Chula Vista

Hope I haven't already posted this. (having serious memory issues) Over four decades together and they still make each other laugh like kids. Priceless.

__________________

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

OccultHawk

It's hard not to feel deep class envy while watching that. I like to imagine rockstars as slimy rich not Monopoly game piece tycoon rich. Interesting but I'm far too cynical to feel anything heartwarming about it.

__________________

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion

Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND:

https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

OccultHawk

I love their music

__________________

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion

Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND:

https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

Chula Vista

Original
Groundbreaking
Uncompromising
Been together almost a half century
2nd only to The Rolling Stones in consecutive gold albums
Wrote 2112 as an FU to their record company, who had requested singles
Sell out stadiums to this day
Always evolving

Ya, they ****ing suck.

__________________

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

Much like Wolves In Sheepskin or Jesus the Carpenter.


I love Rush but I really really wonder why you think this point would convince anyone of their greatness. It's just trivia.

Popular = Good

I assume you're all about Kanye West. How could you not be with that many sales?!!!

Again, just trivia that really isn't going to sway anyone.

__________________

Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

Chula Vista

__________________

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

No, you just make the same stupid points over and over again.

__________________

JiggleMonster

I do see your point with the popularity thing and how it can be trivial or subjective. But at the same time, Rush is not Kanye West or Justin Beiber. I would bet my life savings on this next statement.

RUSH FANS ARE FOR THE MOST PART MORE INTELLIGENT HUMAN BEINGS THAN KANYE WEST OR JUSTIN BEIBER FANS.

Chula Vista

It's really about longevity. Kanye and Justin have sold a ton of records.

Kanye has 7 that have gone gold or better. Beiber has 4. All in the past 10-15 years, and all unbelievably hyped by critics and the rest of the 24/7 universal media.

Rush has 25, spanning over 43 years, and all with basically zero critical or media support.

__________________

“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Janszoon

Rush sure had a lot of music on the radio and MTV in the 80s for a band with no media support.

__________________
A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man

Time & Place

25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die

last.fm