The Rush appreciation thread

Jeffro wrote: miamiscot wrote: Before I comment, I have to ask, is that you or did you just find that video?

Yes, it's not pronounced like the shampoo. 

Very cool!! Big thanks to Primus for getting these two knuckleheads back on stage.....

mathman0806 wrote: ^Video is coming up as blocked due to copyright. This one here is from the South Park channel.

Got my first cassette player in September of 1979. Fanatically bought Memorex blank cassettes and taped everything I could off classic rock radio for the next several months. First exposure to MY music vs. my parents' Charlie Rich, Neil Diamond, etc. First song from Rush I ever heard was "Free Will" from Permanent Waves. Three songs got regular airplay - Free Will, obviously Spirit of Radio, and one that gets forgotten about- Entre Nous (Just Between Us)- that was played just as much as the other 2 back in the day. And I found Caress of Steel in a bargain bin (shame on them!), so I got hooked on that one, too.

Immediately noted the musicianship within very listenable music. All of them followed: Moving Pictures, Signals, Grace Under Pressure..... went to every tour I could, bought every cassette, CD, and MP3 of theirs, and fortunately saw them on Clockwork. Top 10 favorite band of all time. Best combination of musicians in any band- maybe The Who or Yes comes very close. Best drummer ever- awesome lyrics (I think about Time Stands Still a LOT these days), and I actually like Geddy Lee's voice. Can't say enough of how glad I am I grew up in the same timeframe that Rush released records and played live. 

dorotik wrote: Got my first cassette player in September of 1979. Fanatically bought Memorex blank cassettes and taped everything I could off classic rock radio for the next several months. First exposure to MY music vs. my parents' Charlie Rich, Neil Diamond, etc. First song from Rush I ever heard was "Free Will" from Permanent Waves. Three songs got regular airplay - Free Will, obviously Spirit of Radio, and one that gets forgotten about- Entre Nous (Just Between Us)- that was played just as much as the other 2 back in the day. And I found Caress of Steel in a bargain bin (shame on them!), so I got hooked on that one, too. Immediately noted the musicianship within very listenable music. All of them followed: Moving Pictures, Signals, Grace Under Pressure..... went to every tour I could, bought every cassette, CD, and MP3 of theirs, and fortunately saw them on Clockwork. Top 10 favorite band of all time. Best combination of musicians in any band- maybe The Who or Yes comes very close. Best drummer ever- awesome lyrics (I think about Time Stands Still a LOT these days), and I actually like Geddy Lee's voice. Can't say enough of how glad I am I grew up in the same timeframe that Rush released records and played live.

Really nice post. Thank you.

Geddy Lee released two "lost" demos from his My Favorite Headache album.  The songs are Gone and I Am...You Are.   The songs are pretty good. Somewhat mellow.  Gone was written about the death of Neil's daughter but he decided not to release it at the time because the feelings were still to raw and he didn't want to upset Neil.  Has anybody heard these and what do you think?

rushfan4 wrote: Geddy Lee released two "lost" demos from his My Favorite Headache album.  The songs are Gone and I Am...You Are.   The songs are pretty good. Somewhat mellow.  Gone was written about the death of Neil's daughter but he decided not to release it at the time because the feelings were still to raw and he didn't want to upset Neil.  Has anybody heard these and what do you think?

My take? Geddy and Alex don't have to do squat. It's like a bunch of people expect them to get back out there, when that's not on either's agenda.

They already toured their behinds off. Geddy wrecked his voice. Personally, I'd rather he just play bass and leave the larynx slinging to someone else.

Like you say, they can record some new stuff in the studio with some different drummers (Matt Cameron, Mike Portnoy, Marco Minnemann, another drummer whose first name begins with M), and if anything materializes beyond that, great.

But they don't have to do squat. Especially not with their money!

SteveG wrote: That's all good and well, but you know how these artistic types like to create. We've not heard the last from Geddy and Alex.

It doesn't mean they're going to mount a full-blown tour, and I doubt they want that. Maybe a few dates, including the belated tribute to Neil.