Rush Fan Central

If they ever make "Rush - The Movie" I think Tom Hanks should play Neil. Google recent images of both...it's uncanny!

Catcher10 wrote: But at the root of Rush is hard heavy rock/metal with large doses of progressive attributes. It really is The Who, Zeppelin, Cream, Yardbirds meets Genesis and Yes. Genesis made the same transitions but to a more pop oriented sound, much more extreme. This is all due to Phil Collins becoming more mainstream, movie gigs, Miami Vice appearances...he was popular. Rush is not popular in the mainstream, more now than ever for sure...but not in the 80s.

Rush is at a new height of popularity thanks to one good album after another, and due to their fans' kids discovering them — ergo, lots of dads and their kids going to see them play, and the kids discovering Geddy's bass-playing, Neil's drumming, etc. I wager another factor is the band's return with Vapor Trails after a hiatus in which many feared there would be no more new music from Rush.

Rush was pretty popular for the first half of the '80s, though. They were all over MTV (back when they actually played videos).

By the time Hold Your Fire came out, Rush was relegated to "geek rock." Only the video for "Time Stand Still" got some rotation, but I never once saw the other HYF videos (no doubt they were aired in Canada plenty!). A friend saw a live video for "Force Ten" all of once.

I used lyrics from "Turn the Page" for my yearbook quote 

Crumple wrote: Ode to Analog Kid - Man, I have always loved this song. I think it perfectly captures the essence of adolescence. (hey that rhymes) Just a perfect image...summer day...baseball cap...grass blade between the teeth. It's like a painting. The excitement and uneasiness of sliding away from childhood. And when I leave I don't know what I'm hoping to find, and when I leave I don't know what I'm leaving behind.

progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Their 70's period to their ∞ period is their best....... Oh yeah. Wanna fight?   Don't need to.... ∞ trumps all You know what the great thing is about RUSH is that they totally reshape their sound each decade they've been around. It comes down to a generational thing where by its what you grew up with. I grew up with that 80's electric sound wave, so that is one reason why I am more pro 80's rush. The 70's were amazing to. The 90's were the worst, but Counterparts was brilliant. My favourite instrumental they ever did is on that album....LEAVE THAT GHING ALONE.

progbethyname wrote: Catcher10 wrote: Their 70's period to their ∞ period is their best....... Oh yeah. Wanna fight?

Crumple wrote: progbethyname wrote: I am sorry, but to overlook 80's Rush or not appreciate the innovation by how Rush latched on to the age of electric sound so well, you really can't say or call yourself a true Rush fan. 80's Rush is very important Rush. I feel this is fair to say because the 80's are a huge bulk of Rush's Music Career. Permanent Waves to Presto. Amazing electric power!!   Well I don't want to argue...plenty of folks have plenty of opinions. To me the greatness of Rush is the first 8 albums. Not that i can't find things I enjoy after that...but if Signals was their debut and their catalog was everything post that, I really don't think they would be the legends that they are. As for being a fan...well...they come in all shapes and sizes. I remember being 14 when Moving Pictures came out.  I heard tom Sawyer and I was like "wait a minute...what is this?  Music can sound like THIS?  what is happening here!" and thus began the love affair.   I worked backwards from there and each album was a revelation.  Back then I couldn't just plop down $$ and download 5 albums I had to wait for birthdays or Christmas to add to my collection.  Or rent cassettes from the library!  HAHA..imagine?  (that's how I discovered Close to the Edge btw, but that's another story) By the time I got 2112 my head nearly exploded.  My friend's older brother had a garage band and they were learning 2112 (they never got past the Overture/Temples but that's ok we had fun).  He asked for lyrics and I HAND WROTE them all out on loose leaf paper.  HAHAHAHA...ah what memories. anyway...I may just check out PW and some others to see if my tastes have changed and I could enjoy them more. For now, I just blew through Hemispheres and Fly By Night during morning drive time and it was...glorious!

Yeah. You are right. I was just being a hard ass cause I'm so pro 80's RUSH, but you said so yourself...fans can come in all shapes and sizes and I am completely jealous that you got to experience moving pictures the year it was released at the wonderful, impressionable age of 14. Amazing.
Certainly, their early works are unbelievable and I think it all started with 2112 for me. Not a fan of their S/T album, Fly By Night and Caress The Steal. They didn't have that same majesty or technical prowess as Hemispheres and 2112.
A Farewell To Kings is when they started to get more melodic while still keeping that complex edge they had. Beautiful stuff. Anyway, I'm sorry about my insane comment. I wrote it early in the morning.   

Their 70's period to their ∞ period is their best.......

Their 80's period is their best period. 

progbethyname wrote: I am sorry, but to overlook 80's Rush or not appreciate the innovation by how Rush latched on to the age of electric sound so well, you really can't say or call yourself a true Rush fan. 80's Rush is very important Rush. I feel this is fair to say because the 80's are a huge bulk of Rush's Music Career. Permanent Waves to Presto. Amazing electric power!!