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BUMP! Though it doesn't change my view, here's some excerpts from "Rush- The Illustrated History" "The band soon had a U.S record deal and a hot-clocking metal album" "Fly By Night represented a massive step forward, combining the grandeur, pretense, and science fiction/fantasy lyrics of prog rock with the quaking guitars, hair-whitening vocals, dense drumming, and roaring bass of heavy metal, giving birth to a new genre: progressive metal. " "Rush would score a hit with the metal ballad "Fly By Night". Elsewhere the band exhibits flashy metal chops on songs like "Anthem", "Best I Can", and "Beneath, Between, and Behind". "Caress of Steel would feature tracks like the speed metal history lesson "Bastille Day" and the ten minute epic "The Necromancer" has drifting psychedelica, slicing slabs of metal..." "The critics saw everything they hated in 2112, such as heavy metal, prog rock, concept pieces, and an annoying vocalist" "2112 and A Passage To Bangkok are among Rush's heaviest, but they showcase an unprecedented amount of catchiness while at the same time keeping metalheads happy" "The fourth side of All The World's A Stage is the debut's three heavy metal songs" "Tracks on A Farewell to Kings, such as the title track, "Xanadu", "Cinderella Man" and "Cygnus X-1" promised a Mensa metal future, with Alex stacking riff after riff on top of complex time signatures" "Geddy Lee's Minimoog was the missing element that kept Rush on the heavy metal side of the divide." "Jacob's Ladder makes amazing use of heavy metal's feel without being as heavy as songs like "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" or "2112", "The Spirit of Radio was Rush's first heavy single". "1982 would see Rush eschewing the NWOBHM in favor of keyboards" "Grace Under Pressure would be Rush's last heavy record until Counterparts"

Great high voiced singer, his high belts are very impressive. I thought he was a woman when I heard Don't Stop Believin for the first time. But I prefer Geddy.

Awesome album! Natural Science is a masterwork, top 5 song for Rush! Ranking: 1. Natural Science 2. The Spirit Of Radio 3. Jacob's Ladder 4. Freewill 5. Entre Nous 6. Different Strings But all are great.

One of my favorite users. Really worried.

I like lots of the malinged albums: The first album is 40 minutes of '70s hard rock greatness, I love stuff like Working Man, Before and After, and Here Again, I even like panned songs like Take a Friend and Need Some Love. The second album is a transition between the Zeppelin stuff on Rush and the more unique, prog stuff later on. By-Tor And The Snow Dog and Anthem are top 20 songs, and I like all the other songs, except Rivendell, though Making Memories and Best I Can I don't like much (Best I can would sound better live though) Caress of Steel is an awesome album! Bastille Day is a historical hard rock classic, I Think I'm Going Bald has a great riff and the lyrics aren't THAT bad (Actually a good reflection on getting old), Lakeside Park's a strong gentle ballad, The Necromancer is a top-notch prog epic, and TFOL has some weak points (Panacea, Diadects) but I love In The Valley, The Fountain, and No One at the Bridge! I haven't heard much Vapor Trails, but I LOVE One Little Victory and Secret Touch. I also like Force Ten and Prime Mover from HYF (Hate Time Stand Still and Lock and Key) and like Dreamline and RTB sans rap section! Can't think of a least favorite, haven't heard the full albums after Signals.

If that is all true, and he's not just being angsty, that is very depressing. I have accepted Rush are done. And I'm glad that they ended on such a high note with Clockwork Angels and the R40 Tour. The R40 Tour was a bit short for a farewell tour, but otherwise what I wanted.

Binghampton was 4/22. The setlist had transitioned by Milwalkee on 5/10, "Xanadu" is on that, and not "The Twilight Zone" or "In The End".

Jacob's Ladder was played on a full tour, the Permanent Waves Tour, as well as on the R40 Tour. Not just 1 half. I know Fly By Night was a very demanding song, but I could see it sticking around a little while longer, till like the Permanent Waves or Moving Pictures tours, likely part of the end medley.

What songs stuck around in the setlists longer than you would expect, or shorter? Shorter: The elephant in the room: "Fly By Night" is one of Rush's signature songs, and yet it hasn't been played since the AFTK Tour of 1978. "Circumstances", with it's catchy chorus and crowd-pleasing mood, could've been a good live track, but it was only played on the Hemispheres and SnA tours. "New World Man" is Rush's highest charting single, so it's shocking to me that they only played it from 1982-1986 apart from a brief revival in 2002. "Mystic Rhythms" is a quite popular song from PW, an album that gets a lot of love in setlists, so I was surprised that it was only played on the PW, CP, and R30 tours. "Show Don't Tell" was a massive radio hit on release, so it not being played since 1994, as opposed to "Presto" and "The Pass" is a shocker. Despite being a radio hit, "Ghost of a Chance" has only been played on the RtB and SnA Tours. "Nobody's Hero", "Cold Fire", "Test For Echo", "Half The World" and "Driven" were all rock radio hits, and yet were only played on 1 tour. Longer: The elephant in the room: "In The Mood" has never really been a popular song, and is not really a favorite either, plus sticks out like a sore thumb, so why was it played from 1968 (Was written then) all the way through 1990? "Beneath, Between, and Behind" is definitely not a song i'd expect on the Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tours, plus the Signals warm ups, given it's obscurity and how demanding it is. "A Passage To Bangkok" being played in 2007-2008 was a REAL shocker, in a good way. "Witch Hunt" has always been an obscure track from MP, so the fact it's been played on four tours surprises me. "Red Lenses" was played on 3 tours, GuP, PW, and HyF, I expected only 1 "Bravado" has been played on the RtB, CP, VT, R30, and CA tours, more than I would expect given it's obscurity. "Resist" being played on 3 tours, more than all the other big hits from the album, is a surprise to me, same goes for "Leave That Thing Alone" and "Where's My Thing?" also played quite a bit. "Secret Touch" was played from 2002-2007, which surprises me because of the general lack of VT songs and it's obscurity.

Some '90s and '00s facts about Rush. - The first song written for Roll The Bones was "Dreamline", from August of 1990, followed shortly after by "Face Up". "Bravado", "Roll The Bones", and "Where's My Thing?" came in October 1990, and the rest were in November. The drum parts took only four days to record, and the guitars eight. - "Cold Fire" was going to be a slow country ballad (!) "Leave That Thing Alone" originated from the RTB Tour, and the whole album was written in February 1993. - The Counterparts Tour was going to last through June, but was cut a month due to Geddy Lee having another child. There was going to be a Counterparts Tour live album, and the 2/27 show in Miami, the 3/22 and 3/27 shows at Auburn Hills, and the two nights at the Spectrum on 4/29 and 4/30 were recorded. They said that after the album they were going to do a 20th anniversary tour, with a setlist going chronologically from 1974 to 1994. The show on 4/27 in Hampton was stopped after 3 songs because Geddy lost his voice. - Most of Test For Echo was written in Fall 1995. "Resist" was going to be called "Taboo" The first song finished was "Driven" in April 1996. - ALL the shows on the TfE tour were recorded. - An unreleased Vapor Trails song was entitled "Telescope Peak", elements were repurposed into songs like "Ghost Rider" and "How It Is". "Earthshine" was the first song completed, in March of 2001. "One Little Victory", "Ceiling Unlimited", "Nocturne", and "Peaceable Kingdom" (Originally instrumental) were completed that month. "Sweet Miracle", "Out of The Cradle", "The Stars Look Down", "Vapor Trail", "Secret Touch" and "How It Is" were done in June 2001, and "Freeze" and "Ghost Rider" in July. The lyrics to "Peaceable Kingdom" were written in September 2001. - The Phoenix and Quebec shows in 2002 were not only recorded, but FILMED. - Feedback was going to have a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Manic Depression" but it was not up to par, so it was abandoned. - The shows at Red Rocks on June 29, 2004, Radio City on August 18, and Montreal on August 21 MAY have been filmed for the live album, it's unclear if they were shelved or not. - The first two songs written for Snakes And Arrows were "Bravest Face" and "The Way The Wind Blows", from February 2006. Five songs were done by March, eleven by October. "Hope" and "Malignant Narcissism" were the last two, from December 2006. - The show in Saskatchewan on May 25 2008 was recorded. - "Clockwork Angels", "Caravan" and "BU2B" were made in January 2010. "The Anarchist" and "The Garden" were completed in March. "Carnies" and "Headlong Flight" (Then an instrumental called "Take That Lampshade Off Yo Head") came in March 2011. "Seven Cities of Gold", "The Wreckers" and "Wish Them Well" came in October 2011. The last two were "Halo Effect" and "BU2B2".

5 stars, my favorite song of all time, along with Show Must Go On and Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Best is Grand Finale, IMO.

Here's some more facts: - The Camera Eye was the first song to be completed, in August of 1980. Most of the songs were were written in that time, except "Witch Hunt" (September 1980) and "Vital Signs" (October 1980) - Geddy Lee appeared with Max Webster at their new years show at the Maple Leaf Gardens in 1980. - "Chemistry" was written in a soundcheck jam in April of 1981. - Most of their soundchecks have been recorded, as most songs were formed by jams in soundchecks. - The three nights at the Maple Leaf Gardens in March 1981 were recorded, but didn't make ESL. Geddy Lee had laryngitis on the date the show was recorded. - "Subdivisions" was made in September 1981, as was "Digital Man". "The Weapon" was made in December of 1981, in a keyboard jam session of the house of Geddy's friend, named "Oscar". "The Analog Kid" came in January 1982, "Losing It" in March 1982, and "Countdown" and "New World Man", working title "Project 3:57" were the last two, in May 1982. - The first song written for Grace Under Pressure was actually "Between the Wheels", written in August of 1983. "Kid Gloves" and "Afterimage" were written a couple days after, "Red Sector A" and "The Body Electric" were in September of 1983, as were "Distant Early Warning" and "The Enemy Within", and "Red Lenses" was last, written in October 1983. - During a show at Tuscon Community Center on May 9, 1984, Geddy Lee was struck by a bottle thrown by an audience member. - The first song written for Power Windows was "The Big Money", written in February 1985. "Mystic Rhythms" and "Marathon" came the same week, and later that month "Middletown Dreams" and "Grand Designs". "Emotion Detector", "Territories", and "Manhattan Project" were written in March. 60% of the album came from GUP Tour soundcheck jams. - Before a show at the McNichol's Arena in Denver on February 14, 1986, Alex Lifeson ate at a Morroccan resturaunt, triggering an allergic reaction. He struggled to play during the concert. - The first song written for Hold Your Fire was "Time Stand Still", from September of 1986. "Second Nature" and "High Water" came soon after, and a week after "Mission", "Open Secrets" and "Turn The Page". "Tai Shan", "Lock and Key", and "Prime Mover" were written in November 1986, and "Force Ten", written in December 1986, was the last. - The shows at the Great Western Forum in February 1988 were recorded, but not used on Show Of Hands. Show of Hands was going to be called Presto! - The first song written for Presto was "Show Don't Tell", in January of 1989, with "Available Light" soon after that month. "Hand Over Fist" and "Presto" were the last, from August 1989.

I just got a book entitled The Rush Chronology for Christmas, it is the most comprehensive book about Rush day by day, and it has lots of interesting facts some of you might not know: - Rush were originally called The Lost Cause, with a lineup of Doc Cooper, Alan Grady, Bill Fitzgerald, Alex Lifeson, and John Rutsey. Songs they played included Crossroads, Mr. Soul, Shapes of Things, Louie Louie, For Your Love, and Hungry, all covers. Then they were called the Projection before settlin on Rush. - "In The Mood" was made all the way back in 1968. A song called "Losing Again" was made at the same time. - Songs written in 1969 included "Number One", "Keep in Line", "Run Willie Run", "Mike's Idea", and "Tale". In 1970 they wrote "Sing Guitar", "Morning Star", "Margerie", "Feel So Good", "Love Light" and "Garden Road", none of which made an album. - "Working Man" was first performed as early as 1971, as was "You Can't Fight It". "Slaughterhouse", an unreleased hard rocker about endangered wildlife, was also made. - Rush recorded their 1972 show at Rochdale College, Toronto, but they are presumed lost :( Other shows were recorded, and also in their basement, but none survived :( Rush's live setlist in 1972 included covers of "For What It's Worth", done as a 20 minute jam, "Spoonful", "Suffragette City", and various Grateful Dead songs, and originals "The Tale", "Margarite", and "Fancy Dancer". - The original lyrics to the debut songs were rejected. "Not Fade Away" and "You Can't Fight It" would have been on the album, but were replaced by "Finding My Way", "Need Some Love", and "Here Again". Most of the album was recorded in April of 1973, except for those three, recorded in November. - John Rutsey was in possesion of tapes of early Rush recordings, and Lifeson listened to them in 1988. - "Anthem" was made in July 1974, and The riff was played in Neil's audition. The show on September 11, 1974 in Toronto was recorded on the King Biscuit Flower Hour. - "Rivendell" was written in September 1974, "Making Memories", "Fly By Night", "Beneath, Between, and Behind", and "By-Tor And The Snow Dog" in November. "Best I Can" and "In The End" dated from the Rutsey years. The album was originally going to be called Aurora Borealis. - The original cassette edition of Caress of Steel had "Didacts and Narpets" in between "Bastille Day" and "Lakeside Park", and "I Think I'm Going Bald" was after "In The Valley". - All the songs on 2112 were written on tour with acoustic guitars, as early as September 1975,except "The Twilight Zone", recorded in a day. - "Xanadu" started being worked on as early as June 1976, and was originally based off of Citizen Kane. - A promo LP entitled Everything You Listeners Ever Wanted to Hear By Rush- But were Afraid To Play was released in January 1977. Tracklisting of "Fly By Night", "Making Memories", "Bastille Day", "Something For Nothing", "Lakeside Park", "Anthem", "2112 Overture/Temples", "The Twilight Zone", "Best I Can", "Bacchus Plateau", and "In The End". - "Xanadu" was made in one take. - "La Villa Strangiato" was written as early as September of 1977, during soundchecks and days off. "Hemispheres" was written in May 1978. - The 4 shows in May 1979 at the Hammersmith were FILMED and were going to be released as Live in England. The videos for "The Trees", "Circumstances", and "La Villa Strangiato" were recorded there. - The first song on Permanent Waves written was "Entre Nous", then called "Between Us". It was made in June of 1979. "Uncle Tounouse" was an unreleased instrumental jam recorded on the first day of the sessions, with elements worked into other songs. "The Spirit of Radio", "Freewill", and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" were made in July. Rough demos were recorded at Sound Kitchen in Toronto. "Different Strings" and "Natural Science" were worked on in September. - The Hammersmith shows in June 1980 were recorded for a potential live album, but shelved, as were the Newcastle shows on June 12 and 13 and the Manchester show on June 17. - The first song written for Moving Pictures was "Tom Sawyer", written on July 28, 1980 and called "Louis The Warrior", the first demo was made in August.

Another legend gone :( I had heard Last Christmas just a couple hours before, but otherwise haven't heard much. Still, RIP :(

Time Stand Still strikes to me, could've been made by any '80s popstar. New World Man, too. Though there's nothing wrong with liking pop, IMO, though those two songs I really hate. Songs like Mystic Rhythms and Subdivisions are Rush doing pop much better.

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This is a thread I haven't seen before! Out of all of Alex Lifeson's riffs he crafted, which one do you think is the VERY best? For me, I think it actually might be the one at 4 minutes in in "Secret Touch". WOW.

Want to gush over Secret Touch! An incredibly under-rated song, just discovered it a couple weeks ago while watching a Vapor Trails bootleg, top-notch song. Effortlessly switches between hard and soft sections, and is filled with top-notch melodies. The riff Lifeson does at 4 minutes in... WOW.

Subdivisions or Tom Sawyer, both are fantastic and top-10 best. But I think it's excluding some hits, isn't it? It's missing: Red Barchetta YYZ Distant Early Warning The Big Money Time Stand Still Show Don't Tell Dreamline Roll The Bones Stick It Out Test For Echo (Number 1 on rock charts)

I don't really notice.

The remastered footage is on Youtube, I watched it. It looks AMAZING! So beautifully detailed, WAY, WAY better than the bootleg. I'm so glad to have another vault release! This opens up the possibility for MORE in the future! All I wish is that it was the full show. Some shows I KNOW they have: Agora 12/16/1974 (FM Broadcast) All three Massey Hall shows in full All three St. Louis shows Glasgow, 6/10-11/1980 (Second Side of ESL) The full Montreal show (ESL) Manchester, 6/17/1980 (Bangkok on Deluxe 2112) Edmonton 6/25/1981 (2112 on 2112 Deluxe) East Rutherford 1986 (Show of Hands) New Orleans, Phoenix, and San Diego 1988 (On Show Of Hands) Mountain View 1990 (Pro-shot) Auburn Hills 1994 (Pro-Shot, plus The Analog Kid on DS) Miami 1994 (Show Don't Tell on DS) Dallas, Mansfield, Molson, and Cinncinati 1997 (On Different Stages) Hartford 2002 (Pro-shot) Phoenix and Quebec 2002 (Bonus tracks on Rush In Rio) Atlanta 2008 (Bonuses on SnA live) Full Phoenix, Dallas, and San Antonio 2012 (CA live) Kansas City, Buffalo, and Los Angeles 2015 (R40)

Others: YYZ: Grace Under Pressure Live Bastille Day: Different Stages Working Man: Any '70s version where the full song is played Subdivisions: Probably Show Of Hands Xanadu: Not sure if studio wins or Different Stages. Resist: Rush in Rio (by FAR)

Yeah, he still definitely sings high. This topic was worded kinda poorly. I meant when he stopped singing in his '70s range.

The Hemispheres Tour is actually where it started to slip, honestly. That was were he really started to struggle on songs like Cygnus X-1, 2112, and Something For Nothing. By the GUP Tour, his really high range was gone, 2112 was sung all in a lower octave, Finding My Way and In The Mood too, and he even struggled to hit highs on songs like Spirit of Radio and Tom Sawyer. I think he lost his throaty voice because of overtouring, they played over 600 gigs between the 1974-1979 period. I also read once that he was a smoker in that time.

We're only immortal for a limited time. The hours tick away, the cells tick away... You can surrender without a prayer, but never really pray without surrender You can fight, fight without ever winning, but never really win without a fight.