Jump to content
Why become a member? ×
Please Support Basschat

Rush

steve-soar

By steve-soar,
in General Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

steve-bbb Mentor

steve-bbb

Posted
Posted

saw them on permanent waves and they were great - would take a lottery win enticement to persuade me to go watch them now - well done mister peart for having the fortitude to say enough is enough - after all it's not like he hasnt got an impressive back catalog to celebrate for his career :)

RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Grand Master

RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Posted
Posted

The mans a legend.( plus gecdy& alex of course )
It doesn't seem that long ago , that we thought we'd never see Rush ( after the roll the bones tour for example) . I don't think even rush realised , how missed they were over here.
Saw them quite a few times now .

Most of the bands I grew up with, are getting old vote are dying . I would think rush will still record, but obviously not as much .maybe a solo from
Alex and geddy.
Neil has a lot of things he wants to do , and thankfully he can pick and choose what he wants to do , whenever he wants .
Must buy that r40!dvd.
No doubt there will be loads of 'rare' stuff released. Over the coming years for us to buy .)...

Daz39 Grand Master

Daz39

Posted
Posted

Best. Band. Ever. (Comic book guy voice)

Yeah - as a truly progressive band, picking a selection for a newbie is hard. I mean if you turn off the vocals you would be hard pushed to say that the same band did any two songs more than 3 albums apart.
Hopefully Ged will still be pottering about musically, and Alex could always just be an acoustic guest on other albums (and appear in goofy movies of course).

Neil will continue to write I hope. I have most of his output.

toneknob Grand Master

toneknob

Posted
Posted

and yes I'd love to see them in top form again but with Neal's tendons, Alex's hands and Geddy's voice I'd rather they bowed out gracefully than went on forever and couldn't deliver.

KevB Mentor

KevB

Posted
Posted

The three '[url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Retrospective-1-1974-1980-Rush/dp/B000001EVB/ref=sr_1_86?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1449577402&sr=1-86&keywords=rush"]retrospective[/url]' compilations probably covers the most years, going from 1974-2008 over 3 volumes with extra videos on the final disc, pretty definitive.

Skybone Grand Master

Skybone

Posted
Posted

Gutted, but expected. I was hopeful that they would just retire from touring, but still record new material as Rush. If Clockwork Angels is their final studio album, then they've left on a high note.

Saw them on the "Hold Your Fire" tour, gutted I missed the Clockwork Angels tour.

Guest bassman7755

Guest bassman7755

Posted
Posted

Neil is in the top 2 or 3 of my non-bass/guitar playing musical heroes.

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

Posted
Posted

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1449579382' post='2924785']
Gutted, but expected. I was hopeful that they would just retire from touring, but still record new material as Rush. If Clockwork Angels is their final studio album, then they've left on a high note.
[/quote]

Pretty much what I feel - CA is their best work since Power Windows, in my opinion. TBH their output has been very hit or miss for a long time, the likelihood of another quality album would be pretty low should they record again.

Glad I saw them for the last time on the CA tour - touring a new album is what they're meant to do, rather than these nostalgia shows they've been prone to recently. Not that sorry then to miss R40 - but I'll probably buy the BluRay, because I'm weak... :D

Apropos of very little - Peart's retirement: awesome, inspirational, genre-defining drummer, Marmite lyricist, woeful writer. So, which one does he pack in? :rolleyes: :lol:

J.

Skybone Grand Master

Skybone

Posted
Posted

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1449589562' post='2924922']Apropos of very little - Peart's retirement: awesome, inspirational, genre-defining drummer, Marmite lyricist, woeful writer. So, which one does he pack in? :rolleyes: :lol:

J.
[/quote]

You missed off R1200GS rider... :D

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

Posted
Posted

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1449590070' post='2924935']

You missed off R1200GS rider... :D
[/quote]

I suppose without his boring, never-changing choice of boring motorcycle, he probably wouldn't have written quite so many boring books.

Hang on, there's a thought - if he rode an exciting bike, d'you think he'd write similarly exciting books?

Nah, I doubt it too... :ph34r:

J.

mike 110 Rising Star

mike 110

Posted
Posted

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1449560930' post='2924562']
Following on from the Jaco thread... Rush are another band I have never heard. Any suggestions? I could do with something to listen to on the way home tonight...
[/quote] Moving Pictures and Permanent Waves definitely :)

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

Posted
Posted (edited)

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1449596243' post='2925029']
Oh no he hasn't: [url="http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2015-12-08/geddy-lee-clarifies-neil-peart-retirement-rumours"]http://prog.teamrock...irement-rumours[/url]
[/quote]

Member of successful band who absolutely doesn't want to jack it in in desperate wishful thinking shock.

Get over it, Bignose, he's quit.

Edit - this is the full piece he's written for Drumhead magazine. Seems pretty unequivocal:

[url="http://cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/drumhead-12.2015.php"]http://cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/drumhead-12.2015.php[/url]

J.

Edited by Bassassin
spectoremg Rising Star

spectoremg

Posted
Posted

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1449596243' post='2925029']
Oh no he hasn't: [url="http://prog.teamrock.com/news/2015-12-08/geddy-lee-clarifies-neil-peart-retirement-rumours"]http://prog.teamrock...irement-rumours[/url]
[/quote]All those product endorsements evaporating Geddy :unsure:

Bassassin Grand Master

Bassassin

Posted
Posted

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1449599725' post='2925059']
How dare you call me bignose.
[/quote]

I'm sure he said "blessed are the Bignoses"... :P

J.

Qlank Apprentice

Qlank

Posted
Posted

With a heavy heart I have to admit to feeling not so bad about not seeing Rush live again.
Geddy just can't sing those songs anymore.
They have been my favourite band since my mate played me 2112 in 1978.
Lots of fond memories of gigs, albums, friends.
If I could suggest a track for CambdenRob:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnxkfLe4G74

Skybone Grand Master

Skybone

Posted
Posted (edited)

"Oi, Big Nose....."

"What did he just say? Blessed are the Cheese Makers?"

"Shut up Big Nose"

Edited by Skybone
Conan Mentor

Conan

Posted
Posted

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1449602225' post='2925102']
All those product endorsements evaporating Geddy :unsure:
[/quote]

Oh, I dunno...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOVh_C7XTHA

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...