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I used to think the line in FBN was "the chickens are coming and I just can't pretend"

QUOTE (Jomboni @ Oct 6 2010, 08:36 AM) "He's a little bit afraid of dying, but he's a lot more afraid of your lion." What kind of person has a pet lion? I do, my cat looks like a little white lion!

QUOTE (gudbuytjane @ Jun 13 2012, 08:01 AM) Just wait 'til you read Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Kubla Khan. QUOTE (vitalsigns318 @ Jun 13 2012, 07:26 AM)He does the same thing with Shakespeare and many other writers. It's called transformativeness and it's perfectly legal to incorporate one art form into another as long as the context is new. Yeah, and in the case of TSoR, it is an intentional reference to TSoS. I've always felt it was a great contrast to take the idealistic lyrics of Paul Simon from 1966 and turn them over into a statement on how cynical the music industry had become by 1979/80. -Jane I came across that poem when I was a senior in high school in 1992 and it really brightened my day to find a Neil Peart reference in my English class.

QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Jun 13 2012, 04:47 AM) Wow you guys!! Has this ever been discussed on The Rush Forum yet after all of these years???? I was at my local used record store as usual going through all the used cd bins as they were playing "The Sound Of Silence." For some reason my brain picked up on the last part of the song and the lyrical content hit a nerve!! Check this shit out my fellow Rush fans!! Did Neil rip off Paul Simon or is it merely a homage or coincidence? "The Sound Of Silence" "And the sign said, the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And the tenement halls. And whispered in the sounds of silence." "Sprit Of Radio" "For the words of the prophets were written on the studio wall, concert hall. And echoes with the sounds of salesmen. Of salesmen. Of salesmen." WTF?????? He does the same thing with Shakespeare and many other writers. It's called transformativeness and it's perfectly legal to incorporate one art form into another as long as the context is new.

CNBC plays them quite often!

QUOTE (HowItIs @ Jun 10 2012, 06:23 AM) It took me awhile to warm up to it but now I love it - simply a wonderful song. The vocals are superb! And the same line - "...the pilot of Enola Gay flying out of the shockwave on that August day..." gives me chicken-skin every time I hear it. My Grandfather was stationed at White Sands/Alamagordo right after the war. He was an airplane mechanic. The bomb program was something he never would talk about. I wish I could have played him this song. My Grandpap was a pilot in WWII. He received recognition at the Soldiers Sailors Hall in Pittsburgh for landing a plane behind enemy lines in Germany. I remember when the video for Manhattan Project came out, he got mad because I would watch it at his house on MTV just because it was rock and roll. Rush was right though "All the powers that be and the course of history would be changed for ever more". The A bomb has caused fear in the 20th and 21st centuries just because of its existence.

QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 14 2012, 06:48 PM) Great song! Been listening to Presto a lot recently.... until a month or so ago it was the only Rush album I'd never heard all the way through. Scars is definitely one of the best tracks. I love the "scars of pleasure! scars of pain!" line. Gives me chills. I love this song too. Every time I encounter an unpleasant memory or situation, or every time that I remember an experience that I totally enjoyed(like meeting the guys on Vapor Trails), I think about this song. Neil has great insight into the human psyche. Emotion Detector is another song in the same vein, "Sometimes love can change us, but never quite enough, sometimes we're too tender, sometimes we're too tough. If we get too much attention, it gets hard to over-rule, we must throw ourselves wide open to scorn and ridicule" These songs remind us that we can achieve emotional balance.

QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ May 31 2012, 08:56 AM) Do you think there is a warehouse somewhere filled with inflatable rabbits, dryers and sausage makers? I would love to see some of those random props brought out on stage... I saw the Presto banner in a record store in Toronto.

I liked the Counterparts tour. The slapstick cartoon with the rabbits chasing each other, then the gangster bunny shooting the white bunny, and the bunny angels taking the bunny to bunny heaven. It took me through a quick change series of emotions and kept me totally in the moment. It was a very clever production.

I'd love to hear Between Sun and Moon, it is derived from a poem that states, "Say yes to self-esteem". It is a great message to hear.

QUOTE (kkb2323 @ May 29 2012, 02:48 PM) Any show we have had the luck to see, we have always stood the ENTIRE SHOW. We sing and dance, even air drum and guitar.. Our seats have always been within the first 5 rows on the floor. This tour CA we have seats in the visually acessable area 1st Sec. Above floor next to stage 106 Geddy's side for HOUSTON. 108 in Universal City 1st row. Sec d in Atlanta. Has anyone had a problem with NOT being able to stand for the show. On the floor everyone stands. What about the other sections besides floor seats? I have had people be upset when I wanted to stand up at a Rush concert. Since then I go out of my way to make sure that I am up close, diehards always stand up at Rush concerts. It is the intensity of their music that requires a standing audience!

I have a Victorian witch dress that I bought in the mid ninties. I wear it occassionaly on Halloween or New Years. Never thought that wearing it to a Rush concert would be an option. However being that my concert is in early September, with the three layers of rayon, I'd probably get pretty steamed up!!! Although, it might catch the guys attention.

QUOTE (HowItIs @ Aug 21 2011, 05:01 AM) Ain't it tho? A few more of Neil smiling behind the drums - with Alex, Geddy or both http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/laserspray/Rush/neilandalex.jpg http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/laserspray/Rush/GeddyNeil15.jpg http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/laserspray/Rush/trio.jpg http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd103/laserspray/Rush/P4020015.jpg See? It isn't just our imagination A Neil smile, that is rare, but he did say "Energy is contagious, optimism spreads..."

I think it's the economy. Rush puts on the best show for the buck. Fuel prices filter down to everything, it costs lots of money to transport the gear, the band, staff, and the roadies across the continent. Of course that shows up in the ticket prices and that's why I believe it costs twice as much as it did to see them ten years ago. With unemployment being high and gas prices are up as well, that is probably the reason there are so many tickets left in some venues.

"Available Light"- 1989, I wonder how Neil feels now.

You are a talented artist! Great job!

Happy Canadian Independence!

I'd like to hear Cinderella Man. I have been listening to these guys since the invention of the cassette tape(I was four years old) and I have always liked that song.

QUOTE (1 of the 7 @ May 21 2012, 07:36 PM) 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. Cool, my boyfriend and I will be at that show! Where are you sitting? I'm in the third row, but I also have lower bowl right by the stage seats on Geddy's side that I need to find homes for. Trouble is, I probably won't get the tix until right before the show. I bought the VIP packages, so I am not sure where our seats will be. They should be close up as I bought the packages as soon as they went on sale. We will be easy to recognize because we are bringing our dragon, Nebby, that we created. He is based on the Rush r30 party t-shirt and writes reviews of the shows. These are the links to the review of The Time Machine Tour in Pittsburgh: http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...ons-part-i.html http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...ns-part-ii.html http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...s-part-iii.html http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...ns-part-iv.html http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...ons-part-v.html http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...ns-part-vi.html

It's a "Far Cry" from the world we thought we'd inherit. I keep close tabs on the news, current events, and the economy and I can say that is very true!!

QUOTE (An Enemy Without @ May 16 2012, 09:02 AM) I've tried, and it's reeeeally hard. I mean I know he uses his fingers and stuff but what about his toes? Do you think he's ever tried that? Also whats up with all the hipsters I'm seeing? Is Neil a hipster? Where are all the hat factories? Especially the ones that make Neil's african beanie or whatever that thing is? Anybody can learn to play Rush tunes. It just takes years of practice. I got to play 15 of them at the acoustic singalong at Rushcon III. It was the most fun I've ever had playing music.

Hemispheres is a visual piece of music and a work of art. I wrote the following article, it is my personal interpretation of Hemispheres: http://www.musicxspot.com/discount/fan-spo...e-conflict.html

The Orbit Room rocks! I was there during Rushcon III, they have live bands and it is the place to party in Toronto!

My fiance and I met at an open stage and he was enamored by my original music. I could never have written that kind of music without Rush being an influence. Since we have been together, we have seen three Rush concerts and will see our fourth in September in Pittsburgh. It was their music that inspired me and indirectly brought us together. "There might be a ghost of a chance you can find someone to love...and make it last"

It's amazing being up front. I was front row for Snakes and Arrows in Pittsburgh, right in front of Alex. Amazingly I bought those tickets the first day of public sale from a ticketmaster outlet. Imagine doing that now! It's just you and the band and you catch the facial expressions, the interaction between the band members, and the interaction that they have with you personally. You get an appreciation for them as people as well as the artists that have rocked our world for almost 40 years! Have an amazing time at the show!