RUSH

Anika at The Drumeo Festival:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOWM0O9tZGQ&list=RDOOWM0O9tZGQ&start_radio=1

It’s sad when a band loses such an amazing talent.  NP is considered one of the best if not the best rock drummer of all time.  I can hear his drum fills now.  Great that the remaining members decided to keep playing together and brought in another incredibly talented rock drummer.  It reminds me of when Keith Moon passed and The Who went on with Kenny Jones initially and then with other drummers over the years.  Long live rock.  Long live Rush.  

@bassbuyer .. Kenny Jones is a fine drummer, but I hope she is a better fit with Rush than Kenny Jones was with the Who. I'm not sure about heart and soul, but Moonie had something essential in the Who (all 4 of them did), and was in a different league as a unique drummer than the excellent Kenny Jones (or just about anybody else). 

I remember being in high school when Rush was popular. A kid with a peach fuzz mustache and a Camaro would drive around blasting it. Good times, but then again, I was 14.

@mofimadness , LOL about the fans. I’ve seen Tool twice and I had that thought about their fans. 35 year old males in black trench coats. I must say the majority of the Tool fans I spoke with seemed very intelligent. @yyzsantabarbara , Anika in my opinion lacks that male upper body mass and strength that drummers like The Professor have. My brother drums out of Bently’s in Fresno. I’ve been there when Tommy Aldridge and Carmine Appice played amongst others. But those two have that brutal power like Peart had. I think Peart had the power plus the speed and timing like Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. But that’s just my 02 cents. FWIT I’ve run into Aldridge in Montecito at Starbucks. That’s about the only thing in that town I can afford. 😆 Cheers , Mike B.