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How good of a rhythm section was Geddy Lee and Neil Peart? This good.

To the untrained ear/non-Rush fan, it sounded like each member of the band was always off doing their own thing. Not true. Rush was a fine-tuned machine with all parts perfectly synced.

To prove that point, here’s Geddy Lee and Neil Peart’s isolated parts on “Digital Man” from the Signals album.

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3 thoughts on “How good of a rhythm section was Geddy Lee and Neil Peart? This good.

  • Prog Gods ..
    nothing else needs to be said .R.I.P Professor..

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  • One of THE BEST in Rock!

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  • Damn that’s good.

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