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From: drforsey@watrose.UUCP (drforsey)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: RUSH
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Date: Thu, 20-Mar-86 10:21:12 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 20 10:21:12 1986
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I too am a big Rush fan from about 2112 to Moving Pictures.
The music certainly has changed a lot after MP. Signals is sort of
all right, P/G has only a few tunes I like, Power Windows is 
listen-by-listen getting better, and likely to become really good.
 
Those were my opinions. From what I've read, the critics mainly
thought Signals was the pits. Overblown pseudointellectual lyrics,
muddled incomplete songs, etc. P/G not much better.  But PW is
a triumphant return to insightful but not overblown lyrics,
melodic vocals, and better arrangements. One critic I read said it
was their best since Permanent Waves.  (Here I must disagree -
Moving Pictures was a better album than Permanent Waves.)

I don't think they've "sold out" to anyone. (By this do you mean
gone for commercial success? Abandoned carelessly the old fans? 
What exactly?)  According to interviews I've heard with Geddy,
they make the music to satisfy themselves as artists first and foremost.
They play the old songs in concerts because they know the fans want it,
but they would rather not have to do them. They have to progress
personally as artists, and if dedicated 2112 fans can't handle stuff
like P/G, well, too bad for those fans.

I have a few articles and interviews which I'll dig out, and try to
provide more details if people care.
(This month's "GUITAR For The Practicing Musician" has an interview with
Geddy, BTW.)

"drforsey" so it would appear.
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