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From: dfmaki@descartes.waterloo.edu (Dean Maki)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: There best there ever was : )
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:00:23 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo



>True, but it really does help that Geddy Lee is (probably) the best
>rock bassist alive, and Neil Peart is (almost certainly) the best rock
>drummer alive, and Alex Lifeson is no slouch on guitar....  :-)
>

Geddy PROBABLY the best bassist alive?  How 'bout DEFINATELY the best basist
EVER??  

I saw a RUSH cover band in the summer.  Totaly ruined most songs due to the 
bassist droping chords everywhere!!!!!  Actually, now, because of Geddy, the
first thing I notice in a song is the Bass line.

And forget about Neil being the best drummer.  That goes without saying.  IMHO,
he is one of the best lyrisists around.

MAK.
From: cammarta@bucknell.edu (aaron cammarata `93)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Tab note.
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:12:46 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.


	Schwinggg!  Sweet group!
	Before we get too into posting rush tab, I want everyone to know that there's a group called alt.guitar, I believe.  There's a lot of tab posted there, and I would be surprised if a lot of you aren't already subscribed there.  If you're going to post tab here, make sure a copy of it gets up there, as well, and make an effort to find out whether or not the song you're going to post hasn't already been posted.


	Neil has cancer?
;)


-- 

					Aaron


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From: capell@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Wolverine)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: New Groups...
Date: 15 Apr 92 07:05:42 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

This group was a good idea.  But since the issue of new newsgroups is being talked about, I wasn curious which one of you Rush fanatics is into Bowie as well.

If anyone, please respong - I'd be interested in knowing if you could decifer some of the lyrics to some of the songs.

capell@eniac
From: dechc00@roselin.garrot (CHRISTIAN DECHAMPLAIN)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Sound check...;-)
Date: 16 Apr 92 11:37:16 GMT
Organization: /home/terre/aut89/dechc00/.organization


   >So, just how many people out there have played air drums to Tom Sawyer??

   I think the question should be "who has NOT"

   Cheers,
   John

Well, air base, air guitar, air keyboard and air drums of course.
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From: lesher@bucknell.edu (timothy lesher `94)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Misc. Rush
Date: 15 Apr 92 13:48:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: hydra.1360
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.


Great.... and they said this group would never happen ;)

I unsubbed to the NMS because of vast mail volume... now I have my wish.

Anyway, on wrecking to Rush, yeah, my last accident happened when I was playing
a Rush mix (I think it _was_ Spirit of Radio, actually) and I pulled out
while air drumming...

To the person whoi would like to see more tab:  I have guitar & bass to
Distant Early Warning, but not enough gumption to ascii-ize it...

maybe later...

Tim Lesher, aka "Moskva"             |  lesher@bucknell.edu               .....
....."We demand 40 million helicopters, and a dollar! -- WAIT!"           .....
....."We're kicking butt and taking initials; we're not stopping          .....
.....long enough for names!"                                              .....
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: warrior@next03pg2.wam.umd.edu (Gary Carter Inc.)
Subject: Re: Sound check...;-)
Reply-To: warrior@wam.umd.edu
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 17:42:43 GMT

> So, just how many people out there have played air drums to Tom Sawyer??
> 
> Dan
A better song to air drum to is "Where's my thing" from RTB
From: davida@anagram.umd.edu (David Arnold)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Another Trivia Question
Keywords: yawn
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:46:20 GMT
Reply-To: davida@anagram.umd.edu (David Arnold)

In article <1992Apr16.125018.3167@unx.sas.com> sasmzm@thyme.unx.sas.com (Mark  
Mendenhall) writes:
> Ok.  Let's see how many of you Rush fan's out there can answer
> this one.  If you have been following the band for any length
> of time it shouldn't be a too difficult.  ;-)  In 1969 the
> band cut a single, and the flip side had a remake of a song by
> a famous 50's rock star.  Can you name the artist and the tune?

The single was "Not Fade Away" b/w "You Can't Fight It".  Of course,
NFA is the old Buddy Holly tune.  I am of the opinion that YCFI was
scrapped and parts showed up in, I think, "Finding My Way" (in the
solo).  I'll have to re-listen to the single to remember right.

David

P.S.  I think this is also in the FAQL.  Will the NMS FAQL become the
       basis of the a.m.r FAQL?  Will they be the same document?  Will
       two documents evolve in parallel?  rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu wants
        to know.
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: jbleaza%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Jason Bleazard)
Subject: Hey!  Finally a cool newsgroup!
Date: 14 Apr 92 23:55:21 MDT
Reply-To: jbleaza%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu
Organization: University of Utah, CS Dept., Salt Lake City

So, what are we going to talk about here?
*Not* more rumors of Neil having cancer, I hope.
From: willows@cslall.enet.dec.com (Steve Willows)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: There best there ever was :)
Date: 16 Apr 92 20:31:56 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <92107.055100CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu>, Christopher Tate 
<CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu> writes...

>True, but it really does help that Geddy Lee is (probably) the best
>rock bassist alive, and Neil Peart is (almost certainly) the best rock
>drummer alive, and Alex Lifeson is no slouch on guitar....  :-)

    No slouch is quite the understatement. IMO, too many guitarists rely on 
flash playing these days. Few care about 'embellishing' a song, using tasteful
expressions and the like. In my mind, Alex is the most textured guitarist with 
the greatest range of sounds and feelings of any player to come down the pike in
quite some time. He emotes like no other, save perhaps Gilmore.

    Alex is certainly FAR better than most of the stuff that the teenyboppers 
rate best in rags like Guitar Player - it's shameful. I mean, how many of these 
guys can make a *chord* solo sound awesome?

    ... and since I've seen them live 22 times, I can state with fair assurance 
that Alex plays as well live as in the studio.... maybe better.

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    "Even historians fail to learn from history - they repeat the same 
mistakes." - John Gill
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Organization: Youngstown State University
Date: Wednesday, 15 Apr 1992 14:27:05 EDT
From: <SC687405@ysub.ysu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: YES, YES, YES, YES, *orgasm*, YES, YES

I too am happy now that we have a new newsgroup.  After two quarters of
flaming and fighting RUSH fans can now enjoy talking to one another.
I've seen RUSh since the Signals tour when I was in 9th grade and I"VE never
missed a show in our area---CLeveland, pitts, ERIE.     They are supposed to
go on an outdoor tour over the summer I hope this comes true.

Dave-BY TOR Colabine
From: davida@anagram.umd.edu (David Arnold)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: The Canadian Power Trio
Date: 16 Apr 92 15:49:08 GMT
Reply-To: davida@anagram.umd.edu (David Arnold)

In article <1992Apr15.085541.22332@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>  
ddavis@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Donald Davis) writes:
>               I echo previous sentiments:  things that have been done to
> death on NMS should be verboten here!!  Let's honor the boyz by keeping the
> discussion on the high road!!!  

Hmmm, good luck.  With moderation, the NMS manager keeps out a lot of stupid
stuff that will float freely through here.  I doubt this forum will have more
of a chance to "get a life" than the mailing list.... Call me pessimistic,
but I've seen rec.music.misc and their Rush discussions/bashing.

> 	3.) On a personal note, if anyone has ever flown in to Toronto and
> has a "YYZ" luggage tag or something, I would be most grateful if you would
> send it to me.  YYZ has been my moniker for years!!!!!

Actually, you don't have to fly there to get the tag.  A friend went to a
local airport and asked a baggage checker if he could have one, and they
gave it to him.  It later got signed by Alex, and a Xerox of it resides on
my wall here at work...

David Arnold                        | Rush/Jethro Tull/Crack the Sky/Squeeze/
Inet: davida@syrinx.umd.edu         | Squeeze/Neville Brothers/Peter Gabriel/
Bitnet: davida%syrinx.umd.edu@cunyvm | Talking Heads/King Crimson/Pink Floyd/
UUCP: uunet!syrinx.umd.edu!davida   | Rolling Stones/BOC/ELP/Police/SRV/Queen
NeXTmail: davida@anagram.umd.edu

To join the Rush mailing list, send mail to: rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu   or
  rush-mgr@syrinx.umd.edu      (Please include your name and e-mail address.)
From: roberts@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Bo Jackson)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: YES, YES, YES, YES, *orgasm*, YES, YES
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:21:15 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

I have a new favorite newsgroup and its on its way to the top of
my .newsrc file so that I can wake up to it every morning!!!!!!!

There is a music God!
--
Shawn A. Roberts (roberts@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) | "If I could wave my   
University of Pennsylvania  CSE '93             |  magic wand, I'd make 
Social/Sports Chair of the Dining Philosophers  |  everything all right..."
ACACIA International Fraternity Brother         |               -- RUSH
From: mwizard@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Craig R. Nelson)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: There best there ever was :)
Date: 15 Apr 92 20:43:39 GMT

Finally, a group that can contain some real material.  Normally I flag
new news groups as U)nsubscribe, but this one will be around for duration.
So... who here DOESN'T think Rush is the best? If you don't, please hit U)
now :)


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From: jct4063@zeus.tamu.edu (TESAR, JEFFREY C)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Driving Music
Date: 15 Apr 92 20:13:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


   Well the first time I had ever heard a Rush song was when we almost flipped
the car we were in.  It seems appropriate that the song was Tom Sawyer too.
The most played out Rush song ever, but anyway, if anyone hears the date for
a Dallas outdoor show at Starplex, please post it.

Jeff

Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: nelson@palmerc@abulafia.b21.ingr.com (Nelson Jordan)
Subject: Re: RUSH RULES!
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 19:17:29 GMT

 Hello. 
Nice to see this newsgroup. I first got into Rush when 2112 was brand new, then
immediately bought the previous 3 albums, and have bought every one since, as
they were released. I first saw them live in '77 for the Hemispheres tour and
have seen every show in this area since (I think I counted 10 concert ticket
stubs- don't know if I kept them all). IMO, the 2112-Moving Pictures era was
their peak, but I'm a loyal fan so I just keep buying the new albums. However,
I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing them live. I've seen the Stones, Who,
Led Zep, Tull, ELP, Pink Floyd, ABB, and on and on, but Rush is the best
*overall* live band ever. Oh well, enough rambling. Later.
 

Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: jchokey@leland.Stanford.EDU (James Alexander Chokey)
Subject: What is "Fountain of Lamneth" about?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 03:18:34 GMT


	The first Rush album I ever listened to in its entirity was,
believe it or not, _Caress of Steel_.  It still remains one of my
favorite albums of theirs.  Anyway, I am really interested in hearing
people's interpretations of "The Fountain of Lamneth," the six-part
song on the second side of the LP (at the end of the CD).  

	Do you think that there is an overall meaning to the piece, or
is it just a bunch of different songs thrown together.  Can it be viewed
as an allegory of life with the first part (which I think is called "In
the Valley,") representing birth, "Didacts and Narpets" representing
childhood and education, "Panacea" representing puberty (awareness of
sexual/romantic love),"Bacchus Plateau" as old age (with its nostalgia for
the past yet acceptance of coming death). and the closing piece, "The
Fountain", as being about death.  If so, what does "No-one at the Bridge"
represent in this schema?

	The whole piece is set up as quest--  from the moment the narrator/
protagonist is born, he "live[s] to climb that mountain to the fountain of
Lamneth."  What is so important about his attaining this fountain.  What
does it represent?  Does the fact that he dies upon reaching the fountain
mean that life is no longer worth living or is the fountain death itself?
This quest clearly seems to be something he has to achieve by himself--
his friends desert him (in "No-One at the Bridge") and he has to leave the
woman he loves (in "Panacea")--  but their seems to be somebody he's 
drinking with in "Bacchus Plateau." Who?  Is this drinking and reminiscing
about the past simply a phase which one goes through before getting to the
fountain, or is it an obstacle preventing one from getting there?

	Anyway, those are the interpretations of the song which I've
come up with and the questions which I still have about them.  I would
like to hear criticism and comments on these interpretations, alternative
interpretations, etc.  I also would like to know whether or not anyone
has any idea where the name "Lamneth" comes from.  It sounds sort of like
"lament" (or vaguely like "Lethe," the stream which removes the memories
of all those who bathe in it), but I really have no idea.  Also, do you
have any idea what a "narpet" is.  Someone once pointed out that it is
an anagram of "n peart", but is there something more to it than that?
Finally, I'd like to know if any of you have been able to figure out the
words that are shouted out during "Didacts and Narpets."  From what I've
been able to discern they seem to platitude-commands of the sort that
parents and teachers tell children: some of the ones I think I've heard are
"Forgive!", "Let live!", "Pay the Price!", "Do it right!", and, of course,
"Listen!"  I'm not really sure though.

	Thanks,

		-- Jim C. <jchokey@leland.stanford.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: Brian C Testa <btesta@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: didacts and narpets
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 21:46:22 GMT

I probably missed the proper explanation to what 'didacts and narpets' means
but I remember hearing it was a letter jumbling of addicts and parents".
I probably got that off _The National Midnight Star_. All hail the rush mgr!
Later
Psycho		"light up, everybody!" -Styx
From: dfmaki@descartes.waterloo.edu (Dean Maki)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: concerts
Date: 16 Apr 92 17:28:33 GMT
Organization: University of Waterloo

In article <s5m+W#_@engin.umich.edu> hurst@wallowa.engin.umich.edu (Walter Allen Hurst) writes:
>
>I'll have to agree and say that it`s about fucking time this group got started.  I've been keeping up with the Metallica newsgroup, wondering why the hell there wasn't a Rush one.  Let's start things out with some concert info.  I'd really appreciate some news on present or planned concerts Rush is doing around Michigan.  I'm willing to drive a few days to see them, so I suppose that includes a pretty big area.  Anyone know of any?  Thanks...


Apparently RUSH is due to play Pine Knob this summer.  I'm not sure of the dates
but a good friend of mine is going.

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/    \/--\ |\   : but it will never stand up in court."
From: gabe_sky@cats.ucsc.edu (Gabriel M. Schuyler)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Sound check...;-)
Date: 15 Apr 92 10:44:24 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz


> ps.  I wrecked my first car to "Spirit of Radio", the live version.  dig.

Yes, Rush is perhaps the best "driving music" I've ever put into my stereo.
I suppose it's somewhat propper that wrecking a car and air drums are one
the same thread in this group.  It's tough to keep up with Neil, slamming
on the steering wheel while still keeping the car straight.
Personally, I can do all of the ESL version of YYZ on the steering wheel.
Now that's good air drumming.


 - Gabe Sky.                                        Gabriel M. Schuyler	|
                                       Internet: gabe_sky@cats.ucsc.edu	|
                                              America Online:  Gabe Sky	|
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: jchokey@leland.Stanford.EDU (James Alexander Chokey)
Subject: Re: Driving Music
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 02:39:08 GMT

In article <1992Apr16.011327.22194@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> scasterg@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stuart M Castergine) writes:
>Is there any argument that the ultimate driving song is "Red
>Barchetta?"
>
>I've found myself at frightening speeds on the New Jersey Turnpike
>listening to that song.
>

	When I used to live in Milwaukee, I would go up to Madison (about
seventy miles away--  just within radio distance) every Friday.  I would 
always start back at midnight, because that was when one Milwaukee radio
station (Lazer-103, I think) would have their weekly "Rush hour", which,
as you undoubtedly intuit, was an hour of music by Rush.  Fantastic to
drive to!  Personally, my favorite Rush driving music is "Hemispheres,"
but to each his (or her) own.

	--  Jim C. <jchokey@leland.stanford.edu>


Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: sasmzm@thyme.unx.sas.com (Mark Mendenhall)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Another Trivia Question
Date: 16 Apr 92 12:50:18 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Originator: sasmzm@thyme.unx.sas.com
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Ok.  Let's see how many of you Rush fan's out there can answer
this one.  If you have been following the band for any length
of time it shouldn't be a too difficult.  ;-)  In 1969 the
band cut a single, and the flip side had a remake of a song by
a famous 50's rock star.  Can you name the artist and the tune?
According to Geddy, the song went over real well in the bar seen
during the band's early years.  I'll wait a day or so to see if
any of you post the right answer (I'm sure someone will know it).
If not, I'll post it.

P.S. I guess since everyone seems to be leaving a Rush quote in
     their signature, I guess all conform to conformity and do
     the same.

"You don't get something for nothing, you can't have freedom for
 free.  You won't get wise with the sleep still in you eyes, no
 matter what your dream might be!"
                        - Neil Peart (like hear, tear, or ear.
                                      In case some of you are
                                      still wondering)

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From: ameiba@reed.edu (Keith Steiger)
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
Subject: Re: Sound check...;-)
Summary: it is now.
Date: 15 Apr 92 05:54:33 GMT
Organization: Reed College, Portland OR

In article <1992Apr15.004242@hobbes.prime.com>,
	danw@hobbes.prime.com (Dan Westerberg) writes:
>I *assume* this group is for discussion of RUSH, if not a tear may come to
>my eye...

Well, it is now.  At least on my site, this will be the first post without
a Rush quote in the .signature.  If somebody created alt.music.rush for a
purpose other than discussing... well... music by Rush, they'd be silly.

>So, just how many people out there have played air drums to Tom Sawyer??

I do air drum to Rush sometimes, but I find Tom Sawyer a little too slow to
be truly cathartic.  I prefer Red Barchetta.  But then again, I prefer Red
Barchetta most ways.  ;-)

I will be posting the FAQL from the Rush Digest Mailing List, which will
probably become the FAQL for this group.  I picked it up from the Rush FTP
site, syrinx.umd.edu.  This FTP site has all sorts of silly things, from
obscure facts about the band to song lyrics to various huge wastes of disk
space.  Might want to check it out.
-- 
 Keith Steiger--ameiba@reed.edu--"I am what you see.  I cannot be otherwise."
  Disclaimer: Reed College tries very hard to ignore its students' opinions. 
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: scasterg@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stuart M Castergine)
Subject: Re: There best there ever was : )
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 03:55:45 GMT

In article <1992Apr16.180023.23610@descartes.waterloo.edu> dfmaki@descartes.waterloo.edu (Dean Maki) writes:
>
>
>>True, but it really does help that Geddy Lee is (probably) the best
>>rock bassist alive, and Neil Peart is (almost certainly) the best rock
>>drummer alive, and Alex Lifeson is no slouch on guitar....  :-)
>>
>
>Geddy PROBABLY the best bassist alive?  How 'bout DEFINATELY the best basist
>EVER??  
>
>I saw a RUSH cover band in the summer.  Totaly ruined most songs due to the 
>bassist droping chords everywhere!!!!!  Actually, now, because of Geddy, the
>first thing I notice in a song is the Bass line.
>

I used to play in a band that did a lot of Rush covers. I am a bassist
and singer (yes, I have the range, but, like Geddy, my voice is
showing the battle scars -- I can't do it like I used to).

The most amazing thing about Geddy to me (and Peart) is not his
playing on any one instrument -- though it is excellent. His
coordination is the amzing thing -- vocals, footpedals, bass,
everypart of his body working at once in a live concert. I'm not
nearly coordinated. I have *much* trouble singing while playing. I
have to practice a song very thoroughly, and I still don't do it wiht
Geddy's fluidity. I think adding footpedals on top of that would drive
me nuts.

Peart's coordination is inhuman. His brain must be neatly sectioned
into four independently functioning parts.

-- 
scasterg@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu -- Stuart M. Castergine

Wake the Witch!
Newsgroups: alt.music.rush
From: davidw@cs.UAlberta.CA (Woloschuk David R)
Subject: Re: Driving Music
Organization: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 19:28:10 GMT

bradleyt@spot.Colorado.EDU (Todd "Slan" Bradley) writes:

>In article <1992Apr16.011327.22194@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> scasterg@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Stuart M Castergine) writes:
>>Is there any argument that the ultimate driving song is "Red
>>Barchetta?"

>For any stretch of road between Georgetown and Glenwood Springs (CO)
>on I-70, the best driving song without compare is "La Villa Strangiato".

>Todd.
>-- 

"Spirit of Radio" has got to be the best IMHO.

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