Editing Neil Peart (section)

===Style and influences===
[[File:Rush-in-concert.jpg|thumb|Peart (right, behind [[Alex Lifeson]] and [[Geddy Lee]]) performing with Rush]]
Peart's drumming skill and technique are well-regarded by fans, fellow musicians, and music journalists.<ref name=olson>Olson, Andrew C.[http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neil_peart_awards.htm ''"Neil Peart Modern Drummer Awards"''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213080938/http://andrewolson.com/Neil_Peart/neil_peart_awards.htm |date=December 13, 2010 }} – andrewolson.com – Updated 10/1/06 – Accessed July 18, 2007</ref><ref name=drummerworld>[http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Neil_Peart.html Neil Peart page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060329122549/http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Neil_Peart.html |date=March 29, 2006 }} – DrummerWorld – Accessed July 18, 2007</ref> His influences were eclectic, ranging from [[Pete Thomas (drummer)|Pete Thomas]], [[John Bonham]], [[Carl Palmer]], [[Michael Giles]], [[Ginger Baker]], [[Phil Collins]], [[Chris Sharrock]], [[Steve Gadd]], [[Warren Cann]], [[Stewart Copeland]],<ref name="From Rush With Love">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/from-rush-with-love-59586/|title=From Rush With Love|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 16, 2015 }}</ref> [[Michael Shrieve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewmichael-shrieve-santanagospellbinder/76037|title=Interview: Michael Shrieve (Santana, Go, Spellbinder)|author=thodoris|date=January 29, 2015|work=Hit Channel|access-date=January 30, 2015|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709095953/http://www.hit-channel.com/interviewmichael-shrieve-santanagospellbinder/76037|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rush.com/band/neil-peart/|title=Neil Peart|website=Rush.com|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112012941/https://www.rush.com/band/neil-peart/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Keith Moon]], to [[Jazz fusion|fusion]] and [[jazz]] drummers [[Billy Cobham]], [[Buddy Rich]], [[Bill Bruford]] and [[Gene Krupa]].<ref>Peart, Neil. Matthew Wachsman. Paul Siegel. Rob Wallis. ''[[Anatomy of a Drum Solo]]''. Hudson Music. Distributed by Hal Leonard. 2005. {{ISBN|1-4234-0700-8}}</ref><ref name="Popoff"/><ref>{{cite interview |first=Neil |last=Peart |title=Neil Peart Speaks With Zildjian... |url=https://www.zildjian.com/zevents.asp?ID=81 |date=January 2003 |work=[[Zildjian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206001635/https://www.zildjian.com/zevents.asp?ID=81 |archive-date=December 6, 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Who was the first group that inspired him to write songs and play the drums.<ref>Dome, Malcolm. [http://www.2112.net/xanadu/interviews/neil.htm "Interview with Neil Peart"] – Metal Hammer – (c/o 2112.net) – April 25, 1988</ref>

Peart had long played [[matched grip]] but shifted to [[traditional grip|traditional]] as part of his style reinvention in the mid-1990s under the tutelage of jazz coach [[Freddie Gruber]].<ref name=geocities /> He played traditional grip throughout his first instructional DVD ''A Work in Progress'' and on Rush's ''[[Test for Echo]]'' studio album. Peart went back to using primarily matched, though he continued to switch to traditional at times when playing songs from ''Test for Echo'' and during moments when traditional grip felt more appropriate, such as during the rudimental snare drum section of his drum solo. He discussed the details of these switches in the DVD ''[[Anatomy of a Drum Solo]]''.<ref name="Popoff"/>

''[[Variety magazine|Variety]]'' wrote: "Widely considered one of the most innovative drummers in rock history, Peart was famous for his state-of-the-art drum kits—more than 40 different drums were not out of the norm—precise playing style and on stage showmanship."<ref name="Variety">{{cite news|title=Neil Peart, Rush Drummer, Dies at 67|first1=Jeff|last1=Cornell|first2=Jef|last2=Aswad|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/obituaries-people-news/neil-peart-rush-drummer-dead-dies-1203463418/|date=January 11, 2020|work=[[Variety magazine|Variety]]|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110215405/https://variety.com/2020/music/obituaries-people-news/neil-peart-rush-drummer-dead-dies-1203463418/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[USA Today]]''{{'}}s writers compared him favourably with other top-shelf rock drummers. He was "considered one of the best rock drummers of all time, alongside [[John Bonham]] of [[Led Zeppelin]]; [[Ringo Starr]] of [[The Beatles]]; [[Keith Moon]] of [[The Who]]; [[Ginger Baker]] of [[Cream (band)|Cream]] and [[Stewart Copeland]] of [[The Police]]."<ref name="USAToday">{{cite news|title=Rush drummer Neil Peart dies of brain cancer at 67: 'Rest in peace brother'|first1=Cydney|last1=Henderson|first2=Jayme|last2=Deerwester|newspaper=USA Today|publisher=[[Gannett News]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/10/rush-confirms-drummer-neil-peart-dead-67/4434938002/|date=January 11, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111005511/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/01/10/rush-confirms-drummer-neil-peart-dead-67/4434938002/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Noting that Peart was "known for his technical proficiency", the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame inducted him in 1983.<ref name="KCAL">{{cite news|title=Rush Drummer Neil Peart Dead At 67|date=January 10, 2020|publisher=[[CBS]] [[KCAL-TV|KCAL]]|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/01/10/rush-drummer-neil-peart/|access-date=January 11, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111102116/https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/01/10/rush-drummer-neil-peart/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Music critic [[Amanda Petrusich]] in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' wrote: "Watching Peart play the drums gave the impression that he might possess several phantom limbs. The sound was merciless."<ref name="Petrusich">{{cite magazine |title=Neil Peart, Postscript: The Misfit Awesomeness of Neil Peart and Rush |first1=Amanda |last1=Petrusich |author-link1=Amanda Petrusich |magazine=The New Yorker |date=January 13, 2020 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-misfit-awesomeness-of-neil-peart-and-rush |access-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113160837/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-misfit-awesomeness-of-neil-peart-and-rush |url-status=live }}</ref>