Rush Fan Central

Crumple wrote: So judging from recent comments it would seem most would rank 2000s Rush as 1. Clockwork Angels 2. Vapor Trails 3. Snakes & Arrows Or would you flip 1 and 2? I've only heard Clockwork...which has taken me quite a bit of time to bond with (still trying). The first few spins I found it impenetrable and a bit leaden/wooden/relentlessly thick...almost...sludgy? People laugh at me for "trying" to like some music...haha...but I know myself...if it clicks right away I usually forget it a month later. If it takes some time...it rewards for a lifetime in some cases. ;) anyone else like that?

Yes I'm like that it took a good half a dozen spins to get into CA, but mow I love it. What a great album.

I hope I'm barking up the right tree here when I say that I've never been able to get into Rush and I need help....

Any help???

I know musical specifics help but I'd rather just have someone throw their tastes at me...

infocat wrote: BirdzzZ on day Flu wrote: I hope I'm barking up the right tree here when I say that I've never been able to get into Rush and I need help.... Any help??? I know musical specifics help but I'd rather just have someone throw their tastes at me... I'd recommend giving 2112 a shot.  The title track, anyway.  Side 2 is iffy for me. Or maybe A Farewell To Kings.

I'd agree with A Farewell to Kings. Good place for any prog fan to start if they're looking into Rush.

Metalmarsh89 wrote: infocat wrote: BirdzzZ on day Flu wrote: I hope I'm barking up the right tree here when I say that I've never been able to get into Rush and I need help.... Any help??? I know musical specifics help but I'd rather just have someone throw their tastes at me... I'd recommend giving 2112 a shot.  The title track, anyway.  Side 2 is iffy for me. Or maybe A Farewell To Kings. I'd agree with A Farewell to Kings. Good place for any prog fan to start if they're looking into Rush.

It depends on your musical taste.  I would contend that their 80s stuff is probably better than the majority of their 70s material.  If you're into well-crafted, concise songs with clear progressive elements but not over-the-top, start at Permanent Waves and progress forward.  If you're more into big long progressive rock epics with lots of guitar solos and screaming and stuff, start with Hemispheres and then work your way around the 2112-Moving Pictures Period.  If you're more into modern-sounding music and don't mind grunge/alt rock influences, anything from Counterparts-Clockwork Angels would probably be your thing, although Test For Echo isn't quite as good as the rest. 


Edited by Ambient Hurricanes - January 11 2014 at 10:09

I actually put off listening to Cyguns X-1/Hemispheres for a long time because the title sounded really nerdy and didn't think they had topped 2112.  (My dad did, and still does, blast 2112 a lot, so I've been familiar with it for years.) 

Edited by HemispheresOfXanadu - January 11 2014 at 19:24

Ambient Hurricanes wrote: infocat wrote: ^Very good options.  Though I'm not sure I'd recommend starting with Hemispheres.  I think one needs time to work up to that one. Well, I mean, if 70s prog is already the type of music you're into, then Hemispheres is as close to the 70s progressive rock sound (if you can define such a thing) as the band ever got.  If you're approaching Rush from the angle of a prog rock fan who's into all the long convoluted epics and stuff, anything before Hemispheres might be a bit hard rock to the taste.

Yes, it is their most "proggy".  I guess I'm just remembering from when I first heard it, before I was really in to prog.  So you could well be right!

my advice would be to get Hemispheres and play it loud. Start there.


Edited by Crumple - January 13 2014 at 09:28

ok which era is your fav. for me its form.


Rush to Signals.

my live album`s are: ATWAS
                     ESL

Finally watched Beyond The Lighted Stage.

Great movie, really enjoyed it.

Interesting how Alex shows disdain for the 80s stuff. Geddy still supports it. Must have been interesting times for these friends.

^What an awesome set list!

Maybe they will do a tour of 70s material only someday.