Do any black people listen to Rush?
Anne Hyzer
If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
whitest sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not bother
to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
to know that some black people like Rush, yet I think I could totally
understand most black people not liking them.
Michael Bayrak
Some friends of mine, who are black, play the drums, and bass. They
listen to Rush, mainly because of Neil's wizardry.
====================================
Mike "A Modern Day Warrior" Bayrak | "They're only good for one thing,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, eh? | and you know what that is!"
==================================== -Charlene Lifeson
"SHUT UP!!! AGH. JUST SHUT UP!
SHUT UP, SHUTTIN' UP!"
-Alex
Bob M.
On Oct 18, 1996 01:24:10 in article <Do any black people listen to Rush?>,
can report that my circle of Rush-fan friends includes 3 blacks, several
Mexican-Americans (duh, I live in San Antonio...), and one crazy "pinche"
Puerto Rican! :)
-- Bob (Any IHL Rush fans out there? How 'bout them Dragons!!!!)
*********************************************
"Driven to the margin of error
Driven to the edge of control
Driven to the margin of terror
Driven to the edge of a deep, dark hole"
- Geddy Lee, from lyrics by Neil Peart, "Driven"
TIMOTHY GUEGUEN
Bob M. (alam...@usa.pipeline.com) wrote:
: On Oct 18, 1996 01:24:10 in article <Do any black people listen to Rush?>,
interview that they listened to Rush as kids. Apparently they went to a
mainly white high school which is how they first heard them.
tim gueguen ad...@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca
Dan Danka
In article <326722...@my.matrix>, Anne Hyzer <m...@my.matrix> wrote:
>If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
>sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
>whitest sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not bother
>to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
>to know that some black people like Rush, yet I think I could totally
>understand most black people not liking them.
Take a look at the ESL video. If you look real hard, I think
there's one point where you see a black guy. Of course, this was in
Canada, at a RUSH concert, so the guy really looks out of place! I think
he might have taken a wrong turn somewhere.
Hari
Hmmm, I'm Indian asian does that count as 'black'? ;0)
BTW, why do you feel they or anybody else is a 'white' sounding band?
IMHO bands produce music to reach everybody not a select group,
having a said that there is always the minority who pervert music and
other forms of communication to spread their messages of hate.
Hari
'You mean to tell me I'm not BLACK?' Steve Martin - The Jerk
TIMOTHY GUEGUEN
Dan Danka (cx...@grove.iup.edu) wrote:
Dan, there are lots of black people in Canada. In fact the first African
inhabitant of Canada was supposedly a French slave who came with Jacques
Cartier. Many came during the American Revolution, others to escape
slavery. And lots of Carribean folks have immigrated in the last 30 years.
|Gompers|
On Sat, 19 Oct 1996 23:53:54 -0700, Hari <afl...@tribeca.ios.com>
wrote:
::Hmmm, I'm Indian asian does that count as 'black'? ;0)
::
This post just killed me (Not Hari's, but the original). Music is a
universal langauge.
----------
Rich Lafond
ri...@accessus.net
aka |Gompers| on Efnet Rush music chat IRC channel #yyz
----------
Bianco
And a Oink Oink here, and a rude mark there.
Bassically Assholes Here
Anne Hyzer
> This post just killed me (Not Hari's, but the original). Music is a
> universal langauge.
>
sounds like white music to me". But you must admit, there are some
styles of music that mainly attract people of a certain race or
nationality. For example, I don't know of too many Chinese people that
listen to polka.
I was merely curious, figuring that there had to be some blacks reading
this ng that could enlighten me as to how they feel about the band,
whether or not they think Rush has a "white sound", etc.
Hey, let's face it: If we somehow could figure out the ratio of whites
who buy Rush cd's vs. blacks, it would probably be 80 to 1, or some
crazy number like that! Why? Apparently because the music doesn't appeal
to blacks enough for them to buy the cd (which is completely cool with
me - listen to whatever you want!) So how then, did my original post
kill you? I was trying to learn something about another race, and you
were getting nervous that I wasn't being "politically correct" and that
I might offend somebody, would be my guess.
Tim the Enchanter
I think it has more to do with the divided society we live in, rather
than actual preferences. How many Blacks have actually heard Rush?
What's popular in Black culture are styles like rap, R&B,
jazz, and maybe blues, but very little rock 'n roll. Rush isn't even
that well known among circles of "white" music, which is mainly pop and R
'n R. I think a lot of it comes down to exposure. I think that Rush
could have a much greater audience if they were played all the time, and
people were, in a way, forced to listen to them. Their music could find
a place in any peoples hearts. I have met Blacks who liked Rush. I have
sat down with people who ripped Rush, without really knowing anything
about them, and forced them to listen. Once they opened their minds and
let down their preconceived notions, they liked what they heard. I think
that Rush could cross any racial border if given the chance.
Dan
Lover of Kate and Music
Jeffrey M Brown
FYI:
A couple of the lead members of Fishbone have stated that RUSH
was a huge influence on them....they kind of joked about the fact that
they were these young black kids growing up at a time when they were
"suppposed" to be listening to Sly Stone and other black funk artists
(which they also did), while also grooving to Hemispheres, et al.
J. Brown
joe
If you're female, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
bother to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be
glad
understand most females people not liking them.
Anne Hyzer
I'm flattered! This isn't analogous to my original post, but I'm still
flattered.
Tim the Enchanter
I'm Anne's carbon-fiber djembe case.
Paul Schirf
My wife loves several Rush albums and hates some others.
Her favorites are MP, TFE, RtB, CP, P and she's somewhat
neutral on HYF, and PoW. She dislikes G\P, Sig, H, PeW,
AFTK, and 2112. I think she's crazy. She's trying to
get into 2112 a bit more... and can't wait for the show
on the 3rd in the 'burgh
glen dye
On 10/24/96 1:17AM, in message <326EFB...@my.matrix>, Anne Hyzer
<m...@my.matrix> wrote:
> joe wrote:
> >
> > If you're female, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> > sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> > most masculine sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not
> > bother to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be
> > glad
> > to know that some females like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> > understand most females people not liking them.
>
>
> I'm flattered! This isn't analogous to my original post, but I'm still
> flattered.
Rush is my FAVORITE band than any other, and of course I totally agree.
Angie
LFr...@pitnet.net
Rush is one of my favorite bands. And just what is a "masculine
sounding" band? My husband and I like a wide variety of music, and we
have never labeled any of it masculine or feminine music. Just curious.
Lyn
Anne Hyzer
> I'm Anne's carbon-fiber djembe case.
>
> Dan
>
> Lover of Kate and Music
Dan: Jim scares me! Be free, bacon bin... . . . . . .
. .
Anne
I'm Dan's oak flute cover
Hanson Hsu
Anne Hyzer wrote:
>
> If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
> understand most black people not liking them.
Not only am I black but, I'm also female...I have been listening to
them for about 15 years....I happen to come from a musically diverse
family...I grew up listening to everything from Marvin Gaye to Led
Zepplin....My older brother turned me onto Rush...I have been a
fanatic ever since...I've seen them 14 times.....15 & 16 are coming
up...I love them because not only are they tight musicians...their
music has incredible meaning...they have inspired me in soooooo many
ways....
Charity
Katherine White
Anne Hyzer (m...@my.matrix) wrote:
: joe wrote:
: >
: > sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
: > bother to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be
: > glad
: > understand most females people not liking them.
ah yes, once again the infamous "Do Females Like Rush" post rears its head.
Yes, I love Rush.
No, I was not introduced to them by a boyfriend or male relative. I
discovered them on my own.
I love the lyrics. I love the vocals. I love the music.
I love the fact that Rush hasn't been invovlved in scandal.
I hate the fact that eMpTV will rarely play a video from them, but
begrudgingly accept that fact.
Yes, my friends give me funny looks when I play Rush. Sometimes
admittedly, I get embarassed, as if it is somehow wrong for a young
female to like Rush. I don't know why this is.
I have no favorite album or song. I simply cannot choose between them all.
I do like Victor.
I have only seen them in Concert twice *sigh* This will soon be rectified.
15 days & counting until Boston....
anything else?
--cygnia
Anne Hyzer
> >
> >
> I'm Anne's carbon-fiber djembe case.
>
> Dan
>
> Lover of Kate and Music
Dan: Jim scares me! Be free, bacon bin.
Anne
I'm Dan's oak flute case
Doug Lavan
Yup...
Tom Liehe
: : joe wrote:
: : >
: : > If you're female, reading this and like the band, please respond.
Well, I'm not female, but my shrink, who's in her 40's like me, told
me that Rush is her favorite band. All I'd ever heard her play on
the muzak system in her office was classical, so I was a bit surprised..
Roll the Bones is the album she mentioned.
Tom
Steve Irvin
Anne Hyzer wrote:
>
> > I'm Anne's carbon-fiber djembe case.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > Lover of Kate and Music
>
> . .
>
>
> I'm Dan's oak flute cover
Yes we do. I've been listening for over 10 years and find many, many
females attending the concerts.
I haven't found another group that I enjoy listening to as much. In
fact I commute over an hour each way to work daily and tend to wear out
my tapes.
Hope you got to enjoy one of the concerts.
Cheryl
demian
Christi O'Hara
>
> > joe wrote:
> > >
> > > If you're female, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> > > sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> > > most masculine sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not
> > > bother to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be
> > > glad
> > > to know that some females like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> > > understand most females people not liking them.
> >
I love Rush! They've been my favorite band for a long time and I own all
of their albums on CD. I keep my Rush collection separate and sacred from
the rest of my music. I know plenty of other females who also like Rush.
Their music is original, and they have thoughtful lyrics that actually
mean something. I can't stand the mainstream, whiny, "I'm so in love" crap
that crowds the radio waves.
Why, may I ask, should a female not like Rush? What do you think makes
them so "masculine"?
zach gemmill
In article 27109619...@ohara.uti.com, cko...@uti.com (Christi O'Hara) writes:
>
>
>I love Rush! They've been my favorite band for a long time and I own all
>of their albums on CD. I keep my Rush collection separate and sacred from
>the rest of my music. I know plenty of other females who also like Rush.
>Their music is original, and they have thoughtful lyrics that actually
>mean something. I can't stand the mainstream, whiny, "I'm so in love" crap
>that crowds the radio waves.
>
>Why, may I ask, should a female not like Rush? What do you think makes
>them so "masculine"?
Because not many females like them !^)>
Zach
Alix
Telling a male friend that I had tix for Rush, he said, "Really! I'm
sorry if I sound surprised, it's just that Rush seems so..."
"Masculine?" I supplied. "Yeah," said he.
I too found Rush on my own, in the 8th grade (I'm pushing 30 now), and
have been quite the fanatic since. Though I've been accused of having
masculine tastes in other things as well: comic books, science fiction,
computer/video games... most of my peers are starting to have babies and
I'm raving about Babylon 5 and Final Doom instead...
-Alix
Grant
joe wrote:
>
> If you're female, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> most masculine sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not
> bother to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be
> glad
> to know that some females like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> understand most females people not liking them.
I'm not female, but my wife is and she has been a Rush fan for over 10
years (no I will NOT reveal her age). She (now we) own almost all of
the older Rush albums on vinyl (some on cassette and cd as well) she
made me (as if I was resisting) by tickets for the upcoming show in DC.
I think she rates as a female fan :)
Anne Hyzer
Clarence D. Reed wrote:
>
> I've been listening to Rush for 11 years.
>
> I've been a young, black male for 26 years.
>
> RUSH is about musicianship, intelligence, mythology, science,
> relationships, happiness, sorrow.
>
> I wouldn't classify them as sounding "white".
>
> Geddy might be one of the funkiest bass players around.
>
> I'm sure that you'll find Rushfans cover many races and backgrounds.
>
> ................................................................
> --
> ----
> Have Faith, Be Well.....
> Peace!
> Darryll (bz914) SeeYa!
Finally! This is the kind of response I've been waiting for! I was never
interested in hearing nervous, pc white people try to "protect" everyone
from my naive, racist post. But after reading your reply (and a few
others), I'll have to admit, Rush's music is more universal than I gave
them credit for.
Brandon Heath
I'm a female RUSH fan and have been since album #1 which I begged my
Dad to buy me when I was 4 years old! I have bought every album since
and have everything on CD now. I've even got many taped interviews and
some on vinyl that I've found. My first show was Permanent Waves and I
sat on row 2 right between Geddy and Alex. Geddy seemed shocked at the
sight of the little girl on the second row who sang every song and
never sat once during the entire show. I've never had seats that great
since, but this year I'm on 4th row for the Dec. 3 Dallas show. Next
up has to be a live album as is their usual round, so cheer loud!
Janeen Heath
bnj...@ix.netcom.com
Jaki K.
I am female and Love Rush as I feel the music brings out the masculine
side of my personality . I often make love while listening to
Hemispheres , but find that Roll the bones makes me orgasm quicker.
I think Test for echo is more of a working out album,( I do aerobics to
it.)
Rush are quite a sexy band , my sisters and I have followed them for
years. I fancy Alex the most, especially his new grunge look.
I do feel Rush should record some slower ballads to appeal to more
females , then they could achieve the popularity of the Eagles.
--Jaki K.
Earth Mother & Guitar Heroine
Turnpike evaluation. For information, see http://www.turnpike.com/
Jaki K.
In article <326722...@my.matrix>, Anne Hyzer <m...@my.matrix> writes
>If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
>sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
>to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
>understand most black people not liking them.
I am white but wonder do any christians listen to Rush, they just sound
as absolutely evil as satan's arse itself.
Eddie
SimpleTim
wow,it must be pretty cool making love to rush,im glad to see a female
into rush as much as i am,well enjoyed your message,im going to see rush
nov.8th in hartford civic center.cant wait,hope to hear from ya
soon,,,,,,,,,,Tim
eton
In article <556ten$q...@alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu>, "Clarence D. Reed"
<bz...@cleveland.Freenet.Edu> writes
>
>I've been listening to Rush for 11 years.
>
>I've been a young, black male for 26 years.
>
>RUSH is about musicianship, intelligence, mythology, science,
>relationships, happiness, sorrow.
>
>I wouldn't classify them as sounding "white".
>
>Geddy might be one of the funkiest bass players around.
>
>I'm sure that you'll find Rushfans cover many races and backgrounds.
>
>
>................................................................
But I've only been a young, black male for 11.
--
eton
hallo
Doug Lavan (wol...@u.washington.edu) wrote:
: Yup...
Me Too!
It doesn't seem all that out of place, as one so eloquently stated under
this topic w.r.t. some black fan at a concert in Canada.
I've been listening too Rush since 1978. I don't think being black is
anymore out of place than Rush incorporating rap into RTB or Geddy being
an avid Billie Holliday fan, as he stated in an interview.
It's obvious Rush is open minded, now if we could just convince thier
fans. :-)
Now what's with some of the topics in this group(i.e. Do any females
listen to Rush, Do any black people listen to Rush)? What next, do any
people over 65 listen too Rush or do any gays listen to Rush too??? Now
wouldn't that be something if we could
find a gay black female over 65 who listens to Rush?
Sue Robak
Clarence D. Reed wrote:
> Geddy might be one of the funkiest bass players around.
Might be? MIGHT BE???! I think he is the most original, most soulful
bass players in the world. The guy is amazing. Along those lines, is
Neil Peart possibly the greatest drummer alive? I saw him @ the Buffalo
show, and when he did his solo, it was "Sit back and be amazed" time!
Doug Lavan
Well, I'm not white a white female, but I am kind of short, though I am a
Christian who just happens to listen to Rush, but what I really want to
know is if any Honduran Freedom Fighters of Spanish origin graced with
the always humorous "hot-dog tongue" gene listen to Rush? Anyone?
I'll also accept anyone named "Scorpio" who listens to Rush in order to
better take over the world. ;)
Wolvie
Tim the Enchanter
On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Doug Lavan wrote:
> Well, I'm not white a white female, but I am kind of short, though I am a
> Christian who just happens to listen to Rush, but what I really want to
> know is if any Honduran Freedom Fighters of Spanish origin graced with
> the always humorous "hot-dog tongue" gene listen to Rush? Anyone?
>
> I'll also accept anyone named "Scorpio" who listens to Rush in order to
> better take over the world. ;)
>
> Wolvie
>
If you could kill someone on your way out, I'd appreciate it.
Lynn Flanagan
cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu (Drummond Sheen) recently burbled:
>Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
>that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
Errrrm.... Wrong again.
Some of us ladies discover Rush all by ourselves, thankyou. Actually,
a mutual love of Rush music is one of the things that got me and my SO
together.
E. Lynn Flanagan -- Shard @ ColoniesMUCK -- WonderMom!
(This is a shared account. If you MUST flame or respond via E-mail,
please put ATT: Lynn in the subject line. Thanks!)
Sockii
In article <55s6m3$2...@tali.UCHSC.edu>, cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu (Drummond
Sheen) wrote:
> Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
> that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
Bzzzzzt!!! Wrong answer! I got into Rush on my own in high school. The
local "classic rock" station used to play them a lot, and when Presto came
out I was hooked, bought the album on my own, and have been a fan since.
No "male help" required. :-)
FYI, finally got to see them live for the first time eer last nice in
Philly! Great show! Sound could have been better, but that's the problem
with the Spectrum, it's not designed for good accoustics. Glad I had my
ear plugs tho!
Somehow I lucked into a GREAT seat at the last minute - 10th row on the
lower left side, right across from Alex. Can't believe I got the seat at
about 1 pm the day of the show.
Anyway... I would love to get a few audience recordings from this tour. I
don't have a lot of Rush to trade back, a few boots, but I have tons tons
tons of Pink Floyd concert recordings. Everyting from '68-'94. Other
bands too. Send me your trading list, and I'll send ya mine!
laters...
Sockii, aka Nicole
-------
Ten years ago a chemical engineering group was denied funding for a
research proposal they didn't submit. Today, still unemployed, they
survive as private consultants. If you have a problem, and no one
else can help, and if you can feed them, maybe you can hire . . .
The E-Team.
Brandon Heath
In <55s6m3$2...@tali.UCHSC.edu> cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu (Drummond Sheen)
writes:
>Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
>that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
Then you would obviously NOT be asking me!
Janeen
Doug Lavan
Dan! You da man!
Wolvie (I picked France too, I mean who wouldn't?)
Adam Bach
:55t1v5$i...@sjx-ixn9.ix.netcom.com>
Distribution:
Brandon Heath (bnj...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: In <55s6m3$2...@tali.UCHSC.edu> cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu (Drummond Sheen)
: Janeen
or me! you obviously didn't read my 1st post on this subject which
EXPLICITLY stated than no boyfriend or male relative got me into Rush. I
discovered them on my own.
Females unite! We have great taste in music just like any male Rushian
regardless on how we got into them!!!
see ya in Boston!!
--cygnia (pay no attention to the name in the header....it's a
loooooong story)
Drummond Sheen
ann...@aol.com
Hey!
Just because my brother was older than I was, and was interested in rock
music first, it does not mean my appreciation of the band is any less.
Where did all you guys learn about rush? I bet it was an brother or
boy-friend.
And, in the 13 years since I first became aware of this wonderful group
I, yes me, a FEMALE, have introduced the group to a number of my friends-
male and female alike.
-ann
-ann
ann...@aol.com
****spence****
Funkiest? I don't think so. Geddy can hold down a great groove but he
is far from funky...lemme hear ya say Boooootsy...
Geddy definately wins my award for coolest bassist though...
I would vote for Neil for best *rock* drummer of all time, at least my
favorite.
-spence
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Malinda Curro
ann-I've been a devoted rush fan since I was 16- I'm now 34. I've been
to 7 Rush concerts and I could tell you most of the fans were men. I
think it has to do alot with air play and how Rush never got the air
play on the radio. I went to the concert in Philadelphia on Nov. 6th,
and there were quite a few female fans there- more than other concerts
I've been to, But the majority of the fan base was still men.
Malinda
Artie
Yes Malinda,
My wife and I listen to RUSH all the Time, They are the best band ever
netboy
A better term to describe Geddy 's bass playing is "energetic." He is not
very funky. In fact he has a very mechanical style to his playing. The
funkiest he get on TFE is Dog Years, IMO.
Netboy
****spence**** <spe...@eai.com> wrote in article <3283F0...@eai.com>...
eton
In article <3283F0...@eai.com>, ****spence**** <spe...@eai.com>
writes
>Sue Robak wrote:
>>
>> Clarence D. Reed wrote:
>>
>> > Geddy might be one of the funkiest bass players around.
>>
>> Might be? MIGHT BE???! I think he is the most original, most soulful
>> bass players in the world. The guy is amazing. Along those lines, is
>> Neil Peart possibly the greatest drummer alive? I saw him @ the Buffalo
>> show, and when he did his solo, it was "Sit back and be amazed" time!
>
>Funkiest? I don't think so. Geddy can hold down a great groove but he
>is far from funky...lemme hear ya say Boooootsy...
>
>Geddy definately wins my award for coolest bassist though...
>
>I would vote for Neil for best *rock* drummer of all time, at least my
>favorite.
>
>-spence
Peart, however if anyone has heard Neil's 'Burning for Buddy' album the
jazz drummers piss all over the rock ones easily.
--
eton
Christopher Meadows
Drummond Sheen (cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu) wrote:
: Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
: that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
I diagree. My girlfriend and I were riding down the road one day. I put
Moving Pictures in and she said, "hey...isin't that Rush...they are cool".
So, I don't agree with your statement. Maybe some girls came to like rush
through a guy but not every girl.
Going to See Rush December 11th in Atlanta
----------------------
Christopher D. Meadows
E-Mail: cmea...@arches.uga.edu
Home Page: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~cmeadows
Box 414B, Hill Hall
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30609
Malinda Curro
ago on my own and have introduced many MEN to this group. That was a
sexist statemant-
Malinda
Patty
>>Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
>>that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
Nope. I found them all by myself.
Shine on,
Patty
sang...@swbell.net
Malinda Curro wrote:
>
> Christopher Meadows wrote:
> >
> > Drummond Sheen (cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu) wrote:
> > : that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
> >
> > I diagree. My girlfriend and I were riding down the road one day. I put
> > Moving Pictures in and she said, "hey...isin't that Rush...they are cool".
> > So, I don't agree with your statement. Maybe some girls came to like rush
> > through a guy but not every girl.
> >
> > Going to See Rush December 11th in Atlanta
> >
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Christopher D. Meadows
> >
> > E-Mail: cmea...@arches.uga.edu
> > Home Page: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~cmeadows
> >
> > Box 414B, Hill Hall
> > The University of Georgia
> > Athens, Georgia 30609
> >
> > 706 357-0784
> Let me tell you something- I started listening to Rush about 18 years
> ago on my own and have introduced many MEN to this group. That was a
> sexist statemant-
>
bass in a band and turned the rest of the band (all GUYS) onto Rush.
jeanne
zach gemmill
In article 51...@ibm.net, Malinda Curro <mcu...@ibm.net> () writes:
>Christopher Meadows wrote:
>>
>> Drummond Sheen (cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu) wrote:
>> : Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
>> : that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
>> :
>>
>> I diagree. My girlfriend and I were riding down the road one day. I put
>> Moving Pictures in and she said, "hey...isin't that Rush...they are cool".
>> So, I don't agree with your statement. Maybe some girls came to like rush
>> through a guy but not every girl.
>
>ago on my own and have introduced many MEN to this group. That was a
>sexist statemant-
*sigh* What would've been sexist is if he had said, "since more men
tend to convert women to Rush than the reverse, women are `inferior'"
(whatever that means). The FACTS are that: based on the hundreds of Rush
fans I've encountered here and in person, more men listen to Rush; and,
the few women Rush fans that I've known *in person* has been converted
by a male. If you read any kind of moral judgement into this, then...
you are reading a moral judgement into this. Nothing more.
If it helps, I didn't get into Rush on *my* own--- a guy I used to know
in high school was THE Rushmeister. It was impossible to go over to his
house or ride the bus without him having you listen to Rush. After he
graduated, I was like, "hmm." I had started identifying Rush on the radio,
too. So I picked up HYF which had just come out. I got Presto when it
came out, but was dissapointed (it took me many years to appreciate it).
When I and another friend saw them in the Spring of '90 though, that
clinched it for me. By that time, I was buying tapes (except I bought
Archives instead of the first three individually). The next year, I
stared replacing them with CDs. HYF was the first CD I ever purchased.
p/g was the last tape I bought, and it is still one of my least favorites,
while HYF remains at the top.
Zach
Jeff
In article <328A61...@ibm.net>, Malinda Curro <mcu...@ibm.net> says:
>
>Christopher Meadows wrote:
>>
>> Drummond Sheen (cf...@freenet.uchsc.edu) wrote:
>> : Ask any female how they came to like Rush and they will inevitably say
>> : that either a brother or boyfriend (my guess) got them into the band.
>Let me tell you something- I started listening to Rush about 18 years
>ago on my own and have introduced many MEN to this group. That was a
>sexist statemant-
>
>Malinda
Big deal. Your situation is unquestionably a rare one. Chris Meadows' statement
is still very, very, very accurate, despite the fact that you may not happen
to be described by his generalized statement.
Jeff
Erynn LeRoy
: Big deal. Your situation is unquestionably a rare one. Chris Meadows' statement
: is still very, very, very accurate, despite the fact that you may not happen
: to be described by his generalized statement.
Say "Hi" to another exception.
(interestingly stupid theory)
Patrick A. Patterson
A bass player that I am starting a project with is black and a
Rush freak, so I would say--YES!!!!!!
--Patrick A. Patterson
"You can choose a ready guide/ in some celestrial voice/ if you
choose not to decide/ you still have made a choice/ you can choose from
phantom fears/ and kindness that can kill/ I will choose a path that's
clear/ I will choose freewill"
--from "Freewill by Rush
"I'm not giving in/ to security under pressure/ I'm not missing
out/ on the promise of adventure/ I'm not giving up/ on implausible
dreams/ expierience to extremes/ expierience to extremes"
from "The Enemy Within" by Rush
Bill Watts
To the females that do like Rush:
What are your favorite albums and songs?
What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
Rush?
What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
appearance?
What percentage, if any, of your female friends also like Rush?
What was the first Rush song that you heard, that turned you on to
them?
Bill Watts
"If we an prevent the government from wasting the labors of the
people under the pretense of caring for them, the people will be
happy." - Thomas Jefferson
The Libertarian Party
Brandon Heath
In <56vhmo$s...@cnn.gic.gi.com> wwa...@nothinbut.net (Bill Watts)
writes:
>To the females that do like Rush:
This is the humble opinion of a almost 30 year old female from Dallas
who is counting the hours to Dec. 3.
>What are your favorite albums and songs?
All of them. Fave album is probably Permanent Waves, fave song is
Losing It or Entre Nous or I think I'm going Bald (hehehe) or...
>What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
>Rush?
Rush is number 1. I have very eclectic tastes in music and being an
aquarian, that is my birthright. I like Styx, Talking Heads, Led
Zepplin, NIN (when depressed or pissed off)on over to Mozart, Big Band
music, old Creedence and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Many others except
country.
>What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
>appearance?
Music and Lyrics. If by appearance you mean do I like the band because
they're sexy or whatever, no. But I do think Alex is hot. ;-)
>What percentage, if any, of your female friends also like Rush?
Probably 50%, but like my music, my friends are also an eclectic bunch.
(I even have some friends who like country music).
>What was the first Rush song that you heard, that turned you on to
>them?
Working Man many years ago when I was but a youngun. Begged my rock
and roll listening Daddy for the album and got it. Years later I got
PeW and it took about 2 songs and listening to Geddy's signature voice
before I realized Hey! That's the band who did Working Man!
Janeen
Kate Collins
Before I post:
RUSH FANS! Please visit TNMS home page at http://syrinx.umd.edu/rush/
and sign the petition to bring Rush to Europe. Turn my void-like
existence into joy!
From a 22 year old devoted Rush fan.
> What are your favorite albums and songs?
Definitely AFTK, and my favorite song is Xanadu. The poem by S.T.
Coleridge has been my favorite all my life, and when I first heard
the song I simply boggled at a band who could pull off a song like
that. I love '70s Rush, am lukewarm to the mid-late '80s, and am
delighted at their style reunification in the '90s.
> What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
> Rush?
No one can top Rush in my book. Jethro Tull, Zeppelin, Floyd, The Dead,
Yothu Yindi, and many, many more (call now to order!).
> What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
> appearance?
Well I pretty much equate lyrics with music since they have to
harmonize, I like their philosophy but that has nothing to do with
my appreciation of their music.
> What percentage, if any, of your female friends also like Rush?
Hardly any. Maybe 5%
> What was the first Rush song that you heard, that turned you on to
> them?
The first Rush album I heard was Permanent Waves, which I stole from
my brother when I was 11 or 12. I remember just lying on the floor
reading the lyrics as I listened and feeling amazed that songs so
poignant could exist (previously I had been a top 40er).
/Kate
valk...@fbkltd.com
>To the females that do like Rush:
*groan*
>What are your favorite albums and songs?
Songs: prolly Marathon, the Analog Kid, and La Villa.
Albums: Power Windows, Hemispheres, GuP.
>What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
>Rush?
I like Queensryche and Peter Gabriel a lot. I'm starting to get into
Toad the Wet Sprocket. Overall I prefer harder rock (ie Rush, 'Ryche),
but there aren't a lot of bands of that style that I like. Rush is my
favorite band.
(I also like a lot of music by The Fixx -- yes, the other band Rubert
Hine produced! <Grin> Despite how much I enjoy a lot of The Fixx's
material, I *DO NOT* think Hine's style worked for Rush AT ALL!)
>What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
>appearance?
Appearance??! What do you take us for?? :)
Music first, then lyrics/philosophy (although I don't agree with
everything Neil says, but I respect his intellect). As for appearance,
well... I like to think I look beyond such things. :) (Although I will
admit to having a huge crush on Alex when I was a young teenager.
<blush>)
>What percentage, if any, of your female friends also like Rush?
Most of my friends are male. (I'm a computer science major, and most of
my classes are the typical male-dominated math/physics/etc.) But of the
few female friends I have,... Less than half? I know 2 other females
who like them a lot, and a few others who tolerate them because their
other friends or boyfriend likes them.
>What was the first Rush song that you heard, that turned you on to
>them?
After ASOH was released, a local station played "Marathon" repeatedly.
That song turned me on to the band. Meanwhile, my brother listened to
them for *years*. He let me listen to his other Rush CDs, and in the
process, I realized that there were a LOT of Rush songs I'd always
liked, but I never knew who did them! Imagine my joy when I found out
the same band who did Marathon also did Entre Nous, Red Barchettta, Tom
Sawyer, Subdivisions, The Big Money (aka "that monopoly board song" - I
was about 10 when that came out), Force Ten, Prime Mover, The Spirit of
Radio... All those songs I'd always loved were done by the same band!
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Ian Sutton
Bill Watts wrote:
>
> To the females that do like Rush:
>
>
> Rush?
>
> appearance?
>
>
> them?
>
>
> "If we an prevent the government from wasting the labors of the
> people under the pretense of caring for them, the people will be
> happy." - Thomas Jefferson
>
> The Libertarian Party
>
> http://www.rahul.net/lp/
[Note: Any mail should be sent to <asut...@bayou.uh.edu>]
At the risk of flaming, may I ask what this "the females who like Rush"
stuff? Who cares if you're a girl or a guy? I'm a girl (posting under my
dad's address), and I love Rush. I do not, however, like being singled
out like I'm some weirdo. (although I probably am) :-)
In partial answer...I got into them with RtB, listened to CP, then fell
out for a few years. I fell back in around May. I loved them then, but i
got into heavier stuff.
I also like Satriani, Eric Johnson, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Tom
Petty, Cypress Hill, DC Talk, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. etc., in no
particular order, but Rush is #1!
Ann
**** 2112 in 2000 **** 2112 in 2000 **** 2112 in 2000 ****
Patty
> >To the females that do like Rush:
>
> This is the humble opinion of a almost 30 year old female from Dallas
> who is counting the hours to Dec. 3.
Hey! I am a 30-year-old female from Fort Worth, also counting the hours to
Dec. 3 (lower balcony at reunion; did you get good seats?)...MY
33-year-old and 39-year-old girlfriends WILL be there, we WILL be making
fools of ourselves, and _two_ of us WILL be getting smashed.
>
> >What are your favorite albums and songs?
>
Freewill, Red Barchetta; Exit Stage Left (no flames for liking live albums!)
>
> >What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
> >Rush?
>
Pink Floyd will always be #1. Rush, Stone Temple Pilots, and Jars of Clay
are tied for #2 (Van Halen _used_ to be there, but now I just don't know).
Black Crowes, Ian Moore, and Toad the Wet Sprocket are tied for #3. I'm
sure I'm forgetting some, but I like so many bands that it doesn't really
matter.
>
> >What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
> >appearance?
>
Lyrics are deep, meaningful, even spiritual. I don't think we believe the
same way about everything, but we don't have to. Very original. No
mushiness or nonsense about sex and girls, girls, girls (what use does a
heterosexual girl have for that garbage?).
>
> >What percentage, if any, of your female friends also like Rush?
>
90%, but I don't have many female friends.
>
> >What was the first Rush song that you heard, that turned you on to
> >them?
>
Limelight. I was 14 years old.
Shine on,
Patty
Bill Watts
Ian Sutton <swb...@iwl.net> wrote:
>Bill Watts wrote:
>>
>> To the females that do like Rush:
>>
>> What are your favorite albums and songs?
>>
>> What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
>> Rush?
>>
>> What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
>> appearance?
>>
>> What percentage, if any, of your female friends also like Rush?
>>
>> What was the first Rush song that you heard, that turned you on to
>> them?
>>
>> Bill Watts
>>
>> "If we an prevent the government from wasting the labors of the
>> people under the pretense of caring for them, the people will be
>> happy." - Thomas Jefferson
>>
>> The Libertarian Party
>>
>> http://www.rahul.net/lp/
>[Note: Any mail should be sent to <asut...@bayou.uh.edu>]
>At the risk of flaming, may I ask what this "the females who like Rush"
>stuff? Who cares if you're a girl or a guy? I'm a girl (posting under my
>dad's address), and I love Rush. I do not, however, like being singled
>out like I'm some weirdo. (although I probably am) :-)
>In partial answer...I got into them with RtB, listened to CP, then fell
>out for a few years. I fell back in around May. I loved them then, but i
>got into heavier stuff.
>I also like Satriani, Eric Johnson, Dream Theater, Queensryche, Tom
>Petty, Cypress Hill, DC Talk, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. etc., in no
>particular order, but Rush is #1!
>Ann
>**** 2112 in 2000 **** 2112 in 2000 **** 2112 in 2000 ****
This was in no means an attempt to stereotype females
that do or don't like Rush ie, "better" or "lesser" based
on the same. I find it interesting, better yet fascinating, that
I can think of no woman that I have ever known ( Not that
I can lay claim to a significant statistical basis opon which
one can attempt rest such postulations in any absolute
sense. ) to like Rush other than in the context that of those
who tollerated them because of their boyfriends. I was just
curious, as to those that do, as to the why, when and what.
Please don't take the question in a prejudicial or judgemental
context. If you already have; I apologize.
On the other hand, if I should ever find myself in the market
for a new female companion, I'd like to know where to look
for the ones with good taste. ;-)
Bill Watts
Statutes levying taxes should be construed, in case of
doubt, against the government and in favor of the citizen.
Miller v. Gearoing, 258 F. 225
Harry Browne for President
http://www.HarryBrowne96.org/
LLORENTH
On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Kate Collins wrote:
> Before I post:
>
> RUSH FANS! Please visit TNMS home page at http://syrinx.umd.edu/rush/
> and sign the petition to bring Rush to Europe. Turn my void-like
> existence into joy!
>
> From a 22 year old devoted Rush fan.
>
> > What are your favorite albums and songs?
>
> Definitely AFTK, and my favorite song is Xanadu. The poem by S.T.
> Coleridge has been my favorite all my life, and when I first heard
> the song I simply boggled at a band who could pull off a song like
> that. I love '70s Rush, am lukewarm to the mid-late '80s, and am
> delighted at their style reunification in the '90s.
Same here. Coleridge is hands down my favorite poet. I met his
style first with Iron Maiden's version of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
Then, as my musical tastes expanded, I found "Xanadu"! I love "Kubla
Khan" so much I did my senior year high school English paper on it! :)
>
> > What other bands do you like, and in what order do you place them with
> > Rush?
>
> No one can top Rush in my book. Jethro Tull, Zeppelin, Floyd, The Dead,
> Yothu Yindi, and many, many more (call now to order!).
Ian Anderson is one of the only rock lyricists I can think of who
can equally Neil Peart!
>
> > What do you like most about Rush, lyrics ( philosophy ), music,
> > appearance?
>
> Well I pretty much equate lyrics with music since they have to
> harmonize, I like their philosophy but that has nothing to do with
> my appreciation of their music.
I've always felt they tend to intellectualize both the music and
the lyrics, yet unlike the VERY progressive groups of the 70s, they still
kept some very important rock influences.
> The first Rush album I heard was Permanent Waves, which I stole from
> my brother when I was 11 or 12. I remember just lying on the floor
> reading the lyrics as I listened and feeling amazed that songs so
> poignant could exist (previously I had been a top 40er).
>
> /Kate
>
I heard about Rush and their 20min song "2112" from my best friend
after he moved to Virginia. He was a drummer, and so am I, so I was
shocked when he sent me a group of tapes including copies of "Hemispheres"
(technically my first Rush song and album), "Permanent Waves," "Moving
Pictures," and "Exit Stage Left." Now I only need to get "Grace Under
Pressure" to complete my collection!
On the off subject of Jethro Tull, what's everybody's fave album?
Now and Forever Born Brittish But Strangly Transported to America,
lmjh
cdne...@aol.com
31 year old female - NorthEast Corridor
I can't pick a fovorite album because I like them all, but I do have a
favorite song on each album:
RUSH: Finding My Way
Fly By Night: Anthem & In the End
Caress of Steel: No One at the Bridge
2112: Something for Nothing
A Farewell to Kings: Xanadu
Hemispheres: Circumstances & La Villa Strangiato
Permanent Waves: Freewill & Natural Science
Moving Pictures: Witch Hunt
Signals: The Weapon
Grace Under Pressure: The Enemy Within
Power Windows: Marathon
Hold Your Fire: Force Ten
Presto: Scars
Roll the Bones: Ghost of a Chance & Roll the Bones
Counterparts: Animate & Double Agent
Test for Echo: Driven
Other Bands (and Artists):
RUSH, Queen, Pete Townsend, Suzanne Vega, Depeche Mode, Annie Lennox,
Sinead O'Conner,The Pretenders,Bush, Nine Inch Nails, Elvis Presley,Otis
Redding, Mozart, Beethoven (and others too numerous to mention)
This list is sort of in order of preference (RUSH is always #1), but on
any given day, I would place the classical before the rock, or the R & B
before the industrial depending on the mood I'm in (it's kind of like
comparing apples to oranges, they're just not comparable).
I think I like the music and the philosophy of the lyrics equally.
Percentage of female friends that like Rush: approx. 3 of 10
Caron
First song that turned me onto RUSH was Entre Nous.
porgy...@gmail.com
> If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> whitest sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not bother
> to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
> to know that some black people like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> understand most black people not liking them.
Hey, this is a reply to this question 22 years later.lol Things have changed in the world, but one thing remains true. Rush is still one of the greatest cult bands of our time. People of all skin colors listen to them. Man, when you made this post, Princess Di, Biggie, Jeff Buckley, and Chris Farley was still alive!!! :( We had a Black president for 8 years(which I voted for) and now Donald Trump, of all people, is President of the United States!! whaaaa???
Kyle
> Bob M. (alam...@usa.pipeline.com) wrote:
> : On Oct 18, 1996 01:24:10 in article <Do any black people listen to Rush?>,
> :
> :
> : >If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> : >sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> : >whitest sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not bother
> : >to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
> : >to know that some black people like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> : >understand most black people not liking them.
> : I'm not black (but I play one on tv...<sorry, I couldn't resist!>), but I
> : can report that my circle of Rush-fan friends includes 3 blacks, several
> : Mexican-Americans (duh, I live in San Antonio...), and one crazy "pinche"
> : Puerto Rican! :)
> :
> : -- Bob (Any IHL Rush fans out there? How 'bout them Dragons!!!!)
> :
> : *********************************************
> : "Driven to the margin of error
> : Driven to the edge of control
> : Driven to the margin of terror
> : Driven to the edge of a deep, dark hole"
> : - Geddy Lee, from lyrics by Neil Peart, "Driven"
> The members of Fishbone said a few years back in a Guitar Player
> interview that they listened to Rush as kids. Apparently they went to a
> mainly white high school which is how they first heard them.
>
> tim gueguen ad...@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca
Check out Youtube. Black people hearing and reacting to Rush for the first time is a happening theme.
Joe Mahoney
> If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> whitest sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not bother
> to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
> to know that some black people like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> understand most black people not liking them.
Don Bruder
Joe Mahoney <joemaho...@gmail.com> wrote:
<A bunch of dribbling idiocy unworthy of being quoted>
So, the voting has closed, and a winner has been selected in the "Can we
find a whacko that's crazy/stupid enough to replace Libby?" contest, eh?
--
If the door is baroque don't be Haydn. Come around Bach and jiggle the Handel.
Darryl Henry
> If you're black, reading this and like the band, please respond. I'm not
> sure what got me to thinking about it, but Rush has got to be about the
> whitest sounding band around (well, one of them - and let's not bother
> to start a thread about this - it'd be kind of pointless). I'd be glad
> to know that some black people like Rush, yet I think I could totally
> understand most black people not liking them.
songbird
check out youtube rush reaction videos. there's a lot of
fun reviews happening. :)
in the comments you'll see a lot of references to a Rush
Army - i don't think that sounds nearly as cool as people
think it does - well at least not to me.
songbird
Norbert K
songbird
...
annoying or too obviously pushing "product[s]". i won't list
them here. :)
songbird