"Is there anybody else who can do this?" No, that's why they called him the Professor. 🙂

Tears in my eyes watching people discover Neil Peart in 2022, even after his death. Rush is one of my all time favorite bands. Thank you for this. 💙

He taught his limbs to act independently. Neil was a master percussionist who also played drums. He was also an author, traveler, and the main lyricist for Rush, the legendary Canadian rock band. Have a great day!

How can anyone be a "drum critic" having never heard of Peart? Like, literally one of the top-10 drummers who ever lived.

Neil Peart is the drummer for the band Rush. So it's not just him, although obviously it is just him for his drum solo. He would do a solo every show. In the world of Rock music, Neil is considered one of the best, if not the best drummer of all time. This particular solo you watched was a couple of hours into the concert. By this point in their career, Rush was doing 3 hour shows, they had such a huge catalog of music. If you want to see more of Neil, with the entire band Rush a good instrumental to check out would be their "Where's my thing, Here it is". kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7F5lpVhsc_bY5c.html

I love how You started off with Neil but have not done the entire Band. He was not only the Best Damn Drummer of Our time, He also was the Lyricist for the group. He will forever have a place in My heart as will Alex & Geddy. So Blessed I was able to See them as Many times as I had.. and that really was Many. R.I.P Professor.

You my friend have just witnessed a 50+ year old drumming phenom playing an 8 1/2 minute drum solo 3/4 of the way through a 3 hour show. He is considered by most to be the greatest rock drummer to ever sit behind the kit. The Professor Neil Peart. RIP

Your favorite drummer's favorite drummer is Neil Peart

The Professor stands alone in my opinion. There are others that are amazing, Danny Carey, which is who i consider to be the best if the rest, i guess. Obvuously, Jon Bonham and Keith Moon were both phenomenal rock drummers and are in their own class of drummers as well. Neil always brought something different to his drumming, that sets him apart from other rock drummers. But yes, he was the GOAT imo. 😁

All three of them (Neil, Alex and Geddy) would play with this level of intensity for the entirety of their 3 hour shows. When they decided to close out their touring days, Neil was struggling physically to maintain the quality performance that he demanded of himself. They were one of the tightest trios to ever hit the stage. They may have made the occasional mistake but it was almost impossible to tell when it happened as they just kept rockin' ! One other thing to note is that they were not only bandmates but were also the picture of what true best friends are.

There's a saying, "Neil Peart is your favorite drummer's favorite drummer." I can't think of a better video than you just watched that demonstrates this better. Throughout his career, he always strove to improve his drumming, getting lessons from folks like Freddie Gruber in the 90s, though he was already a seasoned drummer himself. He just wanted to improve his improv skills. He traveled extensively, both on tour and on his own, visiting places in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, picking up unique rhythms wherever he could. Oh, and he wrote like 95% of the lyrics for the band Rush. I'd think Rush would be a great place to start if you want to see and hear more of Neil.

Circa 1994- The Drum Master Drumming has the power to unite people, no matter how varied their language or cultural background might be. On a recent trek through Africa, Neil Peart had a singular experience that proved just that. "I was in Gambia, walking through a small village, and I heard the sound of a drum. So of course I was curious! I looked into a compound and I could hear the drumming coming from a curtained room. I walked up to a woman doing laundry in front of the room. She could see my interest in the sound, so she waved me to go in. Inside I found a young, white missionary from a nearby Catholic school. Sitting across from him was the commanding presence of the local drum master. He was attempting to show the missionary how to play any kind of beat. The missionary was trying as hard as he could, but he wasn't having a lot of success." After a time the drum master, frustrated by the missionary's lack of ability, noticed the other man who had come into the room. The master had no idea who this person was, but he thought to himself, "Why not see if he can play?" According to Peart, what happened next was fascinating. "The drum master gestured to me to try and play a rhythm. So we began playing together, and he started smiling because he could tell I had a rhythm - maybe not his rhythm, but a rhythm of some kind. We were playing and playing, building the intensity, and little kids started coming in, laughing at the white man playing drums. Then a few women came into the room, and everybody began dancing to our beat! The master and I even started trading fours. It wasn't a spoken thing, but he could tell that I would lay out and listen to what he was doing for a certain amount of time, and then he would do the same. It was just a magical moment." When they finished, a confused and startled missionary ran up to Peart and asked, "How can you do that?" Chuckling to himself, Neil politely responded, "I'm in the business." World Inspiration Neil's love of bicycling and travel is well known - it's almost the stuff of legend. While on tour with Rush he's been known to avoid the tour bus and bike to the next town and venue. When not on the road with Rush, he has taken his bike to the four corners of the globe, including Europe, mainland China, and Africa. Upon entering Peart's Toronto home, one is immediately struck by the fact that this man has seen and experienced locales most people can't imagine. "Here's a prized possession of mine," he says proudly, showing a raw-metal sculpture standing about ten inches high and resembling a tribal version of Rodin's "The Thinker." "It's from Africa. It weighs about twenty pounds, and I had to carry it a hundred miles on my bike. but it was worth it." Neil's passion for authentic African art is obvious. Unique drums, with their rich, hand-carved elegance, are displayed in his home with reverence. Original Chinese gongs decorate a few of the walls. The decor hints at the fact that a drummer lives in the house, shouts at the fact that a word traveler resides there. Peart's love of travel is obvious, but does actually going to other parts of the world inspire him musically? "First of all, I think travel is very important for any person," he insists. "It's affected me enormously, and I'm sure it filters down to my work. Africa is not an abstraction to me anymore - neither is China. They're places I've experienced, places where I've met people, made friends - and just broadened my thinking. "I've written lyrics that were directly influenced by my travels abroad. In a drumming sense, I've had some interesting experiences in different countries, experiences that may not directly affect the way I play drums, but that certainly inspire my feelings about drumming. And I've gotten very interested in hand drumming. Lately I've been working on playing the djembe." One way Peart's wanderlust has directly affected the sound of his drums is through sampling. "One of the small drums I brought from China is an antique that's too fragile to play. So I took it and a few of the other delicate instruments that I own and sampled them - along with many of my other instruments like my temple blocks and glockenspiel. I've built up a huge library of sounds, and they've made their way onto our albums in many of the different patterns I play." A particular pattern Neil has recorded that demonstrates the value of "world inspiration" comes from Rush's last album, Roll The Bones. "On that record we had a song called 'Heresy' that had a drum pattern I heard when I was in Togo. I was laying on a rooftop one night and heard two drummers playing in the next valley, and the rhythm stuck in my head. When we started working on the song I realized that beat would complement it well."

Neil Peart is part of the band called Rush. Three master musicians from Toronto,Canada Speaking of this performance Neil didn't feel it was his best as he was dealing with having the flu. He is considered one of if not the best of rock drummers. Yes, he is the GOAT. As others have suggested Where's my thing/ Here it is live in Dallas. Other Songs YYZ live in Rio. Working Man live in Cleveland Cheers.

You just witness the greatest drummer of all time RIP NEIL PEART !!!!!

Unfortunately we lost Neil on January 7, 2020, but his legendary drumming will live on forever. Neil Peart's teachers were Don George 1965-66, Freddie Gruber 1994-95 and Peter Erskine 2007.

Glad you found him. The man was absolutely brilliant in so many facets of life as a human being.

One of my favorite things about reaction videos like this is watching the faces of the reactors when they see the Professor for the first time... Neil was a drum God!

It's worth you watching a 'Rush' video. 3 amazing musicians (which includes Niel Peart). A massive sound. Both the bass player & guitarist play synth parts with foot peddles while playing their other instruments. They were a force of nature.

You got it! He's a great example of the magical heights that human potential is capable of! If you work really hard, and you have the talent, you too can achieve greatness! And his straight face is because what he's playing is "hard", his word. (Apparently his mother asked him why he didn't smile more when he performed, and he replied, "because what I'm doing is hard!") Legend

Yeah Neil is generally considered the goat by many. Another great drum solo to check out by Neil Peart is from the Rush live version of the song Where is my thing? There it is! Great reaction bro!

I know it’s a year old but every time I see people who’ve never heard of neil n others like this it is incredible to see them open up to something new

The Professor redefined what is possible. His play will be the the foundation for every future percussionist as a course of study. He was amazing.

Ladies and gentlemen THE PROFESSOR on the drum kit. GOAT

If you watch some live RUSH performances you'll notice that they have set up 3 clothes dryers that run on 'Cool' and the ventilation works like an air conditioner and they are all pointed at Neil Peart to keep him from sweating and losing his grip on the sticks. His focus was phenomenal! RIP Professor Peart. ❤

Drummer and lyricist for arguably the greatest 3 piece band in history Rush you should checkout more of their stuff

NOBODY can top Him....he is THE GOAT.... great reaction...like a few said its cool seeing new people discover a legend.... RIP Professor....

Two artists I truly love to see the reaction of people when they discover them for the first time. Neil Peart and SRV.

I have seen this solo live, I had 4th row tickets and when he played this solo you could feel the drum beats through my chest. #RIPNeilPeart

Neil Peart was the drummer of drummers. A one man Drum line. RIP Neil. He's the only drummer I have heard over the years who can combine the African drum beat he learned from a gentleman in a little village in Africa with old school drum solo and old school drum line and big band jazz style at the end. He's one of my all time fave drummers and he was one of the reasons why I picked up a pair of sticks and taught myself how to play the drums when I was 9 years old. Today I'm a 54 year old woman and I am the percussionist in my choir at church. Thank you Neil for being my inspiration.

🤗 Only thing better than a Professor drum solo is 🥰 another one... 😁 with his band Rush! 🙋🏿‍♀️ May I suggest Tom Sawyer or The Spirit of Radio as beginner tunes for a new potential Rush Fan. 🤩 Every song they do has some extraordinary 🥁 Drum rolls you'd appreciate! 😁🐰

Every album they toured for, Neil would build a new so!o for. Over 40 years and 19 albums, you can do the math on the amount of time he invested!

You are not likely to see a more diverse, well constructed and entraining drum solo from any other drummers. There are quicker and even more complex, but when you through in the the melody and the presentation, he’s the man.

Neil was one of those rare people who understood that there is always something he can learn from others. And even very late in his career he sought out a jazz drummer and took lessons from him for a while. He would travel the world because he loved seeing new things and places and experiencing music all over. He tells a story of being in Africa, couldn't speak a word of the language, but a tribal member was drumming and he motioned a question asking if he could join, and the two of them back and forthed on tribal drums for a while. Sharing their talent and love of music without a word being spoken. Neil was a truly good human being. Suffered some pretty harsh tragedy and loss, but in the end it made him stronger and even better.

After he died, other friends who were drummers in other bands held a memorial for him. One got up and addressed everyone else, saying "I know every one of us here has experienced someone walking up to them and saying 'you're my second-favorite drummer!' ". Neil was one of the greats. I feel lucky to have seen him so many times over the decades.

Congratulations..........too many people have never even seen this performance, hard as it is to believe. You've entered a new world. Welcome.

The best quote I ever heard about Neil Peart: “He’s your favorite drummer’s favorite drummer.”

Subscribed. Your’s has been the best reaction video to this solo I’ve seen so far! Cheers.

He had played drums all his life. And this is why he's the true g.o.a.t.

I so enjoyed watching you enjoy Neil!

Everytime I see this performance, at some point I start giggling like a schoolgirl, because it's just ridiculous how good it is. Peart was just amazing. Sorely missed. Glad you appreciated it. You're going to see a lot of suggestions for Rush tunes that showcase his drumming, and they're all right. Just to give you something that's underappreciated, try a song called Mystic Rhythms, either the album version or live.

RIP Neil Peart he passed away from brain cancer, and during this performance he was fighting with it he passed away with all his favorite people around him because they knew it was time thankfully he lived 2 years later than he was supposed to so everyone was prepared for it well as much as anyone could ever be. Much love to you and your family 💕Brandi Modrak 💕

I love, love, LOVE your take on the late, great Neil Peart. The man could cook. In my humble opinion, the greatest. For some other drum solos, check out Buddy Rich's Big Band's version of West Side Story medly. Also, from the movie "Woodstock" ya gotta see Santana's "Soul Sacrifice"... very heavy on percussion with Congas, Timbales, and of course Mike Shrieve's great drum solo during the song. I love hearing great drummers too.

Time to dive down that RUSH rabbit hole sir!

They didn't call him "The Professor" for nothing. He was also the lyricist for the band. The greatest.

I've been a drummer for over 40 years & drum solos are exhausting especially when the band leaves you on stage for 15 minutes & you can see them at the bar holding up their ice cold beers & smiling. Bastards. 😂

He's an instrument of all his own, instrument known as "Professor Neil Peart"

Officialcammm, thank you for covering my very favorite drummer, who has performed many different solos in his career as well as writing all the lyrics for the band since he joined after their first album. Other incredible drummers who perform various stupendous solos are Simon Phillips, Terry bozzio, Cozy Powell, Carl Palmer, Steve Gadd, Cindy Blackman, Senri Kawaguchi,(she was a childhood phenom from Japan), etc

Neil is a entire drum line n instrumental all in one!

Awesome reaction, the first time seeing it is insane for sure! Good Canadian ladd drum shredder for a great 3 man band. Love

The Professor, nobody close...RIP You have such a long way to go in expanding your world of music.

There is a Rush song called Headlong Flight and it is set to a video of people jumping out of helicopters and flying in squirrel suits along mountain ridges, it is amazing.

Just thank God above that you are able to witness the majesty of this man.

At least you pronounced his last-name correctly the first time you mentioned it…. Bravo!

Extremely well said sir!

A master of his craft.

You really need to get into some Rush :) There's 3 of them that each go off like that. And yeah, he's the goat (RIP)

You answered your own question Neil Peart IS THE GOAT!!!

In life three's no such as 'topping'. We do our best. Sometimes we do well and sometimes we don't. It is hat is. Neil has a gift.

Neil was not just a the drummer of Rush but also the lyrics. RIP 🙏. Brandi Modrak 💕

Check out some Rush if you want to hear some of Neil's crazy fills.

Nicest, gentleness and deep philosophical person ever to be on the planet; he will be forever missed! Try to listen to some of Rush's albums; Moving Pictures, Power Windows, Presto, Grace Under Pressure are great drum records. Also, Neil wrote most-all, if not all of Rush's lyrics. A lot of great philosophy and life-experience came from him. Thanks for having an open mind and drum-knowledge to appreciate Neil...

He's your favorite drummer's favorite drummer. At one point (he could already play like this) he felt he could improve so he actually took drumming lessons and got better. He also wrote most of the lyrics for Rush as well as a number of books. He was a very private individual and generally let Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson handle the fan interaction as he wasn't comfortable doing that. A lot of people consider him the greatest drummer of all time and even those who pick somebody else have him in the top three. These solos were part of live concerts by Rush whom he was the drummer for. So he'd have already been playing for over an hour and some of those songs are difficult even by his standards. 'Tom Sawyer' is a good example.

You said his last name correctly. Most people don't. I'm impressed.

Many others can play different drum styles with skill. Part of what made him so special is his entire career he constantly sought out new teachers and learned new techniques to play new styles. Then he took all of it and combined it and added in other percussion instruments. And on top of that not only could he switch time signatures smoothly he could play different time signatures at the same time with different limbs. The combination of raw talent and constant drive for betterment put him in rare company. The fact that he was able to control all four limbs independently to produce different sounds with each is also a rare ability. I'm not certain there is a drummer alive with the physical abilities and combined knowledge and skill sets needed to play some of his later stuff where he was just showing off for the crowds. Rush was one of the most delightfully ironic combinations possible. An introvert drummer who writes all the lyrics but never sings. A lead guitar player who sings backup vocals. And then you have a bass guitar player singing lead vocals and playing keyboards and sometimes he does all three at the same time by playing a synth with his feet. Any of them as individual musicians were amazing. As a combined force they were magical.

I'm Canadian born in the 60s so you know I love Rock! Rush has always been a part of who I am, they are the best Canadian rock band and Neil Peart s death was a tragic loss to music, one phrase I've always heard when his name is mentioned is "Neil Peart is your favorite drummer's favorite drummer!" RIP Professor, we miss you greatly! My favorite Rush songs are Limelight, Tom Sawyer and Closer to the Heart! But that's just doing a quick off the top of my head thing! It's a very long list! Peace! Luv Judy from (near )Toronto Canada😁❤️

That instrument he is playing is technically called a percussion controller. It’s a synthesizer for drummers that you play like a xylophone. Since it’s a synth controller you can make it sound like anything you want. In this solo he has a marimba or xylophone patch loaded (those instruments have wooden keys), and I believe he triggers the gong sound at the end on it. His drum kit has a number of electronic “pads” that have programmable sounds. Some of them look like drums, some are the black cymbals, and he has foot triggers, too. Kinda like Guitar Hero drum pads, but professional-grade. He is actually triggering the horn sounds at the end with various pads and pedals. The only pre-recorded loop was the jazz song at the very end. In the early days Neil used a real glockenspiel, but the versatility of the programmable pads teplaved it with this thing in the early 80’s.

It's ALL him drumming!!! And with NO electrics or auto-beat of any kind! If you liked his solo, you should listen to other RUSH songs he wrote and played on. One in particular is called 'The Trees'. I think it's even better the his solos!!! 😊

He is drummer for a 3 man band called Rush from Toronto Canada. The band is from the 1970's . Check out Rush (song YYZ) Band is amazing.Neil past away recently. RIP

Neil is your favorite drummer’s, favorite drummer.

Was lucky enough to see him live a few times.

The song Digital Man, from the subdivisions album, really shows his skills on multi-factor levels. It's like an octopus is playing the drums.

Neil Peart was the goat for sure, RIP professor. 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂

Neil Peart is the percussionist (he was much more than just a drummer) for the 3 member rock band Rush, if you want to see more a good intro song would be Spirit of Radio. Neil also was the primary lyricist for the group, and some songs that showcase this would be Limelight, Subdivisions, Closer to the Heart, Freewill and Between the Wheels.

Yeah, let ME get a drum kit with the works... all the bells and whistles, thanks man. 🤣🤣🤣 R.I.P. Neil Peart ✌️

In one of his drum solos he plays out the theme to the Jetsons in his snare beats....very subtle and just his kind of humor!

That snare technique and speed 😱

And his hi-hats never deviate. People used to ask me who the best drummer, or guitarist was (I’ve been a musician for 40 years). I’ve always replied with it’s not a competition. His wife passed from cancer. If his daughter was with him, after the show, they’d (depending on distance) either cycle or motorcycle to the next venue. Most musicians party. She was killed in a single car crash, That drove him to retreat to a cabin in Quebec and drinking 18yr old Scotch. Neil and Geddy helped him through that dark time. Neil then took his BMW bike on an 80000 km tour on the trans-Canada hwy!!! Imagine getting gas and there’s Neil doing his own oil changes on the side of the road!!! He’s written books and was extremely intelligent on many subjects subjects. I’m not much on religion but Neil with a handful of others, well God played through them. He’s my first “best”. Smoke, put headphones on and listen to 2112.

This, in the middle of a three hour (give or take) show while suffering with the flu…GOAT of goats.

"His hands don't hurt?" Yep and his shoulders and elbows. He lived with long term pain due to his drumming style. But masters do what masters do...

"Neil Peart may not be your favourite drummer, but he's probably your favourite drummer's favourite drummer" - Dave Grohl (I think)

he was called the professor for a reason. miss that guy!

I'm amazed, that for someone that's never heard of him, you can pronounce his name correctly the first time you say it on camera.

Your favorite drummer's favorite drummer! Check out Rush. Each member is as good at what they do!

Yeah he’s the drummers drummer That’s why they call him The Professor

there has never been and probably never will be anyone else like Neil Peart

Great reaction, ty. I believe the drumstick in the air at the end was a salute to Buddy Rich, who is a drummer you should also look into. Neil Peart plays drums with The Buddy Rich Big Band in a tribute to Buddy which is a great video to check out.

Every Rush concert featured a Neal Peart drum solo and believe me nobody went to the bathroom when it came up. 😊

Neil Peart one of the best drummers in the world.

Funny that you mentioned Regular Show, JG Quintel is a huge Rush fan and there's a couple of interviews of him around where you can see a Rush poster or two in his office. And there's a few references in the show itself that I know of, with some of the montage songs sounding strikingly similar to Rush songs, as well as Benson's solo like you mentioned haha.

2112, Toronto Molson Amphitheater, 1997 - it will make your head explode!!! 🎤 🎸 🥁 🎸 🔥 🔥 🔥

Neil is drummer extraordinaire of the rock band Rush. One of three majorly talented individuals that make up the best rock band of all time. Listening to some of their music is in your future. Don't mess this up, you will be sorry if you do.

"Don't tell me it's over?!?" Cue crossovers

Even if it has already been said, Buddy Rich Impossible Drum Solo. Greatest ever!

Bro, his nickname was "The Professor." And he took that very seriously. He felt like he HAD to be the professor of drumming.

Welcome to Neil Peart of Rush. Check out Rush their lyrics which this man wrote and it's all fire brother. In my book it simply dosent get any better, I've seen him do this live many times

Remember - this solo (like he did for *every* concert since the early 2000s) took place in the middle of a 3-hour concert! Neal *composed* his solos - with sections allowing for improvisation, but designed to demonstrate a wide range of styles and techniques. He used match grip, straight grip, and English grip, demonstrated advanced snare work from both marching band and swing/jazz perspectives, crossovers, melodic percussion (with the electric marimba), advanced ostinatos, polyrhythms, and advanced use of MIDI triggers in the last "orchestral" section. In short - every concert of every tour since "Vapor Trails", Neal performed a solo that was literally a demo of every advanced drum technique known to mankind - and made it sound like heaven!

To this day, of any show I have been to (100+), the Rush Time Machine Tour was the hands down BOAT and I seen Tool countless times

Homie could straight up call his solos “go home and practice” and it would be loved and true

He was the drummer for the band Rush. Three guys make up the band. Niel Peart on drums, Geddy Lee on bass, Alex Liefson on gutter. That’s it! All equally talented. Check out some of their stuff.

Watch the whole band. The Rio concerts are just phenomenal.