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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 16 2010 at 17:53
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Walter, if you haven't already, you should start a "make me like post 1989 bands/artists" thread.


I'd sooner buy every single Rush item than sully my collection with modern smut.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 16 2010 at 19:45
Originally posted by WalterDigsTunes 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?

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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 17 2010 at 20:20
Your eyelids have grown heavy
Like 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!"


Edited by Ronnie Pilgrim - June 17 2010 at 20:22
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 18 2010 at 01:39
Originally posted by Ronnie Pilgrim Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

Your eyelids have grown heavy
Like 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!"


TREES
TREES
TREEEEEEEEEES
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 19 2010 at 12:19
Originally posted by esky 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
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 19 2010 at 17:14
Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by esky 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
 
Early prog stuff? Thanks for narrowing it down.
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Direct Link To This Post 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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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 20 2010 at 15:30
Originally posted by Progist 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
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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