Rush.....?

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

Scott... I've never seen you post anything positive on this board.

Whether someone feels a comment from another is positive or not is a relative thing...like emotion.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote: All you seem to do is bash others, and I therefore question the amount of anger that resides in you as a person.

Lol!! Love it. One of the paid professions I have, that I do about six times a year is being a motivational speaker/sale trainer for real estate agents... I have shared the stage with Tony Robbins before.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

If you don't feel the emotion from someone's music, that doesn't mean that someone else doesn't feel emotion.

True, but being that we are on a website that is dedicated to one of rocks biggest bands, who was fronted by arguably the greatest frontman ever... do you think we really want to talk about Korn or Limp Bizcuit?

I think most Queenzoners are intelligent enough to recognize music that will stand the test of time.

50 years from now, The Beatles "I am the Walrus" and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" will be played by the teeny boppers.

Korn, Limp bizcut, Slayer, and Britney Spears will have long been forgotten.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

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?

Tom Sawyer wasn't a top 10 hit??
My god... we had to listen to that crap enough, I thought it was a #1.

Apples and Oranges.....

I'm lucky enough to work with a drummer who idolizes Neil Peart the same way I idolize Brian. So as soon as I find a bassist like John Entwistle, our band will own everything and everyone...

And IMHO, Rush is about 3rd on my list, behind Queen and the Beatles/Zeppelin tie.

IMO the guitar solo on XYZ is arabic type, similar to Flick of the Wrist, Death On Two Legs, Its Late, Mustapha, Don’t Loose Your Head, It’s a Beautiful Day (Reprise).

Rather interesting discussion going on here.
just would like to leave two thoughts.

One: the music an individual likes is not necesarily to the liking of another individual, people like difrent kinds of music and musicians, just has they prefer different bevereges or clothig styles. The key here is respect for peoples choices and opinions.

Two: Queen became notorious not for the individual virtuosity of theyr individual members, but because of their strength as a group. Brian said it himself, "Queen are better than any of us individually". Sure Freddie was a great, if not the greatest, frontman, and Brian is a very acomplished guitarist, buta that wasn't what made the great an unique. What other band has all the four members writing a number 1 hit single?


I must say that I don't know Rush as a band nor any of their work, wich is why I refarined from mentioning them in my post.
People should stay quiet if they don't know what they are talking about.

This topic suits me very well, as I am very familiar with both Queen and Rush.

Without a doubt, Rush is a very excellent band!

Geddy Lee offers an interesting yet effective combination of powerful, shrieking vocals and over-the-top bass playing.
Alex Lifeson shows good technicality with his guitar work; nothing amazing, but very worthwhile to listen to.
Neil Peart..."The Professor", as he has been called many times. His drum solos are second to none, and he shows great persistence and endurance, despite his age (he's not really old, though; he's 54)

I have several of their albums:

Fly By Night (on vinyl)
2112
Moving Pictures
Signals
Power Windows
Hold Your Fire
Presto
Roll The Bones
Counterparts
Feedback

I also have their 30th Anniversary DVD (R30).

Without a doubt, they are one of the most memorable and most accomplished bands in the world. In my book, they are right next to Queen as my favorite bands.

Scott_Mercury wrote:

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

Scott... I've never seen you post anything positive on this board.

Whether someone feels a comment from another is positive or not is a relative thing...like emotion.

Yeah, I suppose you're right! Tone of voice is often hard to discern from text.

All you seem to do is bash others, and I therefore question the amount of anger that resides in you as a person.

Lol!! Love it. One of the paid professions I have, that I do about six times a year is being a motivational speaker/sale trainer for real estate agents... I have shared the stage with Tony Robbins before.

Good for you... that rocks. I totally admire Tony Robbins. But I was just judging based on what I've seen you write on this forum in the past. I recall dozens of "anti-Canada for the sake of being anti-Canada" comments. At least this forum is the outlet for these kinds of things from you, rather than the real world.

Farrokh the great wrote:

IMO the guitar solo on XYZ is arabic type, similar to Flick of the Wrist, Death On Two Legs, Its Late, Mustapha, Don’t Loose Your Head, It’s a Beautiful Day (Reprise).

That's definitely not an opinion... that's an excellent observation, and it's true. Most of those Queen solos use the harmonic minor scale, a scale which definitely has that arabic sound. And I'm sure you meant YYZ. :)

Sir GH,
I remember the posts you are referring to. Scott Mercury says there was someone else impersonating him making the anti Canada comments.
After looking through some of his posts I believe him.

As far as the Rush vs Queen arguments it seems pointless to me.
I respect Rush and enjoyed seeing them live when I was younger. I don't have much interest in Rush anymore. I prefer Queen but that is personal preference.
I don't see the need to denigrate a band because I like them less than another. I respect any artist for creating something and putting it out there.
As someone else said it's comparing apples to oranges.

anyway Rush was capable to create songs like La Villa Strangiato... a masterwork

Hmmmm. Comparing bands is always going to be a tough one and Rush and Queen are miles apart. Rush were and are an album band, they had a couple of accidental top ten singles but in the 20+ years theyve never really chased that market or wavered from that philosophy. They are a huge band all around the world with the most devoted fans that you can get. Queen, god bless them, were always easier on the palatte, much easier to understand. If in doubt which Queen album to buy start with the Greatest Hits 1 or 2. To say Queen are better just because theyve had top ten singles is missing the mark totally.

g2000 wrote:

To say Queen are better just because theyve had top ten singles is missing the mark totally.

To say that it's the best way to start listening Queen with the Greatest Hits 1 or 2 is exactly as incorrect. ;)

Ahhh, no i wasnt saying the best way to get in to queen is to buy the greatest hits, i was saying that alot of people find it very easy to get into Queen by listening to the greatest hits rather than, for example, buying The Works or Queen 2. This is no different than people buying Elvis Presleys Greatest hits, or Abba Greatest Hits. Prog rock is a strange beast and i think, for the most part (yeah i know its a huge generalisation) that it can be a little harder to get into that than a 3 min 30 sec very up bright pop song

teleman wrote:

Sir GH,
I remember the posts you are referring to. Scott Mercury says there was someone else impersonating him making the anti Canada comments.
After looking through some of his posts I believe him.

Ah, so he's bi-polar. Interesting... the plot thickens.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

teleman wrote:

Sir GH,
I remember the posts you are referring to. Scott Mercury says there was someone else impersonating him making the anti Canada comments.
After looking through some of his posts I believe him.

Ah, so he's bi-polar. Interesting... the plot thickens.

Bi-polar or mulitple personality syndrome?? hmmm!!!

me_and_my_innuendo wrote:

Without a doubt, Rush is a very excellent band!

They are one of the most memorable and most accomplished bands in the world. In my book, they are right next to Queen as my favorite bands.

My feelings exactly.