havent heard Rush - like the other big names, esp Dire Straits. But having heard ARR mention QUEEN, I listened to some of their songs and Took an instant liking - its freakish !!! :)) just like ARR.
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there any ARR fans who are also a fan of rock music from the West? > If so, do any of you like the rock group Rush? Other bands like > Zepplin, Pink Floyd are more well known worldwide, but I was wondering > if anyone shared the rare combination of loving Rush and ARR's music. > I may be wrong, but I perhaps may be the only person who has ARR and > Rush as their two favorite musical artists. Rush's music is highly > complex, layered, deep, melodic, precise, and the musicians are one of > the best at their respective intsruments (esp. the drummer Neil Peart > who is regarded by many as the best rock drummer who ever lived). > Rush (a rock group trio) is known as a thinking man's band with highly > thought provoking and intelligent lyrics and also know for great > artwork on their album covers. They were founded in 1974 and continue > to make new music and tour worldwide even today (going to their > concert in Boston in June!) > > As a die hard ARR and Rush fan, I see some commonalities between both > artists. Both are extremely talented and both create music > progressively that fit with the times. Many Rush fans long for their > music in the 70s and early 80s just like many ARR fans long for his > music from the 90s. (Rush's peak album was 1981's Moving Pictures > with songs like Tom Sawyer, Limelight, YYZZ......akin to ARR's Dil > Se). Rush are known for their great instrumentals, just like ARR. > Rush uses haunting chords and refined, thick, textured layering like > ARR. Rush also uses symphonic music in their songs. Rush is very > tech savvy using incredible sound and engineering, esp. during their > 1980's work which was heavily synth infused). Somewhat like ARR, Rush > has a cult like fan base with fan intensity possibly unsurpassed. > Rush, like ARR, were pioneers of a type of sound and style of music > (prog rock), although unlike ARR, they didn't revolutionize music at > the time. > > I sure hope I can someday find a die hard Rush and ARR fan together. > > > -- Cheers, Pradeepan. "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !"
