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I was watching some Rush videos with my dad last week, and I suddenly realized how strange it seems that Neil continued using the full electronic drum kit even after its novelty had worn off and even after the rise of grunge. Sure lots of drummers use trigger pads for particular sounds, but how many of them have a whole electronic kit they use in concerts anymore? Heck, how many drummers used a full electronic kit in concerts even when they were first introduced? It seems to me today the electronic drum kit isn't viewed so much as a viable musical instrument as it is a practice tool and something to play when you can't make a lot of noise, perhaps at best a home recording tool. And it's not like Neil used the electronic kit just on songs that were originally recorded on it. I was surprised (and a little distressed) when I saw Neil was using the full electric kit to play The Trees in one of the videos we watched. I imagine it was because the electric kit had all of his woodblock and chime triggers and it was just easier to hit them while sitting on the electric side of his drum circle, but it was still an odd effect to hear the rather raw heavy rock song anchored by electronic drums. So are there any other drummers you can think of who have extensively made use of full electric kits in the studio and live?