Rush is such an obscure band

[Steve]

Seriously, not many people know of "Spirit Of Radio" which is an amazing song. Often makes me tear up, so beautiful for this language.

 

[Canai]

One of my friends back in high school was obsessed with them. While I liked the songs when he played them, I never went out of my way to listen to them.

 

[moshquerade]

Geddy Lee = girly voice

 

[SlowSpyder]

I don't like their singer's voice.

 

[spacejamz]

old rush (stuff before grace under pressure) rocks...

i love Red Barchetta....

 

[Platypus]

Rush isn't obscure by any means.. they're progressive rock pioneers and spawned a million other bands. They get tons of radio play around here (Chicago).

I think most people take offense to Gary's voice though.

 

[nakedfrog]

Yep, if they had better vocals, they'd be monsters.
2112 is such an incredible song.

 

[Steve]

I can't believe how many cave dwellers there are around here!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Steve
I can't believe how many cave dwellers there are around here!

almost everyone here is an obsessed Tool fan.

 

[hdeck]

obscure? their songs are still played on the rock radio stations in houston all the time

 

[Linflas]

They're playing here on the 23rd. If I didn't hate the Nissan Pavilion so much I would love to see them.

 

[radioouman]

good band. Go Canada!

 

[paulxcook]

Obscure? Hardly.

 

[Vic]

Their latest album debuted at #3 on Billboard (#1 for rock albums). And their tour is selling out all over the place. That doesn't sound very "obscure" to me. Maybe obscure with the teenybopper crowd I guess...

 

[Platypus]

I think we've been had guys.

 

[Alone]

I'm pretty sure he means the lyrics are obscure. He didn't say unknown...

And for the record, I like Geddy Lee's voice.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm pretty sure he means the lyrics are obscure. He didn't say unknown...

And for the record, I like Geddy Lee's voice.

Hmm... perhaps he did mean the lyrics. I do know that many people are unaware of how profound and intelligent they tend to be.

And for the record, I like Geddy's voice as well. Admittedly, it was weaker on many of the earliest albums, and has declined a bit since Test for Echo, but from Moving Pictures to Counterparts I would say it was quite clear and just about beautiful in spots. I would say pinnacle examples of how good his voice could be would be "Chain Lightning" off Presto, "Ghost of a Chance" from Roll the Bones (the most beautiful rock song ever IMO), and "Animate" and "Nobody's Hero" off Counterparts.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Alone
I'm pretty sure he means the lyrics are obscure. He didn't say unknown...

And for the record, I like Geddy Lee's voice.

I like his voice too. As for the lyrics, well some might be obscure if you haven't read any Ayn Rand. In any case, Platypus is catching on.

 

[zinfamous]

I'd have to guess lyrics. ...I can't imagine them being considered an obscure band. They're pretty much the quintessential "I'm cool b/c I listen to this band" in Middle School...
Right up there with Zeppelin and Floyd.

I saw them ~96? (Counterparts) and then a couple years ago on the 4th (Canadian band ). Don't really listen to them anymore...but there was a time...

 

[Pepsi90919]

lol. eits is getting pwned with every post.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Steve
I like his voice too. As for the lyrics, well some might be obscure if you haven't read any Ayn Rand. In any case, Platypus is catching on.

Hmm... If you read some of his books/writings, you'd know that the Peart-Rand connection has been extremely overplayed. Yes, he is a libertarian (note the small "l"), but hardly a Randite. As Neil himself said once, "I am nobody's disciple."

A example that just ran through my head is "Red Barchetta" off Moving Pictures, where Neil predicted that stringent vehicle safety laws would lead to huge gas-guzzling SUV's and the unintended consequences that would lead to of inattentive yet aggressive drivers who feel so protected in their vehicles that they no longer concern themselves with safe driving habits (admittedly he borrowed the idea from an earlier short story).

 

[davestar]

Originally posted by: Steve
Seriously, not many people know of "Spirit Of Radio" which is an amazing song. Often makes me tear up, so beautiful for this language.

Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

cheesy puns about physics/electromagnetics is what passes for lyrical brilliance on ATOT?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: Steve
Seriously, not many people know of "Spirit Of Radio" which is an amazing song. Often makes me tear up, so beautiful for this language.

Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

cheesy puns about physics/electromagnetics is what passes for lyrical brilliance on ATOT?

let me guess, Tool fan?

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: davestar

Originally posted by: Steve
Seriously, not many people know of "Spirit Of Radio" which is an amazing song. Often makes me tear up, so beautiful for this language.

Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antennae bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free

cheesy puns about physics/electromagnetics is what passes for lyrical brilliance on ATOT?

:roll:<^>

The song is about how people take the miracle of radio for granted, believing that it is free, when in fact it is anything but free.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Steve
I like his voice too. As for the lyrics, well some might be obscure if you haven't read any Ayn Rand. In any case, Platypus is catching on.

Hmm... If you read some of his books/writings, you'd know that the Peart-Rand connection has been extremely overplayed. Yes, he is a libertarian (note the small "l"), but hardly a Randite. As Neil himself said once, "I am nobody's disciple."

A example that just ran through my head is "Red Barchetta" off Moving Pictures, where Neil predicted that stringent vehicle safety laws would lead to huge gas-guzzling SUV's and the unintended consequences that would lead to of inattentive yet aggressive drivers who feel so protected in their vehicles that they no longer concern themselves with safe driving habits (admittedly he borrowed the idea from an earlier short story).

I think you're reading a bit too deeply into my posts