Music apperantly » Rush http://htkc101.edublogs.org Apperantly it's about music Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:11:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Rush http://htkc101.edublogs.org/2008/05/02/rush/ http://htkc101.edublogs.org/2008/05/02/rush/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 04:20:47 +0000 htkc101 http://htkc101.edublogs.org/2008/05/02/rush/ What does it mean to be “the greatest”? Is it speed, or timing, or looks. Is being the greatest also have to do with being the most popular? For me, being the greatest requires two things. One, I think that it means to be original. Two, you have to have soul. Without soul, there is no music. This is a band that has soul. This band has originallity. This band has the greatest drummer of all time. This is a band known as Rush. This a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto. They’ve come a long way since 1968. They have influenced many bands like Primus (whoever they are), Smashing pumkins (I’m not suprised), and Metallica(surprisingly). Rush hasn’t broken up yet, so many people are still dazzled by them (my parents were in the sixth row in a concert last summer). They have 24 gold records and 14 platinum records, and they are in fifth place for the most consecutive gold and platinum winners besides the beatles, Aerosmith, Rolling Stones, and Kiss. There is Geddy Lee, a singer with an origional voice, Alex Lifeson, an insane  guitarist, and Neil Peart, the most greatest drummer of all time. Neil writes all of Rush’s songs, and therefore writes his own style of drumming. A perfect example of a Neil Peart wanna- be is the drummer from The Police. sure he is a pretty good drummer, a great one in fact, but nothing beats Neil Peart. Neil is inspired by old drummers such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham. See? Even the greatest have someone to look up to. The video below is a song called spirit of the radio. Really listen to the drums in the beginning. It gave me the chills. I will see you all in my next post (or not) and have a good half a day. Bye.


Spirit of the Radio
Information from wikipedia

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