Re: (TV) Rush To Judgment / Radiohead

[Russ <russvr@gmail.com>]

I don't have much time to type this morning ,but I could go on a lot on this
subject. Let me just say that RUSH is one of the most talented three
musicians ever to record in the rock idiom. They're not punk, not hip (since
about 1977), but they have always been cool. I would controversially
conjecture that bands like Husker Du (All you have to do listen to
"Celebrated Summer" to hear Rush influence)  were as much influenced by RUSH
as they were influenced by The Ramones.
-Russ

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Leo Casey <leocasey@comcast.net> wrote:

> I thought this was extremely funny even though it's (note the apostrophe)
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> I'm not familar with a single note of the band's 35+ year output.
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> "Prog Bites, Eight Completely Awesome Rush Moments [The Boston Phoenix]  By
> http://thephoenix.com//Boston/Music/62876-Prog-bites/
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> More serious but worth reading is this interesting interview:
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> http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/62874-Rush-survive-40-years-on-rocks-very-edge/
> A few excerpts (I like the Radiohead example):
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> "Rush are one of rock's most quietly enduring success stories: 40 years
> later, the
> Canadian trio's rabid fan base and enduring legacy continue to frustrate
> those who'd
> like to pretend that '70s prog never existed. ... Geddy thinks that the
> whole "prog
> is a four-letter word" stigma is all smoke and mirrors. "
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> " 'Look at a band like Radiohead:  they are a big-themed band, and they're
> kind of
> the leader in the current prog-rock parade, in my opinion. They are
> probably loved by
> a lot of people who don't like 'prog rock,' ****because they have an image
> that makes
> them acceptable, a grooviness that supersedes their music. And I think
> that's part
> and parcel with acceptance of certain bands: if they have a groovy buzz,
> then it
> almost makes what they are doing musically acceptable by association**. I
> think it's
> a lot about a time and a place, more than the actual music that they're
> playing.' "
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