GabesCavesOfIce Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Rush does not qualify as the typical Super Bowl band, but the NFL does like to move mountains. Convincing Neil to interrupt his book and screenplay working retirement would qualify as big news and moving mountains, given The Rush Newfound Legendary Status post HOF induction and R40 record breaking retirement tour (which BTW outperformed two recent SB veteran tours...The Who and Petty) I do not think this post happening is likely, but it is not impossible. Of course if this fantasy were to come to life, they would need a mini warm up tour and perhaps a studio mini 3 song EP to commemorate ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 NFL has been looking to not use Classic Rock at all now so its unlikely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 No. Just......NO. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Odds are we'll be seeing a lot of country acts. *shudders* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkPrattLerxst Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 If that were to happen, everyone would bash Geddy's voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Analog Cub Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 No, for SO many reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 NFL has been looking to not use Classic Rock at all now so its unlikely Because it doesn't jive with what they want - a bunch of kids getting crazy on the field and dancing/bouncing along to it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 NFL has been looking to not use Classic Rock at all now so its unlikely Because it doesn't jive with what they want - a bunch of kids getting crazy on the field and dancing/bouncing along to it.Big Time Rush has a better chance of being asked. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 NFL has been looking to not use Classic Rock at all now so its unlikely Because it doesn't jive with what they want - a bunch of kids getting crazy on the field and dancing/bouncing along to it.Big Time Rush has a better chance of being asked. Oh, without a doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEggplant Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 If Rush played at the Stuperbowl, I would cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Eh just have 2/3 of Rush play; replacing Neil for the gig. Worked for The Who!!!! :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It was more likely to happen right after the Hall induction. With no new music and no touring the chances are absolutely zero. I agree with LiX's comment about a country act. That garbage plus the pop flavor of the moment would be the most likely one two halftime crap combo. Doesn't matter, I just get more beer and chicken wings at that time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look to Sirius Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Paul McCartney kicked ass. Tom Petty kicked ass. Rush would kick ass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It was more likely to happen right after the Hall induction. With no new music and no touring the chances are absolutely zero. I agree with LiX's comment about a country act. That garbage plus the pop flavor of the moment would be the most likely one two halftime crap combo. Doesn't matter, I just get more beer and chicken wings at that time anyway.It's gonna be Taylor f***ing Swift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Paul McCartney kicked ass. Tom Petty kicked ass. Rush would kick ass.That's true. But Paul & Petty ARE more generally accepted by the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush. 2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush. 2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albums Doesn't exactly sound like Super Bowl caliber name recognition does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush. 2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albums Doesn't exactly sound like Super Bowl caliber name recognition does it?Sadly yeah. Obviously those numbers would differ region to region but I don't think they'd be too significantly different...except in specific areas like Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, and a few similar locales. I grew up in Florida and was a teen in the 80s. Everyone knew them then BUT in my classroom of 30 there might've been only 3-4 fans including me. Then the number of fans got lower and lower over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush.2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albums Doesn't exactly sound like Super Bowl caliber name recognition does it?Sadly yeah. Obviously those numbers would differ region to region but I don't think they'd be too significantly different...except in specific areas like Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, and a few similar locales.I grew up in Florida and was a teen in the 80s. Everyone knew them then BUT in my classroom of 30 there might've been only 3-4 fans including me. Then the number of fans got lower and lower over the years.Floyd, Zeppelin, and Rush were the three most popular groups in a poll my senior year in HS (early 1980, just after PeW and the Wall came out) I did for my sociology class. Anyone who liked pop shit like today's would have been stuffed in a locker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 They could add Left shark to appeal to the non Rush fans . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 That would be pretty cool but I highly doubt it. I'll just watch the puppy bowl and the kitten bowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush.2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albums Doesn't exactly sound like Super Bowl caliber name recognition does it?Sadly yeah. Obviously those numbers would differ region to region but I don't think they'd be too significantly different...except in specific areas like Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, and a few similar locales.I grew up in Florida and was a teen in the 80s. Everyone knew them then BUT in my classroom of 30 there might've been only 3-4 fans including me. Then the number of fans got lower and lower over the years.Floyd, Zeppelin, and Rush were the three most popular groups in a poll my senior year in HS (early 1980, just after PeW and the Wall came out) I did for my sociology class. Anyone who liked pop shit like today's would have been stuffed in a locker.I can see that. But think about how the Rush world changed...Moving Pictures came out when I was in 3rd grade of elementary school. Presto came out my senior year in high school with Hold Your Fire in my sophomore year. U2 & REM were also huge at that time. Can't imagine U2, REM, or HYF & Presto listeners stuffing anyone into a locker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowdogged Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush.2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albumsAccording to those stats, you, I and TRF do not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just how popular do you folks think Rush really is in the real world??60% I've talked to know about Rush and MAYBE can name Tom Sawyer but aren't fans.38% have never heard of Rush.2% like Rush..."like" meaning that they have Moving Pictures OR can name a handful of songs they like but don't own any albums OR have been to some Rush gigs/have a few of the albums Doesn't exactly sound like Super Bowl caliber name recognition does it?Sadly yeah. Obviously those numbers would differ region to region but I don't think they'd be too significantly different...except in specific areas like Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, and a few similar locales.I grew up in Florida and was a teen in the 80s. Everyone knew them then BUT in my classroom of 30 there might've been only 3-4 fans including me. Then the number of fans got lower and lower over the years.Floyd, Zeppelin, and Rush were the three most popular groups in a poll my senior year in HS (early 1980, just after PeW and the Wall came out) I did for my sociology class. Anyone who liked pop shit like today's would have been stuffed in a locker.I can see that. But think about how the Rush world changed...Moving Pictures came out when I was in 3rd grade of elementary school. Presto came out my senior year in high school with Hold Your Fire in my sophomore year. U2 & REM were also huge at that time. Can't imagine U2, REM, or HYF & Presto listeners stuffing anyone into a locker.Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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