LyndseyG Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 I like it, but I find it a little long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) I love Rivendell. For me, it has some of the most poignant lyrics. I've traveled now for many milesIt feels so good to see the smiles ofFriends who never left your mindWhen you were far away... You feel there's something calling youYou're wanting to returnTo where the misty mountains rise and friendly fires burnA place you can escape the worldWhere the dark lord cannot goPeace of mind and sanctuary by loud water's flow Edited January 23, 2016 by Lorraine 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbobby10 Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Great song, even though it is not like Rush, I think it is beautiful. Like Lorraine said, the lyrics are beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Rivendell is awesome. A favorite of mine from that album along with Anthem Making Memories, Between Beneath Behind, Best I Can and In The End. I think the reason one of them fell asleep at play back was because they were stoned! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Apologies for once again posting a link to this charming cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missing1202 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Great song. I am a 70s kid who went to pre school run by hippies and Tolkien was read to me before bed. I also live in a house hidden in the woods. I am rather partial to the song:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Barchetta Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I think the problem lies in the listener lol! I think some macho guys just can't "allow" themselves to like it for fear of being a wuss. I don't think that's the problem at all. For me it's the song itself, which is a bit dull. Compare it to Gong to California, which is a better length, i think, and overall more interesting in that it has range. Of RUSH's slower, lighter fare, there are three songs that I have three distinct reactions to. Rivendell, I don't hate, nor do I not like it. It's just there, as background. Nothing offensive about it, nor does it really engage me in any way. And I'm a Tolkien fan. Then there's Tears, which I absolutely love. I think the melody is well-written and the build up of the song is well-crafted. I even like Neil's approach to the drums. At the other end of the spectrum is Madrigal, which for me has no redeeming qualities. Melody, instrumentation, lyrics. Nails on a chalkboard for me."When life becomes as barren and as cold as winter skies..." Some of Neil's best lyrics to me. Kind of describes being depressed without whining about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Barchetta Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I like it, but I find it a little long.That's what she said! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verena Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I think it's a beautiful song. I don't really care that it sounds like it was written by very young guys...because that's what they were. I like the play the finger-picked melody on the acoustic (as I don't have an actual classical guitar). It's really lovely.:goodone: It's a simple melody and I do appreciate it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I think it's a beautiful song. I don't really care that it sounds like it was written by very young guys...because that's what they were. I like the play the finger-picked melody on the acoustic (as I don't have an actual classical guitar). It's really lovely.:goodone: It's a simple melody and I do appreciate it. :goodone: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Johnny Blaze- above, about Eddie Murphy- it was from Delirious, correct, but it was not James Brown he was impersonating, but rather Teddy Pendergrass. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Kid Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 It's kind of like a cheese IV. Not even bothering to swallow the cheesiness, just injecting it straight into the veins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farewell to things Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I like the song. Out of all the songs on Fly By Night, this and Beneath, Between & Behind were my initial favourites of the album. Rivendell is also a nice easy song to learn how to play and sing. The version posted above I do enjoy, I even have it on my phone ripped from Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg2112 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Nothing special but not a bad song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I wonder if old school TRFer Necromancer's rendition of Rivendell is still on here somewhere. Some of you might remember this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I wonder if old school TRFer Necromancer's rendition of Rivendell is still on here somewhere. Some of you might remember this. I haven't, but I'd like to hear it if it's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I wonder if old school TRFer Necromancer's rendition of Rivendell is still on here somewhere. Some of you might remember this. I haven't, but I'd like to hear it if it's good.The thread was a TRF members only competition of the best Rush cover. A few real quality versions in there. Each version was just a single TRFer (no bands) performing their cover version. Necromancer's rendition of Rivendell was done as a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Beautiful piece of music. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Great song. I am a 70s kid who went to pre school run by hippies and Tolkien was read to me before bed. I also live in a house hidden in the woods. I am rather partial to the song:) Are you deaf in one ear too?? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadu Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nice song, but to me, I have to really be in a certain mood to listen to it. It's tough to listen to a song like that after you just jammed to Xanadu, 2112 and Working Man. Very different vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Nice song, but to me, I have to really be in a certain mood to listen to it. Me too. Except Ive never been in that mood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootlegguy Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 So funny to see this pop up. I was never a fan of this song through life. Now my wife who is a casual fan found this song and is into Lord of the Rings type stuff and she absolutely loves it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todem Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 One of the worst songs they ever recorded. Absolute bore, ponderous. Nothing about it ever made me want to listen to it again. Yet I gave it several chances. They do have some awful clunkers and this is right up there in the top 3 of all time Rush blunders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAccountant Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 For me Rivendell is a decent, ok, run of the mill song. Nothing I go crazy for, but nothing I dislike either. I give them credit for trying it and moving on. No problem with it and, for the record, I very much enjoy Tolkien's writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 For me Rivendell is a decent, ok, run of the mill song. Nothing I go crazy for, but nothing I dislike either. I give them credit for trying it and moving on. No problem with it and, for the record, I very much enjoy Tolkien's writing. Tolkien was a literary master. Try finding a fantasy successor that lives up to him. Closest I can find is Tad Williams, but even then I have my doubts! What Rush did with Rivendell is lovely. Far worse music has been released with Tolkien influence. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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