Rush

I know how you feel, my mom and him were the same way - he likes Rush, she likes Tracy Chapman and the Wailers, go figure... :) I seem to have taken on a little of both, and everything in between, from Rush to Tori Amos to Pat Benatar and Billy Idol to India Arie. Music is music, some just sounds better than others! :)

Oh migod, thank you so much for sending me this link - I had no idea about this!

Yep, Subdivisions is a good one! I like your take on high school too. My favorite is probably Hemispheres. I like 2112 too. See a theme here? I liked how they used a whole side of the album to tell a single story. It was innovative, and very effective.

My dad used to always go hide out in his room & "smoke" when he listened to it, it drove my mom nuts. She still can't stand to hear Rush, I feel sorry for her, I think it's a great band!

Exactly! I like "Subdivisions", it's a really honest outlook of what high school is like. I hated every minute of high school, nobody was there to learn, it was always to be cool, & the end result was ending up pregnat. Sorry, not the route for me!

Rush was actually in Kansas City last year ('bout an hour from me) but I didn't have enuf $ at the time to get tickets - probably missed my last chance ever to see them play! :(

Ah, bad news, I don't think I'm going!!! :( Lots of crying! My sister won't pick me up an hour away at like 2 in the morning which is when I'm assuming the show will end, my boyfriend doesn't like Rush (*TRAITOR!*) and I don't have a driver's license or a car - BUMMER

I cannot wait to see the show in August (I just found out yesterday)!!! I have never seen them before & I am so excited about it! It's going to cost about $75 for the tickets and another $60 to get a cab from the show to my sister's house (a 25 mile ride) but I don't care, I'd easily pay $200 to see Rush before I don't have another chance!

Well enjoy the show! I haven't seen them, but I have heard that they are one of the best shows ever. I am sure your money will be well spent.

How is Snakes and Arrows? I haven't heard it yet. I like Spirit of Radio and Subdivisions the most.

That's too bad...maybe I'll just listen to it at Hastings b/4 I buy it...that's sad that I would say something about a band I love but I don't want to waste my money. Like when I bought Tori Amos' "The Beekeeper" for almost $30, she is one of my favorite singers but it wasn't worth it.

It's pretty good, but I don't like it as much as their older stuff. It's a bit slower paced and not as upbeat. There are also a lot of acoustic parts, and they don't really solo anymore.

You're going to the show in Kansas City (well actually Bonner Springs). Cool! I'll be there too I got an email yesterday about it and I was hyper all day long b/c of it. I actually got on my bf's nerves ha ha b/c he's like "I'm not going, why do I have to hear all about it?" BECAUSE I told him I am super excited! I was like a kid on Christmas, I can't wait!

Yeah, I'm looking forward to checking it out - I heard one of the songs on the radio the other day and it didn't sound ANYTHING like the Rush I knew, so I think I'm going to preview it before I buy it, just in case. I love Rush, but I don't like ALL of their stuff.

That's cool!! They were playing at Verizon Ampitheater last year or the year before, but I couldn't afford tickets! It's probably the last time I would have gotten to see them (and I have NEVER seen them). I did get this DVD that came with one of my CD's, though (man, that blonde guy had long hair! I think it was either Subdivisions or The one in the picture is on my wish list for my birthday!:)

Oops, I hit "post comment" too soon! I think the blonde guy (I don't know all their names), anyway, he was doing the video where they are recording in the studio, and he had some LONG hair, but I think it was Subdivisions or Closer to the Heart, I can't remember. Those are my 2 favorite songs, though.

Oh, awesome, check out Beekman! That was one of the first TV shows I remember watching ever. That and MTV, the first video I ever saw was "Again" by Janet Jackson, where she and her reggae lover are kissing in the rain. That's wierd. Are you from the 80's generation or older? I love Subdivisions best.

La Villa Strangiato is the best song ever! EVER! Also, I always like some of their more obscure tunes like Witch Hunt and Vital Signs. And anything from Grace Under Pressure.

God, is my discussion seriously the only one? Wow, I feel special! *grin* Everyone knows Tom Sawyer! It's not my favorite song (I like "Closer to the Heart"), but I like it. My b/f calls it "tree service music" b/c that's the kind of music the guys in the truck play while they're working, he does tree work and landscaping.

They ROCK!

I was very lucky to get to see them at sheffield arena on the roll the bones tour. awesome indeed!

I'm a huge fan also! Never used to be until I saw them live and they just blew my mind! I remember that first show so clearly; I didn't even want to go-teenage personal reasons I won't bore anyone with, but I dragged my feet in anyway-lasers and moving pictures and giant, inflatable dancing rabbits, oh, my! (It was the "Presto" tour.) Since then I've grabbed up almost every album and video compilation. Looking very much forward to the new album and tour, hopefully they'll make it back through the midwest.