lifeson90 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Yeah i was there too and it WAS slightly strange, although i thought the album was good it was a major divergence, even from Signals. To the point where, it seems odd to admit, the following album was just too much for me and i had a couple years break from the band's contemporary stuff. Of course, now GUP and all the 80s albums are absolute classics to me, GUP possibly becoming my fav ever, even ahead of the biblical permanent waves. I've said it before and i'll say it again coz its true, and important, in the history of this great band - thank god for Andy Summers and his obvious influence on Al, as that sound opened the guys' potential up for the modern era. Edited December 18, 2013 by lifeson90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas7 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Totally agree, Signals still has a link to Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves. Grace Under Pressure seemed to want to over compensate for the bands unhappiness with Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Honestly, I couldn't get enough of the album. But then again I'm a keyboardist. I spent many a day dissecting and learning both Keyboard and Bass parts at the same time. My friends would come around and yell at my window to have me go the park for some football and I would decline. Stating "I have to practice these songs". I thought it was pure genius. You really need to play it to truly appreciate it. Now the album has a very dear place in my heart because of these events. I still love it. I only wish more of the obscure songs like afterimage, the enemy within and Kid Gloves would find there way unto their setlists. Highlights: Geddy's Bass lines, (Incredible on this album)Alex's Chord structure (I love the No 3rd inversions in DEW)Neil' Lyrics (Some of his best! Specially since I was ready "Alas Babylon" at the time.) Edited December 19, 2013 by losingit2k 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Honestly, I couldn't get enough of the album. But then again I'm a keyboardist. I spent many a day dissecting and learning both Keyboard and Bass parts at the same time. My friends would come around and yell at my window to have me go the park for some football and I would decline. Stating "I have to practice these songs". I thought it was pure genius. You really need to play it to truly appreciate it. Now the album has a very dear place in my heart because of these events. I still love it. I only wish more of the obscure songs like afterimage, the enemy within and Kid Gloves would find there way unto their setlists. Highlights: Geddy's Bass lines, (Incredible on this album)Alex's Chord structure (I love the No 3rd inversions in DEW)Neil' Lyrics (Some of his best! Specially since I was ready "Alas Babylon" at the time.) Alex has such tone on this album. It's a monster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I was in college when it came out and I was pretty dismayed by it. Signals was the beginning of the end of Rush for me, and p/g was just another nail in the coffin as far as I was concerned at the time. I remember reading a magazine interview with Iron Maiden and they were asked to comment specifically on Red Sector A and one of the guys characterized it as "Disco Rush". Iron Maiden.. obliterated by Rush in every conceivable aspect. I'm pretty sure Rush would euphemistically characterize their music as being something strongly resembling sh!t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpgMy son played in a SKA band for a few years late in his high school years and just after. I had never heard of SKA, of course, but I kind of enjoyed it when I went to his gigs...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Ulp, I can't believe this album is 30. . . . I was 16 when it came out and oh so in love with Mr. Peart. (Some things do not change). I always loved it, though maybe not as much as Moving Pictures (first Rush), or Signals or AFTK. One flaw, though - it had that HORRIBLE song "Red Lenses" on it. I hated Red Lenses until 2009, at which point I decided to maybe just once not skip it and see if I still felt the same. Wonder of wonders I loved it! I even made a thread here about my rediscovery of it. ETA I thought the e-drums were super sweet. But this was my music taste at the time: New Wave/European electro-pop andRush So of course I was thrilled to find them giving a nod in that direction. Edited December 19, 2013 by Mara 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I was 11. Rush was already my favorite band for a few years running. A year prior, I had gone to the New World tour (my first gig ever) and enjoyed it immensely. MTV was regularly playing DeW, The Body Electric, and The Enemy Within. Later, the GUP concert footage would be broadcast quite a bit. Video games and arcades were impressive and eye-opening. Musically and thematically, GUP totally fit in '84. It was a different style of Rush. But it was still Rush. What was not to like? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpgMy son played in a SKA band for a few years late in his high school years and just after. I had never heard of SKA, of course, but I kind of enjoyed it when I went to his gigs...... Ahhh...the great ska revival. Kudos to your son! Great British ska bands of the 80's included the Specials, the (English) Beat, Madness.http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_250/MI0000/667/MI0000667931.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Edited December 19, 2013 by goose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpgMy son played in a SKA band for a few years late in his high school years and just after. I had never heard of SKA, of course, but I kind of enjoyed it when I went to his gigs...... Ahhh...the great ska revival. Kudos to your son! Great British ska bands of the 80's included the Specials, the (English) Beat, Madness.http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_250/MI0000/667/MI0000667931.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Quintissential 80s ska track. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I remember hearing the first four songs on GUP and thinking, "Holy crap, this is one of their best albums ever." Then came The Body Electric. :| Red Lenses didn't help much either. But yeah, GUP is still a great album overall, and that first batch of songs rivals any other stretch of music in their catalog aside from the unbeatable first side of Moving Pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpgMy son played in a SKA band for a few years late in his high school years and just after. I had never heard of SKA, of course, but I kind of enjoyed it when I went to his gigs...... Ahhh...the great ska revival. Kudos to your son! Great British ska bands of the 80's included the Specials, the (English) Beat, Madness.http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_250/MI0000/667/MI0000667931.jpg?partner=allrovi.comIf you ever get so bored you don't know what to do with yourself, google Bottle Cap Bandits and there is a youtube video of he and his band from 2007. He was 17 at the time. He is the tall one in the striped shirt with playing the sax. They are playing First Class Losers. I would post it myself but alas, my skills are sucking as usual...... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I love The Body Electric! Kid Gloves is brilliant as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I was in college when it came out and I was pretty dismayed by it. Signals was the beginning of the end of Rush for me, and p/g was just another nail in the coffin as far as I was concerned at the time. I remember reading a magazine interview with Iron Maiden and they were asked to comment specifically on Red Sector A and one of the guys characterized it as "Disco Rush". Iron Maiden.. obliterated by Rush in every conceivable aspect. I'm pretty sure Rush would euphemistically characterize their music as being something strongly resembling sh!t amazing how you like no music except rush, and you don't even like most rush music! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I was in college when it came out and I was pretty dismayed by it. Signals was the beginning of the end of Rush for me, and p/g was just another nail in the coffin as far as I was concerned at the time. I remember reading a magazine interview with Iron Maiden and they were asked to comment specifically on Red Sector A and one of the guys characterized it as "Disco Rush". Iron Maiden.. obliterated by Rush in every conceivable aspect. I'm pretty sure Rush would euphemistically characterize their music as being something strongly resembling sh!tamazing how you like no music except rush, and you don't even like most rush music! "No one can insult my wife except me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) There were even a couple of dance-able tracks (the two “red” songs). You dance to music about the holocaust (or at least inspired by it)? I've never thought of that song that way. I do agree with a lot of the other points you made. Edited December 19, 2013 by LedRush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 You dance to music about the holocaust (or at least inspired by it)? I've never thought of that song that way. When "Red Sector A" was played during the last tour there were a couple venues (I went to multiple shows) where the mix was a little off and the song ended up sounding like a (good) raging techno dance song. It was weird hearing such a somber topic as an upbeat song. Re: The original topic... I first got into Rush in early 1980 and was around when Grace Under Pressure came out. (And as someone else said, it's not "GUP", it's "p/g"--it even says so on the cover.) I did like Signals, different as it was, and that album got me way into new wave and alternative music (a genre I ended up working in in later years). I also liked p/g, although not quite as much as Signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpg I was really into the Police in '81-'82. They distracted me a little from Rush at that time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Who wasn't into The Police in the eighties? :) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I loved P/G. It was perfect for the time. Futurism was very popular. A brilliant album..I loved it, too. I was into the Police and ska at the time as well, so I didn't mind the influences. Now where did I put that hat...? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li4x21tkeT1qhl0j6o1_400.jpg I was really into the Police in '81-'82. They distracted me a little from Rush at that time! Just like Journey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Who wasn't into The Police in the eighties? :)Me. Big surprise there.... :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Who wasn't into The Police in the eighties? :) :hi: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddysMullet Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Who wasn't into The Police in the eighties? :) Me! I was briefly into the Police in the 70s but I lost interest in them after the second album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Who wasn't into The Police in the eighties? :) Me! :outtahere: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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