On January 7, 2020, Neil Ellwood Peart died aged 67. He was musician (drums, percussion), and songwriter, known by the nick name “The Professor”, but was best known as the drummer and the primary lyricist of the band Rush. Magazine “Rolling Stone” placed him at number 4 on its list of the “All Time Greatest Drummers”. In 1983, Peart was inducted into “The Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame”, as the youngest person so honored.
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Rush: Presto
On November 21, 1989, “Anthem Records” label released “Presto”, the thirteenth Rush studio album. It was recorded June – August 1989, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, “McClear Place” in Toronto, Ontario, and was produced by Rupert Hine, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. The album was certified Platinum in Canada by “CRIA”.
Personnel:
- Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars, arrangement
- Geddy Lee– vocals, bass guitar, synthesizers, arrangement
- Neil Peart– drums, electronic percussion, arrangement
- Rupert Hine– additional keyboards, backing vocals, arrangement
- Jason Sniderman– additional keyboards
- Stephen W. Tayler– engineer, mixing
- Simon Pressey, Jaques Deveau, Rick Anderson – recording assistant
- Matt Howe – mixing assistant
- Everett Ravenstein – pre-production engineer assistant
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Hugh Syme– art direction
- Scarpati – photography
- Andrew MacNaughtan – portraits
Track listing:
All lyrics by Neil Peart, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.
- Show Don’t Tell
- Chain Lightning
- The Pass
- War paint
- Scars
- Presto
- Superconductor
- Anagram (For Mongo)
- Red Tide
- Hand Over Fist
- Available Light
Rush: Permanent Waves
On January 14, 1980, “Anthem” label released “Permanent Waves”, the seventh Rush studio album. It was recorded September – October 1979, at “Le Studio” in Morin Heights, Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Terry Brown, Gaddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.
Personnel:
- Geddy Lee– lead vocals, bass guitar, Oberheim polyphonic, Minimoog, Taurus pedal synthesizer, OB-1
- Alex Lifeson– electric and acoustic six- and twelve-string guitars, Taurus pedals
- Neil Peart– drums, timpani, timbales, orchestra bells, tubular bells, wind chimes, bell tree, triangle, crotales, cover concept
- Erwig Chuapchuaduah – steel drums
- Hugh Syme– piano, art direction, design, cover concept
- Terry Brown– arranger, mixing
- Paul Northfield– engineer
- Robbie Whelan – engineer assistant
- Craig Milliner – mixing assistant
- Adam Moseley – mixing assistant
- Ray Staff– mastering
- Deborah Samuel – photography
- Fin Costello – photography
- Flip Schulke – photography
- Paula Turnbull – cover girl
- Robert Gage – hairdresser to the cover girl
Track listing:
All lyrics by Neil Peart, except where noted, all music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson.
- The Spirit of Radio
- Freewill
- Jacob’s Ladder
- Entre Nous
- Different Strings – lyrics by Geddy Lee
- Natural Science
I: Tide Pools
II: Hyperspace
III: Permanent Waves
Rush: A Farewell To Kings
On September 1, 1977, “Anthem Records” label released “A Farewell to Kings”, the fifth Rush studio album. It was recorded in June 1977, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wales and was mixed at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Terry Brown, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.
Personnel:
- Geddy Lee– vocals, bass and twelve-string guitar, Minimoog, bass pedal synthesizers
- Alex Lifeson– electric and acoustic six- and twelve-string guitars, classical guitar, bass pedal synthesizers
- Neil Peart– drums, orchestra bells, wind chimes, bell tree, vibraslap, triangle, tubular bells, temple blocks
- Terry Brown: spoken vocals
- Terry Brown, Pat Moran – recording
- Terry Brown, Declan O’Doherty, Ken Thomas – mixing
- George Graves – mastering
- Hugh Syme – art direction
- Yosh Inouye – photography
- Roger Stowell – photography
- Fin Costello – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Neil Peart, except where noted, all musis by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, except where noted.
- A Farewell to Kings – music by Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
- Xanadu
- Closer to the Heart – lyrics by Neil Peart, Peter Talbot
- Cinderella Man – Geddy Lee
- Madrigal
- Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage
- I. Prologue
- II. 1
- III. 2
- IV. 3
Depeche Mode: Songs Of Faith And Devotion
On March 22, 1993, “Mute” label released “Songs of Faith and Devotion”, the eighth Depeche Mode studio album. It was recorded February 1992 – January 1993, at “Chateau du Pape” in Madrid, and was produced by Flod, David Gahan and Martin Gore.
Personnel:
- Martin Gore – vocals, keyboards, guitars, programming, mixing
- Dave Gahan – vocals
- Steáfán Hannigan – uilleann pipes
- Wil Malone– string arrangement, conducting
- Hildia Campbell – additional vocals
- Samantha Smith – additional vocals
- Bazil Meade – additional vocals
- Matthew Vaughan – additional programming
- Chris Dickie – engineer
- Paul Kendall, Steve Lyon – engineer
- Mark Einstmann – engineer assistant
- Volke Schneider – engineer assistant
- Shaun de Feo – engineer assistant
- Jeremy Wheatley – engineer assistant
- Flood– mixing
- Mark Stent– mixing
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Anton Corbijn– art direction, sleeve design, visuals
- Area – design
- Daryl Bamonte– album coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by Martin Gore.
- I Feel You
- Walking In My Shoes
- Condemnation
- Mercy In You
- Judas
- In Your Room
- Get Right With Me
- Rush
- One Caress
- Higher Love
Michael Kamen
On November 18, 2003, Michael Kamen died aged 55. He was composer and orchestral arranger, has worked with many famous musicians and bands including Pink Floyd, Roger Daltrey, Tom Petty, David Bowie, Eurythmics, Eric Clapton, Rush, Metallica, Herbie Hancock, The Cranberries, Bryan Adams, Jim Croce, Aerosmith, Sting, Queen and Kate Bush.
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