Neil Peart - Drum Solo - Rush 30th Anniversary

[rainTHEBOY1996]

anyone's argument that Neil is not the greatest drummer ever is no longer valid after 0:00

[seabass4111]

I think he needs to be lowed by crane. FUCKING AWESOME

[biggestplanefan]

@seabass4111 AGREED!

[MrFrenaz]

My mother thought Tom Hanks plays drum

[dreamtheater216]

mike portnoy = God, neil peart = lenda

[MeicoRaider]

His set jiggles more than a fat girl's boobs.

[dravenowen2]

omg amazing you rock Neil

[GoofyGuitar68]

A LOT OF FEELING IN THOSE BEATS!

[igetbigblowed]

Thats why they call him the Professor. Iv got to see him do this live about 6 times. <3 Rush

[trickster17041998]

no bad :P

[GruposLive]

what kind of metronome does this guy have in his head?

[superdegus]

i think neil peart is a drum machine in diguise XD

[tazz73000]

yea okay, i believe chester johson will do much better ...

[wowburger91]

neil peart is the most overated and boring drummer ever... then comes mike portnoy. I do not get why people think they are so amazing when there are drummers like thomas pridgen, bran dailor or drew goddard

The only reason i can think of is that they have not even seen these original and extremely talented drummers

[shizaquife]

@wowburger91 Subjective statement is subjective.

[wowburger91]

@shizaquife ill smash you bro

[shizaquife]

@wowburger91 Come at me bro!

[wowburger91]

@shizaquife nah bro i dont fight pussy cunts

[shizaquife]

@wowburger91 Wait what? How does play jabbing turn into you cussing at me?

[wowburger91]

@shizaquife becoz i can smash anyone

[shizaquife]

@wowburger91 More like insecurity over poor grammar.

[wowburger91]

@shizaquife trolled bro come at me

[TesWalkthroughs]

@wowburger91 it's funny cuz you're a retard!

[Fredthedrummer21]

@wowburger91 Thankyou. And it seems the more boring and basic a drummer is, the bigger their kits seem to get to compensate.

[corey788237]

soooo.....tell me again why there's a washer n' dryer in the background?haha

[iLoveAltNation]

@corey788237 Multi tasking, playing a show while they do their laundry. DUH! :P

[Strauskizle]

Neil Pert IS good i will say that... but most of the stuff he's doing in this video is very easy and can be done by a decent drummer with a a little practice.

[sMcSaladFingers000]

You know you're good when you have golden tinted drum stands

[iLoveAltNation]

@sMcSaladFingers000 The hoops and lugs on his kit are actually made of out gold.

[StriegnScythe69]

ha!! fuck yeah man

[TheThurmond]

the best drummer of all time

[AliagaDavid]

@TheThurmond Sike

[RockinWyattRiot]

3:27 yeah we do our laundry when we preform

[SlayerWarren]

thank god for RUSH

[DerFSXHeld]

lustig ; )

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

i still be he surprises himself at what this modest man awakened up regarding what he could and can do

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

percival

/watch?v=936d4DpNOWs

happy mardi gras 2012

[FreeBuffet16]

how the crap does he DO that?!?!?!?

[AndresSoraDrums]

He played almost the same routine in "RUSH IN RIO" DVD Album!!!!!!!

[flagnarg1]

how to hell does he get out of thier lol

[martinholde]

I don't get it... it's all just a bunch of 16th note grouping and some play school melody on eletric marimba... is this a joke?!

[BhunaBhuna]

@martinholde Too right

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde what are you saying? that this takes no skill?

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 No. Considering that Neil is marking 30 years of Rush, it is a very insignificant solo. It seems overly reshearsed and uninspired. It is mere execusion of technique. With three or more instructional DVDs from Neil, I expect something more spectacular from a live anniversary solo.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde dude, from the start of the acoustic side of his kit, to the part where he plays the electric marimba is all improvised. the foot pattern is obviously rehearsed, but the stuff he does with his hand is 100% improvised.

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 "Dude", you can like this solo all you want. I don't like this solo and I explained why. If you have the capacity to dig through some interviews of him, you'll learn that he's the 1/3 of the band who insists on practicing before a rehearsal, so all details are in place. This includes solos. Of course some parts are improvised - unfortunately not most of it.

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 Actually, why don't you pay attention to "Neil Peart - Taking Center Stage"? You'll then discover how thorough his approach to technice, practicing and soloing is.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde seen it. and in that video he practices the electronic side of his solo, and the love for sale. he doesnt rehearse the part on his acoustic side, like i said

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 If you have seen it, you should know that very few things Neil Pert does is improvisation. Everything from snare drum paradiddles to to triplet groupings on the high toms are carefully thought out. It is some of the things about Neil that make him stand out in the industry. He is an excellent drummer. I'm just stating why I don't care for this particullar solo. Not everything is about skill and technique or ability to improvise. Music should be the main factor.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde he might be rehearsing the main idea of what hes going to perform, but every time i watch the solos on this tour, they all are different (on the acoustic side) so even if he does rehearse it, he switches it up every new gig

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 You seem offended that someone is critizing Neil Perts solo, more so than you seem to have a point.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde no i do have a point, and im not offended. and its "peart" not "pert"

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 Pert, Peart... Oh well. If you have a point, what is your point? You're not really making a solid statement here...

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde what im saying overall is that its more improvised than you think

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 You don't know exactly what I think - no that is not what you are saying.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde yeah, that is what im saying. i dont think you get to decide what im saying

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 Really? You're doing this now? I could be wrong but this does feel like talking to an offended Neil Peart fan. I know the type. Besides, you have presented no factual or objective statements yet. I have - explainging why I dislike this particular solo. You simply disagree, just by saying "yes, it's improvised". Sure it is - parts of it, but that doesn't make it any more appealing to me. I prefer Steve Gadd, Keith Carlock or even Mike Bordin over Neil Peart. Check it out

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde lol im not offended and i dont think you get to decide that im offended. all i was trying to say fromt the beginning was to correct your initial remark "it seems overly rehearsed." all i was trying to do was correct that and say it is somewhat rehearsed. im not trying to make you like this solo, but maybe you should stop posting paragraph-long pointless comments deciding what people mean when they say something

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 To me it does seem overly rehearsed and guess what: IT IS!

"maybe you should stop posting paragraph-long pointless comments deciding what people mean when they say something". Speak for yourself.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde of fine man if u wanna be a dick and put words in someone's mouth go right ahead, just dont complain when everyone you know starts to hate you because you change their words into something false

[martinholde]

@Zombieman27 I didn't put words into your mouth I QUOTED YOU. There's a difference. I couldn't care less what you think about me. I expressed my opinion, explained why and backed it up by example. You have done nothing but simply disagree, which is fine, but haven't been objective or rational, so this converstion is over.

[Zombieman27]

@martinholde no im not talking about the previous comment. Me: "what im saying is its more improvised than you think." you: "No thats not what youre saying." right there you are trying to decide what i mean when i say something. therefore, you are putting false words im my mouth. youre right. this conversation is over.

[Hyena1313]

@martinholde His other option would have been just to play the drum solo of YYZ, which is what many people want to hear anyway. He instead chose to use that solo as the core of this song and extend it with other sounds, so it's not just another iteration of the same YYZ song he's been playing for over 20 years, but an accumulation of techniques and solos he's picked up over the years. So to the rabid Rush fan, they get the most awesome parts of YYZ while hearing something new/different.

[martinholde]

@Hyena1313 Fair enough. But, while I can appreciate that, musically, it isn't particullarly exciting to me though. Obviously, that's just my personal opinion, but I feel I have backed that up by reason earlier. In conclusion, thanks to you, Hyena1313, it is a solo meant for the true Rush fan.

[saltyNachos128]

No one has noticed the up loaders name yet?

[1cruefan4life]

pure amazing skills, Rush is unbeatable, my two favourite bands, Rush and Motley Crue

[ty5020]

5:05 does anyone remember playing this on their drum set? nope

[rageman4696]

Fuck yea...nuff said.

[seeemilyplay0909]

AWESOME!!!!!

[gearsman297]

my favourite part is when neil just finished rotating his set and he starts off with the isane drum roll

[gearsman297]

I can't believe that you can't play this on you're ipod

[SrsOrsgasmagoricos]

Neil Peart

Perfect

Fucking awesome

Awesome

Great

Very good

Good

Cool

[ZeroMotionFTW]

@SrsOrsgasmagoricos Neil Peart Perfect F*cking awesome Great Very good Good Cool Not Bad So Close Justin Bieber

[high1990five]

szmira i gowno jak ja pierdole. zalosne ! pice of shit nothing more .... i waist my time here. i better want to see Dave Lombardo he's a beast !

[drumphuk]

i like to beat...my meat..its oh so sweet..jes like my teet.....lats harvest some wheat..oh fuck it!!

[zeinfadel]

121 people... are just dumb.. i guess i cant think of anything to accurately describe their failure

[nothadnotbad]

it takes talent to WRITE a solo. but i like them more when they are from the seat of the pants and not rehearsed for six months

[RockBanned]

@nothadnotbad Yeah, and it's nice to see a drummer who can actually come up with a solo that has musicality. A lot of drummers seem to think that a drum solo just means you do a bunch of complicated moves close together and call it a solo. A good example of a shitty sounding solo that's very difficult see "mike portnoy impossible drum solo"

[PlaystationDudeify]

for a man his age, hes still got it

[MrRevans1997]

Family guy cheeto's commercial brought me here never heard of this guy ever :)

[larkydozer]

I love Neil and have for over 25 years now, but I don't like this solo one bit. The theme on the marimba reminds me of a kids cartoon theme or something.

I think I'm among the minority of drummers who enjoyed the pre-Freddy Gruber style Neil Peart, with the old Tama kit and the slightly more "quantized" or "straight" feel. He's still a master, I just prefer the earlier work.

[RockBanned]

@larkydozer Well I'm in the minority with you buddy!

[larkydozer]

@RockBanned

Always good to hear from those who're like-minded.  I love Neil and he's brave for having re-invented his style to the degree he did. To me though, it's like "New Coke". Coke was just fine.

[RockBanned]

@larkydozer Yeah, to me it's like the band CAKE as well (I'm trusting you know them even if you're not a fan, being a knowledgable music guy). They were really awesome and then just tried to be too inventive with their songs instead of just making great CAKE songs.

[larkydozer]

@RockBanned

I know that one single they had "he's going the distance... he's built for speed" and had recently heard a new Cake tune and I can hear what you're talking about.

[RWynn64]

121 people were distracted by the professors awesomeness when trying to click the like button

[71Gabrio]

I just couldn't see what the fuck he just did but I now want a fucking thing like that kind of drumming keyboard.

[nionito7]

my god . he looks just like tom hanks !!!!!

[MRdrummerboy619]

are there symbals for concerts only?

[rg500delta]

I hope this guy lives forever.

[charliehustle141]

from 0:00 to 8:43. Just, wow.

[srobbinsmytube]

uuuuuhh....  buddy rich makes him look like an amateur.

[Rabbitfighter63]

@srobbinsmytube Just been watching Buddy Rich, he really is better than everyone (including Neil Peart and John Bonham)

[KevinCarson100]

5:54 Does anyone remember playing this on a piano?

[MrMichback]

Red Tube can wait!

[manvaix]

@MrMichback sometimes i'm fascinated how we are all alike :-D

[85Aheadstix]

@MrMichback Ooh, dunno thats debatable.

[ArcaneJackemon]

the rev's ghost made 120 accounts and disliked this vid

[nintendo268]

Holy crap...

All i can say.. just,, WOW.

[Nchubbz]

Did I just get laid...

[caprianders]

Skip to 2:00 to get to the REAL drumming.

[Zombieman27]

@caprianders real? when you say "real" i hope you just mean acoustic because the drumming that takes place on the electronic kit is harder than it looks

[moonshot101]

6:10 is one of my favourite parts in the solo, tooo sick!!!

[andesmountainsmovies]

GUYS DID YOU KNOW HE WAS CHOSEN AS THE WORLDS BEST DRUMMER?

[mynameisluke1971]

@andesmountainsmovies Well i've drumming for over 30 years and Neil still gets my vote! Peace!

[EskimoOnIce]

to play this is my life ambition as a drummer... I don't have a hope in the world.

[iggyover]

Holy ....everything.

[CrimsonDrift16]

HOW ?? the part after 3:30 mins .. like the hats in a different rhythm and a drum solo in another rhythm .. FUCKIN MASTER .. WHAT KIND OF SORCERY IS THIS ?!?!?

[yafuso098]

A W E S O M E ! ! !

[tacticalboi]

30th anniversary?? they were formed in 1968 and this was in 2004....tha fuck?!

[96gummyworms]

@tacticalboi I think you mean 1974...

[tacticalboi]

@96gummyworms no thats when neil replaced john rutsey

[tacticalboi]

@96gummyworms no thats when neil replaced john rutsey. however their first album was released in 1974. thats where i got confuzzled

[SamcoleSWAGG]

am i dreaming ?

[emetts2112]

if you google peart's wife and daughters death take a look at the dates they died.

August 10, 1997- Selena Taylor

June 20, 1998 - Jacqueline Taylor

8/10/1997- 8+1+0+1+9+9+7= 35

6/20/1998 - 6+2+0+1+9+9+8= 35

might be some conspiracy here.

3 sides to a triangle

5 sides to a pyramid

if your interested about secret societies and the illuminati, you know that they hate it when people like neal write such awakening and meaningful art. Test For Echo is when they tried to break him - failed

[KevinCarson100]

119 people cant play the drums.

[DrumTheKnightAway]

@KevinCarson100 119.................... FAGS

[crosadof]

have he 1 brain to the legs and another one to arms??

[Doctorzoidberg747]

Neil Peirt is not human

[TheJay1017]

There is no fucking Drummer better than Neil Peart

[YuhMadBruh]

@TheJay1017 Two words mate.....Lars Ulrich

[warportnoy8]

@YuhMadBruh Lars Ulrich is awesome.... but cannot compare him with Neil Peart... your argument will be invalid...

[Eleutherarch]

@TheJay1017 Travis Orbin, Peter Wildoer, Chris Coleman, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Marco Minneman, Steve Gadd and Gavin Harrison. Those guys are all technically superior and more innovative in my opinion. They are others of course. Neil Peart is a good drummer, but looking at this objectively, he is not the best.

[irena7777777]

@Eleutherarch And what, in your wisdom of objectivity, tells you that these drummers you mentioned are technically superior and more innovative than Peart?

[Eleutherarch]

@irena7777777 I'm not saying that Peart hasn't been innovative, but each of the guys I listed is technically superior in one way or another.  Travis Orbin for instance has trained himself to be ambidextrous, and has an unbelievable command over polyrhythms, metric modulation and overall precision. Steve Gadd is the master of groove. Neil got much of his inspiration from the brain-melting chops of Buddy. Gavin Harrison is as versatile as it gets, whilst incorporating phenomenal dynamics.

[irena7777777]

@Eleutherarch I love Gavin Harrison but I would never say that he was better than Neil Peart. I think that your ego is allowing you to deem that who you prefer is best merely because you prefer them. I have no doubt the drummers you like are great, I just wouldn't be going around saying they're better than Peart because that's a huge statement to make considering how good Peart is.

[Eleutherarch]

@irena7777777 It's not my ego, it's just what I have seen personally of the two. Peart is great, I said that in my first comment. And said comment was directed at someone who was claiming that Neil was the best overall drummer. I found that to be contentious, so that's why I listed those guys.

I never tried to diminish Peart's achievements and technical skill. That would be wrong.

[rexplorerii]

@irena7777777 How can you NOT say he's better than Peart? Neil Peart comes accross as an amateur compared to Minneman/Mangini/Harrison/Lang­/Donati. A creative and musical amateur at that, but still...

[irena7777777]

@rexplorerii Shut up you complete fucking moron...Peart has more ability and drumming knowledge in a shaving off his pinky nail than you'd ever have so don't try come over all superior and pretentious, you condescending prick! Don't be all over Minneman because you watched the DT auditions!!

[rexplorerii]

@irena7777777 HAHA, priceless. The f-word, moron, pretentious, prick, you got it all in there:-D Straight to ad hominem attack, no mention of drumming, doesn't exactly shout intellectual.

You know you haven't heard or seen me play, so you can't say anything about my ability or "drumming knowledge".

I dont even like Minneman, I heard of him maybe ten years before i saw the DT auditions though;-) There's so much more feel and skill in al those other guys playing, I stand by my above comment.

[irena7777777]

@rexplorerii And it smacks of pure intelligence to say Peart looks like an amateur compared to anyone. You may have drummers whom you prefer but no one makes Peart look like an amateur. That's plain stupid. It's subjective at the top level, really. I prefer Portnoy to Peart but would never state or even imply that he's the better drummer.

[rexplorerii]

@irena7777777 Well, why wouldn't you? Are some kind of relativist, "everything is equall"... Judging on their tehcnical skill is not a subjective matter. All five of the guys I mentioned have a far wider or richer palette/vocabular. I admit that saying I llike that better, is a subjective matter, though. And my godness I didn't say Peart looks an amateur compared to anyone, I could mention a few who looks like an amateur compared to Peart... take care dude, peace :-DD

[irena7777777]

@rexplorerii Ditto...that's your opinion and you can't argue over opinions. Maybe you see things in a more technical sense than I do.

[Olepej96]

What`s that piano/synthesizer/xylophone-th­ingy called?

[lonewolf604]

@Olepej96 Malletkat Express

[xXD4rKwO7fXxGaming]

The drum kit is shaking because of his sheer AWESOMENESS!

[MTK37]

@skimam It's called dynamics and feel bro

[MrAnthonyHunter]

does anyone notice that he is doing laundry while he drums :P

[skynet101508]

I feel obligated to pay for watching such a good video

[makakamakaki]

0:50 Is that electric xylophone?

[gfig3]

aint eaasy being cheesy

[JoshTheRuler316]

Now, back to the G0:00D part.

[mindnumber9]

@JoshTheRuler316 cool clever, cool clever

[chewbaca1997]

@JoshTheRuler316 Sir, you spelt good wrong.

;P

[kkamagwi]

I might actually listen to the band if they'ed get rid of that ugly, whiney Geddy Lee.

[zlzFUNNYMANzlz]

@kkamagwi ass hole... getty lee is the best bass player in the world has more talent in his fucking little finger than you have in your hole body the only one who has more talent than him is NEIL FUCKING PEART so fuck off douch bag

[lordvivec87]

@zlzFUNNYMANzlz Michael Manring is the best bassist in the world. dimwit

[snakemaster2389]

the best drummer ever!!!!

[OldSkoolgamerz]

The fact he can play that much instruments at once (flawlessly!) is enough to earn him the status of one of the most influential musicians that has ever existed.

[jalen2467]

when will they put a full drum solo on an album? Clockwork Angel maybe?

[Joselo1693]

Lars Ulrich disliked this video 115 Times

[raggaresset]

SUre he is pretty good, but still not half as entertaining to see as Steve Moore.

[jaminggal]

@raggaresset  your obviously not a drummer

[nontalentedkid123]

Really 115 dislikes who could possibly dislike neil people these days the just don't understand music

[TheLAVolunteer]

@nontalentedkid123 Just 115 lost guitar players...what else is new.

[Trekari]

@TheLAVolunteer I've been playing the guitar for 18 years and I think Neil Peart is one of the best drummers in the world. I don't know why 119 people would dislike this video, but stereotyping guitarists as the reason is weak and improper.

[TheLAVolunteer]

@Trekari It was a joke.

[stormy5969]

A master...

[Tomsky93]

Only Neil Peart can ROCK just in his socks..

[sacreduranium]

Can't even keep the beat with my feet, and i call myself a drummer. And yet i am fine with this

[Mudn1nja]

just realized that the kit ain't so big.. neil just puts it so weird. hes main stuff in there is just regular kit setup. 1 tom in front and 2 floor

[epicureus314159]

people forget how great rush was.

i like them allot better before they

hit all the electronic but always a legendary

band

[epicureus314159]

what can you possibly say

in hearing range of such greatness...

NOTHING...

just shut up and

behold

[TheGuines13]

If you listen very carfuly, you can hear a guy scream "YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!!" at around 1:00. I like that guy. Has good taste in music.

[musicguy439]

ok warm ups are done !

[SuperRandomVideos32]

that, ladies and gentlemen, is true talent

[Remereful]

I have found my new God ! \o/