Rush/Ohio St. – Photo: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The Ohio State University Marching Band performed a rousing tribute to Rush, and honored the band’s late drummer Neil Peart during the Buckeyes football team’s game against the University of Maryland. The marching band offered stirring versions of Rush’s “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight,” “Red Barchetta,” “Fly by Night,” and more. True to Neil Peart’s massive drum kit, the Buckeyes band expanded their percussion section by adding 20 toms and 20 extra cymbals mounted on four racks. As if the marching band’s arrangements of the prog-rock classics weren’t enough, the group also displayed a number of impressive moves. During the show, the group spelled out “2112” and “YYZ,” in addition to creating a three-piece stick figure band complete with Peart’s Rush drumhead. The 15-minute halftime performance earned the seal of approval from Rush themselves, who tweeted, “We’re speechless.” Back in September, Geddy Lee announced that…
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