Mike Portnoy basically stole Neil Peart's style. So in that sense you cannot say that Peart and Portnoy wish they were Bruford. Obviously Portnoy is an overrated Neil Peart knockoff. Never has one single drummer influenced so many other drummers than Neil Peart except maybe Buddy Rich. You also cannot say that Rush is self endulgant if you ever watch an interview of them they are some of the most modest people about their abilities. They know they're good and they know everyone else knows they're good so why brag? If you've never seen a Rush live show you should be dragged out and shot. They don't move around as much as many bands but they play every song perfectly and the light shows are amazing.

[QUOTE=Shoot2thrill]Mike Portnoy basically stole Neil Peart's style. So in that sense you cannot say that Peart and Portnoy wish they were Bruford. Obviously Portnoy is an overrated Neil Peart knockoff. Never has one single drummer influenced so many other drummers than Neil Peart except maybe Buddy Rich. You also cannot say that Rush is self endulgant if you ever watch an interview of them they are some of the most modest people about their abilities. They know they're good and they know everyone else knows they're good so why brag? If you've never seen a Rush live show you should be dragged out and shot. They don't move around as much as many bands but they play every song perfectly and the light shows are amazing.[/QUOTE]

I completely agree with you on that but just wanna say I think drummers like John Bonham and Ringo Starr have influenced many many of today's drummers aswell.

But about R30... I was gonna buy it today but realized I forgot all my money. :( Maybe for Xmas. What did those who bought it think?

I saw R30 at work yesterday and was thinking about buying it. I didn't even know it was comming out. My bet is that it's a great DVD as I was at the Seattle show for the tour and it was fantastic.

*Really wants to see Rush in concert ever since Rush in Rio came out.*

[QUOTE=pohl_56]*Really wants to see Rush in concert ever since Rush in Rio came out.*[/QUOTE]
7/26/06 @ Red Rocks Ampitheatre, CO

:D

I am so going to that. In fact, I don't think I'll stop saying that until the day of the show.

[QUOTE=Scooch]So the new Rush 30 Anniversary DVD came out, what did you think of it?[/QUOTE]
AWESOME

I like it 10x's better then rio.

[QUOTE=Double Bass Jim]AWESOME

I like it 10x's better then rio.[/QUOTE]
Sounds great. I'll be picking that up ASAP.

Wooo The DVD is amazing!! I got the deluxe edition the other day!

i definatly gotta get it for christmas

Can anybody post the setlist for it?

I'm too much of a lazy bastard to actually look it up. Pretty please?

[QUOTE=Dread_rocker]I completely agree with you on that but just wanna say I think drummers like John Bonham and Ringo Starr have influenced many many of today's drummers aswell.[/QUOTE]
Ringo Starr was useless. Anyone could do what he did. In most of the songs he doesn't even actually hit a drum. Beatles are great notheless, obviously you don't listen to them for their drumming.

By the way i just got The Spirit of Radio from Wal Mart the other day. Flipped it on and i was playing Working Man in 5 minutes.

"Anthem" = owns us all

This thread is dying.


This is something I've been curious about, can anyone tell me what album Spirit of Radio was originally on?

[QUOTE=wholedzep]This thread is dying.


This is something I've been curious about, can anyone tell me what album Spirit of Radio was originally on?[/QUOTE]
Permanent Waves, track 1.

/doesn't have any Rush albums, just checked Amazon :p

i'm gonna buy me a couple of albums after christmas :). definitely 2112, what other album would you guys recommend?

[QUOTE=Josh]Permanent Waves, track 1.

/doesn't have any Rush albums, just checked Amazon :p

i'm gonna buy me a couple of albums after christmas :). definitely 2112, what other album would you guys recommend?[/QUOTE]
Awesome, thanks.

/lazy

I got Roll The Bones a while ago. The rapping is cool but kind of creepy.

Ok, now I got Roll The Bones a really long time ago. Still good, though.

Hemispheres is probably their best album as a whole, while 2112 is definitely their best song. Moving Pictures is probably the best album to start with, though...

[QUOTE=RNR]I got Roll The Bones a while ago. The rapping is cool but kind of creepy.[/QUOTE]
I don't particularly like the rapping, but I think it shows how creative Rush is as a band. They're constantly moving forward, their sound has progressed so much from album to album.

[QUOTE=Josh]Permanent Waves, track 1.

/doesn't have any Rush albums, just checked Amazon

i'm gonna buy me a couple of albums after christmas . definitely 2112, what other album would you guys recommend?[/QUOTE]

2112 and Hemispheres are my favorites. A Farewell to Kings is amazing too, if only for Xanadu. Moving Pictures is the obvious Rush standard, great album if you're just starting with them.

Forget my earlier messages. I decided to give Rush another chance, and you guys are right. Its incredible.

This is gonna make me sound like a Rush noob, but:

What is the name of that Rush song, mostly instrumental, really long (somewhere around 10 mins+). Don't know if this helps. I heard it at work and it was really cool.

Not YYZ or 2112

Xanadu?

[QUOTE=xxGumbyxx]This is gonna make me sound like a Rush noob, but:

What is the name of that Rush song, mostly instrumental, really long (somewhere around 10 mins+). Don't know if this helps. I heard it at work and it was really cool.

Not YYZ or 2112[/QUOTE]
La Villa Strangiato possibly?

I say it's about time we bring this thread back to life. Sorry to bump like this, but this thread was once thriving.

So has anyone seen Peart's new DVD? I'm thinking about buying it, it looks great.

No I haven't seen it but.............

Lately I just love Rush. I could listen to them so many times.
Working Man is one of my favorite songs.
Geddy's awesome but what kind of name is that?

I have two Rush cds: 2112 and Moving Pictures. I love both cds and I want to know which cd or cd's I should get next.

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]I have two Rush cds: 2112 and Moving Pictures. I love both cds and I want to know which cd or cd's I should get next.[/QUOTE]

Hemispheres or A Farewell to Kings

[QUOTE=MangaMan]Hemispheres or A Farewell to Kings[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the help.

[QUOTE=6stringed]No I haven't seen it but.............

Lately I just love Rush. I could listen to them so many times.
Working Man is one of my favorite songs.
Geddy's awesome but what kind of name is that?[/QUOTE]
It's not his real name. He was born Gary Weinrib I think. Or something close to that.