The intro and outro music are a bit messed up/laggy and poppy. That was likely due to my computer issue. Apologies for that annoyance. I am upgrading the RAM tomorrow so this shouldn't be an issue going forward! What I learned with this piece: It's hard to single out any one thing I took note of in the process of making this video as it's not a "song". I already knew Neil Peart was one of the best drummers in the world, but I did not know just how much of a master he was with drums. Particularly at making all four of his extremities move at different times, in different patterns. A LEGENDARY musician and lyricist, lost too soon. I highly recommend: Thievery Corporation - "Le Monde": kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2SnrK2EabXcfaQ.html

@scottshields113

Жыл бұрын

Great compilation never the less. He was a master of his craft in the truest sense

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

@scottmayer5046

Жыл бұрын

Sorry let me correct you The Best Drummer in the world that is why they call him The Professor there are good drummers there are great drummers there are exceptional drummers Then there's Neil Peart !

@utubedestroysmytime

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate your work dear. Saludos desde Austin tx

@davidtimms3201

Жыл бұрын

Before Rush Neil recorded an album with JR Flood in 1970. It has a psychedelic 60s groove. He was only 18 and you could hear his brilliance then.

Neal Peart is your favorite drummer’s favorite drummer. 👍

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

This is a true statement! My partner is a drummer and Neil Peart/Bonzo are his two favorites.

@michaelmartinez3674

Жыл бұрын

I was too young to go see J Bonham but did see N. Peart several times in Moving Pictures, Big Money and Test for Echo, all great shows.

@picklesmcmillan217

Жыл бұрын

Bonham was a great rock drummer. Neil was in a different realm altogether.

@LeewardStudios

Жыл бұрын

Amen brother.

@brandonhinrichs4393

Жыл бұрын

Well either him or Danny Carey

Many years ago someone from a rock magazine asked Neil how he felt being named the greatest drummer alive, and Neil said: "Im not a drummer, im a percussionist."

@josephgillmer10

2 ай бұрын

THE Professor for a reason.

@novoice9286

Ай бұрын

humble asf

@blindeyedog01

Ай бұрын

Yup. I studied and played drums for 30 years. Neil was a percussionist and a lyricist. And an expert in both. ❤

There are people who play the drums and there are drummers and then there is Neil Peart in a league all by himself

@josephgillmer10

2 ай бұрын

He is your favorite drummer's favorite percussionist.

“He’s beating those drums like they owe him money.” Love it. Lol

RIP Neil Peart (September 12, 1952 - January 7, 2020), aged 67 You will be remembered as a legend.

Neil was the biggest influence on me. 2112 led me on a 44 year love affair with both drums and prog. I got to watch him once from backstage. Stage right, behind the main speakers. He was so good! RIP to a master. His loss still hurts.

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

@kenmahoney5255

Жыл бұрын

2112 was my first concert I seen in Portland.

@bigfatno

Жыл бұрын

The only prog bands I like are Rush and Yes. If you consider Jethro Tull prog, then there's another one for me. But, yeah, Neil Peart is one of the best to do it. You were blessed to see Neil so close during a show.

@ignaciogalvan1732

Жыл бұрын

@@kenmahoney5255 yes I dug his flute back in the 70s the but it was a flute

@seansalter1679

3 ай бұрын

Stop with the sub categories of rock. Its rock plain and simple

Crazy fact about this solo: Neil actually stated he was frustrated with this particular solo and wanted to either use the next night’s solo, or splice them together for the DVD. That just goes to show the level to which he held himself. THIS was an “off night” to him. Meanwhile, every other drummer on the planet would kill to have a night like that! This is why I continue to love Rush even long after they retired and disbanded.

Neil Peart was also the 95% poet for all the lyrics. And the songs were based on those lyrics and his beats. NP WAS Rush. He’s a legend. 1,000 years from now he will still be revered. Like Mozart… RIP MAESTRO‼️‼️‼️

Neil was the greatest. He once described his playing as "solving complex equations and running a marathon at the same time."

Traditionally, the drum solo is the break in the concert where you run to take a leak-you NEVER did that at a Rush concert! RIP Neil!

@hammer11638

Жыл бұрын

Maybe that is why their shows began to have the intermissions in later years. But you are right, you NEVER left when Neil did his solo. The reactions everyone had showed why he was "The Professor". R.I.P. Neil.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, RUSH is Canada’s gift to the world. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Thank you Canada, the coolest country on the planet!👍✌️

@user-re9fu2ov6u

2 ай бұрын

📢👏👏👏👏!!!

@GregB-uc1ky

Ай бұрын

As an American I am biased. USA is # 1. Hee Hee. 💯🇺🇸🤘

The professor was on another level. Drummers keep the beat to metronomes, metronomes keep the beat to Neil Peart.

Not only the one and only true “God of the drums” but also a genuine,,, truly genuine, down to earth nice guy. My eyes water every time I listen to Rush now, Neil’s passing was an immeasurable loss! May he rest and rock in peace

Neil essentially takes you around the world in this solo, RIP professor

Neil wrote about this particular performance in his book Roadshow, how he knew the Frankfurt concert was going to be taped and how he wished his playing had been better. He put so much pressure on himself in live performance, no wonder it wore him out. Yet an imperfect performance from him is an unattainable performance for the rest of us. His keeping three-four time with his feet while the hands do several completely unrelated patterns is itself a showstopper.

@pc2150

Жыл бұрын

Metrodrome's trying to keep time with him most of the time

@jazzmahobian

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you saw that as well. He never missed one note with the hi hat and kick while exploring everything under the sun up top.

@boboskeeper1

Жыл бұрын

I had no idea that Neil was in pain with blisters on his feet to the point of bleeding and he continued playing with all of his pain.

@ignaciogalvan1732

Жыл бұрын

That's how it's done

@ignaciogalvan1732

Жыл бұрын

@@boboskeeper1 some of us go to work regardless of our pain so did he and when I limp home I am happy I gave a good day rest in peace professor

Just seeing this solo would have been worth the ticket price. Absolutely amazing, brilliant, breathtaking and yes, beautiful. He was simply the best of the best. Period. RIP Mr. Peart and thank you for your priceless contributions to music.

@Mike80528

5 ай бұрын

It was something we anticipated every single tour, and we were never disappointed.

I’ve watched this performance a 100 times. Every time when we get to the big band/swing section, tears well up in my eyes. Neil’s passing was such a tremendous loss. I am grateful that I was able to see Rush in concert four times. All three are masters of their craft. I miss you, Neil.

February 13, 2023 and I still miss Neil Peart. RIP, Professor

I saw this live many times! In person it caresses your soul! He wrote all the lyrics for RUSH. He was also an author, poet and just an amazing person...

When you have that Rush concert ticket in hand you know your going to be treated and amazed and memorized by the greatest drummer ever.

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

@pc2150

Жыл бұрын

All 4 times I had the pleasure of seeing them, I still have never seen so much air drumming in my life but a RUSH concert.

@philstone3859

Жыл бұрын

I know that feeling well. RUSH Night was always very special. What a Vibe!

@commknightj

Жыл бұрын

Saw them 4 times in my life from 1976 to 2015. 3 hours of pure prog mastery.

@peter8605

Жыл бұрын

I was there and will never forget this evening. RIP Professor, best live performance ever and I'm lucky enough to see Rush a few times L & R

There are some performers that are so transcendent that you’re proud just to be from the species as them!

Ladies and Gentlemen! The Professor on the drums!

The most musical melodic drummer I've ever heard. Never excess...always about the music.

I was very fortunate to live to see 5 different Rush shows and all had Neil doing his solos. A video simply cannot compare to the vibe and the energy of seeing it live. It's just an all-together different kind of experience. Neil Peart is greatly missed. Thank you professor for 40 wonderful years.

@tallica3595

9 ай бұрын

Você teve 5 maravilhosos privilégios de ver o Rush, O Neil Peart ao vivo?? Você é uma pessoa privilegiada, de sorte!

This is why Neil was also known as "The Professor". Rest in Power Neil.... you are missed

What a Mount Everest of an edit you’ve pulled off here! I enjoyed every moment of this! Brava!

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

😅 Perfect description. This one was a doozy! But I just whined about how difficult the Lynyrd Skynyrd/Free Bird video was so didn't want to do it again here. lol I almost cried during this one... out of frustration. 🤣🙃

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

Thanks to all the reactors for keeping The Professor's legacy alive. As long as folks like you keep talking about Neil Peart (sounds like ear!), he will live on forever.

@williamsummerson1204

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

I saw them every tour from 81 until they stopped touring. My friends and I were disappointed only by the fact that their concerts were only about 2.5 hours long....RIP Neal

His passing will always bring an ache to my heart. I miss you, Rush. RIP Neal Pert.

Never get tired of seeing people's minds blown by the Professor. And dear God what an insane edit job this video must have been. :D

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

We didn't just lose athe greatest drummer ever, we lost a great person.

The GOAT!!! 🤘I’m so glad I got to see ya front row many times! We miss ya Neil!!! 🤘

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

Neil Peart is one of those people that make it hard to find words to describe just how talented they are. He would turn a drum kit into an entire symphony.

Keep in mind, doing that solo, in the middle of a 2 1/2 Rush concert, and the type of music Rush plays! The brains on that man!

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

He once said "doing a solo is like running a marathon and solving equations at the same time". lol

@robertwhite7071

Жыл бұрын

@@WonderMommaOG yep, listen him in interviews, the dude was intelligent and witty.

I love all the dumbfounded looks as Neil jams away. The Master is at work students. LOVE IT!!!

Greatest percussionist of all time. Niel Peart is the GOAT.

greatest drummer ever born rest in peace brother. yes peart wrote all the lyrics for RUSH

2 things- 1) GOD GIVEN TALENT! & B) A work ethic, thousands of hours of REAL ACTUAL WORK & practice- He was taking lessons in jazz & swing in his 40s & 50s that he was open about but very few ppl actually knew! That work ethic is very seldom seen anymore in any field

RIP Neil, knowing you accomplished your mission. The Best drummer ever.

Neil Peart was not only One of the GOATs, but he was humble enough during the early 90s to reinvent his drum style and re-learn his craft with some Jazz greats to get to where he wanted to be in his craft. How awesome is that - especially as an example to all who followed him, young kids coming up playing drums, and Rush fans in general - to be a GOAT and still turn around and go "I'm good but I know I can get/do better" getting better - to want to continue to learn his craft when he could have just sat at his pinnacle at the time and ridden that right out to the end.

RUSH is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of the fluidity of MASTERING TIME SIGNATURES! I play drums and there are a few things that you need to know about Neil Peart’s ( pronounced PEER-T) character: First he writes the lyrics so he knows in advance what TYPE of song it’s meant to be ie ballad, driver, etc. Second he COMPOSES on the drums… like a carpenter who looks at a set of blueprints before building the object. Neil lays out a SKETCH in his mind of the VOICES of the drumset and builds the song from there. He is also a great LISTENER knowing when NOT to step over Geddy’s singing or Alex’s solos! Finally, he had perfect timing and fluidity of time changes. He said himself that it’s not about COUNTING the time signatures as much as fluid motion to change the tempo without counting: in other words it should FLOW! He hates repeating the same drum patterns in the same song meaning if he plays a fill one way the first time around he will play it differently the second time around. IE. Rolls down the toms the first time around and triplets or quads (all four limbs) the second time around. In short there will NEVER be another like him on planet earth 🌍 🌏 🌎! REST IN PEACE PROFESSOR! With heart felt admiration and sincerity! Gary

NEIL PEART’S 10 RULES FOR SUCCESS: 1: EARN YOUR AUDIENCE 2: BE RESTLESS 3: GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE 4: LEARN FROM OTHERS 5: CREATE WHAT YOU LIKE 6: INFECT PEOPLE WITH YOUR FIRE 7: DON’T READ REVIEWS 8: CREATE FOR YOUR IDEAL AUDIENCE 9: FIND YOUR INSPIRATION 10: NEVER STOP EXPERIMENTING

For those of you who were never able to experience this live... Imagine THAT, amplified by 50,000 watts of power.

@mattwilliams7453

Жыл бұрын

Actually their system was run very conservatively for the best sound they would run it approximately 300,000 w with a capacity of 600,000

Neil was the GOAT. He is sorely missed.

Indeed the world not only lost one of the greatest of the great drummers, we lost a great man. Drummer, lyricist extraordinaire, and a wonderful human being. RIP Professor 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🐐🙏🕊😢I still, and always will, shed more than one tear when I realize that we don’t have him with us anymore. We’ll always love and miss you Mr. Peart. Thank you WonderMomma OG, for sharing with us. 🙏✌️

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

@randal_gibbons

Жыл бұрын

Neil Peart was a true modern day Renaissance Man.

This band respected all races and cultures. They have my respect.

GOAT!!!!!!!!🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ive seen rush 8 times. No regrets whatsoever. Im 56 now

I thank God every day for letting me see Rush live at the Perfect show in 2010 at Kansas City Kansas.

This was probably one of the best reaction videos I have ever seen just watching how many reacted to his solo and how amazed everybody is. I was fortunate to see them 16 times R.I.P.

Neil Peart drum solos are much like Eddie Van Halen guitar solos. Lots of different sounds and sections. Simply amazing!!!

For a "old" Rush fans like me, who know already from the early 80's that Rush, all their members and especially Neil Peart, were a band and musicians so special, with so much talent, and at the top position (already) of their instrument. And at the same time, if I declare this to the people around me, I was for them, "somebody coming from the planet mars". It's sweet for me to watch reactions of these people who discover for the first time a great musician like Neil Peart. It's true, it's amazing to see a solo (with so much parts!) so accomplish (after probably 40 years of solos). Just the first section is amazing! But it's not the end , there another part, an another part, an another and another... I think this Neil Peart solo's in Frankfurt, it's to much (and dangerous) for a novice. 😉 Start with the solo's in 1975 "All the World's a stage"

RIP, Neil. The GOAT

Amazing how a man who HATED the Limelight could mesmerize everyone who heard him play and at the same time put a Smile on everyone’s face. We won’t even get into the lyrics he wrote RIP Professor

No matter how many times I see the Professor Neil Peart play that solo, it ALWAYS brings tears to my eyes. Just eye watering stuff. He's desperately missed. He was a percussionist first and foremost.

Yes...he is the GOAT and always will be.

Ladies and Gentlemen. The Professor on the drum kit

I’ve listened to him and Rush since I was a kid, he’s just so far beyond. It’s not just technical skill, he creates his own atmosphere and anticipation of the next part.

The young lady who wiped a tear away. Neal saw that from heaven and smiled at you.

I'm 60 seen RUSH four times in my youth and his drum solos was always the best

The GOAT! GREATEST DRUMMER TO EVER LIVE!

His goal in life was to be the best drummer ever. And he is, was, and will always be..THE BEST! RIP NEIL PEART

Best Canadian band and best drummer EVER! RIP Professor!

impressive - thank you for paying tribute for our worlds greatest - Canadian to boot - XO PEACE & GRACE to Neil PEART

I was lucky enough to see Rush play live 3 times. The GOAT.

Neil is an absolute master of his art

Neil squeezed every penny outta those 4 drum sets every time he plays.

Rest In Peace Rock God!! Greatest ever. Was fortunate enough to see is mastery live a few times.

There will never be another Neil Peart he was magical at the drum kit, he was in another place when he played the drum kit, THE BEST PERIOD!!!!!!

I find it ironic and heartfelt that you all finally get the genius that is Neil Peart. RIP. Don't forget he wrote all of their lyrics as well.

A Neal Peart drum solo was worth the price of admission to a Rush concert.

As a drummer for many decades I could never emulate what Neil did. He was in a league all his own. And you WonderMommaOG is also in a special league all your own as well. To encapsulate all the reaction video's into one is a masterclass on editing. Very well done and I'll be watching this over and over again in the future.

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for the kind words. I really do not consider myself very good at editing. I've never had any official training or experience doing it. I have been doing it periodically all for personal projects since high school (though it was slideshows with a projector back then lol) but it's definitely something I love doing provided the content I'm editing is worthwhile. Again, appreciate you for saying this, what a huge compliment.

@rdjraa4983

Жыл бұрын

@@WonderMommaOG You've set the bar pretty high for "not considering myself very good at editing." Please don't sell yourself short.Your video was a pleasure to watch. Very first time I've seen a split screen this well made. You're exclusive in what you want to show and do it well. I'm a "crabby" 67 year old musician and know, by now, what is a flawless representation of a subject. Don't want to be maudlin but just keep doing what you're doing. I subscribed of which I don't do often.

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

@@rdjraa4983 😊I really appreciate the kind words... and know what you mean about being choosy about subscribing, so that says a lot. I suppose I've probably evolved a bit and just don't really stop to think about that a lot. I did go back and watch my first few reaction compilations and ... oh boy. 😅 I've definitely polished a few things and hope to keep improving. Thank you for being here.

who ever put this together did an amazing job!

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

That would be me... thank you so much! I worked extra hard on this one... my partner is a drummer, and Neil is one of his drum heroes. He would have left me if I had messed this one up. 🤣😅

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: LONG LIVE THE PROFESSOR!!!

Goosebumps no matter how many times I watch this. RIP Professor!!

@Augfordpdoggie

Жыл бұрын

Neil inspired me to play the drums, and to travel to Africa. Uncle Neil saved my life. Here is my African song, in honor of the Professor. Kilebu Neil Peart kzread.info/dash/bejne/hKdsvM5-k7Lbk8o.html

As a lifelong Rush fan it warms to heart to see the Professor getting the love he deserves. Of course, he would be embarrassed by it all because he was a very humble guy but we'll pour on the love anyway. Thanks to all the contributors to this compilation.

An additional lucky few have seen the light that Neil shined upon his fans and craft for decades. Not just a fast few years, but DECADES!! RIP dear Professor.

RIP Neil, saw Rush 3 times and Neil always did a drum solo. Many have tried to be at his level and not gotten there yet. Many many great drummers but Neil was in a league of his own.

Even in later years, still took lessons to improve. His ability is unmatched, forever.

AND NEIL I BELIEVE DID THIS DRUM SOLO 70 times on this TOUR WOW !!!

I'm a drummer. (62yo) Played in bands, did some studio stuff. Been around some great musicians with good gear. (not garage band stuff) I get a kick out of people online who are supposed "pros", with drums in the background. I've heard a lot of drummers in almost 50 years of playing, but Peart is the greatest drummer BY FAR I've ever heard. I played hard rock in the day but grew up with my dads big band albums. Buddy Rich etc. Buddy, even with the ego he had, and how great he was, would have to tip his cap. Peart was given a gift. I truly believe that. Some people are just lucky that way. All of the practice in the world won't get you to his leveL. i my opinion, and experience, he really was the greatest drummer ever. And I've heard many. If someone can find one better I'd love to hear it.

Tears in my eyes Always the hi-light of a Rush concert Neil RIP

Reactions brought tears to my eyes!...🥲 Sometimes It's difficult to remember how much you were affected after years & years of listening; and while in your subconscious you know; THIS was an IN-YOUR-FACE reminder in a HUGE way! Watching those uploaders who are seeing for the VERY first time!.. ..It's like...Welcome to the WORLD of Rush/Neil Peart , even though he has now left it! Where have you guys been?!? But, at the same time, THAT'S the BEAUTY of it!.. R.I.P. my Brother..THIS is DEFINITIVE PROOF that YOU & your legacy will, not only reach/influence the new, but LIVE on FOREVER!!! 🤘 🤩🤘

This guy never played second for any other drummer! I've seen this band play six times and still to this day I do not feel like I understand everything about it. All three members were completely unique, and added very specific elements to make uo what Rush is known for? Pure artistry!

RIP... Niel is the GOAT.

Most drummers use triggers to cheat on their ability, Neil uses them to prove that there will never be another drummer like him. What a talent.

.. us Rush fans will tell you that Neil's solo was worth the price of admission alone .. RIP Professor .. the GOAT indeed ..

The comment @11:50 is spot-on. This isn't JUST a drum solo, it's a song in its own right. The Max Roach inspired waltz section and the big band outro are two examples of Neil taking drums to a new level nobody heard before. He played his own horn section! Others could have, but Neil actually did it!

I was extremely lucky to have seen this legend in concert twice.. Rush put on a great show!

He was so good that I brought binoculars to the concerts so I could see the drum solo better 😆

@GoogleUser-xw1wz

8 ай бұрын

Me too! :)

the Professor at work, RIP Neil, what a drum master he was 4 sure!!

Wow! Such a beautiful tribute to Neil. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. To see so many genuinely eye opening reactions to Neil's lifes work put on display in a performance that blows people's minds like this was awesome!

@WonderMommaOG

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

A true master of percussion. Always learning and refining the art. That's why he's the Professor. Still missed.

Neil was a member of the Buddy Rich Band, toured with them in place of Buddy, he wasn't just a student of Buddy, he was his friend. I play drums, thrash, speed, power metal were easy for me learn, but Neil was hard to learn. Hardest part of any style for me is bass, first few playthroughs I listen to just the bass drums, that bit where Neil's tapping the hihat "chi-chi...chi-chi" with his left foot while going crazy on the rack, that is a lot harder than people think, metal drummers don't do that, it's a jazz thing.

There will NEVER be another PROFESSOR , R.I.P.

Brings a tear to my eye. I saw that solo. He evolved that solo over many years, the core of it is called “The Rhythm Method”

The Professor...seen Rush 7 times .. AMAZING! He was my absolute Icon of a hero. Will miss seeing the shows. Hope and pray that all may have peace. And I hope that the spirit of RADIO will go on...even in the Subdivisions.😉

Bonham, Peart, Moone, none better. Change my mind. Good day and rock on to all.

Ive been listening and watching Rush since i was 11 ,i'm 55 now and there will be no one like Neil ever again.Rush are one of those bands that people will be listening to in 2, 3, 400 years from now and still be going wow how did they do that.Glad i was around to see them on many ,many occasions.