If anyone is a household name with drummers, it’s Neil Peart.
Known lovingly as ‘The Professor’, Peart was an innovator on the kit, a prolific writer and lyricist, and an absolute legend. But why is he considered one of the greatest drummers of all time?
Here’s some Peart education:
► 0:00 -- Intro
► 0:49 -- The Inventor
During his 40-year career with Rush, Peart developed signature riffs that are recognizable even in the playing of the drummers he influenced.
One of the most obvious examples is the ride cymbal groove that can be heard in songs like “The Spirit of Radio”, “YYZ”, “La Villa Strangiato”, “Subdivisions”, and more. Peart described it as something he’d use at medium tempos to bring forward motion to the music. He actually created the pattern by accident when trying to learn something completely different!
We can’t mention Peart’s signature riffs without talking about his massive drum fills. Cascading down his entire kit in songs like “2112” a
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