It started with guitar lines that faded in an out, whether Alex used a volume pedal or just turned his volume knob on and off on his guitar to make those notes swell and die quickly, I'm not sure.
It was haunting, sad at first, but it had this epic, nostalgia feel to it, you could tell something big was about to happen. The first few notes caught my ear and I was forever hooked on that song.
Then it built, slowly and softly till the entire band came in all at once, like an outburst of sound, Alex repeating this simple motif high up on the fretboard but it was so powerful. It just exploded out of nowhere.
Then there was a quiet lull, as if waiting for time to cease.
Soon Peart rolled in with this crazy drum arrangement and the bass line was just truly infectious, the song just grooved along, it almost felt like an instrumental.
The chords and melody line that followed in the verse had me lapping it all up like a starving dog.
By the time the end guitar solo came in I was confused and lost as to what part of the song I loved more.
It would remain one of my favourite RUSH songs of all time.
For their 30th anniversary tour, they played a little part of it and I was in heaven, for those two minutes.
Such a masterpiece, it's a real shame they don't play it more often.
So much great music over a career spanning almost 40 years.
And I liked every era of their music - the early stuff with just guitar, bass and drums; the keyboard era in the 80s, and the early 90s return to their raw sound.
There's just so many great songs to choose from.
One of Canada's greatest bands of all time, and one the most amazing, technically proficient power trios that ever existed.
RUSH - a musicians' band.
My favourite band of all time. A band I saw three times.
I own most of their albums, a few t-shirts, a tour book, two DVDs, and hundreds of songs. I've learnt many of their songs, I've changed my guitar tunings for their earlier songs.
They're a cult band, and they're still going strong, almost 40 years later.
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart.
Three guys that made and still continue to make some amazing music unapologetically.
It was haunting, sad at first, but it had this epic, nostalgia feel to it, you could tell something big was about to happen. The first few notes caught my ear and I was forever hooked on that song.
Then it built, slowly and softly till the entire band came in all at once, like an outburst of sound, Alex repeating this simple motif high up on the fretboard but it was so powerful. It just exploded out of nowhere.
Then there was a quiet lull, as if waiting for time to cease.
Soon Peart rolled in with this crazy drum arrangement and the bass line was just truly infectious, the song just grooved along, it almost felt like an instrumental.
The chords and melody line that followed in the verse had me lapping it all up like a starving dog.
By the time the end guitar solo came in I was confused and lost as to what part of the song I loved more.
It would remain one of my favourite RUSH songs of all time.
For their 30th anniversary tour, they played a little part of it and I was in heaven, for those two minutes.
Such a masterpiece, it's a real shame they don't play it more often.
So much great music over a career spanning almost 40 years.
And I liked every era of their music - the early stuff with just guitar, bass and drums; the keyboard era in the 80s, and the early 90s return to their raw sound.
There's just so many great songs to choose from.
One of Canada's greatest bands of all time, and one the most amazing, technically proficient power trios that ever existed.
RUSH - a musicians' band.
My favourite band of all time. A band I saw three times.
I own most of their albums, a few t-shirts, a tour book, two DVDs, and hundreds of songs. I've learnt many of their songs, I've changed my guitar tunings for their earlier songs.
They're a cult band, and they're still going strong, almost 40 years later.
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart.
Three guys that made and still continue to make some amazing music unapologetically.
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