumming does not impress me. I understand that he has a lot to with the writing of the music, and I like rush, they are good. But I do not think he deserves as much hype as he gets. I love prog-rock, math-rock, post-rock, ect... I know some great drummers within the rock realm. The drummer from don cab is amazing. Even the drummer from converge seems to me to be more talented. And don't get me started on zach hill(hella, the bygones, the ladies! Death grips) like I said Neil doesn't seem to me to be doing anything that special. So what is it that I am not hearing? Please tell me. The statement "Neil Peart is the best drummer" has left me perplexed for years.

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Man I complete disagree with you here. Neil Peart is such an incredible drummer. I have many friends who are drummers who get so much inspiration from Peart. Whenever you listen to the songs he's on you just feel the power behind his drumming. Plus like other people mentioned, he's a showman. He can play the hell out of his drum set and get the crowd going.

Fair question 'Thereisnohappyhere'. I would say because his playing NEVER overshadows the SONG, as great a drummer as he is. Neil has an uncanny ability to write great drum fills within the confines of the song without taking anything away from Geddy or Alex's contributions. Frankly, that's not easy to do. I know, I'm a :drummer: myself! :thumb: