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Jim_Gunn · 03-28-2014, 11:31 PM

Rush has a lot of fans for a reason. They're one of those bands that kept picking up fans over the years even with changing styles and rarely lost one. They're not one of my favorite bands but I really like their music and respect the hell out of them. I had "Moving Pictures" on cassette when it was new. That's just one of their best albums.

EonBlue · 03-28-2014, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

Is RUSH in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Yes, they are now - as of last year. Many years too late. Especially for a band that:

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Over the course of their career, Rush has released 24 gold records and 14 platinum records (3 of which have gone multi-platinum) placing them third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_%28band%29

The fact that Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, five years before Rush, should tell you what an abomination that institution is.

AmeliaG · 03-28-2014, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentKnight

The drum solo for YYZ on Exit Stage Left is still my favorite Peart solo.

AmeliaG · 03-29-2014, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd

Oh yes indeed I "get" Rush! In fact, I interviewed Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson way back in the day (they even have the cover of the mag I wrote it for on their website, hint).

Rush has like 3-4 "phases". My fave is the Seventies Rush. "2112" is the big record from that era (for me) but basically anything they did between '74-'82 is their 'Golden Era".

After that they got into keyboards in the '80's/'90's. Then they dropped out for almost a decade while drummer Neil Peart dealt with the death of his wife and daughter (I think - lost touch with Rush around this time). Now they are back and still rocking it.

Fuck man, just crank 'Limelight', "Tom Sawyer' and "The Necromancer" (or "Xanadu") and you'll get it. :D

Very cool that you interviewed them. I usually subscribe to the don't meet your heroes credo these days though. Are they as awesome an interview as you'd want them to be?

oppoten · 03-29-2014, 12:04 AM

I will Voivod you to death

AmeliaG · 03-29-2014, 03:39 PM

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I will Voivod you to death

I stopped listening to Voivod after they toured with Soundgarden warming up. Soundgarden never really put out an album that matched their live performance on that tour, but they so blew Voivod off the stage that I always thought of that when I heard them after. Not that either band is remotely near Rush in my personal pantheon.

DWB · 03-29-2014, 03:54 PM

I saw them live once and like a few songs, but a tune from Rush is never, ever one you will catch me humming. They are technically incredible, but I just don't find their music memorable.

CaptainHowdy · 03-30-2014, 06:57 AM

What there is to "get" about a rock band??

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Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	Rush has a lot of fans for a reason. They're one of those bands that kept picking up fans over the years even with changing styles and rarely lost one. They're not one of my favorite bands but I really like their music and respect the hell out of them. I had "Moving Pictures" on cassette when it was new. That's just one of their best albums.

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oppoten NAME THE JEW Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,793	I will Voivod you to death

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DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	I saw them live once and like a few songs, but a tune from Rush is never, ever one you will catch me humming. They are technically incredible, but I just don't find their music memorable.