Rush.

[Skybone]

3 hours ago, prowla said:

 

What are those "filler songs" you speak of on Moving Pictures?

(I like Permanent Waves too though!)

 

1 hour ago, TrevorR said:

Perhaps a reference to side 2 which, though less immediate than side 1 is no less glorious!

 

Permanent Waves is one of those albums I really like but want to really love. Funny thing is that Jacob’s Ladder and Natural Science have never grabbed me as much as “the algorithm” of my musical taste says they should.

Yes, Side 2, they're obviously good songs, but I just never thought they were quite up to the same standard as Side 1.

 

I went off them a bit after Signals, then by Hold Your Fire I lost interest (still saw them on the HYF tour though). It wasn't until Vapour Trails that I thought they'd recaptured their spark, through to Clockwork Angels. Even in the synth years, their sound was commercial, but the lyrics were always thought provoking.

[Steve Browning]

I'm not a huge fan of the music, but it's a band I'd loved to have been in. The non-playing videos that demonstrate their friendship and camaraderie are a joy to watch.

[prowla]

13 hours ago, Skybone said:

 

Yes, Side 2, they're obviously good songs, but I just never thought they were quite up to the same standard as Side 1.

 

I went off them a bit after Signals, then by Hold Your Fire I lost interest (still saw them on the HYF tour though). It wasn't until Vapour Trails that I thought they'd recaptured their spark, through to Clockwork Angels. Even in the synth years, their sound was commercial, but the lyrics were always thought provoking.

 

I often sit down and listen to side 2 of Moving Pictures.

I like Power Windows and Counterparts a lot.

I never got into Snakes And Arrows.

Their only bad album for me was Feedback.

I'll probably sit down and have a listen to Roll The Bones, Test For Echo, Presto, and Hold Your Fire (I just checked out the video of Time Stand Still, which is very 80s and for some reason has Aimee Mann on it).

 

[paul_5]

Ms Mann provided the breathy backing vocals for Time Stand Still.

Jesus, that's a shiit video!

Edited Monday at 11:13 by paul_5

[cetera]

It's all about the Farewell To Kings album/era for me. Everything else comes 2nd....

[Rich]

Possibly an unpopular opinion here, but Power Windows is my favourite Rush album. The trio of Manhattan Project / Marathon / Territories is still my favourite three song run from any album ever. 

[mikebass456]

21 minutes ago, Rich said:

Possibly an unpopular opinion here, but Power Windows is my favourite Rush album. The trio of Manhattan Project / Marathon / Territories is still my favourite three song run from any album ever. 

It is one album that has very specific memories for me. Used to listen to it on my Sony Walkman on the way from York To Ripon college campus in the college minibus on a Friday morning.......😉🤘

[JottoSW1]

1 hour ago, Rich said:

Possibly an unpopular opinion here, but Power Windows is my favourite Rush album. The trio of Manhattan Project / Marathon / Territories is still my favourite three song run from any album ever. 

And some brilliant Basslines too, the big money is a favourite for me .

Do prefer the later 70s stuff primarily though 

[prowla]

2 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Ms Mann provided the breathy backing vocals for Time Stand Still.

Jesus, that's a shiit video!

I know - I meant I don't know why Rush made that choice.

(I have a couple of her albums and they are very good.)

[BigRedX]

On 15/02/2025 at 22:06, Beedster said:

Deep down everyone loves Rush 👍

 

Unfortunately not.

 

My interest in Rush lasted a little over 72 hours, from when as an impressionable 15 year old I saw the gear porn cover of "All the World's a Stage" on Saturday afternoon  in my local record shop, until the Tuesday when I got back from school, roughly 5 minutes after I had dropped the needle on side one my borrowed copy of 2112. No matter how much I liked the music I couldn't get past the vocals. I listened all the way through both sides just in case there were songs with more "conventional" singing on them. It wasn't a pleasant experience. 

 

From time to time I go back and listen to the occasional track, but my opinion hasn't changed and I still can't get past the vocals. I don't get on with Muse for much the same reasons.

[tauzero]

On 15/02/2025 at 22:06, Beedster said:

Deep down everyone loves Rush 👍

 

I've tried a few times but I just can't stand the vocals. Pinky and Perky do prog.

[thodrik]

Brilliant musicians, generally considered 'good guys' of the industry, really appreciate some of the humour and their longevity and continued cultural relevance over a long career has to be respected. I even bought Geddy Lee's book which is great. 

I just don't really enjoy the music. I completely understand why people like it, but it isn't for me personally, even though I love lots of bands who are influenced by Rush.

[Woodinblack]

On 16/02/2025 at 10:49, Skybone said:

The R40 DVD is well worth a watch too, because of the "rolling back" through their career.

 

Absolutely can't watch that - the earlier videos or live stuff is good, but as a fan of Rush since I first heard 2112 in 1980 (and bought Moving pictures at HMV the day it came out) I couldn't listen to them live for the last few decades, the singing is not something I can deal with.

 

Don't forget to listen to 2112 if you like caress of steel.

[mikebass456]

23 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Absolutely can't watch that - the earlier videos or live stuff is good, but as a fan of Rush since I first heard 2112 in 1980 (and bought Moving pictures at HMV the day it came out) I couldn't listen to them live for the last few decades, the singing is not something I can deal with.

 

Don't forget to listen to 2112 if you like caress of steel.

To get the full experience, surgically tight silk pants are essential....😆😆

[TrevorR]

10 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Ms Mann provided the breathy backing vocals for Time Stand Still.

Jesus, that's a shiit video!

I’ve heard folks say that the video hasn’t aged well. I disagree. It was just as abysmal back in 1987!

[tauzero]

2 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

I’ve heard folks say that the video hasn’t aged well. I disagree. It was just as abysmal back in 1987!

 

I got a minute in before I started feeling too seasick to continue.

[prowla]

6 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

I’ve heard folks say that the video hasn’t aged well. I disagree. It was just as abysmal back in 1987!

I quite like the video - it's just silly and harmless.

Geddy described his hairdo as like he was wearing a skunk on his head.

Edited Monday at 21:39 by prowla

[TrevorR]

40 minutes ago, prowla said:

I quite like the video - it's just silly and harmless.

Geddy described his hairdo as like he was wearing a skunk on his head.

Yeah, but you have to admit that the green screen stuff is SOOOOO badly done, even by 1987 standards. As it happens one of my top 5 fave Rush tunes, one of my all time fave songs… doesn’t make that video effects production values any less naff.

[prowla]

35 minutes ago, TrevorR said:

Yeah, but you have to admit that the green screen stuff is SOOOOO badly done, even by 1987 standards. As it happens one of my top 5 fave Rush tunes, one of my all time fave songs… doesn’t make that video effects production values any less naff.

Yep - I think they’re having a laugh. 

[wateroftyne]

I adore them. IMO - unfortunately - the albums started to tank around the time of Presto, after which the songwriting slowly gave way to assembling riffs on Protools.

 

But still.. did I say I adore them? Because I do.

[prowla]

I listened to Power Windows yesterday evening - it's a good 'un!

In common with a lot of 80s digital recordings, the sound isn't so great though.

[wateroftyne]

4 minutes ago, prowla said:

I listened to Power Windows yesterday evening - it's a good 'un!

In common with a lot of 80s digital recordings, the sound isn't so great though.

I think the production is perfect, in an 80s way. Very Trevor Horn.

[mikebass456]

7 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I think the production is perfect, in an 80s way. Very Trevor Horn.

That would have been an interesting collaboration - unless he tried to join in like he did with Yes! 😆😆

[prowla]

9 minutes ago, mikebass456 said:

That would have been an interesting collaboration - unless he tried to join in like he did with Yes! 😆😆

I listened to Drama the other day - I do wish they hadn't given him the microphone.

Also the lyrics were like someone trying to be enigmatic but failing.

There is some great musicianship though.

 

20 minutes ago, wateroftyne said:

I think the production is perfect, in an 80s way. Very Trevor Horn.

To my ears it's a bit of a muddled digital mush; not in the same league as Moving Pictures or Clockwork Angels.

[wateroftyne]

I can’t bear the production on Clockwork Angels. That’s opinions for ya!

 

They actually wanted Trevor Horn to produce Power Windows - that’s how they ended up with Anne Dudley arranging the strings.

 

Big fan of Drama here, btw. I think he does a great job on the vocals. Fly From Here - Return Flight, too.

 

Live in 1980 though? Not so much of a fan. Not his fault, tho.