‘to me, drum soloing is like doing a marathon and solving equations at the same time.’
-neil peart
*Neil Peart was a Canadian and American musician, drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush, known to fans by the nickname ‘The Professor’, derived from the Gilligan’s Island character of the same name.
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A greta drummer from a great band.
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I could never be a drummer. Too much co-ordination required! 😊🥁
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, way beyond my abilities –
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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💕💕💕
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Good for him!
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right!
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My father was a drummer, and he could turn in some solos, Beth!
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it’s such an amazing skill to have!
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What a quote! Love it! 🥰
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it makes sense to me, can’t fathom how someone can do this )
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Same…same…same! 🥰
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he’s so good!
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yes!
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Peart was a remarkable man of both joy and tragedy. He was a great musician.
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yes to all of that
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I’ve always been in awe of great drummers.
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Me too!
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Complex and deep!!
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a challenging undertaking at best
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Neal Peart is the best drummer I ever saw. What a fun fact to know his nickname was connected to The Professor from Gilligan’s Island.
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he is amazing, I agree. yes, a funny bit of trivia. )
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the only famous drummer I know is Gene Krupa who I learnt about through my parents ; and the best drum song I know, early in the rock era, is Sandy Nelson’s ‘Let There Be Drums’—
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that’s going way back and my dad liked gene as well
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Wonderful.
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thanks, cindy –
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I can’t keep time at all so appreciate those who can. And I appreciate this photo of an artist creating music.
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I really do admire them as well and glad you liked the photo
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