What a RUSH!!

Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.

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Whooooooo!!! Yeah! Feel the exhilaration.

Rush. One of the most influential bands EVAR, both musically and philosophically. Finally, the story behind the band. This summer. Be there.

 

I was introduced to Rush in the late 80s when my best friend’s brother set Hold Your Fire to some computer animation he scripted (similar to the old bouncing lines screen saver). He also did a Tangerine Dream song, whose name escapes me. It was Brett Milner who brought me to the two bands who helped form my musical tastes, informed my personal philosophy, and all around just made my world a better place to live and listen in.

Since that time, I have purchase Rush’s catalogue on cassette and replaced them on CD. It started with A Farewell to Kings, the tape of which I pretty much wore out. That’s still one of my favorite albums, and the top of their epic rock phase. And I intend to keep on buying their stuff as it comes out. Even their most disappointing efforts (Test for Echo) are only mediocre, and equal to the best of the pap on the airwaves.

So, here’s to the hope that this movie will bring Rush to a fresh new generation of listeners who get as much out of their work as I have.

Thanks Neil, Geddy and Alex. You rock on.

Q

Note: Cross posted from Quentin Hudspeth's Journal.

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