Smells like Rush Spirit
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Prog Music Lounge
Forum Description: General progressive music discussions
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2027
Printed Date: February 20 2025 at 13:11
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Smells like Rush Spirit
Posted By: Menswear
Subject: Smells like Rush Spirit
Date Posted: November 03 2004 at 19:35
|
I want your suggestions on bands that share the same style or has been strongly influenced by Rush...probably my favorite band of all time. Gimme suggestions and make another prog reviewer happy happy joy joy!
|
Replies:
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: November 03 2004 at 19:38
| iluvatar |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: November 03 2004 at 19:38
|
Dream Theater is the one band that pops to mind... They were HEAVILY influenced by Rush. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 03 2004 at 19:42
|
Man On Fire - Undefined Design. Very Rush like, but slinky fretless bass sweetens the pot.
Also, The first Singularity album. Color of Space sounds like a lost mid 80's Rush release. |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 03 2004 at 19:53
|
Tiles-even down to using Hugh Syme for a Hemispheres rip-off cover. ------------- 
|
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 03 2004 at 20:33
|
I've got the latest Tiles CD "Window Dressing", but it doesn't ring RUSH to me. Heavier then anything Rush has done. It does have a few good tracks and Matthew Parmenter (Discipline) plays violin on one track. I wasn't "taken" with it, a bit too DT Metal for my old ears, however, now I'm curious to search out a RUSH link. I did hear that their last disc, Presence (or is it Presents) of Mind is more RUSH influenced. |
Posted By: dropForge
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 02:25
|
Heard Vapor Trails yet? I'm afraid Tiles (like most Rush-derivative bands) doesn't do a whole lot for me. The guitarist and bassist are really good, tho. |
I've got the latest Tiles CD "Window Dressing", but it doesn't ring RUSH to me. Heavier then anything Rush has done.
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 04:37
| I detected a shift to the reggata de blanc style by Rush when the main proponents of the white reggae style split, i.e. Police. Rush added to this sub-genre and were definitely not copyists. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 05:24
|
Dick I agree. There were numerous songs by Rush that I felt had a 'police' feel or vice versa. 'Synchronicity 2' for one, where the guitar and drums in particular make me think of Rush. Stu Copeland seemed very 'click perfect' like Peart. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 05:28
|
Saga/Triumph??? I have albums by both and they do exhibit a certain 'Rushness' in their sound. Both Cannuck bands as well I think... ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 08:05
|
^ I was trying to think of Triumph. Good Call! I have "Just a Game" and it's probably the closest thing to 'classic' Rush that I can think of. 80s and beyond, they did adopt some of that Police "new wave reggae" sound (goes back to the Clash, right?) but made it their own. I got worried when rap started to pop up, but I think that was just a breif hiccup in the band's journey. That's one of the reasons I still like Rush...there's many hard rock/ metal bands that you'd think might be similar, but there's nobody really comparable to them, in style or approach. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
|
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 12:04
|
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 13:18
Vapor Trails sounds heavily distorted because of the poor mastering.The whole album is mastered too loud. I have £2000 worth of HIFI and even it cant make any sense of it!
-------------
|
Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 13:54
|
I have always thought that Zebra had a lot of Rush influence.... ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: dropForge
Date Posted: November 04 2004 at 20:54
|
Coming from a longtime Rush fan: Saga, Triumph and Zebra sound nothing like Rush (and I'm a fan of all four). In fact, Triumph and Zebra have been around about as long as Rush, but Zebra didn't get a deal until '82 (first album in '83). In terms of pure hard rock style (plus falsetto vocals, wailing lead guitarist/singer, etc.), Zebra is the "American Triumph." Or Triumph is the "Canadian Zebra." Whatever. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: November 05 2004 at 08:42
|
Not to be confused with Zzebra - remember them? |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 05 2004 at 13:52
Smells like Reed Lover............ Please someone open a window !!!!!!!!!!!!
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: November 05 2004 at 14:31
Yes I confirm...+ a few others bands of the so called (pseudo) prog (symphonic) metal scene. The specialists of this scene can easily send to you the list ------------- 
|
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: November 05 2004 at 18:35
| The Mars Volta has always sounded like a hybrid of Rush and Pink Floyd to my ears. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: November 05 2004 at 19:07
It all depends which Rush period you are refering to. For example the mid eighties era ('Power windows' and 'Hold your fire') has some similarities with Saga ('Heads or tales' and 'Behaviour') and It Bites (mainly 'Once around the world'), and even Queensryche (the album 'Empire' in peculiar, produced by Peter Collins who also produced Rush's above mentioned albums). But if you are refering to the classic Rush, check out earlier Kansas or the metal-prog bands like Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Enchant (the album 'Wounded') and Lemur Voice. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |