--- Jim Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snippage of my Rush tastes> > You know, you're about the only person I've ever > talked to who preferred the GUP and later stuff to > the 2112-ish period. I really like GUP and Power > Windows, but Hold Your Fire and Presto I didn't dig > that much. Vapor Trail's pretty good though. > > I was much more into their albums from 2112 through > Signals. I guess I'm just an arena rock kind of guy > at heart. :)
I think their earlier stuff is really interesting, but Geddy Lee's earlier *voice* is just more than I can stand for 3 minutes! :P The lyrics and concepts are well-done, but I don't deal well with screeching... :) The allusions to mythology, science and legend - as well as clever word-play - are myriad. Frex, how many people know that in medical terms, a syrinx is essentially a fluid-filled cavity where one does not belong, as in syringomyelia or syringobulbia? Ref: the priests of Syrinx (although maybe Peart was really referring to the Greek root word meaning pipe or tube?). Adds quite an undertone if my interpretation is correct - the priests of (harmful) cavitation... GSV Sysiphus (sp?) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
