RushBoingo Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Love this song. Don't care about the lyrics. It was written for 1996, get over it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri-tor Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I enjoy it. T4E is such a hit and miss cd, so uneven, but I do listen to Virtuality when it comes on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Seriously folks?..... :| The intro riff is pretty good stuff, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I like it. The guitar riff is really heavy. The lyrics don't bother me either. There are still modems around. We use them all the time. So I think the song is still relevant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I like it. The guitar riff is really heavy. The lyrics don't bother me either. There are still modems around. We use them all the time. So I think the song is still relevant. Cyber dating (dating sites, girls meeting boys online, etc) is way more prevalent than it was in 1996 so the song is more relevant than it was then. I wasn't posted threads looking for Rush chicks in 1996. I can feel the voltage from your fingertips....uh... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I like it. The guitar riff is really heavy. The lyrics don't bother me either. There are still modems around. We use them all the time. So I think the song is still relevant. Cyber dating (dating sites, girls meeting boys online, etc) is way more prevalent than it was in 1996 so the song is more relevant than it was then. I wasn't posted threads looking for Rush chicks in 1996. I can feel the voltage from your fingertips....uh... I would agree that it's more relevant today in a sense. I also think some people take lyrics too seriously. I tend to listen to the music first and a distant second to the lyrics. That's probably because I'm a musician and the music stands out. But I know a lot of people really tune in on the lyrics first. I still hold out hope for many more instrumentals from them in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) I like it. The guitar riff is really heavy. The lyrics don't bother me either. There are still modems around. We use them all the time. So I think the song is still relevant. Cyber dating (dating sites, girls meeting boys online, etc) is way more prevalent than it was in 1996 so the song is more relevant than it was then. I wasn't posted threads looking for Rush chicks in 1996. I can feel the voltage from your fingertips....uh... I would agree that it's more relevant today in a sense. I also think some people take lyrics too seriously. I tend to listen to the music first and a distant second to the lyrics. That's probably because I'm a musician and the music stands out. But I know a lot of people really tune in on the lyrics first. I still hold out hope for many more instrumentals from them in the future. I really pay attention to the lyrics. The lyrics are part of the reason why I got into this band. I love the majority of Neil's lyrics. That being said, I don't think the Virtuality lyrics are bad. The "net boy net girl" never bothered me. It's not a serious song and I don't take it as one. It's fun and enjoyable. Now The Speed of Love and Dog Years...Virtuality is not on that level...Virtuality's lyrics are not great but they aren't horrible either as they do not add to or take away from the song for me. Edited September 30, 2014 by savagegrace26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I like it. The guitar riff is really heavy. The lyrics don't bother me either. There are still modems around. We use them all the time. So I think the song is still relevant. Cyber dating (dating sites, girls meeting boys online, etc) is way more prevalent than it was in 1996 so the song is more relevant than it was then. I wasn't posted threads looking for Rush chicks in 1996. I can feel the voltage from your fingertips....uh... I would agree that it's more relevant today in a sense. I also think some people take lyrics too seriously. I tend to listen to the music first and a distant second to the lyrics. That's probably because I'm a musician and the music stands out. But I know a lot of people really tune in on the lyrics first. I still hold out hope for many more instrumentals from them in the future. I really pay attention to the lyrics. The lyrics are part of the reason why I got into this band. I love the majority of Neil's lyrics. That being said, I don't think the Virtuality lyrics are bad. The "net boy net girl" never bothered me. It's not a serious song and I don't take it as one. It's fun and enjoyable. Now The Speed of Love and Dog Years...Virtuality is not on that level...Virtuality's lyrics are not great but they aren't horrible either as they do not add to or take away from the song for me. Oh I agree about those other two songs. They really stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Great track. I was so over the net boy net girl thing years ago and the lyrics integral to the songs success now :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 You are definitely NOT the only one. I'm a HUGE fan of this song...have been since day one of listening to TFE. I've never understood the criticisms in regards to the lyrics, at all. Can some lines be considered "corny"? Sure. But I'm sure the same can be said for many other lyrics over the years...and that would include other songs from their 'Classic' period. Like it was stated above...the song was written for 1996...time to get over it people!! It's easily a top-three TFE song for me...along with Time & Motion and the title track. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 It's a fun song. Nice groove, musically. The lyrics are a bit much today (as the whole thing is really little more than a bunch of cliched metaphors), but really, for 1996, they were actually ahead of their time. Kind of like this portion of Prime Mover: I set the wheels in motionTurn up all the machinesActivate the programsAnd run behind the scene I set the clouds in motionTurn up light and soundActivate the windowAnd watch the world go 'round I can't be the only one who thinks Neil was waaaaaay ahead of the technology curve with those lyrics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I like it. Nice riffage. Love that "dance" beak in the middle. Not their greatest song by any means but has a nice groove to it and is enjoyable to listen to it. It inspires me... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQXt5lV6h1QThis version is pure gold. :7up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 It's one of my favorites from T4E. Love the groove of "let's dance tonight to a virtual song..." Parts might seem trite now, but given that it was written almost 20 years ago, it was very relevant then. I remember well static modems and the new and bizarre nature of the internet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 i think it's a pretty good song. it sounds great on the Great Woods and Summer Skies bootleg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The lyrics have aged quite well if you're not superficial, and the music is very good. I really like this song minus the "net boys and girls". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The lyrics have aged quite well if you're not superficial, :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Al can play that ukelele thing all the time for me. if it got strings Al can do the rush thing with it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The lyrics have aged quite well if you're not superficial, :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: Is online escapism somehow not relevant anymore? The lyrics were quite prescient. If it weren't for the use of the word "modem", I doubt anyone would talk about the lyrics not aging well, and if it weren't for "net boys", I doubt there would be much criticism of the lyrics at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The lyrics have aged quite well if you're not superficial, :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: Is online escapism somehow not relevant anymore? The lyrics were quite prescient. If it weren't for the use of the word "modem", I doubt anyone would talk about the lyrics not aging well, and if it weren't for "net boys", I doubt there would be much criticism of the lyrics at all.I think it was the phrase "if you're not superficial" that made me laugh. The lyrics are hardly deep. And they felt clunky when the first came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 The lyrics have aged quite well if you're not superficial, :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: :laughing guy: Is online escapism somehow not relevant anymore? The lyrics were quite prescient. If it weren't for the use of the word "modem", I doubt anyone would talk about the lyrics not aging well, and if it weren't for "net boys", I doubt there would be much criticism of the lyrics at all.I think it was the phrase "if you're not superficial" that made me laugh. The lyrics are hardly deep. And they felt clunky when the first came out. They're not deep, but they describe something that wasn't very common in 1996-97, but is pervasive now. The lyrics, and sentiments behind it, were far ahead of their time. And while not deep, it took a very observant person to make the connections at that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Great riff,fantastic instrumental break,catchy chorus.Ok the lyrics could be a bit corny and perhaps dated,but i have always overlooked the lyrics because of the power of the music.The chorus almost is dreamlike when you consider being lost in the 'cyberspace'.For me one of the best songs on TFE and of the their 90s era which i feel are severely maligned by people who can't get past 2112 or Moving Pictures.On the downside this seems like the beginnings of the loudness wars ,an ominous sign of the things to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasbo Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Its miles ahead of Carve Away the Stone which i find totally ordinary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It came on my iPod again today...still sounds amazing to me. I can never understand the hate. If you really think about it...the lyrics aren't any more cheesy than the ones found on Cygnus X-1, Twilight Zone, I Think I'm Going Bald, By-Tor, etc. Would people respect Virtuality more if it were released in the 70's or 80's?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It came on my iPod again today...still sounds amazing to me. I can never understand the hate. If you really think about it...the lyrics aren't any more cheesy than the ones found on Cygnus X-1, Twilight Zone, I Think I'm Going Bald, By-Tor, etc. Would people respect Virtuality more if it were released in the 70's or 80's?? 80's maybe but 70's I would certainly hope not.... :codger: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It came on my iPod again today...still sounds amazing to me. I can never understand the hate. If you really think about it...the lyrics aren't any more cheesy than the ones found on Cygnus X-1, Twilight Zone, I Think I'm Going Bald, By-Tor, etc. Would people respect Virtuality more if it were released in the 70's or 80's?? 80's maybe but 70's I would certainly hope not.... :codger: Of course. That was before the internet existed (in any meaningful way). Neil would be f***ing Jules Verne... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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