My honest opinion.
Neil Peart wasn’t just the drummer in Rush. The dude was the engine, the professor, the lyricist, and the human metronome all rolled into one Canadian wizard with a drum kit the size of a fucking studio apartment!
Geddy and Alex have absolutely earned the right to play music together again. Nobody should expect those guys to sit in rocking chairs waiting for reruns of humanity to disappoint them. But calling it RUSH without Neil would feel like calling Van Halen “Van Halen” without Eddie. Technically possible, spiritually weird.
Celebrate the legacy. Celebrate the friendship. But Neil Peart WAS a massive piece of the soul of Rush!
Rock on!🤘🏻