treeduck Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 For me it has to be Moving Pictures, Permanent Waves and Test For Echo. Test For Echo may not be the best album but it has some great drumming on it and the sound quality of the drums I think may be the best of any album. They sound powerful and they sound like drums should. The other two I think may be Neil at his physical peak combined with his most creative album performances.
Rod in Toronto Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 From the 70's, Hemispheres. From the 80's, I gotta say Power windows, because that's when he wrote his most complex parts, with the electronic pads etc. From the 90's, T4E.
The Vigilante Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 I agree with X-1 ... Hemispheres... Moving Pictures ... Signals
ShlappinDahBass Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) Oh goodness, his drumming in T4E is remarkable. That was after he started getting lessons from drumming legends. Edited June 21, 2012 by ShlappinDahBass
bluefox4000 Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Defiantly Hemispheres, MP and Signals. As others have said he was no slouch on T4E either. Mick
treeduck Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 The problem with Signals is the production takes something away from the drums, they don't sound as clear and sharp as previous albums...
Tombstone Mountain Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Can't say what the best is---I know which one is the weakest--RUSH
Literatii Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 If you're talking Tour de force, Neil has already admitted that he'd never do an album like Hemispheres again. Which is good, because La Villa Strangiato broke my balls But I have to say 2112 is no slouch either. Finally, Farewell to Kings has some chops that were difficult to play for me to this day. Spirit of Radio (Jacob's ladder in particular) is challenging. Just goes on and on. Best doesn't end. It's more like "what's new" with Peart.
Shreddy Lee Posted June 22, 2012 Posted June 22, 2012 I'll show some love for Fly By Night in this regard. He certainly made a hell of an entrance into the band. Anthem, By-Tor, FBN, Best I Can... some amazing stuff even at that early stage.
Captain Avatar Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Power Windows Clockwork Angels
HowItIs Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 QUOTE (Captain Avatar @ Jun 24 2012, 09:36 PM) Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Power Windows Clockwork Angels But I would also add T4E - it has some fantastic drumming in it and, as previously noted, it *sounds* like drums are supposed to sound.
mmclarney Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 QUOTE (default236 @ Jun 21 2012, 06:37 AM) Let's not forget Counterparts. Gotta disagree here. Peart himself has stated that he felt his drumming had become stale on Counterparts, and that's when he opted to re-invent his style by studying with Freddie Gruber. Personally, I really like Counterparts as a whole, including Neil's playing, but from a technical perspective his drumming was pretty straight-ahead on that record. To me, as many others have stated in this thread, Hemispheres was probably when he hit his peak. The title track alone is a great example - the complex patterns he's playing here are unbelievable, even by today's drumming standards.
Ghostnotes Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 QUOTE (Literatii @ Jun 21 2012, 08:03 PM) If you're talking Tour de force, Neil has already admitted that he'd never do an album like Hemispheres again. Which is good, because La Villa Strangiato broke my balls But I have to say 2112 is no slouch either. Finally, Farewell to Kings has some chops that were difficult to play for me to this day. Spirit of Radio (Jacob's ladder in particular) is challenging. Just goes on and on. Best doesn't end. It's more like "what's new" with Peart. Jacobs ladder was harder to learn for me than LaVilla was. The time signatures is what killed me. i gave up counting it out when i was younger and just "learned it".
thirteen Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Anyone else think Pearts best drumming was during the synth years?
pratt53 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, Power Windows. No one should discount Power Windows. (Big Money/Territories). Put Hold Your Fire in for good measure. And then remember that all Rush albums starting with Fly By Night have great drumming.
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