Cygnia Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Rush Is Over: 'We Have No Plans to Tour or Record Anymore. We're Basically Done' (At least they retire on their own terms) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I give it six months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 The Banshees came back together after seven years. So never say never. But when it is your band, it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 How old are the members? With all the things that happened to rockers in the last couple years, it eventually sinks in that no, you aren't immortal. Put your feet up and chill for what little while you have left; you've earned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Alex and Geddy are both 64, Neil is 65. I know Neil's been dealing with arthritis these past few years. Which has got to be hell for ANY drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netzilla Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Yeah, I figured this was coming when, last year, they announced they weren't touring anymore due to Alex and Niel's health issues (arthritis and carpel tunnel as I recall). I'm bummed because every time they came through town I was either dead broke or sick as a dog. My wife even bought my tickets for the Time Machine tour for my 40th birthday present and I ended up with an abscess that required surgery. Heck, I even had tickets to see Thunderhead (a Rush tribute band) last year and managed to get sick on the night of their concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Eric Clapton did his farewell concerts and retired a few months back because of arthritis, I believe. It is disabling, and at some point it hurts more than it's worth to carry forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Hmm, I thought they were done last year when Neil said he couldn't tour anymore. His arthritis just doesn't let him play. It's nice that the other guys aren't still continuing, I guess. The Eagles still touring without Glenn Frye rubs me the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I'm sure Neil can take some comfort with this. For those who don't know, the Macallan is Neil's favorite Scotch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 He's earned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Yeah, Neil is just amazing. Not only is he quite possibly the greatest rock drummer ever, but he was a voracious reader who wrote most of Rush's brilliant lyrics. He is an ingenious wordsmith, rivaling the likes of Bob Dylan, Eminem, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 Last interview I saw with Peart he said he was retired and he meant it. That was 2 years ago, if I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher R Taylor Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Betting that they get together for side projects and solo stuff anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armory Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 For some reason, I though this was about Rush Limbaugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, Badger said: For some reason, I though this was about Rush Limbaugh Sorry, no. It's about the Rush with talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 While it's sad that Rush will no longer be making music, it is nice that they retire on top of their game. Their last album was really strong. So many bands from back in the day are still touring and recording, but are mere shadows of their former glory. (I'm thinking specifically of Yes, who at present are touring with exactly zero founding members. Their last album, Heaven and Earth, has been described as "a pencil sketch of a pencil sketch of a painting".) So it is good too see Rush not reduced to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Pariah said: While it's sad that Rush will no longer be making music, it is nice that they retire on top of their game. Their last album was really strong. So many bands from back in the day are still touring and recording, but are mere shadows of their former glory. (I'm thinking specifically of Yes, who at present are touring with exactly zero founding members. Their last album, Heaven and Earth, has been described as "a pencil sketch of a pencil sketch of a painting".) So it is good too see Rush not reduced to that. Yikes! I had totally forgotten about Heaven & Earth. Sure, I bought it when it came out, and I must have played it at least once. But I'm listening to it right now, and I have no recollection whatsoever of any of it. Every once in a while, I get a flash of Asia/Yes in the keyboards or guitar, but it then gets put through a blandness filter, and it morphs into the realm of bad cover band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 42 minutes ago, Ternaugh said: I had totally forgotten about Heaven & Earth. Sure, I bought it when it came out, and I must have played it at least once. But I'm listening to it right now, and I have no recollection whatsoever of any of it. Every once in a while, I get a flash of Asia/Yes in the keyboards or guitar, but it then gets put through a blandness filter, and it morphs into the realm of bad cover band. Mind you, it's still better than 90% of the stuff on the radio today. Still, it's not the band's best work. Of the three non-Jon Anderson albums, this one is clearly the weakest. (FYI Drama is the strongest, if you want my opinion.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 51 minutes ago, Pariah said: Mind you, it's still better than 90% of the stuff on the radio today. Still, it's not the band's best work. Of the three non-Jon Anderson albums, this one is clearly the weakest. (FYI Drama is the strongest, if you want my opinion.) Drama and the Buggles' Adventures in Modern Recording get a lot of play for me, and the remastered release of the latter has a couple of bonus tracks that ended up being the core for the Yes album, Fly from Here. There's supposed to be a release in March of a version of Fly from Here with Trevor Horn on lead vocals instead of Benoit David, though I'm not sure how rare it's going to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Of the Yes vocalists not named Jon Anderson, I like Benoit David best. Having said that, David's vocal work with his regular band, Mystery, is even better. And of the Yes bassists not named Chris Squire (R.I.P.), I like Geddy Lee's performance on "Roundabout" at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction best. And we're back to Rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Of the Yes vocalists not named Jon Anderson, I like Benoit David best. Having said that, David's vocal work with his regular band, Mystery, is even better. And of the Yes bassists not named Chris Squire (R.I.P.), I like Geddy Lee's performance on "Roundabout" at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction best. And we're back to Rush. It's the unabashed joy that Geddy Lee shows in that performance that shows why Rush was such a great band to see live. I was lucky enough to see them on the Roll the Bones and R40 tours, and both concerts were a delight. Here were three friends making music that they loved to share with us. That's pretty hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Point blank, I credit Rush with saving my life. I battle with depression, no secret about that. And it was BAD when I was growing up. No therapy, no meds, family is toxic. And it was 1989 and I'm listening to the radio in a broken recliner and this song comes on -- and it's the first time I'm actually hearing the lyrics. It's "The Pass". I'm 14 years old and for once in my miserable young life, it's like "Somebody actually GETS it!" It's a lifeline thrown to a drowning child who actually finds the encouragement to then grab it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I didn't find Rush until much later, but if there's one song that perfectly explains my high school experience, it's Subdivisions. So I'll echo what Cygnia said: Yeah, these guys get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netzilla Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 I discoverd them in the 6th grade, in 1983. Limelight and Freewill resonated with me the most at that time as they reflected my shyness issues, "I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend", and my feelings on faith/religeon. Like Pariah, Subdivisions was a major touchstone for me as well. They're the only band that getting thier complete catalog mattered for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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