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Roadshow: Landscape With Drums
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Neil Peart
To celebrate their 30th anniversary, the band Rush embarked on their R30 world tour in the summer of 2004, playing 57 shows for more than half a million fans. Drummer Neil Peart traveled between shows on motorcycle, logging 21,000 miles through 19 countries on both sides of the Atlantic. Part behind-the-scenes memoir, part existential travelogue, this book chronicles Peart...more
Hardcover, 395 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by Rounder Books
(first published 2006)
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Not a book I ever would have found on my own. It was loaned to me by my brother an avid music fan (and Rush fan). I had approached him about helping me find some drum solos to add to my running playlist for those last, painful miles that always seem to be at the end of a long run. He, in turn, thought I might enjoy a book written by the drummer responsible for the music I was downloading.
I am familiar with Rush (mostly through "Moving Pictures") but never really followed the ...more
I am familiar with Rush (mostly through "Moving Pictures") but never really followed the ...more
Not only a great book by a very good author, but terrific insight to what goes on behind the scenes of a rock tour. Plus, it's a travel book, too. Well, more or less. Lots of what he thinks about as he travels, anyway!
This is the second book by Peart I've read and I must say that, although I enjoyed it a lot, he sometimes needs a reality check. He talks constantly about how tough 'the tour' is, but I'd be really interested to see how tough he thought it was after being an hourly worker pick...more
This is the second book by Peart I've read and I must say that, although I enjoyed it a lot, he sometimes needs a reality check. He talks constantly about how tough 'the tour' is, but I'd be really interested to see how tough he thought it was after being an hourly worker pick...more
This is a book by Neil Peart, the drummer of the band "Rush", documenting his 2004 tour with the band, which he rode much of on his motorcycle.
I really, really wanted to love this book, but being someone that tours for a living myself, I just found Peart to be kind of a whiner. I was hoping for more adventure and fun, and more tidbits on fun finds along the route, but most of the time I was left wanting more. He complained an awful lot about wanting the tour to be over and ...more
I really, really wanted to love this book, but being someone that tours for a living myself, I just found Peart to be kind of a whiner. I was hoping for more adventure and fun, and more tidbits on fun finds along the route, but most of the time I was left wanting more. He complained an awful lot about wanting the tour to be over and ...more
After writing three books about his travels on bicycle or motorcycle, Rush drummer and lyricist Neal Peart finally writes about what most readers have been waiting for since his first book, THE MASKED RIDER: His life in the band. Although rambling at times -- for this complex man, everything is in the details -- ROADSHOW provides a drum-kit’s view of the Rush machine. Peart dedicates plenty of copy to touring logistics, lyrics dissection and deranged fans. But there's always room to elaborate on...more
4 1/2 Stars -- Peart's most recent book is also his best and most accessible, as he chronicles his travels during Rush's 30th anniversary tour. The material about the band is enjoyable, but like his other memoirs, the book is still mostly about traveling -- this time by motorcycle around North America and Europe. (Peart makes a point of traveling separately from the band, to maintain privacy and anonymity.)
Like his other writings demonstrate, Peart is an engaging and intelligent writ...more
Like his other writings demonstrate, Peart is an engaging and intelligent writ...more
Rush is my favorite band, and Neil Peart is my favorite songwriter so I loved this account of the band's 30th anniversary tour in 1994. Peart likes to drive his motorcycle from tour stop to tour stop rather than take the tour bus so not only does he write about the tour, but also about his travel experiences, including a little history of some of the places he visits in North America and Europe.
I liked it. I am a fan of the band, so his reminisces about life with the band and touring were interesting. As well as some of the descriptions of places he rode thru. Less interesting, however, was his sometimes overly detailed descriptions of the roads he took, how many miles ridden, etc. Perhaps if I were a motorcycle rider I would find those parts more intreresting. But there were many interesting observations of people and himself, and many humorous anecdotes. but i probably wouldn't...more
I have been a fan of Rush and Neil Peart for years so when I came across this book I had high expectations and tremendous enthusiasm. For the most part I was not disappointed. Peart writes an interesting travelogue resplendent in detailed history of the many places he has visited. Also, there is wonderful behind the scenes snippets of what life is like as a traveling musician. Along the way Peart personally shines through his prose. His peccadilloes, quirks, fears and hardships are all present t...more
Peart is a decent writer, but the book is a little repetitive. There are some great passages about motorcycling on the 'blue highways' in the US, and a few good snippets of life on the road for a major touring rock band, but it often reads like a daily journal. As a new motorcycle rider and a long time fan of the band, it is holding my interest, but for others it will probably be a tedious read. The best part of the book is the final chapter, where Peart documents the European leg of the tour w...more
Wonderful explanation of day to day life of a touring drummer in one of the worlds biggest bands. Peart also never ceases to capture the adventures and misadventures traveling across the United States and Europe by motorcycle.
This is Peart's chronicle of the R30 tour. I think it is amazing that he takes the time between shows to motorcycle all over America and Europe, it has to be draining. I think, as with some of his other books, his honesty shines through when talking about fans, but there are some other points where it seems awkward, I think more so in this book than his others. Still, as a big Rush fan it is interesting to get this behind the scenes look, and as usual he goes to parks and other places that I ...more
This is worth reading, but it is definitely not as good as Ghost Rider. He becomes a lot more judgmental and, at times, condescending as he describes his travels and experiences. Overall a pretty good book though.
I'm beginning to think Neil Peart is the Charles Dickens of memoirs. This is entertaining, and incrediably detailed. I'm enjoying the behind the scenes of this tour which I saw as it passed through Raleigh, NC.
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A day in the life of Rush on tour. From behind the scenes on stage to the logistics involved in getting such an extravigant production up & ready in time, it's a must read for any Rush fan.
loved every minute of it! have been a fan since I was ten years old and it was so cool to read some of the "behind the scenes" and hear about the band...just fab and marvy!!!!
Neil's most enjoyable book for the Rush fan. Great humor and stories about the R30 tour in 2004. He seemed in a better place (certainly compared to Ghost Rider).
Great travel history of a professional musician. Rush fan or not, this book has amazing stories about life on the road. Don't let the long title discourage you!
I'm a big big Rush fan, and though I know nothing about motorcycles this is another great NP read. I dreaded getting to the end because I didn't want the story to end.
Just made Clint and I want to hang out with Neil Peart all the more.
Dear God, Neil Peart travels MORE. And, guess what? He WRITES about it!! But, this time he goes through the process of travelling from one tour site to the next. As he has been doing for nearly 15 years, he gets to the sites via motorcycle. As the tour progresses, Peart and riding buddies have trials and tribulations, and on-stage, Peart and bandmates have their own sets of trials and tribulations - counting down to the final show and the taping of one concert. Peart accounts the miles put o...more
Another gem. keep writing Neil!
More of the same. Great.
I had a hard time getting into this book, but finally did after 30 pages, then it just soared. Ironically, I brought this book with me to London which is where he ended up being and I finished it there, as he finished his tour, as well. It was a perfect place to end it, as I had such difficulty getting into it at first.
A friend of mine was given this book as a gift and he said he was having a hard time, but I told him to just get through that beginning and you'll see it open up, just like...more
A friend of mine was given this book as a gift and he said he was having a hard time, but I told him to just get through that beginning and you'll see it open up, just like...more
Neal Peart's other book about travel by motorcycle, this time as a series of motorcycling interludes between concert dates with his band, Rush. Couples a behind the scenes look at concert touring with observations of his travels through nineteen countries and his mildly philosophical meanderings. As a travel book, its a pretty good documentary of concert touring. As a book about concert touring, its a pretty good travel memoir. Unfortunately, IMHO it did neither well.
Somewhat interesting, as a rush fan and a motorcycle rider. Makes me want to go on a long ride somewhere pretty, but I'd have to have a better-than-$1200-and-25-years-old bike to do it. Neil's writing has improved, his first book was pretty lackluster, Ghost Rider was much better but fell apart in the middle and didn't really end so much as stop. But it's a bit repetitive in places.
AN excellent read of Neil AGAIN! The man can write, and ride. This book makes you want to jump on your bike and drive across country for months! If I could I would.
A must read for any Rush fan. But I would also add in motorcycle riders and travelog fans...
You will never look at the US or Europe the same again!
A must read for any Rush fan. But I would also add in motorcycle riders and travelog fans...
You will never look at the US or Europe the same again!
ok, not great. i think neil peart comes off rather arrogant most of the time. too bad the other band members don't write books also - comparison would be interesting.
After reading "Ghost Rider", this book was a much more lighthearted journal of a Musician's cross country motorcycle journey during a national concert tour. Although very interesting in the beginning, I found the book following a repetitious pattern...causing it to drag towards the end.
This is more of a travel book with a few behind the scenes of a major concert tour. Neil Peart travels between concert stops on his motorcycle with the goal of driving on roads that are out of the way. It makes me want to buy a motorcycle and go sightseeing for a couple of months.
So far so good. Great insight into the mind of a drummer on the road. I really enjoy reading about the places he visits and the sights he sees.
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Neil Peart (pronounced /ˈpɪərt/) OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart) is a Canadian musician and author. He is best-known as the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush.
Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada (now part of St. Catharines) working the occasional odd job. However, his true ambition was to become a professional musician. During adolescence, he floated from regional b...more
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Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada (now part of St. Catharines) working the occasional odd job. However, his true ambition was to become a professional musician. During adolescence, he floated from regional b...more
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