tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107634654312846113.post7420335254524881132..comments2024-03-20T14:39:22.955-04:00Comments on Drum Nuts (& Bolts): Finding The Professor's voice: Neil Peart's Slingerland snareDarin Sollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936025504236068676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107634654312846113.post-82771708815241870122024-03-20T14:39:22.955-04:002024-03-20T14:39:22.955-04:00Hi George, that is a great story! Thanks for shar...Hi George, that is a great story! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I never had the opportunity to meet The Professor, but if you have read my other posts, you know I'm a fan of Bernie Stone. Bernie vibra-fibed Neil's drums when he worked at the Percussion Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Darin Sollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936025504236068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107634654312846113.post-11095887060806070312024-02-27T13:54:49.929-05:002024-02-27T13:54:49.929-05:00Darin, I agree, The Signals album is a special alb...Darin, I agree, The Signals album is a special album in terms of Peart's snare sound and playing in general. Also a great example of a band experimenting with new and different styles. It's long been my favorite Rush LP and holds a dear place in my heart. I had the pleasure of meeting Neil through an old acquaintance of mine back in the spring of 2011. On the drive to where we met him I thought of what I wanted to say or ask him. Upon initial meeting he was his usual polite self. I mentioned to him that Signals was my favorite album the band ever put out, pointing in particular to "Digital Man" as an example of what truly inspired my own playing as a then 13 year old to which he replied {and I still remember the brief pause he took for a second before replying}, he said "well thank you for that nice compliment" and that it was a unique time for the band then with the musical direction that they were going in and that he felt that it was kind of a milestone for them from that period on. Just one of those moments in life that you never thought you'd have; I got to shake hands with The Professor. He was -and remains- my favorite drummer in all of popular music. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315434184438454246noreply@blogger.com