RE: Overrated/Underrated

["Chuck R. J. Vinyard" <crv@ipat.com>]

Rush is overrated and they blow goat.  Fuck you all!

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From:  Keen, John B.[SMTP:john.keen@lmco.com]
Sent:  Wednesday, January 27, 1999 9:42 AM
To:  TheWho@igtc.com
Subject:  RE: Overrated/Underrated

Thank you Lucas! I was going to say something about the Rush overrated
comment but you beat me to it. I agree 100% with you there. 

John Keen 



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Lucas Bleicher [SMTP:bleicher@who.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 26, 1999 9:33 PM
> To:	TheWho@igtc.com
> Subject:	Overrated/Underrated
> 
> > Personally, I think Rush is overrated.  They do nothing for me, they
> try to
> > be epic and simply wind up overproduced, pompous and self-indulgent.
> 
> Oh, why? I have some Rush records and I can say they're REALLY good.
> Their first one (without Neil Peart) sounds a lot like who-style rock.
> Then came Peart and they became (IMO) the best power trio I ever heard
> (and I know - and like a lot - Cream). Peart is just a complete
> drummer:
> he can keep unusual tempos like 7/8 without sounding dull, he can
> swing
> perfectly well, and he can even sound moon-like (This is noticed in
> the
> "All The World's A Stage" album). Geddy Lee is a fantastic bassist who
> has a style very similar to John Entwistle's: he is always melodical,
> and don't just use the bass to keep playing the root notes all the
> time.
> Alex Lifeson is not a fantastic instrumentist as the other two, but he
> has some creative moments. I love everything from the first album to
> "Exit... Stage Left" (A really great live album), and I used to think
> that their other stuff was pretty boring. I didn't like anything they
> released after "Exit... Stage Left" until I knew the "A Show Of Hands"
> album. After some listenings I really liked that one, they made their
> 80's stuff sound much better onstage.
> I don't think Rush is overrated. They're very good musicians, Peart is
> a
> very good lyricist and I think they deserve their place.
>