With Rush, I can take them or leave them. I like some of their stuff, but I find the majority of it tedious.
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Well, I love Rush . . . and Queen. Don't like the attitude of some of the posts above. There's no need to attack another band. Music fans don't need to be like football thugs and only side with one team. I remember my first gig, Queen in 1978, when I was 15. My Mum was worried sick that I would get beaten up because I had a Thin Lizzy badge on my denim jacket. Luckily, there isn't that tribalism in musuic . . . in general.
I've often wondered if all my favourite bands played on the same night which would I go to.
I think I'd have to say Rush . . . unless Freddie could come back . . .
I've often wondered if all my favourite bands played on the same night which would I go to.
I think I'd have to say Rush . . . unless Freddie could come back . . .
Rush are great!
But they really don't compare well to Queen. It's like apples and oranges.
Rush have a much more technical approach to the music, Queen are much more emotional based.
Technically speaking the drums and bass are probably the best currently in Rock. You'd have to look to early Who and Zep to find anything better. But the songs themselves can be kinda tuneless and emotionally vacant. The best of Rush is amazing, but there's a lot of bathwater with the baby.
Kinda like Extreme towards the end.... "Waiting for the Punchline" was a technically great CD but kinda tuneless and preachy (I'm going to get into trouble... :) ) Same thing happened to Living Colour.
For those who haven't heard of Rush, you should seriously check out a greatest hits CD. They rock!
But they really don't compare well to Queen. It's like apples and oranges.
Rush have a much more technical approach to the music, Queen are much more emotional based.
Technically speaking the drums and bass are probably the best currently in Rock. You'd have to look to early Who and Zep to find anything better. But the songs themselves can be kinda tuneless and emotionally vacant. The best of Rush is amazing, but there's a lot of bathwater with the baby.
Kinda like Extreme towards the end.... "Waiting for the Punchline" was a technically great CD but kinda tuneless and preachy (I'm going to get into trouble... :) ) Same thing happened to Living Colour.
For those who haven't heard of Rush, you should seriously check out a greatest hits CD. They rock!
Who is Rush and why do they think there better than Queen. Thats rude and stupid. I h8 Rush
Who is Rush and why do they think there better than Queen. Thats rude and stupid. I h8 Rush
Now there's the typical Queen fan again.....
Rush don't claim to be better than Queen. People here say that Rush have better musicians, which is true.
Who is Rush and why do they think there better than Queen. Thats rude and stupid. I h8 Rush
What a stupid thing to say, Firstly Rush were and indeed are a well respected Canadian rock band that are still going strong today with the original members.
They undoubtedly never said they were better than anyone, so if you're going to quote at least get it right.
They have supreme musical skills, and yes technically speaking they can hold their heads alongside anyone in the music business.
Neil Peart is far more technical ability than Roger, does it make him better? maybe, maybe not it's all about emotion.
This is music people not football, lets not degenerate into numbskulls with stupid ill-informed comments.
QUICKSILVER MERCURY WROTE--Who is Rush and why do they think there better than Queen. Thats rude and stupid. I h8 Rush
And the meek shall inherit the Earth.
And the meek shall inherit the Earth.
I don't like Rush Limbaugh so why are we talking about him? Lordy!
Rush are 3 very talented musicians.... but if one were to make the mistake of trying to compare apples to apples, it can be summed up in 2 words:
Freddie Mercury.
One band had him, one band never did... that makes all the difference in the world.
Technique of Rush vs. Technique of Queen instrument for instrument....
Honestly, who gives a flying fuck.
Personally, I prefer
Deacon's bass to Geddy's
Taylor's drumming to Peart's
May's Guitar playing Lifeson's...
Freddie vs. Geddy vocally??
Let me clean up the shit from the uncontrolled laughter..... the greatest frontman on rock vs. one of those most made fun of voices of all time??? Mmmmm...tough call.
Rush have technical skill.....but so does Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, and Shawn Lane.... and none of them have ever scored a smash hit song.
Meanwhile, 3 chords, black clothes, and a whole lot of eye liner (and a phony Irish accent) have scored Greenday 4 hit songs on their last album alone.
At the end of the day..... what sounds good is all that counts, listeners wipe their ass on the idea of "technical skill."
Freddie Mercury.
One band had him, one band never did... that makes all the difference in the world.
Technique of Rush vs. Technique of Queen instrument for instrument....
Honestly, who gives a flying fuck.
Personally, I prefer
Deacon's bass to Geddy's
Taylor's drumming to Peart's
May's Guitar playing Lifeson's...
Freddie vs. Geddy vocally??
Let me clean up the shit from the uncontrolled laughter..... the greatest frontman on rock vs. one of those most made fun of voices of all time??? Mmmmm...tough call.
Rush have technical skill.....but so does Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, and Shawn Lane.... and none of them have ever scored a smash hit song.
Meanwhile, 3 chords, black clothes, and a whole lot of eye liner (and a phony Irish accent) have scored Greenday 4 hit songs on their last album alone.
At the end of the day..... what sounds good is all that counts, listeners wipe their ass on the idea of "technical skill."
Rush have technical skill.....but so does Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, and Shawn Lane.... and none of them have ever scored a smash hit song.
Meanwhile, 3 chords, black clothes, and a whole lot of eye liner (and a phony Irish accent) have scored Greenday 4 hit songs on their last album alone.
At the end of the day..... what sounds good is all that counts, listeners wipe their ass on the idea of "technical skill."
So you'd agree that, with 17 number 1 hits on the grandfather of all charts (Billboard), Mariah Carey and her fans can "wipe their asses" laughing at a band like Queen, who are a bit of a joke as they've had but two number 1 hits? After all, they may be able to play music, but obviously Queen aren't in the league of Madonna, Pink, Green Day, Cher or Christina Aguilera, to name but a few. If what's sounds good is what counts, you're argument is a total contradiction when it comes to Rush. You can hate them, and I'd never question your right to do that, but if you think they're technicians only you don't know much about them. By the way, Rush has 16 gold US albums out of 17. Better average than Queen, and not bad for a band that is known for albums, not singles like Queen turned into.
Rush rules...I like Queen better, but yeah Rush definitely gives John, Roger and even Brian a run for their money.
Unfortunately some comments on this thread remind me of the American Idol board...when people there said Queen only had a few good songs, were a flash-in-the-pan, etc. (I know the original poster didn't mean it that way though.)
Yeah Rush is known for being sort of an overly technical band, but I don't really appreciate those things (since I don't play an instrument) and still love the epic albums they made. They also have that sort of intelligent "classy" aura around them like Queen does ;)
Unfortunately some comments on this thread remind me of the American Idol board...when people there said Queen only had a few good songs, were a flash-in-the-pan, etc. (I know the original poster didn't mean it that way though.)
Yeah Rush is known for being sort of an overly technical band, but I don't really appreciate those things (since I don't play an instrument) and still love the epic albums they made. They also have that sort of intelligent "classy" aura around them like Queen does ;)
Rush have technical skill.....but so does Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, and Shawn Lane.... and none of them have ever scored a smash hit song.
Meanwhile, 3 chords, black clothes, and a whole lot of eye liner (and a phony Irish accent) have scored Greenday 4 hit songs on their last album alone.
At the end of the day..... what sounds good is all that counts, listeners wipe their ass on the idea of "technical skill."
So you'd agree that, with 17 number 1 hits on the grandfather of all charts (Billboard), Mariah Carey and her fans can "wipe their asses" laughing at a band like Queen, who are a bit of a joke as they've had but two number 1 hits? After all, they may be able to play music, but obviously Queen aren't in the league of Madonna, Pink, Green Day, Cher or Christina Aguilera, to name but a few. If what's sounds good is what counts, you're argument is a total contradiction when it comes to Rush. You can hate them, and I'd never question your right to do that, but if you think they're technicians only you don't know much about them. By the way, Rush has 16 gold US albums out of 17. Better average than Queen, and not bad for a band that is known for albums, not singles like Queen turned into.
Queen are legends...so are Rush....and so is Mariah.... TO THEIR FANS.
Everyone on the thread above me talked how much "technical skill" Rush has.... my point was who gives a fuck??
Technical skill doesn't always mean a good sound.
When Rush are at their best is when they are creating radio friendly rock songs..... and when Geddy shuts up... it gets even better.
Brian May's guitar sound is a big part of Queen... and I am a guitarist who has been studying Queen songs for years.... BUT THE SOUND OF QUEEN is dominated by the vocal harmonies and textures centered around Mr. Freddie Mercury.
While it is 100% true that Freddie's ultimate success was fueled by Deacon, Taylor + May....
This world would have NEVER heard of May, Deacon, or Taylor.... had they not all met Mr. Bulsara.
I don't think that Billboard is the end all...be all....
I don't give a shit whose had what hits...what gold records.... what album sales.....
I wouldn't walk across the street to hear Geddy Lee sing, I'd drive 5,000 miles to hear Freddie sing 30 seconds of one Queen song.
I am still searching for my elusive "Brian May sound".... whereas I wouldn't trade my own guitar skills/tone... for Alex Lifeson's for any amount if money. No shit.
Meanwhile, if you have such a boner for Rush, why are you bashing Queen, on a Queen website, with the user name of Brian May's initials??
Talk about hypocrite.
Rush have technical skill.....but so does Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore, and Shawn Lane.... and none of them have ever scored a smash hit song.
Meanwhile, 3 chords, black clothes, and a whole lot of eye liner (and a phony Irish accent) have scored Greenday 4 hit songs on their last album alone.
At the end of the day..... what sounds good is all that counts, listeners wipe their ass on the idea of "technical skill."
So you'd agree that, with 17 number 1 hits on the grandfather of all charts (Billboard), Mariah Carey and her fans can "wipe their asses" laughing at a band like Queen, who are a bit of a joke as they've had but two number 1 hits? After all, they may be able to play music, but obviously Queen aren't in the league of Madonna, Pink, Green Day, Cher or Christina Aguilera, to name but a few. If what's sounds good is what counts, you're argument is a total contradiction when it comes to Rush. You can hate them, and I'd never question your right to do that, but if you think they're technicians only you don't know much about them. By the way, Rush has 16 gold US albums out of 17. Better average than Queen, and not bad for a band that is known for albums, not singles like Queen turned into.
Queen are legends...so are Rush....and so is Mariah.... TO THEIR FANS.
Everyone on the thread above me talked how much "technical skill" Rush has.... my point was who gives a fuck??
Technical skill doesn't always mean a good sound.
When Rush are at their best is when they are creating radio friendly rock songs..... and when Geddy shuts up... it gets even better.
Brian May's guitar sound is a big part of Queen... and I am a guitarist who has been studying Queen songs for years.... BUT THE SOUND OF QUEEN is dominated by the vocal harmonies and textures centered around Mr. Freddie Mercury.
While it is 100% true that Freddie's ultimate success was fueled by Deacon, Taylor + May....
This world would have NEVER heard of May, Deacon, or Taylor.... had they not all met Mr. Bulsara....FREDDIE IS THE STAR OF QUEEN. NOT NEGOTIABLE.
I don't think that Billboard is the end all...be all....
I don't give a shit whose had what hits...what gold records.... what album sales.....
I wouldn't walk across the street to hear Geddy Lee sing, I'd drive 5,000 miles to hear Freddie sing 30 seconds of one Queen song.
I am still searching for my elusive "Brian May sound".... whereas I wouldn't trade my own guitar skills/tone... for Alex Lifeson's for any amount if money. No shit.
Meanwhile, if you have such a boner for Rush, why are you bashing Queen, on a Queen website, with the user name of Brian May's initials??
Talk about hypocrite.
Stating facts (Rush are a great band, hits aren't the be all that you make them out to be) doesn't make me a hypocrite, Scott. I don't have a boner for Rush, own no albums, 10 songs max on my iPod. Own everything Queen released until GHII. Your opinion on Rush is fine, but you stated that they have no hits as if hits were everything. Pointing out that if that is the criteria for greatness, then Queen pales in comparison to the acts I randomly listed using YOUR criteria. I agree with you about liking Deacon and Taylor's playing more than Lee and Lifeson's. They're different beasts though, and flipping them to the others band would be disastrous for Queen and Rush. They're all great musicians, and Deacon and Taylor would play a lot more adventurosu if need be, and Lee and Lifeson less "technically" if required.
Scott... I've never seen you post anything informative or positive on this board. All you seem to do is bash others, and I therefore question the amount of anger that resides in you as a person.
If you don't feel the emotion from someone's music, that doesn't mean that someone else doesn't feel emotion. Emotion, like philosophy, isn't a science. Emotion in music (or anything, for that matter) is a relative thing. I know people who find emotional connection with Korn and Limp Bizkit. Who am I to say they're wrong?
Rush have sold over 30 million albums worldwide without a top 10 hit. They are hugely popular in America, Europe, and South America. How many other bands have accomplished that?
If you don't feel the emotion from someone's music, that doesn't mean that someone else doesn't feel emotion. Emotion, like philosophy, isn't a science. Emotion in music (or anything, for that matter) is a relative thing. I know people who find emotional connection with Korn and Limp Bizkit. Who am I to say they're wrong?
Rush have sold over 30 million albums worldwide without a top 10 hit. They are hugely popular in America, Europe, and South America. How many other bands have accomplished that?