SKF NOTE – In August 1989, Neil Peart invited Scott K Fish to his Toronto home to, in part, conduct a Blindfold Test for a new percussion magazine that never launched.

Following the Blindfold Test, the tape was turned off and on to capture topics like song lyric concepts, minimalist drumming, studio recording — in a very random way.

Part 2 of our conversation covers a wide range of topics. Here is a partial chronological list:

Freedom, authoritarianism, spirit, mysticism, man’s relation to machines, sound sampling, musical chops, songwriting, arrangements, electronic and acoustic drums, technology progressing with Rush, making records, Geddy as keyboard player, playing live with sequencers, when drum solo sequencers fail, rehearsing for touring, playing Rush songs exactly as they are on record, repairing sounds on live albums, recording Rush shows for band critical analysis, mixing drum sounds onstage, switching from Polygram to the Atlantic Records label, We’re not really that big of a band.

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