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Come on, people, focus. This thread is for either lamentations for or anger about the demise of a great hard prog rock band degenerating into a not particularly interesting soft rock trio.
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Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

Coon skin cap with satellite dishes,look
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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

Coon skin cap with satellite dishes,look

 

Whoever talked him into that did him no favors.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

Coon skin cap with satellite dishes,look

 

Whoever talked him into that did him no favors.

"No...really...you look just like Bono..." Edited by goose
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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

Coon skin cap with satellite dishes,look

 

Whoever talked him into that did him no favors.

"No...really...you look just like Bono..."

 

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/obiwandoodle/u2%20Covers/u2protestbono.jpg

 

Close but no cigar. :LOL:

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Speak for yourself. Signals is hands down my favorite Rush album of all time, and I like the entire rest of the period with the exception of the overrated (IMO) Power Windows, of which I like half.

 

Part of me wishes they modernized their synth-rock sound in their latter years, instead of the noisy mess we got on Vapor Trails through CA.

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Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

Coon skin cap with satellite dishes,look

 

Coon skin cap. Rat tail. Flock of seagulls.

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Come on, people, focus. This thread is for either lamentations for or anger about the demise of a great hard prog rock band degenerating into a not particularly interesting soft rock trio.

 

If a pic is worth a thousand words than that poster may be the greatest post of why we dont care for the synth years.

 

It wasnt bad enough the music had changed but it was like they had too...

 

 

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Come on, people, focus. This thread is for either lamentations for or anger about the demise of a great hard prog rock band degenerating into a not particularly interesting soft rock trio.

 

If a pic is worth a thousand words than that poster may be the greatest post of why we dont care for the synth years.

 

It wasnt bad enough the music had changed but it was like they had too...

 

They looked "new wave" which was about as far musically as you could get from pre-Moving Pictures Rush.

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All I want to know is why? It's not the hair ( well maybe in Geddy's case yes) , it's not the clothes . It's the POSE! Can they get closer together? It looks like Neil is sitting on Geddy's lap.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

All I want to know is why? It's not the hair ( well maybe in Geddy's case yes) , it's not the clothes . It's the POSE! Can they get closer together? It looks like Neil is sitting on Geddy's lap.

It looks like a bad family photo that hangs on the staircase wall.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

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More funny interesting than funny haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

 

More funny interesting than it is funny haha

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

All I want to know is why? It's not the hair ( well maybe in Geddy's case yes) , it's not the clothes . It's the POSE! Can they get closer together? It looks like Neil is sitting on Geddy's lap.

Well, the photographer's original idea for the pose was INDEED Neil on Geddy's lap while he nibbled affectionately on Alex's left ear. However, the band didn't think it accurately portrayed their relationship so they went with this final shot, a compromise of sorts.

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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

Coon skin cap with satellite dishes,look

 

Whoever talked him into that did him no favors.

Actually, this was during Geddy's egoistic years. He thought to himself, "Those two bums are getting new hairstyles?! I'm the frontman!!! I'm the face of Rush!!! I'll show them a haircut! I'll show them all!!!"

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More funny interesting than funny haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

 

More funny interesting than it is funny haha

The interesting, untold story behind this photo is that Neil is giving Geddy a piggy back ride. "Why?" you may ask. Coke makes you do things. It WAS the 80s.

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More funny interesting than funny haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

 

More funny interesting than it is funny haha

The interesting, untold story behind this photo is that Neil is giving Geddy a piggy back ride. "Why?" you may ask. Coke makes you do things. It WAS the 80s.

 

:LOL:

 

They were also trying to get ear shots but Alex moved at the wrong moment and the rest is history.

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More funny interesting than funny haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

 

More funny interesting than it is funny haha

The interesting, untold story behind this photo is that Neil is giving Geddy a piggy back ride. "Why?" you may ask. Coke makes you do things. It WAS the 80s.

 

Indeed. And androgynous musicians were the rage.

 

Lets hope they were wearing pants at the time of this photp shoot.

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More funny interesting than funny haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

 

More funny interesting than it is funny haha

The interesting, untold story behind this photo is that Neil is giving Geddy a piggy back ride. "Why?" you may ask. Coke makes you do things. It WAS the 80s.

 

Indeed. And androgynous musicians were the rage.

 

Lets hope they were wearing pants at the time of this photp shoot.

Yup, but that's a fifty fifty prospect at best.

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More funny interesting than funny haha

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81HW9oFpudL._SL1500_.jpg

 

Oh, was this picture taken before or after the R40 tour? ;)

 

Worst poster ever. Yet i have one on my basement wall. Really unflattering up close.

 

They brought some famous dude for that shot. Yousef k???

 

The funniest thing is Geddy is the shortest member of rhe band.

The funniest thing is his haircut.

 

More funny interesting than it is funny haha

The interesting, untold story behind this photo is that Neil is giving Geddy a piggy back ride. "Why?" you may ask. Coke makes you do things. It WAS the 80s.

 

Indeed. And androgynous musicians were the rage.

 

Lets hope they were wearing pants at the time of this photp shoot.

Thats the other funny thing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They weren't. Thats why Alex has that smirk on his face.

 

 

 

 

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