[Jack Black]

Okay, that’s a really long way of saying you really don’t like Rush, and you really do like Zepplin. It sounds like you have spent a lot of time arguing Zepplin vs. Rush.No, not at all. I'm not a big Zepplin fan. Like the Beatles, it's probably partly over-exposure to it.

One of my favorite bands is the Clash. One could argue Rush vs. the Clash possibly, they are both in tier 2.

;Have you really spent several days listening to various Rush songs? One would think your opinion has been formed over several decades, probably in reaction to obnoxious Rush/Peart fanboys. They are sort of like Mike Tyson fanboys in that you start picking apart their idol because of their obnoxious ravings. I get it. I have had them telling me that Alex Lifeson is a better guitarist than Steve Morse since the mid 80’s. Yes, this actually nails it. I should have said "spent the last several days "re-listening" to Rush because my personal fanatic fan-boy friend sent song-lists, video clips and hourly updates on the passing of Neil.

Anyway, thanks for responding to my long post in so complete a manner. It's nice to know that someone is out there. You made totally solid points and I'm probably being too hard on Neil and Rush both.

[cdcdawg]

Thanks for responding, AND thank you for mentioning The Clash. I sometimes forget about them when I’m looking for something to listen to. That’s a bad miss on my part. I have a feeling that London will be calling in the background while I work this morning.

I’ll stand by my Mike Tyson analogy. His fans are a lot like Rush fans; so far over the top that I find myself arguing against him, even though he was obviously an unbelievably good boxer and arguably the best.

Have a good one!