Rush appreciation thread.

[FockerTheLopper]

Well for the most part I loved rush because of the drumming but yesterday I put on red barchetta and I listened to it and I decided to read along to the lyrics its a pretty cool story but the way he words it is awsome and music behind it fits soo well. Not only is the drumming stunning the bass playing unbelievable and the guitar work genious but the lyrics grasp you and make you want to listen more. For those of you who don't know its about Geddy(or Neil, he wrote them) going to his uncles house and finding a vintage car and racing it, sounds corny but its amazing how he sings it and how the music goes. Its also my favorite example of Neil's perfection.

Appreciate rush in this thread!

P.S. a Barchetta is an alfa romeo

[neatobassman]

Rush is one of the greatest Power Trios out there.

[BetweenTheEchoes]

Neil was almost as amazing a lyricist as he was a drummer.

[The Musician]

I have Exit...Stage Left on video, and when they're about to play Red Barchetta, Geddy prefaces the song, sort of like a commentary thing, by describing it as more than a car, but as sexual freedom. I found that interesting.

[Refl]

lol i like have everything they have ever released.

[xeonman9000]

Red Sector A was the one that always caught my eye lyrically, great music too. But La Villa Strangiato is their best song, simply awesome.

[alexmonty12]

YYZ. Need I say more? :p

Tom Sawyer and Limelight are my favourite songs i think

[Jezen]

I thought Limbo was pretty cool.

[spike9908]

Neil was almost as amazing a lyricist as he was a drummer.

what do you mean WAS? neil IS AS amazing of a lyricist as he IS a drummer.

lyrically, "the pass" is one of my favorite song. "between the wheels" is amazing as well. "Force Ten", "the enemy within" and "something for nothing" are great too.

ok, lets be honest, there all great.

[ThugsRook]

listen to the words more carefully...

its about the future, an unmechonized future where you arent allowed to use gas burning machines.

:wave:


My uncle has a country place
That no one knows about
He says it used to be a farm
Before the Motor Law
And on Sundays I elude the eyes
And hop the Turbine Freight
To far outside the Wire
Where my white-haired uncle waits

Jump to the ground
As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline
Run like the wind
As excitement shivers up and down my spine
Down in his barn
My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty odd years
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time
I fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel
I commit my weekly crime

Wind
In my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge...

Well-weathered leather
Hot metal and oil
The scented country air
Sunlight on chrome
The blur of the landscape
Every nerve aware

Suddenly ahead of me
Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air car
Shoots towards me, two lanes wide
I spin around with shrieking tires
To run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley
As another joins the chase

Drive like the wind
Straining the limits of machine and man
Laughing out loud with fear and hope
I've got a desperate plan
At the one-lane bridge
I leave the giants stranded at the riverside
Race back to the farm
To dream with my uncle at the fireside

[Panopticon]

Well for the most part I loved rush because of the drumming but yesterday I put on red barchetta and I listened to it and I decided to read along to the lyrics its a pretty cool story but the way he words it is awsome and music behind it fits soo well. Not only is the drumming stunning the bass playing unbelievable and the guitar work genious but the lyrics grasp you and make you want to listen more. For those of you who don't know its about Geddy(or Neil, he wrote them) going to his uncles house and finding a vintage car and racing it, sounds corny but its amazing how he sings it and how the music goes. Its also my favorite example of Neil's perfection.

Appreciate rush in this thread!

P.S. a Barchetta is an alfa romeo

A barchetta is actually a Ferrari...most likely the Ferrari 550 Maranello Barchetta...but depending on when the song was made you may be right...though i've never heard of it meaning Alfa Romeo

[raz0r]

Rush are the win.

Freewill, The Trees and Limelight would have to be my favourite 3 songs, lyrically.

I don't think there's a single Rush song that I don't like.

[Panopticon]

my fav song would have to be spirit of radio...the drumming just sounds so perfect for the song right down to the sexy ride pattern...

[FockerTheLopper]

my fav song would have to be spirit of radio...the drumming just sounds so perfect for the song right down to the sexy ride pattern...
Yeah, I love it too the ride pattern that is.

Its kinda funny I had red barchetta playing and right as soon as Geddy started singing I scrolled into the lyrics without knowning they were there.

Yeah I also kind of thought it wasn't about a car after you get past that because Neil was known for being a great philosipher but I'm not good at picking that out. Heres to rush! :chug:
Merry Christmas!

[Jezen]

Peart has nothing on Maynard.

[crouton927]

best singer ever

[FockerTheLopper]

best singer ever
Seriously, I compare him to Plant because he knows what fits and how to keep you entangled in the lyrics
Peart has nothing on Maynard.
Exuse my noobieness but who is Maynard(please don't tell me a death metal drummer) Forget it tools singer. I thought a drummer. Well his lyrics are different so you can't really compare them

[BetweenTheEchoes]

Peart has nothing on Maynard.

Aww come on, that's not even a fair comparison.
You could count on the one hand the number of people who are on the level vocally/lyrically that Maynard is.

[Jezen]

Nobody is on Maynard's level.

Maynard James Keenan - Tool.

[FockerTheLopper]

Nobody is on Maynard's level.

Maynard James Keenan - Tool.
Yeah figured that out and I don't agree, lyric wise Dylan is better(IMO) singing theres a couple, I'd say Plant, Dickenson, Dio, Tanakian and some others but yeah Maynard is deffinately up there.

[raz0r]

Plant is about as bad as it gets.

His voice is less appealing than having my eyes ripped out with a rusty spoon, then having the sockets filled with acid.

Twice.

[Jezen]

Serj Tankian isn't - and won't ever be - half the singer Maynard is.

[BetweenTheEchoes]

Really. Maynard is easily one of the best singer out there, no buts about it. His range is superb, his screaming ability is basically perfect, and he's got many different voices that can enhance the music. Not to mention his lyrics are just...amazing. Really anyone who says otherwise obviously hasn't really read them thoroughly enouhg or understood them. But let's not turn this into a Maynard Appreciation Thread.

Peart is definately good in his own right.

[raz0r]

Serj Tankian isn't - and won't ever be - half the singer Maynard is.

But Mikael Akerfeldt is.

[Jezen]

Yeah is half. Maybe.

[FockerTheLopper]

Plant is about as bad as it gets.

His voice is less appealing than having my eyes ripped out with a rusty spoon, then having the sockets filled with acid.

Twice.
Thats all an opinion and I'm pretty sure that your in the minority about his voice because after all he was what drove Zeppelin to where they stand, not to say that Page Jones and Bonham didn't have much to do with it(his solo career is nothing next to Zeppelin's legacy). In an opinion the majority is the one that is right and I'm sure that most people like Plants singing.

Again for british boy same thing, its all about opinion and yeah most people will like Maynard over Tanakian but I like Tanakians voice more then anybodies. He is why I like system of a down him, if it weren't him that band wouldn't work.

[Jezen]

Well then that's just further proof that their newest album sucks ***. Daron can't sing lead, and his screaming is horrible.

[FockerTheLopper]

Well then that's just further proof that their newest album sucks ***. Daron can't sing lead, and his screaming is horrible.
Tanakian is Serj, Daran is Malakian

[spike9908]

In an opinion the majority is the one that is right and I'm sure that most people like Plants singing.

wha:confused:, since when is there a right and wrong on opinions? there isnt, nor will there ever be a correct opinion on anything. basically, dont try to justify your opinion by saying yours is right.

[XAQ]

Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth's singer) is more versatile than Maynard. His range of vocals and vocal styles is amazing. And you can't really compare the lyrics of Neil Peart to MJK's, as they're both really at the peak of their style.

[Talos]

lol i like have everything they have ever released.

I do by Metallica, dvds, albums, singles whatever. A Passage To Bangkok is teh best man it pwns

[Massik Kretal]

Mikael is teh awesome.

He owns all.

[FockerTheLopper]

wha:confused:, since when is there a right and wrong on opinions? there isnt, nor will there ever be a correct opinion on anything. basically, dont try to justify your opinion by saying yours is right.
Thats the whole point of opinions but the commonly accepted opinion is the one that the majory chooses so the commonly accepted one is the "right" one.

[_R2D2_]

^yeah Robert Plant is widely accepted as a great singer/frontman so he must be doing something right.

[[Fonya]]

Spirit of the radio, tom sawyer, working man, passage to bangkok, finding my way are all some of my favs. I like all of them though!

[FockerTheLopper]

Spirit of the radio, tom sawyer, working man, passage to bangkok, finding my way are all some of my favs. I like all of them though!
You should check out all of 2112 and moving pictures, farewell to the kings is good too but its an acquired taste and you sound like you don't know too much rush yet so I wouldn't go into that yet. That reminds me I need more rush!

[Loyton]

In an opinion the majority is the one that is right and I'm sure that most people like Plants singing.

You god damn ****ing idiot.

How dumb ARE you? In an oppinion the majority is the one that is right???

So untill people changed their minds racial segregation was RIGHT? So hitler was RIGHT in germany when he killed millions? You god damn idiot. I hope i never meet you in person, if you cant even think before you TYPE i cant imagine what the hell you SAY.


ugg. I cant stand you.

p.s. I loooooooove plant. I find it hard to see that some people acually geniounly dislike his voice. Good thing im "RIGHT"

[FockerTheLopper]

You god damn ****ing idiot.

How dumb ARE you? In an oppinion the majority is the one that is right???

So untill people changed their minds racial segregation was RIGHT? So hitler was RIGHT in germany when he killed millions? You god damn idiot. I hope i never meet you in person, if you cant even think before you TYPE i cant imagine what the hell you SAY.


ugg. I cant stand you.

p.s. I loooooooove plant. I find it hard to see that some people acually geniounly dislike his voice. Good thing im "RIGHT"
Read the post you retart I never said it was right I said it was accepted and what is accepted is what is right. Yes segration was right to the people before they realized it was wrong. Right and wrong is not fact its all relative. Yes Hitler was right when he killed millions at the time why else would people follow him. Finnally yes the majority is right, why else would it be the majority, people aren't stupid, they pick what they like, people like Robert Plant, he is good, if 1 in 10 doesn't like him guess who's wrong. The one because the other 9 are going to disagree, okay to him Robert Plant sucks but the majority(key word) Robert Plant is good so that makes him good. Now go take that dick out of your *** and stop being such an asshole

[[Fonya]]

You should check out all of 2112 and moving pictures, farewell to the kings is good too but its an acquired taste and you sound like you don't know too much rush yet so I wouldn't go into that yet. That reminds me I need more rush!

I actually have alot of material from them, I know these are their more popular songs. I like all of them and cant really name my favourites on the spot as I will keep remember songs I have missed.

[FockerTheLopper]

I actually have alot of material from them, I know these are their more popular songs. I like all of them and cant really name my favourites on the spot as I will keep remember songs I have missed.
Oh, well be sure to check out Red Barchetta if you didn't already its on moving pictures second track. Really good song, its amazing on all levels of the music.

[Loyton]

...I never said it was right I said it was accepted and what is accepted is what is right.

I'll give you a few minutes to string together an intelligible sentence, then you can post again.

This is worse than talking to my cousin, hes 7 years old and has down syndrome. You make him look like a professor.

[FockerTheLopper]

I'll give you a few minutes to string together an intelligible sentence, then you can post again.

This is worse than talking to my cousin, hes 7 years old and has down syndrome. You make him look like a professor.
I knew you were going to bring that up read the whole thing... "Right and wrong is not fact its all relative." Okay so its generally accepted as right but its not right in value, get it? Okay think about things before talking

[Jezen]

Right and wrong is not fact its all relative.

I'm sorry Loyton but I have to agree. Nature hasn't made it wrong to murder things, only people have made that decision. If a human saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex, would he/she class it as a 'wrong' Dinosaur?

[Loyton]

I'm sorry Loyton but I have to agree. Nature hasn't made it wrong to murder things, only people have made that decision. If a human saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex, would he/she class it as a 'wrong' Dinosaur?

eh? I think you need to read my post, then fockers post again. All my post was doing was A. Insulting him. B. Telling him he grusomly contradicted himself. I never said anything about relativity.

But since somehow that topic got brought up, I DO believe right and wrong are relative. One person may deem killing for the act of saving somone else "right" while another person deem the act murder no matter what the conclusion, and this difference in opinion DOES make it relative, because it is relative to the persons moral rights.

[rockindrummer]

Rush is really cool and I'm looking to pick up one of their cds which one would should I get?

[Massik Kretal]

Yes Hitler was right when he killed millions at the time why else would people follow him.

Becuase he threatned to kill them if they didnt...

[Refl]

Rush is really cool and I'm looking to pick up one of their cds which one would should I get?


Moving Pictures.

[Double Bass Jim]

Im a huge rush fan. 3 of the best musicians that can sound like a 5 man band.

If you really wanna see rush in action check out their lives shows/DVD's, when you can pull off live playing with that kind of percision it shows the level of playing and true musicianship.

Their one of the bands I always go back to when I hear crappy music, just put on some rush and think... "Ahh yes this is the way it's supposed to be done!"

[FockerTheLopper]

Becuase he threatned to kill them if they didnt...
Eventually, but in the begining he had to get the germans against the jews.

[FockerTheLopper]

eh? I think you need to read my post, then fockers post again. All my post was doing was A. Insulting him. B. Telling him he grusomly contradicted himself. I never said anything about relativity.

But since somehow that topic got brought up, I DO believe right and wrong are relative. One person may deem killing for the act of saving somone else "right" while another person deem the act murder no matter what the conclusion, and this difference in opinion DOES make it relative, because it is relative to the persons moral rights.
So you agree with me and I was right.
What a coincidence, the asshole was wrong.
Take the dick out of your *** and stop being such a little prick, then get back to me.

[rohbit]

Rush sucks, listen to good music.

[gastery6]

Listening to YYZ right now with live drum solo

[The Ska Man]

The only thing I("I", as in me) can appreciate about Rush, would be that they are great musicians. Not a fan of prog rock.

[FockerTheLopper]

Rush sucks, listen to good music.
I'm confused what is "good" music. If your going to hate on my music give me some of your music so I can listen and expand my views not just get angry that stupid little pissants come into these forums to flame bands for no reason

[rockindrummer]

Moving Pictures.

Awsome man, thanks. Anybody else have anything, Jim?

I know you do man, common.

[ChrisD]

Rush is one of the greatest bands ever.One of the great power trios....Peart is also a musical genius when you look at his lyrical prowess and drumming feats.

[ChrisD]

Nobody is on Maynard's level.

Maynard James Keenan - Tool.


Um...try Sting or Noel Gallagher? Even if Peart isn't on Maynard's level lyrical wise...he would blow him out of the water behind a drum set!!!:chug:

Oh and being a big fan of both artists...Freddie Mercury leaves Maynard in the dust compared to vocal range and talent.

[rohbit]

I'm confused what is "good" music. If your going to hate on my music give me some of your music so I can listen and expand my views not just get angry that stupid little pissants come into these forums to flame bands for no reason


Lol man, I was just saying that to see how many people I could get flaming me.

If you look back a couple of threads, I was the guy who created a post that claimed he was unimpressed with RUSH, that was long enough that when you previewed it, seemed that I was saying Rush in Rio was boring and uninspired; but when you actually read the post, there was nothing but gushing about Rush's aweseomness.

:smash:

[rohbit]

Oh and being a big fan of both artists...Freddie Mercury leaves Maynard in the dust compared to vocal range and talent.

1, 2, f'n 3

I truly believe that Freddy Mercury has the greatest voice in Rock music. There has been noone (IMO), with the sheer vocal versatility, range and abilities of Freddy Mercury.

[Massik Kretal]

Awsome man, thanks. Anybody else have anything, Jim?

I know you do man, common.

2112 is awesome, Permeanent Waves, Signals, Hemispheres...

[The Ska Man]

1, 2, f'n 3

I truly believe that Freddy Mercury has the greatest voice in Rock music. There has been noone (IMO), with the sheer vocal versatility, range and abilities of Freddy Mercury.


Maybe there is no technichal better to him, but I believe the guy for Pearl Jam has some amazing pipes.

[timehawk]

If you want a good range of Rush songs check out Different Stages Live. Its a great album with a bunch of great songs on it. Its 3 disks though so it costs a bit more.

[rockindrummer]

2112 is awesome, Permeanent Waves, Signals, Hemispheres...

Awsome man thanks.

Jim, I'm still waiting.

[BetweenTheEchoes]

1, 2, f'n 3

I truly believe that Freddy Mercury has the greatest voice in Rock music. There has been noone (IMO), with the sheer vocal versatility, range and abilities of Freddy Mercury.

There's more to singing than just "oh his voice sounds cool>" How do you think people like the Temptations, or Isaac Hayes, get so famous? Their voice sounds "good" which has hardly anything to do with actualy vocal ability.

Singing is about emotion, and power, and range, and versatility, basically all of which Freddy has. But Maynard has it too, and lyric wise, Maynard blows Freddy out of the water. When Freddy takes 10mg of DMT and starts singing about becoming one with the rest of the universe, then we'll talk and maybe there can be a comparison.

[Wizz]

I love Neil peart but he's not exactly one of my favourites

[raz0r]

I got the R30 DVD for christmas this morning, and I'm watching it right now.

It Rawks!

[Jezen]

Maynard blows Freddy out of the water.

Hell yes! Too trew bro.

[Massik Kretal]

Maybe there is no technichal better to him, but I believe the guy for Pearl Jam has some amazing pipes.

Pearl Jam SUCKS!! :lol:

[Jezen]

I think Pink Floyd and Pearl Jam are so dull and dreary. All the singing is ridiculously dopey. I think it's actually quite depressing.

[Massik Kretal]

Nah Pink Floyd is awesome there just mellow.

[Jezen]

I do like The Wall very much.

[Massik Kretal]

Who doesnt? :p

[XAQ]

Pink Floyd and Pearl Jam can't even be in the same sentence, Pearl Jam is a decent grunge band and Pink Floyd is one of the greatest rock bands we've encountered.

[FockerTheLopper]

Lol man, I was just saying that to see how many people I could get flaming me.

If you look back a couple of threads, I was the guy who created a post that claimed he was unimpressed with RUSH, that was long enough that when you previewed it, seemed that I was saying Rush in Rio was boring and uninspired; but when you actually read the post, there was nothing but gushing about Rush's aweseomness.

:smash:
Oh okay. Merry christmas!

[The Ska Man]

Pearl Jam SUCKS!! :lol:



I am neutral on that, but I just think he sings well.

[Refl]

I would like Maynard more if he wasn't a bald midget.