kevorkazito Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Just wondering which song you learned to play first when you got into Rush? I play guitar, and back in 1979 I was big into AC/DC. Just started a band and the bassist started playing 'Bastille Day'. I really liked the riff and groove of the song. Within a month I was a huge Rush fan (like, I suddenly wanted a semi-acoustic electric). After BD... it was Working Man, and incidentally, that's where I learned how to solo! It was so great to see Alex in Lighted Stage playing all over the neck (in that documentary they were making about teenagers), because, that is how I started soloing; just go nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUP1771 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Even though I'm really learning how to play bass, the first song I learned was on keyboard, and yeah you guessed it, Subdivisions. It'll probably be the first song I learn on bass too, if I ever get the time and commitment to learn bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I started playing Drums in 1980 and i discovered Rush in 1980 , so i guess it was The Spirit of Radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Subdivisions on keys. I don't play Rush songs that often though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinwoodsman Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Temples of Syrinx on guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) My friend taught me "Limelight". Edited October 20, 2011 by ReRushed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) My bass instructor first taught me one of the riffs from "Spirit of Radio." Just a snippet. He also showed me the main guitar riff from "Fly By Night" (although I was playing it on bass). His teaching trick was to give me just enough "fun stuff" (Rush licks) to play, while I was beginning to find my way around the neck and learn theory. A mix of work and play, to keep me interested but keep me learning. The first FULL song I learned was "Limelight," and it's still one of my favorites to play. That, and "Freewill." Edited October 20, 2011 by GeddyRulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcruiser Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Found Rush in 75, Started with the simple stuff. I think it was "Reasons". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangiato Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 The first full song i learned on guitar was Limelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 QUOTE (nightcruiser @ Oct 20 2011, 04:56 PM) Found Rush in 75, Started with the simple stuff. I think it was "Reasons". "Reasons"? "Lessons", maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjnev Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I was taking classical piano lessons at the time and a friend of mine had a Ibanez Iceman. He came over one day and played the intro to passage to Bangkok . I got curious after he left it over my house one night and that's when I first picked up a guitar. I can't remember if the first thing I learned was that intro or the intro to Limelight. memories are a little fuzzy for back then. The first complete song I can remember learning was spirit of radio without the solo. it still takes me a while to warm up the fingers to play the intro after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Enemy Without Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 TS on drums. (Tom Sawyer, not Tai Shan ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHHEAD666 Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 YYZ 1981 on the drums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queslington Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 My first full Rush song on bass will be Freewill. I'm about ten seconds into the solo as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Temples of Syrinx on Drums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) The All The World's a Stage album...in order...on drums! So: Bastille Day was first! Edited October 21, 2011 by Jaminbenb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Oct 20 2011, 01:43 PM) His teaching trick was to give me just enough "fun stuff" (Rush licks) to play, while I was beginning to find my way around the neck and learn theory. A mix of work and play, to keep me interested but keep me learning. I've been doing this on my own. Since I started on guitar again last fall, I've been working mostly on Rush songs along with chords and scales. I make myself do those first then I get to play around with the Rush stuff. It's a good incentive program. The first song I learned to play all the way through was the acoustic version of Resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Closer To the Heart on the ocarina. Its the melody that Geddy sings plus a version of the intro and a couple of bits of the melody to "connect" the song together. The guitar solo part I haven't tried yet! I'm gonna try it on the flute once I've got back into playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Closer to the Heart on drums. I had been playing for like, a month, and wanted to keep it simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 The opening riff to Spirit of Radio on bass and Fly By Night intro on guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortkort Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 probably some parts from limelight. dont play anymore though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 QUOTE (nightcruiser @ Oct 20 2011, 03:56 PM) Found Rush in 75, Started with the simple stuff. I think it was "Reasons". Which album is that on? I was sure I had them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevorkazito Posted October 22, 2011 Author Share Posted October 22, 2011 QUOTE (Jaminbenb @ Oct 20 2011, 09:00 PM) The All The World's a Stage album...in order...on drums! So: Bastille Day was first! Man, I would've loved to jam with you as I did mostly the same... wasn't it nice to have the break while playing 'In The End'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spock Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I was taking guitar lessons in '77 and told my instructor that I liked Rush - he showed me In the Mood and I still love to play that tune! Like another post that's active right now, I love the intro to Show Don't Tell and had fun learning to play that one, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I'm a keyboardist..and was introduced to RUSH during Signals for being exactly that! Hence......Subdivisions followed by Losing It and Coutdown! My friend wanted to know if I could do the solos! He was impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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