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July 2025 – Volume 49 • Number 07

A new DVD puts us right on stage with the Rush rhythmatist, for a detailed throne-side look at drumming masterpieces from his fruitful career. Here, MD digs deep into Peart’s musical travelogue, including his recent excursions into the unknown. This Time Machine makes all stops…. Artistic greatness rarely comes easily. Talent, though hugely important, will get you only so far. Picasso, for example, might have shown an exceptional aptitude for figure painting as a teenager, but pure ability was hardly enough. His curious mind never rested. Innovation and exploration were paramount, and Picasso refused to sit still. Perhaps most important, he worked tirelessly, drawing, painting, and sculpting around the clock and placing everything else in life second to his obsessive and prolific—and constantly evolving—creative ventures. His art was almost always ahead of its time, and his important work spanned approximately seventy years. Neil Peart might well have been born with […]
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Articles in December 2011

December 2011 - Volume 35 • Number 12

Neil Peart, Jeremy Spencer, Clem Burke, Jim Riley, Ian Paice, Justin Foley, Richard Christy, Jen Ledger, Paul Guerrero, Bill Rieflin, Travis Barker

Modern Drummer
Dec 1, 2011

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