One of my favorite songs of all time. Such HUGE sound from a three man band. Went to sleep at night many a night with "A Farewell to Kings" playing in my headphones. The world will never be the same.
One of my favorite songs of all time. Such HUGE sound from a three man band. Went to sleep at night many a night with "A Farewell to Kings" playing in my headphones. The world will never be the same.
Met my best friend, 35 years and counting, because I had a Rush logo drawn on my Pee-Chee folder in Driver's Ed class. He and I saw them every tour since here in Vegas, and most tours traveled to see them again at least once - San Diego, Phoenix, Portland, Chicago. A Rush concert was one of the few places I've ever felt I really belonged.
Peart wrote books, too. "Masked Rider" is about bicycling in Africa. "Ghost Rider" is about a motorcycle trip around North America following the deaths of his daughter and wife. There are others. If you're a fan they're worth a read.
Without question Rush had the most technical skill of any band I've ever seen in concert. I saw them in Omaha in 1981 and I saw them in Texas in 1984 actually in the Astrodome. I was amazed at how well they had their sound adjusted for that building.
I kind of quit following them after Grace Under Pressure but I saw some of their videos on YouTube of some of their more recent tours and I felt kind of bad because you could tell that Geddy Lee's voice was going
Last edited by Cypher; 01-11-2020 at 06:44 AM.
Without question, one of the finest rock drummers to ever sit behind a kit.
Rest In Peace, Neil- thanks for the music and the memories.
"There are two ways to do most anything- right and again."
One of NP set up, only he could play this.
Peart was a tremendous talent. RIP.
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