fraroc Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Now, many people, including myself refer to the synthesizer period of Rush as "as the New Wave period" But it seems that people's interpretation of the "New Wave" moniker differs. For some, Duran Duran, Wham!, and Tears For Fears were considered "New Wave", others consider Hi-NRG music like The Sisters Of Mercy and Dead Or Alive to be "New Wave" Now, what do you think is the closest that Rush ever got to stuff like Dead Or Alive or other of those 1980s dance groups? I'd say that some of the stuff on Signals has some influence of that stuff. Namely, The Weapon (Part II of Fear), Countdown, and New World Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Necromancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Apparently I didn't understand the question.. Or I won't let me brain go there lol. Hey what's HI-NRG? Oh high energy.. :/ Edited December 28, 2014 by MMCXII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Scars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Disco died for a reason. I hate to think my boys Rush tried to carry it into the 80's :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAvd5x0KpU8 If you look past the horrifying hair, this is actually a really good song.....This is a pretty good example of Hi-NRG 80s dance music... Listening to this, I think that Countdown, New World Man, and The Weapon are the three Rush songs that I feel have that sort of residual Hi-NRG feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifeson90 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yep, Scars... and what a great track it is, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yep, Scars... and what a great track it is, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Scars I feel would actually benefit and sound better with more synths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Scars I feel would actually benefit and sound better with more synths. Scars would benefit by being taken off the album. That beat is right out of the disco era. I can see why some people might like it, but it's very anti-Rush, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snyder80 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) I listen to a lot of The Talking Heads and I always thought they were kind of new wave. Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears join that company as well. I don't really think Rush ever fit into that category of music. Some of their lighter sounds and electronic drums may have come close but not quite. Edited December 29, 2014 by Snyder80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalsBandGuy Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Scars is THE answer, and it was kick-ass live. I'd be psyched if they pulled it out again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Scars, The Weapon and New World Man. Three of the best Rush songs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Scars, The Weapon and New World Man. Three of the best Rush songs! You fair weather voter, you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Mindless Spectre Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Subdivisions is very close to a disco song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 The Weapon, Red Sector A, Territories, Scars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I listen to a lot of The Talking Heads and I always thought they were kind of new wave. Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears join that company as well. I don't really think Rush ever fit into that category of music. Some of their lighter sounds and electronic drums may have come close but not quite.P/G is very new wave influenced, especially if you throw ska-revival in with that wave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Afterimage, Enemy Within, Kid Gloves, Red Sector A. Musically only, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Geddy, on one of the bootlegs I have, introduced Territories once as their "dancing song." I would add Scars as well. You could probably dance somewhat to The Weapon too, especially during that phenomenal synth/drums/guitar solo with its equally phenomenal climax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Geddy, on one of the bootlegs I have, introduced Territories once as their "dancing song." I would add Scars as well. You could probably dance somewhat to The Weapon too, especially during that phenomenal synth/drums/guitar solo with its equally phenomenal climax. I would imagine that dancing to The Weapon would be like having a tic during a tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Geddy, on one of the bootlegs I have, introduced Territories once as their "dancing song." I would add Scars as well. You could probably dance somewhat to The Weapon too, especially during that phenomenal synth/drums/guitar solo with its equally phenomenal climax. I would imagine that dancing to The Weapon would be like having a tic during a tornado.Well, it wouldn't really be dancing dancing - just kind of getting whirled around on the dance floor by someone. I can see it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Geddy, on one of the bootlegs I have, introduced Territories once as their "dancing song." I would add Scars as well. You could probably dance somewhat to The Weapon too, especially during that phenomenal synth/drums/guitar solo with its equally phenomenal climax. I would imagine that dancing to The Weapon would be like having a tic during a tornado.Well, it wouldn't really be dancing dancing - just kind of getting whirled around on the dance floor by someone. I can see it. :) Alex in his red shoes? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Geddy, on one of the bootlegs I have, introduced Territories once as their "dancing song." I would add Scars as well. You could probably dance somewhat to The Weapon too, especially during that phenomenal synth/drums/guitar solo with its equally phenomenal climax. I would imagine that dancing to The Weapon would be like having a tic during a tornado.Well, it wouldn't really be dancing dancing - just kind of getting whirled around on the dance floor by someone. I can see it. :) Alex in his red shoes? :)I had a dream about him last night. The first time in a long time I've had a Rush dream that I actually remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Geddy, on one of the bootlegs I have, introduced Territories once as their "dancing song." I would add Scars as well. You could probably dance somewhat to The Weapon too, especially during that phenomenal synth/drums/guitar solo with its equally phenomenal climax. I would imagine that dancing to The Weapon would be like having a tic during a tornado.Well, it wouldn't really be dancing dancing - just kind of getting whirled around on the dance floor by someone. I can see it. :) Alex in his red shoes? :)I had a dream about him last night. The first time in a long time I've had a Rush dream that I actually remember. Hopefully it was a good one. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 I find it interesting how when they did this song live, Geddy doesn't play bass. Like with Red Sector A and Afterimage, he just plays the keyboard. It's really weird because Scars is so bass heavy and has little very little keys on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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