I forgot about Rush...

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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    Well, the band STILL kocks as they did last Saturday in Bristow Va. I flew up to DC for the 46th time I think i've seen the band. They Rocked the Moving Pictures album along with the new songs and one of my all time favorite songs The Camera Eye.

    Now the finish the Time Machine Tour up the street and finally here in West Palm Beach, FL 10/2. This is the very first time i'll see them at the end of a tour and it should be ALL fun.

    2.gif still rules after 35+ years and that fact is simply amazing.

    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)


  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
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    I just can't wait for Saturday night 2nd time this tour but this time with my honey. It will be sweet. :D

    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)


  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
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    *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)


  • Nothingbetter
    Nothingbetter Wichita, KS Posts: 570
    They came here recently and I don't care how good of musicians they are, their music sucks, IMO.
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    edited September 2010
    Nothingbetter wrote:
    They came here recently and I don't care how good of musicians they are, their music sucks, IMO.

    That has to be the reason why they have never been nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I hope they never ever get in, the Hall has become a joke.

    Peace
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    *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)


  • StoneAment
    StoneAment Posts: 393
    No but they will be receiving Classic Rock magazine's living legend award at the classic rock award in London (UK) in November. Fuck the RRHOF! Here's hoping Rush play a show while they're in London
    Mike McCready makes the energizer bunny look tired.
  • acutejam
    acutejam Posts: 1,433
    I forgot about them in the 90's until a producer pointed out, "Hey, you're the best power trio in the business, with the best bass player in the world stuck behind a stack of synths!"

    Vapor Trails was an awesome moment in rock-n-roll -- Rush was back! And they keep delivering, I've seen 'em just about every tour (cept a few in the 90s) since about '82 I think!

    The new movie about them "Beyond a Lighted Stage" is an awesome watch, period. Get them or not, the chronicle of their career should facinate any music fan. As one person pointed out, Grohl or Corgan, yeah, they've been marginalized ... but c'mon at the 35-year mark you've just GOT to toss all the BS aside and admit, "These guys ROCK!"

    Like listening to Crooked Vultures, whoa, that bass player is rippin' it up!
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    i wouldnt know RUSH if they jumped up and bit me on the arse.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    catefrances wrote:
    i wouldnt know RUSH if they jumped up and bit me on the arse.

    In your case that's absolutely the truth, however they are millions around the world who think and feel they are awesome. I'm one of them. :D

    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)


  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    Also, I don't think would bite you on the arse as you say, I think they would play just for you Closer To The Heart :D acoustically.

    [url=hittp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/nezperz/closerheart_01.gif]hittp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee2 ... art_01.gif[/url]

    Closer To The Heart (acoustic)

    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)


  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    g under p wrote:
    Also, I don't think would bite you on the arse as you say, I think they would play just for you Closer To The Heart :D acoustically.

    [url=hittp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/nezperz/closerheart_01.gif]hittp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee2 ... art_01.gif[/url]

    Closer To The Heart (acoustic)

    Peace

    awwwwwwwwwww shucks thanks but...

    you know i cant open that link and break my perfect no RUSH record. 8-)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    catefrances wrote:
    g under p wrote:
    Also, I don't think would bite you on the arse as you say, I think they would play just for you Closer To The Heart :D acoustically.

    [url=hittp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee252/nezperz/closerheart_01.gif]hittp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee2 ... art_01.gif[/url]

    Closer To The Heart (acoustic)

    Peace

    awwwwwwwwwww shucks thanks but...

    you know i cant open that link and break my perfect no RUSH record. 8-)

    Good for you.... :D They will be rocking come Saturday night's final show 8-)

    Peace

    closerheart_01.gif
    *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)


  • acutejam
    acutejam Posts: 1,433
    Most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band?

    #1 Beatles
    #2 Rolling Stones
    #3 RUSH

    Done without radio play, without press, without music videos (for the most part), without major marketing (for the most part) -- simply on the strength of their fan base. As awesome as "Beyond a Lighted Stage," the new DVD on their history, is, I would say the 2003 DVD "Rush in Rio" is an even more intense view of the band. Them rocking out in Sao Paulo to 60,000 fans, not a music festival, no opening acts, just RUSH -- well, that's just mind melting!

    Hearing 60,000 fans kinda soccer chant their way through YYZ -- an intrumental! -- is hilarious fun!

    Enjoy the last show on this tour! After seeing them in August, I was definitely inclined to book a flight and catch them again, but with JackJohnson/Bridge/JohnButler/STP and a few others I'm forgetting, my concert calendar is pretty full -- AND WE KNOW THEY'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!

    WOOT! New Album!
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    acutejam wrote:
    Most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band?

    #1 Beatles
    #2 Rolling Stones
    #3 RUSH

    Done without radio play, without press, without music videos (for the most part), without major marketing (for the most part) -- simply on the strength of their fan base. As awesome as "Beyond a Lighted Stage," the new DVD on their history, is, I would say the 2003 DVD "Rush in Rio" is an even more intense view of the band. Them rocking out in Sao Paulo to 60,000 fans, not a music festival, no opening acts, just RUSH -- well, that's just mind melting!

    Hearing 60,000 fans kinda soccer chant their way through YYZ -- an intrumental! -- is hilarious fun!

    Enjoy the last show on this tour! After seeing them in August, I was definitely inclined to book a flight and catch them again, but with JackJohnson/Bridge/JohnButler/STP and a few others I'm forgetting, my concert calendar is pretty full -- AND WE KNOW THEY'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR!

    WOOT! New Album!

    Consistancy, has always been the name of the game with RUSH. I read that somewhere about the consecutive gold albums. RIR was so awesome with all the chants in front ALL those rabid fans. It will be fun this Saturday for the 2nd time around.

    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)


  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    Simply last night RUSH was at their best in this tour's finally. Marvelous, I have to go and recover now.

    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)


  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    Some photos someone else took from the West Palm Beach FL show...

    http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm24 ... m%20Beach/

    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)


  • Benzor
    Benzor Posts: 886
    I've forgotten about them too. I used to absolutely obsessed with this band. IMO they are the most talented band I have ever heard. Think I'm going to go spin Moving Pictures (which is one of the best albums of all time).
  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Rush have been the most important band in my life.Been a fan since pre teens.No one sounds like them.Sadly I have only seen them live once,they haven't been to Scotland much and when they did gig's sold out very fast.
    But when I did see them I was mesmerised and reduced to tears at finally seeing them.
    I think Alex is one of the most charismatic man in music.
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • Better Dan
    Better Dan Posts: 5,684
    What do you all think of the two new songs? I really like BU2B, but haven't given Caravan much of a listen yet.
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  • acutejam
    acutejam Posts: 1,433
    New songs, I think like most of Rush for the past 20 years, are taking their time growing on me. They ripped in concert, thick heavy riffs. But there's always those complicated asides, shifts, drifts that take me a bit to accomodate -- they definitely don't write simple little songs!

    I think Earthshine has been one of my favs of the new era of Rush, but I'm so blown away by their arrangements on the Summertime Blues cover tunes album.
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