GeminiRising79 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 After 15 years of consistent mediocrity and fan-hosing. From lackluster and droning musical efforts, to restrictive concert playlists, to an endless repetition of dvd/media releases, to only name a few. Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 From you? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 They already are starting to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 After 15 years of consistent mediocrity and fan-hosing. From lackluster and droning musical efforts... Discuss.I completely disagree with the premiss. Short discussion. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Rolling Stone Writes positively about them now, and they got in the Hall. I think they've finally gotten there with the respect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Rolling Stone Writes positively about them now, and they got in the Hall. I think they've finally gotten there with the respect. All their old critics have died or retired, Rush has outlasted them all! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabriskie Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Vapour Trails was actually pretty good. Well, it was to me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Might be more constructive if you were a little more specific with your question rather than just throwing out generalized derogatory statements to elicit a response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I actually think they are more widely known and respected now than they have ever been. And whilst SA and CA are not amongst my favourite Rush albums, they are incredibly good for a band of their age and genre and to be honest, in a rather lacklustre era for modern rock (at least in the mainstream), this 40 year old band came across as a breath of fresh air. CA grew off me, it is true. But in 2012 no album came close to topping it for me (and a lot of my favourite albums come from that year, for some odd reason), and it really was an exciting time for this new fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheran Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I actually think they are more widely known and respected now than they have ever been. And whilst SA and CA are not amongst my favourite Rush albums, they are incredibly good for a band of their age and genre and to be honest, in a rather lacklustre era for modern rock (at least in the mainstream), this 40 year old band came across as a breath of fresh air. CA grew off me, it is true. But in 2012 no album came close to topping it for me (and a lot of my favourite albums come from that year, for some odd reason), and it really was an exciting time for this new fan. Segue, I agree with this and I want to compliment you on the range of music in your favorites list! So many people are stuck in one genre or decade. It's nice to see someone else who likes a variety of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeminiRising79 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Might be more constructive if you were a little more specific with your question rather than just throwing out generalized derogatory statements to elicit a response. The details should be obvious to any involved Rush fan, imo, but to sum it up: they cashed-out their integrity long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I actually think they are more widely known and respected now than they have ever been. And whilst SA and CA are not amongst my favourite Rush albums, they are incredibly good for a band of their age and genre and to be honest, in a rather lacklustre era for modern rock (at least in the mainstream), this 40 year old band came across as a breath of fresh air. CA grew off me, it is true. But in 2012 no album came close to topping it for me (and a lot of my favourite albums come from that year, for some odd reason), and it really was an exciting time for this new fan. Segue, I agree with this and I want to compliment you on the range of music in your favorites list! So many people are stuck in one genre or decade. It's nice to see someone else who likes a variety of music. Oh yeah, Segue is our Eighth Wonder of the Music World. Wait until you meet his friend, Mick. He's the ninth. The two of them together make quite the team. Isn't that so, Segue and Mick? ;) ;) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Might be more constructive if you were a little more specific with your question rather than just throwing out generalized derogatory statements to elicit a response. The details should be obvious to any involved Rush fan, imo, but to sum it up: they cashed-out their integrity long ago. In which way did they lose integrity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstateNYfan Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 OP, not sure what you're getting at. At all. Artistic integrity has been a cliché to artsy types who see glory in starving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Might be more constructive if you were a little more specific with your question rather than just throwing out generalized derogatory statements to elicit a response. The details should be obvious to any involved Rush fan, imo, but to sum it up: they cashed-out their integrity long ago. In which way did they lose integrity? That's what I'm wondering? Unless you're equating integrity with musical style or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 A post not worth responding to . . . . oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 fan-hosing. THAT is funny bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) After 15 years of consistent mediocrity and fan-hosing. From lackluster and droning musical efforts, to restrictive concert playlists, to an endless repetition of dvd/media releases, to only name a few. Discuss. 1. Clockwork Angels is good and not mediocre. (Same with SA & VT).2. See above.3. So they're expected to play for MORE than three hours per show???4. They only produce what people want. Edited January 31, 2015 by antiquark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianice Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Rush never lost any respect, you douche bag! go away and play in traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 When did they ever lose respectibility? I know many people who do not like them, but they still respected them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Well, if ticket price is any indication of a band's respectability..... ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icpasialaf Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 For true Rush fans, respectability has never been in doubt. Though out of the mainstream (so to speak), Rush has gained a following second to none. Their music speaks to people, and is not just a bunch of guys banging on instruments. For those of us who get this, it doesn't matter what other people think. For myself, I'm always ridiculed by my friends about my over the top passion for Rush, and I could give two shits about it! In fact I revelle in it and embrace it!, ICPASIALAF....... Rush nerd for life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) To quote Neil, who was quoting Capote, who was quoting a Bedouin proverb: "The dogs bark, but the caravan has moved on." Edited January 31, 2015 by coventry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardent15 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) If anything, Rush's respectability (and popularity, for that matter) among the general public and the music critics/intelligentsia (who had despised them for decades) has been on an upward trajectory over the past decade or so. The fact that Neil is still up there, doing his thing, after the horrific personal tragedies and loss that he went through in the 90s; The fact all three of them are most certainly NOT stereotypical "rock stars", but are incredibly humble, gracious, and with a wacky, self-effacing sense of humor (both onstage and offstage); The fact that their playing level is as good as it has ever been, if not better-at 60+years of age; The fact that they are on their 41st year with the same band lineup-three musicians, one power trio, an enormous amount of sound... And the fact that they were FINALLY acknowledged by the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame (which matters only in terms of the symbolism that they have been "accepted" and are (at least grudgingly) respected by the critics-who had hated them for so many years, All of this is evidence that Rush have a LOT of respectability, and it's all well-deserved. Edited January 31, 2015 by Ardent15 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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