RIP: Neil Peart

I'm still reeling from this....
Pulled out my copy of "Roadshow" and started re-reading it yesterday. Neil was a great writer - something I hoped might continue after his retiring from music.
Got annoyed because I loaned out my copy of "Ghost Rider" and never got it back.

RIP Neil
 
Probably my favorite drummer of all time but what I respected even more was his philosophy on life and how he handled the fame and attention. I don’t feel sad tho because I know that death isn’t. In my mind it’s a little bit selfish to ask for more when he already gave this world everything he had to give and then some. May his soul rest in peace :)
 
Guitpicky said:
Probably my favorite drummer of all time but what I respected even more was his philosophy on life and how he handled the fame and attention. I don’t feel sad tho because I know that death isn’t. In my mind it’s a little bit selfish to ask for more when he already gave this world everything he had to give and then some. May his soul rest in peace :)
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Well said! Couldn't agree more.
 
bodia said:
Rush fans, if you haven't seen this, it's a must watch......R.I.P. Neil :(

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The amazing thing about this, is that without "RUSH" playing the music, it draws the focus to the lyrics in a way I've never experienced before. I've heard this song a million times. I think the words hit harder this time than every other one put together. Very emotional performance for the true hard core Rush fan.

Thanks for sharing that!
 
DreamTheaterRules said:
The amazing thing about this, is that without "RUSH" playing the music, it draws the focus to the lyrics in a way I've never experienced before. I've heard this song a million times. I think the words hit harder this time than every other one put together. Very emotional performance for the true hard core Rush fan.

Thanks for sharing that!
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That was almost exactly the same thought I had - the focus is totally on the lyrics in this one, and the way those guys deliver it gives it a different emotional impact. Kind of reminds me of two things - Tori Amos's cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", and a review I read of an album I believe was called Trapped In The Jungle. The premise was a band was stranded in the wild somewhere, but somehow sheet music for the pop hits of the day found their way to them, so they made recordings of the songs w/no knowledge of the originals, so all the ballads became up-tempo rockers, and the fast songs became ballads. The review said something like, "The results are mostly humorous, but the Cars' 'Just What I Needed' is a heartbreaker here."
 
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