treeduck Posted June 21, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted June 21, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default236 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Let's not forget Counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I really loved his playing on MP and Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vigilante Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I agree with X-1 ... Hemispheres... Moving Pictures ... Signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredder2 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hemispheres... Fo sho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Hemispheres by all means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted June 21, 2012 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Defiantly Hemispheres, MP and Signals. As others have said he was no slouch on T4E either. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Can't say what the best is---I know which one is the weakest--RUSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Literatii Posted June 22, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlegit Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Definitely the early stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hemi -Signals -M.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shreddy Lee Posted June 22, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hemispheres Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Power Windows Clockwork Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted June 25, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmclarney Posted June 25, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostnotes Posted June 25, 2012 Share 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". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneathbetweenbehindyourmom Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Permanent Waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beherit Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Anyone else think Pearts best drumming was during the synth years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pratt53 Posted June 26, 2012 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YYZ Working Man Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Personal preference: MP Hem CP PerW Aftk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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