Any Rush fans here? I ran a search and was surprised at how little conversation there has been here over the years. Rush is known, fairly or unfairly, as a band that attracts a more "geeky" fan base. I think that has something to do with the erudite and intellectual lyrics, and the complexity of the music itself.
"Subdivisions" would seem to be an anthemic song for those on the spectrum.
I first became aware of Rush with the release of Moving Pictures in 1981. One of my friends at the time (7th grade for me) went nuts over the album and brought it to my house--"you GOTTA hear this!"--where we put it on the record player in the basement and played Atari.
I really liked Limelight--that opening riff grabbed me immediately--but the rest of the album didn't totally "click" at the time, so I didn't buy it. I was aware of, and liked, some of their subsequent singles through the 80s, but again, for whatever reason, I wasn't hooked. In the 90s, I lost track of them.
Fast forward, and for some reason things finally clicked a few years ago, in a major way--long after they stopped touring and their drummer Neil Peart died. Now I count Rush as one of my very favorite rock bands/artists.
My quirk with Rush, however, is that I love 21st-century Rush--Vapor Trails, Snakes and Arrows, and Clockwork Angels--part of their hard-rock era that began with Counterparts. And I like a number of their songs in their 1980s "synth" era. However, their 1970s prog music doesn't appeal to me. A Rush fan who doesn't care for 2112 and the other prog albums is sacrilegious in Rush fandom, but that's me.
How about you?
27 Jan 2024, 12:20 pm
