Rappers React To Rush "Neil Peart Drum Solo"!!!

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[@tammiec4937]

Neil Peart was a one of a kind. They named him the Professor for a reason. I hope I’m wrong but I don’t there will be another drummer like Neil. RIP he is playing with the ones who passed before him jamming together. Greatest drummer and lyricists of all time.🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

Interestingly, in his last travelogue, Neil explains that the nickname “Professor” was actually given to him in high school, because he was always reading a book. Funny, eh?

[@tammiec4937]

@@SnowDogisVictorious they must’ve seen his potential then eh!

[@drmrguy3410]

All wrong, because lerxst,and dirk said he looked like the professor from Gilligan's Island

[@SnowDogisVictorious]

@@drmrguy3410, Dude, I am telling you what Peart actually wrote in one of his autobiographical travelogues. Besides, the Gilligan's Island thing isn't mutually exclusive as a matter of logic. Geesh.

[@drmrguy3410]

Professor because the boys thought he looked like the professor from Gilligan's Island, true story

[@ajlangdon78]

Neil Peart, your favorite drummer's favorite drummer.

[@mikewatts1533]

That is why he was called "The Professor!"

[@artsilva]

You basically just got a history lesson of world percussion and drum styles thru the ages that inspired his own drum journey and career. Neil essentially demonstrated several eras, genres, sounds and techniques that became a melting pot of what we know now in drumming and what shaped his own drumming style... This is why we called him The Professor, and Your Favorite Drummer's Favorite Drummer... The GoAT, The Man. R.I.P. to this legend.

[@donhimmelman1736]

and the thing is, as great as what he was he never missed an opportunity to learn something from another drummer that he liked to get more sounds and melody to his already impressive repertoire. I remember in one of his interviews that he said he always strived to get better and learn more all the time. His bandmates were the same way always perfecting and exploring ways to become better musicians for their themselves and their fans.

[@davesunhammer4218]

Thank you for this explanation, it's good info.

[@EPIzen24]

Exactly the solo I hoped you guys would find! This was from their 30th anniversary tour, and the show was in Frankfurt, Germany in 2004. You asked about those brass instrument sounds in the last section. So Neil's kit was actually a hybrid kit, just like Danny Carey's. Part acoustic, part electronic. For the jazz section, he actually had those horn sounds mapped to different electronic pads on his kit, and he was triggering them at the same time he was playing the actual drum parts on his acoustic drums. The final jazz outro was also on its own trigger, I'm pretty sure, so he could just hit it and play along with the track to finish the solo. Insane coordination needed to keep track of all of that. Happy I could keep sharing my favorite band with you dudes :) If you want another song to check out, give Subdivisions a try. Probably my favorite song by them (not to mention one of my favorite drum parts to play. I started playing drums partly because of Neil). I'd recommend either the original music video from 1982, or the live version from the Snakes and Arrows tour. Much love yall ^_^

[@Hollywood6IX]

thanks Jersh for all your love and support on Patreon my friend, this one was a treat!

[@kdm71291]

I pretty much assumed that it was either something like you explained, or that he was timing himself to a backing track....equally impressive, to me.

[@EPIzen24]

​@@Hollywood6IX My pleasure ^_^

[@obelisk21]

Yeah, he has different horn notes mapped to different triggers. The initial one was mapped to his left foot trigger which is why you didn't see him trigger it but he also had the trigger pad at about the 11 o'clock position relative to the snare as well as the Roland VDrums. During this solo alone they changed the mapping of the MIDI devices a few different times to produce the sounds they wanted. A lot of drummers control this themselves from their kit but I believe I saw in an interview that in Neil's case, Gus (his drum tech who sits just behind Neil and to the left behind some monitors) makes the MIDI changes for him using a computer.

[@ExUSSailor]

Neil Peart was the greatest drummer there has ever been! He was also an incredible songwriter, and, lyricist, as well. Ask ANY drummer today for their influences, Neil's name will always be at, or, near the top of the list.

[@sterling8298]

This is totally amazing. I would I would put this guy as the number one drummer in the world, in my opinion.

[@richardheberle289]

The goat

[@amybradshaw1902]

The amazing thing about Neil is that he actually uses and hits every single piece in his drum kit. Nothing is just decorative.

[@jeffcharlton9660]

Yep. I got in an argument with some tool in a comment thread that claimed that Neil didn't need all those drums and some of them were decorative.

[@djlp2212]

@@jeffcharlton9660 that "tool" isn't a drummer. Everyone I know who plays drums, and even other instruments, has Neil at the top of their list. Except one, who I found out didn't like Rush, because he thought they were overkill. He was a Pearl Jam fan and thought they were the greatest. I told him, "you like Pearl Jam because they are very east to play, Rush is over your head".

[@jeffcharlton9660]

@@djlp2212 I think that could be the case with a lot of musicians who don't like Rush. I dated a lady who hated Rush and loved AC/DC. Told me AC/DC was better. I told her don't confuse popularity with talent. AC/DC is good, but they're not on Rush"s level.

[@djlp2212]

@@jeffcharlton9660 my wife doesn't like Rush but she does acknowledge that they are very talented musicians.

[@terriertz5134]

Smokey said he looked so serious & he's right. Imagine the amount of concentration it takes to do an entire solo for 8+ minutes with extreme technical proficiency while sounding great. He's doing something most people could never do. If you want to check out another great drum performance, watch the Godsmack drum battle between Sully Erna and Shannon Larkin.

[@stunspot]

The classic story is hat his mother apparently called him out one time, saying "Why do you always look so serious? You never smile!" or words to that effect. Neil replied, "It's _hard_, Mom!".

[@sickerman88]

he has been building that drum solo over the course of decades, older fans can recognize bits and pieces of older solos performed by Mr. Peart

[@Pudgybro]

Neil Peart's best solo was the yyz solo from exit stage left live album. Hands down! 🔥🔥🔥

[@jeffcharlton9660]

Absolutely.

[@katskillz]

I came here to say exactly this. The Frankfurt solo is only great because of the clear visuals, but not top notch compared to his older solos. That '81 YYZ solo is such a crazy hurricane of drumming that hasn't been topped by another recorded Peart solo that I've come across

[@jeffcharlton9660]

@@katskillz Agree 100%. The first time I heard it (about 40 yrs. ago), my mouth dropped open. I'd NEVER heard drumming like that up to that point. I couldn't believe anybody was that good.

[@Pudgybro]

@@katskillz couldn’t have said it best and I have been scouring the internet for a NP solo video from that era/concert and have come up empty handed. It’s the holy grail 🔥

[@djlp2212]

I've seen them 13 times, when I saw them in the mid 90s, before he retired after he lost his wife and daughter, he played a solo like this one and added 3 quarters of the YYZ show in it. He did his solo for almost 10 minutes.

[@markmiller3101]

Without a doubt the, the GREATEST rock drummer of all time. Some say JB was the greatest, sorry but there is no comparison to Neil Peart, JB couldn’t play like this! This man was pure genius in every sense of the word…..he left us to soon.

[@miconis123]

I'll say Neil was definitely the better technical drummer but Bonzo was better at creating emotion with the drums.

[@Bass17yl]

Besides the v-drum kit and the MIDI marimba, Neil had triggers scattered throughout his acoustic kit. All the brass stabs were from various triggers. The final bit with the full big band was a long track triggered by Neil from one of the v-drum heads behind him to his right

[@strangeworldsunlimited712]

If you look closely, most if not all of the triggers here were with the feet. The brass stabs were timed, and triggered by, the kick pedal/drum. The final swing tune at the end was also selected by Neil's feet and triggered by the kick drum. All of it prerecorded, preprogrammed, and timed out months in advance.

[@machfront]

Not knowing for certain myself, that’s what I always assumed, yes.

[@jimtatro6550]

I was a 15 year old drummer in 1982 and my first concert was Rush(Signals tour). To say that Neil inspired me that night would be the biggest understatement ever. R.I.P. to the best who ever did it.👏

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CATS DIDN'T SEE THIS ALREADY! Good call, Jersh. And that was a killer reaction guys. But I was like, 'Hollywood, NOOOO. Don't close your eyes!!!'. Whew, you opened them. 👍🏻

[@ColinFurness77]

Neil's always been THE master of writing a drum solo. Almost as if he's writing a song. I bet he played that exact drum solo every night of that tour. To a tee. He's also the master of utilizing electronic drums, sequences, and triggers. Those horn-like sounds were coming from his electronic drums. What you say is so true. I've seen Rush 3 times and Van Halen twice. Neil's solos and Eddie's solos were the highlight of every show.

[@rifki9055]

The Professor at his finest 🥁 solo💥RIP 🙏 NEIL! It’s 4 drum set put together 😳 It’s basically a education on different types of drum styles 🤨

[@dvaderwasframed]

Seen this solo more times than I can count and it still gives me chills

[@AmberPearcy]

Seen this many times but always blows me away. LEGEND! 💛💛💛

[@stellamorgan482]

Neil Peart is too incredible for words! You should do "Working Man" (live in Cleveland) 🔥

[@danlatour6360]

He drum soloed every show. Seen him do this 30 times in his career

[@UltraViolent21]

Hands down the best to ever touch the kit. I’m so glad I got to see them front row! 🤘

[@lynnw9857]

R.I.P. The Professor…..Neil was one of a kind. 🤘🏻❤️

[@davidboivin7996]

A Neil Peart solo was a highlight from every show they did and it changed and evolved over the decades.

[@captrik17]

Notice how effortlessly he plays. Don't beat the shit outta the drums. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@melturgeon1]

now this is what i call a solo great reaction guys neil is one of the all time best that is for sure 🤘🥁

[@Carrrnage]

This is called "The Rhythm Method" - it's one of my favourite drum solo pieces ever, and the perfect example of the difference between composition and just thrashing about. Probably the prime example of what made Neil great, the thought he put into how his drums worked and sounded, and the way his set expanded over the years as he brought new types and sounds in to his repertoire.

[@pauljacobi340]

Actually the name of it has changed with every live release after Different Stages. This particular one from R30 is "Der Trommler". On Rush in Rio it's "O Baterista", on Snakes & Arrows Live it's "Der Slagwerker", etc. The Rhythm Method was track listing name on both A Show of Hands and Different Stages.

[@Carrrnage]

@@pauljacobi340 I didn't know that the name changed with it, thanks for that.

[@richardtaylor8595]

I love you guys before the reactions. You are a joy to watch. Makes me laugh every time. When I was a kid hanging out at the local gas station, we came up with some x rated lyrics to Take It Easy. The younger of you two is so much like my nephew it is scary..

[@davidkneitel1840]

At this point in his life, 2004, he was 52, had been dealing with real bad tendencies for numerous years, and had been doing a well over seven minute drum solo in the middle of a three hour concert. They stopped having opening bands in the mid 90’s.

[@clockworkangel4026]

This, gentlemen, is why Rush fans usually refer to Neil as a percussionist rather than a drummer. All of that was done by Neil himself. A few of the drums are actually 'fake' and contain triggers for the samples he needs, (like the horns).

[@michaelbriefs9764]

Amazing solo! Hey guys, I recommend you listen to the early recording of Neil Peart's solo! It's from the band's first live album, "All the World's a Stage" (1976). He plays his solo at the end of a medley of two songs, "Working Man" and "Finding My Way", towards the end of the show. Hearing 20-something Neil Peart, in the year that Rush broke out (on the 2112 tour) is a visceral experience! He is a MONSTER on those drums! Just a barrage of THUNDER and GLORY! Dudes, listen to Working Man live 1976, All the World's a Stage and you will be blown away!

[@kenmolinaro]

Neil played and recorded the horns himself. They are triggered by a midi pedal with his foot. Watch for it and you can see his knee going up and down with each horn hit. There's a "making of" video for this drum solo where Neil talks through the various parts of the solo showing what it is all about and how it was all put together. In concert he plays this solo during the song Where's My Thing/Here it is.

[@bryanhaynes6742]

He was also inspired by big band and jazz music. The ending was a tribute to the Duke Ellington band.

[@j3rka]

Neil Peart, my first idol when I started to play drums back in 1998. A true legend! Keep it up guys! Love your content ❤

[@brettmarlar4154]

Every Neal Peart drum solo was a composition in and of them selves. He was able to trigger the big band samples via midi triggers throughout his kit.

[@dizastro5437]

Smokey knows some stuff. Fun to watch him dredge up memories.

[@kevinharpham6396]

Neil Peart = G.O.A.T.

[@calvingreen5202]

Another great reaction!! Thank you for showing those unfamiliar with Neil's talents, exactly why he's one of the greatest of all-time. You should check out Malignant Narcissism, if you haven't already. It's an amazing song...all three showing off. See what you think.

[@morrisgautreau6704]

Finally, you get to see more of Neil's brilliance! Him and Danny Carey are the greatest in my opinion. I love the solo from "RUSH IN RIO: O Baterista!!! But this one is my second favorite drum solo.

[@JohnWayne-vf5bs]

Neil is a beast The Best Canadian drummer of all time thank you guys react to Neil epic drum skills you guys are awesome

[@rickcain4736]

We all miss you Neil!!!

[@garyclark9618]

Yeah 👍 Finally got around to a Neil Peart drum solo! Better late than never 😉

[@Tomi_BuzzCat]

R.i.P. - Neil Peart 🥁 ✌🏻😺✌🏻

[@cityhonors1]

Watching y'all react to Rush NEVER gets old. 🥰 The smile on Hollywood's face when he feels it and the hands get going, gets me everytime! 😁😊🐰

[@brianide3770]

The greatest ever! Had the pleasure of seeing this live numerous times. Sometimes I wish he would've put together different solos because of his talent. Would've been nice to be surprised every tour by what he would do.

[@stevepower9801]

Decades on from first hearing this legend he still blows my mind. Peart, Powell, Bonham, Baker, Moon, Ward, Carey, Harrison. I could go on an on with legendary drummers. Please don't feel the need to add more, those are just a few of the greats over the years. Peart was the man though. Almost as good as Neil from "The Young Ones". That was a British joke, I apologise. Peace dudes :)

[@ashleygraham8781]

Vegetable rights and peace!

[@brianfite4740]

Can Confirm. This tour was the first time I bought tickets for a show with my own money. Nothing else since has compared.

[@derrickparran]

We were Blessed to have him for the time we did. I made sure my family saw them live.

[@paullacroix527]

True story. I met Neil in a building supply store in St. Catherines probably about 1984 or so. He was with his Dad and they were looking for hose and clamp. He had a ball cap on but I recognized him. I said can I help you guys. They saw me in my work clothes and said yes. I said to Neil "I know the lyrics to Limelight so I won't bother you". I mentioned that him and I were born in the same maternity ward in Hamilton a year apatt. He said oh ya fellow Hamiltonian are ya.That was it. I did help them out with the hose and clamp I do believe lol. The whole interaction was less than 5min but I'll never forget it.

[@Reno_Slim]

It's essentially two drum kits back to back.

[@barbarafrazier3242]

All time one of the greatest drummers to walk the planet!!!!

[@sandrabanghart2000]

Did get to see them in concert, Saw this solo performance !!!!!! Neil Peart yes, one of a kind.!!

[@RockinMamaT]

Hey from Canada🇨🇦♥️Neil is a legend here and all over the world.Rush is incredible live ive seen them twice and his drum solo is the best part of the show❤

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Still don't this video every now and then just to hear Smokey say"One of the best Neils ever" It never ceases to make me smile, not the least of which because he was one of the best meals ever. Such a huge formative part of my musical education was the mighty Rush. Rest in peace Professor thank you for everything you gave us

[@barddefrane8250]

That piece is called Der Trommler. German fir the drummer. He can play that over and over again, note for note. Yes, he was that good. He is and shall ever be "The Professor."

[@debbieplato5107]

Neil did not feel this was one of his best performances as he was battling the flu. At one point he is doing a different rhythm with each limb! 🤯🤯 All the horns were triggers on his drum set. 🥁 He was one of a kind! Please react to more Rush. Working man live in Cleveland will blow you away! Cheers

[@billwoods9302]

For the correct pronunciation of Neil's last name 'Peart,' minus the 't', it rhymes with pier, as in standing on the pier. Or peer, as in peer pressure. Just put the 't' on the end and you have it nailed. That one section early in the solo is a ridiculous demonstration of polyrhythms. Where he plays two completely different time signatures at the same time. Musically, it sounds 'off,' but for drum aficionados who understand the technical stuff, it's jaw dropping.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Proving that it is 100% possible to tell a story with an instrument that people don't think of is definitely musical in nature. Drums are very Primal. But as a longtime rush and I recognize the different hints of the periods in their career that he was touching on with the various parts there are little bits of songs and previous drum solos throughout the decades in there and he was showing respect to his back catalogue as well as looking into the future. God bless Neil Peart

[@docwho10th88]

The trumpets are done with foot triggers and drum pads. Btw, here is an article circa 1991-- The Drum Master Drumming has the power to unite people, no matter how varied their language or cultural background might be. On a recent trek through Africa, Neil Peart had a singular experience that proved just that. "I was in Gambia, walking through a small village, and I heard the sound of a drum. So of course I was curious! I looked into a compound and I could hear the drumming coming from a curtained room. I walked up to a woman doing laundry in front of the room. She could see my interest in the sound, so she waved me to go in. Inside I found a young, white missionary from a nearby Catholic school. Sitting across from him was the commanding presence of the local drum master. He was attempting to show the missionary how to play any kind of beat. The missionary was trying as hard as he could, but he wasn't having a lot of success." After a time the drum master, frustrated by the missionary's lack of ability, noticed the other man who had come into the room. The master had no idea who this person was, but he thought to himself, "Why not see if he can play?" According to Peart, what happened next was fascinating. "The drum master gestured to me to try and play a rhythm. So we began playing together, and he started smiling because he could tell I had a rhythm - maybe not his rhythm, but a rhythm of some kind. We were playing and playing, building the intensity, and little kids started coming in, laughing at the white man playing drums. Then a few women came into the room, and everybody began dancing to our beat! The master and I even started trading fours. It wasn't a spoken thing, but he could tell that I would lay out and listen to what he was doing for a certain amount of time, and then he would do the same. It was just a magical moment." When they finished, a confused and startled missionary ran up to Peart and asked, "How can you do that?" Chuckling to himself, Neil politely responded, "I'm in the business." World Inspiration Neil's love of bicycling and travel is well known - it's almost the stuff of legend. While on tour with Rush he's been known to avoid the tour bus and bike to the next town and venue. When not on the road with Rush, he has taken his bike to the four corners of the globe, including Europe, mainland China, and Africa. Upon entering Peart's Toronto home, one is immediately struck by the fact that this man has seen and experienced locales most people can't imagine. "Here's a prized possession of mine," he says proudly, showing a raw-metal sculpture standing about ten inches high and resembling a tribal version of Rodin's "The Thinker." "It's from Africa. It weighs about twenty pounds, and I had to carry it a hundred miles on my bike. but it was worth it." Neil's passion for authentic African art is obvious. Unique drums, with their rich, hand-carved elegance, are displayed in his home with reverence. Original Chinese gongs decorate a few of the walls. The decor hints at the fact that a drummer lives in the house, shouts at the fact that a word traveler resides there. Peart's love of travel is obvious, but does actually going to other parts of the world inspire him musically? "First of all, I think travel is very important for any person," he insists. "It's affected me enormously, and I'm sure it filters down to my work. Africa is not an abstraction to me anymore - neither is China. They're places I've experienced, places where I've met people, made friends - and just broadened my thinking. "I've written lyrics that were directly influenced by my travels abroad. In a drumming sense, I've had some interesting experiences in different countries, experiences that may not directly affect the way I play drums, but that certainly inspire my feelings about drumming. And I've gotten very interested in hand drumming. Lately I've been working on playing the djembe." One way Peart's wanderlust has directly affected the sound of his drums is through sampling. "One of the small drums I brought from China is an antique that's too fragile to play. So I took it and a few of the other delicate instruments that I own and sampled them - along with many of my other instruments like my temple blocks and glockenspiel. I've built up a huge library of sounds, and they've made their way onto our albums in many of the different patterns I play." A particular pattern Neil has recorded that demonstrates the value of "world inspiration" comes from Rush's last album, Roll The Bones. "On that record we had a song called 'Heresy' that had a drum pattern I heard when I was in Togo. I was laying on a rooftop one night and heard two drummers playing in the next valley, and the rhythm stuck in my head. When we started working on the song I realized that beat would complement it well."

[@cjonesufc]

There are a handful of moments in this particular solo that set it apart, but there are also a few moments that make me wish it was not the go-to solo for reactors. I’d probably recommend the one from “Rush In Rio” because it was performed at a point when they had sort of plateaued at a peak in their musicianship, but had yet to show cracks in their armor. Geddy only struggled at a few moments with his vocals at that show and they were playing Brazil for the first time having just realized they had a huge following there. Those show were, in fact, the biggest ones they ever played. They literally sold out 2 nights at the football (soccer) stadium in Rio de Jeniero. It’s worth noting that Neil developed and changed his solo over the years to reflect a ton of different music styles, but that he improvised every night. The section where he would strike the kick drum once with his right foot and the hi-hat twice with his left to establish the basic rhythm was designed to demonstrate his ability to separate his foot work with his hands. He would maintain that rhythm while improvising a freestyle solo with his sticks and it was different every night. He would incorporate various particular elements and themes each night, but it was always unique. There are reasons he’s most of our favorite drummer’s favorite drummer. RIP Pratt.

[@williamweiss6128]

Imagine seeing Rush in the 70's when I was a young drummer in high school........so mind blowing.

[@polymathg]

Neil Peart wrote this entire drum solo specifically for this tour. He used to change it up with every tour with slight modifications. And night to night on a given tour, he would improvise within each section. No two drum solos were ever exactly alike for this reason. With that said, the intro of this solo was extracted from a song called "Scars" off the "Presto" album. You should check that out. Awesome! And if you loved this solo, look up his drum solos from "Rush In Rio" as well as "A Show of Hands." Neil Peart is arguably one of the greatest musicians of all time. And one of the most intelligent. And while we're at it, he had the most integrity in every aspect as well. A true lighthouse, role model and prodigy in every sense. P.S. The audio was kind of lagging on the playback of the drum solo.

[@matthewhoag2609]

He takes you around the world in 10 minutes.

[@strangeworldsunlimited712]

The thing about Rush is that they readily embraced whatever technology was available to them, especially in the effort to make the live shows sound just as good as the recording. In studio, you can mix in all sorts of bells and whistles, but if you can't reproduce that on stage, then the audience knows that something is lacking. And while there's something to be said for stripped-down performances, there's also the desire to hear the whole thing live. So, either you hire a whole bunch of musicians for the tour, or you find a way to take those sounds with you. First, Rush always kept the live shows in mind, so they didn't go too crazy with their studio productions, but they did embrace technology that allowed them to use multiple different sounds, sometimes simultaneously, and change between them quickly. Geddy had organ foot pedals at the front of the stage and at the keyboard so he could play keyboard and bass at the same time. The more complex instrument determined which "station" he stood at. Along with those were pedals he could step on to quickly change the sounds with. Alex had a few of these as well to trigger more or less distortion or other sounds. Most bands have these foot pedals. Neil used foot triggers to change sounds in his drum kit, particularly his electric drums and his xylophone. Some of the triggers were programmed into the drum pads, but most were done with his feet. If you look at the solo here, particularly near the end with the brass hits and then the swing tune, Neil used foot triggers to set up the next program, and then mainly used the kick bass drum pedal to trigger the brass hits, and then stomps on the bass pedal again to begin the swing piece. You can see his knee bouncing in time with the horns. All of it preprogrammed and timed out months in advance of the tour. That's how the three of them could produce all of that sound with next to no outside help from other musicians.

[@gandalf679]

I got to see these guys in Germany back in 81, it was a show to remember...Enjoy your content...welcome...to the Rock Side!!! Rock ON!!

[@CygnusKC]

I have seen interviews with Rush over the years that describe how Geddy and Alex will be writing songs together using a drum machine, and they would program crazy drum patterns just to see if Neil could replicate them. Neil described this by saying that he'd listen to the demo and say to himself "I have to learn how to play THAT?" Of course he'd get to work and nail it, adding his own touches to make it even better.

[@richierich398]

So part of the drum solo incorporated a song Neil wrote called pieces of eight (The xylophone portion). There was very little improvisation in his solos. They later titled his drum solos, the rhythm method. Also, to use your trivia style, what do you hear with? That’s what Neil’s last name rhymes with.

[@ElJefe3126]

It's a drum solo in 7 parts. He played the same thing every night, although there were a couple of parts where he deliberately allowed himself to improvise so that it didn't get stale. 1. The tribal part 2. More electronic drums, call and response 3. On his regular kit, a sort of copy of Buddy Rich's "impossible drum solo" on the snare. 4. This is really insane, it's inspired by "The Drum Also Waltzes" by Max Roach. He plays 3/4 time with his feet, like a waltz, and improvises in 4/4 over top of it, without getting out of sync. Hands and feet are completely independent, like playing 2 completely different songs at once. 5. Call and response between his electronic marimba and his drum kit, with lots of crossovers at the end. 6. Triggered horns, when he hit certain drums or cymbals, it triggered a sampled horn sound at a certain pitch. 7. Play along with Buddy Rich's big band. You'll note near the end, the video shows Buddy Rich on his drums, and his playing on the video is synched to the music...which means Neil is playing Buddy Rich note for note.

[@brigid4815]

RIP to Neil Peart. He was actually sick during that performance! 🔥🎶❤️🙌🏻

[@larryoneill7432]

He said he wasn’t a drummer, he was a percussionist. Plus, he’s the best “drummer “ in the world, and still takes lessons

[@1COMIXMAN]

My dad was pretty good at drums and as a kid I watched him jam on hi a 12 piece drum set, his idol was buddy rich. In the old days buddy rich was the best drummer hands down for big band jazz and other non rock music. Even Neil was a big fan of buddy rich. But there's never been or never will be anyone's like Neil pert. When he played he created art not just music it was pure unadulterated art.he was also a big influence on my dad's drums playing. Some of my best memories is watching my dad and somenofbhis work buddies jam. One of them had a good size chunk of property and he had a huge indoor patio he built onto his house. This was 1981 in San diego county. He would invite his friends to bring their families and camp out at his property for the weekend. Bring the kids chill have fu . He had some farm animals the kids could play with, go carts,motorbikes, 4wheelers a swimming pool. He wasn't rich he built All This shit himself over the 20 years he lived there with his wife and kids.he had a spot by the house we could set up tents.us kids got to sleep in the house with his kids like a big slumber party.the adults would chip relax drink cook listen to my dad the guy who owned the place and the other 3 friends play rock music from the late 60s through the 70s. I was then one kid always watching them play.they were very good.if they weren't mechanics they could have been players I think.they did some rush songs that they could handle. Like tom Sawyer or early stuff. But theh also did pink floyd,the eagles,sabbath,cream, just alot of good bands.

[@georgegalbraith9899]

Love watching you guys,, look up all of his drum solos

[@jams_world81]

Definitely see where Danny got a lot of his influence from, when Neil passed away then he passed the torch to Danny Carey. RIP legend

[@user-wh6sp6st8s]

So, Neil created solos as a montage and tribute to his musical upbringing and discovery over his career. It is like a musical tattoo, it continues growing and changing over the years. From African tribal, to marching, to swing, to bombastic rock, Neil actually created a whole production. Yes, he also did control the horns in the big band section with electronic triggers all over his kit.

[@amandawinter8135]

Check out his solo from the Grace under pressure tour in 1983. He kit was a complete circle that spun around as he did his solo. I was 13 years old and I’m still blown away. He is god on percussion, period!

[@JoannaGalacticTutor]

he is a genius - he put together from all the various drum styles that be learned, and loved; there was a combination of all styles - there is an interview of this from him and why it was from earlier meaning of his styles or drum styles, genre's and what meant for his precision - he was humble and passionate about his exploration

[@lsteber9774]

So thankful for video so this man's untouchable talent will live forever. No one will ever match his skill level.

[@jwilywily]

One of the greatest musician losses ever. He was a God! Saw them a few times live and were beyond incredible!

[@karenjeffries7242]

Yes, he had the drums rigged with the sound effects of the horns and he did play that instrumental at the end. A true one man band

[@Lycanthrokeith]

I saw this solo (minus the jazz ending) in Baltimore on the Vapor Trails tour. I remember telling my friend at the concert, "It's like watching God create the universe!" If you can find it, he put out a DVD called "Anatomy of a Drum Solo." Well worth checking out. Even more impressive about Neil: He was the band's lyricist. As far as I'm concerned, when it comes to drummers: There was Neil Peart, and then there were was everyone else. RIP Neil Peart.

[@timothyjones3506]

I've been patiently waiting on this video. You discovered Rush and their genius but somehow hadn't heard or seen a Neal Peart solo though they are easily ranked among the best drumming ever...........

[@johnmcclain7072]

There's drummers and there's musicians who play the drums. Neil falls in the later category. RIP and Rock on🌹😎

[@kevinmccann9652]

Saw him do it live in Miami. Best drum solo ever. I knew I was watching history

[@kdm71291]

In that last segment, it was his tribute to the old jazz drummers, of which, Buddy Rich was his favorite. (Jersh24, below my comment, has it correct as to how he did it, as far as I know) I think Neil Peart and Alex Van Halen may have had the biggest and most elaborate drum kits in rock...at least that I have seen.

[@MARSHOMEWORLD]

Smokey: "One of the best Neils ever..." BEST QUOTE EVER

[@correctlyrics]

It's PEER with a T on the end. Guys, you really should listen to "Roll the Bones". Great song, awesome lyrics and a WTF section which YOU will appreciate more than others.

[@travissmith9046]

The fabulous Mr. Neil Peart has been called many things, including your favorite drummers favorite drummer and the greatest composer of rock drums ever. One of very few modern drummers who could pull off Buddy Riches 'Impossible Drum Solo' and do it correctly

[@kevinhampton6986]

I actually prefer his drumming in the Rush songs to his solos, but this one is his best, IMO. Those horn sounds are samples triggered when he hit certain drums or cymbals (not the very end swing music, that's a tape). He also shows off his musicality by playing the marimba.

[@user-th6fv6gw1m]

Near the end, When Neil flipped one of his sticks in the air, Niel caught the drum stick the wrong way (With the but end out), But he immediately noticed this, flipped it around with his fingers on one hand and, even after this, he left himself with plenty of time for that next “hit” on the symbols. This is why he is called the professor. He didn’t even panic. He just knew how to get the job done and he did it. Effortlessly. As A side note I am quite sure he triggered the horn sounds with his bass drum hits. Listen, there was no horn “blasts” without a bass drum hit. The ending sequences’ may have been a section of big band that he triggered on a one time basis. As an amateur drummer, I want to say Niel “WORKED”. He worked on every drum hit he did. He said this in a few interviews, that he always wanted to be the best he could be. Even in the R40 tour (40 years since the band was established), Neil said “time” was an enemy. But an enemy he would not let get the best of him. His body was going through the natural phase of aging. But that just made Niel work harder. We should all strive to be like Niel. Whether it’s drumming or processing packages at a package processing plant. Do the best you can be and strive for more. That’s what made Niel the professor of his craft. I can’t tell you how the passing of Niel has affected me, But I think, if Niel and I had this conversation (about sadness in his passing), he would say “Just relax and do what you do your best”. And if asked about my own drumming abilities, Niel might say “Always strive to better at what you do. Don’t get lazy and say you have already reached your best. Because your best has yet to come. No Matter what your age.” Niel knew this. He is a model for us all. Look at his writings of Rush’s songs. mostly just “Happy”, and sometimes with a message. There was a lot of analysis of Niel’s lyrics for “The Trees”, about people in society being suppressed and the need to rise above. When asked, Niel replied, and I am paraphrasing here… “It was just a fantasy about Oaks and Maples in the forest”. And my reaction to this was, YES! Thank you Niel. That’s all it was, and I only took it as such. A fun song about some factitious cartoonish characters, about the “Oaks” and the “Maples” in the forest. Just plain good fun. God Rest Niel Peart.

[@joechurch7]

The most amazing drum kit setup goes to Terry Bozzio. More foot pedals and cymbals than you'd ever need for several lifetimes

[@ThemeOfSecrets]

Over the years Neil had dry solo elements that fans reacted to, so he did them again on the next tour. This is the combination of many tours and solo parts he's "collected" over many years.

[@rmweidner7596]

I just wanted to point out that, at the time that Hollywood commented about Neil "slowing it down", Neil was playing with a 3/4 beat using his feet, while playing a 4/4 time with his hands...and he was so smooth about it that many folks never even notice it.

[@DissAeon]

This drum solo in my mind is like a tribute to the rhythm, i think he plays african rhythms at the start, then he goes to a kind of tribute to buddy rich and that style of playing. To later pass through some tribal rhythm and ending with jazz . Just an amazing display of knowledge and ability. Goat stuff.

[@cyrax2112]

One part of his solo was pulled from another song, called "Scars" off of their Presto album. That song alone is insane for drummers.

[@jeffcharlton9660]

Neil is my favorite musician of all time. Nobody comes close. (Although Geddy and Alex are no slouches themselves.) Glad you enjoyed.

[@jeanvallette6074]

Great reaction, and Neil Peart (Pirt , Is french last name) this Is perfection solo that's he played in every concert . Again great reaction

[@GoogleUser-xw1wz]

Neil's drumming was great not just because of his technical skills, but because of the musicality of his compositions. I like how he often would play his parts a little differently each time on sections that were repeated. Like he might play a pattern on two toms and the snare on one verse and then on the next verse do the same pattern on the toms and the high-hat. Or what he does at 7:30 to 7:40 into Natural Science.

[@mikefranciosa5613]

skeptic... "Neil you are never going to be able to play all those drums" ... Neil... "hold my beer" lol ! hands down the greatest drummer to ever walk this earth ! R.I.P Professor !

[@davidriddick82]

This is just a god jamming out RIP “The Professor” 🤘🏻🤘🏻🔥🔥 Absolutely magical on the drums

[@XDarkSyntaXOriginal]

Neil's solo album "Burnin' for Buddy" was a tribute to his hero Buddy Rich. You might wanna look up Buddy's crazy ass solos. Guy was a machine totally killing it every time.