Last year a documentary from filmmaker Paul Miil titled The Big Story of Small Potatoes was released. The film explores the Niagara music scene of the late 60's and early 70's of which Neil Peart played a major part. Neil Peart was not interviewed for the documentary but Jimmy Johnson, who later became a guitar tech for Alex Lifeson, is interviewed. The film also makes reference to several bands that Neil played in including JR Flood - which has their song Giant Killer included on the soundtrack. The film's website also includes a list of several other bands that Neil purportedly played with. According to an interview with the filmmaker the film was originally intended to focus on Neil Peart but later increased in scope as he conducted his research. The entire film has been uploaded to YouTube and can be watched in 4 parts at this link. Here's part one:

The documentary is also available for free download for smartphones at this link. Thanks to RushFanForever for the heads up.

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