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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dr. Toobz on June 12, 2012, 09:06:33 AM
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With Rush's new album, Clockwork Angels, out today, I found myself wondering if any other Bottleheads are fans of the somewhat polarizing, Canadian prog rock trio. I last saw them play in 2010 (in Chicago) and was greatly anticipating this new album release. So far, it has not disappointed!
Any other Rush-heads here?
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I haven't listen to Rush since I was in school in the late 70's. Thanks for letting us know.
Just ordered it on vinyl
Debra
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Well, I was just testing out a speaker rebuild with "Limelight," so....yes.
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Huge Rush fan, I've had the pleasure of seeing them live a number of times since the late 70s. I watched a interesting documentary on the band last week. I actually had an english teacher who would print Rush lyrics for her students to read, she was quite impressed with Neil Pert's extensive vocabulary.
Cheers,
Shawn
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Its funny thinking back on that time! I was actually a huge YES fan, and when Rush came on the scene it seemed they were kind of 'wanabee's'. That is not to discount the band in any way, but there was SO much good music being made back then. I even remember getting a bit judgmental with Chicago Transit Authority when they were going into the psychedelia. I didnt feel they had the 'cred' for that. But yes, count me as a huge Rush fan.
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I like Neal Pert, Lyricist and drummer extraordinary.
Not to mention dedicated motorcyclist...John
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I've been a Rush fan since the mid-70s. I grew up not too far from Toronto, so we got to see them regularly. I've seen them more times than I can count (or remember - lots of 'substance' was consumed in the early days!). First saw them on the Farewell to Kings tour. Last saw them on the Time Machine tour two summers ago, with my then 14 year old son, who listens to them on vinyl. It boggles my mind that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ???
SteveH
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I like Neal Pert, Lyricist and drummer extraordinary.
Not to mention dedicated motorcyclist...John
I remember listening to them on the radio, I would have sworn Neil Pert played a double bass kit. After buying my first Rush album I realized he did not play double bass, he is just that good.
(edit: It seems that his newer DW kits are equipped with double bass.)
Cheers,
Shawn
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I remember spinning 2012 in high school. Very strong memories. I was, and am also a very big Yes fan as well as ELP and some of the other big Prog bands.
Thanks for sharing, I will have to look into the new release.
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It boggles my mind that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ???
SteveH
Yea, I totally agree. I guess they choose bands alphabetically. That's the only way anyone can explain Abba going in before Rush. Crazy!
Pfenning
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Fan of their earlier stuff.
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Like Eric, I was far more into Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, etc. and Rush just seemed a bit too different to me then. Or perhaps it was just the folks I hung out with weren't into them. I of course did like some of the earlier stuff -- the stuff that made it on the radio, but I suppose, as was typical for those days, that wasn't their best work.
To be honest, I, like Deb, have not listened to them since the late 70s, so maybe it's time to try again.
Now, as to how many times I saw Yes, well, lost count on that one...
Maybe I'll download some tracks from iTunes and at least get an idea of whether I want to spend the bucks for a hi-res download or vinyl.
-- Jim
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Moving Pictures tour was my first ever rock concert!! awesome.. HUGE fan...saw them in Wembley, London also for their 30th anniversary gig.....
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I likes their earlier stuff. I first heard Moving Pictures, which I really like. Another album that I listen to till date is Permanent waves.
shreekant :)
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I think ... Kinda lost interest after Signals, probably Moving Pictures and their work before it is the sweet spot for me with Rush. Im not a HUGE fan but I did listen quite a lot back them. Favorites are probably Caress of Steel, Hemispheres, and 2112. In fact, I spun Hemispheres not too long ago. I was just never a big enough fan that I could honestly say I loved any of their albums all the way through. But that's rare for me anyway. Im kinda selective and probably advanced more "needles" than most and seem to have the CDP remote close at hand as well. Too lazy to get up now but still spin LP's.
This is a little OT but it's kinda funny that at one time I bought CD's of the LP's that I liked, mainly to have for the car at first and then for the home when I took a 10 year vinyl hiatus. Now, I search for the LP versions of some of the CD's that I bought in lieu of the LP. That's mainly limited to very late 80's and maybe very early 90's. I didnt own a CD player until probably 1988. That's a good thing in retrospect because it means that I was still buying the LP's. I still have that CDP and it still worked when I ran across it a few years ago ... sounds horrid too :o
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Nice to hear from other Rush fans! Being that I was merely in diapers during Rush's halcyon days of the late seventies, I came upon the band much later than many other Bottleheads, it would seem, around the time of Counterparts (1993). So, I'm equally a fan of their newer stuff as well as old, and have been picking up their albums since the 90's (naturally, this included their entire back catalog, excepting Caress of Steel and Exit Stage Left, which I still haven't gotten around to buying).
Those of you buying their new stuff after not having listened to them since the late 70's or 80's might be in for shock, as their sound has progressively evolved away from the helium-tinged, "nerd rock" of 2112 towards something a bit more approachable, if not radio friendly. This new album, I think, is probably the best place to start, as it seems to blend their 70's work with more contemporary sounds. On some songs (the title track and Headlong Flight, for example), one may forget that this is an album cut in 2012, whereas some songs (such as the Daphne Du Maurier-inspired maritime tale of The Wreckers, not to mention the melancholy final track, The Garden) break new ground for the band. Some are calling this Rush's magnum opus, which I feel is incredibly premature to say about an album out for just a week, let alone from a band with things like 2112, Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures in their back catalog. However, this appears to be the best rated and best received album of theirs in many, many years - far better than Vapor Trails (2002) or Snakes and Arrows (2007), in my opinion.
Can't wait to hear some Rush on my new Stereomour, which I've started slowly assembling in the past few days!
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Angelo - thanks for the review of Clockwork Angels! I will have to go out and get it. I agree with you on Snakes and Arrows. It's often a heavy lift for some of these old time artists to keep cranking out the good stuff, and also stay fresh. Paul McCartney comes to mind.