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Kestrel
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Posted: June 16 2010 at 17:48 |
You bought the wrong albums. A Farewell to Kings and Signals are great, but as others have said, you really do need Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: June 16 2010 at 17:53 |
Logan wrote:
Walter, if you haven't already, you should start a "make me like post 1989 bands/artists" thread.
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I'd sooner buy every single Rush item than sully my collection with modern smut.
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Klogg
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Posted: June 16 2010 at 19:45 |
WalterDigsTunes wrote:
Shrieking vocals, riffery, pounding drums... all tantamount to a sub-Led Zep, Rush has never done anything for me. Somehow or another, I've acquired seven albums by this band. Aside from the Police-tinged "Signals," none of them has struck me as even remotely remarkable. The less we say about the despicable philosophical basis for the lyrics, the better.
So here's what I've bought over the years:
Fly by Night 2112 A Farewell to Kings Signals Presto Roll the Bones Test for Echo
Now, will somebody propose a way to approach these in a manner that will keep me from yawning and switching to Zappa or Crimson?
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You can sell the ones you don't like on Ebay, buy another stuff. Just keep with the ones you liked, simple resolution.
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Ronnie Pilgrim
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Posted: June 17 2010 at 20:20 |
Your eyelids have grown heavyLike two bags of sand Your bones are made of lead You're sinking, sinking, sinking into a deep sleep When I count to three and snap my fingers, you will wake up and not feel bored by Rush. One
Two
Three
"SNAP!"
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Bonnek
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Posted: June 18 2010 at 01:19 |
Let's try some advice here: Fly by Night Get rid of your zappa-esque sense of humour and learn to laugh with Geddy's shrieking yeahs! That's goofy humour for you!
2112 Rip to mp3 and just play the first 4 minutes and the last 2 of 2112 on constant repeat. If that doesn't get your air-guitar up then you're hopeless
A Farewell to Kings Stick to Xanadu and don't bother with the rest of the album
Signals Brilliant album. My favourite Rush, but that's not the prevailing opinion IMO.
Presto Roll
the Bones Test for Echo Try to sell them for a few beers.
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: June 18 2010 at 01:39 |
Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:
Your eyelids have grown heavyLike two bags of sand Your bones are made of lead You're sinking, sinking, sinking into a deep sleep When I count to three and snap my fingers, you will wake up and not feel bored by Rush. One
Two
Three
"SNAP!"
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TREES TREES TREEEEEEEEEES
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Catcher10
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 12:19 |
esky wrote:
Haven't we be down this road before? Collect A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure, Signals and then be happy and live a good life (sorry but Permanent Waves is a little too goofy for my liking). |
Most prog is goofy....especially early prog stuff. ![Big smile Big smile](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif)
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esky
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 17:14 |
Catcher10 wrote:
esky wrote:
Haven't we be down this road before? Collect A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure, Signals and then be happy and live a good life (sorry but Permanent Waves is a little too goofy for my liking). |
Most prog is goofy....especially early prog stuff. ![Big smile Big smile](https://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif) |
Early prog stuff? Thanks for narrowing it down.
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progismylife
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Posted: June 19 2010 at 19:02 |
Like everyone else has said, you've grabbed the wrong albums. In your case I would suggest you might buy a live album. That's how I got into Rush. Or if you don't want a live album...at least buy the right Rush albums! The ones you have I would not suggest to anyone wanting to get into Rush!
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Conor Fynes
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Posted: June 20 2010 at 15:30 |
Progist wrote:
I agree that a lot of Rush lyrics suck! But...if you can bear to, have a go at Permanent Waves. If you don't like it, I would give up on Rush completely ![LOL LOL](smileys/smiley36.gif) |
Read the lyrics for the song 'Second Nature.' They make what would have otherwise been pretty boring song into a really emotional track.
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