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Modern Drummer Magazine

Modern Drummer Legends Vol. 1 - Neil Peart
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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers. Every month MD features entertaining interviews with the world’s most popular drummers from all styles of music; interviews that delve into playing techniques, equipment, and musical concepts. The publication also reports on industry trends and activities, plus new drum products, publications, and recordings, and industry events. A roster of over 35 educational departments, authored by leaders in the field, offers readers practical playing tips and advice on topics that encompass all phases of drumming.

Modern Drummer Magazine

In The Limelight: Neil And Modern Drummer

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

The First MD Cover Story • “The Neil Peart interview was a story we pursued for many months,” said Modern Drummer founder Ron Spagnardi in his editorial accompanying Neil Peart’s first MD cover story. “A talented and opinionated artist,” continued Spagnardi about the then-twenty-seven-year-old drummer, “Neil is not impressed by mob fan adulation, and maintains a philosophy indicative of the seriousness with which he views his drumming.” In this fascinating interview, Neil, still early in his career, touches on themes that would crop up throughout the magazine’s subsequent conversations with him, but also betrays a certain guilelessness that would fade in later years as he evolved into the “professor” that his fans came to know and love.

REMEMBERING NEIL

A Life Changed Forever • A Modern Drummer reader spoke for many when he penned this tribute to his hero.

Moony, Hemingway, Simmons, And All Points Between • In his second (and longest) MD cover-story interview, conducted on the last day of Rush’s five-concert series at Radio City Music Hall in September of 1983, Neil grapples with fame, addresses critiques of his lyrics, and embraces electronic drums.

Neil Peart On Record

The Freedom That Confifidence Brings • In the summer of 1989, MD traveled up to Montreal to interview Neil as Rush was finishing up the recording of their thirteenth studio album, Presto. After a quick visit to Le Studio, where he led a tour of his drumkit and assortment of snare drums, we decamped to his lakeside retreat on the outskirts of Montreal, where the following interview took place. It quickly became clear that Neil had arrived at a new place in his view of his own playing—one where confidence had leavened the constant urge to accumulate new skills.

Neil Peart, Writer • It would make sense that Neil Peart’s forays into prose writing would be of a remarkably high standard, not only because he was such a brilliant lyricist, but because he was such an able craftsman. Like his meticulously constructed drum parts, Peart’s books are the work of an artist paying close attention to detail while he composes something to make you think and also feel.

The Fearlessness Of Experience • Peter Erskine’s musical path has been very different from that of Neil Peart. Nonetheless, the Rush drummer’s influence on him was profound.

In Search Of The Right Feel • After twenty years with Rush, Neil was still finding ways to challenge himself—and his fans. In his MD interview following the release of the band’s Counterparts album, the drummer revealed how a desire to incorporate improvisation—and even chance—into their process led to positive results.

Walking In Big Shoes: Neil Peart On The Making Of Burning For Buddy • The previous May, at Manhattan’s famous Power Station recording studio, Neil had orchestrated one of the most historic meetings of drumming talent of the modern era, in tribute to the music of Buddy Rich, the greatest drummer of the previous generation. Neil did his usual “homework,” taking months studying Buddy and his music. MD...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 116 Publisher: Modern Drummer Publications Edition: Modern Drummer Legends Vol. 1 - Neil Peart

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  • Release date: April 5, 2022

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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers. Every month MD features entertaining interviews with the world’s most popular drummers from all styles of music; interviews that delve into playing techniques, equipment, and musical concepts. The publication also reports on industry trends and activities, plus new drum products, publications, and recordings, and industry events. A roster of over 35 educational departments, authored by leaders in the field, offers readers practical playing tips and advice on topics that encompass all phases of drumming.

Modern Drummer Magazine

In The Limelight: Neil And Modern Drummer

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

The First MD Cover Story • “The Neil Peart interview was a story we pursued for many months,” said Modern Drummer founder Ron Spagnardi in his editorial accompanying Neil Peart’s first MD cover story. “A talented and opinionated artist,” continued Spagnardi about the then-twenty-seven-year-old drummer, “Neil is not impressed by mob fan adulation, and maintains a philosophy indicative of the seriousness with which he views his drumming.” In this fascinating interview, Neil, still early in his career, touches on themes that would crop up throughout the magazine’s subsequent conversations with him, but also betrays a certain guilelessness that would fade in later years as he evolved into the “professor” that his fans came to know and love.

REMEMBERING NEIL

A Life Changed Forever • A Modern Drummer reader spoke for many when he penned this tribute to his hero.

Moony, Hemingway, Simmons, And All Points Between • In his second (and longest) MD cover-story interview, conducted on the last day of Rush’s five-concert series at Radio City Music Hall in September of 1983, Neil grapples with fame, addresses critiques of his lyrics, and embraces electronic drums.

Neil Peart On Record

The Freedom That Confifidence Brings • In the summer of 1989, MD traveled up to Montreal to interview Neil as Rush was finishing up the recording of their thirteenth studio album, Presto. After a quick visit to Le Studio, where he led a tour of his drumkit and assortment of snare drums, we decamped to his lakeside retreat on the outskirts of Montreal, where the following interview took place. It quickly became clear that Neil had arrived at a new place in his view of his own playing—one where confidence had leavened the constant urge to accumulate new skills.

Neil Peart, Writer • It would make sense that Neil Peart’s forays into prose writing would be of a remarkably high standard, not only because he was such a brilliant lyricist, but because he was such an able craftsman. Like his meticulously constructed drum parts, Peart’s books are the work of an artist paying close attention to detail while he composes something to make you think and also feel.

The Fearlessness Of Experience • Peter Erskine’s musical path has been very different from that of Neil Peart. Nonetheless, the Rush drummer’s influence on him was profound.

In Search Of The Right Feel • After twenty years with Rush, Neil was still finding ways to challenge himself—and his fans. In his MD interview following the release of the band’s Counterparts album, the drummer revealed how a desire to incorporate improvisation—and even chance—into their process led to positive results.

Walking In Big Shoes: Neil Peart On The Making Of Burning For Buddy • The previous May, at Manhattan’s famous Power Station recording studio, Neil had orchestrated one of the most historic meetings of drumming talent of the modern era, in tribute to the music of Buddy Rich, the greatest drummer of the previous generation. Neil did his usual “homework,” taking months studying Buddy and his music. MD...


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