Rush (1974) - Review of the debut album of Rush

[seanLFCcoyne]

wtf, all thats and then only 3 stars lol. stupid

[fucheduck]

this is not about Rush, it is Entertainment Tonight for Rush and is just gossip. Notice no band members, who in hockey schtiktkah are these guys, us in air time form, that's who a bunch of me tubers with a video, nothing more. ;/

[cokerjohn16]

Rush has progressed from a basement band into a superband, if u don't agree listen to 'Dreamline' 'EarthShine' and of course, 'Tom Sawyer'. Geddy Lee has improved into a musical genius.

[beck100456]

Hall of fame all the way!!

[TheLordMuhaha]

@smithdsmit: Moving Pictures? Well, they will do the Same in 3 weeks in Germany, and I'll Be THERE!!!!! Yeah it's gonna Be my Second Concert in my Life

[pbmax]

I emailed Rush asking to reduce the price of their tickets at the Gibson Amphitheater in L.A.

The tickets are fuckin expensive, FUCK!

[mahaylakristine]

it is too their best album every single song on that album has an awesome solo and awesome lyrics. and the song "here again" is one of the most under rated fucking songs ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tkojams]

Two stars???? Fuck that!! I'll to their job better than you do it... four stars.****

[LivingInTheLimeligh7]

2 stars? where these fucking reviewers fucking high?

[smithdsmit]

i seen rush last summer. they were great.they played the whole movin gpictures album and some stuff even older.I have to say I was kind of bored with their newer matierial.but it was a great show and they are very tight

[Chuloloc]

Interesting review. Great band.

[MegaCrusher99]

Seriously 2 stars? This album fucking rocks i would say at least 3 stars. Sure its not their best but for a debut album its pretty good.

[PhilipPorter]

DJ Danger? Seriously?

Grow up.

[MagicDexter68]

Cant forget about the trios jimi hendrix exp. and Cream

[Bridgebain]

ELP the first 3-piece you remember clown? What about The Jimi Hendrix Experience? I hate these so called music authorities that spew nothingness. My take: killer guitar tone, killer guitar playing, killer singing, killer bass playing, a couple of great riff-songs, average drumming that didn't get in the way.

[LiveOnQueen]

what a shitty review,

they only talked about the big songs, and how they sound like led zepplin. they dont sound anything like them. and there are great songs on there they didnt talk about.

ex Take a freind, Before and After, Here Again. its more then just Working man and In the mood. id give the album 4 stars.

[2112gil]

@alanboro I definitely agree with you.

[alanboro]

2 fucking stars?

shove it up your ass... two times

[bowiemott]

At the time of the first record Rush played straight ahead rock, which was quite good. Of course, Fly by Night and later records were a surprise (a pleasant one) to those of us who caught them on the rise. But lots of fans in the 80s and later all too quickly dismiss the first record, which is unfortunate because it was highly energetic and their shows were inspired and great. So don't dismiss the first record simply because you weren't around then or because it didn't have Neil.

[fundy76]

not sure who these dicks are that are such experts on Rush but their debut was pure rock and they continued that raw sound sporadically up until about 2112. Ha ha, some bald, Vertical Horizon looking 'artist/musician' plays Bangkok. Way to go on making a competently researched album 'review'.

Boneheads.

[uhjigali]

LOL ! Sounded just like Led Zeppelin ! That dude is fucking high! It was thier first and rawest album and it kicked ass ! In many ways its better than anything after it.

Dont make it like it was a mistake cause the truth is, it was a fucking masterpiece and Alex's guitar sound and style had never sounded more agressive

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@uhjigali I'm glad someone else feels the way I do about the debut!

[TonySkyRush]

@ToddSweeneyOnce I saw Rush about a month ago here in St Louis and it had been about ten years since I had seen them...It was awesome again, these 3 guys deliver the most entertaining live show. The so called "Rock and Roll" Hall of Fame is the hall of shame until they get these 3 musical artists to enter. How many bands can fill auditoriums 36 years after they released there first album?

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@TonySkyRush Very few bands can do what Rush can. I mean in terms of drawing power and musically. As far as the "Hall of Fame", I don't know what's the bigger joke, the "Hall" or Rolling Stone's "Greatest of All Time" lists.

[TonySkyRush]

@ToddSweeneyOnce 

[1980MF1980]

He played Passage To Bangkok not Working Man...

[1FleaBittenVarmint]

@1980MF1980 So what, do you think he was trying to play working man?

[1980MF1980]

@1FleaBittenVarmint Yeah, they are talking about the first album and Working Man and then he plays Passage To Bankok...totally irrelevant I thought that was pretty obvious.

[testodude]

I loved this album. The reviewers on this video offered the take most hard rock fans had-- very very big Zeppelin influence. I wonder what their catalog would look like if Rutsey had not quit.

2 stars is bullshit.

[07hottie0]

What fuckheads! They are so dumb rush is the best band in the world no fucking doubt and these stuck up pricks go and give the album 2 stars, I'm gonna kill them...... And how they say Canada like it's just us, so because were awesome you have to give us two stars? Wow

[santyrush]

Rush is the best in my life...

[Dthorn912]

Ooh wow they're really young

[TonySkyRush]

2 Stars is a freakin joke "Need some love" is a standout fun song "Finding my way" is a great song, "Working man" is a classic," In the mood is a classic" That song is played at a quarter to 8 all over the world. more like 4 stars considering its a "debut" album.

Early Rush is more appreciated in the States>Saw the 2112 tour ,I would love just to see the band do a 2112 tribute tour with the exact song choice from "Alls the worlds a stage" Now that rocked

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@TonySkyRush Don't forget 'Before and After". It's got a little of everything in it practically.

[negtype13]

@ToddSweeneyOnce

ABSOLUTELY!!!! Highly Overlooked! That was their "first" dabble into the longer/progressive form of music that they would eventually become renowed for!!

Good call Brother!!! Go RUSH \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/

[alwaysopen]

@TonySkyRush

That tune is played at 4:20 all over the world followed by "A Passage to Bangkok".

[Markcip1]

It's kind of funny listening to all these Canadians talk about how this Canadian band was great. Give me a break!!! They couldn't even get airplay in Canada. ONly US radio stations played their music and US audiences loved them. Then they became known, and all the Canadians said 'Hey, they are Canadian. I remember...' You guys don't remember crap. You didn't even support them in the early years. Typical Canadians. American balls first made it possible, not Canadian pussies. So typical.

[kevinneslund]

You're right on. They were broke out in the states. Simple fact. They couldn't get arrested in Canada.

[alwaysopen]

@kevinneslund

The number one US town to support them? San Antonio, Texas. Look on the back of All the World's a Stage album and read which radio stations and DJs they pay homage to.

[rockandroll4life1]

Rush started up as a

' Zep Sounding ' Band .

they were still trying to find their identity

and so they got into prog rock .

and they merged the elements of progressive rock with heavy metal to help define

an original sound.

[killcraz]

i have been a fan since a kid & RUSH have never sounded like led zepplin!! they had a total sound of there own!! the only singer & band i think sounds a little like a mixture of led zepplin & geddy lee is lenny wolf of KINDOM COME from 1987 if anyone remembers them?? they were from germany!! started in the 80s & are still here today tourin europe!!

[legodarknight101]

Three stars? What the fuck! That album deserves way more. If anything i think their first album is the best. It got a bit to opo for me after that. Although i did like Limelight.

[LadySierraSays]

Rush , i say pure talent , with the right members as a trio , could'nt get any more perfect ....

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

this never sounded like Led Zeppelin, no matter what you read. it just seems like all 'heavy metal' bands needed a singer that can hit high notes....also where does this come from? is it on the DVD "Inside Rush: Music in Review 1974-1981"?????

[neilpeart24]

they gave it 2 out of 5 stars what idiots try 5 at the least 4 but thts defenetly arguable

[shogunwarrior32]

Danger Dj...your a fucking idiot!

[spiralarray1969]

I have never thought Rush sounded just like Led Zeppelin, like some people have said..and I've been listening to Rush since 1983-84. I think maybe guys like that Danger DJ are maybe just lazy and read somewhere that Rush's first album souned Led Zep-ish..I dont know.

[TheCityOfKingsALC]

Ok, it, um, sounds like led zeppelin. so? who gives a fuck? (excuse my language) Rush took basic hard rock music, ate it, let it sit in their stomach for a while, then regurgitated something SO MUCH BETTER.

[BobNeubauer]

Danger the DJ is an idiot. "It was OK. It sounded like Zepellin." I hate this comparison. Rush, the album, did not sound like Zep. It has its own unique sound and I love this album. Rutsey was perfect for this album. It was a good rock album. Before and After is my favorite.

[seventhsamuel]

Post more of these, like the reviews for other albums that rush did.

[Koetoezov]

Allright .......

[ACEBAKER911]

Obviously the DEFINING and tour de force song of the 1st record was Working Man

It put Lifeson on the Map and is still one of the all tiime best Guitar rock songs and Guitar solos of all time

[siitrom]

in the mood is a timeless song.....

[Attila709]

My favorite song from the ablum was Before and After. It had some early progressive style to it.

[badboybob1074]

No shit. Why are these shmucks talking about them in the past tense?

[rushistheband]

Why are they talking about Rush in past tense? Rush is still VERY much around.

[Catnip11147]

I have this DVD. They're only acknowlegding Rush's body of work up to "Moving Pictures" and "Exit...Stage Left". "Signals" and beyond they won't acknowlegde for some reason. Maybe they don't like the keyboard on "Signals". I don't know! There's even one guy on this DVD that said had Rush gotten killed in a plane crash, their body of work would be better appreciated!

Sorry, I think "Snakes & Arrows" is an amazing album. To hell with these guys!

[seventhsamuel]

What's the name of the dvd with all the reviews on rush's albums?

[BDHSwap]

@Catnip11147 Yeah, Rush is still around, but this was the only rock album they ever made. (Incoming!)

[fucheduck]

because they're idiots, that's why! That footage is not of "1974" just the song, the footage is a concert played the following year. Neil Pee'art?

[fucheduck]

Pei'rt, Neil Peart as in Airhart.

[dexterpointexter]

the best part of this video is the outro to the program. **

[RadioMasterDude]

What? Only 2 stars???

[moses132049]

does anyone know how many BPM take a friend is?

[seventhsamuel]

Are there any more of these Rush album review on youtube?

[BlackmoreRules]

Rush-Rush gets 5 of 5 stars from me!!!!

Working Man as good a hard rock song ever written...

[bankruptfilly]

is peart playing with them on the live video?

i know he didnt play in the first album

[3lespaul4]

Yes, that is Peart! I believe this was the Fly By Night tour.

[emerson134]

I don't hear any Led Zeppelin in the first album..what is this guy talking about?..It sounded original to me...

[SolarTiger]

Common refrain from most reviewers of that era, which I think he is just repeating, because he looks like he would have been in grade school then...I have NEVER thought I heard LZ in that album...they said the same thing about Whitesnake also...that would be a little closer then Rush!

[hauntedmythcaves]

It sorta has some Led Zeppelin infulence in it, but for the most part your right. It's mainly their own hard rock.

[fuckamericanidiot]

sort of has?

[hauntedmythcaves]

ok. Has alot. lol

[fuckamericanidiot]

that's more like it:)

[lancekasten]

I know Donna Halper personally and when she discovered and played Rush for the first time on her radio station, there were multiple phone calls to the station asking "When did the new Led Zep album come out?" No shit!

[metalzep786]

totally agree with you. this is a great album!

[SuperiorSwagon1]

what the fuck 2 stars?!?!?!?! are you kidding me you guys are total idiots

[tacomadc]

That's definitely Rutsey playing - Neil totally changed it. Nowhere close to being Neil.

[TheNameThatCouldNotB]

What? What! Why did that guy play "A passage to Bangkok"? What's the relevance? Stick to songs from the album you're reviewing. People who don't know about Rush might get the impression that that was supposed to be the afforementioned riff from "Working Man". Misleading.

[esox66]

WTF they gave this album 2 out of 5 stars? as a rating.

[iuz22000]

I agree about Alex, but Neil is one of the best ever.

[wilbert916]

Neil Peart= overrated. Alex Lifeson= Underrated.

[acecanada1962]

My guess is that is a Fly By Night tour video. I mght be wrong, but check out the shot of the drummer at about 6:20. Hard to tell but I think that's Peart. Sounds like him too. Rutsey was much more "clock like", especially live. Unfortunately I'm old enough to know.

[mribanez123]

No that wasn't Peart. That was definately Rutsey, Neil had real long hair back in the day...

[balddanny72]

the stick twirls alone are a dead giveaway that it's Peart

[cygnuxman]

rutsy could do that as well. neil didnt invent that...

[skin41]

These commentaters got it wrong the first Rush album is a great rock record that any band would be proud of. Alex plays the record like a rock god and as those songs were being worked up live you can hear how they rock. I love this album and next to "All the Worlds a Stage" it my favourite Rush album.

[Impass3]

This video is bullshit.

First they say that the album had rock songs because that's what Rush needed to do to gain popularity. No. False. That's just what they could write at the time.

Then they say that John Rutsey left the band because it "wasn't what he was looking for." No. False. He left because his diabetes prevented him from touring.

There's so much that's wrong with this video...

[LiveOnQueen]

yea also that concert wasnt in 74' cuz how could they play Best I Can if that album came out in 75' ???

[Impass3]

It's not uncommon for a band to play a song in concert before releasing it on an album - experimenting onstage is how Pink Floyd developed many of their albums, for instance.

[ACRCUBE]

i know, those revewers shoud be put to death

[keznh]

What? 2 Stars? I don't think so! 5 stars all the way!

[heyazzhole]

What about Mahagony Rush and Moxy

[ArcherofStars73]

Alex Lifeson = The Most Underrated guitarist of all time.

[DCF227]

Hey that's my line.

[xyz321123]

Funny you say that, Alex has probably the best

right hand of any guitarist ever. There are tons

of good guitar left hands, but what set alex a apart to me is voiceings and picking, he is just the best.

[THEAUDIOCONSTRUCT]

@ArcherofStars73 I'm one of the most underated guitarists of all time also, unfortunately I say that about myself because I suck at guitar! Oh I thought it said over-rated MY BAD!

[bearmare]

Hey! Geddy stole John Travola's look. I wonder if he still has that white suit?

[jdlewis60]

Rush is forever.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

"Inside Rush: Music in Review 1974-1981" -is this where this comes from???

[Koetoezov]

Yes, that's right. The essential music of the seventies.

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@Koetoezov Hi Koe. You know, I've been listening to Rush and their debut(obviously) for over 30 years and I never thought they sounded like Zep. I thought they sounded like no one else from the start. Maybe I'm the only one who feels that way, but it's true. And yeah, the debut is still my favorite, although I love Fly By Night. The differences between the first 2 records are amazing!

[alwaysopen]

@ToddSweeneyOnce

I gotta second the motion that they never sounded like anyone but themselves as far as I am concerned and I remember when that first one came out in 74.

If you look back on that year and take in the scope of music that came out you will see a who's who of rock.

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@alwaysopen The good old days, open. Sadly, they'll never come around again, but at least we were there!

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

where is this taken from?

[burningxdimx]

2/5?

How disappointing

[5star555555555]

Were there only two stars at the end?

[ezeaka]

Geddy does change the tone a lil, and yeah they arent as they used to be, but folks lets face it, they have been around for 34 years, and the guys are like in their mid 50s. Of course its gonna slow down a little and sound a little different.

No one can out run time, no matter how much money you have.

[BitterCycle]

Rush has done a flip flop of sorts. In the early days the songs sounded better live, while in the latter days, they are more of a studio band.

[nathan7007]

thats pretty stupid to say considering they tour on every album and theyve even said that they only record songs that they know they can play live,plus they have a shit load of live cds.

[BitterCycle]

You misunderstood what I said. I know they still tour and have recent live albums, but they are more of a studio band now, in the sense that they just don't sound as good live as they used to.

[nathan7007]

oh ok,i understand you opinion now,i disagree with you thoughts on how there sound is not as good live as it used to be

[BitterCycle]

It seems as though they are alittle less tight, they have changed the tone and feel of their older songs, and Geddy tends to change the melody of lyrics on the older songs, and imo his voice is not what used to be. I love the band, but they just don't seem to have what they had 20-30 years ago.

[STRATCAT101]

Rush is the tightest band in rock today.And keep getting tighter,when you listen to 2112 how could you say they are "a little less tight"?

[nov20five]

Good post. Is this from the DVD titled Music in Review 1974-1981?

[Koetoezov]

That's right.

[nov20five]

I was thinking of buying that DVD. Is it worth the money?

[Koetoezov]

Sure it is. That is, if you're a fan of Rush it is really a must. The DVD has a booklet also with good comments to each track from Rush (1974) till Exit stage left.