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| kudo |
 Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject: ANYONE OUT THERE WHO'S INTO RUSH? |
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i have been listening to some of their stuff from their 1993 roll the bones album ages ago. picked it up again sometime this year and now i'm totally hooked, esp listening to their live stuff on their 1997 live album and the recently released rush in rio dvd! for a three-piece they bloody well rock!!!! inspirational!
any of you i-banders out there listen to this canadian prog rockers?
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Fucking hell man....RUSH is the business...been a big fan of them since I was 14 yrs old...but I'm more familiar of their earlier era...I'm not that familiar with their work after 1987 onwards...educate me pleez...
YYZ (Have you listend to the Dream Theatre version covering this tune)?
Red Barchetta
Tom Sawyer
Closer to the Heart
The Spirit of Radio
...amongst my favourites..there are many more of course... |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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why am i not surprised? its bode!!
i started listening to the roll the bones album in 93 from a mate's cd. was impressed with the music esp the drumming by neil peart because someone in a mag mentioned peart's drumming was phenomenal.
the newer stuff i only gleaned from their 97 live album and it was only like last month i actually sat down and listened to it. they've got about 25 albums in their backcatalog and the first thing i bought was 2112 in vinyl! shit, man.. that album was made in 1975/6 but it sounded so now!!
i am going to see them in birmingham this sept for their 30th anniv tour, last time they were here was in 93.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:37 am Post subject: |
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hey there,
yeah RUSH is one of the best ever, Roll the bones? Err.. not an instant classic but ok I guess!
Bode mentioned some hits and you can't go wrong there!
Go for the mid-period when they were prime, definitely the most 'accessible' is Moving Pictures with such hits as Red Barchetta, Limelight, Tom Sawyer, I'd recommend getting that one FIRST! I wish I did! Then Permanent waves, Hemispheres, and Farewell To Kings.
Earlier than that was a bit Led-Zeppish! Later than that it got pretty weird, dare I say...'grunge'?? But they had some nice synth stuff happening (depending on who you ask) in the late 80s.
The attraction is of course Neil Peart, now I know where Portnoy got his chops! And Geddy, he plays bass, keys, and Taurus pedals live!  Get the DVDs if you can, it's worth it!!
bode: yes YYZ off the DT Berklee sessions! 
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 9:56 am Post subject: |
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I knew erotomania would response to this!!! 
Good to see some people here with the same taste for virtuoso rock... |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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cheers for the tip erotomania! (from your callsign/nick, you must be aDT fan!)
ya, i reckoned that roll the bones may not be the dog's bollocks esp in the grander scale of things that is rush! it was my first exposure to their music and it blew me away. well, if it took that album to do that, after discovering their other signature tunes in their 1997 'different stages' live album, i was definitely a new fan!
i have their 'rush in rio' dvd, and i was pretty much gobsmacked. by any chance do you know how geddy executes the keyboard stuff while playing the bass? i noticed some bass pedals (are those the taurus thingies you mentioned?). if geddy actually triggers the keyboard sequences with some kind of footswitch, he must have a brilliant sense of timing cos if you imagine the whole band has to be in time, esp with their kind of paying. and he sings too....does he have three brains ?
for their earlier stuff i'm planning to get them in vinyl. i am basically rummaging thru record shops for their backcatalog. albums from the 90s i'll get the cd's. should be cheap on the net!
anyway, if you have any more gems to share please do!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:32 pm Post subject: neil peart's dw drum set |
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oh ya..just to give us all a headache, take a look at neil's drum kit!
his drum solos are really good and bearable, as compared to some skinbashers that i've seen!!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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alright, alright, you old-time rockers... sorry to change the topic away from Rush... but what about this very old female rock band HEART? Anybody dig this chick band?
started listening to this band when i first discovered their single video clip Alone, then i started looking for this band's album.. luckily i found a cd which contains a collection of all Heart's album in mp3's (from the 70's till late 90's)! Whoa how cool is that!! And i was like a HEART freak at that time, i know every single song on that cd!
That story was like a couple of years ago, currently i'm listening to Belinda Carlisle! hahaha...! I just love the 80's, man!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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hahahaha. lari topic brader!!
heart is ok. well my knowledge of their stuff is very limited. used to own a cassette of that album that you displayed in yr msg! i know for a fact that they arre from seattle and they pretty much rocked in the 70s. they are doing a new album now apparently after 10 yrs. nancy wilson has been busy with music for her husband's (cameron crowe) movies.
anyway, back up north in canada now! its time to talk more about rush!!
btw, i have seen belinda carlisle in her birthday suit in playboy a few yrs back! nuff said.. 
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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so you fellas read me like an open book 
you know Krik i haven't heard of Rush in Rio, but Exit Stage Left & Show of Hands are 2 videos which i enjoy watching over & over...
Live, Geddy would alternate between his bass and a Moog, or Oberheim. Then use the Taurus pedals occasionally when he plays bass. I think Alex also plays them. They are just single-note, like the organ pedals? to 'fill out the sound' so I've read. Later on he got MIDI controller pedals and more canggih synths which I suppose made life a lot easier! Yes for a 3-piece it's inspiring to see how they do so many things at once
I'm not a RUSH expert by a long shot, but see if you can find this book 'Merely Players' which contains detailed info on their gear for each album, lyrics, lots & lots of quotes, tour dates, set lists...etc. 
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| deadzid wrote: | alright, alright, you old-time rockers... sorry to change the topic away from Rush... but what about this very old female rock band HEART? Anybody dig this chick band?
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Actually they're not so bad, though I can't recall the titles one of their songs has that mysterious riff!! Please shoot me some titles... damn!!
What I do remember about Nancy Wilson though is that she is the wife of ex-rock journalist turned filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) just a little bit of rock trivia folks!
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thanks mate!
btw, i went to amazon and the book aint in print anymore!! damn..
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I just wanna say that this is a really fucking cool thread!!!
80's time warp rules!!!
I love Heart!!! That album deadzid got on his post is a damn classic. I love 'Bad Animals' too! |
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bad animals? that's us...
hehehehe...
its also the name of a studio in seattle!!
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Alright!! thanx guys for that old update about HEART!! aku langsung tak tau perkembangan dia orang, harap dengar lagu je hahaha....
| krik wrote: | | btw, i have seen belinda carlisle in her birthday suit in playboy a few yrs back! nuff said.. |
kongsi laa bersama rakan2 di sini.. hehehe takkan makan sorang je kot!
Okay, back to the main topic - RUSH... shoot!
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