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I was sad to hear that he had cancer, now he has succumbed to it. I remember reading an article of how he would go snowboarding after putting liquid LSD into his eyes before heading down the slopes... he has lived for sure!

QUOTE (Good,bad,andrush @ May 12 2011, 10:38 PM) I don't think Rush can but that's because every album is so different. Plus Hemispheres pretty much is perfection, and the band knows that, which is why they don't make those albums I agree totally. There is something about that LP that doesn't make me ever get tired of listening to it (since July 1979 when I got it). As a guitar player, just jamming to those songs are so gratifying. I think that Clockwork, along with the narrative of the story, may capture some of that excitement. I dunno, I'm not trying to relive Rush's past glory, but I would love to hear some epic instrumentals. Did I go off topic?? sorry

QUOTE (Babycat @ Apr 9 2012, 12:32 PM)QUOTE (Presto-a RUSH fan! @ Feb 27 2012, 08:15 PM) QUOTE (liddybuck01 @ Feb 27 2012, 03:11 PM) link! reminded me of the story in 2112. just thought i'd share! "what can this strange device be?" sorry! "When I touch it, it gives forth a sound..." "It has wires that vibrate..."

I hope the person who found doesn't kill themselves...

QUOTE (Lamneth08 @ Aug 27 2008, 01:32 PM) Im going to be odd man out and say i enjoy that aspect of the piece. It adds to the creepiness of the whole thing. It totally makes the track. It is what it is...

Thanks for sharing... really great info there. Except I know for sure that Alex wasn't in the 4th grade in 1967... probably 7th or 8th as he would've been 13. What a great perspective; I love this article. Ian speaks with a real sincere tone; no BS.

This album is so great. As a musician, my ear hears the rawness, like being in the foundry with all the heat and dirt. Not to mention, if you got this back in the day all those pictures in the LP spread were priceless. I had to buy another because I chopped it up to put pix on my wall. ATWAS is with all their intensity focused to make that great music. I would pay dearly $$ to hear each of the full nights' recordings and even more for some video. Is there any ATWAS goodies in the Rush vault? Only time will tell.

When VT hit my ears I was just so happy that the boys were making music again. I often wonder if some 'magic' is lost because Alex and Ged played to a drum track they programmed instead of with Neil (who added his parts after everything was recorded). Still, no complaints over here.

QUOTE (presto123 @ Apr 7 2012, 03:40 PM) I like it and it features one of my fav Rush songs of all time........Dreamline. Always loved the under-rated Big Wheel as well and Alex's great playing on Ghost Of A Chance. Alex is on record as saying that his solo on Dreamline is his favorite. I can't remember the interview I saw it in but it was recently on youtube.

My first Rush show was April 1, 1980 in Winnipeg. I waited in line outside for tickets at Eaton's on a cold Friday/Saturday night in February. Van Halen tickets were on sale at the same time and I was 8th in line and no one in front of me was buying Rush. I was so pumped. My favorite band and front row tickets in my cold hands in the morning. I still have the pix and I know that Geddy was sorta pissed because I took so many (Ged looked directly at me and, although I was right in front of Alex, he never looked at me once). The warm-up act was Saga and they were amazing too. There song 'On the Loose' was so great. After the show, I stood at the backdoor. Neil was the first to exit... two steps and he was in the bus. Later, Alex came out and walked into a Limo, very frowny faced... we couldn't speak 'cause he was our idol... and I now know from the Rush in Rio, that he was with his wife. This was the last show on the Canadian Leg and I guess she met up with him. Such an experience, and I should add, that we snuck into the arena to watch the sound check. I can remember them doing Entre Nous and some other stuff. My buddies remember it better than I, as I was so freaked out, seeing them so casual on the stage. Also, the night before me and the bass player I jammed with hit the two big hotels in town in hopes of seeing them. The tour earlier, my buddy told me stories of how shocked he was when he saw Alex in the lobby of a hotel with his short, shaggy Hemispheres 'do' in December 1978. Ah, the memories...

That's funny... like the Spinal Tap band playing the Air Force Ball... Thanks for sharing!

This is neat article... I wonder if Rush and Kiss should buy the Hall of Fame... KISS Calls The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 'A Joke' - Mar. 27, 2012 The Article

QUOTE (Presto-a RUSH fan! @ Mar 2 2012, 05:30 AM) Another cool book is Roadshow by Neil. I didn't know about that one... it's already in my Amazon cart.

QUOTE (Khan @ Mar 26 2012, 12:53 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Mar 24 2012, 11:45 PM) The day Vapor Trails was released was by far my worst moment in over 30 years of being a Rush fan. I went from insane excitement and anticipation to absolutely crushing disappointment. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v423/KublaKhan/strofl.gif Man, I just woke some people up in my apartment laughing so hard watching that motorcyle honey eat that front tire.... amazing!

I'd say just before the Hemispheres mullet. Great picture! I would've been happy if there wasn't another recording after Moving Pictures... everything afterwards is...

That is very cool indeed. It must look great; I'd love to have in my studio.

At 2:54 a.m. CST: 1) GNR: 34.26% 2) RUSH 29.58% Damn, we've gotta win this pi$$ing match! Vote Here

Hell yeah! Bring it!

I actually thought that the movie Xanadu was about what Rush did. You have to go back in time to 1980 and be starving for anything to do with Rush... as I was as a kid in Winnipeg. Crap! That was a major letdown... except for Olivia eye-candy!!!!

That is very interesting... the guitars are very 'sprite' and of course, Rik has great pipes.

My favorite part about Xanadu is how may times in 32 years I was able to fit the phrase "I will dine on Honeydew, and drink the milk of paradise" into daily conversation. For example, "Hey, there's no food in the house...." and responds with that line... That's what Rush did to me; elevates me above the din of mediocrity... see what I mean, I never talked like that before The song kicks a$$!

I don't give much weight to those ratings. Besides, Rolling Stone is so irrelevant, like the R&R Hall of Fame... who needs them? RS almost sucked me in to buying the George Harrison issue recently, then I realised how much they suck.

My favorite live album of theirs. It's sonically challenged on audio systems of today but not when it came out.

QUOTE (andrew28 @ Nov 11 2011, 11:53 AM) QUOTE (kevorkazito @ Nov 10 2011, 06:37 PM) This thread gave me some "off-topic" deja-vu about walking a dog and meeting someone famous... I was walking my parents dog about 7 years ago and this dude walks up to me and asks what kind of dog it was. I told him I didn't know and then he mentioned a breed and I said "that's it". Then, I look at the guy and I recognize him... I say to him, "are you an actor?" He said "yes, we are filming a couple of blocks from here...". We trade pleasantries and part ways... curious? It was the guy who played the NBC president who fell in love with Elaine on Seinfeld. But meeting Geddy, that would be great. I think he's the coolest of the triumvirate when it comes to interfacing with the public/fans. That would be Bob Balaban. He's in a lot of Christopher Guest's films. He was pretty cool and knowledgeable about dogs; how weird to bump into him in a neighborhood in Winnipeg on a dark spring night... to this day I can't remember that dog's breed... some Asian word, but not Lhaso Apso LOL!