Rhythm & Light (Hardcover)

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Product Description

Neil Peart, drummer for the legendary rock band Rush, is often recognized as one of the world's greatest drummers. This photo book features intimate portraits of Peart as captured by professional photographer Carrie Nuttal (who is also Peart's wife.)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Rounder Books (March 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579400930
• ISBN-13: 978-1579400934
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #617,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, November 1, 2005

By	Mrs. Valerie G. Campitiello "Valerie Campitiello" (Fullerton, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this for my husband who has been a RUSH fan forever and I was very much looking forward to seeing the book myself. Also a strange coincidence is the author and new Mrs. Peart was a grade under me in High School and while we were not friends because we weren't in the same grade or had the same circle of friends, I do remember seeing her around and remember her to be quite a nice person. The book had been on backorder FOREVER - longer than 6 months, with the ship date being changed several times. Although, overall I think the book is nice, I think it lacks substance. I'm not a professional photographer, but I do like to look at pictures that are clear and in focus, regardless of the subject. Alot of the pictures were fuzzy, and I just don't understand why that was. I would have liked to see more pictures in focus - it would have make it much more interesting. Also, what really annoyed me, was the condition the book arrived in. Multiple scratches all over the book jacket. It was packed nicely, so it must have happened prior to shipping. A good collector's item for an avid RUSH fan, but still a little disappointing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Love Story, November 17, 2008

By	Sandra Foster (Brookhaven, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For Rush fans, this is a rare treat. One sees Neil Peart doing the unglamorous work it takes to be Neil Peart, bloody calluses and all. Carrie's technique evokes the unclear, shadowy world of creating something from nothing and the personal and spiritual gloom her husband was just emerging from the twin blows of losing his first wife and daughter a few years before. So, I disagree with other reviewers that the film is merely 'blurry'.

The thing that touched me the most was the dance of love and wonder Carrie's work beautifully illustrates between them. We see Carrie in awe as she discovers for the first time what her beloved husband does to become the Neil Peart she'd only heard of, not the man she married. The project started in part because they were newlyweds and couldn't stand to be separated by three time zones when Neil left to work on Rush's Vapor Trails album!

I look forward to more of her work, and not just of Rush. She's a patient observer and recorder of the commonplace that shows more of a subject than an obvious head shot.

Sandy Foster
Brookhaven, NY

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rhythm & Light- true revelation, May 9, 2007

By	Kim Bontrager "motherofadrummer" (Sarasota, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ordered this book after reading Peart's Roadshow. My son is a drummer and has chosen drumming as his future profession, or should I say it seems to have chosen him some time ago. I wanted to see the photos taken of someone who is known for his chosen solitude. I also wanted to see the photos taken by someone who was in love with their subject, but trying to discover this secret passion, warts and all, without being a stumbling block in the process of capturing the reality.

Great photos. I think my favorite photos are Magic and Shattered. Magic is reminiscient of the expression I see when my son is playing "in the zone" and Shattered is a photo I hope to purchase one day for my son.

This is a great gift for any Peart fan/drummer. A must have for any drummer's coffee table, or should I say "the large drum pad on legs sitting in their living room".