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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,281
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    Take your time and take the albums one by one there's plenty to choose from.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    BALLBOY wrote:
    I listened to them for the first time a few weeks ago & it was just weird to me. It sounded like Spinal Tap, Queen whilst sucking on helium.

    I'm a big fan of Rush, but that's not a bad description of them! :lol:

    They are over-the-top, but that''s part of their appeal to me. It's three guys who exhibit unabashed flair with all of their instruments, including Geddy's voice. There is nothing else like them. They're the coolest geeks to ever play rock music. And the most talented.

    I would agree Moving Pictures is the best album for anyone to start with. If you don't like that album, there's no way you can like Rush.

    My first two Rush albums were Moving Pictures and Counterparts. I had heard Tom Sawyer (from Moving Pictures) on the radio and had seen the video for Stick It Out (from Counterparts) on MTV around the same time... this was 1993/1994. They are two pretty different albums, but I loved both of them and got hooked on all of the band's material from then on.

    Counterparts is a pretty subdued album by Rush standards. Geddy had given up screeching a few albums before this one, but on this album he began to sing with a range of emotions and tones like never before. It's a really cool album, and if his voice is still not your thing, there's the fantastic, often over-looked instrumental Leave That Thing Alone.

    Another great album is Geddy Lee's solo album, My Favourite Headache, featuring Matt Cameron (yes, our Matt Cameron) on drums!

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