Rush Fanatics
- Thread starter ibmorjamn
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It’s not my favorite album, but Presto is the tour where I started going to see Rush tour regularly…like…every time they came to the Boston area…up to their “retirement tour” after Clockwork Angels”(iirc).
Mouse
Well-Known Member
I had to look up which album this was on which tells you something. I’m one of those classic Rush fans where they started losing me with the Signals album and then fully lost me from Grace Under Pressure until the Vapor Trails album.
I’ve tried many times to revisit those albums but other than liking a song or 2 from each, I just can’t connect with them like I do with their older material.
I’ve tried many times to revisit those albums but other than liking a song or 2 from each, I just can’t connect with them like I do with their older material.
I feel any band that has longevity, regardless of their genre, is going to evolve. It’s inevitable. True fans of that band will go with it. Casual fans will do nothing but complain about how they sounded better 10 years ago and diss the current stuff.
I won’t use Metallica as an example.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
I have never had an issue with their evolution. I am very much a fan of their later work (Snakes and Arrows is my favorite Rush album of all for example). But, I will say there are some albums in the mid-life of the band (Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, Presto, Roll The Bones) that perhaps do not showcase their strengths as much as the earlier and later albums. Those are fine albums in their own right, but again, I wouldn't recommend those to get a taste of the Rush experience any more than I would recommend the first album, which is possibly even more of an outlier.
Oh…. I knew what you were saying. I was a late bloomer when it comes to Rush. Never disliked them, just wasn’t in to them enough to buy albums. Then while I was laid off in 2009, found a cable channel that played live rock concerts. Saw a couple from Rush as well as KISS. Game changer for me.
My Metallica example. True fans still love them. The fence riders scream sell outs.
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ibmorjamn
Ambassador of Moar Jammin
I get that gball, I started pretty much at the beginning of the catalog and followed most of the way through to mid point as this is an album that is more commercially appealing.
The tittle track grabs me and The Pass,
I have to go back and listen some more because I played it a lot when it came out.
When I listened to Red Tide it made me think of our modern day disaster, even though it was not about that.
The thing that struck me lately is I used to just listen to harder heavier stuff from all bands.
What I realize now is song writing and this type of band held the record company at bay much longer than most others.
The label only wants a smash #1
They were able to give them an attempt at that with the musical integrity of Rush.
I am all over the place on likes for Albums but 2112, Caress of Steel , and Hemispheres are among the top.
@iblive Listen to the tittle track Presto and The Pass. Listen very intently and report back.lol
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ibmorjamn
Ambassador of Moar Jammin
Rush is the band that is for musicians . The complexity and of course Geddy’s shrill voice had people running sometimes in the other direction. lol
I need to sit down with Clockwork Angels, I never gave it a chance.
I did take a listen. First…. Neil Peart was very good at what he did. Second…. The LP with the Piezo is an awesome guitar. So many options available to Alex when he’s playing that one.
Both are great songs. Think I like Presto a touch more. Probably why it’s the title track.
Clockwork would be one of the studio albums I have. It’s a decent album. Different. But good.
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ibmorjamn
Ambassador of Moar Jammin
That’s funny, I like Geddy’s keyboard work but many people do not.
Me either. I just marvel at how he can juggle playing bass, then with bass hanging around his neck play keyboards.... switch back and forth seamlessly... all the while playing the synth floor pedal that they use at times. Dudes pretty good.
Oh yeah. And that singing part.
I have trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time. When I was on worship team if there was a song i was getting into I'd try and sing and play..... and end up getting lost on guitar. So I gave up trying to do both at the same time.
I have trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time. When I was on worship team if there was a song i was getting into I'd try and sing and play..... and end up getting lost on guitar. So I gave up trying to do both at the same time.
Keysdweller
Active Member
My favorite Rush album was their first one. It was raw and natural. I like most of their albums and would listen to any of them. I would and did not buy all of them. I've seen Rush many times since their first album and would see them again if given the chance. Also, being afraid to express your opinion on Rush albums or anything is not smart even though no one person's opinion is more relevant that another. I like hearing other people's opinions even though I might not agree or have a different opinion. Do not be like Bill.
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ibmorjamn
Ambassador of Moar Jammin
I absolutely agree, I like to hear the other opinions. So many fans, it’s crazy.
I do like the first album a lot.
Some people write it off, I guess because Neil was not involved but I think it’s a great album.
Of course I like Neal for lots of reasons.
Besides the fact he could keep a decent beat (wink) lyrically he was so on the edge for me, something that I really relate to.
There are a handful of full of writers I like.
Keysdweller
Active Member
Neal was in a class of his own as far as drummers. One of the best all time. I picked the first album because I'm a guitarist and love the raw unrefined sound from their early stuff. This is the same with all the old bands. Most of the music released today has been ultra produced, reproduced and refined in the studio. It sounds great on my stereo and I like it, but I still prefer hearing a band as they really are even with the occasional missed notes. I see bands now and they have computer driven sound clips or recordings playing in the background to make them sound better. Maybe I'm just old but that's just my opinion. I feel lucky that I got to see Rush so many times in their prime days.