Rush (Official Thread)

[cyggy]

let's hear it for Broone's Bane ..... always liked that , very classical.

 

[Nololob]

I listened to all of their albums on vinyl from the first up to Grace Under Pressure from 1984. And to be honest the only album I liked was the eponymous from 1974. It was the side of hard rock with no prog I guess. But as much as I love progressive rock, Rush is not the band I would consider as something massively amazing.

Here's a good one from this album, I might play this on vinyl later this evening.

 

[ILoveJimmyPage]

Not sure if I'm surprised by that Noob, you being a hard rocker/metal man and all. I don't have their first album as of yet, and I'd say I'm almost halfway into their studio work in terms of my purchases. The two albums that have stood out to me so far are Moving Pictures and A Farewell to Kings, though that could change as I listen more. I never really feel like I can add anything worthwhile to this thread as I'm clearly no expert on them. I wonder what made them change their sound if what you say is correct and their first album was more hard rock.

 

[Khor1255]

According to them their original drummer John Rutsey was more a meat and potatoes rocker while Geddy and Alex were interested in some progressive rock. With the addition of Neil Peart (who was apparently heavily into progressive) the scaled started to tip toward that sort of sound but they were always (well up until the 80s) a hard rock band at the core. It seems Alex wasn't entirely thrilled with Neil's input in the beginning but seems to have come along quite quickly.

 

[Sweaty]

I listened to all of their albums on vinyl from the first up to Grace Under Pressure from 1984. And to be honest the only album I liked was the eponymous from 1974. It was the side of hard rock with no prog I guess. But as much as I love progressive rock, Rush is not the band I would consider as something massively amazing.

Here's a good one from this album, I might play this on vinyl later this evening.

I am shocked at that sweeping statement but I guess not everyone can like everything, however Rush are a massive unfluence on many bands and I love them to pieces, maybe the other albums will grow on you

 

[METALPRIEST]

I love the first album too, but I really thought they stepped it up more than a few notches on FLY BY NIGHT and it just kept getting better and better.

Still love the three of them.

 

[Grunge]

Instrumentally amazing, but couldn't ever get passed everything else. Talented group regardless of my distaste for certain pieces of Rush.

 

[Riff Raff]

Listening to Moving Pictures right now. Thought I would pick this album up today and so far I really see why so many people love this record. Ill give my verdict fully when I listen right through but track 2 in and I love it.

 

[METALPRIEST]

^^ Cool! Can't wait until you hear the CAMERA EYE!!

 

[ILoveJimmyPage]

I don't think there's a single song on Moving Pictures I DON'T like. I think my favorites by far are Limelight and this one...

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