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Rush- Metal or not?


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  1. 1. Is Rush Metal?

    • Yes
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    • Some Songs, but not as a whole
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Not metal.

 

FIGHT ME

:LOL:

 

I'd fight you like I would a puppy who's stealing one of my socks.

I thought it was Segue who said this at first, it seemed like something he might say.

Segue's alright. Just toss him a new scarf and everything's sorted. :LOL:

I've heard he's considering an offer to star in the Mummy Part 6.

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Rush was heavy metal when I was a kid. There weren't all these sub-genres of music around then. If you had long hair, played loud & rocked out you were called a heavy metal band and that was that.

 

I like the cut of your jib sir....

 

Rush are Metal....end of story.

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Rush was heavy metal when I was a kid. There weren't all these sub-genres of music around then. If you had long hair, played loud & rocked out you were called a heavy metal band and that was that.

 

I like the cut of your jib sir....

 

Rush are Metal....end of story.

 

Indeed.

 

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Rush was heavy metal when I was a kid. There weren't all these sub-genres of music around then. If you had long hair, played loud & rocked out you were called a heavy metal band and that was that.

They were 'ard rock when I was a kid. If you had long hair, played loud, rocked out and didn't play metal you were in a 'ard Rock band and that as that.

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I don't really care if Rush are metal or not.

 

I don't even think they were really prog.

 

 

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I don't really care if Rush are metal or not.

 

I don't even think they were really prog.

When are you flying out to Egypt to film the new Mummy flick? :smoke:

 

Waiting for Overkill to say yes to doing the soundtrack.

 

But soon!

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I don't really care if Rush are metal or not.

 

I don't even think they were really prog.

When are you flying out to Egypt to film the new Mummy flick? :smoke:

 

Waiting for Overkill to say yes to doing the soundtrack.

 

 

That's the only thing that would make me watch it.

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I read some of that top 100 metal thread and there is a lot of not metal in there.

Oh so there is some Bon Jovi on that list, is that what you're saying?

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I read some of that top 100 metal thread and there is a lot of not metal in there.

Oh so there is some Bon Jovi on that list, is that what you're saying?

 

No.

 

Def Leppard, Ratt and Dokken though!

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I read some of that top 100 metal thread and there is a lot of not metal in there.

Oh so there is some Bon Jovi on that list, is that what you're saying?

 

No.

 

Def Leppard, Ratt and Dokken though!

 

Actually Im fine with all if the above being classified as metal. Considering I think certain VDGG bits are metal (dont tell me Peter Doesnt sound like Rob Halford in spots) I am certainly fine with the definition of Metal not so clearly delineated.

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I read some of that top 100 metal thread and there is a lot of not metal in there.

Oh so there is some Bon Jovi on that list, is that what you're saying?

 

No.

 

Def Leppard, Ratt and Dokken though!

 

Actually Im fine with all if the above being classified as metal. Considering I think certain VDGG bits are metal (dont tell me Peter Doesnt sound like Rob Halford in spots) I am certainly fine with the definition of Metal not so clearly delineated.

 

Everyone forgets the OP said hard rock as well.

 

And so much of the seventies hard rock bands influenced metal, and the classics of that time deserve a mention!

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VDGG???

 

Van de graf generator

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If Metallica, Megadeath and Iron Maiden are "metal," then Rush is not. Like Gene Simmons said in the BTLS doc, "What kind of music is Rush? It's Rush."
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Oh for fox sakes this again..

 

Please let no one under 30 answer this Thread and we wont have any problems.. ;)

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Since this has been discussed in the "Top 100 Metal Albums"

 

Would you say Rush is a metal band, or not?

 

Personally, I wouldn't. Their sound is more hard rock with prog elements to me. They lost all heaviness once Signals rolled around.

 

However, some songs, IMO, are metal.

The following are songs I would consider to be metal.

Working Man

By-Tor and the Snow Dog (7/4 War Furor)

2112 Grand Finale

Cygnus X-1 (Part III)

Natural Science (Part II, Different Stages version)

BU2B

One Little Victory (Particularly the intro)

 

Post thoughts below. If they're not metal, feel free to post songs you'd say are.

 

Geez.

 

Not even one of Rush's songs are metal.

 

For f**k's sake.

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Since this has been discussed in the "Top 100 Metal Albums"

 

Would you say Rush is a metal band, or not?

 

Personally, I wouldn't. Their sound is more hard rock with prog elements to me. They lost all heaviness once Signals rolled around.

 

However, some songs, IMO, are metal.

The following are songs I would consider to be metal.

Working Man

By-Tor and the Snow Dog (7/4 War Furor)

2112 Grand Finale

Cygnus X-1 (Part III)

Natural Science (Part II, Different Stages version)

BU2B

One Little Victory (Particularly the intro)

 

Post thoughts below. If they're not metal, feel free to post songs you'd say are.

 

Geez.

 

Not even one of Rush's songs are metal.

 

For f**k's sake.

 

Yes. I already raised the question what is metal? Its analogus to he question "what is jazz"? There are multiple ways to define it. Each Person has their own definition. No, Rush is by no means a Metal band but they do have songs that are very metallic and heavy in their construct. Heavy riffs, dark lyrical concepts, challenging musical constructs. Pretty metal if hou ask me.

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Since this has been discussed in the "Top 100 Metal Albums"

 

Would you say Rush is a metal band, or not?

 

Personally, I wouldn't. Their sound is more hard rock with prog elements to me. They lost all heaviness once Signals rolled around.

 

However, some songs, IMO, are metal.

The following are songs I would consider to be metal.

Working Man

By-Tor and the Snow Dog (7/4 War Furor)

2112 Grand Finale

Cygnus X-1 (Part III)

Natural Science (Part II, Different Stages version)

BU2B

One Little Victory (Particularly the intro)

 

Post thoughts below. If they're not metal, feel free to post songs you'd say are.

 

Geez.

 

Not even one of Rush's songs are metal.

 

For f**k's sake.

 

Yes. I already raised the question what is metal? Its analogus to he question "what is jazz"? There are multiple ways to define it. Each Person has their own definition. No, Rush is by no means a Metal band but they do have songs that are very metallic and heavy in their construct. Heavy riffs, dark lyrical concepts, challenging musical constructs. Pretty metal if hou ask me.

Don't even try arguing with Bard. He's right as he always is.

 

On the 3rd day, Bard created Rush. On the 4th, Bard created metal. Given that, Rush couldn't possibly be metal.

 

Besides, Bard already said "geez" and "for f**k's sake" which trump any argument made.

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