Cool Niel Peart Vid

[drummerchick435]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bIchqJoxFQ

This is a cool vid of Neil playing jazz/big band (whatever you want to call it). It's so weird seeing him behind a small kit.

[hawk9290]

seen it. To be honest, he is good at jazz and I hope I could play like that, but there is a reason he plays progressive classic rock...still, how many other people use a cowbell rack in a jazz solo

[fourstringdrums]

That is a great video although I know it irritates some jazzers because this is not a jazz solo. It wasn't meant to be though. I thought the whole point behind the memorial concert was to honor buddy by each drummer playing his music but doing their own thing.

[GRUNTERSDAD]

That was cool 'BamaChick. Nice find.

[Class A Drummer]

Ive seen him do a couple other jazz things, and i think he is fantastic. I mean, he may not have the feel of a great jazz drummer, but for what he does, its still amazing.

[AlexM]

That is weird, but really cool.

[drummerchick435]

Glad you all liked it!

[shuffle]

Loved the video.

It is somehow weird to see the solo morph (rather quickly) from jazz to rock. It is indeed very interesting to see him perform on a small kit. The part with the snares off is just great.

I saw him live last Saturday. His solo was brilliantly shown from three different angles on the giant screens. There was at some point a very impressive angle showing his left feet playing quarters VERY delicately while his three other limbs were roaring everywhere. There are similar examples of this around the 30-40 seconds of this video. While his general attitude behind his drums can often leave an impression of stiffness, theses shots kinda give me a totally different perspective on his playing.

[enforcerdrummer]

http://www.andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neil_drumkits.htm

Neil Rules! Heck, Geddy and Alex rule too!

[nenasev]

wow awesome. so jazzy and so fast

[balboa]

i enjoy peart thoroughly, but this part of his solo is my least favorite...it does not sound like him..it sounds like a cheap attempt at imitation. oh no, i slammed peart (lol) please go easy dont crucify me

[Shogun_warrior32]

I see a lot of people in a bunch of different forums say Neil failed at playing jazz, etc. Neil did exactly what everyone else there did.. they all paid tribute to Buddy in their own way. They played a Buddy tune but also brought their own style, sound and technique with it. Neil did the same thing everyone else there did..Phil Collins, Bissonette.. even Weckl. I think it would have been boring as hell if everyone put their styles and technique aside and tried to mimic Buddy all night. Seeing Peart play at that concert back then took my respect for him to a much higher level. People also seem to forget that Peart came up with the idea, put together, gathered the performers, produced and paid for out of his own pocket the 'Burning for Buddy' tribute Cd's. I think the man deserves a tip of the hat from everyone at that concert.


Shogun

[jonescrusher]

I see a lot of people in a bunch of different forums say Neil failed at playing jazz, etc. Neil did exactly what everyone else there did.. they all paid tribute to Buddy in their own way. They played a Buddy tune but also brought their own style, sound and technique with it. Neil did the same thing everyone else there did..Phil Collins, Bissonette.. even Weckl. I think it would have been boring as hell if everyone put their styles and technique aside and tried to mimic Buddy all night. Seeing Peart play at that concert back then took my respect for him to a much higher level. People also seem to forget that Peart came up with the idea, put together, gathered the performers, produced and paid for out of his own pocket the 'Burning for Buddy' tribute Cd's. I think the man deserves a tip of the hat from everyone at that concert.


Shogun

Indeed, and I think he got that tip of the hat from those who appeared on, or anyone who understood the concept behind the memorial concerts. That doesn't mean that the rest of us have to forfeit the right to critique the playing. Fact is, as the memorial concerts demonstrate, Peart has no jazz ability, I seem to remember reading that he's conceded that himself.

[michael drums]

Indeed, and I think he got that tip of the hat from those who appeared on, or anyone who understood the concept behind the memorial concerts. That doesn't mean that the rest of us have to forfeit the right to critique the playing. Fact is, as the memorial concerts demonstrate, Peart has no jazz ability, I seem to remember reading that he's conceded that himself.

Well...


I'll have to disagree with ya here, jones. Probably not a surprise though, huh? ;-)

Anyway, I really like this performance by Peart at the BR Memorial Concert. And there IS some jazz in this. I've always felt that his snare work is based in jazz. It's always the "nucleus" of his playing, as a jazz players' is. And this performance is no different.

Yes, he would say that he's NOT a jazz drummer. And few would argue. But that isn't saying he has "no" jazz traits. And I truely believe that if NP felt he couldn't participate in this BR memorial because he had "no" jazz ability...he, of all people, wouldn't have been involved in this project, ie...playing, producing, orchestrating, etc...

Ya know, if you've followed NP throughout his career, you'd conclude that he is one of THE most humble drummers there has ever been. And that he always gives credit to the drummers from the past and drummers of the present as inspiration for him and what he's all about.

And that is why HE inspires me. A phenomenal drummer, author, lyricist, and contributor to his craft...


Play On! ;-)

[aydee]

To me, thats a really good rock drummer jamming with a big jazz band.

[shuffle]

I've always felt that his snare work is based in jazz. It's always the "nucleus" of his playing, as a jazz players' is.

His snare work in Rush based on jazz ? Do you have a specific song in mind ?

[michael drums]

His snare work in Rush based on jazz ? Do you have a specific song in mind ?

Hey shuffle! :-)


I didn't say his snare work "in Rush". You put that in there.

What I meant is his snare work of his playing style. Not necessarily in any Rush song.

Just specifically in his approach to how he plays. ;-)

[Shogun_warrior32]

His snare work in Rush based on jazz ? Do you have a specific song in mind ?

Well... Digital Man has a lot of jazz inluenced playing as with Lavilla Strangiato..i can go on and on...

Well.....This is pretty interesting regarding this whole he's a "jazz" drummer.."rock" drummer.. "country" drummer thing, etc..check this out and fast forward to 8:25...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=x44p1ypvSKk

...This is how I look at this and how everyone should. IMO..(and Buddy's)

[shuffle]

Well... Digital Man has a lot of jazz inluenced playing as with Lavilla Strangiato..i can go on and on...

Well.....This is pretty interesting regarding this whole he's a "jazz" drummer.."rock" drummer.. "country" drummer thing, etc..check this out and fast forward to 8:25...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=x44p1ypvSKk

...This is how I look at this and how everyone should. IMO..(and Buddy's)

Thanks for the link Shogun. I enjoyed this interview a lot, I actually listened to each part on my lunch hour.

Music is music, ok. My CD collection gathers music in jazz, folk country, classical, dance, hip-hop – name it…. and I have personal favorites in each of these genres… In that regard, I consider myself a strong partisan of the “when something-someone is good, it’s good” moddo.

But these invisible lines defining styles do exist, in music as in any form of art (painting, literature…). They exist even more today than back when this Buddy interview was done. You don’t use the same approach, neither the same toolset to play each. It is widely documented through the different teaching material available as well.

Digital man ? One of my favorite from Neil. While I can see what you mean when you bring this title up in the discussion, I for myself just hear a good rock song. La villa strangiato ? Here I don’t see any particular connection to jazz.

[shuffle]

Hey shuffle! :-)

I didn't say his snare work "in Rush". You put that in there.



All right Michael. I’ll take it that you “ always felt that his snare work is based in jazz” based on all his work outside Rush.

[michael drums]

All right Michael. I’ll take it that you “ always felt that his snare work is based in jazz” based on all his work outside Rush.

Well shuffle...


I'm just talking about his playing style within his own specific performance. NOT in a specific Rush song, but Shogun mentioned some examples of what I meant. Not necessarily a song, but what's inside the song, pertinent to the drums.

Peace... ;-)

[michael drums]

Well... Digital Man has a lot of jazz inluenced playing as with Lavilla Strangiato..i can go on and on...

Well.....This is pretty interesting regarding this whole he's a "jazz" drummer.."rock" drummer.. "country" drummer thing, etc..check this out and fast forward to 8:25...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=x44p1ypvSKk

...This is how I look at this and how everyone should. IMO..(and Buddy's)

Yea, Shogun!

Great point. Like Buddy says. Don't catagorize the drummer. It's either good or bad.

And we ALL know where NP is...


Play On! ;-)

[mikei]

Wow!

That video was incredible.

I enjoyed that solo more than any of his others. He did great on a small kit.

My respect for him just went up and I didn't think that was possible.

If we could only get him to show some emotion from behind the kit. I think if he did that, I would just have a heart attack and die!

[brittc89]

Anyway, I really like this performance by Peart at the BR Memorial Concert. And there IS some jazz in this. I've always felt that his snare work is based in jazz. It's always the "nucleus" of his playing, as a jazz players' is. And this performance is no different.
Play On! ;-)
The nucleus of the jazz player is the ride cymbal...

[jonescrusher]

The nucleus of the jazz player is the ride cymbal...

Looks like Michael's been pwned ;)

[balboa]

sorry all, i was refering to the end of his Rush solos. his tribute to Buddy was just what any Peart fan would want. it was great, sounded just like Peart...who could ask for more?