Jabez Scratch Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Is Rush the greatest band in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prodj101 Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Well, that is very subjective. Look at prod. He says no, But then he is not of the Rush era. I for one think Rush has to be up in the top 5 and I firmly believe there will never be another powerhouse trio that will ever grace us with their musical talent that Rush did over the years. Hard to top perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avman Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 one of!! awesome that three guys (w/some help from electronics) can make so much good music, and neil pert is incredible on drums!! avman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregorius Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I saw them in concert in 82, they put on a heck of a show, they are still one of my favorites. AVman is right I haven't seen many rock drummers that can top Neil Pert. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Wow what a statement. I love Rush and agree they are one of the most tallented bands of all time, but.... You really need to get out of the box and listen to some more music. As far as great clasic power trios go, did you check out the Bozio, Levin, Stevens CD that came out a year or two ago called Situation Dangerous. One of my more recent favorites. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 j-malotky Perhaps... I have never heard of any of those bands. What kind of music is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 russh is ok, best of all time, not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easylistener Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Very good band. I like others that rate just as high though. Floyd, Led, Hooker, grateful dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 I'm a big Rush fan,very talented band,many great lp's,you really do get a rush.They are not the greatest imho,they do however rate very high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Rush is very good. I used to see them play in bars, long time ago. Peart overplays though. He has excellent drive and pace but gets carried away, too busy. I'd like to hear him play more simply and on a small kit like Ringo used. Well perhaps he is for all I know, haven't listened to their new stuff since, when, Subdivisions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Here's picture of the greatest band in the world. Scottie Moore on guitar, Bill Black on bass, DJ Fontana on drums and a young fella from Memphis singin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Here's who Rush used to listen to. Who's hep enough to know these jaspers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 ---------------- On 6/18/2003 7:20:31 PM easylistener wrote: Very good band. I like others that rate just as high though. Floyd, Led, Hooker, grateful dead. ---------------- No also, although they are a talented trio. BTW, just got back from the Dead show. I've seen better. Seems like they were just going through the motions. Phil & Friends blows them away. No-talent Bob Weir ruins it for me. He's trying to take over and just doesn't have what it takes. Without Jerry, Bobby's lack of talent really shines. Best rock trio of all time in my book is Emerson, Lake & Palmer. In their heyday they were incredible to watch. Carl Palmer is one of my favorite rock drummers. Probably the most underrated of the great ones. But we all like who we like, right? Otherwise we'd all be going to see the same band and it would be hard to get tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Best power trio ever? Ummm - Clapton, Baker, Bruce? Have we forgotten that quickly? Best bands doing what they're doing? - Dream Theater - Fates Warning - Queensryche - Yes Yeah, their new album is really great, and it certainly is more relevant than the last four or so they released. I don't know that it's time to start crowning them gods just yet. They've always been really good at what they did (and in rock bass, it's tough to find one better than Geddy Lee - especially when you factor in that he does most of the bass work with his feet while singing and playing keyboards) - but to start tossing out "best ever" is a bit of a stretch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Oh yeah - and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) makes Neil look like an amateur, folks. If you don't believe me, just take a listen to anything they've done. (he's full-tilt every song, every album) Portnoy has definitely tossed his hat into the "best ever" drummer's ring. Whether he is or not is arguable, but he certainly has topped Pert in precisely the same vein as Pert has always worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Gary, you were in my back yard! Little Feat? Music against grain of the times but had a devoted following. Slide guitar, laid back vocals, third world percussion, Tower of Power horns. Uncopyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 ---------------- On 6/18/2003 11:18:46 PM Griffinator wrote: Best power trio ever? Ummm - Clapton, Baker, Bruce? Have we forgotten that quickly? ---------------- I guess it's easy to forget that they were a trio band when they were together for such a short period of time and all went on to do other things whereas bands like ELP and Rush have been the same trio band for most of their musical careers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Griff, Fates Warning? Really? Now, Dream Theater on the other hand. That is one hell of a band. I stand firm... Rush is the greatest trio of all times and definitly one of the top 5 talanted bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 ---------------- On 6/18/2003 11:24:12 PM Klipschfoot wrote: Gary, you were in my back yard! Little Feat? Music against grain of the times but had a devoted following. Slide guitar, laid back vocals, third world percussion, Tower of Power horns. Uncopyable. ---------------- I was in my backyard! I live 5 minutes from Merriweather. You? BTW - Big Little Feat fan also. Saw Lowell and the boys many times back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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