Today's Metal Friday is not really metal... but close enough, and IDGAF. It's Rush, and they get to call the shots.
This choice is drenched in nostalgia. I'm a big Rush fan, and my first concert experience with them was the Presto tour. I'm old enough to remember them looking and sounding like this. Still have the t-shirt too, although were I to put it on it would look like someone spray-painted it on my body.
How's this for old school--I bought Presto (the tape) from a Columbia House deal--buy 12 tapes for a penny, then cancel, and chuckle. Rinse and repeat until Columbia catches on.
You know the deal.
Still have the same tape, in fact. Still think Presto is an amazing album, an underappreciated gem from their catalog. So many good songs to choose from that album but I'm going with the opener here. I actually prefer Presto (the song) and The Pass, and possibly Superconductor, but this one is harder and at least brushes up to the edges of being metal.
Video is not cooperating so you can view it here on YouTube.
3 comments:
That song's time signature (and no, even as a guitarist I have no idea what it is officially) always caught my attention.
Ha! I have a few t-shirts like that, too!
Oddly enough my favorite Rush song doesn’t feature Neil on drums. I’ll give this suggestion a go since you haven’t steered me wrong yet.
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