I watched a documentary about Rush on Netflix last night. It goes without saying that I was home alone. As a 14/15 year old they were my favourite band. By the time I saw them on the Grace Under Pressure tour my tastes had already moved on and other than occasionally hearing The Spirit of Radio on the, er, radio every once in a while I don't think I've listened to them since*. Anyway a couple of thread ideas sprang to mind whilst watching.
Has there ever been anyone less 'rock 'n' roll' than Alex Lifeson to have made a career from playing the electric guitar?
Is there any assembly of middle aged men anywhere on the planet uncooler than that of the crowd at a Rush gig?
I mean no offence to either Mr Lifeson nor those still attending his concerts incidentally. Id expected the band to annoy the pants off me and was more than surprised to find them each in their ways perfectly likeable.
It was hearing the various hilarious quotes from reviews of the band - and of Geddy Lee's voice in particular - that inspired this thread though. I know that while there may be one or two dissenters there are definitely a few on here who I think would have no hesitation classing Rush as 'great.'
So who else's genius has been cruelly overlooked by the press?
*Been listening to Xanadu on You Tube while writing this. It's now moved on to Cygnus X-1. For possibly the first time ever I've found the comments below the video to make for amusing reading. "When I hear Geddy scream at the end i feel so satisfied" is my favourite. I was almost tempted to sign up myself just to post, "5.52 - 7.11 - Man!"
*I've had a smoke
Has there ever been anyone less 'rock 'n' roll' than Alex Lifeson to have made a career from playing the electric guitar?
Is there any assembly of middle aged men anywhere on the planet uncooler than that of the crowd at a Rush gig?
I mean no offence to either Mr Lifeson nor those still attending his concerts incidentally. Id expected the band to annoy the pants off me and was more than surprised to find them each in their ways perfectly likeable.
It was hearing the various hilarious quotes from reviews of the band - and of Geddy Lee's voice in particular - that inspired this thread though. I know that while there may be one or two dissenters there are definitely a few on here who I think would have no hesitation classing Rush as 'great.'
So who else's genius has been cruelly overlooked by the press?
*Been listening to Xanadu on You Tube while writing this. It's now moved on to Cygnus X-1. For possibly the first time ever I've found the comments below the video to make for amusing reading. "When I hear Geddy scream at the end i feel so satisfied" is my favourite. I was almost tempted to sign up myself just to post, "5.52 - 7.11 - Man!"
*I've had a smoke
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