Ged Lent's sis Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] Edited October 16, 2015 by Ged Lent's sis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's best lyric inspired by another work.I thought Geddy wrote those lyrics??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Here's my Monday morning unpopular opinion. I have come to the decision that Presto is trash. It has two good songs, one of which is used to indoctrinate which I resent any band using their music to do. Anyone here that was wholly into the Rush of the seventies must have been crushed when they heard Presto. In my opinion (emphasis on those last three words :)), Presto is an album beneath the talent of Rush. Cue Segue for the defense. :dweez: :dweez: :dweez:Post of the millennium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Lent's sis Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's best lyric inspired by another work.I thought Geddy wrote those lyrics???It would appear that you thought correctly and that I was mistaken. Thanks for pointing that out. Therefore, to revise my previous post: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? F**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the best Rush lyric inspired by another work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] I always thought Cinderella Man suffered greatly because of it's lyrics. It's basically "A good guy went to the city, there were bad guys there who didn't approve of the good guy being good. But the good guy was good anyway and the bad guys were defeated!". It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. That doesn't amaze me; sorry. Cinderella Man may be a little bit overly-precious in a couple of spots, lyrically, but at its core, it's just about triumph of the individual. Dog Years and Virtuality are, ummm...not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. That doesn't amaze me; sorry. Cinderella Man may be a little bit overly-precious in a couple of spots, lyrically, but at its core, it's just about triumph of the individual. Dog Years and Virtuality are, ummm...not. Regardless of the message, the lyrics are painful. Dog Years and Virtuality have messages too, and I can agree that they have corny lyrics. But Cinderella Man is just on another level... Edited October 16, 2015 by AnEggplant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. Dog Years and Virtuality are, ummm...not. Regardless of the message, the lyrics are painful.Agreed but so is the music. These songs stink in all ways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. Dog Years and Virtuality are, ummm...not. Regardless of the message, the lyrics are painful.Agreed but so is the music. These songs stink in all ways... Narps, I thought you were a big fan of Cinderella Man. I spoke up because I couldn't stand to have it lumped in with those other two turkeys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. Dog Years and Virtuality are, ummm...not. Regardless of the message, the lyrics are painful.Agreed but so is the music. These songs stink in all ways... Narps, I thought you were a big fan of Cinderella Man. I spoke up because I couldn't stand to have it lumped in with those other two turkeys!Look up ^^^^ in bold. I would never say anything bad about Cinderella Man. EVER... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Back to the OP: Is it unpopular to say that AFtK is vastly under-appreciated by this thread? f**k Ayn Rand; Cinderella Man is the Professor's Rush's best lyric inspired by another work. [edit of my long-held misconception thanks to laughedatbytime: see response in following comment] It's actually kind of amazed me how people rip Dog Years and Virtuality apart for their lyrics yet leave Cinderella Man untouched. Dog Years and Virtuality are, ummm...not. Regardless of the message, the lyrics are painful.Agreed but so is the music. These songs stink in all ways... Narps, I thought you were a big fan of Cinderella Man. I spoke up because I couldn't stand to have it lumped in with those other two turkeys!Look up ^^^^ in bold. I would never say anything bad about Cinderella Man. EVER... I did see that...too many quote boxes, I guess. I couldn't figure out who was singling out which songs. Anyway, right on. That instrumental break about two thirds of the way through Cinderella Man never ceases to kick my butt...and make me smile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Lent's sis Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) I always thought Cinderella Man suffered greatly because of it's lyrics. It's basically "A good guy went to the city, there were bad guys there who didn't approve of the good guy being good. But the good guy was good anyway and the bad guys were defeated!" You can blame as much of that on Clarence Budington Kelland. The irony is that the embodiment of that inspiration played Howard Roarke in one of Neil's faves, as well. Frankly (no pun intended), I prefer the pie-in-the-sky individualism of this to the hypocritical narcissism of the latter. Edited October 16, 2015 by Ged Lent's sis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night.Blasphemy I say... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night.Blasphemy I say... http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/11162012214760.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night.Blasphemy I say... http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/11162012214760.jpg So are you saying you are trying to be something that you aren't? :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night.Blasphemy I say... http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/11162012214760.jpg So are you saying you are trying to be something that you aren't? :P No. I really am a pinecone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night.Blasphemy I say... http://cdn.iwastesomuchtime.com/11162012214760.jpg So are you saying you are trying to be something that you aren't? :P No. I really am a pinecone! http://www.nichecartoons.com/images/PineConeMan_Logo1.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Lent's sis Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 http://www.nichecartoons.com/images/PineConeMan_Logo1.jpgPine Cone Man looks suspiciously like Mr Hanky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night. Rush yes. FBN?? Maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night. Rush yes. FBN?? Maybe. What's wrong with FBN? The only song I ever hear people rag on is Rivendell. The rest of them are good. IMO of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. I think T4E is a better album than Rush or Fly By Night. Rush yes. FBN?? Maybe. What's wrong with FBN? The only song I ever hear people rag on is Rivendell. The rest of them are good. IMO of course. There nothing wrong with it. I have always thought of it as the first proper Rush album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 .... Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. When I see it written out like that - oh boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Lent's sis Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 You also have to consider that CM was written by a 20+ year old and Virtuality and Dog Years were written by a 40+ year old. The subject matter is obviously going to be different. But barely six-years-old in dog years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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