Day 10.
Rush:
Test for Echo
There’s
so much to say about this album. Perhaps I should chart it out, or I could just
write endlessly that Driven is one of my all time favorite Rush songs. From the
stunning lyrics to the killer molten jams, to Geddy’s dead on perfect vocal
delivery. This tune is pure Rush.
It’s
my turn to drive.
Neil’s
lyrics on this album take on urban violence, the Internet in its pre-antisocial
media haze, and time.
Some
of the most playful set of lyrics Neil has ever delivered are sung on this
collection of tunes.
This
album is the most recent in the list. I took this whole FB challenge thing to
mean albums that had an impact or influence at a young age. When this album
came out, I felt as young as I do most of the time when I want to do so.
I
could write a much longer piece than this, but I don’t want to make an overlong
blog.
On
the Test for Echo tour I managed to see Rush four times. They were incredible
on that tour, playing better than I had ever seen them before. One of the shows
I went to was in Montreal. The only time I saw them on their Canadian turf. Part
of the official live album from the tour, Different Stages was recorded at the
Not So Great Woods show which some friends and I attended. So yes, I recorded
with Rush. If you call screaming like an idiot recording with, then yes, Rush
and I jammed along with a huge crowd.
The
best thing about all these stories, is that it ties in with a story about the
love of my life. DNA Girl and I attended a cast BBQ, we used to kill people on
stage for money, and stories about our murderous past will be saved for another
time. We talked about how I ran to Montreal to see Rush. She was impressed with
my concert cult level devotion. Trading concert stories brought us closer as
friends.
I’ve
got a pantheon of animals in a pagan soul.
Nail
biting hood boys in borrowed ties and jackets.
Vertigo.
Video
Vertigo.
Here’s
a taste of this fine album.
Yours in dog years,
Count Robot
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