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Points: 5109 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2007 at 13:29
I haven't been interested in Rush since "Signals."
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Look at the last 10 reviews on the homepage about the new Rush album Snakes & Arrows, the ratings alternate between 1 and 4 stars Wacko !
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I've heard a couple of tracks on the radio, planet rock don't you know. I quite like it.
I'm looking forward to seeing Rush again later this year.
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Hi,
I'm from Québec, and I'm not very goog in english...I'll try...
 
I'm a big Rush fan, since I discovered Presto and Chronicles.
 
I bought SnA yesterday.
 
It's so different. I like Far Cry, a VT song in style. But the rest...I'm confused. I don't recognize the old and good Rush. The bad took a new direction. I'll need more listening...
 
I like The Larger Bowl, Hope and Bravest Man...
 
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Points: 4079 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2007 at 09:19
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I got into Rush because I liked Rush, not because they were a prog band, that was of no consequence. As they have changed, I still like them. They are still Rush! 
 
I'm right that with that reality.  I loved the Rush sound for years.  Prog sound or not, they have always clicked with me.


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Points: 4079 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2007 at 09:11
Originally posted by el böthy el böthy wrote:

Leave it Erik, there are many other bands you can listen to...
Rush was once great (for em not as much as some think...but) but they complety lost it... a good  while ago
 
You are so right.
 
Rush is definitely not great based on their fantastic album sales and highly successful tours.
 
Some people just like to bash Rush. Ouch
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Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

No, I haven't, not at all  Wink .... !
 
There you go then. I don't think you will find S&A different enough!
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No, I haven't, not at all  Wink .... !
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2007 at 07:37
Originally posted by MajesterX MajesterX wrote:

Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:



Brought to you by the letter A


That reminds me- what's the story behind the whole "brought to you by the letter...." in the album packets?
Sesame Street? Yep!
 
Erik, I'm not sure this album is for you. Its modern Rush songs, but with a little old sound chucked in. Good album all round.
 
I got into Rush because I liked Rush, not because they were a prog band, that was of no consequence. As they have changed, I still like them. They are still Rush! I like Roll The Bones myself and think all the songs are uniformly excellent. Same goes for Test For Echo, though Counterparts leaves me a bit cold.
 
Not for you though I think, if you havent liked their product for the last 5 or 6 albums.
 
Avoid!
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That 'euphoric review' does the album no favours at all, imho. Still, I'm not surprised this is seemingly a big seller- there are a glut of bands around at the mo such as Mars Volta, Coheed and Cambria etc. that owe a certain something to Rush's sound, imho, so perhaps some have been inspired to check out the 'mentors' so to speak.
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Today I was in 3 records shops, all S&A cd's were sold out and one manager (son of the owner of Manus, the legendary progrock record shop on De Groende Zijde in Den Haag) told me that this new Rush album is the best selling Rush record since many years Thumbs%20Up ! So I have to wait a few days before I can finally listen to Snakes & Arrows, I have to be patient Unhappy By the way, just another euphoric 5 star review on the homepage ....
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Originally posted by Keppa4v Keppa4v wrote:

I've never been a fan of Vapor Trails as an album, but oh boy how good it felt after about five listens of S&A. Yes, it's too long and the sound is pretty bad
 
I've never been a great fan of Vapor Trails, but as was mentioned before without Caress of Steel there would have been no 2112, so if there had been no Vapor Trails would  there have been a Snakes and Arrows?
 
I must disagree that Snakes is too long and the sound is bad. Snakes is one of the best sounding albums sonce about Hold Your Fire, or perhaps Counterparts.
 
Of course, everyone misses Broon and how he produced Rush and i think quietly that we all miss the Rush epics that may us love them so much.
 
But for me Snakes is the best Rush album since Power Windows. Bring on the European leg of the tour! October 14th!
 
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by A B Negative A B Negative wrote:

 
However, I will be getting together with my friends on the 24th of May to get drunk and listen to nothing but Rush, as we do every year. Nostalgia, it's not as good as it used to be! Wink
 
That sounds absolutely brilliant!
 
Can I come?Big%20smile
 
No wonder that nobody understands you Sleepy.
Sorry but I was never rush fan. There were a lot better bands around (70-80).


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This thread was meant to clear up things but after three pages I am even in more doubt Wacko ... today I go shopping, perhaps I will buy the new Rush album, I am very curious to the two instrumentals on Snakes & Arrows. So don't be surprised when you take a look at the homepage today and you will notice a sheer euphoric review about the new Rush album by me LOL !
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2007 at 00:36
Originally posted by erik neuteboom erik neuteboom wrote:

But to me it seems that many Rush fans in this thread appreciate this kind of straight rock, don't they miss the excitement of 'everlasting' epics?


This is far from straightforward rock. There's alot going on even if its not in the overtly proggy sense. I prefer cleverly crafted songs to bombastic ones. The epics were great fun, but I'm much more interested in seeing something new. Nothing is more disappointing than hearing a band release the same thing album after album. Rush are everybit exciting with their shorter songs than their longer ones. I'll take "The Pass" over "Hemispheres" or "Xanadu" anyday.
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I've never been a fan of Vapor Trails as an album, but oh boy how good it felt after about five listens of S&A. Yes, it's too long and the sound is pretty bad, but at least there's energy, some good riffs and some good melodies, all of which are almost completely absent from S&A. Now I've listened to it about 10-15 times, and I still can't get very excited. Far Cry is a definite highlight (couldn't have believed after hearing it the first time) and I like the instrumentals too, but some good parts aside the rest are (I try to think of a better word, but can't come up with anything better than) boring. But well, maybe it will get better. I hope so. Two stars so far.
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Originally posted by StarsongAgeless StarsongAgeless wrote:

Originally posted by Atomic_Rooster Atomic_Rooster wrote:


I agree, you should assume the worst from this album without even listening to it.  That would be the intelligent thing to do.  In fact, we should all base our opinions of everything in the world on hearsay and stop experiencing things for ourselves.  It would be a much simpler way to live.

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Points: 65245 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 02 2007 at 23:59
I'm afraid I dropped Rush after witnessing the travesty that was the Roll the Bones tour.. but I would certainly give any new record a chance (though I would not buy it unheard).
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Originally posted by Atomic_Rooster Atomic_Rooster wrote:


I agree, you should assume the worst from this album without even listening to it.  That would be the intelligent thing to do.  In fact, we should all base our opinions of everything in the world on hearsay and stop experiencing things for ourselves.  It would be a much simpler way to live.

LOL  Of course!!!! How could I not see it before?!

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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by paolo.beenees paolo.beenees wrote:

Opinions about this album may vary a lot (personally, I like it, great rock album. It reminds me of a heavier version of the Dave Matthews Band). Nevertheless, Rush on stage are a really exciting show, I wouldn't miss them, for sure! Also because they come to Italy so seldom... Cry


October 28th in Milan...  we'll be there...



I know Raffaella picked it up today...  at BTF in Milan.

I'll pass on it...  I've got a  copy of Caress of Steel and Farewell to Kings when I need to nip the occasional Rush bug.

 
I have tickets to the June 23rd show at the Nissan Pavilion,I was hoping you were going to attend because that is the closest venue to DC and Baltimore.
 
Cry
 
 


the Nissan Pavilion is right up the road from me damn...

well get a chance to meet Jody... I'll be back in Rome in June . and then we are coming back to to DC for July.  We'd definitely like to me you. 


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