Fordgalaxy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Was it on Signals when they mostly forgot about the guitar? Was it on Grace Under Pressure when they tried to sound reggae? Or was in on Roll The Bones when they tried their hand at rapping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I never thought they sold out. I always thought they were just curious and always kept experimenting...but never so much that they weren’t still Rush. There are plenty of songs of theirs that I don’t really like (dating all the way back to Fly By Night) but I can’t say they sold out in any of those moments. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 They played what interested them. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Comparing them to Steven Tyler, Boner, et al is downright blasphemous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pressure/Hopenosis Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Never sold out. Just kinda lost their ability to make coherent, listenable music... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_hi_water._ Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Feedback :) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 the day they fired terry brown..................... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I always thought 'selling out' is if a music act accepts corporate sponsorship deals. Eric Clapton's 1987 re-recording of 'After Midnight' was featured in a Michelob beer commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuSGQPj6OAA Neil Young's anti-sponsorship song below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSSvzCNBvlQ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Feedback :) Definitely forgot that one, but it's quite forgettable so... Edited July 29, 2020 by Fordgalaxy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Rush never sold out. They just adapted to the sounds of the time on each album. They still ultimately sounded like Rush no matter what. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 When they wrote Dog Years ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I think it says in Wandering the Face of the Earth that their first sell-out was on the 2112 tour; I can't remember the venue, though! :sundog: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 NEVER!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 "In The Mood" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thursday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weatherman Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Jason Newsted (formerly) of Metallica said it best: "Yes, we sell out...every seat in the house, every time we play, anywhere we play." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 They were always a level headed, business oriented enterprise. They played the money game very well. They understood the handshake that needed to happen between art and business. It’s all there in “the spirit of radio.” So they made an investment in their careers from the very beginning. To sell out would mean to go against their ideals and better judgement. I don’t think they ever did that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I'm surprised you didn't include in your options "Hold Your Fire" or "Power Windows", albums that stick in the throat of some TRF members. I always thought the boys tried to create original music, except for their first record, which sounded too much like Led Zeppelin. Even when you listen to HYF and PW, you could argue it was their "The Police" era, but the musicianship was far above Sting&co's accomplishments. In short, Rush never sold out...or at least never meant to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 NEVER!!!Spoken like a TrueRushFan! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 They never did. Commercial success doesn't necessarily equate with selling out, and it certainly did not for Rush. If an artist is true, genuine and original, then all that success is so much sweeter. Neil said I think on Beyond the Lighted Stage in 2010, on 2112's surprising success: "No, you can't tell us what to do, and no we don't care." They knew all along how rare their chemistry and sound was, and they never took it for granted. They knew just how fortunate they were. A better question might be along the lines of, "If the lyrics weren't so smart/complex/nerdy... If they had a traditional singer... If they just played straight ahead rock..." Would they have been successful at all? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 They never sold out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyta Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Feedback :)This was not a sellout, it was a bunch of songs they learned to play and love in their early yearsand they used it to mark their 30 years as a group. It was the first ep/album of theirs that I bought. I happen to love it a lot, Buffalo Springfield, The Who and an homage to Cream..what's wrong with that? No they never sold out, may have got a bit stale at times (they seemed tired to me on Test for Echo) but even if some of the songs had less than stellar lyrics, the music was good. IMHO Edited July 29, 2020 by Rhyta 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) Sell out??? .... No, they never did. Changed their sound, to an large extent yes. For the better, not necessarily always.It really all depends on individual fans' musical preferences ..... I lean strongly to Prog so naturally i will gravitate towards the earlier stuff.I mentioned in another post that I struggled with their music for a bunch of years post Signals ... which coincides with the departure of Terry Brown .... significant? ..donno, just sayin'!As I got older and more mature (although my wife would dispute that!!) I embraced the later stuff, and recognised that Rush had to progress and experiment with their sound to allow their career to flourish. Edited July 29, 2020 by zepphead 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I embraced the later stuff, and recognized that Rush had to progress and experiment with their sound to allow their career to flourish. Damned straight. They were tired of making the 12-20 minute long epics. If they had stayed in that mindset, they would have surely broken up long ago. The stagnation would have destroyed them. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I don't think they ever consciously sold out per se, but imo they started to "lose it" after Hold Your Fire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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