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Subject: R U S H  (Thoughts from College Park)
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Date: Wed, 1-May-85 16:44:02 EDT
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Hello all out there,                        
                                             
    Seeing the various articles posted to the net concerning my 
pet band, I felt a need to pontificate a bit.
                                             
    I have been a RUSH fan for going on 10 years now, and have watched
them go through the different phases they have passed.  I have not always
thoroughly enjoyed their current compositions, but have been able to 
appreciate their style eventually.  As with many people, I fell in love
with their earliest stuff (In the Mood, Anthem, Finding My Way, etc) first,
but grew to appreciate their later works (I still think Cygnus X-1 is a
masterpiece).  Their newest stuff is obviously different from anything alse
they've done, but it too has its merits.    
    The statement that RUSH has gone thru phases is very true, but I noticed
a slight error in estimating the cut-offs of the different periods in an 
earlier posting here.  After listening to an interview that I have (2 lp's),
I found that their career does indeed fall into very specific periods, and
actually are somewhat similar.               
    The first phase consists of their first four albums, and is culminated 
by 2112.  The second stage comprises of 'Farewell to Kings' thru 'Moving
Pictures'.  The latter album may be their best top-40 album of any they've
written.  The third stage started with 'Signals' (probably my least favorite
excepting possibly 'Caress of Steel')  and is heading for the third album in
the 'series'.                                  
    There has been a niticeable trend with their albums; sets of four (so far),
    After having tickets for the past five years running for their concerts at
our local concert hall (the Capital Centre), I must say that the first I saw
(Hemispheres) was the best.  Don't get me wrong, they still put on a helluva 
show, but I do like to hear more of their oldies than they deem necessery to 
play.                                        
    Anyway, thanks for putting up with me, and if anybody has anything to say,
or want to exchange mail/tapes/info, please MAIL me.  I do have a modest 
collection, comprising of albums, EP's, DJ & promo 45's, tapes (their last
concert here too), video tape, and CD's.  If you would like tapes of any of 
this, drop me a line.                         
                                            
                                            David Arnold
                                            CSC, Univ. of Md., College Park
                                            Maryland 
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