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I finally got around to seeing it, too. It was excellent. I think that guy from South Park said it best... at this point, if you're not giving it up for Rush, you're just being a dick.
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MC, I've seen plenty of concert videos and footage (my first intro to the band was a 1974-ish performance of several Farewell to Kings songs on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) to know that Rush is past their prime and coasting along in the twilight of their career. Peart in particular has lost a step. If was gonna see them, it would have been in the early 80s.
I really enjoyed the self-deprecating parts of film where they talked about taking in stride, all the insults about Geddy's singing style and Peart's over-wrought (or worse) lyrics. See, casual fan that I am, I tend to agree with all that negative press.
I like the band's lack of compromise in the face of all these attacks by the cognoscenti. They ignored the media and did their own thing, creating their own esthetic. It's a lesson for all artists working in any media that I can totally relate to. In this context, not liking a lot of their music doesn't matter.
I'm even more like this about Neil Young. Really like the man, really hate the music. And I'm cool with that.
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I feel the same way about artists like Madonna - don't have much use for her music, but I do admire how she managed to span several decades with a career in a business that's as fickle and ADHD as Top-40 pop music.
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Originally Posted by Troy
MC, I've seen plenty of concert videos and footage (my first intro to the band was a 1974-ish performance of several Farewell to Kings songs on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert) to know that Rush is past their prime and coasting along in the twilight of their career. Peart in particular has lost a step. If was gonna see them, it would have been in the early 80s.
Regardless, they still put on a kickass show and give it everything they've got. I've seen them probably a dozen times starting with the Moving Pictures tour and ending this past summer (so far). I think that you're short-changing yourself by not taking in a live show. A Rush show is an experience, but it's one that comes at a cost. So I can understand if you'd prefer not to go, but if you like the music (which you admitted that you did) then the live experience only enhances that. These guys are true artists in a way that I think you can appreciate Troy. Remember how you didn't want to see Avatar? ;)
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Far too cliche'.
Peart has his own standards
I agree that Peart brought a depth to the music and lyrics that no one else could have done. He's genius, he is. But there are lots of good rock bands with crappy lyricists. Man, just look at Dream Theater. Their fans are every bit as rabid as Rush's fans. And their lyrics suck giant hippo balls on a regular basis.
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I feel the same way about artists like Madonna - don't have much use for her music, but I do admire how she managed to span several decades with a career in a business that's as fickle and ADHD as Top-40 pop music.
Maybe she should be admired in business, but Madonna is a jerk as a person.
I like the guys in Rush and Neil Young as human beings, not business men.
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I agree that Peart brought a depth to the music and lyrics that no one else could have done. He's genius, he is. But there are lots of good rock bands with crappy lyricists. Man, just look at Dream Theater. Their fans are every bit as rabid as Rush's fans. And their lyrics suck giant hippo balls on a regular basis.
As outlined in the film, there are a lot of people that think Peart's lyrics are pure cheese too. It's all relative, from listener to listener. The reality, if you care to distance yourself from it entirely, is that there really are very few really good rock lyricists. Most rock lyrics sound like bad teenage poetry (which is exactly what it is, historically) without the power chords behind them. Peart's sound like they are written by a particularly precocious teen, but they are still juvenile, showboaty and corny. I'm as embarrassed for him, as he acts about it, frankly.
The singing, and the words being sung, are what sinks 99% of all rock music for me.
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The reality, if you care to distance yourself from it entirely, is that there really are very few really good rock lyricists. Most rock lyrics sound like bad teenage poetry (which is exactly what it is, historically) without the power chords behind them. Peart's sound like they are written by a particularly precocious teen, but they are still juvenile, showboaty and corny. I'm as embarrassed for him, as he acts about it, frankly.
The singing, and the words being sung, are what sinks 99% of all rock music for me.
LOL ! You must adore Jon Anderson !!!
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Man, just look at Dream Theater. Their fans are every bit as rabid as Rush's fans. And their lyrics suck giant hippo balls on a regular basis.
LOL AGAIN !
Is DT an updated high-tech version of Deep Purple ?
"Some stupid with a flare gun................"
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