Curly Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Max Webster are just RUSH junior, ie if you're a RUSH fan then they are the back-up group you're supposed to like as well. A band to listen to but just on days when you've listened to all your RUSH albums already, which in 1978 would be a total of 7 RUSH discs.I disagree of course. Rush was the reason to listen to Max at first, and then you liked them for what they were or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Max Webster are just RUSH junior, ie if you're a RUSH fan then they are the back-up group you're supposed to like as well. A band to listen to but just on days when you've listened to all your RUSH albums already, which in 1978 would be a total of 7 RUSH discs.I disagree of course. Rush was the reason to listen to Max at first, and then you liked them for what they were or not.They never grabbed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Rythm Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Max Webster are just RUSH junior, ie if you're a RUSH fan then they are the back-up group you're supposed to like as well. A band to listen to but just on days when you've listened to all your RUSH albums already, which in 1978 would be a total of 7 RUSH discs. I'd put Mutiny Up My Sleeve, A Million Vacations and Universal Juveniles above anything Rush released between Power Windows and Clockwork Angels.Blasphemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Rythm Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Saw them just as they finished their last song opening for Rush on the MP tour. I stood in line through the whole opening act to get a 3/4 sleeve MP shirt. Sure wish i still had that shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefunk Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/notperfekt/maxvinyl_zps496ef053.jpgNice collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I got the greatest hits for Battlescar, but I just thought it was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/notperfekt/maxvinyl_zps496ef053.jpgI have those too. Probably well-warped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 I got the greatest hits for Battlescar, but I just thought it was ok.Pretty much for any band I always thought greatest hits packages were BS. They never have my favorites, but Best of Max Webster comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 first time max opened for rush was what, 76? year my mom was born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wait, what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 first time max opened for rush was what, 76? year my mom was bornNot gonna lie. This one stings a little..... :( :sigh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Max was never really much of a "hits" band, other than a few written by Terry Watkinson, the keyboard player and occasional lead vocalist (next to Kim Mitchell.) Their best tunes (like is often the case) are the ones you never heard on the radio. Go on the Google and check out Beyond The Moon. The guitar solo near the end will blow your goddam mind. Then, listen to The Party Crazy stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) Here are the words to Beyond the Moon… This will give you an idea of the band’s sound. Not something you’d often hear on radio. It's another world we think inBecause words are obsoleteTwo thousand years we kissed the devilBefore we knew defeat Chapter eating Marx one morningFreaking out on electric meatChewing thrills with Turkish madmenSpace speed to Sweden without sleep Cocaine colored computer cardsCoding cosmic zipper skiesVitamin clouds beyond the moonYogurt blood lunacy shoes Acid warped the global fetusLike the bourgeois look at feet… and CadillacsTwo thousand years we crossed up JesusThinking he'd make ends meet… Christ no You can't make the world to orderLike a hotel service's foodTake the sixties as a movieTake the seventies as fuel You've got a reason to be endlessBecause your mood is summer coolLet deliverance be existenceBefore this song becomes your fool Edited January 25, 2014 by Thunder Bay Rush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 They are a great band . I bought a few of their albums and I have a 7 inch Pic Disc of Paradise Skies somewhere in my dungeon I saw them with Rush on the Hemispheres Tour 1979 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 They are a great band . I bought a few of their albums and I have a 7 inch Pic Disc of Paradise Skies somewhere in my dungeon I saw them with Rush on the Hemispheres Tour 1979 . I still have the pamflet with the Max Webster sampler "vinyl" they gave out on that tour. (least I think it was that tour) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 They are a great band . I bought a few of their albums and I have a 7 inch Pic Disc of Paradise Skies somewhere in my dungeon I saw them with Rush on the Hemispheres Tour 1979 . I still have the pamflet with the Max Webster sampler "vinyl" they gave out on that tour. (least I think it was that tour) God yeh , I remember it !This was the only time I remember seeing Webster with Rush .It was the Tyler Gang on the Farewell Tour ( my first )They made a big impression on me when I saw them , and I seeked out their albums and of course how good was Battlescar at the first hearing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I`ve been in the dungeon . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2a864633-57da-4351-a550-c12db06ef057_zps7156b68f.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/5b014e14-ef40-44d5-a1b9-7c89daa0e38b_zps60841f88.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I`ve been in the dungeon . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2a864633-57da-4351-a550-c12db06ef057_zps7156b68f.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/5b014e14-ef40-44d5-a1b9-7c89daa0e38b_zps60841f88.jpgNot sure if I have that but I think my mate Andy had it until it went walkabout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) GREAT picture of Kim on that vinyl disc flying through the air with his ES 335 (I think that’s what that is.) He could fly, jump off the drum riser, do spins, walk out into the crowd and stand on chairs and tables and make his unbelievably skinny legs do very funny things… all this before wireless guitars. I saw Max play about 15 times from ‘77 - 81. They toured nonstop. The first Max show I saw was them opening for Rush on the AFTK tour, in Ottawa. 8,000 people, sold out… but, fittingly, Max got 5 encores that night. The crowd just kept cheering and cheering “MAX, MAX, MAX.” And, to top it all off, Kim was (and still is) a serious guitar player. I know he could give Alex a run for his money and many guitar players say he is even better than Lifeson. Kim’s solo material actually sold more than the Max albums, but to me, it wasn’t anywhere near as good as the Max Webster material. Most of the solo stuff seemed to be written with “hits” in mind. Sadly, that’s the record business for you… most times. Unless you’re Rush. Edited January 25, 2014 by Thunder Bay Rush 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 I`ve been in the dungeon . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2a864633-57da-4351-a550-c12db06ef057_zps7156b68f.jpg http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/5b014e14-ef40-44d5-a1b9-7c89daa0e38b_zps60841f88.jpgThat is freaking awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Cheers Curly .The Hemispheres program . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2014-01-26142033_zpsc8a67449.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Battlescar is cool, Geddy sounds awesome on it, but I never really got into this band or Kim solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Cheers Curly .The Hemispheres program . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2014-01-26142033_zpsc8a67449.jpgHey, that's weird. My Hemi program doesn't have that in it! No ads at all. Where did you get yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Cheers Curly .The Hemispheres program . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2014-01-26142033_zpsc8a67449.jpgHey, that's weird. My Hemi program doesn't have that in it! No ads at all. Where did you get yours? From the concert . Maybe the European programs were different . http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x117/coxy2112/2014-01-26141919_zps1aa4ad87.jpg By the way The Tyler Gang are inside the back page of The Farewell To Kings program . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmejim Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 My second favourite band. Saw them supporting Rush on the Hemispheres tour. Listen to Max/Kim almost as much as I listen to Rush. Cool bootleg of Kim's New year gig doing the rounds at the moment-still sounding great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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