RUSH IS A BAND

#2 - Posted 7/26/10 @7:54PM by Taurus Pedal Boy [contact]

Hey, if it turns just one person into a new fan, great, right?

#4 - Posted 7/26/10 @7:57PM by rushgirl94 [contact]

So the other night a comericial for an ARENA ROCK Cd was on.
Yes a cd for arena rock songs and "Closer to the heart" was on it >> Why..... Rush isn't arena rock at all

#6 - Posted 7/26/10 @8:09PM by kevin [contact]

hear = here Long day at the office George!

#8 - Posted 7/26/10 @9:11PM by mark one [contact]

WOW limelight again. ripoff!! please no more greatest hits or best of or whatever there calling it

#10 - Posted 7/26/10 @9:26PM by cpb [contact]

Now, now, everybody...as we were told in an earlier thread:

"Making as much money as you can......YES"

Glittering prizes and endless compromises are just part of the Business of Doing Business. And if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it! So Leave That Thing Alone!

(What? You say that you already bought EVERY ONE OF THEIR ALBUMS, and the beauty of Rush is that once you get sucked in, you feel COMPELLED to get their entire catalogue? Well...you just...just...DUMMYHEAD!)

#12 - Posted 7/26/10 @9:37PM by Hardnecker [contact]

They have their retirement to think about. Wait until they offer all their catalogue in 5.1. Cha ching! I don't own ANY of their compilations nor will I. What for? I hope they get their shit together for the second half of this tour. Technical glitches and sloppy playing were more prevalent during the first half of this tour than at any time in the bands history. Doesn't mean I don't love 'em but I call a spade a spade. I hope the break does them some good.

#14 - Posted 7/26/10 @10:06PM by choose freewill [contact]

Sounds like the record company's doings more than the band's. Not that they'll be complaining about any additional royalties coming their way, of course(would you?). As cpb stated in #10 you don't have to buy it. No big deal.

#16 - Posted 7/26/10 @10:17PM by RushFanForever [contact]

I remember reading a MAD Magazine article awhile back which poked fun at things in the music business.

The article gave an example of Pat Benatar in which her old record company would keep putting out these 'greatest hits compilation albums'.

It is quite amusing.

#18 - Posted 7/26/10 @10:27PM by guitarmutt [contact]

Of course it's more the label's doing. They've all done this before. CD sales are diminishing over all, and I think all these comps, and if you look across the rock and r n b sections of your local record store (if you're lucky to still have one of course) you'll see the racks are littered with them as a last ditch effort to bring in some money. A lot of bands have left their labels and lost control over their opus.

Radiohead comes to mind. Almost immediately after they left Capitol, all their albums were released as special editions. Then they were re released as a limited edition boxed set all bundled together. Radiohead had no say or control over this apparently.

I think Robert Smith of The Cure is one of the few people from back then who actually owns his catalog of albums, and he had to make commercial/advert concessions for Polydor to acquiesce. Hopefully, Dirk, Lerxst and Pratt at least see some money from this ICONS release.

#20 - Posted 7/26/10 @10:52PM by cpb [contact]

You know, #14, you are right - as is #18. I apologize if I seemed snarky at you. It is a record company or "companies" thing, and the artists really don't have any say in this. The Radiohead example is perfect.

Many of us have knee-jerk reactions against these stupid "greatest hits" packages because a)we "celebrate their entire catalog"; b)we've seen it happen with other great bands where there become more Greatest Hits packages than actual albums (i.e. Jimi, YES); c)right now, during recessed times economically, a lot of us are smarting from the unusually high ticket prices this tour, not to mention the increased costs of EVERYTHING across the board, from the tour books to individual photographs.

It's not like the boys are saying, "I'll get my money out of you f***ers if it takes two more years" (an infamous quote from the late '70s by an NME writer about Rush). It just FEELS like it. So, right now, the introduction of some NEW bit of "money-for-old-rope" just feels sorta...lame.

Fair or not, it's how I feel...and I'm sure I'm not alone.

#22 - Posted 7/26/10 @11:06PM by double-agent [contact]

I would be pissed if all these other so-called ICONS got their compilation CDs and Rush didn't get one. Hey at least they are being acknowledged as icons!! I'll buy it just because I love them so much! Bring it on!!

#24 - Posted 7/27/10 @12:01AM by double-agent [contact]

Two words. Geddy pillowcases. Make it happen, backstage club! ☺♥

#26 - Posted 7/27/10 @9:28AM by Mr. K

#23 - I'd buy one for my girlfriend. She's not a fan, but it's the thought that counts, right?

#28 - Posted 7/27/10 @12:46PM by Ricbass4003 [contact]

Hmmm a Geddy pillow case sounds like a good idea. The bed sheets should come with three pillow cases. The bottom sheet can be a collage of all the album art. The top sheet can be the starman. The bedspread can be reversible and be duplicate of the bottom and top sheet but you can flip it to suit your mood. Then the beach towel has to be a tall towel and very plush. Available in different album covers. And Presto bunny slippers. new for the holiday season will be Rush Snuggies.

#30 - Posted 7/27/10 @2:47PM by Lamb Saag [contact]

Did anybody else go to the Amazon.com link and notice the flash animation of the AT&T advertisement?

It was three spinning front-loaded washing machines! Coincidental, or ironic?

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#32 - Posted 7/27/10 @5:18PM by snowdog20 [contact]

How about.....

The Grace Under Pressure washer

Hold Your Fire cigarette lighters

Permanent Waves hair salons (They blast Rush tunes while you get styled)

Digital Man alarm clock, Cinderella man ballet slippers, Tom Sawyer inflatable raft....

Sorry, I couldn't resist

#34 - Posted 7/27/10 @6:38PM by guitarmutt [contact]

By-Tor and the Snow Dog Shoes.

The Earthshine Globe. It's also a lamp.

#36 - Posted 7/27/10 @8:13PM by ctbadger [contact]

Can the "In The End" casket be far behind?

#38 - Posted 7/28/10 @6:13AM by kevin [contact]

Dont forget the Beneath, Between & Behind Sex Toy LOL

#40 - Posted 7/28/10 @2:25PM by drmike [contact]

#39 I agree with you. We don't have a full track listing so maybe there will be more current material on the compilation. I guess this series is trying to appeal to casual Rush fans or even new Rush fans because most of us RIABers have every song they could possibly put on the compilation... (except maybe that song in Beyond the Lighted Stage that Rush was playing in the St Catherines high school with John Rutsey.)

#42 - Posted 7/28/10 @4:53PM by M next 2 I next 2 K next 2 E [contact]

I love all of the Rush brand merchandise going on in this thread. You guys are crackin' me up!

In keeping with the bathroom theme....okay...in creating a bathroom theme; How about a "Farewell to Kings" toilet seats; "The Larger Bowl" toilets (obvious); "Vital Signs" thermometers; "Different Strings" tampons (sorry for that one but I couldn't resist); "Enemy Within" or "Between Sun and Moon" toilet paper, "The Pass" laxatives, and lastly, every song title on the first album could be used for condoms (I especially like "Finding My Way" and "Working Man" brands)....but a title/brand NOT on the first album, "Making Memories" condoms.

Can I get a rim shot here?

#44 - Posted 7/28/10 @6:21PM by dssnhopper [contact]

#39: Agreed - to an extent. If I want a compilation CD, I'll burn one myself. I have all of the studio works, and a few of the compilations, so my line of thought is that I don't want another CD with songs I already have; some as much as three of . . . if not more. I believe I can make a better compilation disk, myself, since I know what songs I really want:

Beneath-Between-Behind
Nobody's Hero
All the instrumentals
By-Tor
All the epic long songs

you get my drift. Maybe I'm not a Rush purist, or elitist, but I don't think they or the record company are hurting for money. I'm not, either, but I don't feel a need to continue buying the same songs over-and-over-again. No darts, please . . . it's just my opinion . . . you know, they're like behinds; everyone has one, and they all stink.

#46 - Posted 7/28/10 @7:51PM by drmike [contact]

If I remember correctly, Archives wasn't a compilation but the first 3 albums bundled together. I'm not sure why I bought Chronicles but Spirit of Radio came with something extra (And my memory doesn't seem to be good enough to remember what it was--a DVD perhaps?).

#48 - Posted 7/29/10 @6:25AM by dssnhopper [contact]

#47: Power Windows is my fav Rush album; so many great songs. Also, GUP is, to me, a very heavy and dark album. Many nights, I would sit in front of the stereo with the headphones on, listening to GUP.

Unfortunately, even with the diversity/progressiveness/uniqueness (call-it-what-you-like) of their music, they are associated with only a handful of songs; most of which are from MP. I love MP, but I get frustrated when people only associate Rush with Tom Sawyer or Limelight.

Again, I just don't want to purchase another CD of songs I already have. Remastered . . . maybe.