invisibleairwaves Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I have a school assignment to pick a piece of poetry and do an analysis and presentation on it. I was thinking of doing 2112 or The Camera Eye, because Neil has some amazing poetry in his lyrics. Any other RUSH songs that would work well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics23 Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Apr 22 2005, 05:05 PM) I have a school assignment to pick a piece of poetry and do an analysis and presentation on it. I was thinking of doing 2112 or The Camera Eye, because Neil has some amazing poetry in his lyrics. Any other RUSH songs that would work well? Phwhoa, where does one begin? The Trees is the first "poem" that comes to mind. There's lots to say about it as far as poetic devices go. You've got metaphor, rhyme and meter, personification, and a few other techniques whose terminology I've managed to forget already. You mentioned "The Camera Eye," and indeed there is a wealth of imagery to work with there. You might also consider "Witch Hunt" and "Vital Signs." From Signals you've got "The Weapon" which is a good one. Hold Your Fire's a great album to examine - pretty much all the middle songs'll yield interesting results as far as poetic analysis goes. Good luck. [Edited for grammar.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkd Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Apr 22 2005, 05:05 PM)I have a school assignment to pick a piece of poetry and do an analysis and presentation on it. I was thinking of doing 2112 or The Camera Eye, because Neil has some amazing poetry in his lyrics. Any other RUSH songs that would work well? Xanadu!! http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/stc/Coleridg...Kubla_Khan.html Screw Shakespear, whoever wrote the basis for Xanadu deserves a silver statue next to the 5,000,000 ft tall gold and platinum statues of Geddy, Alex, and Neil . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I actually think Red Barchetta would be a good one as there is such a strong narrative thread through the lyric along with some wonderfully poetic descriptions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 So it sounds like something from Moving Pictures would be good. I can't choose which one, so I think I'll go with... YYZ! There are some anti- people in my English class so I doubt they would appreciate The Trees... "You picked a poem where trees kill each other? Lame." They are so ignorant. My teacher will probably ask me to play the song, and I lack Signals on CD Also, those ignorant people hate Ged's voice (them= ) so something with less "harsh" vocals would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfuentes Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 QUOTE (rkd @ Apr 22 2005, 03:44 PM) QUOTE (invisibleairwaves @ Apr 22 2005, 05:05 PM)I have a school assignment to pick a piece of poetry and do an analysis and presentation on it. I was thinking of doing 2112 or The Camera Eye, because Neil has some amazing poetry in his lyrics. Any other RUSH songs that would work well? Xanadu!! http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/stc/Coleridg...Kubla_Khan.html Screw Shakespear, whoever wrote the basis for Xanadu deserves a silver statue next to the 5,000,000 ft tall gold and platinum statues of Geddy, Alex, and Neil . If he did Xanadu, some teacher with a bit of poetry knowledge would think that he is copying Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem of "Kubla Khan", as it is the poem that Xanadu is based off of. As for poems, use The Pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato76 Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Right when seeing the title of your thread I immediately thought of The Camera Eye. The words and music conjure up alot of imagery. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheriffJohnBrown Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 The Camera Eye, The Trees, or Hemispheres would be kool ones to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Oooo. Going under cover for this one. The Body Electric. Incredible words reaching to a future we can't yet comprehend. But relative, nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 I might go with Subdivisions, but it isn't as full of poetic devices. My (un)official decision (subject to change) is... The Camera Eye "I feel the sense of possibilities I feel the wrench of hard realities The focus is sharp in the city" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrushfan01 Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Xanadu, but if you have Alex's solo album Victor, the title cut is a sweet poem, with music over top of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney_rebel Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 My brother did "Nobody's Hero" for his English highschool presentation on poetry when I bought that album back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Manhatten progect also conveys history in a poetic way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I can't believe noone here has said Natural Science... how can you not suggest that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 How about Losing It from Signals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshine21122 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 How about Panacea (how is my spelling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfuentes Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 How about Peaceable Kingdom? Or Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Why don't you just write all the songs out on pieces of paper, oput them in a hat and draw one out. I'm sure you'll get something useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Apr 24 2005, 07:00 AM) Why don't you just write all the songs out on pieces of paper, oput them in a hat and draw one out. I'm sure you'll get something useful Except for the first album of course "Hey now, baby, well, I like your smile Won't you come and talk to me. For a little while." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics23 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Apr 24 2005, 10:33 AM) QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Apr 24 2005, 07:00 AM) Why don't you just write all the songs out on pieces of paper, oput them in a hat and draw one out. I'm sure you'll get something useful Except for the first album of course "Hey now, baby, well, I like your smile Won't you come and talk to me. For a little while." The way college professors dissect poetry these days, even that could be interpreted as some deep, meaningful expression. Read it over five or six times and all sorts of subtle links between lines and words will materialize. Postmodernism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Red Barchetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Apr 24 2005, 03:33 PM) QUOTE (Slaine mac Roth @ Apr 24 2005, 07:00 AM) Why don't you just write all the songs out on pieces of paper, oput them in a hat and draw one out. I'm sure you'll get something useful Except for the first album of course "Hey now, baby, well, I like your smile Won't you come and talk to me. For a little while." I'm not so sure - I think some sort of working class thesis could be gleaned from Working Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 Fly by Night might be a good choice. Or Closer To The Heart. But I think I'll stick with The Camera Eye. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Good luck on your project! In high school, I took the lyrics to Mission and my teacher really liked it. I'm now graduating with an English degree in May and know all about "over-interpretation", lol. It also made me realize even more how amazing Neil is as a writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics23 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Apr 24 2005, 02:56 PM) Good luck on your project! In high school, I took the lyrics to Mission and my teacher really liked it. I'm now graduating with an English degree in May and know all about "over-interpretation", lol. It also made me realize even more how amazing Neil is as a writer. A fellow English major? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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