Pavement? #### - that's awful. Sorry folks. Turrible

Agree....not sure that there is anything redeeming in that. Of course I'm not a hardcore music aficionado (about the only band that I like which many people haven't heard of, was Savatage...everything else I listen to, actually has played on the radio, although I always am surprised when I hear Ministry on the radio)

I do find it funny that someone pointed to Rush and not getting a girl, in my experience from high school, basically all the "cool" people were Rush fans and always had women, who also happen to be Rush fans...I always thought of Rush as more a girl band than other bands, but that might have to do with having 4 sisters who are big fans of the band. Rush was never my thing, but they have put out about 10 songs or so that I appreciate. Free Will is one of my favorite songs of all time.

I go between favourite Pavement songs all the time, but Carrot Rope has not once failed to make me feel great about the world when I listen to it.

Trigger Cut
Greenlander
Frontwards
Shoot The Singer (1 Sick Verse)
Silence Kit
Gold Soundz
Fillmore Jive
All My Friends
Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence
Rattled By The Rush
Grave Architecture
Painted Soldiers
AT&T
And Then... [The Hexx]
Starlings Of The Slipstream
Fin

I just finished reading the entire original Rush thread referenced earlier. Well worth it, if for no other reason than the Marquee Moon discussion.

Uh, no. They've been showing the documentary/concert video Rush: Time Machine on the Movie Network lately, and its a must-see for anyone remotely into rock music. The funniest thing, and proof positive that they don't take themselves seriously, is towards the end of the film when they're doing a show onstage with a mechanical sausage maker behind them, and then Geddy and Alex go grab some sausages and start throwing them out into the (90% male) crowd. If that's not poking fun at yourself I don't know what is.

The self-effacing humor isn't anything new - The short intro music on the live album A Show of Hands is the Three Stooges theme, and that came out 25 years ago.

I just finished reading the entire original Rush thread referenced earlier. Well worth it, if for no other reason than the Marquee Moon discussion.

Glanced through it just now & gathered that I'd wandered off by then, else I'd have noted that Adventure is by far my favorite of their albums.

Otherwise, just saw a Gear Daddies reference about halfway through. Great debut LP in particular; saw them in Little Rock circa '91.

Music question: Going to Dropkick Murphys with a friend who really likes them. I think they are stupid but occasionally stupidly brilliant.

My question: Are the fans violent? Raucous, I can handle. Getting sucker-punched, not so much.

Raucous, not violent. Stay out of any mosh or tornado pit, and you'll be fine.

Raucous, not violent. Stay out of any mosh or tornado pit, and you'll be fine.

that's what I hoped. Thanks!

"tornado pit"?

Things have certainly changed since I was a kid (last time I was in any sort of pit was Minor Threat in Tucson in 3/83, I think).

I didn't used to like Rush, but they are pretty amazing. Working Man is a great song.

Edit: Pavement is also awesome. Malkmus actually pisses me off with how clever musically he is. The only thing missing from Pavement is emotional impact, although some songs have that (Fin, the chorus of Gold Soundz, Grounded). And really? They are #### musicians? Listen to the slide guitar on Father to a Sister of Thought and tell me Malkmus isn't a great guitarist.

Tornado pit is new to me as well.

Positive, non-violent mosh pit (basically a swirling vortex in front of the stage) where anyone who slips or trips runs an excellent chance of getting trampled.

I have seen those at some shows but never knew the name! Thanks

Before I die, the one interview I want to do... Geddy Lee.

I missed out on an entire adolescence of Rush. I somehow got them confused with Tool, thanks to the Counterparts album cover, so for about twelve years I always thought Rush was some mediocre metal band and never paid attention. It was only thanks to Guitar Hero that I discovered the true Rush, and I've been trying to make up for lost time with them ever since.

Haven't made it to a concert yet, but gotta go sometime. Hmm, May 11 in Atlantic City.