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Probably my least favorite prog band. I didn't even know they were libertarians, I just think their sound sucks.

>>11423
I'm a huge fan of prog but Rush never gripped me for some reason. I probably haven't listened enough.

I enjoy Rush, they were the first band that really gripped me as a kid, so I give them credit where it's due for getting me into music at a young age. I personally like their synth era the most, it's super divisive but I always found they hit that perfect balance of technicality and pop sensibility during that era, plus Neil's lyrics aren't as insufferable as compared to the Prog era. Heresy is probably their worst song lyrically, and unlike 2112 it doesn't have the music to carry it.

>>11423
rush is the closest thing leftoids ever got to the glory of true prog, but in true lefty fashion they completely missed the point by making it political. they could have been almost as good as Yes or Asia if only the messages weren't garbage leftoid propaganda

Meh… Rush never played a concert in Poland, so negative, sniff, sniff sniff…

>>11458
It's not the thread for spreading right wing propaganda, troll

I love music and singing but outside of some edgy teenage years I've never cared about lyrics. It's partly a learned behavior as a result of being hard of hearing which makes it difficult to understand what's being said, partly a result of my standards being quite high after a lifetime of reading classical literature which the average lyricists/singer's corny, edgy, psuedo-intellectual and/or "deep" slop cannot possibly compare, but at the end of the day I just don't care about the meaning behind a particular piece of music. I just like the sounds. You could be putting the writings of Seuss, Shakespeare, Schmitt or Stalin to song and so long as the singing and instrumentals are good I'll enjoy it all the same. I'm still in the midst of a phase where I listen to a lot of early pop music which seems to be 99% love songs–super corny stuff that doesn't appeal to me at all–but since I like the music I can look past the lyrics, so I can't relate to your inability to do the same.
That said, no I don't like Rush. Where I grew up in rural Canada the radio consisted of country and classic rock, the latter of which I preferred, and Rush got a lot of airtime. Never really liked them much but I could appreciate the musicianship, now I'm utterly sick of them, along with most classic rock, in the same way people who got really sick from a particular type of booze can no longer even smell it without retching.

>>12500
Lyrics aren't exactly the most important thing but good lyrics really make an already good song into awesome. Like 'Common People' or similar.

>>11423
>What do y'all think of Rush?
When they make prog hard rock it sounds based. But it's prob their very first album, forgot its name.
>they're one of the best prog bands of all time
How many prog bands have you listened to?

>>12501
Lyrics aren't even comprehensible most of the time. I usually pay attantion to the lyrics in punk songs 'cause they're shouted so loud.

>>11423
I'm not a huge fan of prog. The first few albums where they did the blues/hard rock thing were ok. Like a led zep cover band that did a few originals.

>>11458
Bruh they were libertarian ayn rand fans…

>>12530
Prog is cool when it's mixed with something like trad heavy, sludge, death or metalcore. Otherwise it sounds kind of sterile. Except Oingo Boingo, their songs are pretty fun. Especially the one about liking little girls, so relatable.

>>12534 (me)
The other thing about prog is that it was supposed to be a stand-in for experimental rock but got distillated into "le funni time signatures."

Peart's libertarianism is so cartoonish and simple-minded that it's impossible for me to be genuinely offended by it, though with stuff like "The Trees" I wouldn't blame anyone for not being okay with it lol.
Rush have always felt kind of "junk food prog" to me, technical and complex but not really artsy, yet fun to listen to.

>>12543
Hehehe, gottem.