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Razakel
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:38 pm 
 

Rush has meant more to me than almost any other band and I always imagined Geddy, Lifeson, and Peart living to be very old men. At the same time, I always try to look at these kinds of things optimistically, and no one can say that Neil Peart didn't live his life to the absolute fullest. He'll be dearly missed by many, and his legacy is eternal.

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aloof
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:26 pm 
 

it was mostly his lyrics that moved me. very intelligent person, tragic life. he's with his family now. farewell, Neil.
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Twisted_Psychology
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:38 am 
 

He never got to see either of his children grow up. Absolutely heartbreaking on so many levels.
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~Guest 220079
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:19 pm 
 

In this day and age it's rather extraordinary that his having brain cancer for 3 years was kept quiet. And this is tough to hear in hindsight (from 12 months ago):

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Smoking_Gnu
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:28 pm 
 

blackdiamond74 wrote:
In this day and age it's rather extraordinary that his having brain cancer for 3 years was kept quiet. And this is tough to hear in hindsight (from 12 months ago):


I feel bad for Geddy because it sounds that he was the only one who was still in good health when they disbanded (Alex also mentioned having arthritis making it harder to play shortly after Neil announced his retirement) and it seemed like he really wanted to keep making music. All of the print interviews around that time even mention that he sounded wistful and sad when talking about the band's future.
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Ace_Rimmer
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:40 pm 
 

I had always hoped they could do occasional destination gigs or something to that effect. Other than Geddy being strained vocally on the final tour they were tight as fuck. Amazing show. But th ey went out like few other bands do, on an excellent record and amazing tour. Thank you Rush.

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traxan
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 6:50 pm 
 

Smoking_Gnu wrote:
All of the print interviews around that time even mention that he sounded wistful and sad when talking about the band's future.


Yeah because he's known since 2016 that Neil had a form of cancer with 0 survival rate. He knew it was really over.

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Smoking_Gnu
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:12 pm 
 

traxan wrote:
Smoking_Gnu wrote:
All of the print interviews around that time even mention that he sounded wistful and sad when talking about the band's future.


Yeah because he's known since 2016 that Neil had a form of cancer with 0 survival rate. He knew it was really over.


Man, somehow I didn't even put that together yet. That's even worse.
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idunnosomename
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:57 pm 
 

It should've been over quicker since glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer (you can have quite benign tumours on the brain that, relatively, aren't a big deal) usually only has a life expectancy of 8-14 months after diagnosis. Hope he had a decent quality of life with it, he had it for 3 and half years.

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traxan
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:45 pm 
 

Yeah that's the part that amazes me. John McCain, Ted Kennedy and Gord from Tragically Hip all died within a year of their diagnosis of a GBM. Neil got 3.5 years. Incredible. Obviously he had the financial resources and southern California has top cancer specialists, but I think he hung on because of his daughter. He got 3 more birthdays with her.

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Ace_Rimmer
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:52 pm 
 

What a brutal form of cancer. I want to say but he lived a great life and in ways he did and in other ways suffered more personal tragedy than many people ever will.

Why did it happen? Because it happens, roll the bones...

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GuntherTheUndying
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:40 pm 
 

I really don't have any words. Neil was astounding on every level - as a performer, as a creative mind, as a lyricist, and so much more. It's insane how Rush was still putting out albums ranging from decent to outstanding well into their career. What a life he had, through tragedy and triumph. One of the all-time greats, for sure.
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idunnosomename
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 14, 2020 5:08 pm 
 

traxan wrote:
I think he hung on because of his daughter. He got 3 more birthdays with her.
aww that's a nice way of putting it. Makes me feel a bit more positive about stuff in general.

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Empyreal
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:26 pm 
 

Been jamming Fly By Night and Caress of Steel the last day or so... both interesting as a sort of primordial form of the band. FBN is hard and full of attitude. A lot of juvenile brashness. Caress is a weird awkward step into prog country, but it's charming and you can tell they were excited and full of vigor.
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Smoking_Gnu
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:47 pm 
 

Empyreal wrote:
Been jamming Fly By Night and Caress of Steel the last day or so... both interesting as a sort of primordial form of the band. FBN is hard and full of attitude. A lot of juvenile brashness. Caress is a weird awkward step into prog country, but it's charming and you can tell they were excited and full of vigor.


I've been listening to a lot of their live albums. Different Stages is probably my favorite, the production is just massive and makes their classic songs hit way harder, especially the opening of 2112. The Clockwork Angels Tour (which I saw live in Milwaukee) comes second - it's cool that they got a small string section for the CA songs (of which they played almost the whole album) and then kept the strings on for the classic hits at the end, which worked surprisingly well. And opening with Subdivisions was an unexpectedly good choice; the way the airy synths fill the stadium before the whole band comes in was a great idea. Plus for all the criticism that Geddy lost his range as he got older, he sounds great on this particular tour - he does sing in a lower register but hits everything pretty well, unlike the 2010 and R40 tours where he seemed a bit off-key sometimes.

Also liked how they closed their last concert of their last tour with Working Man, their first hit single - brings their career to a fitting closure in a melancholic sort of way.
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Empyreal
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 12:59 pm 
 

Smoking_Gnu wrote:
Empyreal wrote:
Been jamming Fly By Night and Caress of Steel the last day or so... both interesting as a sort of primordial form of the band. FBN is hard and full of attitude. A lot of juvenile brashness. Caress is a weird awkward step into prog country, but it's charming and you can tell they were excited and full of vigor.


I've been listening to a lot of their live albums. Different Stages is probably my favorite, the production is just massive and makes their classic songs hit way harder, especially the opening of 2112. The Clockwork Angels Tour (which I saw live in Milwaukee) comes second - it's cool that they got a small string section for the CA songs (of which they played almost the whole album) and then kept the strings on for the classic hits at the end, which worked surprisingly well. Plus for all the criticism that Geddy lost his range as he got older, he sounds great on this particular tour - he does sing in a lower register but hits everything pretty well, unlike the 2010 and R40 tours where he seemed a bit off-key sometimes.

Also liked how they closed their last concert of their last tour with Working Man, their first hit single - brings their career to a fitting closure in a melancholic sort of way.


Yeah I gotta check their live albums sometime. Seeing them on R40 was wild - they just kept letting all these long prog epics rip like it was no tomorrow.
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Ace_Rimmer
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 5:39 pm 
 

Geddy was a bit strained for sure when I caught the STL show on R40 but holy shit was the band amazing. Hearing Xanadu was a magical moment, along with...fuck every other song. What a show. Thank you Rush. :bow:

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Oxenkiller
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:41 am 
 

Here's something awesome. I just found this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drouhbjp_9c

Okay, so it's not actually Neil who plays in this, it's this other guy, but it's some really awesome early footage of Rush from 1974, and it just freakin' kills. Check it out.

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Ace_Rimmer
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:14 am 
 

Just watched some cuts off Rush In Rio. Geddy sounds pretty good and fuck is that band tight. That puts the power in power trio. Holy shit. Three masters.

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Kathaarian Life Coach
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:45 pm 
 

anyone other drummers here ever try the second floor time next to the snare? asking for a friend...

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traxan
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:41 pm 
 

A very nice collection of tributes.

http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/ ... 1952-2020/

This call to Trunk's show is heartbreaking. Neil went into hospice care in November.

https://youtu.be/xWuGzK84oBQ?t=3026

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aloof
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:31 pm 
 

Rush dominate streaming services following Neil Peart's death:
https://www.loudersound.com/news/rush-d ... arts-death

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Chinese_Whispers
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 7:58 am 
 

Kathaarian Life Coach wrote:
anyone other drummers here ever try the second floor time next to the snare? asking for a friend...


Can confirm, is awesome. Lots of fun stuff you can do with this set-up.

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aloof
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 14, 2020 2:09 am 
 

these two vids came out in the past 48hrs... this one is basically a glorified ad, but it's so nice to hear that voice:



this is a little cheesy by my standards, but...

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WarriorDrum
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 12:15 am 
 

Neil was much more than a drummer. He was a Renaissance Man in every sense of the term. A true intellectual, his writing stands independent of his drumming as his several best selling books reflect. If you have ever ridden a motorcycle, you know another deep facet of his heart, because he was a passionate tour rider and would often ride to and after gigs. He was a deeply authentic man and seriously disliked the experience of pretending to be known by strangers.... because he was a real human, deeply in touch with a reality beyond the gilded cage. He inspired a cult of drummer love to hordes of Peart groupies that followed the shows just for his playing. He was a model of the searching soul that mindfully and carefully looked for the answers to the big problems of the world and would often integrate his thoughts into the lyrics of the band. His development inspired the bands musicianship and growth. His life had big heart breaks, which he shared with the world in his quiet unassuming way. There are few men of this generation that are as gifted, that gave so much and compromised so little. Yes, one of my hero's---- but not for the celebrity. For everything that wasn't.

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LithoJazzoSphere
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:55 am 
 

I very much agree with that. He was incredibly inspirational, even aside from his remarkable drumming. And his passing essentially marks the beginning bookend of this shitfest of a half year so far.

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