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progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Their 70's period to their ∞ period is their best....... Oh yeah. Wanna fight?

progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Their 70's period to their ∞ period is their best....... Oh yeah. Wanna fight?   Don't need to.... ∞ trumps all You know what the great thing is about RUSH is that they totally reshape their sound each decade they've been around. It comes down to a generational thing where by its what you grew up with. I grew up with that 80's electric sound wave, so that is one reason why I am more pro 80's rush. The 70's were amazing to. The 90's were the worst, but Counterparts was brilliant. My favourite instrumental they ever did is on that album....LEAVE THAT GHING ALONE.

Crumple wrote: Ode to Analog Kid - Man, I have always loved this song. I think it perfectly captures the essence of adolescence. (hey that rhymes) Just a perfect image...summer day...baseball cap...grass blade between the teeth. It's like a painting. The excitement and uneasiness of sliding away from childhood. And when I leave I don't know what I'm hoping to find, and when I leave I don't know what I'm leaving behind.

I used lyrics from "Turn the Page" for my yearbook quote 

Catcher10 wrote: But at the root of Rush is hard heavy rock/metal with large doses of progressive attributes. It really is The Who, Zeppelin, Cream, Yardbirds meets Genesis and Yes. Genesis made the same transitions but to a more pop oriented sound, much more extreme. This is all due to Phil Collins becoming more mainstream, movie gigs, Miami Vice appearances...he was popular. Rush is not popular in the mainstream, more now than ever for sure...but not in the 80s.

Rush is at a new height of popularity thanks to one good album after another, and due to their fans' kids discovering them — ergo, lots of dads and their kids going to see them play, and the kids discovering Geddy's bass-playing, Neil's drumming, etc. I wager another factor is the band's return with Vapor Trails after a hiatus in which many feared there would be no more new music from Rush.

Rush was pretty popular for the first half of the '80s, though. They were all over MTV (back when they actually played videos).

By the time Hold Your Fire came out, Rush was relegated to "geek rock." Only the video for "Time Stand Still" got some rotation, but I never once saw the other HYF videos (no doubt they were aired in Canada plenty!). A friend saw a live video for "Force Ten" all of once.

If they ever make "Rush - The Movie" I think Tom Hanks should play Neil. Google recent images of both...it's uncanny!

Can the big 80s Rush fans rank the albums Grace Under Pressure through Roll the Bones for me?

That's the gap I skipped before coming back with Counterparts and I'd like to go back and see what's up.

Hold Your Fire 

verslibre wrote: Crumple wrote: Can the big 80s Rush fans rank the albums Grace Under Pressure through Roll the Bones for me? Grace Under Pressure Power Windows Hold Your Fire Presto / Roll The Bones (Tie) GUP and PW are essential, IMO!

Catcher10 wrote: progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Their 70's period to their ∞ period is their best....... Oh yeah. Wanna fight?   Don't need to.... ∞ trumps all You know what the great thing is about RUSH is that they totally reshape their sound each decade they've been around. It comes down to a generational thing where by its what you grew up with. I grew up with that 80's electric sound wave, so that is one reason why I am more pro 80's rush. The 70's were amazing to. The 90's were the worst, but Counterparts was brilliant. My favourite instrumental they ever did is on that album....LEAVE THAT GHING ALONE.   As far as I am concerned......This is why they are amazing. Part of it is marketing brilliance but most of it is that when you listen to interviews during the time of these changes, it is because they embrace the musical times. They incorporate what is being discovered by others and add their twist to make it a Rush sound...ala The Police, reggae = Spirit of Radio. Electronic music, synths, synth drums = Time Stand Still.....   But at the root of Rush is hard heavy rock/metal with large doses of progressive attributes. It really is The Who, Zeppelin, Cream, Yardbirds meets Genesis and Yes. Genesis made the same transitions but to a more pop oriented sound, much more extreme. This is all due to Phil Collins becoming more mainstream, movie gigs, Miami Vice appearances...he was popular. Rush is not popular in the mainstream, more now than ever for sure...but not in the 80's. Now Rush are in the era of "the begining of the end", and it sounds brilliant! They are playing better than ever and more importantly they are having the time of their lives and it shows. They are taking all they have done these past 35-40 yrs are molding it into the current sound, there are bits of all eras in their music now.   When you think about other bands that lasted more than 35yrs, I don't think of them in the same vein as I do Rush. Still together, essentially the same lineup, same manager, same roadies......"if it aint broke don't fix it!"   Long live Rush

Beautiful. Well said. And yeah. They do have a little taste of reggae going on in their sound like police at times. Spirit of Radio does carry wisps of some reggae flavor in the guitar riffage. :)
Cool point.