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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Jan 11, 2018 1:58:56 GMT
Back about a year ago, there was a meme on facebook that said:
If you really know me, name something I'm a fan of
So, I decided to put my friends to the test. One of my bowling buddies said:
Headpins
Me, being the smart-ass I am, replied, Headpins the band or Headpins the bowling thing? She replied - Both. I had to agree.
In five-pin bowling, the centre pin is called the headpin. If a bowler knocks down just the centre pin, it is called a headpin frame.
Anyway....I'm straying from the point.
Another good band from Canada is Our Lady Peace. Raine Maida, the lead singer, is married to none other than:
Chantal Kreviazuk, who was previously mentioned. Joker's Wilde
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 13, 2018 12:08:52 GMT
This month I decided to go through Rush's discography for the first time in a long time. Since I've been listening to them I've been seeing them crop up everywhere. Is there some kind of Rush revival happening that I was unaware of? If not, it's pretty serendipitous, and pretty cool too since I thought that Rush was more of a cult band. "All Rush, all the time. No Exceptions." - Fanboys (2009) Not a big fan of the Hall of Fame or Shame but this was one of (if not) the best of all the inductions ever. Alex Lifeson sure delivered a heavy and thoughtful speech and it looked like everybody had a blast, and I was so happy for the guys. I sure love 70s and 80s Rush. They had an incredible run of classic albums released between 1976-1984 but when it came to their 90s albums I never really got into them, no matter how many times I listened to them. Some great songs here and there but the albums as a whole was somewhat disappointing, too much forgettable or poor cuts and I think the only one that might get a go every now and then is Roll the Bones (1991), which I give a 4/10 and that is not very impressive but still it is "saved" from an even worse rating by having some fantastic numbers such as Bravado and Ghost of a Chance. I think it is great that Rush are getting more and more accepted, as it was not that long ago as they where often seen or talked about as just "another big old prog dinosaur" that was ridiculed and not to be taken seriously when stumbling upon either a review of one of their albums or something related to the band. But that is alright, as Rush was never going to win over with the "cool" crowd, and I kind of like the fact that a band who have sold millions of records, still can be an cult band, and they are probably among one of the biggest "secret" musical treasures of the past 4 decades or more.
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Post by stefancrosscoe on Jan 15, 2018 14:26:18 GMT
YYZ (1981)One of my first Rush music experiences were through the albums of Signals (1982), 2112 (1976) and Moving Pictures (1981) back in winter of 2006 and it was incredible to then witness all these old but fantastic clips of the band live during the late 70s and early 80s. So much power and talent coming from such a "small" group of musicians, but Geddy, Alex and Neil really are more like 3 super heroes that just one day decided to comebine their incredible talents by writing some of the best music ever.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 15, 2018 22:04:08 GMT
You should be up here in Canada, they are in constant rotation with every DJ at Tim Horton's.
Agreed. Since they are CanCon (Canadian Content), one can be assured that a song or 2 by Rush is played on the local rock radio station every day.
I mean....not that I'm complaining about that or anything. I have been a fan of Rush for....as long as I can remember.
I LOVE the video to "Subdivisions".
Last season on "The Goldbergs", Rush was featured. There is a character (Johnny Adkins) who ALWAYS wears a Rush T-Shirt. At the end of the episode, Erica and Lainey did an amusing rendition of "Tom Sawyer" for the talent show.
I stopped the episode about half way thru so I could put on a Rush CD.
Joker's Wilde There's an episode of Freaks and Geeks where Nick (Jason Segal) drums along to "The Spirit of Radio" and he thinks he's slaying it (he's not).
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 31, 2020 20:53:08 GMT
A little late, but has anyone heard of Max Webster? A Canadian band. You probably heard of the lead singer, Kim Mitchell. Max Webster and Rush were good friends. They collaborated a few times. Battle Scar being the most notable. There is some awesome bass work here. Never was enthralled with Geddy's voice but he could play
Ignore the cover, it's ghastly
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jan 31, 2020 21:16:20 GMT
TheGoodMan19 Have not heard of them, but I'm listening to that now. Good stuff.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 1, 2020 2:29:09 GMT
TheGoodMan19 Have not heard of them, but I'm listening to that now. Good stuff. They were very good. On the cusp of stardom but screwed by the record company. Sounded too much like Rush. Living on the US-Canada border, we heard a lot of them. Glad you like them
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2020 2:43:08 GMT
Rush is by far my favorite group since I first heard them on their Caress Of Steel album. 2112 is a classic album. I have seen them 5 times in concert. The last show I saw was on their R40 tour. I was deeply saddened by the death of Neil Peart a few months ago. He was the best drummer ever.
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Post by Zos on May 24, 2020 17:26:02 GMT
To my ears, they are still the most unlistenable band in the world. They are all excellent musicians and seemed like nice guys but when they got together, Christ what a terrible fucking racket. A garden gnome singing some of the most embarrassing 6th form schoolboy lyrics to a bad musical impression of Tull/Yes/Genesis/Canterbury Sound. Utter shite. Other opinions are available of course...
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 25, 2020 3:53:55 GMT
To my ears, they are still the most unlistenable band in the world. They are all excellent musicians and seemed like nice guys but when they got together, Christ what a terrible fucking racket. A garden gnome singing some of the most embarrassing 6th form schoolboy lyrics to a bad musical impression of Tull/Yes/Genesis/Canterbury Sound. Utter shite. Other opinions are available of course... Can't be a "bad musical impression" of bands they weren't trying to sound like. Earliest influences on Rush were Cream and Zeppelin. The major thing they took from Yes, King Crimson, et al. was the expanded length, increased complexity, and conceptual albums/suites; but it was blended with their innately hard rock sound/style. Even Geddy Lee's voice was his attempt (often poor, admittedly) at imitating Robert Plant. Rush's indebtedness to bluesy hard rock is one of the reasons they had a much greater impact on metal and what would eventually become prog metal than did any of the other prog bands. In any case, if you can't stand the vocals, there's always the instrumentals:
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2020 6:41:17 GMT
The instrumentals are another reason why I like Rush. There are only two albums that I dont really like. If you dont like Rush then dont listen to them. There are quite a few popular groups that I dont like so I wont listen to them.
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Post by Zos on May 25, 2020 11:17:14 GMT
To my ears, they are still the most unlistenable band in the world. They are all excellent musicians and seemed like nice guys but when they got together, Christ what a terrible fucking racket. A garden gnome singing some of the most embarrassing 6th form schoolboy lyrics to a bad musical impression of Tull/Yes/Genesis/Canterbury Sound. Utter shite. Other opinions are available of course... Can't be a "bad musical impression" of bands they weren't trying to sound like. Earliest influences on Rush were Cream and Zeppelin. The major thing they took from Yes, King Crimson, et al. was the expanded length, increased complexity, and conceptual albums/suites; but it was blended with their innately hard rock sound/style. Even Geddy Lee's voice was his attempt (often poor, admittedly) at imitating Robert Plant. Rush's indebtedness to bluesy hard rock is one of the reasons they had a much greater impact on metal and what would eventually become prog metal than did any of the other prog bands. In any case, if you can't stand the vocals, there's always the instrumentals: Should have been more specific, was referring obviously to their "prog rock" phase which they are most famous for, after the rock/blues phase and before the synth period. Only my opinion as I say. I know their fans are very defensive of them and that's fine. If we all liked the same thing it would make for a very boring world. I doubt many would have much time for my particular favourites either.
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Post by Eva Yojimbo on May 25, 2020 11:39:08 GMT
Can't be a "bad musical impression" of bands they weren't trying to sound like. Earliest influences on Rush were Cream and Zeppelin. The major thing they took from Yes, King Crimson, et al. was the expanded length, increased complexity, and conceptual albums/suites; but it was blended with their innately hard rock sound/style. Even Geddy Lee's voice was his attempt (often poor, admittedly) at imitating Robert Plant. Rush's indebtedness to bluesy hard rock is one of the reasons they had a much greater impact on metal and what would eventually become prog metal than did any of the other prog bands. In any case, if you can't stand the vocals, there's always the instrumentals: Should have been more specific, was referring obviously to their "prog rock" phase which they are most famous for, after the rock/blues phase and before the synth period. Only my opinion as I say. I know their fans are very defensive of them and that's fine. If we all liked the same thing it would make for a very boring world. I doubt many would have much time for my particular favourites either. I know you were referring to their prog period, but even including that I would never say they sounded like (or tried to sound like) Yes, Genesis, Tull, Crimson, etc. Those bands were mixing very different influences than what Rush were: Yes were psychedelia and classical, Genesis was psychedelia and English folk, Tull was blues and folk, Crimson was modern classical and jazz. Rush never really borrowed any of those influences; they just took their Cream/Zeppelin hard/blues rock influence and merged it with the longer forms, conceptual suites, and greater complexity of those bands. For Rush, prog was more of a formal thing than a sound thing, while that wasn't true of the other prog bands. Of course you're free to dislike them, and I'm not being "defensive" because I'm a fan, I'm merely trying to point out the accusation that they were imitating the early prog bands is not true. Their lineage is pretty unique and distinct from the other major prog bands. I actually prefer Crimson, Yes (and Gentle Giant) to Rush, fwiw.
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