Predictions about the Los Angeles Show and potential finality of it.

[troutman]

I think it's bad enough that they had one of their songs used for Walmart of all places.

No shame at all. Commercial rocked...enuff said!

 

Sorry but. FAIL!!!!

 

 

 

Blame the band not the company. I don't see the problem. Introducing mindless people to real music is always a good thing. :D

[RushIslander]

I wonder how Neil would feel if his little daughter says, "Daddy, I want to see you play with Uncle Ged and Uncle Al again!"

 

:)

[troutman]

I wonder how Neil would feel if his little daughter says, "Daddy, I want to see you play with Uncle Ged and Uncle Al again!"

 

:)

 

We can only hope. :D

[TexMike]

I wonder how Neil would feel if his little daughter says, "Daddy, I want to see you play with Uncle Ged and Uncle Al again!"

 

:)

 

He'll say "Here's a video you can watch anytime you want, sweetie. Daddy needs to rest."

[J2112YYZ]

I think it's bad enough that they had one of their songs used for Walmart of all places.

 

Missed that one. When did this happen?

[EagleMoon]

I think it's bad enough that they had one of their songs used for Walmart of all places.

 

Missed that one. When did this happen?

 

It was a year or two ago. They used Working Man in one of their commercials.

[JohnnyBlaze]

So, folks, now that Rush no longer owns the rights to any of their music, here's a possible scenario from the future.

 

You are sitting in front of your tv when all of a sudden you hear music from The Weapon only to find out it is being used in a commercial for condoms.

More likely that you'll hear a wimpified version of Tom Sawyer or Limelight while shopping in a supermarket or standing in an elevator.

 

For a condom commercial I'd go with Stick It Out.

[The Analog Grownup]

Live Nation owns and controls something like 2/3 of the amphitheaters in the U.S. and control other venues' booking. When they merged with Ticketmaster they have essentially the controlling stake in booking and tickets sales. Tours are big business especially when long lived bands are involved. Once corporations started backing tours bands started to get guaranteed flat rates instead of splitting tickets sales with the venue and regional promoters. Bands get guaranteed money and corporations set ticket prices with calculated risks of returns. Big business.

I think it is awful that it has turned into such a big business. It didn't start out like that.

 

I don't know how a young band would even make it big today.

 

Everything has changed so much.

 

Being a musician I used to hope that I'd "make it" and get a record deal with my band. Now I don't care. The industry probably changed too much and I heard musicians in the business say that a record deal is nothing but a loan. Not to mention the dying of cd sales and the booming of online streaming (which pays the artists near zero) I see no possibility of making it playing music more. I'll just stick with my day job and keep my artistic integrity. I know that sounded very pretentious so please don't take it that way. All in all I agree with your post.

[The Analog Grownup]

Too bad they don't televise it for the fans. Hopefully some good folks will be scoping it. Looks like a late night for us east coasters.

 

I also hope some quality tapers will be in attendance as well.

 

Maybe they will play "My Way" lol

 

"And now, the end is near

And so I face the final curtain

My friend, I'll say it clear

I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I've lived a life that's full

I traveled each and every highway

And more, much more than this, I did it my way"

Pah...even later for us Europeans.....it's got to be done though!!

 

I'm still holding out for a possible mini Euro leg of the tour next year with 2-3 nights in maybe 3 venues....

 

Belfast, Dublin and Cork will do just fine...... :hockeygoon:

 

Just as long as they don't have to fly to Cork ;)

[Lorraine]

Decades ago, you used to get I think a five album deal. In other words, you had five albums or so to make it. Today, if your first album doesn't cut it, you get the zap.

[GabesCavesOfIce]

[The Analog Grownup]

Decades ago, you used to get I think a five album deal. In other words, you had five albums or so to make it. Today, if your first album doesn't cut it, you get the zap.

 

Maybe that's why there's more focus on looks than talent. It's an auto-tuned package and then they slap a pretty face and big boobs on it. I'm just thankful I'm old enough to know what music from the heart sounds like.

[The Analog Grownup]

[Lorraine]

I think, and I may be wrong, that if the music industry doesn't revamp itself, it's all going to die out. Well, not completely, but you won't see many bands like Rush anymore.

[J2112YYZ]

I think, and I may be wrong, that if the music industry doesn't revamp itself, it's all going to die out. Well, not completely, but you won't see many bands like Rush anymore.

 

The music industry has been dying for at least a decade now. Look how many record stores there were 25-30 years ago, now where do you find one? Maybe in the bigger cities there are still some to be found but beyond that you won't see too many. iTunes and other digital formats have taken over. I wouldn't be surprised if within the next ten years physical copies of albums weren't even sold anymore which will be sad.

[EagleMoon]

I think, and I may be wrong, that if the music industry doesn't revamp itself, it's all going to die out. Well, not completely, but you won't see many bands like Rush anymore.

 

The music industry has been dying for at least a decade now. Look how many record stores there were 25-30 years ago, now where do you find one? Maybe in the bigger cities there are still some to be found but beyond that you won't see too many. iTunes and other digital formats have taken over. I wouldn't be surprised if within the next ten years physical copies of albums weren't even sold anymore which will be sad.

 

I think you're right. LPs for the most part have made a resurgence lately, but for a long time there you didn't see them at all. I think the same things going to happen with CDs. It is a shame, not just because it's the end of an era but because it's nice to have something to hold in your hand and look at. Plus the quality of the music on the CD is much better than an MP3 or MP4. It's like real books and their digital counterparts. I hope real books don't ever completely disappear.

[Lorraine]

I hope real books don't ever completely disappear.

 

If they do, I hope it's not in my lifetime. I love books. I have a hard time comprehending what I am reading if I read an ebook. Plus, there's something very comforting about holding a book in your hand. At least for me it is.

[EagleMoon]

I hope real books don't ever completely disappear.

 

If they do, I hope it's not in my lifetime. I love books. I have a hard time comprehending what I am reading if I read an ebook. Plus, there's something very comforting about holding a book in your hand. At least for me it is.

 

Same here. Plus you don't get the eyestrain that you get with looking at a monitor screen.

[Jaminbenb]

I think, and I may be wrong, that if the music industry doesn't revamp itself, it's all going to die out. Well, not completely, but you won't see many bands like Rush anymore.

 

The music industry has been dying for at least a decade now. Look how many record stores there were 25-30 years ago, now where do you find one? Maybe in the bigger cities there are still some to be found but beyond that you won't see too many. iTunes and other digital formats have taken over. I wouldn't be surprised if within the next ten years physical copies of albums weren't even sold anymore which will be sad.

 

I think you're right. LPs for the most part have made a resurgence lately, but for a long time there you didn't see them at all. I think the same things going to happen with CDs. It is a shame, not just because it's the end of an era but because it's nice to have something to hold in your hand and look at. Plus the quality of the music on the CD is much better than an MP3 or MP4. It's like real books and their digital counterparts. I hope real books don't ever completely disappear.

 

The "tangible" quality of books and CD's (or even albums) will never escape those of us that grew up with them...my 16 year old niece doesn't understand the concept of this, and just looks at music as something disposable. She sees my CD collection , and shakes her head wondering why I listen to stuff that's just so "old", and keep such an old outdated format (little does she know that this old outdated format sounds better than what is on her iPod)

 

I'm not even as anal about collecting everything I used to, and feel that re-releases are a waste as far as actually owning them... (Not enough to warrant paying for them) but the fact that I can still find certain things to check out before I actually buy them is a plus! (And saves me from grief when the MasterCard bill comes and my wife goes: "what's this $30.00 from Amazon for?")

 

 

I do miss the days when I would just go to the record store and start at "A" and stop when I had a $30-40.00 purchase set up (well after making sure none of my "go-to" bands had anything released that I wasn't aware of)

 

 

 

[Rushman14]

Just read this in another topic:

 

Honestly, there are about a hundred other Rush songs I'd rather hear in LA than Losing It.

 

LOL, I honestly I have no idea why that song is so revered. And I love Signals. It's my fave Rush album. There are at least 5 other Signals tracks I'd rather hear than Losing It.

 

I have heard rumblings that the Forum gig will get an outta the blue shocker one-time-only deep cut. I've even heard what it might be. Hint. C.P. ;)

Just read this in another topic:

 

Honestly, there are about a hundred other Rush songs I'd rather hear in LA than Losing It.

 

LOL, I honestly I have no idea why that song is so revered. And I love Signals. It's my fave Rush album. There are at least 5 other Signals tracks I'd rather hear than Losing It.

 

I have heard rumblings that the Forum gig will get an outta the blue shocker one-time-only deep cut. I've even heard what it might be. Hint. C.P. ;)

 

No way they play something new on the very last show- maybe ever- that they haven't practiced the bejesus outta' first.

They wouldn't want to risk a train wreck on that last day :(

 

 

I suspect this board will be pleasantly surprised come Saturday night 1030 pm PST. :)

 

I knew this guy was full of crap.

[hcm]

I agree with the fact that they saw a major financial killing and took advantage of it.

 

But...still...it would have been nice if the integrity of their music could have been preserved.

 

That's all I'm saying.

 

Ah Lorraine, but a wise man once said

 

"One likes to believe in the freedom of music

But glittering prizes and endless compromises

Shatter the illusion of integrity"

 

And so it goes

[Catch The Mystery]

Just read this in another topic:

 

Honestly, there are about a hundred other Rush songs I'd rather hear in LA than Losing It.

 

LOL, I honestly I have no idea why that song is so revered. And I love Signals. It's my fave Rush album. There are at least 5 other Signals tracks I'd rather hear than Losing It.

 

I have heard rumblings that the Forum gig will get an outta the blue shocker one-time-only deep cut. I've even heard what it might be. Hint. C.P. ;)

Just read this in another topic:

 

Honestly, there are about a hundred other Rush songs I'd rather hear in LA than Losing It.

 

LOL, I honestly I have no idea why that song is so revered. And I love Signals. It's my fave Rush album. There are at least 5 other Signals tracks I'd rather hear than Losing It.

 

I have heard rumblings that the Forum gig will get an outta the blue shocker one-time-only deep cut. I've even heard what it might be. Hint. C.P. ;)

 

No way they play something new on the very last show- maybe ever- that they haven't practiced the bejesus outta' first.

They wouldn't want to risk a train wreck on that last day :(

 

 

I suspect this board will be pleasantly surprised come Saturday night 1030 pm PST. :)

 

I knew this guy was full of crap.

 

When I started reading his posts here he immediately reminded me of the bard in the Asterix & Obelix comic books:

 

Cacofonix is the village bard. He is usually only a supporting character, but has a major part in the plots of some albums (see Asterix and the Normans, Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Magic Carpet and Asterix and the Secret Weapon). He loves singing and playing his lyre, and jumps at every opportunity to do so. He also plays the bagpipes, drum and a Celtic trumpet resembling a boar called a Carnyx. While he can accompany traditional dances, and conducts a village band, his singing is unbearable. In Asterix and the Normans it is so unbearable that it teaches the fearless Normans the meaning of fear. In recent albums his music is so spectacularly horrible that it actually starts thunderstorms (even indoors), because of an old French saying that bad singing causes rain.

For his part, Cacofonix considers himself a genius and a superb singer, and he is angrily offended when people criticize his singing, to the point of dismissing them as barbarians. He is slightly effeminate, often seen smoothing back his hair and holding his head up high.

Some villagers go to extreme lengths to avoid hearing Cacofonix's music. Most notably, Fulliautomatix, the village smith, bangs him on the head at the merest hint of breaking into a song, and has destroyed his lyre on a number of occasions, at one point being called the "ancestor of music critics". As a running gag, Cacofonix is generally tied up and gagged during the banquet at the end of most albums to allow the other villagers to have a good time without having to keep him from singing.

 

source: https://en.wikipedia...erix_characters

[Lorraine]

I agree with the fact that they saw a major financial killing and took advantage of it.

 

But...still...it would have been nice if the integrity of their music could have been preserved.

 

That's all I'm saying.

 

Ah Lorraine, but a wise man once said

 

"One likes to believe in the freedom of music

But glittering prizes and endless compromises

Shatter the illusion of integrity"

 

And so it goes

 

My husband had the same reaction to this as I did. No wonder why we've been able to stay married so long. :lol:

[EagleMoon]

Just read this in another topic:

 

Honestly, there are about a hundred other Rush songs I'd rather hear in LA than Losing It.

 

LOL, I honestly I have no idea why that song is so revered. And I love Signals. It's my fave Rush album. There are at least 5 other Signals tracks I'd rather hear than Losing It.

 

I have heard rumblings that the Forum gig will get an outta the blue shocker one-time-only deep cut. I've even heard what it might be. Hint. C.P. ;)

Just read this in another topic:

 

Honestly, there are about a hundred other Rush songs I'd rather hear in LA than Losing It.

 

LOL, I honestly I have no idea why that song is so revered. And I love Signals. It's my fave Rush album. There are at least 5 other Signals tracks I'd rather hear than Losing It.

 

I have heard rumblings that the Forum gig will get an outta the blue shocker one-time-only deep cut. I've even heard what it might be. Hint. C.P. ;)

 

No way they play something new on the very last show- maybe ever- that they haven't practiced the bejesus outta' first.

They wouldn't want to risk a train wreck on that last day :(

 

 

I suspect this board will be pleasantly surprised come Saturday night 1030 pm PST. :)

 

I knew this guy was full of crap.

 

We all knew that anyway.