I'm not much of a proponent of having to select the greatest of anything, mind you, but Rush is most definitely one of my all time favorites. The
chemistry between Lifeson (that is,when he's not drunk :jester
, Peart and Lee is and has always been something to behold!
As it turns out, I kinda lost track of the band after the
Roll The Bones album and I haven't invested any time to explore this band's music since, some day maybe.
How long have these guy's been going at it, almost 40 years ? :bowdown:
One of my favorites
IMHO there are some albums checking out.
Counterparts has some cool songs on it and
Test For Echo has some really cool songs on it like Driven, Half the World, Totem Pole, and Dog Years.
I mentioned before I was not a fan of
Vapor Trails, but I imagine if my wife and only daughter dies 2 months apart I would write some dark music too! I like two songs off of that album...
BUT! Neil decided not to kill himself, re-married, and found a new love for making music!
Snakes and Arrows followed and I was really happy with that album. Now, the stuff that was released today was also pretty cool and one song even featured a guitar solo! There has not been a guitar solo since Test for Echo in 97!!! With this series they are trying to go back to their hard rock roots and the removal of a guitar solo and keyboard was a conscience choice to get that more "authentic" sound. From the two songs released today I feel they are finding a better balance instead of just removing these elements and I am really looking forward to the release of this album in 2011!
How many drummers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Just 1... and the rest wonder how Neil Peart did it!
StarMan
