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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Jan 10, 2020 21:16:21 GMT
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jan 10, 2020 21:16:45 GMT
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Post by telfordstoke on Jan 10, 2020 21:20:14 GMT
First I’ve heard , thanks for posting, I’m genuinely gutted a5 this news, a band I loved and Neil brought so much to them. Rest in peace
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Post by telfordstoke on Jan 10, 2020 21:29:45 GMT
Can only echo you, that’s really sad news
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 10, 2020 21:46:46 GMT
Gobsmacked and saddened.
Epic drummer and song writer.
A farewell to a king.
RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 21:46:52 GMT
Sad news and it sounds like a terrible way to go.m
Rush were/are one of my favourite bands and Neil was a great drummer as well as a gifted songwriter.
RIP
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Post by wuzza on Jan 10, 2020 22:11:38 GMT
Dreadful news. I’ve never seen a better drummer and he was a great lyricist. In their day Rush were the very best. RIP to a true legend.
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Post by Davef on Jan 10, 2020 22:26:09 GMT
Just about the greatest drummer ever wasn't he? What a band Rush were. RIP Neil
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Jan 10, 2020 23:14:58 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by claytonscrubs on Jan 11, 2020 0:09:59 GMT
Just heard the news that Neil Peart has passed away.
Arguably the greatest drummer of all time...a true legend!
RIP
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Post by dutchstokie on Jan 11, 2020 0:50:00 GMT
Another huge Rush fan here..... genuinely saddened by this news 😔
Go play that drum set in heaven Neil
RIP to a true rock legend
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Post by pottarius on Jan 11, 2020 2:22:43 GMT
Just about the greatest drummer ever wasn't he? What a band Rush were. RIP Neil For me definitely the best I’ve ever seen in concert, for those who’ve never seen him go on YouTube and search his name. Started as a jazz drummer, his technique is simply peerless (Peartless?). Magical musician
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Post by starkiller on Jan 11, 2020 2:41:56 GMT
Probably the greatest and most influential drummer of all time.
And let's not forget his skill as a lyricist... Sci-fi, literature, philosophy, politics ...
So glad I got to see them a number of times. You either get them, or you don't.
Today, for me, just like many, many days, is Rush Day. RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 8:00:19 GMT
Sad fact that a lot of the best bands/musicians for a lot of us are now quite old and are climbing the stairway to heaven. Peart was an incredible drummer....Rush were all highly skilled musicians. Might just pop By-Tor on later 🙁
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Post by riverman on Jan 11, 2020 9:06:42 GMT
Really saddened by this. Seen Rush on numerous occasions and always looked forward to his bit. One of the rare drummers who could keep you interested and entertained during a solo. He was also very intelligent and well read which showed in his writing. His clever use of language made him possibly the most literary lyricist in modern music. A great loss. As someone said above our heroes are slowly but surely starting to leave us. I noticed Jimmy Page was 76 the other day. Makes you wonder how much longer the likes of him have got left. RIP Neil. Thanks for the music.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2020 9:23:23 GMT
The most appropriate epitaph would be.....exit stage left
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Post by cooper67 on Jan 11, 2020 10:45:28 GMT
RIP.
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Post by innocentbystander on Jan 11, 2020 12:29:12 GMT
A great musician. I always admire a drummer who writes music (and books too)
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Post by houstonsteve on Jan 11, 2020 13:11:50 GMT
Truly saddened by this news. Lived a magical life tinged by unimaginable grief, and cut far too short.....Farewell to the King of (humble) drummers.....
Fcking devastating this is if I am honest....... bollocks!
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Post by rogerjonesisgod on Jan 11, 2020 14:03:55 GMT
Wow. Just wow.
RIP to the best drummer ever.
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Post by meggeth on Jan 11, 2020 17:57:07 GMT
Saddened and Gobsmacked.
Remember watching them at Bingley Hall at Stafford. Incredible drummer. At the time I thought "how can just 3 people make this incredible sound?"
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Post by theoptimist on Jan 11, 2020 18:49:55 GMT
RIP
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 11, 2020 22:46:42 GMT
Legends and always will be.
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Post by starkiller on Jan 12, 2020 2:30:41 GMT
This encapsulates the band, Neil, and the fans that understand what they're about. Irreplaceable...
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Post by felonious on Jan 12, 2020 11:17:22 GMT
RIP.
18 minutes of perfection.
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Post by serpico on Jan 12, 2020 12:12:10 GMT
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Post by telfordstoke on Jan 12, 2020 13:11:13 GMT
RIP. 18 minutes of perfection. They put out a 40th anniversary edition of this and it's mind blowing . Been revisiting a lot of the 80s and early 90s stuff this weekend, much maligned but I love the Presto album
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Post by riverman on Jan 13, 2020 11:49:17 GMT
RIP. 18 minutes of perfection. They put out a 40th anniversary edition of this and it's mind blowing . Been revisiting a lot of the 80s and early 90s stuff this weekend, much maligned but I love the Presto album A Farewell to Kings and the follow up Hemispheres are my two favourite Rush albums. Some absolute classics on those, the Cygnus X-1 story, Xanadu, Closer to the Heart, La Villa Strangiato, The Trees (Peart's brilliant political analogy) to name but a few. Dug them out over the weekend. Still sound fresh and not dated at all.
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Post by Davef on Jan 14, 2020 21:44:31 GMT
It's 40 years today since Permanent Waves was released, which included Spirit of Radio.
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 14, 2020 21:46:22 GMT
Don't know Rush very well as a band, but I do know they're a good bunch of Libertarian lads.
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