For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
Rush was just a magical moment where world-class musicians aligned into a single group that impacted the musical universe.
(01-10-2020 05:50 PM)UofMstateU Wrote: Maybe Geddy and Alex will grab Mike Portnoy and do a tribute tour.
Pretty sure they're retired, for good.
That being said, was there any band in history with three greater musical geniuses than Neil, Geddy and Alex?
If you are talking about 3 man bands? Id say the Jimmy Hendrix experience would be number one...then ZZTop...Rush...Police in any order. All broke ground.
(01-10-2020 05:50 PM)UofMstateU Wrote: Maybe Geddy and Alex will grab Mike Portnoy and do a tribute tour.
Pretty sure they're retired, for good.
That being said, was there any band in history with three greater musical geniuses than Neil, Geddy and Alex?
If you are talking about 3 man bands? Id say the Jimmy Hendrix experience would be number one...then ZZTop...Rush...Police in any order. All broke ground.
Jimi was the driver that lost his soul in the 'rush'....Rush was the trio extraordinaire....fk 'that' Po-po....
(01-10-2020 05:50 PM)UofMstateU Wrote: Maybe Geddy and Alex will grab Mike Portnoy and do a tribute tour.
Pretty sure they're retired, for good.
That being said, was there any band in history with three greater musical geniuses than Neil, Geddy and Alex?
If you are talking about 3 man bands? Id say the Jimmy Hendrix experience would be number one...then ZZTop...Rush...Police in any order. All broke ground.
Jimi was the driver that lost his soul in the 'rush'....Rush was the trio extraordinaire....fk 'that' Po-po....
but yeah, they all found 'ground'....
Tribute on Sirius/XM 27. Rush all day 'til 2am Central.
(01-10-2020 05:50 PM)UofMstateU Wrote: Maybe Geddy and Alex will grab Mike Portnoy and do a tribute tour.
Pretty sure they're retired, for good.
That being said, was there any band in history with three greater musical geniuses than Neil, Geddy and Alex?
If you are talking about 3 man bands? Id say the Jimmy Hendrix experience would be number one...then ZZTop...Rush...Police in any order. All broke ground.
Jimi was the driver that lost his soul in the 'rush'....Rush was the trio extraordinaire....fk 'that' Po-po....
but yeah, they all found 'ground'....
Tribute on Sirius/XM 27. Rush all day 'til 2am Central.
Been streaming it all day at work with headphones.
Of course, I've been drumming on my desk so I imagine that caused some "what the heck" moments.
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
I wasn’t a huge Rush fan either. To be honest I didn’t know there were only three members. The original drummer was kicked out of the band for drug use interesting enough. I became a huge fan after seeing their biography. They escaped the typical rock band pitfalls and were basically an extended family. The story in the biography of the early days when they opened for Kiss was hilarious.
Geddy and Alex would go out to eat and Geddy said the waitress would always look and exclaim “You’re Geddy!” To which he would always reply “yes and this is Alex” and the reply was always a dismissive “who?”. Alex could go anywhere and never be recognized.
Rush was the ultimate prog band who suddenly became a totally mainstream supergroup for a few years there in the early 80's. Even though they never really intended to be, it was just a phase of their ever changing evolution as a band that suddenly aligned perfectly with the times in about 1980 ish.
I think they are most revered by other musicians over the general public, though they have a huge world wide following.
Peart is just a terrible loss. Probably the most universally respected and skilled drummer of his era.
(This post was last modified: 01-14-2020 06:41 PM by ericsrevenge76.)
There were 5 members of the Beastie Boys. 4 guys and one gal.
John Berry was 52 when he died in 2016.
Kate Schellenbach left before 1984. She was the drummer and became successful as the drummer for Luscious Jackson.
Still one of my favorite live performances
Seriously? The singer never once changed chords and only stretched an e string a couple of times while screaming. Horrible, never saw the attraction except for some too lazy to find real heavy metal head bangers. Pure crap.
There were 5 members of the Beastie Boys. 4 guys and one gal.
John Berry was 52 when he died in 2016.
Kate Schellenbach left before 1984. She was the drummer and became successful as the drummer for Luscious Jackson.
Still one of my favorite live performances
Seriously? The singer never once changed chords and only stretched an e string a couple of times while screaming. Horrible, never saw the attraction except for some too lazy to find real heavy metal head bangers. Pure crap.
The Beastie Boys are what Chuck Berry envisioned when he sang, "They caught me playing with my ding-a-ling." It was more mental masturbation than music.
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
I wasn’t a huge Rush fan either. To be honest I didn’t know there were only three members. The original drummer was kicked out of the band for drug use interesting enough. I became a huge fan after seeing their biography. They escaped the typical rock band pitfalls and were basically an extended family. The story in the biography of the early days when they opened for Kiss was hilarious.
Don't get me wrong, they were a great three piece band and Geddy Lee is a phenomenol bass player. There were several of their songs I liked. I just grew up in a different era I guess. Like I said earlier Peart was heavily influenced by the best rock drummer ever, John Bonham. Was he as good, I don't really know as I never gave them that much attention to draw a comparison. I am going to check out the biography and download some of their tunes to see if I missed what everyone else here seems to acknowledge.
I heard one of the members in a piece on the radio the other day where he talked about the genuine affection they all shared for each other, that when they first met they just clicked instantly and how it just took a look on stage to make them all laugh as they automatically would know what a particular look conveyed. The speaker also left open the possibility of a reunion of sorts so maybe you guys haven't heard the last of them.
There were 5 members of the Beastie Boys. 4 guys and one gal.
John Berry was 52 when he died in 2016.
Kate Schellenbach left before 1984. She was the drummer and became successful as the drummer for Luscious Jackson.
Still one of my favorite live performances
Seriously? The singer never once changed chords and only stretched an e string a couple of times while screaming. Horrible, never saw the attraction except for some too lazy to find real heavy metal head bangers. Pure crap.
The Beastie Boys are what Chuck Berry envisioned when he sang, "They caught me playing with my ding-a-ling." It was more mental masturbation than music.
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
I wasn’t a huge Rush fan either. To be honest I didn’t know there were only three members. The original drummer was kicked out of the band for drug use interesting enough. I became a huge fan after seeing their biography. They escaped the typical rock band pitfalls and were basically an extended family. The story in the biography of the early days when they opened for Kiss was hilarious.
Don't get me wrong, they were a great three piece band and Geddy Lee is a phenomenol bass player. There were several of their songs I liked. I just grew up in a different era I guess. Like I said earlier Peart was heavily influenced by the best rock drummer ever, John Bonham. Was he as good, I don't really know as I never gave them that much attention to draw a comparison. I am going to check out the biography and download some of their tunes to see if I missed what everyone else here seems to acknowledge.
I heard one of the members in a piece on the radio the other day where he talked about the genuine affection they all shared for each other, that when they first met they just clicked instantly and how it just took a look on stage to make them all laugh as they automatically would know what a particular look conveyed. The speaker also left open the possibility of a reunion of sorts so maybe you guys haven't heard the last of them.
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
I wasn’t a huge Rush fan either. To be honest I didn’t know there were only three members. The original drummer was kicked out of the band for drug use interesting enough. I became a huge fan after seeing their biography. They escaped the typical rock band pitfalls and were basically an extended family. The story in the biography of the early days when they opened for Kiss was hilarious.
Don't get me wrong, they were a great three piece band and Geddy Lee is a phenomenol bass player. There were several of their songs I liked. I just grew up in a different era I guess. Like I said earlier Peart was heavily influenced by the best rock drummer ever, John Bonham. Was he as good, I don't really know as I never gave them that much attention to draw a comparison. I am going to check out the biography and download some of their tunes to see if I missed what everyone else here seems to acknowledge.
I heard one of the members in a piece on the radio the other day where he talked about the genuine affection they all shared for each other, that when they first met they just clicked instantly and how it just took a look on stage to make them all laugh as they automatically would know what a particular look conveyed. The speaker also left open the possibility of a reunion of sorts so maybe you guys haven't heard the last of them.
If you want to hear their genius, I suggest this:
And remember, there's only 3 guys doing this!
Just proves everyone can find common ground somewhere
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
I wasn’t a huge Rush fan either. To be honest I didn’t know there were only three members. The original drummer was kicked out of the band for drug use interesting enough. I became a huge fan after seeing their biography. They escaped the typical rock band pitfalls and were basically an extended family. The story in the biography of the early days when they opened for Kiss was hilarious.
Don't get me wrong, they were a great three piece band and Geddy Lee is a phenomenol bass player. There were several of their songs I liked. I just grew up in a different era I guess. Like I said earlier Peart was heavily influenced by the best rock drummer ever, John Bonham. Was he as good, I don't really know as I never gave them that much attention to draw a comparison. I am going to check out the biography and download some of their tunes to see if I missed what everyone else here seems to acknowledge.
I heard one of the members in a piece on the radio the other day where he talked about the genuine affection they all shared for each other, that when they first met they just clicked instantly and how it just took a look on stage to make them all laugh as they automatically would know what a particular look conveyed. The speaker also left open the possibility of a reunion of sorts so maybe you guys haven't heard the last of them.
If you want to hear their genius, I suggest this:
And remember, there's only 3 guys doing this!
Wow, that really was incredibly done. From the outstanding tone of that hollow body exquisitely fingered electric guitar to the impeccable timing of the percussion and the other worldly bass playing it was truly a masterpiece. And it was done live no less. Thanks for sharing it! Common ground, whodthunkit but then music really is a unifying element.
(01-13-2020 05:31 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: For whatever reason I was never a huge Rush fan, I liked them but didn't absolutely adore them. As far as timing goes John Bonham was the best ever IMO, especially since he heavily influenced Peart.
I wasn’t a huge Rush fan either. To be honest I didn’t know there were only three members. The original drummer was kicked out of the band for drug use interesting enough. I became a huge fan after seeing their biography. They escaped the typical rock band pitfalls and were basically an extended family. The story in the biography of the early days when they opened for Kiss was hilarious.
Don't get me wrong, they were a great three piece band and Geddy Lee is a phenomenol bass player. There were several of their songs I liked. I just grew up in a different era I guess. Like I said earlier Peart was heavily influenced by the best rock drummer ever, John Bonham. Was he as good, I don't really know as I never gave them that much attention to draw a comparison. I am going to check out the biography and download some of their tunes to see if I missed what everyone else here seems to acknowledge.
I heard one of the members in a piece on the radio the other day where he talked about the genuine affection they all shared for each other, that when they first met they just clicked instantly and how it just took a look on stage to make them all laugh as they automatically would know what a particular look conveyed. The speaker also left open the possibility of a reunion of sorts so maybe you guys haven't heard the last of them.
They were such an atypical band. They all married young and stayed married.
Sadly, Neil and his wife Jackie lost their daughter at 19 in 97 to a one-car accident. Neil's wife died of cancer the following year. He remarried in 2000 and remained married until his recent death.
