@5:03 "Sorcery! Sorcery! Brother graduated from Hogwarts; top of his class!" Probably the best quote I've heard from any of the dozens of reaction videos I've seen about this particular performance. Terrific reaction sir!

Young man, when the Professor Neil Peart sits behind a drum kit, class is in for a real lesson.

Drummers use metronomes to keep perfect time….metronomes used Neil Peart.🙏

Greatest drummer of all time. He also wrote most of the lyrics for Rush. Hence, his nickname… The Professor

Best percussionist, best lyricist, along with the best bassist and best guitarist, equals...the best Band ever... Rush.

The tambourine you hear thru most of it is his left foot keeping time. All the non percussion sounds, and the horns are all electronic drum pads being triggered by him in real time . No sounds trigger without him triggering them. The GOAT

That drum kit was his last one before he died. It cost him 1.5 million dollars and every nut, bolt and pipe is GOLD plated!

Rest in Eternal Power Neil "The Professor " Peart

G.O.A.T! I’ve known it for 40 years. Limb independence is superior. All around the greatest. Power, precision, speed and technical ability…..unique as hell!

Interesting fact: in later interviews Peart said that he was very unhappy with his performance that evening. Turns out that he had a nasty cold that evening, but struggled through for his fans.

Neil has been the G.O.A.T for over 40 years. I saw him live 3 times in Houston Texas in '74, '75, and 1976

Neil did not feelvthis was one of his best performances as he had the flu at the time. 🤯

Wow. I remember seeing Buddy Rich playing drums on a TV special years ago. Memories. But this gentleman is 🔥🔥🔥!! Wow!

The greatest ever. He’s the reason I became a drummer. I had the privilege of seeing Neil perform live. I saw every tour from power windows to the r40 tour. The greatest band and the greatest drummer. Rest in peace Neil.

He joined Rush in 1974 and he was great from the start. He is THE drummer's drummer.

In the drumming world, you’re either Neil Peart, or you are standing in his shadow. Not getting a tan.

In 2008, I worked for a liquor store in Indy. A customer came in who said he was down from Deer Creek Amphitheater to buy bottles for the after party. Rush was playing that night. I helped him pick six bottles of old Bordeaux and whiskey for $1600 for Neil and Geddy. After he paid, he gave me six tickets! I got permission to leave work early, and a buddy and I raced up there to catch the 2nd set. The tickets were great-- row 6 center-- but we had no way to get to them because of the crush of people down there. Before I left the store to get to the show, I told this story to a guy who said his BFF was a huge fan who couldn't afford tix. I didn't need all six tickets so I gave him a couple. His face lit up, and you should have seen the way he raced out of there to get his friend (knowing the show had already started). I'm a Rush fan, but not a super fan, so a month or so later, I decided to throw away the program that had been in my car. I came in to work, and threw it in the trash by one of the work stations. Later in the day, I met an Italian customer. I think I found reason to tell him this story, and he said he was a big fan. I slowly bent over and pulled the program out of the trash and gave it to him. He was flabbergasted because how weird must that have been for him?!

I had the good fortune to see Neil ( R.I.P. ) do his drum solos several times live in concert🥁, and I'll tell you, no matter how many times you saw him, the next time still made your jaw drop. He's one of the few musical artists that I can call a hero, and I miss him a lot. 💔. Thanks so much for doing this reaction . That was so nice to watch! Keep smiling 👍🙂

Your favorite drummers drummer got me here. That's the truth.

The greatest drummer to EVER walk the earth. No question. RIP Professor

You cracked me up throughout the whole video. Neil has always been the best and I never get tired of watching him and it’s always in amazement. He was unreal! So sad he is gone. 😢

He does that type of Solo every show. Just 2 hours of non stop heaven.

Neil was a classically trained jazz percussionist of the highest caliber in the history of percussion instrumentation. He took lessons till his last breath from the premier jazz drumners in the world. He was truly the GOAT.

John Bonham, Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, Keith Moon. I never could pick a favorite

Neal was one of those guys that made you be proud to be in the same species.

Absolutely the GOAT. I was lucky enough to grow up on this mastery and saw 15 live shows. RIP professor.

Buddy rich - impossible drum solo. Neil Peart favorite drummer, as I understood it.

He's the GOAT, you don't even have to look any further.

Rest in peace, Professor. You are sorely missed.

Best Canadian band and nest drummer EVER. RIP professor.

Your reactions are priceless. Neil Pearl is the greatest! RIP Neil. ❤🇨🇦

Love your reaction.. He's one of the reasons every drummer commenting on here, started playing. That includes myself.

R.I.P. Neil “The Professor” Peart. 🔥❤️🤘🏻

While I’m still sad that he’s gone, I am also extremely happy that we got to experience his talents and contributions to prog rock for as long as we did.

I was blessed to see them 76 times from 1980...nobody comes close to Neil. NOBODY.

all I'll say is that he used to play drums in his dressing room for about 30+ minutes before the show just to warm up and then play a 2 hours show, including this 9 minutes solo.

P / EAR / T 😊R.I.P. ☹ TO THE PROFESSOR! JUST INSANE STUFF FROM NEIL ALWAYS AB! 💯😊

"look at his hands"! this has always been my favorite part of the whole solo!! lol and he is self taught

Peart wasn’t just a drummer. He was a percussionist.

Neil Peart The greatest drummer for RUSH The greatest rock band that ever was or ever will be. RIP Neil you are so missed.

It’s pronounced, as Geddy put it “ear….with a p in front and a t after” so like “peert”

Now you know. 😁 Rest in Peace, Neil Peart 🙏😔

The one and only Professor!!!

He did ALL the practicing! I saw him 9 times live (including the tour this solo was recorded, not this show but the same tour), and he never disappointed! He was constantly in search of ways to be better than he was. So much so that, at one point, he completely broke down his style, and rebuilt it from the ground up. This was when his peers were touting him as the best in the business, he found a way to reinvent himself in a way that allowed him to far supersede everyone's expectations.

You are 100% correct. GOAT. RIP.

The professor is what many of us drummers aspire to. I was lucky to meet him once, a very humble and reclusive man but very generous with encouragement to aspiring drummers.

He's simply the best while he is gone his jam will last forever!!! RIP goat

When you stopped at his roll after the key pad thing is close to the spot (maybe back a few seconds) where if you run it in slow you can see where his sticks are faster than the shutter speed.......This is also where I got my desktop photo.

RIP NEIL (THE PROFESSOR)

Neil was a 9th dan Black Belt of Percussion!! Rest In Power, Professor...

He said that doing a concert is like running a marathon while thinking of calculus.

Two names I always hear as greatest drummers are Neil Peart and John Bonham (Led Zeppelin). I recommend that you check one of John’s solos out. It’s called Moby Dick and there’s a live version on KZfaq. Love you reactions. You always make me laugh.

i love these reaction videoes- different backrounds come together in the universal language. he changed my life for real in 1976 i met Neil, Alex and Getty (Gary) in 1981 and the whole crew after the show. one of a kind- until i hear you again professor

Love these reaction vids. If you, AB, seriously didn't know about 'The Professor' then can I say I honestly love this reaction. For those of us who have known him since the 70s its great to see him recognised for his genius ability. Rock drummer? yes, great drummer? yes! but taken out of context as this is; the man was a living percussionist incarnation of the greatest god you choose to believe in. And yes if he could peel and chop veg this good he would have been the greatest Soup maker too. love ya man X RIP Neil XX

Peart...the ear is pronounced as ear. 😊

Your silence said it all!!!!😅

This solo started from Neil’s back kit after they played mystic rythmes, which his back kit includes electric drums and no thimbles. Then Neil hits that electric percussion board to turn the drum kit back to the front acoustic set of drums and all his thimbles, that electric percussion board is his master godsend for his control of the kit in general.

At 12:05, there is a short clip of the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich. The two drummers widely regarded as the best in rock & roll history--Neil Peart and John Bonham of Led Zeppelin--were both fans of Buddy Rich.

Everyone: “Drum solo!” Neil: “Nah. Imma make music!”

Extraordinary drummer and lyricist! A true virtuoso behind the kit. There will never be another Neil Peart! His drumming is simply a beautiful thing to watch. RIP Neil. ❤

Such a great drummer, yet uncomfortable with fame. The singer Getty Lee said, he began riding his motorcycle to shows when touring, and he liked to stop and talk to the local people, but wanted to be anonymous. Excellent Reaction, ABtK.

It's pretty subtle and I've not mentioned it before, someone pointed out Neil had a cold or something and felt this wasn't a very good performance but if you've heard this solo before there's a couple times he briefly breaks to (seemingly) catch himself and get back on track. A few quick time changes to pace better, a couple trips here or there out of normal, and some rechecks on accents to readjust and keep on plugging on. It's the mark of a true professional.

You have a very deep rabbit hole to go down!!! Enjoy the ride.

Now that's a reaction. Loved it. Well done.

It’s why he was called the Professor ❤❤❤Simply amazing ..

On Drumeo, Brandon Toews plays 175 RUSH songs in 25 minutes.... It's an amazing display of the brilliance RUSH and the drumming of Neil and John Rutsey (the drummer on the first album). Only two people have reacted to it. It's FIRE!!!!!

45 years I've known he was the greatest. His solo after Working Man off their first live album All the World's A Stage to this day boggles the mind. I miss him so much. He had such an influence on my life. He was a great human being. Very humble. God Rest His Soul. Love you Neil...

Neil was the GOAT and we are all better for experiencing his magic.

It's not magic, it's relentless practice!!! The Prof was a magician, in that it seemed to be magic for the fans!

I love when his hands are blurred he is going so fast

💯 Niel is referred to as your favorite drummer's favorite drummer if that shines light.

GOAT. Nuff said.

Oh man you should have seen them live. They were so great.

I have been a rush fan since their first album in 1974. Saw them every time they came through Washington state. While he did his solo Geddy and Alex took a break, then they would do so acoustic work while Neil took his break. Every tour it would be so cool to see how his kit had grown. When he got the revolving kit it was so awesome.

RIP Neil! Realize that drum solo was about halfway through the show Yes you just witnessed the GOAT of percussion

What really makes and gives him the title GOAT, isn’t so much his talent or ability but his character, humbleness and acknowledgement of respect he pays to ‘HIS’ mentors and inspiration. But yeah he is the most important figure in the drum world with the tightest chops, rhythmic beats, work ethic and possibly longest active and material producing percussionist of this modern age. Did I mention he does this within the course of a nearly three hour concert with some songs more demanding than parts of the solo AND he writes the lyrics TOO. Top notch.🥁🥁🥁🥇🇨🇦🎼🤘🖖✌️

He is definitely THE G.O.A.T. PROFESSOR, the funny thing is if u go on Reddit they will say drummers like Ringo, Moon,Baker and J.B. are better than NEIL and on and on, and most know whats up ITS BS......... DON'T BE JEALOUS, great reaction.

neil was the best... he inspired generations of drummers. there are monster drummers now because of him

The world lost a true master....noone will ever come close to his level of excellence.

"This brutha could chop up some carrots, onions" 🤣🤣🤣 If Neil (RIP) had ever chopped up carrots and onions, he would have done it faster than any other chef, and every chunk would have been the precisely correct size.

After his passing Dave Grohl said "He was called the Professor because we all learned from him." Actually Geddy Lee (bass, vocals) and Alex Lifeson (guitarist) gave him that nickname after noting his intellect and demeanor were similar to the Professor (Russell Johnson) on Gilligan's Island, a moniker Peart said 'not an insult, but not exactly cool either!" I was privileged to have seen them live 19 times and while I still get teary eyed knowing such beautiful lyrics and incredible music will never be written again I'm so grateful to have been along for the ride! Rest in peace Professor.. ❤

Now that is the professor at work! We miss u so Neil 🙏

Check out Steve Smith. He and Neil were good friends and exchanged ideas and techniques. Steve always said Neil was a technician and writer. Neil always said Steve was a groove master and improvasionist. Check out Steve Smith solo Moline 2017 and his work with Victor Wooten. Go down the rabbit hole. Enjoy.

The best to ever do it. I think this was shortly before he passed. He left a legacy for sure.

I gave Neil that title back in 1975. And it's pEARt.

Neal was a big drum influence on me as a teenage drummer back in the day , especially when the album 2112 came out Neal was a powerful and precise , almost mathematical in his approach I totally love that he in his later years studied with drumming legend Freddie Gruberto to bring the Jazz/ Swing style to his playing Is he the greatest drummer ever ? No. - is he one of the best in contemporary music ever ? Well he sure as hell is in a very very short list.

He's definitely one of the greats !

My all time favorite drummer. He's a master! My grandson is 13 and has been a drummer since he was 4. I showed him this video about a year ago and he was amazed! Neal passed away Jan. 7, 2020 at the age of 67. I was so sad that he passed, and then my 30 year old daughter passed away unexpectedly 12 days later. R.I.P Neal Peart

That part at the end was a tribute to the legendary Big Band drummer, Buddy Rich.

Used to have systems in stores so you could listen before you bought. Only problem was that it only played the first minute. Which for a lot of the 70s & 80s songs meant you never finished the intro.

You are hilarious! One the best reaction videos I've seen to this one!

I love watching these reactions...seeing this live was totally amazing...

"Is he finished?" Nope. He's going to the OTHER half of his kit.

Set his drumming aside for a moment and just think, he was also controlling the light sequences and cueing the videos on the screen from his electronic drums. Even the horn section was programed into his drums. Everything you just saw was all drums!

He was so eclectic From buddy rich In jazz to John Bonham who is 1 of the hardest rocking drummers ever, amongst about 20 other drummers he simulated

RIP The Professor…NASA is still trying to figure out how to calibrate their atomic clocks after his passing

You need to check out El Estepario Siberiano, he’s from Spain and he’s a beast on the drums, you want be disappointed.

Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick - Live at The Royal Albert Hall. Another GOAT of drumming. 1970!!!!!!!!! Bonzo is a LEGEND of the same caliber. You will be BLOWN AWAY!!! People can argue about the best drummer ever, but Moby Dick is for SURE the best drum solo EVER!

Tragic we lost him to brain cancer a few years ago. Very missed. The greatest!

Good call, he is THE PROFESSOR!