EagleMoon Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a great song. It is simple and beautiful, and it holds a lot of personal meaning for me. Is your name Bilbo by chance? :)I don't understand????? No, my name is not Bilbo. :) Rivendell and the Misty Mountains are both fictional geographic names from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is the main protagonist in the story.Blue J, thank you. I never read Lord of the Rings since I was always the type who went the opposite direction of whatever was the current rage. When I was in high school, that was the rage, and it forever turned me off to reading the books. Oh seriously? I thought you were kidding that you didn't understand. Especially with all of the movies too.She has to be putting us on. Right? I guess not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irenicus Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 It's not a bad song, actually kinda nice, however it's too long and repetitive plus it feels totally out of place on an album otherwise full of energetic, rocking tunes. So yeah, I usually skip it when listening to the whole album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) It's not a bad song, actually kinda nice, however it's too long and repetitive plus it feels totally out of place on an album otherwise full of energetic, rocking tunes. So yeah, I usually skip it when listening to the whole album.Yeah...I'm more likely to listen to it as a solo track, if at all. ETA: Of Rivendell, Tears and Madrigal, Tears is the only one that I've listened to much. The other two I've mostly skipped over the years. Edited February 4, 2015 by goose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I think I read an interview once when they were listening to one of their songs in the studio control room (pretty sure it was rivendell) and fell asleep. Yeah that's me. :zzz: Here is Geddy's interview that confirms my statement. Feel there's something calling me...like my pillow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a great song. It is simple and beautiful, and it holds a lot of personal meaning for me. Is your name Bilbo by chance? :)I don't understand????? No, my name is not Bilbo. :) Rivendell and the Misty Mountains are both fictional geographic names from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is the main protagonist in the story.Blue J, thank you. I never read Lord of the Rings since I was always the type who went the opposite direction of whatever was the current rage. When I was in high school, that was the rage, and it forever turned me off to reading the books. the opposite direction, huh? so you read DUNE instead? just joking, of course. this type of thinking scares me, honestly. I dismiss a lot of the stuff my friends and peers are into, and sometimes I wonder if I'm missing out on quality just to fool myself into thinking I'm "different from the herd" or some nonsense. it's hard to approach the stuff people my age are into with an open mind sometimes, but sometimes the general public isn't wrong. you know, if I'd grown up when you did, I probably would've been that asshole who refused to buy a led zeppelin album. I agree with this to a degree. It's easy to get into a rut as you get older and kind of lose interest in new things. I'm not sure why that is, but I've seen a lot of people do it. I used to think "I'm not going to watch that movie or read that book because it's popular" when I younger, but as I've gotten older, I'm much more willing to try new stuff. I want to see what's out there. There's so much great music being made now but you can't find it on the radio, you have to look deeper and find bands like Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Riverside, Symphony X or others that are still making awesome progressive music today. oh, I wasn't talking about bands like that. I still like a lot of new music. I was just talking about stuff that's big with people my age - club music and skrillex and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a great song. It is simple and beautiful, and it holds a lot of personal meaning for me. Is your name Bilbo by chance? :)I don't understand????? No, my name is not Bilbo. :) Rivendell and the Misty Mountains are both fictional geographic names from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is the main protagonist in the story.Blue J, thank you. I never read Lord of the Rings since I was always the type who went the opposite direction of whatever was the current rage. When I was in high school, that was the rage, and it forever turned me off to reading the books. the opposite direction, huh? so you read DUNE instead? just joking, of course. this type of thinking scares me, honestly. I dismiss a lot of the stuff my friends and peers are into, and sometimes I wonder if I'm missing out on quality just to fool myself into thinking I'm "different from the herd" or some nonsense. it's hard to approach the stuff people my age are into with an open mind sometimes, but sometimes the general public isn't wrong. you know, if I'd grown up when you did, I probably would've been that asshole who refused to buy a led zeppelin album. I agree with this to a degree. It's easy to get into a rut as you get older and kind of lose interest in new things. I'm not sure why that is, but I've seen a lot of people do it. I used to think "I'm not going to watch that movie or read that book because it's popular" when I younger, but as I've gotten older, I'm much more willing to try new stuff. I want to see what's out there. There's so much great music being made now but you can't find it on the radio, you have to look deeper and find bands like Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Riverside, Symphony X or others that are still making awesome progressive music today. oh, I wasn't talking about bands like that. I still like a lot of new music. I was just talking about stuff that's big with people my age - club music and skrillex and shit. I wasn't referring to your comment about what you listen to, but just to the idea that some people don't listen to a lot of new stuff as they get older. They stick with the bands they liked when they were younger and don't pursue different music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a great song. It is simple and beautiful, and it holds a lot of personal meaning for me. Is your name Bilbo by chance? :)I don't understand????? No, my name is not Bilbo. :) Rivendell and the Misty Mountains are both fictional geographic names from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is the main protagonist in the story.Blue J, thank you. I never read Lord of the Rings since I was always the type who went the opposite direction of whatever was the current rage. When I was in high school, that was the rage, and it forever turned me off to reading the books. the opposite direction, huh? so you read DUNE instead? just joking, of course. this type of thinking scares me, honestly. I dismiss a lot of the stuff my friends and peers are into, and sometimes I wonder if I'm missing out on quality just to fool myself into thinking I'm "different from the herd" or some nonsense. it's hard to approach the stuff people my age are into with an open mind sometimes, but sometimes the general public isn't wrong. you know, if I'd grown up when you did, I probably would've been that asshole who refused to buy a led zeppelin album. I agree with this to a degree. It's easy to get into a rut as you get older and kind of lose interest in new things. I'm not sure why that is, but I've seen a lot of people do it. I used to think "I'm not going to watch that movie or read that book because it's popular" when I younger, but as I've gotten older, I'm much more willing to try new stuff. I want to see what's out there. There's so much great music being made now but you can't find it on the radio, you have to look deeper and find bands like Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Riverside, Symphony X or others that are still making awesome progressive music today. It's no business of yours, or Bathory's, how anyone here chooses to live their life. I'm sorry if I offended you. I was saying that when I (as in, bathory, not lorraine) think that way, sometimes I wonder later if I'm missing out on something enjoyable when I decide to not check out the hunger games or a new tv show or something. what works for you is fine. I don't care if you read lord of the rings or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a great song. It is simple and beautiful, and it holds a lot of personal meaning for me. Is your name Bilbo by chance? :)I don't understand????? No, my name is not Bilbo. :) Rivendell and the Misty Mountains are both fictional geographic names from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is the main protagonist in the story.Blue J, thank you. I never read Lord of the Rings since I was always the type who went the opposite direction of whatever was the current rage. When I was in high school, that was the rage, and it forever turned me off to reading the books. the opposite direction, huh? so you read DUNE instead? just joking, of course. this type of thinking scares me, honestly. I dismiss a lot of the stuff my friends and peers are into, and sometimes I wonder if I'm missing out on quality just to fool myself into thinking I'm "different from the herd" or some nonsense. it's hard to approach the stuff people my age are into with an open mind sometimes, but sometimes the general public isn't wrong. you know, if I'd grown up when you did, I probably would've been that asshole who refused to buy a led zeppelin album. I agree with this to a degree. It's easy to get into a rut as you get older and kind of lose interest in new things. I'm not sure why that is, but I've seen a lot of people do it. I used to think "I'm not going to watch that movie or read that book because it's popular" when I younger, but as I've gotten older, I'm much more willing to try new stuff. I want to see what's out there. There's so much great music being made now but you can't find it on the radio, you have to look deeper and find bands like Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Riverside, Symphony X or others that are still making awesome progressive music today. It's no business of yours, or Bathory's, how anyone here chooses to live their life. I'm sorry if I offended you. I was saying that when I (as in, bathory, not lorraine) think that way, sometimes I wonder later if I'm missing out on something enjoyable when I decide to not check out the hunger games or a new tv show or something. what works for you is fine. I don't care if you read lord of the rings or not. Yeah that's kind of what I was doing too. Referring to myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a great song. It is simple and beautiful, and it holds a lot of personal meaning for me. Is your name Bilbo by chance? :)I don't understand????? No, my name is not Bilbo. :) Rivendell and the Misty Mountains are both fictional geographic names from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, is the main protagonist in the story.Blue J, thank you. I never read Lord of the Rings since I was always the type who went the opposite direction of whatever was the current rage. When I was in high school, that was the rage, and it forever turned me off to reading the books. the opposite direction, huh? so you read DUNE instead? just joking, of course. this type of thinking scares me, honestly. I dismiss a lot of the stuff my friends and peers are into, and sometimes I wonder if I'm missing out on quality just to fool myself into thinking I'm "different from the herd" or some nonsense. it's hard to approach the stuff people my age are into with an open mind sometimes, but sometimes the general public isn't wrong. you know, if I'd grown up when you did, I probably would've been that asshole who refused to buy a led zeppelin album. I agree with this to a degree. It's easy to get into a rut as you get older and kind of lose interest in new things. I'm not sure why that is, but I've seen a lot of people do it. I used to think "I'm not going to watch that movie or read that book because it's popular" when I younger, but as I've gotten older, I'm much more willing to try new stuff. I want to see what's out there. There's so much great music being made now but you can't find it on the radio, you have to look deeper and find bands like Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Riverside, Symphony X or others that are still making awesome progressive music today. oh, I wasn't talking about bands like that. I still like a lot of new music. I was just talking about stuff that's big with people my age - club music and skrillex and shit. I wasn't referring to your comment about what you listen to, but just to the idea that some people don't listen to a lot of new stuff as they get older. They stick with the bands they liked when they were younger and don't pursue different music. ah, okay. yeah, I only know a few people older than 30 in real life who still check out new music actually. people get bogged down by work or they lose interest or whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 it's a good song, but a song like that on an album of ass-kicking rockers feels out of place. My feeling exactly. When I first heard it, I kept waiting for the loud, rocking part to kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I like all the Rush ballads with the exception of this one. Seems too repetitive, and just...boring to me. Tears is easily my favorite btw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Should have named it 'buzzkill'. :zzz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relayer2112 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendell is a song that I would have disliked if I had been a fan of Rush when "Fly by Night" was released. I think I must have heard Rivendell for the first time in the early 80's when I started becoming a huge fan and by that time they had already moved away from writing in that style. It has an innocent charm to it that I enjoy so I don't skip it, even though it probably goes on one verse too long. I wonder it the Tolkien clan ever gave them flak over using the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I have to be in the mood for it, and that happens very seldom. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nicky6 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 they should open up with this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micgtr71 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 There are many other skip worthy songs...like most of the RTB album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Has everyone voted in the Hemispheres thread? I need four (4) more votes to reach 100 yes, we just love Hemispheres!!, votes. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Has everyone voted in the Hemispheres thread? I need four (4) more votes to reach 100 yes, we just love Hemispheres!!, votes. :) you are pimping out that 100 percent hemispheres thing HARD, lol Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Has everyone voted in the Hemispheres thread? I need four (4) more votes to reach 100 yes, we just love Hemispheres!!, votes. :) you are pimping out that 100 percent hemispheres thing HARD, lol MickThat is because I am a true Rush fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Has everyone voted in the Hemispheres thread? I need four (4) more votes to reach 100 yes, we just love Hemispheres!!, votes. :) you are pimping out that 100 percent hemispheres thing HARD, lol MickThat is because I am a true Rush fan. Because Hemisphere is THE test. Don't like it no sorry no membership, lol Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Oak Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendale is a nice listen every once in a while but never at the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Rivendale is a nice listen every once in a while but never at the gym.Yoga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waluigithewalrus Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Rivendell has always seemed too soft for my tastes. I'll listen to it every once in a while, mainly when I put Fly By Night on the record player where I can't skip it. I much prefer the somewhat similar Tears to this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 tears is the better song 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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