Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!auvm!MOREKYPR!PRESTON From: PRESTON@MOREKYPR.BITNET Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic Subject: Rush and having babies Message-ID: Date: 3 Feb 90 05:43:32 GMT Sender: Discussions on all forms of Music Reply-To: Discussions on all forms of Music Lines: 39 Approved: NETNEWS@AUVM Gateway What?? Rush postings, and no word from Drummer yet? :) I'll take advantage of the situation (although I'll probably regret it come Monday when Drummer returns from his weekend home, maybe?), and spew forth a few thoughts on Rush... By-tor: I agree with you on the old Rush vs. new Rush. I don't have any problems with them personally, or them as musicians, but the material that they have written of late is in my eyes (ears?) not nearly as strong as the older stuff (older meaning pre-_Signals_ ). I wonder if maybe they have just run out of ideas. Maybe it's just me... I liked the old Rush sound, where heavily-chorused electric guitar, along with healthy helpings of Rickenbacker bass, filled out the sound, instead of all this digital synth-workstation-gee -whiz techno-sounding stuff. I don't have anything against synths, either... but they just don't deserve to play such a hefty role in this band, not when you have such a capable rhythm guitar handy. Before you say that I'm not a fan... I've seen Rush in concert *five* times, starting with the _Farewell to Kings_ tour. I just don't think I could walk away from one of their shows today, after paying $16 - $20 for a seat, and be satisfied. Overseer & Talking Drum: Wow... someone else (TD) likes the 2nd side of _Hemispheres_?? I used to grab the guitar and play "La Villa Strangiato" almost every day after school... it took me many hours of practice to tackle it, too. I think I'll try to remember how the parts go together and give it a whirl tomorrow. Mike Rosen: You must have read my mind, man... I was just gonna ask about that _She's Having A Baby_ soundtrack! I've never gotten around to seeing the movie (it *is* on vid now, huh?), but I'd heard that XTC had a cut on it, so I was planning on seeing if I could get a copy somewhere. Speaking of sound- tracks, I've seen _Pretty in Pink_ about 4-5 times, and have yet to hear the Suzanne Vega tune in it. That is, as they say... ... *that*. "n.n."