Rush

[Jer]

Peart was one for the ages, clearly. Irreplaceable.

That said, I’ve been getting my Peart itch scratched lately by Mark Zonder (Warlord, Fates Warning), who manages to embody parts of Rush’s mid-80s style pretty well (along with a heaping helping of Journey) with his A-Z project with Ray Alder. Their 2022 debut was solid (with excellent drumming), and the single from their upcoming 2025 album sounds like it’s in the same vein but a bit heavier, and without any weird vocal phrasing issues.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

That said, I’ve been getting my Peart itch scratched lately by Mark Zonder (Warlord, Fates Warning), who manages to embody parts of Rush’s mid-80s style pretty well (along with a heaping helping of Journey) with his A-Z project with Ray Alder. Their 2022 debut was solid (with excellent drumming), and the single from their upcoming 2025 album sounds like it’s in the same vein but a bit heavier, and without any weird vocal phrasing issues.

A-Z is a good project, I’m excited to hear more.

Ray Alder has always had weird phrasing. It’s one of the main things that kept me from loving Fates Warning. He has an absolutely amazing voice and his tone is perfect, but his writing is sometimes awkward or lifeless. Kinda like Tom Englund in Evergrey.