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Rush: Why do (most) Women not click with this band?
- Thread starter eddieout
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Hey, man...thanks for the head's up.
I like Rush but do not consider myself a "fan".
Anyway, just watched it. Some observations-
3 of the coolest guys ever
Impressive that Billy Corgan said, in the day, he could play the opening track/salvo from 2112…note-for-note.
On point with this thread-
A woman DJ outta Cleveland pretty much helped them when she heard some long (bathroom track) from their debut. She recognized that this was Cleveland's song. Requests flooded in...and the touring started. Enter Neil Peart.
Anyway, highly enjoyable film.
I'm not a particular Rush fan, but it's pretty much the same in metal. Even in metal with groove, women aren't particularly interested (at least, not the women I'm interested in). Makes me wish I had fun playing pop and top-40's stuff. I'm more of an instrument athlete than a musician, though.
In my band we would always play R30 Overture as a warmup (they play parts of alot of their songs, no vocals, as a medley) and one gig, we had a few rush fans that asked for a song. It had snowed alot that day so there wasnt many people there, so we played. 4 women got up and danced to it...we were like....sayyyyyyy whaaaaaatt??? It was funny though!
Don't know about women so I can't speak to that. As for me; no soul, no funk, no groove, horrible unbearable vocals, indulgent playing and lyrics. By the time I get this far I'm out. I just watched the documentary last month. I sat through the whole thing looking for redeeming qualities. I found some, I like the guys. I respect them and their playing but just don't like the tunes as well as everything mentioned above. Sorry......not. If I want to listen to someone overplay I'm more likely to listen to Jazz. ...sorry...not.
In my experience, with ex girlfriends and an ex wife, women either want to latch onto a sexy band frontman or emotionally connect with the song through lyrics that are meaningful to them. None of the women in my life were dancers, so I can't speak to that aspect of a band's appeal. Some examples that I recall: Todd Rundgren, Steve Winwood, Sting, Billy Joel, Kenny G and Barry Manilow. If the drummer has a beat that will move the audience up and down and the bass player can move them from side to side, then it's likely that the band will appeal to a wide spectrum of the listening audience.
So then I can't help but ask: who is the ultimate authority on what is overplaying and what is not? Is there some Master Arbiter for notes-per-minute, and things of that nature? Whatever happened to the freedom of bands writing what they felt like writing, without it having to be measured by Top 40 radio success or how well a drunken bar crowd likes the material?
My mom took me to see Rush when I was 17. I bought the tickets and doesn't remember the show. Oh well...
That particular Rush tour was underwritten by Herbal Essence, if I'm not mistaken. As for the Kimono, it was rejected by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Re: the top photo. I didn't know that Chia Pet made Bon Jovi edition.WHAT THE GIRLS LIKE:
VERSUS RUSH:
Any questions??
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Late to the party, but I do love Rush, from their debut straight through to now. Then again, maybe it's because I play bass and that makes me the odd woman out as it is 
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Oh, seconding "Beyond the Lighted Stage". One of the best band docs I've seen in a very long time.
I've seen a handful of you gals who like RushLate to the party, but I do love Rush, from their debut straight through to now. Then again, maybe it's because I play bass and that makes me the odd woman out as it is
It does happen occasionally.
laying forth a complete simplification i realize, but i'd say:
almost no chick-friendly groove, and
the lead singer's halloween-witch voice.
chops- yes. odd-meter mastery in a rock setting- yes. big anthemic "epic®" setpieces- yes. smooch & boogie quotient - zero.
here's a random emoticon to signify i'm saying this light-heartedly!
almost no chick-friendly groove, and
the lead singer's halloween-witch voice.
chops- yes. odd-meter mastery in a rock setting- yes. big anthemic "epic®" setpieces- yes. smooch & boogie quotient - zero.
here's a random emoticon to signify i'm saying this light-heartedly!
