Dog Years was a slap in the face. I did not deserve to be exposed to it. Same with Madrigal...not right. LOL...all in all though you can't complain with Rush. Yes some of Neil's beliefs I really really try to look past. The fact that he believes in a random universe you can't believe there is a God because there is no proof. I say to Neil prove there isn't. As he gets older and the hell that he has gone through it is funny watching him have gripes with Angels,God, and Religion all in one song. Then the next album he is talking to "stars" and asking why?
Surely Neil doesn't believe that stars are our spirit in rock and water form does he?? Oooopss...listen to the track Presto and High Water and there is your answer. Maybe Totem? His lyrics on 90% of other songs have hit home and hit a home run though but for the most part his pacifist side does come out more often than I want in Rush's music. But at this point...I will take any Rush I can get.
thanks for this post! ten thousand replies would not be enough. I have my tickets for the July 7th show at Darien Lake PAC outside of Buffalo. My best friend blew $100 on tickets for my birthday on July 9th! What a birthday present! Each ticket was $67 but I told him just to pay $100 or I'd feel bad...
If the show is good (duh!) I will try to get tickets to shows later on in the tour, maybe making the trip to Boston or somewhere else here in the NorthEast.
my friend says that his boss has seen Rush over 35 times, the first time was with ZZ Top for $6 !!!!