Comments on: Drum dependency

By: skud's sister

skud's sister — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:08:48 +0000

I don’t know about Yes not being on British TV much – Rick Wakeman’s a bit of a fixture though…

By: Rock Band | wongaBlog

Rock Band | wongaBlog — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:27:24 +0000

[...] Here’s a terribly facile observation: the secret is to make sure you’re finding it difficult. It’s still fun if you’re hitting most notes, but you need to be out of your comfort zone for the real adrenalin. When you hit the solo, or nail a particularly tricksy section, or just finish the song without failing, it’s really quite the feeling of success. It’s actually possible to do so badly you get kicked out of the song, but other players can save you if they’ve hit particular targets. But only up to three times. This is clever – each player can set their own difficulty level, so you can try something tricky and have it be dangerous but not so much that it’ll spoil everything. And it’s perfectly possible to substantially improve between the start and end of a song. Particularly one by Rush. [...]

By: Skuds

Skuds — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:52:20 +0000

Maybe the reason they have not been on US TV is that proggy music is, despite a legion of fans, not really mainstream?

I’m sure Yes haven’t been on British TV much but is that because they shun the publicity or that they wouldn’t really fit in on Pebble Mill at One? (Or modern equivalent)

Now that’s a band with songs so long they make Rush’s effort seem like a radio jingle by comparison! Imagine them popping up on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and playing Gates of Delerium in its entirety.

By: Danivon

Danivon — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:16:57 +0000

I loved the question about whether they ever had a song so long that by the end they had been influenced by their own work at the beginning.

Gotta love the prog-rock.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:26:08 +0000

I like it Is there any particular reason they haven’t been on US tv for so long?

Yeah, The Colbert Report is a cousin of The Daily Show, and more a direct spoof of right-wing chat show hosts. He sometimes drops the character for interviews like the above, though.

By: Rob Glover

Rob Glover — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:18:09 +0000

I love the way the next night’s episode of the show opens with Rush still playing!

By: Hiro

Hiro — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:26:08 +0000

I have never been to see Rush but have a few of their live DVD’s. Magnificent live. I must next time they tour. They are really unsung amongst the greats of the last 30 years. Bands like Oasis, Coldplay and Blur have over the years been called the “best band in the world” whilst ignoring massive stadium fillers like Rush, Yes, ELP and the like.