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It obviously meant something to Neil and Geddy and they were gracious. I thought Alex was pretty cringe worthy. Alex is a very funny guy, but i didn't find him very funny at that moment.

Sorry prat, but they don't look like total assholes at all. They were just being honest. Alex and Geddy obviously didn't want to give phony answers. Didn't they wear 'Disco Sucks' t-shirts back in the day? That would be funny if someone printed photo of Geddy wearing a Disco Sucks t-shirt and under it is the quote you wanted from Geddy gushing about Donna Summers and how glad the Queen of Disco is finally in the RRRHOF. I thought Geddy said nothing at all about Ms. Summer herself and Alex's answer was mature, and gave her deserved kudos. I think you have a lot of misplaced anger, of some kind. There's a time and a place to be honest and a time and a place to edit yourself. And I don;t think it's really mature of a 60 year old guy to say he wouldn't vomit from something. No one has to gush. just be respectful. And to someone else who responded, it's not about being respectful of the dead, which should be some consideration, but be respectful of a fellow inductee. You don;t have to praise the music. They didn't praise public enemy and rap, they just weren't negative or disrespectful. it's about time, place and context. it seems hard to explain that to you. As for the misplaced anger, really? that's what you get from this?

Last Dance. Which is a great song.

And let's not forget what big DEVO fan Geddy was. That sure is Rock and genius next to that crap Donna Summer put out. Whip it! Whip Good! Maybe Geddy's just jealous of someone who can actually sing.

Hmmmm... I really don't think they're comments were rude or "assholish." Geddy made a valid point... hard rock was getting its ass kicked by disco back then. Alex was talking about vomitting over disco music, not Donna Summrs. In fact, he said she had a "fantastic" voice and was an accomplished painter. One of the biggest problems with reading text on a screen or in a magazine, is that it's hard to "feel" what they're saying. That's why we have these silly little emotion icons (that are very handy sometimes!) I think you may be taking their comments the wrong way... maybe. These guys have never ever dissed anyone... not that I've ever heard or seen anyway. Sorry. There shouldn't even be the opportunity to misinterpret or have to parse words. They should be smarter. And Geddy wasn't just making a valid point about disco and not Donna Summer. if a song by the 'Queen of Disco" elicits that response then she's not shielded by the comment. Under no circumstances should anything negative about her or the genre she was a part of, have been uttered at this time in that context. It just showed no class. Alex's comments about her arrangements and her voice should have been it. And saying that you wouldn't vomit from it, isn't really a compliment. I however did vomit the first time I heard side two of Roll the Bones.

Rolling Stone played Alex and Geddy a song by each of their fellow 2013 RRHOF Iinductees. Their comments, (that you can read below) about Donna Summer were totally inappropriate. You don't diss someone on an occasion like this and not someone who recently passed away. Save your anti-disco feelings for another forum/interview/time. Just really inappropriate and makes them look like total assholes, which I fear a little mainstream attention has caused them to become. LEE: This brings back memories of a terrible period of music to me. We were hardcore rockers and disco was so counter to that. The divide was stark back then between disco and rock. LIFESON: We’re not going to vomit listening to it now, as we might have back then. The arrangements of all of her songs are very well done, and her voice is fantastic. She was quite an accomplished painter as well.

Any of the guys from Metallica would be a better and more appropriate choice. They're in the Hall and go way back with Rush, gave them a thank you in their liner notes and there was even talk of Geddy producing for them back in the eighties. All three are huge fans. Alex was a big influence for Kirk. Just would have made more sense. They are respected by the music industry and I would think have the respect of a larger number of Rush fans. None of my die hard, fanatic Rush fan friends own any Foo Fighters albums or have ever been to a show. Not the case with Metallica.

They should and i think they will play both Spirit of Radio and Limelight. Spirit of Radio is a direct FU to the music business, like the one that held up their nomination for over a decade and limelight is what sets them apart from all the posers. There will be a lot of 'those who wish to seem" in that audience. Both songs rock, are commercial successes and the lyrics are some of the most meaningful to their career and apply well to the whole RRHOF situation.

I totally agree that they should do more of a good night and thank you. Neil will never do it, but I've never understood the other two guys, especially Alex. Alex is a very outgoing and gregarious guy. It certainly wouldn't be out of character for him to do more than waive as he runs full speed off the stage, handing a roadie his guitar. It's almost like he thinks that some sort of rock star thing to do. Back in the day, especially in New York, you had to get off stage by 11p or union over-time kicked in. I use to think that was why they ran off, because they would cut it so close. Anyway, standing still for 30 seconds would be a welcome change.

I never understand how these numbers are calculated. No one can know what someone's net worth is. How would they know what investments anyone has made over the years? Who bought real estate? Who bought Apple or Microsoft at the start? Who took a bath in the dot com bubble? That said, I would be surprised if Charlie Watts was only worth $165M, Mick Fleetwood at $8.5M, and Nick Mason at $75M.

There was actually a double-album, full concert bootleg from the Moving Pictures tour called Rush 'n' Roulette. I bought it in 1984. It was terrible. The recording was very low tech and Geddy was having a terrible night singing.

Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, Power Windows. No one should discount Power Windows. (Big Money/Territories). Put Hold Your Fire in for good measure. And then remember that all Rush albums starting with Fly By Night have great drumming.

I don't think they do a fall tour simply because I don't think they can fill the arenas in every city. It's one thing to fill 8-10,000 seats in the sheds, but having to fill 15-18,000 seats a night in arenas would be hard for them. They can do a few arena shows in certain places, but not an entire tour.

Lists like this are ridiculous in general. Yes, it is silly that if such a list exists that Springsteen, Paul Simon and Willie Nelson are even on it, let alone ahead of Alex, but even more ridiculous than the slight you feel that Alex is #98 are the players who didn't make the list at all, like Satriani, Vai and Howe.

QUOTE (1 of the 7 @ Nov 9 2011, 10:47 PM)If she knows what he looks like, didn't she realize it was him right away? How cool though. Not necessarily. Similar thing happened to me. I was walking my dog and ran into two guys who were walking their dogs. We stopped and talk about the dogs while they were getting acquainted (sniffing and stuff). Stood there for about five minutes. One of the guys was wearing a baseball hat and sun glasses. A few minutes after I walked away, I thought how the guy's voice sounded familiar and then realized it was Jim Parsons, Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.

Interesting that you mention Emotion Detector and Open Secrets. Two fantastic solos that were imo the best one of each of their respective albums. Both were part of trend at the time where the best solo on a given album was not played live. Also include Chain Lightening and Cut to the Chase. For your question, I'd go with Emotion Detector, then Between The Wheels and Open Secrets.

He looks like Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

As did Stewart Copeland who also chose to acknowledge that there were a group of talented musicians on stage and chose to play with them.

QUOTE (An Enemy Without @ Aug 23 2011, 04:59 PM)Sure, but should this be in this section? I'll help out to make it more Rush-Centric. Royster nailed it as did everyone else on the first drum solo week except for Neil. Neil totally sucked and for a bunch of reasons. Instead of taking some time to craft something for the four minutes allotted, he scaled down his eight minute solo and it seemed rushed and disjointed. He showed up with his huge kit that looked ridiculous on the Letterman stage and had to show off his revolving riser trick and waste time with those silly electronic drums. What Neil also did, which was totally lame, was that he totally ignored the band and gave up the opportunity to play with a bunch of really great musicians. Even if he wanted to end with "Love for Sale" he could have had the band play live with him instead of his pre-recording. I'm sure they would have had no problem pulling it off or keeping up with him. This weeks roster, with Harrison and Copeland, is levels above week 1 and they will all put Neil to shame. These guys are musicians who will tailor an appropriate segment for the show and acknowledge the great musicians in Paul's band. Not show up with their huge kits and toys and silly matching t-shirts and hats. Ther. Now it belongs in this section.

They'll continue to do evening with shows but cut down the actual time that they're actually playing. The VT tour ran about 10 minutes longer, had a shorter intermission, less videos and more songs than Time Machine. So they've already gone down that road and will continue. It isn't the same 3hr show as it was in the past.

Power Windows.

Red Tide is an awesome song musically and lyrically. I was shocked and disappointed when it didn't make the set list on the Presto tour. This song screamed for a great video and red lasers live. The song rocks and would rock live. Put it on the list of rare songs to play live that will never happen.

QUOTE (presto123 @ May 8 2011, 07:54 PM)I can tell you are a new drummer. Yes drumming is physical but if your hands and feet are developed to elite levels it's not as physically hard as most people think. This takes years and years and years of dedicated speed and endurance training. Neil is playing as good as ever although maybe not as aggressive as he used to. Wasn't Buddy Rich over 70 when he was tearing it up like no other? Not as aggressive as he once was, is a good observation and way to put it. He's not as aggressive. And a lot of that, IMO, has to do with the fact that he's not in the same shape he used to be. He is a lot larger, his arms, his torso, and I've noticed that since the S&A tour his whole body language and attack has changed due to that. A lot of drumming, like dancing, is about what happens in the air, and Neil just doesn't move through the air, the way he used to. Buddy Rich was a different type of drummer...obviously. But he played jazz and big band music, on a small four piece kit, utilizing traditional grip with his fingers and wrists doing most of the work. He certainly needed to be in good shape and have a great deal of stamina, but he didn't need to move through the air or around a large kit the way Neil does to pull off his craft.

VT is an excellent album. If the production wasn't so crappy, it would have made a big difference for people. IMO, song for song, it is the best album of any done in the 90's and Snake and Arrows. One of my least favorite songs on the album is OLV. But Ceiling Unlimited, Ghost Rider, Vapor Trail, Secret Touch, Nocturne and Earthshine are all great Rush songs. I couldn't pick another Rush album from the 90's forward that has 6 songs that i like as much. The Time Machine set list would have been greatly improved if they had included Vapor Trail and Nocturne or even brought back Ceiling Unlimited which had a limited live run. Those songs have great energy and would have been very fresh live. The whole album has a great energy, great lyrics and is very cohesive from start to end. The remix should do a lot for people to rediscover it.