Rush Is A Band...

[Matthew777]

...not an overweight apologist for the Republican Party.

Speaking of Rush, has anyone noticed the political influences of their music?
Their concept album 2112, for example, is loosely based on the philosophy of Ayn Rand. Though they may only be a 70's Canadian prog-rock band, I'd still trust them more when it comes to politics than an arrogant windbag such as Limbaugh.
For an essay on Ayn Rand and her influence on Rush's music, check this out:
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/essays/rush.htm

May peace be upon thee and with thy spirit.

 

[Rik]

I dunno, after hearing "Passage to Bangkok", I'm left wondering if they inhaled...


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[Matthew777]

Inhaled, eh?

A Passage To Bangkok

Our first stop is in Bogota
To check Colombian fields
The natives smile and pass along
A sample of their yield
Sweet Jamaican pipe dreams
Golden Acapulco nights
Then Morocco, and the East
Fly by morning light

[Chorus:]
We're on the train to Bangkok
Aboard the Thailand Express
We'll hit the stops along the way
We only stop for the best

Wreathed in smoke in Lebanon
We burn the midnight oil
The fragrance of Afghanistan
Rewards a long day's toil
Pulling into Katmandu
Smoke rings fill the air
Perfumed by a Nepal night
The Express gets you there

 

[Rik]

Anyone ever tell you you look like Norm McDonald?

 

[HumbleMan]

That's funny, I've always been told that the members of Rush were satanists.

 

[Matthew777]

I've always been told that the members of Rush were satanists.

Why is that?

 

[HumbleMan]

Why is that?

Don't know. Just what I've been told.

 

[Matthew777]

BTW, Rush may have inhaled but it is Bush who snorted.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

That's funny, I've always been told that the members of Rush were satanists.

Complete and utter nonsence by the 80s conservative anti-rock and roll facists.
Don't beleive everything you're told man. Go read their lyrics. Some of the best reading out there.

 

[woohoo]

rush drummer Neil Peart rocks

 

[Matthew777]

Yes, he does. He was the brains behind the band and a good drummer too.

 

[BOJAX]

Geddy Lee's voice makes me want to stab the back of my hand with a fork.