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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(USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)

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.

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Rebumping this. Rad band, but as I said, no concert in Poland and some right-wing sympathies, alas.

Sometimes lolberts espouse some basic shit that most people can get along on, like baby's first atheism. It's not the most offensive lolbert shit, just more like the naive breed that were drawn in by the weed and liberty coating
Anyways I need to listen to more prog anyway

It's this, right?

>>14732
Rush frequently had creepy lyrics with capitalistic or transhumanistic undertones.

>>14755
post em(I am a complete Rush babby to this day, I only know hits)

This is a good song, but I still can't find which album its on.

>>14767
I was trying to make a frikkin joke

>>14769
>>14768
I apologize that was meant for you I clicked the wrong post

>>14769
Jokes are bourgeois decadence, comrade

Are there freemason lyrics references in Rush? I read somewhere that yes.
Actually at least Frank Zappa was an open freemason.

I don't really care about questionable lyrics as long as the riffs are stinky. I mean damn uygha, listen to this:

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I like them but they’re wildly overrated, IMO

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Musically, they kick ass. But lyrically, yeah, a lot of the Ayn Rand influence is cringe af.

I'm glad that Neil Peart eventually realized how cringe Ayn Rand is though and stopped taking any influence from her afterwards.

>>11423
I used to really like them, haven't been in the mood to come back to them in years but that also applies to other prog bands I still respect. Famously they are (or were?) ayn rand fans but like I never gave a shit about the political opinions of musicians.

>>11423
Los Jaivas remains as the only communist prog rock band in History

here's a book about them being middle class:
https://www.scribd.com/document/683388541/Rush-Rock-Music-and-the-Middle-Class-Dreaming-in-Middletown

>>15752
Rock, punk and metal have always been the favorite genres of the petit bourgeoise and labor aristocracy and I'm saying this as someone who really loves rock, metal and punk.

Can anyone help me identify all the albums and bands in this pic?
>Inb4 banned for soyjak

>>15765
>mike oldfield
>2 genesis albums
>2 pink floyd albums
my boomer dad listens to those

>>15766
oh, and i think i also see lateralus in the background

>>15765
>>15766
Pretty sure I see at least one RUSH, YES, plus tubular bells album.

>>15765
lateralus - tool
red - king crimson
in the court of the crimson king - king crimson