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From: jamesp@orstcs.UUCP (jamesp)
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Subject: Re: R U S H
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Date: Mon, 6-May-85 10:30:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  6 10:30:00 1985
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Nf-From: orstcs!jamesp    May 10 06:30:00 1985

][	<-- Apple Inc. was here.... :-)

I must admit that I, too, am a RUSH fan.  

I saw the '84 Grace Under Pressure Tour.  While I can honestly say that 
the Grace Under Pressure album did not thrill me as much as other works they
have done, the concert was very good.  One of the distinguishing features
of RUSH is that they care about the music they play.  It is always a
precision performance, unlike Duran Duran (I know, different league, D. D.
is really just pop) which ends up screaming and howling trying to outdo
their crowds.  

RUSH had excellent light effects.  Particularly inspiring at the concert
were the two large batteries of flood lamps on each side of the stage
(visible in an MTV video... I can't remember which one), which were flashed
on at the crowd.  Also I just loved the excellent drum solo in the middle
of Red Lenses -- it had excellent transition into and out of the rest of
the song.

For those of you out there who doubt that RUSH is actually composed of serious
musicians with a lot of creativity,  I recommend you listen to 'La Villa
Strangiato' or 'The Trees' off of the Hemispheres album.  La Villa'  is my
favorite Rush piece, being composed of 12 parts, each different and all
very expressive of the talent of all three musicians.  

I feel that Rush has lost momentum lately.  Their albums are not as clearly
theme oriented as before, and their music shows less thought and
originality.  I hope that it is not a permanent downswing,  it happens to
so many good groups, like Styx and Foreigner, to name two.  ANyhow, Rush
continues to be inspiring to the Science Fiction lover and Humanist in me,
and the messages in their songs remain meaningful.  The lyrics are like
good literature -- always dealing with Human problems like famine, poverty,
and Future Shock.

Rush has always been and will always be one of my favorite rock bands.

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