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A decent number of rock bands (elo, Styx, Foreigner, Rod Stewart, etc.) incorporated the popular disco bassline into some of their songs, as it was tremendously popular back in the day. Would Rush have killed themselves/their reputation for doing something this terrible?

Imagine 2112 or Hemispheres with an ascending disco bass. We're they ever guilty of considering doing this?

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They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part
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QUOTE (Pound of Obscure @ Feb 8 2012, 12:16 PM)
It was the end of Styx, the end of Foreigner, the end of Kiss as a serious rock band.

Roboto, I Was Made For Loving You, whatever Foreigner did.

If you're a rock band and you make dance music, its over.

Not the Stones. Ever heard Miss You?

 

And the open Hi Hat pattern on Hemispheres is very Disco-like.

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QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

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rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

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QUOTE (Gompers @ Feb 8 2012, 11:30 AM)
QUOTE (Pound of Obscure @ Feb 8 2012, 12:16 PM)
It was the end of Styx, the end of Foreigner, the end of Kiss as a serious rock band.

Roboto, I Was Made For Loving You, whatever Foreigner did.

If you're a rock band and you make dance music, its over.

Not the Stones. Ever heard Miss You?

 

And the open Hi Hat pattern on Hemispheres is very Disco-like.

Yeah, but the Stones aren't a rock band, certainly not hard rock. They are pop, they just did their stuff before pop was pop so they got called rock.

 

And if you talk that way about Hemispheres anymore, you and I are going to have a problem. wink.gif laugh.gif rofl3.gif

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QUOTE (tangy @ Feb 8 2012, 12:13 PM)
QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

rofl3.gif

 

rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

common001.gif cool10.gif 1022.gif

Bernard Edwards is a bass legend. Better than Geddy, imo.

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QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Feb 8 2012, 02:54 PM)
QUOTE (tangy @ Feb 8 2012, 12:13 PM)
QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

rofl3.gif

 

rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

common001.gif cool10.gif 1022.gif

Bernard Edwards is a bass legend. Better than Geddy, imo.

thanks for his name, just read up on him. what an amazing career, in particular the part about him and nile rodgers writing and performing songs for for other artists.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Edwards

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QUOTE (tangy @ Feb 8 2012, 05:13 PM)
QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

rofl3.gif

 

rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

common001.gif cool10.gif 1022.gif

From OP:

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

I don't know how you did that, but it made me tongue.gif ..!

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QUOTE (Babycat @ Feb 8 2012, 04:06 PM)
QUOTE (tangy @ Feb 8 2012, 05:13 PM)
QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

rofl3.gif

 

rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

common001.gif cool10.gif 1022.gif

From OP:

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

I don't know how you did that, but it made me tongue.gif ..!

tongue.gif yeah, i liked that picture and saved it. not sure where i got it, probably here at TRF??

 

truth be told i have listened to the SNF soundtrack several times in the past week..........

 

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QUOTE (Babycat @ Feb 8 2012, 05:06 PM)
QUOTE (tangy @ Feb 8 2012, 05:13 PM)
QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

rofl3.gif

 

rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

common001.gif cool10.gif 1022.gif

From OP:

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

I don't know how you did that, but it made me tongue.gif ..!

That would make a wicked funny avatar.

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There is a disco beat in the song "Cinderella Man" from AFTK..

one of my least favorite RUSH tunes.The lyric has a great message,

but the music...not so much!! unsure.gif laugh.gif rofl3.gif

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QUOTE (GeminiRising79 @ Feb 8 2012, 02:54 PM)
QUOTE (tangy @ Feb 8 2012, 12:13 PM)
QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 8 2012, 11:02 AM)
They should have done it on 2112 , the way they dressed fit the part

rofl3.gif

 

rush could benefit from being a little more funky in my estimation.

 

i know ged appreciates that type of music as i recall him praising the bass player for Chic.

 

http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p448/tangdog/2112snf.jpg

 

common001.gif cool10.gif 1022.gif

Bernard Edwards is a bass legend. Better than Geddy, imo.

Bernard Edwards was an awesome player, nothing really flashy but he was a master of the groove, he had that something you know, but you can't compare him with Geddy as the music styles were too far apart and they could never have swapped places!

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QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 9 2012, 05:35 PM)
QUOTE (Pound of Obscure @ Feb 8 2012, 12:18 PM)

Yeah, but the Stones aren't a rock band, They are pop,

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I see where hes coming from when comparing the Stones to Rush, but if I said that to anyone who was a stones fan they'd lose their shit. Rush is about 47x better than the stones as well trink38.gif

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QUOTE (GeddyLeeFender @ Feb 9 2012, 09:35 PM)
QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 9 2012, 05:35 PM)
QUOTE (Pound of Obscure @ Feb 8 2012, 12:18 PM)

Yeah, but the Stones aren't a rock band, They are pop,

wtf.gif

I see where hes coming from when comparing the Stones to Rush, but if I said that to anyone who was a stones fan they'd lose their shit. Rush is about 47x better than the stones as well trink38.gif

Rush does not compare to the Stones. Two different kinds of music by two very different kinds of bands. Both are among the best ever with few similarities.

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