Neil Peart

Progressive Rock Rock 

Rush’s Amazing ‘Grace’

March 23, 2026March 23, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition, Mercury/UMe, Neil Peart, Rush

A new box set celebrates the Canadian greats’ most underrated album of the ’80s

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Rock Bottom: Geddy Lee Contributes an Important and Entertaining Memoir

December 11, 2023January 27, 2024 Ken Kurson 6 Comments Geddy Lee, Kiss, Leonard Cohen, Mordecai Richler, Mort Zuckerman, My Effin Life, Nazareth, Neil Peart, Ozzy Osbourne, Rush, World War II

Rush operated on epic scale, but Holocaust portion elevates this book beyond peers

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Alternative Rock Rock 

“A Change of Synergy”: Rush’s Signals at 40  

September 15, 2022 Blake Maddux 0 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, PolyGram Records, Rush, Signals, Subdivisions, The Analog Kid

Looking back on the album that began the Canadian trio’s controversial keyboard era

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Music Journalism 

The Only Rock & Roll Hall of Fame That Matters is the One in Your Heart

February 8, 2022November 15, 2022 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 2022, Blaine, Carl Palmer, Chad Smith, Cosimo Mattassa, Dolly Parton, Hal Blaine, John Bonham, Kate Bush, Keith Moon, Leon Russell, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Nile Rodgers, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland, The Clash

(And a few words about musical excellence)

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Stones 

Ode to a High Flying Stone, Part I: Charlie Watts Makes the Songs

September 1, 2021September 2, 2021 John Packel 13 Comments Aftermath, Charlie Watts, Dave Grohl, Ginger Baker, Gretsch, John Valley, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mitch Mitchell, Neil Peart, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood, Stewart Copeland, Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones

Looking back at the legendary Rolling Stones drummer’s finest moments on wax

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New Wave Progressive Rock 

The Ripples of Rush’s Permanent Waves Still Being Felt

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Jedd Beaudoin 0 Comments 12/10/76, 1980, 40th Anniversary, Alex Lifeson, Freewill, Geddy Lee, Modern Drummer magazine, Neil Peart, Permanent Waves, Rush, Rush Capitol Theatre, The Spirit of Radio

40 years on and in the wake of Neil Peart’s unexpected passing, we look back on the Canadian power trio’s first foray into New Wave

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Progressive Rock Remembrance Rock 

A Few More Words About Neil Peart

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Fear of a Black Planet, Geddy Lee, Hold Your Fire, Limelight, LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out, Neil Peart, Peter Dinklage, Presto, Primus, Public Enemy, RIP, Roll The Bones, Rush, Tom Sawyer, Vinnie Vincent, Vinnie Vincent Invasion

One fan’s reflection on the impact of Rush on the teenaged soul

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Progressive Rock Remembrance 

BREAKING: Neil Peart of Rush Dead at 67

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, RIP, Rush

The Canadian drummer who redefined the parameters of rock percussion succumbed to brain cancer

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