1 of the 7

RIP Tragedy is my favorite song of theirs, and this is one.

Split a ham and turkey sub at Subway and went out for our first ice cream of the season afterward - large cookie dough cone with chocolate sprinkles for me, and maple walnut for Dan.

A hot dog and a coney on multigrain rolls with hot mustard and sauerkraut.

My four-headed monster is Subdivisions, Analog Kid, Chemistry, and The Weapon.

 

But it's all good!

Not from a DVD, but it looks to me like Geddy flips off the entire arena at the end of Presto in Hershey, PA, though I don't remember it that way when I was at that show!

 

5:44 in

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Ha, I'm lagging behind - got four songs into Rush today. Finding My Way brought back memories of how I played that for my Led Zeppelin-loving boyfriend to try to hook him on Rush after he wasn't too enthused with our first show. He did agree there were similarities.

 

Need Some Love and Take a Friend (and In The Mood will be this way too) are definitely more focused on love/social life than Rush would be in the future, but it's nice to have this type of song, because they wouldn't really revisit the topic until Counterparts (well, maybe a little in Tears, Entre Nous, and Open Secrets).

 

Here Again...now here is the "holy cow" song. This one, to me, has greatness written all over it, and Ged's vocals, Alex's solo, the song's length, and more poetic lyrics hint at just what's to come. It touches upon the other big topic of the debut - the band dealing with their foray into the rock world. The lyrics have an incredible maturity and insight for a band that hasn't been at it that long, suggesting that they're only going to have more mind-blowing things to say as their career moves forward and welcomes a lyricist who can take these beginnings even further.

QUOTE (vitalsigns318 @ May 20 2012, 07:52 AM)

Since we have been together, we have seen three Rush concerts and will see our fourth in September in Pittsburgh.

I remember watching the Limelight video on MTV when I was about 10 years old. It was the first time I saw what Rush looked like, and I distinctly remember thinking that Geddy (well, I didn't know his name then) looked as sweet as his voice sounded.

 

I should have known then I'd be a big fan of his/theirs someday

Seemed not to be so strong

 

My eyes just didn't seem so bright

 

Back to our usual spot - bacon cheddar burger for me and tilapia for Dan.

Elbow macaroni with melted butter, lemon juice, and garlic. Simple but tasty!

I grew up eating a lot of peanut butter and honey - a sticky mess, but good, especially when you don't care for jelly, as I don't.

Nah. It's coming out soon enough that I can't be bothered with the downloading process (I don't have super-fast connectivity). I realize people will start talking about it, but nothing that could be described will be like hearing it for the first time anyway, so it can only spoil it so much.

As I've said elsewhere, not only are these some stunning pictures of them, but the part at the end where Geddy is talking about Alex playing guitar as he's drifting off to sleep brought tears to my eyes. I love these guys

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QUOTE (Snaked @ May 18 2012, 06:06 PM) QUOTE (losingit2k @ May 18 2012, 07:00 PM) Wait till you see it on the day of the first Show! I wont be able too.. I'll be in the arena Ditto! Opening Night!! Can't wait! Same here!

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QUOTE (1 of the 7 @ May 19 2012, 09:51 PM) New Wave and synth rock is my favorite genre of music, so naturally, that era of Rush's music is my favorite. Like others have said here, bands like Rush who incorporated synths while retaining an edge with guitars and enough "real" drums are those at the top of the heap in this genre of music. What's also great about a band like Rush is that they have other musical styles in addition to their synth era (and vice versa), so even when I'm not in the mood for synthy stuff, I don't have to look any further than Rush to have my pick of a variety of quality songs.   1 of the 7, I couldn't help noticing that you like the Fixx -- I just discovered these guys and I absolutely love the first two albums. Where have they been all my life?? They've been around, at some times more than others! They've been promising a new album for close to ten years now (Rush fans, you think YOU'VE got it bad?) and it looks like it might finally happen on July 17th.   My favorite albums are the next two after the ones you have - Phantoms and Walkabout. Hope you get to hear them soon, though it's tough with Walkabout being out of print and very little available for download.   Feel free to PM me with any questions about them!

I haven't started yet either - wanted to finish with the album I'd been listening to (Signals). Finished it today, so tomorrow might be my start.

Tom Sawyer (I was making up a parody of it about a person I know with a similar name) and BU2B.

Very cool! I'd love to get up the guts to shake hands with him if I met him at a show.

New Wave and synth rock is my favorite genre of music, so naturally, that era of Rush's music is my favorite. Like others have said here, bands like Rush who incorporated synths while retaining an edge with guitars and enough "real" drums are those at the top of the heap in this genre of music. What's also great about a band like Rush is that they have other musical styles in addition to their synth era (and vice versa), so even when I'm not in the mood for synthy stuff, I don't have to look any further than Rush to have my pick of a variety of quality songs.

 

To the OP: Emotion Detector is my second favorite Rush song after Marathon (yes, I'm big on Power Windows)! Love the Alphaville-y keyboards. Roll The Bones was the album that had just come out when my high school friend was big into Rush, so he played it a lot, and I still love it. It has my third favorite - Bravado.

I loooooove those pics. Holy moly, they look awesome. And the part at the end where Geddy talks about hearing Alex play to LA as he's drifting off to sleep was so touching I got teary-eyed and sniffly. I love this band

When The Time Machine movie played in theaters last fall, my boyriend was out of town, and my 73-year-old mother knew the area around the theater far better than I did, so I took her with me. She loved it, and still tells people about it! She commented on Neil's drum kit and said that while the guys are all obviously talented, what makes them special is how they play off each other. Since a lot of what she commented on has a visual component to it, I'd recommend a DVD, maybe with a burned CD of the studio versions of the songs on the DVD.

Well, from the recent interview in Classic Rock magazine (Rush: The Rise and Rise of the World's Biggest Cult Band), it sounds like those of you who don't want the skits will be disappointed:

 

"Nobody takes the piss out of themselves to the extremes that we do: says Geddy. It's early evening and conversation has turned to the film shorts that are regular highlights of the band's live show. Lifeson, who has something of a minor acting sideline going on - watch out for him soon as Dr Figg opposite Billy Boyd in the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy is, everyone agrees, very keen to get in front of the camera.

 

"I don't care what else he acts in," says Geddy, "he always acts best in our films. I always think of the most ridiculous get-ups for him. 'Al, how about you be a real fat guy?' He really takes to it. Those three characters that appeared in the films from the Time Machine tour are the three essential character aspects of us.

 

"When we designed those characters, I wanted them to represent the inner us: inside Big Al is this big, fat, crazy inventor, who loves to eat - that's Al. And Neil's got the furrowed-brow Irishman with the Waspy background and I'm this crazy sausage maker! The wigs are very good too.

 

"I think it's fun, and sometimes it's funny to watch the audience, especially somewhere like Helsinki - some things don't cross the language barrier. You look out and it's this sea of perplexed faces, an audience of bewilderment. We're going to continue to make them. I hope people like them! The first time I saw Jethro Tull was on the Thick As A Brick tour and they were so good playing-wise, but their production was so much fun - they had a sense of humour that kept occurring and it really stayed with me as what a lovely bonus to give an audience that's sitting there for three hours listening to this intense music - and our music is a little on the bombastic side, so I think it's nice to give some candy. It's nice to see them smiling."

 

Aww, I like to see the guys smile, and I'm glad they feel the same way about us. I for one like the skits, so I'll be smiling for sure

One good thing is, the album is in his current vocal range, so at least he won't have to reach beyond it.