antiquark Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Has anyone heard any old Rush rumors from way back? Here's two I've heard from the olden days. Geddy's Change of Voice "When Rush started, Ged's voice was deeper... darker some would say. Then he was in a horrible motorcycle accident. After that his voice was much higher." So that rumor is laughable, just listen to the oldest stuff. I guess the idea is he crashed his motorcycle and banged his crotch on the handlebars really hard, leading to his high squeaky voice. Lol. The Thief Alex Lifeson "Alex would frequent bars in the Toronto area, looking for good riffs from unknown bands. He stole the best ones. His career is based on plagiarism" That rumor disturbed me for a long time, but in hindsight, I've never seen any examples of it. Nowadays, if there was some "soundalike" riffs, someone would have posted it on youtube for all to see. Any other rumors? Edited February 7, 2015 by antiquark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Rumor from back in 1978 Neil Peart is a Cylon, the first skinjob. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I've heard a rumor that if the holocaust never happened, Rush wouldn't have existed... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Rumor from back in 1978 Neil Peart is a Cylon, the first skinjob.Based on his writing, I'm pretty sure that one's true. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I've heard a rumor that if the holocaust never happened, Rush wouldn't have existed... :laughing guy: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I've heard a rumor that if the holocaust never happened, Rush wouldn't have existed... Rush might have but Geddy wouldn't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Rumor from back in 1978 Neil Peart is a Cylon, the first skinjob. That's why he hates the fans so much. They might reveal him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I remember a rumor in the early 80's that Neil had cancer...the "proof" being his short hair. Ridiculous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coventry Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I hear a rumor back in '86 that Neil was a fish...the proof being his mullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I remember a rumor in the early 80's that Neil had cancer...the "proof" being his short hair. Ridiculous. Yeah I remember hearing that...but I think it was the 90's around the Presto tour when he started wearing the wrap on his head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 The band has been rumored to have smoked a bunch of weed during the recording of Caress Of Steel. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnify Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 RUSH is an acronym for Royal Ushers at Satan's House :P 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disembodied Spirit Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Brian Williams of NBC reporting that Neil Peart's books are being burned at this moment in 1943 Germany. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Has anyone heard any old Rush rumors from way back? Here's two I've heard from the olden days. Geddy's Change of Voice "When Rush started, Ged's voice was deeper... darker some would say. Then he was in a horrible motorcycle accident. After that his voice was much higher." ...... We were told the same thing in the sixties about Bob Dylan. Except with Bob Dylan, it was the opposite. His voice got lower on account of a motorcycle accident. The rumor surfaced when Lay Lady Lay came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 RUSH is an acronym for Royal Ushers at Satan's House :P Rule Under Satans Hand is what I heard. Kiss... Knights in Satans Service 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 The band has been rumored to have smoked a bunch of weed during the recording of Caress Of Steel.I don't doubt that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy's Soul Patch Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 The band has been rumored to have smoked a bunch of weed during the recording of Caress Of Steel. I call bs! :smoke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Rush was supposed to play Jacob's Ladder on the Clockwork Angels Tour. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) I remember a rumor in the early 80's that Neil had cancer...the "proof" being his short hair. Ridiculous.what in the world did Geddy get that caused this atrocity? http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/PanaceaFish/Geddy%20Lee%20Pix/Geddy124.jpg Edited February 8, 2015 by thegirlintherushshirt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiquark Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I remember a rumor in the early 80's that Neil had cancer...the "proof" being his short hair. Ridiculous.what in the world did Geddy get that caused this atrocity? http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/PanaceaFish/Geddy%20Lee%20Pix/Geddy124.jpg Rumor is that Alex got him a coonskin hat for Christmas one year, and Geddy loved it so much he wore it for a whole year. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I remember a rumor in the early 80's that Neil had cancer...the "proof" being his short hair. Ridiculous.what in the world did Geddy get that caused this atrocity? http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/PanaceaFish/Geddy%20Lee%20Pix/Geddy124.jpg A hair tie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicky6 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 neils cancer.. long time running that one.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I remember a rumor in the early 80's that Neil had cancer...the "proof" being his short hair. Ridiculous.what in the world did Geddy get that caused this atrocity? http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq287/PanaceaFish/Geddy%20Lee%20Pix/Geddy124.jpg Rumor is that Alex got him a coonskin hat for Christmas one year, and Geddy loved it so much he wore it for a whole year. Maybe Geddy shares Phil Collins' bizarre love of all things Alamo? Maybe this is Geddy's tribute to Davy Crockett? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorkingAllTheTime Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 There used to be so many... the one that always seemed to bounce around my high school was that Neil had a PhD. Oh, that, and, of course, that Geddy "sways". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordgt99 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Here's a crazy Rush rumor from a poster at KissFAQ's board: Both are great bands, but let's not forget Rush actually spent their 40th year at home because they had over toured and LN wouldn't book them, brought back out this year telling everyone it'd most likely be the last time Rush ever toured to boost sales. The Usual Suspects in the"rush" to always rag on the Kurrent incarnation of KISS always forget the facts when trying to do so. Don't really understand it,it's quite comical. http://www.kissfaq.com/forum11/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=109241 I called BS on the guy because he had posted the same crap last year when Rush didn't tour. Best reply he could come up with is that I'm "butthurt" fan lol! More likely Livenation was butthurt because Rush turned them down so someone concoted this story. Nevermind the guys stated mutiple times they were taking a break after the Clockwork Angels tour and didn't want to tour last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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