Rush fans on the board ??

Massive fan in my teenage years.
Saw them 9 times or so in a 5 year period from '78 to 83 and met the band a few times.
I saw the 30th anniversay show last year and you can hear me singing on Exit Stage Left with the rest of the Glasgow Apollo crowd.
:-)

Fav. album is difficult but probably Moving Pictures.

Cerrot's post is harsh and actually mainly incorrect.

Yes I'd agree CA is overrated I though Snakes was probably just as good but both albums are decent.
The main point though is they are not commercial records-elements of Rush's early 80's output had much more of a commercial influence-the new stuff hasn't indeed it's pretty much what the hardcore would want to hear.

I didn't like the last tour as much but they are doing very good shows and I have seen a lot of shows since '79.

But above all what were the band supposed to do? The stuff that is classic is still there in your collection probably nobody in the rock era has surpassed their earlier output when in their 50's or 60's....some great albums have been made by Dylan, Springsteen et al BUT they have not overshadowed their earlier output.

Oh and the washing machines were f&*king brilliant...:-)

Cerrot you made the point part of their demise was commercialisation and I repeat the last two albums aren't in the slightest commercial.

Personally I think within the Rush canon they are decent and overrated by some fans but they are actually better than most of the material produced post 80's.

The big news for you is that I cannot think of a single artist who's output at age 50 plus has bettered their classic era......not one....can you name one?

It's a spiteful, petty and ill thought out stance.