GrandDesigner Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I never ever listen to Rush's first album. Just don't like the classic rock feel it has and all the songs I can get into are better on ATWAS anyway. Before & After just popped up on my iTunes and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. This might be my new favorite song on their debut, and a song I listen to over and over again. It's crazy to think I've owned this cd for like 8 years now and cannot even remember hearing this song! Maybe there's hope for S&A and VT yet!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Before & After has always been my favorite song from the debut. It's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I always do something like that with some rush song at some point. Sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanaceaFish Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (Pags @ Jan 11 2010, 07:01 PM) Before & After has always been my favorite song from the debut. It's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Before and After and Here Again are far and away my two favorites from the first album. I'd love see either one reinterpreted one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadude69 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Great song on my favorite album by them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu93 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (ytserush @ Jan 11 2010, 08:20 PM) Before and After and Here Again are far and away my two favorites from the first album. I'd love see either one reinterpreted one day. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I like the before part. When they go into the actual hard-rock half of the song it just sounds like the same mediocre sound that the rest of the album has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Great tune!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshine Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (Xanadu93 @ Jan 11 2010, 08:53 PM) QUOTE (ytserush @ Jan 11 2010, 08:20 PM) Before and After and Here Again are far and away my two favorites from the first album. I'd love see either one reinterpreted one day. Same here. Me too. Would be awesome to see a 2010 remake of them. The beginning of Before And After reminds me a little of Return Of The Prince section of The Necromancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (PanaceaFish @ Jan 11 2010, 07:34 PM) QUOTE (Pags @ Jan 11 2010, 07:01 PM) Before & After has always been my favorite song from the debut. It's brilliant. Yep, my fave from the debut as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'm a big fan of the debut for sentimental reasons. Not their most complex music, but very sincere and fun. As for Before & After, it rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Like B&A just fine, but What You're Doing is my fav from the debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The debut is by no means their worst album Some absolutely cracking stuff on there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindrift82 Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I've always liked their debut. It's not their strongest lyrically, but they just plain rock out on it. I think some of my favorite Rush boots are from around that period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (GrandDesigner @ Jan 11 2010, 07:00 PM) I never ever listen to Rush's first album. Just don't like the classic rock feel it has and all the songs I can get into are better on ATWAS anyway. Before & After just popped up on my iTunes and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it. This might be my new favorite song on their debut, and a song I listen to over and over again. It's crazy to think I've owned this cd for like 8 years now and cannot even remember hearing this song! Maybe there's hope for S&A and VT yet!... What is a "clasic rock feel" anyway, so many bands these days have been newly labelled "classic rock" that it could sound like anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Btw Before and After is FOKKEN METAL baby!!!!!!! And you better believe that before each and everytime I play it, I hire a posse of Lemmy Lookalikes who come round drink themselves silly, fuuck about 320 rock bitches (that I also hired) and then they trash the whole place and I have to clean it allup to get ready for the next time I play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (treeduck @ Jan 12 2010, 03:32 AM) Btw Before and After is FOKKEN METAL baby!!!!!!! And you better believe that before each and everytime I play it, I hire a posse of Lemmy Lookalikes who come round drink themselves silly, fuuck about 320 rock bitches (that I also hired) and then they trash the whole place and I have to clean it allup to get ready for the next time I play I like that kind of inspiration! I think the first album rocks and thats a great tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Show Don't Tell Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 QUOTE (New World Kid @ Jan 11 2010, 09:34 PM) I like the before part. When they go into the actual hard-rock half of the song it just sounds like the same mediocre sound that the rest of the album has. I love the first 2 minutes and 13 seconds of it. After that? Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 QUOTE (ytserush @ Jan 11 2010, 08:20 PM) Before and After and Here Again are far and away my two favorites from the first album. I'd love see either one reinterpreted one day. Same for me. This is a kick ass album from start to finish. Here Again being the fav for me. I always hated Here Again though, until only a few years ago. The first half of that song just sounded like a high school band playing at a local dance - and I couldn't get past it. However, the entire 2nd half of that song turns into a legendary classic - especially with Alex's solo. To me, that solo sets really sets it straight for how well he can dig into the heart of a song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 QUOTE (Pags @ Jan 11 2010, 05:01 PM) Before & After has always been my favorite song from the debut. It's brilliant. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandDesigner Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 Am I correct in assuming this was never played live? How the hell can a band touring for their debut manage to leave two songs from the album off their setlist? (Take A Friend was also unplayed I believe). Unless they did play it and no setlist has surfaced with it on there. Or they had FBN in the can already and decided just to move on to those songs. Anyways, I've been blasting this song the last few days. Still incredible how I'm actually hearing an early Rush song for the first time basically - I thought I'd exhausted all their early stuff years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Freeze Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 QUOTE (GrandDesigner @ Jan 13 2010, 09:39 AM)Am I correct in assuming this was never played live? How the hell can a band touring for their debut manage to leave two songs from the album off their setlist? (Take A Friend was also unplayed I believe). Unless they did play it and no setlist has surfaced with it on there. Or they had FBN in the can already and decided just to move on to those songs. You'll have to get ahold of some early bootlegs to hear "Here Again" Not sure about "Take A Friend" but "Need Some Love"was in the setlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Water Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Yep, After I listen to RTB or S&A I go back to the older stuff and find I have a new appreciation for the sound and songs of old. Been a Rush fan all my life but miss...really miss....the old trio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 QUOTE (Mr Freeze @ Jan 13 2010, 02:21 PM) QUOTE (GrandDesigner @ Jan 13 2010, 09:39 AM)Am I correct in assuming this was never played live? How the hell can a band touring for their debut manage to leave two songs from the album off their setlist? (Take A Friend was also unplayed I believe). Unless they did play it and no setlist has surfaced with it on there. Or they had FBN in the can already and decided just to move on to those songs. You'll have to get ahold of some early bootlegs to hear "Here Again" Not sure about "Take A Friend" but "Need Some Love"was in the setlist Because they played "Bad Boy", "Fancy Dancer" and "Garden Road", instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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