How does Neil play plywood?
“Well you wear gloves so as not to get splinters, you take a piece of 1/4″ plywood, and smack it down HARD on the top of a wooden stool. Very demanding, technically – took years of practice.” – Neil Peart At 8:54 and 8:56 in “The Camera Eye,” there are some mumblings that I can’t quite make out. Does anybody know for sure what is being said? (These mumblings are at 8:55 and 8:57 in the MFSL gold pressing of _Moving Pictures_.) No. {The first time I posted this FAQ, I received no fewer than 8 emails from people who claimed to know exactly what is being said there. Unfortunately, none of them agreed with each other, which tells me that at least 7 of them were wrong, so I’m only going to change this answer if somebody can come up with proof that they are right, such as an interview or magazine article.
“Well you wear gloves so as not to get splinters, you take a piece of 1/4″ plywood, and smack it down HARD on the top of a wooden stool. Very demanding, technically – took years of practice.” – Neil Peart At 8:54 and 8:56 in “The Camera Eye,” there are some mumblings that I can’t quite make out. Does anybody know for sure what is being said? (These mumblings are at 8:55 and 8:57 in the MFSL gold pressing of _Moving Pictures_.) No. {The first time I posted this FAQ, I received no fewer than 8 emails from people who claimed to know exactly what is being said there.
