Birmingham Odeon 3/06/77 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Hmmm....I normally would never recommend Hemispheres for a beginner, but if you want to impress someone who has been around for a while, chances are the more popular albums won't stand out much, despite being complex. I would actually say Hemispheres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Vapor Trails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionDetector Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (canadianice @ May 18 2012, 02:59 PM) Vapor Trails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (EmotionDetector @ May 18 2012, 02:01 PM) QUOTE (canadianice @ May 18 2012, 02:59 PM) Vapor Trails Why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Isn't Moving Pictures the obvious choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) Edited May 18, 2012 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilb1972 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) Chronicles. My step daughters are into music (12 and 8 yrs old) and are constantly amazing my wife and me with their interest in classic rock. They know we like Rush, listen to them, watch the DVDs... But the songs that they remember are the "hits", and not because we tell them they are -- there is a reason those songs are "hits". The songs those girls know and sing along to whenever we have the iPod going or a DVD of one of their shows on are: Tom Sawyer; Closer to the Heart; Fly by Night; Stick it Out; The Trees ... So I say start there. Edited May 18, 2012 by wilb1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Birmingham Odeon 3/06/77 Posted May 18, 2012 Author Share Posted May 18, 2012 If he likes Vapor Trails I will be even more confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagegrace26 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Give him Different Stages. He probably has the time for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Show him a DVD - seeing means believing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossedSignals Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'd say Moving Pictures, just because it's Rush's most popular album and you have the greatest chance of hooking him on Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 18 2012, 03:59 PM) I'd say Moving Pictures, just because it's Rush's most popular album and you have the greatest chance of hooking him on Rush. I agree. Either Moving Pictures or a compilation of their best stuff. I wouldn't give him any of the extreme stuff, like Cygnus X-1 or By-Tor....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (Workaholic Man @ May 18 2012, 02:15 PM) QUOTE (CrossedSignals @ May 18 2012, 03:59 PM) I'd say Moving Pictures, just because it's Rush's most popular album and you have the greatest chance of hooking him on Rush. I agree. Either Moving Pictures or a compilation of their best stuff. I wouldn't give him any of the extreme stuff, like Cygnus X-1 or By-Tor....... If he's 86 and he becomes a big fan based on Cygnus or By-Tor, then I'd like to meet THAT guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Queslington Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I'd go with Permanent Waves, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Roller Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 i had a similar conversation with my Pops about six months ago. he's 75 next month. i burned him a cd of all my favorite Rush songs. some old, some new and an instrumental or two! he really liked it. then said, i still like Van Halen better. now, don't get me wrong...i really like Van Halen and think the new album is one of their best. but i fear Pops has finally gone around the bend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Bone Roller @ May 18 2012, 02:59 PM) i had a similar conversation with my Pops about six months ago. he's 75 next month. i burned him a cd of all my favorite Rush songs. some old, some new and an instrumental or two! he really liked it. then said, i still like Van Halen better. now, don't get me wrong...i really like Van Halen and think the new album is one of their best. but i fear Pops has finally gone around the bend. Sorry for your father's dementia. Edited May 18, 2012 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 QUOTE (Bone Roller @ May 18 2012, 04:59 PM) i had a similar conversation with my Pops about six months ago. he's 75 next month. i burned him a cd of all my favorite Rush songs. some old, some new and an instrumental or two! he really liked it. then said, i still like Van Halen better. now, don't get me wrong...i really like Van Halen and think the new album is one of their best. but i fear Pops has finally gone around the bend. How are things working out for VH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I played Manhattan Project for my husband's 76 year old step. He has a PhD in nuclear physics so I thought the subject matter would interest him. He got very excited, telling me how the real Manhattan Project was what got him into nuclear physics in the first place. Funny thought though is that at 76 years old now, he was 38 years old, exactly half his current age, when Rush first came out 38 years ago, but had never heard of them because he never got into rock music of any sort. What type of music does he like? My choices, depending on what music he is prone to listening to, would be AFTK, PerW, or HYF as they have some less energetic options. On the other hand, don't take my advice because I have never been able to turn someone on to Rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchemingDemon Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I'd burn him a cd or two of some of the bigger hits, plus a few of your more 'obscure' favorites. Give him a little taste of everything and let him progress through the eras. That's how I fell in love with Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 A compilation might be your best bet. As previously mentioned, the hits were hits for a reason. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegger68 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 My 70 yr old mother has recently gotten into rush. She may be coming with me next year to see them in London! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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