Finally some better news. Last week, Comedy Central held a concert at the famous Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater to celebrate South Park’s 25th Anniversary! The concert featured Primus, Ween as well as South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Primus front man and bassist Les Claypool called Stone to the stage to play the song Closer to the Heart by Rush on a set of drums. A band both Claypool and Stone love. Before the Primus/Stone collaboration, a clip of Rush members Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee in South Park animation showed up on the big screen voiced by Lifeson and Lee themselves! Despite being phenomenal musicians and rock legends, Rush always made fun of themselves. And were quite good at it. After the Terrance and Phillip clip of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Claypool introduced Lifeson and Lee on stage, as a surprise to Stone! The crowd roared and Lifeson and Lee killed it!
This performance by Lee and Lifeson was bittersweet. Rush drummer Neal Peart passed away in 2020 after a battle with cancer. Lee and Lifeson were devastated and has not performed since. As I said time and time and time again; time waits for no one. Unfortunately these music legends won’t be around forever.
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