Neal was in a class of his own as far as drummers. One of the best all time. I picked the first album because I'm a guitarist and love the raw unrefined sound from their early stuff. This is the same with all the old bands. Most of the music released today has been ultra produced, reproduced and refined in the studio. It sounds great on my stereo and I like it, but I still prefer hearing a band as they really are even with the occasional missed notes. I see bands now and they have computer driven sound clips or recordings playing in the background to make them sound better. Maybe I'm just old but that's just my opinion. I feel lucky that I got to see Rush so many times in their prime days.
