alieninvasion76 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 (edited) Wasn't sure where else to put this, and I didn't see this posted anywhere in here yet, so here goes... Geddy and Alex will be inducting "Yes" into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame" April 7th. This is a huge deal for me! In my teens, back in the 70's, after I was over my fascination with the likes of The Beatles, Three Dog Night, etc., I became obsessed with mainly four bands: Rush, Yes, E.L.P., and Chicago (before they went all shmaltzy around album no. 14). And it's no secret that the boys in Rush were big "Yes" fans (even Neil invited Yes drummer Bill Bruford to work with him on the first Buddy Rich tribute album). And, the year Rush was inducted, Geddy was very vocal about the travesty of his own band being inducted ahead the prog legends, Yes. Needless to say, I was ecstatic when I learned Yes was finally being bestowed with the honour, and mused to myself at that moment how cool it would be if Rush was called upon to induct them at the ceremony, and low and behold... Yes bassist and founding memeber, Chris Squire, who sadly died of leukemia in 2015, may have had much to do with Geddy & Alex snagging the induction gig. Back in 2014, he was asked who he would have induct "Yes", should that day finally come when they get "the call from the hall"... to which he replied: "I haven't given it much thought, maybe those Rush guys who got in last year! I'm pretty good friends with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins (of the Foo Fighters), and they did a great speech for Rush... so probably not them, since they just did one. But if you know Geddy (Lee), let him know that that would be fine by me.'' Also, when Alex won the "Spirit of Prog" award at the Classic Rock Awards ceremonies back in 2013, it was presented to him by legendary Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman who, apart from a couple of his usual hilarious jokes, had nothing but praise for our fair-haired Lerxst! So while the two bands have never shared the same stage (as far as i know), the fittingness of the Rush lads being chosen for this honour appears to extend somewhat beyond merely sharing the same genre of music!! Can't wait for April 7th!!! Edited March 4, 2017 by alieninvasion76 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Old news. There was a thread made about it a few months ago when it was announced. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Old news. There was a thread made about it a few months ago when it was announced. rough crowd yes, it is old news, but still, it's good to hear that Geddy and Alex will be there as a part of the honor Hopefully they will play some music together, and with that as a springboard, Geddy and Alex will get back to doing what they love 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/128/slowpoke_pokemon.gif 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Great to hear, even if hearing again. There's little doubt that Yes influenced Rush to the extreme in the mid to late 70's. This will only make Yes's induction that much sweeter for me. My favorite band inducting my other, greater, favorite band. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/000/128/slowpoke_pokemon.gifhttp://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/05/11/3DF931F400000578-4283256-No_thanks_This_horrifically_huge_spider_was_apparently_captured_-a-8_1488714121182.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Love to see al helping out with Going For The One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabesCavesOfIce Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Old news. There was a thread made about it a few months ago when it was announced. rough crowd yes, it is old news, but still, it's good to hear that Geddy and Alex will be there as a part of the honor Hopefully they will play some music together, and with that as a springboard, Geddy and Alex will get back to doing what they love A TRF no no. Oh How many times was I lampooned for not using the search function. Great to hear the story again! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Old news. There was a thread made about it a few months ago when it was announced. rough crowd yes, it is old news, but still, it's good to hear that Geddy and Alex will be there as a part of the honor Hopefully they will play some music together, and with that as a springboard, Geddy and Alex will get back to doing what they love A TRF no no. Oh How many times was I lampooned for not using the search function. The best are the "Rank the RUSH albums" threads that start with "Don't know if this has been done before..." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 My post wasn't meant to be mean spirited. I was just letting the OP know that it had been talked about before. That way if people didn't respond, they know why. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) My post wasn't meant to be mean spirited. I was just letting the OP know that it had been talked about before. That way if people didn't respond, they know why.Looks like the album-ranking thing is done about once a year, which isn't all that often. For long time TRFers, have your rankings shifted in any of these polls? http://www.therushfo...k +rush +albums http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2971671 http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2717376 http://www.therushfo...album-rankings/ http://www.therushfo...ms#entry2575700 Edited March 5, 2017 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Why no Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Why no Neil It's not his thang.He's got previous... http://www.citynews.ca/2016/09/17/music-legends-rush-given-the-key-to-the-city/ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rush-receives-star-walk-fame-24992 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Seeker Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'm really happy about this. I have been a Yes fan for almost as long as a Rush fan. My love for Rush has always been it's own singularity, but from the beginning, I have never considered Yes my 'second favorite band', but rather it's own value as a balance to my listening. Kind of like a moon that orbits a planet. And I didn't even look at an album cover to think of that. :) For me it's very fitting to have Rush induct Yes. I will watch this with a big smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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