Why I Hate Rush

Are you implying America is currently producing a great line of rock bands/musical artists? Holy cow, look at the Billboard charts...it's filled with non-musical garbage that has is devoid of any musical integrity. Rap/hip-hop junk that is mind-numbingly soulless, to use your word. Usher, Pitbull, Drake, Justin Frickin' Bieber, (yes I know he's also Canadian) , Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, 2 new boy bands who will be gone in a couple of years, some new nobody named Tyga....half of these people use street names and put up some kind of phony facade to hide the fact that they're succeeding in a below average game. Very few geniune rock bands that can clearly play instruments and write good songs. Sure there's a Maroon 5, a Coldplay (who are British) thrown in there. But over all, today's music deserves to be ignored and dismissed because they are all copying the same old crap that for some reason is popular. But you're not a fan of Rush because they create their own sound rather than follow the other brain-dead lemmings over the cliff? Makes no sense.
You don't like them, and that's fine. I'm not going to suggest songs to listen to. They're just not your thing, but it seems you dismiss them for the wrong reasons. You mentioned that you like the Stones and I think those guys are incredibly overrated. Granted even I concede that Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash, and Brown Sugar are catchy tunes...but weren't those all written in the 60's? They haven't done anything that soudns good since then. They are not proficient at the their craft. Mickey Moose Lips? Lousy singer. Charlie Watts? I am surprised he doesn't fall asleep during their own concerts. I was able to play all of his parts after one drum lesson when I was 12. Lousy back up vocals, anemic guitar sounds, and virtually evertything they've done for 30 years all sounds like same old lousy crap. Rush? They don't want to be bored, and they don't want us to get bored with them, so they change their sound and theme every single album. And aside from a few clunkers (Half of Presto, and virtually all of Snakes and Arrows, anyone?) they've succeeded in being immesly diverse over the years and kept us interested and on our toes. That's why they're awesome.

rsr26, I'm not trying to offend you, and I did take into consideration the fact that this thread is several years old.
That said, you've clearly established, and even admitted, that you are fairly clueless re any musical aspects that go beyond surface forms so I'll refrain from arguing my points vis-à-vis your, IMO, skewed perspective on Rush. But you are entirely right: it is a polarizing band. As such, I do appreciate your thread as I've often wondered why it's so; on this I'd rather hear from cogent "haters" than rabid fans. I myself have a weird relationship with Rush, but have nothing but respect for those guys.
So that's fine if you don't like them, no problems there, especially as you seem to be able to express some respect for them. However, your reasons are, for the most part, lame, for they do come through as a form of ignorance rather than valid criticisms albeit they may well be the justifications you've arrived at for very valid feelings.

This is true about several points made but your initial comment re Canada truly marks you as someone with very little culture (damn happy to see someone finally brought it up) and this last reply screams it, loudly, while it also pegs you as someone with zero knowledge of the music industry and its problems. Ditto re history (musical and otherwise?), not to mention that I sense limited tastes, though I could be wrong (or that it may no longer apply).
A quick example: how do you explain that the Scandinavian countries, with virtually no black population to speak of, is currently the dominant place for some of the world's best, most innovative jazz? Isn't jazz one of the rare art forms that's 100% U.S. (due to slavery)? Do you see how lame your thinking is re blacks and Canadian bands (and/or all bands)? Do I need to explain it in long-form?

AND BTW: Thinking like a true navel, I take it you're using America to refer to the U.S. rather than its wider, intended original definition (i.e. North and South America)? Well, if Canada is America's hat, then I've no doubt that the U.S. must be Canada's soiled underpants!





Ignorance is bliss... 'til it posts on the Internet, then, it's annoying.

I bet if you took a poll, allot of Rush fans play an Instrument.I will also bet half of their appreciation is based on how difficult it is to do and create what they do...at age 60? 3 Hour Concerts with no other Bands?

Its so hard to duplicate with regularity any of their songs, it makes it hard to get bored. The dedication to their careers and to the fans is to be applauded.

If you don`t like it, thats fine, I don`t like Guns and Roses cause Axls voice can sound like nails on a chalkboard after awhile..do I hate them? No.

the only Band that I would say I hate is Nickelcrack.

I think what you are trying to say in your last post my also apply to Dream Theater, they are technically proficient, but I find it boring, but they are fairly popular....I guess its like one person prefering Brunettes, and others prefering Blondes.

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Lol "secretly hate Rush"?


Look at thread title.