| Why Rush Suck
It seems every thread has a mention of Rush, ontopic or not, thanks to a number of hardcore Rush fans here. I generally respect other people's opinions, but rather than post to 15 threads about why Rush aren't very good, I'm doing it all here. Not because you're not allowed to like Rush, but because I don't want anyone buying any Rush albums because they get mentioned often here as a good band.
Don't be fooled, Rush suck. Rush suck a lot. They're fairly skilled musicians, but they were like the Tool of their day. They were painfully pretentious, and people only really liked them because they enjoyed being able to look down on people who 'didn't get' that Rush were like, amazing, man. Prog is the most horrible thing ever to happen to music, it was just an excuse to make really long, really monotonous songs with lame hooks recycled from Pink Floyd and Queen.
Speaking of, Rush were just Pink Floyd for those who thought Floyd were pussies. Stoner rock for those who hated hippies. Oh, and people who were really geeky. Because just about all Rush songs (all the ones people call great, at least), are about shit like elves and space launches and Ayn Rand. Like Weezer, but instead of mainstream pop detritus like comics and bad TV, Tolkein and the space program.
So beware Rush, they may be decent (hell, even great) musicians, but their recorded output is unoriginal and unlistenable.
And stupid. |