Neil Peart

The T wrote: Music that is played exactly as it is written down is as good as music with some inprovisations as long as it is good music. And that has been true, always. Peart favors a very calculated style, and he's fantastic on that.

^ I know...we all know.

Edited by Snow Dog - January 07 2011 at 18:46

The T wrote: Music that is played exactly as it is written down is as good as music with some inprovisations as long as it is good music. And that has been true, always. Peart favors a very calculated style, and he's fantastic on that.

My dislike, if one could call it that, of Peart is chiefly the way I came across him first. His name meant absolutely nothing to me when I first came here; Rush were considered to be a hard rock band by me, which is due to the marketing image which they have in Germany. And no, don't try to prove to me that Rush is mostly regarded as a prog band in Germany; it is I who live in that country and not you, with a few exceptions. If record shops in Cologne place their albums under "Hard Rock" it says all that is to be said about that point.
Then I read a few posts that depicted him as the überdrummer, so I went and listened to some of the music of Rush and thought "yeah well, solid drumming, but nothing special; I have heard a lot more interesting drumming before". My expec tations were simply disappointed; I could not see what was so special about this man (and I stil don't, by the way). Once again: I do NOT question Mr. Peart's abilities at all, I am just saying that there are dozens of drummers with equal skills around.


Edited by BaldFriede - January 07 2011 at 20:53

One of my favorite rock drummers of all time for sure. I also dig his lyrics very much....tracks like The Pass, Afterimage, Open Secrets and etc. His lyrics always amaze me

I remember reading a few years ago that Frieda thought she was a better drummer than Peart and that he had too many drums. Or was it because he had too many drums?

Friede your criticism of Peart because of his fans is ludicrous.

rushaholic wrote: BaldFriede wrote: rushaholic wrote: ^^ Predictable??  The only thing predictable with Peart discussions is that you will always show up to put Peart fans in their place. These discussions always get silly anyways.  Always boils down to a matter of taste. This comment only shows rthat you have not understood a word of what i wrote., If Peart is your favourite drummer - fine; I have absolutely nothing against that - de gustibus non est disputandum. But a certain kind of Peart fans behave as if only Peart could drum. When I see comments like "Peart, who else?" in drum polls (and there are lots of them in the archives; just take a look at other drum polls) it angers me; it shows disrespect to all the rest of excellent drummers which are out there. This behaviour and nothing else is what I criticize. I do not doubt Mr. Peart's abilitiesat all, though personally I find him boring; but that is a question of style. But I am a drummer myself and have played drums for over 25 xears now, and believe me, Peart is definitely not that special as these kind of fans claim. Your posts concerning Peart are quite hysterical.  The vitriol you spew out against him is old and its boring.  Move on.

You only prove that you srtill have not understood what I wrote. There was absolutely nothing vitriolic against Peart in my post; only a Rushfan could see it that way. Waht#s more, you seem to fall into that catgegory of ush fans which I have critisized, those who think Peart is the überdrummer and then nothng comes for a long time. If he is your personal favourite drummer, fine; I have nothing against that. But  there are dozens of drummers who are equally good; Peart is in now way "better" than them; you only like him more. Go on.

Forget it. Anyone who claims that having too many drums is a reason that someone isn't as good a drummer as we think he is, is not worth responding to.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Forget it. Anyone who claims that having too many drums is a reason that someone isn't as good a drummer as we think he is, is not worth responding to. This. I guess she has a Drumometer to tell her the optimal number of percussive units.

Catcher10 wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Forget it. Anyone who claims that having too many drums is a reason that someone isn't as good a drummer as we think he is, is not worth responding to.   I know...I am trying to be nice and respectful......its my New Years resolution....did it work?

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Snow Dog wrote: Forget it. Anyone who claims that having too many drums is a reason that someone isn't as good a drummer as we think he is, is not worth responding to. This. I guess she has a Drumometer to tell her the optimal number of percussive units.

You should really read my posts. I NEVER said Peart is not a good drummer, I only said he is not as exceptionlal as he is being depicted and that there are several drummers who are just as good.. But of course fanboys don't want to hear that; they want to put their belovd Neil on a pedestal with a  laurel wreath upon his head, and if I don't agree I am a Peart hater. Nonsense.
WhenI  was younger I loved huge drumkits. Today I see them as the equivalence to big cars. A good drummer does not need a big drum kit. That does NOT mean that someone who uses a big drum kid is NOT a good drummer. But honestly: What is that big drum kit of Peart being used for? It only gets into action during that solo of his. In other other words: it is nothing but frills.