Priests of the Temple of Syrinx

originally posted by: SprocketUK
a reply to: Oldcarpy2

good band that

Yes, I have seen them live back in the day.

Have tried many times to play the solo on Queen of the Reich but my fingers just aren't up to it.

Mind you, they're not up to quite a few solos...

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

If your life depended on it you could learn it though its just a question of priorities

a reply to: SprocketUK

Doubt it! My fingers are a bit shaky these days. And tangly.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

Nah, if someone was going to come round your house in 6 weeks and shoot you if you couldnt play it then you'd learn it, never underestimate the human being's capability to learn stuff.

originally posted by: Solvedit
In my opinion, it's about being in a city where you have to serve the ruling elite because "all the gifts of life are held within our walls." and because they have a big gang since "equality (is) our stock in trade."

Neil Peart got a lot of his inspiration for the 2112 album from the book Anthem by Ayn Rand

originally posted by: cavrac1

originally posted by: Solvedit
In my opinion, it's about being in a city where you have to serve the ruling elite because "all the gifts of life are held within our walls." and because they have a big gang since "equality (is) our stock in trade."

Neil Peart got a lot of his inspiration for the 2112 album from the book Anthem by Ayn Rand

It's possible he's lying. Suppose for a moment it's a real city, and women all over were proud of it.

If so, if Rush didn't want cancellation, they had to make up a different backstory to hide their inspiration.

Or maybe they felt it was really a little bit like the book, which I have not read.

a reply to: Solvedit

Sorry, but that doesn't make any sense? 😕

a reply to: Solvedit

a reply to: cavrac1

Yes, I remember that now.

a reply to: Solvedit

they did not have cancellation back when 2112 was written, at least not like they have today

unless you are John Lennon and say that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus

originally posted by: cavrac1
a reply to: Solvedit

they did not have cancellation back when 2112 was written, at least not like they have today

unless you are John Lennon and say that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus

Are you seriously saying that if some musician really offended all the women who go to rock concerts, they wouldn't shun the musician's act?

Just because they didn't call it "cancelled" in 1976?

Ayn Rand lived in Soviet Russia.

I have not read Anthem but it is possible it contains themes related to my point, however distantly.

But none of you are supposed to say you know that, because one of your leaders wrote:

"But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao,
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow,
"cause you know it's gonna be
(shoo bee dooo waa)
all right...."

a reply to: Solvedit

yup

They gave Motley Crew a lot more grief over the song "Shout at the Devil"

No one really complained about the music video "Looks that Kill" where women are locked up in cages and stuff

originally posted by: Solvedit

Are you seriously saying that if some musician really offended all the women who go to rock concerts, they wouldn't shun the musician's act?

Just because they didn't call it "cancelled" in 1976?

I think the main thing is people did not get offended so easily back then, except the really conservative Christians

Or maybe it was the conservative Christians that had the means / platforms to complain about things they did not like

we did not have the internet where pretty much anyone could get their opinions out to the public

originally posted by: cavrac1
Neil Peart got a lot of his inspiration for the 2112 album from the book Anthem by Ayn Rand

She spent her teenage years in Soviet Russia.

The poor were probably far more disgruntled and they were in power. They probably had a long list of grievances going back hundreds of years against the rich.

They were probably a good deal more disgruntled than people who had to choose between staying in the ghetto or "working" their way to the top in the West.

But, both her overseers and the machine in charge of my hypothetical city could have shared the same fault of wanting to inflict humiliations to affirm that they were now in charge.

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

working man, lets listen

It seems to me I could live my life
A lot better than I think I am
I guess that’s why they call me
They call me the workin’ man

originally posted by: Solvedit

Are you seriously saying that if some musician really offended all the women who go to rock concerts, they wouldn't shun the musician's act? Just because they didn't call it "cancelled" in 1976?

LOL. Nah, we didn’t even think about that woke crap back then. No one was looking for things that offended them, it just didn’t happen. If it did it was very isolated. Everyone’s offended now.

edit on 21-9-2024 by KrustyKrab because: (no reason given)

originally posted by: BernnieJGato
a reply to: Oldcarpy2

working man, lets listen

It seems to me I could live my life
A lot better than I think I am
I guess that’s why they call me
They call me the workin’ man

One of the first songs I ever learned. I use to play in a Rush cover band in HS and out of HS. We did songs off every album up to Signals which is when we split up. Use to know all of 2112 back in the day. Would be fun to go back and relearn all of that stuff.

a reply to: tamusan

Never gets old.

originally posted by: KrustyKrab

originally posted by: Solvedit

Are you seriously saying that if some musician really offended all the women who go to rock concerts, they wouldn't shun the musician's act? Just because they didn't call it "cancelled" in 1976?

LOL. Nah, we didn’t even think about that woke crap back then. No one was looking for things that offended them, it just didn’t happen. If it did it was very isolated. Everyone’s offended now.

You're saying no one got boycotted in the entire 1970s.

Who mentioned woke?