Rush 1976

2112 gotta be top 5 growing up as a teen in 70's. Every time you hear it,,i dont know, a certain theme..dream.. since first heard it & every time after .1 album that always is great & you tend to hear something new each time
 
iblive said:
Besides the music…. What blows me away is they’re just 23 in 1976. Both Alex and Geddy are only a year older than me. I look back and think…. We were all still babies in 76.
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I was 16. I was so struck by Rush’s music.
Every aspect. I saw them for the first time not to long after this. On Farewell to Kings. Their live shows were among the best.

After seeing them once , I went to every following tour including Permanent Waves. After that I kind of drifted to other stuff.
 
ibmorjamn said:
I was 16. I was so struck by Rush’s music.
Every aspect. I saw them for the first time not to long after this. On Farewell to Kings. Their live shows were among the best.

After seeing them once , I went to every following tour including Permanent Waves. After that I kind of drifted to other stuff.
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I was a really late bloomer with Rush. Obviously, I knew who they were. Heard their songs on the radio. I liked the songs. Just for whatever reason didn't buy any albums. It was after moving across the state in 2002 when I finally figured out that I really liked their stuff and at that point started picking up some albums. And full disclosure. Alex and Geddy are very good at what they do. It was Neil Peart that put me over the top. I've mentioned here before that I'm a frustrated wanna be drummer. I can't do it so I don't even try.... but I love to watch them. Most times more than I watch the guitar/bass players. I own and have read about a 1/2 dozen of the books Neil has written. With Rush I sorta have come to the same conclusion I did after I bought my Strat after holding out for years...... Why did it take me so long.
 
iblive said:
I was a really late bloomer with Rush. Obviously, I knew who they were. Heard their songs on the radio. I liked the songs. Just for whatever reason didn't buy any albums. It was after moving across the state in 2002 when I finally figured out that I really liked their stuff and at that point started picking up some albums. And full disclosure. Alex and Geddy are very good at what they do. It was Neil Peart that put me over the top. I've mentioned here before that I'm a frustrated wanna be drummer. I can't do it so I don't even try.... but I love to watch them. Most times more than I watch the guitar/bass players. I own and have read about a 1/2 dozen of the books Neil has written. With Rush I sorta have come to the same conclusion I did after I bought my Strat after holding out for years...... Why did it take me so long.
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This kid that lived in the neighborhood, was obsessed with Neil. At around 15 or 16 he was proficient at playing any Rush song on the drums. Of course he didn’t have Neil’s kit.
I played guitar with him for a couple of years.
He was much better than than I would ever be.
 
I could have posted this in its own thread, but it fits here too. A few years and albums later and this gem was cut. Permanent Waves in 1980.
My first experience with RUSH was leafing through the available albums at the record shop and trying to decide. 2112 was my cherry popper.
I followed it by RUSH, Caress and Fly By Night, then Farewell to Kings, Hemishpheres, and All the World's a Stage. Now that I am full blown fanatic for Rush by age 17, I got to see my first of their concerts which in my case were for Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tours.

Anyway, I found this clip today and learned a few things I didn't know, considering I mostly dug them for the music. I found it very interesting what was said about RUSH and Permanent Waves in the critic's critiques.

 
In a similar Vein, and I think is to it;s core, an HONOR to Portnoy;s influence, Neil and RUSH.

To me, this modern version does them justice. It also displays exactly how insanely talented Alex, Neil and Geddy were as early as Caress Of Steel, to think it took 5 guys at least in Dream Theater to duplicate Necromancer.

 
Believe it or not, for as trained and several decades of tech at their disposal and modern everything, I still think that Dream Theater's version is no match for the 1975 effort by RUSH. HOLY Friggen COW does this recording blow my mind even 50 years later.

 
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chilipeppermaniac said:
Believe it or not, for as trained and several decades of tech at their disposal and modern everything, I still think that Dream Theater's version is no match for the 1975 effort by RUSH. HOLY Friggen COW does this recording blow my mind even 50 years later.

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Interesting, the little tape recorder microphone was getting pushed in to clipping by the shear volume.
I thought the Dream Theater cover was very good, the guitar had some embellishments that were modern in comparison.
Thanks for posting that.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
I could have posted this in its own thread, but it fits here too. A few years and albums later and this gem was cut. Permanent Waves in 1980.
My first experience with RUSH was leafing through the available albums at the record shop and trying to decide. 2112 was my cherry popper.
I followed it by RUSH, Caress and Fly By Night, then Farewell to Kings, Hemishpheres, and All the World's a Stage. Now that I am full blown fanatic for Rush by age 17, I got to see my first of their concerts which in my case were for Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tours.

Anyway, I found this clip today and learned a few things I didn't know, considering I mostly dug them for the music. I found it very interesting what was said about RUSH and Permanent Waves in the critic's critiques.

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Wow, Rush nerd.lol
I must be half way through the video.
 
A little bass tribute in the style of Geddy Lee.


When Troy plays Circumstances, I can truly see that Geddy has way more going on than just keeping the beat with a few notes LOL

 
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