DanielPlainview
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I've never been a fan of instrumental ability for it's own sake. Used to listen to Tool in high school but it hasn't been my thing for decades and Rush, well...their song The Trees may be my least favourite song ever for a host of reasons.
But everybody's gotta put food on the table.
I've never been a fan of instrumental ability for it's own sake. Used to listen to Tool in high school but it hasn't been my thing for decades and Rush, well...their song The Trees may be my least favourite song ever for a host of reasons.
But everybody's gotta put food on the table.
Commies don't like The Trees
Commies don't like The Trees
Like, I'm glad the guys from Rush all made their music teachers happy, but there's not a single Rush song that I would pay money to listen to.
There's a section in "Spirit of The Radio" I quite like. But otherwise I tend to agree. Rush is just a little too... I dunno... *********ory? And since I'm not a drummer that instantly removes a lot of built in appeal. I often get the feeling that most Rush fans are just huge drum nerds. Though (side note) as a huge guitar nerd... the wanky guys never made an impact on me. Vai, Satch, Malmsteen, EVH, etc. Much respect and everything... just not really, like... listenable.
I dunno. There just seems to be so much to choose from in that era. Rush was always kind of far down the list to me and by the time I got around to them I just kinda shrugged.
Welp... now I know where "Jeepster" by T-Rex came from.
Marc Bolan was pretty upfront about where he was just stealing **** from, which I appreciate.
WC, have you seen the Lightnin' Hopkins documentary The Blues According to Lightnin' Hopkins ? It's right up your alley, I think.
Welp... now I know where "Jeepster" by T-Rex came from.
No **** eh. Jeepster kind of takes the piss out of it a bit.
I don't like much electric blues because it falls into cliches way too often, but that rocking chair album kicks ass all over the place - it's definitely worth your time. Set the "charismatic lead singer/guitar duo" template for rock, and did it better (IMO). Wolf used to shake up a can of coke, put it in his pants, then after crawling on all fours and up curtains, he'd unzip his pants and spray it on the audience haha.
Finally unpacked and set up my record player today. Doesn't sound so good after being in storage for 4+ months.
Also people who aren't partial to nasal whines and ham-fisted allegories.
There is nothing quite like the original article. That's for sure. You hear where all of this stuff came from and it really sort of blows your brain. Not because it's a revelation that these white electric blues guys stole all this stuff. Everyone knows that. But because of how ahead of it's time and in many ways still-fresh it comes across. Like you pointed out... maybe a lot of people would not be overly impressed by the guitar work, there. But it's super evident how it fits so absolutely perfectly. It really is playing FOR the song. And that's the most important thing in the end... not showing off.
All that said... I'll always have at least a little soft spot for Zep, T-Rex, Stones, etc. They undeniably ripped a bunch of stuff but I still feel they did enough to make the sound their own and further expand on the ideas.
Aka the message is against my sensibilities
I appreciate all kinds of music that doesn't line up with my sensibilities. Cripes, I like Wagner.
That's definitely not my problem with it.
Definitely do not agree. I’ve met enough pretentious ********s to see one a mile away
I Love RUSH but hate "The Trees" (not for the political implications...I just think it sucks as a song). Unlike most of you, I've always been fairly mainstream in my rock tastes - raised on Zep, Floyd, Aerosmith and RUSH and still love it all. I've tried to like other stuff but I just don't.