Day 3.
Rush:
Power Windows.
This
was the first album of theirs to come out while I was actively in their thrall.
Some people hated this record, that is their loss.
To
me it was an instant classic.
“Better
the pride that resides in a citizen of the world, than the pride that divides
when a colorful rag is unfurled.” –That is one of my favorite bits of Rush
lyrics right there. It comes from Territories. I deeply agree with that
sentiment.
Mystic
Rhythms is a psychedelic classic with expansive lyrics. The thudding drum intro
is entrancing. MTV used to play a video of Mystic Rythms which was directed by
one of the Devo dudes.
Here’s
the video
All
the jams in Marathon make the song like a fine wine for the ears.
Production
wise this is a wonderfully crisply brightly sounding affair which matches the
material perfectly.
Lyrically
Neal did some sharp, deft, writing. Consider this rail against conformity in
Grand Designs, “Swimming against the stream, life in two dimensions is a mass
production scheme.” Brilliant.
The
Power Windows tour was the first time I ever saw them thanks to my good friend
Paul Armstrong. We went to the show on the old party bus from the store
Stairway to Heaven in Boston, it was crazy.
The
Clockwork Angels tour was fantastic because they played a good chunk of Power
Windows on that tour. Grand Designs even got a spin.
I’ve
heard all these songs live except for Emotion Detector, which I believe was
never performed in concert.
My
personal connection to this album is that I never, ever get bored or tired of
hearing it. If anything as time goes along, I like it even more.
Your Rush fan,
Count Robot
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