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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 :)

 

I can assure you that I don't care enough to "vehemently" disagree...feel fee to call it as you see it......as for my Dreamline comment being "lame", beauty is in the eye of the beholder...personally I think it's more amusing if there has been loads of discussion to put in something like that, but horses for courses as they say.

 

And if you look (assuming you are bothered enough) you will see there are plenty of positive comments, I just don't really rate their stuff much over the last twenty odd years.

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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.

 

And again you can't say that with certainty.......I never got a chance to see the final tour and I would be delighted to get another shot to see them, with or without Neil

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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.

 

https://soundcloud.c...he-ghetto-poets

 

 

https://soundcloud.com/fridge67

 

Some of its a little rough, but hey ho.....

 

All written without a drummer... the drums are midi programmed in by myself.

 

I would think it highly likely Ged and Al have their own home studios where they supply midi drums over music

Seeing as Neil lives in LA, they would have to send him files so he could learn stuff before they got together, otherwise that would be a colossal and expensive waste of studio time....

 

It was probably different in the 70s/80s, but time and distance nowadays will determine this approach.

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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.

Totem, I have heard Geddy in a couple interviews talk about Rush being the three of them and only the three of them, that none of them are replaceable and without the three of them there is no Rush. This freezable fridge character has no clue and is an admitted agitator on this forum. It's not worth getting worked up over someone who doesn't know and doesn't give a shit.

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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.

Totem, I have heard Geddy in a couple interviews talk about Rush being the three of them and only the three of them, that none of them are replaceable and without the three of them there is no Rush. This freezable fridge character has no clue and is an admitted agitator on this forum. It's not worth getting worked up over someone who doesn't know and doesn't give a shit.

 

Calm down dears, it's only a rock band...I haven't been abusive to anyone, no need to get upset.

 

And that's the point...I don't know, and neither does anyone else know what they want to do...minds can be changed.

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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.

 

Nope, it's ridiculous. Uh, btw, that someone writes the lyrics, if you'll recall, which are just as important as the music.

 

Man. Some people.

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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

 

Any Rush fan should be confident enough to know it's all three of them or nothing.

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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.

 

I can speak for them. :)

 

Not gonna happen. Ever.

 

And it's interesting how little value you rank Neil's contributions to the band...that Alex is the main sound, that Geddy's composition is the backbone...and that Neil's lyricism and percussion skills are the MOST replaceable.

 

Don't smoke crack, son. It's bad.

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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.

 

We're all sure that your semi-professional skills as a garage basement drummer enable you to pass proficient logic upon Peart's integral part (or lack thereof) in the band known as Rush.

 

Edit: Aw. I just now noticed your troll status and the fact you hail from Scotland. Now it all makes sense. My bad, I sometimes don't pay attention to past postings nor profile information of other members. Apologies to forum members for feeding the schaudenfreude.

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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

 

Any Rush fan should be confident enough to know it's all three of them or nothing.

 

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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.

 

I can speak for them. :)

 

Not gonna happen. Ever.

 

And it's interesting how little value you rank Neil's contributions to the band...that Alex is the main sound, that Geddy's composition is the backbone...and that Neil's lyricism and percussion skills are the MOST replaceable.

 

Don't smoke crack, son. It's bad.

 

I suggest you retake some lessons in basic English comprehension........I did indeed say that Alex is the main sound (which is true, they are a power trio are they not?)...I never said Geddys composition is the backbone,I said Ged and Al are the main songwriring "engine" (which is true)..I also said that in pre keyboard days, Geddy must have written some of the stuff on guitars...nothing controversial there.

 

I also never said they were likely to carry on without Neil, just that if they did, he would be the only member which could be replaced.....it's an opinion, not trolling, and you shouldn't be so defensive.

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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.

 

We're all sure that your semi-professional skills as a garage basement drummer enable you to pass proficient logic upon Peart's integral part (or lack thereof) in the band known as Rush.

 

Edit: Aw. I just now noticed your troll status and the fact you hail from Scotland. Now it all makes sense. My bad, I sometimes don't pay attention to past postings nor profile information of other members. Apologies to forum members for feeding the schaudenfreude.

 

Calm down petal...you're the one resorting to ad hominem attacks..I'm just stating opinions..just because mine differs from you doesn't mean I'm "trolling", and actually I only seem to get a rep for trolling from humourless fanboys of the band...I have plenty of folk on here who would not view me thus.

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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.

 

Nope, it's ridiculous. Uh, btw, that someone writes the lyrics, if you'll recall, which are just as important as the music.

 

Man. Some people.

 

You sound like some of these religious zealots who think that just because it is written in the bible it must be true!

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

Thank God, someone who "gets" it.......

 

Honestly, some people are just too quick with the "Troll" badge.

 

However, I still think Ged or Al could work with another drummer in the studio, but would concede that project would be very unlikely to be called "Rush"

 

I believe that the three of them recording in the studio and going out on tour with another drummer is perfectly acceptable

 

of course, there is the issue with Alex's hands.......a replacement guitarist would be a no-no.

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

Thank God, someone who "gets" it.......

 

Honestly, some people are just too quick with the "Troll" badge.

 

However, I still think Ged or Al could work with another drummer in the studio, but would concede that project would be very unlikely to be called "Rush"

 

I believe that the three of them recording in the studio and going out on tour with another drummer is perfectly acceptable

 

of course, there is the issue with Alex's hands.......a replacement guitarist would be a no-no.

 

of course they wouldn't f***ing call it rush, but it's just nuts that anyone says geddy and alex shouldn't play rush music live with a different drummer.

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

He's is not replaceable in the marketing and classic sense. Neil himself draws a lot of people to the shows, I'm sure. Of course, anyone is literally replaceable and some can play their parts, but that isn't the point. It's the big picture.

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

Thank God, someone who "gets" it.......

 

Honestly, some people are just too quick with the "Troll" badge.

 

However, I still think Ged or Al could work with another drummer in the studio, but would concede that project would be very unlikely to be called "Rush"

 

I believe that the three of them recording in the studio and going out on tour with another drummer is perfectly acceptable

 

of course, there is the issue with Alex's hands.......a replacement guitarist would be a no-no.

 

of course they wouldn't f***ing call it rush, but it's just nuts that anyone says geddy and alex shouldn't play rush music live with a different drummer.

 

It's not nuts. I'm sure THEY wouldn't feel right about it, and that weirdness would probably be readily apparent.

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

He's is not replaceable in the marketing and classic sense. Neil himself draws a lot of people to the shows, I'm sure. Of course, anyone is literally replaceable and some can play their parts, but that isn't the point. It's the big picture.

 

Well, we can debate about it till the cows come home and never agree.

 

Suffice to say, that if I had the chance to see them one last time minus Neil, then I would.......

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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.

 

I can speak for them. :)

 

Not gonna happen. Ever.

 

And it's interesting how little value you rank Neil's contributions to the band...that Alex is the main sound, that Geddy's composition is the backbone...and that Neil's lyricism and percussion skills are the MOST replaceable.

 

Don't smoke crack, son. It's bad.

 

I suggest you retake some lessons in basic English comprehension........I did indeed say that Alex is the main sound (which is true, they are a power trio are they not?)...I never said Geddys composition is the backbone,I said Ged and Al are the main songwriring "engine" (which is true)..I also said that in pre keyboard days, Geddy must have written some of the stuff on guitars...nothing controversial there.

 

I also never said they were likely to carry on without Neil, just that if they did, he would be the only member which could be replaced.....it's an opinion, not trolling, and you shouldn't be so defensive.

 

It's trolling, and I'm hardly defensive. I'm scoffing. It'd be fine if you were just brazen, but you actually seem to believe what you're saying, which indicates a level of intellect that's beneath most of the members here. I should probably stop responding to you because you're apparently incapable of seeing the big picture zeitgeist to which most folks adhere to when it comes to Rush. I'd normally salute you for your individualism, but I just don't think you're getting it. Read some books, laddie.

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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.

 

We're all sure that your semi-professional skills as a garage basement drummer enable you to pass proficient logic upon Peart's integral part (or lack thereof) in the band known as Rush.

 

Edit: Aw. I just now noticed your troll status and the fact you hail from Scotland. Now it all makes sense. My bad, I sometimes don't pay attention to past postings nor profile information of other members. Apologies to forum members for feeding the schaudenfreude.

 

Calm down petal...you're the one resorting to ad hominem attacks..I'm just stating opinions..just because mine differs from you doesn't mean I'm "trolling", and actually I only seem to get a rep for trolling from humourless fanboys of the band...I have plenty of folk on here who would not view me thus.

 

It's good that you know your opinion is just that.

 

However, some of us base our assertions on hard known facts rather than pointless meandering hypotheses.

 

Wacky, ain't it.

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

Thank God, someone who "gets" it.......

 

Honestly, some people are just too quick with the "Troll" badge.

 

However, I still think Ged or Al could work with another drummer in the studio, but would concede that project would be very unlikely to be called "Rush"

 

I believe that the three of them recording in the studio and going out on tour with another drummer is perfectly acceptable

 

of course, there is the issue with Alex's hands.......a replacement guitarist would be a no-no.

 

LOL, and there you have it. So Alex is def not replaceable. Ever. But Neil is. Said the drummer boy.

 

Wow. Good job on making up stuff to stir traffic, but if you really believe this stuff, I pity you. :)

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

He's is not replaceable in the marketing and classic sense. Neil himself draws a lot of people to the shows, I'm sure. Of course, anyone is literally replaceable and some can play their parts, but that isn't the point. It's the big picture.

 

Well, we can debate about it till the cows come home and never agree.

 

Suffice to say, that if I had the chance to see them one last time minus Neil, then I would.......

 

Don't hold your breath. That chance will never arrive. Ever. It's not opinion. It's a fact. I know. :)

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neil is the most replaceable for touring which is what most people here are saying, not that he can be replaced in the creative process of doing new rush music.

 

Duh.

 

Thank God, someone who "gets" it.......

 

Honestly, some people are just too quick with the "Troll" badge.

 

However, I still think Ged or Al could work with another drummer in the studio, but would concede that project would be very unlikely to be called "Rush"

 

I believe that the three of them recording in the studio and going out on tour with another drummer is perfectly acceptable

 

of course, there is the issue with Alex's hands.......a replacement guitarist would be a no-no.

 

of course they wouldn't f***ing call it rush, but it's just nuts that anyone says geddy and alex shouldn't play rush music live with a different drummer.

People are only against them touring as Rush with another drummer. Nobody as a problem if they change the name

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