9/16/2023 0 Comments Rush 2012 clockwork angels torrentThe common theme of the core of Rush’s catalog-the Hemispheres-through- Moving Pictures trilogy, with maybe A Farewell To Kings and Signals tacked on either end-is an extraordinarily potent combination of power and melody. For this listener-this fan-the appeal of the band has always been the drive and hookiness behind their best songs and best albums. That said, latter-day Rush has tended to feel a bit tepid. They are the geeks in the corner who played for the other geeks, who all told a friend, and so on and so on until, in today’s geek-ascendant world, Rush has evolved into a money-making machine the likes of which the rock world has rarely seen. To the contrary, besides being world-class musicians, Geddy Lee (bass/keys/vocals), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums) very early on embraced their destiny as the high priests of uncoolness. I’ve always thought one reason for this is that Canada’s #1 power trio have never-not for five minutes in a career now spanning five decades-tried to be cool. Rush: the band critics (other than this one) love to hate.
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