the words of the prophets were written on the studio wall
concert hall
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 14 July 2008 04:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Time Stands Still.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e10z-E56PVI
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 14 July 2008 04:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Okay, but srsly, Time Stands Still rules. Amirite?
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Sunday, 20 July 2008 10:49 (fifteen years ago) link
I spun Passage to Bangkok at my Dj gig tonight.
― Nate Carson, Monday, 21 July 2008 09:38 (fifteen years ago) link
I've had "Signals" on in the car the last few days, "Countdown" is so good, like Rush doing Gary Numan. Best album they ever did, I think, the only track I don't like is the "Walking on the Moon" knockoff.
― Pashmina, Monday, 21 July 2008 11:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Fucking Signals. THAT IS THE SHIT.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Monday, 21 July 2008 12:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Stephen Colbert, Rolling Stone... I want my old uncool unsexy Rush back!
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Monday, 21 July 2008 12:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I've been going through a huge Rush phase the last two weeks, mostly spent diving into all the 80s albums I'd ignored before. Signals is most definitely my favorite, but I'm surprised at how much I'm actually enjoying the others I'd never previously even wanted to hear (Power Windows, Grace Under Pressure).
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Monday, 21 July 2008 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Fly by Night! 2112! Hemispheres!
― vogtlin, Monday, 21 July 2008 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
I took my family to EPCOT recently and got a swell t-shirt that says "The 21st Century started in October, 1982" (when EPCOT opened). Signals is totally a trip back to that time and that future-centric state of mind.
As we entered the park, we were greeted by the music of the Beach Boys playing over the PA. Not bad, but "Countdown" would have been far more appropriate, especially since it was released right around the time of EPCOT's opening and describes events that Rush witnessed right down the road from the Disney parks. Hell, I'll even bet Rush went to EPCOT after seeing the Space Shuttle launch!
― Moodles, Monday, 21 July 2008 18:19 (fifteen years ago) link
i think that series of albums from the 80's (signals through power windows, I guess add moving pictures in there too) is their best era. really much after that I can't stand anything they did; and the earlier stuff gets overly histrionic vocally though I think most of it is good.
― akm, Monday, 21 July 2008 20:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I totally see Rush as Epcot music. You can almost hear The Nightfly's "I.G.Y." playing too.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 21 July 2008 22:18 (fifteen years ago) link
"i think that series of albums from the 80's (signals through power windows, I guess add moving pictures in there too) is their best era."
This seems to be the majority opinion on ILM, though I'll never be able to understand it.
― Bill Magill, Monday, 21 July 2008 23:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Hell, I'll even bet Rush went to EPCOT after seeing the Space Shuttle launch!
Quoting from the Signals tour book
VIII COUNTDOWN Cape Kennedy, Florida, April,1982We were there! It wasn't easy, but we made it! We had a long-standing invitation to the first launch, and always swore that we would be there no matter what. Little did we know! On April 9th we flew into Orlando on a day off, checked into a hotel, and slept until about four A.M., when we had to leave for our rendezvous at the Air Force Base near the Cape. There we met our liaison man, who conducted us safely into the "V.I.P." zone (Red Sector A) in the pre-dawn hours. We stood around, listening to the announcements, as the sun rose higher and hotter in the sky. We were due to play that night in Dallas, so we couldn't wait much longer. Finally they announced that the launch would be scrubbed for that day. The computers weren't speaking! Well, we ran for the car, and our daring driver sped off, around the traffic jams, down the median of the highway, and got us to the airport barely in time. The next night we had a show in San Antonio, after which we drove off immediately, clambered into a hired jet, and flew straight back to Florida. This time the launch took place on schedule, and it was SOMETHING!! (More about that in the song.) Again we raced backed to the plane, and flew off once more, back to Fort Worth where we had a show that night. Fortunately the day after that was a day off, so we had a chance to catch up on all that sleep! I remember thinking to myself as we flew back to Fort Worth after a couple days without sleep: "We've got to write a song about this!" It was an incredible thing to witness, truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I can only hope that the song comes even close to capturing the excitement and awe that we felt that morning.
We were there! It wasn't easy, but we made it! We had a long-standing invitation to the first launch, and always swore that we would be there no matter what. Little did we know!
On April 9th we flew into Orlando on a day off, checked into a hotel, and slept until about four A.M., when we had to leave for our rendezvous at the Air Force Base near the Cape. There we met our liaison man, who conducted us safely into the "V.I.P." zone (Red Sector A) in the pre-dawn hours. We stood around, listening to the announcements, as the sun rose higher and hotter in the sky. We were due to play that night in Dallas, so we couldn't wait much longer. Finally they announced that the launch would be scrubbed for that day. The computers weren't speaking!
Well, we ran for the car, and our daring driver sped off, around the traffic jams, down the median of the highway, and got us to the airport barely in time.
The next night we had a show in San Antonio, after which we drove off immediately, clambered into a hired jet, and flew straight back to Florida. This time the launch took place on schedule, and it was SOMETHING!! (More about that in the song.) Again we raced backed to the plane, and flew off once more, back to Fort Worth where we had a show that night. Fortunately the day after that was a day off, so we had a chance to catch up on all that sleep!
I remember thinking to myself as we flew back to Fort Worth after a couple days without sleep: "We've got to write a song about this!" It was an incredible thing to witness, truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I can only hope that the song comes even close to capturing the excitement and awe that we felt that morning.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 21 July 2008 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
So no trip to EPCOT, huh, bummer...
― Moodles, Monday, 21 July 2008 23:35 (fifteen years ago) link
does ANYONE not like 'tom sawyer'?? i mean ANYONE.
no? i thought so.
― deeznuts, Monday, 21 July 2008 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I used to hate Tom Sawyer. Doesn't bother me now, though.
― Bimble, Monday, 21 July 2008 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm often mystified by certain arguments against Rush:
A lot of people go for the Geddy Lee screeches too much argument, which is odd since he started singing in a fairly normal tone of voice somewhere back in the late 70s.
The other is the idea that they are too show-offy and technical. Again, a weird argument since their music is far less busy than much of prog-rock. There's lots of intense musicianship, but they never loose track of the actual song.
I also get irritated by the folks that say that Rush is Neil Peart, Geddy Lee, and some guy that no one cares about or has heard of. Alex Lifeson easily holds his own in Rush, and for me often outshines the other two.
Thoughts? Do these arguments hold any merit? Do arguments like these come from a place of deep insecurity? Or should I just ignore the haters?
― Moodles, Monday, 21 July 2008 23:58 (fifteen years ago) link
From first to last...the peak is never past...
― Terrible Cold, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 01:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Rush was, is and e'er shall be..... godlike.
― Alex in NYC, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 01:47 (fifteen years ago) link
No TV for years Guest spot on Colbert Report Throw to ad mid-song
― Sean Carruthers, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 03:21 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swk_XqBPs2Y
(BTW, Rush was def. on VH1 Classic in the past few years. Did they just mean "network TV" or something? But then, why would Comedy Central count?)
― Sundar, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 03:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i think that series of albums from the 80's (signals through power windows, I guess add moving pictures in there too) is their best era.
i'd start and end two albums earlier, hemispheres to signals. any peak era that doesn't include permanent waves is not a peak era.
― tipsy mothra, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 04:03 (fifteen years ago) link
or, in haiku...
the best rush era, for me, starts with hemispheres and ends with signals
― tipsy mothra, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 04:07 (fifteen years ago) link
For me it's 2112 through Moving Pictures
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
the first LP through Permanent Waves...
heh, I never knew that "Geddy" was not his real name, but rather his grandmother's pronunciation of his given name (Gary)...thanks, Wiki!
― henry s, Tuesday, 22 July 2008 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Rush plays the Rock Band version of "Tom Sawyer" backstage at Colbert http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2008/07/rush-plays-rock.html
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 21:57 (fifteen years ago) link
There's a really good feature on Rush in the Rolling Stone issue with the giant Obama head on the cover.
― Jeff Treppel, Thursday, 24 July 2008 00:08 (fifteen years ago) link
The hell?
http://members.cox.net/antipop42/yyz_bigband.mp3
(I suppose this was inevitable)
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Tuesday, 25 November 2008 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks Chris. Now I feel dirty.
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 02:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Is that really the first time someone's done that with "YYZ"? I think there's a thread somewhere where I mentioned to Bryan how I thought the guitar solo would work on a clarinet.
― Sundar, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 03:01 (fifteen years ago) link
I would like to know what Rush would have sounded like if they'd tried to do disco.
― Can't Get The Gin If You're Not Plugged In (Bimble), Sunday, 11 January 2009 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 8 March 2009 22:11 (fifteen years ago) link
that's fucking awesome
― kamerad, Sunday, 8 March 2009 22:23 (fifteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis, Monday, 9 March 2009 02:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Rush actually uses that Southpark skit as part of their stage show. Last couple times I saw them anyway. It's cute.
― Nate Carson, Monday, 9 March 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone got late era Rush LPs (Presto and beyond) they want to sell me? I have vinyl of every one through Hold Your Fire...
― Nate Carson, Thursday, 30 April 2009 20:27 (fifteen years ago) link
The last "new" Rush album I bought was probably Grace Under Pressure.
― Alex in NYC, Thursday, 30 April 2009 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm way into Snakes & Arrows. Otherwise, Counterparts is the latest I've even heard (aside from live tracks).
― Nate Carson, Thursday, 30 April 2009 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I heard that albumWith the internet-themed songPretty cringeworthy
― Matt #2, Thursday, 30 April 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Rush covers EPis a difficult listendue to compression
― Bill Magill, Friday, 1 May 2009 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Cute haiku.
On a happier note, I just won 18 Rush cassettes on ebay for $21. I'll be driving with the windows rolled down this summer!
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 2 May 2009 01:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm so appalled how awesome 'Digital Man' is. But I'm not able to write a haiku about it. sorry
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Saturday, 2 May 2009 01:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Rush is like the BloodBrothers: both singers' vocalsscare away poseurs
― kamerad, Saturday, 2 May 2009 05:14 (fifteen years ago) link
except, unlike theblood brothers rush can write agood tune and has jams
― Domm P))) (M@tt He1ges0n), Saturday, 2 May 2009 15:48 (fifteen years ago) link
hey now, the jaguar love album last year was pretty good, you have to give them that
― kamerad, Saturday, 2 May 2009 15:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I have heard this "Rush"like Christmas, with power chordsto my ears it was
― invitation to rabies (╓abies), Saturday, 2 May 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
That was quite nice.
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 2 May 2009 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Ah man now I feel bad for making a snarky comment in the MJvsNC thread.
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Sunday, 3 May 2009 12:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Well, you'll get yours.
― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 3 May 2009 13:05 (fifteen years ago) link