yyz, definatley the greatest instremental i ever heard. The guitar solo reminds me of the taliban, but its still the coolest ever. Oh, and geddy's bass doodles are amazing!!! I play a mean guitar and i cant figure out the bass solos. The drums are effing eh!!! (Im canadian) Anyway...eh, rush is the greatest band i can think of (besides Mozart...Lol) Anyone wanna argue? Im up for discussion(if im here for it)

All albums mentioned so far are my favorites by them, but i'd also add Presto and [I]A Farewell To Kings.[/I]

Please learn to type well, yes we all love Rush too.

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]Please learn to type well, yes we all love Rush too.[/QUOTE]

LOL...Like i said, im canadian!! I cant type well!!! And some people here like to bash rush, so i figured id teach them a lesson...so ya! Party on! (oh, yeh, Rush is Canadian, but a lot smarted than me)

[QUOTE=Feikert05]LOL...Like i said, im canadian!! I cant type well!!! And some people here like to bash rush, so i figured id teach them a lesson...so ya! Party on! (oh, yeh, Rush is Canadian, but a lot smarted than me)[/QUOTE]


ummm alot of Canadian people are on this website, no excuse. Noone is bashing rush in a RUSH thread right now, why would they come into a RUsh thread?!

Yes basically invented prog rock.

And Boston is awesome too, Tom's solos are so spacey.

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]ummm alot of Canadian people are on this website, no excuse. Noone is bashing rush in a RUSH thread right now, why would they come into a RUsh thread?![/QUOTE]

****...thought it would work. I was just reading back on some old posts on this thread so thats why. Oh, and i hate rap and i would go into an eminem thread to bash him, definatley!!!

[QUOTE=Feikert05]****...thought it would work. I was just reading back on some old posts on this thread so thats why. Oh, and i hate rap and i would go into an eminem thread to bash him, definatley!!![/QUOTE]


Please don't do that, because they'll be just as annoying to them as if someone came into here to endlessly bash Rush. Eminem had talent too

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]Please don't do that, because they'll be just as annoying to them as if someone came into here to endlessly bash Rush. Eminem had talent too[/QUOTE]

Yes, talent, very talented, but just not the talent i like, but i guess youre right. Its all opinion. But its also opinion to share why you dont like something, which is why i thought someone would leave some negative posts, b/c i personally think they are quite funny.

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]2112 is a msterpeice (the song) But the albums pretty good too[/QUOTE]
the whole first "side" is one story/song isnt it?

I heard the part where hes supposed to be learning the guitar and he just strums the strings open, its pretty sweet

He sure learns how to play guitar quickly. On second he's hitting open strings and after a minute he's playing some crap that it would take me hours to play perfectly...

[QUOTE=Feikert05]LOL...Like i said, im canadian!! I cant type well!!! And some people here like to bash rush, so i figured id teach them a lesson...so ya! Party on! (oh, yeh, Rush is Canadian, but a lot smarted than me)[/QUOTE]

Bitch, get out of my country before I call the mounties on you for public drunkeness.

[QUOTE=godinplayer]the whole first "side" is one story/song isnt it?

I heard the part where hes supposed to be learning the guitar and he just strums the strings open, its pretty sweet[/QUOTE]


Yeah, he then takes it the priests (the people who control every faucet of the media) and shows them the guitar. They say there's no use for it, saying it's too acient and it'll just destroy their creations. He walks down a street when an oracle takes him to a place like how we are and shows all the many "artists" at work and the talent they posses. He gets sad when he realizes they left his home planet when the Federation took control and censored everyting. So then the main character realizes how this censored society isn't as good as a free place (he always thought were he lived was the best in the galaxy because of the peace), even if they do have peace (one of the big things going for the federation is claiming they have had peace for a long, long time)

He goes back into his cave and commits suicide realizing without self-expression and all these restirctions on life aren't worth living for. In the final seconds I think it's an army taking over the federation and the priests.

/My view on the song, I hope that made sense, I just typed what came to my head

Is the clean intros Alex is playing supposed to be him? hmmm intresting, he's good!

i downloaded a ton of Rush songs yesterday and i was wondering which album i should pick up first

Avoid Feedback unless you want to hear them cover some other peoples songs.
Even though sometimes it can be overrated, 2112 is probelly my favorite. I enjoy Fly by Night aswell
You could get Chronicles if your into Best Of's, But I always avoid those things.

hey that reminds me... the other day someone told me that 2112 syncs with Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, like how Dark Side of the Moon syncs with The Wizard of Oz. Has anyone else here tried this and can confirm if this is true?

no.

wtf are you on about? That mankes no sence whatsoever.

[URL=http://home.i1.net/~bytor/willywonka2112.html]link[/URL]

meh doesn't sound as good as dark side and oz

Could try it though, but Id on't have Willy Wonka

Who figures this stuff out anyways?

[QUOTE]Who figures this stuff out anyways?[/QUOTE]

People with waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands.

So, who likes Roll The Bones as much as me? I think that album kicks so much butt its unreal, the use of synths and keyboards amazes, and the funny rap at the end of Roll The Bones just tops it all off.

Can't say I have ever heard it :(

My uncle gave me Roll The Bones when he cleaned out his CD collection a few months ago, but I never took the time to listen to it and sold it at a garage sale and now i'm starting to regret selling it. :upset:

You slags! Its a great album.

:( I need more rush albums but I have no money at the moment

Anyways, I hear for the offical threads the names can be changed, this thread is official enough. What should it be named if we could?

We should call it "The Temples of Syrinx."

The thread of Syrinx? like that?

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]The thread of Syrinx? like that?[/QUOTE]

I like it!

haha its soo cheesy it might just work

Rush is overrated. Not bad but overrated, so is Neil...

What? How? They're not even known by the mainstream.

[QUOTE=-:Vincent:-]Rush is overrated. Not bad but overrated, so is Neil...[/QUOTE]

You name another drummer who can play as well as him and write lyrics as well as him. You can't? Go home.

Peart's lyrics are so incredible

[QUOTE]Rush is overrated. Not bad but overrated, so is Neil...[/QUOTE]

To say Neil Peart is overrated is an exercise in ignorance. Right up there with John Bonham, Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, etc in influence, and is one of the most technically skilled drummers out there. He's one of the few rock drummers who can stand up with the jazz greats.

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]What? How? They're not even known by the mainstream.[/QUOTE]

Rush is on classic rock radio a whole lot. Tom Sawyer, Spirit of Radio, Limelight, Closer to the Heart, Working Man, and Freewill enjoy lots of radio airplay.

[QUOTE=-:Vincent:-]Rush is overrated. Not bad but overrated, so is Neil...[/QUOTE]

I don't hear them being praised enough to call them overrated.

And no, Neil is not overrated. Go watch one of his DVDs.

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]What? How? They're not even known by the mainstream.[/QUOTE]

Yes they are...but they're definitely not overrated. Neil Peart in particular > nearly any drummer I've ever heard.

He is one of the greatest ever, but not the greatest. He's among Steve Gadd, Thomas Lang and others.

everything about Rush was fantastic, theres no argument against Neil Pearts abilities and Geddy Lee is known for being one of the best rock bassists as far back as you know.