12 Best Hard Rock Drum Solos

Though Rush have been known to expand their creative vision in the studio, they were still a live band up until their retirement in 2018. Across their first live album All the World's a Stage, the band take their audience on a ride through their older material, where they perform a medley of songs from their bluesy first outing. Then Geddy Lee welcomes "The Professor on the drums"...

Neil Peart's expertise behind the kit during this performance is nothing short of miraculous, as he goes through complex time signatures and intense fills without so much as breaking a sweat. As opposed to drum solos being just a little showcase in a song, this performance feels so succinct that it could very well stand as a composition unto itself. By the time Peart finally comes to a rest, you feel like you need a breather after the god-like ferocity that you've just witnessed.

In terms of its impact on rock drumming, no drummer going today hasn't learn a few tricks that Neil Peart helped invent, from the use of dynamics to the dramatic runs that go around the kit. The Professor may only be here in spirit now, but songs like these show how much of a treasure he was to the rock community.