Phantom

6...ish

I'd prefer to see it left where it currently is

 

Without Neil...

One drummer who I think would be likely IF he could slide it into his schedule is the veteran (though not yet geezer) rock drummer Matt Cameron. Geddy and Alex respect him and vice versa. He's already worked with Geddy on My Favorite Headache + the hard rock background obviously helps. I'm not saying he's the best around but he might be the best FOR Geddy & Alex given the things I just stated.

 

I would be down with that.

 

Please please please, not Mike Portnoy.... I know he's an uber-fan and can play more subtly, but ... no.

 

Agreed..the personalities may not mesh.. Gavin Harrison would be my choice. (Under a name other than Rush)

I haven't heard the interview but what I take from it is that Ged and Al are in semi regular contact with one another, and that Al hasn't heard from Neil at all. It sounds like Al and Ged plan on writing some stuff at some point soon, and that's cool. But when I take into account Neils comments from the TSS doc, and that there's been no word from Ged on his plans (beyond the bass book), that at this point, its a stretch to confidently say that Rush (with Neil on drums) will record material any time soon.

I love music and always have from as far back as I can remember. My mother was a gifted classical pianist..having studied under a student of Rachmaninoffs. She played while carrying me, and all through my infancy..As a young child, many nights I'd lie in bed listening to her play and drift off to sleep listening to music.

 

When it comes to music, I love all kinds....and I mean LOVE all kinds. But when it comes to bands, I only love one. Rush.

 

To me, Rush isn't just about the music. It's about a combination of things...the music, the lyrics, the charities, the work ethic, the humor, the friendship, their relationship with their fans, and so much more. Sure, hearing Rush play music struck a chord deep within me but its the rare combination of all the above that make them so important to me.

 

After listening to their music, watching their films, reading their books, meeting (2 of them) in person, attending their shows, etc etc for nearly FORTY years, they are without a single doubt, my favorite band...and at this stage of my life, they will clearly always be my favorite band... Just not for the reasons that most would think.

Phantom ..your story is as special as dvdtrades. Your wife sounds like a special lady Phantom. Thanks for sharing ! ♥

 

dvdtrades------i cant believe the guy that waited on Alex left the concert ...what a pity! Im sure somebody grabbed those seats after.

 

Hey im from Maine...wonder where your buddies got that bus out of. :)

 

Thanks Hawk... She's an off the charts incredible person...I intend to spend the rest of my life trying to become half the person she is...those that have met her knows that she lives life on a different level of kindness and generosity. She sets the benchmark of who I hope to become. Cheers!

That's pretty cool. My story isn't quite as cool but..

 

I was in downtown Toronto picking my wife up from her work, and as we started driving home, she yelled out.."omg..there's Neil Peart!". I looked over and saw Alex as he was walking into a local restaurant. My wife wasn't a big fan at the time but she knew that it was one of the guys.

 

She shouted at me twice to "stop the car" but I told her that a.) let's leave the guy alone and b.) we are NOT going to that restaurant as it's obscenely expensive.

 

My wife is persistent and insisted that I stop so as I did, she got out and ran to the restaurant while I tried to find a spot to park. By the time I'd parked a block away, she'd called me and told me to meet her at the entrance. Knowing that resistance was pointless, I walked over there to find my wife advising the host that we needed a table for dinner...without having made a reservation. We were offered a table upstairs, which wasn't acceptable of course because she could see that Alex and his friend were seated on the main floor.

 

After a 30 minute wait (most of which I spent trying to convince my wife NOT to have dinner there) we were seated at a table directly across from Alex.. No more than a few feet away.

 

Having been at the restaurant on business before, I knew that its menu would not appeal to my wife's tastes and that it was prohibitively expensive, but it was too late at this point so I thought to just make the best of it.

 

My wife and i nibbled on a bit food that the restaurant was kind enough to customize for us, and throughout the evening my wife implored me to send over a bottle of wine, or even worse, to pick up their tab. (As a point of reference on the price of meals at the restaurant, my wife and I each had a salad, pasta, glass of wine, coffee and dessert, which came in at over $250).

 

Having seen what Alex and his guest were enjoying, I knew his and his friends bill would be north of $1,000-$2,000 and there's absolutely no way I was prepared to pick up his meal, even though my wife encouraged me to..telling me that it'd be a great story to tell grandchildren some day.

 

Common sense prevailed though and we spent the evening enjoying food at a leisurely pace and often overhearing Alex talk about Rush related things.. Fans, websites, fan forums, Toronto etc. As we wrapped up dinner, and there were only a few guests left, I overheard Alex tell his friend.."if you've never seen Yorkville before, let me take you around and show you some great places. The weather's great tonight, so we can grab a nightcap on a patio".

 

With that, his friend went to the washroom and Alex waited alone..holding his glass of wine.. Just kind of looking around. With some encouragement from my wife, it struck me that this was the perfect time to just say hello, so...

 

I mustered up some courage, walked over, excused myself for interrupting his evening and mumbled something about how much I enjoyed his work, and how grateful I am that I became a fan..that their music and their work has inspired me and made me a better person and that I just wanted to say thank you and that I hoped he enjoyed his evening. He flashed a huge smile..and seemed genuinely blown away. I asked if a photo together would be OK and he said..," Sure...actually, why don't you have a seat?"..

 

We spent a minute or two chatting..my wife came over to introduce herself and took our picture (it's the photo in my profile), and he thanked me for coming over to say hi and told me he was glad that I did.

 

It's hard to imagine that there is anyone famous who would be as gracious to a stranger as Alex was...especially given that that he was out for dinner on his own time.

 

I'm so glad that he was as kind as he was because as can often happen, celebrities can shatter a fans image of them with one negative interaction. Alex couldn't have been kinder..he's a true gentleman.

 

Here's to you Alex! Cheers!

Nice story, trying to imagine that evening if it actually was Neil.

 

If it were Neil, I'd have known not to approach him.

 

Funny thing about Neil and that evening though....

 

When i first heard my wife yell out that it was Neil, i knew it wasn't him because that evening Neil was doing a radio interview song by song about their album...and I was looking forward to listening to it.

 

After leaving the restaurant, we gave a listen to it online...

 

It was quite the Rush evening...

That's pretty cool. My story isn't quite as cool but..

 

I was in downtown Toronto picking my wife up from her work, and as we started driving home, she yelled out.."omg..there's Neil Peart!". I looked over and saw Alex as he was walking into a local restaurant. My wife wasn't a big fan at the time but she knew that it was one of the guys.

 

She shouted at me twice to "stop the car" but I told her that a.) let's leave the guy alone and b.) we are NOT going to that restaurant as it's obscenely expensive.

 

My wife is persistent and insisted that I stop so as I did, she got out and ran to the restaurant while I tried to find a spot to park. By the time I'd parked a block away, she'd called me and told me to meet her at the entrance. Knowing that resistance was pointless, I walked over there to find my wife advising the host that we needed a table for dinner...without having made a reservation. We were offered a table upstairs, which wasn't acceptable of course because she could see that Alex and his friend were seated on the main floor.

 

After a 30 minute wait (most of which I spent trying to convince my wife NOT to have dinner there) we were seated at a table directly across from Alex.. No more than a few feet away.

 

Having been at the restaurant on business before, I knew that its menu would not appeal to my wife's tastes and that it was prohibitively expensive, but it was too late at this point so I thought to just make the best of it.

 

My wife and i nibbled on a bit food that the restaurant was kind enough to customize for us, and throughout the evening my wife implored me to send over a bottle of wine, or even worse, to pick up their tab. (As a point of reference on the price of meals at the restaurant, my wife and I each had a salad, pasta, glass of wine, coffee and dessert, which came in at over $250).

 

Having seen what Alex and his guest were enjoying, I knew his and his friends bill would be north of $1,000-$2,000 and there's absolutely no way I was prepared to pick up his meal, even though my wife encouraged me to..telling me that it'd be a great story to tell grandchildren some day.

 

Common sense prevailed though and we spent the evening enjoying food at a leisurely pace and often overhearing Alex talk about Rush related things.. Fans, websites, fan forums, Toronto etc. As we wrapped up dinner, and there were only a few guests left, I overheard Alex tell his friend.."if you've never seen Yorkville before, let me take you around and show you some great places. The weather's great tonight, so we can grab a nightcap on a patio".

 

With that, his friend went to the washroom and Alex waited alone..holding his glass of wine.. Just kind of looking around. With some encouragement from my wife, it struck me that this was the perfect time to just say hello, so...

 

I mustered up some courage, walked over, excused myself for interrupting his evening and mumbled something about how much I enjoyed his work, and how grateful I am that I became a fan..that their music and their work has inspired me and made me a better person and that I just wanted to say thank you and that I hoped he enjoyed his evening. He flashed a huge smile..and seemed genuinely blown away. I asked if a photo together would be OK and he said..," Sure...actually, why don't you have a seat?"..

 

We spent a minute or two chatting..my wife came over to introduce herself and took our picture (it's the photo in my profile), and he thanked me for coming over to say hi and told me he was glad that I did.

 

It's hard to imagine that there is anyone famous who would be as gracious to a stranger as Alex was...especially given that that he was out for dinner on his own time.

 

I'm so glad that he was as kind as he was because as can often happen, celebrities can shatter a fans image of them with one negative interaction. Alex couldn't have been kinder..he's a true gentleman.

 

Here's to you Alex! Cheers!

 

That's my overall reaction to this thread.

 

My take: Leave the R40 set lists (all of them) alone. They were, in fact, perfect. Was there a song X, Y, or Z fan could have done without? Yes, of course. Over the course of 40+ years the band has built a variety of fans with a variety of preferences. But there were also plenty of songs that made X, Y, or Z fan grin ear-to-ear. For my money, the band did a remarkable job of A) touching on the vast canon of their career, and B) putting a little something in there for everyone... including themselves. That's hard to do. They could have mailed it in as a "best of" setlist. They could have played Dreamline... again. They could have done a lot, lot worse.

 

Sure, Ged sounded great on some songs and terrible on others. I saw some back-to-back shows where he was inconsistent on the same songs. But that's life and touring and a life of touring for 4 decades. Indeed, it was painful at moments, but I am just thankful they gave us one more spin.

 

Agree 100%.

No™.

 

Why? Please tell me? :eyeroll:

I don't care if he wants to drink, not play the drums, or whatever, but I do care that he has such disdain for people in general and fans specifically. The very people that allowed him to pursue his livelihood and make a lot of money doing it, are the ones he seems to talk the worst about.

 

He doesn't strike me as someone who has disdain for people in general. From my admittedly limited perspective, he seems to really enjoy the company of people that he is close to..and he's uncomfortable around strangers... That doesn't strike me as disdain for people in general at all.

I was struck by the footage during the credits...especially by the emotion felt by the young boy from Brazil. It's difficult enough to watch emotional reactions from adults, but it hurts to watch a child being that sad.

Neil would have been around 38 at the time...I'm not sure there are many people who are physically as strong at 64 as they were at 38.

IMO, from the 5:15 mark onward, this shows why Neil is generally regarded as a legend. Every time I watch it, I'm stunned that his drums withstood the force of his playing.

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z47AgzsJUw

Net worth and disposable income are very different things. In basic terms, net worth is the value of all your assets..( house, cars, investments etc) minus your debt/ liabilities. With that said, I'd imagine they're in a position to be able to live well in retirement... Which by the way, they absolutely deserve.

I too am uncomfortable with the term tragedy baiting. It strikes me that posts of this nature are olive branches that are being extended as a way of asking for help. We owe it to one another to be there and to support.. Not only on this forum, but in our day to day lives as well. Michael Landsbergs "sick, not weak" organization is a great place to turn for support. https://www.sicknotweak.com

It's the best track from R40..(IMO)

I've heard Neil express his surprise that Ghost Rider is among his most popular books. The subject matter is unimaginably awful for him to write about, but I was compelled by it nonetheless... The journey from beginning to end is like any other book I've read.

2.5 Middle of the pack for me

Rush are not metal (in my opinion)

I'm confident that Ged will pursue doing a solo album, as I recall him mentioning the possibility in a relatively recent interview. Not sure if Alex has gone on record recently re a solo record of his own but I don't forsee either of them never recording again... Ive come to terms Neils decision so what I'm hoping for now is that Ged and Al choose to write and record TOGETHER (Not under the name Rush). I posted somewhere else on the forum that in addition to hoping for the 2 of them to collaborate, I'm REALLY hoping for them to be able to record with Gavin Harrison.

As a live act, Rush is epic. IMO, the sound from the R40 DVD wasn't. In terms of sound quality from live performances, I've always been impressed by the sound on Dave Matthews DVD's...in particular, Carter Beaufords drum sound.

One of the biggest takeaways for me was what I've often thought in recent years....that the physical demands of playing the way they do were going to be too much..especially for Neil.

The one I'm wearing at the moment..r40 baseball t

Do live recordings count?

 

Though it's not particularly complex, Geds bass part during the violin solo on Losing it from R40 is just so cool. If I'm not mistaken, Ged wrote that part for the live recording?

I haven't visited CP in years..typically look to riab or this forum for anything Rush related