This is Why Neil Peart is a Drumming God

August 21, 2014 Alan Cross 8 Comments

No single musician has been more influential on me than Neil Peart. Not only did I learn to play the drums, but I once spent every last dollar in reconstructing his kit for myself back in the day he endorses Tama Imperialstars.

Watch and marvel. (Thanks to Larry for the link.)

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8 thoughts on “This is Why Neil Peart is a Drumming God”

Kyle

August 21, 2014 at 3:17 pm
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It makes me proud that the person who’s widely considered one of the Greatest Drummers of All Time is Canadian
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rivum

August 22, 2014 at 10:49 am
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Alan, do you have any video of you playing the drums? I, for one, would love to see that!
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- Alan Cross
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  August 22, 2014 at 11:06 am
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  I don’t. Maybe I should made something, huh?
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  - rivum
    
    August 22, 2014 at 3:13 pm
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    no time like the present! 🙂
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chris

August 22, 2014 at 6:17 pm
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alan, very cool link and speaking of drums, if I am not mistaken, I recall an Alan Cross playing with Scott Merritt a while back, was that you?
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- Andrew Dick
  
  August 22, 2014 at 6:19 pm
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  No. Another one.
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  - chris
    
    August 22, 2014 at 6:41 pm
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    thanks
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chris

August 22, 2014 at 6:32 pm
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thanks – makes sense, he was listed as ‘Al’ on the album
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