Drum Solo Week - Neil Peart (June 9/11)

Late Show with David Letterman http://www.neilpeart.net/ http://www.amazon.com/Moving-Pictures-Rush/dp/B000001ESP

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[drum1805]

I almost forgot, THANK YOU indigenous4logic for posting this video!!

[indigenous4logic]

@drum1805 You're welcome

[indigenous4logic]

@1966carp

The 4 drummers on "Drum Solo Week" are:

Anton Fig, Sheila E, Roy Haynes & Neil Peart

[actionadventures]

Favorited and put in Best Music Playlist. 

[indigenous4logic]

@actionadventures Where Neil truly belongs.

[actionadventures]

P.S. I happen to think he IS a fantastic jazz drummer, too. Rush just doesn't play it. In this clip I think he's actually playing over a recording of jazz which makes it extremely difficult to do, especially when it shifts out of his tribal pounding section. This is a rushed, no pun intended, drum solo due to time constraints so he really crams a lot in in so short of time. My only disappointment is that there's a sound issue as you can't hear the drums as clearly as usual.

[indigenous4logic]

@actionadventures It's funny you say that, I was just watching this for the umpteenth time, and I'm really amazed by Neil's perfect timing with the jazz recording (Not sure if the The CBS Orchestra was doing that Live, I think so though, they played Live with Sheila E). Again, I agree with you about the crammed performance and the sound, they should have upped his mic, even the applause drawn him out.

[zimaclan]

@aaronalwines Correct it is not necessarily his forte, but he still does it as a tribute to his idols, and it is still very good. Very few drummers would even attempt a different style in a live performance, because most of them would not take that risk, or could not pull it off. That being said, he is the best ROCK drummer to ever live!! Neil thunders away at his kit, something jazz musicians could only dream about, but with accuracy 2nd to none.

[skangmox]

Over rated?

[drdave313]

I beg for a Jeff Jones vid!!!!

[mpsdigital]

@indigenous4logic From what I understand, and someone may have replied to this, but Neil triggers the horns, etc., with his feet and on some of those funky cymbals.

[acidheadzzzz]

pretty good for the old fella ...neil

[acidheadzzzz]

nice one dave

[xpaddy01]

Neil Peart is a brilliant drummer. I have a lot of admiration for someone who after the career he's had up and says: Ya know, I think I'm gonna change my style. And goes back to school to re-learn his instrument. And I think he does a great job of doing the Buddy Rich parts at the end. Not as easy as he makes it look! :)

[IwshIcldstrtover]

You people praising this guy go way overboard. He's nothing compared to drummers like Carl Palmer, Dennis Chambers, Chris Coleman.

[readyeddy101]

NP is superb....I like how towards the end of the solo he went into big band playing...Something tells me he did it as an honor to Buddy Rich....They guys has a zillion drums on his kit and he knows how to use them all......great stuff

[JacobTheDrummar]

Hurray for love for sale!!!