Tonight we should all be listening to Rush

[LynneSin]

I'm listening to Farwell to Kings and when done I'll propbably put on Moving Pictures

[tarkus]

1. Any particular reason?

I mean, of course I was going to listen to Rush anyway, but if I am going to listen to even more than usual I need to know why.

[LynneSin]

2. Because it's really damn good rockin music

Do we really need a reason?

[tarkus]

3. Good point

And I'm listening to "Anthem" right now.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Poeple should listen to Rush every *@(*%# day

One of the most incredible bands ever - some serious fucking musicianship in that group, equalled only perhaps by Yes, Robert Fripp, Zappa, and some few others.

Goddamn amazing.

[LynneSin]

5. and Zeppelin

I'm just saying!!

Rush would probably be in my top 15 of alltime favorite bands

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Yes, and Zeppelin!

Rush is in my top 4; And I'll put Zep in my Top 10.

[driver8]

23. I agree...Alex Lifeson has always been one of my favorite guitar players.

Geddy and Neil aren't bad, either! I'm always amazed when I see Rush live that Geddy can do so many things at once! He's playing bass, working some foot pedals, playing synthesizer, and singing!

I was reading an article in a guitar magazine the other day about Alex Lifeson and the writer mentioned that these guys have been making music and touring for 30 years!! That is pretty impressive.

[Rabrrrrrr]

33. And I love that they have continued to learn and experiment and practice

I don't see that in many bands, where the members spend time practicing and learning new ways of playing and in which their skills continue to improve.

Most rock bands are just rock musicians; but Rush, and a few others (David Bowie, Robert Fripp, Steve Vai, etc.), are more catalogable as musicians who happen to work in the rock genre; up there with the classically trained serious musicians like Heifetz or Pavaroti or Yo Yo Ma.

[no name no slogan]

6. I'm not into masochism

so I'll pass. :evilgrin:

[distantearlywarning]

8. Yeah! I totally agree.

I was thinking Power Windows myself. Nice to see another Rush fan here! :toast:

[ghostsofgiants]

9. I used to think Geddy Lee was a woman.

[bbernardini]

10. I agree, but I can't tonight...

I'm writing a paper on Frank Zappa for my grad class, so I've been listening to him a lot today. When I'm not writing, I'm working on programming the entire orchestral score for "Bye Bye Birdie" into my keyboard, so I'm listening to that as well. (Everything is done but the Entr'acte. I'm mostly adding reverb and tweaking the mix and tempos now.)

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

11. Hey we must be of the same "era" of rock music. I had the vinyl of

"Farewell to Kings" when I was in high school. I must say I always felt they were overrated though, a band where the quality of the songs and music didn't live up to the instrument virtuosity of the players.

I did use to love cranking up the decibels on "Xanadu" when my parents weren't home though, LOL. Probably still have some hearing loss from that.

I will totally agree with you on Zeppelin though. They were the complete package. I never really understood how people even listened to much of what passed for "metal" in the 80s and 90s.

[LynneSin]

12. What do you think I'm listening to Rush on?

CDs

:crazy:

Try Vinyl!

[driver8]

22. Farewell to Kings was the first Rush album I bought (vinyl) and I saw them

on that tour, front row, in Cornwall, Ontario.

[Redneck Socialist]

13. For the love of god why? n/t

[LynneSin]

16. For the love of god why not?

Anyhow it HAS to be better than Ricky Martin on the Olympics

[Redneck Socialist]

21. Well...

you got me there. Poking your eardrums out with a pencil would be better than Ricky Martin.

[Maestro]

14. Gotta Agree!

Great band!

[BreweryYardRat]

15. Had "Finding My Way" playing 30 minutes ago...

That count?

[mitchum]

17. That high pitched squealing always makes my dog start barking...

and that's just cruel :)

[greenbriar]

18. Tom Sawyer is the best song

love it!

[CatholicEdHead]

19. Put on Counterparts

that is a good album.

[Dinger]

20. Limelight Is My Fave (nt)

[LynneSin]

24. Limelight is a good choice

but my favorite from Moving Pictures has to be Red Barchetta

But my alltime favorite is Closer to the Heart! It's both romantic AND rocking!

[DrGonzoLives]

25. When they stopped wearing tights, they started to suck

Seriously, there's a direct correlation.

[LynneSin]

26. So if your balls can't breath or have blood circulate through them

then you must be good.

Geez, no wonder there are so many fricking pictures of Robert Plant with major camel toe

:eyes:

[DrGonzoLives]

27. Ummmm that was a joke

Christ, has even the Lounge lost a sense of humor now?

[LynneSin]

30. I thought I was going along with the joke

And I thought Robert Plant looked great in those skin tight jeans

:eyes:

[tigereye]

28. I always had a soft spot for that falsetto!

[IsItJustMe]

29. Can't go that low

[underpants]

31. Doesn't that get in the way of the Dungeons and Dragons?

I like Rush don't get me wrong it was just that is always the math and engineering nerds that listened to them. I never got that.

[Ohio Joe]

32. I'm more of a

Caress of Steel fan :)