Rush…love or hate?
Discussion
Halmyre said:
Spirit of Radio was a big hit in the States and the band were baffled by a new breed of audience members who hung around at the bar for most of the set and then rushed (sorry) to the front when Spirit was played. Similar to a guy at work who raved about Yes' 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' and went to see them live on the strength of that one song although he hadn't a scoobie about the rest of their output.
Saw Rush two or three times at the Glasgow Apollo, always great live. Like a lot of people lost interest after Moving Pictures but occasionally tempted to go back for a reappraisal. The Clockwork Angels show occasionally turns up on Sky Arts and is worth a watch.
It was also a big hit in the UKSaw Rush two or three times at the Glasgow Apollo, always great live. Like a lot of people lost interest after Moving Pictures but occasionally tempted to go back for a reappraisal. The Clockwork Angels show occasionally turns up on Sky Arts and is worth a watch.
sociopath said:
Loved the early stuff, right up to moving pictures, went massively off them when the keyboards started turning them into an 80s band, then they redeemed themselves at the end with snakes and arrows, and clockwork angels.
Saw them in 1982/3, was supposed to be in Deeseide, but it burnt down the week before. So got moved to the NEC, which lost all the magic, it is/was a soulless venue.
I was at that gig. Yeah, kinda soulless, but when they played Countdown and the whole place shook... I got goosebumpsSaw them in 1982/3, was supposed to be in Deeseide, but it burnt down the week before. So got moved to the NEC, which lost all the magic, it is/was a soulless venue.
gmaz said:
sociopath said:
Loved the early stuff, right up to moving pictures, went massively off them when the keyboards started turning them into an 80s band, then they redeemed themselves at the end with snakes and arrows, and clockwork angels.
Saw them in 1982/3, was supposed to be in Deeseide, but it burnt down the week before. So got moved to the NEC, which lost all the magic, it is/was a soulless venue.
I was at that gig. Yeah, kinda soulless, but when they played Countdown and the whole place shook... I got goosebumpsSaw them in 1982/3, was supposed to be in Deeseide, but it burnt down the week before. So got moved to the NEC, which lost all the magic, it is/was a soulless venue.
sociopath said:
gmaz said:
sociopath said:
Loved the early stuff, right up to moving pictures, went massively off them when the keyboards started turning them into an 80s band, then they redeemed themselves at the end with snakes and arrows, and clockwork angels.
Saw them in 1982/3, was supposed to be in Deeseide, but it burnt down the week before. So got moved to the NEC, which lost all the magic, it is/was a soulless venue.
I was at that gig. Yeah, kinda soulless, but when they played Countdown and the whole place shook... I got goosebumpsSaw them in 1982/3, was supposed to be in Deeseide, but it burnt down the week before. So got moved to the NEC, which lost all the magic, it is/was a soulless venue.
As you may gather I lost interest after Moving pictures, I bought the odd album here and there Presto, Grace under Pressure, Power Windows but none were anywhere near their 70s peak IMO. A Farewell to Kings Is may fave and Xanadu their greatest track.
Love, love, love Rush. I would agree that their final three or four albums were not so good, but prior to that they produced some sensational stuff. Unlike some posters I really like their more 'synthy' albums like Power Windows and Hold Your Fire. I especially enjoy Neil Peart's thoughtful lyrics and of course his amazing drumming. I'd put them in my top five bands.
Brave Fart said:
Love, love, love Rush. I would agree that their final three or four albums were not so good, but prior to that they produced some sensational stuff. Unlike some posters I really like their more 'synthy' albums like Power Windows and Hold Your Fire. I especially enjoy Neil Peart's thoughtful lyrics and of course his amazing drumming. I'd put them in my top five bands.
Yup, interesting that they seem to have something for everyone. I like the Grace under Pressure to Hold Your Fire period as an 80s teenager. Fave song is Red Sector A.All time favourites of mine. Probably seen them 5-6 times - I think "Hemispheres" at Newcastle City Hall (78/79) would've been the first & last was possibly "Time Machine" at the NEC.
I always liked how they shook off the too-far-up-themselves reputation with the baseball & dragon cartoons & washer/vending machine backlines. They were well enough done to raise a chuckle & not be cringingly awful. It's also pretty funny that Geddy Lee's comedy single with Bob & Doug Mackenzie charted higher in the US than any other Rush single. I think.....?
I'd say, right up there with Zeppelin's members in the musical talent stakes & from the documentaries, genuine lifelong friends & all round good Canadian folk.
Forgot to say, favourite song, "Time Stands Still"
CF
I always liked how they shook off the too-far-up-themselves reputation with the baseball & dragon cartoons & washer/vending machine backlines. They were well enough done to raise a chuckle & not be cringingly awful. It's also pretty funny that Geddy Lee's comedy single with Bob & Doug Mackenzie charted higher in the US than any other Rush single. I think.....?
I'd say, right up there with Zeppelin's members in the musical talent stakes & from the documentaries, genuine lifelong friends & all round good Canadian folk.
Forgot to say, favourite song, "Time Stands Still"
CF
Right up there with Genesis for me, live utterly unsurpassed, seen them well over 20 times, love their early stuff, 2112, Moving pictures and Hemispheres absolute classics, Think Hold your fire is an underappreciated Jem, The last track of their last album The Garden will be played at my funeral, I wept when Neil Peart died, as all my other musical tastes came and went Rush along with Genesis where a constant for me.
Read the lyrics of The Garden, just masterful...
In this one of many possible worlds
All for the best, or some bizarre test
It is what it is, and whatever
Time is still the infinite jest
The arrow flies when you dream
The hours tick away
The cells take away
The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes
The hours tick away
They tick away
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
In the rise and the set of the sun
'Til the stars go spinning, spinning round the night
Oh, it is what is it is, and forever
Each moment, a memory in flight
The arrow flies while you dream
The hours tick away
The cells tick away
The Watchmaker has time up his sleeve
The hours tick away
They tick away
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
The way you live, the gifts that you give
In the fullness of time is the only return that you expect
The future disappears into memory
With only a moment between
Forever dwells in that moment
Hope is what remains to be seen
Forever dwells in that moment
Hope is what remains to be seen
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
Read the lyrics of The Garden, just masterful...
In this one of many possible worlds
All for the best, or some bizarre test
It is what it is, and whatever
Time is still the infinite jest
The arrow flies when you dream
The hours tick away
The cells take away
The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes
The hours tick away
They tick away
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect
In the rise and the set of the sun
'Til the stars go spinning, spinning round the night
Oh, it is what is it is, and forever
Each moment, a memory in flight
The arrow flies while you dream
The hours tick away
The cells tick away
The Watchmaker has time up his sleeve
The hours tick away
They tick away
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
The way you live, the gifts that you give
In the fullness of time is the only return that you expect
The future disappears into memory
With only a moment between
Forever dwells in that moment
Hope is what remains to be seen
Forever dwells in that moment
Hope is what remains to be seen
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect (it's a measure of a life)
In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
It's a measure of a life
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