I'm a Rush fan since the summer on 1979 when I really discovered them. After that I saw every single shows they played in Montreal except a couple of tours in the '90s. I remember when they released Signals in late 82 or early 83. To me that album was good but far from the great Moving Pictures album. After that, every album had for me a few good songs and a bunch of songs I was not that much attracted to. A lot of bands struggled at the turn of the '80s with the new tendency of New wave, the music being much more played through keyboards. Rush went to that direction as well and Alex guitar was less involved and present in the Rush sound. Even worse, his sound changed for a cleaner sound which felt to me less heavy or hard rock, far from his sound on 2112 for instance.
Over the years I liked every albums they released except Roll the bones. It's the worst album they ever made. It's not rock, it's pop music. Nothing in there sounds like Rush music. No song but one is kind of hard enough. But I remember really enjoying Counterparts, the next one. Sometimes, they were surprising me, sometimes they were predictable. I listen to Rush almost every week, even today. I prefer the early stuff they made. I probably listen to the early stuff (until Moving Pictures) 4 times more than what they made from Signals. Their last studio album, Clockwork Angels was their best album in a long long time and live they were putting a great show with the strings ensemble.
Oh, I never liked Mistic rythms. Could not stand that song but perfect for going pee time. Ah I'm sure there are a few others I never liked. But this band gave me so much fun, great emotions, I don't see myself stopping listening to them until I die.
Topic: Was latter day RUSH better than the 1970s? (Read 4382 times)
