Red3angel Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Signals by the way I didn’t really quit the forum there’s too many cool people on here but anyways I think signals is the best To start a new fan out with. agree? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Check Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Depends on the type of music they already like. Rush has a little of everything to use as a starting point. In the case of Signals..only use it if they like Synth driven music 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 It depends what kind of musical taste that person has. I wouldn't recommend Signals first if they're not too high on keyboards. Permanent Waves would be my pick for a new fan to hear first. It really is the right mix of what makes Rush great. Plus the album opens with two songs most people might be familiar with if they ever listened to classic rock radio with any regularity. So the listener is comfortable right away. The same with MP. Anyone who is an old school rock fan knows those first four tunes more than likely. So Waves and Pictures would certainly be what I would prefer a potential new Rush fan to try first. Signals should be somewhere in the middle of the pack for a new fan to try. The album is great but I don't think it defines what the band is for someone who is just starting to take an interest in them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I started my best friend in high school out with 2112. 2112 became her new favorite song of all time. Her favorite artists were and still are Billy Joel and Bon Jovi, loves 80s music and musicals. 2112 is the exception to every rule about how to start people on bands. It's sheer awesomeness, epic story, which is strangely accessible and easy to follow, and unique iconic status render it among the easiest Rush songs and albums to fall in love with. If you're not brave enough to give someone 2112 though, MP is pretty unobjectionable and awesome in its own right. After that I'd say PeW, and then it just comes down to a matter of taste. If they like heavier stuff go back, if they like popier stuff go forward, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lifeson90 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 2112 or Permanent Waves, worked on me. Signals a touch too developed maybe, obviously brilliant but need some basic grounding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows. When they hate that I tell them it only gets better from there. Edited May 10, 2018 by Wil1972 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows. When they hate that I tell them it only gets better from there. You had me going for a second there, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Signals by the way I didn’t really quit the forum there’s too many cool people on here but anyways I think signals is the best To start a new fan out with. agree?I thinks it's maybe one of their most accessible albums, yet it maintains most of the core rock principles of their earlier albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows...Actually, Snakes and Arrows might not be a bad one to start with, musically. Play select tracks, of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Check Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows. When they hate that I tell them it only gets better from there.I'm listening to Snakes and Arrows for the first time. If I'd never listened to Rush before..so far this wouldn't do it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows. When they hate that I tell them it only gets better from there.I'm listening to Snakes and Arrows for the first time. If I'd never listened to Rush before..so far this wouldn't do it.Yeah if Workin Them Angels was my first track, life would've been very different - like is ok for hardened Rush heads but certainly wouldnt have blown MY skirt up as a kid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures collectively have everything Rush does best with no filler at all. If you don't like those two albums you won't like the rest. If you like the longer songs, check out the earlier stuff. If you like the shorter songs, check out the later stuff. No better starting point. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 ESL. Bits of all the early goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I actually made a three-volume playlist recently to act as an introduction, with at least one song from every album, a mix of popular songs and deep cuts, each one sequenced like an album and short enough to fit on a CD if you're so inclined. Here's the tracklist: Vol. 1:1. Limelight2. Freewill3. Ghost of a Chance4. The Anarchist5. How it Is6. Red Sector A7. The Analog Kid8. Leave That Thing Alone9. Middletown Dreams10. Mission11. Tom Sawyer12. By-Tor and the Snow Dog13. XanaduTotal time: 1 hour, 16 minutes Vol. 2:1. 2112 (complete)2. Red Barchetta3. Manhattan Project4. Ghost Rider5. The Wreckers6. Bastille Day7. Cold Fire8. Subdivisions9. The Spirit of Radio10. La Villa Strangiato11. Working ManTotal time: 1 hour, 19 minutes Vol. 3:1. One Little Victory2. Time Stand Still3. Closer to the Heart4. Natural Science5. Distant Early Warning6. The Pass7. Driven8. Dreamline9. The Trees10. Animate11. Marathon12. Far Cry13. New World Man14. YYZ15. The GardenTotal time: 1 hour, 19 minutes It's not perfect and I'm still tinkering with it but I think it does the job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 (edited) Side 1 of Waves does everything for the uninitiated I mean follow it with side 2 as & if required but - 1/ The Spirit Of Radio 2/ Freewill 3/ Jacob's Ladder That's where it's all at. Simple, direct and concise. Just three tracks. No messing about. The essence of Rush. Guaranteed mind blown Edited May 10, 2018 by lifeson90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Start with the first in order to the last. Context is everything with this band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosher Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) Start with an instrumental, YYZ maybe. Not too long, lets you know the talent you're dealing with. A lot of people dislike the vocals, so let the band shine first. Then they'll give Geddy a chance, if they might otherwise have been put off. Edited May 11, 2018 by Mosher 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil1972 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows. When they hate that I tell them it only gets better from there. You had me going for a second there, ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Check Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 You could always play Rivendell and tell them that Rush is a folk band 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows...Actually, Snakes and Arrows might not be a bad one to start with, musically. Play select tracks, of course.Snakes is a great one if they grew up as a Puritan and were forced to listen to tedious 90 minute sermons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pxr5 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I'd say Snakes too. When I went to watch Rush on their CA tour in 2013 my wife came with me. She'd never really listened to Rush much, so I made her a mix tape of the setlist songs. She fell in love with Far Cry the first time she heard it. She didn't know what the track was called, but her trying to describe to me was quite funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Yeah wouldnt use Snakes myself but exposed an uninitiated to Far Cry once accidentally and were like 'wow what's that' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I start with Roll the Bones and Snakes and Arrows...Actually, Snakes and Arrows might not be a bad one to start with, musically. Play select tracks, of course.Snakes is a great one if they grew up as a Puritan and were forced to listen to tedious 90 minute sermons.I was raised a Jehovah's Witness and this album has a fair bit of meaning to me haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Barchetta Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Start with Test for Echo. Just make sure you play it for them on April 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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