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I don't deny he has talent, but as a human being, he and his entire f***ing trailer trash fanbase can seriously f**k off.

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I'll explain what I mean by this. Recently, I saw a video on youtube of someone demonstrating an 80s-era MIDI guitar synth and all I could think about was how cool it was that we had such advanced technology back in those days before the technological explosion of the 2000s. I just found it so fascinating how an instrument can sound like any other with the proper MIDI technology. Part of me thinks that this willingness to experiment with those kind of sounds died in the 1990s when grunge happened, and everybody was focused on how stripped-down and "raw" music sounded. Although we have more experimentation now with sounds, I only wish that we had that same sort of willingness that we had in the 80s.

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This may be one of the dumbest things I'll read this year. Unless Neil owns the trademark to the band name, Geddy and Alex could tell Neil to f**k off, hire Tommy Lee and still call it Rush if they chose. Neil would have to be compensated for his share of the business of the band, but he certainly can't block it. KISS paid Ace and Peter for years after they left because they still held a share of the band's business. And that's not including royalties. When the original Guess Who (minus the bassist) reunited and started touring again, they had to pay the bassist because he owned the band trademark and could've prevented it. We don't know for sure what could be going on behind closed doors with Rush. Maybe we just have to learn to accept that it wasn't 40 years of nice Canadian guys doing something they love and they all hold hands and sing kumbaya and all that shit.

It was riding his motorcycle from show to show that really did him in. He wouldn't be anywhere near as exhausted if he could of just relaxed and read books on a bus or a plane during the tours. I fully believe he did that on purpose.

It still just pisses me off how Neil has Geddy and Alex's balls in a vice grip. LeeLifeson could have happened, but I can bet you that the reason why it's not happening now is because Neil probably heard the rumors and told them no. And instead of Geddy or Alex saying "I'm sorry, but this is something we want to do.", they instead put their tails between their legs and called off the whole thing.

Your move, Polarize. Fair point, and SW's right. But make no mistake, the band he convened for PT (Colin Edwin, Richard Barbieri, Gavin Harrison, Chris Maitland and John Wesley) added their spices to his songs and have such distinct playing styles that sonically and feel wise is different than post-PT SW. That is different from the quality of the song writing cause I'd say in that regard, Hand.Cannot.Erase is his greatest success. The closest PT sounding solo album is Insurgentes and a lot of that had to do with Gavin being the drummer on the album. Now here's your move: what PT/SW albums have you listened to so far? I'm curious to know cause it seems you judge based on one song: case in point (if Union is to believe and I believe him) Devin Townsend with March Of The Poozers. I've listened to more Devin Townsend than just that one song. I know that I do enjoy his solo stuff a lot more than SYL. A lot of SYL's music just seems very weird and arythmic, almost verging on grindcore. DTP is a little more melodic, more like a Dio or an Iron Maiden sound, which I like better than most "extreme metal".

Try not to get too upset over it- there are still a lot of metal and other musicians that are willing to take on society and it's problems, I think. There used to be a time where we used to make fun of people like those televangelist megachurch scumbags....People like that hypocrite asshole Jimmy Swaggart and that selfish scumfuck Joel Osteen....From the 80s to the 2000s, people loved to ridicule them, make fun of them, and call them out for the scum they were. Now, people want to put them on a pedestal and take the bullshit they peddle to us seriously. And if we have a problem with it, we're written off as the "PC police", "triggered snowflakes", "easily offended" or whatever. It seems that day by day, my faith in humanity diminishes more and more. Heard a preacher say Another world awaits For those who kindly pay him A poor man gave and gave He threw his soul away But nothing did ever change My heart bleeds for the madness My heart grieves for the pain My heart bleeds for the masses And congregations swayed Never mind what the good book says It don't matter anyway

Your move, Polarize.

I'm a bit dissapointed to say the least. I really honestly thought that Geddy and Alex were going to break away from Neil and do something on their own. But I guess they're just gonna let him bring the entire Rush train to a screeching halt. I honestly hope they reconsider.

Nope. Sounds like an Uwe Boll 'horror' film DONT GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS!

In the words of Robert Fripp, unless you've seen or heard Porcupine Tree, you don't have the right to form an opinion. Your track record proves it and I honestly doubt your sincerity on your opinion. Porcupine Tree was a band with 4 distinct personalities. SW's solo career is basically his vision and his vision alone. Your opinion does not equate AT ALL. I'm just saying that just because PT as a band is no more, doesn't mean the well has dried up for the creativity and music. As I said, Steven Wilson has a relatively successful solo career, he released a solo album literally ten days ago and after listening to a little bit of it, the well definitely hasn't dried up AT ALL. Nowhere in my original post did I ever imply SW's well has dried up for musical creativity. If you knew your facts, he's made music as No-Man, Blackfield, IEM, Storm Corrosion, and Bass Communion which has a new 10" coming out next month. And as for his new solo album, thanks for stating the obvious, Sherlock. I've already posted on the To The Bone thread many times already and I even listened to the album again today...and I think it's great even if it isn't my favorite thing he's done. I like to know what your opinion is on it...if you even listened to it yet. Regardless, my opinion still stands. Oh will you EVER forgive me for not being as familiar with Steven Wilson as you? Listen dude, we all have our own obscure thing that we're into. Do you know who Tim Donahue is? Maybe you do, maybe you don't. Not a lot of people do, but I happen to be a huge fan of his work. Anyway, I do find the opening track to be a very beautiful song and I'm actually listening to more of it right now as I type this.

In the words of Robert Fripp, unless you've seen or heard Porcupine Tree, you don't have the right to form an opinion. Your track record proves it and I honestly doubt your sincerity on your opinion. Porcupine Tree was a band with 4 distinct personalities. SW's solo career is basically his vision and his vision alone. Your opinion does not equate AT ALL. I'm just saying that just because PT as a band is no more, doesn't mean the well has dried up for the creativity and music. As I said, Steven Wilson has a relatively successful solo career, he released a solo album literally ten days ago and after listening to a little bit of it, the well definitely hasn't dried up AT ALL.

Considering that most people equate porcupine tree with Steven Wilson and he has a very consistent solo career, it probably isn't that big of a loss.

The topic of "is rock dead" is CONSTANTLY discussed and talked about. Mostly it's consisted of middle aged guys and debbie downers (such as how I was) bemoaning modern music and declaring that good music is dead and not coming back. Since I've had my epiphany almost a year ago where I discovered a shitton of great new rock and metal bands, I've accepted that not only is rock alive, but is alive and well in some aspects of life. My question is, what are some measures that we as fans can take to ensure the long term survival of the genre? My personal opinion is that we should support their live productions. If there really is no money to be made in record sales anymore, the best way to support rock acts is to see them live as much as possible and be a part of their cult following.

‘If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative by the time you’re 35, you have no brain" Not real sure of the actual person who said this. Attributed to Churchhill?? When you look at the metal scene in the 1980s, you'll find a lot of songs that make fun of those scumbag televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Falwell. So it does pain me to an extent to see these people now supporting them as they get older. It's like, what the f**k happened to the idea of rebelling against the hypocrites and liars of society? Now you want to join them? I've just about f***ing had it with the hypocrisy of humanity.

I think they should just go for it. They shouldn't let Neil drag them down. If it's true that Ged has more gas in the tank and Alex's arthritis is getting a little better, by all means they should do something together!

I usually don't like to mix up politics with music at all. I enjoy what I enjoy and that's that.....However, I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel a little alienated when it comes to the fact that the older metalheads that were kids in the 1980s are becoming more and more conservative as they get older, like the baby boomers did. It sometimes does seem like I'm very out of place as a center-left person....like I'm a square peg trying to fit in a round hole....like I don't belong. Seeing these people overtly suck Ted Nugent's ass on every issue in the news....It's just so f***ing hypocritical. These people are now for the things they fought against when they were kids in the 80s.

Whatever. Dave and Busters is where it's at.

The ENTIRE Grace Under Pressure album. I would say that GUP was actually a pioneer in the genre of dark wave. Light sounding music with an incredibly dark theme.... 1.Fear of nuclear war 2.Loss of a love one 3.The holocaust 4.The effect of mental illness 5.Living in a dystopia 6.Bullying 7.McCarthyism/The Red Scare 8.Life during wartime

You always know you remade it in show business when you perform at comic con lmao You cant deny that by performing at Comic Con, they proved that their music can still strike a major chord with the younger demographic of people.

BTW it's great to see live album that's going to be a true testament to how the band sounds nowadays. These guys may be in their late 50s and 60s, but since getting Ronnie and David Manion, they play like they're in their 20s now. Hell, these guys just played a surprise gig at Comic Con to thousands of screaming, young Supernatural fans! If that's not an example of a successful comeback, I don't know what is.

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