tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post915376057986325920..comments2023-11-02T09:20:32.024-04:00Comments on this is not pitchfork: 35. Rush - Signalsmichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00164753172711417403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post-26713986729243355042008-11-16T13:50:00.000-05:002008-11-16T13:50:00.000-05:00I got to see their Hemispheres tour. At the time ...I got to see their Hemispheres tour. At the time they were saying it would be the last time they did 2112 live. 13th row, center. My brain melted more that night than it ever did before or ever would again. <BR/><BR/>For me, RUSH will always be Caress of Steel and 2112. The other stuff is good, even great, but RUSH is one of those bands locked in a teenage summer place in my head.<BR/><BR/>Never ever ever ever ever ever pay to see them live outside during the day. The music is still good but you get ripped off because these guys know how to put on a light and projection show that is not to be missed.<BR/><BR/>And I never thought of them as prog. But to be honest, I never heard the term prog rock until I started reading Michele. I had to look it up. We didn't use that term where I grew up. King Crimson, ELP and Yes were called "Classical" rock because of the classical music influences. <BR/><BR/>And I guess if they're prog rock then Geneisis WITH Peter Gabriel should be in there too?Timmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767510004011798685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post-57274038273623407602008-11-15T18:18:00.000-05:002008-11-15T18:18:00.000-05:00In that case:Yes and ELP practically invented prog...In that case:<BR/><BR/><I>Yes and ELP practically invented progressive rock</I><BR/><BR/>Except that King Crimson was eating their lunch from the beginning. Robert Fripp is, for my money, the quintessential prog rock musician.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post-45199019658335171082008-11-15T15:46:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:46:00.000-05:00And here I was actually baiting you and cullen int...And here I was actually <B>baiting</B> you and cullen into a prog rock debate!michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164753172711417403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post-67636244856475222562008-11-15T15:45:00.000-05:002008-11-15T15:45:00.000-05:00"I think Rush was more prog rock then (Yes and ELP..."I think Rush was more prog rock then (Yes and ELP) ever were."<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to get into a whole progressive rock debate, but bands like Yes and ELP practically invented progressive rock. They are certainly among the first bands mentioned when the topic is brought up.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the typical argument for Rush is whether to include them in the progressive rock category, or heavy metal, or power rock trio.<BR/><BR/>Yes and ELP, for my money, are progressive rock. Rush, in the prog rock annals, is just a footnote.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863500862433559941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post-29992187346516457162008-11-15T13:32:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:32:00.000-05:00Rush is a fantastic live band. I saw them in the e...Rush is a fantastic live band. I saw them in the early '90s on their Counterparts tour. <BR/><BR/>That crappy band Candlebox opened for them and were pretty much booed off stage. They played maybe six songs and them Rush got on and played a killer set. <BR/><BR/>All that said, I kind of agree with you about them being hard to follow. Some of their music is very fun, some of it is just good musicianship. Sometimes I really dig 'em, sometimes I can take them or leave them. But I never don't like them.<BR/><BR/>Now, all that said, I definitely prefer Dream Theater.Cullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668947039713922916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22651202688624541.post-47618867026379221162008-11-15T13:09:00.000-05:002008-11-15T13:09:00.000-05:00saw Rush last year... awesome show. sure wish I s...saw Rush last year... awesome show. sure wish I saw them 20 years ago. Anyway, whenever I hear Geddy now all I can think of is this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwpGXfHmY-AAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850425761941047864noreply@blogger.com