April 11, 2025

23 thoughts on “Yeah, about Rush…

  1. Hall of Fame…..puh-leeasssee
    When were they ever the MVP? When did they lead Rock in hitting or RBI’s?
    They were a solid player but never stood out.Report

  2. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17t4bSaMvl4&w=420&h=315%5D

    Rush are awesome, but I’m going for Kraftwerk. Did you know they could be about a 1000x heavier than Rush? It’s true!

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBcaYf5Gmo4&w=420&h=315%5D

    True story: I was staying in a youth hostel in Prague, this would have been the summer of ’98, I think, and in the room with me were two Australians and a Canadian kid. The Canadian kid had the obligatory Canadian flag patch on his back pack, and he also wore a series of Rush t-shirts. We all hung out for an evening (and oh my good, roast rabbit and cold strawberry soup in Prague — I still dream of you), and the Canadian kid was extremely annoyed that the Australians couldn’t tell our accents apart.Report

        1. I actually just picked that one up a couple weeks ago with some eMusic credit I had left over (Futureworld and Surrender to the Night I already had) but haven’t listened to it yet. Mebbe tonight.

          You ever see ’em live? Terrific band. That drummer is BONKERS.Report

      1. Why the hell would they?

        I went to a Dream Theater show in 1993. It was incredibly boring, except for all the guys who played guitar in heavy metal bands at my high school, who were blown away by whatever the hell the guitarist was doing up there.

        I saw Rush in 1995 and got that t-shirt with the monkeys. That is literally all I remember about that show (that, and my date, who also got a t-shirt with monkeys on it).Report

              1. Back when I used to ‘partake’ on a regular basis, that was how you knew a show or record was really bad or boring; if it STILL wasn’t at least somewhat interesting when you were in that headspace, with the kind of patience and focus it can bring, then it was hopeless.Report

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