Rush
- Thread starter Alfang
- Start date
Cagey
Mythical Status
- Messages
- 24,425
They helped me out tremendously, because my next youngest brother was a drummer back when they first started out, and between Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson, we were on a mission. Not only was the band great, but Danny became not just a drummer but a percussionist, following in Neil's footsteps. He practiced about 53 hours a day, so I had a built-in complex metronome to play with that loved the same music I did. Drove my dad nuts to the point where he built what he hoped was going to be a sound-proof room in the basement for us to play in. Of course, it's difficult to hold drums back, so the room failed overall in its primary mission - to make us completely inaudible - but was at least an improvement over playing in the free air of the basement proper.
Danny had a natural talent for percussion and some excellent teachers, and so made great strides. That went on for several years until one day he decided he would rather play guitar. Sold off everything and bought a Fender Twin, an ES-325, and a junk car. To say it was a great disturbance in the force would be a massive understatement. Millions of souls cried out in despair. This was 30+ years ago, and people we know still bitch about it <grin>
Naturally, his guitar playing improved tremendously over the years and he's easy to listen to now, but he really was a true natural when it came to percussion. Guy was like an octopus with a brain dedicated to each limb.
He's got a basement full of exercise machines now that he and his wife are pretty religious about pouring sweat out over, and about six months ago I reminded him of how he had to practically play naked to let all the sweat run off back when he was deep into drums, so he ought to get back into that if for no other reason than the exercise. I may have hit on something there, because he's mentioned more than once now about getting another drum set, only syndrums this time so nobody has to tolerate all that percussion. I hope he does it.
Danny had a natural talent for percussion and some excellent teachers, and so made great strides. That went on for several years until one day he decided he would rather play guitar. Sold off everything and bought a Fender Twin, an ES-325, and a junk car. To say it was a great disturbance in the force would be a massive understatement. Millions of souls cried out in despair. This was 30+ years ago, and people we know still bitch about it <grin>
Naturally, his guitar playing improved tremendously over the years and he's easy to listen to now, but he really was a true natural when it came to percussion. Guy was like an octopus with a brain dedicated to each limb.
He's got a basement full of exercise machines now that he and his wife are pretty religious about pouring sweat out over, and about six months ago I reminded him of how he had to practically play naked to let all the sweat run off back when he was deep into drums, so he ought to get back into that if for no other reason than the exercise. I may have hit on something there, because he's mentioned more than once now about getting another drum set, only syndrums this time so nobody has to tolerate all that percussion. I hope he does it.
TonyFlyingSquirrel
Master Member
- Messages
- 4,439
AndyG said:
Rusty just passed away this past year too if memory serves. Rust's sister is Geddy's wife, so even though was out of Rush, Geddy's and he have been around each other over the years.
Corey P.
Hero Member
- Messages
- 502
MikeW said:
It's funny, my primary instrument is bass, and Geddy is part of a three-headed monster with Tony Levin and John Paul Jones of bassists I
Yeah, exactly - I think the quirkiness of Alex's playing in terms of some really odd phrasing in the middle of a flight of the bumblebee scale run is his appeal - I'm torn between Freewill, Limelight, and Analog Kid for my favorite Alex solo, they're al so distinctly "him."
see, lots of rush fans! all go way back, my first purchase was hemispheres on 8 track, 1977 the 1984 rush was no doubter for 1st concert at joe louis arena, detroit mi..( home of many, many great rockers/ music artists ). :rock-on:
not a mention of triumph...another fine maple leaf trio!
arty07:
coolest thing on beyond dvd... the inside cover in black and white, " rush rocks Plymouth MI... " is where i live. ( from a cobo hall show, 70's).
not a mention of triumph...another fine maple leaf trio!
arty07:coolest thing on beyond dvd... the inside cover in black and white, " rush rocks Plymouth MI... " is where i live. ( from a cobo hall show, 70's).
Graffiti62
Hero Member
- Messages
- 654
When I first became interested in rock music, I really didn't care for Rush at all--Geddy's voice sounded so screechy to me. It wasn't til I entered college and wound up listening to Rush at a buddy's place when I was ston....ummmm had some external help to give me some insight I wouldn't have normally seen under normal circumstances. I gave it a re-listen a few days later and was floored at the fact that there were so many layers of sound coming out of a simple three-piece operation. I have spent a lot of time listening to three-piece acts (ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Rory Gallagher pre-"Blueprint" and post-"Calling Card"), and none of them could get the depth that Rush could. Another thing that helped was when I was working as a computer repair technician at my university, and began listening to Q107 out of Toronto via the internet, and I had the chance to hear Rush songs that weren't so much international hits as regional hits, such as "Red Barchetta" and "YYZ," which wouldn't see routine airplay in the States.
Speaking of Q107, one of the people featured in the "Beyond" documentary was Kim Mitchell, formerly of Max Webster, and Q107's afternoon DJ.
Speaking of Q107, one of the people featured in the "Beyond" documentary was Kim Mitchell, formerly of Max Webster, and Q107's afternoon DJ.
Just Another Smith
Junior Member
- Messages
- 79
Rush is one of my all time favorite bands. Every time I learn a Rush song I steal I am inspired by something that Alex is doing. The documentary is really good, notice that Alex has no allegiance to anyone kind of guitar- through the years he's played all sorts of instruments. Granted he has gone back to Gibson but it is cool how open minded he has been through the years.
