Why I Hate Rush
It's sometimes hard to articulate why I don't like this band. The 3 guys mostly seem pretty cool and are obviously talented musicians. Taste in music is subjective and if you like them, great. But there is no denying this is a polarizing band.
I don't like their music because it appears devoid of any outside influence. Rush plays so precise but without any passion-- it is like their music was made in a vacuum sealed off from all human exposure. When I hear a band I like, the Stones or U2 or Wilco, I can hear generations of musical influence. With Rush, I hear a bunch of soul-less robots. Maybe that comes from being a Canadian band where there are not many black people and it's too freaking cold to go outside or something. Plus, there lyrics are incredibly heavy-handed--no nuance, nothing left to the imagination. If you dig them, great. But I thought I'd take a stab at why some people don't like them.