I need Hemispheres. I got 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Permanent Waves (on vinyl), and Moving Pictures, and if I get Hemispheres I think I'll have all their 76-81 studio albums. Which is pretty much considered their prime.

I'd also get Roll The Bones and Caress of Steel. But yeah, Hemispheres next. You must priorize

Yep. Priority. Yep.

[QUOTE]I need Hemispheres. I got 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Permanent Waves (on vinyl), and Moving Pictures, and if I get Hemispheres I think I'll have all their 76-81 studio albums. Which is pretty much considered their prime.[/QUOTE] Well, I guess that is there prime :p But there later stuff is still really good!

[QUOTE=RNR]I'd also get Roll The Bones and Caress of Steel. But yeah, Hemispheres next. You must priorize[/QUOTE]

Both of those are great (and really underrated.) The Fountain of Lamneth is one of my favorites songs by them.

I finally started learning some rush songs on guitar :p Starting with A Passage to Bangkok. Dunno why I never took time to learn the stuff earlier :-/

God I need more Rush. I have 2112 and Moving Pictures. I have only enough money for one cd at the time. Which Rush cd should I get?

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]God I need more Rush. I have 2112 and Moving Pictures. I have only enough money for one cd at the time. Which Rush cd should I get?[/QUOTE]

A Farewell To Kings or Hemispheres.

[QUOTE=RNR]A Farewell To Kings or Hemispheres.[/QUOTE]


Ok, thanks for the help.

Could someone summarize the meaning of the album of "2112?" Much help appreciated. Thanks...

[QUOTE=faith+1]I finally started learning some rush songs on guitar :p Starting with A Passage to Bangkok. Dunno why I never took time to learn the stuff earlier :-/[/QUOTE]


That riff is very fun to play on the guitar.

I just went to a second hand store and bought a rush: moving pictures record for $1.00

[QUOTE=pasulpepe]I just went to a second hand store and bought a rush: moving pictures record for $1.00[/QUOTE]


Thats an excellent deal. I got that cd for christmas and I haven't stopped listening to it yet.

[QUOTE=classicrockman]Could someone summarize the meaning of the album of "2112?" Much help appreciated. Thanks...[/QUOTE]
...anyone?

The main character is living in a futuristic Orwellian society in which the "Priests" have taken full control of the "Federation". They moniter everything about hte citizen's lives- artwork, music, and anything else creative is provided by the Priests themselves. The mian character, in ignorance, thinks he has a good life, until he finds an ancient guitar behind a private waterfall. He picks it up and plays it, and loves it.
When he presents it to the Priests, they scold him and crush the guitar. He comes to the sudden realization that life under them is not in fact life at all. In a dream, an oracle shows him the past when men had freewill and createive minds. Realizing he will never get to live free, he kills himself.
This is where the plot gets iffy to me. Something obviously happens after his death. When I listen to it, I conclude that friends/family find his body, and it spurrs a revolution. That's the only way I can explain the ending "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation, we have assumed control...." thing.

[QUOTE=classicrockman]...anyone?[/QUOTE]

Have you ever read Ayn Rands novel entitled Anthem? It is very similar to that in some aspects.

[QUOTE]That riff is very fun to play on the guitar.[/QUOTE]Yeah its awsome. Cool song :cool:

[QUOTE]XAN-A-DU!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coolest song on he album.[/QUOTE]That song took me a while to get into. It took a little to appeal to me :p I love it now.

im looking forward to get retrospective II in the mail

[QUOTE=rockinbass17]The main character is living in a futuristic Orwellian society in which the "Priests" have taken full control of the "Federation". They moniter everything about hte citizen's lives- artwork, music, and anything else creative is provided by the Priests themselves. The mian character, in ignorance, thinks he has a good life, until he finds an ancient guitar behind a private waterfall. He picks it up and plays it, and loves it.
When he presents it to the Priests, they scold him and crush the guitar. He comes to the sudden realization that life under them is not in fact life at all. In a dream, an oracle shows him the past when men had freewill and createive minds. Realizing he will never get to live free, he kills himself.
This is where the plot gets iffy to me. Something obviously happens after his death. When I listen to it, I conclude that friends/family find his body, and it spurrs a revolution. That's the only way I can explain the ending "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation, we have assumed control...." thing.[/QUOTE]
Thank you very much. :)

Cygnus X-1 Book 2 is one of my favourite songs ever. Such a fantastic story and lyrics...

Anybody know if Neil Peart wrote them all himself, or was it inspired by another piece of literature like 2112 and Xanadu?

I think Neil wrote that all himself. To be honest, I find the lyrical themes of "Hemispheres" to be rather weak.

I wanto get into some Rush, what album should I get? I was thinking of 2112 but is there another that makes a better album for someone just getting into Rush?

Moving Pictures is good too.

Moving Pictures is probably the best first-buy.

I'd go with [I]2112[/I] personally, its what got me into Rush. Plus it has "A Passage to Bangkok". Which kills.

I love Farewell to Kings because Kublah Khan is one of my favourite poems of all time. Other than that I also love Moving Pictures.

[QUOTE=rippa32]I wanto get into some Rush, what album should I get? I was thinking of 2112 but is there another that makes a better album for someone just getting into Rush?[/QUOTE]
Get them in this order:

1. Moving Pictures
2. 2112
3. Fly By Night
4. A Farewell To Kings

Ya know what us RUSH fans should do? Start a RUSH mailing list and other Prog rock. It could be different from the other lists int hat only Prog rock was sent. Anyone else agree?

[QUOTE=pohl_56]Ya know what us RUSH fans should do? Start a RUSH mailing list and other Prog rock. It could be different from the other lists int hat only Prog rock was sent. Anyone else agree?[/QUOTE]

would that be allowed?

[QUOTE=thunderzstruck]would that be allowed?[/QUOTE]

It happens in a bunch of other threads. Mailing lists and such. Just gotta use emails and then send the links so that MX doesn't become incorporated in it. Maybe? Am I right?

I don't know if I have enough for a mailing list but here's a list of all the albums I own

[url]http://www.recordnerd.com/lists/bufis[/url]

That would be more than enough to trade abck and forth. Thing is I have a horrible net connection meaning that I have to upload from another connection and download from another connection. Its a pain and half the times, the connection doesnt work but I would be willing if we could get some more peeps here.

Rush Virgin
 

If you're a Rush virgin and fancy getting into their stuff then it's probably best to start with the two [B]Retrospective [/B]albums...they've got a good mix of tracks.

[B]Subdivisions [/B]is one of my favourite tracks...but to be honest they've done too much good stuff to list. I've been listening to them since I was about 12. First album I heard was [B]Fly by Night [/B], Geddy Lee's vocals were so different to anything I'd ever heard that I was instantly hooked.

Personally I've not really been able to get into their newer stuff. I'd say [B]Counterparts [/B]was the last album they did that I enjoyed. Perhaps it's just me...or maybe they've gone a bit off the boil? Interestingly when Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson released their solo albums I thought they were both great...perhaps they've started to stifle each others creativity within the band?

Perhaps someone could recommend a few of the tracks off [B]Test for Echo [/B]and [B]Vapour Trails[/B].

Earthshine from Vapour Trailsis quite good.

Resist and Dog years for Test for echo.

Well if anyone does decide to upload any albums by and prog rock band including Rush, I am:

[email]styx_rock_man@yahoo.com[/email]

But yea. Personally, I favor Hemispheres. It was the first Rush CD I got and has kinda stuck with me for a long time.

Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I went on a big non-Rush thing. Well I now have [i]every[/i] studio album of theirs so I have a lot of Rush to listen to now!

But I am listening to Test For Echo and it's extremely good. Limbo is a great instrumental with Geddy's choir like singing in the back. Resist is a nice little song too.

I have noticed their newer stuff sounds more.. alternative less "rocky" feeling to them. (With the exception of Vapor Trails) Which I think was a good direction for them. What do you think about it? I perfer their more rockish ealier material. But maybe it will grow with time to me.

/ahem

any thoughts? discussion?

Yea, I would like to keep this thread alive, too, but I haven't heard anything off of Test for Echo.

I was in Virgin records in Union Square yesterday, with a gift card that "was supposed to" have fifty dollars on it. So, I brought two albums, Hemispheres and Yes' Fragile. As it turns out, the card had two bucks on it. Two! And I couldn't bring the albums back to hte shelves, becasue that would be humiliating. So I dug into my wallet, and spent all the money I had on me. Got home, realized all the rest of my cash is in the bank. I am now kinda broke.

At least they were worth it. Hemispheres is wonderful (it finally completes my collection of their late 70's albums) Cyngus X-1 book 2 is insanely good.

Hemispheres
 

Hemispheres is an amazing album...there's an atmosphere to the whole album that is too difficult to put into words...it's one of those albums that you come back to time and time again and somehow it transports you back to the first time you heard it.

[QUOTE=rockinbass17]Yea, I would like to keep this thread alive, too[/QUOTE]

I agree...keep it alive. Why is it that the interesting threads die a death and the boring "Metallica are amazing" threads go on forever with copious amounts of pointless posts? :)