coventry Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/8927029/The-worlds-most-overrated-drummer He's entitled to his opinions, myopic as they may be. My reply to the Rushisaband fb post about this: "Idk; no one ever accused Neil of being a groovy, jazz pocket drummer. As a thirty-year Rush devotee, I've come to accept his brilliance and his shortcomings. Im not sure his inability to "groove" is necessarily a shortcoming; after all, Rush's music isn;t in the groove category, but there are many (i.e. al) groove-based drummers out there who could never pull off the technical proficiency and.more important, the percussion creativity that Neil's shown in his career." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerxster Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I scanned till I got to " I'm baffled - to this day - that so many drummers love Neil Peart. That so many Rush fans...er, exist." Lol, it,'s just a hate piece writen by an orc from Middle Earth. No big woop. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 What a waste of time to read this shit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 What a waste of time to read this shit.Yeah, pretty much.It seemed like he was just whining about not being able to understand Peart and Rush's popularity. He didn't really say much at all did he 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Annnnnnnnnnnnnd....someone mentioned Ayn Rand. Ding ding! Lot of people still living in the '70's, and dumb as shit. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I pretty much agree with most of it. Any band responsible for Roll The Bones deserves all the shit it gets. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I pretty much agree with most of it. Any band responsible for Roll The Bones deserves all the shit it gets. :laughing guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I pretty much agree with most of it. Any band responsible for Roll The Bones deserves all the shit it gets. Jack, relax. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Every genius has cringe-worthy moments! Well, except da Vinci... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Opinions are like...........................well, you guys know. Edited July 17, 2013 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Opinions are like...........................well, you guys know.Nipples? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Farrah Fowler Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Opinions are like...........................well, you guys know.Nipples? Yup...everyone has two...some even have THREE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleVictory Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I pretty much agree with most of it. Any band responsible for Roll The Bones deserves all the shit it gets. Jack, relax. get busy with the facts ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Forget about agreeing or disagreeing on his opinion. My problem is with the author's ability (inability) to write. What is initially promised as a discussion of Neil being the most overrated drummer devolves into: geddy's voice (of course), Neil's lyrics, sci fi, "math" music, etc. The author isn't much of a writer and I don't know if they are a good drummer because, unlike Neil, I've never heard of him before. And he's a fuckhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 And, of course, dude starts out with the worst example Rush imaginable...RTB. I'd hate them too if that's all I knew of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pound of Obscure Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Opinions are like...........................well, you guys know.Nipples? Did someone say nipples?!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketom Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I ran out of toilet paper so I printed up this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindrift82 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I'm still not convinced it's not a satire piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushBoingo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The biggest thing that peeves me about this article is his continued complaint that he lacks groove. My Response: So What. Groove is not something required in music, it is merely an aspect that many people enjoy. Neil is being more musical by not succumbing to groove, or the popular choice, and exploring other ways to drum, and in his case that is technique and rhythmic proficiency, which are two very difficult things to pull off. It always pisses me off anytime someone says music is not good because they can't dance to it (etc.) because music is not specifically written for that all the time. People can say they don't enjoy it, but because they don't enjoy it does not make it bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospective Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) I'm so pissed I'm laughing. I almost considered signing up to that site just so I could post a comment. Also I'd like to draw attention to Goober's comment. "...I must sincerely wonder how you're able to type with your head shoved so far up your ass?..." Just kidding, I don't have to sign up now. :laughing guy: Edited July 19, 2013 by Retrospective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 He has groove. Tell them to look up the RnR HoF video for Crossroads while the tapping is going on. Geddy and Neil LAY THE GROOVE DOWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospective Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 He has groove. Tell them to look up the RnR HoF video for Crossroads while the tapping is going on. Geddy and Neil LAY THE GROOVE DOWN. Agreed. Also the drum groove in Animate gets me every time. And in their 90's instrumentals. And...Okay screw it, they're groovy. And when Neil plays his jazz section in his solos, he lays it down with zero effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangsterfurious Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 We can't fault somebody for not liking our boys, sometimes people (like me) eventually come around. However, I think he's just another overtly opinionated twit trying to sound intelligent and looking for attention. Of course that is just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) :D I pretty much agree with most of it. Any band responsible for Roll The Bones deserves all the shit it gets. :laughing guy:(See above) Edited July 19, 2013 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandydog Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Opinions are like...........................well, you guys know.Nipples? Yup...everyone has two...some even have THREE! Eight here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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