An Intro To Rush
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Topic: An Intro To Rush
Posted By: E-Dub
Subject: An Intro To Rush
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 19:48
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Rush has been a favorite of mine ever since I was a little kid--the versatility and raw power of this band just never ceases to amaze me. Their brilliant songs aside, what grabs me are the first 15-30 seconds (sometimes even longer) of a Rush track. What Rush tune makes the hairs stand on end when you first hear it?
I voted for "The Big Money" from Power Windows. It's not my favorite song; but, it's one of my favorite songs in terms of how it's initially delivered. In this case, the three of them simply explode. Those first few seconds are simply stunning. E ------------- 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 19:54
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Not sure who just voted for "Xanadu" (An easy runner up for me. Beautiful picture painted with music); but, if you're a Dream Theater fan, doesn't the intro to "Trial Of Tears" sound amazingly similar to "Xanadu"?
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 20:00
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Xanadu still amazes me-what a track!
I remember reading the lyrics as I sat at the bus stop impatiently waiting for a bus home after buying the LP on day of release. I knew it was going to be a killer track there and then before I even let the stylus touch the vinyl.Great memories. 
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Posted By: Solids2k
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 20:07
| As soon as the sequencer starts off 'Vital Signs' my hairs instantly stand on end, happened to me the first time I had ever heard the song. Amazing! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 20:13
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oh hell why not... The Necromancer always has been a favorite of mine, none of the silly heavy handed intellectual drivel from Peart. A great D&D inspired epic that new Rush fans can listen to while sitting around in the basement playing D&D with their schoolmates... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 20:14
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The Camera Eye for me. I love ominous synth build up, then when Neal comes in on the drums and Alex hits that first chord is pure ecstasy. ------------- DEATH TO FALSE PROG! |
Posted By: coffeeintheface
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 20:27
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I voted "Subdivisions". That synth intro is so classic: the ultimate
classic of the 1980s if you ask me. But they have too many awesome
intros. "The Pass", "Distant Early Warning", "Kid Gloves", "La Villa Strangiato",
etc.
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Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 20:34
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Subdivisions or Xanadu?
I went with Subdivisions.
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Posted By: YYZed
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 21:40
Yes. I've only heard it live, but I think it is a nod to Rush, as Portnoy uses cowbell/soundblock/whatever those are in a similar fashion to Neil on Xanadu and The Trees. ------------- 
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E-Dub wrote:Posted By: valerus
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 21:48
Where is YYZ? 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 22:17
Not really a Rush fan...but Cygnus X-1 is an  track (and the first Rush track i heard that i liked), which prompted me to get a few of their albums.------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 22:41
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Analog Kid and Losing It off subdivisions both give me chills. But if you never heard a Rush song before I would have to say 2112. ------------- Biggles was in rehab last Saturday |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 22:49
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2112's intro just blows them all away. It sounds epic from the first second and keeps trucking though the whole song. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 22:55
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<<Yes. I've only heard it live, but I think it is a nod to Rush, as Portnoy uses cowbell/soundblock/whatever those are in a similar fashion to Neil on Xanadu and The Trees.>>
If it were to only end with Portnoy copying Peart, then it could be chalked up to mere coincidence; however, even Petrucci tries to sound like Lifeson. You'd have to be deaf not to notice it. E -------------
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 22:59
| I've always liked the intro/beginning of "The Spirit of the Radio". The rest of the Permanent Waves album, however, bores me to death. |
Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: July 06 2006 at 23:55
I was thinking the same thing. It was the track that got me into Rush in the first place! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Ty1020/"> 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 00:03
| I love "Xanadu" to bits and at first I thought of voting for that - then I thought of another intro that I really find fantastic (though it's very different and belongs to a different era): that is, "Test for Echo". The way the guitar enters first, then Geddy's bass chords, then his vocals, before the song gets in full swing... Superb. Pity the rest of the album is not up to that standard. |
Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 00:09
I think YYZ was the 1st rush song I've ever heard, because it was an instrumental with a drum solo after it. Great song! However I must say it really depends. If if is for a classic/ just plain rock fan, I would probably say either Spirit of Radio, Tom Sawyer or Limelight. For a prog fan, YYZ or Xanadu. For a 80's rock fan I would say subdivisions. For a total stanger to Rock (like I was before Rush) or someone who isn't much of a music fan, I would say Limelight, YYZ or Xanadu. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 01:47
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Xanadu has a terrific intro but my vote went to other - Cygnus has a great beginning IMO. ------------- |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 03:13
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'Xanadu'
I love the version on Exit Stage Left. It really sends a shiver through me. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 03:20
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I like the intro to The Trees. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 03:30
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I like the intros to 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Big Money' too. Brilliant concert openers. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 03:32
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I'd probably say Subdivisions or Jacob's Ladder... I'll go with the latter.
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Posted By: Orion-GER
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 03:49
| "Natural Science"... the part when Geddy starts singing is simple magic! |
Posted By: Asphalt
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 04:31
| well, depending on how long an intro is i'm gonna go with the necromancer on this one; it's one of the moments where lifesons's guitar really shows his talent [not necessarily on the technical side, but rather on the emotional one] |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: July 07 2006 at 04:35
     
SPIRIT of THE radio!!!!! !! !------------- 
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 10:00
 Everyone's got their own cross to bear, and this is mine...   |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 10:07
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Is there a poll about the preferred sound of Rush? They have distinct eras.
Early Hard Rock Prog Rock/Metal-ish 80's Synth 90's Unique Back to the Roots Obviously I didn't do a good job of defining these eras, so add a comment and perhaps a new poll could be generated if feasible. ------------- 
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