One of the most influential bands of the 70's and today. check out Neil Pearts drum setup then compared to now. Pretty simple to where he progressed with his setup now.
Wargod Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Rush Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:05 pm
Neil Peart now!
scottmitchell74 Jada Pinkett Smith's Cabana Boy
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Subject: Re: Rush Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:16 pm
70's Rush =
SAHB Healer Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Rush Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:49 pm
Despite 2112 being a keeper as a go to album for me forever; I still prefer Budgie in the high pitched 3 piece department. It's more that I'm pro-Budgie rather than anti-Rush, just to be clear.
scottmitchell74 Jada Pinkett Smith's Cabana Boy
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:13 am
I hear a lot of you fogies talking about BUDGIE!!! How is it they never got radio play? I'm curious, as that's high praise.
There's been quite a few bands that somehow escaped me then:
Fastway, Saxon, just to name two that I now love, so I'm interested.
Edited for clarification
Last edited by scottmitchell74 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:06 am; edited 1 time in total
XYZ Card-carrying Van Halen Freak
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:58 am
Why don't they get airplay? It's simple really. The general public is either too stupid or too ignorant to listen to a bona fide power trio. They insist on radio stations playing talentless smurf poo like Nickelback and Puddle of Mudd because people nowadays are too idiotic to realize what good music is. People don't give Rush a chance because the talent in the band produces great music which people can't listen to because they actually have to pay attention to the songs. Where as bands like Nickelback only appeal to what seems to be the three needs in this perverted society: sex, drugs, and beer. Not that any of that is bad (well, drugs are), but they sing about it with such openness and tackiness. Plus, they get away with no "Parent Advisory" label where bands like Twisted Sister and AC/DC got slapped with the sticker in the 80's and received a tarnished reputation with parents in America.
So that's why Rush doesn't receive airplay.
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:52 am
One of the things that I really appreciate about them is that they're Canadian. We have so few greats in the rock and metal community. We're more than America's armpit!
For years, I HATED Rush because of Giddy Lee's voice. Then, one day this past March I heard a song of theirs on the satellite music station and all of a sudden LOVED them! I have only the first album and 2112 so far, but will be buying MUCH more as soon as I have some money. I'm eyeing albums like Fly By Night and Caress of Steel first. Any suggestions on the order of albums I get?
mc666 Master Sailboat
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:06 am
scottmitchell74 wrote:
I hear a lot of you fogies talking about that band. How is it they never got radio play? I'm curious, as that's high praise.
i don't know about back in the day, but nowadays, they get radio play from 2112 to Roll The Bones on classic rock stations.
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:16 am
I would have liked to see a then Fly By Night compared with a present Fly By Night. Wargod, you disappoint me!
scottmitchell74 Jada Pinkett Smith's Cabana Boy
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:07 am
My post above has been edited, wankers. I wasn't clear about who I meant.
tohostudios King Of Kaiju
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:44 am
Quote :
Any suggestions on the order of albums I get?
Since you already have 2112...
Fly By Night Moving Pictures Hemispheres Caress Of Steel A Farewell To Kings Permanent Waves
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stepcousin Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:38 am
Love Rush, maybe my favorite band ever. My sister had Fly, Caress, and 2112 back in 1976 and I have been a fan ever since. After seeing them Live in 1981 (for $7.50!!) I stepped it up a notch and became huge fan.
SAHB Healer Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Rush Thu May 01, 2008 7:11 pm
scottmitchell74 wrote:
I hear a lot of you fogies talking about BUDGIE!!! How is it they never got radio play? I'm curious, as that's high praise.
There's been quite a few bands that somehow escaped me then:
Fastway, Saxon, just to name two that I now love, so I'm interested.
Edited for clarification
I don't know, and I'm still bitter about it. The rock encyclopedia that I used back in the 70's was so dismissive of Budgie that they didn't even bother to describe their music; so I wasn't even aware that I was missing anything. I liked the heavier stuff from Rush, but there wasn't enough of it for to make them a really satisfying listen for me. When I first heard Budgie I realized that they were the band that I always wanted Rush to be (heavier more often). I'm sure they got airplay in the UK, but not in the US as far as I know.
XYZ Card-carrying Van Halen Freak
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Subject: Re: Rush Fri May 02, 2008 5:23 pm
I caught their show in Phoenix last night. It was phenomenal.
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Subject: Re: Rush Mon May 05, 2008 1:56 pm
2112, I said all
mr.electric39 Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Rush Wed May 07, 2008 4:59 pm
Rush is still just a vital and important than ever. 'Snakes and Arrows' is easliy one of their top 7 or even top 5 discs....
That's also not saying their older material isn't classic or great or whatever.... Because it is. I'm saying this disc is that good.... imho.
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