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Rush fans, where art thou?

01 Mar 05 - 11:25 PM (#1424573)
Subject: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: LuteMonkey

This is the type thing that gets one banned in some places. I am a Rush fan, and have been for years. I thought when I got into the folk thing, it would vanish. But no dice. I have been following Rush since 1974 to the present. Who else?

Admit it!


02 Mar 05 - 12:54 AM (#1424607)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: GUEST

Nobody else.
And your thread title should read, "Rush fans, where are ye?" , or, "Rush fan, where art thou ?".
"Art thou" is singular, implying you are addressing one person.


02 Mar 05 - 01:12 AM (#1424611)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Peace

Well, LM,

RUSH.COM is for you.


02 Mar 05 - 03:28 AM (#1424647)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Liz the Squeak

I am not now, nor have I ever been a member of the Rush fan club....

However, I do admit to listening to them occasionally.....

: )

LTS


02 Mar 05 - 03:45 AM (#1424656)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Lanfranc

Sorry, thought this was about Tom Rush!

My mistake

Alan


02 Mar 05 - 04:43 AM (#1424694)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: GUEST,Sidewinder.

I used to have a friend who liked Rush.He taught me to play "The Trees" on guitar.It's funny after all these years not once have I been asked if I could play any Rush songs.What a waste of five minutes that was!

Regards.

Sidewinder.


02 Mar 05 - 04:53 AM (#1424703)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Dave Hanson

Who are [ is ] Rush ?

eric


02 Mar 05 - 05:08 AM (#1424716)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Davetnova

Are they the ones that used to sing in very squeaky voices about a dog doing a bit in the snow?


02 Mar 05 - 06:02 AM (#1424756)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: GUEST,The Beast of Farlington

This could be

Tom Rush
Jennifer Rush
Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush

But it is in fact about Rush, from Toronto, Canada: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. A mighty musical chameleon of a band who have transformed themselves from Heavy Metal, to prog rock to AOR to survive 30 years plus in the business.

I am a fan and have seen them a mere four times. A friend of mine is such a fan that he named his son Geddy.

Apart from a few bars here and there, in no way could they be rgarded as playing folk!


02 Mar 05 - 06:54 AM (#1424783)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Dave Hanson

Oh.

eric


02 Mar 05 - 07:07 AM (#1424791)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Alba

Like Liz I have never been a member of Rush's fan Club.
I do sometimes, on occasion, listen to a Track or Two:>)
One Song though, that I really like is called "Tears".
These are the Lyrics.....I think:

All of the seasons and all of the days
All of the reasons why I've felt this way
So long...
So long

Then lost in that feeling I looked in your eyes
I noticed emotion and that you had cried
For me
I can see

What would touch me deeper...
Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
Would it touch you deeper
Than tears that fall from eyes that know why?

A lifetime of questions, tears on your cheek
I tasted the answers and my body was weak
For you
The truth

What would touch me deeper...
Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
Would it touch you deeper
Than tears that fall from eyes that know why?

A Friend of mine does a lovely accoustic version of this and Folks are taken aback when He says it is a Song by Rush......other Folks of course say who????

Best of Wishes LuteMonkey, nowt wrong with diversity in Musical Tastes me thinks...:>)
Blessings
Jude


02 Mar 05 - 07:18 AM (#1424800)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Mooh

Saw them a bunch of times in the '70s 'cause I was interested in a girl who liked them, and we had free tickets from the booking agency. Best thing about the shows was that Thundermug opened for them a couple of times! Remember Thundermug?

I prefer the later discs after Lee's voice dropped a bit and the writing matured, but I can't claim to have listened to them very much.

Peace, Mooh.


02 Mar 05 - 09:37 AM (#1424924)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: GUEST,marks

Thought you were talking about Rush Limbaugh! Won't find too many fans on this site!


02 Mar 05 - 01:35 PM (#1425083)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: GUEST,Les B.

Ditto - guest,marks!!


02 Mar 05 - 01:40 PM (#1425090)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Azizi

I also wondered why someone was asking about Rush Limbaugh in the music section of this forum.

The fact that Mudcat has members from different countries/cultures is sure expanding our consciousness!


02 Mar 05 - 06:40 PM (#1425349)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: PoppaGator

Count me in as one more fan of TOM Rush...


02 Mar 05 - 08:33 PM (#1425457)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Gorgeous Gary

As a classic rocker as well as a folkie, I'll confess my admiration for the Boyz from Toronto. Rush is by far and away my favorite rockers. I've seen 'em every tour since Hold Your Fire, and sometimes twice (about ten times total, twice from floor seats!)

Obviously, I'm not ashamed to admit this...after all, if I haven't been voted off Mudcat for being a filker, I won't be for the far lesser sin of being a rocker... 8-)


02 Mar 05 - 08:48 PM (#1425466)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: bobad

The only Geddy Lee in my music collection is him singing Take Off on the Bob and Dough MacKenzie album The Great White North.


02 Mar 05 - 09:01 PM (#1425475)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Teresa

GG, I sure hope they don't boot filkers off the site, because I'm an aspiring one, and I'd be in trouble, too. :)

I used to be a fan of rush's earlier stuff. Though I admire their adaptability, the later stuff isn't to my taste.

favorite album: 2112

Teresa


02 Mar 05 - 09:37 PM (#1425499)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Bobert

Rush Rocks!!!

Best bass driven power trio ever...

Bobert


02 Mar 05 - 11:36 PM (#1425576)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: LuteMonkey

I am glad to be among pals. Obviously, the folk thing is common among us, but I am always interested what else lurks in our record collections.

I am a lutenist, and apart from doing normal rep, I arrange folk songs. Mostly Child ballads and my own adaptations from Playford tunes.

Once in a while, I toss in a Rush tune as a tip-of-the-hat to my youth. It impresses some, annoys others. What are you gonna do? I also do a few Zappa tunes.

Davetnova: I think you are refering 'By Tor and the Snowdog' which indeed was a squeeky number from 1975.


02 Mar 05 - 11:50 PM (#1425592)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: LuteMonkey

What is a filker?


03 Mar 05 - 12:13 AM (#1425599)
Subject: RE: Rush fans, where art thou?
From: Teresa

Ah, filk is sort of science-fiction folk music. It's not always science-fiction or folk, though. Here's darn near all the filk on the web and a filk radio station.

Teresa