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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

Yeah, none of them are replaceable, but clearly Neil is the MOST replaceable. Especially when it comes to touring
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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

 

And you are confident you can speak for all three of them are you?

 

I would say that it was their decision, no one else's

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

 

And you are confident you can speak for all three of them are you?

 

I would say that it was their decision, no one else's

 

 

Yeah...there going to replace Neil and tour as Rush.

 

Whatever you say man.

 

Moron levels have gone to new levels here. Time to take a vacation from TRF.

 

Later fellow Rushtourians. It's a Neil troll fest here now. I can't wait for the new Blueray, hopefully a new album next year. And if they play some shows (not tour) I will be there.

 

Once the Blueray drops....I would love to talk about that. But I gotta stay out of these threads. Pure nonsense now and a waste of time.

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

 

And you are confident you can speak for all three of them are you?

 

I would say that it was their decision, no one else's

 

 

Yeah...there going to replace Neil and tour as Rush.

 

Whatever you say man.

 

But if you read my posts I never said that that was what they would do, I only ventured an opinion that if someone had to be replaced, then Neil was the only possibility.

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

 

And you are confident you can speak for all three of them are you?

 

I would say that it was their decision, no one else's

 

 

Yeah...there going to replace Neil and tour as Rush.

 

Whatever you say man.

 

But if you read my posts I never said that that was what they would do, I only ventured an opinion that if someone had to be replaced, then Neil was the only possibility.

 

With all due respect and I do not mean to single you out. I have seen so many bad posts and trolling about Neil it's getting stupid.

 

I think your over thinking it. They truly are never going to replace Neil Peart so they can go tour again. If you told me this 20 years ago.....ok. They had plenty of mileage left.

 

They are at the end of the rainbow. They are not going to tarnish 41 years of Rush history for the sake of another tour.

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

 

And you are confident you can speak for all three of them are you?

 

I would say that it was their decision, no one else's

 

 

Yeah...there going to replace Neil and tour as Rush.

 

Whatever you say man.

 

But if you read my posts I never said that that was what they would do, I only ventured an opinion that if someone had to be replaced, then Neil was the only possibility.

 

With all due respect and I do not mean to single you out. I have seen so many bad posts and trolling about Neil it's getting stupid.

 

I think your over thinking it. They truly are never going to replace Neil Peart so they can go tour again. If you told me this 20 years ago.....ok. They had plenty of mileage left.

 

They are at the end of the rainbow. They are not going to tarnish 41 years of Rush history for the sake of another tour.

 

Overthinking it lol...

 

If you knew my posting better, you would realise that's the last thing I would do regarding a rock band.

 

And respect or not, I haven't trolled Neil at all, merely offered a hypothetical opinion on a hypothetical situation.

 

And I still don't think you can speak for them.....saying that, I would agree that a tour as Rush would be highly unlikely, but you never know.

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I don't see what the big deal is in replacing neil even for a studio album. yes he is a great drummer but I am sure there are plenty of other drummers out there as good or better than him. as far as lyrics then yes they would need neil for the "intellectual type" of lyrics but to play everything else he is not needed.
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I don't see what the big deal is in replacing neil even for a studio album. yes he is a great drummer but I am sure there are plenty of other drummers out there as good or better than him. as far as lyrics then yes they would need neil for the "intellectual type" of lyrics but to play everything else he is not needed.

 

They could just cut and paste from Neil's blogs. Neil gets royalties. Geddy and Alex are creating music. The Rush Online Universe goes to war over what the band name will be. Everybody wins!!!!

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I don't see what the big deal is in replacing neil even for a studio album. yes he is a great drummer but I am sure there are plenty of other drummers out there as good or better than him. as far as lyrics then yes they would need neil for the "intellectual type" of lyrics but to play everything else he is not needed.

 

It has nothing to do with getting another drummer. It's all about the creative process and the chemistry these guys have. They are one unit. It's family.

 

It's not happening under the Rush name. Under another project name yes. But never ever will it happen and be called Rush without all three of them.

 

Never.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

 

Have played semi-professionally for many years....it's you that doesn't get it.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

 

Have played semi-professionally for many years....it's you that doesn't get it.

Do you come here just to stir the pot, lol? If you had said you had collaboratively written and recorded original music in a band setting, you may have at least one leg to stand on. :)

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

 

Have played semi-professionally for many years....it's you that doesn't get it.

Do you come here just to stir the pot, lol? If you had said you had collaboratively written and recorded original music in a band setting, you may have at least one leg to stand on. :)

 

I have actually.......can produce samples any time anyone wants proof...not trying to say I'm as good as Rush though lol

 

And you would have to be pretty thick not to realise that I enjoy a gentle tug on peoples chain now and again.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

 

Have played semi-professionally for many years....it's you that doesn't get it.

Do you come here just to stir the pot, lol? If you had said you had collaboratively written and recorded original music in a band setting, you may have at least one leg to stand on. :)

 

I have actually.......can produce samples any time anyone wants proof...not trying to say I'm as good as Rush though lol

 

And you would have to be pretty thick not to realise that I enjoy a gentle tug on peoples chain now and again.

Yeah I noticed. Now, and again, and again, and again. Yanking chains on seemingly every post is dreadfully tiresome. If you could only mix it up more that would be wonderful, but if yanking chains is what you're here for then bully for you I guess.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

 

Have played semi-professionally for many years....it's you that doesn't get it.

Do you come here just to stir the pot, lol? If you had said you had collaboratively written and recorded original music in a band setting, you may have at least one leg to stand on. :)

 

I have actually.......can produce samples any time anyone wants proof...not trying to say I'm as good as Rush though lol

 

And you would have to be pretty thick not to realise that I enjoy a gentle tug on peoples chain now and again.

Yeah I noticed. Now, and again, and again, and again. Yanking chains on seemingly every post is dreadfully tiresome. If you could only mix it up more that would be wonderful, but if yanking chains is what you're here for then bully for you I guess.

 

No, it's really quite rare, you clearly either don't know my post history or you have made this up....I actually don't foray into the "Rush" part that often nowadays.

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LOL. Peart is the easiest one to replace?

 

Now that's funny.

 

Sheesh.

 

NONE of them are replaceable.

 

The tightest power trio ever to take a stage does not have one single member who can sub out.

 

Ridiculous shit here sometimes.

 

No, it's not ridiculous.

 

Granted, i doubt it will ever happen, but if someone was to be replaced, better the one that doesn't actually write the music.

 

You may not see Neil's name on the music credits ever (other than of course his lyrics)......but you can bet your ass his drum phrasing/parts (which is written by him for the most part) have been just as integral to the sound of Rush as anything else.

 

Now you clearly are showing me you do not get the writing process and what it is to actually play in a band.

 

Just stop it.

 

Have played semi-professionally for many years....it's you that doesn't get it.

Do you come here just to stir the pot, lol? If you had said you had collaboratively written and recorded original music in a band setting, you may have at least one leg to stand on. :)

 

I have actually.......can produce samples any time anyone wants proof...not trying to say I'm as good as Rush though lol

 

And you would have to be pretty thick not to realise that I enjoy a gentle tug on peoples chain now and again.

Yeah I noticed. Now, and again, and again, and again. Yanking chains on seemingly every post is dreadfully tiresome. If you could only mix it up more that would be wonderful, but if yanking chains is what you're here for then bully for you I guess.

 

No, it's really quite rare, you clearly either don't know my post history or you have made this up....I actually don't foray into the "Rush" part that often nowadays.

No sir, not making it up. I usually hang out only in the Rush parts and that's where I will see you. It's common, when you post there. Like, in the the Let's Talk About Dreamline thread. 4 pages in you post "Let's not..". Now, that would have been funny as the second post, or even on the first page, but you posted that 4 pages in. Painfully lame after 4 pages of discussion. I did see a post where you thought The Garden was alright so it's not every post you're poking or yanking. That was actually a pleasant surprise, because when you do post in the Rush sections, it's usually something negative. It just seems that way to me. Just one guy's perception based on what I see in the Rush parts of this board. You may vehemently disagree, and that's.. okay :)

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I have actually.......can produce samples any time anyone wants proof...not trying to say I'm as good as Rush though lol

 

And you would have to be pretty thick not to realise that I enjoy a gentle tug on peoples chain now and again.

 

Please do produce some samples.

 

Because for a musician to not understand that the song-writing process is iterative, and that Neil's drumming certainly influences the music the other play, is just plain silly.

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Another way of looking at it is we should be glad that it is Neil who wants to retire, as he is the easiest one to replace.

 

I'm not trying to say he hasn't been a big part of what has gone on, but he isn't part of the songwriting "engine"

 

Take Geddy or Alex out of the equation however, and it is indeed finito......

How do you mean? I thougt it was obvious that Geddy and Neil where the engine of Rush. Alex was out of the equation on a couple of Rush songs, at the least. He just found a way to worm his way into them :LOL:

 

For the vast majority of their career, Alex has been the main sound....he was marginalised a bit during their mid 80s records, but came back into his own...Geddys vocals and competence with several instruments is also a necessity.

 

Lets not forget also that they wrote a lot of stuff without keys for years. so many of the guitar riffs must be Geddys.

 

Oh lord.

 

It's all three of them. Without Neil it is not Rush, without Geddy it is not Rush, without Alex it is not Rush. If one is not on board it's over. That will be a fact.

 

They will never perform or record as Rush unless all three are part of it.

 

And that is the way it should be. After 41 years nothing is going to change.

 

Nothing.

 

And you are confident you can speak for all three of them are you?

 

I would say that it was their decision, no one else's

 

 

Yeah...there going to replace Neil and tour as Rush.

 

Whatever you say man.

 

But if you read my posts I never said that that was what they would do, I only ventured an opinion that if someone had to be replaced, then Neil was the only possibility.

None of them are a possibility. Neil is a huge reason people go to their concerts.
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