Neil Peart Breaks a Drum Stick

[Ronin]

I think this is great actually. I don't think they are selling out at all. If anything they are keeping their legacy alive. Embracing new media like this is not a bad thing. As Geddy mentions, the Guitar Hero / Rock Band franchise is a great launching pad for discovering new music.

I also think Rush is not getting any younger, and royalties, etc, from these type of things are a way to help fund their later years.

Although, I have been a "real" musician in the past (Bass, Keys, some drums, some guitar), these "Rhythm Games" are still fun to play. Some musicians thumb their nose at them, but fun is fun. I have the entire Moving Pictures DLC on Rock Band and drumming along to the songs pretending to be the great Neal Peart is a blast.

Finally, these rhythm games are progressing. Rock Band 3 for example has worked with Fender to use a REAL GUITAR. Now you can learn and REALLY play the songs.

It's all good IMHO.

[By-Tor]

Nice CBC interview:

Part 1:

Part 2:

[Ronin]

Thanks for sharing that!

[By-Tor]

Ronin... this is for you man. Some pics from the Time Machine tour.

http://store.arrowsmith-images.ca/Rush

Lerxst is probably playing "I think I'm going bald".

[Ronin]

Excellent. I still need to pull some photos off my phone from this tour.

[By-Tor]

Oh yeah... almost forgot this. I didn't have any idea who Nelly Furtado was but my wife listens to her.

She's covering Rush's Time Stand Still (great song btw).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfrXM_gDl9g

[Ronin]

Sweet, my wife and just watched it. (Watch it on YouTube in HD 720 resolution for better sound and video).

We have her first album somewhere around the house.

[Ronin]

Started this thread with a Broken "stick".

Here Neil Peart Breaks a Drum Head!!!

You will need to pause at :24 to see the damage - kick pedal stuck in head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztcr-SJy3g4

You will need to pause at :24 to see the damage - kick pedal stuck in head.