JohnnyBlaze Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Thou shalt not prefer Rutsey over Peart. You are a bit unfair to Rutsey..... He was a good drummer as well, and Rush would not have been here today if it was not for him. Not unfair to Rutsey at all. He was a good drummer, but Neil made Rush great with his drumming and his lyrics. If Rutsey had stayed in the band, Rush would have been done by 1976. The best thing he did for the band was to leave. It is unfair to Rutsey. Care to make your case, or are you going act like a 4 year old and just say it is unfair? btw, I am not the only one saying that is unfair. I am with Zu Zu on this. I agree with what he said above. Yes, I know he posted it originally. I remain unimpressed. It is no slight to Rutsey to prefer Peart over him. It is an empirical fact that Peart is better than Rutsey.I prefer roast beef over dried toast! It's unfair! What's this 'unfair' crap?! Jeff Jones, a very accomplished and successful musician, was Rush's original bassist and vocalist. But I prefer Geddy over him. Is that unfair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Thou shalt not whine about the setlist. Thou mayest be forever thankful for all Shows. Edited October 1, 2016 by Principled Man 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Thou shalt declare Permanent Waves an 80's, err 70's...album? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I'm glad you get to go to Toronto! So this is a t shirt for yourself, or will you be selling them? Yes, I will be selling them! I will post it on this thread when I'm finished. :)good idea but be prepared for a cease and desist order courtesy of Ray Danniels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 A few ideas: thou shalt be willing to sacrifice housing, children and/or food for concert tickets.thou shalt shower god-like praise on Neil to scare himthou shalt pretend that Neil's writings are interestingthou shalt state that soup is your favorite foodthou shalt defend to death your favorite and least favorite albumsthou shalt chase and stalk all red BMW motorcycles in the faint hope that it's Neil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Thou shalt not prefer Rutsey over Peart. You are a bit unfair to Rutsey..... He was a good drummer as well, and Rush would not have been here today if it was not for him. Not unfair to Rutsey at all. He was a good drummer, but Neil made Rush great with his drumming and his lyrics. If Rutsey had stayed in the band, Rush would have been done by 1976. The best thing he did for the band was to leave. It is unfair to Rutsey. Care to make your case, or are you going act like a 4 year old and just say it is unfair? btw, I am not the only one saying that is unfair. I am with Zu Zu on this. I agree with what he said above. Yes, I know he posted it originally. I remain unimpressed. It is no slight to Rutsey to prefer Peart over him. It is an empirical fact that Peart is better than Rutsey. John Rustey brought What You're Doing to life - he played it better than Neil ever did .. Does that make him a better drummer ?? ... Of course not, but as great as All The World's A Stage is, the best version of one of my favorite Rush songs has Rutsey drumming on it .. Neil brought the song to a halt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I guess my argument would be that even if we can all accept that Peart is a more diverse, technically superior, etc. drummer, there really isn't anything to be gained by printing that "fact" on a t-shirt. Whatever you want to say about Rutsey's drumming (to my ear he sounds pretty good and helps propel those tunes just fine), he was there at the beginning and so deserves a little respect at least. Judging from the live videos on the R40 set, he seems to have been more of a spokesman the band - who knows, maybe his enthusiasm was a huge part of keeping them together in those early days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 So, Zumbi, now you are back to being called Zumbi ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 - You shall have no other Geds before Lee. Funny as f**k! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 - Thou shall go dateless for years at a time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy Jazz Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Thou shalt not play 5 nor 6 string " basses"...nor boring basslines :geddy: Edited October 1, 2016 by Geddy Jazz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Sorry, but "Slappin da bass" is just stupid. It made me cringe, and it still does. Same here. Ugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicalAbby2112 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Thou shalt not prefer Rutsey over Peart. You are a bit unfair to Rutsey..... He was a good drummer as well, and Rush would not have been here today if it was not for him. Not unfair to Rutsey at all. He was a good drummer, but Neil made Rush great with his drumming and his lyrics. If Rutsey had stayed in the band, Rush would have been done by 1976. The best thing he did for the band was to leave. It is unfair to Rutsey. Care to make your case, or are you going act like a 4 year old and just say it is unfair? It's not saying Rutsey is a bad drummer/wasnt significant to the band by any means, It's just that Neil was obviously what made the band who they are today, with all their amazing music. I agree that if Rutsey had stayed in the band they would have been done a long time ago. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Putting John Rutsey in the same category as murder, adultery, stealing is not something any Rush fan would do, regardless of how good Neil was .. By all accounts, he left the band because of a medical condition, but to say the band would have been done a long time ago is ridiculous ... Alex, for one, grew as a musician over the years, so who says Rutsey wouldn't have ?? I think a little more creativity would go a long way with this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Thou shalt start a Prime mover. Thou shalt always follow Mission. Thou shalt sing Anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I think a little more creativity would go a long way with thisA slight word tweaking of the actual Ten Commandments would be best. Otherwise, you just end up with random Rush stuff said after "Thou shalt". For example, "Thou shalt Roll the Bones" is pretty crap and something I just thought of as I typed this. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I think a little more creativity would go a long way with thisA slight word tweaking of the actual Ten Commandments would be best. Otherwise, you just end up with random Rush stuff said after "Thou shalt". For example, "Thou shalt Roll the Bones" is pretty crap and something I just thought of as I typed this. Moral of the story: Thou shalt not post **** without repercussions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Putting John Rutsey in the same category as murder, adultery, stealing is not something any Rush fan would do, regardless of how good Neil was .. By all accounts, he left the band because of a medical condition, but to say the band would have been done a long time ago is ridiculous ... Alex, for one, grew as a musician over the years, so who says Rutsey wouldn't have ?? I think a little more creativity would go a long way with this Alex said that if John had stayed with the band they probably would have stayed a bar band around Toronto. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thou shalt care about Vital Signs in your life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) They are Rush, who hath shown you rock majesty. You shall worship no other power trio before them You shall not conceive of Rush as being other than Lee, Lifeson, and Peart You shall not utter Rush's name in any but the most reverent tones Remember to set aside part of your day to listen to the music of Rush; for they hath crafted this music for your ears most righteously Honor your brothers and sisters, or parents, or friends, who introduceth the music of Rush to your life You shall not pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend You shall not forget to keep the heart and mind united You shall choose a path that's clear You shall not rent thy mind to any god or government You shall take a friend and keep 'em till the end. Edited October 7, 2016 by toymaker 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thou shall not covet thy lord's double-neck guitars. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 They are Rush, who hath shown you rock majesty. You shall worship no other power trio before them You shall not conceive of Rush as being other than Lee, Lifeson, and Peart You shall not utter Rush's name in any but the most reverent tones Remember to set aside part of your day to listen to the music of Rush; for they hath crafted this music for your ears most righteously Honor your brothers and sisters, or parents, or friends, who introduceth the music of Rush to your life You shall not pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend You shall not forget to keep the heart and mind united You shall choose a path that's clear You shall not rent thy mind to any god or government You shall take a friend and keep 'em till the end. Great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 They are Rush, who hath shown you rock majesty. You shall worship no other power trio before them You shall not conceive of Rush as being other than Lee, Lifeson, and Peart You shall not utter Rush's name in any but the most reverent tones Remember to set aside part of your day to listen to the music of Rush; for they hath crafted this music for your ears most righteously Honor your brothers and sisters, or parents, or friends, who introduceth the music of Rush to your life You shall not pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend You shall not forget to keep the heart and mind united You shall choose a path that's clear You shall not rent thy mind to any god or government You shall take a friend and keep 'em till the end. Great job! Thanks - tried to mirror the actual commandments, but then I kind of lost it. I'm not sure what a good analog is for "you shall not kill"! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 They are Rush, who hath shown you rock majesty. You shall worship no other power trio before them You shall not conceive of Rush as being other than Lee, Lifeson, and Peart You shall not utter Rush's name in any but the most reverent tones Remember to set aside part of your day to listen to the music of Rush; for they hath crafted this music for your ears most righteously Honor your brothers and sisters, or parents, or friends, who introduceth the music of Rush to your life You shall not pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend You shall not forget to keep the heart and mind united You shall choose a path that's clear You shall not rent thy mind to any god or government You shall take a friend and keep 'em till the end. Great job! Thanks - tried to mirror the actual commandments, but then I kind of lost it. Aye! That's what I did and said earlier and that's why I only had 3 listed. I just got lazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Putting John Rutsey in the same category as murder, adultery, stealing is not something any Rush fan would do, regardless of how good Neil was .. By all accounts, he left the band because of a medical condition, but to say the band would have been done a long time ago is ridiculous ... Alex, for one, grew as a musician over the years, so who says Rutsey wouldn't have ?? I think a little more creativity would go a long way with this Alex said that if John had stayed with the band they probably would have stayed a bar band around Toronto. .. at least they never would have made Presto 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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